Ye Chen transmigrated to Honghuang (the Primordial Wilderness, a core setting in Chinese xianxia/mythology) and became a Great Shaman of the Zhu Jiuyin Tribe. He also awakened a Check-in System—by checking in every day, he could receive rewards and keep growing stronger.​ Originally, Ye Chen planned to lie low and focus on steady development. However, he never expected that Houtu (one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches in Honghuang lore, revered for later becoming the ruler of the Underworld) could actually hear the complaints in his heart.​ Ye Chen (inner thoughts): "The Demon Tribe is just a chess piece used by Dao Ancestor Hongjun (the most revered figure in Honghuang, who comprehended the Heavenly Dao) to deal with the Witch Tribe. Before the Witch Tribe declines, Dao Ancestor Hongjun will never let the Demon Tribe be destroyed."​ Ye Chen (inner thoughts): "It’s a pity that Houtu was tricked by Dao Ancestor Hongjun into transforming herself into the Samsara (the cycle of life and death). Trapped in the Underworld, she could only watch helplessly as the Witch Tribe declined."​ Ye Chen (inner thoughts): "If Houtu had sworn an oath to the Great Dao (the fundamental cosmic law in xianxia) when she transformed into the Samsara, and had a drop of Pangu’s Blood Essence (Pangu is the creator god who opened the cosmos in Honghuang mythology, and his blood essence holds immense power) to act as the vessel for her primordial spirit, then Houtu might have become the Lord of the Earth Dao (one of the three supreme Daos alongside Heaven Dao and Human Dao)."​ Ye Chen (inner thoughts): "At that time, Houtu’s strength would definitely surpass that of an ordinary Sage (a top-tier realm in Honghuang), and her status would even be comparable to Dao Ancestor Hongjun."​ Houtu: "So there’s actually another way to do this!..