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Chapter 493 The Ascension of the Turbid Ghost, the True Underworld?

As usual, the group moved toward the location of Yin Deshu, with Chen Xin's gaze fixed on the figure at the very front.

Because of that 'person', the first group became the second group, and they deliberately kept a distance of more than ten meters from that figure, seemingly to show their respect.

Chen Xin thought this time would be the same as before, and that the Yin De Tree would only change around 3 a.m. after arriving at the destination.

This time, however, Chen Xin didn't have to wait that long.

Not long after all the evil spirits arrived, the Yin Virtue Tree opened ahead of schedule.

The reason is self-evident!

Golden leaves swirled above the trees, forming a golden vortex that mingled with moonlight.

This time, the leaves of the Yin Virtue Tree did not fall into the hands of the various evil spirits.

But none of the ghosts paid any attention to these things; they were all focused on the golden vortex.

Chen Xin didn't have to wait long before the center of the golden vortex changed.

As golden leaves began to dissipate from the center of the vortex, a space different from the original sky appeared from the center of the vortex.

All the evil spirits fixed their gaze on that space.

At first, Chen Xin could only see a blurry scene from that location.

But as the leaves gradually disappeared, the scene in the vortex became clearer and clearer.

When all the golden leaves disappeared, a large hole appeared in the sky.

The cave was surrounded by billowing black mist, but inside it was a completely different world!
Yes, it's a whole new world!
A world where you can't see the sun or moon, but you can see mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, cities, and buildings.

All the mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, cities, and buildings surround the highest peak in the area within sight.

There is no road to the giant peak, but at its very top, a magnificent palace has been built!
The main hall occupies the entire peak, and countless chains and iron hooks hang along its edges.

Some chains and iron hooks hang down halfway up the mountain, some hang straight down to the bottom of the peak, and some extend directly to the foot of the countless cities in that land, connecting all those cities!

Just as Chen Xin was awestruck by the sight, the scene inside the large hole began to move.

The view from the large hole seemed to be from a high point in the world, overlooking everything below.

But then the camera zoomed in.

It's like someone adjusted the magnification of a telescope.

Gradually, one of those countless cities became clearer.

Only after the figures in the city gradually came into view did Chen Xin truly grasp the immense size of the giant peak he had just seen.

The city, which could hold at least 100,000 people, was smaller than the giant iron hook hanging from the mountaintop, not to mention the people inside.

Just then, the scene inside the large cave stopped changing.

At this point, only a portion of the city walls could be seen from inside the cave.

Just as Chen Xin was about to take a closer look, the 'person' who had been standing at the front without making a move moved.

Or rather, it wasn't that he moved, but rather that he was pulled by the suction force emanating from the large hole.

As if weightless, the 'person' slowly floated towards the large hole, its speed increasing.

In the blink of an eye, it shot into the large hole and fell into some part of that city.

Just as the cave was about to close, Chen Xin saw a group of soldiers appear in the city and head towards the spot where the 'person' had fallen.

But before Chen Xin could see the results, the hole closed completely.

Chen Xin looked dejected, while the other ghosts around him seemed somewhat excited.

Just as Chen Xin was puzzled, the voice that had been teaching him how to grind tofu every night rang out.

This time, there was only one sentence.

But just that one sentence was enough to freeze Chen Xin in place!
"Upon accumulating perfect virtue, one can ascend to the underworld and be reborn as a human!"

The underworld?

Hell!

Chen Xin could not ignore these four words, nor could he possibly ignore them!
Why would it be the underworld?
Is it really the underworld he imagined?

What exactly is the Ghost Realm?
What is the Netherworld?
All the questions that Chen Xin had never explored before suddenly flooded his mind, leaving him in a state of utter confusion.

He didn't even realize it when all the ghosts returned.

In the end, he was the only one left, standing there, looking at the withered tree of Yin virtue, and at the sky where the hole had once appeared in the tree.

Upon looking, they immediately saw that the world had become brightly lit.

The sunlight filtering through the branches and falling on his body brought Chen Xin back to his senses.

He turned and headed towards Qingshan Town.

After returning to the courtyard, Chen Xin ignored the illusion and went to Sanfeng Mountain alone, where he sat down next to Lei Zhenzi.

Whether it was sensing Chen Xin's confusion or not, Lei Zhenzi's statue-like body moved slightly, turned around and glanced at Chen Xin, before turning its head back to continue being a sculpture.

Chen Xin paid no attention to Lei Zhenzi's movements; at this moment, that sentence was still echoing in his mind.

"When one's virtuous deeds are perfected, one can ascend to the underworld and be reborn as a human!"

"Virtue in the underworld..."

These familiar words felt strange to Chen Xin.

Since he decided to create a fake underworld in this world, Chen Xin has never considered what would happen if there really was an underworld.
After all, the evil spirits in this world are so rampant and no one pays attention to them, so how could there be an underworld?
But now, after Chen Xin has built up the Underworld for so long, and it's about to become an existence that even the Great Xia cannot interfere with, you're telling him, "The real thing is here?"
Chen Xin felt a sense of absurdity.

But more than anything, there was fear and unease.

Only he knew what the real underworld was.

Let alone the entire underworld coming, even if only one ghost general comes, he would be an existence that this world cannot match.

A god of a turbid world?
In the eyes of the ghost generals of the underworld, all ghosts are the same; they may not even bother to look at them.

Perhaps only the ghost soldiers would be somewhat interested.

Not to mention those beings above the Ghost General level.

Suddenly, Chen Xin thought of the palace atop the giant peak he had seen outside the large cave.

Who lives in that house?
What place is that?
Chen Xin had an idea, but he didn't dare to think about it.

After all, he still holds the titles of "Yama" and "Lord of the Underworld"!

What should I do if I actually see the words "Hall of Yama" written on the plaque of that hall?
Chen Xin felt a little numb.

He even wanted to disband the underworld on the spot and kill all those in the underworld who knew about it, destroying all evidence.

But he soon gave up.

If it really is that underworld, nothing you do will make a difference.

To destroy the evidence?

Hehe, in the real underworld, there are plenty of ghosts and gods who can extract souls and refine spirits!
They're not even on the same level!

Chen Xin, somewhat resigned to his fate, lay down on the golden roof. Lei Zhenzi turned and glanced at Chen Xin once more.

Chen Xin initially thought Lei Zhenzi was concerned about him, but after he connected his consciousness with the talisman, he simply rolled his eyes.

This guy wasn't concerned at all; he was just craving candied hawthorns!

"It's good to be carefree; you don't have to worry about the underworld sending people to take you away!"

Chen Xin sighed, but then he suddenly sat up.

Yeah, why doesn't the underworld come and take him away, this imposter who's using the underworld's name?
Is it because you're afraid?

fart!

That means no!
"Can't they come from the underworld?"

"No, that's not right either. That being in the Ghost Realm can open the gate to the Underworld, but the Underworld can't open a passage to this place?"

"That doesn't make sense!"

Chen Xin fell into deep thought.

"Perhaps it's not that we can't get here, but that we don't know how!"

"The Underworld doesn't know about the existence of this realm? That's possible!" Chen Xin's eyes lit up.

If they truly knew of the existence of this world, they wouldn't have allowed Chen Xin to remain unchecked for so long.

"So what exactly is blocking the underworld from peering into this world?"

"The Netherworld? The eighteen levels of the Netherworld blocked the underworld's view?"

"No, it's impossible to block the underworld's surveillance, so it was overlooked?"

"Because of the existence of those ghostly realms in the netherworld, the underworld has overlooked the world where the Great Xia Dynasty is located?"

"if it is like this……"

Chen Xin felt that he had probably deduced a big secret.

If that's the case, then his previous understanding of the Netherworld was wrong.

The Netherworld may not be hidden deep within the world of Great Xia, but rather the world of Great Xia is enveloped by eighteen layers of Netherworld space!

And it's a complete package!
Above the seventh level of the Netherworld, a ghost realm appeared, meaning that the Great Xia world actually exists at the center of a world formed by a ghost realm.

Beyond the Ghost Realm lies the world level where the Underworld resides.

Because of the layers of ghostly realms that provided cover, the underworld outside was unable to discover the world of Great Xia!

"Yes, that must be it!"

Chen Xin was somewhat excited.

"This also explains why, when one obtains the Netherworld Seal and is in the Netherworld, one can manifest the situation of the mortal world in the Netherworld according to one's will."

"Because the first level of the Netherworld is right below the mortal world, it's like there's only a layer of glass separating them!"

"Of course, glass is just a metaphor. The real Netherworld is much more complex than glass, and it can't just contain the Great Xia or the Blue Star. It contains the entire universe in which the Blue Star is located!"

The more Chen Xin thought about it, the more convinced he was that his guess was right.

But suddenly, Chen Xin thought of something else.

If the world of Great Xia is enveloped by the Netherworld, then what are the people in this world to the Ghost Realm?

Chen Xin had some bad thoughts, but felt they were unreasonable.

Also, what is the situation with Yinming?

Chen Xin could make some guesses about the situation in the mortal world, but what about the underworld?

Chen Xin couldn't figure it out.

There is too much missing information.

How can we obtain more information?

Suddenly, the image of that large hole leading to the underworld appeared in Chen Xin's mind.

What if the illusion also transforms into human form?
Could they also be sent to the underworld through that huge hole?

If we can get there, we might learn more information.

But if the illusionary body is sent there, will it still be possible to contact it?

Can the "Complete Collection of Treasures" transcend this level and connect to the phantom body in another world?
Chen Xin didn't know, but how would he know if he didn't try?
Chen Xin regrouped and left Sanfeng Mountain, returning to his dormitory in Yangshi.

He opened a notebook and began to write and draw.

Soon, a self-answered note appeared in the notebook.

……

#1: What is needed for the phantom body to transform into a human and reach the level of ascension?
You need to accumulate good karma!
Even if you bring underworld officials into the ghost realm, you won't make money very quickly.

Unless you have the entire Great Xia Dynasty as your backing, like the Xia family, you can't earn more and more money!

Therefore, there is only one way to obtain silver!
The Yin Virtue in "The Complete Book of Talismans"!
……

#2: Where does good karma come from? How much good karma is needed?
Based on the previous calculation that ten taels of silver equals one million merits, even ten million merits would only amount to one hundred taels of silver.

In just one town, Qing Shi, the wealthiest households in the top tier could casually toss out hundreds of taels of silver notes.

So a hundred taels is just a starting point; perhaps ten thousand taels of silver would allow me to stand in the first tier and obtain more Yin Virtue Tree Leaves.

……

#3: Are there any other methods?
The essence of the Yin Virtue Tree is special Yin Virtue, and besides the Yin Virtue Tree every night, there is another way for me to obtain special Yin Virtue.

eat!
However, food requires money to buy, so ultimately it comes down to good deeds done in secret.

I need to accumulate a lot of good karma, so much!

……

#4: How to accumulate merit in secret?
A talisman!

Nowadays, the people who possess the most powerful protective charms are not underworld officials, but rather members of the Bureau of Investigation.

However, due to my limitations, I can't provide the Bureau with many types of talismans, and hunting ghosts doesn't earn contribution points like "virtue," so I can't use virtue to upgrade talismans.

Although the Yin Messengers possess far more high-level talismans than the Bureau of Investigation, their quantity is too small.

It needs to be expanded!
The ranks of underworld officials have expanded, and the power to suppress evil spirits has been unleashed!

The true underworld has already appeared, and I can no longer let some trivial matters affect the speed at which I accumulate merit!

I need a lot of good karma to support the growth of my assets in the ghost realm so that I can take human form and go there to see.

That side is more important!

And there is one more thing among them that can greatly increase one's merit.

gate of hell!
The problem of the "Gate of Hell" absorbing evil spirits needs to be overcome!
Even if the underworld officials and the members of the Bureau of Investigation are not helpful, the Gate of Hell is enough for me to gain more merit!
Find the chosen one, issue the corresponding mission, gather all forces, and conquer the last point of the Gates of Hell.

……

Looking at the list he had compiled, Chen Xin's thoughts gradually became clearer.

He didn't want to wait any longer and was ready to start the operation immediately!
"In that case, let's start by expanding enrollment!"

Chen Xin summoned the object that possessed him to cover his body, took out a mesh sieve, and put it on his face.

His body flickered and disappeared from the spot.

Day two.

All the underworld officials received a series of message notifications!
[The Underworld will soon be opening more new locations. Those interested in going to these new locations can register at Nine Suns' Office and undergo an examination.]

[This time, many locations are open for inspection, requiring a series of comprehensive assessments. Only one underworld official will be selected for each location, and that official will automatically receive the title of "Pioneer of the Underworld."]

Those underworld officials who obtain the title of "Pioneer of the Underworld" can manage their own underworld territory and have the power to recruit their own underworld officials.

[Initially, you can recruit thirty-six Yin messengers. As the number of Yin Virtue Points earned by the Yin messengers belonging to this station from hunting ghosts increases, you will gradually unlock the ability to recruit more people.]

The first person to fully recruit underworld officials to a designated area will gain management authority over a second area. Once the number of underworld areas under management reaches ten, they will receive the title of "Underworld Walker."

Those who hold the title of "Walker of the Underworld" enjoy all the benefits of a regular Underworld Walker, including free access to all Underworld facilities, their Underworld Messenger Order is upgraded to the highest level, and they can participate in major Underworld action decisions.

The first twelve underworld officials to acquire the title of "Walking Officer of the Underworld" will gain access to the Pot Heaven space and the power to "judge" designated targets.

If the trial is successful, the target can be sent to the underworld to suffer the tortures of hell!

【…】

A series of prompts were issued, leaving the underworld officials dizzy and disoriented.

Immediately afterwards, chaos erupted among the underworld officials!

Everyone knows that the greatest opportunity for the underworld is about to arrive!

Those newly joined underworld officials were both excited and regretful.

I regret joining so late; it's much harder to compete for those titles now.

Meanwhile, the veteran underworld messengers, especially those who had become Yakshas or members of the post stations, directly gave up their current benefits and prepared to strive for higher positions.

And then all of this was passed from the underworld messengers to the Bureau of Investigation in the mortal world.

The Bureau of Polls is also in an uproar!

……

(End of this chapter)