Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Hongjun (鸿钧)
Alias(es)	Dao Ancestor; Ancestor Hongjun; Hongjun Laozu; Heavenly Dao
Species/Race	Former Chaos Demon God; reincarnated as a Primordial Demon God 164
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Purple Cloud Palace; Heavenly Dao
Occupation/Role	Dao Ancestor; lecturer of the Great Dao; Heavenly Dao Sage
Status	Active 280
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Saint	75	Attains Sainthood, releasing pressure potent enough to freeze time and space amid the Witch–Demon conflict. 75
Heavenly Dao-empowered state	79	Accepts vast Heavenly Dao power; his cultivation rises from the early stage to Great Perfection of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realm before he completely merges with the Heavenly Dao. 79
Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin	145	Declares himself the Primordial World's sole Saint and vows to personally kill Five Elements Old Ancestor. 145
Sagehood	175	His attainment of Sagehood is acknowledged during his final Purple Cloud Palace sermon. 175
Dao-merged	220	Successfully merges with the Dao, producing realm-wide thunder, celestial music, and auspicious phenomena. 220

Background / History

Hongjun was originally a Chaos Demon God ranked among the hundred strongest. During Pangu's creation of heaven and earth, he fled into the depths of Chaos and survived by sheltering behind the Jade Disc of Creation rather than fighting alongside the other Chaos Demon Gods. He later abandoned his Chaos body and reincarnated into the Primordial World as a Primordial Demon God. 164

He feared Pangu above all other beings and regarded Pangu's phantom as a possible obstacle to his own path toward Sainthood and merger with the Heavenly Dao. His divination led him to identify the anomaly as a possible “one that escaped” the Heavenly Dao's forty-ninefold derivation. 4

During the Dragon-Han Calamity, Hongjun joined Yang Mei, Five Elements Old Ancestor, Qiankun Old Ancestor, and Yin Yang Old Ancestor in confronting Luohu and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. He ordered the others to break the four sword formations, but did not personally attack Luohu; Qiankun and Yin Yang were killed, Yang Mei was gravely wounded and fled, and Hongjun acquired treasures including the Qiankun Cauldron. 144

By exploiting the calamities of the Fierce Beast Clan and the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, then scheming against former allies and rivals, Hongjun amassed a vast treasury and concentrated Primordial fortune around himself. These gains enabled his rise as the sole Sage and supported his long-term ambition to merge with the Heavenly Dao. 194

Appearance

Hongjun is described as an old Daoist with an immortal bearing after merging with the Dao. In combat or while channeling the Heavenly Dao, his eyes become hollow, abyss-like, and devoid of ordinary emotion. 79 220

• Usually maintains an indifferent, composed expression. 94 197
• Manifests overwhelming purple radiance and Dao charm when appearing at Purple Cloud Palace. 176
• His Dao-merged presence is calm and detached even when confronting Xiao Ran. 220 221

Personality

Hongjun presents himself as an impartial Dao Ancestor: he enforces order in Purple Cloud Palace, lectures on the Great Dao to fated beings, appoints leaders for the immortals, and distributes cultivation opportunities. 76 95 97 180

Behind this public image, he is calculating, possessive, and power-driven. He seeks to turn powerful figures—including the Three Pure Ones, the Chaos Four Fiends, and Azure Dragon Ancestor—into tools for maintaining the Heavenly Dao's general trend and suppressing the Witch Race. 176 177 198

His composure can collapse into rage when his schemes fail. Haotian and Yaochi interrupting his Dao merger provokes him into condemning the loss of several primordial eras of effort, while Xiao Ran's plundering of Treasure Distribution Cliff drives him to personally intervene. 198

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Authority

Hongjun can draw upon and merge with the Heavenly Dao, wielding authority that affects the entire Primordial Era.

• His Saintly pressure freezes time and space and suppresses both Witch and Demon forces. 75
• His Word of Law disperses divine thunder and fierce winds with a single command. 79
• While temporarily merged with the Heavenly Dao, he declares himself the Heavenly Dao and unleashes purple radiance across the Thirty-Three Heavens. 80
• His borrowed Heavenly Dao power can dissipate rapidly, reducing him to the early stage of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realm. 80
• His completed Dao merger allows him to confront Xiao Ran directly on Penglai Immortal Island. 220 221

Jade Disc of Creation

Hongjun's principal treasure is a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation, which embodies the origins of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

• Performs heavenly-secret divinations, including tracing Five Elements Old Ancestor's return and the Witch Race's actions. 144
• Cannot penetrate heavenly secrets obscured by the Primordial Chaos Bead and Pangu Realm. 130
• Channels Heavenly Dao power and communicates Hongjun's divine sense to the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao. 177
• Unleashes the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws as a world-destroying attack against the Witch Race. 203
• Its incomplete nature leaves Hongjun disadvantaged against Chaos Supreme Treasures such as the Primordial Chaos Bead. 176 204

Dao Lectures and Cultivation Guidance

Hongjun teaches the Great Dao at Purple Cloud Palace, using sermons to establish influence over the Primordial Era's strongest cultivators.

• His first public lecture is open to fated beings and rekindles the immortals' hope of enlightenment. 76
• His teachings produce heavenly flowers, celestial music, divine radiance, and manifestations of the Three Thousand Great Daos. 95
• His preaching enables major breakthroughs among the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, and other powerful beings. 133
• A hundred Innate Ancestor Witches reach the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal during his final sermon. 178

Formations and Battlefield Strategy

Hongjun favors attrition, battlefield control, and exploiting weaknesses rather than direct clashes with Pangu-based formations.

• He targets weaker Ancestral Witches first before waiting for the Twelve Heavenly God-Fiend Great Array to exhaust itself. 201
• He knows that the array cannot be sustained indefinitely and attempts to outlast it. 201
• He seals Treasure Distribution Cliff with a powerful formation to prevent the Witch Race from competing for its treasures. 206

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Jade Disc of Creation — A fragmentary Chaos Spirit Treasure used for divination, Dao cultivation, Heavenly Dao communication, and combat. 176 177
• Pangu Banner — An Innate Supreme Treasure used against Pangu's True Body; later bestowed upon Yuanshi Tianzun. 78 179
• Taiji Diagram — An Innate Supreme Treasure used in battle and later given to Taishang Laojun. 78 179
• Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud — Bestowed upon Yuanshi Tianzun alongside the Pangu Banner. 179
• Four Swords of Zhu Xian and Sword Formation Diagram — Treasures acquired from Luohu and bestowed upon Tongtian Jiaozhu. 95 179
• Qiankun Cauldron — Acquired after Qiankun Old Ancestor's death. 144 194
• Treasure Distribution Cliff — A mountain-sized treasury containing Innate Spiritual Treasures, Spiritual Roots, and divine elixirs collected across countless eras. 180 194

Relationships

• Xiao Ran — Principal adversary. Hongjun repeatedly attempts to suppress or eliminate Xiao Ran and the Witch Race, but suffers defeats and setbacks at Xiao Ran's hands. 78 198 204 237
• Heavenly Dao — Hongjun's source of authority and ultimate object of merger; he communicates with its consciousness through the Jade Disc of Creation and eventually merges with the Dao. 79 177 220
• The Witch Race — Hongjun considers the Witch Race a threat to Heavenly Dao rule and seeks to use allies, disciples, and formations against them. 176 198 206
• The Three Pure Ones — His direct disciples. Hongjun grants them Primordial Violet Qi and major treasures, viewing them as future agents for controlling the Primordial Era. 179 198
• Jieyin and Zhunti — Registered disciples who receive Primordial Violet Qi and Innate Spiritual Treasures from Hongjun. 179
• Haotian and Yaochi — Purple Cloud Palace attendants who report major events to Hongjun and guide immortals to Treasure Distribution Cliff. 167 180 198
• Azure Dragon Ancestor and the Chaos Four Fiends — Former Chaos acquaintances whom Hongjun publicly calls old friends; both sides attempt to use the other, while the Chaos beings secretly despise him. 168 176 177
• Yang Mei — Former ally and fellow Chaos Demon God whom Hongjun allegedly schemed against during the conflict with Luohu; they later become sworn enemies. 144 191
• Five Elements Old Ancestor — Former ally turned enemy. After his return and alliance with the Witch Race, Hongjun vows to kill him personally. 144 145
• Luohu — Former rival whose death and treasures helped Hongjun secure his rise. 144 194

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sainthood and the Witch–Demon War

Hongjun attains Sainthood during the Witch–Demon conflict, intending to prevent the Demon Race's annihilation. His authority is openly defied by Xiao Ran and the Witch Race, whose connection to Pangu and Buzhou Mountain enables them to resist his pressure. 75

He challenges Pangu's True Body with the Jade Disc of Creation, Pangu Banner, Taiji Diagram, and other supreme treasures. Even with Heavenly Dao support, he struggles against the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe and must rely on the Heavenly Dao's Order Divine Chains. 78

Purple Cloud Palace Sermons

Hongjun establishes Purple Cloud Palace as the central site for Dao instruction, prohibits fighting within the dojo, and lectures on the Great Dao. He later appoints East King Duke and West Queen Mother to assist in managing the Primordial World. 95 97

During his final sermon, he announces plans to accept disciples, rejects the Witch Race, accepts the Three Pure Ones as direct disciples, and grants them Primordial Violet Qi and supreme treasures. He also accepts Jieyin and Zhunti as registered disciples and grants Primordial Violet Qi to Hong Yun. 178 179

Treasure Distribution Cliff Conflict

Hongjun opens Treasure Distribution Cliff to the gathered immortals, ostensibly offering them opportunities. His actual objective is to strengthen and bind powerful figures such as the Three Pure Ones, Zhunti, and Di Jun to his cause. 180 182 198

When Xiao Ran plunders the cliff and the Witch Race overwhelms the other treasure-seekers, Hongjun interrupts his Dao merger and intervenes. He initially gains the upper hand through the Jade Disc of Creation and attrition tactics, but the Twelve Ancestral Witches and Pangu True Body severely injure him, forcing him to concede the looted treasures to the Witch Race. 198 201 204

Merger with the Dao

After recovering in Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun resumes his long-term Dao merger despite the interruption and loss of Treasure Distribution Cliff's wealth. 212 213

His eventual merger produces auspicious phenomena across the Primordial Era. He immediately travels to Penglai Immortal Island, where Xiao Ran confronts him; their battle threatens the stability of the entire Primordial Era. 220 221

Later Conflicts

Hongjun continues to guide the Heavenly Dao's “general trend” while clashing with Xiao Ran over reincarnation and the right to intervene in the world's affairs. Xiao Ran defeats and humiliates him in a direct confrontation before withdrawing. 227 237

During the prolonged battle between Black Robe Di Jun and Yuanshi Tianzun, Hongjun repeatedly restores the damaged surroundings with purple light, leading onlookers to compare his role to that of a sweeper. 243

Notable Quotes

“Today, I, Hongjun, am the Heavenly Dao!” 80

“From now on, let the seating remain as it is! If anyone dares to stir up conflict again, they will be expelled from the Dojo and forbidden from ever returning to the Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao!” 95