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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Primordial World |
| Original Name | 洪荒 |
| Type | Origin world; neutral entity |
| Creator | Pangu, who opened heaven and earth and transformed his foundation into the world. 75 94 |
| Status | Extant, but imperfect and afflicted by recurring Calamities, loss of origin, and incomplete laws. 4 66 |
| First Appearance | 1 |
Cosmology and Structure
The Primordial World is an exceptionally vast origin world within Chaos. Its boundaries continuously expand as its outer barrier absorbs chaotic currents, refines them into innate spiritual qi, and returns that qi to nourish its living beings. 19
- World Womb Membrane — A formless Great Dao force field enclosing the Primordial Lands, Cosmic Starry Sky, and Netherworld. It protects the world from Chaos while producing innate spiritual qi. 7
- Primordial Starry Sky — Contains the Sun Star, Lunar Yin, and myriad stars; its stability is tied to the world's Temporal Order. 3 51
- Primordial Lands — Broadly divided into the eastern, southern, western, northern, and central lands, corresponding to the Innate Five Elements. 19
- Four Seas and Eight Wastelands — Major regions alongside the five lands; the seas contain extensive water veins and aquatic domains. 2 117
- Central Lands — Home to Mount Buzhou, the heavenly pillar formed from Pangu's spine and one of the world's deepest-rooted regions. 19
- Western Lands — The most barren region due to the lingering consequences of Rahu's self-destruction and the collapse of the Western Ancestral Vein. 19 39
- Netherworld Blood Sea — The destination for the world's filth, resentment, and killing karma; it formed from Pangu's tainted blood and placenta. 58
Origin and Foundational Laws
Pangu opened heaven and earth after battling the Chaos Demon Gods. The radiance, laws, and remains of the defeated Demon Gods merged into the newborn world, granting it distinctions such as yin and yang, the Five Elements, and the capacity for life and evolution. 75
The Primordial World was not completed to Pangu's intended standard. His exhaustion during the Heaven-Opening Tribulation left it unable to encompass all three thousand Great Daos as fully as Chaos; apart from the Force Law, its laws remain incomplete. 3 66 75
Pangu's Dao Fruit became the Primordial World itself. A lingering will independent of the Dao of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity maintains the underlying rules of the world and supports the immortality of Heavenly Dao Sages. 94
Limits of the World
| Limitation | Effect |
|---|---|
| Incomplete Three Thousand Laws | Cultivators using Three Corpses Severance can reach the level of a Heavenly Dao Sage, but must transcend the Primordial World to advance further. 66 |
| Limited carrying capacity | A lack of resources and limited Sage positions encourage conflict among living beings and restrict the number of beings who can attain sainthood. 51 114 |
| Leaking world origin | Repeated Calamities damage the world's foundation, disrupt the Three Forces and Five Elements, and threaten its eventual collapse into Chaos. 4 |
| Dependence of Sages | Heavenly Dao Sages are undying only while the Primordial World's origin and Heavenly Dao remain intact. 94 |
Established Orders
| System | Function | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Temporal Order | Establishes day and night, four seasons, the twelve two-hour periods, Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Zodiac, and measurements of years, months, days, and hours. 2 | Established by Lingxiao, Xihe, and Changxi; its rules merged into heaven and earth. 3 |
| Zodiac Guard System | The Zodiac guards the heavens' Temporal Order and the associated stellar pathways. 3 6 | Established. |
| Primordial Wu Earth Earth Vein Formation | Links shattered Earth Veins so spiritual qi can circulate through the Primordial Lands and nourish all regions. 39 40 | Embryonic formation established. |
| Immortal Court and Immortal Ranks | Creates an orthodox hierarchy and governing order for immortals. 46 61 | Approved by Dao Ancestor Hongjun. 46 |
| Water Official Divine Court | Organizes water veins, rainfall, and aquatic administration through the Dragon Clan. 118 121 | Established and acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao. 121 |
History
| Era / Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Heaven Opening | Pangu fought the Chaos Demon Gods and opened the Primordial World, incorporating their laws and remains into its foundation. 74 75 |
| Ferocious Beast Tribulation | Ferocious beasts devastated mountains, rivers, spiritual veins, and innate spiritual qi, causing early disorder in the world's laws and vitality. 16 |
| Dragon-Han Tribulation and War of Dao and Demons | Large-scale conflict further depleted the world's resources; Rahu's self-destruction left the Western Lands gravely damaged. 18 19 |
| Establishment of Temporal Order | Lingxiao, Xihe, and Changxi created a framework for the world's timekeeping and received Heavenly Dao Merit. 2 3 |
| Restoration of Earth Veins | Lingxiao, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hong Yun began reconnecting damaged Earth Veins, especially in the barren west. 39 40 |
| Rise of the Witch Race | The Twelve Ancestral Witches founded the Witch Race at Mount Buzhou and swore to complete the Earthly Dao and establish Reincarnation. 97 |
| Water Vein Deification | The Dragon Clan established the Ninefold Dragon Gate and later the Water Official Divine Court to regulate the world's waters. 118 121 |
| Demon-Banishing Campaign | The Dragon Clan, Immortal Court, Witch Race, and numerous Sacred Beings united to defeat or capture nearly all Quasi-Saint devil lords. 132 |
Calamities and Environmental Condition
Calamities arise from living beings exhausting the Primordial World's resources, accumulating slaughter karma, and exceeding the world's capacity to recover spiritual vitality. They are not portrayed as events directly manipulated by Saints. 18
The Ferocious Beast Tribulation, Dragon-Han Tribulation, and War of Dao and Demons left the world with damaged spiritual veins, depleted origin, disordered laws, and unstable elemental balance. 4 16 18
If conflict and consumption escalate beyond the world's limits, an ordinary Calamity can become an Infinite Calamity, capable of shattering the Primordial World and returning it to Chaos. 18
Proposed Preservation Measures
- Hongjun's Dao Integration — Hongjun merging with the Heavenly Dao is considered necessary to stabilize the world's basic operation and gain time for its recovery. 70
- Completion of the Earthly Dao — Houtu is intended to govern reincarnation and life and death, while Zhen Yuanzi governs mountains, rivers, and Earth Veins. 71 73
- Expansion into Chaos — Lingxiao proposes creating layered great, middle, small, and miniature worlds around the Primordial World to expand resources and reduce the conflicts that cause Calamities. 51
- Merit-based restoration — Establishing order, purifying demonic qi, regulating Earth Veins, and protecting living beings can earn merit while repairing damaged aspects of the world. 2 37 40
Key Custodians and Stakeholders
- Pangu — Creator whose transformed Dao Fruit, lingering will, and remains form the foundation of the Primordial World. 75 94
- Dao Ancestor Hongjun — First Heavenly Dao Sage; seeks to preserve the world, mend its gaps, and stabilize its operation through Dao Integration. 18 70
- Lingxiao — Established the Temporal Order, promotes spatial measurement and Earthly Dao development, and plans to expand the world's territories into Chaos. 2 66 71
- Houtu — Chosen to govern the Earthly Dao's reincarnation and life-and-death functions through the future Six Paths of Reincarnation. 71 73
- Zhen Yuanzi — Holds the Earth Book and is positioned to govern mountains, rivers, and Earth Veins as part of the Earthly Dao. 71 125
- Candle Dragon and the Dragon Clan — Regulate water veins, rainfall, and aquatic races through the Water Official Divine Court. 117 121
- The Twelve Ancestral Witches — Founded the Witch Race to govern the lands, mend earthly deficiencies, and establish Reincarnation. 97