Chapter 149 The Judgment of the Underworld

ps: It’s a big chapter of 5,000 words, don’t say anything else. Although today's update is delayed, the total of 9,000 words is worth three updates, right?

In the netherworld, there is Jiang Yuanchen's ghost-immortal incarnation. Compared with other incarnations, this incarnation has the highest status and is one of the three emperors of ghosts and immortals. Together with Zhou Mingchi, the Ghost Emperor of Fengdu, and Gao Li, the Ghost Emperor of the Underworld, they are also known as the three emperors of the Ghost Immortal Way.

Although Zhou Mingchi was secretly assisted by Jiang Yuanchen, Gao Li, the Ghost Emperor of the Underworld, was a later enterprising ghost immortal who took up one-third of the ghost immortal's luck with the help of the Ghost Palace Lingbao bred in the underworld. Seeing this, Jiang Yuanchen also moved his Jiuyou Taoist to the Ghost Immortal Road, occupying Beimang Mountain and becoming known as the Jiuyou Great Emperor.

The emperor felt what Long Shinian said in the human world, and directly ordered the local officials to remove the taboo from his name. Jiang Yuanchen did not give the book of life and death to his incarnation, but to the local official. He ordered Xuantianjun to evolve into the three incarnations of the three officials. The Heavenly Official would settle in the Immortal Courtyard, the Earthly Official would enter the Underworld, the Shuiguan would survey the human world, and the main body would collect intelligence in Kunlun.

The Yin Division is composed of six forces. The first is Murong Wan'er's line of underworld gods, which is in charge of the gate of the reincarnation of all living beings. Second, it is Shifang Mingjun who is responsible for the judgment of the underworld. Third, there is the Fengdu City line of ghost immortals, who are responsible for managing the souls of the dead and establishing ghost cities. Only this line of ghost immortals has the right to intervene in the underworld. Fourth, it was Xianting who sent special envoys to conduct supervision. Fifth, Taoist Tianjun ordered the disciples to monitor him as a victor. And in the end, the local official takes his place in the book of life and death. With the book of life and death in hand, no matter how dissatisfied others are, they will still give him a share of his luck.

After receiving Jiang Yuanchen's order, he immediately opened the book of life and death, checked the name of Longshi Nian and introduced him to the earth.

"But what your Majesty wants is not to actually kill someone, but to try to solve it." Xuan Tianjun observed the three realms and knew Jiang Yuanchen's movements.

Shita released the devil to let him understand that outsiders' words cannot be trusted. Yukong and Changming layman made him understand that he should think twice before doing anything. Dong Gong made him understand that it is necessary to be on guard against others. So in the underworld. Naturally, we also need to let him understand the truth and purify his Taoist mind.

"Your Majesty tests a person in such a big way. Among the young masters of Kunlun, only Chongwei has experienced these disasters."

Jiang Tianwei and others had almost no catastrophe. Only the first three disciples were truly taught by Jiang Yuanchen's words and deeds. However, he went to war and ordered everyone to help test the Taoist heart. Only Ji Chunxi was enlightened to the truth.

The local officials think about it. He rushed to the gate of the boundary to receive Long Shinian.

Long Shinian was possessed by his soul and entered the netherworld in a daze. Just when he was at a loss what to do, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a black robe and official uniform rushing over.

The local official explained the cause and effect and said with a smile: "Little friend, as the saying goes, disaster comes from evil words, there is a hell in my realm specifically for people who speak evil words. You have insulted the lineage of ghosts and immortals in the human world, and a powerful person from the lineage of ghosts and immortals can seduce me. I will kill your soul for three days as punishment."

When Long Shinian heard this, he was secretly annoyed. The local official said again: "Don't look down on the ghost immortals. The ghost immortals are from the same lineage as the spiritual immortals in the study of souls. The ghost immortals are proficient in the method of curses. If the three ghost emperors want to curse and kill them, they will Even the Great Luo Immortal Lord will also suffer the calamity of his death. Now it is just a small punishment but a big warning, you need to remember it."

After giving a stern warning, the local official invited Long Shinian to watch in the underworld: "He will detain you for three days. You might as well follow me around the underworld to see the layout of the underworld."

Mention the underworld. Long Shinian remembered what Li Huang had just said about reincarnation, and asked, "That tree holding up the sky in the distance is the tree of reincarnation? Can the local official tell you in detail?"

"Reincarnation tree?" Looking at the giant tree in the distance that attracts the souls of the dead. The local official had a complicated look on his face. As a Shinto, he was deeply aware of the changes that Murong Wan'er's actions had brought to the world.

"It doesn't matter, this is an unsolved case from the past. After listening to my account, my friend happened to see with his own eyes whether this reincarnation should be opened."

Leading the way ahead, he led Long Shinian to the reincarnation tree.

"The Samsara Tree. It is the number one sacred tree in the earth. It extracts the filthy air from the depths of the earth and transforms it into spiritual energy to feed back to the world. It is currently part of the great cycle of heaven and earth, and the energy cycle of the entire universe also relies on this sacred tree."

Long Shinian looked at the Samsara Tree. This giant tree was the source of light for the entire land. He could see that the tree crown covered the entire land. He had just been led into the earth from a certain branch of the tree crown.

Under the tree is the Temple of the Netherworld of the Ten Directions, where the ten Lords of the Netherworld judge the good and evil of all living beings.

Suddenly, Long Shinian saw three stone statues under the tree and asked, "This is..."

"These are the three immortals who supported the creation of reincarnation in the past. They were suppressed here by a certain powerful man. They will be unable to escape forever." The local official did not want to say more and asked instead: "Little friend, what do you think about reincarnation? ?”

Long Shinian thought about it and said: "I was born with heavenly cultivation, and I have practiced Taoism all my life. I have not experienced reincarnation, so I can't say much. I just heard that this reincarnation is for the sake of all living beings in the world? I must have some merits."

"Merit?" The local official smiled and said, "Follow me."

He took Long Shi Nian to the temple of a Hades Lord. There are thousands of judges under the temple, and each judge is busy judging good and evil, and preparing the afterlife of each undead.

Long and Shinian stood aside quietly. They saw that Judge Wang had just sentenced a woman to the next life, and then heard the woman scream: "Unfair!"

Long Shinian looked over and heard the woman say: "My late husband and I were in love with each other all our lives. We promised to be together forever. Why should we be separated in the next life?"

Judge Wang rolled his eyes: "Your husband was reincarnated twenty years ago. He already has a wife. If you want to have a relationship with him again, please wait until another time."

With that said, people were prepared to take her down, but the woman was quite obsessed and stayed in the hall and refused to leave, insisting that Judge Wang would rekindle their relationship as husband and wife. "I have done so much for the Chen family as my husband and raised my children. I raised the five children one by one and made great achievements. Why would he abandon me?"

This woman looked sad and angry. The relationship between the couple was stronger than gold. When her husband died in an accident, she would have gone with her deceased husband long ago if it were not for the sake of their children. Now that her late husband has reincarnated first, of course she refuses to give up and wants to renew their relationship.

However, how could the iron laws of the underworld be changed by her alone? After talking and talking for a long time, she finally couldn't help but said angrily: "You cunning woman, your deceased husband has already been reincarnated as an adult, marrying a wife and having children. You can only wait for marriage for one life. You will be good in the next life." Be a human being and live your own life!”

Upon hearing this, Ms. Chen Liu burst into tears: "I have missed my husband and wife's love for twenty years, but now that the yin and yang are missing, how can I still think about finding a lover?" Then the woman pointed at Judge Wang and cursed: "I don't want to be reincarnated. It’s all about this life. In this life, what nonsense does reincarnation have to do with me as a mortal? I will stay with you in this underworld and die with him when he dies. Let’s see if he has the nerve to come see me!”

The woman was so emotional that her words were reversed and her voice was choked. But his words revealed his aversion to reincarnation. If she died in this life, the relationship between her and her deceased husband could still be a good story. It would be better for them to die together and be separated in the world than to watch her husband continue to marry and have children in the next life.

In her eyes. What about the afterlife? Isn’t it also the continuation of life? Seeing the "little threes and fours" taking over one after another, she would rather choose to die in her lifetime.

Long Shinian was touched in his heart and frowned without saying a word.

But the matter was not over yet. Suddenly, a ghost soldier brought a young beauty over: "Judge, what do you think we should do with this person?"

"What's wrong?" Judge Wang read the approval documents of the other two judges, frowned and remained silent. In order to prevent one person from acting selfishly during the trial, there is a strong sense of subjectivity. The underworld is cross-examined by three judges, and reincarnation is carried out only after the final consensus is reached. Arrangements for the afterlife.

But now the approval documents of the two judges are all blank, and it is obviously difficult to make a choice.

The king used his precious mirror to investigate the woman's origins, and couldn't help but stare at the woman next to him: "What a coincidence. Your deceased husband's wife in the next life is also dead, making this matter even more difficult to deal with."

"Mrs. Afterlife?" Mrs. Liu stared at the pale sick beauty next to her and couldn't help but look at her.

The sick beauty regained consciousness, knelt down in front of the judge and cried. Long Shinian listened and understood.

The sick beauty Mrs. Zhang originally lived well with her husband, but unexpectedly, a maid she rescued three years ago secretly fell in love with her husband and poisoned her to death.

"You came here in vain. If your body is not defeated within seven days, you can be resurrected." Wang Pan looked at his life experience. He smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that you, a maid, are not simple."

"What do you say?" When the woman next to her heard what happened to this woman, she suddenly felt angry and said: Are you stupid? I let you, a mistress, confuse my husband. Now you are getting retribution?

Mrs. Chen Liu even had a vague idea of ​​wanting to be reincarnated and wait for eighteen years to marry her husband again.

"The destined husband of her maid is not your husband, but another person. It's just that by some strange combination of circumstances, she entered your Zhang Mansion, and allowed her to see your husband and come over as a dowry." The king couldn't help but shook his head: " You only know this life and don’t know the past life. Zhang’s maidservant was married to your husband for three lives three lives ago, and their love is very strong. Now that they meet each other, although their memories have not been restored, they fell in love with each other at first sight. If nothing else happens, in the future I'm afraid you, this maid, will take away your position." Wang Xuan said to the sick beauty Zhang with a look of pity on his face. "Well, depending on what happened to you in this life, you won't end up well after you go back. It's better to find a place to live in Fengdu City and wait for your life to be reincarnated again."

Judge Wang secretly complained in his heart that the most annoying thing about the so-called afterlife trial was the so-called fate of several lives. If it is cut off forcibly, grievances will accumulate throughout life, and evil obstacles will inevitably appear. And if we help them meet in their lifetime, there will be unlucky victims like Liu and Zhang clamoring. Why should they make way for those so-called lovers?

Therefore, how to conduct a trial is a highly technical task. But no matter how you weigh it, it's hard to get the same outcome, and some people are bound to be dissatisfied.

If the world satisfies everyone, then the world will be unified. Saint Haoran will not still linger here. He has already realized the Hunyuan Tao, and Confucianism has long since achieved the supreme principle.

No, the sick beauty obviously didn't want her death to be in vain, biting her red lips: "The judge said that the little girl has not yet reached the end of her life span, and now she has just died for three days, so there is obviously a chance of saving her. My husband, even if he killed himself , and you can't give it to others!" Moreover, he hated his maid in his heart, and he saved her with good intentions, but this is how she repaid him?

"Kill him!" Mrs. Liu, the woman next to her, her eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, kill him! When the time comes, you will inherit all the inheritance in the world, and I will reincarnate with him and be husband and wife for another life."

When Judge Wang heard this, he vaguely felt that this idea seemed okay.

However, although Zhang Meiren does not have much affection for her husband, she is not happy to be a widow: "Huh! Why should I give my husband to you? Then I will find a Taoist priest to arrest his soul and stay with me forever."

This woman is ruthless!

Long Shinian secretly clicked his tongue and watched the two women arguing.

The king was extremely annoyed: "That's all. Anyway, it's Zishi now. I'll find your husband and the soul of that maidservant together. You four can do it yourself!"

I don’t know what kind of bad luck Zhang Liunian suffered. His wife from several lifetimes ago missed him bitterly. His wife in his previous life refused to be reincarnated for him, but his wife in this life died tragically because of him. He even summoned his soul into the underworld for questioning by the judge.

Zhang Liunian looked at the three people around him and sighed to himself: The so-called reincarnation is really nonsense. If this life ends, where will there be these ethical disputes? I complained in my heart to those who advocated opening up reincarnation.

After thinking about it, Zhang Liunian surrendered to Wang Fan: "I dreamed of entering the underworld, but now I only have one memory, and all my previous life relationships have been sealed. Now I only know my wife Zhang. I don't know the Liu family in my previous life, please be enlightened." Seeing his wife killed. The initial good impression of Zhang's maid had long since dissipated.

Judge Wang smiled with satisfaction and said to Zhang Liu's wife in his previous life, Mrs. Liu: "Now you have heard it. It's better to reincarnate honestly!"

Mrs. Liu broke free from the obstruction of the ghost soldiers around her and rushed towards Zhang Liunian: "You heartless man, I support a large family for you. I take care of the elderly and children in your family. Now you actually want to kick me." ! Just wait. After I reincarnate, I will kill your whole family!" As he said that, he scratched Zhang Liunian's face a few times. Pulling the ghost soldier next to him: "Let's go! I'm going to be reincarnated. I'll find a good husband in the next life and piss him off to death!"

Wang Fan was delighted to see Liu's heroic exit. Although he has seen many such examples over the years, he laments the impermanence of the world every time he sees them. Then he said to Zhang Liunian: "Since you said that your past life cannot be found, I think this maid will not take it seriously. However, she secretly plotted to kill the mistress, and she will die soon. Although you will have no memory of the underworld when you return, I can intervene secretly. Expose this matter and keep her away from you.”

When the maid heard this, she immediately burst into tears: "Sir, I want to be reincarnated for several lifetimes and all I want is to be reunited with Yang Lang. You are the king of the underworld. Don't you even agree to this request?" As she said that, the top of her head gradually appeared. Resentment is black.

Zhang Liunian had a look of reluctance on his face. Although he had lost all his memories, he still had some old feelings. Beauty Zhang next to her saw him and kicked him secretly. "She killed me, and you still think about her?"

However, Judge Wang's face suddenly changed after seeing the black energy. The so-called underworld in the underworld judges good and evil, but good and evil are easy to calculate, but not everyone is willing to accept this ending, and many people are resentful. The resentment of the third life is enough to turn into evil obstacles, the resentment of the fifth life can alarm ghosts and gods, the hatred of the seventh life can attract the demons, and if the hatred of the ninth life does not disappear, it can break out of the earth and become the true form of the demon.

The Yin Division did not prepare the arrangements for the afterlife of the creatures at the beginning, only the initial judgment of good and evil. Good people are thrown into reincarnation to bring blessings, while evil people are thrown into hell for punishment, and then reincarnated again.

It is a free-range mode, a rough reincarnation, and will not be carefully responsible for everything in the next life.

But in this way, the unconscious arrangements of heaven often lead to misunderstandings, making the living beings dissatisfied with their treatment in this life after death, and their grievances continue to accumulate.

In the end, the Immortal Court was alarmed and the Immortal Court's luck was eliminated. As a last resort, Immortal Emperor Qingchen ordered people to set up the Judge's Hall and let the ten underworld kings arrange the life course. But even so, there are still people who are dissatisfied with their destiny under the control of human hearts, and resentment rises from time to time, cutting off the luck of the immortal court and the merits of the underworld.

Seeing the maid's resentment building up, Wang Fan could only say: "You and Zhang Liunian will never see each other again in this life, but I will give you a chance in the next life." He didn't care about the intentions of Zhang Liunian and his wife.

In the trial of the Underworld, resentment is the greatest. Never let resentment break out of the realm!

After appeasing the maid, the verdict was sent to several other judges for cross-trials, and finally these love ghosts were sent back to the earth.

But just after sending this couple away, two more enemies who had accumulated grievances for three generations came to pester them.

The two were brothers and sisters in their first life, but they died at the same time due to a fight over the family property. In the second life, the Yin Division told them not to meet each other across the world, but who would have thought that the two of them would meet by chance, and they felt that they were very familiar with each other.

is not that right? The two were brothers and sisters in their previous life. Although they died together, their behavior and habits were somewhat similar to each other. In this life, the two met late. Although they both had family backgrounds, they eloped for each other, causing a breakdown in the two families. The family summoned servants to arrest them.

In the end, the two committed suicide by taking poison. They did not want to be born on the same day, but just wanted to die on the same day. After their deaths, the two families fought fiercely, and more than a dozen dead souls came to the underworld together.

The local official was talking to Long Shinian about these old things, and said with a half-smile, "So, you can see a lot of wonderful lives in the underground world. Life is like a play, but that's it." He pointed at the two undead souls, Said: "The two of them died on the same day in two lives. They were entangled in cause and effect. In their third life, they were born in the enemy's royal family. They fell in love and killed each other. You see, the dark red resentment on the heads of the two people. The entanglement in the third life triggered the killing of the two countries. The souls are in ruins, and it will no longer take several lifetimes to resolve. Two supreme demons must be born. At that time, it will be the grave sin of the Yins."

"It's good if you don't do it, but you'll make mistakes if you do more." Suddenly, Long Shinian had an epiphany: "As Mr. Liu said just now, if you die in this life, where can you have these troubles?"

When the local official heard this, he put his hands on his hands and laughed: "In the past, a powerful man said the same thing, so he never supported the creation of reincarnation. He believed that the excitement of life is only in this life, and does not seek the afterlife."

Long Shinian listened silently and said, "Is it the man who suppressed the three immortals under the Samsara Tree?"

"That's right." The local official said: "Nothing in the world can satisfy everyone. Therefore, the great master asserted early on that the beginning of reincarnation would lead to great chaos. But others were not convinced and believed that reincarnation was the right principle of human nature, so they forcibly replaced it. Mortals make choices to create reincarnations. Although there are sentient beings who are grateful, there are also sentient beings who are resentful, which is exactly what the great master said in the past."

The local official took Long Shinian around in several judge halls again. In addition to the few cases on Judge Wang's side, there were also many judges who were blocked by mortals. But for the most part, many people are still happy to accept the judges' verdict, put down their obsessions in this life, and reincarnate.

One day passed, and the two returned to the tree of reincarnation again. At this time, Long Shinian saw countless immortals hanging on the tree. Those immortals stared at Long Shinian and the local officials next to him with ferocious faces.