The Golden Emperor—Zhuanxu, the Wood Emperor—Di Ku, the Water Emperor—Yao, the Fire Emperor—Shun, the Earth Emperor—Da Yu.
During the era of the Three Sovereigns, the Heavenly Sovereign’s destiny returned to the demon race, the Earth Sovereign’s destiny to Da Yu, and the Human Sovereign’s destiny finally fell into the hands of Taoism.
However, the division of destiny among the three religions of the Taoist sect remained unclear, with only three Sages’ hearts.
After Xuan Yuan governed for two hundred Yuan Hui, his merit was complete, and he ascended to the Three Sovereigns Realm.
Concurrently, the Earth Sovereign broke through the extreme of immortality, entering the Great Power realm.
After Xuan Yuan, Zhuan Xu succeeded him, revered by the human race as the Golden Emperor. He governed the human race for one hundred Yuan Hui, and intercourse was established with the Da Yu Kingdom and the Western Human Buddhist Kingdom.
Following the Golden Emperor, Di Ku governed for one hundred Yuan Hui. The human race expanded across the land of Nanzhanbuzhou. The two continents began to merge, and countless human immortals began to move mountains and fill seas, connecting Dongsheng Shenzhou and Nanzhanbuzhou. Di Ku was also revered as the Wood Emperor.
After the Wood Emperor came the Water Emperor Yao, who governed for one hundred years. He traversed the numerous rivers of varying sizes within the human territory of Dongsheng Shenzhou, dredging waterways, establishing a calendar, promoting agriculture, and rectifying officials.
The Fire Emperor Shun appointed Da Yu to control the floods and connected the major rivers of the eastern and southern continents, transforming them into the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, to be sustained by agriculture. Virtue was paramount, and education was emphasized. All enlightened virtues in the world began with Yu Shun.
The last of the Five Emperors was Yu, revered as the Earth Emperor. He governed the Yellow River, laying the foundation for the mountains and rivers where the human race would thrive and establishing the state.
Da Yu further refined a treasure of destiny by tempering it with the destiny of humanity. He transformed the Kongtong Seal into nine divine cauldrons, demarcating nine great divine lands using the脉 of the Yangtze River, Yellow River, and surrounding mountains. He then suppressed these lands with the nine cauldrons of destiny, thereby establishing a destiny barrier that suppressed the entire human territory, making it difficult for foreign races to invade and slaughter humans at will.
After this event, the destiny of the human race reached its peak. Da Yu established the Xia Dynasty, transforming the tribal alliance system into an initial state form. He further divided heaven and earth, governing separately from the Heavenly Court, making the position of Human King comparable to that of the Heavenly Emperor.
With the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, backed by Mount Kunlun and with the full support of the disciples of Chan Sect, the destiny of this era completely fell to Chan Sect.
The Xia Dynasty experienced two hundred Yuan Hui of prosperous and stable development, and the strength of the human race increased again.
After two hundred Yuan Hui, Shang rose and Xia fell. Countless human immortal sects were destroyed. The disciples of Chan Sect withdrew from the human dynasty, and the Great Shang, supported by the disciples of Jie Sect, was established and ascended the throne.
Thus, Chan Sect, having enjoyed two hundred Yuan Hui of human destiny, withdrew into the mountains and forests.
Jie Sect flourished!
In the 1064th Yuan Hui and 1454th year of the Heavenly Sovereign Calendar, ten thousand immortals of Jie Sect gathered. From all the myriad realms, thousands of true immortals and heavenly beings flew through the skies and traversed the heavens, arriving at Jin’ao Island together.
This event is historically known as the Gathering of Ten Thousand Immortals!
Jie Sect then became the foremost sect between heaven and earth, its status unshakable.
On this same day, high above the Nine Heavens, Emperor Haotian appeared in the Primordial World, observed by all the myriad realms.
His colossal form seemed to stand before the myriad realms, before all living beings, and a majestic voice resounded:
"Now, I, Haotian, having presided over the Three Realms as their Co-Lord for a thousand Yuan Hui, my merits are complete. I shall merge with the Great Dao. The second Co-Lord of the Three Realms will be succeeded by Yu Huang, one of the Six Imperial Lords.
I now return to the Dao, as shall all gods. I merge with heaven and earth. Merge!"
As the words fell, boundless golden light illuminated the Primordial World, shining upon the myriad realms. Haotian merged with the Great Dao, and the authority of the Heavenly Dao was integrated. Ancient gods, with either unwillingness or regret, or with calm and detached expressions, stepped forward one by one, heading towards the Heavenly Dao, transforming into streaks of divine patterns of heaven and earth, returning to the world, and filling the voids in the Heavenly Dao.
Consequently, the Heavenly Court lost many deities who had held divine authority.
The Heavenly Dao was truly perfected and complete. The Heavenly Court was the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao’s authority. From this point onward, the rules of heaven and earth were established. Whether gods existed or not, rules and order would be spontaneously enforced.
And the new Co-Lord of Heaven and Earth ascended, known as: Haotian Golden Palace, Supreme, Natural, Miraculous, Myriad, True Jade Emperor. He had undergone one thousand seven hundred and fifty tribulations, each tribulation lasting one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years, before achieving perfection and returning to reign as Emperor.