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Chapter 880 Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

The underworld in the Black Myth universe is the most standard underworld structure.

The Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor reigns supreme in the underworld, ruling over it. Below him are the Five Ghost Emperors.

The Ten Kings of Hell are responsible for the daily affairs of the underworld, and the Four Ministers assist them.

The Secretariat of the Underworld is responsible for reporting official documents and conveying imperial edicts. The Judges' Office is in charge of investigating cases, managing life and death, establishing laws for the underworld, and rewarding good and punishing evil. The City God is in charge of the Underworld, who is a local official in charge of various places in the underworld. The Underworld Office has twelve subordinate offices to supervise both the Yin and Yang realms. The Reincarnation Office is in charge of the reincarnation of souls and ghosts. The head of the Reincarnation Office is Tai Ao (Meng Po), who provides Meng Po soup to erase the memories of souls and ghosts and sends them into the cycle of reincarnation.

The Reincarnation Bureau, led by Meng Po, remained neutral in this war, only willing to maintain the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Yin-Yang order. As for who the master of the Underworld was, Meng Po did not care.

The Underworld Office and the Merit Office are respectively responsible for the City God in the mortal world and the edicts of the Ten Kings of Hell, as well as information and documents about the Underworld.

Mo Yi dispatched Long You to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of the Underworld to protect important documents and prevent any mishaps or damage to the document archives during the chaos.

Those were all important documents for Luo Fengtian to take over the Underworld. By controlling the Underworld, he would control the lifelines of all the City Gods in the mortal realm, and thus be able to remove the Heavenly Court's surveillance over the four continents of the mortal realm.

The two offices were very important, so Mo Yi dispatched Long You, the second prince of the Yaksha clan, to personally lead troops to protect them.

Meanwhile, Mo Yi led his elite troops to the more important Judge's Court, also known as the Judge's Hall, to search for the most crucial Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen.

Each of the four judges possesses a Book of Life and Death and a judge's pen that controls one's lifespan, but what they hold are projections.

Only the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, stored in the Judge's Hall, are the true Netherworld artifacts that govern the six realms of reincarnation and record the names of all beings.

Just like the Nine Springs Cold Marrow and Dragon Pool in the world of Chinese Paladin, they hold the past and history of all living beings in the world.

They are one of the pillars of the mortal world. Having obtained the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, they have gained partial control over humankind.

The Book of Life and Death is not important to Hu Xiuwu. He does not want to use it to define the development direction of the human race, so he will not easily use the Book of Life and Death to shorten the lifespan of mortals. He prefers that humanity grow wildly.

If not used, the Book of Life and Death would be a precious ornament for Hu Xiuwu.

However, he must control the Book of Life and Death, because if he does not, it will fall into the hands of the Heavenly Court.

Whether the Book of Life and Death is with Hu Xiuwu or not is not important, but it absolutely cannot be in the hands of the Heavenly Court!
Sun Wukong, stationed in Fengdu City, became a pillar of stability. Although he did not participate in the specific work of compiling the classics or governing Fengdu, his existence was the best proof that Huaguo Mountain had occupied Fengdu City.

Carrying his Ruyi Jingu Bang, Sun Wukong led the Chosen One, Sun Xunyin, around Fengdu City. After confirming that there were no hidden dangers in Fengdu City, he led the Chosen One to the city wall and casually found a rooftop to lie down on.

After settling down comfortably, Sun Wukong took out two peaches from Flower Fruit Mountain, each larger than a watermelon, and tossed one to the chosen one, Sun Xunyin.

The Chosen One, Sun Xunyin, easily caught the peach, but didn't actually eat it; he just stared at Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression.

Sun Wukong took a bite of the peach, juice dripping from the corner of his mouth, enjoying the scent of his hometown. He felt a deep sense of helplessness, sensing the silent presence of the chosen one, Sun Xunyin, standing to the side.

"You little monkey are good in every way, except you're too quiet. If you have a question, just ask me. Why are you sitting there silently?"

Sun Wukong lay on the sloping black-tiled roof, legs crossed, munching on a peach, carefree and unrestrained. Meanwhile, the Chosen One, Sun Xunyin, wore heavy armor, his face adorned with a ferocious mask, serious and unsmiling.

Sun Wukong and Sun Xunyin only share an inherent unyielding and arrogant spirit; their outward personalities are completely different.

Seeing that Sun Xunyin remained silent, Sun Wukong lightly tapped Sun Xunyin's head with his Ruyi Jingu Bang, producing a loud, booming sound, before Sun Xunyin laughed and took the initiative to explain:
"You little monkey, you're like a silent bell, you won't ring unless you strike it."

“We’re not here to relax. The chores in the city are enough for that Yaksha’s elder. The two of us have other tasks.”

Sun Xunyin, a man of Tianming, did not understand.

They have already captured Fengdu City, isn't that enough?
Sun Wukong said meaningfully, "Our enemies have never been the simple underworld."

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"It's the Heavenly Court, isn't it?"

In hell, the Udumbara flower blooms in abundance, its boundless Buddhist teachings saving all sentient beings.

The evil spirits knelt among the vibrant red spider lilies, listening to the Buddha's teachings on salvation.

In the center of the sea of ​​flowers, there is a thousand-petaled lotus platform. On the platform stands a monk wearing a purple-gold robe, holding an exquisite round bead, with a solemn appearance and dazzling radiance.

Prince Zhang immediately recognized who the monk on the Thousand-Petal Lotus Platform was.
Among the four great Bodhisattvas of Mount Ling, the most famous is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Demon Lord Chonglou, Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Bajie, and Prince Zhang, along with the Four Great Generals, blocked Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Unlike the fierce confrontation with Sun Wukong's side, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who sat on the lotus platform in the center of the sea of ​​red spider lilies, did not immediately engage in a life-or-death struggle with Chonglou and Prince Zhang. Instead, he began to preach Buddhism to them.

He also revealed his unwillingness to fight against the Huaguo Mountain faction, expressing his willingness to help Huaguo Mountain obtain the Underworld, only wanting to save evil spirits in hell and fulfill his grand ambition.

Marshal Tianpeng (Pigsy) was quite tempted, even lowering his nine-toothed rake, but said with some difficulty, "Bodhisattva, I really want to agree, but the decision here isn't up to me..."

Demon Lord Chonglou, intending to provoke Zhu Bajie, interrupted him and said fiercely, "Hu Xiuwu will not agree to any dissenting voices in the Underworld. Either you get out of the Underworld, or you submit to us."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was not angered by the demon lord Chonglou. He stroked the dog-like, qilin-like divine beast Diting at his feet and looked at the last one who had not yet spoken, Prince Zhang:
"Your Highness, what is your opinion?"

After a moment of silence, Prince Zhang finally spoke, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I have a question for you."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva put his hands together in prayer: "Your Highness, please speak."

Prince Zhang said, “The Bodhisattva is here to save evil spirits, guide them to goodness, preach the Dharma, and has made a vow that he will not become a Buddha until hell is empty. I once admired you very much.”

"However, a lot has happened in the last five hundred years, which has made me question your actions."

"The evil spirits who fall into hell are all people who committed great sins in their previous lives. If they can understand the Dharma through the teachings of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva..."

"Will a demon that has already attained enlightenment through Buddhist teachings still be subject to punishment?"