Hell Emperor.

Chapter 482: Lord of the Netherworld Palace
In the cafeteria on the middle floor of the Tianji, everyone gathered together and enjoyed the delicious food carefully prepared by the wine country maids.

"By the way, how long will it take us to reach the Palace of the Underworld?"

Li Fei'e sat at the dining table, but her attention was not on the food in front of her. She supported her face with both hands, her mind already wandering, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

"Have you been there before?" Ye Jie raised his eyebrows and asked with some concern.

Li Fei'e curled her lips and said, "Of course not. The underworld is independent of the human world. Only immortals and ghosts can enter. I was able to become an immortal thanks to sister Xia Wei. How could I have been there before?"

Ye Jie didn't care: "Xuan Nu Sect is a great sect. I thought that a descendant of Xuan Nu like you must have a special way to travel through Yin and Yang and enter the underworld."

Hearing this, Shen Qingge raised his eyes and looked over:

"Of course there is a way, but with Moer's playful nature, it may be difficult for him to learn it. Instead of wasting time and energy to learn those soul-leaving methods, it is better to focus on the right path of immortality and improve your realm. Once you become an immortal, you can go to the Nether Spirit Palace freely."

At the side, Su Miao stared at Ye Jie with a gloomy look: "Ye Jie, I haven't settled accounts with you for causing the Nether Spirit Hall to lose its main account. Without the main account to record Yin De transactions, the hall is probably in chaos. I don't know what's going on there. I'm very worried..."

Ye Jie also looked apologetic about this, but if he wanted to improve the power of the stitching pages, or even recast the Book of Life and Death in its complete form, he had to obtain the lost main account.

While chatting, the maids presented the cooked dishes one by one, and the appetizing aroma spread.

Ye Jie fixed his gaze on one of the dishes, then picked up a piece with chopsticks and began to taste it.

Seeing Ye Jie eating with gusto, Li Fei'e also imitated him and tasted it.

As soon as she took a bite, Li Fei'e's face turned pale and she couldn't help but spit it out. She wiped the corners of her mouth and still couldn't believe the taste: "What is this?"

"This is Artemisia selengensis. Is it delicious?" Ye Jie replied.

Li Fei'e stuck out his tongue, trying to wash off the taste: "It feels like eating grass. How can anyone think this is delicious?"

"Really? I think it's delicious. When I was extremely hungry, I would dig it up and eat it on the roadside. It tasted much better then than it does now." Ye Jie sighed and recalled.

Li Fei'e didn't believe it. "That's just because you're hungry, right? If you're hungry, everything will taste good. In my opinion, how can this thing be better than the meat of a monster?"

Ye Jie scratched his head and said, "As the saying goes, the first month is for quinoa, the second month is for mugwort, and the third and fourth months are for burning firewood. Now is a good time to eat mugwort, but since you don't like it, forget it."

Li Fei'e nodded repeatedly. At this time, the master glanced at him coldly. Shen Qingge said slowly: "E'er, you can't be picky about food. You should eat more vegetables."

As he said this, he quickly picked up a handful of quinoa with chopsticks and put it into Li Fei'e's bowl, leaving Li Fei'e alone in a daze.

Unable to eat any more, Li Fei'e had no choice but to look at Nan Linghe who was concentrating on eating the food beside him. He secretly passed the Artemisia selengensis to her and said, "This is a good dish recommended by Brother Jie. You should try it quickly."

Nan Linghe opened his eyes wide, and without any doubt, he ate all the Artemisia selengensis, with a surprised smile on his face: "Wow, it's so delicious!"

"Are you serious?" Li Fei'e's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

She frowned, thinking she had made a mistake. She took another bite with a suspicious look on her face, and sure enough, she spat it out again.

Just when Li Fei'e was crying and had nowhere to complain, Ren Changhong's reminder in the distance also attracted everyone's attention: "We are here... The Nether Spirit Palace is ahead."

“We’re finally here…”

Ye Jie's face straightened and he came to the upper level of the Tianji. As expected, he saw a huge city shrouded in shadows in the distance.

Ren Changhong stood with his hands behind his back, his light sleeves fluttering in the wind, his eyes revealing a hint of emotion:

"The last time we came here, we were still in the identity of Shura. I didn't expect that by now, you have become the Lord of Yama Palace. In terms of identity alone, you are not inferior to the Lord of Mingling Palace who governs this place. The changes in this world are really amazing."

In response, Ye Jie just smiled and said, "Without all of you, I wouldn't have been able to get to this point. I'm afraid I would have been torn to pieces by the world-destroying thunder. The achievements I've made today are definitely not the work of me alone."

Before entering the palace, the large group of dark and moving ghost shadows in the distance attracted Ye Jie's attention.

Looking closely, many ragged wandering souls gathered on both sides of the road. They lowered their heads so low that people could hardly see their faces. Only their skinny hands raised high and spread out were so conspicuous.

Hua Xiaomei was a little surprised: "Why are there so many beggars outside the Netherworld Palace? What on earth happened here?"

Su Miao sighed, "I have no lifespan in life, no virtue in death, no way to heaven, no door to hell. It seems that the situation here has deteriorated a lot while I was away."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glare at Ye Jie, with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Ye Jie couldn't bear it, his eyes fell on the beggars around him, and he ordered: "Give them something to eat."

Everyone did as they were told. The maids cooked the spiritual porridge, and Ye Jie jumped off the Tianji and distributed it to the wandering souls nearby one by one, allowing them to have a full meal.

Seeing this, Su Miao's complexion also improved, and she couldn't help but snorted: "You still have some conscience. Come on, follow me to see Grandmaster Mingji."

Under Su Miao's leadership, everyone soon arrived at the main hall and saw the worried-looking hall master, Ming Ji. Su Miao spoke respectfully:
"Master Mingji, I have completed my mission. I have recovered the relics left by the ninth generation master from the ruins of King Kong City in Dongsheng Shenzhou. I am now returning to the palace to report."

In front, Ming Ji, who was covered with a light and elegant veil, turned around. The golden ornaments hanging around her body kept colliding, making crisp and pleasant sounds. Her eyes fell on Su Miao: "I already understand the matter. It is a great achievement for you to retrieve the first-grade artifact of the past. The previous punishment will be waived. However, the commotion you caused this time was really a bit big. Even I heard about what happened there... Juzhou Feisheng, what on earth are you thinking?"

As she spoke, Ming Ji's gaze shifted slightly and finally landed on Ye Jie. Su Miao and the other two could not accomplish this alone. He was the source of all these changes.

When she thought of the disastrous consequences that might be brought about by the whole continent's ascension, and what kind of punishment the angry Heaven would bring down, Ming Ji felt a headache. Even if she were asked to do it, she would never do such a rebellious thing, but Ye Jie and his party did it anyway, and they succeeded.

Facing Ming Ji's questioning, Ye Jie looked determined and answered slowly:
"Everything we do is to fulfill the wish of a young girl. She hopes that there will be no disputes in the world, no suffering of living beings, and she also hopes that all living beings can have the courage to live. As her family, we have to help her realize her wish."

Thinking of Xia Wei, Ye Jie felt warm in his heart and the corners of his mouth slightly turned up.

His disciple, with his indomitable will and determination far beyond that of ordinary people, found an almost impossible way, showed all living beings a bright path full of hope, and explained to him what a hero should do.

Despite facing numerous difficulties and dangers in the process, and despite being rejected by the entire universe, Ye Jie never regretted the choice he made that day.

Ming Ji's eyes were cold, she didn't believe what Ye Jie said at all. Who would risk the lives of all the creatures in the continent for such a ridiculous reason? "Fortunately you succeeded, otherwise, you would be the sinners of this world, and your name would be cursed for eternity."

After a pause, Ming Ji looked at Ye Jie deeply and said, "Should I call you Shura Jie, or the Lord of Ziwei Palace? It seems that the Mingling Palace didn't invite you? The main account here has been taken away by you, what are you still doing here?"

Feeling the coldness from Ming Ji, Ye Jie slowly opened his mouth and told his intention truthfully:
"According to Fairy Miaorou, there is still some Netherworld Soil left by the Water Control Saint in the Netherworld Palace. This thing will be of great use to me. I hope the Lord of the Netherworld Palace will be willing to part with it and name a price."

"Xirang? You are late. The last Xirang in the Mingling Palace was bought by another group of people not long ago." Ming Ji shook her head.

Hearing this, Ye Jie couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Without the Xirang, Tian Ming could only forge an inferior basalt shield and could not enjoy the unique blessing brought by the power of the Immortal Official.

Even if you don't enjoy the power blessing after a single promotion, it's okay. You can try again next time. However, power is accumulated little by little to produce a qualitative change in the end. If any one of the links is missing at any time, the final upper limit of strength will be far from the target.

Ye Jie still didn't want to give up, and asked: "Can you tell me, which group of people bought the Netherworld Soil?"

Ming Ji pondered for a moment before speaking: "According to the rules, I shouldn't reveal the other party's information to you. However, the situation is special now. If you can help me accomplish one thing, maybe I will tell you the news."

Ye Jie nodded immediately: "Is there anything else that will stump the Lord of the Nether Spirit Hall? I wonder what exactly the Lord of the Nether Spirit Hall wants me to do?"

In his perception, the power of the Lord of the Nether Spirit Palace is unfathomable. He is only slightly inferior to the Lord of the Moon. Compared with Ye Jie, there is a huge gap between them. They are not on the same level at all.

Ye Jie felt a little embarrassed about Ming Ji's commission. If even she couldn't do it, could he do it himself?
But soon, Ming Ji's answer made Ye Jie feel relieved. She said in a worried tone:
"Ever since the Netherworld Hall lost the main account of the Book of Life and Death, the situation in the hall has gone from bad to worse, and even the Yin De can no longer be counted. The ghosts are in turmoil, and the entire Netherworld Hall is in great chaos. I need you to help me calm this chaos."

Ye Jie took a deep breath. It was fine for him to be a ghost catcher to catch evil ghosts, but it was really difficult for him to calm down the chaos in another Yama Palace. He could only say, "I wonder what the Lord of the Nether Spirit Palace is planning now? If he needs my cooperation, I will definitely not refuse."

"I need to build wonders and guardian beasts to boost the morale and cohesion of the ghosts in the Netherworld Palace. Unfortunately, without the main account, my authority is excluded and I cannot carry out administrative tasks. As a capable subordinate of the Lord of the Demon Palace, you should have the corresponding main account in your hands, right? Come and help me advance the administrative tasks. As long as you can do that, I will tell you the whereabouts of the Netherworld Soil."

After learning about Ming Ji's plan, Ye Jie nodded. It didn't sound like a difficult task, so he said:

"Unlocking the administrative option of the Guardian Beast requires five million souls. In addition, high-level Hades buildings can also serve as wonders. If you don't have any special requirements, just build the Yama Furnace, which requires a total of one million pounds of steel bones and one million Nether Mist. Forget about the Yin De, I'll pay for it, but you don't have to ask me to prepare the rest of the materials, do you?"

Seeing Ye Jie agreed immediately and accurately stated the required materials, Ming Ji's eyes towards him gradually changed. It seemed that he was indeed outstanding in the position of Lord of Yama Palace, so she replied:

"Don't worry, Master Ziwei, these materials will be delivered to you soon by the ghost immortals in the palace."

Not long after, the ghost fairy who arrived in the hall took out the necessary materials from the storage magic tool as Ming Ji said.

With enough materials, as Ye Jie's mind moved, a series of words appeared on the eight stitched pages:
[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[Ye Jie spent 100 million Yin De, 1 million jin of steel bones, and 1 million dark mists to modify the building files of the Dark Spirit Hall. ]

[Yan Mo Furnace has been added to the Netherworld Temple building column. 】

As the words appeared, sudden changes occurred in the Nether Palace.

A towering furnace rises from the ground, its walls are pitch black with dark red lines flowing on its surface. What is burning in the furnace is not an ordinary flame, but the hottest Yama fire from the center of the earth. The scorching temperature is enough to reduce anything to ashes.

Ye Jie did not hesitate. He stretched out his hand and several sparks of Yama's Earth Core Fire flew over and were placed in a small bottle by him.

With these fire seeds, there will never be a shortage of Yama's Earth Core Fire in the future. Now I have collected one of the three things needed to refine the basalt shield. I only need to continue collecting the remaining two to complete the next promotion and obtain the unique power of an immortal official.

Yama Furnace, as an advanced underworld building unlocked by the seven main accounts, is truly worthy of the name of a wonder. Not only can it greatly increase the steel skeleton production in the hall, but its appearance is also full of majesty, which can make the ghosts feel sincere awe at the sight of it.

The miracle requested by the Lord of the Netherworld Palace has now been achieved. What remains is to unlock the administrative options for the guardian beasts of the palace.

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[Ye Jie spent 3 million Yin De and 5 million Soul Rhythm to modify the administrative options of the Nether Spirit Hall. ]

[The guardian beast has been added to the administrative agenda. 】

Seeing the above news, Ye Jie was quite moved. Fortunately, one of the eight stitched pages came from the Palace of the Underworld. With it, Ye Jie could also modify the archives of the Palace of the Underworld without any hindrance.

(End of this chapter)