Dao Ancestor Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Dao Ancestor Hongjun
Alias(es)	Dao Ancestor; Saint of the Primordial World; Teacher
Species/Race	Chaos Demon God
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Zixiao Palace; Heavenly Dao
Occupation/Role	Saint; preacher of the Dao; master of the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti
Status	Merged with the Heavenly Dao; declares he will not emerge unless the Primordial World faces a life-or-death crisis 93 106
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dao Method of Slaying Three Corpses — great accomplishment	1	Merges his three corpses back into himself amid auspicious signs, golden light, dragon and phoenix cries, and flowing Dao Rhyme.
Saint	5	States that he attained Dao and became a Saint tens of thousands of years earlier; begins preaching the method of Sainthood at Zixiao Palace.
Merging with the Heavenly Dao	93	Announces his intent to merge with the Heavenly Dao to complete its missing principle and withdraw from worldly affairs.
Merged with the Dao	106	Completes the merger, causing a phenomenon across the Primordial World and solidifying his position as a Great Dao Being.

Background / History

Hongjun first appears beneath the Enlightenment Dao Tree while completing the Dao Method of Slaying Three Corpses. Having noticed Ye Jun living on the tree, he considers him only an ordinary monkey. He takes the Enlightenment Dao Tree into his Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, declaring an affinity with it, and rejects Ye Jun's attempt to become his disciple because of Ye Jun's inferior Origin/Foundation 1.

After becoming a Saint, Hongjun opens Zixiao Palace to preach the Dao to the Three Thousand Red Dust Guests. His sermons spread Great Dao Laws, guide cultivators through breakthroughs, and establish three routes to Sainthood: Merit, Slaying Three Corpses, and Proving the Dao by Force. He also reveals that only nine Saints may exist beneath the Heavenly Dao 5 7.

At the end of the first sermon, Hongjun accepts the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa as disciples, then accepts Jieyin and Zhunti as registered disciples. He gives the remaining strand of Primordial Violet Qi to Old Ancestor Hongyun, directs the Witch Clan to Houtu as the key to its future, and appoints East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West to govern male and female immortals respectively 7 8.

His early dismissal of Ye Jun becomes a persistent source of conflict. Ye Jun publicly questions him about the Enlightenment Dao Tree, rejects a later offer of discipleship, destroys a strand of Hongjun's Divine Sense within the Qiankun Cauldron, and openly refuses to bow during the second sermon 8 20 41.

During the Witch-Demon War, Hongjun intervenes only when the Demon Race is on the brink of destruction. He blocks Pangu's attacks, breaks the Witch Clan's and Demon Race's formations, injures Zhu Rong for challenging him, and decrees that the Demon Race shall rule the heavens while the Witch Clan shall rule the earth 52 53.

Before merging with the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun gives powerful treasures to several disciples and opens the Treasure Distribution Cliff to all cultivators. Ye Jun steals the cliff's treasures, prompting Hongjun to strike at him with purple lightning and later continue obstructing his reincarnation 94 95 96. Hongjun ultimately merges with the Heavenly Dao, ending his direct oversight of the Primordial World 93 106.

Appearance

Hongjun is an ethereal elderly Daoist with an immortal bearing, usually appearing in purple Daoist robes and surrounded by auspicious phenomena.

• Wears a light-purple or purple Daoist robe 52 64.
• Possesses an otherworldly, calm demeanor and often stands with his hands behind his back 1 64.
• Appears upon a cloud bed or cloud carriage amid purple qi, dragon roars, phoenix cries, and flowing Dao Rhyme 5 93.
• A purple-gold bright moon manifests within his Natal Golden Wheel 93.

Personality

Hongjun presents himself as calm, impartial, and devoted to spreading the path of Sainthood. He patiently answers the listeners' questions after his sermons, appoints figures to oversee the Primordial World, and intervenes to stop the Witch-Demon War from escalating further 7 8 53.

Behind this composed image, he is highly protective of his authority and reputation. Ye Jun's refusal of discipleship, repeated disrespect, and acquisition of opportunities Hongjun overlooked provoke anger and regret. He attempts to suppress Ye Jun through East King Duke and the Qiankun Cauldron, covertly pressures him during the second sermon, and seeks to punish him after the Treasure Distribution Cliff is stolen 8 19 20 41 95.

He is also calculating and long-sighted. His distribution of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to Tongtian is portrayed as part of a broader design connected to the future weakening of the Heavenly Dao after his merger with it 94.

Abilities & Skills

Saintly Power

Hongjun's Saint realm places him above the Quasi-Saints and formations active in the Primordial World.

• Blocks the Pangu True Body's attack with a purple barrier that withstands its fists 52.
• Breaks both sides' major formations in the Witch-Demon War with a single finger 53.
• Sends Zhu Rong flying hundreds of miles and leaves him on the verge of death after he challenges Hongjun 53.
• Forbids fighting in Zixiao Palace and banishes the Three Thousand Red Dust Guests into Chaos with a wave of his sleeve 41.

Dao Preaching

Hongjun's sermons transmit Great Dao Laws and allow listeners to deepen their comprehension and advance their cultivation.

• Holds three major sermons at Zixiao Palace for the Three Thousand Red Dust Guests 5 41 91 93.
• Explains the methods of Sainthood: Merit, Slaying Three Corpses, and Proving the Dao by Force 7.
• Provides personal answers to cultivators' doubts after the first sermon 7 8.
• His presence alone loosens the cultivation bottlenecks of those gathered at the final sermon 93.

Dao Method of Slaying Three Corpses

Hongjun uses the Slaying Three Corpses method as his own route to Sainthood.

• Merges three severed corpses, manifested from three wisps of Pure Qi, back into himself 1.
• Identifies the union of the three corpses as a method to prove the Dao and become a Saint 7.

Divine Sense and Spatial Movement

Hongjun can project his will through spiritual treasures and traverse immense distances directly.

• Leaves a strand of Divine Sense within the Qiankun Cauldron to suppress Ye Jun 19.
• Projects a phantom through the cauldron and personally orders Ye Jun to surrender Wuji Mountain 20.
• Tears open a spatial rift and travels from Zixiao Palace to Wuji Mountain in a single step 64.
• Uses Divine Sense to investigate Wuji Mountain upon hearing reports of Great Immortal Yang Mei 64.

Merging with the Heavenly Dao

Hongjun merges himself with the Heavenly Dao to perfect its principles.

• States that the Great Dao has fifty principles while the Heavenly Dao has forty-nine, requiring someone to fill the missing part 93.
• Announces that he will no longer emerge except during a life-or-death crisis for the Primordial World 93.
• Completes the merger, after which the Primordial World enters a less restrained and more chaotic era 106 107.

Bestowed Treasures

• Enlightenment Dao Tree — Taken from Ye Jun after Hongjun claims affinity with it; stored in the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud 1.
• Primordial Violet Qi — Bestowed upon the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Old Ancestor Hongyun during the first sermon 7 8.
• Dragon Head Staff — Given to East King Duke upon appointing him Head of Male Immortals 8.
• Plain Cloud Realm Banner — Given to Queen Mother of the West upon appointing her Head of Female Immortals 8.
• Qiankun Cauldron — Lent to East King Duke with a strand of Hongjun's Divine Sense to suppress Ye Jun; later seized by Ye Jun 19 20.
• Taiji Diagram — Bestowed upon Taishang Laojun 94.
• Pangu Banner — Bestowed upon Yuanshi Tianzun 94.
• Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and Immortal-Slaying Sword Diagram — Bestowed upon Tongtian Jiaozhu 94.
• Mountain and River Geographical Diagram — Bestowed upon Nuwa 94.
• Red Embroidered Ball — Bestowed upon Nuwa 94.

Relationships

• Ye Jun — Initially rejected as a disciple and deprived of the Enlightenment Dao Tree; their relationship becomes openly antagonistic as Ye Jun repeatedly humiliates, defies, and outmaneuvers Hongjun 1 8 20 41 65 96.
• Taishang Laojun — Eldest disciple; receives the Taiji Diagram before Hongjun merges with the Heavenly Dao 8 94.
• Yuanshi Tianzun — Disciple; receives the Pangu Banner 8 94.
• Tongtian Jiaozhu — Disciple; receives the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation 8 94.
• Nuwa — Disciple; receives the Mountain and River Geographical Diagram and Red Embroidered Ball 8 94.
• Jieyin and Zhunti — Registered disciples accepted after pleading for entry; granted Primordial Violet Qi but receive no treasures during the final bestowal 8 94.
• East King Duke — Appointed Head of Male Immortals and treated as a disciple. Hongjun supports his attempts to reclaim Wuji Mountain by lending him the Qiankun Cauldron 8 19.
• Queen Mother of the West — Appointed Head of Female Immortals and entrusted with the Plain Cloud Realm Banner 8.
• Di Jun — Saves him from Pangu's attack during the Witch-Demon War; Di Jun later seeks Hongjun's intervention regarding Great Immortal Yang Mei 52 64.
• Great Immortal Yang Mei — Fellow Chaos Demon God with an openly tense history. Yang Mei resents Hongjun over the events surrounding Demon Ancestor Luohu and challenges his presence at Wuji Mountain 64 65.
• Haotian — Attendant instructed to watch for Ye Jun before the final sermon 93.

Notable Quotes

“The second category is the Dao Method of Slaying Three Corpses, like myself. By merging the three corpses into one, one can prove the Dao and become a Saint.” 7

“From this day forward, the Demon Race shall rule the heavens and the Witch Clan shall rule the earth in the Primordial World. No arbitrary wars shall be initiated!” 53

“From this day forward, I, this humble one, will merge with the Heavenly Dao to perfect its principles. I shall not emerge again unless the Primordial World faces a life-or-death crisis!” 93