Zhou Ming

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhou Ming (周铭)
Alias(es)	Wu Ming — an avatar created from a portion of his Primordial Spirit and essence blood 12 41
Species/Race	Witch Clan; the clan originates from Pangu's essence blood 41
Original Origin	A descendant of the living beings of Earth, a surviving fragment of the original Primordial World; Yuan Chu brought him into the Chaos Sea as an outsider variable. 864
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Witch Clan; Pangu Hall; later the Pangu Realm; ruler of the Luofu Realm and leader of a growing force in the Flowing Light Domain 87 374 875 897
Occupation/Role	Elder brother and strategist of the Twelve Ancestor Witches; Heavenly Emperor; protector and benefactor of the Human Race; founder of a new heaven and earth; realm lord and commander of a cross-realm Destiny-gathering force 87 279 307 773 875 897
Status	Active 927
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Hunyuan-ready	87	Leaves seclusion without formally attaining Hunyuan, but states that he can do so at any time.
Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal	97 99	Publicly proves his Dao through laws at the East Sea, enduring Purple Heaven Divine Thunder while Nuwa creates humanity.
Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal	316	Discloses that he has reached this bottleneck before traveling to Jinao Island to discuss the Dao with Tongtian.
Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal	587	A later breakthrough is attributed to comprehending three Pangu Sky-Opening Marks; he declares the same realm title after the advance.
Hunyuan Grand Ultimate Golden Immortal	730	Breaks through after Wu's origin fuses into him, gaining a deeper union with the Dao of Strength.
Peak Hunyuan Grand Ultimate Golden Immortal	748	After further seclusion, reaches the peak of the stated realm and senses the Great Dao's summons for his impending Dao Proving.
Peak Hunyuan Wuji	760	Announces the creation of heaven and earth while wielding peak Hunyuan Wuji Magic Power against Yang Mei and the systems.
Hunyuan Taiji	875	Publicly displays Hunyuan Taiji-level cultivation when he kills Cang Yun with a single punch and forces the Luofu Realm's Sages to submit.
Hunyuan Wuji	883	Reveals Hunyuan Wuji power while effortlessly suppressing the late-Hunyuan Taiji Realm Lord Liu Yuan.
Da Luo True Realm shackles weakened	915 927	Absorbs vast Destiny/Fortune to further crack the shackles of the Da Luo True Realm, but has not yet formally broken through.

Background

Zhou Ming possesses knowledge beyond his era's general course of events. His Primordial Spirit is guarded by a System Core refined by Pangu, granting him affinity with the Great Dao and exceptional potential. The future near-destruction of the Witch Clan drives much of his planning. 2

Before entering the Primordial World, Zhou Ming was an ordinary mortal from Earth. Yuan Chu later reveals that Earth is a surviving fragment of the original Primordial World and that Zhou Ming was selected as an outsider variable, capable of producing developments beyond the constraints of Yuan Chu's inner Chaos. 864

After awakening in Pangu Hall, Zhou Ming refined Heaven-Opening Fiendish Energy with the Law of Strength, strengthened his Primordial Spirit through the Dao Origin Divine Pearl, and developed the Nine Revolutions Sha Quenching Art to aid the twelve still-unconscious Ancestor Witches. 3 5

When the newborn Witch Clan required someone to manage its external affairs, Zhou Ming severed part of his Primordial Spirit and combined it with essence blood to create Wu Ming. While Zhou Ming cultivated in Pangu Hall with the Twelve Ancestor Witches, Wu Ming traveled the Primordial Wilderness, handled clan business, attended Zixiao Palace lectures in his stead, and formed ties with figures such as Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun. 12 41

Zhou Ming later disclosed that he and Wu Ming were fundamentally one body. He had concealed his true self because his appearance was initially unsuitable, but judged public exposure safe after Hongjun's third lecture and impending Unify with Dao. 41

Appearance

Zhou Ming is nearly identical in appearance to Wu Ming, though his true body carries a far more profound and oppressive aura. 41

• Often wears plain robes in later appearances. 730
• His presence can appear fully withdrawn despite overwhelming power. 587 730
• After advancing through the Sky-Opening Marks, his eyes are described as calm, abyssal, and impossible to measure. 587
• During his world-creation tribulation, he stands atop the Thirty-Six Grade Green Lotus of Creation and wields the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. 760 762

Personality

Zhou Ming is patient, calculating, and willing to delay an advancement until it serves a broader plan. He treats power, Merit, Destiny, alliances, and information as resources to be exchanged or positioned against future threats. 87 93 255

He is frequently manipulative in negotiations, especially with Nuwa, but is direct about transactional arrangements when dealing with allies such as Wang Shu. 91 157 251 His long-term goal is not merely personal advancement: he repeatedly prepares contingencies for the Witch Clan, protects his followers, and insists that the Human Race must develop independently rather than survive as a Witch Clan puppet. 95 374 588 750

In the Chaos Sea, Zhou Ming remains focused on accumulating Destiny/Fortune and breaking his own cultivation shackles rather than pursuing conquest for its own sake. He rewards useful subordinates generously, permits them to retain spoils, and treats killing as a means to acquire resources rather than an end in itself. 897 901 916 927

Abilities & Skills

Dao of Strength

Zhou Ming cultivates the Dao and Law of Strength, inherited through Pangu's legacy.

• Proves Dao through laws rather than relying on Hongmeng Purple Qi. 97 99
• His Law of Strength becomes increasingly integrated with his being after reaching Hunyuan Grand Ultimate. 730
• Perfects the Dao of Strength in the Eternal Dao Realm, making it the complete foundation from which he can later merge further laws. 793 794
• Uses the perfected Dao of Strength to establish an early-warning defense line spanning hundreds of millions of miles around the Ninth Chaos. 796
• In the Hongmeng Universe, he uses Destiny Origin to reduce the suppression imposed on his Dao of Strength. 878
• Can condense portions of his power into talismans capable of suppressing opponents below Hunyuan Wuji. 893
• Reforges the talismans until they can suppress and kill existences beneath peak Hunyuan Wuji. 901

Pangu Inheritance and Sky-Opening Marks

Zhou Ming comprehends Pangu's supreme inheritance and accumulates Sky-Opening Marks associated with Pangu's Primordial Spirit.

• The System Core, later called the Dao Origin Divine Pearl, protects his Primordial Spirit and grants Great Dao affinity. 2 3
• Acquires the Sky-Opening Mark from Tongtian and seeks all three marks to pursue Pangu's realm. 530
• Receives Tongtian's remaining two Sky-Opening Marks, completing the set of three. 546
• Uses three Sky-Opening Marks in seclusion to achieve a major qualitative change in cultivation. 587
• Can draw on Pangu's legacy when confronting enemies of the Witch Clan. 706
• Learns from Pangu's will about the Fusion Dao Period, Unity Realm, Great Dao Crystals, the Abyssal Sea Divine Hub, and the Origin Realm of Ten Thousand Daos. 783

Primordial Spirit Manipulation and Avatars

Zhou Ming can divide and employ his Primordial Spirit with precision.

• Created Wu Ming from a severed portion of his Primordial Spirit and his essence blood. 41
• Prepared a wisp of Primordial Spirit for the 129,601st human, creating an “Anomaly” intended to give humanity an independent future. 94 98
• Strips the forms, True Spirits, and Dao origins of allies into Dao-light form for protection within himself before his Dao tribulation. 750
• Creates Dao Bodies to guard key locations, later recovering their memories and perceptions through reintegration. 796
• Uses divine sense across immense distances for communication, investigation, and interference with heavenly secrets. 212 386 634

Dao Teaching

Zhou Ming is an accomplished teacher whose explanations allow other cultivators to overcome entrenched bottlenecks.

• Diagnoses the Twelve Ancestor Witches' stalled cultivation as incomplete understanding of their laws' origins. 587
• Preaches the Dao in Pangu Hall, helping the Ancestral Witches approach or achieve Hunyuan and allowing Tongtian to rebuild his path. 587 588
• Holds a final sermon for allies before his own Dao Proving, granting gains said to surpass countless kalpas of isolated cultivation. 748 750
• Guides Tongtian away from what he considers an erroneous cultivation path. 346
• Gives Tongtian and Minghe the Method of Shattering Three Corpses, enabling them to rebuild their foundations and prove their own Hunyuan Daos. 546 607 672
• Directs Minghe to use the Earth Dao's support after rebuilding his foundation, accurately judging that this will accelerate Minghe's final breakthrough. 642 672

Formations and Clan Warfare

Zhou Ming directs the Witch Clan's greatest collective techniques.

• Orders the Twelve Ancestor Witches to form the Great Formation of the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons if the Heavenly Dao interferes with Nuwa's creation of humans. 96
• Plans to use the Dao Origin Divine Pearl to summon Hou Yi, Kua Fu, and others to form the Great Formation of the Thirteen Heavenly Gods and Demons if Hongjun attacks. 175
• Uses the Witch Clan's formation as a deterrent against Hongjun and the Saints. 181
• Leads the Twelve Ancestor Witches in summoning Pangu's True Body against the Heavenly Dao. 706
• Again merges his aura with the Twelve Ancestor Witches to form Pangu's True Body when confronting Hongjun, Luohu, Yang Mei, and their allies. 734
• Prepares the Great Formation of the Stars to refine Chaos Energy and accelerate the development of a new world. 348

Creation, Protection, and Concealment

Zhou Ming establishes protected spaces and obscures matters from the Heavenly Dao.

• Creates and names the Pangu Realm, intended as both a refuge and a final fallback for the Witch Clan. 374
• Plans to migrate Pangu's will from Buzhou Mountain into the Pangu Realm for its protection. 374 624
• Interferes with karma and heavenly secrets strongly enough that Hongjun identifies him as the source of an obstruction. 386
• Conceals the 129,601st human with Houtu's Dao Origin Divine Pearl while diverting the Heavenly Dao with his Dao Proving. 95 98
• Opens a world through his own power, splitting Chaos into heaven and earth and supporting the newborn sky. 762
• Merges the Pangu Realm into the newborn world, then incorporates his Dao Body into its mountains, rivers, and living beings to stabilize it. 773
• Can construct cross-realm teleportation tokens using Da Luo True Realm law imprints and Void Divine Stones. 895
• Refines upgraded teleportation tokens capable of carrying fifty people over ten times the former range, as well as reusable talismans strengthened by thirty percent. 915 916

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dao Origin Divine Pearl / System Core — A Pangu-refined Innate Supreme Treasure guarding Zhou Ming's Primordial Spirit, enhancing his Great Dao affinity, and assisting his comprehension of the Law of Strength. 2 3
• Sky-Opening Marks — Three marks containing Pangu's supreme Dao inheritance. 530 546 587
• Heaven-Opening Divine Axe — A supreme axe wielded by Zhou Ming during his Dao tribulation and creation of a new world. 760 762
• Thirty-Six Grade Green Lotus of Creation — A protective Creation treasure on which Zhou Ming stands during his confrontation with Yang Mei and the systems. 760
• Jade Disc of Creation — Given to Houtu to support her own Dao journey after Zhou Ming's world creation. 773
• Five-Colored Stone — Used in an attempt to establish contact with the Demon Realm. 634
• Kongtong Seal — Bound to the Human Dao, then entrusted to Wu and the Human Race rather than retained by the Witch Clan. 307
• Power Talismans — Condensed portions of Zhou Ming's power issued to subordinates for suppressing hostile realm lords; later reforged to threaten cultivators beneath peak Hunyuan Wuji. 893 897 901 |
• Teleportation Tokens — Cross-realm tokens Zhou Ming reverse-engineers and refines for rapid troop movement and Destiny-gathering operations. 895 915 916
• Pangu Realm — A small world created as a protected foundation and refuge for the Witch Clan; later merged into Zhou Ming's newborn world. 374 750 773

Relationships

• The Twelve Ancestor Witches — His younger siblings and the core of his clan; Zhou Ming leads, teaches, and repeatedly prepares safeguards for them. 87 587 750
• Houtu / Pingxin — Younger sister and closest strategic confidante; she assists with the Human Race anomaly, the Underworld, Pangu Realm, and Zhou Ming's wider plans. Zhou Ming later entrusts her with the Jade Disc of Creation to aid her Dao Proving. 95 186 374 773 794
• Wu Ming — His avatar and external representative; created from Zhou Ming's Primordial Spirit and essence blood. 12 41
• Nuwa — A wary ally and frequent negotiating counterpart. Zhou Ming assists her creation of humanity while extracting concessions and shaping her choices around the Human Race's Destiny. 90 99 157
• The Human Race — A people Zhou Ming covertly supports while insisting they become self-reliant and control their own Human Dao. 95 102 307
• Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun — Old friends first connected through Wu Ming; Zhou Ming later guides both toward opportunities connected to the Human Race and Hunyuan. 12 105 212
• Tongtian — Dao-discussion partner and beneficiary of Zhou Ming's guidance; Tongtian seeks his help for the Intercepting Sect's future, provides the Sky-Opening Marks, rebuilds his Dao under Zhou Ming's teaching, and later proves Hunyuan. 346 391 546 587 672
• Hongjun — Long-standing adversary and strategic rival. Hongjun fears Zhou Ming's growth and repeatedly attempts to account for or suppress him. 170 386 669
• Yang Mei — A powerful and elusive enemy whom Zhou Ming identifies as the Space Demon God. Yang Mei opposes Zhou Ming during his Dao tribulation and intervenes to preserve the surviving systems. 733 765 770
• Pangu — Progenitor of the Witch Clan and Zhou Ming's ultimate predecessor in the Dao of Strength. Pangu's inheritance, will, and later guidance remain central to Zhou Ming's cultivation path. 2 546 783
• Yuan Chu — A True Saint who brought Zhou Ming from Earth into the Chaos Sea as an outsider variable, hoping Zhou Ming's path would produce an opportunity for transcendence. 864
• Wang Shu — Transactional ally whose revival Zhou Ming agrees to fund in exchange for future service. 251 374
• Di Jun and Tai Yi — Former Demon Clan leaders whom Zhou Ming later reincarnates, subordinates, and employs in the Great Formation of the Stars. 255 316 348
• Qing Yang and Purple Moon — Luofu Realm siblings whom Zhou Ming rescues from hostile Sages. They offer him a secluded cultivation site, then become trusted administrators after he subdues the realm. 870 872 875 897
• Liu Yuan — Former Realm Lord of the Celestial Mystery Realm whom Zhou Ming humiliates and subordinates. Liu Yuan becomes Zhou Ming's principal organizer for personnel, campaigns, and Destiny-gathering operations. 883 893 897 916
• Cang Yu — Realm lord appointed to lead early raids on nearby worlds for Destiny/Fortune; Zhou Ming equips him with a Power Talisman and later rewards his followers with Origin clusters. 893 914

Story Role / Major Arcs

Human Creation and Dao Proving

Zhou Ming recognizes that Nuwa's arrival at Pangu Hall coincides with his opportunity to prove Dao. He lends the Creation Cauldron and Nine Heavens Breath Soil under strict terms, demands that Nuwa create a 129,601st human, and reveals knowledge about uniting the Three Corpses. 90 91 93

At the East Sea, he publicly announces his Dao Proving and endures the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder to draw the Heavenly Dao's attention away from Nuwa's secret creation of the extra human. Houtu merges Zhou Ming's prepared Primordial Spirit into the final human, creating the Anomaly. Zhou Ming then breaks through to Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal as Nuwa becomes a Saint. 97 98 99

Human Race Independence

Zhou Ming refuses to place humanity directly under Witch Clan control. Instead, he places his Primordial Spirit within the 129,601st human as a subtle guide, sends Hou Yi to protect the race without governing it, and later gives the Kongtong Seal and Human Dao authority to the Human Race's representative, Wu. 94 95 102 307

He also oversees the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era, takes Fuxi as the Teacher of the Heavenly Emperor, and helps determine the distribution of teachers and opportunities surrounding the Human Race's prosperity. 270 275

Opposition to Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao

Zhou Ming becomes a central obstacle to Hongjun's authority. He deliberately allows himself to be caught in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, confronts the Six Saints, and demonstrates that the Witch Clan can still form its grand formation without him. 181 182

As Hongjun's conflict with the Heavenly Dao intensifies, Zhou Ming organizes Hunyuan-level allies, gathers resources and Destiny, and prepares the Witch Clan for war. He eventually leads the Twelve Ancestor Witches against the Heavenly Dao at Zixiao Palace. 651 669 706

He also interferes in the Investiture of the Gods by locating Jiang Ziya and arranging for Tongtian to accept him as a disciple. This action obstructs Hongjun's deductions and forces the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun to alter their plans around Shen Gongbao. 373 383 386

Pangu Realm and the Chaos Campaign

Zhou Ming establishes the Pangu Realm as an uncalculable sanctuary for the Witch Clan and a place to nurture allies such as Wang Shu. He later compresses the realm into a glazed pearl and absorbs it into himself before beginning his own Dao tribulation. 374 750

After reaching Hunyuan Grand Ultimate, he returns toward the Primordial Wilderness to confront Hongjun, Luohu, Yang Mei, and the hidden forces linked to the Earth Dao and Human Dao. Before confronting them, he prioritizes rescuing trapped allies and relocating living beings to safety. 730 733 734

To prepare for his Dao tribulation, Zhou Ming promises weakened allies that, if he successfully proves the supreme Dao and opens a perfect world, he will nurture their damaged origins anew and even reverse space-time to recover those who have perished. 745 746

Dao Tribulation and World Creation

Zhou Ming begins his Dao tribulation by splitting Chaos with the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, separating heaven and earth and personally supporting the newborn sky. The systems and Yang Mei attempt to exploit the burden this creation places upon him, but Zhou Ming fights them directly while continuing to stabilize the world. 762 765

He merges the Pangu Realm into the new heaven and earth, gives the Jade Disc of Creation to Houtu, leaves twelve drops of Essence Blood for the Ancestor Witches, and transforms his Dao Body into the world's mountains, rivers, and life. His Primordial Spirit then seals itself within Pangu Hall as he transcends, leaving behind a speck of True Spirit light. 773

Later Realms

After traveling through the Chaos Sea and returning to the Eternal Dao Realm, Zhou Ming perfects his Dao of Strength and prepares to assist Houtu with her own Dao Proving. 794 He subsequently learns of the Fusion Dao Period and Unity Realm, reaches a cultivation bottleneck, and leaves the Eternal Dao Realm with Cang Xuan and Hongchu to seek opportunities in the Chaos Sea. 783 784

Yuan Chu later discloses that Zhou Ming originated from Earth, a surviving fragment of the original Primordial World, and was deliberately introduced into the Chaos Sea as an external variable. 864

Luofu Realm and Destiny Expansion

After rescuing Qing Yang and Purple Moon, Zhou Ming agrees to protect them in exchange for a secluded cultivation site in the Luofu Realm. He eliminates Cang Yun, forces the remaining Sages to submit, and takes control of the realm while leaving its ordinary administration to the siblings. 870 872 875

When Liu Yuan attacks, Zhou Ming reveals Hunyuan Wuji strength, forces Liu Yuan into service, and destroys Ming Xue, Ling Xu, and the other hostile Sages. He gives their Sage bodies to Qing Yang and Purple Moon as cultivation resources. 883

Zhou Ming then builds an expanding force dedicated to gathering Destiny/Fortune from nearby worlds and the Flowing Light Domain. He provides Power Talismans, cross-realm teleportation tokens, Origin clusters, and cultivation resources to accelerate his followers' growth while using the accumulated Fortune to wear down the shackles of the Da Luo True Realm. 893 901 914 916 927

Notable Quotes

“I am Wu Ming. Wu Ming is also me. The two of us are fundamentally one body.” 41

“However... I can achieve Hunyuan at any time.” 87

“I am Zhou Ming of the Witch Clan! Today, on the shores of the East Sea, I shall Prove Dao to Hunyuan, and I announce it to the Primordial World!” 97

“Haste makes waste. To Attain Hunyuan, what you cultivate is the heart, the Dao—not merely piling up Magic Power.” 587

“I am Zhou Ming. Today, I create the heavens.” 760