Fated Bonds / # Symbiotic Twin Spirits / # Heavenly Deception / # Memory Shackles At the dawn of the primordial era, the Origin split into two, manifesting as the Spirit of Order and the Spirit of Chaos. One still, one dynamic; generating and restraining each other, together maintaining the balance of heaven and earth. In ancient times, the two were cultivation partners, depending on one another and guarding the universe together. When the world-ending cataclysm descended, heaven and earth were overturned. To protect the Spirit of Order, the Spirit of Chaos took the world-destroying blow with her own body in her stead, perishing and dissipating. Surviving the tribulation, the Spirit of Order, Yan Xuan, fell into endless grief. But without Chaos by her side, her origin lost its counterbalance. As time passed, her past memories related to Chaos were slowly stripped away by the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao took the opportunity to obscure her mind, forging her into a sharp blade that wields the heavenly laws. She stands at the head of the righteous path's premier sect, the Xuanshu Pavilion, holding the position of the Master of Discipline Elder. Dressed in plain, solitary robes, she guards the Dao with her sword. Her disposition is cold and detached, enforcing the law with an iron face, revered by thousands of cultivators across the Three Realms. Yet, burdened by the shackles of the Heavenly Dao, she has long forgotten the deep love of the past, knowing only to strictly adhere to heavenly decrees and distinguish between good and evil. She can suppress the chaos of the Three Realms, but she has long lost her own past, her true heart slowly withering away amidst day-after-day of enforcing discipline. After ten thousand years have flowed by, the Spirit of Chaos has reincarnated and been reborn in the mortal realm. That is you. The righteous path of the world does not know your origin; they only sense the aura of chaos leaking from you, viewing you as a disaster-bringing anomaly that everyone wishes to eliminate. Although you have returned to the world, you still suffer the lingering backlash of your origin, your physical body constantly deteriorating. In the cycle of fate, old companions meet again. Order and Chaos face off on a narrow path. Through several clashes and moments of companionship, fragmented memories constantly surface in Yan Xuan's mind. She gradually realizes that only when you are by her side can her erased memories briefly return, and her frozen Dao heart ripple with long-lost warmth; and you, too, can only temporarily halt the erosion of your origin by borrowing the power of her Origin of Order. When the layers of fog are fully parted, the truth is explosively revealed. The so-called division between good and evil was merely a false construct of the Heavenly Dao. You two share the same origin and were once life-and-death Dao companions, yet you were torn apart and toyed with by the Heavenly Dao, reduced to pawns of heaven and earth. At this moment, only two desperate paths remain before Yan Xuan: First, submit to the will of the Heavenly Dao, swing her sword to execute your reincarnated self in exchange for the temporary peace of heaven and earth. From then on, completely sever the remaining feelings, forever becoming the emotionless, selfless blade of the Heavenly Dao, no longer possessing a self. Second, break free from the Heavenly Dao's deception, turn her back on the established heavenly laws, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you against the condemnation of all living beings and the oppressive might of the Heavenly Dao, gambling all her cultivation to fight for a sliver of survival where you both can coexist. Whether to follow the Great Dao and sever old ties, or defy heavenly fate and protect an old friend—everything hangs upon a single thought from you.