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

Bai Qi had already amassed an army of six million!

With a force of six million, Zhong Jiu made a decisive decision: half of the army would remain in the mortal realm to guard it, while the remaining three million would be led by Bai Qi and sent to the underworld!

As for the position of commander-in-chief in the mortal realm, recruiting another general would be a simple matter for Zhong Jiu.

In addition, Chung Kau also has a hidden source of soldiers. After defeating the ghosts of the underworld, he recruits their elites and brings them directly under the command of the underworld!

Although this matter is still in the planning stage and there has been no contact with the forces of the underworld, Zhong Jiu already has a plan in mind. He will implement it as soon as the time is right.

Of the three paths, the third was the simplest, but the first two made Chung Kau hesitate for a moment.

In charge of reincarnation and gaining fame in the underworld seem to be the duties of a judge, but Zhong Jiu has long understood the system's habits. The more it is one's duty, the more intricacies it hides, and the harder it is to do it to the best of one's ability.

Take the reincarnation system, for example. It may seem like it's just about judging cases and sending souls into the cycle of reincarnation, but it's not that simple.

What constitutes doing it well? What are the evaluation criteria? How much time is required?

Time stands still in the underworld. Zhong Jiu suddenly realized that the system had given him the cultivation technique earlier, which was clearly a prelude. He would probably be sitting in the position of judge for a long time, perhaps decades or even hundreds of years.

But Chung Gau was not discouraged; instead, his ambition soared!

Building the underworld from scratch is no easy task, but the progress has been rapid. Now that the details are clear, let's get started immediately and not delay!

The first priority was to change the prison system.

The eighteen levels of hell are the foundation for the underworld to intimidate living beings and must be built. However, Zhong Jiu glanced at his incense points reserves and decided to use them sparingly, exchanging for three levels first, which would be enough.

After careful selection, the three levels of hell were determined: the Hell of Tongue-Pulling, which is specifically for punishing those who sow discord, slander and harm others, and deceive with clever words, making them suffer the pain of having their tongues torn apart;

The Blood Pool Hell punishes those who disrespect others, distrust relatives and friends, are unfilial to their parents, and even kill their own siblings and murder their loved ones, making them suffer the pain of corruption in the Blood Pool.

Most importantly, there's the Scissors Hell. Chung Kau directly changed its original unreasonable rule of punishing widows for remarrying, keeping up with the times and designating it as a hell exclusively for celestial beings!

Those who are celestial beings are practitioners.

Originally, there were eighteen levels of hell, but none of them were specifically for punishing celestial beings, which shows their special nature.

But in Chung Kau's view, being favored by Heaven and Man is already an immense opportunity. If one does not know how to be grateful and instead does evil, one will be severely punished after death, without exception!

People like Yuan Kong, Zhi Hong, and Feng Xuanzi dared to be so audacious as to lead an army to attack the Underworld. Such heinous crimes must be punished without a doubt!

This Scissors Hell is tailor-made for celestial beings like them who rely on their cultivation to commit evil, poison the human world, and act rebelliously!

Three levels of hell are enough for now.

Zhong Jiu then turned to the other halls, with the Judge's Hall being the first to be visited, as he had to exchange all the items there!

The Judge's Palace oversees all living beings in the world, and its affairs are numerous and complex, requiring tens of thousands of soul messengers and thousands of assistants, making expansion inevitable.

As for the Gongcao, he is Zhong Jiu's deputy. There are two camps in total. They can assist in handling daily affairs, but they do not have the authority to use the Soul-Hooking Pen. All major matters must be reported to Zhong Jiu immediately for final judgment.

Besides these, there are the Black and White Impermanence, the great gods of the underworld, who are completely different from the ordinary Impermanence of the City God's Mansion in Xingsha. Their strength is unfathomable. They oversee the Impermanence Hall and do not easily take the souls of ordinary people. They only personally arrest cultivators who do not wish to be reincarnated.

When ordinary people die, their souls are taken by the local messengers of death. They first go to the City God's Palace to receive their orders, then go to the Earth God Temple to verify their identity, and finally pass through the Gates of Hell to be sent to the Yellow Springs. Only then are they handed over to the messengers of the soul, and the matter is considered over.

In the Judge's Hall, there are also two soul-collecting messengers, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, whose ranks are far lower than Black and White Impermanence.

Impermanence is a great god of the underworld, while Ox-Head and Horse-Face are ordinary servants. Legend has it that they were once of equal rank to Impermanence, but were demoted for committing a serious mistake.

Zhong Jiu was too lazy to investigate the past and assumed that the two were ordinary soul messengers with relatively strong abilities. They were not as leisurely as Wu Chang, and had to personally go to the mortal world to collect souls. Moreover, they were specifically responsible for collecting souls of those with serious sins. When a mortal saw them coming after death, he knew that the underworld would surely punish him severely!

Without hesitation, Zhong Jiu exchanged the entire Judge's Hall in one go!

The next second, all the officials in the hall knelt down in unison, their voices echoing throughout the hall: "Greetings, Your Honor!"

Zhong Jiu's gaze swept over the Black and White Impermanence, and he ordered in a deep voice, "You two must immediately go to the mortal realm and bring back all the criminals from the Xing Sha City God's Prison!"

The City God's Palace in Xingsha has a large number of criminals. Ordinary evil spirits have long been killed by the Yin Gods. Those who remain in the prison are all heinous criminals. Killing them directly would only benefit them.

In particular, cultivators such as Feng Xuanzi and Zhi Hong dared to attempt to overthrow the Underworld and led five armies to besiege it. Such heinous crimes must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!

Now that the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld has begun and the three levels of hell are ready, it is time to fully enforce the precepts and awe all around!

Zhong Jiu's Soul-Slaying Banner has long accumulated millions of Yin spirits, most of whom are the souls of innocent civilians who are not qualified to become Soul Soldiers. It would be too cruel to let them roam the world freely.

The ghost generals under the command of the Thousand-Eyed Demon once slaughtered nearly ten million innocent people. Zhong Jiu, with a kind heart, placed them in the Soul-Suppressing Banner, waiting for the cycle of reincarnation to begin, so that he could grant them a new life.

Now, the time has come!

While the Black and White Impermanence went to the mortal realm, Zhong Jiu was also busy, continuing to unlock the Si Tang Palace.

Because incense points were scarce, he only exchanged for what he needed, with the Yin Marshal's Palace being his first priority.

In the Hall of the Underworld Marshals, four Underworld Marshals are in charge: Leopard Tail, who governs the spirits of beasts on the ground; Bird Beak, who governs the spirits of birds in the air; Fish Gill, who governs the spirits of aquatic creatures in the water; and Wasp, who governs the spirits of insects and beetles.

The four Yin Generals each have their own retinue, which consists entirely of the souls of birds, beasts, insects, and fish.

Birds and beasts are of low spirituality and mostly lack intelligence, making them extremely easy to manage. The four Yin Generals are sufficient to control this vast branch.

If an animal develops intelligence and becomes a demon, it is considered a cultivator. When it needs to collect a soul, the Black and White Impermanence will take action, and it has nothing to do with the Four Underworld Marshals.

The four Yin Generals are all beast-headed and human-bodied, with fierce appearances. With their strength, they could easily transform into human form, but they retain their beast-headed appearance to fulfill their duties and intimidate all spirits.

The Hall of the Underworld Commander and the Hall of the Judge complement each other, directly supporting the basic operation of the vast underworld system in an orderly manner.

For the other halls, Chung Kau still adheres to the principle of "only accepting what is useful".

The Underworld comprises seventy-five departments, encompassing all things, from cultivators and ordinary people to birds, beasts, fish, shrimp, and aquatic creatures, as well as various other departments such as those in charge of documents, conspiracies, land, merit, and reincarnation...

Currently, even if all of Zhong Jiu's incense offerings were drained, it wouldn't be enough to buy all the temples and shrines.

He shook his head and only selected seven departments to exchange: the Department of Edicts, the Department of Resurrection, the Department of Animals, the Department of City Gods, the Department of Good Deeds, the Department of Evil Deeds, and the Department of Monks and Taoists. These were all of utmost importance.

Subsequently, Zhong Jiu exchanged for nearly 100,000 messenger souls and two million soul soldiers.

In an instant, Fengdu Ghost City was bustling with noise, the atmosphere of the underworld was completely renewed, and its power surged!

Zhong Jiu, holding the Soul-Hooking Brush, wrote a document and sent it to Bai Qi: Immediately lead an army of three million to cross the Gates of Hell and enter the Underworld!

After the mortal soldiers entered the underworld, they were renamed Yin soldiers.

At that time, he will be given command of two million ghost soldiers, bringing the total to five million troops. They will then conduct drills and be on high alert in preparation for the war in the underworld.

As for the successor of the mortal army, Chung Kau originally wanted to summon another general, but after thinking about it again, he felt it was unnecessary.

Firstly, he has very little incense value left and needs to accumulate it as soon as possible; secondly, when Bai Qi goes to the underworld, he will definitely bring the Kuangyi Army with him. Among the soul soldiers of Nanling Province, only the Kuangyi Army is troublesome. Apart from Bai Qi and him, no one can command them. The other soul soldiers are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, which is well-ordered.

In this way, the Ministry of War of Nanling Province can take over the remaining army in the mortal realm and send generals to garrison the military camps. This is their job, and Zhong Jiu does not need to worry about it.

Summoning more warriors would dilute the power of the Ministry of War, which would be detrimental to the long-term development of the Underworld.

The Ministry of War is capable enough. Previously, Bai Qi was only needed to oversee the Kuangyi Army because of its special circumstances. Now, there is no need for such a move.

The two messengers received their orders and departed. One went to the City God's Mansion to meet Wen Tianxiang, while the other found Bai Qi to deliver the document.

The news sent shockwaves through the entire Xingsha City God Temple!

That night, three million soul soldiers converged into a black torrent, sweeping through the Gates of Hell and surging into the underworld with overwhelming force!

When the three million soul soldiers were in the mortal realm, they all existed as souls. However, after they all entered the underworld, their souls solidified into physical form and they all transformed into underworld soldiers!

Upon entering the underworld, the eyes of the 400,000 Kuangyi soldiers instantly ignited with fervent fighting spirit. The mortal realm was too peaceful these days, and their warlike desires had been suppressed for ten years. Now, sensing the chilling and murderous aura of the underworld, they immediately understood that this was the place where they could truly put their skills to use!

Bai Qi gazed at the underworld, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and sighed inwardly: The underworld is indeed the place where we can put our skills to use!

He led his army straight to Fengdu.