Hongmeng Purple Qi

Biodata

Background / History

Hong Jun presents six strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi at Purple Cloud Palace. He describes them as qi conceived at the world's creation that can improve a holder's comprehension of the Dao of heaven and earth and greatly raise the efficiency of proving the Dao and becoming a Saint. Publicly, he claims that the qi will select masters possessing great fortune, destiny, and status. 121

The supposed free selection is immediately contested by Di Tian, who transfers Star Court fortune to Ran Deng and the Tiangang Star God so they can seize strands. Hong Jun then covertly redirects the selection, ensuring that the qi reaches Taishang, Zhen Yuanzi, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti, while Nether River receives one and Ran Deng captures another. 122

Ran Deng gives his strand to Di Tian rather than recognize Hong Jun as his master. Hong Jun later trades for it, but Di Tian releases it again; it wanders among the gathered cultivators before Hong Jun draws it back and ultimately releases it into Chaos as an “escaped one.” Hong Jun also claims that three further strands wander across the Four Seas, Eight Desolations, and Endless Universe. 125 127 128

The qi becomes the focus of widespread pursuit. Di Tian publicly attacks Jie Yin and Zhun Ti to trigger open competition for their strands, while an ownerless strand later draws cultivators into a destructive chase before entering Hong Yun's brow. 137 147

Later strands continue to shape the Sage struggle: Jie Yin and Zhun Ti use theirs while establishing the Western Sect, Yuanshi obtains a strand after threatening rival claimants with self-destructing Acquired Treasures, and Di Tian discovers a fragment embedded in Tong Tian's divine soul. 162 163 170

Appearance

Hongmeng Purple Qi manifests as floating strands of purple energy. It can hover above crowds, circle prospective hosts, evade pursuit through extreme aerial movements, and enter a chosen host through the brow. 121 127 147

• Suspends between heaven and earth as distinct strands. 121
• Circles the heads of potential hosts before descending. 121 127
• Can burst from the void or descend without an owner. 146 163
• Enters and resides within a host's True Spirit or divine soul. 138 170

Abilities & Properties

Dao-Proving Catalyst

Hongmeng Purple Qi aids the Path of Quasi-Saint and the Path of Laws, providing a safer and faster route toward proving the Dao and becoming a Saint.

• Enhances comprehension of the Dao of heaven and earth. 121
• Greatly improves the efficiency of proving the Dao and becoming a Saint. 121
• Is treated as a key qualification for Hong Jun's future Heavenly Dao Sages. 121 122
• Its holders remain vulnerable before attaining Sagehood, making them targets for hunters across the Primordial World. 137 161

Spiritual Selection and Movement

The qi is stated to possess spirituality and to choose its own master according to fortune, destiny, and status. Its observed movements, however, can be influenced by Hong Jun.

• Hong Jun publicly claims even he cannot control its choice of host. 121
• Di Tian's transfer of Star Court fortune draws strands toward Ran Deng and the Tiangang Star God. 122
• Hong Jun covertly manipulates strands to descend upon chosen recipients, including Taishang, Zhen Yuanzi, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti. 122
• An ownerless strand evades numerous pursuers before entering Hong Yun's body. 147

True Spirit Integration

After entering a host, Hongmeng Purple Qi can fuse with the target's True Spirit or remain as a fragment within the divine soul.

• Jie Yin states that the qi fused with his and Zhun Ti's True Spirits and could not be extracted by ordinary means. 138
• Di Tian finds and seals a fragment of Hongmeng Purple Qi within Tong Tian's divine soul. 170
• It can transmit thoughts through hidden mechanisms, as seen when it gives Jie Yin and Zhun Ti the ideas needed to establish the Western Sect. 162
• Its connection to a host can be used as a means of controlling consciousness; Di Tian's Grand Luo Soul Refining Array strategy is intended to force the qi either to be refined along with its host or flee. 234

Known Hosts and Claimants

• Hong Jun — Original presenter and distributor of six strands; secretly directs their selection and uses the qi as part of his Sage arrangements. 121 122
• Nether River — Receives a strand during the Purple Cloud Palace selection and later proves the Dao by establishing the Asura Sect. 122 161
• Ran Deng — Captures a strand, then immediately transfers it to Di Tian in recognition of his allegiance to the Star Emperor. 122 125
• Taishang — Receives a strand through Hong Jun's intervention; the qi later releases thoughts into his True Spirit. 122 179
• Zhen Yuanzi — Receives a strand in the initial distribution and later becomes a target of schemes involving the qi's influence over his consciousness. 122 234
• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti — Each receive a strand despite widespread suspicion over their selection; both use the qi while attaining Sagehood through the Western Sect. 122 162
• Hong Yun — An ownerless strand pursues him amid a chaotic hunt and enters his brow. 147
• Yuanshi — Secures a later-appearing strand by driving off all competitors with hundreds of self-destructing Acquired Treasures. 163
• Tong Tian — Carries a concealed fragment in his divine soul until Di Tian seals and purifies it. 170

Notable Quotes

“The Hongmeng Purple Qi possesses spirituality and will choose those with great fortune, great destiny, and great status of its own accord.” — Hong Jun 121

“The escaped one returns to all living beings; go.” — Hong Jun, releasing a strand from Purple Cloud Palace 128