I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Then, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, with blood rain pouring down, foreshadowing the coming of a great calamity.

If the unrest cannot be quelled quickly at this time, it will be a catastrophe.

"Bixia Yuanjun, do you know your crime?"

As soon as the dark clouds entered the gates of hell, they heard this powerful and awe-inspiring question.

Not far away, a woman surrounded by purple aura stood tall and fearless, saying, "What crime have I committed?"

The dark clouds were stunned.

I just arrived in the underworld and immediately encountered the Goddess of Mount Tai. Who dares to question the Goddess of Mount Tai? What's going on here...?

Chapter 559 How did she get promoted?

When dark clouds appear, a big juicy story is sure to follow.

This was such a bombshell that she was almost afraid to listen.

But since she was already here, she couldn't leave.

The immortal, radiating divine light, roared, "You are the guardian of the underworld, and you've caused such a huge mess. Don't you know your crime?"

"The Great Celestial Venerable governs the Three Realms, yet chaos has occurred in the Demon Realm. Is this also a sin of the Great Celestial Venerable?"

The Goddess of Mount Tai's words immediately broke the celestial being's guard.

"How can you speak such nonsense? The changes in the Demon Realm are the result of a madman's immoral actions, how could it be the fault of the Great Heavenly Venerable?"

"Today's upheaval in the underworld is also the result of a madman's immoral actions. You just need to go and arrest him. Does the celestial messenger mean that I should return to the celestial realm to confess my sins? If I were to stand before the Great Heavenly Venerable, I would say the same thing."

"you!"

The Goddess of Mount Tai looked at the enraged envoy from the upper realm, still with a smile on her face.

Ha, do they think I'm easy to bully?

For thousands of years, she has never won a magical duel, but she has never lost a verbal battle.

Everyone knows that although she has power, she is not good at fighting, so Lin Yi escaped. Can you blame her?

I'm just a nobody, so what?

Not only is she bad at cooking, she's also very arrogant.

"What do you mean by pointing at me like that, Celestial Envoy? I am the ruler of the Underworld, and you are but a minor deity. How dare you be so disrespectful? If this happens again, don't blame me for not giving the Great Celestial Venerable any face."

The celestial envoy, upon hearing the subtly sharp words of the Goddess of Mount Tai, finally regained some composure.

This place is the underworld, the territory of the Goddess of Mount Tai. If she were to kill him here, at most she would be reprimanded by the Great Heavenly Venerable, but her foundation would not be affected.

Realizing he was afraid, he became a bit more timid and dared not argue with the Goddess of Mount Tai anymore.

Moreover, his most important task in coming to the underworld this time was not to hold the Goddess of Mount Tai accountable, but to quell the unrest in the underworld.

Among the three realms, the underworld plays a very important role, being the key to maintaining the balance between yin and yang.

If the underworld cannot function properly, the Three Realms will also be in danger of collapsing.

This is why, as soon as the Eastern Ghost Emperor and the Wheel-Turning King died, the Great Celestial Venerable immediately sent his messengers to the underworld.

That's why this matter cannot be taken lightly.

The celestial messenger had no choice but to back down for the time being, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was just momentarily enraged. Please forgive my offense. But now that such a great mess has occurred in the Underworld, I beg Your Majesty to use your divine powers."

The Goddess of Mount Tai spread her hands and said, "In the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld, only the Yama Palace and the Samsara Palace are the most important. These two are indispensable, but the authority over these parts is not in my hands."

Now that the two palaces have lost their authority, if there is any hope for a stable cycle of reincarnation, only one person in the underworld can achieve this.

Celestial Envoy: "..."

He also knew who that person was.

The authority of the two Yama Kings was originally divided from the Central Ghost Emperor, and now, naturally only the Central Ghost Emperor has this authority.

Even Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Goddess of Mount Tai cannot do this.

This is because neither the Goddess of Mount Tai nor Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva were originally deities of the underworld.

The Goddess of Mount Tai is in charge of Mount Tai. Her authority over the underworld stems from human worship, and the celestial realm also needs its own people to guard the underworld.

The same applies to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

He entered the underworld by saving people and accumulating merit, which can be considered as a pawn planted by Buddhism in the underworld.

In other words, the two great gods who now rule over one side of the underworld are not actually native deities of the underworld.

All the authority in the underworld comes from Houtu Niangniang, one of the Four Emperors.

It's just that since Houtu Niangniang (the Goddess of Earth) doesn't appear, the underworld has become ruled by these two.

If Lin Yi were to come here to cultivate his cultivation, all the Yin Marshals in the entire hall could be combined to form half a Yama, and two Yamas under the same Ghost Emperor's authority could be combined to form half a Ghost Emperor.

However, the two Ghost Emperors could neither combine to create half of the Goddess of Mount Tai nor half of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha.

It takes five Ghost Emperors to create half of Houtu Niangniang.

Now that Houtu is gone, only the Central Ghost Emperor can save us from this crisis.

However, he had already given away half of the authority. If he were to give away the other half, he would completely lose the authority of the Central Ghost Emperor.

This is also why the celestial messenger is in a difficult position.

The Central Ghost Emperor is a person of the Great Heavenly Venerable.

He does not concern himself with worldly affairs because the Central Ghost Emperor is a thorn planted in the heart of the underworld by the Great Heavenly Venerable.

This nail belongs to the Great Celestial Venerable; it won't cause any trouble in the underworld.

Unexpectedly, such chaos has arisen in the underworld. It seems that even the Central Ghost Emperor did not foresee that he would lose his power while simply sitting at home.

"Why does the celestial envoy hesitate? Could it be that you intend to sacrifice the safety of the Three Realms for the sake of the Central Ghost Emperor?"

The Goddess of Mount Tai is a master of moral blackmail.

The celestial messenger was furious. "You let them escape, yet you blame them for disregarding the safety of the Three Realms. Is this how you bully people?"

But as he struggled with his inner turmoil, he heard a solemn and dignified voice resound throughout the world.

"The Central Ghost Emperor Zhou Gongming is to relinquish his divine duties and restore the cycle of reincarnation without delay."

"As the Great Heavenly Venerable commands."

Inside the Central Ghost Emperor's Temple, Zhou Gongming relinquished his divine duties and dismantled his divine nature piece by piece.

The divine spirit, possessing sentience, rapidly divided and spread, flying in all directions.

This is a search for a destined person.

Soon, these destined individuals were brought before the Central Ghost Emperor, where they each received their own opportunity.

At this point, the Hall of Reincarnation and the Hall of Yama in the Underworld can resume their functions, but only three Ghost Emperors remain in the Underworld.

The Samsara Palace and the Yama Palace were relatively easy to restore, but the two Yama Palaces under the Eastern Ghost Emperor, who was killed by Lin Yi, could not be restored.

Fortunately, although the two palaces under the command of the Eastern Ghost Emperor are important, they are not irreplaceable. At least they will not cause too much turmoil in the Three Realms. However, the powers and responsibilities of the gods in the underworld need to be changed appropriately.

The Eastern Ghost Emperor is primarily responsible for the power of the underworld to punish the human world.

The creation of this authority was also for the purpose of purifying the world's morals. This authority was given to the Goddess Houtu by the people's wishes and power, and was later transferred to the Eastern Ghost Emperor.

This is also the only authority that can directly exert influence over the human world from the underworld. If a mortal commits a crime, harms heaven and reason, or disrespects the gods, the clergy under the Eastern Ghost Emperor can take action against them.

Small mistakes bring minor misfortune, while big mistakes bring major misfortune; the purpose is to send wicked people to meet their maker sooner.

Apart from this, the underworld has no other means of directly killing people in the underworld.

Even Yama, the King of Hell, whom mortals fear most, has to follow the rules.

Only when a person dies will they be summoned to the underworld by the authority of Yama.

Now that the Eastern Ghost Emperor is dead, the underworld has lost this authority, but the impact is not significant.

As long as nothing major happens in the cycle of reincarnation, the matter of the Eastern Ghost Emperor can be arranged slowly.

After arranging the new divine positions for the two temples, Zhou Gongming came to the side of the celestial messenger.

He was not originally a god of the underworld, and now that he has lost his identity as the Central Ghost Emperor, he naturally has to listen to how the Great Heavenly Venerable arranges things for him.

Logically, his divine position should have been promoted. He was sent down to the underworld by the Great Celestial Venerable to supervise the Goddess of Mount Tai and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and for all these years, he has followed his original instructions.

Now, it is the Great Celestial Venerable who has made him relinquish his divine authority and restore the cycle of reincarnation.

Having lost his divine office, he naturally had to return to the celestial realm.

Sure enough, the Great Celestial Venerable's decree soon arrived: "Zhou Gongming is hereby ordered to return to the Heavenly Realm to report on his duties."

After the performance review, the new position will naturally follow.

Zhou Gongming felt that he was about to be promoted and receive a raise.

But the Great Celestial Venerable's decree was not yet finished. He continued, "Now that the Underworld is in turmoil, Bixia Yuanjun should learn from past mistakes, take charge of all matters in the Underworld, and reorganize the Underworld's defenses."

"You have now been entrusted with this critical mission; you must fulfill your duties to the utmost. I hereby bestow upon you a seven-colored, radiant scepter, so that all gods may execute any who disobey you without prior approval."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ceremonial axe radiating divine light appeared in the sky. This was a treasure bestowed by the Great Celestial Venerable, possessing boundless power and enough to suppress an entire region.

The key point is that it is called Jieyue, which represents the majesty of the Great Heavenly Venerable.

In other words, within the Three Realms, seeing this imperial axe is like seeing the Great Heavenly Venerable.

When the father of the Goddess of Mount Tai arrives, everyone has to pay their respects to her.

While practicing in the Ksitigarbha Palace, Ksitigarbha silently recited a Buddhist mantra in his heart. This axe was practically a direct attack on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

In the underworld, who else but him would dare to disrespect the Goddess of Mount Tai?

The celestial messengers who were sent down to the mortal realm were dumbfounded.

Good heavens! The Goddess of Mount Tai made such a huge mistake that she almost wiped out the entire Three Realms, yet she received no punishment whatsoever. Instead, the Great Heavenly Venerable rewarded her, bestowed upon her treasures, and entrusted her with important responsibilities. Is this reasonable?

This is the most outrageous thing in the Three Realms.

Unfortunately, this decision was made by the Great Celestial Venerable.

After the Goddess of Mount Tai expressed her gratitude, a beam of heavenly light descended, guiding Zhou Gongming and his celestial envoy team back to the celestial realm.