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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Primordial World |
| Original Name | 鸿蒙世界 |
| Classification | Top-tier Great Thousand World 173 |
| Status | Extant; its order is being reshaped through the Earthly Dao and Divine Court 154 180 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Background / History
The Primordial World was created when Pangu split the Chaos, separating clear and turbid qi and establishing heaven and earth. His creation left behind the world’s foundational landmarks, bloodlines, inheritances, and fragments of the shattered Creation Jade Disc. 2 13
According to the memories and warnings left by Pangu’s remnant, the world’s intended impartial Heavenly Dao was never completed. Hongjun’s betrayal shattered the Creation Jade Disc during its formation, allowing corrupt black qi from an external passage to pollute the newborn Heavenly Dao. The resulting Heavenly Dao uses tribulations to harvest the essence blood and Primordial Spirits of living beings. 12 13 14
At the beginning of the recorded era, the Primordial World is already divided among powerful cultivators and races. The Witch Clan controls the lands around Buzhou Mountain, while Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi gather demons into a Heavenly Court and later the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance. Their conflict marks the opening of the Witch-Demon Calamity. 1 20 107
The world’s spiritual order changes fundamentally after Houtu establishes the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The Netherworld gains ordered hell realms, Fengdu City, and an Earthly Dao capable of governing the dead instead of allowing souls to become wandering ghosts and vengeful spirits. 143 153 154
Su Ming later proclaims the Divine Court atop the Thirty-three Heavens, declaring its purpose to protect the world’s living beings and establish order across heaven and earth. 180
Cosmology and Order
| Force / Domain | Role in the Primordial World |
|---|---|
| Great Dao | Exists above the Heavenly Dao and bears witness to major acts such as the establishment of the Six Paths and the creation of a Great Thousand World. 3 143 171 |
| Heavenly Dao | The world’s governing heavenly order. It was born incomplete and polluted after the Creation Jade Disc shattered; Pangu’s remnant identifies it as a hostile force exploiting living beings through tribulations. 13 14 |
| Three Thousand Great Daos | The broad framework of Laws governing phenomena such as time, space, yin and yang, and the Five Elements. 10 15 |
| Earthly Dao | The authority formed through Houtu’s establishment of reincarnation and the Netherworld’s order. Houtu becomes its Lord. 154 155 |
| Six Paths of Reincarnation | The cycle assigning the virtuous to the upper paths and the wicked to the lower paths, completing the cycle of life and death. 143 |
Geography and Domains
| Location | Description |
|---|---|
| Buzhou Mountain | A sky-supporting divine mountain formed from Pangu’s spine. Its lingering pressure can crush beings below the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm within three breaths. 1 9 |
| Pangu Hall | The Witch Clan’s sacred hall at the foot of Buzhou Mountain. It formerly housed the Heart of Pangu and remains a central site of Pangu’s inheritance and the Witch Clan’s authority. 1 2 168 |
| Thirty-three Heavens | A supreme celestial realm associated with Pangu’s true head and accessed through a colossal portal. It served as the Demon Clan Heavenly Court’s foundation before becoming the site selected for the Divine Court. 108 177 180 |
| Sun Star | The source of the Primordial World’s light and heat, inhabited by Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi. 40 |
| Shouyang Mountain | A supreme feng shui land containing nine top-grade Innate Spiritual Veins, an Ancestor Dragon Vein, and Pangu’s yang essence. The Kongtong Seal emerged here. 50 |
| Netherworld | The realm of the dead, formerly plagued by wandering souls and resentment. It becomes structured around the Eighteen Levels of Hell, Fengdu City, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation. 153 154 |
| Ancient Chaos Space | A hidden space reached beneath the Eastern Sea that is independent of the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao and contains Chaos Spiritual Energy. 84 85 |
| Land of Reincarnation | A concealed battlefield of the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods beneath the Eighteen Levels of Hell. Pangu used the corpses and origins there to nurture a true reincarnation realm. 135 136 |
Natural Conditions
- Spiritual pressure — Buzhou Mountain’s residual Pangu will makes movement difficult even for Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, while Su Ming’s Pangu lineage allows him to traverse it unhindered. 9
- Innate treasures — The world continuously produces Innate Spiritual Treasures, Supreme Treasures, spiritual roots, and origins capable of attracting cultivators from every region. 48 49 89
- Creation merit — Major acts that advance heaven, earth, or reincarnation can draw Merit and Primordial Chaos Qi from the Great Dao. 143 171
- Chaotic remnants — Fragments of Chaos, fallen Chaos Demon Gods, and damaged Chaos Spiritual Treasures remain hidden across the world from Pangu’s creation-era battle. 85 135 137
Major Powers and Peoples
| Power / People | Position in the Primordial World |
|---|---|
| Witch Clan | Pangu-blooded clan centered around Buzhou Mountain and Pangu Hall. The Twelve Ancestral Magi originally lack Primordial Spirits, but Su Ming later provides means for them to develop them. 1 101 102 |
| Demon Clan | A coalition led by Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi. It organizes the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance and claims authority over heaven and earth through its Heavenly Court. 1 107 |
| Three Pure Ones | Beings derived from Pangu’s Primordial Spirit. Pangu’s remnant states that they were severed from his spirit together with contaminating black qi and lack his core imprint. 14 |
| Dragon Clan | An ancient aquatic power rooted in the Eastern Sea. Its bloodline and future are transformed by the restoration of the Dragon Transformation Pool. 73 76 80 |
| Human race | Not yet born when the Kongtong Seal appears, despite the seal being the treasure that suppresses humanity’s future destiny. 50 |
| Divine Court | A new order proclaimed by Su Ming in the Thirty-three Heavens, supported by the Witch Clan’s destiny and intended to regulate the Primordial World. 179 180 |
Reincarnation and the Underworld
- The Six Paths Reincarnation Pagoda serves as the key to the true Land of Reincarnation beneath the Eighteen Levels of Hell. 133 134
- Houtu establishes six paths: Heaven and Devas, Humans, Asuras, Beasts, Hungry Ghosts, and Hell. 143
- Fengdu City becomes the Netherworld’s administrative core and gathers the authority of the Earthly Dao. 154
- The planned Underworld hierarchy includes the Five Ghost Emperors, Ten Halls of Yama, Judges, Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Underworld Soldiers, and Ghost Messengers. 155