Great Thousand World
The Great Ruler: My Buddha is Merciful, Demons Please Stay Your HandContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Nature and World Will
- 2.1Heavenly Ranking
- 2.2Influence on Invaders
- 2.3Primal Dharma Bodies
- 3Geography
- 4Society and Powers
- 4.1Great Thousand Palace
- 4.2Major Factions and Peoples
- 4.3Cultivation Environment
- 5History
- 5.1Ancient Era and the First Invasion
- 5.2Second Great Holy War
- 5.3Ye Huan Kong's Ascension and Reforms
- 5.4Final War and Liberation
- 6Remaining Threats
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Great Thousand World (大千世界) |
| Type | A world whose hierarchy surpasses that of the Lower Planes 154 |
| Status | Active; freed from the Heavenly Evil God's ten-thousand-year calamity, though remnants of the Outer Domain Evil Tribe escaped through lower realms 500 501 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 43 |
Nature and World Will
The Great Thousand World's World Will is its core governing force, comparable in function to a Lower Plane's Plane Embryo but vastly more profound and powerful. Recognition by this will is the path to transcending the Late Saint Grade realm. 154 195
Heavenly Ranking
The Heavenly Ranking is the concrete manifestation of the World Will. A cultivator who inscribes their true name upon it receives the world's recognition, gains command of World Power, and transcends the Saint Grade. 477
| Recorded Name | Significance |
|---|---|
| Xiao | The Flame Emperor's inscription demonstrated that a contemporary expert could reach the level once held by the Immortal Great Emperor. 478 |
| Lin | The Martial Ancestor became the second contemporary powerhouse to transcend Saint Grade through the Heavenly Ranking. 492 |
| Ye Huan Kong | Ye Kong ascended the ranking during the final battle and later used the faith and battle will of all living beings to enter the All Beings Realm. 497 499 |
Influence on Invaders
- The World Will suppresses the strength of the Outer Domain Evil Tribe as foreign invaders. At his peak, the Heavenly Evil God possessed nine Evil Eyes, but the world's suppression once limited him to opening only four. 165 499
- To weaken that suppression, the Heavenly Evil God accepted the Immortal Great Emperor's life-sealing plan and spent 49,000 years assimilating with the Great Thousand World's aura. 165
- The World Will responds to major cultivation breakthroughs through Spiritual and Heavenly Sovereign Tribulations. 166 269
- Ye Kong's Merit Bowl and its Merit Pure Light are suspected by him to be an external carrier or manifestation of the World Will; this remains his private conjecture. 165
Primal Dharma Bodies
The Ten Primal Dharma Bodies embody the Great Thousand World's most extreme capabilities in different directions and are described as external manifestations of its World Will. During the ancient invasion, they chose masters who fought the Outer Domain Evil Tribe. 424
Geography
| Region | Description |
|---|---|
| Demon Domain | The Outer Domain Evil Tribe's territory. It has four points of contact with the Great Thousand World: the Sword Domain in the east, Martial Realm in the south, Sacred Abyss in the west, and Northern Fire Domain in the north. 439 |
| Sacred Abyss Continent | A major western front against the Evil Tribe and the route used by the Great Thousand Palace to enter the Demon Domain. 142 439 |
| Northern Desolation Hills | Location of the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array, the seal containing the Heavenly Evil God, and the decisive final battlefield. 449 489 |
| Mountain Sea Continent | A renowned continent governed by the Phoenix Tribe, overlord of the Flying Bird Tribe. 103 |
| Dragon Tribe territory | Located in the boundless ocean rather than on the mainland; its sea territory exceeds any supercontinent in area. 338 |
| Southern Border Continent | A supercontinent targeted by Evil Tribe infiltration and demonic mist. 213 430 |
| Tianluo Continent | A supercontinent and the site of major local power struggles involving Ye Kong and later Mu Chen. 281 282 |
Society and Powers
Great Thousand Palace
The Great Thousand Palace is nominally the world's foremost power. It fights the Outer Domain Evil Tribe, cultivates young talents, and—during wartime—holds the authority to mobilize the Great Thousand World's forces. 118 360
- The Palace's founder and first Palace Lord was the Immortal Great Emperor, one of the Ancient Nine Emperors. 360
- No second Palace Lord existed for tens of thousands of years after the Immortal Great Emperor's fall. 360
- Ye Huan Kong was later elected as the second Palace Lord and led both an internal purge of malignant powers and the campaign against the Evil Tribe. 426 453
Major Factions and Peoples
| Group | Role in the Great Thousand World |
|---|---|
| Human cultivators and Super Powers | Numerous sects, ancient clans, domains, and independent powers compete for resources and influence. 118 219 |
| Dragon Tribe | The wealthiest Beast Tribe faction, with influence regarded as the greatest among Beast Tribes and five Saint Grade experts before the rise of the Endless Fire Domain and Martial Realm. 338 |
| Phoenix Tribe | Ruling power of Mountain Sea Continent and overlord of the Flying Bird Tribe. 103 |
| Kunpeng Tribe and Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe | Major Beast Tribe forces that supplied elite combatants in the Sacred Abyss war. 142 158 |
| Endless Fire Domain | One of the Great Thousand World's principal powers, led by the Flame Emperor. 440 |
| Martial Realm | A major southern defensive power led by the Martial Ancestor. 440 |
| Sword Domain | An elite superpower that guards the eastern contact point with the Demon Domain. 257 439 |
| Gravedigger Clan | Long-isolated guardians of the Northern Desolation Hills and the Heavenly Evil God's seal. 448 449 |
Cultivation Environment
- Competition for cultivation resources is brutal; many young cultivators lose their opportunity to rise because of inadequate early resources, and fewer than one in ten youths who fight through bloody competition are said to survive. 118
- Heavenly Sovereigns can create independent small spaces with time flows different from the outside world, though such spaces may be fragile. 134
- The Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Abilities are among the greatest inherited techniques in the world, generally created by extraordinary Late Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns. 143 272
History
Ancient Era and the First Invasion
When the Outer Domain Evil Tribe invaded, the Ten Primal Dharma Bodies selected masters to resist them. The Immortal Great Emperor ultimately sealed the Heavenly Evil God at the cost of his life, while the Great Thousand Demon Transformation Array was established in the Northern Desolation Hills. 424 449
The seal lasted roughly 49,000 years while the Heavenly Evil God assimilated with the world's aura in an attempt to reduce the World Will's suppression. 165
Second Great Holy War
The Great Thousand World's leading experts assembled on the Sacred Abyss Continent against the Evil Tribe, including Qin Tian, the True Dragon Emperor, Ancestor Kunpeng, Kong Xuan, the Great Ape King of Heaven, the Green-robed Sword Saint, the Martial Ancestor, and Ye Huan Kong. 158
The coalition inflicted severe losses on the Evil Tribe's Heavenly Demon Emperors, forcing them into a strategic retreat after the Southern Border campaign. 150 151 360
Ye Huan Kong's Ascension and Reforms
After becoming Great Thousand Palace Lord, Ye Kong ordered two simultaneous campaigns: a purge of evil cultivators and malignant forces within the world, and direct military action against the Outer Domain Evil Tribe. 453
He sought to change the world's violent and unequal social order by forcing upper-tier powers to yield resources and by building a new leadership structure around forces such as the Great Thousand Palace and Gravedigger Clan. 448
Final War and Liberation
The Great Thousand Alliance gathered at the Northern Desolation Hills for a decisive battle against the Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, the remaining Evil Tribes, and the Heavenly Evil God. 488 489
After the Heavenly Evil God escaped the collapsing array, Ye Kong, the Flame Emperor, the Martial Ancestor, and their allies fought him while the World Will's suppression continued to limit his power. 495 499
Ye Kong entered the All Beings Realm by uniting his three bodies and borrowing the faith and battle will of the Great Thousand World's living beings. The Heavenly Evil God was destroyed, and the Great Thousand World's long-standing calamity was declared ended. 499 500