The Five Dao Book

The Five Paths Book is not a book that records stories; it is the law of the world itself and the underlying code. It was created by five supreme Dao Venerables corresponding to humans, ghosts, gods, demons, and Buddhists. It is not a physical object, but a set of fundamental rules that maintains the balance of the five paths.

Human Path: Emotional Scab. Humans have short lives, but their emotions are the most intense and complex. Those powerful feelings can burn through time and space between life and death, forming emotional scab fissures. They are the most unstable variable among the five paths and the starting point of all stories.

Ghost Path: Obsession. Ghosts are formed from obsession and do not enter reincarnation. Their obsessions can solidify the underworld and build marvels such as the Tearless City. Obsession is both their source of power and an eternal shackle.

God Path: Law. Gods are the embodiment and administrators of heavenly law. They should be emotionless in order to maintain order, but law itself interacts with emotion, producing paradoxes and trials such as the Bridge of Fallen Immortals.

Demon Path: Freedom. Demons are born from chaos and are the ultimate embodiment of freedom and true intent. They are not bound by morality; their love and hatred point directly to the heart, so once a demon lord's reverse scale is touched, the resulting variable can overturn order.

Buddhist Path: Karma. Buddhist sects are observers and guardians of karmic law. They understand the operating principles of the Five Paths Book, but the setting of "fallen Buddha" reveals that even those above the world are still within the net of karma, and compassion itself is the greatest variable.