Taishang Laojun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Taishang Laojun (太上老君)
Alias(es)	Lord Lao; Dao Ancestor; Old Fire; old Daoist priest
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Dao Sect; the Three Pure Ones; Doushuai Palace; Heavenly Court
Occupation/Role	Ancestor of the Dao Sect; eldest of the Three Pure Ones; master of Kinkaku
Status	Active 6480
First Appearance	4498

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Saint Realm	5210	Attained sainthood during the Investiture of the Gods War by restricting other great figures' destinies through the Eight Trigrams Formation, Taiji Diagram, and River Diagram.
Great Luo Golden Immortal	5020 5272	Fell from the Saint Realm after Uchiha Shin's arrival disrupted his chaos trajectory; sought to attain sainthood again through Patriarch Hongjun's primordial spirit.

Background

Taishang Laojun is the eldest of the Three Pure Ones and a disciple of Patriarch Hongjun. As the Dao Sect's ancestor, he retains exceptional influence across the Three Realms; even Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Cult Leader treat information about his past and cultivation as a sect secret. 4824 5394

During the Investiture of the Gods War, Laojun secured sainthood by using the Eight Trigrams Formation, Taiji Diagram, and River Diagram to restrict the destinies of other powerful figures. This method established his power but also became the basis of later resentment and suspicion toward him. 5210

After Uchiha Shin's arrival destabilized his Saint Realm and damaged his chaos trajectory, Laojun chose to exploit the setback rather than resist it. His objective became falling from sainthood, cultivating anew through the Dao, and ultimately controlling the trajectory of chaos itself. 5020

Appearance

Taishang Laojun typically appears as an elderly man in Daoist robes, carrying a fly-whisk and projecting an unhurried, immortal demeanor. His arrival alone is enough to make Heavenly Soldiers kneel and Flower Fruit Mountain's demons wary. 4824 4850

• Elderly male Daoist in flowing robes. 4824
• Commonly carries a fly-whisk. 4852 5020
• Has disguised himself as an anonymous old Daoist priest and as Old Fire. 4896 6423
• Often travels by multicolored cloud. 4850

Personality

Laojun is patient, calculating, and highly protective of his long-term plans. He shares little about his methods, even with his junior brothers, and routinely acts through indirect assistance, disguises, artifacts, or political pressure rather than open confrontation. 4824 4895 5508

He frames ruthless choices as necessities imposed by the Deva Path. He believes that those who cannot adapt to the Three Realms' rules will be eliminated, and he views powerful beings as having transcended the moral categories governing ordinary life. 5242 5243

Despite his cultivated composure, repeated failures—especially Goku's escape and the Heavenly Gods' loss of enthusiasm—cause his Dao heart to waver. After angrily addressing the Heavenly Court, he recognizes that his temper has become unstable and resolves to cultivate his heart further. 5394 5395

Abilities & Skills

Daoist Cultivation and Innate Power

Laojun is a former Saint Realm expert whose Great Luo Golden Immortal strength remains formidable enough to contend with quasi-Saints and exchange blows with Saint Realm experts. 5272 5787

• Wields innate power, an ancient force that existed before heaven and earth and was crucial to the Three Pure Ones' attainment of sainthood. 5788
• Can inspect a target with profound Daoist arts and identify Uchiha Shin's unique status as an outsider to the Three Realms. 5492
• Uses powerful barriers and formations to conceal and defend his workings on Hongjun Island. 4949 4993

Chaos Star Disk

The Chaos Star Disk grants Laojun immense power, though he initially possesses it without fully controlling Chaos. His ultimate goal is to direct its chaos trajectory according to his own will. 4824 5020

• Uses its seven stars in rituals to draw down artifacts and arrange celestial power. 4852
• Gathered spiritual energy from throughout the Three Realms through the Disk, purifying it before storing it in his Diamond Snare. 4852
• The Disk was later left damaged and without light, though Laojun retained it in hopes of reactivating it. 5022

Wordless Book of Heaven

Laojun obtained Patriarch Hongjun's wordless Book of Heaven on Hongjun Island after a forty-nine-day ritual. 4852 4853

• Can record living beings in the Three Realms and impose restrictions on those recorded within it. 4853
• Easily restrains weaker targets, but is less effective against those above the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. 4853
• Recorded Uchiha Shin's information in black rather than red, indicating that the Book could not properly bind him. 4859 4860
• Connected the Book to the outer heavens to draw external power into Hongjun Island while concealing the process behind a barrier. 4949

Alchemy and Fire Arts

Laojun possesses extensive knowledge of flames, powerful fire techniques, and artifact refinement. He has sought a suitable inheritor for his fire arts for a long time. 5378 6418

• Operates the Eight Trigrams Furnace, which he used in an attempt to refine Goku for forty-nine days. 5240 5246
• Forged Goku's Adamantine Staff. 5274
• Recognized Red Boy's exceptional fire affinity and began teaching him profound fire arts. 5378 5537
• Tested Red Boy with the Heavenly Fire Pill, which Red Boy could hold without discomfort. 6423
• Determined that the Heavenly Fire Pill could raise Red Boy's flames toward the level of heavenly fire if fully fused. 6424

Equipment / Artifacts

• Chaos Star Disk — A Chaos-bearing artifact central to Laojun's plan to control the chaos trajectory. 4824 5020
• Wordless Book of Heaven — Records and restricts living beings; later used to connect with power beyond the heavens. 4853 4949
• Eight Trigrams Furnace — A powerful refining furnace used against Goku. 5246
• First Bagua — A bagua designed by Laojun that protected him during his battle with Goku. 5274
• Diamond Snare — Stored purified spiritual energy gathered from the Three Realms. 4852
• Cosmic Shirt — A powerful red cloth given to Princess Iron Fan for her unborn child. 4821
• Heavenly Fire Pill — A fire-enhancing treasure Laojun initially tried to merge with himself before entrusting it to Red Boy. 6423 6480

Relationships

• Patriarch Hongjun — Master. Laojun relies on remnants of Hongjun's primordial spirit in his attempt to regain sainthood and seeks his guidance when faced with unknown threats. 5091 5719
• Yuanshi Tianzun — Junior brother and fellow member of the Three Pure Ones; collaborates with Laojun's plans, including the attempt to seize the Tang Dynasty's fortune. 5275 5818
• Tongtian Cult Leader — Junior brother. Tongtian often follows Laojun's lead but challenges the morality of exploiting humanity and the Tang Dynasty. 4498 5818
• Uchiha Shin — Principal threat and unintended catalyst. Shin's outsider status caused Laojun's fall from sainthood, while Laojun later tried to recruit, restrain, exile, or eliminate him. 5020 5454 5508
• Goku — A deliberately cultivated war god and eventual enemy. Laojun empowered him through Earth Core Power, attempted to refine him, and was later defeated by him. 5022 5246 5275
• Yang Jian — Another war god cultivated for Laojun's primordial-spirit scheme; Laojun guided him to inherit Xingtian's combat power. 5019 5022
• Kinkaku — Disciple and attendant who knows of Laojun's plan involving Patriarch Hongjun's primordial spirit. 5091 5826
• Red Boy — Fire-arts disciple and potential inheritor. Laojun values his talent but fears raising a future enemy due to Red Boy's ties to Goku and the demon clan. 5378 5537
• Tathagata Buddha — Political rival and occasional collaborator. They jointly manage immortal affairs but remain wary of each other's ambitions. 4949 5479
• Jade Emperor — Recipient of Laojun's covert aid in gathering Earth Core Power; Laojun's motive remains unclear to outside observers. 4895 4910

Story Role / Major Arcs

Hongjun Island Scheme

Laojun made Hongjun Island the center of his plan to regain sainthood. He drained spiritual energy from the Three Realms, obtained the Book of Heaven, sealed the island from outside detection, and condensed a remnant of Patriarch Hongjun's primordial spirit. 4852 4853 4949 5091

He secretly empowered both Goku and Yang Jian because conflict between the two war gods would strengthen the primordial spirit he intended to use. 5019 5022

Conflict with Goku

Laojun attempted to refine Goku in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, believing it would both contain him and advance Laojun's cultivation plan. Instead, Goku emerged at the quasi-Saint realm and overwhelmed Laojun inside Doushuai Palace. 5240 5246 5272

Laojun used formations, his fly-whisk, and the First Bagua to resist, but Goku broke his formation and forced him to flee to Kunlun Mountain with grave injuries. 5273 5274 5275

Struggle for Control of the Three Realms

After the Heavenly Court was damaged, Laojun organized its reconstruction and attempted to rally the Heavenly Gods against demons. Their indifferent response provoked an unusual loss of temper, exposing instability in his Dao heart. 5394 5395

He later pressed for Uchiha Shin's removal by exploiting a warning attributed to the Heavenly Dao, while also attempting to shape public opinion against Shin through attacks on his private life. 5508 6262

Tang Dynasty Fortune Plot

Laojun sought to seize the powerful fortune of the Tang Dynasty to strengthen himself before the Three Realms' fortunes shifted. He dismissed Tongtian Cult Leader's moral concerns and worked with Yuanshi Tianzun to create disorder within the dynasty. 5818 5869

Notable Quotes

“The entire Three Realms would change according to my will.” 4824

“To become the strongest, one must have the courage and resolve of the strongest.” 5020

“If you do not adapt to these rules, then in the end, you will be eliminated, you will die, and you will vanish from this world forever.” 5243