Reborn right after ascending to immortality?

Chapter 38 This is not a problem that a Qi Refining stage cultivator should be concerned with!

"So you are the fickle demon child?"

After getting rid of the reporters, An Sheng dragged Mei Yun along, and then heard a dignified and upright voice coming from behind them.

An Sheng looked in the direction of the sound, and as the saying goes, to judge a person, you first look at their clothes.

The person who strikes up the conversation may appear to be dressed simply and unpretentious, but their intention to be powerful is already subtly revealed.

He wore a close-fitting black Taoist robe, tightly bound at the collar, without any extra patterns or decorations. The robe was also without any wrinkles, and every button was fastened neatly.

The Taoist robe had no magical aura whatsoever; it looked no different from any ordinary item sold at a street stall.

An Sheng had the ability to read people's expressions and knew that although the Taoist robe seemed ordinary, it actually contained a hidden secret.

Within the Kunlun Righteous Path circle, this robe is called the "Righteous Path Robe," meaning it is meant to guide people to walk the right path and do the right thing. It also has another name: the "Integrity Robe."

Wearing this Taoist robe, no underworld organization would dare to cause trouble; everyone would know that this is a righteous person.

At least a cultivator at the middle to upper level.

Those whose cultivation level is insufficient are not qualified to wear it.

If the loose plaid shirt worn by Vice Minister Li was the attire of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, then the righteous robe before him should be the robe of a Golden Core stage cultivator.

An Sheng guessed correctly.

When the prison guards passing by saw the man, they all stepped aside and made way for him, whispering among themselves, "This isn't Judge Cui from the second level."

"It is said that this judge has eyes like an eagle and is a brilliant judge who can see through anything. No one can escape his discerning eyes!"

"What kind of prisoner is this that Judge Cui has to personally escort him?"

"Oh, so it's Young Master Mei and the Impermanent Demon Prince. No wonder."

This judge's surname is Cui, the same as that of Cui Jue, the famous prefect from ancient times.

Judge Cui stared coldly at An Sheng, his gaze sharp and piercing, as if he could see through everything in the world.

Being stared at by such eyes, An Sheng immediately felt immense pressure and discomfort.

"I am An Sheng." Facing the terrifying bloodline of a descendant of a powerful figure at the prefecture level, An Sheng dared not be careless and felt a surge of respect. "May I ask who you are?"

Before he could finish speaking, a dark figure rushed over from the side.

"The Impermanent Demon Prince, we meet again." Ox-Head and Horse-Face grinned obsequiously, their sinister faces plastered with fawning smiles. They first bowed to Judge Cui, then turned to introduce An Sheng.

"Your admission results are in; you've all been copied into the Impermanence Sect."

"This is Judge Cui Yu. You and Mei Yun have been sentenced to the second level of Fengdu. This Judge Cui is here to escort you and Mei Yun to the 'Weimen Domain'."

"He's also my superior," he added.

An Sheng immediately understood.

The boss with Ox-Head and Horse-Face... it turns out to be that brother who was defied.

His respect vanished instantly.

The fading respect was now concentrated in An Sheng's eyes.

An Sheng found Judge Cui to be kind and approachable.

"So you're Brother Horse-Face's boss. My apologies for not recognizing you. I've heard so much about you."

He'd definitely be a good boss.
Upon learning Cui Yu's true identity, An Sheng was immediately filled with respect.

A boss who can share even his wife and xylophone with his subordinates must be a good boss.

"To be honest," An Sheng said earnestly, his eyes sincere, "I've long wanted to work under Judge Cui!"

"I'll go through fire and water for you, Brother Cui!"

Seeing An Sheng's respect, Cui Yu knew that An Sheng must have been impressed by his demeanor.

Children can be taught.

He smiled smugly to himself. Cui Yu practiced his gaze day and night by looking at the portrait of his ancestor, and now he had captured seven-tenths of his ancestor's spirit. Any scoundrel would bow down to him, and this fickle demon was no exception.

"Brother An, there's no need for such formalities."

Cui Yu nodded and said, "We are all serving the people of Jiuyou."

However, he telepathically told An Sheng, "We are all working for Vice Minister Li."

Upon hearing this, An Sheng immediately understood.

They took on a major project from Vice Minister Li, and Judge Cui was the contact person for the project.

“I am currently working in the Yin Law Division of the ‘Guardian Domain’ on the second level. If you have any questions since you are new to the second level, you can come and ask me.”

Cui Yulang said in a loud voice.

An Sheng nodded, it seemed he would have to get the bill from Cui Yu every month. "Alright, it's too crowded and noisy here, let's talk on the ferry."

Cui Yu waved his hand, and Ox-Head and Horse-Face immediately went to prepare the boat respectfully.

The ferry takes you from Fengdu to Weimen. After crossing the Naihe River and passing Fengquan, the boat travels downstream before leaving Fengdu and Youdu. It plunges straight into the abyss and only after passing Weimen Pass does it reach the second level.

This ferry on the River Styx is famous in literature, a wooden raft with a porter, ferrying people across the vastness of the underworld.

By 2068, with the advent of modern cultivation society, the Netherworld Ferry had been upgraded to a steamship.

The principle is very simple: the engine room of the ferry ship contains rows and rows of low-level Netherworld cultivators.

Their souls enjoyed happiness in the Realm of Illusion, while their idle bodies were rented out to the 'Fengdu Ferry Company'.

Ten people form a group as the power source, using spiritual fire to vaporize the spiritual energy within their bodies. The billowing spiritual energy then propels them through the River Styx.

The group whose spiritual energy was exhausted was temporarily left idle.

The dantian and spiritual root will automatically replenish spiritual energy, and will be replaced once the spiritual energy is full.

It is pollution-free and harmless, making it the cleanest energy source in the world.

"A journey to the Underworld! A journey to the Underworld!"

"Are you coming or not? Board the boat and we're off! A night cruise on Fengdu City!"

The shore was filled with the shouts of middlemen. Immortals who came down from Kunlun for tourism must take a ride on this Netherworld Ferry to make their trip worthwhile.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face untied the anchor and respectfully stepped aside to welcome Cui Yu, An Sheng, and the slightly deceased Mei Yun onto the ship.

Only after the leaders boarded the ship did he feel relieved and quickly took the opportunity to leave.

The boat was moored by the Naihe Bridge, and the river water, carrying the resentment of wronged souls, flowed endlessly.

An Sheng looked at the river and pondered whether he should take this opportunity to tell Judge Cui the secret about his wooden zither.

"Hmph, my eyes are sharp enough to see through your scheme."

Judge Cui, with his keen eyes, had already seen through An Sheng's thoughts and warned him:

"This river is called the Naihe River, and the waters of the Forgotten River flow within it. Once a person falls into the water, regardless of their cultivation level, their physical body dissolves and their soul becomes confused, and they can no longer escape the cycle of reincarnation."

"Only this ferry can travel on the Naihe River, so don't even think about jumping into the river to escape."

You've seen enough, haven't you?

An Sheng sighed softly. Where did Judge Cui get the nerve to boast about his sharp eyes?

They're so blind they don't even know there's a ghost in their house.

It's always good to have a blind leader, so An Sheng chose to obey Judge Cui.

He then went along with his superior, pretending not to understand, "Judge Cui, I've heard that the River Naihe connects to the Nine Springs?"

"To be precise, it is connected to Fengquan, which is the spring water of our Fengdu."

Judge Cui was pleased to see how well An Sheng had handled things, and then proceeded to show off his knowledge, saying, "The reason why the Nine Netherworlds are called the Nine Netherworlds is because of these 'Nine Springs.' The most famous one, the Yellow Springs, is one of the Nine Springs."

“Fengquan, Chongquan, Huangquan, Hanquan, Yinquan, Youquan, Xiaquan, Kuquan and Mingquan”.

“Each spring is different; this is not only the physical spring water, but also the conceptual spring water. This is what is meant by ‘smiling springs’.”

“Each spring represents a realm, and the nine springs represent nine realms. To travel from one realm to another, one must take a ferry through the nine springs.”

“The rootless water gathers from the top of Kunlun Mountain to form its source, then falls from the sky, flows down, transforms into nine springs, and reaches the abyss, thus forming the ‘Nine Netherworld’ where we live.”

Judge Cui was a man of great learning, with a family tradition of scholarship, and he spoke with great eloquence and authority.

“The source of the Nine Springs is Kunlun.” An Sheng nodded.

An Sheng already knew everything mentioned before, but the question she wanted to ask was, "What about the end of the Nine Springs? Is the end of the Nine Springs still below the Nine Netherworlds?"

Guixu.

An Sheng thought that Judge Cui was a descendant of a family from the ancient times, and perhaps his family records contained information about the Nine Netherworld.

At the end of the netherworld. Cui Yu had never thought about this question.

The deepest part of the world, as recorded by Kunlun, is the Mingquan Spring.

As for the Nether Spring, it fell into the Ninth Realm, and no one knows where the source of the Nether Spring is. Some say it is the end of the world.

Faced with this question he couldn't answer, Judge Cui immediately became anxious.

He tossed his administrative robe aside and said coldly:

"This is not a topic that a Qi Refining stage cultivator like you should be concerned with!"

(End of this chapter)