I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

A glimmer of light suddenly caught Chongzhen's eye from a hole in the ground.

With a slight frown, Chongzhen stepped forward, and as his true energy circulated, he finally saw the light clearly.

It was a crystal about the size of a thumb, emitting a faint glow.

Chongzhen bent down to pick it up, sensing the faint, mysterious fluctuations and pure spiritual power within it.

"This is... a strange crystal core?"

Could it be that he really killed that strange creature?

Is the mystery of the underworld really that weak?

Thinking of the unstoppable power of those strange spirits in the celestial realm, and then looking at the strange crystal core before him, Chongzhen felt that the world was so dreamlike.

These two are so different, aren't they?

In fact, the region between the immortal and the underworld corresponding to the star projection of the Bright Realm is relatively new, so the strange phenomena that have arisen there are not very strong.

Including the strange spirits of the celestial realm, although they are fewer in number and absorb more power, making them somewhat stronger, they are definitely not strong enough to be beyond the reach of Chongzhen and others.

After all, this place is meant for beings who ascend to the Bright Realm.

Especially at the very beginning, there aren't many at the supernatural power level.

If the supernatural forces here are too powerful, then Emperor Chongzhen and his entourage will only be slaughtered.

In this way, the dynasty's original intention of having its people fight against and kill the supernatural beings would be completely lost.

The reason why Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou were completely powerless to resist was that they were easily killed by the strange spirits of the celestial realm.

It mainly relied on the power of the rules of the immortal realm.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen and Emperor Chongzhen violated too many rules.

When the eerie spirits fought against them, they directly drew upon the power of the rules they had violated.

Thus, they were completely powerless to resist and were annihilated by the strange spirits of the celestial realm.

Otherwise, even if they were no match for them, they could still engage in a protracted battle.

The eeriness of the underworld stems from the fact that it produces even more beings, their power is more dispersed, and their strength is even weaker.

Furthermore, since the current Emperor Chongzhen has not violated any rules, the strange phenomena naturally cannot draw upon the corresponding rule-based forces.

Naturally, this strange creature was easily killed by Chongzhen.

On the other hand, let's talk about Emperor Chongzhen. Although he didn't know the strangeness of the underworld, he was still so weak.

However, this did not stop him from continuing to search for other bizarre killings and obtaining more bizarre crystal cores.

This strange crystal core can not only help one comprehend supernatural powers and refine and enhance one's spirit, but it can also be sold to the Immortal Network to obtain corresponding contribution points.

Of course, it can also be exchanged for Chinese currency.

However, practically no one would do that.

After all, money can only be used for buying and selling goods and commodities.

However, once contribution points reach a certain level, one can be granted a noble title.

Isn't it obvious which of the two is more important?
Moreover, money can be earned through work.

However, contribution points are difficult to obtain simply by doing work.

That can only be obtained by making contributions that benefit the Celestial Empire and society.

Previously, it could be obtained through territorial expansion.

Now, the opportunity to expand territory has vanished.

Normally, only by working for the government can one obtain a certain number of contribution points.

Besides, the best way to earn contribution points is through invention and creation.

However, invention and creation are not such easy things.
However, now that the dynasty has opened up both the Immortal and Underworld realms, everyone has gained another way to earn contribution points.

That is to kill the strange creatures and sell the strange creature crystal cores that you don't need to the Immortal Network.

For ordinary people without inventive talent, this was another path to upward mobility. As long as you were willing to work hard and weren't afraid of death, you could always accumulate enough contribution points and then receive a noble title from the imperial court.

Even the lowest rank of baron is enough to make people flock to it.

This is not just an honorary title.

Most importantly, it can increase people's cultivation speed.

As time went by, Chongzhen began to kill one strange creature after another.

Most of these strange occurrences are essentially ghosts and monsters from ancient legends of the Ming world.

Hanged ghosts, drowned ghosts, various fox spirits, snake demons, and so on.

Of course, their image is that of legendary spirits, monsters, and demons.

However, in essence, they are not really spirits or monsters, but rather the people of the Ming Realm's understanding of legendary ghosts and monsters, which evolved from the collective spirituality of all living beings.

They are the bizarre creatures that are immortal and can be reborn continuously.

Emperor Chongzhen's continuous killing of the strange creatures continued until he had killed twenty or thirty of them, at which point it was finally stopped.

Because he angered the City God.

This ghost city god is the common people's understanding of the city god, formed by gathering the spirituality of all living beings and integrating the eerie energy of the underworld.

Originally, the dynasty had considered appointing him as the city god of this place.

However, the dynasty later discovered that perhaps because it directly gathered the spirituality of all living beings, it also incorporated a large amount of eerie energy from the underworld.

This caused the evil spirit of the city god to be so wicked that his thoughts were to build a city of evil spirits, or rather, a bizarre city.

Even if it were granted a divine status, it would be difficult for it to transform into a true god.

In view of this, the dynasty gave up the idea of ​​formally recognizing it and instead let it develop on its own, treating it as a minor boss in the area.

The dynasty even associated the local deity with it.

Once someone kills him, they will obtain the divine position.

However, it is not the position of the City God, but the position of the Star God who is the projection of the stars in the Bright Realm, and is subordinate to the Ziwei Star Lord.

After Emperor Chongzhen killed another strange creature, he suddenly noticed that the surrounding world had become even darker.

Even the blood-red moonlight in the sky was obscured by thick dark clouds.

"Clang. Beep beep"

Eerie, sinister music drifted up, and two rows of eerie figures slowly approached, followed by a large, blood-red sedan chair.

Even though they were still quite far apart, the strange creatures weren't moving very fast.

However, in the blink of an eye, they arrived not far from Chongzhen.

".*&%#@, damn it!"

Emperor Chongzhen cursed inwardly, and without saying a word, turned and ran.

"Haha, sir, I, the City God, see that you are quite talented. How about joining my ranks and becoming a judge?"

Hearing the chilling voice that seemed to be right behind him, Chongzhen felt a jolt of fear and instantly increased his speed in fleeing.

Who's going to be your judge?

I would rather give up being the emperor and serve as a judge under a mere city god like you?
You're really dreaming.

However, Chongzhen also knew that if things continued like this, he would most likely not be able to escape back to the villa.

so.
As soon as Chongzhen had a thought, his wristwatch instantly projected a light screen, and he searched with his mind, trying to find the exit button to leave the Underworld Celestial Network.

However, when he saw it clearly, he couldn't help but curse under his breath again and ran even faster.

Because it's clearly written above.

While in combat, one cannot exit the Underworld Celestial Network. (End of Chapter)