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Chapter 95 The Netherworld, the City of the Wrongfully Dead, Li Yun of the Xuanhuang Realm! (Please subscribe)

Journey to the West world!

Hell.

"The Netherworld is indeed the most Yin place in the world!"

As soon as Niu Jun stepped into the underworld, he felt an extremely dense Yin energy.

Looking around, all that could be seen was a gray, gloomy expanse, with howling winds and a terrifying atmosphere. For tens of thousands of miles, it was desolate, and not a single ghost could be seen.

This underworld, compared to the mortal realm, seems even more vast, boundless, and mysterious.

The legendary City of the Wrongfully Dead, the Road of Life and Death, Fengdu City, the River of Three Crossings, the Ten Courts of Hell, the Eighteen Levels of Hell, and even the Six Paths of Reincarnation are all located here, so he was naturally very interested in them.

"The realms of Yin and Yang are clearly separated; no mortal can survive here!"

Niu Jun looked at the dim world before him, lost in thought.

Just as yin prevails over yang, there is naturally no light under the cover of darkness.

Normal living beings, when yin and yang are in balance, possess vitality and life force. But once they come to this underworld filled with yin and death energy, their yang energy will be extinguished instantly, their vitality and life force will be worn away, and they will turn into dead ghosts.

Even those who have achieved some success in their cultivation can only stay in this environment for a short time if they fail to forge an immortal body using the laws of heaven and earth. Over time, their yang energy and vitality will be worn away.

Therefore, the underworld is a forbidden place for the living.

This statement is not wrong.

Having traveled through the Journey to the West world for over three hundred years, this was Niu Jun's first time visiting the Netherworld. He couldn't help but feel curious about the various sights before him that were different from those in the human world and the heavenly realm.

Therefore, he did not rush to walk, but instead walked slowly.

As you walk, you gradually come to understand the rules of heaven and earth in the underworld and reflect on your own cultivation.

in this way!

Half a day later.

Niu Jun arrived at a city.

The city was entirely cast from black stone, exuding an intense aura of malevolence; a single glance was enough to freeze one's soul.

"The City of the Wrongfully Dead!"

Niu Jun looked at the three divine runes above the city walls with a calm expression, unmoved by the malevolent energy within the city.

According to legend, the City of the Wrongfully Dead is the dwelling place of all the souls who died unjustly, including those who committed suicide, suffered disasters, died in wars, accidents, murders, and were killed. It is one of the ten Yama Palaces in the underworld.

That's actually not the case.

The City of the Wrongfully Dead does not refer to a single city, but is a general term for ordinary ghost cities in the underworld.

The so-called "wrongful death" means dying before reaching the end of one's natural lifespan.

The City of the Wrongfully Dead is inhabited by souls who did not commit great sins in their previous lives, whose lifespan has not yet ended, and who cannot be reincarnated. They can live like normal people in the City of the Wrongfully Dead until their lifespan is exhausted, and then they can be reincarnated through the six realms of reincarnation.

The number of living beings in the entire Journey to the West world is countless, and every moment, a large number of beings whose lifespan has not yet ended die, their souls enter the underworld, and are then arranged to live in the City of the Wrongfully Dead.

In fact.

In reality, how many living beings actually die of old age?
Therefore, there is not just one city of the unjustly dead, but an endless number of them. The supreme deity who manages the cities of the unjustly dead is King Biancheng, the sixth Yama King among the Ten Kings of Hell.

The City of the Wrongfully Dead before Niu Jun was one of countless such cities, and its lord was not King Biancheng, but a ghost immortal of the True Immortal level, holding a seventh-rank divine position, equivalent to a county magistrate in the human world.

In other words, this vast city of the dead, spanning thousands of miles, is only equivalent to an ordinary county town in the mortal world.

As the saying goes: Though small, the sparrow has all the vital organs!
Although the city of the unjustly dead before Niu Jun was only the lowest-ranking ghost city in the underworld, it was still fully equipped with all the necessary government offices and ghosts and gods.

There is a Hall of Impermanence, where the Black and White Impermanence are responsible for guiding the souls of the dead.

There is a Hall of Judges, where civil and military judges are responsible for judging the sins committed in life and classifying the souls of the dead.

There are also the Ox-Head and Horse-Face guardians of the Ghost-Binding Hall, responsible for pursuing fugitives and maintaining order in the city.

Finally, there are 100,000 ghost soldiers and ghost generals stationed in the ghost city, responsible for patrolling the four directions, protecting the safety of the ghost city, and eliminating demons.

Therefore, although the city of the unjustly dead is only a small city, it is not a place that ordinary demons can run rampant in. Ordinary true immortals and mystical immortals would not dare to provoke it at all.

"That makes sense when you think about it!"

"The celestial realm has no shortage of immortals, so how could the underworld lack ghosts and gods?"

"Putting everything else aside, just consider the many outstanding talents who died in the three thousand great realms of the Journey to the West world. They entered the underworld, so why couldn't they be transformed into ghosts and gods by the gods of the underworld?"

As Niu Jun walked through the City of the Wrongfully Dead, he looked at the many ghosts and spirits within, lost in thought.

The number of souls in the underworld far exceeds the number of living people in the mortal realm, and among them are many extraordinary talents.

Perhaps in terms of top-tier combat power, the Netherworld cannot compare to the Heavenly Realm and the Human Realm.

However, in terms of mid-to-high-level combat capabilities.

I'm afraid that even if you combine the Heavenly Court and the mortal realm, they still can't compare to the Underworld.

Not to mention that the gods of the underworld also possess the supreme artifact of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, which allows them to send potential ghosts and gods to the human world for reincarnation and cultivation.

And so it went on for millions of years.

Even the Ten Kings of Hell, who rule the underworld, probably wouldn't know how profound the underworld's lineage has accumulated.

It's no wonder that powerful forces like the Heavenly Court, Buddhism, and Taoism are so wary of the Underworld and want to use various means to diminish the power of the Underworld held by the Earth God.

"Waaaaah~~~"

Just as Niu Jun was deep in thought, a mournful howl of ghosts and wolves resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Niu Jun looked up and gazed in the direction from which the wailing and howling sound came from.

Two figures, one in black and one in white, appeared as they broke through the air.

The two figures were dressed in black robes and tall hats, with the words "Peace Under Heaven" written on the top of the hats.

Another figure, dressed in white robes and a white hat, was tall and thin with a pale face. His official hat bore the inscription "May you make money at first sight."

These were the two messengers from the underworld, Black and White Impermanence.

Of course, these Black and White Impermanence are not Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu, the two Yin Gods in human legends, but a team of Black and White Impermanence from the Impermanence Hall of this Ghost City, whose cultivation has just broken through to the True Immortal realm in the Ghost Immortal system.

Two Yin spirits held soul-snatching chains, binding the disheveled, blood-stained soul of a mortal warrior.

Within the netherworld, the laws of Heaven operate in their own way. Ordinary souls do not need to be personally guided and summoned by the Black and White Impermanence. Under the laws of Heaven, they will be allocated according to their race, sins, merits, and demerits.

Those who commit grave sins will be directly cast into the eighteenth level of hell.

Only those with minor sins or those with merits are assigned to different levels of the City of the Unjustly Dead. After a second trial by the judges, they are either allowed to live in the city or sent directly to the Path of Life and Death to be reincarnated.

Its rules are hundreds or thousands of times more rigorous and meticulous than those of the various government offices of human dynasties.

Therefore, ordinary souls do not require the intervention of the Black and White Impermanence. Only powerful immortals, gods, demons, and other souls valued by the underworld, or souls with potential as human prodigies, can warrant their presence.

"Ok?"

The Black and White Impermanence escorted the soul of a military general into the City of the Wrongfully Dead. Under the influence of the City of the Wrongfully Dead's underworld rules, the soul, bound by the two men, groggily opened its eyes: "Where...where is this?"

"This is the underworld!"

"You are already dead!"

The Black and White Impermanence replied, one cold and sinister, the other smiling.

The ghostly inhabitants of the city laughed and pointed, seemingly having anticipated the scene before them.

"die?"

Upon hearing this, the mortal general was first taken aback, then began to struggle violently, shouting angrily, "The Xiongnu have not been destroyed, the Jie people have not died, how can I, Li Yun, die first?"

It is different from the cultivation of immortality.

The path of ghost cultivation lies more in the obsession of the deceased souls.

The stronger one's obsession, the more Yin energy one can absorb and refine, leading to faster cultivation and a greater chance of breaking through to the realm of ghosts and gods. This is also why many who died unjustly can directly become Ghost Kings once they transform into ghosts.

Like the mortal warrior's spirit before me.

As he struggled violently, his powerful obsession and soul fluctuations caused the Yin energy in the City of the Wrongfully Dead to tremble, terrifying countless wandering ghosts and little devils who were watching.

After absorbing a large amount of pure Yin energy, the general's soul directly transcended several realms, including ordinary wandering soul, fierce ghost, evil ghost, and vengeful ghost, and achieved the realm of evil ghost in one step.

The Demon Realm is equivalent to the Refining Emptiness and Harmonizing with the Dao realm in the human world, and it is also the last realm before becoming a True Immortal of the Ghost Path.

This realm has another name in the human world.

That's the Ghost King!
The fact that this human general named Li Yun could transform into a vengeful ghost after death speaks volumes about the obsession he harbored.

pity.

This is not the human world, but the city of the unjustly dead.

Even if it's just an insignificant city in the Boundless City of the Dead in the Netherworld, it's not something a mere human ghost king could wreak havoc on.

"presumptuous!"

"You dare!"

The Black and White Impermanence clearly hadn't expected that ordinary human souls, suppressed by the Soul-Hooking Chains, could still cause such a commotion and break through to the Fiend Ghost realm in one step.

The two Yin spirits were shocked and furious, and immediately began to cast spells, wanting to teach this ignorant dead soul a lesson.

Before they could even finish their incantation, they were horrified to feel an endless, vast will descend upon them. The space and time around them were frozen, and they saw an incomparably tall and majestic figure shrouded in endless immortal light descend.

"The Xiongnu are not yet destroyed, the Jie people are not yet dead, Li Yun?"

Niu Jun walked slowly to Li Yun and asked curiously, "The Beggars' Army?"

to be frank.

At first, Niu Jun did not intend to meddle in other people's business.

After all, how many lives have been lost in vain?
Even those with strong obsessions can become malevolent ghosts after death.

He wasn't a saint, so naturally he didn't want to meddle in other people's business. It wasn't until he heard the eight words "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, and the Jie people are not dead" that he became slightly interested in the spirit of this human general named Li Yun.

The Xiongnu, the Jie people, and Li Yun!

The combination of these three words reminded Niu Jun of the Beggar Army in his previous life.

This is a famous rebel army in history.

Niu Jun still greatly admires him.

In particular, Ran Min's order to kill the barbarians stirred the blood of countless Chinese men, who longed to follow in his footsteps and sweep away the humiliation of the Five Barbarian Invasions, which had condemned the Han people as two-legged sheep.

If the human general before them is indeed Li Yun, the general of the Beggar Army.

Niu Jun felt that he really had something to say.

"Li Yun, the Beggar Army soldier, greets the immortal!"

Faced with Niu Jun's question, Li Yun pleaded, "I beg the immortal to have mercy on us Han people who have suffered so much, and to allow me to return to life so that I may kill more Xiongnu and Jie people!"

The Xuanhuang Realm, a projection of the nine provinces of the human race.

The Five Barbarian Invasions, the Beggars' Army, Li Yun!
Niu Jun glanced at Li Yun and instantly understood his background and the various events in his life.

The Li Yun standing before him was indeed the Li Yun of the Beggar Army from his past life, yet he was not.

The Xuanhuang Realm, where it is located, was born under the influence of the Earthly Immortal Realm and the Nine Provinces World of the Human Race. It is a parallel small world of the Nine Provinces World of the Human Race, where extraordinary powers are not manifest. The current time point is during the Five Barbarian Invasions.

Li Yun, the general of the Beggar Army, was also killed in battle, and his soul was taken by the Black and White Impermanence of this City of the Wrongfully Dead.

That's why Niu Jun said that the Li Yun of the Beggar Army in front of him was both the Li Yun of the Beggar Army and not the Li Yun of the Beggar Army.

But does it matter whether it's true or false?
Importantly, he met Niu Jun at the right time.

Niu Jun looked at the Beggar Army general in front of him and said only three sentences.

"The Beggars' Army is quite good!"

"But the Beggars' Army alone is not enough."

"It is neither good fortune nor misfortune for your world to meet me today."

Say it.

Niu Jun slightly raised his hand, and a point of golden light entered Li Yun's body.

Without waiting for Li Yun to speak, he waved his sleeve and sent him back to life.

After doing all this.

Niu Jun glanced at the Black and White Impermanence and said calmly, "I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Nine Heavens Profound Origin Great Power and Myriad Laws. You two can directly report the matter of Li Yun to King Biancheng or Empress Houtu!"

The words fell.

The City of the Wrongfully Dead has returned to normal, and Niu Jun's figure has disappeared.

He merely left his name, indicating that he would be in charge of the Beggar Army of the Xuanhuang Realm, Li Yun, without further explanation or mentioning what he had done to Li Yun.

Just as he did not explain it to Li Yun.

It’s not that you can’t, but that you don’t have to.

If a high-ranking official of similar standing in the underworld were to step forward, he would naturally provide an explanation.

Similarly, if Li Yun, the Beggar Army of the Xuanhuang Realm, truly grows to the level he expects, he will also give him an explanation.

What if they can't?
Excuse me!
A few mere ants are not worth his explanation.

As for why Niu Jun said that Li Yun's encounter with him was a matter of fortune and misfortune for the Xuanhuang Realm, I wonder.

This is because while sending Li Yun back to life, he also gave him a cheat code.

That cheat system was something he created as practice. It was a tech-based cheat system he developed by referencing the system-based cheat system from his previous life. It could be used to exchange for various technological products, and even some books on revolutionary ideology, through human luck.

To ensure Li Yun wouldn't die easily, he even included a bottle of counterfeit Ying's Biotechnology sixth-generation gene enhancement drug in the system's newbie gift pack.

The only thing we don't know is how far Li Yun can go.

If Li Yun can truly achieve what Niu Jun expects.

He wouldn't mind giving the other party a real stroke of good fortune.

Of course, it doesn't matter if Li Yun fails to meet Niu Jun's expectations and ruins the Xuanhuang Realm.

It's nothing more than a tiny world, a fleeting thought of mine.

Success or failure.

It has no impact on me.

……

Underworld.

In the Supreme Yama's Palace.

"We pay our respects to the Heavenly Venerable of the Nine Heavens Profound Origin Great Power and Myriad Laws!"

The Ten Kings of Hell and many other underworld spirits bowed and paid homage to Niu Jun.

Although they did not know why Niu Jun, the Celestial Venerable of Ten Thousand Laws, would descend upon the Netherworld, his status and strength were undeniable, and no one dared to be negligent.

"No need for such formalities, Your Majesties!"

Niu Jun nodded, noticing the confusion in everyone's eyes, and said frankly, "I have cultivated for a thousand years and have lived in the mortal realm for most of my life. I have come to the Netherworld to take a look at the Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

(End of this chapter)