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Profound Yellow Realm
Ten Thousand Years Too Late: Forced to Become a Powerhouse
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Profound Yellow Realm |
| Alias(es) | Profound Yellow Great World; 玄黄界 (original) |
| Occupation / Role | A great world and a paramount human-path realm; the core world of humanity across the heavens 352 430 |
| Status | Sealed from the myriad worlds by Heaven-Earth Severance; protected by Human Dao sacred artifacts against external erosion 429 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 5 |
History
| Era | Events |
|---|---|
| Ancient era | The realm was renowned across the myriad worlds and was a source of numerous Earthly Fiend Divine Abilities. Its Yangtze, Yellow, Huai, and Jishui Rivers became ancestral water veins closely tied to human civilization and powerful deities. 97 261 |
| Flourishing cultivation era | The Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, an immortal artifact nurtured by the realm and linked to its destiny, repeatedly descended to test cultivators. 206 |
| Heaven-Earth Severance | Shen Yuan travelled ten thousand years into the past and completed the historical closed loop behind the supposed Great Yin Human Emperor's Heaven-Earth Severance. He refined the Primordial Yellow Will, forged the Nine Provinces Cauldrons, and sealed the realm from outside corruption. 426 429 |
| Sealed era | Spiritual energy declined, while periodic tides replenished the realm. Shen Yuan allowed Great Yin to collapse and used the tides to shape the realm's fate; Great Yu, Great Qin, and Great Xia each subsequently lasted roughly three thousand years. 5 431 |
| Qi Tide era | Each three-thousand-year tide restores spiritual essence, revives mythical creatures and exceptional cultivators, and causes grotto-heavens and blessed lands to emerge for competition. 5 |
Heaven-Earth Severance
Heaven-Earth Severance was not merely intended to conserve diminishing spiritual energy. Its true purpose was to purge bizarre contamination from the realm by weakening its laws, severing spiritual energy, and allowing cycles of reincarnation to bury the contamination within the Eighteen Hells. 431
The final severance was triggered after the Primordial Yellow Will refused Shen Yuan's request to protect the realm and revealed its alliance with the Dusk Realm. Shen Yuan refined the Will into Human Dao artifacts, while the completed barrier prevented Thousand-Eyed Divine Lord from further eroding the world. 428 429
Realm Properties
Human Dao and World Suppression
The Profound Yellow Realm possesses exceptionally powerful laws, human fortune, and Human Dao authority. These forces suppress outsiders and restrict the strength they can display within the realm. 262 263
- The realm's Human Dao is regarded as supreme among the human paths of all worlds. 352
- The laws of heaven and earth continually reject foreign beings whose power exceeds the realm's present limits. 262 263
- Underworld deities invading through the Nether Office were limited to peak Void Refinement strength despite their higher original realms. 258
- The Human Dao Grand Array and Human Dao sacred artifacts can threaten even Golden Immortals who attempt to cross into the realm. 424 429
Connection to Other Worlds
Heaven-Earth Severance cut off spiritual and primal-qi exchanges with the upper realms, but the realm still receives the projected light of the sun, moon, and stars. These celestial bodies remain its sole connection to the outside world. 243
The realm also possesses hundreds of subsidiary worlds, though their combined spiritual resources proved insufficient to sustain an uninterrupted ten-thousand-year seal. 431
Profound Yellow Qi
Profound Yellow Qi is a mid-grade Heaven-and-Earth Qi and the primordial mother energy of the earth. It carries the weight of mountains and contains a trace of the realm's providence. 207 210
- A sufficient quantity can attract the favor of the Profound Yellow Realm's heaven and earth. 210
- It can elevate earth-element magical treasures into spirit treasures or improve a mountain's earth veins when refined by an Orthodox God. 207 210
- Cultivators below the Soul Refinement Realm cannot endure its weight and may be crushed instantly. 209
- The Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda produces and controls immense reserves of the qi. 206 210
Major Realm-Bound Features
| Feature | Significance |
|---|---|
| Four Rivers | The Yangtze, Yellow, Huai, and Jishui Rivers are ancestral water veins. Their Dragon Palaces remain among the realm's enduring peak factions. 97 |
| Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda | An immortal artifact born from the realm, connected to its destiny and capable of generating Profound Yellow Qi. It later became integrated with the Nether Office's Eighteen Hells. 206 274 |
| Nether Office | The realm's independent underworld system, established by Shen Yuan after he divided a portion of the Underworld Bureau. Its Eighteen Hells are founded upon the Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. 426 427 274 |
| Nine Provinces Cauldrons | Human Dao divine artifacts forged through refinement of the Primordial Yellow Will; they suppress external corruption and uphold Heaven-Earth Severance. 429 |
| Grotto-heavens and blessed lands | Strategic cultivation sanctuaries that become especially important during periods of spiritual-energy depletion and Qi Tide revival. 5 173 |
Relationships
- Shen Yuan — Protector and reshaper of the realm. He completed Heaven-Earth Severance, refined the Primordial Yellow Will, and used the realm's Human Dao momentum against external threats. 425 426 429
- Primordial Yellow Will — The realm's former innate sacred heavenly order. It allied with the Dusk Realm and was refined by Shen Yuan into the Nine Provinces Cauldrons. 428 429
- Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda — Immortal artifact nurtured by the realm itself and faintly connected to its destiny; it later evolved through its integration with the Nether Office. 206 274
- Great Yin Imperial Dynasty — The dynasty whose Human Emperor and Human Dao Grand Array formed the public foundation of Heaven-Earth Severance. 425 426
- Dusk Realm and Thousand-Eyed Divine Lord — External forces that sought to corrupt and claim the realm, ultimately prompting the Heaven-Earth Severance. 409 425 429
- Underworld Bureau — An outside netherworld authority that repeatedly attempted to invade through the realm's Nether Office, only to be impeded by its laws and Human Dao suppression. 262 274