Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Hongjun (鸿钧)
Alias(es)	Dao Ancestor Hongjun; Dao Ancestor; Teacher
Species/Race	Innate Being reincarnated from a Chaos Demon God 221 299
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Zixiao Palace; Deputy Leader of the Myriad Races Alliance 126 239
Occupation/Role	Dao Ancestor; Saint; later the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World 247 270
Status	Merged with the Heavenly Dao; later vanishes together with the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao 270 308
First Appearance	Chapter 116

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Golden Immortal	120	Emerges as one of the eight Golden Immortals known as the “One Emperor, Two Ancestors, Five Venerables.” 120
Golden Immortal Peak	144	Stands among the Golden Immortal Peak cultivators confronting Beast Emperor Shen Ni. 144
Peak Quasi-Saint	208	Enters Luo Sui's Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation alone; its four-equal-level requirement leaves him unable to escape. 208
Hunyuan / Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal	238	Achieves Primordial Dao by merging his three peak Quasi-Saint corpses back into his main body. 238
Saint	247	Publicly announces his sainthood and a Dao sermon at Zixiao Palace. 247
Late Saint	266	Overpowers the Twelve Ancestral Witches' Pangu True Body and imposes a ten-thousand-year truce between the Witch Clan and Demon Race. 266
Heavenly Dao Realm	270	Integrates with the Heavenly Dao, declaring that Hongjun will not emerge except during a great catastrophe. 270
Peak Heavenly Dao Realm	299	Faces Shi Hao during the conflict between the Primordial World and the Space-Time Realm. 299

Background

Hongjun was once a Chaos Demon God who perished during Pangu's World Creation Tribulation. His True Spirit reincarnated in the Primordial World as an Innate Being, leaving him unable to pursue the unrestricted path available to a surviving Chaos Demon God. 221 299

He first meets Zhou Jun shortly after Zhou reaches Mysterious Immortal Great Perfection. The two recognize one another as peers and begin a century-long discourse on the Dao at Penglai. The exchange stabilizes Zhou Jun's cultivation and leaves Hongjun on the verge of a breakthrough. 116 117

Hongjun later supports Zhou Jun's formation of the Myriad Races Alliance and becomes one of its deputy leaders alongside Luo Sui, Shen Ni, and Shi Hao. 125 126

Appearance

Hongjun initially appears as a white-haired youth with an unsettlingly distinctive face and a sharp, slaughter-tinged aura. 116 By the time he presides over Zixiao Palace as a Saint, he manifests as an old man with white hair and a long white beard. 250

• Youthful manifestation with white hair. 116
• Downturned triangular eyes, high cheekbones, thin lips, a hooked nose, and asymmetrical sword-like eyebrows. 116
• Wears Daoist robes, a black crown, and black shoes in his early appearance. 116
• Later adopts the dignified appearance of an elderly Daoist. 250

Personality

Hongjun is composed and courteous when dealing with cultivators he recognizes as equals. Although Zhou Jun overwhelms him in their Hunyuan-realm spar, Hongjun concedes defeat, accepts the return of his treasures, and invites Zhou Jun to Zixiao Palace for a further Dao discussion. 239 240

He is also notably concerned with face and status. After losing to Zhou Jun, Hongjun attempts to impress him with tea from the Five-Needle Pine, then responds to the resulting embarrassment by displaying his knowledge of the Great Dao during their discussion. 240 241

Beneath his saintly bearing, Hongjun is calculating and politically forceful. He transfers the karmic burden of the devastated West to Zhunti and Jieyin while granting them Saint positions, and later distributes authority in ways that encourage rivalry among the Six Sages. 269 290

Abilities & Skills

Dao Discourse and Teaching

Hongjun's sermons and Dao discussions can significantly improve the cultivation of listeners.

• His first century-long discourse with Zhou Jun helps stabilize Zhou Jun's Mystic Immortal cultivation and pushes Lu Shiping to the peak of Celestial Immortal. 117
• His later discussion with Zhou Jun at Zixiao Palace lets Lu Shiping approach Quasi-Saint Great Perfection. 241
• His public sermons at Zixiao Palace attract three thousand guests from across the Primordial World. 247 251

Three-Corpse Dao Path

Hongjun achieves Hunyuan by following the path of severing and reuniting his three corpses.

• His three corpses are each peak Quasi-Saint entities. 238
• Reintegrating them with his main body elevates him to Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal. 238

Formation Mastery

Hongjun maintains Zixiao Palace as a heavily fortified battlefield.

• Zixiao Palace contains more than a hundred formations. 301
• The palace's formations can raise his effective combat power to contend with a Heavenly Dao Realm Great Perfection opponent. 301
• He uses layered barriers and formation attacks to defend against Shi Hao's sword qi. 301 302

Heavenly Dao Wheel

After merging with the Dao, Hongjun can manifest the Wheel of Heavenly Dao.

• The Wheel freezes time and space with its pressure before crushing its target. 301
• Within Zixiao Palace and under the formations' amplification, it carries power comparable to a full strike from a Heavenly Dao Realm Great Perfection cultivator. 301

Purple Firmament Divine Thunder

Hongjun can unleash large-scale purple lightning imbued with a trace of heavenly punishment.

• He fires thousands of Purple Firmament Divine Thunders at Shi Hao. 299
• He can form a Purple Firmament Divine Barrier to withstand Shi Hao's Creation Sword. 299

Heavenly Dao Authority

Following his integration with the Dao, Hongjun acts directly through the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao.

• He defeats the Twelve Ancestral Witches' Pangu True Body with a single colossal palm strike. 266
• He decrees that the Demon Race rule the heavens and the Witch Clan rule the earth, forbidding conflict between them for ten thousand years. 266
• He declares that he will not emerge unless heaven and earth face a great catastrophe. 270

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Jade Disk of Creation — A supreme treasure used to comprehend the Great Dao; Hongjun later uses it to block Shi Hao's weakened sword strike. 238 302
• Zixiao Palace — His dojo beyond the Thirty-three Heavens, constructed after he achieves Primordial Dao and fortified with over a hundred formations. 239 301
• Treasure Distribution Rock — A Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure used to stabilize the space around Zixiao Palace; Zhou Jun later captures it during their spar. 238 239
• Four Immortal-Slaying Swords — Formerly wielded by Hongjun after Luo Sui's defeat; he later bestows them, together with the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram, upon Tongtian. 219 269
• Primordial Violet Qi — Eight strands held within the Jade Disk of Creation and distributed to Saint candidates. 238 269

Relationships

• Zhou Jun — Fellow Daoist, political ally, and eventual rival. Their repeated Dao discussions are mutually beneficial, but Hongjun is consistently outmatched by Zhou Jun's mastery of spacetime. 117 126 239 241
• Luo Sui (Rahu) — Former associate turned mortal enemy. Hongjun repeatedly opposes Luo Sui's attempt to demonize the Primordial World and fights him through the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation crisis. 207 208 218
• Lu Shiping — Zhou Jun's subordinate, whom Hongjun permits to attend and remain for Dao discussions at Zixiao Palace. 117 240 241
• Haotian — Dao boy created when Hongjun transforms a stone into a child; later appointed Heavenly Emperor. 240 290
• Yaochi — Dao girl created from a leaf; later appointed Queen Mother to assist Haotian. 240 290
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian — Disciples who receive Saint positions and major spiritual treasures from Hongjun. 269
• Nuwa — Disciple and Saint candidate entrusted with Primordial Violet Qi and the Red Embroidered Ball. 269
• Zhunti and Jieyin — Registered disciples granted Saint positions, but also burdened with the karma of the devastated West. 269
• East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West — Appointed by Hongjun as leaders of the male and female immortals, respectively. 262
• Shi Hao — Opponent during the war between the Primordial World and the Space-Time Realm; Hongjun initially underestimates Shi Hao's concealed cultivation. 299 301

Story Role / Major Arcs

Myriad Races Alliance

Hongjun arrives to support Zhou Jun's alliance initiative and is appointed a deputy leader when the Myriad Races Alliance is established. The Heavenly Dao acknowledges the organization and grants blessings to its leaders. 125 126

Conflict with Luo Sui

Hongjun opposes Luo Sui's demonization of the Primordial World and enters the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to confront him. Trapped and injured, he seeks aid from other great powers and eventually receives assistance from Zhou Jun, Shi Hao, and Candle Dragon after the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Grand Formation is broken. 207 208 216

After Zhou Jun leaves Luo Sui alive out of regard for their past association, Hongjun continues the fight alone. Luo Sui self-destructs after his defeat, burdening Hongjun with karma and resentment from the destruction of the Western spiritual veins. 218 219 Merit later heals Hongjun's injuries and clears most of this burden. 220

Establishment of Zixiao Palace

After achieving Primordial Dao, Hongjun constructs a new dojo in the Chaos using the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and the Treasure Distribution Rock. 238 239 Zhou Jun immediately challenges him; Hongjun's weapons and treasures are all collected by Zhou Jun's Hollow Willow divine ability before being returned after Hongjun concedes. 239

Hongjun then hosts Zhou Jun and Lu Shiping at Zixiao Palace, creates Haotian and Yaochi as Dao attendants, and conducts another major Dao discourse. 240 241

Sainthood and Integration with the Dao

As a Saint, Hongjun holds sermons for the cultivators of the Primordial World, appoints the East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West, and distributes Saint positions, Primordial Violet Qi, and spiritual treasures. 247 262 269

He intervenes directly in the Witch-Demon conflict, establishing the Demon Race's rule over heaven and the Witch Clan's rule over earth. 266 He ultimately merges with the Heavenly Dao, declaring that he will remain absent unless a world-threatening catastrophe occurs. 270

War with the Space-Time Realm

When the Space-Time Realm descends upon and merges with the Primordial World, Hongjun becomes its foremost defender. He confronts Shi Hao at Zixiao Palace, relying on Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, palace formations, and the Wheel of Heavenly Dao. 299 301

Shi Hao reveals that his apparent Late Heavenly Dao Realm cultivation was suppressed and that his true strength has reached Heavenly Dao Realm Great Perfection, forcing Hongjun into a prolonged defensive battle. 301 302 Hongjun later disappears together with the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao as the two worlds complete their merger. 308

Notable Quotes

“The Heavenly Dao is insufficient. I shall integrate my body with the Dao. From now on, Hongjun will be the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao will not be Hongjun.” 270