klisemfg Chapter 223
Chapter 223
"Furthermore, in the southeastern countries, sins and resentment are rising to the heavens. What are you doing? And what are those righteous gods doing now that they've ascended to power?"
Although Chen Xuan was questioning, he was actually seeking to verify some truths.
However, he is still unsure whether this matter is related to the impending collapse of the world.
Seeing Chen Xuan's barrage of questions, both Ox-Head and Horse-Face turned pale and stammered for a long time before daring to say anything.
"Immortal, please calm down. We don't know much about this matter either."
"Yes, yes, Immortal, to tell you the truth, we two are now the highest-ranking officials in the entire Underworld. As for the judges, the Ten Kings of Hell, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the others... they all disappeared a hundred years ago."
After saying this, Horse-Face, fearing Chen Xuan wouldn't believe him, immediately added, "At first, we all thought our superiors had something to do and would be back soon, barely keeping the underworld running. But as time went on, the underworld messengers who came to collect lives said that the local earth god temples, Guan Yu temples, and city god temples no longer had any deities residing there. We didn't believe it, so we went to check ourselves. We went around and around and found almost every city god temple in the human world, and we discovered that, just as our subordinates said, they were all deserted. Some city god temples with poor incense offerings had even had their statues occupied by mountain spirits."
“From that time on, we knew that something big must have happened above, otherwise the higher-ups wouldn’t have remained silent for a century.”
Chen Xuan and the other two were shocked to hear this.
Especially Chen Xuan, since he transmigrated here and started online fortune telling, he has experienced too many big and small incidents of wandering ghosts and monsters disturbing the people in the mountains and fields.
He initially attributed this to the parallel world, attributing it to the collapse of people's beliefs, values, and morality.
But he never expected things to turn out this way.
Chen Xuan's cultivation was high enough that, after learning this news, he could perceive some things happening in the dark more clearly than Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
It was a feeling of abandonment, and Chen Xuan was startled the moment this thought arose.
"Immortal, you are surrounded by a golden light of merit that is three zhang long, so your cultivation must be even higher. Could you please tell me what is going on here?"
"Yes, Immortal, the two of us have been maintaining the operation of the Underworld for a hundred years, and we are already exhausted. If it were just a normal soul-collecting and reincarnation, it would be fine, but now there are many spirits with considerable cultivation in the deep mountains and lakes of the human world. They are not afraid of us at all. Some of the spirits have already passed several tribulations and have truly become powerful."
Niu Tou was furious when he said this, "Even thirty years ago, a great black dragon demon god broke into the Gates of Hell, swept and devoured a group of Yin soldiers. It proclaimed that the Heavenly Way was dead, the world was about to collapse, and it would take over the Underworld."
"Yes, if it weren't for the Nine Turns Yellow Springs Formation, the underworld would probably have fallen long ago."
"Immortal, you are the first person we have seen in a hundred years to be radiating three zhang of golden light. Please show us the way."
“We have a feeling that if things continue like this, the underworld will fall. If the underworld falls, it will directly affect the human world. At that time, the five elements will be out of balance, the cycle of reincarnation will collapse, and it will be too late to fix it.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan also pondered deeply.
If he doesn't step in to resolve this matter, the world will likely descend into chaos within ten years.
After all, if evildoers do not receive the punishment they deserve after death, and are reborn into wealthy families to enjoy a lifetime of luxury, then the resentment generated in the underworld will be terrifying.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuan looked at the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons who were leading the group.
"Are the Fengdu Seal, the Yama Seal, and the Yinsi Seal still there?"
"Yes, yes, Immortal!"
"Take me to Fengdu City." Chen Xuan's mind raced. "Also, how many resources does the Underworld have left?"
"Well... to be honest, our cultivation in the Underworld is strictly based on a hierarchical system. Only after advancing can one cultivate more advanced techniques. So even if we could use them, they wouldn't be of much use. Those rare and precious materials have accumulated to a massive amount over the past hundred years through the transformation of the great array. We dare not touch them and have stored them all away."
Chen Xuan nodded, and a bold plan slowly began to take shape in his mind.