The Destruction of Ziwei

A path seemed impossible to walk twice. Once a predecessor attained the Dao, he blocked the way for those who came after.

It was the principle that those who learned from a master could live, but those who merely imitated him would die.

Cultivating other ancient scriptures to Great Perfection could, at most, make someone a Quasi-Emperor. They could not break free of their ancestors' constraints and become a Great Emperor.

Yet Lunar Yin and Solar Yang were different. Legend said that cultivating both to perfection allowed one to attain the Dao. Master those two ancient scriptures, and one could succeed.

For one thing, Yin and Yang united could transform into chaos, allowing one to become an emperor in accordance with heaven's will.

For another, the two Immortal Scriptures were so difficult that cultivating them could easily kill a person. That served as a kind of selection.

Anyone who succeeded in cultivating both would surely be a peerless talent of their generation, gifted enough to have a chance at attaining the Dao. They could blend the two Immortal Scriptures and forge a path of their own.

Everyone in the Primordial Human Race cultivated the two Immortal Scriptures because the two Human Emperors had shared them selflessly. Apart from retaining the Forbidden Chapters, they spread the complete scriptures and even some secret arts to every Human Race tribe and kingdom, hoping all could cultivate. Once someone reached a certain realm, they could request the corresponding scriptures from the Solar Yang and Lunar Yin Traditions.

There was only one requirement: when those who learned the scriptures met younger members of the Human Race, they had to pass the Immortal Scriptures on to them. In this way, they hoped to lift the Human Race out of weakness.

A million years passed, and the