I subdue demons and monsters, and cultivate immortality in hell to become a saint.

"You little bitch! I raised you all these years, and you not only don't appreciate it, but you dare to turn around and kill me? Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me and make sure you suffer eternal damnation!"

The wild Taoist priest was already powerless to resist. In his dying moments, he went mad and cursed, which unexpectedly triggered a node in the array deep within the Taoist temple!

The formation suddenly exploded, and the entire Taoist temple collapsed on the spot. The wild Taoist was blown to pieces and died without a complete corpse!

Strangely, although the Ghost Mother was dead, her soul remained firmly in place. Not only did it not dissipate in the slightest, but it also grew slowly at an astonishing rate in the ruins of the Taoist temple!

"Hmm? The soul can grow on its own?"

A glint flashed in Zhong Jiu's eyes, and he instantly understood the mystery.

Ordinary souls never grow. If a person dies as a five-year-old child, they will remain a five-year-old ghost forever.

As the saying goes, yin cannot grow alone, and yang cannot be born alone; this is the law of the universe!

However, there are always exceptions!

The legendary Xuan Yin Body is no different from an ordinary person when alive, but once it dies, terrifying phenomena will erupt completely!

The Nine Yin Ghost Mother possesses this unique physique, a phenomenon that appears only once every ten thousand years!

After death, they become ghosts, and even if they don't know any cultivation methods, their physical bodies will automatically and frantically devour the yin energy of heaven and earth!

During this process, she grew up slowly, just like a living person!

Unfortunately, her ghostly aura had not yet recovered in her early years, and she could only absorb wisps of yin energy at night. She did not immediately transform into an invincible monster, but was just a bewildered and pitiful little ghost.

At that time, she was still a little girl at heart, and even after becoming a ghost, she was no different from an ordinary person.

She left the Taoist temple alone and traveled thousands of miles across the land, with only one thought in mind: to find her brother!

She knew her brother was dead, but if she could become a ghost after her own death, why couldn't her brother become a ghost as well?

Even if the hope is so slim as to be almost nonexistent, she will keep searching!

This search has lasted for over a hundred years!

She never found her brother, but she witnessed the vicissitudes of life, the rise and fall of dynasties, and the changing times.

The endless years have worn away her fierceness, allowing her to develop a non-competitive and unassuming nature.

Fame and fortune? They're nothing but a handful of dust!

Even the most glorious era will eventually fade away; even the most powerful figures will eventually turn to dust!

Later, supernatural phenomena revived in the world, and the yin energy surged!

The Nine Yin Ghost Mother's heaven-defying physique has finally ushered in the moment to soar to the heavens!

She seized the peerless Yin Cave, gathered thousands of ghosts, and single-handedly established the Nine Yin Ghost Kingdom, making it her home.

No matter how powerful the vast ghost kingdom was, without her brother, it ultimately lacked even a trace of the warmth she craved.

The old hag had accidentally offended her before, but the ghost mother showed mercy and did not kill her.

Because she understood that one was looking for her brother, and the other was looking for her son.

They were both wanderers in the same world, both bound by obsession for life, how could she bear to do it?

Later, the underworld appeared in the world, like a ray of light shining into the heart of the Ghost Mother, which had been dead for a hundred years!

Legend has it that there are six paths of reincarnation in the underworld. If my brother really died, he may have already been reincarnated!

If she can find her brother's reincarnation, her century-long obsession will be fulfilled!

Therefore, she began to test the waters step by step!

She needed to confirm whether this underworld was the legendary supreme being that controlled the life and death of all living beings, held the Book of Life and Death, and possessed the eighteen levels of hell and the six realms of reincarnation!

On her journey to find her brother, she had been disappointed too many times, and her heart had long since turned to stone.

The Thousand-Eyed Ghost King was her first test; she wanted to see if the Underworld truly possessed the power to reach the heavens and the earth!

The witch was testing him for the second time; she wanted to see if the underworld could grant someone's wish!

Both attempts were easily thwarted by the underworld!

The Ghost Mother's heart, sealed for a hundred years, finally stirred. She personally infiltrated Xingsha City to secretly observe the City God's Mansion.

Until that day, Zhong Jiu broke through and was promoted to City God. His vast divine power swept across the entire city, and he locked onto her at a glance!

The Ghost Mother was greatly shocked, realizing that she had encountered a truly formidable opponent, and immediately turned and fled!

From that moment on, she had unwavering faith in the supreme power of the underworld!

After careful consideration, she made a crazy decision: to hand over the entire Nine Yin Ghost Kingdom in exchange for a chance to see her brother!

In her view, the Nine Yin Ghost Kingdom has a profound foundation, with its million ghost soldiers capable of transforming into underworld soul soldiers, and its various ghost kings able to serve as underworld generals!

This is an absolute gift to the underworld, and a bright path forward. To serve the underworld is an unparalleled honor!

Unfortunately, before she could put her plan into action, the Crimson Prison Ghost Emperor betrayed her, and in one battle, the Nine Yin Ghost Kingdom was completely destroyed. Her only bargaining chip vanished into thin air!

After witnessing Zhong Jiufa's supreme divine power in sealing the heavens and earth and shattering the chessboard world with a single punch, the Ghost Mother's longing for her brother completely overwhelmed all her fear!

She rushed into the City God's Mansion without hesitation, knelt before Zhong Jiu, and humbly begged.

"I have no bargaining chips left, and I don't know what I can offer to the City God."

The demon mother lay prostrate on the ground, her voice hoarse yet incredibly resolute, "As long as I can see my brother one more time, whatever the City God desires, I will willingly offer it to him with both hands!"

Without saying a word, she knelt down and remained there for a long time.

So that's how it is... Zhong Jiu suddenly realized. No wonder the Nine Yin Ghost Mother acted so strangely and unpredictably. He never expected that she would hide such a century-old obsession behind her!

He couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion, realizing that the most unbreakable bond in this world is always the word "affection" or "loyalty."

No matter how the world changes or how time passes, there will always be people who remain steadfast in their beliefs, dedicating their lives to spiritual practice, just to see their loved ones again.

Many spiritual practitioners say that having attachments creates weaknesses. But if a person has no attachments, what is the meaning of living?

The monk who was executed possessed extraordinary talent, like a celestial being descended to earth. He was righteous and full of passion, making him an excellent candidate for judge.

But what should be the standard for the position of Meng Po?

Could it be that the former Meng Po was also a being of the Yin Body? Did she guard the Naihe Bridge for countless years while actually absorbing Yin energy to cultivate?

If that's true, then wouldn't Meng Po be a supreme and powerful being in the underworld, hiding her true abilities?

Zhong Jiu knew perfectly well that the underworld was the true paradise for ghosts, where the concentration of yin energy was more than a hundred times that of the mortal world!

The Xuan Yin Body thrives in the underworld, its potential limitless!

If I could bring this Nine Yin Ghost Mother under my command and have her sit in charge of the Bridge of Helplessness as the new Meng Po, I would undoubtedly have gained another peerless general under my command!

Zhong Jiu was naturally more than happy to accept this.

But he truly couldn't do what the Ghost Mother asked for.

"Get up."

With a casual wave of his hand, Zhong Jiu gently lifted the Ghost Mother with an invisible divine force.

"Your brother lived a hundred years ago, and we don't know how many times he has been reincarnated. We also don't know whether he became a wandering soul after he died, or whether he was beaten to death by that wild Taoist priest a long time ago."

"Your journey to find your relatives is as difficult as climbing to heaven; even I, as the City God, am powerless to help you."

Despite his words, Zhong Jiu knew perfectly well that a hundred years ago, there was no underworld or netherworld in this world!

The Underworld was established by him after he transmigrated!

Moreover, this underworld is far more powerful than in myths and legends, with so much power that it even encompasses some of the duties of the heavenly court!

In Zhong Jiu's view, this was only natural. Why shouldn't the underworld wield great power? The gods of the world are determined by his word. What fun is there in sticking to the rules?

Even with absolute power, he couldn't change the fact that there was no underworld a hundred years ago.

Without the underworld, there is no reincarnation; without reincarnation, it means that the ghost mother's brother's soul has long since vanished from the world, leaving no trace!

Even if they hadn't been completely destroyed back then and turned into wandering ghosts, their fate would have been even worse!

A hundred years ago, before the ghosts existed in the human world, lonely souls lingered in the human world for too long, and would slowly lose their memories of the years, becoming like walking corpses, and in the end, they could not escape the destruction of their souls!

This truth, of course, cannot be revealed openly, otherwise it would damage the supreme authority of the underworld.

People only think that the underworld exists in the world for a reason, but they would never think that there was no underworld before. The underworld now is entirely created by Chung Gau!

Therefore, even if Chung Kau wanted to help, he was powerless to reverse the situation.

He was never the kind of person who would lie, deceive, or give people false hope; if he couldn't do it, he would simply refuse.

"Lord City God! Even if there's only the slightest hope, I'm willing to give everything to try!"

The Nine Yin Ghost Mother knelt down again, without weeping or wailing, but the determination in her ghostly eyes was enough to shake heaven and earth. Even if it was only a theoretical possibility, she would never give up!

Seeing this, Zhong Jiu was also slightly moved. The most painful thing in the world is having no hope at all!

Zhong Jiu was unwilling to shatter the last glimmer of hope for the Ghost Mother, even if it was barely a sliver of light.

He glanced at the ghost mother and sighed softly, "It's better to be unable to let go of family ties than to be unable to let go of fame and fortune. Very well, I will keep an eye out for you, and if there is even the slightest chance, I will send a soul messenger to deliver it to you."

Upon hearing this, the Ghost Mother burst into tears of joy and kowtowed deeply, saying, "Thank you so much, City God, for your great kindness!"

She was respectfully escorted out of the City God's Mansion by the spirit messengers.

After a moment of silence, Zhong Jiu put the matter aside for the time being and continued to bury himself in the affairs of the underworld.

After the Great Ape King and the Nine Yin Ghost Mother were sent away, the City God's Mansion finally returned to peace and quiet.