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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Xuanhuang (玄黄) |
| Alias(es) | Xuanhuang World |
| Nature | A world/realm that has traveled through the starry sky for over a million years 530 |
| Status | Traversing the Time-Space Turbulence; its protective banner is damaged and its survival is uncertain 544 |
Background / History
A Starry Sky Envoy once passed through Xuanhuang and left behind two objects: a Star Chart mapping the myriad worlds and an Eternal Token tied to a faction connected to Eternal Existences. Guided by the chart, Xuanhuang began its long voyage toward the Eternal Continent. 530
The Hengyuan Realm initially approached Xuanhuang as an ally and proposed traveling together. After learning of the Eternal Token, however, Hengyuan turned hostile, beginning a blood war that has endured for more than a million years. 530
Xuanhuang encountered other worlds during its journey, including one guarded by a peerless Dao Ancestor. It survived that encounter only because a peerless Ancestral Artifact protected it; that artifact was later destroyed during the war with Hengyuan. 530
Foundations and Relics
- Xuanhuang Banner — An ancient peerless Ancestral Artifact that can carry the entire world through the starry sky. Its original Dao traces are largely gone, so it must consume Xuanhuang's Origin to operate and cannot display its former full power. 539
- Star Chart — A map of the myriad heavens and worlds left by the Starry Sky Envoy. It is sought by outside powers because it points toward the Eternal Land. 530 544
- Eternal Token — A token left alongside the Star Chart that can grant entry to a faction connected to Eternal Existences. Hengyuan's pursuit of this opportunity triggered the prolonged blood war. 530
- Initial Land — A major cultivation region where Fate Children and other exceptional geniuses gather, compete, and receive resources. 529 539
- Moon Star and Great Sun — Celestial fixtures of Xuanhuang that were destroyed during the Nine Profound Realm's pursuit, leaving the world in perpetual golden brightness and disrupting its environment. 539
Decline and Starry Escape
| Period / Chapter | Event | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Over one million years ago | Xuanhuang began its interstellar journey after receiving the Star Chart and Eternal Token. 530 | Its path became tied to the Eternal Land and drew Hengyuan's hostility. |
| Long-term | Repeated wars against Hengyuan and other worlds depleted Xuanhuang's strongest cultivators and destroyed its former peerless protector. 530 | The realm's foundations weakened despite its continued survival. |
| Ch. 538–539 | The restored Xuanhuang Banner awakened during the conflict with the Nine Profound Realm and carried the world away. 538 539 | Xuanhuang escaped immediate destruction, but only by consuming enormous quantities of World Origin. |
| Ch. 539–540 | A Peak Dao Ancestor's attacks destroyed the Moon Star and Great Sun while the Banner continued its flight. 539 | Dao medicines matured more slowly, breakthroughs became harder, and Xuanhuang's decay accelerated. 540 |
| Ch. 540 | The Turtle Shell estimated that Xuanhuang could endure for only around fifty more years under its present strain. 540 | The declining environment began preventing even Fate Children from completing Mythic Transformation. 540 |
| Ch. 543 | Pursued by Dao Ancestor Lingguang and threatened by an even stronger approaching existence, Xuanhuang entered the Time-Space Turbulence. 543 | The world chose an unknown and potentially fatal route rather than remain exposed to its pursuers. |
| Ch. 544 | The Xuanhuang Banner cracked under the turbulence's pressure and was damaged by anomalous rain. A colossal Eternal-level existence and an incoming saber light then appeared. 544 | Xuanhuang's continued existence became immediately uncertain. |
Xuanhuang Will
Xuanhuang possesses a Heavenly Dao Will capable of resisting threats to the world's existence. Jiang Ping's Chaos Body provoked its hostility because his Mythic Transformation began forming an embryonic world within himself, potentially creating a second Heavenly Dao Will. 540
The Will ultimately cooperated with Jiang Ping after he promised to protect Xuanhuang and make it everlasting. It opened a passage for him to absorb World Origin into his inner world, accepting the risk because his growth may be necessary for the realm's survival. 541
Key Figures and Factions
- Zhong Yong — A Fate Child and Dao Ancestor who reveals Xuanhuang's hidden history, directs its flight with the Xuanhuang Banner, and leads its strategic response to external threats. 530 543
- Jiang Ping — A Chaos Dao Monarch whose strength is treated as one of Xuanhuang's greatest hopes. His Chaos Body can threaten the balance of the world, but he vows to preserve it and receives its Origin for cultivation. 540 541
- Hengyuan Realm — Xuanhuang's long-term enemy, whose pursuit of the Eternal Token turned an early alliance into a million-year blood war. 530
- Nine Profound Realm — A newly encountered realm whose Dao Ancestors and young geniuses fought Xuanhuang over resources and influence in the Initial Land. 533 536
- Dao Ancestor Lingguang — A powerful pursuer from the Nine Profound Realm who seeks Xuanhuang's Star Chart and follows the world until it enters the Time-Space Turbulence. 541 543 544
- Xuanhuang Banner — The realm's surviving peerless protector; it shields and propels Xuanhuang, but does so by burning its Origin. 539 540