Chapter 630

"Cough, cough..."

Just as the great hall's assembled demons were stirred to excitement, preparing to request battle, two weak coughs came from the soft couch in the corner.

The great hall fell instantly silent.

Gu Yuan, wrapped in his white fox fur robe, holding the purple gold warm stove in his arms, slowly sat up straight.

On that pale face of his, there was not a trace of wild joy, only a heart-palpitating calm.

"Elder Brother, what's the rush."

Gu Yuan spoke softly, "If we send troops now, can you beat Pingxin Niangniang?"

Di Jun froze for a moment: "Younger Brother, Pingxin Niangniang has already sworn an oath not to leave the Underworld. How could she interfere with our attack on Mount Buzhou?"

"She doesn't leave the Underworld. But if you intend to exterminate the Wu Clan, forcing Di Jiang to retreat into the Netherworld with his remnant forces, would you dare lead the army into the Underworld to kill?"

Gu Yuan countered, his gaze sharp.

"The Underworld is the crucial site of reincarnation, protected by the Heavenly Dao. Whoever dares to rashly wage war there is opposing the Heavenly Dao. Pingxin Niangniang, borrowing the power of the Earthly Dao, is an invincible existence within the Netherworld."

Di Jun's brows furrowed tightly. Like he'd been splashed with a basin of cold water.

"Then, according to Younger Brother's view, are we just to watch helplessly as such a good opportunity slips away?"

Gu Yuan smiled, that smile looking exactly like a fox that had spotted a fat chicken.

"Opportunity? Of course it can't slip away. And we're going to take the biggest piece of meat."

Gu Yuan extended a pale finger, pointing at the Netherworld Underworld in the water mirror.

"Hou Tu transformed into reincarnation and built the Underworld. But this Underworld is currently just an empty shell. No ghost officers, no judges, no rules."

"Our Yao Clan Heavenly Court, acting on behalf of Heaven to govern all things in the Great Wasteland. This place of reincarnation for living beings after death, naturally, should also fall under our management."

629, Donghuang Seizes Power, Changxi Enters the Faction

Inside Lingxiao Baodian, a pin drop could be heard.

All the Yao Shen stared wide-eyed, looking at the sickly youth on the soft couch like they were looking at a monster.

Seize the Underworld's authority?

That's Pingxin Niangniang, a genuine Earthly Dao Saint's territory won with her life!

Snatching food from a Saint's mouth?

Di Jun also sucked in a cold breath: "Younger Brother, this move... I'm afraid it will enrage Pingxin Niangniang. After all, that is her..."

"What can she do?" Gu Yuan cut off Di Jun, his tone light yet carrying an undeniable Hegemonic Way.

"Elder Brother must not forget, she is Ping Xin now, not Hou Tu. She is an Earthly Dao Saint, she must uphold fairness."

Gu Yuan stood up, tightened the fox fur robe on his body, and paced to the center of the great hall.

"Currently in the Great Wasteland the dead are countless, reincarnation is newly established, a chaotic mess. Without sufficient personnel to seize souls, judge, and ferry them across, reincarnation will collapse."

"The Wu Clan's Essence Qi is now greatly damaged, they can barely take care of themselves, where would they find the energy to manage the Underworld?"

"Our Heavenly Court goes with the sincere intention of assistance. We're going to help Pingxin Niangniang establish a complete set of Netherworld laws."

Gu Yuan looked at Fuxi and Bai Ze, a flash of brilliance passing through his eyes.

"Pass the order down. In the Heavenly Emperor's name, enfeoff the Ten Yama Kings, Five Direction Ghost Emperors, Civil and Military Judges, Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face."

"Personnel, select steady and experienced veterans from among our Yao Clan's Great Luo Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals. Immediately bearing the Heavenly Court's Decree, enter the Netherworld Underworld, take over the authority of reincarnation!"

"If Pingxin Niangniang wants to preserve the Wu Clan, she must arrange posts for these surviving Wu Clan members. We'll force her to turn the Wu Clan into laborers under our Heavenly Court Underworld system!"

A Yang Scheme.

A Yang Scheme again!

Di Jun's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Exactly! As long as we occupy all the Underworld's official posts, even if Pingxin Niangniang has Tong Tian's abilities, the reincarnation's profits and Qi Luck will still be mostly divided away by the Heavenly Court!

Even if the Wu Clan retreats into the Underworld, they'll have to pinch their noses and accept the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction!

"Brilliant! Younger Brother's scheme, exquisite!"

Di Jun hesitated no longer, drew the Imperial Sword from his waist, and shouted: "Bai Ze, Ji Meng, hear the command!"

"Your subject is here!"

"Immediately draft the decree, pick elite troops, follow Our Decree, enter the Netherworld!"

"Obey the Decree!"

The Netherworld Blood Sea can no longer be called a sea.

Endless blood water was completely evaporated by the supreme might of Hou Tu's transformation into reincarnation, leaving only a vast, boundless black land exuding the aura of deathly stillness and finality.

At the end of the land, six black hole vortices as huge as galaxies slowly rotated, emitting infinite suction.

Heavenly Dao, Human Dao, Asura Dao, Animal Dao, Hungry Ghost Dao, Hell Dao.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation have already taken shape.

However, outside reincarnation, is an even more chaotic scene.

Countless billions of remnant souls and vengeful ghosts, like gray-white tides, aimlessly wandered, shrieked, and devoured each other on the Netherworld land.

They were drawn by reincarnation, yet could not find the door to enter.

The entire Netherworld Underworld is a giant, about-to-explode powder keg.

Just at this time.

"Rumble—"

The Netherworld's sky was torn open with a huge golden crack.

Auspicious clouds ten thousand, immortal light a hundred million rays.

Squads of Yao Clan divine generals clad in golden armor, holding Decrees, led by Yao Saint Bai Ze and Ji Meng, treading the Golden Road, slowly descended from the crack.

The moment they appeared, the Heavenly Court's blazing-sun-like majesty and vast Qi Qi, like an invisible Divine Mountain, suppressed the entire Youming.

Those violent Yuan Hun, under this utmost-yang utmost-firm aura, instinctively felt fear, retreated one after another, and let out bursts of uneasy hissing.

"Who comes?!"

A clear-cold voice, yet containing supreme Shengwei Wei, rang out from the depths of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

A figure clad in a Yellow Robe of Dawn Light, wearing a Heaven-Leveling Crown, surrounded by endless Merit Golden Light and Earth Dao Source holiness, slowly emerged.

It was precisely the Earthly Dao Saint, Pingxin Niangniang.

The moment she appeared, the entire Youming's chaotic aura stalled for a beat.

That Saintly pressure confronted the Yao Clan Heavenly Court's Qi Qi from afar, yet did not lose the slightest ground.

Bai Ze, Ji Meng, and the other Yao Saints only felt their hearts tremble; their Primordial Spirits seemed about to be frozen by that Saintly might.

But they were, after all, Heavenly Court Heavy Ministers; behind them stood the Heavenly Emperor's will, and they forcibly bore the pressure, bowing in salute.

"Yao Clan Heavenly Court, Subduing Demons Grand Marshal Bai Ze, pays respects to Pingxin Niangniang."

Bai Ze held a scroll of Golden Imperial Edict personally written by Di Jun, and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Pingxin Niangniang's clear-cold gaze fell on them, revealing no joy or anger: "Yao Clan Heavenly Court, coming to my Youming Di Fu, what is the matter?"

"Niangniang's mercy, transforming body into Reincarnation Wheel, completing Heavenly Dao Order — this is Massive Merit Descending; all Great Wasteland myriad spirits revere you." Bai Ze first delivered a flattering compliment, then suddenly shifted tone.

"However, Reincarnation Wheel newly established, a hundred wastes await revival. Billions of living souls have nowhere to go, resentment arises; if this continues long, it may backlash Earthly Dao foundation, harming Niangniang's holy body. Our Emperor Heavenly Emperor Emperor, heart harboring mercy, unable to see Niangniang alone supporting, specially dispatched us to come, assist Niangniang organize Yin-Yang, establish Underworld Order."

Speaking, Bai Ze raised high the Golden Imperial Edict in hand.

"Heavenly Mandate Mandate of Heaven Emperor, decrees: Now establish Youming Di Fu, set up Ten Halls of Yama, master life-death Reincarnation Wheel; set up Five Direction Ghost Emperors, guard Youming eight directions; set up Four Shi Officials, Civil and Military Judges, Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face... each perform their duty, jointly maintain Earthly Dao Peace!"

"This is Heavenly Emperor's Edict, also Heavenly Mandate and Great Trend, please Niangniang... accept."

A fine "Heavenly Mandate and Great Trend"!

On Pingxin Niangniang's ten-thousand-year unchanging Saint face, a trace of fluctuation finally appeared.

She stared dead at that scroll of Golden Imperial Edict; on the edict, the Yao Clan's massive Qi Qi Jinlong phantom coiled, and furthermore strands of Heavenly Dao Law Power flowed, undeniable.

She knew, this was a Yang Scheme.

She now is Earthly Dao Saint; maintaining Reincarnation Wheel operation is her heaven-appointed duty.

The rotten mess before her, she indeed cannot handle.

If she refuses Yao Clan's "good intentions", causing Reincarnation Wheel collapse, she would be derelict.

Heavenly Dao's descending punishment, enough to make her Saintly Position Unstable.

But if she accepts...

This equals handing over the Underworld Authority she exchanged her life for, presenting it with both hands!