Primordial World

Biodata

Power Progression

Nature and Laws

• The Primordial World is a vast land opened by Great God Pangu; Pangu later explains that he formed it by condensing Chaos dust into land and fixing it with Great Dao chains. 687
• Its living beings were originally all innate lifeforms. Even ordinary grass was born innate after bathing in innate spiritual energy, while Wu Chu was an anomalous postnatal being. 35
• Innate spiritual energy pervades the world, allowing living beings to cultivate by breathing it in; sun essence, moon essence, and starlight are also forms of innate spiritual energy. 9 17
• Spiritual energy ultimately comes from Chaos beyond the realm. The world boundary filters chaotic spiritual energy and supplies the Primordial Land with usable spiritual energy. 687 990
• Spirit-stone veins exist in abundance, but initially have little practical value because ambient spiritual energy is sufficient for ordinary cultivation and combat. 687
• World barriers protect the realm from Chaos storms and Chaos beasts. The Four Pole Great Emperors and the cosmic stars jointly guard these boundaries. 477
• The cosmic stars are believed to form a vast Great Formation of the Cosmic Stars, possibly laid down from Pangu's transformed hair when he opened heaven and earth. 477
• Saints possess origin marks in the Origin Dao-Rule Starry Sky. Taking one’s mark removes the restraint of that origin and completes Dao attainment. 833

Geography

Scale

• Purple Jade Mountain alone is nearly half the size of Earth at an early point in the story, leading Wu Chu to conclude that the wider Primordial World is unimaginably vast. 45
• Later, Purple Jade Mountain’s territory is described as more than one hundred times the size of Earth. 871
• Mount Buzhou stands at the center of the Primordial Land; its main peak alone is said to be larger than several “little balls” the size of Earth. 902
• Distances that would be immense elsewhere can count as neighboring territory: the Great River lies more than a million li south of Purple Jade Mountain. 171

Notable regions

Cultivation Environment

• Most beings cultivate by refining innate spiritual energy into mana, then progress toward comprehension of the Great Dao and the laws of heaven and earth. 17
• Taking human form requires breaking an invisible barrier rather than enduring heavenly tribulation. Beings with deeper foundations face stronger barriers, explaining why many top-grade innate spiritual roots never transform. 135
• Earth Immortal cultivation is associated with condensing the Three Flowers above one’s head. 55
• The Witch Clan follows a distinct path: it absorbs earthly baleful energy from earth veins and forges its body with that energy rather than cultivating as other beings do. 124
• For much of the era, breakthroughs generally do not trigger heavenly tribulations, making the Primordial Land an exceptionally favorable cultivation environment. 727
• Heavenly tribulations later begin appearing among cultivators, echoing ancient demonic tribulations and creating a new danger during advancement. 944

History

Early eras

• Wu Chu arrives before the Three Clans War has begun, at a time when the Primordial World remains dominated by innate lifeforms. 5 35
• The Three Clans' later purge damages the earth veins across the land. Zhen Yuanzi and Red Cloud leave Longevity Mountain to repair them after the conflict subsides. 202
• The Three Primordial Clans eventually withdraw from the central stage of history, leaving the future of the land to a new generation of powers. 566
• The Dao-Demon conflict brings demonic qi and ferocious beasts to the Western Sea. Demonic qi can corrode bodies and souls, producing further demonic spawn unless eradicated. 561

Heavenly Court and civilization

• The Demon Clan Heavenly Court is established at Mount Buzhou and receives merit from the Heavenly Dao, confirming its recognition by heaven and earth. 650
• Di Jun divides the Primordial Land into territories governed by Demon Marshals and Demon Generals, beginning a more centralized exercise of authority over the myriad races. 650
• Wu Chu founds First City and First Academy between Purple Jade Mountain and Green Lake, intending them to become a cultural center rather than merely another cultivation site. 705
• First Academy teaches pictographic writing, mathematics, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, agriculture, tea arts, and other disciplines alongside cultivation. 705
• Wu Chu’s declaration to educate the myriad races through the Mind-Opening and Intellect-Awakening Method earns vast merit and explicitly frames the project as laying the foundation of civilization. 706
• First City later develops a teleportation formation capable of crossing between small worlds and the Primordial Land through Chaos beyond the realm. 717
• As Witch cities and Demon cities multiply, the Dao of Civilization spreads, mixed Witch–Demon settlements arise, and unions between the two clans become increasingly common. 743

Era of divine governance

• The Witch Clan joins the Heavenly Court, which enfeoffs gods and enters an era in which divine officials govern the land. 743
• Under this system, local gods respond rapidly to disasters and injustice, while deities who knowingly violate heavenly laws cannot readily hide from the Saints. 788
• The Human Clan develops under the Literary Dao without enduring the primitive hardship and isolation associated with earlier mythic expectations; it integrates comparatively easily among the myriad races. 788
• Houtu establishes the Netherworld when a manifested world sinks beneath the Primordial Land and merges with the Blood Sea. Wandering souls across the land then converge there. 806

Pangu’s revival and external threats

• Pangu’s will awakens in the Origin Dao-Rule Starry Sky as the origin Dao rules of the Primordial World mature. 833
• His initial revival threatens the world because he is willing to disregard living beings in pursuit of a revival that surpasses his original self. The Saints unite to seal him. 836
• Wu Chu persuades Pangu to understand the lives of the world’s inhabitants rather than treat the Primordial Land only as a tool for transcendence. 837 838
• Pangu later leaves the Primordial World to investigate the Eternal True Realm and the Sages beyond the cosmos, acting out of concern for the world’s safety. 893

Civilization and Society

First City

• First City is forged as a single integrated structure from earth and stone taken from the Heavenly Gourd Realm, then fused into the ground. 705
• Though it appears only one hundred li across from outside, its interior spans more than a thousand li in each direction and can accommodate hundreds of millions of beings. 705 714
• Its streets and gates contain Dao-infused script linked to the origins of the Five Elements, allowing perceptive visitors to gain enlightenment from the inscriptions. 705
• Wu Chu deliberately leaves most building plots empty so later inhabitants can construct the city themselves and learn self-reliance. 705

First Academy

• First Academy is the Primordial World’s first academy and serves as the institutional center for Wu Chu’s Literary Dao. 705 812
• Its teachings include benevolence, righteousness, fairness, and the principle that good and evil should be judged by whether an action benefits or harms the Primordial World. 707
• The academy’s stated aim is to move the myriad races beyond a civilization concerned only with cultivation and slaughter. 714
• It is also used to train young Witch Clan members and hosts teachers in specialized fields, including formations, trade, arts, and other practical disciplines. 712

Trade and communication

• Wu Chu introduces paper currency in First City to replace direct bartering and begins teaching trade to interested students. 712
• Long-distance communication can be achieved through Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission or direct connection through the Great Dao, reducing any need for Earth-style telecommunications. 682
• The world’s native spiritual and divine methods make many forms of Earth technology unnecessary: beings can fly for travel, survive without food or drink, and use spells as entertainment. 682

Environmental Change and Disasters

• The Primordial Land has undergone at least two ice ages, each followed by a great flood; the first followed the end of the era when ferocious beasts ravaged the world and lasted ten thousand years. 939
• Major wars can severely damage the land, collapsing mountains, disrupting rivers, and creating widespread marshland. 171 261
• Long-term rain over the Northern Border snowfields melts immense quantities of ice and threatens to flood half the Primordial Land. 943
• During celestial conflicts, shockwaves and storms can topple vegetation, collapse mountains, disrupt weather, and force cities to activate defensive formations. 888
• The realm’s great size and spiritual resilience do not prevent disaster; ordinary humans remain especially vulnerable to flooding and climate shifts that powerful cultivators can easily endure. 939

Connection to Other Worlds

• Numerous grotto-heavens and small worlds exist within or beyond the Primordial Land, though naturally formed grotto-heavens require immense time to evolve life independently. 671
• Small worlds can be created more efficiently by using stars formed from Chaos Behemoths as foundations and imprinting fundamental Great Dao laws upon them. 671
• The Netherworld connects with multiple small worlds beyond the realm, allowing spiritual energy from those worlds to flow back toward the Primordial Land. 858
• The Eternal True Realm is a larger external world regarded by its inhabitants as the center of countless universes; many worlds are said to have been created by beings from that realm. 1005
• Great Dao law structures from the Eternal True Realm and the Primordial World are compatible enough that Primordial cultivators can comprehend Dao resonances left by external Sages. 893

Ascension

• The Primordial Land’s ascension begins after Fuxi attains the Dao, which fills the final gap needed for the world to cross its threshold of ascension. 993
• During the process, the world boundary draws in and converts Chaos spiritual energy on a vast scale, producing nine-colored auroras and triggering rapid growth across the land. 990
• The ascension strengthens earth veins, raises mountains, rejuvenates aged beings, improves newborn vitality, and increases the baseline cultivation potential of living beings. 990 993
• Although the process benefits the realm, it also leads to widespread heavenly tribulations once the ascension concludes, causing many deaths alongside cultivation breakthroughs. 995
• By the end of the transition, acquired lifeforms that might otherwise have emerged are again born into the innate realm. 1003