A life of clearness

Chapter 274 Eighteen Hells

Rong Qing listened attentively. The information Chang Feng told her was all the background knowledge Rong Qing needed to supplement.

What's more, the four most powerful families he mentioned, and the geniuses of this generation, are all, to some extent, her "friends through fighting".

As for the Qingzhong lineage... Rong Qing thought of the three tragic gods who were forcibly pulled from the turbulence into the Dream Ruins by the sword masters. They called themselves the Qingzhong lineage, and even hinted that the power behind them was not weak. It was a pity that they all died in a foreign land after meeting the sword masters and others.

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame their bad luck.

"The Xuanfeng Mansion and the noble families have formed a balance, and this situation has lasted for a long time. Firstly, in terms of fighting against the Hades, many noble families have reached a consensus and will definitely unite all their forces to deal with the infiltration of the Hades. Secondly, there should also be the intention of the Zunjie - the Xuanfeng Realm is still under the rule of the Futu Zunjie after all. The Zunjie will not allow the Hades to wipe out all the old forces in the Xuanfeng Realm."

"The Underworld must have realized this a long time ago, and did not fight to the death with the aristocratic families. After the situation in Xuanfeng Mansion stabilized, it once again selected a suitable spiritual world and began to prepare to develop the third Underworld. Facts have proved that this method is very successful!"

"There are thirty-six underworlds, and each one possesses supreme power in the spiritual world where it is located." Changfeng sighed.

"Awesome!" Rong Qing did not hesitate to praise.

"That's pretty much how Xuanfeng Mansion came about. Let me tell you more about what's going on inside Xuanfeng Mansion... But I only know the information circulating within our circle of seventh-rank Hades officials. After all, I've only just joined the Hades not long ago, and I'm still slowly figuring it out."

"The ranks of the members of the underworld are divided into three major classes, and each major class is divided into three minor classes. That is, the upper three-rank Yama Lords, the middle three-rank Judges, and the lower three-rank Hades Officials, a total of nine ranks. These are the official members."

"As for those ghost slaves, they are driven by others and are not good enough. Although they can come to Xuanfeng Mansion through masks, they can basically only move around in the outer city. Without the guidance of the official members of the Underworld, the Merit Department in the Inner City..." Changfeng said slowly: "They are not allowed to enter. If they force their way in, they will be expelled."

"Expulsion?"

"Yes, there are many great monks in this Merit Department. Ordinary ghost slaves can be killed easily. However... there is no need for the underworld officials or even the judges to take action. There are white-robed people who are specially responsible for supervision here, and they will take action."

Chang Feng sighed: "They are the officials with real power. Unlike you and me, we don't have any positions. When we are in front of them, we have to call them Sir."

"People in white robes?" Rong Qing thought about it. If they were people in white robes, in fact, many people coming and going in the Merit Bureau were wearing white robes, including Rong Qing herself, who wore white robes all year round and basically never changed the pattern.

"They will take the initiative to reveal their masks." Seeing Rong Qing's confusion, Chang Feng explained to her in detail the characteristics of the white-robed man: "Whether in the real world or the virtual world, they all cover their faces with masks and wear white robes. But in this way, no one knows what they look like. Maybe... after hiding the mask, they are just an ordinary underworld official around you and me, haha."

Rong Qing thought back to the people she met along the way, and she had never seen anyone who showed their mask so clearly. At first, she thought that no one had the habit of showing their mask. Now it seems that showing the mask has a special meaning in the underworld. No one wants to show their mask to cause misunderstanding, but instead attract the attention of the real white robed man.

"What is the level of cultivation of the white-robed people?" "Not sure." Chang Feng shook his head. "The white-robed people who perform supervisory duties are considered members of the inner court, and can also be said to be the core members of the underworld. No one is willing to provoke them in the real world or the virtual world. The number of times they actually take action is very few. Most of the time, it is the white-robed people who directly capture the criminals. But their strength should be quite high."

Changfeng said to Rongqing carefully: "In this underworld, the classes are clearly defined and the rules are strict. Remember, don't break the rules easily.

If you break the rules and are caught by the white-robed man, do you know what you will face?"

"What?" Seeing Changfeng's expression, Rong Qing also lowered her body and asked cautiously.

"Eighteen hells!" Chang Feng lowered his voice, "There are eighteen levels of hell in total. They are not imprisoned by rank, but by cultivation!... No matter what level of a big shot you were before, you will be skinned alive if you don't die if you go in. The higher the cultivation, the deeper the hell you will be imprisoned in. I heard that the eighteenth level of hell is enough to keep a big shot like the first-grade King of Hell from escaping!"

"Eighteen Hells..." Rong Qing murmured, "Is this the rhythm of never being able to turn over a new leaf?"

"It is said..." Chang Feng was a little hesitant and vague at this time, "Those released from the Eighteen Layers of Hell are all living creatures like 'evil ghosts'."

In short, Changfeng was very reluctant to discuss this topic even in Rongqing's official room. I wonder if it was because he was worried about the possible surveillance. He advised Rongqing very seriously: "No one in the underworld dares to challenge the authority of the Eighteen Layers of Hell. In this underworld, fellow Taoist, you must be extremely cautious!"

The atmosphere was a bit depressing. Rong Qing smiled and saluted towards Chang Feng. "Don't worry, I will never drag you to hell."

Chang Feng was helpless, "Fellow Daoist Yu, why do you have to tease me?"

"Speaking of the division of the underworld, it is based on the total number of merits. The merits of a seventh-rank underworld official range from 10,000 to 10 million. A sixth-rank judge: 10 million to 10 billion. A fifth-rank judge: 10 billion to 10 trillion. As for how the fourth-rank judge and above are judged... they are too far away, and I have no information on this at all."

"Let's just talk about the seventh-rank Hades official, which basically includes all the Divine Transformation cultivators. For example, if you break through to the Divine Transformation stage, the Hades will automatically reward you with 10,000 merits. These 10,000 merits are exactly the minimum requirement for being promoted to the seventh-rank Hades official. In other words, if you become a Divine Transformation cultivator, you will automatically be promoted to the seventh-rank Hades official, and accordingly you will have the treatment and privileges of the seventh-rank Hades official."

"I know what you want to ask." Chang Feng continued, "Whether or not to upgrade is determined by the peak value of the merits in the merit book. Because in the underworld, merits can be exchanged for a large number of resources, the total number of merits in the merit book often fluctuates. If a seventh-rank underworld official uses up all his merits to exchange for a treasure one day, does that mean he will become a ninth-rank underworld official?"

"Obviously it is impossible to calculate this way. Unless the total amount of merit remains below 10,000 for a thousand years, it will automatically be downgraded to the eighth rank."

"Fellow Daoist Yu, although you are a newcomer to the Underworld, since you have reached the level of Divine Incarnation, you are naturally a seventh-rank Underworld official. There should be two entries in your merit book. One is the reward for your Divine Incarnation, and the other is the balance on the account of the mask you have adopted as its master."

(End of this chapter)