Laozi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Laozi (老子)
Alias(es)	Taiqing Master; Grand Clarity Laozi; Lord Lao (Good Corpse Incarnation) 141 174
Gender	Male 167
Affiliation	Human Sect; one of the Six Saints and Three Pure Ones 15 166
Occupation/Role	Leader of the Human Sect; Saint; master of Grand Master Xuandu and later Hong Ze 52 123
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 15 15

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Saint—Good Corpse integrated with Pill Law	218	Integrates his Good Corpse with his acquired Pill Law; states that his cultivation remains intact and that his combat power has increased.

Background / History

Laozi leads the Human Sect and stands as the eldest among the Three Pure Ones. During the establishment of the new Heavenly Court, he sends his benevolent corpse avatar to serve there, while the Saints debate the appointments of Haotian, Yaochi, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. 15

Before Hong Ze's rise, Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun search the Primordial World for the Child of the Great Dao. They investigate Hong Ze but dismiss him because his apparent cultivation is only at the True Immortal realm; Hong Ze's concealed heavenly secrets prevent them from discovering his significance. 35 46

Personality

Laozi is consistently composed and guarded in public, frequently maintaining an expressionless demeanor even when Hong Ze's knowledge of fate or the Human Race unsettles him. He responds to probing questions with measured, orthodox answers and often redirects questions back to the speaker. 139 140

Hong Ze regards Laozi as an opportunist whose proclaimed purity and non-action conceal calculated political maneuvering. Laozi's concern over predictions that diminish his future status—especially the Human Sect's transformation and his disappearance from the Three Realms—reveals the importance he places on his own position and influence. 122 141

He is also pragmatic. Once persuaded that cooperation benefits the Human Sect, he accepts Hong Ze as a foremost disciple, publicly entrusts the sect to him, and supports plans intended to protect the Jie Sect and Human Race from the coming tribulation. 123 144

Abilities & Skills

Saintly Authority

As a Saint, Laozi can descend with overwhelming pressure, assist mortals and disciples with a gesture, and issue declarations binding the authority of the Human Sect. 144 220

• Publicly designates Hong Ze as acting manager of the Human Sect, declaring that Hong Ze's decisions represent his own. 144
• Joins Tongtian in descending before Xuanyuan Huangdi and the Human Race. 220
• Participates in the signing of the Investiture of the Gods as one of the Six Saints. 174 175

Human Race Destiny

Laozi can employ the Human Sect's fortune through the Taiji Diagram to influence the scattered destiny of the Human Race. 64 65

• Allows Grand Master Xuandu to mobilize more than ten percent of the Human Race's scattered destiny during the contest for Fuxi's teacher. 64
• Holds two-tenths of the Human Race's destiny before yielding it to Hong Ze as part of their master-disciple arrangement. 123

Dao and Cultivation Guidance

Laozi possesses extensive knowledge of Primordial Violet Qi, the Three Corpses Severing method, and Pill Law cultivation. 212 214

• Explains the nature and use of Primordial Violet Qi to Hong Ze. 212
• Recognizes that the Six Saints attained sainthood through merit rather than fully completing Three Corpses Severing. 214
• Integrates his Good Corpse with Pill Law after Hong Ze's indirect guidance and zither performance. 215 218

Political Strategy

Laozi operates through alliances, delegated authority, and carefully chosen concessions rather than direct confrontation. 122 144

• Cooperates with Yuanshi Tianzun against Tongtian during the contest for Fuxi's teacher. 48 52
• Accepts Hong Ze as a disciple after being pressured by Hong Ze's displayed treasures and Human Race support. 123
• Backs Hong Ze's plan to retain Western Sect infiltrators in the Jie Sect as future pieces in the Investiture of the Gods. 143 144

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Taiji Diagram — Innate supreme treasure used to mobilize Human Sect destiny through Grand Master Xuandu. 64
• Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda — Appears above Laozi when he publicly entrusts the Human Sect to Hong Ze. 144
• Coiled Dragon Flat Crutch — Wielded alongside the Taiji Diagram and pagoda during his Human Sect declaration. 144
• Eight Trigrams Furnace — Alchemical furnace borrowed by Hong Ze for later use. 218
• Lord Lao — Laozi's Good Corpse Incarnation, identified as the eventual leader of Daoism in Hong Ze's vision of the future. 141

Relationships

• Hongjun Daozu — Master and Dao Ancestor of the Six Saints; Laozi obeys his summons and receives guidance on the Investiture of the Gods. 159 175
• Yuanshi Tianzun — Younger brother and fellow Three Pure One; allies with Laozi against Tongtian during the Three Sects Dao Discussion Assembly, though their interests later diverge. 48 52 213
• Master Tongtian — Younger brother and Hong Ze's original master; their relationship shifts from sect rivalry to cooperation around Hong Ze's plans and cultivation insights. 48 122 215
• Hong Ze — Foremost disciple of the Human Sect and direct disciple of the Jie Sect; Laozi initially bargains with him, then gives him full authority over the Human Sect during seclusion. 123 144
• Grand Master Xuandu — Laozi's earlier direct disciple and sole representative at the Three Sects Dao Discussion Assembly. 52 64
• Nüwa Niangniang — Fellow Saint who joins Tongtian in persuading Hong Ze to enter the Human Sect. 122 123
• Haotian God — New Heavenly Emperor whom Laozi's benevolent corpse avatar is sent to assist. 15

Story Role / Major Arcs

Three Sects Dao Discussion Assembly

Laozi joins Yuanshi Tianzun in challenging Tongtian's decision to make Hong Ze the Jie Sect's Eldest Senior Brother. He establishes the Heavenly Ladder as the assembly's first trial and gives the Taiji Diagram to Xuandu to gather Human Race destiny. 52 53 64

Hong Ze's Kongtong Seal and ability to grant Fuxi fifty percent of the Human Race's destiny secure victory for the Jie Sect. Laozi regrets that Hong Ze became Tongtian's disciple rather than joining the Human Sect from the start. 66

Taking Hong Ze as a Disciple

After Tongtian and Nüwa arrange matters around the Human Race, Laozi agrees to jointly teach Hong Ze. Hong Ze then pressures him with the Twelve Rank World-Destroying Black Lotus and God Slaying Spear, obtaining two-tenths of the Human Race's destiny and formally becoming Laozi's disciple. 122 123

Laozi later entrusts the Human Sect to Hong Ze before entering seclusion, publicly equating Hong Ze's authority with his own. 144

Investiture of the Gods

Laozi initially refuses to name any Human Sect disciples on the Investiture of the Gods, citing his limited number of disciples and the innate luck of the Innate Human Race. 167 170

When Hongjun Daozu permits Hong Ze to determine the list's terms, Laozi supports the resulting arrangement by writing his own name on the Investiture of the Gods. 174 175

Cultivation and the Xuanyuan Era

Laozi and Tongtian question Hong Ze's cultivation path and learn that the Jie Sect possesses eight Quasi-Sages who advanced through Law Power rather than Three Corpses Severing. This leads Laozi to reconsider the Saint path and merge his Good Corpse with Pill Law. 213 214 215 218

He later assists Tongtian in refining the Human Race's sacred Dao weapon, the Xuanyuan Sword, for Xuanyuan Huangdi. 220 221

Notable Quotes

“All matters of the Human Sect shall be handled entirely by Hong Ze. Hong Ze's words and actions represent this poor Daoist, and his decisions are this poor Daoist's decisions.” 144