Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hongjun (鸿钧)
Alias(es)	Dao Ancestor Hongjun; Heavenly Dao Hongjun; Heavenly Dao Sovereign; Heavenly Master Hongjun; Hongmeng Heavenly Lord 35 416 764 775
Gender	Masculine
Affiliation	Heavenly Dao; Purple Cloud Palace; Mystic Sect/Xuanmen 28 35 624
Occupation/Role	First Sage of the Primordial Era; founder of the Immortal Dao; Dao Ancestor; Heavenly Dao spokesperson and later Sovereign 9 35 572 764
Status	Active as Heavenly Dao Sovereign; the original Hongjun was reportedly killed and absorbed by the Heavenly Dao at one point 281 794
First Appearance	6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heavenly Dao Sage / First Saint of the Primordial Era	6 9	Proves Dao Primordial Chaos. His emergence coincides with the Heavenly Dao’s evolution and releases pressure sufficient to force even Grand Luo Golden Immortals to kneel.
Primordial Dao Ancestor	35	Completes a 3,000-year Purple Cloud Palace sermon, establishes his authority over the Primordial Era, and appoints leaders for male and female immortals.
Dao-union with the Heavenly Dao	60 425 426	Merges with the Heavenly Dao to collect Destiny and Merit, gaining the standing of Heavenly Dao Hongjun while beginning a prolonged struggle for control over the Dao.
Heavenly Dao Sovereign	764	Breaks through the Sage Realm’s ninth-heaven Law Seed and becomes a Heavenly Dao Sovereign, substantially strengthening the Primordial World.
Complete Heavenly Dao Authority / Near-Limitless Hunyuan state	770	Fully seizes Heavenly Dao Authority, making the Heavenly Dao his avatar and approaching the Limitless Hunyuan Great Dao.

Background / History

Hongjun became the first Sage of the Primordial Era by proving Dao Primordial Chaos. His attainment triggered Great Dao Heavenly Sound, while the Heavenly Dao repaired damage left by the Dragon-Han Calamity and expanded the Primordial World. His unintentional Sage pressure overwhelmed the world’s great powers, including Zhunti. 6 9

Before his Dao union, Hongjun operated from the Purple Cloud Palace beyond the heavens. He intended to use the Destiny of Primordial beings and the virtue generated by his sermons to deduce a path toward further advancement. Although he followed the Heavenly Dao’s broad trajectory, he also sought a way to escape its restraints. 15

At the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun watched the six Great Dao Mats become bound to future Destiny. He regarded the Western Duo’s future separation from the Mystic Sect as a threat to his sect’s fortune and intended to keep the Mats within his Eastern Mystic Sect lineage. 28

After a 3,000-year lecture, Hongjun became the Primordial Dao Ancestor. He named the Eastern King Duke leader of male immortals and the Queen Mother of the West leader of female immortals, granting them the Dragon Head Staff and Western Plain Cloud Banner respectively to regulate yin and yang. 35

During the Witch–Demon conflict, Hongjun prevented the Pangu True Body from destroying the Primordial Continent, dispersed the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ formation, and imposed a ten-thousand-year truce: demons would rule the heavens while witches ruled the earth. 59

Hongjun’s later union with the Heavenly Dao was both an empowerment and a danger. He sought Destiny, Merit, and authority through the merger, while the Heavenly Dao gradually assimilated and influenced him in return. 426 471 570

Identity and Dao Union

• Hongjun is identified as the founder and embodiment of the Primordial Era’s Immortal Dao laws; these laws are connected to his former existence as a Chaos Order God and Demon. 572
• After the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, Tongtian and Nüwa conclude that Hongjun has become part of the Heavenly Dao, but that the Heavenly Dao itself is not wholly Hongjun. 266
• The Heavenly Dao later claims that Hongjun was killed after attempting to devour it, and that it borrowed his body to be reborn. 281
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun subsequently identifies himself as Hongmeng Heavenly Lord, a high-level upper-realm existence. 416
• Another account states that the present Hongjun was transformed from the first earthworm born after creation rather than being the original Chaos Order Demon God. 721
• Xuan Huo recognizes Hongjun as a reborn Chaos Balance Demon God who has retained or recovered his former identity. 794

Personality

Hongjun is patient, calculating, and intensely protective of his authority. He uses sermons, sectarian legitimacy, Destiny, and Heavenly Dao decrees as tools to direct the Primordial Era toward outcomes beneficial to his own advancement. 15 28 570

He presents himself as detached and impartial, particularly when settling disputes between major factions. However, his attempts to control Houtu, suppress Taiyi, manipulate the Immortal Court, and monopolize Primordial authority lead many great powers to view him as hypocritical and self-serving. 461 469 587

Hongjun is also capable of pragmatism. When external enemies threaten the Primordial World, he cooperates with Taiyi and other major powers despite their long rivalry. 611 736 770

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Authority

Hongjun can act as the Heavenly Dao’s spokesperson, invoke its authority, and issue decrees binding major Primordial factions.

• Stabilized the Primordial Continent after the Witch–Demon conflict and enforced a ten-thousand-year truce. 59
• Appointed Haotian and Yaochi as Heavenly Emperor and Empress. 141
• Later gained complete control of Heavenly Dao Authority, turning the Heavenly Dao into his avatar. 770
• His control was initially incomplete; prolonged manifestation risked losing ground in his contest with the Heavenly Dao’s own consciousness. 139 470

Purple Firmament Divine Lightning

Hongjun’s signature heavenly punishment technique is a Sage-level destructive lightning tribulation.

• Used it to destroy Taiyi’s Heaven-Shrouding Giant Palm and strike Cangjie. 157
• Attacked Taiyi directly, though Taiyi’s Merit clouds redirected the lightning toward nearby powerhouses with heavier karma. 459
• Unleashed a sea of Purple Firmament Divine Lightning against the Epoch Stone Bridge, but failed to destroy it. 611

Immortal Dao and Three-Corpse Methods

As the source of the Immortal Dao, Hongjun can manifest a Good Corpse incarnation formed from Hunyuan immortal energy.

• His Immortal Dao Good Corpse attempted to seize the imprint of the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Fist. 572
• The incarnation possesses Sage-level combat power, but Taiyi’s avatar repelled it with the same divine fist. 572
• Taiyi suspects that Hongjun’s Evil Corpse and Obsessive Corpse may likewise possess law-based incarnations, potentially including a Devil Dao avatar; Hongjun does not confirm this. 572

Order and Three Thousand Heavenly Dao Laws

Hongjun can combine the Three Thousand Laws of the Heavenly Dao, the Immortal Dao domain, and Order Laws in direct combat.

• Mobilized these powers against Taiyi during the conflict over the Earth Dao’s revival. 589
• His Immortal Dao domain and defensive treasures were pierced by Taiyi’s Epoch Divine Fist. 590
• Despite Sage-level resilience and stored Heavenly Dao Merit, Hongjun hesitates to kill Taiyi because of the karmic backlash attached to Taiyi’s immense Merit. 590

Fate Calculation and Strategic Foresight

Hongjun reads Destiny, uses karmic ties, and plans around predicted future developments.

• Perceived the future betrayal of the Western Duo and the division of Mystic Sect fortune. 28
• Calculated Hongyun’s fate and enabled the circumstances of the ambush against him. 511
• Could not locate Taiyi after Dao union and became increasingly wary of variables outside the Heavenly Dao’s predetermined course. 426 427

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Jade Creation Disc — Hongjun’s companion treasure; can evolve the Three Thousand Great Daos and form Heavenly Dao restraints. It was cracked by Taiyi’s Epoch Divine Fist but remains in use afterward. 571 590 770
• Myriad Evil Black Coffin — A feared coffin Hongjun brings against enemies from the Epoch Stone Bridge. 612
• Dragon Head Staff / Nine Dragon Golden Staff — Formerly Hongjun’s personal protective item and a symbol of Mystic Sect leadership; later bestowed upon the Eastern King Duke. 35
• Horsetail Whisk — A staff-like Daoist implement he uses while issuing decrees and restraining subordinates. 468 587

Relationships

• Heavenly Dao — Initially Hongjun’s source of authority and later his rival in a prolonged contest for control; their union mutually changes both parties. 139 471 624
• Taiyi — Principal rival and recurring opponent. Their clashes repeatedly expose the limits of Hongjun’s authority, but they later cooperate against external threats. 458 590 736
• The Three Purities — Hongjun’s disciples and core Mystic Sect successors. He guides their sect-founding opportunities and later relies on their support. 44 616
• Zhunti and Jieyin — Western disciples whose future separation from the Mystic Sect Hongjun views as a theft of sectarian Destiny. 28 266
• Houtu — Opponent in the struggle between the Heavenly Dao and Earth Dao. Hongjun attempts to confine her to the Netherworld after her Sagehood. 587 588
• Haotian and Yaochi — Appointed by Hongjun as Heavenly Emperor and Empress to govern the Primordial Era. 141
• Eastern King Duke and Queen Mother of the West — Named leaders of male and female immortals by Hongjun. 35
• Pangu — Recognized by Hongjun as a fellow Daoist after Heavenly Dao Hongjun transcends the Primordial Era. 416
• Xuan Huo — An old acquaintance from Hongjun’s earlier existence; Hongjun helps persuade him to join the Heavenly Court. 794

Story Role / Major Arcs

Purple Cloud Palace and the Mystic Sect

Hongjun’s sermons establish him as Dao Ancestor and make the Purple Cloud Palace the center of Primordial cultivation. He distributes authority among selected immortals while laying foundations for the Mystic Sect and the future Six Sages. 28 35

Witch–Demon War

Hongjun intervenes when the Pangu True Body threatens the Primordial World, overpowering the Twelve Ancestral Witches and forcing a temporary peace between the Witch and Demon factions. 59

Investiture of the Gods Aftermath

Hongjun gathers the surviving Sages after the calamity, reprimands the Western Duo for their karmic interference, and assigns Tongtian responsibility for rebuilding order and organizing Human Race dynasties. 265 266

Heavenly Dao Assimilation

Hongjun’s merger with the Heavenly Dao transforms him into Heavenly Dao Hongjun, but the merger becomes a contest over who controls whom. His actions provoke distrust among the Sages, the Witch Clan, and former Purple Cloud Palace guests. 266 470 471

Conflict with Taiyi and the Earth Dao

Hongjun tries to block Houtu’s Earth Dao revival and suppress Taiyi. Taiyi repels his attacks, damages the Jade Creation Disc, and forces a stalemate that makes Hongjun wary of Taiyi’s Merit and external inheritances. 587 590

Defense of the Primordial World

Hongjun leads the response to the Epoch Stone Bridge and its visitors from prior Chaos Epochs. He reveals the nine-nine-one cycle of Chaos Epochs to his Sage disciples and later oversees the Primordial Era’s expansion into the myriad worlds. 612 616 629

Heavenly Dao Sovereign

Hongjun breaks through to Heavenly Dao Sovereign, fully absorbs Heavenly Dao Authority, and confronts Extraterritorial Sovereigns seeking the Chaos Tablets. Although immensely stronger, he still requests Taiyi’s intervention when unable to stop them alone. 764 770

Cooperation with Taiyi

Despite their past hostility, Hongjun and Taiyi form a covert partnership to protect the Primordial Era from Extraterritorial Sages. Hongjun later acts as a persuasive diplomat when recruiting Xuan Huo into the Heavenly Court. 736 794

Notable Quotes

“From this day forward, the Heavenly Dao is Hongjun, and Hongjun is not the Heavenly Dao!”

770

“You come to my house to steal things, and when the master returns, you can't beat him, yet you want to talk to the master of the house about splitting his property equally?”

612

Trivia

• The saying “One Qi Transforms into Hongjun” refers to Hongjun’s Hunyuan immortal energy and his embodiment of Immortal Dao laws. 572
• Hongjun’s Dragon Head Staff is said to have been forged from the Progenitor Dragon’s head after the dragon’s death. 35
• After Taiyi becomes the Primordial Overgod and balances the Three Paths, Hongjun loses the title of Chief Sovereign of Heaven and becomes Heavenly Master Hongjun. 775