Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Hongjun (鴻鈞)
Alias(es)	Dao Ancestor; Ancestor Hongjun; Teacher
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heavenly Dao; Zixiao Palace
Occupation/Role	Administrator and protector of the Primordial World; keeper of the Creation Jade Plate
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 18

Background / History

Hongjun resides in Zixiao Palace and has merged with the Heavenly Dao, making him responsible for regulating the Primordial World's laws. He detects Tongtian's theft of Treasure Distribution Cliff through the Creation Jade Plate, identifying the thief from the sword intent left behind despite Tongtian concealing his form and aura 18.

As changes in the world's laws accumulate, Hongjun attempts to repair them and preserve the Heavenly Dao's control over the Primordial World. He views disruptions to the established order—such as the Demon Race's changing fortune—as threats to his plans 25. He later appears at Mount Buzhou's trading market as a witness, officially claiming to ensure the fairness of Tongtian and Zhunti's trade while privately studying the market's unfamiliar laws 50.

Hongjun becomes increasingly burdened by the Creation Jade Plate and the task of managing the world's laws. Though tempted by the Plate's contents, he recognizes that its laws could distort his mind and turn him into a puppet 55. He nevertheless continues using it to regulate the connection between the Primordial World and the River of Time, fearing that the world's Three Thousand Great Dao seeds could attract powerful entities from Chaos 90.

He cultivates and exploits a network of subordinates and incarnations to manage laws. Hongjun manipulates his clone into refining a portion of Heavenly Dao Authority and uses the clone's comprehension to reduce his own burden 106. After obtaining energy from the River of Time, his ability to comprehend and manipulate laws improves substantially 111.

During the development of the Three Realms, Hongjun intervenes to control divine positions through a Divine Ranking and to prevent others from independently gaining control over essential world laws 150. He later spreads a blue Law through the Three Realms, improving cultivators' Primordial Spirits and law comprehension while secretly altering memories and coercing the Creation Jade Plate into obedience 158.

Hongjun ultimately frames his ruthless methods as necessary for protecting the Primordial World until Pangu returns. He believes Pangu entrusted him with preserving their shared creation, even if that duty requires sacrificing countless beings or manipulating the Three Realms 166.

Personality

Hongjun is calculating, controlling, and deeply pragmatic. He treats the Primordial World as a system that must be managed, repaired, and insulated from outside threats, often prioritizing long-term survival over individual freedom or morality 25 90 166.

Despite presenting himself as detached after merging with the Heavenly Dao, he retains visible frustration, possessiveness, and irritation—particularly regarding the Creation Jade Plate, his tea, and Yuanshi Tianming's repeated intrusions into Zixiao Palace 101 123 124. He is capable of patience and long-term planning, preferring to guide events until factions unknowingly commit themselves to outcomes he desires 155 165.

He regards weakness as disqualifying: he withholds the deeper dangers facing the Primordial World from Yuanshi Tianming because he considers him too weak to understand them 90.

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Administration

Hongjun has merged with the Heavenly Dao and governs the Primordial World's laws from Zixiao Palace.

• Repairs disrupted laws through direct manipulation of law energy 25.
• Restricts cultivation tribulations to one breakthrough per realm, preventing repeated tribulations within the same stage 52.
• Regulates the Primordial World's connection to the River of Time and attempts to keep it concealed from entities in Chaos 55 90.
• Can manifest through the Eye of the Heavenly Dao and impose overwhelming pressure on those present 29 48.

Deduction and Law Comprehension

Hongjun uses the Creation Jade Plate and his own divine sense to investigate disturbances across the Primordial World.

• Reconstructed Tongtian's theft of Treasure Distribution Cliff through a projected deduction 18.
• Detects abnormalities in the world's laws, including shifts caused by the Demon Race, the Three Realms, and blue law energy 25 147 157.
• Studies the trading market's new laws to supplement the original Heavenly Dao laws 49.
• His comprehension and manipulation abilities increase after obtaining energy from the River of Time 111.

Memory Alteration

Hongjun can use a blue Law to alter or erase memories.

• Previously altered Nüwa's memories 158.
• Suppresses the Creation Jade Plate by threatening to erase its memories of Li Pan 158.
• Spreads the blue Law throughout the Three Realms, clearing cultivators' Primordial Spirits and improving their comprehension while causing memory gaps in Li Pan and Sixth Crow's clone 158.

Incarnations and Heavenly Dao Authority

Hongjun possesses a clone that operates separately from his main body.

• His clone manages the Mount Buzhou trading market under Yuanshi Tianming's arrangement 106.
• Hongjun gives Yuanshi Tianming a portion of Heavenly Dao Authority, which is subsequently refined by the clone 106.
• Uses the clone's law comprehension to reduce the need to absorb the Three Purities' insights directly 106.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Creation Jade Plate — A supreme treasure containing the Three Thousand Laws and closely tied to the Heavenly Dao. Hongjun uses it for deduction, law management, and suppressing the Primordial World's connection to external forces 55 112.
• Divine Ranking — A divine list capable of capturing true spirits, assigning divine positions, and influencing the Three Realms' order 150.
• High-quality replica Axe of Creation — Used by Hongjun to strike or threaten the Creation Jade Plate 97 106 111.
• Zixiao Palace — Hongjun's residence outside Chaos and the center of his law-management efforts 18 90.

Relationships

• Pangu — Hongjun's elder brother and the creator of the Primordial World. Hongjun believes Pangu will return and considers safeguarding the world his sworn responsibility 90 166.
• The Three Purities — Hongjun's disciples. Their growing independence, refusal to yield the Creation Jade Plate, and abandonment of Heavenly Dao Sage positions create sustained tension 50 55 112.
• Sect Master Tongtian — Disciple whose unpredictable actions repeatedly disrupt Hongjun's plans, from stealing Treasure Distribution Cliff to pressuring the Western Sect 18 49 51.
• Yuanshi Tianming — A disciple who addresses Hongjun as teacher while covertly seeking to test or destroy the Creation Jade Plate. Hongjun finds him troublesome but accepts his assistance and tribute 90 112 124.
• Hongjun's clone — An incarnation used as a law-comprehension tool and trading-market administrator; the clone seeks greater freedom from Hongjun's control 106.
• Creation Jade Plate — Hongjun's most important instrument and an increasingly sentient captive. Their relationship becomes openly hostile as Hongjun manipulates its memories and uses it to administer the Three Realms 150 158 166.
• Li Pan — An associate of the Creation Jade Plate whom Hongjun uses as leverage to ensure the Plate's obedience 158.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Regulation of the Primordial World

Hongjun investigates deviations from the Heavenly Dao's intended development, including Tongtian's theft of Treasure Distribution Cliff and changes to the Demon Race's fortune 18 25.

Mount Buzhou Trading Market

He attends the market as a witness to Tongtian and Zhunti's transaction, but his real interest lies in studying its new laws and their potential to supplement the Heavenly Dao 49 50.

Creation Jade Plate Crisis

Hongjun struggles against the Creation Jade Plate's tempting laws while using it to manage the River of Time and prevent outside powers from discovering the Primordial World 55 90.

Three Realms Manipulation

Hongjun inserts himself into the Investiture of the Gods conflict, deploys the Divine Ranking to regulate divine authority, and encourages powerful factions to invest their laws into the Three Realms 150 155 156.

Memory Alteration

To secure control over the Three Realms, Hongjun spreads a blue Law that enhances cultivation while altering memories. He forces the Creation Jade Plate to cooperate by threatening its bond with Li Pan 158.

Notable Quotes

“The weak are not worthy to hear the problems faced by the strong, for you are not worthy. You are too weak.” 90

“Guilt? Hmph, that is merely psychological comfort sought by the weak when faced with survival and death.” 166

“That is, to protect this Primordial World and ensure it prospers according to its predetermined trajectory.” 166