Before time had memory—before stars had names—there was only one truth:
The Great Dao ruled all.
The vast Honghuang Realm stretched in silence.
No wind. No stars. No breath.
Only stillness.
But far above Mount Buzhou, where even the gods dared not tread,
one star pulsed quietly in the violet sky.
The Ziwei Star.
The Emperor Star.
And within it... something began to wake.
"Ahhh! Where… where am I?!"
A young man hovered mid-air, surrounded by swirling violet mist.
His chest heaved. His pulse roared in his ears.
Golden light flickered in his eyes.
"Everything's purple… glowing threads everywhere. What is this place?!"
Pain exploded through his skull like a thunderclap.
He clutched his head—
and the memories came.
Not from this world. Not from this body.
But from Earth.
From another life.
A dinner table.
Warm laughter.
Then—darkness.
"That… that was me. My past life…"
He looked down at his hands.
This wasn't the body he remembered.
It felt stronger. Ancient. Brimming with something vast and unknowable.
All around him, the mist shimmered—
not fog, but threads of law, starlight, and woven destiny.
And then—deep inside his soul—
something snapped.
A seal broke.
A formation collapsed.
And a soul long buried came roaring awake.
His breath slowed. His gaze sharpened.
"I'm… Ziwei."
Not a name he chose.
A name remembered.
Older than language.
Etched into the marrow of creation.
Whispered by fate into the silence between stars.
"I didn't fall into the Honghuang Realm…
I was born inside the Emperor Star."
He looked upward.
"This place… it was my cradle, my prison… and my sanctuary."
Suddenly, the starfield above cracked open.
A spiral of black and gold light tore through the sky,
bleeding divine radiance.
It was beautiful. Terrifying.
His heart pounded.
"That's the Marrow-Essence Supreme Ruler of Hongmeng…"
And beside it, drifting in cosmic silence:
"The Innate Supreme Celestial Star Map…"
"If I can comprehend that map…"
"…I could command the stars themselves."
But another presence stirred.
From within the mist, a tree revealed itself.
Not tall. Not grand. But ancient beyond words.
"The Stellar Spirit Tree…"
Its leaves shimmered like constellations.
Its branches bore 365 glowing fruits—each one bound to a star.
"Just one fruit… and I could become the master of that star's law."
He reached out his hand—
Agh—!
Blinding pain tore through his soul.
The mist trembled.
The stars dimmed.
Then came the truth.
"I… I wasn't born like others…"
He trembled.
"I was forged from Nine-Colored Divine Earth…
infused with Three-Light Origin Waters…
and blessed with a drop of Pangu's Heart-Essence Blood."
"My soul was lit by the Eternal Primordial Flame."
His voice dropped to a whisper.
"This… is the Innate Taoist Body.
The kind only the First Beings of Creation were granted."
But his brow furrowed. A shadow passed through his mind.
"No… this body was once defiled."
A Chaos Demon Emperor had tried to seize it.
The Great Dao intervened.
Destroyed the demon.
And placed a new soul into the vessel.
His soul.
"A fragment of my Creation Merit was lost in the fusion…
But the rest remains."
He opened his palm. The mist bent in reverence.
"No… I'm not the Ziwei who once was.
I'm something new."
"Born of the Emperor Star.
Heir to Pangu.
Son of Destiny."
And then—
it arrived.
A pressure so vast it was not weight, but law itself.
The eyes of the cosmos… watching.
Ziwei knelt. Instinctively. Unquestioningly.
"The Great Dao is watching…"
His voice rang out, firm as mountain stone.
"I swear—by star and law, by time and truth—
I shall fulfill the destiny entrusted to me."
Silence.
Then, a single word rippled through the void:
"Allowed."
He exhaled sharply.
"Had I hesitated… I would've been erased like the demon before me."
He stood.
Then blinked.
"…I'm naked?"
A flicker of wry humor crossed his face.
With a thought, threads of cosmic law wove around him,
forming black robes etched with silver starlight.
Elegant. Powerful. Emperor's garb.
He glanced at the mist beside him—
a reflection.
One of his eyes gleamed with gold.
The other—
a color that didn't exist.
"Not blue. Not white.
A hue that lies outside creation itself…"
He raised his hand. The laws obeyed.
A vast constellation of Daos appeared before him.
"This is my path…"
The Grand Sovereign Dao.
The Emperor's Law.
It pulsed with four primordial powers:
– The Way of All Living Beings
– The Law of Nature
– The Law of Creation
– The Law of Destruction
"Others begin with the Three Thousand Lesser Daos…"
"But mine… mine is a fusion of the beginning itself."
He smiled. Calm. Unshaken.
"I don't need to crawl step by step.
As I rule… my Dao shall rise with me."
"If I become Emperor of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity…
even the Heavenly Dao will bow beneath my will."
He flexed his hand.
"I carry the Sun's Golden Flame…
and the Moon's Eternal Ice."
"The twin forces of Yin and Yang."
"And within my soul burn the Three Ancient Daos:
Formation. Alchemy. Weapon Refinement."
He chuckled softly.
"Too much? No…"
"If I'm to be the Supreme Emperor of Honghuang—
how could I settle for less?"
But then, his smile faded.
His gaze turned distant. Sharp.
"Before I rise… I must survive."
He lowered his voice.
"Even Pangu… was betrayed."
"By the Heavenly Dao itself."
Had he not been ambushed…
he would've reached the Great Dao Realm.
Ziwei looked up.
Not in sorrow. Not in rage.
But in quiet reverence.
"From this day… I will not speak his name lightly."
"He is no longer just Pangu…"
"He is my Father God."
And so,
beneath the endless sky,
beyond the reach of time,
Ziwei rose.
Not chosen by mortals.
But acknowledged by the stars.
The Supreme Emperor…
had awakened.
Author's Note – Lore and Cultivation Reference
Cultivation Realms
Mortal Immortal
Earth Immortal
Heavenly Immortal
True Immortal
Mysterious Immortal
Golden Immortal
Taiyi Golden Immortal
Great Luo Golden Immortal
Quasi-Saint
Saint
Heavenly Dao Realm
Chaos Realm
Quasi-Great Dao Realm
Great Dao Realm
Each realm represents a step beyond mortality, ascending toward divine existence. The path is long, and only a few in all of creation ever glimpse its peak.
The Great Dao
The Great Dao is the origin of all things. It is the will behind creation, a cosmic force both sentient and eternal. Though it governs the laws of reality, it cannot intervene directly, bound by its own ancient rules. Its judgments, once made, are final.
Ziwei Star – The Emperor Star
The Ziwei Star is hidden deep in the heavens, far above even the reach of gods. It serves as both cradle and prison for the destined emperor. Its light is beyond fate, and its presence signifies divine rule. All emperors of destiny are said to be connected to it.
Honghuang Realm
The Honghuang Realm was the first stable world born from Chaos. It is the foundation of divine civilization, where races, laws, and cultivation first took root. Mountains breathe, rivers whisper, and ancient beasts roam lands older than time. It is the battlefield of myths and the stage for destiny.
Pangu
Pangu is the first son of the Great Dao. He shattered Chaos with his axe and gave birth to Heaven and Earth. He held up the skies with his body and stabilized the world with his death. Yet, at the peak of his power, he was betrayed by the very Heavenly Dao he created. He vanished before reaching the Great Dao Realm. His will now lives on in his heir.
Chaos Demon Gods
Before creation, there were 2,999 Chaos Demon Gods. Each embodied one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the foundational laws of existence. They were not evil, but destruction was in their nature. When Pangu rose, they feared what he represented and rose against him. He defeated them all.
Heavenly Dao
The Heavenly Dao is not a god, but a law-system formed after the world's creation. Its purpose was to maintain balance. But in time, it became rigid, selective, and eventually corrupt. Though divine, it is not infallible, and its betrayal of Pangu changed the course of history.
Stellar Spirit Tree
One of the Ten Supreme Innate Spiritual Roots. The Stellar Spirit Tree bears 365 divine fruits, each linked to a star's law and destiny. To consume one is to become master over the fate of that star. It is a relic of the primordial age, nourished by starlight and law.
Innate Taoist Body
A body only ever granted to the First Beings of Creation. It is forged from Nine-Colored Divine Earth, Three-Light Origin Waters, and a drop of Pangu's Heart-Essence Blood. It carries unimaginable potential and purity. Ziwei inherits this body, though it was once nearly corrupted by a Chaos Demon Emperor.
Grand Sovereign Dao – Ziwei's Path
Most beings begin cultivation through one of the Three Thousand Lesser Daos. But Ziwei's Dao is built upon four primordial laws: the Way of All Living Beings, the Law of Nature, the Law of Creation, and the Law of Destruction. His Dao does not grow through cultivation alone, but through his rule. As his influence expands, so does the Dao.
Sun's Golden Flame and Moon's Eternal Ice
These are the twin forces of Yin and Yang inherited through Ziwei's divine bloodline. The Sun's Flame can burn through creation; the Moon's Ice can still the heart of time. Together, they represent balance, harmony, and the duality of all things.
The Three Ancient Daos
Hidden deep within Ziwei's spirit are three sacred paths:
Formation – the power to build, bind, and shield through cosmic patterns
Alchemy – the mastery of divine medicine, essence refinement, and life-force manipulation
Weapon Refinement – the sacred art of crafting divine artifacts, weapons, and soul-bound tools
Each of these Daos is essential to building a sect and surviving the chaotic cultivation world.
Emperor of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity
This is the highest possible title in the Honghuang Realm. It surpasses even the Heavenly Emperor. To attain it, one must do three things:
Rule the heavens and divine realms
Be recognized by all mortal races as their rightful ruler
Command the hidden forces of earth, spirits, and death
Only then can one become the Supreme Emperor of All Realms.
Creation Merit
A divine blessing granted by the Great Dao itself. It is earned by performing great acts that shape, protect, or elevate the world. Creation Merit empowers cultivation, shields against divine judgment, and marks the bearer as one who walks in harmony with the Dao's deepest will.