Primordial Era: Something's Wrong with This Generation of Witch Clan

Chapter 49 Constructing the Underworld Structure System

No one knew that Mosquito Taoist was an incarnation of Pan Huang, but Lady Pingxin could tell, and she nodded.

As the Mosquito Taoist moved, buildings such as the Gate of Hell, the Road to the Underworld, the Terrace of Longing for Home, the River of Oblivion, the Bridge of Helplessness, and the Eighteen Levels of Hell sprang up from the ground. In particular, the Eighteen Levels of Hell instantly changed the atmosphere of the Underworld after they appeared, creating a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere, and also adding a strange sense of intimidation.

Because Mosquito Daoist is the master of the Hell Realm, and these eighteen levels of hell are byproducts of the Hell Realm, he built them with exceptional care.

The eighth level of hell looks like a tall tower, located in front of the shady mountain, and is extremely large in scale.

The eighteen levels of hell are:

The first level is the Hell of Tongue-Pulling.

The second level of the Scissors Hell.

The third level of the Iron Tree Hell.

The fourth level is the Hell of Retribution. The Hell of Retribution and the Mirror of Retribution are two different things. The Mirror of Retribution is just a tool to reflect the sins of living souls and a certificate for Yama to judge them.

The fifth level of the steaming hell.

The sixth level of the Copper Pillar Hell.

The seventh level of hell, the mountain of knives.

The eighth level of the Iceberg Hell.

The ninth level of the boiling oil hell.

The tenth level of the Ox Pit Hell.

The eleventh level of the Stone Press Hell.

The twelfth level of the Mortar and Pestle Hell.

The thirteenth level of Blood Pool Hell.

The fourteenth level of the Hell of Unjust Death.

The fifteenth level of the hell of crucifixion.

The sixteenth level of volcanic hell.

The seventeenth level of the Stone Mill Hell.

The eighteenth level of hell, the hell of sawing and knives. (Too much detail got censored, so I can only give the name. Interested readers can search it on Baidu. Sorry!)

After the construction of the eighteen levels of hell was completed, Mosquito Taoist nodded in satisfaction and then began to improve the buildings in other parts of the underworld.

"This Mosquito Taoist is quite capable. Fellow Daoist Styx, I didn't expect your subordinate to be so competent!" Shebi Shi said with a smile as he looked at the gradually taking shape of the Underworld.

"This is not one of my subordinates." Styx gave a wry smile, then turned his gaze to Panhuang.

Upon seeing Styx's gaze, all the Ancestral Witches turned to look at Panhuang.

"That's right, this Mosquito Daoist is my clone. I discovered him when I first came to the Blood Sea. He was hiding very well. If I hadn't been refining the seawater of the Blood Sea, Fellow Daoist Styx would probably be in some trouble now," Pan Huang said with a smile.

Styx simply smiled and didn't say anything.

Ten years later, Mosquito Taoist finally finished decorating the Underworld. Looking at the brand-new Underworld, everyone couldn't help but feel a little emotional. If the surrounding environment hadn't been so gloomy and dark, this place would have been very beautiful.

"Almost there," Mosquito Taoist said with a smile, looking at everyone.

"Huh? Still a little short? I feel like this is already perfect!" Styx was a little confused. In their opinion, this was already good enough, and there was no way to add anything else, right?

"It's still a little short," Pan Huang nodded.

Mosquito Taoist arrived at the place where the Gate of Hell was originally set up. This Gate of Hell is actually the place that truly separates the Yin and Yang realms. Entering the Gate of Hell means truly entering the underworld. Before entering the Gate of Hell, it only means that you have entered the Netherworld.

Before the Gates of Hell, Mosquito Taoist waved his hand, and two large mountains appeared on either side, leaving only a narrow, winding path in the middle. The Gates of Hell were at the end of the path, while at the beginning, Mosquito Taoist had set up a very grand city that was completely out of place in the style of the underworld, which puzzled everyone.

Lady Pingxin could sense that this place was probably an auxiliary facility of the underworld, but she did not know its specific purpose.

Further ahead from this city is a place resembling a government office, though of course, the people there don't yet know what a government office actually is.

"Alright, that's a wrap!" Mosquito Taoist said with a smile after finishing all this.

Before anyone could ask anything, the entire Netherworld suddenly trembled and then completely merged with the Primordial World. After the Netherworld was completely merged with the Primordial World, the Judge's Pen and the Book of Life and Death flew out from the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Everyone else thought this was normal, but Pan Huang and Mosquito Daoist were completely bewildered. What was going on? Why were the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen only appearing now? Also, wasn't the Netherworld supposed to merge with the Primordial World as soon as it was born?

The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen flew directly into Pan Huang's hands after they appeared, which puzzled him greatly. Shouldn't these things be in the hands of the Judge? Or in the hands of Lady Pingxin, or at the very least, in the hands of the Emperor of Fengdu? What's going on with them being in my hands? I'm not the ruler of the Underworld, nor am I a Judge!

However, he understood the next second. Pan Huang's position as the patriarch of the Lingbao Clan trembled slightly. It turned out that this was because of the Lingbao Clan. Since he founded the Lingbao Clan, all sentient Lingbao in the prehistoric world would flock to Pan Huang in order to learn the laws of the Lingbao Clan and become artifact spirits, instead of being Lingbao in someone else's hands.

After thinking about this, Pan Huang turned his gaze to Lady Pingxin. After all, she was the ruler of the underworld, and the Book of Life and Death and the Reincarnation Brush should rightfully belong to Lady Pingxin. It would not be right for him to take them without asking, even though she was Pan Huang's seventh sister.

"Since they have chosen you, then accept them." Empress Pingxin nodded with a smile.

"Since Lady Pingxin has spoken, then you will all be members of my Lingbao clan from now on," Pan Huang said with a smile to the Book of Life and Death and the Reincarnation Brush.

As soon as the words fell, two beams of white light appeared from the void and entered the Book of Life and Death and the Reincarnation Brush. When they received the two beams of white light, they immediately trembled violently, and an extremely excited emotion was transmitted to everyone's senses.

After the initial excitement over the two magical treasures subsided, two illusory figures detached from them. These were replicas of the Book of Life and Death and the Reincarnation Brush, with identical functions to the originals. After the illusory figures appeared, they fell into the hands of Lady Pingxin. Since the clergy had not yet returned to their posts, these items were naturally to be kept by Lady Pingxin.

"Go!" With a wave of her hand, the replicas of the Book of Life and Death and the Reincarnation Brush disappeared into the void. Once their user appeared, they would automatically arrive in the user's hands.

It was at this moment that Pan Huang finally understood why the Underworld had not merged with the Primordial World, and why the Book of Life and Death and the Reincarnation Brush had appeared so late. It was all because of the obstruction of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao wanted to suppress the Earthly Dao. If it weren't for the Mosquito Daoist setting up the Underworld so perfectly, the power of the Earthly Dao would not have been able to break through the Heavenly Dao's blockade.

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If the underworld does not merge with the primordial world, the power of the underworld will never be fully realized. If this continues, the land of reincarnation will inevitably run into trouble, and then the Heavenly Dao can rightfully suppress and take over the underworld.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Amazing, truly worthy of being called the Way of Heaven." Pan Huang exclaimed in amazement.

"What's wrong, Thirteenth Brother?" Everyone asked when they saw Pan Huang say this.

"It's alright." Pan Huang didn't want them to know what Tiandao had done, since it had already been resolved.

"I think everyone is probably wondering about the last two buildings, right? In that case, let Mosquito Taoist introduce them to you." Pan Huang changed the subject at the right time.

"Alright!" Empress Pingxin nodded.

"Actually, the construction of the Underworld is not yet fully complete. There should still be some institutions in the primordial world outside the Netherworld, but now is not the time for them to emerge. When it is their time to emerge, I will let them emerge. That will be the time when the Netherworld is truly complete," Mosquito Daoist said with a smile.

He was referring to the land and the city god, which Panhuang intended to leave to the human race and firmly hold in their hands.

"After a living being dies, it is drawn to the Netherworld and then appears here. This is an institution under the Judgement Court, whose main function is to identify the deaths of living beings. Those who die unjustly live temporarily in the City of the Unjustly Dead, which is the city in front of the Gate of Hell. Those whose lifespan has ended are directly taken to the Gate of Hell, which is the first stop in the Underworld." Mosquito Taoist pointed to the City of the Unjustly Dead.

"The reason for this arrangement is to leave a glimmer of hope. If there are means, people outside the Netherworld can retrieve the unjustly deceased from the City of the Unjustly Dead. If they cannot be retrieved, then they can only exhaust their lifespan in the City of the Unjustly Dead before entering the Gates of Hell. This is to reduce the erosion of the Netherworld by the Yang energy of the mortal realm, and also to reduce the suffering of the living souls," Mosquito Taoist continued to explain.

"After passing the City of the Wrongfully Dead, the second stop is the Gate of Hell. Entering the Gate of Hell means entering the Underworld. At this point, you have already embarked on the path of reincarnation. Even the Great Immortals cannot save you unless a cultivator dares to fight against the entire cycle of reincarnation." Mosquito Daoist smiled.

After entering the Gates of Hell, the third stop is the Road to the Underworld. It is said that once you step onto the Road to the Underworld, there is no turning back. This means that you are dead beyond any hope of death. On the Road to the Underworld, there are wandering ghosts who will deceive the souls whose lifespan has ended, transferring their own lifespan to them, thus exhausting their own lifespan. This is because you can only pass through the Road to the Underworld when your lifespan is exhausted; otherwise, you will be trapped here forever.

This is why he couldn't turn back after embarking on the road to the underworld; if he did, he might be stuck there.

After passing through the Yellow Springs Road, you will arrive at the fourth station of the underworld, the Looking-Home Terrace. Here, the living can look back at the human world and see the hometown where they once lived. This is one of the few times they can see the human world after they die.

After descending from Wangxiangtai, continue onward to the fifth stop, Evil Dog Ridge. Here, a pack of hellhounds dwells, ready to attack any passing criminals. Of course, those born in the Year of the Dog will have a significant advantage here, as they will not be attacked by the hellhounds of Evil Dog Ridge.

After descending from Evil Dog Ridge, you'll continue onward to the sixth station of the underworld, Golden Rooster Ridge. Only those who have crossed Evil Dog Ridge and Golden Rooster Mountain are qualified to become ghosts; otherwise, they can only be called living souls. Upon entering Golden Rooster Mountain, flocks of roosters rush towards you, their sharp claws sharper than iron beaks. A single scratch will either break an arm or a leg. Of course, those born in the Year of the Rooster receive certain preferential treatment here.

After descending from Jinji Ridge, continue forward and you will arrive at the seventh station of the underworld, Wild Ghost Village. The villagers in Wild Ghost Village are all transformed from the incomplete souls who crossed Evil Dog Ridge and Jinji Mountain. Because of their incomplete limbs, they cannot move forward and can only stay and gather here. They will use lively scenes to confuse those intact spirits, take the opportunity to steal new limbs and replace them with their own so that they can continue their journey.

Those whose limbs have been taken away have no choice but to continue luring the next batch of ghost prisoners here, and so on in an endless cycle.

Continuing forward from the Wild Ghost Village, you soon arrive at a pavilion, which is the eighth station of the Underworld, the Hall of Bewitching Souls. In this pavilion, there is a deep well from which spring water flows continuously. This spring water is called the Bewitching Water. Ghosts passing by must drink a bowl of the Bewitching Water before they can proceed to the next place.

After drinking the potion, these ghosts will no longer speak ghostly words; they will speak the truth without any concealment.

After drinking the potion of intoxication, they continued forward and arrived at Fengdu City, the ninth station of the underworld. Only after arriving here could they truly say they had entered the underworld, because Fengdu City was the governing center and power hub of the entire netherworld, and the Fengdu Emperor cultivated in this city.

Fengdu City has two city gates. One gate is brightly lit, while the other is dimly lit. Entering through the brightly lit gate leads directly into Fengdu City. This gate is used to welcome the guests of the Fengdu Emperor.

After passing through another dimly lit city gate, you will arrive at the first hall of the Yama King's Palace. The Yama King's Palace is not an independent unit, but a judicial organ established under the jurisdiction of Fengdu City. Their rank in the underworld is not very high, roughly equivalent to the court in Panhuang's previous life, or something like that.

The First King of Hell is in charge of the records of lifespan and death in the human world, guiding beings to rebirth and determining good and bad fortune in the underworld. After death, all living beings first enter the First King of Hell for judgment. If they did more good than evil in their previous life, they will go directly to the Tenth King of Hell, who is in charge of the Wheel of Reincarnation, to be reborn as humans. If they were male in their previous life, they will be reborn as female, and if they were female, they will be reborn as male. If they did more evil than good in their previous life, they will go to the Mirror of Retribution to examine their sins in their previous life. Afterward, they will be sent to the subsequent King of Hell's palaces to be punished according to their sins.

The Second King of Hell oversees the Living Hell and sixteen lesser hells. If the Mirror of Retribution reveals that someone in the mortal realm committed crimes consistent with those punishable by the Second King of Hell, they will be sent there to be punished. In the Second King of Hell, the number of crimes committed, the duration of the offenses, whether any harm was caused, and the severity of the damage will be investigated. After the investigation is completed, the length of the punishment will be determined based on the severity of the crimes committed.

After serving their sentence in the Living Hell, they are then divided into sixteen lesser hells for further punishment, depending on the type of crime committed, with the duration of punishment determined according to the severity of the offense. After serving their sentence, if the crime falls under the jurisdiction of the Third or Fourth Court, they are sent to the Third or Fourth Court; otherwise, they are sent to the Fifth Court for a more detailed trial.

The Ten Kings of Hell control the Eight Great Hells, which are unrelated to the Eighteen Levels of Hell. The area controlled by the Kings of Hell is the Punishment Hell, while the Eighteen Levels of Hell are the Hell of Torture. If one cannot eliminate their sins after going through the Punishment Hell, they will be thrown into the Eighteen Levels of Hell to continue to be punished until their sins are atoned before they can be reincarnated. If they still do not repent, they will remain imprisoned in the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

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