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

"presumptuous!"

One of the underworld officials from the Punishment Department kicked the dim-witted fellow, sending him crashing to his knees. He yelled, "You dog, how dare you!"

"You don't even recognize Luo Feng, the Demon-Subduing Underworld Marshal?"

As he spoke, he smiled apologetically at Chen Yang: "Lord Yin, please don't be offended, he's not very bright..."

Given Chen Yang's current status, he naturally wouldn't bother with these low-level underworld officials.

It's like if you, a high-ranking official in charge of a region, went on an incognito visit, would you punish someone just because a village head in a small town didn't recognize you?

Chen Yang waved his hand and laughed, "It's alright. I only recently received His Majesty's imperial decree, and I usually patrol the mortal realm. It's normal that you don't recognize me."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Yang vanished like a gust of cold wind.

The many underworld officials looked at that "straightforward boy" and started to reprimand him one after another!

"You little rascal, it's one thing to be single-minded all the time!"

"Today, with the Demon-Subduing Yin General Luo Feng right before your eyes, you are still so inflexible?"

The underworld official was extremely aggrieved and muttered, "I've always been like this... Besides, he's the Underworld Commander of the Underworld Law Division, so how could he possibly have any jurisdiction over our Department of Punishment?"

"Don't you usually keep up with news from Fengdu City?"

"This Luo Feng Subduing Demon General is the only underworld deity who can travel between the realms of Yin and Yang. He is highly regarded by Lord Cui and is a good friend of Judge Zhong, Seventh Master, and Eighth Master... He also has a father who now lives on West Heart Street outside the Underworld Law Office. The underworld officials and ghost officers of the Underworld Law Office all call him Chen the God of Wealth!"

The honest underworld official stared wide-eyed in surprise and exclaimed, "So this Luo Feng Subduing Demon Underworld Marshal is the son of Chen Caishen! I even ran into Chen Caishen when I was patrolling the streets last time. He was very generous and rewarded us with 10 coins!"

Not to mention the underworld officials and ghostly minions of the Punishment Department.

Chen Yang knew the way well and flew all the way, quickly arriving at the Gates of Hell.

After passing through the Gates of Hell and the Road to the Underworld, and then riding the dark clouds across the Viewing Platform, we sped along for several hours until we finally saw the magnificent and vast underworld city in the distance!
After entering the city, Chen Yang first went home.

Two more beautiful female ghost fairies have joined the ranks of "maids" in the house. Chen Yang asked, "Who are these two...?"

The female ghost steward replied, "Young master... these two are maids that you recently bought. They have no official status in the underworld and have been wandering in the wilderness. They were captured by the Underworld Law Enforcement Bureau and were to be thrown into the Heavenly Prison. However, you are kind-hearted and could not bear to see them suffer, so you bought them back at a high price!"

"........."

Chen Yang looked speechless and asked, "Does the Underworld Law Department allow this?"

The female ghost steward respectfully said, "The underworld is a vast wilderness with many wandering ghosts. The Underworld Law Department often captures a group of them. If they can be sold, they are sold; if not, they are temporarily imprisoned until their identities are investigated and they are registered in the underworld... For them, being bought by Master Chen is a kind of luck."

Good guy!
Is it really that miserable for unregistered people in the underworld?

He muttered, "My dad was really something... He was a bachelor his whole life, but after he died, he just let loose?"

The female ghost housekeeper said, "Young master, you have misunderstood the master... The master said that he did all this for you. You will definitely come down in the future, and you will have a share of the business down there."

Chen Yang put his hand to his forehead, looking helpless.

"Where's my dad?"

"The master has gone on duty... It is said that recently a wicked ghost has taken over the mountain near Fengdu City and recruited a large number of subordinates to cause trouble. The Underworld Law Department has dispatched a group of underworld officials to capture him, and the master is among them."

Chen Yang: "Won't there be any danger?"

The female ghost housekeeper laughed and said, "I heard that Seventh Master, Eighth Master, and Generals Niu and Ma are leading the troops, so there shouldn't be any danger."

"Generals Ox and Horse" is a collective term referring to Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

These two are deities on par with Black and White Impermanence, and are considered the most powerful and highest-ranking deities under the Ten Kings of Hell and the judges of various departments in the underworld... Although nominally "Underworld Marshals," their status is even above that of some ordinary judges!

With the old man not at home, Chen Yang felt uncomfortable facing a group of female ghosts all by himself, so he went directly to the underworld.

soon.

Lord Cui's personal guards came forward and said, "Commander Chen, come with me."

Chen Yang was very familiar with this bodyguard.

He was also a member of the Cui family, named Cui Qi, and it is said that he was a fierce general in his lifetime.

The last time he came, it was he who led the way. At that time, Chen Yang was not yet a Ghost Immortal and could not see through his cultivation level. Now, however, he found that the aura of this Cui Lord's personal guard was stronger than last time, and his soul power was filled with a pure Yang aura.

He immediately asked, "Brother Cui Qi, have you survived the tribulation?"

Ghost Immortal Cui Qi shook his head and sighed, "The tribulation of pure Yang is not so easy to pass. In this Fengdu City, you can throw a stone anywhere and it will create a large number of ghost immortals, but those who actually pass the tribulation are one in a thousand miles, or even ten thousand miles!"

"I only paid a price to exchange for a Thunder Tribulation Ghost Immortal thought in the Lord's treasury. After refining it, my thought was tainted with a trace of pure Yang energy."

At this point, Cui Qi couldn't help but laugh.

For him, the fact that his soul could be tainted with a trace of pure yang energy was a huge improvement... and even greatly increased his chances of surviving the tribulation in the future!

And all of this is thanks to Chen Huaiyi!
Chen Huaiyi gave Cui Qi a lot of money!
Chen Yang, however, was secretly astonished as he listened…

The thoughts of a lightning tribulation ghost immortal?

You should know that even the thoughts of ordinary ghost immortals are extremely precious treasures in the human world. Even those Taoist sects and aristocratic families may not have them... The thoughts of a lightning tribulation ghost immortal?
Not to mention that!
How difficult it is to kill a ghost immortal!

After surviving the tribulation of lightning, one's thoughts become pure Yang, making it ten times more difficult to kill. Even if one can kill the person, it is not certain that one can retain their thoughts!

But in the underworld, this kind of thing can be bought with money!

"Soul-Condensing Pill, Ghost Immortal's Thoughts..."

Chen Yang couldn't help but think, "I could burn several tons of money for my dad to buy resources, and then find a way to bring them back to the mortal realm to improve the strength of cultivators there!"

"Wouldn't it be easy to create a powerful expert whose soul manifests and possesses another's body then?"

"We need to have a good talk with Lord Cui when we meet him later!"

Under Cui Qi's guidance, Chen Yang soon met Lord Cui.

Chen Yang bowed respectfully: "Your humble servant Chen Yang pays his respects to the Prefect!"

"Hurry up and get free of charge!"

Lord Cui quickly stepped forward to help Chen Yang up, and said with a smile, "Little Chen, how come... oh? You have broken through the barrier between life and death and reached the realm of Ghost Immortal?"

"wrong!"

The next moment, the smile on Lord Cui's face froze. He stared at Chen Yang and tentatively asked, "You have such a strong aura of heretics on you? Could it be that you have been invaded by heretics? Did you come down here this time to have me help you refine the heretics?" "Lord Cui misunderstands."

Chen Yang said, "The strong heretical aura on my body is probably because I have recently refined too much heretical aura..."

Lord Cui asked in surprise, "You have the ability to refine heretical techniques?"

Chen Yang: "I was fortunate enough to master the [Life Light] technique among the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, which can manifest divine light to refine heretical paths. It is precisely because of this, nourished by heretical paths, that I was able to cultivate to the Ghost Immortal realm so quickly!"

"Ok?"

Lord Cui was even more astonished: "I have also practiced the technique of [Sheng Guang]. This technique belongs to Yang, and the divine light cultivated from it is extremely powerful and can suppress all Yin and evil energy. In the Three Realms, the heretical path belongs to the demonic path and the evil path. The divine light of Sheng Guang can naturally be refined."

"but……"

"You follow the path of a ghost immortal, yet you haven't passed the tribulation of lightning, and your soul isn't yet pure yang. How did you manage to cultivate [Life Light]?"

How did you learn it?
The system gave me a reward, and then the [Light of Life] spell circulated in my mind many times... and naturally I mastered it!

of course.

These kinds of words should not be said.

Chen Yang then said, "Your Excellency is unaware that although I am a ghost cultivator, my physical body is still intact."

The physical body still exists?

Lord Cui had a sudden thought. He remembered that when he first heard the name Chen Yang, he had asked the underworld officials to check the register of gods. At that time, Chen Yang wrote a letter to the underworld, claiming to be the only underworld official in the mortal world...

However, Chen Yang's name was not on the register of gods in the Yin Law Bureau.

Lord Cui believed that since the path between Yin and Yang was severed, and someone claimed to be a messenger of the underworld who could contact the underworld in the mortal world and even send down some dead souls and evil spirits, he was exactly the kind of talent the underworld needed most. That's why he ordered Chen Yang's name to be entered into the register of gods in the underworld law department and promoted Chen Yang!

But I didn't expect...

Is this kid still physically alive?
"So, he was a living grim reaper at that time?"

"With Yin and Yang severed, how could such a living underworld official suddenly appear in the mortal realm? Is it due to the workings of Heaven's Way... or is it a scheme orchestrated by the Great Emperor?"

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Lord Cui's face broke into a wide smile.

"happy event!"

"What a happy event!"

"You have already mastered the [Light of Life] spell without ever undergoing the tribulation of lightning, which can refine heretical practices... Given time, you may be able to cleanse the mortal world of heretical pollution!"

Chen Yang humbly replied, "My cultivation is currently too weak. I can only refine it strand by strand. I'm afraid it will be difficult to completely eliminate the pollution from the heretics in the mortal world in a short time."

"What are you afraid of?"

Lord Cui laughed and said, "You have already cultivated into a Ghost Immortal, with a long lifespan. Just refine it slowly!"

Chen Yang and Lord Cui talked for a long time.

Finally, he laid his cards on the table and said, "Your Majesty, the reason I have come to the underworld to pay my respects is to ask you something!"

Lord Cui: "What is it?"

After a moment's thought, Chen Yang said, "After refining the heretical path, my understanding of it has become increasingly profound. I feel that if I can comprehend the complete heretical path, I will be able to better refine the heretical pollution of the mortal world."

"But I fear that heretical paths do not belong to the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. If I force myself to comprehend them, I may incur the rejection of Heaven's Dao. I am even more afraid that once I fully comprehend a heretical path, I myself will be corrupted..."

Chen Yang bowed respectfully and said, "Please instruct me, Your Excellency, on what to do!"

Lord Cui chuckled and said, "Are you afraid that after you comprehend the heretical path, you will be rejected by heaven and earth? That your mind and the Great Dao will be polluted by the heretical path you cultivate?"

Chen Yang nodded.

Lord Cui: "The Dao you have cultivated is a part of yourself. Since that's the case, how can it be corrupted?"

He paused, then said, "The reason why Heaven and Earth reject heretical paths is because they are paths outside the Three Realms. So what is the Dao?"

Chen Yang did not answer, but listened quietly.

Lord Cui explained, "To put it simply, the Dao is a part of the Dao of Heaven!"

"The heretical path is a part of the Heavenly Way outside the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. It does not belong to the Heavenly Way of the three realms. Therefore, the invasion of the heretical path will cause the Heavenly Way of the three realms to reject it."

"You are a being of the Three Realms. If you can comprehend the heretical path, then it means that this heretical path has also become part of the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms. Why would the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms reject you?"

Chen Yang suddenly realized and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Lord."

Lord Cui then instructed, "However, you must be careful when you comprehend the heretical paths... After all, you have only refined a very small part of the heretical paths in the mortal world. If you cultivate the heretical paths, it will inevitably cause an uproar among other heretical paths and cause even greater pollution of the heretical paths."

After thinking for a moment, Lord Cui said, "In that case... you shall stay in the underworld to cultivate, and return to the human world after you have thoroughly comprehended and mastered this heretical path."

Chen Yang should be the answer.

He then mentioned his plan to purchase Soul-Gathering Pills and Ghost Immortal Thoughts in the underworld to bring back to the mortal realm to train underworld officials and ghost officers. Lord Cui asked, "Can you bring these things back to the mortal realm?"

Chen Yang said, "I haven't tried it, so I can't be sure!"

Lord Cui pondered for a moment and said, "Once a Ghost Immortal has survived four tribulations of lightning, he can create a world with a single thought. His thoughts are enough to transform into numerous small worlds. The blessed lands, secret realms, and ruins in your mortal world are the manifestations of the thoughts of Ghost Immortals who have undergone four tribulations of lightning."

"There should be a ghost immortal's thought that has undergone four tribulations of lightning in the Underworld Treasury. You should first study the heretical teachings. I will send someone to retrieve a ghost immortal's thought that has undergone four tribulations of lightning."

"When you refine this thought, you will naturally be able to create a small world within it and store the treasures there."

Under the arrangement of Lord Cui, Chen Yang entered a secret cultivation chamber in the Underworld and began to meditate on the "heretical path".

He had already refined the external pollution of Helan Mountain and had a deep understanding of external paths. He comprehended this external path in just three days. When he completed this external path, Chen Yang's aura underwent a great change, and strange demonic energy appeared around each of his crystal clear ghost immortal thoughts!

A thick fog emanated from its body!

The color of this fog is very similar to the turbid fog caused by "external pollution", but it is also different!

Before he could properly sense the special nature of this Great Dao, Lord Cui sent Cui Qi to deliver a Ghost Immortal's thought that had undergone four tribulations of lightning!

An ordinary ghost immortal's thought is only the size of a grain of rice, but the thought of a ghost immortal who has undergone four tribulations of lightning is as big as an adult's fist. It is still a crystal-clear hexagonal shape, but there are faint arcs of electricity flickering around the thought.

This is called "thought arising from a tiny spark"!
Thoughts flash like lightning!

Chen Yang activated his divine soul power to refine this thought!
He didn't choose to melt this thought into his own, causing his own thought to split into more thoughts. Instead, he chose to make this thought of a ghost immortal who had undergone four tribulations of lightning one of his own thoughts! (End of Chapter)