You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 130 Why can't the underworld have its own God of Wealth?

"True Lord..."

Chen Yang tentatively asked, "The Mr. Chen you mentioned... is he my father, Chen Huaiyi?"

Zhong Kui glanced at Chen Yang and asked in surprise, "Could it be that you have another father?"

Chen Yang: "..."

“Little Chen, your father is quite a talent… Judge Zhong just said he wanted to recruit your father to the Department of Punishment, but your father has his own principles and was not swayed by Judge Zhong’s high position and generous salary.”

Lord Cui said with a smile.

Knowing that Chen Yang was very concerned about Chen Huaiyi's life in the underworld, he said, "Your father is very famous in the underworld now. Everyone calls him Master Chen or God of Wealth Chen. Moreover, everyone jokingly calls your father the God of Wealth in the underworld... A few days ago, two judges of my underworld even jointly wrote a letter, wanting to establish the position of God of Wealth in the underworld's divine register."

After giving Chen Yang a meaningful look, Lord Cui continued, "However, the laws of the Underworld are very strict, and even I cannot arbitrarily establish an unprecedented divine position... Everything depends on your father's future performance."

"........."

No!

What was that old man doing down there?
Even the judges of the underworld have jointly petitioned to have a divine office tailored specifically for him?

Chen Yang became even more curious about the old man's life in the underworld, while Zhong Kui said, "What's there to consider about the position of a God of Wealth? Heaven has the Righteous God of Wealth Zhao Gongming, the Martial God of Wealth Guan Sheng Di Jun, and the Five Gods of Wealth, so why can't we have our own God of Wealth in the underworld?"

"The position of the God of Wealth is no ordinary one; this matter still needs to be discussed."

Lord Cui changed the subject, saying, "Chen Yang, I am aware of the situation you reported. The Ancestral Star Realm is extremely important to the Three Realms and must not be corrupted by the alien paths from outside the realm. You must shoulder this heavy responsibility and fight against the turbid tide of alien paths!"

"My lord, although you have appointed me as the Inspector of the Mortal World, with the authority to appoint and dismiss ghost officials, underworld officials, and deities, even the most skilled cook cannot cook without rice... I have been granted a divine title, but I have no treasure to bestow upon me."

Chen Yang began to play the victim and plead poverty: "This humble official has even given away the magical treasures he uses... I hope that Your Excellency can use your supernatural powers to provide this humble official with some weapons and equipment."

"I used a secret technique to appear in your dream... I have exhausted all means to bestow upon you a few magical treasures."

Lord Cui said, "Even if we use secret methods now, we can only send ten or eight ordinary magic treasures to the mortal world. It's just a drop in the ocean and won't change the situation in the mortal world at all... But don't worry, I summoned you here today to help you stabilize the situation in the mortal world!"

"I do not ask you to perform meritorious service. I only ask that you stabilize the situation in the human world. Once the path between the living and the dead is opened in the future, all the troubles in the human world will no longer be a problem!"

As he spoke, Lord Cui looked toward Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui then flipped his hand and took out a statue that was half a foot tall.

The statue, dressed in a purple robe, holding a sword, with a leopard's head, piercing eyes, an iron face, and a bushy beard, is clearly a statue of Zhong Kui, the Demon Exorcist!
Holding his own statue, Zhong Kui asked, "Is there a temple dedicated to me in the human world today?"

Without hesitation, Chen Yang replied, "The True Lord's good name is widely known in the human world, so naturally there are countless temples dedicated to him."

That's no exaggeration.

There are many legends about Zhong Kui among the people of Daxia.

In addition to the title of "True Lord of Exorcism," it is said that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang bestowed upon him the title of "Holy Lord Who Bestows Blessings and Protects the Home," and the Heavenly Emperor granted him the title of "Guardian God of Justice." He is also known among the common people as the "God of All Responses."

By the Ming Dynasty, paintings and sculptures of Zhong Kui began to appear in Yama Temples and City God Temples across the country. There was a couplet that read: "A scholar who passed the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty, a righteous god among men!"
Therefore, there are many temples dedicated to Zhong Kui in the human world.

Not only in Daxia, but also in Los Angeles, there are Zhong Kui temples, and in Xiao Rizi, there are Zhong Kui temples, Zhong Kui shrines and a large number of Zhong Kui shrines!
"It would be good if there were a temple dedicated to me."

Zhong Kui handed his statue to Chen Yang and said, "I specially asked Lord Cui to help me, so that you could take my statue to the mortal world... This statue was cast by me using a secret method, and I also asked several Yama Kings and Lord Cui to help me refine one of my thoughts into it."

"You only need to take it to the human world and place it in my temple. Once someone worships it, this thought will be activated and transformed into a wisp of my avatar."

Chen Yang accepted the Zhong Kui statue and immediately agreed.

He pondered for a few seconds, then said, "True Lord, Lord of the Prefecture... since this method is feasible, why not send more statues of gods to the mortal realm? When the time comes, I and the mortal officials will step forward to promote and publicize it for you, and we will surely gain a large number of incense offerings and beliefs!"

"With the avatars of all you lords overseeing the mortal realm, what demons and monsters would dare to act so recklessly?"

Lord Cui sighed and said with a wry smile, "How many of us gods in the underworld are worshipped in the human world? When we come to the mortal world, the incense offerings are insufficient, and our power will not be much stronger. Moreover, the Three Realms also have their own rules, which we cannot easily transgress."

Chen Yang didn't know what the rules of the Three Realms were.

But what Lord Cui said in the first sentence was correct.

The gods of the underworld are indeed not many people worshipping them.

There's no need to mention minor gods like mountain gods, earth gods, and river gods. Look at the temples and Taoist monasteries in the human world, where do you find any ox-headed and horse-faced demons or black and white impermanence?

They exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Chen Yang said, "Rest assured, True Lord, after I return, I will find a temple dedicated to you and enshrine this statue there... Lord, please trouble you to escort me back. I am currently capturing a ghost immortal who escaped from the eighteenth level of hell to the human world. Let's not let it escape!"

"Wait a minute!"

Lord Cui then asked, "Chen Yang, do you know how many kinds of gods there are in the world?"

Chen Yang: "Huh?"

Why would Prefect Cui ask such a question out of the blue?
Are you trying to test me?
Chen Yang: "There are three types?"

Lord Cui smiled and said, "Yes, the gods in the world can be roughly divided into three types... First, there are the gods of the Great Dao, gods that are produced by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, such as the god of fire, the god of water, the god of thunder, and so on."

Chen Yang: "..."

This is not what I imagined!

Aren't they the three types of gods: those appointed by the Heavenly Court, those appointed by the Underworld, and those appointed by the emperor on behalf of the human world?

Lord Cui continued, "The second type of god is one who is deified after death, such as this official and Judge Zhong. In fact, most of the gods in the underworld are of the second type."

"And the third type is becoming a god through incense offerings." Lord Cui gave Chen Yang a meaningful look and said, "Do you remember the cat ghost you wrote to me asking me to confer a title upon? Back then, it could be considered a god through incense offerings. The people of the mortal world offered sacrifices to it, and the incense offerings were so abundant that even if the underworld did not have this divine position, it would still be conferred a title."

That's it!

Chen Yang understood...

Lord Cui is giving me a hint.

Chen Yang smiled and said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Your Excellency. I understand!"

Lord Cui said, “Go. The ancestral star realm is of utmost importance. If anything changes, it can easily affect the order of the Heavenly Court and the Underworld. You only need to guard the ancestral star, which will be a great merit and achievement.”

He flicked his finger, and it landed on Chen Yang's forehead.

Chen Yang felt himself being thrown backward, his entire body filled with a sense of weightlessness, and the world spinning around him...

So he returned to the kiln.

The kiln was surrounded by blazing torches. Li Ali and Cat Master stood guard on either side of Chen Yang, clearly afraid that Chen Yang would be ambushed by the Scattered Calamity Ghost Immortal.

"Humph!"

"I am a ghost immortal, not so lacking in martial ethics... Little kitten, lowly underworld official, get out of the way at once, or I won't hesitate to kill a few underworld officials today!"

"Is it?"

At this moment, Chen Yang opened his eyes and sneered, "A mere remnant soul of a ghost immortal who has just been revived, yet you speak with such arrogance... I'd like to see how you kill my underworld officials and messengers right in front of me!"

As he spoke, Chen Yang handed the "Zhong Kui" statue in his hand to Cat Master.

At first, Cat Lord didn't pay much attention, but when he took the statue and looked at it, he was shocked. His fur stood on end, and he exclaimed, "Your Excellency Inspector, this is... a statue of Zhong Kui, the Demon-Exorcising True Lord?"

Chen Yang glared at Cat Lord and cursed, "How dare you be so careless! It's just a statue of a god, look how scared you are... This statue of a god was crafted with great effort by the True Lord, and several Yama Kings and Lord Cui were invited to deliver it to me. If it were to fall, how many heads do you have to chop off?"

Upon hearing this, Cat Master's legs trembled.

It quickly handed the statue to Yang Shuai and explained, "My lord, it's not that I'm careless, but the True Lord's reputation in the human world... is truly terrifying. It's enough to make even ghosts and spirits flee and infant ghosts cry."

Zhong Kui hated evil as if it were his enemy.

The dignified judge of the Punishment Department wanders around the mortal world every day catching ghosts and judging good and evil. Once caught, he is sent directly to the eighteenth level of hell. For ghosts and monsters, the name "Zhong Kui" is indeed very terrifying.

"Humph!"

"How dare you ignore me?"

The Demon Immortal could no longer hold back!

With a flick of his right hand, he unleashed a blazing inferno that struck Chen Yang, coldly saying, "Boy, the Yin-Yang Path is not yet open, yet you dare to be so insolent before me? Even if I only have a single thought left, I am still a Ghost Immortal, not someone that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can deal with."

Chen Yang raised his hand and slapped the sky with his palm.

He had never learned any martial arts, and this palm strike was not a martial art, but a spell!

The Profound Yin Soul-Seizing and Spirit-Severing Technique!

The powerful divine soul force transformed into a vortex of dark clouds. The vortex twisted in the air and shattered the giant hand that the Scattered Calamity Ghost Immortal had struck down. With a thought, Chen Yang sent three more sword lights flying up from the vortex of dark clouds!
These three sword lights were soul swords he had condensed by collecting the earth's evil energy in the Five Dragons Mountain Valley using the methods of the "Mysterious Yin Soul-Seizing and Soul-Slaying Technique". Now they have finally come in handy!
Zheng!
With a flash of light, the hideous head of the Demon Immortal was flung into the air with a "thud".

of course.

For a ghost, losing its head is no different than plucking a hair.

"The Profound Yin Soul-Seizing and Spirit-Severing Technique?"

The head of the Scattered Calamity Ghost Immortal, tossed into the air, let out a sinister laugh and said, "I also know this spell!"

boom!
His head exploded, turning into a dark cloud!
Chen Yang remained expressionless, a thought suddenly forming in his mind...

brush!
A mirror flew out!
He held the mirror and shone it into the dark cloud formed by the head of the Scattered Calamity Ghost Immortal. A blinding ray of sunlight flew out from the mirror and pierced through the dark cloud. The entire dark cloud was instantly refined and turned into green smoke and dissipated!

"Ahhhhh!!!"

The headless, scattered ghost immortal let out a series of screams, exclaiming, "The Crimson Sun Mirror? How could you have the Crimson Sun Mirror?"

Chen Yang turned the mirror around to face the headless, scattered ghost immortal and said calmly, "I am the Sun Patrol Captain, the Inspector of the Yang World. Is it unreasonable for me to have the Crimson Sun Mirror?"

Another beam of scorching sunlight shot out from the mirror!

boom!
The headless, scattered ghost immortal's body was blasted into pieces, turning into streams of yin energy!

Chen Yang put away the Crimson Sun Mirror, summoned the procession banner, and the palm-sized banner swelled in the wind, its surface fluttering like a great flag. Thick black smoke rose from the banner, and a white skull embroidered on it flew out of the smoke, suddenly opening its mouth to inhale—

Wow!

The wisps of yin energy that the scattered ghost immortal had transformed into were all swallowed into the skull's mouth!
With a flick of his hand, Chen Yang sent the pilgrimage banner back to the banner, while the Scattered Calamity Ghost Immortal was sent into the "Eighteen Levels of Hell" within the banner.

"........."

aside.

Yang Shuai's eyes widened in amazement!

He thought his mourning staff and soul-binding chain were cool... but now compared to them, they're nothing!

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P.S.: My wife and kids were discharged from the hospital. We got home at 11:30 this morning. It's always been good to be home!
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