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As early as the 300th year of the Shenting calendar, Lu Shanguan and Dong Xiaowan, the 26th generation descendants of the Lu family, had already cultivated into Xuanxian, and then split their souls to form two parts: Yuan Shen and Yin Hun. The soul belongs to pure Yang immortals, and the Yin soul belongs to ghost cultivators.
Only ghosts can pass through the ghost gate and enter the netherworld.
Where is the underworld?
According to ordinary people's thinking, the netherworld is located underground.
In fact, this is not the case. The netherworld is located in a different dimension.
This world is not a three-dimensional structure, but a very complex multi-dimensional structure.
How many dimensions does the world have?
Based on the information collected by Yu Wanyue, and calculations by mathematicians Lu Qingyan, Ling Shiqiu and others, a latest conclusion was reached that the world has 64 dimensions, which coincides with the 64 petals of the Chaos Green Lotus!
These 64 dimensions include 18 levels of hell, 6 levels of the human world, 9 levels of the spiritual world, 9 levels of the fairy world, 9 levels of the Buddhist world, 6 levels of the demon world, 6 levels of the demon world, plus 1 level of the Daluo world.
The relationship between different dimensions is not completely separated, but there are parts that are integrated with each other. Just like the layers of petals of the Chaos Green Lotus, they seem to be independent structures, but in fact they can be connected with each other through the pedicel, calyx, receptacle, and style.
The dimensions that a cultivator can reach are related to the skills he practices, and are also closely related to the level of his skills.
If your skills are too low, you can't go anywhere.
Only with high skill can you tear apart time and space and reach another dimension.
The ghost clones of Lu Shanguan and Dong Xiaowan came to Shenjian Villa through the teleportation array, found the entrance to the Nether World at the bottom of Yuyuan, and after reciting the incantation, they automatically entered the Nether World.
Although there is no blazing sunlight in the netherworld, there is soft and dim light, just like the scene after sunset, with shadows and shadows that cannot be seen clearly.
The underworld is similar to the human world. There are mountains, water, grass and trees. The mountains are mostly hills and hills. The water flow is slow and cold. The grass is green and yellow and low. The trees are mostly shrubs, and the leaves are green and black.
There are villages and cities in the underworld, and there are many ghosts and ghosts living there.
Ghosts and ghosts are like people, with human thoughts. The only difference is that they lack flesh and blood bodies.
Precisely because of the lack of a physical body, the ghost's body is just a shadow. The shadow can be large or small. The higher the skill, the larger the body. Therefore, the underworld also has class divisions, including wandering ghosts, ghost soldiers, fierce ghosts, old ghosts, ghost generals, and ghosts. Ghost Fairy, Ghost King, Ghost Emperor and Ghost Emperor.
Lu Shanguan and Dong Xiaowan are clones of the Mysterious Immortal, whose level surpasses that of the Ghost Immortal and is equivalent to the realm of the Ghost King.
Especially Lu Shanguan, who has mastered the "Seven Techniques of Yin Fu" and "Thirteen Chapters of Ghost Book", also learned 700 ghost charms, and is familiar with the Taoist "Yin Fu Jing" and "Taiyi Rescue Suffering and Disaster Tianzun Transcendence Sutra" , "Taiyi's Sutra of Saving Suffering and Saving People", "Lingbao Tianzun's Wonderful Sutra of Saving Suffering and Eradicating Sin", and can recite Buddhist scriptures such as "Ksitigarbha Sutra" and "Great Compassion Mantra" to save the souls of the dead. In addition, he has read The classics left by Master Yuan Tiangang and Master Xuanzang include "Lectures on the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Liu Ren", "Book of Five Elements", "Xuan Yao of Yi Jing", "Mahaprajna Sutra", "Great Bodhisattva Sutra", "Davi Po" "Sand Theory" and so on, in the nether world, he is like a fish in water, and can travel to various places smoothly.
The two have traveled in the nether world for hundreds of years, visited the eighteen levels of hell, walked across the Naihe Bridge, seen the flowers on the other side of the river, and walked a hundred thousand miles along the Styx River.
Later, Lu Shan visited Fengdu City and saw a notice posted by Yama Luodian to recruit judges, so he applied for the job, passed the test, and became a judge under the King of Chu Jiang.
After becoming a judge, he came into contact with the upper echelons of the Netherworld.
There are many important figures in the netherworld, among which the well-known ones include Yama of the Ten Palaces, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Emperor Fengdu, and Emperor Dongyue. There are also some that are not understood by people, such as the Ghost Emperor of the Five Directions, Ancestor Minghe, Empress Houtu, Taiyi Ku Tianzun.
Especially the last three, each of them is an Immortal Emperor level figure.
Not to mention the ancestor of Styx, he is the top god and demon.
Empress Houtu is honored as the Emperor of Houtu who follows the example of Tian, emulates the virtues of the heavens, is the emperor of Houtu, the emperor of Houtu who is the enlightened master of nine heavens, the emperor of Zhangjie, the emperor of Houtu who is the leader of Zhangjie, the emperor of Houtu of Jiuhua Jade Tower, and the supreme Houtu of Kunyuan. Supreme. In fairy tales, she is equal to Emperor Tianhuang, Emperor Ziwei, Emperor Changsheng and Emperor Qinghua.
Taiyi's rescuer of Ku Tianzun is the Emperor Qinghua in the East. His origin is a bit complicated. Some say he is the clone of Yuanshi Tianzun, while others say he is related to Taiyi Zhenren.
Lu Shangguan followed King Chu Jiang for three years and met many important figures one after another. Except for the ancestor Minghe, he met all the others.
However, even if they met, they wouldn't gain much.
How can there be so many opportunities for in-depth conversations when we meet by chance?
The realms of the two sides are not equal. In addition, during the "Great Tribulation of the Divine Court", every immortal is in a state of agitation and vigilance. Not to mention that Lu Shanguan is only a mysterious immortal. Even if he has the strength of the Immortal Emperor, he cannot reconcile with the Ancestor of Styx. If you communicate well with Houtu Empress, you may get into a fight if you disagree.
Since he couldn't get a breakthrough by contacting the emperor, Lu Shanguan patiently acted as his judge.
In people's impression, most judges are fierce-looking, but kind-hearted and very upright. Their duty is to sentence people to reincarnation and death. Reward good people and punish bad people. The judge is in Fengdu City and is responsible for judging all the souls who come to the netherworld.
Since there are ten halls of Yama, there are also ten judges. There are four most famous judges among them.
Wei Zheng was originally the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He was upright and upright throughout his life, and he once remonstrated with the king of Tang Dynasty. Therefore, after his death, he was named the judge of the reward for good deeds by Emperor Yama.
Zhong Kui was also from the Tang Dynasty. Because he was not reused by the Tang king, he hit a pillar and died in anger. Because Zhong Kui was an upright man, after his death, he was named the judge of the underworld by the Emperor Yama of Hell. The image of Zhong Kui in the underworld is that he wears purple robes, has angry eyes, always presses his lips tightly, is not angry and has authority, and looks like he is doing business in a business-like manner.
Lu Zhidao, recorded in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", once became close friends with Zhu Erdan. After drinking, he even changed his mind for Zhu Erdan. After Zhu Erdan changed his mind, his literary thoughts soared, and Qiu Wei won the Kui Yuan. Later, Lu Zhidao also changed the hair of Zhu Erdan's wife. After her head was transplanted, Zhuerdan's wife only had a red line on her neck, and was praised for her miraculous skills.
Cui Jue and Wei Zheng were close friends. He was an upright official throughout his life. After his death, he was appointed as an investigative judge by the Emperor of Yama and was in charge of the investigation department. The image of Cui Jue in the underworld is that he is wearing a red robe, holding a life-and-death fight in his left hand and a soul-enchanting pen in his right hand. He specializes in increasing the lifespan of those who do good, and sends ghosts to the evil ones to capture them in the underworld.
Although Lu Shanguan is the most junior judge, he, like Wei Zheng and Zhong Kui, possesses a copy of the Book of Life and Death.
The Book of Life and Death is a very high-level artifact, ranking second only to the Jade Disc of Creation.
The original copy of the Book of Life and Death is in the hands of Emperor Fengdu.
Emperor Fengdu, also known as the Son of Heaven, is the superior of the Ten Palaces of Yama, one of the rulers of hell, and a figure at the level of an Immortal Emperor. Emperor Fengdu can bless the living with good luck and maintain the peace of the dead, so his statue is often displayed in Taoist transcendence ceremonies.
Although what Lu Shanguan got was a copy of the Book of Life and Death, the copy and the original are connected, just like a personal computer and a server host. A lot of useful information can be retrieved through the copy, not only all the ghosts and ghosts recorded in the Netherworld. information, as well as information that he had been to the underworld, drank Meng Po soup, walked across the Naihe Bridge, and experienced hundreds of reincarnations.
The Book of Life and Death can record up to a hundred reincarnations, and any more will lose its meaning.
A hundred reincarnations, from birth to death, what good deeds he has done, how many lives he has harmed, and whether he has practiced seriously, are all recorded.
In every reincarnation, what is lost is the physical body, and what is inherited, continued and accumulated is the soul.
A cultivator is reincarnated again and again. As long as he practices seriously and accumulates more powerful souls, he may eventually become an immortal or Buddha.
Therefore, the Book of Life and Death records not only mortals, but also the past cultivation records of gods.
Lu Shangguan valued this information very much, so he called Dong Xiaowan over to help organize the information.
"Although the information in the Book of Life and Death is not complete, and some information about the Immortal Emperor and Immortal King has been deleted, if you search carefully, you can still find some clues.
There are also some information about Immortal Emperors, Immortal Kings, Immortal Lords and Daluo Jinxian that have not been deleted.
You sort out the information about all the people above the Golden Immortal level. Then write down a list of the exercises they practiced. It is also necessary to record the place where they rose and what elixirs and ganoderma jelly they swallowed. "
Dong Xiaowan took out the laptop from the storage bracelet, made a form, and entered the information in the book of life and death into the computer.
The function of the Book of Life and Death is similar to complex jade slips and jade plates. Its essence is not electronic information, and the stored data cannot be directly downloaded to the computer.
Although there are many people recorded in the Book of Life and Death, people at the Golden Immortal level can still be counted.
Lu Shanguan acted as the judge for two years without any rush, and Dong Xiaowan had enough time to slowly sort out the information.
On this day, Dong Xiaowan suddenly said: "Ms. sir, I found the information about the parents of the first generation old lady."
"Really?" Lu Shanguan took it over to check.
What surprised him was that the father Jiang Fangsheng and mother Huang Yingyi of the first generation old lady of the Lu family, Jiang Qiuyun, were not reincarnated after their deaths. Because they all have a foundation in cultivation, although their skills are not high, their personal cultivation is not low.
The skill mentioned here refers to the essence and qi aspects; and personal cultivation mainly refers to the spirit, that is, the soul aspect.
Huang Yingyi is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and has made contributions to the Chinese nation. Therefore, according to the rules of the underworld to reward good and punish evil, she was rewarded after her death. Judge Cui Jue awarded her a jar of Yin spiritual energy.
Huang Yingyi absorbed the Yin spirit energy, surpassed the wandering souls and ghosts, and became a third-level ghost. Then she stayed in the underworld and became the village chief of "Youcao Village".
Youcao Village produces a kind of spiritual grass called "Book Belt Grass".
The cordgrass is used in the human world to bind books. It is used to record articles in the underworld. You can write words on it and then swallow it for ghosts to promote their spiritual intelligence.
Three hundred years have passed, and Huang Yingyi has advanced from a fierce ghost to an old charm, and is in charge of more than a dozen surrounding villages.
At this time, Jiang Fangsheng died and came to the underworld. He is a tenured professor, a litterateur, and a great calligrapher. Although his immortal skills are not high, he has already mastered the Confucian righteousness. Therefore, his soul remains immortal after death and wanders around the underworld. After walking for a period of sixty years, he finally comes to In Youcao Village, I met my wife Huang Yingyi.
They stayed in Youcao Village, and over time, their skills gradually improved, and now they are ghosts and immortals.
Logically speaking, after becoming a ghost fairy, you can pass through the ghost gate and go to the human world.
However, they are currently in the Great Tribulation of the Divine Court, and it is said that it is extremely dangerous outside. Not to mention ghosts and immortals, even the golden immortals, immortal kings and immortal kings will perish, so they have been staying in the Nether World and have not yet had the chance to get out.
After Lu Shangguan learned the news, he asked King Chu Jiang for a few days' leave, and left Fengdu City with Dong Xiaowan for Youcao Village.
Youcao Village is located in the northeast, three thousand miles away from Fengdu City.
The ghost of Lu Shanguan is equivalent to a high-level ghost king, only one step away from the ghost king. Dong Xiaowan's skill is slightly lower, equivalent to a low-level ghost king. The two of them traveled in the air and arrived at Yi'an County in only half a day to find Youcao Village.
The terrain of Youcao Village is flat and the village is not big, with only two to three hundred people.
Huang Yingyi and Jiang Fangsheng, who are ghost fairies, live in the mansion. This kind of large house is not a brick and tile structure, but a simple thatched house.
Lu Shangguan saw the closed door, so he stepped forward and knocked.
After a pause, a slender girl with long braids opened the door and asked: "Where are you two from? Why are you here? My master doesn't like to receive foreign guests. If you have nothing important to do, please go back."
Lu Shanguan said: "Is your surname Huang or Jiang?"
The girl nodded: "Yes."
"In that case, we have come to the right place. Please go in and report that Lu Cheng and Jiang Qiuyun's 26th generation grandson are here to pay their respects."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
At this time, a voice came from the yard: "How strange! A descendant found this place? Let him in."
So Lu Shangguan and Dong Xiaowan walked into the courtyard gate and saw a middle-aged woman standing at the door.
The middle-aged woman showed a kind smile and asked: "Are you really descendants of the Lu family? What is your name? I am Huang Yingyi."
Lu Shanguan quickly saluted and announced his name: "Greetings to the old lady. This is my wife Dong Xiaowan."
Dong Xiaowan also saluted: "Greetings to the old lady."
Because of the age and generation gap, Lu Shangguan had never seen Huang Yingyi, not even her portrait. He wasn't sure whether he was worshiping the right person.
Huang Yingyi smiled and said: "Come in and sit down. The world is so big and the sea of people is huge, how did you find this place?"
Lu Shanguan entered the room, but did not see the old man Jiang Fangsheng, and asked: "Tell me, old lady, I am a judge under King Chu Jiang. I looked through the book of life and death and finally found you and the old man here, so I came here."
Huang Yingyi said: "The old man has gone out to drink and talk with some ghosts and immortals. He will not come back until You day."
Lu Shanguan asked: "Please forgive me, old lady, because it involves Lu family secrets and I need to verify your identity. Can you prove that you are the person I am looking for?"
Huang Yingyi smiled and said: "It's very simple. I published a paper on strong muscle protein in 2027, a paper on gamma bone protein in 2028, and in 2029..."
Dong Xiaowan took out his laptop, searched for Huang Yingyi's background information, and compared it with what she said.
