A war for legitimacy!

Taiyi’s celestial court hadn't fallen apart after his death, but had instead been taken over by his old officials. In doing so, they perpetuated the fortunes of the connate demon gods and continued to represent the legitimate orthodoxy of the realm. They were also the last fortunes of the connate demon gods of the great wilderness.

Though demon gods now didn’t care about luck and providence or being recognized as the proper rulers of the world, the same didn't hold true for the human race. If they wanted to truly obtain the approval of the heavens and become principals of this realm, they would have to first wrest away the demon gods’ final wisp of fortune.

And, Lu Yun alone wouldn’t be enough for the task.

Back in his day, Taiyi had needed to convene thousands of demon gods to conquer the world...