Each phase lasts 10800 years. There are 12 phases in a cycle.
Universe's beginnings[]
- Phase 11: Heaven and Earth still one
- Phase 12: all was darkness, period of Chaos
- New era Phase 1 starts: there was light, Heaven had foundation
- 5400 years later (Phase 1): sun moon stars created
- 5400 years later, New era Phase 2 starts: earth began forming
- 5400 years later (Phase 2): mountains, water, fire, stone, earth came into being
- 5400 years later, New era Phase 3 starts: living beings created
- 5400 years later (Phase 3): humans, birds and beasts created
Canon[]
- A monkey is born and travels to meet Puti Zushi who gives him the name Sun Wukong.[1]
- The monkey trains with Puti Zushi for years.
- He returns to Flowers and Fruit Mountain and meets the Demon King of Confusion. The Demon King says that Sun Wukong is still in his 20s.