Timeline

Timeline
Primordial Beginning Remote Epochs Trinity Epoch or Nine Worlds Epoch or Heaven's Will Epoch Legendary Era • Desolate Era • Desolate Expansion Era Ancient Ming Era • Emperors Era Difficult Dao Era • Current Era Seven Nights Epoch or Eight Desolates and Six Heavenly Continents Epoch Resplendent Age • Chaotic Era • Blessed Era • Myriad Dao Era

Time can be divided into several big Epochs (纪元) each of which consists from smaller Eras (时代). In the Divine Tree Ridge's Inner World there are 351 rings on Wheels of Time (岁月之轮) and each of them represents one Era; in other words there were 351 Eras, while 365 is the number of Eras in an Epoch. After which the ring will die and will be reborn at the start of the new epoch.

Every Epoch had its own unique cultivation system, but follows the same route: at the start cultivators are weak and the earth is barren (Desolate Era), civilization then slowly develops and rise (Desolate Expansion Era - Ancient Ming Era) until it reaches the most prosperous period (Emperors Era - Current Era). When development reach the apex, the Epoch will end with a great war (most likely against the Old Villainous Heavens) or some Dark Existence destroys or eats the epoch.

One epoch consisted of ten million years; a few lasted for much longer than the others. From the start to finish was a maturity process ending with untold resources and power. Alas, all the previous couldn’t escape destruction. Only a selected few living beings were lucky enough to survive.

In the Current Era , the end of the Nine Worlds' or the Heaven's Will Epoch (天命纪元) or the Trinity Epoch, almost everything about the previous Epochs are long forgotten. Most people believe, that there were only four Eras: Desolate Era, Desolate Expansion Era, Ancient Ming Era and Emperors Era. The Difficult Dao Era and the Current Era are believed to be a part of the still ongoing Emperors Era, since they are too short to be considered an Era of its own. Plus the Emperors Era had the most complete records, the Ancient Ming era had complete records but there was gaps here and there in the history, the Desolate Era is scare with records but it is still believed to have existed while the Legendary Era is considered to be just a legend; almost no one believes that it actually existed, not to mention the Primordial Era before it, much less the numerous Remote Epochs in between.

To see other epochs, click here: Remote Epochs

“	After the absolute beginning came Time Immemorial, from Indestructible to Everlasting, Buddhism first before Remote Wildland. When the wildland disappeared, Primeval emerged…	”
	— A line from the book On The Epoch, made by Li Wangcai or as we know as Xiao Shi

Timeline Events

Epochs	Nine Worlds	Tenth World	Three Immortals World	Heaven Realm
Primordial Beginning
Awakening of Old Villainous Heavens
Awakening of That Person
Awakening of Sword Immortal
Battle between Shen Tian and Old Villainous Heavens Lords of Redemption Grounds escaped.
War between the 36 Innate Pseudo-Immortals Fight between Sword Immortal and That Person. Death of Sword Immortal.
Remote Epochs before the Three Immortals
Three Immortal's Epoch
Epochs after the Three Immortals (Epochs of Dragon God, Immortal Bronze Race.)	Machine Epoch		Three Immortal's Era The first Progenitor, Bao Pu, is born The Three Immortals are invaded by those in the World of Death. Epoch Creators arrive like: Insane Ancestor, Xiao Shi, Di Shi, Samsara Ancestor, Tianshu, Long Dingtian Jiao Heng is born to destroy the world
	Everlasting Epoch
	Buddhism Epoch
	Remote Wildland Epoch
	Primeval Epoch
	Divine Beast Epoch
	Arctruth Epoch
	Crimsonheaven Epoch
Trinity Epoch	Trinity Ancestor's Era 1st Ultimate Expedition
	Epoch Lord's Era (Known as Legendary Era in Nine Worlds)
	Epoch massacre and separation of the original one whole Trinity Epoch into the Tenth World and Nine Worlds
	Desolate Era	Grand Emperors and Immortal Monarch's Era Authority Heavenly Emperor starting the imperial line and becoming the true first Grand Emperor of the thirteen continents. Immortal Gate, a sect with nine emperors and started by Authority Heavenly Emperor, fell to the Ancient Ming. Rise of Purewood Divine Emperor, Darkness Heaven Emperor , Origin Heaven Emperor, Flame Emperor etc. Ancient Ming's Invasion of the Tenth World
	Desolate Expansion Era
	Ancient Ming Era	Ancient Ming's Invasion of the Nine Worlds Rise of Ancient Ming Immortal Emperors: Tian Tu, Bu Zhan, Xue Xi, Long Ming etc. Immortal Slaying War
	Emperors Era	2th Ultimate Expedition Min Ren, Profound Emperor, Crimson Emperor etc. 3th Ultimate Expedition 4th Ultimate Expedition Emperor Hunt 5th Ultimate Expedition 6th Ultimate Expedition		Trinity Ancestor dies and turns to darkness. Li Qiye makes a deal with Primordial Lord. The World Alliance is created. Min Ren ascends to immortality. Hong Tian ascends to immortality.
	Difficult Dao Era	Dao Dragon, Virtuous etc Emperor Demise
	Current Era		Li Qiye's Era Attack on Immortal Lineage
		1,000,000 years Timeskip
Resplendent Age (30,000 years)
Great Calamity
Seven Nights Epoch	Chaotic Era	3 Grand Faction's Era Immemorial Epoch War Battle of Skysplitter Battle of the Grand Dao Hundred Emperors War	New Three Immortals World Moshi Era [[War of the Desolate Demon<]] War of the Slaughter of the Immortals War of the Guardians	Devouring Alliance destroy two Burial Ground Trinity Ancestor descended to Six Heavenly Continents Old Beggar resigned from Heaven Attack Alliance and went down to the Six Heavenly Continents. Qi Zhen descended to Six Heavenly Continents
	Blessed Era	Blessed Contract Battle in Heavenly Illumination Divine Realm	Dingtian Era Old Testament War Heaven's Punishment War
	Myriad Dao Era	War of Emperors	Poye Era War of the Night's Watch
	Rebirth of Li Qiye
	Conclusion War of the Dao Lord Competition
	Battle of Supreme Giants
	Li Qiye leaves the Eight Desolates (Nine World).	Li Qiye arrives at the Six Heavenly Continents. Death of Eight Stallion Dao Lord Destruction of the Celestial Alliance Fall of the Celestial Court Conclusion War of the Ancient Immortal Continent Ancestral-realm and those beyond now became reachable by all cultivators of Seven Nights Epoch.		Min Ren fights Mang The Devourer Alliance is destroyed
	10,000+ years Timeskip
		Li Qiye faked ascension.
	200,000+ years Timeskip
		Twilight Hunter's Death
	1,000,000+ years Timeskip
		Zhang Shansheng's challenges Li Qiye and was heavily injured.
		Li Qiye leaves the Six Heavenly Continents	Li Qiye arrives at the New Three Immortals World
			The Immortal Suppressing Dynasty is destroyed The Qingtian Dynasty, Demon Cult and the Immortal Sect are destroyed. Evil Transformation and Fiendish Ground reach Celestial Immortal. Zhan Sansheng, Evil Tranformation and Fiendish Ground are killed. Lord of Life and Death ascend to Pseudo-Immortal
			Li Qiye leaves New Three Immortals World	Li Qiye arrives at Heavenly Realm
Li Qiye fight against That Peson (Anran)

Notable Events in Chronological Order by World

Nine Worlds: Adventures of the Dark Crow

• Fourth Ultimate Expedition
• Ancient Ming's Invasion
• Battle of Dark Crow and Xue Xi vs Evil Typha Tree
• Immortal Slaying War
• Battle of Dark Crow and Min Ren vs Evil Typha Tree
• Destruction of Divine Beast Realm
• Emperor Hunt
• Fifth Ultimate Expedition
• Great Calamity of Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect
• Death of Little Silly
• Last slumber of Dark Crow
• Battle of Black Dragon King vs Ta Kong
• Disappearance of Calamity God

Nine Worlds: Legends of the Prime Emperor

• Opening of Evil Infested Ridge
• War in the Heavenly Dao Academy
• Destruction of Ancestral Domain
• Siege of the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect
• Destruction of Soaring Immortal Sect

Tenth World: Return of the Dark Hand

• Ascension of the Prime Emperor
• War of Remote Wildland
• Emperor Demise

Three Immortals' World: Passerby and Savior of the World

• Invasion of Three Immortals' World
• Opening of the New Epoch
• War in the World of Death

Eight Desolates: Return of the Epoch Creator

• Conclusion War of the Dao Lord Competition
• Battle of Supreme Giants

Six Heavenly Continents: Attaining Invincibility & Truth Seeking

• Immemorial Epoch War
• Heaven Splitting War
• Battle of the Grand Dao
• Hundred Emperors War
• Blessed Contract
• Battle in Heavenly Illumination Divine Realm
• War of Emperors
• Conclusion War of the Ancient Immortal Continent

New Three Immortals World: Immortal Returns

• War of the Desolate Demon
• War of the Slaughter of the Immortals
• War of the Guardians
• Reordering War
• Old Testament War
• The Heaven's Punishment War
• War of the Night's Watch

Trivia

• The novel begins at the start of the Desolate Era, but the main events takes place from the 11th year of the Current Era. Events of the previous eras are revealed through Li Qiye's memories in the course of the story.

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