Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Hongjun (鸿钧)
Alias(es)	Daoist Hongjun; Dao Ancestor Hongjun; Heavenly Dao (after unifying with it) 26 42 44
Species/Race	One of the Three Thousand Primordial Chaos Demon Gods 11
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heavenly Dao; Mystic Gate (Xuanmen) 32 44
Occupation/Role	Dao Ancestor; preacher of the Primordial Great Dao; master of the Heavenly Dao Saints 26 32 42
First Appearance	Chapter 3 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Quasi-Saint	11	Possessed the largest fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation and knew that he could not defeat Luohu alone. 11
Heavenly Dao Saint	26	Attained the Saint fruit position and proclaimed a future preaching at Purple Firmament Palace. 26
Unified with the Heavenly Dao	44	Used his body to complete the Heavenly Dao, becoming inseparably connected to it while remaining distinct from Heaven itself. 42 44

Background & History

Hongjun originated as an unremarkable member of the Three Thousand Primordial Chaos Demon Gods, ranking outside the top thousand. Through the largest fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation, he received Heavenly Dao guidance: his route to sainthood required Luohu’s elimination and the completion of the Heavenly Dao. 11

Aware that Luohu had reached Peak Quasi-Saint and was refining the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, Hongjun sought allies rather than face him alone. He calculated that the Zhu Xian Sword Formation required four saints to break, contacted powerful cultivators across the Primordial World, and eventually secured support for the Dao-Demon conflict. 11 18 19 20

During the final battle against Luohu, Hongjun wielded the Pangu Banner while the Jade Disc fragment protected him with purple qi; the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus of Merit supported him beneath his feet. After Luohu’s self-destruction killed Ancestors Qiankun, Yin Yang, and Five Elements, Hongjun collected the masterless Taiji Diagram, Qiankun Cauldron, and Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler without consulting Wang Shu or Yang Mei. 21 22

Hongjun later attained sainthood and summoned cultivators to Purple Firmament Palace, where his first sermon explained the path beyond Da Luo and lasted three thousand years. His later preaching introduced the Three Corpses Method, a spirit-treasure-dependent route to Quasi-Saint advancement. 26 28 32

At the conclusion of his third sermon, he accepted Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti as disciples, bestowed them with treasures and Primordial Violet Qi, and appointed East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West to govern male and female immortals. He then announced his intention to unify with the Heavenly Dao. 42

Hongjun completed that union amid Primordial-wide auspicious phenomena. The world’s spiritual qi and law resonance increased, but the union also bound him to the Heavenly Dao’s rules and made the preservation of its order his central priority. 43 44

When the Witch and Demon Races devastated the Primordial World with their formations, Hongjun forcibly separated the combatants and imposed a 129,600-year truce, assigning the Demon Race to rule the heavens and the Witch Race to govern the earth. 58

Hongjun opposed Li Cha’s protection of the newborn Human Race. While Yang Mei held him back, Hongjun used the Creation Jade Disk to launch a time-space strike that exiled Li Cha into an unknown alternate dimension. 60 61

After the Witch Race entered the Underworld, Hongjun accepted Li Cha’s trade of Primordial Violet Qi in return for allowing the Ghost Gate Pass to open. He later attempted to stabilize the Heavenly Dao by granting Primordial Violet Qi to Kunpeng and Taiyi, while also trying to turn Chang Xi against Li Cha. 69 79

Hongjun sought to keep the Human Dao subordinate to Heaven. He arranged Di Jun’s residual True Spirit to reincarnate as Xuan Yuan Shi, punished Laozi after Fuxi’s Human Dao-aligned rule, and later instigated a catastrophic flood to suppress the awakening Human Dao. 85 91 95

After Jieyin and Zhunti’s demonic corruption became clear, Hongjun severed their master-disciple ties and expelled them from Purple Firmament Palace. He later appointed Haotian as Jade Emperor and Yaochi as Queen Mother to restore Heavenly Court authority. 96 104

For the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, Hongjun revealed the Investiture of the Gods List and entrusted Yuanshi with supervising its 365 divine positions. When Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa died, he negotiated with Pingxin for their resurrection, offering the True Spirits of the Ancestral Witches in exchange. 113 136

During the final Great Dao dispute, Hongjun initially joined Luohu, the Karma Demon God, and the Fate Demon God against Li Cha, believing Li Cha’s path endangered predetermined order. He later discovered that the two Demon Gods had manipulated both him and the Primordial World. After their defeat and sealing, Hongjun admitted his past mistakes and contributed Heavenly Dao Origin Qi and Chaos artifacts to the effort to revive the Ancestral Witches. 145 146 148 150

Personality

Hongjun is meticulous, patient, and calculating. Though his Chaos-era origin was comparatively ordinary, he built his position through planning, Heavenly Dao guidance, political maneuvering, and the careful use of karmic ties. 11 32

He presents himself as detached and impartial, but repeatedly acts to preserve Heavenly Dao control: distributing Saint opportunities, directing the Witch-Demon balance, restricting the Human Dao, and arranging the Investiture of the Gods. 42 58 83 113

His composure can fracture when his plans fail. Li Cha’s repeated interference, the strengthening of the Earthly Dao, and the Human Dao’s awakening provoke visible anger and increasingly forceful action. 31 70 85 95

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Authority

After unifying with the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun can act through its authority and issue world-binding decrees.

• Imposed a 129,600-year prohibition on war between the Witch and Demon Races, backed by the threat of Heavenly Punishment. 58
• Completed deficiencies in the Heavenly Dao through his own union with it, increasing the Primordial World’s spiritual density and law resonance. 44
• Summoned and directed the Heavenly Dao Saints to oversee areas beyond Heaven’s direct reach. 81
• His connection to the Heavenly Dao can be weakened when isolated from the Primordial World. 146

Dao Preaching and the Three Corpses Method

Hongjun’s sermons established his authority as Dao Ancestor and provided the framework through which many great powers advanced.

• Preached at Purple Firmament Palace to three thousand eligible Da Luo cultivators. 27 28
• Explained the Quasi-Saint path as the comprehension, command, and fusion of a Great Dao law. 28
• Taught the Three Corpses Method, enabling cultivators to sever Good and Evil Corpses and enter the early Quasi-Saint realm. 32
• Used preaching, discipleship, and treasure bestowals to settle karmic ties and establish the Mystic Gate’s hierarchy. 32 42

Creation Jade Disc and Law Manipulation

Hongjun’s largest fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation is the foundation of his calculations and law-based techniques.

• Received Heavenly Dao guidance concerning his path to sainthood through the fragment. 11
• Used its purple qi to defend himself during his battle with Luohu. 21
• Applied the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos against Yang Mei. 60
• Condensed his time-space power into a strike that bypassed Yang Mei’s barrier and exiled Li Cha. 60 61

Calculation and Long-Term Scheming

Hongjun consistently uses deduction, appointments, and karmic leverage to shape the Primordial World’s political order.

• Searched for cultivators capable of countering Luohu and the Zhu Xian Sword Formation. 11 19
• Distributed Primordial Violet Qi to create and control the Heavenly Dao Saint system. 42 79
• Concealed Di Jun’s residual True Spirit within Xuan Yuan Shi to establish a Human Emperor indebted to the Heavenly Dao. 91
• Entrusted Yuanshi with the Investiture of the Gods List because he considered him the most reliable of the Saints. 113

Treasures & Bestowals

• Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation / Creation Jade Disk — His principal treasure for deduction, law manipulation, and time-space attacks. 11 60
• Pangu Banner — Wielded against Luohu during the Dao-Demon conflict; later bestowed upon Yuanshi. 21 42
• Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus of Merit — Supported and protected him during his battle with Luohu. 21
• Primordial Violet Qi — Bestowed upon his six disciples, Hong Yun, Kunpeng, and Taiyi as the foundation for Saint positions. 42 79
• Investiture of the Gods List — Heavenly Dao supreme treasure containing 365 vacant righteous-god positions; entrusted to Yuanshi. 113
• Haotian Sword, Demon-Revealing Mirror, and Immortal Peach Root — Granted to Haotian and Yaochi when Hongjun appointed them to lead the Heavenly Court. 104

Relationships

• Li Cha / Yun Hua Hermit — A recurring ideological and political adversary. Hongjun opposed Li Cha’s protection of the Human Race, exiled him through space, later negotiated with him over the Witch Race, and ultimately faced him in the Great Dao dispute. 60 69 145
• Demon Ancestor Luohu — Hongjun’s principal enemy during the Dao-Demon conflict; they later temporarily aligned against Li Cha and the disruption of predetermined order. 18 21 145
• Great Immortal Yang Mei — Initially a desired ally against Luohu, though Yang Mei refused. He later fought Hongjun to protect Li Cha and challenged the Karma Demon God during the final conflict. 19 60 146
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian — Hongjun’s personal disciples and the core of the Mystic Gate. Their eventual defiance revealed that they had escaped dependence on their Saint positions. 42 146
• Nuwa — One of Hongjun’s six disciples and recipients of Primordial Violet Qi; her creation of the Human Race became a major challenge to Heavenly Dao supremacy. 42 60
• Jieyin and Zhunti — Initially accepted as disciples, but expelled after their corruption by the Demonic Path was exposed. 42 96
• Taiyi — Granted Primordial Violet Qi by Hongjun and became a Heavenly Dao Saint, though he secretly aided Nuwa and the Human Race against Hongjun’s intentions. 79 81
• Empress Pingxin — Negotiated with Hongjun from a position of strength, exchanging Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa’s resurrection for the True Spirits of the Ancestral Witches. 136
• Haotian and Yaochi — Longtime attendants whom Hongjun appointed Jade Emperor and Queen Mother to restore the Heavenly Court’s authority. 104

Notable Quotes

“The Heavenly Dao is Hongjun, but Hongjun is not Heaven.” 42

“For the completeness of the Heavenly Dao, for the trajectory of fate... I apologize.” 145