Zhou Ming

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhou Ming (周銘)
Alias(es)	Wu Ming — identity used by his avatar 12 41
Species/Race	Ancestral Wu; his body was forged from Pangu's Essence Blood 1 4
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Wu Clan; later World Master of Luofu Realm, Azure Spirit Realm Lord, and supreme authority of the Flowing Light Domain 122 872 901 953
Occupation/Role	Leader of the Wu Clan; cultivator, world creator, and ruler of the Flowing Light Domain 122 700 953
Status	Active; escaped into a Chaos Storm Eye after being pursued by an alliance of Great Luo True Realm cultivators. 1005
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Early Grand Unity Golden Immortal	4	Attained immediately upon Form Transformation and gaining the Ancestral Wu Body. 4
Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal	6	Broke through a bottleneck while repeatedly guiding the Twelve Ancestral Witches in refining fiend qi. 6
Early Quasi-Saint	11	Chose to prove the Dao through Laws rather than Merit, supported by the Dao Origin Divine Pearl and a Creation Jade Tablet fragment. 11
Sage / Hunyuan Dao	98, 106	Endured Purple Xiao Divine Thunder while attaining Dao; later recognized as a Sage. 98 106
Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal	316	Identified his cultivation as being at this realm's peak, where he had encountered a bottleneck, and sought a Dao discussion with Tongtian. 316
Hunyuan Grand Unity	587	Underwent a qualitative transformation amid the resonance of three Heaven-Opening Marks. 587
Hunyuan Infinite Grand Unity Golden Immortal	733, 734	Detected another cultivator at his own level, then returned to the Primordial World as a Hunyuan Infinite existence. 733 734
Peak Hunyuan Infinite Grand Unity Golden Immortal	748	Reached the peak and felt the pull of the Great Dao before announcing a final sermon. 748
Completed Great Dao of Strength	794	Completed the Great Dao of Strength after one hundred thousand Chaos Years of insight, establishing the foundation to merge Daos. 794
Great Dao Realm	796	Was described as a newly ascended Great Dao Realm cultivator after perfecting the Great Dao of Strength. 796
Great Luo True Realm	935, 952	Reached the Great Luo True Realm, though initially restrained by the Primordial Universe's Law Shackles; later subdued the Qianyuan Dao Realm with overwhelming Great Luo True Realm power. 935 952
Partially restored strength under Rule Shackles	995, 1002	Still restrained after defeating seven True Lords; over the following century, Fortune gathered by his subordinates dissolved nearly half his Rule Shackles, greatly increasing his available power without fully restoring his peak Unity Realm strength. 995 1002

Background / History

Origin

Before entering the cultivation world, Zhou Ming was an ordinary mortal from an azure planet with no cultivation or special bloodline. Yuan Chu later revealed that he had brought Zhou Ming into the Chaos Sea as a “Variable” for an experiment intended to find a new path toward the Transcendence Realm. 864

Zhou Ming's home planet was a surviving fragment of the original Primordial World outside the Chaos Sea. Its legends of “Pangu” preserved a distorted memory of Pan, the being who originally opened heaven and earth. 864

Before Pangu transformed into all things after opening heaven and earth, Pangu refined the System's core into Zhou Ming's true spirit, placed his soul within the newly formed Pangu Hall, and bestowed a drop of his heart's Essence Blood upon him. 1

Birth in Pangu Hall

Zhou Ming awakened within a blood cocoon in Pangu Hall, where he refined fiend qi invading his Primordial Spirit. The system core he possessed—renamed the Dao Origin Divine Pearl—protected his soul and helped him comprehend the Law of Strength. 2 3

After sensing the devastation of the Dragon-Phoenix-Kirin Tribulation, Zhou Ming recalled the Wu Clan's future near-destruction and resolved to alter that fate. 2 He eventually underwent Form Transformation, gaining an Ancestral Wu Body and the cultivation of an early Grand Unity Golden Immortal. 4

Leader of the Wu Clan

Zhou Ming repeatedly guided the Twelve Ancestral Witches through the refinement of fiend qi, strengthening both their consciousness and his own cultivation. 6 To manage affairs beyond Pangu Hall while his true body cultivated, he created the avatar Wu Ming from a portion of his Primordial Spirit and Essence Blood. 12 41

As the Wu Clan's leader, Zhou Ming became a central opponent of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. His forces forced back Heavenly Dao Will through the Thirteen Capital Heavenly God Evil Array, establishing the Wu Clan as a dominant power in the Primordial Wilderness. 73

Appearance

Zhou Ming's transformed body resembles his former self by roughly seventy to eighty percent. His appearance is described as ordinary and refined, but his bearing is exceptional and his body contains the terrifying vitality of Pangu's Essence Blood. 4

• Ordinary yet refined facial features. 4
• Carries an extraordinary, composed bearing despite his unremarkable appearance. 4
• Possesses the Ancestral Wu Body, whose physical strength can shake mountains. 4
• His avatar Wu Ming looks nearly identical, though Wu Ming has a gentler and more reserved temperament. 12
• His Dao Body is identical in appearance to him and can independently guard locations in the Chaos Sea. 796

Personality

Zhou Ming is patient, calculating, and highly protective of the Wu Clan. His earliest major decision after taking form was to help the Twelve Ancestral Witches avoid their predetermined destruction. 4

He generally keeps his power restrained and prefers long-term preparation over reckless action. He created the Pangu Realm as a refuge for the Wu Clan, planned around future tribulations, and assembled allies before confronting the perfected Heavenly Dao. 374 700

Zhou Ming can be considerate toward friends, as shown by his informal arrangement with Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun after becoming a Sage. 106 However, he is also pragmatic and coercive when necessary: he treats dependent allies as resources, imposes restrictions on reluctant subordinates, and refuses requests that threaten his larger plans. 255 349 896

Even after taking control of the Flowing Light Domain, Zhou Ming remains deliberately restrained in expansion. He instructs Liu Yuan to collect the Divine Luo Domain's Fortune without exhausting its foundation or provoking its Great Luo True Lord prematurely. 957

When an alliance of more than thirty Great Luo True Realm cultivators surrounds the Qianyuan Dao Realm, Zhou Ming chooses to confront them in the Chaos Void rather than explain their mistaken belief that he possesses Yuan Chu's inheritance. He regards the confrontation as a chance to test his recovering strength. 1002

Abilities & Skills

Law of Strength

Zhou Ming's principal Dao is the Law of Strength, which he began comprehending while refining fiend qi under the Dao Origin Divine Pearl's guidance. 3 4

• Reached the completed Great Dao of Strength, integrating it into his body, hair, and divine soul. 794
• Can crush space into nothingness by closing his hand. 794
• Uses overwhelming physical force to break spatial and karmic techniques. 770
• Defeated Black Xuan and his group with punches and energy blasts after they destroyed his asteroid hideout. 870
• Continued growing more dangerous after the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe shattered, proving that his core strength does not depend on external weapons. 770
• Shattered the Qianyuan Dao Realm's World-Protecting Formation with a single finger. 952
• Can deploy the completed Great Dao of Strength over hundreds of millions of li as an early-warning and defensive field. 796
• Overpowered True Lord Luangu, whose physical body was among the strongest of seven Great Luo True Realm opponents, leaving his fist cracked and bleeding. 995
• While injured and fleeing, broke through True Lord Longwood's Wood Spirit Barrier with one punch and damaged his staff. 1005

Ancestral Wu Body

Zhou Ming's physical body was forged from Pangu's Essence Blood and perfectly fused with his Primordial Spirit upon Form Transformation. 4

• Possesses immense physical strength from the moment of transformation. 4
• Can fight unarmed against Yang Mei and multiple systems. 770
• Uses his own Essence Blood to remake others, including Xing Tian's advancement to Primordial Origin Golden Immortal. 122
• Endured a full-powered strike from True Lord Tianhe's Great Luo True Artifact, though the attack injured him. 1005

Dao Origin Divine Pearl

Originally called a system core, the Dao Origin Divine Pearl is an Innate Supreme Treasure forged by Pangu. 3

• Suppresses and protects Zhou Ming's Primordial Spirit. 3
• Helps refine fiend qi and deepen his comprehension of the Law of Strength. 3
• Stores Wangshu's remnant soul for safekeeping. 255
• Contains the world Zhou Ming opened for the Wu Clan. 122
• Can be used to draw chaotic qi into a newly created world. 122

Avatar Creation

Zhou Ming can divide his Primordial Spirit and combine it with his Essence Blood to create autonomous avatars. 12 41

• Created Wu Ming using roughly one-tenth of his Primordial Spirit power and a drop of Essence Blood. 12
• Assigned Wu Ming to travel the Primordial Wilderness, manage Wu Clan affairs, observe other factions, and build alliances. 12
• Shares identity and memories with Wu Ming; Zhou Ming states, “I am Wu Ming. Wu Ming is also me.” 41
• Used an avatar to support a newly opened world's heavens and earth while he disengaged to confront the Chaos systems. 763
• Maintained a Dao Body at the Ninth Chaos's barrier to guard Houtu's Dao-proving cocoon and the gestating Chaos Demon Gods. 796

Formations and Pangu True Body

Zhou Ming can join the Twelve Ancestral Witches in the Thirteen Capital Heavenly God Evil Array and related formations. 73 734

• Forms the Pangu True Body alongside the Twelve Ancestral Witches. 734
• Used the Pangu True Body to confront Hongjun, Yang Mei, and their allies. 734
• Relies on the Twelve Divine Fiend Formation as a means to contend with Hunyuan Infinite-level opponents. 733

World Creation

Zhou Ming possesses the ability to open and stabilize worlds in Chaos. 122

• Created a new world within the Dao Origin Divine Pearl for the Wu Clan. 122
• Named this refuge the Pangu Realm and intended it as a retreat protected by Pangu's Will. 374
• Used the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe to split Chaos and create heaven and earth. 762
• Supported an unstable newborn world with his own body while comprehending the Dao. 762

Artifact and Talisman Crafting

Zhou Ming can analyze and replicate complex artifacts through his command of Laws. 895

• Created cross-realm teleportation tokens capable of carrying up to five people, with reduced range for additional passengers. 896
• Forged Dark Gold talismans containing portions of his Law of Strength. 893
• Reforged talismans capable of suppressing and killing beings below peak Hunyuan Infinite. 901
• Upgraded his teleportation tokens to carry fifty people at once and endure three activations. 915
• Further improved the tokens' transmission range tenfold and strengthened the reusable talismans by thirty percent. 916
• Modified Cross-Domain Teleportation Arrays to prevent cultivators of the Divine Luo Domain from entering the Flowing Light Domain. 953
• Refined dozens of portable Cross-Domain Teleportation Array Plates from materials including Void Divine Iron and Spacetime Crystal; each plate can cross more than half a major domain in one use. 984
• Refined more than a hundred Dark Gold Jade Talismans, each usable nine times and more than twice as powerful as the preceding talismans. 984
• Supplied Gan Tian with a large Cross-Domain Teleportation Array linked to the Qianyuan Dao Realm for rapid travel between his current location and the Flowing Light Domain. 984

Fortune Manipulation and Domain Control

Zhou Ming uses accumulated Fortune to weaken the Law Shackles suppressing his cultivation in the Primordial Universe. 915

• Severs hostile realms' external connections, cutting the Qianyuan Dao Realm off from the Divine Luo Domain and eliminating its route of escape. 952
• Drained the Flowing Light Domain's Fortune to further erode his Law Shackles after conquering its Ten Great Dao Realms. 953
• Coordinates domain-wide resource and Fortune-gathering campaigns through subordinate realm lords while limiting actions that could provoke a Great Luo True Lord. 957
• Absorbed Fortune Golden Dragons brought by Gan Tian, though that harvest made only a slight impression on his Rule Shackles. 984
• Used a century's further Fortune harvest to dissolve nearly half the Rule Shackles restraining his body. 1002

Chaos Navigation

• Sensed an approaching alliance of Great Luo True Realm cultivators before its planned assault on the Qianyuan Dao Realm. 1002
• Navigated dangerous Chaos Turbulence precisely while injured and pursued by more than thirty True Lords, then escaped into a Chaos Storm Eye they were unwilling to enter. 1005

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dao Origin Divine Pearl — Pangu-forged Innate Supreme Treasure that protects Zhou Ming's Primordial Spirit and houses his created world. 3 122
• Heaven-Opening Divine Axe — Used to split Chaos and open heaven and earth; shattered during his battle with Yang Mei. 762 770
• Creation Jade Tablet fragment — Assists his comprehension of Laws. 11
• Three Pangu Heaven-Opening Marks — Used during his cultivation and Dao comprehension. 587
• Pangu Hall — Can be stored within his body and used to shelter allies in Chaos. 733 750
• Dark Gold Law Talismans — Artifacts containing portions of Zhou Ming's power for subordinates to suppress opponents; later reforged into stronger reusable versions. 893 897 916
• Cross-realm Teleportation Tokens — Tokens Zhou Ming created after studying an existing teleportation artifact; later upgraded to transport fifty people over a tenfold greater range. 895 896 916
• Portable Cross-Domain Teleportation Array Plates — Upgraded arrays that can transport users more than half a major domain per activation. 984
• Dark Gold Jade Talismans — A further upgrade of his subordinates' attack talismans, with more than twice the previous power and nine uses each. 984
• Large Cross-Domain Teleportation Array — Dismantled from another Dao Realm and linked to the Qianyuan Dao Realm for his forces' travel. 984

Relationships

• The Twelve Ancestral Witches — His younger siblings and closest faction; Zhou Ming devotes himself to changing their fate and joins them to form the Pangu True Body. 4 734
• Houtu — Younger sister, trusted adviser, and frequent partner in strategic planning for the Wu Clan; Zhou Ming later protected her during her Dao-proving in the Ninth Chaos. 316 700 801
• Wu Ming — Zhou Ming's avatar, formed from his Primordial Spirit and Essence Blood to act in the outside world. 12 41
• Zhen Yuanzi — Friend and ally; Zhou Ming maintains an informal relationship with him when they are alone and gives him guidance on cultivation. 106 179
• Hong Yun — Friend of Wu Ming and Zhou Ming; Zhou Ming consoles him over his doubts about attaining Sagehood. 106
• Tongtian Sect Master — Dao-discussion partner and strategic ally; Zhou Ming helps him confront the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation while seeking his Heaven-Opening Mark. 346 359
• Wangshu — Dependent ally whose revival Zhou Ming manages in exchange for cooperation in developing the Pangu Realm. 255 349 374
• Di Jun — Former adversary turned subordinate; Zhou Ming entrusts him with the River Diagram, Luo Shu, and operation of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array. 348
• Yang Mei — Hunyuan Infinite rival who opposes Zhou Ming during the struggle in Chaos. 734 765
• Yuan Chu — Figure who brought Zhou Ming from the outside world and selected him as a Variable; Zhou Ming later regards their connection as a transaction rather than the inheritance his enemies imagine. 864 1002
• Qing Yang and Purple Moon — Siblings Zhou Ming saved from Black Xuan; they later brought him to Luofu Realm and accepted his protection. 870 872
• Liu Yuan — Former enemy from the Heavenly Mystery Realm who became an obedient subordinate after Zhou Ming defeated him; later appointed emissary of the Flowing Light Domain. 883 893 953
• Cang Yu — Subordinate realm lord entrusted with gathering Fortune from nearby worlds and supplied with Zhou Ming's Dark Gold talismans. 893 897
• Gan Tian — Former Qianyuan Dao Realm Lord who surrendered to Zhou Ming and later served under Liu Yuan during the Divine Luo Domain expedition; Zhou Ming entrusts him with delivering upgraded equipment to Liu Yuan. 952 957 984
• Ten Great Dao Realm Lords — The rulers of the Flowing Light Domain's Ten Great Dao Realms, all of whom surrendered and were placed under Liu Yuan's authority. 953
• Seven Great Luo True Lords — Opponents Zhou Ming defeated, including True Lord Shenluo and True Lord Luangu. Their investigation into his origins and use of Fortune preceded a larger assault against him. 995 1002
• True Lord Tianhe and Celestial Pivot True Lord — Leaders of an alliance of more than thirty Great Luo True Realm cultivators who demanded Yuan Chu's supposed inheritance from Zhou Ming and pursued him after their assault failed to stop him. 1002 1005

Story Role / Major Arcs

Wu Clan Foundation

• Refines fiend qi in Pangu Hall, comprehends the Law of Strength, and takes form as an Ancestral Wu. 2 4
• Guides the Twelve Ancestral Witches through their early cultivation and establishes Wu Ming as his public-facing avatar. 6 12
• Leads the Wu Clan against Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, forcing back Heavenly Dao Will. 73

Attainment of Dao and the Primordial Wilderness

• Emerges from seclusion able to attain the Hunyuan Dao, but postpones the breakthrough to resolve personal concerns. 87
• Attains Dao amid Purple Xiao Divine Thunder while Nuwa creates the Human Clan. 98
• Suppresses the Three Pure Ones within the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation despite their access to Heavenly Dao power. 182
• Builds the Pangu Realm as a developing refuge for the Wu Clan and its allies. 122 374

Investiture of the Gods Preparations

• Discusses the Dao with Tongtian and identifies the conflict between Pangu's Great Dao and the Heavenly Dao. 346 347
• Uses knowledge of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation to assist Tongtian while maneuvering to obtain the Heaven-Opening Marks. 359 373
• Organizes allies and formations for a preemptive strike against the perfected Heavenly Dao. 700

Final Battle and Opening the Heavens

• Confronts Hongjun, Yang Mei, Luohu, Karma, and Fate after Hongjun condenses Heavenly Dao authority. 734
• Uses the Pangu True Body and orders the evacuation of surviving Primordial World inhabitants before the battle escalates. 734
• Opens heaven and earth in Chaos, then defeats the systems' united defensive formation with repeated axe strikes. 762 764
• Fights Yang Mei even after the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe shatters, relying solely on the Law of Strength. 770
• Completes the Great Dao of Strength during later cultivation in the Law Secret Realm. 794

Ninth Chaos and Great Dao Realm Conflict

• Returns to the Ninth Chaos, retrieves his guarding Dao Body, and establishes a Great Dao of Strength defensive field around Houtu's Dao-proving site. 796
• Protects Houtu and the Ninth Chaos's developing beings while Houtu undergoes her final transformation. 796
• Escapes alongside Houtu when You Jue of the Abyssal Sea Divine Pivot pursues them with his true body. 801

Luofu Realm and Azure Spirit Realm

• Saves Qing Yang and Purple Moon after Black Xuan destroys his place of seclusion. 870
• Accepts the position of World Master of Luofu Realm in exchange for a peaceful cultivation environment. 872
• Kills Azure Cloud, subdues the remaining Saints, and takes control of Luofu Realm. 875
• Expands his influence through talismans, teleportation tokens, and campaigns to gather fortune from nearby worlds. 893 896 901
• Upgrades his teleportation tokens and talismans while using accumulated Fortune to weaken his Great Luo True Realm Law Shackles. 915 916

Flowing Light Domain Conquest

• Personally transports more than a thousand Hunyuan Realm experts into the Qianyuan Dao Realm, breaks its World-Protecting Formation, and forces Realm Lord Gan Tian to surrender. 952
• Swiftly conquers the remaining nine Dao Realms, bringing the Ten Great Dao Realms and the Flowing Light Domain under his authority. 953
• Appoints Liu Yuan as emissary of the Flowing Light Domain and orders the Ten Great Dao Realm Lords to serve under him. 953
• Sends ten armies into the Divine Luo Domain's outskirts to collect Fortune, divine materials, and coordinates for other great domains while avoiding its central powers. 957
• Establishes the Blackstone Star Belt as a temporary base for consolidating expedition resources and evaluating contributions. 957
• After his forces suffer losses attributed to inferior equipment, refines stronger teleportation arrays and talismans and sends them to Liu Yuan through Gan Tian. 984

Great Luo True Lord Conflict

• Defeats seven Great Luo True Realm experts, establishing his authority while recognizing that his Rule Shackles remain partly intact. The defeated True Lords begin investigating his identity and why he gathers Fortune. 995
• Dissolves nearly half his Rule Shackles with a further century of Fortune harvest, then detects an alliance of more than thirty Great Luo True Realm cultivators approaching the Qianyuan Dao Realm. He enters the Chaos Void to confront them. 1002
• Refuses to surrender Yuan Chu's supposed inheritance, which he knows does not exist, and faces the alliance's attack. 1002
• Survives a strike from Tianhe's Great Luo True Artifact and evades the pursuing True Lords through Chaos Turbulence. He breaks Longwood's barrier and enters a Chaos Storm Eye, where his pursuers lose track of him. 1005

Notable Quotes

“This Seat is Zhou Ming. Today, I open the heavens.” 760

“You really thought my strength relied on the Sky-Opening Axe?” 770

“No need to worry. Do not forget. We still have the Pangu True Body.” 733