"Senior, what kind of person was Ancestor Ming He, exactly? Why are there so few rumors about him in the world?" Nian Youyou asked curiously.
Zhong Tian promptly conjured some tables and chairs.
Phoenix Matriarch nodded and sat down. Nian Youyou personally poured tea for Phoenix Matriarch.
Phoenix Matriarch did not refuse. After all, they had just mentioned that Ming He was an old friend. When a descendant of an old friend served tea, there was naturally no need for much formality.
After thinking for a moment, Phoenix Matriarch said, "Speaking from the present backward, the Hongjun Era was preceded by the Tai Yi Era, which was preceded by the Yu King Era. Before that was the era of the Five Directional Emperors, which was also the era of the Fox Ancestor. Before that was the Pan Gu Era. As for the Era of Ming He, it was even earlier than Pan Gu!"
"Ancestor Ming He existed before Pan Gu?" Zhong Tian said in astonishment.
Phoenix Matriarch nodded. "Ancestor Ming He was transformed from a Black River in the Netherworld. At the moment of his birth, heaven and earth shook violently. The Netherworld had always been weaker than the mortal world, but after Ming He was born, the Netherworld flourished to its peak. The six sages of the Netherworld all firmly suppressed the Nine Sages of the mortal world. Ancestor Ming He unified the Nether Six Continents. Unlike the Fox Ancestor, Ancestor Ming He was not bestowed his position by heaven's mandate. He relied on his own strength to subdue all the great powers of the Netherworld."
"Ming He created the Asura Tribe, established the Ten Halls of the Underworld, and named himself the 'Netherworld Master.' No one beneath heaven could oppose him. Unfortunately, he ultimately failed in defying heaven's