Although Qiankun Taoist was under Houtu's pressure, he was not affected at all. He had expected Houtu to become a Saint, so he was prepared for it. Houtu's pressure was not weak at all, which was also due to her great merits.
Now that the Great Desolation was the gathering of the Seven Sages, Lao Tzu, the leader of Sanqing, was the strongest, and he was at the Middle-stage of Sage. Yuanshi and Tongtian were also at the Middle-stage of Sage, but they were slightly weaker. Summon, Yuanshi, and Tongtian were at the Middle-stage of Sage, and the weakest were Nüwa and Zhunti, who were only at the Early-stage of Sage.
As for Houtu, after becoming a Saint, her cultivation soared to the Middle-stage of Sage, but she was still a little weaker than Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Summon. After all, she did not have a Primordial Spirit before, so it was difficult for her to exert all her strength in a short time.
At this time, a voice came from the sky, "Houtu has become a Samsara, and she has great merits. However, the Six Paths of Reincarnation is an important place of the Great Desolation, and it needs to be perfected. Houtu is not allowed to leave in two Cultivation Tribulations."
Houtu was still happy that she had become a Saint, but Hongjun's words immediately made her face turn ugly. She was not allowed to leave in this Cultivation Tribulation, which was equivalent to putting her under house arrest. How could she be willing to accept this? However, Daozu, who had merged with the Tendo, was far from being a match for her, so she could only accept it.
Like Houtu, Qiankun Taoist was also solemn, not because Houtu was under house arrest, but because when Hongjun's words came, he felt an infinite pressure on him. At that moment, he even felt the breath of death. The pressure came and went quickly, but Qiankun Taoist had to pay attention to it.
Was it a warning from Tendo or Hongjun? If it was a warning from Tendo, was it to warn him to let Houtu become a Saint, or to let Houtu keep her Wu people? If it was a warning from Hongjun, Qiankun Taoist was even more confused. Why did Hongjun warn him? Was it the same as Tendo, or had other purposes? This was a mystery.
While Qiankun Taoist was deep in thought, two streamers flew out from the center of the blood sea and landed in front of him. Qiankun Taoist took a look at them and found that they were the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen that River Styx had obtained. The Six Paths of Reincarnation had been established, and it was time for the Underworld to be born. Obviously, River Styx intended for him to establish the Underworld and be its master by giving these two items to him.
Qiankun Taoist held the two Lingbao and prayed to the heavens, "I am the good corpse of River Styx's ancestor, Qiankun Taoist. Now that the Cycle of Reincarnation has been established, the Underworld shall be established. I am the Emperor of Feng Du, in charge of the Cycle of Reincarnation. With the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, I shall suppress the fate of the Underworld and establish the Underworld!"
Following Qiankun Taoist's roar, the entire blood sea went berserk. Endless blood was used around the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and it began to evolve into the Underworld. Pieces of city walls were gradually formed, and the furthest one was a majestic checkpoint. The walls were made of bluestone, and on the city gate, there were three flamboyant words written on it: Gates of Hell. The path in front of the Gates of Hell was the Road to the Underworld. Stepping on the Road to the Underworld, one would be separated from the Yin and Yang.
After entering the Gates of Hell, there was a huge city wall. There were shops and shops everywhere. If it wasn't for the red hazy sky, one would have thought that they had arrived at a huge city in the Yang Realm. The Homeward Viewing Platform was built to satisfy the homesickness of ghosts. A huge platform stood alone outside the city wall. Every day, there would be staff spirits occupying it. In the Yin Yang Agency, there were also six Reincarnation Bridges that connected the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
The Qiankun Taoist continued, "When the Hell is complete, there will be a place for punishment. The Eighteen Levels of Hell will be established. After a living being dies, they will be judged for their merits and demerits. Those whose merits and demerits are greater than their demerits shall enter the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Those whose demerits are greater than their merits shall enter the Eighteen Levels of Hell. Only by atoning for their sins can they enter the cycle of reincarnation.
The first layer was the Hell of Tongue Pulling, the second layer was the Hell of Scissors, the third layer was the Hell of Trees of Iron, the fourth layer was the Hell of Mirror of Retribution, the fifth layer was the Hell of Steamers, the sixth layer was the Hell of Copper Pillars, the seventh layer was the Hell of Mountain of Knives, the eighth layer was the Hell of Iceberg, the ninth layer was the Hell of Frying Pan, the tenth layer was the Hell of Cow Pit, the eleventh layer was the Hell of Stone Crushing, the twelfth layer was the Hell of Mortar, the thirteenth layer was the Hell of Blood Lake, the fourteenth layer was the Hell of Tragic Death, the fifteenth layer was the Hell of Dismemberment, the sixteenth layer was the Hell of Volcano, the seventeenth layer was the Hell of Grinding Stone, and the eighteenth layer was the Hell of Chainsaw.
The Eighteen Levels of Hell were ranked according to the length of their suffering and the severity of their sins. Each level of Hell was twenty times more painful than the previous level of Hell, and one's lifespan would be doubled. Below the Eighteen Levels of Hell, there was a special space called the Avici Hell. Once one entered the Avici Hell, they would never be able to reincarnate.
Seeing that the Hell was complete, the Qiankun Taoist opened the Book of Life and Death and shouted, "The living beings of the Great Desolation who have not entered the Quasi-saint realm are all in the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Their names shall be recorded in the Book of Life and Death. Their karmic power, blessings, and sins shall all be recorded in the Book of Life and Death."
At the same time, in the Great Desolation, bright lights shone in all directions and rushed towards the Hell. The Book of Life and Death was separated. A black gas surged up and absorbed all the colorful lights. In the blink of an eye, countless names appeared in the Book of Life and Death. These names included all the living beings of the Great Desolation who have not entered the Quasi-saint realm. Even the Daluo Jinxian was included in the list.
Through the Judgment Pen, one could modify the Book of Life and Death. However, the price to pay would depend on the living beings' strength, blessings, and so on. If one were to modify the Book of Life and Death carelessly, not only would one be plagued by karmic power, but one would also be punished by the heavens and die completely.
As soon as the Hell was completed, thunder rumbled above the Nine Heavens. A Golden Light of Merit fell from the sky and went straight to the Qiankun Taoist. This Merit was not small. It was as much as one-tenth of the Merit of Houtu becoming a saint. The Qiankun Taoist took out the Ruler of Heaven and Earth and absorbed all the Merit.
Although the Ruler of Heaven and Earth was an Upper Grade Innate Lingbao, its attack was not weak. Now that so much Merit was injected into it, its power was greatly increased. After the Ruler of Heaven and Earth became a Merit Lingbao, it could kill people without karma, which was not bad.
However, the Hell was still empty. The Qiankun Taoist immediately arranged tens of millions of Clones of the Blood God to live in the Hell and conferred ten Clones of the Blood God as the Ten Kings of Hell. The Hell began to operate immediately. At the same time, he summoned the Ox-Head, Horse-Face, and Wuchang clans to be the Soul Reapers of the Hell to capture and guide the souls of the dead of the Great Desolation.
The Hell was a good place to gain Merit for a long time. The Qiankun Taoist naturally would not give it to others. Except for the Soul Reapers, all the other positions were filled by the Clones of the Blood God. As the Ten Kings of Hell, the Clones of the Blood God could handle the daily affairs of the Hell. The Qiankun Taoist, the Emperor of Feng Du, became the most leisurely job.
Houtu did not have any objection to the Qiankun Taoist's way of doing things. Although the Hell was good, the Six Paths of Reincarnation were the most important. As long as the Six Paths of Reincarnation existed, it could continuously accumulate Merit and Fate for the Wu people. Moreover, the Wu people did not have Vital Spirits and were warlike by nature. If they entered the Hell, it would only make the Hell chaotic.
However, Houtu did not do nothing. She used an Innate Lingbao that she had refined with the Blood Sacrifice Method to cut off the Good Corpse. She turned into Meng Po and stayed by the Bridge of Helplessness. She provided Meng Po Soup to all the spirits that were going to be reincarnated to erase the ghosts' memories. Houtu stayed in the Hell and concentrated on cultivating. However, before that, she had to send away Zu Wu who had rushed over.
The Qiankun Taoist was not interested in what Houtu and Zu Wu were talking about. What he was interested in was the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Although there were already living creatures in his World of Heaven and Earth, there was no Six Paths of Reincarnation. Now that the Six Paths of Reincarnation had appeared in the Great Desolation, and the Qiankun Taoist was the Emperor of Feng Du, he could enjoy the benefits of being in a favorable position. He could study the mysteries of the Six Paths of Reincarnation carefully and strive to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation and complete the Law of the World of Heaven and Earth.
Of course, in addition to this, the Qiankun Taoist still needed to build the Ghost Army of the Hell. He could not let the Blood God of River Styx solve everything. The Hell still needed its own army, just like the Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals of the Celestial Court. Although they could not solve any major problems, they could still solve some minor problems.
The Six Paths of Reincarnation had been completed, and the Hell was newly established. However, the Fate of the Hell was not lacking. After all, the Hell was an important place in the Great Desolation, and the Fate of the Great Desolation it occupied was not a small amount. Houtu, who had transformed into Reincarnation, occupied 40% of the Fate of the Hell. The rest of the Fate of the Hell naturally fell on the Qiankun Taoist.
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