Primordial World

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Primordial World
Alias(es)	Honghuang (洪荒)
Occupation/Role	The world opened by Pangu; homeland of the myriad races and the central realm connected to numerous Lesser Worlds 116 99
Status	Extant and expanding, though every observed future ends in its fragmentation into innumerable worlds 237 236
First Appearance	2

Background / History

Pangu opened the Primordial World. According to Cheng Yue, Pangu was plotted against by the Great Dao and died afterward, allowing the Heavenly Dao to be born. The Heavenly Dao became the world’s governing authority, while Saints could obtain a portion of its authority by entrusting their Primordial Spirits to it through Primordial Violet Qi 116 53.

The Earthly Dao retained a record of the world's early development: ferocious beasts gave way to three powerful races that ruled the sky, land, and sea, before their conflict devastated the West. Later eras included the Dao-Demon Conflict, the rise of the Witch Clan at Mount Buzhou, and the Demon Race's establishment of the Heavenly Court 203 236 24.

The Witch Clan and Demon Race both claimed to educate and ultimately control the Primordial World. Their struggle spread slaughter and baleful aura across its lands, creating Lost Souls with no suitable destination until Houtu transformed herself into the Six Paths of Reincarnation and became Pingxin 27 66 100.

Nuwa created the Human Race beside the South Sea, declaring herself its Holy Mother and forbidding others from disturbing it without permission. Humanity later spread across the continent and into Lesser, Middle, and Great Thousand Worlds 88 104 148.

Zhenyuanzi's completion of formation flags across the mountains, rivers, seas, and Netherworld brought forth the Earthly Dao. Through the Book of Earth, he gained authority over the terrain and could appoint mountain gods, land deities, sea gods, and river earls to help preserve the world's geography 203 240.

Geography & Realms

Location / Realm	Description
Primordial World Continent	The main landmass, containing vast mountain ranges, forests, deserts, Human Race settlements, and the territories contested by the Witch and Demon races 57 148
Mount Buzhou	Site of the Pangu Great Hall and the Witch Clan's center of power; a principal formation point alongside Kunlun 24 180
South Sea	A comparatively untouched refuge during the Witch Clan's expansion. It became the site of Humanity's creation and early settlement 66 88
Western Lands	A region whose earth veins were destroyed, leaving much of it barren yellow sand; Mount Sumeru remained a lush oasis within it 82
East Sea	Domain of the Dragon Race and location of the Three Immortal Islands, including Penglai, Yingzhou, and Mount Fangzhang 180 189 190 191
Netherworld	The realm containing the Six Paths of Reincarnation, where Lost Souls are judged and reborn 100 202
Lesser Worlds	Numerous worlds of varying size connected to the Primordial World; they became destinations for migrating Humans and later participants in inter-world administration 99 104 260
Chaos	The surrounding expanse beyond the Primordial World. The Heavenly Dao has limited authority there, and its turbulent earth, fire, water, and wind are dangerous to ordinary beings 13 241

Governing Daos

Heavenly Dao

The Heavenly Dao was born after Pangu's death and governs the Primordial World’s heavenly order. Heavenly Dao Saints are sustained while the Heavenly Dao endures and may wield part of its authority 116 53.

• It can interfere in major events, including restraining Pingxin from entering the Witch-Demon War 171.
• It is unable to fully explain the cause of the Primordial World's foretold destruction 236.
• It supports the world's expansion, which increases its authority 259.

Earthly Dao

The Earthly Dao concerns the Primordial World's terrain, life, mountains, rivers, seas, and Netherworld. Its manifestation followed the establishment of Reincarnation and Zhenyuanzi's completion of his world-spanning formation work 203.

• The Book of Earth can alter the status of blessed and barren lands 203.
• Its authority includes appointing mountain gods, land deities, sea gods, and river earls 203 240.
• The Six Paths of Reincarnation forms a major source of Earthly Dao merit and order 138 202.

Humanity

Humanity is a developing Dao associated with the Human Race’s growth and perfection. Cheng Yue expected its appearance after the Earthly Dao emerged and the Human Race became fully developed 203.

• Nuwa declared that the Human Race would “control Humanity in the Primordial World” when she created them 88.
• Human expansion across the continent and the Myriad Worlds strengthened their influence 148 270.

Major Events

Event	Impact on the Primordial World
Witch and Demon races established	Two rival powers formed with ambitions to rule the world, setting the stage for the Witch-Demon War 24 27
Creation of the Human Race	Nuwa created a new race at the South Sea and assumed responsibility as its Holy Mother 86 88
Establishment of Reincarnation	Houtu became Pingxin and transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, providing Lost Souls a destination 100 102
Witch-Demon War	The prolonged conflict damaged terrain, threatened living beings, and concentrated fighting around Mount Buzhou 171 180 196
Emergence of the Earthly Dao	Zhenyuanzi's Dao proving established a new authority over the world's terrain and life 203
Human Race expansion	Humans spread throughout the continent, migrated to other worlds, and eventually developed cities, technology, and cultivation administration 104 148 264
Myriad Worlds Administration Bureau	The Saints established an organization to connect worlds to the Primordial World, accelerating its visible expansion 260 261

Inhabitants & Factions

• Witch Clan — Descendants of Pangu centered on Mount Buzhou; their expansion and hunting caused extensive slaughter among the world's living beings 66 97.
• Demon Race — A Heavenly Court-based faction led by Di Jun and Taiyi that sought to unify the Primordial World under Demon Race rule 24 39.
• Human Race — Created by Nuwa; became widespread across the mainland, the seas' islands, and the Myriad Worlds 88 148 258.
• Dragon Race — Maintains the seas and suppresses sea eyes, initially remaining neutral in the Witch-Demon conflict 39.
• Asura Race — Assisted in managing reincarnation and underworld positions in the Myriad Worlds 119 240.
• Buddhist cultivators — Present in the West independently of Jieyin and Zhunti, with Buddhism later spreading through western oases 188 264.

Future

Cheng Yue examined multiple branches of the River of Time and found no future in which the Primordial World remained whole. In every observed outcome, the continent shattered into countless fragments that became Small Thousand, Middle Thousand, and Great Thousand Worlds; the Heavenly Dao would fragment with it 236.

The precise cause of this destruction is obscured even from the Heavenly Dao. Cheng Yue suspected that a supreme existence had hidden the missing portion of history or influenced the world’s fate 236 237.

Despite this foretold end, the Primordial World naturally assimilates surrounding Chaos and continues to grow. The Heavenly Dao abandoned its previous plan to deliberately trigger a calamity after recognizing that unrestricted development could lead to a greater opportunity beyond the current order 237.