Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Cosmology and Structure
- 3.1Origin
- 3.2The Three Paths
- 4Notable Locations
- 5History
- 5.1Early Calamities
- 5.2Witch–Demon Conflict
- 5.3Rise of the Human Race
- 5.4Strife of the Three Paths
- 5.5Restoration and Expansion
- 6World Properties
- 6.1Heavenly Dao and World Will
- 6.2Cultivation Environment
- 6.3Defensive Formations
- 7Major Threats
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Primordial World (洪荒) |
| Alias(es) | Primordial Land; Primordial Sacred Realm |
| Species/Race | World / heaven and earth |
| Status | Active; restored after near-annihilation and continues to grow through the conquest of other worlds 830 831 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pangu-derived world | 1, 274 | Formed from Great God Pangu's body; the Sun Star was formed from Pangu's left eye. |
| Infinite Great World | 533 | Its earlier classification, when the Three Paths had not yet merged and its will of heaven and earth remained ununified. |
| Perfect Heavens and Earths | 533 | The Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Paths merged; the world gained a unified will, complete Heavenly Dao, complete laws, and countless contained worlds. |
| Perfect Heavens and Earths — expanded capacity | 537 | Ling Xiao expanded the world’s capacity to support 100 Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, 100 Heavenly Dao Sages, and seven Primordial Taiji positions. |
| Perfect Great Heavens and Earths | 815 | Ling Xiao repaired and empowered the Heavenly Dao, then elevated the world beyond its former limits; the ascension produced hundreds of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals of the Origin and more than a dozen Primordial Taiji experts. |
Cosmology and Structure
Origin
The Primordial World was formed from the body of Great God Pangu. Its Sun Star, a pivotal celestial body, originated from Pangu's left eye. Removing it plunged the world into eternal darkness. 274 331
The world contains innumerable subsidiary worlds. The “Three Thousand Great Worlds” is described as figurative rather than literal; the actual number is greater. 274
The Three Paths
| Path | Scope and role |
|---|---|
| Heavenly Dao | Governs the world’s laws and order. Its authority and suppression over the Primordial World have repeatedly shifted during conflicts involving Hongjun and Ling Xiao. 434 494 |
| Earthly Dao | Rose in power after the original Heavenly Dao weakened. Houtu sought to use it to devour the other Paths and restore the Primordial World’s primordial will. 454 459 462 |
| Human Dao / Human Path | Represents all living beings of the Primordial World, not solely the Human Race; humans, witches, demons, and other life forms all belong to it. 286 |
The merger of these Three Paths transformed the world into a Perfect Heavens and Earths, granting it a complete Heavenly Dao and complete laws. 533
Notable Locations
| Location | Description |
|---|---|
| Sun Star | Celestial body formed from Pangu’s left eye and the original home of the Three Golden Crows. Its disappearance once left the world in darkness. 274 331 |
| Mount Buzhou | Site where the Seven-Colored Gourd Vine manifested, drawing numerous great powers seeking its treasure. 10 |
| East Sea / Three Immortal Islands | The islands formed from fragments of the Primordial World and became a major source of opportunities and treasures. 79 |
| Penglai Immortal Island | Location where Ling Xiao planted the Primordial Myriad Dao Tree, making it a cultivation destination open to all races. 533 |
| Nether Hell | Domain associated with the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Earthly Dao’s forces. 459 461 |
| Western Region | Its spiritual veins were shattered during the Dao-Devil struggle between Hongjun and Luo Hou. 1 |
History
Early Calamities
After the death of the fierce beast Shen Ni, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans rose to dominate the seas, land, and skies. Their struggle for supremacy, instigated by Devil Ancestor Luo Hou, became a war that lasted for endless eons and removed all three clans from the center of history. 1
The ensuing Dao-Devil struggle ended when Hongjun forced Luo Hou to self-destruct. The conflict shattered the West’s spiritual veins and severely wounded Hongjun. 1
Witch–Demon Conflict
The Witch Clan’s expansion spread slaughter and Sha Qi across the world. Its Twelve Ancestral Witches treated the occupation of the Primordial World as their natural right as Pangu’s descendants. 10 97
The Witch–Demon War devastated the central regions. When the Twelve Ancestral Witches formed the Twelve Capital Divine Gods and Demons Formation, the Pangu Dharma Body manifested and its aura reached every corner of the world. 103 106
Later, the Witch Clan nearly unified the Primordial Land, while the Demon Race endured catastrophic losses. Kunpeng’s eventual ascent to Sagehood culminated in the destruction of both factions’ remaining strength. 122 248
Rise of the Human Race
Nuwa created the Human Race at Mount Shouyang using Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and Three Lights Divine Water. The Heavenly Dao answered with immeasurable merit, and Nuwa attained Sagehood. 142
Hongjun subsequently decreed a new division of governance: the Demon Race would rule the heavens, the Witch Clan the earth, and the Human Race the seas for one Yuan Epoch. 221
The Human Race rapidly became a major force. Its cultivators developed formations including the Grand Stellar Array and the Primordial River-Luo Map, while its first Quasi-Sage emerged less than ten thousand years after the race’s creation. 212 215 235
Strife of the Three Paths
Following the weakening of the original Heavenly Dao, the Earthly Dao surged and Houtu sought to unify the Three Paths under Pangu’s will. Her plan involved devouring the Heavenly Dao and Human Path in order to condense the Primordial World’s primordial will and revive Pangu. 459 462
Houtu’s struggle with Ling Xiao escalated into a clash of origin power. At the time, she controlled the Earthly Dao and Human Path, amounting to two-thirds of the Primordial World’s origin. 472
Pangu was ultimately revived, but the Primordial World was revealed to be approaching its end, exposing the world to dangers beyond its own cosmological limits. 474 479
Restoration and Expansion
Ling Xiao later restored the world after it had been ravaged by conflicts and re-established its Heavenly Dao rules. He removed the Heavenly Dao’s suppression after it had grown powerful enough to cover the entire world. 494
The Primordial Myriad Dao Tree was planted on Penglai Immortal Island. Its myriad Dao laws could increase cultivation speed by thousands or even tens of thousands of times, and Ling Xiao opened access to every living being regardless of race or origin. 533
As the world approached saturation from supporting increasing numbers of Primordial Sages, Ling Xiao chose to strengthen it by annexing other worlds, beginning with the Black Tortoise World. 538
After returning from the Origin True Realm, Ling Xiao distributed Chaos-grade and Hongmeng-grade spiritual roots, treasures, supreme arts, and divine medicines throughout the Primordial Land. He then merged with the Heavenly Dao to repair its laws and elevate the world into a Perfect Great Heavens and Earths. 815
World Properties
Heavenly Dao and World Will
- The Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao can enforce or withdraw suppression over living beings. 494
- Its complete Heavenly Dao and laws are defining traits of its Perfect Heavens and Earths stage. 533
- Houtu’s attempted unification of the Three Paths was intended to restore the world’s primordial will. 459 462
- Ling Xiao can draw directly upon the Heavenly Dao while within the world, where this grants him near-omnipotent authority. 830
Cultivation Environment
- The Primordial Myriad Dao Tree spreads Great Dao laws and assists nearby cultivators in breaking long-standing bottlenecks. 533
- After the world’s ascension, spiritual energy and laws intensified throughout the Primordial Land, allowing widespread breakthroughs across all races. 815
- The ascended world’s inhabitants cultivate more efficiently, while newborn beings possess substantially improved innate foundations. 815
Defensive Formations
- Primordial Ten Absolute Grand Formation — A formation controlled from the ten extremes of heaven and earth. It draws upon the Primordial World’s origin power and combines ten forces, including order, chaos, destruction, calamity, and rules. 521
Major Threats
- Chaos Demon Gods — Entered while the Heavenly Dao was unable to maintain order, slaughtering living beings across the Eastern Wasteland. 341
- Pangu’s revival — Houtu’s attempt to revive Pangu risked subordinating the world beneath an unmatched creator deity. 466 474
- Origin True Realm — Sent vastly stronger experts and the juvenile Origin-Devouring Beast to destroy the Primordial World as an abandoned world. 516 517
- Origin-Devouring Beast — Capable of consuming worlds, Heavenly Dao, attacks, and sections of the sky itself. 517 524
- Luo Hou and the Heavenly Demon Tribulation — Luo Hou returned by drawing power from cultivators, while the Heavenly Dao called upon all beings to eliminate demons within and without. 825
- World wars — The Primordial World was nearly reduced to savagery during its conflict with Hongjun, though Ling Xiao restored its dead and reversed the devastation through the Heavenly Dao and the power of Fate. 830