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Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Primordial Era |
| Alias(es) | Primordial Wilderness; Primordial World |
| Original Name | 太初时代 |
| Status | Extant 725 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Geography and Cosmology
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Kunlun Mountains | An ancestral vein of the Primordial Era, filled with surging Chaos energy and Innate Spiritual Energy dense enough to form mist. It contains blessed lands such as Shangqing Peak. 1 |
| East Sea Coast | A major center of Human Race development, Godhood, and Martial Dao. Qingyuan's Martial Dao preaching there drew humans, Asuras, demons, witches, primordial spirits, exotic species, and Innate Demon Gods. 123 133 |
| Great Thousand Worlds | The Primordial Era is vast and seemingly without limit; powerful beings may establish Great Thousand Worlds as clan lands or bases. 461 |
| Chaos | The space beyond the Primordial Era. Chaos-born threats, Great Dao tribulations, and conflicts between Hunyuan-level beings can endanger the Era from outside its boundaries. 260 612 614 |
| River of Time | A temporal structure that can be observed by cultivators at the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, allowing them to examine past and future events within the Era. 264 |
Cultivation and World Order
| System | Role in the Primordial Era |
|---|---|
| Immortal Dao | The established path of cultivation, with realms including Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, Quasi-Saint, and Heavenly Dao Saint. 31 260 |
| Martial Dao | A body-centered path that refines Blood Qi, develops a Martial Dao True Realm, and can lead toward Martial Dao Hunyuan. It became a mainstream cultivation method after its potential was demonstrated. 133 200 |
| Godhood Dharma | A faith-based path in which temple gods grow through the devotion of human tribes and protect their believers through miracles. 123 |
| Human Dao | A growing Dao tied to humanity. Its prosperity causes Laws to manifest more clearly and benefits the cultivation and vitality of living beings across the Era. 330 468 |
| Heavenly Regulations | The Heavenly Court maintains rules governing celestial cycles, seasons, and order. Haotian later imposed Ascension Tribulations and karma-based heavenly punishments. 445 572 574 |
History
Witch–Demon Era
The Primordial Era was once dominated by the Witch Clan and Demon Race. Their conflict drew in Great Witches, Demon Gods, Ancestor Witches, Demon Saints, and numerous allied races; their forces treated Golden Immortals as expendable and possessed overwhelming numbers of higher-level cultivators. 31 215
The final Witch–Demon war devastated the world. The Nine Heavens collapsed, Buzhou Mountain fell, and the Era required intervention from Heavenly Dao Saints, the Three Pure Ones, Saint Nuwa, and other powerful figures to stabilize the world and mend the sky. 242
Establishment of Recorded Time
The Primordial Era originally did not record years. Haotian changed this by defining a new heavenly order in which one day in Heaven equaled one year on Earth. This regulation became the Era's recognized time system. 229 274 283
Rise of Humanity and the Human Dao
Following the Witch–Demon conflict, the Human Race expanded rapidly through its population, adaptability, tool use, and cultivation potential. Backed by the Intercepting Sect, humanity became recognized as the protagonist of Heaven and Earth despite having comparatively few high-level experts. 283
The Human Dao manifested ahead of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors' full rise. Its emergence strengthened living beings' origins, clarified their thoughts, and made cultivation smoother throughout the Primordial Era. 330
A later surge in Human Dao Origin restored damaged earth veins and gaps in the firmament left by previous tribulations. Innate Spiritual Energy began gathering even in ordinary mountains and rivers, increasing the Era's overall vitality. 528
Era of Saintly Lineages
The destruction of the Witch and Demon powers marked a transition toward an age led by Saintly lineages and major sects. The Intercepting Sect became the dominant force in the Primordial Era, with its influence extending through Immortal Markets, trade, teleportation arrays, Godhood, Martial Dao, and new forms of communication. 242 475
The spread of Godhood and Martial Dao Hunyuan methods produced more Grand Unity Golden Immortals, divine kingdoms, and Martial Dao holy lands. 475
Hunyuan Upheavals
Qingyuan's breakthrough to Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal caused Great Dao Laws to manifest across the Era and produced a tribulation cloud feared to be capable of destroying it. 260
Later conflicts between Qingyuan, the Heavenly Dao Saints, and outside forces caused blood rain to fall throughout the Primordial Era—an omen understood as the fall of Heavenly Dao Saints. 613 615
The established balance of the Era further destabilized when native powers began attaining Hunyuan Saint status in succession, including the Queen Mother of the West, Jiu Feng, Chi You, and four Yao Race Saints in a single day. 717 719
Major Powers and Peoples
- Heavenly Dao Saints — Traditionally the highest authorities within the Primordial Era, responsible for preserving order and intervening when Saint-level conflicts threaten the world. 242 582
- Heavenly Court — Governs heavenly regulations and celestial operations under Heavenly Emperor Haotian. Its authority remains contested by sects, Saints, and independent great powers. 274 445 574
- Intercepting Sect — The foremost sect and a dominant commercial, cultural, and cultivation force during the later Saintly Lineages era. 475
- Human Race — The protagonist race of Heaven and Earth and the foundation of the Human Dao's growth. 283 330
- Witch Clan — One of the former overlords of the Era. Though devastated by the Witch–Demon war, it later re-emerges under Chi You. 215 481
- Demon Race / Yao Race — The Witch Clan's historic rival and another former hegemonic power; later members of the race produce several Hunyuan Saints. 215 719
- Asura Race — A violent race created from the Sea of Blood and Lost Souls. Its emergence created a powerful new force, though its members depend on the Sea of Blood for survival. 117
- Dragon Clan — An ancient race allied with humanity in later eras and associated with the True Dragon Realm. 445 723
Notable Phenomena
- Blood rain — A world-spanning omen of a Heavenly Dao Saint's death, accompanied by grief felt by living beings across the Primordial Era. 613
- Great Dao manifestations — Major breakthroughs can cause Laws, Dao rhythms, tribulation clouds, and immense dharma images to appear throughout the world. 260 427 682
- Human Dao vitality — The growth of the Human Dao can repair damaged terrain, enrich spiritual energy, and allow all things to flourish. 468 528
- Heavenly Punishment — Tribulations imposed through Heavenly Court authority; powerful figures who endure them may receive vitality, karmic relief, and other rewards from the Era's will. 725