Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Next up are the Five Ghost Emperors.

With a slight thought, Huanglong caused the origin of the underworld to twist. Outside Fengdu City, the earth suddenly trembled, and five mountain peaks abruptly rose from the ground.

Su Xi's time, like Fengdu City, soars into the clouds, radiating across vast stretches of the underworld.

With a wave of his hand, Huang Long caused five purple divine positions to appear on the black book!

The Eastern Ghost Emperor guards Peach Blossom Mountain and governs the Eastern Ghost Realm.

The Southern Ghost Emperor guards Mount Luofu and governs the Southern Ghost Realm.

The Western Ghost Emperor guards Mount Baizhong and governs the Western Ghost Realm.

The Northern Ghost Emperor guards Mount Luofeng and governs the Northern Ghost Realm.

The Central Ghost Emperor guards Baodu Mountain and governs the Central Ghost Domain.

Outside Fengdu City, five vast areas were divided up.

That is the Five Directions Ghost Realm, a place where those lingering spirits who are unwilling to reincarnate and whose obsessions have not yet been extinguished live and cultivate.

Beyond the Five Ghost Realms, four Ghost Gates rise from the ground, located in the four directions of east, south, west, and north, and are guarded by the Five Ghost Emperors.

The Gates of Hell are tall and majestic, with their gates tightly shut. They only open at specific times, becoming an insurmountable barrier between the realms of Yin and Yang.

Their authority is to suppress the ghost kings who devour the souls of the dead and cause chaos, and to maintain order in the underworld.

At the same time, they also need to select suitable individuals from among the spirits who cultivate in the ghost realm, appoint them as underworld officials, and assist them in handling underworld affairs.

Huanglong said to the five Ghost Emperors, "You must remember, the Ghost Realm is not hell, but a temporary dwelling place for wandering souls. As long as those souls don't cause trouble, let them cultivate in peace. As for those troublesome Ghost Kings...!" His voice remained calm, "Their souls will be scattered."

The five Ghost Emperors responded in unison, "As you command!"

The five Great Luo Immortals of the Witch Clan received their divine positions and, in a flash, appeared above their respective ghost realms.

Outside the Gates of Hell, Huanglong once again formed a river of blood.

Using his authority as the ruler of the underworld, he drew a wisp of blood from the sea of ​​blood, fused it with the power of reincarnation, and tempered it with the energy of the netherworld, ultimately condensing it into a long, blood-red river that encircles the entire underworld.

The river water was scarlet like blood, foul-smelling, and emitted a nauseating odor.

Occasionally, bubbles would rise to the surface of the river, bursting and releasing an even stronger stench.

In the river, countless wronged souls struggled and wailed; they were evil spirits thrown into the river as punishment.

Looking at the river of blood, Huanglong said, "This river is called the River of Oblivion, the boundary between the underworld and the primordial world. Any soul can only enter the underworld by crossing the Bridge of Helplessness over the River of Oblivion."

With a wave of his hand, stone bridges were erected across the River of Oblivion, connecting the Gates of Hell.

Those stone bridges are simple and rustic, with narrow surfaces that can only accommodate a few people walking side by side.

Beneath the bridge, blood gushed forth, and the wails of wronged souls sent chills down one's spine.

"These bridges are called the Bridges of Helplessness," Huanglong said. "When a soul crosses the Bridges of Helplessness, it will experience a lifetime of memories. The virtuous will cross safely, while the wicked will fall into the river and suffer endless pain."

The Ten Kings of Hell, the Four Judges, and the Five Ghost Emperors have all been established, but there is still one place that needs manpower—the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

With a wave of his hand, Huanglong revealed eighteen divine positions on the black book, corresponding to the eighteen levels of hell. Each level of hell is governed by a Yama, who is responsible for punishing those sinful and karmic-laden souls.

After being judged by the Ten Kings of Hell, those souls with grave sins will be thrown into hell to suffer endless torment until their karmic burdens are completely eradicated before they can be reincarnated.

The first level, the Hell of Tongue Pulling...!

The second level, the Scissors Hell...!

The third level, the Iron Tree Hell...!

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The eighteenth level, the hell of saws and knives...!

The eighteen levels of hell are governed by the Ten Kings of Hell, but Huanglong wanted these witches to participate and accumulate merit.

He separated the execution authority of the eighteen levels of hell again and assigned it to a series of great shamans.

Huanglong distributed the eighteen divine positions to the remaining eighteen Great Luo of the Witch Clan, allowing each of them to take charge of a level of hellish punishments.

When the divine position merged with the Great Luo of the Witch Clan, the earth beneath Fengdu City cracked open, revealing the eighteen levels of hell. Each level of hell was vast, complete with instruments of torture: raging flames, bone-chilling ice, mountains of knives and trees of swords, pools of blood and cauldrons of boiling oil... everything imaginable was there.

Those souls cast into hell will suffer endless torment under the torture of these instruments of punishment until their karmic obstacles are completely eradicated.

Huanglong addressed the eighteen Great Luo Witches who governed Hell: "Your job is to punish those deeply sinful souls. Each level of Hell has its corresponding punishments, and you must administer the appropriate punishment according to the soul's sins. Remember, punishment is not the goal; the goal is to cleanse their karmic burdens. Once the soul's karmic burdens are completely cleared, you must send them into the cycle of reincarnation."

"Of course, those whose souls are scattered before their karmic obstacles are cleared are just getting what they deserve."

The eighteen Great Luo Immortals of the Witch Clan responded in unison, "As you command!"

With this, the division of power in the underworld was complete.

The Ten Kings of Hell are responsible for judging and deciding the fate of the departed souls.

The Five Ghost Emperors are responsible for guarding the Ghost Realm, managing the spirits who have not yet been reincarnated, and guarding the Gates of Hell to maintain order in the underworld.

The four judges are responsible for verifying good and evil, recording life and death, and providing the basis for the judgments of the Ten Kings of Hell.

Eighteen Great Luo of the Witch Clan are responsible for carrying out executions in the eighteen levels of hell, punishing the most sinful souls.

Huanglong himself only needs to be responsible for the final operation of the Six Paths of Reincarnation... erasing the memories of the wandering souls and sending them to be reincarnated.

The burden that originally had to be borne by Huanglong alone has now been split among dozens of great shamans.

Huanglong originally thought that by separating the authority of the underworld, he could devote most of his mind to comprehending the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the laws of the underworld.

However, Huanglong overestimated these Great Luo of the Witch Clan.

Even though he clearly explained the corresponding responsibilities and handling methods for each divine position.

In dealing with matters concerning the spirits of the dead, these powerful sorcerers often act according to their own preferences.

What justice? What good and evil? In their eyes, only might makes right.

He could only create avatars of his primordial spirit to serve as strategists for the Ten Kings of Hell and the Four Judges, teaching them little by little how to handle the affairs of the underworld and how to become a barely qualified underworld god.

Over the centuries, Huanglong felt that teaching these great shamans was more arduous than wielding the Six Paths of Reincarnation himself.

Apart from the Five Ghost Emperors, one only needs to rely on powerful strength to suppress numerous Yin spirits.

When the four judges were judging the sins of the wandering souls, if they saw anything that displeased them, they would take action directly. The judge's pen, which was formed from the origin of the underworld, transformed into long spears, and those wandering souls that refused to admit their mistakes were instantly annihilated.

The Ten Kings of Hell, looking at the souls who had passed the judges' review and arrived at the Yama Palace, sent those belonging to the demon race directly to the eighteenth level of hell, regardless of the weight of their karma.

The high priest in charge of the executions, upon seeing these demons, paid no heed to the weight of their karmic burdens. Their souls were scattered in the eighteen levels of hell, and not a single spirit could escape.

Seeing that the great shamans still hadn't met the requirements, Huanglong summoned the sleeping ancestral shaman Zhurong...!

Finally, Zhu Rong gave each of the high priests who failed to meet the standard a loving lesson.