Above the Great Dao
Chapter 458 - 219: Netherworld Judge’s Pen

Chapter 458: Chapter 219: Netherworld Judge’s Pen

Chen Shi was shocked. Wuwang City, it was a fragment of Tongue-pulling Hell from the underworld?

More thoughts crowded into his mind.

Wuwang City, where deceit is not tolerated, and one dares not to fake or feign.

And it was said by the elders that those who sowed discord among people, slandered, teased with their tongues, made cunning arguments, or lied and deceived would be sent to Tongue-pulling Hell to have their tongues pulled out!

This overlapped with the law in Wuwang City’s Ghost God Domain where lying resulted in tongue-pulling!

A flood of questions arose in Chen Shi’s heart, and he blurted out, "Lord Prefect, why would a fragment of Tongue-pulling Hell end up in the mortal world? Why is Tongue-pulling Hell shattered? Who shattered it? And how did you acquire a fragment of Tongue-pulling Hell to establish Wuwang City?"

The Lord of Wuwang City smiled, waiting for him to finish his barrage of questions before replying with a smile, "I was once a cultivator in the human world. In the year 5187 of the Jiaching era, I was cultivating on Qianyang Mountain..."

"The year 5187 Jiaching?"

Chen Shi was stunned. "It’s now the year 6642 Jiaching. So, this means you’re at least 1,400 years old?"

The Lord of Wuwang City smiled and said, "To be precise, I am 1,496 years old."

Chen Shi’s eyes widened. Besides himself, he hadn’t expected there to be anyone else who could live for so long!

However, Chen Shi reached Great Completion in the Golden Core Realm, and it was for this reason he had a lifespan of six hundred years. But for the Lord of Wuwang City to have lived so long, it must be related to his connection with Wuwang City, not through cultivation.

The Lord of Wuwang City led him into the prefecture’s tea room, which was an attic. By opening the window, one could see the scene of hell on the other end, where mountains and rivers were dim, an expanse of uncertainty, and ghostly fires flickered faintly like fireflies throughout the underworld.

A chilling wind blew in, strikingly cool.

It was as if this coolness could penetrate to the bones, seeming to freeze the blood.

Chen Shi circulated his Qi-Blood, feeling that when the chill reached its peak, it was actually refreshing. A warm current flowed inside him, in fact boosting his Primordial Qi.

"Truly the flesh of a Corpse Resolving Immortal."

The Lord of Wuwang City admired and said, "Your body fears not the corrosion of the underworld; rather, it can absorb the underworld’s power. This is indeed the body of a Ghost Immortal."

Chen Shi was silently moved; his body did indeed seem different from others, as if he were naturally at home in the underworld, not like other people who would always be harmed by the yin energy.

Perhaps it was indeed the effect of Water and Fire Refining.

The Lord of Wuwang City invited Chen Shi to take a seat, and a little ghost was brewing tea at the side.

The little ghost was a green-skinned spirit, about four to five feet tall, with a large head and pointed ears, and fangs in its mouth. It was very agile with its hands and feet.

It was a creature of the underworld, possessing a physical body, clothed only in tattered shorts made of white hemp cloth.

"You take Nannan down to play; we won’t need your services here," ordered the Lord of Wuwang City.

The little ghost complied and took Nannan downstairs to play.

Chen Shi worried that the ghost might harm Nannan; he signaled Black Pot with his eyes. Understanding the gesture, Black Pot followed them down. ƒгeewebnovёl_com

Chen Shi did not know much about the Lord of Wuwang City. Although the Lord had been invited by Great Snake Xuan Shan, one must always be on guard around those they did not know well.

The Lord of Wuwang City seemed unperturbed, raising his hand to point towards the distances of the underworld, and said, "The ghost fires you see there are actually individual graves, and atop them sit the owners of these graves. The ghost fires are the flames above these souls’ heads."

Chen Shi followed the direction he pointed and saw ghost fires twinkling endlessly in the distance.

"Those ghost fires represent those who still have descendants in the mortal world and are remembered by them. As their offspring burn incense and paper money during festivals, these souls have a legacy of worship, so their flames do not die out, granting them a long existence."

As the Lord of Wuwang City prepared the tea and added tea leaves, he spoke, "As long as people in the mortal world remember them, they can live in the underworld just as long."

Chen Shi inquired, "What if the line of worship is broken, or their descendants forget about them?"

The Lord of Wuwang City brewed the tea, smiling as he said, "If the line is broken or they’re forgotten by their descendants, the fires above their heads will gradually dim and eventually extinguish, and they will slowly die."

"Spirits can die too?"

"The Netherworld Records say that when humans die, they become ghosts; when ghosts die, they become Niu; when Niu die, they become Hope; when Hope dies, it becomes Desolation; and when Desolation dies, it becomes Insignificance. But actually, it’s not that complicated—if the world forgets you, you die. Eventually, you will fade into nothingness, ceasing to exist."

He poured tea for Chen Shi, smiling, "The ancestors of those great worldly families, they are also great clans in the underworld, worshipped generation after generation, their worship unending. As for the common folk, they struggle to live themselves; who would remember their ancestors?"

Chen Shi looked further into the distance, where he saw giant coffins standing between heaven and earth, massively towering like mountains. His heart stirred as he asked, "Whose coffin is that over there?"

"That place?"

The Lord of Wuwang City laughed, "That is the coffin of Mirror Lake Villa. My friend, can you find your own coffin?"

Chen Shi’s eyes widened. That was the landscape of Mirror Lake Villa in the underworld?!

"The place occupied by Mirror Lake Villa is a location of extreme yin in the underworld, known as the Yin Spring Sea, reaching deep into the netherworld."

The Lord of Wuwang City explained, "The geography of the underworld corresponds to that of the mortal world, only much, much larger. That part of the Yin Spring Sea corresponds to Mirror Lake in Mirror Lake Villa. There are many large spring eyes within the sea, rotating and spewing out yin energy, creating huge whirlpools. The coffins of Mirror Lake Villa stand above the Yin Spring Sea, absorbing the Extreme Yin Qi, from yin comes yang, using it to replenish their Primordial Qi for longevity."

Chen Shi’s heart was tumultuous.

Mirror Lake Villa was established by his grandfather and some partners back in the day. His grandfather and the others must have delved into the secrets of the underworld to find such a place as Yin Spring Sea, and use it to craft a healing Holy Land.

However, to use such a place of extreme yin in the underworld as a healing Holy Land was certainly a method so bizarre, probably only his grandfather and other Independents could have conceived of it.