Saint

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Saint Positions

Hongjun later stated that there were eight Saint positions, with the last to be contested among the listeners of Purple Heaven Palace 32.

Attainment

Heavenly Dao Saint Path

Saints generally rely on Primordial Violet Qi, the foundation for becoming a Saint. Hongjun taught that a Quasi-Saint must unite the Good, Evil, and Self Corpses, use violet qi as a guide, and entrust themselves to the Heavenly Dao to reach the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal state 27.

• The Primordial Dao Proving Art taught in Hongjun’s final sermon can raise the chance of becoming a Saint by thirty percent 32.
• Sainthood can also be stabilized through vast merit and the establishment of a religious tradition, as demonstrated by the Three Pure Ones and Buddhism 33 42.
• Violet qi may be corrupted by demonic influence; Hongyun’s contaminated strand prevented his ascension, while Lu Chen had to suppress and purify his own tainted strand 27 33.

Proving the Dao through Strength

Lu Chen follows a separate path based on the Law of Strength rather than becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint. After refining Pangu Heart Essence, he attained Early Hunyuan through Proving the Dao by Strength; despite not being a Heavenly Dao Saint, his combat power was already no weaker than a Saint’s 60.

• This path is described as the path of a Chaos Demon God, free from the Heavenly Dao’s constraints 60.
• By Late Hunyuan, Lu Chen’s purified Great Dao of Strength had reached the threshold of Saint-level combat power 70.
• His strength later allowed him to defeat peak Quasi-Saints and withstand an attack from a newly ascended Saint-level demon god 72.

Powers and Authority

• Saintly pressure — The emergence of six Saints shook the Primordial World, made the ten thousand Daos resonate, and compelled all living beings to kneel 33 42.
• Heavenly Dao governance — Saints are meant to govern the Heavenly Dao and enlighten living beings after Hongjun’s sermons concluded 26.
• Religious fortune — Establishing a teaching or making great vows can bring Heavenly Dao merit and stabilize Saint cultivation 33 42.
• Formation-breaking authority — The original Four Swords of Zhu Xian Formation is said to require four Saints acting together to break it 22.
• Divine sense and scrutiny — Newly ascended Saints investigated Lu Chen’s base through Saint-level divine senses, seeking the origins of his treasures and abilities 43.

Limitations

• Saints remain subject to Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s authority and the rules of the Heavenly Dao. Nuwa was unable to openly intervene in the Witch-Demon War without risking Hongjun’s reprimand 34.
• Saints can be outmaneuvered when competing for resources. Lu Chen prevented six Saints from taking Hongyun’s remaining violet-qi source by purifying it and having Hongyun absorb it first 42.
• Not all Saints possess equal foundations. Lu Chen considered Jieyin and Zhunti’s Saint foundations unstable, and his completed Law of Strength made them inferior to him in direct combat 64.
• A Saint position does not guarantee ascension: demonic contamination destroyed Hongyun’s chance despite his allotted violet qi 33.

Major Events

Distribution of Violet Qi

Hongjun distributed seven strands of Primordial Violet Qi at Purple Heaven Palace, assigning them to the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Hongyun, Jieyin, and Zhunti 26. After Hongyun’s strand was compromised, Hongjun offered the demon-tainted violet qi to Lu Chen under the identity Qingyunzi 27.

Emergence of Six Saints

Nuwa, Lao Tzu, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Amitabha, and Patriarch Bodhi became Saints in rapid succession. Their emergence halted the Witch-Demon War through overwhelming Saintly pressure and transformed the Primordial World’s political order 33.

Conflict over Hongyun’s Violet Qi

The six Saints converged on Wuzhuang Temple after a trace of ruined violet qi leaked from Hongyun. Lu Chen purified the remaining source with the Chaos Brick and a Nine Revolutions Pure Heart Pill, allowing Hongyun to absorb it before the Saints could seize it 42.

Hongjun’s Abdication

Hongjun eventually abdicated and merged with the Heavenly Dao. He offered Lu Chen responsibility for managing it, but Lu Chen refused the position in favor of freedom, accepting only the Purple Cloud Token as a counterbalance to Heavenly Dao authority 135.