Primal Energy

Biodata

Power Progression

Properties and Uses

Primal Energy is the martial cultivation energy within a practitioner’s body. Its quality, purity, quantity, and control directly affect combat strength; Luo Heng’s energy is repeatedly noted for being unusually pure, thick, condensed, and stable for his realm 21.

• It is stored and refined within the body, including the Dantian; at the Heaven Yuan Realm, Luo Heng develops a Core phantom in his Dantian 25.
• A practitioner’s foundation at the Earthen Yuan Stage is influenced by the Yin-Sha Qi used in their breakthrough. Mysterious Nether Water gives Luo Heng ice-attributed Primal Energy whose quality exceeds that of nearly all cultivators at the same stage 6.
• Ninth-Grade Yang Essence Qi, Jie Kong Yan, further tempers Luo Heng’s Primal Energy by burning away impurities and grants it its shattering and purifying properties 25.
• Breakthroughs can cause large-scale phenomena, including Luo Heng’s multi-mile Primal Energy storm during his Core Formation breakthrough 51.
• It may be released directly as destructive force, shaped into weapons, or incorporated into martial arts 64 232.
• At the Samsara Stage, Luo Heng’s Life and Death energies merge into Samsara Primal Energy, a power possessing both destructive force and life-nurturing qualities 362.
• Primal Energy and Spiritual Power can develop in parallel; Master Yan observes a faint harmony between Luo Heng’s two powers after his simultaneous advancement in the Rune Master Tower 21.

Offensive Manifestation

At the Form Creation Stage, Primal Energy can take tangible forms rather than remaining an unseen internal force.

• Luo Heng condenses Primal Energy into a sword and creates several giant swords with a thought 64.
• Vast Hall’s Torrent Sky Cover transforms Primal Energy into a massive flood for wide-area suppression 232.
• Luo Heng’s Samsara Primal Energy and Spiritual Power allow him to effortlessly neutralize Kun Huang’s attacks during their spar 368.
• Samsara Primal Energy wounds and erodes a Yimo General’s demonic aura even when Luo Heng’s attack only grazes it 366.
• During his Reincarnation Stage breakthrough, Luo Heng uses a Yin-Yang diagram and the Great Devouring Art to receive, disperse, and absorb the descending Primal Energy waterfalls rather than being overwhelmed by them 400.

Refinement and Devouring

The Great Devouring Art allows Luo Heng to seize, absorb, and refine external energy into usable power.

• It forms a black vortex in Luo Heng’s Dantian that can refine both external energy and his own Primal Energy, strengthening and consolidating his foundation 1.
• It devours an incoming Primal Energy torrent before refining it within Luo Heng’s body 232.
• It can drain an opponent’s Primal Energy and life force, refining the absorbed energy into purer power for Luo Heng’s Dantian and Niwan Palace 246.
• Demonic energy, Nirvana Demon Flames, and other dangerous energies can be turned into nourishment rather than remaining hazards 135 332 349 350.
• The technique’s absorption is not limited to Primal Energy; it can also refine soul power and demonic energy 246 332.
• Luo Heng can incorporate devouring into an attack to simultaneously damage an opponent, strip away their Primal Energy and Spiritual Power, and strengthen himself 371.
• Even the energy contained in Reincarnation Stage Yimo Kings’ Demonic Crystals can be refined into Primal Energy, though Luo Heng can only absorb part of the total energy without wasting the remainder 414.

Relationship with Spiritual Power

Primal Energy is distinct from Spiritual Power, though Luo Heng cultivates and employs both.

• Primal Energy governs Luo Heng’s martial cultivation and physical offensive power, while Spiritual Power supports talisman mastery and spiritual techniques 64.
• Certain advanced martial arts have special requirements for both Primal Energy and Spiritual Power 180.
• Luo Heng’s dual cultivation is regarded as exceptionally difficult, but he advances through both paths with unusual ease 21.
• Primal Spirit Qi can merge Primal Energy and Spiritual Power to form a Primordial Spirit, but imbalance between the two powers during this process can cause madness or death 161.
• Kun Spirit’s Spiritual Power talent exceeds her Primal Energy cultivation, prompting Luo Heng to teach her the Heavenly Origin Soul Refining Art as a more suitable route for improvement 376.

Notable Users

• Luo Heng — Possesses exceptionally pure and abundant Primal Energy, cultivates it alongside Spiritual Power, and uses the Great Devouring Art to absorb and refine external energy. His Primal Energy eventually reaches the peak of the ordinary Reincarnation Stage 21 232 363 414.
• Ling Qingzhu — Intends to complete her Primal Energy conversion before returning to her sect 79.
• Mu Li — Uses Primal Energy in Vast Hall’s Torrent Sky Cover, creating a large-scale energy torrent 232.
• Kun Huang — Faces Luo Heng’s Samsara Primal Energy during their sparring match 368.