In the beginning,
A meteor struck the earth and broke into pieces
Which scattered across the lands
One of the pieces, which had fallen into the lands of the orient
Had strange inscriptions engraved upon it
People gained the power of knowledge by observing these inscriptions
A state religion was established. And people began to gain more knowledge
Countless arts and teachings erupted as a result of this
Just how many experts this gave rise to is unknown
They all dreamed of entering the Mausoleum of Holy Scriptures and
Gaining more knowledge from the Holy Scriptures inside
Way of Choices
Arc 1: Entering the Mortal Realm
Opening Act
Ah
Hah
Nnh, ahh!
Ugh, ngh
Waaaaahhh!
Nnh..
Ah
Nnh
Ah, ugh
Ah
Senior, senior brother
What is this place?
Chang Sheng
Stay where you are
Master
Can you tell me what exactly is going on?
Do you remember falling off the mountain?
No, my memory isn't too clear
You two were victims of an attack by some vicious beasts
It was your senior brother who saved you
Nnh
Chang Sheng
The meridians in your body have already been broken into 9 sections
Master
Did this happen because I fell off the mountain?
No. You were born like this.
The soul that your body cannot contain will be released along with your sweat
This is a strange illness. I would like to save you
But looking at the situation, we can’t delay this much longer
At most, you won’t live past your twentieth birthday
At most
No more than twenty??
Master, even you don’t know have a solution?
For now, you can rest and recover
Master! Wait!
Is it possible to cure my illness?
No
Can an illness that can’t be cured really be called an illness?
This is not an illness. It is fate
Master
I recall that
when reading the Daozang scripture
That going against Heaven and changing your fate was possible
Is this true?
Yes, it’s true
But you will not be able to achieve this
Since old times, only three people were able to accomplish this
These three individuals must have been very amazing
So if they could do it
Then I at least have a bit of hope, right?
Master! I’ve decided to go to the capital
I am going to change my destiny
I may not be as great as those three
But I would still like to try
I don’t want to give up and accept fate
I...would like to continue living. Master
In these 800 years, anybody looking to change their fate
Have always been met with turmoil and bloodshed
You may not succeed with changing your fate
But your actions will definitely bring along consequences
I, your master cannot calculate the results of your actions
It is best for you to give up on this intention and remain in the mountains, and not leave without my permission
Yu Ren, bring Chang Sheng home so he can rest
Yu Ren, I am going to go gather some herbs. Take care of Chang Sheng
Master. I’ve made up my mind
Senior brother
Senior brother?
(Take this)
Senior brother, this is...
(Hurry. Leave the mountain now)
Thank you
Thank you, senior brother!
Within the six lands of the east, in a place far, far, away, is a small town called Xi Ning, this is the birthplace of Chang Sheng
Sand…
What is this place? Could it be..?
Master!
What is this place?
Is all of this an illusion that you have created?
Master has already said
Going against heaven and changing your fate has only been done by three people
Are you not afraid of failing?
I’m not scared
At least there are three people who succeeded
Master.. I have the right to decide my own destiny
The 30 million Daozang can create tens of thousands of worlds
This place was created by your own spirit
I’ll ask you one last time, is this really what you desire?
Yes
Alright
Ugh
This is
You have once read the 3000 texts of the Daozhang scriptures
They contain tens of thousands pieces of information
But the darkness of the human world is not contained within
Desire. Power. Fame.
The greed that these can invoke are far scarier than any demon in this world
In order to achieve this desire
There have been many lively individuals who have been reduced down to nothing but bone
All of this is not something the Daozhang scriptures can solve
If you have the slightest bit of hesitation
You may fall into a chasm that cannot be returned from
Master...
The desires that exist in this world can affect you, and even destroy you at any given time
Even so, are you still willing to walk down this path?
I will not back down!
The five colours make one blind. The five sounds make one deaf. The five tastes make one feel
Their attacks are enough to drive anyone insane
I will not back down, nor will I give up
From now on, I can only think of one thing
Definitely..
Definitely...
Not give up!
The path of heaven...
...I will walk down on it
Ahh!!
Ah
Master...
Master!
I, your disciple, have left without informing you
Now, I will ask for forgiveness
This was my own decision, senior brother had nothing to do with this
You used the power of illusion to give me a lesson that I will always keep in my heart
Furthermore, I will go and refuse that marriage
The path that one must take to change their fate is very dangerous
I, Chen Chang Sheng cannot affect those beside me
You can head towards the capital only
If you can pass the six trials
And enter the Heavenly book mausoleum,
You will have the opportunity to read the heavenly books
It is possible for you to find livelihood in these books
Heavenly Book Mausoleum...
Yes
From today onwards
Whether you live or die will be determined by the Heavens. Go.
Thank you so much, Master!
God of Willpower