Days and months drifted by; time flew like an arrow...
In a tavern in Nine Heavens City of the Spirit Realm, a storyteller faced a hall full of listeners and spoke with vivid gestures.
"...Ever since Lord Nie Yun slew the Asura King and Lady Tantai Lingyue transformed herself into the Heavenly Dao to maintain the balance of the three realms, Heaven and Earth have stabilized once more. In the blink of an eye, more than thirty thousand years have passed! Over these thirty thousand years, Lord Nie Yun used supreme divine powers to finally open up the once-separated Demon Realm, Demon Realm, and Spirit Realm, and reestablish the Confucian Realm, Dao Realm, and Buddhist Realm!"
"The former Six Paths of Heaven and Earth were divided by all kinds of barriers and did not connect with one another. One could only enter through so-called realm passages, which was terribly backward. Now, the many races live together. Look at me—I am a Demon Person. This fellow of mine is from the Monsterfolk Race. Over there are several friends from the Buddha Race, Dao Race, and Confucian Race who have come to support us. The many races live in harmony. What joy!"
The storyteller shook his head with a sigh, while the gongs and drums rang out with a clatter, drawing a chorus of applause.
"We may be living in harmony, but Lord Nie Yun lost the person he loved most in order to kill the Asura King and keep the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth from being destroyed. How is he now?"
A woman in the crowd suddenly asked.
Having just heard how Tantai Lingyue had willingly become the Heavenly Dao to save all living beings, she thought of how Nie Yun had exhausted his heart and soul for humanity,