Chapter 89

He opened his eyes and rubbed them, only to feel a soreness in them. Qin Guangwang, seeing Xuan Kong awake, smiled and said, "How is it, little brother? Is my Book of Life and Death easy to use?"

Xuan Kong frowned and said, "It's the same as when I use the Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing Great Method in the human world. It's as if a black lotus with a dark golden color is blocking my view, making it unclear." Qin Guangwang shook his head and chuckled, "Could such a thing happen?"

He took back the Book of Life and Death from Xuan Kong's hands and asked for the name and place of origin of the person Xuan Kong wanted to investigate.

"The Book of Life and Death is a supreme treasure created by heaven and earth, and it is also the karmic power of all beings. How could it not see through the actions of mortals?"

Qin Guangwang still did not believe it. He silently exerted his mystical powers, emitting a purple light about a foot long from his hand onto the Book of Life and Death. This was him using his powers to summon a copy of the Book of Life and Death from the other underworld kings, merging the ten copies to restore the supreme treasure of the underworld, the Book of Life and Death!

When the main body of the Book of Life and Death was opened, it emitted ten thousand rays of purple light, illuminating the entire Xuanming Palace in a deep purple.

Outside the Xuanming Palace, there were also ghostly wails and the earth shook.

Wang Qi thought it was an earthquake. He grabbed Wang Jun and said, "Not good, the earth dragon is turning over!" His words made Xuan Kong angry, and he slapped Wang Qi on the back of the head, angrily saying, "This is the Netherworld, where are there any earth dragons beneath it?"

Xuan Kong himself did not find it normal. He frowned and looked at Qin Guangwang, waiting to see if he could find anything. After a long while, Qin Guangwang opened his eyes and shook his head, saying, "Strange, strange!"

He said, "Little brother Xuan Kong, what I saw is the same as what you saw. It was blocked by a black lotus with a dark golden color when it reached the father's generation of the Zhang family. I was about to use more power, but then I heard a series of strange laughs, and when I looked again, I saw nothing!"

Xuan Kong was shocked. The Book of Life and Death is a supreme treasure of the Netherworld, and he never thought there could be a magical treasure in the world that could block the investigation of the Book of Life and Death.

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Brother Qin Guangwang, can you help me one more time?"

Qin Guangwang was also sweating profusely, having never encountered such a situation before. He frowned and asked, "Little brother, who else do you want to investigate?" Xuan Kong raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "It's the four immortals of the Pure Brightness Dao: Immortal Shen Hui, Immortal Wei Dao, Immortal Qian Hui, and Immortal Hong Shi. Please help me find out where their souls have gone."

Qin Guangwang was stunned and asked, "Are these four immortals disciples of Xu Jingyang, the Celestial Master of Heaven?"

Xuan Kong nodded and said, "They are disciples of Celestial Master Xu. They fought with me in the sky above Bianjing and their physical bodies were destroyed. I need your help to find out where they have reincarnated."

Qin Guangwang was surprised and said, "I have never seen the primordial spirits of these four immortals in my palace!"

Xuan Kong looked even more surprised and blurted out, "How is that possible?" After a person dies, their soul enters the Netherworld, which is common knowledge. Even if the other immortals of the Pure Brightness Dao sought help from Xu Jingyang, there would still be a process of time.

Qin Guangwang frowned and said, "This is indeed strange. Could it be that the souls of the four immortals bypassed my Xuanming Palace and went directly to the rear?"

Among the ten halls of the Netherworld, the first hall is the Xuanming Palace where Qin Guangwang resides, responsible for the life and death of mortals, overseeing the good and evil of the underworld. Good people are guided to reincarnate. Those with equal good and evil are sent to the tenth hall to be reincarnated, with men becoming women and women becoming men.

Those with more evil than good are taken to a high platform on the right side of the hall, called the Mirror of Sin, where they see their deeds in life and are then sent to the second hall to suffer in hell.

The second hall is the Ximing Palace where King Chujiang resides, overseeing the Great Earth Hell, also known as the Stripped Body Ice Hell, with sixteen smaller hells. Those who injure others, commit adultery, steal, or kill in the human world are pushed into this hell to suffer.

The third hall is the Jiujizhong Palace where King Songdi resides, overseeing the Black Rope Great Earth Hell, also known as the Blood Pool Hell, with sixteen smaller hells. Those who disobey their elders or incite lawsuits in the human world are pushed into this hell to suffer.

The fourth hall is the Taihe Palace where King Wuguan resides, overseeing the Great Earth Hell, also known as the Blood Pool Hell, with sixteen smaller hells. Those who refuse to pay taxes or engage in fraudulent transactions in the human world are pushed into this hell to suffer.

The fifth hall is the Jiulun Palace where King Yanluo resides, originally the first hall, but was demoted to the fifth hall for frequently releasing the wrongly dead to clear their names. It oversees the Great Earth Hell of Calling, with sixteen smaller hells. Those brought to this hall are taken to the Platform of Longing, where they hear about the misfortunes of their families in the human world, and are then pushed into this hell to suffer, with their hearts hooked out and fed to snakes.

The sixth hall is the Mingchen Palace where King Biancheng resides, overseeing the Great Earth Hell of Great Calling and the City of Wrongful Death, with sixteen smaller hells. Those who complain about heaven and earth or cry in the north in the human world are pushed into this hell to suffer.

The seventh hall is the Shenhua Palace where King Taishan resides, overseeing the Great Earth Hell of Heat and Anger, also known as the Mortar and Pestle Hell, with sixteen smaller hells. Those who use bones to make medicine or separate close relatives in the human world are pushed into this hell to suffer.

The eighth hall is the Bizhen Palace where King Wuguan resides, overseeing the Great Earth Hell of Great Heat and Anger, also known as the Heat and Anger Hell, with sixteen smaller hells. Those who are unfilial and make their parents and grandparents sad in the human world are pushed into this hell to suffer.

The ninth hall is the Qifei Palace where King Dushi resides, overseeing the Iron Net Hell of Fengdu City, with sixteen smaller hells.

Those who kill, set fires, or are executed by beheading in the human world are brought to this hall, where they are made to embrace hollow steel pillars, which are then set on fire to burn their hearts. They are then sent to the Hell of Avici to suffer until their victims are all reincarnated, at which point they are released and sent to the tenth hall to be reincarnated.

The tenth hall is the Suying Palace where King Zhuanlun resides, overseeing the souls sent from the other halls, judging their good and evil, and determining their reincarnation. They are sent to the four continents to be reincarnated.

The lifespans, fortunes, and social statuses of men and women are recorded in detail, and the information is reported to the first hall every month. Those who commit great sins are made to reincarnate as insects, dying and being reborn daily. After their sins are atoned for, they are allowed to reincarnate as humans in barbaric lands.

Those sent to be reincarnated are also made to drink the Forgetfulness Soup at the Forgetfulness Platform, so they forget their past lives.

These ten underworld kings are celestial deities born according to the will of heaven, responsible for guarding the Hall of Universal Law and judging the ghosts of the six paths. They all have great powers and abilities. Seeing the strange situation, Qin Guangwang had no choice but to send a message to the other ten halls for their assistance.

Not long after, messages from the nine halls behind were sent to Qin Guangwang. He read them and said, "In the six paths, I have not seen the souls of the four celestial immortals. This is indeed strange!"

Hearing this, Xuan Kong was even more shocked. He pondered for a moment and said, "Indeed strange! In the human world, there are demons as national teachers, and in the heavens, the souls of the four immortals are missing. Both situations involve the dark golden lotus."

"Now, even investigating the coast of the Northern Sea, this thing appears. What is happening in the three realms..." Xuan Kong was a cautious person, perhaps due to his past experiences, he always thought the worst of situations, and the more he thought, the more he frowned.