Worse than..
"The Chaos Era was the beginning of all things. In the time, only Essence, the root of all qi existed. Despite its name, it was the Era of perfect Order. The only reason why it carries the moniker of Chaos is because it was during this Era that perfect stability faltered and Order began to tend toward Chaos.
"The collapse of Essence and the formation of qi was the first catastrophe of the universe. The implosion of massive proportion created all that we see today and the result were the first sentient beings. Creatures of legends and ancient races of untold power were the first to be born. In such a volatile Era where Primordial Qi was the most prominent energy in the universe, only the powerful could live and breathe while the weak wouldn't survive to see even their first birthday.