The discourse on Divine Mandate originated from the Huai Xu Immortal during the Arcane Ancient Years, when he was still alive.
Before the Demon Calamity, the Fate Pattern had already existed, yet at that time the number of Life Holders was far fewer than today, and there was no talk of Abnormal Fate, Miscellaneous Fate, or Lifebound Fate, only Evil Fate and Strange Mandate, and the Heavenly Mandate bestowed by Heavenly Dao.
Back then, awakening the Fate Pattern was difficult, and rather than a gift from the heavens, it was like the constitution of an Innate Taoist Body—purely a manifestation of innate talent and also the origin of many of today's cultivation methods.
