The Phoenix Clan was one of the four Heaven-Opening Spirit Clans that had existed since the Archaic Era of the Primordial Wilderness.
It had once flourished before the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity.
Together with the Dragon Race and the Kirin Clan, it had stood as one of the three great clans in the Primordial World, ruling the fate of its countless living beings.
After the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity, the Phoenix Clan's Fortune had steadily declined.
That continued until Ancestor Huang escaped from beneath the Undying Volcano and was elected the third Heavenly Emperor.
Only then did the Phoenix Clan once again rise to the pinnacle of the Primordial Wilderness.
However, the third Heavenly Emperor's term had inevitably come to an end, and the Phoenix Clan's glory had failed to last forever.
Ancestor Huang had stepped down as Heavenly Emperor and lost her status as ruler of the Heavenly Court, as well as her identity as a Primordial Chaos Saint.
The enormous Phoenix Clan had effectively lost its greatest deterrent against the outside world.
Fortunately, the Phoenix Clan had extremely close relations with the Phoenix Clan of Phoenix Perch Mountain and the Human Race's two Hunyuan Dao lineages, allowing it to preserve most of its strength.
Otherwise, the Divine and Demon Kalpa Tribulation that had preceded the advancement of the Primordial World alone would have been enough to cause the Phoenix Clan immense trouble.
After entering the Primordial Violet Era, the Phoenix Clan still had no Primordial Chaos Saint to step forward and take charge.
As a result, compared with the other three great Heaven-Opening Spirit Clans, the Phoenix Clan had not fared particularly well in the new age.
It occupied only nine Heavenly Realms. Among Quasi-Sage factions, it naturally belonged to the highest tier.
But it was still far inferior to the other