Fifth Continent

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Fifth Continent (第五大陆)
Alias(es)	Abandoned Land — a name used by many in the Tree Starry Sky 2340 2372
Nature	An ancient continent-scale human cultivation civilization within Primeval Space 623 2518
Status	Active; its Star Source Universe was restored after the crisis caused by Zhuo's Plan 2470
First Appearance	Chapter 617 617

Structure and Extent

The Fifth Continent is not a conventional solid landmass. Ancient continents consisted of connected stretches of soil and vacuum, with countless planets and regions able to exist within their vast expanse. 623 624

Region / Feature	Connection to the Fifth Continent
Inner and Outer Universes	The Star River divides the Fifth Continent into the Inner and Outer Universes. 954
New Universe	The most intact surviving portion of the former Fifth Continent; its starry sky is connected by soil. 1080
Giant Beast Starfield	Descended from the shattered Fourth Continent, which became part of the Fifth Continent's broader composition. 2066 2696
Technology Starfield	Part of the Fifth Continent's wider territory and one of the regions bearing traces of the earlier shattered continents. 2066 2696
Tree Starry Sky	Originally belonged to the Fifth Continent before separating into an independent entity. 1825 2696
Falling Star Sea	A major boundary region; the route between the Fifth and Sixth Continents runs through its upstream waterfall and connected passages. 2063 2408
New Universe soil	Regarded as profoundly significant to the Fifth Continent; legend calls cultivation upon it the only route to becoming an Ancestor. 1968

History

The Six Continents

Ancient legend holds that human civilization once possessed six continent-scale realms: the First through Sixth Continents. Each was infinitely vast, contained countless planets and regions, and possessed its own Dao Origin Sect—the origin and destination of its cultivators. 623

The First through Fourth Continents collapsed and disintegrated for unknown reasons. The Fifth and Sixth Continents survived until the final era of the Dao Origin Sect. 623 2851

Dao Origin Sect Era

The Fifth Continent's Dao Origin Sect was once its supreme cultivation institution. At its height, it produced the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, including figures such as Ancestor Chen. 1477 1836

Its ruins remained accessible through Dao Pu tokens after its destruction. The duration of entry depended on a user's spirit, energy, and mind; ordinary users could generally remain for around fifteen days. 623

Ancient War and Collapse

One account states that the Fifth Continent invaded the Sixth Continent, suffered a crushing defeat, and subsequently saw its Dao Origin Sect collapse and its landmass shatter into the starry sky. 623

Later testimony disputes the simple invasion narrative. The Sea King stated that a traitor from the Fifth Continent deliberately provoked the war, while the Sixth Continent was manipulated into becoming a weapon of the “monsters” behind the conflict. 1635

Regardless of the war's true instigator, its aftermath devastated the Fifth Continent:

• Its Dao Origin Sect was abandoned and destroyed. 623
• Its fragments merged with the remnants of the First through Fourth Continents. 623 2696
• The Sixth Continent took or replaced its “sky,” preventing the Fifth Continent from producing new Ancestor Realm experts for an immense period. 1635 2064
• Ancestor Hui later laid a long-term scheme that contributed to the Sixth Continent's collapse. 1145 1737

Sixth Continent Invasion

The Sixth Continent later invaded the Fifth Continent's Inner Universe. Its purpose was not only plunder: after the Sea King restored the Fifth Continent's heavens, the invaders sought to eliminate the possibility of the Fifth Continent once again producing Ancestor Realm experts. 954

The invaders held a major average advantage in cultivation. At equal levels, Fifth Continent cultivators were generally suppressed by Sixth Continent cultivators, who possessed Imprints and Bloodlines. 830

During the invasion, the Sixth Continent:

• Occupied and exploited much of the Inner Universe. 867
• Transported minerals, Star Energy Marrow, libraries, cultivation methods, Battle Skills, and captives back to its own territory. 954
• Faced a celestial phenomenon that forced combatants in the Inner Universe to suppress their combat power below 200,000. 839
• Underestimated the Fifth Continent's hidden foundations, including its surviving inheritances and Half Ancestor-level experts. 986 1157

When the Sixth Continent later suffered a catastrophic Monster invasion, its leading families and descendants were transferred through the gap into the Fifth Continent's Upper Realm. 1237

Eternal Clan Crisis

The Fifth Continent became a major battlefield against the Eternal Clan. After Lu Yin's disappearance, it was reorganized into Heavenly Gates led by Half Ancestors, using Original Treasure Formations for mutual support and rapid deployment. 2071

Zhuo's Plan caused the Star Energy and Star Source of cultivators tied to the Fifth Continent to flow backward, severely injuring the continent's cultivation civilization. 2418 2420

Lu Yin ultimately restored the Fifth Continent's Star Source Universe, ending the immediate crisis and earning widespread recognition as its Dao Master. 2470

Institutions and Defense

Institution / System	Role
Dao Origin Sect	The ancient core of the Fifth Continent's cultivation civilization; its ruins preserve lost opportunities and inheritances. 623 822
Nine Mountains and Eight Seas	The pinnacle powers of the Dao Origin Sect's peak era. 1477
Heavenly Gates	Half Ancestor-led defensive divisions created to protect humanity from the Eternal Clan. 2071
Heavenly Sect	The organization that later unified the Fifth Continent through military strength, administration, and economic coordination. 2383
Fifth Tower	A nine-layer inheritance tower created to distribute Battle Skills, cultivation methods, resources, and Secret Techniques to the wider population. 1955 1956
Fourth Formation Base	A Tree Starry Sky defensive base taken over by Fifth Continent forces and defended using their micro-formation weapons. 2343 2420

Cultivation Heritage

Dao Origin Sect Inheritances

The Fifth Continent's Dao Origin Sect was described by Sixth Continent cultivators as the origin of cultivation methods, Battle Skills, and Bloodline inheritances. 822

Its destruction did not erase all of its legacy:

• Dao Pu tokens allow qualified cultivators to enter the sect's ruins. 623
• Ancient inheritances from Ancestor Chen, Ancestor Hui, the Rune Ancestor, and the shattered continents remain part of the Fifth Continent's hidden foundation. 1445 986
• The continent's younger generation produced numerous elite cultivators despite the Sixth Continent's higher average strength. 641 977

Widely Used Cultivation Systems

In the era of the Heavenly Gates, the Fifth Continent broadly developed and disseminated several paths to resist the Eternal Clan:

• Battle Qi
• Domain
• Essence
• Qi
• Spirit
• Death Qi
• Micro Array Technology
• Meteorite Energy 2071

Will of the Fifth Continent

The Fifth Continent possesses a mysterious will linked to its space-time. This will cannot be observed by the Celestial Eye and is described as an invisible connection akin to prayer or blessing rather than a usable sequence rule. 2843

Lu Yin's Sky Turning Palm once resonated with this will strongly enough to make the entire Fifth Continent seem to tremble. 2843

Notable Locations

• Dao Origin Sect Ruins — The abandoned remains of the Fifth Continent's former supreme sect, including the Child Stage. 617 623
• New Universe — The most intact surviving section of the former continent, connected by ancient soil. 1080
• Sea Abyss — The central Cosmic Sea site where the Fifth Tower was constructed. 1967
• Upper Realm — Formerly the Floating Realm; became the settlement area for transferred Sixth Continent descendants. 1237 1244
• Falling Star Sea — A strategic sea and transit zone tied to the Sixth Continent, the Horizontal Black Hole, and the Eternal Clan's incursions. 2063 2408
• Realm Mountain — A crucial defensive location overlooking the Falling Star Sea. 2408

Relations

• Sixth Continent — Ancient enemy and former invader. Their mutual hatred stems from the Dao Origin Sect-era war, the replacement of the Fifth Continent's sky, and Ancestor Hui's later scheme against the Sixth Continent. 1635 1737
• Tree Starry Sky — A former component of the Fifth Continent that became independent. Its inhabitants commonly view the Fifth Continent as the “Abandoned Land,” though exchange and military cooperation later developed. 1825 2375
• Eternal Clan — Existential enemy responsible for repeated incursions, Zhuo's Plan, and efforts to cripple the Fifth Continent's cultivation civilization. 2014 2418
• Giant Beast Starfield — A constituent descendant of the Fourth Continent that became involved in the Fifth Continent's regional balance of power and later military coalitions. 2066 2327
• Technology Starfield — A constituent region whose technological development became integral to the Fifth Continent's later warfare. 2066 2343

Trivia

• A “continent” can contain countless planets because much of its structure consists of vacuum connected by threads of land rather than uninterrupted solid ground. 624
• The Fifth Continent's Star River divides its Inner and Outer Universes, while its branches further divide the Inner Universe into flow realms. 954
• The Fifth Continent is associated with at least several Mountain Seas, remnants of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas era. 2348
• Humanity eventually rose to become one-fifth of the Universe, standing alongside the powers of Time, Karma, Destiny, and Life. 5363