Chapter 576: The Development of the Hell Incense Fire System, the Human Race's Kingdom of the Dead

In the past, within the living world, every Demon Cultivator was selfish and self-interested, frequently ambushing and killing their companions and slaughtering their own kind, simply because the Demon race was far too powerful, and there was basically no one who could threaten them.

Therefore, the Demon race naturally had no need for unity; even if one were alone, one could still survive.

It has always been that tigers walk alone, while wolves gather in packs.

But upon arriving in the Hell World, they have become the weak.

If they do not unite, then they will be completely extinguished.

It can be said that the cruel environment has forced the Demon ghosts to unite.

This is also their way of survival.

"If we go out to hunt, then what is the prey?"

Demon Person Xiong asked curiously.

As for himself now, he is still too weak and not worth mentioning at all.

"Alright."

Attempting to round up this group of Human ghosts and make them completely perish.

At the same time, intense pain was produced.

How could there be weak prey?

If one is not careful, it will not be them hunting the enemy, but rather they themselves becoming the enemy's prey.

"Not someone we can provoke, leave quickly."

One by one, they could not help but let out extremely shrill screams.

Many Demon ghosts roared, their faces ferocious.

It is unknown from where these Human ghosts arrived here.

"Damn it, these Human ghosts have massive amounts of Incense Fire and Merit protecting their bodies."

"Once successful, the harvest will be simply unimaginable."

"Go to hell, you damned Human Cultivator."

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong could not help but nod.

It was also as if they had encountered sulfuric acid, producing terrifying corrosiveness, thereby causing their bodies to become riddled with holes.

"As long as we can devour a large number of Human ghosts, our cultivation will improve geometrically, and at that time, we may become Ghost Kings or Ghost Emperors, rule over a region, and then become the overlords of the Hell World."

Of course, they do not appear at a fixed location in the Hell World, but randomly appear in any corner of the Hell World, which also gives us the opportunity to hunt Human ghosts.

"The prey is naturally the Human ghosts."

This was just like ice and snow encountering sunlight, melting away one after another.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Before long, the many Demon ghosts immediately left this Ghost Nest, flew toward the northwest, flew for a full several thousand kilometers, and finally arrived in a desert.

"So we often head to these places to hunt Human ghosts."

Streaks of golden light blasted out, landing on this group of Demon ghosts.

"It is a chance for revenge; we must let this group of Human ghosts be reduced to ashes."

Its eyes revealed burning ambition.

"That is not necessarily the case; although the appearance of Human ghosts is random, occasionally there are some special places where a large number of Human ghosts might appear."

This Demon ghost said excitedly; they had long since found some locations that might spawn a large number of Human ghosts.

They pounced toward this group of Human ghosts, aggressive and murderous.

If devouring Human ghosts could improve his cultivation, then he would not mind using such a method at all.

Looking closely, the number of these Human ghosts was in the thousands and tens of thousands, more numerous than the Demon ghosts.

"Hehe, a bunch of insects, all of them are our food."

Demon Person Xiong asked.

He knew that the Hell World was vast and boundless, empty everywhere.

Suddenly, the Void all around fluctuated, and Human ghosts appeared one after another.

But Demon Person Xiong reacted a bit slowly and could only stay where he was, watching his companions pounce over.

They all looked around in extreme confusion, seemingly unaware of why they had appeared in such a place.

Even the plants are extremely dangerous existences.

After all, these Human ghosts do not know of the existence of the Hell World, nor are they clear about the existence of Hell after death.

Rumble~~

But just at this moment, golden light suddenly flashed on one of the Human ghosts, and dense golden Runes appeared in the Void, forming a massive golden barrier that shrouded all directions.

Even if he has come to the Hell World, he still wants to become an absolute powerhouse and does not want to be bullied by others.

That Demon ghost said as a matter of course: "To tell the truth, there are simply too many Human ghosts in this Hell World, and from time to time, a large number of Human ghosts will appear in the Hell World."

Moreover, if one wants to find the Hell Gate, then one's own cultivation must certainly become more powerful.

"If they appear randomly, then wouldn't us wanting to find Human ghosts be like looking for a needle in a haystack?"

"Damn it, how can the Human ghosts here have so much Incense Fire protecting them?"

The faces of the many Demon ghosts turned green, as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

Almost in an instant, more than half of the Demon ghosts were slaughtered, reduced to ashes, and completely dissipated.

Only a small portion of the Demon ghosts were able to flee back in a panic.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

Without another word, they ran away as fast as they had come.

Demon Person Xiong was also bewildered and followed his companions to run away.

After running for a full several thousand kilometers and getting completely away from that group of human ghosts, they finally stopped.

"What is going on? Why are those human ghosts so powerful?"

"What exactly is that golden light blooming on their bodies?"

"Why does it cause us such massive damage?"

Demon Person Xiong was completely bewildered; it had no idea what had just happened.

It only knew that golden light had suddenly flashed on some of those human spirits, and then, without the humans even needing to lift a finger, a whole group of demon spirits had suffered countless casualties.

Back when they were in the mortal world, they were bullied by humans.

It never expected that after dying and coming to Diyu, they would still be bullied by humans.

It was simply too unreasonable.

"That is Incense Fire Power."

"If, after you die, you have descendants remaining in the mortal world who offer sacrifices to you, then you will obtain a continuous stream of Incense Fire."

"For us ghosts in Diyu, this Incense Fire has immense benefits."

"First of all, it can ward off all evil; that is to say, if one is enveloped in Incense Fire, one possesses an Undying Body, and no matter how many ghosts attack, it is to no avail, leaving one in an invincible position."

"Just now, we launched an attack, but we didn't expect the other side to have such vast Incense Fire protecting their bodies, which resulted in a backlash of Incense Fire Power; many companions couldn't dodge in time and could only have their Souls scattered."

"Of course, the wonderful uses of Incense Fire Power are not limited to this; it can also help us ghosts cultivate."

"The more Incense Fire Power one devours, the faster one's cultivation speed, and the more Longevity one obtains."

"For example, Human Race spirits do not need to devour the souls of their own kind to increase their cultivation; simply obtaining this Incense Fire Power is enough to allow their cultivation to steadily improve."

A demon spirit said this with great envy, jealousy, and hatred, indicating that the Human Race had a huge advantage in the Hell World that the demon race simply could not compare to.

"Diyu actually contains such Incense Fire Power?"

"Then doesn't that mean the Human Race has all the advantages?"

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong was simply dumbfounded and incredulous.

It had never imagined that Human Race spirits would actually have such an advantage.

Originally, it had thought that after coming to Diyu, everyone was almost equal.

Who could have imagined that Human Race spirits were actually cheating, able to obtain the protection of Incense Fire Power.

It could be said that from the very starting point, the Human Race was far superior to other races.

"That's right, they indeed have all the advantages."

"Originally, although the number of Human Race ghosts was large, the number of high-level ghosts was not many."

"Normally, most human spirits should be our food, to be devoured by us demon race."

"Who could have imagined that most of these human spirits have obtained the protection of Incense Fire Power."

"Thereby making them immune to all methods, with no fear at all of being eroded by other ghosts."

"If one rashly deals with Human Race spirits, it is very easy to be doomed eternally, or even be wiped out of existence."

This demon spirit said with great helplessness.

At the beginning, it felt that since it had come to the Hell World, it would definitely be able to handle Human Race spirits as it pleased.

Who could have imagined that, instead, it was their demon spirits being handled as others pleased.

Now they could only hide in the depths of caves, digging holes, and living in a wretched state.

And as for the human spirits, they were able to open up Hell Cities in various places throughout the Hell World.

Large numbers of human spirits gathered together to form massive Undead Kingdoms.

In the current Hell World, there is no doubt that the power of the Human Race is the strongest.

The spirits of other races can only look on and sigh, feeling helpless.

"So you mean, human ghosts have already gained a foothold in the Hell World with the help of Incense Fire Power?"

Demon Person Xiong asked curiously.

It wanted to know how the Human Race was developing in the Hell World.

"That's right, they have indeed gained a foothold."

"Because the Human Race occupied the Luying World for many years, and human lifespans are short."

"So every once in a while, a batch of humans will exhaust their Longevity and die."

"A large number of human ghosts pour into Diyu."

"The number is many times greater than our demon race, I don't even know how many."

"Numerous human ghosts gather together, and they form massive cities."

"Thus, with the help of Incense Fire Power, they have built Hell Weapons and Hell Cities."

"These cities can withstand various disasters within Diyu."

"Weak races like us can only live in caves, but the Human Race is able to build cities."

"And they can build whatever kind of city they want to build; there is simply no comparison."

A demon spirit sighed, feeling very aggrieved.

Because when had the demon race ever lived such a miserable life?

No matter what world they were in, the demon race had always been a powerful existence, making countless living beings tremble with fear.

Who could have imagined that after entering the Hell World, they would turn into this state.

They could only tuck their tails and act like ghosts, not daring to do anything.

They no longer had that arrogant and domineering aura from before.

"The gap between the Human Race and the demon race is actually this huge?!"

Demon Person Xiong didn't even know what to say.

Although it had long anticipated that the Human Race would surely be doing quite well after arriving in Diyu.

After all, they have strength in numbers.

Who could have imagined that the gap between them would be even more immense than imagined.

Because the Human family concept is very strong, they have the habit of offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

This also led to those Human ghosts obtaining vast Incense Fire Power.

The more a Human ghost comes from a great family, the more astonishing the Incense Fire Power on their body becomes.

After arriving in Diyu, they are a Ghost King, and can be called invincible.

Other evil ghosts can only be terrified, and all of them submit.

"Why do we Demon Race not have Incense Fire Power?"

Demon Person Xiong could not help but ask.

It felt that this was truly too unfair; it seemed that Incense Fire Power was a power unique to the Human Race.

The Demon Race, however, does not have similar power.

"Sigh, only the Human Race has such a tradition of sacrifice."

"Like us Demon Race, where would we have a similar tradition?"

"Dead is dead; no one will miss us, let alone offer sacrifices to us."

"Providing us with vast Incense Fire."

Many Demon Race ghosts said helplessly.

They naturally also wanted to obtain Incense Fire Power, but the problem was where could they find living people to sacrifice to them.

Having been dead for so long, it is estimated that the living beings within their clan have long since forgotten them.

With no one to sacrifice, naturally there would be no Incense Fire.

As a ghost, the thing most feared is being forgotten by others and having no sacrifices.

Once such a situation occurs, it will not take long for a ghost to have its soul scattered and its spirit destroyed.

If there is someone who remembers them, then this ghost can survive for a very, very long time.

Even immortality is not an impossible thing.

Therefore, for a ghost, being forgotten is death.

"Indeed."

Demon Person Xiong was very helpless; this could not be blamed on Heaven for being unfair, as it was the Demon Race that simply lacked such a tradition, which is why Demon Race ghosts did not obtain any Incense Fire Power.

Losing the protection of Incense Fire Power forced many Demon Race ghosts to struggle for survival in the Hell World.

A slight carelessness could lead to their souls being scattered and their spirits destroyed.

"Alright, let's not talk about this; let's continue hunting."

"Until now, we haven't hunted a single Human ghost."

At this very moment, a Demon Race ghost said in a deep voice.

"No way, still hunting Human ghosts?"

"Didn't we just suffer heavy casualties?"

"We are simply no match for the Human ghosts, right?"

"If the other side still has Incense Fire Power protection, wouldn't we just be going to our deaths?"

Demon Person Xiong was stunned; it did not expect its companion to be so stubborn to this degree.

"What is there to fear? Not every Human Cultivator will have Incense Fire protection."

"In fact, Human ghosts with a large amount of Incense Fire protection on their bodies are actually the minority of the minority."

"The Hell World also frequently sees ghosts that are not protected by any Incense Fire Power."

"And these Human ghosts are basically criminals and sinners who broke the law in the Human world."

"So even their own descendants will not sacrifice to them."

"This leads to them not obtaining any Incense Fire Power protection, which is not much different from us."

"Without a doubt, such Human ghosts are our most delicious food."

"Without Incense Fire Power protection, they are merely a delicacy."

That Demon Race ghost said in a deep voice.

"This."

Hearing these words, Demon Person Xiong was very helpless; although it had anticipated the difficulties of its life in Diyu, it had not expected it to be bitter to this extent.

But having already entered the Hell World, it could only adapt.

Hopefully, life in Diyu in the future will be a little better.

At this very moment, on the other side.

Immortal World Heavenly Court.

Due to the continuous development of the Xuanhuang Sect, which rules fifteen thousand Great Thousand Worlds, its influence is immense.

Even if the Immortal World were slow, it would still know what is happening in the Mortal World.

This is like an elephant.

Because its size is truly too enormous, no matter what, it is impossible to hide.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Recently, it seems that fewer and fewer immortals are ascending from the Mortal World."

"What on earth has happened?"

A Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Heavenly Court frowned; he was a Heavenly Court official responsible for managing Ascenders.

He was named Ziyu Daoren.

Although True Immortals are not considered much to the Human Race in the Immortal World, they are practically everywhere.

However, True Immortals from the Mortal World are completely different.

Because being able to survive numerous tribulations in such harsh cultivation environments and finally ascend to the Immortal World makes them geniuses, no matter where they are placed.

Besides their talent, the most important thing is that the background of an Ascender is very clean, without the entanglements of the many factions in the Immortal World.

In this way, the backgrounds of many Ascenders are incredibly clear, making them very suitable to become members of the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, Ascenders from the Mortal World are a rare and precious force.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

As long as they can endure the first ten million years, these Ascenders from the Mortal World can easily become important figures of great influence within the Heavenly Court.

Of course, because the internal factions of the Heavenly Court in the Immortal World are truly too complex.

Some local big shots in the Immortal World believe that the appearance of Ascenders hinders their control over the Heavenly Court, so they view Ascenders as a thorn in their side, a splinter in their flesh, and will suppress them from time to time.

Many Ascenders have died miserably in wars because of this.

Only those Ascenders who are extremely lucky and possess both strength and talent can possibly survive one tribulation after another.

But even so, the Heavenly Court does not wish to see Ascenders from the Mortal World disappear completely.

"Reporting to you, my lord, the reason for the decrease in Ascenders from the Mortal World is said to be because a super sect of the Human Race has appeared in the Mortal World, named the Xuanhuang Sect."

"This sect has developed very rapidly; it has only existed for twenty-four thousand years since its birth, yet it has already conquered numerous Great Thousand Worlds, with over a million Great Vehicle Cultivators under its banner."

"Even in the Earth Immortal World, the Prison Demon World, the True Spirit World, and other Great Thousand Worlds, the presence of the Xuanhuang Sect has appeared."

A Heavenly Court immortal spoke up immediately, relaying all the information they had gathered.

To tell the truth, the connection between the Immortal World and the Mortal World is still very close.

Some factions in the Mortal World even possess methods to contact the Immortal World.

Of course, every contact requires paying a not-insignificant price, but it is still worth it.

After all, one can obtain help from the Immortal World.

It is precisely because of this that the affairs of the Xuanhuang Sect were naturally investigated by them with absolute clarity.

"What? The Xuanhuang Sect? Where on earth did this Human Race sect appear from? How have I never heard of it?"

"And to have conquered so many Great Thousand Worlds in such a short time, how on earth was this accomplished?"

"Most importantly, even if the Xuanhuang Sect cultivates a large number of Great Vehicle Cultivators, these Great Vehicle Cultivators still need to ascend, right? Why have they not ascended to this day?"

Ziyu Daoren frowned; he still did not quite understand why the number of Ascenders had decreased so much.

After all, no matter how the Human Race factions develop in the Mortal World, if these Great Vehicle Cultivators reach the end of their cultivation, they still need to ascend to the Immortal World to find a path to progress further.

If they do not ascend to the Immortal World, how can they become more powerful immortals?

No matter what, the Immortal World is the destination for many cultivators.

"Reporting to Ziyu Daoren, it seems the Xuanhuang Sect has mastered a special sealing technique."

"Even after passing the Immortal Thunder Tribulation and becoming a True Immortal,"

"they can still seal their cultivation and continue to remain in the Mortal World."

"It is precisely by relying on such a sealing technique that many Great Vehicle Cultivators of the Mortal World remain in the Mortal World and do not choose to ascend; in fact, the large decrease in Ascenders is quite normal."

This Heavenly Court immortal said immediately.

"What do you mean? They would rather stay in the Mortal World than ascend to the Immortal World?"

"What on earth are these Mortal World True Immortals thinking?"

Ziyu Daoren felt very dissatisfied.

He felt that these Mortal World Ascenders were all high-quality labor, and now they actually did not want to ascend to the Immortal World but intended to stay in the Mortal World to cultivate; they were simply completely insane.

After all, the Mortal World lacks resources and cannot support the cultivation of many True Immortals; if they stay in the Mortal World, then for a very long time in the future, their cultivation will be unable to progress further.

"As far as I know, those Great Vehicle Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect seem to have already learned that after ascending to the Immortal World, they will be forcibly conscripted and forced to join the Heavenly Court Army to serve for ten million years."

"Therefore, these Great Vehicle Cultivators of the Mortal World would rather continue to stay in the Mortal World than ascend immediately."

"They seem to intend to let their cultivation progress further before ascending to the Immortal World."

That Heavenly Court immortal stated his guess.

He felt that this group of Mortal World True Immortals really had a good idea.

If only a True Immortal ascends to the Immortal World, then after arriving in the Immortal World, they can only become cannon fodder.

Or even be treated like beasts of burden.

But if their cultivation can progress further and they become Earth Immortals, then the treatment will be completely different.

"Presumptuous! Just to avoid the responsibility of enlistment, they actually forcibly remain in the Mortal World; this is simply outrageous."

"Being able to serve the Heavenly Court, even if only as cannon fodder, is the honor of these Ascenders; how dare they make excuses and shirk their duties?!"

"If they ascend to the Immortal World in the future, they must be severely punished."

"They still want to cultivate to become Earth Immortals before ascending to the Immortal World? That is simply wishful thinking."

"Even if they become Earth Immortals, so what? They still have to serve, join the Heavenly Court Army, and the term of service reaches one hundred million years."

"I would like to see how this group of Ascenders can still evade their obligations to the Heavenly Court."

Ziyu Daoren felt very dissatisfied.

He felt that the Heavenly Court had protected these Mortal World Ascenders, which had already allowed these Ascenders to obtain who knows how many benefits.

Without the Heavenly Court, how could this group of Ascenders cultivate securely in the Immortal World?

Serving the Heavenly Court is also a matter of course.

Now they are actually attempting to evade the responsibility of service; this is clearly a slap in his own face.

He decided to exercise his power as a Great Luo Golden Immortal to let these Ascenders from the Mortal World know the majesty of the Heavenly Court.

Anyone who dares to fool the Heavenly Court must pay the price for it.

"Lord Ziyu, given the nature of that group of Mortal World Cultivators, I fear it will take millions of years for them to ascend, and perhaps not many Ascenders will appear in the short term."

That Heavenly Court immortal hesitated as he spoke.

He felt that since the Xuanhuang Sect had mastered such a sealing technique, many True Immortals living in the world would likely appear in the Mortal World in the future.