From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 251 A Journey to the Underworld, A Decisive Battle Between Life and Death

"The Underworld has been established, and I must return to report! Wutian... oh no, Zhenluo Bodhisattva, see you in the future!"

The Taoist waved his whisk, and his figure seemed to disperse like pure air.

"These Taoist guys, humph... they really run rampant!" Zhenlu shook his head.

Yu Bao Dao Ren finally left, leaving Zhen Luo standing there. Behind him were the crowd, who were completely stunned by this earth-shattering event.

For them, today was indeed a bit too exciting. They went straight to hell, and then two big shots from the Buddhist and Taoist sects built an underworld right in front of them!
How is this any different from the two angels establishing the Garden of Eden before them? How is this any different from Odin establishing Valhalla before them?
In any case, many believers had already knelt down or slumped down, looking up at this "miracle" with increasingly horrified expressions.

The two of them had finished their discussion, but they were only just emerging from this story, still confused about many things, and one of them had already passed away!

The senior monks were a little better off; they simply chanted "Amitabha," seeking solace in the scriptures, but through these miracles, they became even more convinced of their beliefs!

The diplomats, however, had much more to think about.

They originally thought that coming here might allow them to learn something about Buddhism, and they were even prepared to be "brainwashed".

The result is even worse; it would have been better to brainwash them. How did another Taoist sect emerge? A religious force of a rabbit?

Moreover, it seems that the rabbits' religion is quite powerful. Someone came up and immediately started chatting with this strongest extraordinary visitor on Earth to date, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Judging from this, the rabbit's extraordinary strength seems quite formidable!
Some people started to have other ideas, but the rabbits have been completely isolated lately, and no messages can be sent out. What should they do?
Their minds raced, but then they heard Zhen Luo's calm voice: "I apologize for wasting your time. The underworld is now relatively stable, so please follow me!"

Zhenluo took the first step forward, and the world that was originally obscure became incredibly clear under his foot. At this moment, gusts of cold wind swept into everyone's collars, bringing a chill.

Goosebumps rose on everyone's skin, suddenly filling them with a great deal of fear of the world.

Just moments ago they were immersed in the secrets of the world, but now they suddenly realized that they had stepped into the legendary land of the dead!
Death manifested itself around them for the first time, causing them to be momentarily terrified. But what was even more terrifying was yet to come.

One by one, translucent souls appeared before them. These people were all in a daze, their bodies twisted and trembling. After appearing on this desolate and lifeless road, they staggered forward along the yellow river in front of them.

"So this is the Road to the Underworld!" the diplomat from the Land of Sakura murmured, attracting the attention of many people around him. They all crowded around and asked, "What does 'Road to the Underworld' mean?"

"Literally, it means the road to the underworld, and by extension, it means the road to death or reincarnation!" the diplomat, well-versed in mythology, said slowly. "This is a story unique to Eastern mythology, meaning that every person who dies will walk through this place!"

No one is exempt; whether one is a virtuous person for ten lifetimes or a vicious criminal, everyone will take a trip here.

"Is this what true fairness is?" the diplomat thought to himself, when he heard a gasp.
"Oh! This is..."

Everyone immediately raised their heads and looked over, only to see that under the eerie wind, countless ghosts were directly swept into the vast river, becoming part of the underworld, struggling and howling before their eyes!
At this moment, everyone had a real feeling and vaguely understood what a place of death was!

After death, one has to go through this process...

"We've arrived!" Suddenly, Zhenlu stopped in his tracks. In what appeared to be an open space, he took his staff and thrust it downwards with a sudden thud!
“Thump thump thump…” A series of peculiar notes came from the ground, and then a terrifying hole suddenly appeared beneath their feet. Everyone fell straight down, and an uncontrollable fear arose from their hearts, followed by a series of peculiar screams!
"what!"

"my God!"

"Amitabha!"

"No!" Screams echoed in everyone's ears, clear and distinct, instilling a deep-seated fear in each person.
This is falling, the most primal fear of humankind, bar none!

Everyone can be startled awake by their own dream of falling somewhere, a terrifying experience that is deeply ingrained in the memories of ancient humans. And now, falling somewhere in hell takes this terror to an extreme!
But as the fall continued, after that extreme fear was completely released, everyone saw a mirror, a mirror that appeared before their eyes and reflected their terrified faces!

"A mirror?" Many people wondered inexplicably. Before they could react, they saw their entire lives playing out in the mirror, from small things like what they stole as children to big things like who they killed and how many people they caused to die. Everything was clearly and thoroughly displayed in the mirror.

This fear, as if they were being stripped naked and spied on, quickly overwhelmed their own fear of falling, leaving everyone even more astonished!

"This is... the Hell of Retribution!" Zhenluo's voice rang in their ears, causing everyone to look up in a daze.

They didn't know when, but they had landed on solid ground, and the fall just now was like a dream!
"If you were beings from the underworld, half of you should already be reflected in the Mirror of Retribution and cast into different hells to suffer the punishments you deserve!"

Jinro's words resonated with everyone. Thinking about it this way, living in this civilized land didn't seem like such a good thing after all.

If they still have to bear guilt and suffering after death, why do they believe in Buddha?

It's better to just die and be done with it, so you don't have to suffer because of what you did while you were alive.

In many people's minds, the thought of switching faiths vanished instantly.

This kind of belief doesn't seem to be something they can handle!
Just as they were thinking this, a series of images suddenly appeared before their eyes: mountains of knives, seas of fire, bronze pillars, tongues being pulled out, iron trees, steamers, icebergs...

The people in the picture are screaming and seem to be about to lose their lives, but at the moment of death, their bodies are suddenly repaired so that they can continue to face new suffering!

"Hiss..." People have a sense of synesthesia, so many people feel a different kind of phantom pain at this time.

It was as if they were the ones being punished, not others!
And what appears in these images are figures, and some people can even recognize the identities of these figures!

"Is this... the mayor of Calcutta? The speaker of the council?" someone said. "They're all being tortured here?"

"Yesterday's sins, today's suffering, this is hell!" The crowd felt a pang of sorrow as they watched this cruel scene.

What exactly is the meaning of this Bodhisattva's actions? Did he bring them here just to intimidate them? Or does he have other intentions?
Many people fell into deep thought, feeling that as a Bodhisattva, one should not act so simply.

Soon, they realized each other's purpose, and Shinra made no attempt to hide it:

"This humble monk sensed the malice your nations harbor towards me, hence this invitation!"

"Hell is still empty. If anyone wants to come and explore, this humble monk will not mind filling this hell with the souls of people from all nations!"

"But if an adversary truly comes here, it will not be an invitation from these hells, but the arrival of the Avici Hell!"

"Do good deeds, do good deeds! This is my advice to you!"

This is a very straightforward description, and the meaning is also very simple: he will not concern himself with foreign affairs for the time being, and these people are better off not interfering in things here. Let's all live our own lives peacefully and cherish what we have!
But if someone really tries to cause trouble, he doesn't mind using swift and decisive measures!

This way of expressing it was too straightforward, but it was clearly very effective. Everyone nodded in agreement, obviously having taken it to heart.

(End of this chapter)