He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Fangyuan City, the Underworld.

Liang Jing suddenly awoke from his cultivation and enlightenment. He felt that his willpower and the divine power of incense were slowly dissipating.

This was a situation he had never encountered before, and it was very strange.

"What's going on?!" Liang Jing exclaimed in surprise. The underworld was a large place, but it didn't have that many rules.

Liang Jing's movements after waking up also alerted the civil and military judges who were waiting outside the mansion.

Upon hearing the commotion, the civil and military judges went directly to the residence where Liang Jing was cultivating.

"Sir, what happened? How are you?"

Judge Wen was the first to ask a question. He heard Liang Jing exclaim in surprise. What on earth had happened that made the City God so panicked? To be honest, Judge Wen had been on duty here for over a hundred years and had never seen his City God in such a state before.

"Sir, is there any situation in the city?"

The martial judge followed closely behind and hurriedly asked as well. Although he was a bit slow-witted, since the civil judge had asked the question first, he knew how to speak appropriately.

When the civil and military judges entered Liang Jing's cultivation room, they were momentarily stunned. What the hell was this?

A trace of golden aura emanated from the City God's true form that appeared behind Liang Jing, as if guided by some force, and flew towards the sky.

The underworld is a world independent of the mortal world, created by the City God through his will. It can be said to be a virtual world, not a real world at all, but a very false world. This world cannot withstand any turmoil.

Everything is being sustained by the willpower of the people of Fangyuan City, but now Liang Jing can feel that the willpower is gradually fading away, which is not a good sign.

How could anyone shake the City God's position in the Great Zhou Dynasty? You should know that the local county magistrates required the people to offer incense at the City God Temple and only worship the City God. In fact, wild gods were rarely seen in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

No, it should be said that it is rare to see ordinary people worshipping wild gods. The vast majority of people worship the City God, and some Buddhists worship the Buddha.

However, the City God could not see through who had absorbed the Buddha's power of vows. Since the Buddha could be worshipped, he must exist.

Even if the real Buddha does not exist, the people's wishes will create a real Buddha, just like some wild gods and mountain gods.

They themselves have no spirituality, but when people's wishes and various emotions are conveyed effectively, and with the support of incense offerings, wild gods or mountain gods are created who can become gods through incense offerings.

"Judge Wen and Judge Wu, each of you lead a team of day-roaming deities to the city and see if there's anything unusual about the people there."

Liang Jing clutched his chest. He was severely injured, and the sudden loss of too much of his willpower had already affected the underworld. He could not easily leave the underworld at the moment, otherwise this world would not be able to continue without the support of willpower and incense offerings.

The once inexhaustible power of his vows had vanished, and every single second, Liang Jing could feel the power of his vows and the divine power of incense being drawn away from him.

However, there are many souls in the underworld who have not yet been reincarnated. If Liang Jing cannot hold on, then these souls will all die without a burial place, let alone reincarnation.

Seeing the City God's serious expression, the civil and military judges realized something was wrong. They quickly gathered their men and rushed towards Fangyuan City.

The relationship between the Underworld and the Fangyuan City is like one side being on the Yin side and the other on the Yang side. Regardless of whether day and night are reversed or there are other special circumstances, the Fangyuan City of the Underworld is a special existence, unless the people of the Fangyuan City are completely wiped out, or no one in the Fangyuan City is willing to believe in reincarnation after death.

Only under these circumstances will the underworld completely collapse.

Liang Jing is currently trying his best to heal his injuries. He is using magic to try to gather all the dissipating willpower back into his body, but no matter what Liang Jing does, he cannot gather the willpower back together.

Unfortunately, I had no choice but to give up.

As the City God of Fangyuan City, he needs to do his utmost to maintain the operation of the underworld. If there is any problem with the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld, it is not something that Liang Jing can bear.

Endless magical power resided in his dantian, and he gathered his remaining willpower and incense power to begin maintaining the operation of the underworld.

Parts of the underworld have begun to collapse, and some spaces have even begun to tear apart, revealing terrifying spatial vortexes. Many wandering souls who were enjoying their lifespan in this place have been sucked into the vortexes and will never be able to be reborn.

In the underworld, some wandering souls fall into the cracked earth and are smashed to pieces; other times, space suddenly tears apart, and some wandering souls wander into it, lost forever.

The weakened tomb could no longer maintain its original appearance and all turned into paper replicas. Most of the wandering spirits even thought that the sky was about to collapse.

They all knelt down and begged for forgiveness, pleading with the gods to pardon their sins.

In that instant, the entire underworld changed its appearance. Many underworld officials were unsure of what to do, as no instructions were given from above.

Chen Er joined the Fangyuan City underworld messenger team thirty years ago. He was once a martial arts master, known for his generosity, chivalry, and saving many lives.

His good deeds were recorded in the Book of Merit, so his lifespan in the underworld was extended by several decades after his death. In addition, he was chosen by the Martial Judge to become an underworld official. Because he had learned a lot of martial arts in his life, Chen Er had amazing talent when learning some combat techniques or magic spells to slay demons in the underworld.

Soon, Chen Er rose from an unknown underworld official to the head of the underworld officials, a position of great power and influence. He no longer needed to travel far to retrieve the souls of the dying, as was the case before, as such outings always carried certain risks.

Not to mention that when the people of Fangyuan City are about to die, they need these underworld officials to collect their souls, even the towns and villages under Fangyuan City are actually within their jurisdiction.

Their activities as underworld messengers can cover very far distances, and are almost unaffected by incense offerings.

The deities enshrined in the City God Temple were the most affected.

Although the City God has absolute control within the city, once he leaves a certain area of ​​the city, his divine power seems to lose its effectiveness. In fact, the farther away he is, the weaker he becomes than a mere underworld official.

This is the limitation of ghosts and gods.

However, if someone in a small town or village worships the City God, then it's hard to say.

Wherever there is incense burning at the City God's altar, it falls under the City God's jurisdiction.

In small towns or villages, local deities, or other spirits or deities, are often more popular than the City God...

Yin messengers serve the underworld and can receive a certain amount of incense offerings, divine power, or wish power. They all have a fixed salary and are also subject to performance targets.

The power of incense and the power of wishes can be directly absorbed to enhance one's cultivation. This external aid can quickly improve one's cultivation without any side effects.

This is why underworld officials are willing to stay in the underworld; they can receive protection from their seniors and obtain resources to improve their cultivation, which is a win-win situation.

Chen Er was a very capable person. He was knowledgeable and had traveled extensively, so he was not panicked when faced with this unexpected situation. He was also not at a loss for what to do.

All the underworld officials in Fangyuan City need to be led by Chen Er. Now that such a big mess has occurred, it is the time when someone needs to take responsibility, and at the same time, it is a great opportunity.

Chen Er has a keen eye for spotting opportunities.

Soon, Chen Er organized the underworld messengers into a neat formation and began a speech of empty promises and encouragement.

"Brothers, the time has come to make our mark! Don't panic, don't be afraid."

"Everything is under the City God's control!"

"Work hard today, and you'll get promoted and make a fortune tomorrow!"

"Brothers, don't be afraid of anything. We've already died once, what else is there to be afraid of?"

"The underworld is in trouble now, what should we do?!"

After Chen Er delivered a series of impassioned speeches, the previously loosely organized ranks finally began to straighten out.

Some of the underworld officials even had their eyes shining, thinking that if they could perform meritorious service at this time, the rewards they would receive would be unimaginably great.

Once one person has this thought, a second will follow, then a third, a fourth...

Soon, Chen Er boosted the morale of the underworld messengers. Almost all of them no longer saw the incident as a disaster. In their eyes, the incident was a golden opportunity to make a name for themselves.

Just as Chen Er was about to give orders, a dark shadow suddenly flew swiftly in front of him from the sky.

This shocked Chen Er. This was someone with a higher cultivation level than him. Who was this Day Wanderer God?

When Chen Er finally realized what was happening, he recognized the person in front of him as none other than Judge Wu.

He hurriedly bowed, saying, "This humble official has been rude..."

Before Chen Er could finish speaking, Judge Wu, filled with rage, flung his robe.

Judge Wu roared, "You damned bald monk, Chen Er, I remember you!"

"Make all the underworld messengers wear this cloak. Damn it, this bald monk is a bit weird."

After Judge Wu finished speaking, he shuddered, still feeling a bit of lingering fear.

After he and Judge Wen received the order, they did indeed lead a patrol team to investigate. However, when they arrived at Fangyuan City, they witnessed such a bizarre scene in front of the City God Temple.

A brightly dressed monk, chanting scriptures, actually controlled almost all the people in the surrounding city!

No wonder, no wonder, the reason why the City God cannot leave the underworld is now known.

Although the martial judge was slow to react, he understood after being prompted by the civil judge.

The power of will is fading, so the world of the underworld may also disappear, which is unacceptable.

In order to stabilize the underworld, the City God is probably already expending his own cultivation.

What to do now? The most crucial thing is that the group of Day Wanderers, barely showing themselves, were struck by a golden ripple, and all of them were reduced to ashes...

Both the civil and military judges were shocked and could hardly make any decisions; they could only flee in panic.

The civil judge returned to the City God's mansion to report to the City God, while the military judge decided to lead another team of underworld officials to go around and take a look.

It's impossible to face that bald monk directly. The monk always emits some chanting sounds when he's in front of you, as if any ghost would disappear if it touched him. I don't know if we can withstand these ghostly messengers.

The strength of the Sun Patrol is not necessarily greater than that of the Underworld Messengers; they simply cultivate in different directions.

However, most day cruisers are indeed very powerful because they can be seen during the day and are not affected by sunlight.

However, the strength of the day patrolmen decreases significantly at night, making them less effective than the underworld messengers.

However, most of the underworld officials can also manifest during the day, as long as their cultivation level is high enough.

For example, in the underworld messengers like Chen Er, or in other underworld messenger teams, there are usually strong team leaders.

Almost half of the Yin Messengers can actually manifest during the day.

This is nothing unusual.

However, since the Sun Chaser mainly absorbs the essence of the sun for cultivation, it is more compatible with the daytime environment, so it can manifest itself in the daytime without being affected in any way.

The main purpose of Yin Messengers' cultivation is to absorb the essence of the moon. However, they have more tasks to perform, including night patrols and the task of capturing souls. This is the most tiring part of being a Yin Messenger.

Moreover, the task of capturing souls is actually quite dangerous. If there are wandering souls carrying resentment, then there are things to consider.

The task of capturing souls is a cause for which one is willing to give one's life.

However, high risk also means high reward. Each time a soul is captured, a considerable amount of vow power and incense offerings are obtained, which is why there are so many underworld messengers.

That monk's methods were a bit too bizarre. Wu Panguan considered himself to be quite strong in the underworld, but he didn't expect that he could almost not even block a single golden ripple.

Fortunately, the monk wasn't moving very fast, but it was unclear why he was moving so slowly.

The military judge is better at fighting than the civil judge, but his mind is not as sharp.

"Chen Er, you will lead a team of underworld messengers capable of daytime combat and re-enter the city through the outer entrance. Remember, if you see people on the street with their hands clasped in prayer, try to stop them!"

Judge Wu gave a few more instructions, then patted Chen Er on the shoulder with satisfaction, finally saying, "Chen Er, you've done a great job. If the Underworld survives this crisis, you will be indispensable."

Upon hearing this, Chen Er's eyes filled with tears. He knelt before Judge Wu and hurriedly expressed his loyalty, saying things like serving the underworld was something every underworld person should do...

After hearing the whole process, Judge Wu left with peace of mind. He wanted to inform the other judges so they could all go and meet this bald monk.

Then, Judge Wu transformed into a gust of black wind and disappeared before the eyes of the underworld officials.

After Judge Wu left, Chen Er's face darkened. He had originally planned to take this opportunity to improve the current state of the underworld and steadily build up some merits, but now Judge Wu's words had ruined everything.

Alright, time to head to the front lines and fight. But that's okay, high risk means high reward.

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