Hongjun

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hongjun (鸿钧)
Alias(es)	Dao Ancestor; “old earthworm”
Species/Race	Chaos Earthworm; Chaos Being
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heavenly Dao; Purple Cloud Palace; Heavenly Court
Occupation/Role	Dao Ancestor; Spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao; Jade Emperor
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Late First Heaven of the Origin	141	Had reached this level by the Primordial Beast Calamity; created the Three Corpses-beheading method after recognizing how strongly the Origin Golden Immortal path depended on foundation and cultivation time.
Second Heaven of Hunyuan	192	Reached Hunyuan in the Ancient Era; this was his strength during the period when his main conflict shifted to Luo Hou.
Sainthood / Heavenly Dao-empowered combat	173	Initially lost badly to Yang Mei, but could resist after drawing on the Heavenly Dao’s power; Yang Mei withdrew and returned seized treasures.
Early Sixth Heaven of the Origin → Peak Sixth Heaven of the Origin	174	Correcting his distorted cognition enabled an immediate breakthrough across three minor realms, saving at least ten thousand Yuanhui of cultivation.
Late Eighth Heaven of the Origin (Heavenly Dao-empowered)	229	Within the Primordial World, can draw on the Heavenly Dao to exert power at this level.
Hunyuan Wuji Great Luo Golden Immortal	229	Achieved this realm by the time Zhu Jiuyin reached the Zenith Heaven Primordial Golden Immortal Taiji.

Background / History

Hongjun originated as a Chaos Earthworm and possessed a karmic connection to Pangu. Alongside the Heavenly Dao, he regarded the Ancestral Witches as a danger because their survival could enable Pangu’s rebirth and threaten his control of the Primordial World. He dissipated their summoned True Form of Pangu and exiled the Witch Race from its ancestral land, but the Great Dao intervened because of the Witches’ Merit of Opening the Heavens. 5

During the Primordial Era, Hongjun was initially a second-tier powerhouse at the Sub-Sage realm. He later reached Hunyuan and became a Sage, but his position required him to remain at Purple Cloud Palace and defend the Primordial World from extra-territorial threats. 192

Yang Mei later tested Hongjun’s strength after his sainthood. Hongjun was defeated at first, then resisted with the Heavenly Dao’s power; Yang Mei withdrew out of concern for Pangu’s will and the danger of being trapped on Hongjun’s home ground. The encounter left Hongjun focused on defending the Primordial World rather than venturing into Chaos. 173

Personality

Hongjun is calculating, highly survival-driven, and deeply concerned with maintaining control over the Primordial World. He is willing to manipulate races, disciples, merit, and political offices to preserve his arrangements. When the Heavenly Dao considered favoring Zhu Jiuyin, Hongjun threatened to destroy the Primordial World rather than accept a threat to his own life. 73 108

He can also recover quickly from setbacks. After Pangu struck the Heavenly Dao across time and causality, Hongjun rapidly concluded that Pangu was constrained and would not return before the Immeasurable Tribulation. 47 His later interactions with Zhu Jiuyin gradually shift from hostility and suspicion toward negotiation, gratitude, and cooperation. 174 192 193

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Authority

As the Heavenly Dao’s representative and later its Spokesperson, Hongjun can exercise immense authority within the Primordial World.

• Summoned or relocated three thousand Innate Demon Gods to Purple Cloud Palace, using the display as deterrence. 55
• Unleashed Purple Heaven Divine Lightning against the Witch Race and later struck the palaces of Di Jun and Tai Yi as punishment. 41 47
• Exposed previously obscured heavenly secrets to the great powers. 71
• Can use the Heavenly Dao’s strength to confront Saint King Yang Mei on Primordial World territory. 174

Cultivation Methods

Hongjun created the method of attaining the Dao by beheading the Three Corpses after judging the ordinary Origin Golden Immortal path too dependent on innate foundation and time. 141

• Possesses the Jade Plate of Creation and used it together with Heavenly Dao power to examine and correct his own cognition over three hundred years. 174
• His personal strength is distinct from the amplification he receives from the Heavenly Dao and fragments of the Jade Plate of Creation. 174

Political Control and Governance

Hongjun directs the Primordial World’s major powers through appointments, sermons, discipline, and institutional design.

• Forced the Three Pure Ones to reunite after their separation threatened his plans. 59
• Appointed Eastern Duke as Head of Male Immortals and Queen Mother of the West as Head of Female Immortals, granting them Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. 60
• Proposed the Six Sovereigns system, later revealing additional imperial offices to establish checks and balances. 159 179
• Instructed Haotian and Yaochi to govern according to the rules, pursue merit and fortune, and avoid opposing Zhu Jiuyin and the Underworld. 182

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Jade Plate of Creation — Used with Heavenly Dao power to check and rectify his cognition. 174
• Purple Heaven Divine Lightning — Divine punishment deployed against Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Pangu Hall. 41 47
• Purple Cloud Palace — His palace and seat of authority; he conducts sermons and receives major powers there. 31 61

Relationships

• Heavenly Dao — Partner and source of Hongjun’s authority; their interests often align, though Hongjun openly challenged it when it considered supporting Zhu Jiuyin over him. 5 108
• Zhu Jiuyin — Former primary enemy and later political counterpart. Hongjun repeatedly sought to suppress him, eventually acknowledged a major karmic debt to him, and cooperated with him on the Primordial World’s future. 22 174 192 193
• Pangu — Karmically connected to Hongjun and the central figure behind his fear of the Witch Race. Pangu’s intervention against the Heavenly Dao forced Hongjun to abandon that assault. 5 47
• Three Pure Ones — Hongjun’s disciples. He repeatedly scolded them for arrogance and disunity, particularly after their separation. 33 58 59
• Haotian and Yaochi — Long-serving attendants whom Hongjun prepared for responsibility in the Heavenly Court. 159 182
• Di Jun and Tai Yi — Demon Race leaders disciplined by Hongjun for mass slaughter and poor control over their followers. 41 59
• Yang Mei — External powerhouse who tested Hongjun after his sainthood; their conflict shaped Hongjun’s defensive outlook toward Chaos. 173
• Luo Hou — A major threat Hongjun wished Zhu Jiuyin to oppose; Hongjun supported the latter against him. 159

Story Role / Major Arcs

Suppression of the Witch Race

Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao treat the Witch Race as a threat tied to Pangu’s possible return. Their early suppression fails when the Great Dao protects the Witches’ merit and Pangu later strikes the Heavenly Dao from across infinite space-time. 5 47

Hongjun publicly swears by Mount Buzhou that he will no longer target the Witch Race and claims he will work with them to guard the Primordial World. Zhu Jiuyin recognizes the oath as deception and secretly prepares to counter Hongjun’s intended betrayal. 71 72

Conflict with the Heavenly Dao

After Zhu Jiuyin attained Hunyuan, the Heavenly Dao considered supporting Zhu Jiuyin’s vision. Hongjun regarded this as an existential threat, warning that he would rather shatter the Primordial World than allow himself to be replaced and killed. The Heavenly Dao retained him as Spokesperson while asking for support for Zhu Jiuyin’s proposal. 102 108

Heavenly Court and the Six Sovereigns

Hongjun proposed the Six Sovereigns and a Heavenly Court structure in response to the threat of Luo Hou and the need for stable governance. He agreed to manifest an avatar as Jade Emperor while Haotian and Yaochi handled daily administration. 159

He later expanded the system with the Great Emperors of the Southern, Western, and Eastern Poles, giving Hongjun, Zhu Jiuyin, and Houtu shared influence over the selection of sovereigns. 179

Cooperation with Zhu Jiuyin

Hongjun eventually endorsed Zhu Jiuyin’s plan to remodel the Primordial World’s “respiratory system” by improving Chaos Qi intake, innate spiritual energy conversion, and Turbid Qi expulsion. He stated that appointing Zhu Jiuyin as Great Emperor Ziwei was among his and the Heavenly Dao’s most correct decisions. 192

He later disclosed his role in plans surrounding Sun Wukong, including the intention for Sun Wukong to become the seventh Heavenly Dao Sage. Hongjun agreed that the Heavenly Dao would stop attempting to control Sun Wukong. 193 194

Notable Quotes

“If he was to be killed, so be it; it was better than passively waiting for death.” 108

“Good, good, good. Letting you take on the role of Great Emperor Ziwei was truly the most correct decision that I and the Heavenly Dao have ever made.” 192

Trivia

• The Ancestral Witches call Hongjun an “old earthworm,” referencing his true origin as a Chaos Earthworm. 5 35
• Hongjun’s envy of Zhu Jiuyin’s Great Dao Merit and Chaos Spiritual Treasure caused him to close himself off in frustration. 31 32
• He is considered the Primordial World’s sole recognized superpower during the period described in which Zhu Jiuyin is still growing into a comparable force. 147