Ancestor Minghe

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ancestor Minghe (冥河老祖)
Alias(es)	Patriarch Styx 880
Species/Race	Blood Sea spirit; Primordial God and Demon born from the endless Nether Blood River 250 880
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Founder and leader of the Asura Clan; later allied with the Human Clan 250 929 937
Occupation/Role	Creator of the Asura Clan; ancient Quasi-Sage and practitioner of the Path of Slaughter 250 912
Cultivation	Peak Quasi-Sage 70 700
Residence	Endless Blood Sea / Nether Blood River 3 913
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

Ancestor Minghe was born from the endless Blood Sea, a sinister region associated with Pangu's navel and the convergence of the Primordial Land's dark and evil auras. He later founded the Asura Clan through forceful means, gaining immense merit and fortune, though he failed to attain Sagehood. 3 596 699

He cultivated the Path of Slaughter in pursuit of proving the Dao through killing. This path, together with his Blood Sea origin, formidable treasures, and vast Asura Clan foundation, established him as one of the strongest beings beneath the Sages. 596 875 912

When the Hongmeng Purple Gold List first manifested, Minghe immediately regarded it as an opportunity tied to the Asura Clan and his hoped-for Sagehood. 3

Appearance

Ancestor Minghe is a towering, imposing figure who radiates blood-soaked Sha Qi and killing intent. He wears scarlet robes, has long crimson hair—described early on with a matching red beard—and commonly carries a pair of black-and-white divine swords. 3 70 178

• Blood-red robe formed from a refined small Blood River; it can absorb surrounding foul energy. 699
• Crimson hair draped over his shoulders. 70 250
• Often seated upon or associated with a blood-colored lotus platform. 3
• His presence is marked by an overwhelming bloody aura and oppressive slaughter intent. 178 699

Personality

Minghe is proud, violent, and intensely conscious of status. He resented the Blood Sea Lotus Root's twenty-sixth-place ranking and was enraged when placed sixty-sixth on the Grace and Demeanor List. 66 137 He is willing to intimidate weaker opponents for valuable resources, even when doing so risks provoking a Sage. 70

Despite his reputation for slaughter and arrogance, Minghe is deeply cautious about threats to his own survival and the Asura Clan. He hesitated to commit to the Human Clan's alliance because he feared losing his position, offending the Witch and Demon Clans, and receiving nothing in return. 882 929

His greatest ambition is Sagehood. The prospect of entering the Heaven's Mystery Pavilion—and gaining enough strength to surpass other Quasi-Sages—ultimately overcomes much of his reluctance. 877 880 938

Abilities & Skills

Blood God Doppelgangers

Minghe created and perfected the Blood God Doppelgangers, a mystic art ranked thirty-eighth on the Primordial Mystic Art Chart. 559

• Created 480 million doppelgangers through his understanding of the Blood Sea's cycle of reincarnation. 559
• Each doppelganger can act as a clone of the main body and potentially transform into him. 559
• As long as one doppelganger remains, Minghe is effectively able to survive; their hidden locations are unknown even to the Sages. 559 882
• Can abandon a damaged clone and reappear through another, as demonstrated during his rematch with Kong Xuan. 908
• His reliance on this technique makes imprisonment of his original body insufficient to contain him. 70

Path of Slaughter and Sword Dao

Minghe's Sword Dao is rooted in an exceptionally pure Path of Slaughter. He is widely regarded as the Primordial World's second-greatest sword master, behind only Sage Tongtian. 73 890 910

• Wields slaughterous black-and-white Sword Qi capable of matching Kong Xuan's blade intent. 73 77
• His Sword Dao combines killing intent with the Grand Dao of Blood and Slaughter. 912
• Once challenged sword experts throughout the Primordial World; his only acknowledged defeat was to Master Tongtian. 900
• His known sword techniques include:
  • Blood Sea Heaven-Surpassing Slash — manifests a vast Blood Sea Sword Qi to engulf an opponent. 74
  • Blood River Sword Intent — Sky Piercing Strike — condenses blood-red Sword Qi into a penetrating line. 75
  • Minghe Sword Intent — Dripping Water Pierces Stone — merges black-and-white Sword Qi into a concentrated Chaotic Sword Intent. 895
  • Blood Severing Sword Finger — targets an opponent's Blood Essence. 903
  • Blood River Sun — a manifestation of his own sword intent. 900

Blood Sea Dominion and Rebirth

Minghe draws power, protection, and longevity from the endless Blood Sea and Nether Blood River. 70 717

• Can manifest surging Blood Sea waters over distant locations, as when he attacked Mount Zhongnan. 70
• Can split the Nether Blood River to reveal a path to his submerged Blood Sea Hall. 913
• Possesses the Blood River Reincarnation Array / Blood Sea Formation, which is considered difficult even for Sages to breach. 70 882
• The Blood Sea Lotus Root serves as his companion spiritual root and a source of rebirth. 913
• His connection to the Blood Sea allows his strength to increase over time even without cultivation. 717
• This immortality has a strategic weakness: a future threat envisions Ksitigarbha weakening him by drying the Blood River and converting the Asura Clan. 927

Physical Strength and Combat Foundation

Minghe possesses a physical body comparable to an Ancestral Witch's and a foundation built from powerful treasures, Mystic Arts, Blood Sea support, and Asura Clan fortune. 596 880

• Ranked thirty-fourth on the Hongmeng Physical Body Ranking with a physical combat power value of 113 million. 250
• Ranked thirty-fourth on the Primordial Combat Power Ranking with a combat power value of 223,333,000. 700
• His combat ranking placed him above Suirenshi, Dijiang, and Emperor Jun at the time of the list's announcement. 699 700
• His combat power was only narrowly above Emperor Jun's, with a difference of 180,000. 700

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Yuantu Sword and Abi Sword — Minghe's paired killing swords, ranked fortieth on the Mystic Treasure Ranking; Yuantu is identified as a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and his companion treasure. 70 889
• Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus — one of the Four-Sided Lotus Platforms; capable of burning sins and suppressing fortune. 70 875
• Xuan Yuan Water Control Banner — one of the Five Elements Banners, ranked twenty-sixth on the Treasure Ranking. 70
• Blood Sea Lotus Root — ultimate-grade spiritual root ranked twenty-sixth; Minghe's companion root and a source of rebirth. 66 67 913
• Blood-Red Black Mosquito — Minghe's mount, ranked eighteenth on the Mount Chart. 700
• Blood Sea Robe — a robe refined from a small Blood River, sustaining itself by absorbing foul energy. 699

Rankings

Ranking	Position	Recorded details
Primordial Spiritual Root Ranking	26th	Blood Sea Lotus Root, an ultimate-grade spiritual root. 66 67
Primordial Grace and Demeanor List	66th	A ranking Minghe considered insultingly low. 137
Hongmeng Physical Body Ranking	34th	Quasi-Sage; physical combat power value of 113 million. 250
Primordial Mystic Art Chart	38th	Blood God Doppelgangers. 559
Primordial Combat Power Ranking	34th	Peak Quasi-Sage; combat power value of 223,333,000. 700

Relationships

• Asura Clan — Minghe created and leads the clan; he later commits 2.5 million elite Asura fighters to the Human Clan alliance. 250 937
• Mara, Lord of the Sixth Heaven — longtime friend who oversees much of the Asura Clan's affairs while Minghe is in seclusion. 548
• Ancestor Kunpeng — enemy against whom Minghe harbors a longstanding grudge and seeks revenge for a past defeat. 178 937
• Kong Xuan — recurring rival in sword-and-blade contests; their first major clash left both seriously injured, while later duels tested Minghe's methods and forced him to expend a doppelganger. 78 891 908
• Suirenshi — Human Clan Leader who first provokes and negotiates with Minghe, then becomes his ally by offering a path toward the Heaven's Mystery Pavilion. 877 912 929
• Master Tongtian — the sword master Minghe recognizes as superior; their previous exchange of Mystic Arts ended in a stalemate, but Tongtian's Sword Dao surpassed Minghe's. 900 910
• Yun Zhongzi — Sage disciple whom Minghe threatened and attacked to seize the Supreme Immortal Apricot Tree. 70
• Zhen Yuanzi — a potential ally proposed by Minghe because of Zhen Yuanzi's own feud with Kunpeng. 936 937
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva — a foreseen adversary whose strategy threatens Minghe by targeting the Blood River and the Asura Clan's allegiance. 927

Major Arcs

Hongmeng Purple Gold List

Minghe identifies the Hongmeng Purple Gold List as a possible foundation for his Sagehood. Its later revelations expose several treasures he had deliberately kept hidden, including the Blood Sea Lotus Root. 3 66

Supreme Immortal Apricot Tree Conflict

Minghe covets Yun Zhongzi's Supreme Immortal Apricot Tree despite Yun Zhongzi's status as a Sage's disciple. He attacks Mount Zhongnan, overwhelms Yun Zhongzi with a manifested Blood Sea, and forces him to yield the root before outside interference leads into his conflict with Kong Xuan. 69 70 73

Duels with Kong Xuan

Minghe's first battle with Kong Xuan becomes a near-even contest between slaughterous sword intent and domineering blade intent. He cuts Kong Xuan's neck, but Kong Xuan splits him in half; neither gains a decisive victory. 73 75 78

Their later rematch again forces Minghe to reveal deeper techniques, including Dripping Water Pierces Stone. Although he wounds Kong Xuan again, one of his own Blood God Doppelgangers is destroyed and replaced. 895 907 908

Alliance with the Human Clan

Suirenshi and Kong Xuan approach Minghe in the Nether Blood River to recruit the Asura Clan. Minghe initially resists because he distrusts the promise of admission to the Heaven's Mystery Pavilion and fears the consequences of entering the coming conflict. 876 882

After learning of a future danger to his Blood Sea-based immortality, Minghe accepts the Human Clan's alliance. He contributes 2.5 million elite Asura fighters and proposes recruiting Zhen Yuanzi to strengthen their position against Kunpeng and the coming tribulation. 927 929 937

Notable Quotes

“This object is fated for my Asura Clan... The foundation of this old man's sainthood may well lie in this Hongmeng Purple Gold List...” 3

“A Supreme Immortal Apricot Tree like this is not something an ant like you deserves to possess.” 70

Trivia

• Minghe's Blood Sea Lotus Root was ranked only twenty-sixth despite his expectation that it should place around tenth. 66
• His Asura Clan is considered the Primordial World's fourth major race after the Human, Demon, and Witch Clans. 699
• The Hongmeng Purple Gold List later reveals that several previously underestimated figures and four mysterious monkeys surpass Minghe's combat power, severely shaking his confidence in his path to Sagehood. 717
• Although Suirenshi presents admission to the Heaven's Mystery Pavilion as the reward for Minghe's cooperation, later narration states Minghe would likely have obtained that opportunity even without joining the Human Clan. 1001