Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Primordial World |
| Alias(es) | Primordial Wilderness; prehistoric world |
| Species/Race | World |
| Affiliation | Neutral |
| Occupation/Role | The principal heaven-and-earth realm inhabited by the myriad races |
| Status | Extant; its celestial stars are revived, restoring its capacity to sustain itself 496 497. The South Heavenly Gate has been reopened, and restoration of the East Heavenly Gate has begun 591 592 |
| First Appearance | 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged after the Dragon-Han Calamity | 1 | The Phoenix and Qilin Clans’ assault severely damaged the sea eyes—the source of spiritual energy for the world’s seas—splitting their origins into four. The final battle of the three clans devastated the region around Mount Buzhou. |
| Western region rendered a dead zone | 46 | Devil Ancestor Rahu’s destruction left the western lands lifeless: Killing Intent and resentment shrouded the sky, while earth, fire, wind, water, and Great Dao laws fell into disorder. |
| Mount Buzhou collapses | 408 416 | The destruction of Pangu’s spine destroyed the world’s greatest ancestral vein, leaked vast origin essence, and sharply reduced the conversion of Chaos Qi into Innate Spiritual Energy. |
| Shift toward Acquired Spiritual Energy | 416 433 | With Innate Spiritual Energy declining, Acquired Spiritual Energy spread through the land. It was less potent for cultivation but more suitable for ordinary living beings’ growth and reproduction. |
| Four seasons established | 494 | The four seasons’ cycle regulated yin and yang, supported spiritual-energy circulation and regeneration, and made the world’s rules more complete. |
| Circumstellar stars revived | 496 497 | The final revival of the three hundred and sixty-five major stars returned stellar power and previously consumed Innate Spiritual Energy to the land, triggering widespread enlightenment, resource growth, and cultivation breakthroughs. |
| South Heavenly Gate reopened | 591 592 | Yellow Dragon, Xuandu, Duobao, Haotian, and Jade Pool cooperated to open a passage from the Heavenly Realm to the skies above Southern Jambu Continent. They subsequently began restoring the East Heavenly Gate. |
Structure and Cosmology
Land, seas, and boundaries
- The world contains the Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western regions, with the western lands remaining especially devastated after Rahu’s actions. 46 95 443
- Following the Human Race’s expansion, its scholars mapped the lands and named four broad regions Southern Jambu, Western Ox-He, Northern Kuru, and Eastern Victory. These names spread beyond humanity. 576
- At its southern edge, earth, wind, water, and fire intermingle with Chaos; the world’s laws transform incoming Chaos Qi into Innate Spiritual Energy, which travels through major veins to nourish its lands and inhabitants. 199
- The Sea Eyes are vital sources of spiritual energy for the seas. The Dragon Race has long suppressed the damaged East Sea Eye to prevent further instability. 1 314 315
- Mount Buzhou was formed from Pangu’s spine and served as the greatest ancestral vein and spiritual root of heaven and earth before its collapse. 416
- Kunlun Mountain became the world’s foremost mountain after Mount Buzhou fell. 433
- Beyond the world lies a vast vortex of Chaos Qi centered on it. The currents grow faster and more violent nearer the Primordial World and gentler farther away. 578
Heavenly Realm
- A crack opened at Mount Buzhou revealed the Heavenly Realm, a vast world divided into thirty-three independent regions known as the Thirty-Three Heavens. 60 62
- The Demon Race opened Heavenly Gates in the east, south, and north to connect the Heavenly Realm with the Primordial World and gather scattered demons. 63
- Following later conflicts, only the North Heavenly Gate remained as an entrance to the Heavenly Realm from the Primordial World. 443
- The South Heavenly Gate was later reopened, connecting the Heavenly Realm to the skies above Southern Jambu Continent. Work then began on restoring the East Heavenly Gate. 591 592
Celestial order
- The Circumstellar Stars originated from Pangu’s acupoints and govern the balance of yin and yang between heaven and earth. 502
- Damage from the Witch-Demon War caused the stars’ origins to withdraw into their cores; the Primordial World’s Innate Spiritual Energy was subsequently drawn into the starry sky to repair them. 420 496
- The River of Time records each living being’s life, memories, experiences, and karma across past, present, and future. 479
- The Underworld’s Six Paths of Reincarnation receive the dead of the Primordial World. Souls from worlds still under its jurisdiction can also return to its cycle. 298 315
History
Ancient calamities
During the Dragon-Han Calamity, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans fought for supremacy. Their conflict shattered the sea-eye origins, ravaged the region around Mount Buzhou, and left all three races burdened with karmic sin by the Heavenly Dao. 1
The Dao-Devil Calamity later devastated the western region when Devil Ancestor Rahu detonated its earth veins. The result was a dead zone of ruined terrain, chaotic laws, Killing Intent, and the remnants of countless dead beings. 46 315
Witch-Demon conflict
The Witch and Demon Races fought across the world for control of heaven and earth, leaving shattered mountains, severed earth veins, dried rivers, and widespread Killing Intent in their wake. 92 95 96
Hongjun ultimately declared that Demons would rule the heavens while Witches would govern the earth, framing their war as a calamity that the Saints had failed to stabilize. 224
The conflict ended in the Witch-Demon Calamity, with the deaths of Di Jun and the Ancestral Witches. Mount Buzhou broke, its upper half threatened the eastern lands, and the Heavenly Realm began descending toward the world. 408
Decline after Mount Buzhou
Mount Buzhou’s collapse reduced the Primordial World’s origin essence and its efficiency in converting Chaos Qi. The resulting decline in Innate Spiritual Energy meant fewer high-grade resources, weaker future aptitudes, and greater difficulty in cultivation. 416
The celestial stars were also damaged by the collision between the Demon Race’s Circumstellar Star Array and the Witch Race’s All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation. Their dimming further drained Innate Spiritual Energy from the land. 420 496
The Six Saints temporarily remained beyond the world in Chaos, using supreme treasures to transform Chaos Qi into Innate Spiritual Energy and supply it to the Primordial World. 418 434
Renewal of heaven and earth
Yellow Dragon, Fuxi, and Xuandu established a four seasons cycle that regulated the world’s yin and yang and improved the order of life and spiritual energy. 494 496
They then revived the damaged Circumstellar Stars through the Circumstellar Star Array. When the final star awakened, stellar power and Innate Spiritual Energy poured back into the world, Great Dao laws manifested widely, and many beings attained breakthroughs. 497
The Human Race subsequently spread across wider territories. Under Shennong’s leadership, human scholars mapped and named four broad regions of the Primordial World, and the names gained wider use. 576
With support from Haotian and Jade Pool, Yellow Dragon, Xuandu, and Duobao reopened the South Heavenly Gate. The group next turned to the ruined East Heavenly Gate and began restoring its passage. 591 592
Relationships
- Heavenly Dao — Governs karmic consequence, manifests laws, and grants merit for actions that benefit the world, including restoration, creation, and the establishment of new Great Daos. 2 509
- Mount Buzhou — Former greatest ancestral vein and spiritual root; its collapse caused the world’s long-term decline in origin essence and Innate Spiritual Energy. 416
- Sea Eyes — Essential spiritual-energy sources for the Four Seas; their damage threatens the stability of the sea regions. 1 314 315
- Heavenly Realm — A connected thirty-three-region world accessed through the Heavenly Gates. 62 63 591
- Circumstellar Stars — Regulate yin and yang; their damage depleted the world’s spiritual energy, while their revival restored vitality and cultivation opportunities. 420 497
- Mysterious Yellow World — Yellow Dragon’s evolving inner world remains under the Primordial World’s jurisdiction during its early development; its dead souls initially pass onward to the Primordial World’s Six Paths of Reincarnation. Yellow Dragon later moves it into Chaos and ties its location to its karmic connection with the Primordial World. 315 586
- Yellow Dragon — Has restored battle-damaged lands, helped replenish the world’s spiritual energy, and participated in reviving its stars and reopening a Heavenly Gate. 95 315 497 591
- Witch World — A separate world prepared for the Witch Race. Its independent reincarnation system is intended to keep Witch souls from being drawn into the Primordial World’s Six Paths. 631
Notable Phenomena
- Creation and merit — Restoring damaged land by purifying Killing Intent, repairing earth veins, relocating spirit veins, and restoring vitality produces Creation Origin and earns Heavenly Dao merit. 95 139
- Acquired Spiritual Energy — Emerged prominently after Mount Buzhou’s collapse; though inferior to Innate Spiritual Energy for cultivation, it better supports the multiplication and survival of ordinary beings. 416 433
- Innate Eight Trigrams — Fuxi’s newly created Great Dao was acknowledged by Heaven’s Dao and became instinctively known to living beings throughout the world; it can survey the world and deduce heavenly secrets and fate. 509
- Four seasons cycle — Regulates cold and heat, yin and yang, spiritual-energy circulation, and the orderly growth and reproduction of life. 494
- Chaos vortex — Chaos Qi circles the Primordial World on a vast scale. Its powerful inner storm proved too severe for the newly emerged Mysterious Yellow World to withstand. 578