Hell Emperor.

Chapter 603 Ye Jie - The Era
"Bodhi Hall?"

Upon hearing that name, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and even Ye Jie was momentarily stunned.

"What place is that? Have you heard of it before?"

Yao Bai looked puzzled. Seeing the different expressions on everyone's faces, she couldn't help but ask, "Having always lived on the moon, I have never heard of anything about the human world."

“I have heard of it… but only in casual remarks or scattered traces in ancient books.” Ye Jie said slowly, “If I remember correctly, it should be a Yama’s Palace in the West.”

Upon hearing this, Yunxiu couldn't help but show some curiosity: "The Western Yama Palace? People in the immortal sects are no strangers to the name Yama Palace. Even I have heard of it. Aren't the two Yama Palaces in the West the Beast Form Palace and the Blood Pool Palace? What is this Bodhi Palace?"

Ye Jie took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, before speaking:
"The Bodhi Hall existed even earlier than the Beast-Shaped Hall and the Blood Pool Hall, so much so that all traces of it have been submerged in the long river of history. In our time, the Bodhi Hall had long been destroyed and completely erased from the world. However, due to the distortion of time, we have also arrived in an era when the Bodhi Hall still existed..."

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiaomei couldn't help but feel a little worried: "The Bodhi Palace is located in the west. I've heard that demons roam there, and the place is full of evil spirits. Even saints would perish if they went there and were not careful. It is the most dangerous and treacherous place in the world. Will we encounter any danger if we go there?"

Ye Jie also fell silent. He had also heard about the chaos and ferocity there, and he would certainly not take it lightly.

Just then, the Moon Goddess suddenly spoke, breaking the silence:
"Don't worry, what you're describing is the situation after the arrival of the Heavenly Demon. In this era, the West is quite safe, so there's no need to worry about any danger to your life."

The crowd was skeptical, but Ye Jie knew there was no time to lose, so he spoke up first:
"No matter what awaits us ahead, we cannot back down. This is the only way to return to our own era. Whether it's the Bodhi Hall or the Blood Pool Hall, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we cannot give up."

After hearing Ye Jie's words, everyone nodded repeatedly. Since things had come to this point, even if there were many dangers hidden in the Bodhi Hall, everyone had to go and explore.

Li Feie raised her head and looked at the reflection of the human world, her eyes filled with worry: "However... the distance between Taiyin and the human world is unknown, and now even the Tiandi Tong Trading Company has disappeared. How can we reach the western region where the Bodhi Palace is located?"

The Moon Goddess had anticipated this: "Don't worry, wherever the moonlight shines, it will connect with the power of the moon's essence. When the west falls into the deep of night, I will use the power of the moon's essence to move you to the western lands."

Ye Jie seemed to have discovered something: "You sent us there, so why aren't you coming yourself?"

The Moon Goddess shook her head: "I am different from you. There is no trace of you in this era, but I exist in this era. If I were to travel to the mortal world, it would inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. If it is not necessary, you may act as you see fit."

After a pause, the Moon Goddess slowly raised her hand, and a wisp of soft white light burst forth from her fingertips, enveloping Ye Jie and all her companions beside her. The white light swirled up and down, eventually converging on everyone's faces.

"what have you done?"

Ye Jie was slightly wary. He still remembered the previous battle with Taiyin Xingjun. Could it be that Taiyin Xingjun was planning to abandon the previous agreement and instead harm everyone by suddenly making such a move?
But soon, a gentle and refreshing feeling came from his face, which dispelled Ye Jie's doubts. He did not feel any danger from the moonlight covering his face. On the contrary, if he absorbed and refined this moonlight little by little, it would be beneficial to his future cultivation.

"This is the mist of the hazy moonlight. Under the hazy moonlight, your faces may still look the same to you, but to others, they will look completely different. No matter how hard others try to recall, they will not be able to remember your true appearance," the Moon Goddess replied slowly.

"There's such moonlight?"

Ye Jie was slightly surprised, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart. He hadn't expected that the Taiyin Star Lord would possess such miraculous abilities.

The Moon Goddess snorted coldly, seemingly slightly displeased with his previous questioning: "This is to prevent you from destroying human history. No one knows whether your journey will be successful. With the hazy moonlight, even the Nine-Turn Immortals will find it difficult to see through your true forms."

Li Feie also felt the coolness coming from the front of her face, and the continuous nourishment of the moonlight on her skin, and said excitedly:

"Moreover, this hazy moonlight also has beauty and skin-nourishing effects. As long as you absorb all of this moonlight, your skin will become fair and translucent, without a trace of impurity!"

"Yeah……"

Ye Jie didn't react after hearing Li Feie's words, but the others were already overjoyed. Being able to obtain the nourishing effect of pure moonlight on the skin was an extraordinary opportunity!
Yao Bai raised her hand and rubbed her face, which was very different from that of a human. Even she, who had returned to the past with her, had also benefited from the hazy moonlight. It was impossible for her not to be excited.

As night fell, Hua Xiaomei suddenly remembered something and spoke aloud:
"Right! Last time, the Ghost Seal lost its function because of the incorrect reign title. Now that we've figured out the reign title for this era, the Ghost Seal should be able to function again, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jie also felt there was a chance, so he immediately took out the Ghost Seal and examined it. In the end, however, he could only shake his head in regret.

"No, the Ghost Seal is still useless."

"How could this be? We've already figured out the year, so why is the Ghost Seal still broken?" Ren Changhong was also slightly puzzled.

Ye Jie took a deep breath, and a rather absurd thought arose in his mind:

"Perhaps... in this era, there is no such thing as hidden virtue."

Nan Linghe blinked, puzzled: "No good deeds? But without good deeds, how do people reincarnate? How do they determine which family they will be reborn into in their next life?"

Ye Jie's expression turned solemn: "I remember Yao Yin saying that before the distinction between good and evil in the world was established by karmic merit, people were living in a chaotic, primordial cycle of reincarnation. There was no way to interfere with one's identity in the next life. Perhaps one did good deeds in this life, but was reborn as an animal in the next; or perhaps one committed heinous crimes in this life, but was born into a wealthy family in the next, enjoying endless riches. Everything depended purely on luck." "Luck? What kind of luck is this?"

Li Fei'e pouted, looking displeased. Driven by her inherent sense of justice, she preferred to see good and evil rewarded accordingly, rather than chaos and disorder. Naturally, she was dissatisfied with the current cycle of reincarnation.

Ye Jie shrugged: "It was the Underworld Emperor who defined good and evil, giving order to the cycle of reincarnation. The hidden virtues in this world are not bestowed upon people by Heaven. The Way of Heaven is ruthless and will not change in the slightest because of people's good or evil deeds. No matter how many good deeds people do, it will not change the Way of Heaven in the slightest. It was the Underworld Emperor who bestowed hidden virtues upon people. All hidden virtues are issued by him."

After a pause, Ye Jie's expression also turned serious: "Since this era has the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and the Bodhi Palace, it will naturally also have the Underworld Emperor. In other words, we might encounter that legendary being..."

Ye Jie, who was once a ghost messenger, was already very familiar with the legend of the Underworld Emperor. The reincarnation and even the order of the Underworld in the hundreds of years that followed were all based on the Underworld Emperor. It can be said that without the Underworld Emperor, there would be no subsequent events.

The thought of possibly encountering the real Emperor of the Underworld filled Ye Jie with emotion.

Along the way, the main tents he collected and the Ghost Seal he awakened were all legacies left by the Underworld Emperor. Now that he could see the Underworld Emperor in person, Ye Jie couldn't help but be excited. He wondered what kind of being the legendary Underworld Emperor was. Was he a kind person who cared for all living beings and used his virtue to define good and evil, or a madman who coveted heavenly merit and planned to monopolize the immortal path? It was all uncertain.

In different regions and even different legends, the descriptions of the Underworld Emperor vary in praise and criticism. In some places, he is enshrined in ancient temples and becomes a figure revered by all living beings, while in other places, he is feared and regarded as a being more terrifying than evil spirits.

Having witnessed the changes in the Ghost Seal, Ye Jie felt more certain, but he didn't know whether their arrival would be good or bad for this era.

"The Great Emperor of the Underworld..." Ren Changhong murmured the name, the solemnity in his eyes impossible to shake off. Without a doubt, the Great Emperor of the Underworld was an existence on the same level as the Mystic Maiden, or even more threatening. If anyone dared to offend him, they might not even know how they died.

In addition to this, Ren Changhong also remembered something else:
"Wait a minute... Since the Underworld Emperor is here, is Prince Moro also in this era? I remember that the two Western Yama Palaces were destroyed by Prince Moro. If we were to encounter Prince Moro, the consequences would be equally unimaginable..."

Ye Jie coughed lightly, the scene of being chased by numerous Asuras still vivid in his mind, and said slowly:

"Don't worry... This is not our era. So what if we run into each other? I'm afraid the Lord of the Demon Palace in this era doesn't even know us."

"Yes... I was overthinking it," Ren Changhong nodded in response.

However, when the Lord of the Demon Palace was mentioned, Ye Jie still couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He remembered that the Demon Lord of the Demon Palace truly achieved enlightenment five hundred years later, reaching the peak of the Ninth Rank. He wondered what her strength was now. But she was able to slaughter two Yama Palaces, so her strength couldn't possibly be lower than the Ninth Rank. If he were to encounter her, even Ye Jie in his current state would probably only face death.

"Isn't it the 140th year of the Moro calendar now? In other words, the Lord of the Moro Palace has reached the ninth level of cultivation in just 140 years? How is that possible..."

Ye Jie took a deep breath. Immortals would spend thousands of years to reach the seventh level and above, and they would have to endure countless tribulations during that time. How could someone possibly reach the ninth level in just over a hundred years?

Even Su Miao couldn't help but shudder at the thought of the Demon Lord's terrifying power: "I only became an immortal a hundred years ago. The era we've arrived in doesn't seem to be very peaceful..."

Ye Jie rubbed his forehead: "It's not just not peaceful, it's downright deadly. There's the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Underworld Emperor, and the Lord of the Demon Palace. No matter how you look at it, this is no peaceful era..."

Thinking of this, even Ye Jie, who was at the Saint level, couldn't help but feel a little trembling. Many Nine Revolutions Supremes who had left their illustrious names in legends had all gathered in this era. Beneath the peaceful surface of the world, however, lay a fierce undercurrent. If one was not careful, one would be crushed to pieces in the tide of the times, and even one's soul would be completely annihilated.

Looking around, the excitement and curiosity of the companions in arriving in this unfamiliar era gradually faded, and what appeared on everyone's faces was only lingering worry and deep-seated fear. Even Li Feie, who was always bold and full of curiosity about all new things, could not smile at this moment. Instead, her face was full of solemnity.

Ye Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly, wondering what kind of dangerous era the out-of-control Moonlight Box had sent them to.

Just as everyone fell silent, the atmosphere in the room gradually became heavy, and even breathing seemed to have a tangible weight, making it extremely oppressive, the Moon Goddess reappeared.

"The time has come. Night has fallen in the west. When the moon hangs high in the sky, its radiance is at its peak. Let me escort you to the outside of the Bodhi Hall..."

The group exchanged glances, all seeing the determination in each other's eyes. This journey to the mortal realm might involve facing extremely dangerous enemies, perhaps even those with unparalleled strength, but at this moment, not one of them chose to back down.

"Tianming, are you going too? Why not stay on Taiyin and collect the moon iron here?"

Seeing that Tianming also intended to go with the group, Ye Jie couldn't help but speak up. Tianming's strength was no match for any of his companions; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe him as the worst. This journey was fraught with dangers, and if something really happened, Tianming would probably be the first to sacrifice himself.

Tianming simply shook his head: "I came to this era with Palace Master Ye, so naturally I will follow him all the way. No matter what powerful enemies await me ahead, I will not change my mind because of that."

After a pause, Tianming continued, "Besides that, I also found out that the last material needed to forge the divine weapon, the Mingwang Peacock Feather, is currently in the west. I just don't know where to find it. If I go with Palace Master Ye, we can better collect the forging materials."

As if sensing the firmness in Tianming's tone, Ye Jie also felt his determination. He stopped trying to persuade him and, under the influence of the moonlight, disappeared from the Taiyin with everyone else.

(End of this chapter)