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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Primordial World (洪荒) 4 |
| Alias(es) | Primordial Era 2 25 |
| Occupation/Role | World in which the Three Clans, Witch–Demon, Human Clan, Investiture of the Gods, and Journey to the West conflicts unfold 5 32 68 90 95 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 2 2 |
Geography and Cosmology
- Chaos boundary — Travelers pass through a barrier between the Primordial World and the surrounding Chaos; Purple Heaven Palace is reached by traveling through Chaos 10 25.
- Buzhou Mountain — The Witch Clan's ancestral land and the Primordial World's heaven-supporting pillar. Its earth veins are a nexus for the world 18 54 57.
- Three Clans' strongholds — The Dragon Clan keeps a treasure vault in the East Sea, the Phoenix Clan's territory lies at Buzhou Mountain, and the Kirin Clan's treasury is at Kirin Cliff 2.
- Netherworld — Formed when Houtu transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, giving the souls of the dead a place to return to 39.
- Nine Provinces — Human Clan territory whose waterways are stabilized by Yu's Nine Cauldrons and their World-Suppressing Great Array 68.
History
The Three Clans' calamity
Hongjun declares that the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin clans are destined for tribulation. Their war culminates in a decisive battle, while the Primordial Phoenix's sacrifice marks the approaching end of the calamity 2 5 10.
Witch–Demon war and the loss of Buzhou Mountain
The Witch and Demon Clans wage war using the Great Heavenly God-Demon Array and the Great Formation of the Stars. During the conflict, Houtu establishes reincarnation and the Netherworld to receive the dead 25 39. In the final battle, Gonggong and Zhu Rong strike Buzhou Mountain. Its collapse damages the earth veins, opens a breach through which Chaos Qi pours, and leaves the world afflicted by eruptions and floods 54 57.
Saints and the Human Clan
Nuwa creates the Human Clan, and six Saints emerge in a short span, establishing the Human, Explanation, and Interception Religions and Buddhism 41 42. During the Five Emperors era, Zhuanxu's Severing Heaven and Earth cuts off much divine interference in Human Clan affairs. Yu later forges the Nine Cauldrons to suppress the Nine Provinces' water veins; the Human Clan subsequently rises to prominence 68 70.
Heavenly Court and later calamities
Hongjun reestablishes the Heavenly Court under Haotian and Yaochi. After the Investiture of the Gods, it maintains a superficial order while the Western Teachings expand and the Human Clan enters the Western Zhou era 72 90. A later Journey to the West Calamity takes shape amid the Heavenly Court's and Buddhism's competing plans 95.