The Heaven-shattering: Holding the Jade Disc of Creation

Chapter 373 Perfecting the Order of the Underworld
Underworld
In the vast underworld, a large number of souls are crowded inside. Most of them have no clear consciousness, but rely on instinct to go to the place of reincarnation.

Of course, there are also powerful souls with complete spiritual intelligence among these souls. They were all people with cultivation in their lifetime, and their souls are stronger than those of mortals without cultivation, so they can have a clear mind in the underworld.

However, the souls of the monks did not choose to enter the six reincarnations. They did not want to have their memories of this life erased, so they chose to use the environment and cultivation resources of the underworld to strengthen their own souls and get the opportunity to return to the prehistoric continent.

In order to improve their cultivation as quickly as possible, some of them even choose to devour other weak souls to increase their cultivation.

Therefore, the underworld today is full of mountains and hills. The strong either drive the weak to plunder resources or devour the weak to strengthen themselves. Whether the weak can have the opportunity to reincarnate depends entirely on their own luck.

Fortunately, the actual strength of these "powerful" souls is average, so they cannot become a big problem.

After all, most of the monks who can enter the underworld as souls are not very strong.

If the cultivators are powerful, even if their physical bodies are destroyed, their souls can resist the absorption of the underworld. Even if they enter the underworld, their souls will be wiped out by the enemy, leaving only their true spirits.

Of course there may be exceptions, but the Three Realms have only been established for a short time and such exceptions have not yet appeared, so the Underworld has not suffered too much damage, it is just more chaotic.

However, the chaotic situation still caused some negative effects, hindering the normal operation of the six realms of reincarnation and hindering the development of the underworld.

At this moment, Zhang Shuo saw the current situation of the underworld and frowned secretly, saying, "It is indeed very chaotic. We need to make some adjustments quickly."

He raised his hand and waved, using the authority of the Lord of the World to freeze the time and space of the entire underworld, temporarily stabilizing the chaotic situation, and then thought about ways to improve the order of the underworld.

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The light of the world of sentient beings and the heavenly world comes from the brilliant stars in the sky, but the underworld has not received the favor of the stars in the sky.

The light of the underworld comes from a strange purple cold moon that spontaneously formed at the beginning of its birth. It is shaped like a sickle, and its hazy light illuminates this burial land.

The underworld is quite special. It is divided into the underworld and the eighteen levels of hell. The underworld is the place where all living beings reincarnate and is the central place for balancing the living and the dead.

The Eighteen Levels of Hell are different. Their function is to imprison and punish, eradicating souls or true spirits that do not meet the requirements of the world and turning them into consumables that nourish the origin of the world.

As for why we need to establish hell instead of allowing all living beings to have the opportunity to reincarnate, the question is actually very simple.

Because the world of living beings is really big, in this vast world, new souls are born every moment. Even if there is no reincarnation, the world will not lack living beings.

Due to the huge base of living beings, the underworld has to accept a huge number of souls or true spirits every day. If all of them were sent into the six realms of reincarnation, it would be a considerable burden for the six realms of reincarnation.

What's more, there are good and evil creatures. Some of them are valuable, while others are not only worthless, but are also a huge scourge to the world.

Therefore, although Zhang Shuo established the Six Paths of Reincarnation, not everyone is qualified to reincarnate.

The souls or true spirits of dead creatures in the world of all living things will enter the continent of the underworld. They need to pass the review of cause and effect karma. Only those who comply with the rules and are beneficial or harmless to the world are qualified to enter the six realms of reincarnation in the underworld and get the opportunity to reincarnate.

As for those defective products that do not meet the requirements of the world, such as mortals who do all kinds of evil things, monks who wantonly destroy the world and wantonly slaughter innocent lives, they will all be thrown into the eighteen levels of hell.

Of course, Zhang Shuo also knew that the law of the jungle was the nature of the world, and that cultivators with extraordinary powers were bound to cause huge damage.

But he is the Emperor of Chaos Heaven, the creator and maintainer of order. The destruction caused by chaos and disorder should not be tolerated.

Even the law of the jungle must be within certain rules and cannot exceed a certain bottom line, otherwise it will be detrimental to the development of the world.

But it is not easy to establish order, especially judging the "sins" of all living beings is a very difficult thing. Many things cannot be measured simply by good and evil.

Therefore, how to divide this boundary more effectively will be the focus of Zhang Shuo's next work.

"First of all, if we want to handle the underworld well, we will definitely need a lot of manpower. Let's choose the right managers first!"

Zhang Shuo stroked his chin, various thoughts running through his mind.

In fact, he could select a group of converted monks from the Chaos Heaven and entrust them with the task of managing the underworld.

But the environment of the underworld is very special. Normal creatures cannot survive there at all. Even the supreme being will have his vitality and lifespan taken away little by little by the laws of the underworld. Therefore, a group of creatures that can survive in the underworld are needed to manage it.

"I wonder if the Emperor of Heaven needs someone who can manage the underworld. If so, I think I can help."

Just as Zhang Shuo was thinking, a soft and gentle voice sounded.

Nuwa came to Zhang Shuo, her eyes were as clear as the starry sky, and there was a sense of tranquility. She was wearing a lavender dress, her neck was as white as jade, her figure was tall, and she was surrounded by fairy air, spotless and spotless.

"Help? Do you mean creating a group of creatures that can adapt to the underworld?" Zhang Shuo looked at Nuwa, an idea emerged in his mind, and he immediately spoke.

Nuwa nodded her head slightly, opened her mouth slightly, and said softly: "Ever since I observed those Yin gods and corpse ghosts in the underworld, I have had an idea in my heart, that is, to create creatures that can survive in the underworld.

After these years of enlightenment, my attainments in the Great Dao of Creation have improved a lot. Especially after seeing the world tree elves created by you, I was greatly inspired.

It's a pity that my cultivation is too low. Even if I can create creatures from the underworld, they don't have the ability to reproduce, let alone infinite potential, so I need your help."

As the ancient emperor who covers the sky, Nuwa’s own cultivation and strength are top-notch, especially her attainments in the art of creation are extremely strong.

She once created several powerful races in the ancient times, among which the most powerful ones could reach the quasi-emperor realm. Unfortunately, she was unable to give them the ability to reproduce, and they eventually became completely extinct.

If his own cultivation base wasn't too low, he could even create a race with infinite potential.

However, the failure to create a living being that could truly continue to exist became a knot in Nuwa's heart, and it also made it difficult for her to break through to the realm of true immortality.

“Do you know what it means to create a creature from the underworld? Once you succeed, you will become the creator of the underworld, with majesty and status second only to me.

The underworld is one of the three realms and is a key place in the six reincarnations. Such an important position cannot be handed over to outsiders. Do you understand?"

Zhang Shuo stared at Nuwa with a sharp gaze and questioned.

Facing Zhang Shuo's questioning, Nuwa was not panicked at all. Instead, a trace of resentment flashed in her beautiful eyes. She snorted and said, "Hmph, you still have the nerve to say outsider? You took me to the Ancient Chaos Realm. How can I be an outsider? Are you willing to let me go?"

Zhang Shuo felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. It was obvious that Nuwa had seen through his little thoughts a long time ago.

"Ahem, well... I was just joking, let's get started!"

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The Nine Netherworld was filled with deathly silence.

Nuwa stood on the bank of the River Styx, with a jade disc of creation on her head. She raised her white hand lightly, and a wisp of creation energy flowed through her fingertips.

She was wearing a plain white long skirt, the hem of which moved without wind. A hazy halo enveloped her body, making her look like a goddess descending from the sky.

"Everything in the world has its own destiny. Even the underworld, which symbolizes death, has living beings born there."

She whispered softly, her voice was ethereal and vague, yet contained supreme majesty.

With a slight wave of her white hand, the underworld shook instantly. Countless Netherworld air gathered and condensed into a ball of dark mud in her palm.

This is the purest source of the netherworld, containing the secrets of reincarnation. Nuwa's eyes flickered slightly, and with a tap of her fingertips, the netherworld mud suddenly transformed into a human form.

However, as soon as the human figure took shape, it let out a shrill scream and black smoke billowed out from its body, as if it could not withstand the deathly aura of the underworld.

"Sure enough, these alone are not enough."

Nuwa frowned slightly, stretched out her hand and the Styx suddenly surged. Countless souls rose from the bottom of the river and gathered into a sea of ​​souls in front of her.

These are the souls that fell during the battle in the Chaos Sea. Most of them are not qualified to reincarnate.

"Nature is the basis, the netherworld is the root, and all spirits are born."

Nuwa waved her hand lightly, and countless dead souls began to merge, eventually transforming into creatures of various shapes.

Some have green faces and fangs, some have three heads and six arms, some have wings on their backs, and some are covered with scales.

As soon as these creatures took shape, they let out earth-shaking roars, and a strong aura of the underworld emanated from their bodies, as if they were born to guard the underworld.

"From now on, you will be the guardians of the underworld, responsible for maintaining order in the underworld and guiding the souls of the dead to reincarnate."

Nuwa's voice is ethereal, yet contains supreme majesty.

Those creatures knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully.

Above the sky, Zhang Shuo looked at Nuwa, who created the creatures of the underworld, and nodded secretly. In terms of creation alone, apart from him, Nuwa was the number one.

"We have the manpower. As the creator, we don't have to worry about the loyalty of these underworld creatures. But we can't sort out the chaotic order of the underworld with just these. We still need a strong external force as a foundation."

Thinking of this, Zhang Shuo's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. He raised his hand and waved it, and took several fairy-level divine materials from the depths of the underworld, such as: Yellow Spring Water, Nine Nether Blood Stone, God's Source Bone, etc. These are top-level materials containing the laws of burial soil.

The Chaos Immortal Fire melts everything, removes the impurities in the immortal materials, and turns them into the best refining materials.

"The preparations are complete, it's time to move on to the next step... My will is God's will, give me the origin of the underworld - Condensation!"

As he shouted, the spiritual light that embodied the will and principles of the Lord of the World turned into ripples and spread out, covering the entire underworld in an instant and triggering the most fundamental power of the world.

At this moment, everything in the underworld was controlled by Zhang Shuo, who was the true master of heaven and earth.

"rumble……"

Zhang Shuo's mind moved, and the myriad ways of heaven and earth in the underworld swirled around him. A ball of chaotic light appeared in the palm of his hand. It was the purest origin of the world and contained some of the authority of the underworld.

He raised his hand and injected this ball of origin into the refining material. He also successively cast various divine patterns and Taoist talismans into it. He controlled the power of the underworld through divine thoughts and carved out extremely mysterious patterns on the refining material.

"With chaos as the foundation, the underworld as the pen, and reincarnation as the ink, I will create the Book of Life and Death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Shuo lightly tapped his fingertips, and one third of the refining materials suddenly turned into an ancient book.

The pages of the book moved without wind, and mysterious runes flashed on each page, as if recording the fate of all living beings in the world.

Suddenly, thunderclouds covered the sky, and billions of blood-red thunderbolts struck down. Each one contained a rich power of the underworld, helping the Book of Life and Death to complete the final tempering.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the Book of Life and Death burst into brilliant light. As the pages turned, one could vaguely see the birth, aging, sickness, and death, as well as the joys and sorrows of countless lives.

At this moment, the Three Realms and Six Paths were shaken, and countless powerful beings looked up and felt a breath that made their hearts palpitate.

"The Book of Life and Death can record the past and present lives of countless living beings. Based on their karma, lifespan, and cause of death, it can automatically determine which souls can be reincarnated and which souls need to enter the Eighteen Levels of Hell to wash away their sins."

Zhang Shuo's eyes were as sharp as torches. He stretched out his hand and a pitch-black root appeared out of thin air.

This is the root of the world tree of the ancient chaotic world that is rooted in the underworld, containing the laws of the underworld and the power of reincarnation.

"Using the World Tree as the skeleton, the karma of all living beings as the tip, and fate as the brush, I have created the Pen of Samsara!"

As Zhang Shuo finished speaking, one third of the refining materials sank into the rhizome, causing the rhizome to begin to twist and deform, eventually turning into a completely black brush with a sharp tip.

Mysterious patterns are wrapped around the pen, as if long rivers of fate are flowing.

At this moment, when the six paths of reincarnation trembled slightly in the depths of the underworld, a ray of reincarnation light pierced through layers of void and directly sank into the reincarnation pen.

After receiving the gift from the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Pen of Reincarnation was completely formed at this moment. The tip of the pen trembled slightly, as if it could cut through time and space and rewrite fate.

"The Samsara Pen is the sharpest weapon in the underworld. It can cut off cause and effect, change reincarnation, and reverse life and death. It contains unparalleled power and is specially used to deal with strong people who dare to defy the order of the underworld."

"Finally, it is the Three Lives Stone."

Zhang Shuo looked solemnly and took out a piece of crystal clear jade.

This is the Jade of Time that was intercepted when the Three Realms and Six Paths were integrated, and it contains endless power of time and space.

"Using the Time Jade as the foundation, time and space as the pattern, and cause and effect as the guide, the Three Life Stone is forged!"

As Zhang Shuo refined the jade, the final refining material was immersed in it, and the jade began to change. Countless fine lines appeared on the surface, as if recording the past and present lives of all living beings in the world.

Each line flashes with a strange light, as if it can see through the past and the future.

"boom!"

There was another loud bang, and the San Sheng Stone was finally completely formed.

It floats in the air, emitting a soft light, as if it could reflect the cause and effect of all things in the world.

“When a living being enters the six realms of reincarnation, the laws of reincarnation will completely wipe out their memories. Unless one’s cultivation reaches the realm of Immortal King and possesses unparalleled cultivation comparable to the universe to fight against the laws of reincarnation, they will not be able to regain their memories of their previous lives.

Of course, if I help, I can help them recover their memories of their past lives, but I don’t have that much time.

Now that I have this Three Lives Stone, I can store the past and present lives of countless lives, so I don’t have to worry about it anymore.” Zhang Shuo thought to himself as he played with the Three Lives Stone in his hand.

Although according to the correct rules of reincarnation, living beings need to wash away all worldly memories after reincarnation, but in order to cultivate some monks with excellent potential, it is necessary to help them accumulate the gains of one reincarnation after another, and memory is undoubtedly an important link connecting the fruits of each life.

The San Sheng Stone is equivalent to a supercomputer that records the memories of countless souls. Once the dead come in front of the San Sheng Stone, they will receive enlightenment from the San Sheng Stone and have all their memories returned to them.

In this way, the memories of one life after another are superimposed, awakening the fruits of the cultivator's cultivation in each life, which will cause them to undergo a huge transformation.

At this point, the three greatest treasures of the underworld, the Book of Life and Death, the Pen of Reincarnation, and the Stone of Three Lives, have all been refined.

With the three great treasures and the loyal creatures of the underworld, the key link of the six realms of reincarnation has been secured.

(End of this chapter)