Unlike Luo Tian, ​​who was filled with doubt, Yin Changsheng and Yin Changyu beside him were both staring blankly at Fengdu City in front of them.

As someone who had received the inheritance of source myths such as the Zhou Tian Star Array and the Nine Turns Yellow River Array, Yin Changsheng had a certain understanding of the underworld in source myths.

Fengdu City and the Ten Kings of Hell were mentioned more than once in those incomplete myths, but Yin Changsheng had never actually come into contact with these myths.

Although the Xuanhuang Great World has a Lesser Underworld with functions similar to the Underworld, it is incomplete. When the real Underworld, Fengdu City, is placed before her, it is naturally a completely different scene.

The endless expanse of wandering souls, the surging Yellow Springs that divide the entire underworld, the magnificent city of Fengdu, and the animal realm that hangs high in the sky and transforms into a great sun.

All of these things deeply moved Yin Changsheng.

Even though these souls were not particularly strong, and were far weaker than the Lesser Underworld of the Xuanhuang Great World, she could clearly sense that the will to death in this world far surpassed that of the incomplete Lesser Underworld.

"This...this is the legendary underworld?"

Yin Changsheng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"I suppose so!" Luo Tian gazed at the world of death before him, taking in the vast sea of ​​fragile souls, and replied with a touch of melancholy.

What do you mean by "consider it?"

"This underworld is not complete and still has some flaws, so it cannot be considered a complete underworld."

Having finally reopened the Underworld, Luo Tian, ​​in a good mood, offered Yin Changsheng a rare explanation.

"If this isn't even a complete underworld, then how can we make this world more complete?" Yin Changsheng couldn't help but ask again.

Looking up at the sun in the sky that seemed to be slowly pulsating, Luo Tian knew very well that it was just an illusion created by the rules of the underworld.

That great sun was actually a manifestation of the animal realm, one of the six realms of reincarnation. Its slow pulsation represented that the burden of his numerous rebirths on the animal realm had not yet dissipated, and the animal realm had not yet found peace.

On one side of the sun, a morning star shone brightly, illuminating the entire underworld along with the sun.

That morning star represents the initial activation of the Heavenly Human Path by Luo Tian, ​​and the changes brought about by the Heavenly Human Five Decays Authority that points directly to death.

If the Heavenly Path truly opens, as the most important path among the Six Paths of Reincarnation, it will surely transform into an even more dazzling sun.

Observing the strange phenomenon in the sky, Luo Tian stroked his chin with great interest.

"At least... kill the White Bone Bodhisattva, and then use the authority in His hands to light up one or two more paths of the Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

If anyone else casually mentioned wanting to kill a great being who had attained the Taiyi Dao Fruit, Yin Changsheng would only call that person a madman and then use all his supernatural abilities and escape techniques to speed up his escape, so as not to get blood splattered on him.

But when Luo Tian said it, Yin Changsheng found it surprisingly reasonable.

It seems only Luo Tian has the right to say such a thing.

After casually observing the city of Fengdu for a while, Luo Tian walked towards the magnificent city.

This is, after all, his own backyard, his true foundation.

Since the Underworld had developed to this extent under its closed-off conditions, Luo Tian naturally wanted to personally investigate.

Instead of teleporting directly into the city, Luo Tian merged into the long line of undead and began to slowly enter the city.

The dead souls surrounding Luo Tian were all sorts of strange creatures, including pure human bodies as well as subhuman races such as elves, orcs, and vampires.

There are even tree spirits whose entire bodies are entangled in vines, and little sprites that are just a ball of light.

The underworld is connected to the star world, and these souls come from various planes of the star world. A massive number of souls gather in this land of death, yet it does not appear crowded, because Luo Tian knows that many more mindless souls are still sinking in the Yellow Springs.

In front of Luo Tian, ​​a tall orc was explaining the "rules" of the underworld to a goblin.

Luo Tian listened attentively and gained a lot of useful information.

Firstly, the vast majority of those who can go to Fengdu City are souls with a certain level of intelligence, while the majority of the remaining souls without intelligence are still sinking in the endless Yellow Springs.

In Fengdu City today, the vast majority of the souls that have awakened their intelligence are due to the great battle that took place several months ago.

In that great war, the original city of Fengdu was destroyed, and countless souls were affected. The war only ended when one of the gods who triggered it was suppressed to the lowest level of the eighteen levels of hell.

Luo Tianxin knew that the suppressed god mentioned by the dead should be the succubus queen Mechanshute who came to the Star World with Divina.

After suppressing the succubus queen, the Emperor of Fengdu, having quelled the great war, began rebuilding Fengdu City.

The Great Emperor first used his great supernatural powers to modify the landform, establishing a magnificent mountain range called Mount Tai. Then, he guided a giant spirit among the dead to carve out Mount Tai, forcibly excavating a giant city from the mountain range.

After rebuilding Fengdu City, the Fengdu Emperor began to select souls from among the millions of dead to enlighten the ghost soldiers and generals, using the souls to build the most basic order in the underworld.

All souls that have developed sentience, as long as they are not corrupted, can enter Fengdu City after being inspected by the Yin soldiers.

Within Fengdu City, the souls of the dead are nourished by the will of death, and will have the opportunity to cleanse their souls and thus embark on the path of ghosts and gods.

All the selection of ghost soldiers and ghost generals is carried out among the dead souls who possess the qualities of ghosts and gods.

Some exceptionally gifted souls are even qualified to be enlightened into underworld messengers and enter the inner city that countless souls dream of.

If given another chance, those enlightened underworld officials may even enter the Ten Courts of Yama, serving as officials in the underworld to maintain the operation of the entire underworld.

However, most ghosts don't like the title of "official of the underworld".

Most of them come from the main world of the stars, and they live in an era that is more technologically advanced. They prefer to call the ghosts and gods who are qualified to enter the Ten Courts of Yama "civil servants of the underworld"!

When Luo Tian saw the blue-faced, fanged orc say with envy that his dream was to become a civil servant in the underworld, his eyelids twitched slightly.

He always felt that the reason for this environment was most likely that his obsession with being a civil servant in two lifetimes had affected the entire underworld.

Following the crowd, Luo Tian arrived at the city gate of Fengdu. Upon entering the city, he did not encounter any ridiculous or difficult situations. Instead, he smiled and watched as countless souls knelt down and shouted, "Welcome back to the capital!"

Most of the ghost soldiers guarding the city had only gained sentience a few months ago, and even with the blessing of the will to die, their strength was only at the level of a third-tier extraordinary being.

As the death zone of the Star World, the Underworld may have very few souls of true gods, but there are definitely many saints and demigods.

The ghost soldiers mostly ignored the extraordinary souls of the ghost soldiers; their main purpose was to screen for contamination.

If someone really tries to cause trouble, there are plenty of powerful ghosts and gods in Fengdu City to keep watch.

The Yin soldiers, seeing Luo Tian, ​​Yin Changsheng, and Yin Changyu appear in physical form at will, simply regarded them as special soul entities and paid them no heed.

With great excitement, Luo Tian stepped into Fengdu City, eager to see the underworld order he had personally created.

Then, he was shocked by the grotesque and demonic art style before him.

On the main streets of Fengdu City, all around are ghosts, zombies, and even undead creatures like abominations, each with its own unique characteristics brought about by different planes and civilizations. These are all forcibly kneaded together by an invisible hand.

On the left-hand stall, a ghost dressed in armor was selling soul fire, while at the stall next to him, another ghost had set up a large pot and started selling hot fried dough sticks.

Although Luo Tian couldn't say for sure whether the oil extracted from the corpses on the White Bone Plain could be used to fry dough sticks, the key point was that this idea attracted a group of dead souls to come and watch.

As you walk along, you'll see skeletons with intelligence setting up stalls to clean and wax the bones of other skeletons, ghosts cleaning the bodies of zombies, and even abominations cutting flesh from their own bodies and throwing it into a pot to make soup.

Compared to these shady characters who set up stalls selling anything and everything, things seem much more normal in more distant areas where legitimate shops stand side by side.

The ghosts of the Mercenary Tavern and the Weiyuan Escort Agency dislike each other and seem ready to fight at any moment.

In front of the Treasure Pavilion and the Alchemy Workshop, a beautiful red-clad female ghost and a seductive corpse princess vied for customers.

A young man in a suit and a beastman in animal skins entered and exited an office building together.

Outside the building, several strange, undead creatures dressed as stone lions were staring at passersby, swallowing hard.

All of this left Yin Changsheng and Yin Changyu completely stunned.

Looking at Luo Tian, ​​who was also somewhat shocked, Yin Changsheng asked suspiciously:

"This is the underworld? How come it seems a little different from the legends?"

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Luo Tian's mind, and he didn't know how to respond to Yin Changsheng's question.

Just then, an elegant voice provided an answer for Yin Changsheng.

"Of course, it's because the underworld is still incomplete!"

Following the sound, a woman wearing a jeweled crown and black imperial robes, exuding an air of mystery and elegance, quietly stood beside Luo Tian.

Beneath the jeweled crown, her features were exquisitely beautiful, and the loose imperial robes could not conceal her curvaceous figure. Combined with her mysterious and elegant demeanor, she stirred desire within one's heart.

Her existence seemed to transcend Fengdu City; the bustling crowd of wandering souls around her did not seem to notice her presence.

In Fengdu City, only Lilith, the former Goddess of Death who was appointed Emperor of Fengdu by Luo Tian, ​​could dress like this.

Her slightly thin red lips curved into an alluring smile, and Lilith's enchanting eyes fixed on Luo Tian, ​​as if explaining to him, or perhaps to Yin Changsheng:

"Originally, the underworld was just a transit station. Apart from a small number of souls who were qualified to become ghosts and gods, the vast majority of souls were in a daze and were reincarnated after being judged in the eighteen levels of hell."

The souls of the dead in Fengdu merely await their chance for reincarnation and do not interfere much with the underworld.

"However, the Lord of the Underworld re-established the Underworld, and the will of death illuminated the entire Underworld, awakening the intelligence of many previously confused souls. If that were all, it wouldn't have had a significant impact."

However, the underworld is in ruins, and the eighteen levels of hell constructed by the Lord of the Underworld are just an empty shell, without corresponding rules of punishment or the authority of underworld gods and spirits.

Furthermore, the cycle of reincarnation is incomplete; of the six realms of reincarnation, only the animal realm remains, which is not yet stable. Therefore, the souls of the dead in the underworld have nowhere to be reincarnated.

The souls of the dead in Fengdu City could only enter and not leave. Over time, some of them began to run businesses within the city, leading to the current situation.

As she spoke, a hint of resentment appeared in Lilith's alluring eyes, as if she were blaming Luo Tian for leaving her with this mess.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Luo Tian couldn't say anything and could only pretend he hadn't seen anything.

However, Yin Changsheng, who was standing to the side, had noticed the relationship between Luo Tian and Lilith. He wasn't too wary of this suddenly appearing powerful figure, and instead continued to ask:

"Doesn't the government of Fengdu City do anything about controlling these wandering souls?"

"Why should we regulate it?" Lilith countered.

"These wandering souls setting up stalls and selling things haphazardly can easily lead to conflicts and disrupt the order of Fengdu City."

As he spoke, Yin Changsheng looked at the stall that had sold corpse-shaped fried dough sticks earlier.

A skeleton carrying half a fried dough stick seems to be condemning the stall owner, saying that the owner's fried dough sticks are not made of dough, but bone meal improved by an alchemist, and calling the owner an unscrupulous merchant.

The two sides were on the verge of a fight, seemingly ready to come to blows at the slightest provocation.

"What is the order of Fengdu City?" Lilith asked again.

Yin Changsheng frowned slightly, tapping his cheek with his index finger as he half-guessed and said, "Maintain stability in Fengdu?"

Lilith shook her head slightly, a hint of scrutiny in her eyes, and said:

"The stability of Fengdu has always been nothing more than a series of minor details."

Even if they fight each other because of the escalation of the conflict, or even involve a wider group, so what?

In this world after all living beings have died, the order of Fengdu, and even the entire underworld, consists only of death and reincarnation!

Yin Changsheng then realized that this was not the world of the living, and it deviated greatly from her understanding.

In this underworld, death is only the beginning.

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