Ever since Houtu had merged into reincarnation and become Saint Pingxin, bringing the Netherworld Earthly Dao into being and blessing the Primordial World, over a million years had passed. With a Saint backing it and the fortune and merits of the Primordial World behind it, the Place of Reincarnation had grown far faster than the Heavenly Court.
Especially after the Earthly Dao Saint came into being, although the Primordial World's Netherworld Earthly Dao was not yet fully complete, the Underworld, as the hub of reincarnation, was already operating smoothly.
From the Great Emperor Fengdu, who presided over the Underworld's affairs, and the Five Directional Ghost Emperors who guarded it, down to the Ten Halls of Yama, the Four Courts of Judgment, and the many underworld officials, such as Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Black and White Impermanence, the Underworld's ghosts and deities had not all yet taken their places, but there were already more than enough to keep things running.
The Underworld's work of reincarnation concerned all living beings. It had not only drawn the attention of the various Saints' sects, but had long since become renowned throughout the Primordial World. Great Emperor Fengdu, in particular, was a figure of great distinction: besides being the Netherworld Great Emperor, he was also one of the Six Emperors of Heavenly Court.
If the strength of the Primordial Saints was open to debate, then Great Emperor Fengdu was probably universally acknowledged as Number One Under Saints.
Especially after the Netherworld deities had taken their places, Great Emperor Fengdu seemed even more unfathomable. His aura was already close to that of Great Immortal Zhenyuan, a Saint and Earthly Dao Venerable like himself.
After the Earthly Dao had manifested as a Saint, Fengdu had been the most likely candidate to be the second to attain the Saint