Hongjun

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Originally a Chaos Demon God, Hongjun reincarnated and cultivated anew in the Primordial World. He and Luohou took the lead in joining forces to kill the fierce beast Shen Ni. Although Yangmei had ranked far above him among the Chaos Demon Gods, Hongjun’s renewed cultivation caught up to Yangmei’s 3.

After a disturbance at Buzhou Mountain raised fears that Pangu had returned, Hongjun joined Luohou and other powerful beings in searching the summit. He stayed after the others left and used the Creation Jade Disc to investigate. Although he failed to uncover the disturbance, he connected with the Heavenly Dao, which chose him as its destined partner; Hongjun recognized union with the Dao as the endpoint of his path 11 12 13.

Xiang Dong’s intervention in the Longhan Primordial Tribulation disrupted Hongjun’s plans. With Pangu’s phantom and the Heavenly Dao intervening, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin leaders survived and gained duties governing aspects of the world. Hongjun also learned that Pangu had revoked Yuanshi Tianzun’s status as Heavenly Dao agent and that an unidentified replacement was hidden on Buzhou Mountain 38.

After defeating Luohou in the Dao-Demon Conflict, Hongjun returned to his abode to prepare for Sagehood and union with the Dao. While he cultivated in seclusion, he sensed that something connected to future fortune had been severed, but could not divine the details. Suspecting Yangmei’s involvement, he set the matter aside to focus on attaining the Dao 64 66 86.

Personality

Hongjun is cautious and calculating. When Xiang Dong disrupted his plans, he investigated before acting and remained hidden when Pangu’s phantom appeared. He sought complete control through union with the Heavenly Dao and resented the authority granted to the surviving leaders of the three clans 38.

He is also willing to sacrifice allies for his own advantage. In the Zhuxian Sword Formation, he allowed Luohou to attack the three ancestors accompanying him, despite having promised to help them if they were in danger. He concealed his true realm until after they had fallen 62 63.

Abilities and Skills

Immortal Dao

Hongjun founded the Immortal Dao using the Creation Jade Disc as its foundation. Its central principle of acting in accordance with heaven aligned with the Heavenly Dao’s own operating logic 13.

Three Corpses Path to Enlightenment

Hongjun created a path that uses Law Power and the Primordial Spirit to prove the Dao 63 64.

• He severed his Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, and Self Corpse using Top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures 63.
• Each corpse resembles Hongjun and has a presence not much weaker than his true body’s 63.
• Empowered by Heavenly Dao Power, Hongjun and each of his three corpses individually surpassed Luohou in combat strength and approached the power of a Heavenly Dao Sage 64.

Divination and Heavenly Dao Power

Hongjun uses divination to investigate events and can draw on Heavenly Dao Power 11 64.

• He failed to divine the cause of the disturbance at Buzhou Mountain because the Heavenly Dao could not investigate it 11.
• Heavenly Dao Power strengthened him against Luohou, who could not borrow the same power 64.
• He later failed to identify a severed connection to future fortune, even with Heavenly Dao Power, because the secrets of heaven had been obscured 86.

Equipment and Treasures

• Creation Jade Disc, also called the Good Fortune Jade Disc — Hongjun’s trump card and the foundation of his Immortal Dao. The damaged treasure records the Three Thousand Great Daos, although few remained intact; Hongjun used it to investigate Buzhou Mountain and later to shatter the void near the Heavenly Book 13 65.
• All-Heavens Celebration Cloud — Shielded Hongjun inside the Zhuxian Sword Formation 63.
• Twelfth-Grade Merit Golden Lotus — One of the treasures Hongjun possessed when he confronted Luohou 48 63.
• Purple Thunder Hammer and Primordial Unity Horsetail Whisk — Treasures revealed alongside his three corpses 63.
• Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda — An Acquired Merit Treasure among the weapons and treasures he brought against Luohou 63.

Relationships

• Heavenly Dao — Chose Hongjun as its destined partner after he used the Creation Jade Disc at Buzhou Mountain. Hongjun sought to merge with it and take control of its authority 13 38.
• Luohou — Founder of the opposing Demon Dao and a rival candidate to merge with the Heavenly Dao. Hongjun defeated him in the Dao-Demon Conflict 48 64.
• Yangmei — A fellow reincarnated Chaos Demon God whose strength Hongjun had matched early in the story. Yangmei later opposed his plans, saved other Demon Gods during the Dao-Demon Conflict, and contested his claim to the Heavenly Book 3 62 65.
• Xiang Dong — Opposed Hongjun’s efforts to monopolize power. Hongjun held a grudge against the hidden Heavenly Dao agent over control of the Heavenly Dao, though he did not know the agent’s identity 38 48 81.
• Yin-Yang, Qiankun, and Five-Elements Ancestors — Allies recruited against Luohou. Hongjun led them into the Zhuxian Sword Formation and allowed Luohou to defeat them; Yangmei secretly saved their Primordial Spirits 62 63 64.
• Pangu — Hongjun feared that Pangu’s return would ruin his plans. Pangu’s intervention later disrupted those plans and changed the Heavenly Dao’s appointed agent 11 38.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Dao-Demon Conflict

Hongjun recruited old acquaintances to fight Luohou, promising rewards that included Luohou’s treasures and help attaining the Dao. He led Yin-Yang, Qiankun, and Five Elements into the Zhuxian Sword Formation, taking its main gate himself 48 62.

Inside the formation, Hongjun used the All-Heavens Celebration Cloud for protection and let Luohou concentrate the killing power on his companions. Yin-Yang and Qiankun self-detonated, weakening the formation; Five Elements was killed after realizing Hongjun had betrayed them. Hongjun then revealed his Great Perfection Quasi-Saint cultivation and three corpses, broke the formation, and defeated Luohou with Heavenly Dao support 63 64.

Dispute over the Spoils

Hongjun expected to claim the scattered treasures after the battle, but the surviving Chaos Demon Gods united to collect them. Patriarch Samsara took the Zhuxian Formation Diagram and reminded Hongjun of his promise that the spoils would go to his helpers 65.

Hongjun insisted on taking the Heavenly Book, or Investiture of the Gods List, because it concerned his union with the Dao. Yangmei pulled it away, and Hongjun struck the void with the Creation Jade Disc rather than let Yangmei possess it. The book escaped into the chaotic currents 65.

Opposition to His Teaching

Xiang Dong warned Yangmei that Hongjun intended to gather disciples through the Mystic Gate and use their fate to accelerate his union with the Dao. Yangmei and the three patriarchs agreed to establish competing teachings. Xiang Dong also proposed bringing Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to Ancestors Samsara and Yellow Springs, frustrating Hongjun’s plans to take the two Western beings as registered disciples 81 86.