Hongjun

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Search for the Jade Disc of Creation

Hongjun spent hundreds of millions of years traveling the Primordial World and gathering fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation, a treasure central to his Dao attainment. The last missing fragment had been concealed by Great Immortal Yangmei, who eventually planted it among treasures left with Ao Changsheng 4 6 8.

Before becoming a Sage, Hongjun taught Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian on Mount Kunlun. Their instruction had already lasted more than a hundred thousand years when he sensed the missing fragment and interrupted a lecture to pursue it 5.

The fragment led him to Ao Changsheng’s secluded East Sea cultivation ground. Initially believing someone had carved territory out of the Primordial World, he nearly attacked with the Pangu Banner. After consulting the Heavenly Dao, he instead recognized that the region had been reconstructed into a small world. He declined an invitation to enter and negotiated with Ao Changsheng’s incarnation outside 6.

Hongjun obtained the fragment in exchange for the Qiankun Cauldron, Yellow Center Plum, and numerous other treasures and spirit roots. He accepted without bargaining: the completed Jade Disc proved substantially more effective than he had anticipated 7 8.

Sagehood and the Purple Firmament Lectures

After attaining the Dao, Hongjun established Purple Firmament Palace in Chaos and invited all those with sufficient affinity to hear his teachings. The restored Jade Disc drew him so deeply into contemplation that he forgot to instruct his attendants to open the palace gates 7 8.

His first sermon lasted three thousand years and explained the Immortal Dao through the Daluo realm. According to Dijiang, more than ninety percent of the mighty figures present switched to Hongjun’s cultivation system. When Houtu asked for a path suitable for the Witch Race, Hongjun directed her toward Ao Changsheng rather than offer a method incompatible with the witches’ constitution 9 10.

Hongjun secretly guided Gonggong to the secluded Dao field through the Heavenly Dao, hoping to investigate Ao Changsheng’s strength. Gonggong’s emergence as a Quasi-Sage after only a hundred years exceeded Hongjun’s expectations. Confirmation that Ao Changsheng was a native dragon, rather than a revived Chaos Demon God, eased his suspicions 20.

In the subsequent three-thousand-year lecture, Hongjun taught the method of Severing the Three Corpses. He then formally accepted the Three Purities and Nüwa as disciples, with Jieyin and Zhunti as registered disciples. He also appointed Eastern King Duke and Western Queen Mother to govern the unaffiliated immortals and distributed treasures through the Treasure Distribution Rock 23 24 25.

Confrontation with Yangmei

Shortly after becoming a Sage, Hongjun intercepted Yangmei in Chaos, intending to prevent the Chaos Demon God from leaving with knowledge of the Primordial World. Yangmei had already attained the Dao of Hunyuan and recovered his former Dao Fruit as the Chaos Demon God of Space 20.

Hongjun could not prevent Yangmei’s departure, even after deploying his supreme treasures. With the restored Jade Disc drawing upon the Heavenly Dao, however, he forced Yangmei to swear a Great Dao Oath to stay away from the Primordial World and conceal information about it. Hongjun remained concerned that unknown methods in Chaos might circumvent the oath 20.

Balancing the Witches and Demons

After Ao Changsheng nearly killed Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Hongjun intervened diplomatically. He argued that the two established demon emperors were the most reliable counterweights to the Witch Race; replacing them would introduce too many uncertainties. He traded the sealed Jianmu sapling for Ao Changsheng’s promise to spare them during the great tribulation 30 31 32.

Hongjun tacitly permitted the establishment of the Heavenly Court. Privately, he explained that gathering the fate of the myriad races, unaffiliated immortals, and major cultivators would complete his preparations for merging with the Dao once the Sage positions were distributed 33.

During the first Witch-Demon war, Hongjun stopped the “Pangu” summoned by the Twelve Ancestral Witches and dispersed their formation. Citing the Witch Race’s prolonged slaughter, he confined every witch to Mount Buzhou for a million years, preventing the Demon Race’s extermination. Ao Changsheng interpreted the outcome as deliberate manipulation that preserved the balance while trapping both factions in their conflict 37.

Intervention in Ao Changsheng’s World Creation

After merging with the Dao, Hongjun sensed the destruction and rebirth of a world created by Ao Changsheng above the East Sea. He directed Heavenly Dao power through the Jade Disc and manifested the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. Ao Changsheng received merit for strengthening the Primordial World’s origin, but regretted that its Heavenly Dao had taken control of his creation 45.

Appearance

• Elderly Daoist: Appears as an old man wearing Daoist robes 6 30.
• Unimposing stature: His body is described as less than towering, contrasting with the immense summoned “Pangu” whose fist he blocks 37.
• Controlled expression: Usually maintains a placid or expressionless face, even while investigating threats or dealing with hostile factions 6 20 37.

Personality

Hongjun is cautious without being timid. He pursues the Jade Disc fragment despite recognizing that its appearance might be a trap, yet restrains his initial anger at Ao Changsheng’s unusual territory long enough to investigate. His dealings with Ao Changsheng combine courtesy, concealed tests, and a willingness to negotiate rather than provoke an uncertain opponent 6 20 32.

His pursuit of Dao merger makes him selective about involvement in others’ conflicts. He refuses to accumulate unnecessary karma, even contemplating leaving his own disciples unaided if they recklessly antagonize Ao Changsheng. Nevertheless, he intervenes decisively when the balance between witches and demons is threatened 15 23 37.

Hongjun is also capable of petty retaliation. When cultivators loudly beg him for treasures, he places the treasures outside the palace, where stronger cultivators claim them first; many of the petitioners receive little or nothing. His deep absorption in cultivation can also make him forget practical matters, including opening the doors for his own sermon 8 25.

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Dao Connection

Hongjun uses the Jade Disc of Creation to consult and channel the Heavenly Dao 6 20 45.

• Investigates the nature of Ao Changsheng’s reconstructed territory 6.
• Secretly guides Gonggong through Heavenly Dao power to reduce the chance of detection 20.
• Confirms Ao Changsheng’s Dragon Race identity, but cannot observe the interior of his cultivation ground 20.
• Draws Heavenly Dao power even from some distance outside the Primordial World 20.
• After merging with the Dao, manifests the Eye of the Heavenly Dao during Ao Changsheng’s world creation 45.

Hongjun Immortal Dao

A cultivation system Hongjun developed from the beginning of his own cultivation, accessible to nearly all living beings in the Primordial World 9.

• Provides a path through Daluo, with later instruction addressing advancement beyond it 9.
• Reveals flaws in the foundations of even Perfection Daluo cultivators 9.
• Is unsuitable for the Witch Race, whose bloodline and constitution require another path 9.
• Hongjun acknowledges that he is not proficient in the alternative Hunyuan cultivation path better suited to them 9.

Severing the Three Corpses

Hongjun teaches advancement through severing obsession, good, and evil—the Three Corpses 23.

• Corpses can be entrusted to innate objects or Innate Spirit Treasures 24.
• Using stronger spirit treasures produces greater gains in cultivation and Law Power 24.
• Each severance grants a major increase, but further advancement depends on achieving subsequent severances 24.

Sage-Level Suppression and Sealing

• Formation suppression: Blocks the fist of the witches’ summoned “Pangu” and disperses their formation 37.
• Race-wide confinement: Transports every member of the Witch Race to Mount Buzhou and seals the mountain range for a million years 37.
• Jianmu seal: Uses Law Power to seal the World Tree sapling that is consuming the Primordial World’s origin 32.
• Spatial passage: Opens a passage through the void to Jianmu’s location 31.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

Principal Artifact

• Jade Disc of Creation — A sacred artifact of the Heavenly Dao. Restored with Ao Changsheng’s fragment, it greatly improves Hongjun’s contemplation of the Heavenly Dao and remains central to his powers after Dao merger 6 8 45.

Treasures Traded or Bestowed

• Qiankun Cauldron and Yellow Center Plum — Traded to Ao Changsheng alongside numerous other Innate Spirit Treasures and spirit roots for the final Jade Disc fragment 7 8.
• Taiji Diagram — Innate Supreme Treasure bestowed upon Laozi 24.
• Pangu Banner — Innate Supreme Treasure bestowed upon Yuanshi for protection 24.
• Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and Formation Diagram — Given to Tongtian. Hongjun states that the deployed formation requires four Sages to break 24.
• Red Embroidered Ball and Mountains and Rivers State Diagram — Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasures bestowed upon Nüwa 24.
• Twelfth-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and Azure Lotus Treasure Color Flag — Granted to his registered disciples, Jieyin and Zhunti 24.
• Dragon-headed staff and pure water alms bowl — Granted to Eastern King Duke and Western Queen Mother alongside the cultivation grounds of Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang 25.
• Treasure Distribution Rock — Placed outside Purple Firmament Palace to distribute his remaining collected treasures according to the cultivators’ opportunities 25.
• Jianmu sapling — A sealed World Tree that Hongjun exchanges for Ao Changsheng’s promise to spare the demon emperors 31 32.

Relationships

• Ao Changsheng — Trading partner and enigmatic fellow Daoist. Hongjun repeatedly overestimates his cultivation because of his world-related powers; suspicion develops into reassurance and a rare sense of competition 6 15 20 32.
• Laozi — Eldest Mystic Gate disciple; studied under Hongjun before his Sagehood and later formally entered his discipleship 5 24.
• Yuanshi — Second disciple, instructed to enlighten the Primordial World on Hongjun’s behalf 24.
• Tongtian — Disciple whose bold nature prompts Hongjun to caution him about using the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation 24.
• Nüwa — Personal disciple, formally accepted at Purple Firmament Palace 24 37.
• Jieyin and Zhunti — Registered disciples. Hongjun describes their affinity with him as shallow and their cultivation as belonging to a side path 24.
• Houtu and Gonggong — Witch cultivators whom he directs toward Ao Changsheng, both to obtain suitable guidance and to investigate the secluded expert 9 20 26.
• Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi — Demon emperors he preserves as counterweights to the Witch Race, rather than out of personal attachment 31 37.
• Eastern King Duke and Western Queen Mother — Appointed leaders of the male and female immortals, respectively 25 33.
• Great Immortal Yangmei — Chaos Demon God whom Hongjun fails to detain, but binds with an oath intended to protect the Primordial World 20.

Notable Quotes

“I am Hongjun. Today I have attained the Dao and established Purple Firmament Palace in the Chaos beyond the thirty-third heaven. All who are fated may come and hear the Dao.” 7

“Fellow Daoist Changsheng, let this old Daoist see which of us can take the next step sooner!” 20

“Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi are the demon emperors best suited to lead the Demon Race and keep the Witch Race in check!” 31