A hundred thousand years ago, when the heavens and the earth were in their infancy, the laws of nature were in chaos. The creator god, Zhang Fan, single-handedly slaughtered the ten barbarian deities, thus composing the laws of the nine continents. From time to time, he took on disciples, among whom were the Demon Emperor, the Human Emperor, and the Qing Emperor, his three great pupils. Ultimately, he retreated into seclusion, slumbering for ten millennia, perpetually remaining in the Qi Refining stage. The Purple Cloud Sage, who had always guarded him from the Purple Cloud Valley Sect, suddenly sought an audience, claiming that the Dark Underworld Demon King of the Demon Court now ruled the world, and beseeched Sage Zhang to take him as a disciple to reshape the realm. Sage Zhang chose to bestow upon him a stroke of fortune. Simultaneously, the Immortal Clan launched a surprise attack, using the Great Dao's Immortal Imprisonment Technique to seal away Sage Zhang's cultivation. The Immortal Clan's intent was to seize his secrets while he was unprepared. In the end, under the cover of the Purple Cloud Sage, Sage Zhang managed to escape, unaware that the more intense strife had only just begun...
