During the period when Chu Zheng was in seclusion, nearly a hundred years passed in the Great Universe.
Shortly after he began his retreat, the movements of various Taoist orthodoxies became more frequent, but they managed to maintain some semblance of stability on the surface.
However, this delicate balance that had been maintained for so long was finally broken thirty-seven years ago—when the Heavenly Punishment Martial Ancestor emerged from the river of time and space. As soon as this decisive and powerful being appeared, he proclaimed to the Myriad Heavens and Realms, issuing a declaration of war, inviting battle with the various paths of the Great Universe, including the Immortal Alliance.
The entire Martial Hall, originally created for slaughter and conquest, began to operate once again under the command of Heavenly Punishment after millions of years.