Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Hongjun (鸿钧)
Alias(es)	Dao Ancestor; Heavenly Dao Spokesperson; First Saint of the Primordial World; First Being of the Primordial World 3
Species/Race	Chaos Demon God; Outer Realm Visitor 235
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Purple Cloud Palace; later the Heavenly Court 3 236
Occupation/Role	Dao Ancestor of the Great Desolation; Heavenly Dao Spokesperson 3 94
Status	Joined the Heavenly Court after the final conflict 236
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal	94	Hongjun proved his Dao through his own talent before obtaining Heavenly Dao authority; this history is recounted by Di Jun. 94
Heavenly Dao Saint / Heavenly Dao Spokesperson	94	After merging with Heavenly Dao authority, he became a Heavenly Dao Saint and ultimately the spokesperson governing the Great Desolation's order. 94
Great Dao	209	Hongjun attains the Dao while Di Jun resolves the causal closed loop of his own origin. 209

Background

Hongjun is a Chaos Demon God and Outer Realm Visitor rather than a native being of the Great Desolation. After Pangu created the Great Desolation, he refined Shi Chen and Yang Mei, intending to refine the Heavenly Dao, reclaim his origin, suppress the remaining Chaos Demon Gods, and use their origins to reach the ultimate peak of the All Heavens. 235 236

He became the Dao Ancestor and Heavenly Dao Spokesperson through a long series of calculations. According to Di Jun, Hongjun sealed Shen Ni, benefited from the Dragon-Han Tribulation, acquired the treasures of fallen contemporaries, and used the Great Desolation's order as the foundation of his authority. 94

When Di Jun established the Heavenly Court, Hongjun awakened in Purple Cloud Palace and watched from afar, hoping that Di Jun would not disappoint him. 3 Hongjun later revealed that Di Jun had originally been only a “casual move”: he had sensed Di Jun's True Spirit merging with the Great Sun's origin and recognized his future potential. 137

Appearance

Hongjun first appears as an old Daoist seated within Purple Cloud Palace, a palace entwined with Three Thousand Order Divine Prohibitions and linked to the Three Thousand Great Daos. 3

• His arrival is accompanied by Great Daos extending beneath each step, with myriad mysteries and heavenly radiance converging around him. 108
• When he mobilizes his authority, the Heavenly Dao Golden Wheel, Three Thousand Great Daos, boundless mist, and primordial chaos manifest around him. 117
• At higher levels of power, his eyes turn pure white and his presence causes Heaven and Earth to tremble. 182

Personality

Hongjun is patient, calculating, and intensely possessive of control. He considers the Primordial Continent his chessboard and its living beings his pieces, believing that variables can ultimately be contained within his plans. 26

He is also pragmatic. Although he repeatedly desires to eliminate Di Jun, he delays acting whenever Di Jun remains useful to his larger scheme or when the potential cost is too severe. 162 180 Di Jun's continued growth gradually turns Hongjun's confidence into caution, frustration, and eventually open desperation. 133 222

Despite recognizing that his position has worsened, Hongjun refuses to surrender his ambitions. He chooses to fight Di Jun in the final battle even after acknowledging that the outcome is effectively decided. 235

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Authority

As the Heavenly Dao Spokesperson, Hongjun governs the Great Desolation's order and draws upon Heavenly Dao authority. 3 94

• Manifests the Heavenly Dao Golden Wheel and mobilizes the Three Thousand Great Daos. 117
• Can halt and seal space-time through a single finger strike infused with vast Great Dao power. 183
• Developed the Great Desolation Immortal Dao and wielded a trump card involving billions of Heavenly Dao extreme realms. 182
• Previously acted as the principal force directing cooperation with the Heavenly Dao against external threats. 123

Three Corpses

Hongjun's method of proving Dao is the Severing of the Three Corpses. 94 233

• Heavenly Dao serves as his Self corpse. 233
• Yang Mei is his Good corpse, while Shi Chen is his Evil corpse. 234
• The corpses ordinarily exist independently, with hidden primal imprints allowing them to return to Hongjun when activated. 235
• Their convergence grants Hongjun a dramatic increase in vital energy and power. 233 234

Time and Space Manipulation

Hongjun can draw power from the River of Time and use temporal projections to enhance himself. 203

• Summons projections of himself from innumerable time nodes and merges them into his body. 203 232
• Battles across the River of Time and creates or annihilates timelines during his final confrontation with Di Jun. 235
• Joined Di Jun in tracing the latter's previous-life Earth plane, though he retreated when a time-space storm threatened them. 184 185

Deduction and Long-Term Scheming

Hongjun possesses extensive foresight, deduction, and strategic planning ability.

• Identified Di Jun's True Spirit upon its merger with the Great Sun's origin and chose to cultivate him as a potential piece. 137
• Concealed the true nature of Shi Chen and Yang Mei until the final stage of his plan. 234
• Attempted to use a remnant of Di Jun's origin and Di Jun's True Spirit to suppress or replace him. 223 233

Relationships

• Di Jun — Initially regarded as a useful pawn, then grew into Hongjun's equal, rival, and greatest threat. The two briefly cooperated against the Chaos Demon Gods while acknowledging they would ultimately compete for the Heavenly Dao. Their conflict culminated in a final battle, after which Hongjun joined Di Jun's Heavenly Court. 137 183 235 236
• Heavenly Dao — Hongjun served as its spokesperson and wielded its authority, but later treated it as both an instrument and one of his Three Corpses. 94 233 234
• Shi Chen — Hongjun's Evil Corpse, maintained as an apparently independent Chaos Demon God until its return to him. 234 235
• Yang Mei — Hongjun's Good Corpse, likewise concealed as an independent Chaos Demon God. 234 235
• Pangu — Pangu's revival exposes the inconsistencies in Hongjun's identity and forces Hongjun to reveal that he is a Chaos Demon God and Outer Realm Visitor. 235
• Haotian and Yaochi — Attendants of Purple Cloud Palace who receive Di Jun respectfully when Hongjun hosts him. 137
• Chaos Demon Gods — Hongjun sought their alliance against Di Jun, offering to help recover their origins; they agreed only after weighing the benefits. 222 223

Major Arcs

Observation of the Heavenly Court

Hongjun awakens in Purple Cloud Palace as Di Jun establishes the Heavenly Court. He observes the new Heavenly Emperor from afar and begins evaluating the consequences of Di Jun's rise. 3

Heavenly Wedding and Three Dao Conflict

Hongjun attends Di Jun's Heavenly Wedding, presents the Yellow Middle Plum as a gift, and signals the approaching struggle over the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Daos. 108 He later meets Di Jun in Purple Cloud Palace, where they agree to cooperate temporarily against the Chaos Demon Gods while preserving their eventual rivalry. 137

Escalation Against Di Jun

As Di Jun's Mythological System and Heavenly Court expand, Hongjun repeatedly postpones direct action because Di Jun remains strategically valuable. 162 180 After Di Jun reaches the peak Mythological Earth Immortal Realm, Hongjun confronts him on the River of Time. 183

Alliance and Final Scheme

Hongjun attempts to ally with the Chaos Demon Gods to slay or suppress Di Jun. 222 He reveals possession of Di Jun's True Spirit and later activates the Three Corpses, exposing Shi Chen and Yang Mei as his concealed Good and Evil Corpses. 223 234

Final Battle

Pangu's revival and Hongjun's identity as a Chaos Demon God and Outer Realm Visitor are revealed before Hongjun and Di Jun begin their decisive battle across the River of Time. 235 Following the resolution of the conflict, Hongjun enters the Heavenly Court alongside the former Chaos Demon Gods. 236

Notable Quotes

“Di Jun... it has finally begun. I hope you do not disappoint me.” 3

“Slay Di Jun.” 222

“I am a Chaos Demon God, and also an Outer Realm Visitor!” 235