Primordial World
Reborn as Duke Dong: Honghuang's Strongest HunyuanContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Cosmology
- 2.1Four Great Continents
- 3Cultivation Framework
- 4Governing Orders
- 4.1Heavenly Dao
- 4.2Earthly Dao
- 4.3Great Dao
- 5History
- 5.1Creation and the Early Era
- 5.2Dao-Demon Conflict
- 5.3Rise of Saints and New Races
- 5.4Witch-Demon Calamity and Reconstruction
- 5.5Era of the Human Race
- 5.6Foreign Incursion
- 6Associated Outer Realms
- 7Major Inhabitants and Powers
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Primordial World (洪荒世界) |
| Alias(es) | Great Wilderness; Great Desolation; Primordial Great World 6 11 112 |
| Status | Extant; rebuilt and divided into four great continents after the collapse of Buzhou Mountain 149 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 1 |
Cosmology
The Primordial World is a Great Thousand World created when Pangu split heaven and earth. Pangu's transformation into all things was intended to complete and strengthen the initially low-ranked world, preparing it for the threat of wars between great worlds. 112 186
Its cultivation, spiritual resources, and political order are shaped by the Heavenly Dao. Saints entrust their Primordial Spirits to the Heavenly Dao, gaining immortality while acting on heaven's behalf. 59
| Structure | Description |
|---|---|
| Chaos | The dangerous outer expanse beyond the world's barrier. Cultivators below Grand Unity cannot survive within it, while higher beings require suitable means to traverse it. 51 |
| Thirty-Three Heavens | The region above the starry sky and nearest point of the Primordial World to Chaos. 51 |
| Primordial Continent | The original central landmass, once dominated by the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin tribes; later shattered and divided into four continents. 6 149 |
| Buzhou Mountain | Pangu's spine, the Heavenly Pillar, and the former center of the world. Its collapse caused the destruction of heaven and earth. 23 147 |
| Four Seas | The seas surrounding and separating the continents; the East Sea is described as the foremost and especially vast. 1 149 |
| Sea of Blood / Underworld | A major realm of death and reincarnation, later governed through the Earthly Dao. 126 130 |
| Land of Guixu | A far-northern forbidden land where sewage, bad luck, and malevolent thoughts gather; it contains the Sea of Nothingness and cannot be penetrated even by a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin's divine sense. 176 |
Four Great Continents
| Continent | Notes |
|---|---|
| East Victory Divine Continent | Formed from the divided Primordial Continent and guarded by a Four Symbol Spirit. 149 |
| South Continent of Jambudvipa | One of the four continents established after the world-mending. 149 |
| West Ox Continent | One of the four continents established after the world-mending. 149 |
| North Kuru Continent | One of the four continents established after the world-mending. 149 |
Cultivation Framework
| Realm | Position |
|---|---|
| Earth Immortal | 1st Realm |
| Heavenly Immortal | 2nd Realm |
| True Immortal | 3rd Realm |
| Mysterious Immortal | 4th Realm |
| Grand Unity Mysterious Immortal | 5th Realm |
| Golden Immortal | 6th Realm |
| Primordial Unity Golden Immortal | 7th Realm |
| Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal | 8th Realm |
| Golden Immortal of the Origin | 9th Realm; Quasi-Saint |
| Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin | 10th Realm; Saint |
| Primordial Taiji Golden Immortal | 11th Realm; Heavenly Dao |
| Primordial Undying Limitless Golden Immortal | 12th Realm; Great Dao |
The Twelve Realms of Immortality define the world's known cultivation hierarchy. 1
Governing Orders
Heavenly Dao
The Heavenly Dao governs the world's mandate, recognizes or suppresses emerging realms, and determines much of its broader destiny. Its Eye appeared when the Three Immortal Islands began to develop independent Heavenly Dao rules, regarding the new realm as a threat until its nascent Dao was absorbed. 108 109
Hongjun merged with the Dao to perfect the Heavenly Dao after the Dao-Demon conflict, becoming heavily constrained by it despite attaining sainthood. 207
Earthly Dao
The Earthly Dao was established when Houtu transformed herself into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. It governs death, rebirth, and the Underworld, standing only slightly below the Heavenly Dao in status. 126 130
Its principal figures include Saint Pingxin, Lord of the Earthly Dao, and Great Emperor Fengdu, who oversees the Underworld. 127 130
Great Dao
The Great Dao stands above the Heavenly Dao. Its first recorded manifestation in the Primordial World occurred during Houtu's establishment of reincarnation, when the three thousand Great Daos formed immense eyes and even the Heavenly Dao's manifestation stood aside. 127
History
Creation and the Early Era
Pangu created the Primordial World by splitting heaven and earth. His body and legacy became integral parts of the new world, including Buzhou Mountain, which formed from his spine. 23 112
Innate Divine Beings emerged throughout the world as it developed. The Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin tribes eventually began expanding for control of the world's destiny, initiating the Dragon-Han Tribulation. 6 11
Dao-Demon Conflict
The Mo Race exploited the conflict among the three primordial tribes, escalating the catastrophe into a war between Dao and Demon. 29 30
Luohu's final self-destruction devastated Mount Sumeru, ancestor of the western spiritual veins. The resulting destruction caused earth veins to explode across the western continent and dissipated vast quantities of Innate Spiritual Qi. 37
Rise of Saints and New Races
Hongjun became the first Saint, an event that further perfected the Primordial World and caused its destiny to flourish. The path of cultivation became smoother for ordinary beings over time. 49 59
The Witch Clan arose near Buzhou Mountain from Pangu's essence blood. The Twelve Ancestral Witches possessed extraordinarily powerful bodies and law-controlling abilities but lacked Primordial Spirits. 39 40
Nuwa later created the Human Race from Three Lights Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, establishing a race that would eventually become the world's eternal protagonist. 98 163
Witch-Demon Calamity and Reconstruction
The Witch and Demon Races fought a world-shaking war that culminated in the collapse of Buzhou Mountain. With the Heavenly Pillar destroyed, the land cracked, the Four Seas churned, the heavens broke, and Weak Water flooded the world. 147
East King Duke and Nuwa helped mend the heavens, after which Hongjun divided the shattered Primordial Continent into the East Victory Divine Continent, South Continent of Jambudvipa, West Ox Continent, and North Kuru Continent. The Four Seas became the boundaries between them. 149
The surviving Witch and Demon peoples withdrew from the central stage of the Primordial World, while the Human Race's destiny continued to rise. 149 152
Era of the Human Race
Hongjun declared that the Human Race would remain the eternal protagonist of the Great Desolation. Human co-rulers were established to consolidate and suppress the race's destiny. 163
The Human Race flourished through the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, developing cities, administration, agriculture, animal domestication, music, and the Eight Trigrams. 168
Foreign Incursion
The Land of Guixu became the entry point for foreign cultivators from other great worlds in Chaos. Guda and Jie arrived through formations beneath the Sea of Nothingness, altered their auras to resemble native Quasi-Saints, and departed to establish influence in the west and east. 176
Hongjun later confirmed that outsiders had descended into the Primordial World and predicted that a larger foreign calamity would arrive within one hundred thousand years. 186
Associated Outer Realms
| Realm | Connection to the Primordial World |
|---|---|
| Yin-Yang Realm | A small world created by East King Duke and linked to the Primordial World above the Three Immortal Islands. Its connection benefits the greater world and earned Heavenly Dao merit. 112 114 |
| Jun Tian Realm | An outer realm created by Jun Tian Daoist and connected beneath the Primordial World, with the Chaos Bell suppressing its destiny. 204 |
| Underworld | The administrative realm of reincarnation, operating under the Earthly Dao and Great Emperor Fengdu. 127 129 |
Major Inhabitants and Powers
- Innate Divine Beings — Early-born cultivators naturally formed from heaven and earth, possessing exceptional cultivation advantages. 1
- Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Tribes — The three primordial races whose struggle for supremacy triggered the Dragon-Han Tribulation. 6 11
- Mo Race — A demonic force that manipulated the three tribes and precipitated the Dao-Demon conflict. 12 29
- Witch Clan — Descendants of Pangu's essence blood; they cultivate their bodies and laws rather than Primordial Spirits. 39 40
- Yao Race — A major race founded by Di Jun and Tai Yi to contend for Primordial World destiny. 58 62
- Human Race — Nuwa's creation and the eternal protagonist of the world. 98 163
- Heavenly Court — The orthodox heavenly administration led by Haotian and Yaochi after its re-establishment. 153
- Saint Sects — The Human, Chan, Jie, and Buddhist sects compete for merit, disciples, and Primordial World destiny. 220