Chapter 708 - 707 Heading to Avici, also known as Hell

Upon receiving a positive response, Li Jing nodded.

Reincarnation, as it is supposed to be, should be free from interference.

He had only asked out of mere doubt.

Under normal circumstances,

any world where reincarnation exists, the earthly world should not interfere with the underworld.

Essentially, reincarnation is a part of the order.

If it could be interfered with by humans, the whole universe would be in chaos.

Even in the Little Universe, Li Jing, as the creator, was not allowed to arbitrarily interfere with the reincarnation cycle. Not that he would be foolish enough to disrupt the order.

Arriving at the God’s Domain of Amaterasu,

according to what Li Jing currently knows,

the God’s Domain of Amaterasu did not naturally exist, but was artificially created.

That is to say,

This divine domain is an independent world almost belonging to an individual, with its own creator.

But without a doubt, this creator couldn’t possibly be one of the inhabitants of the divine domain of Amaterasu.

Even if the God King Amaterasu is of Sky Father Level, he shouldn’t have this kind of power.

After all, this divine domain exists as a part of the celestial territory and has the capability to ascend to the Star Nebula Great World, welcoming those who can attain spiritual ascension.

Within this,

it must have passed through the path of Star Cloud Heavenly Path.

Otherwise, this ascension would not be possible.

Li Jing hypothesized,

The creator of the God’s Domain of Amaterasu must be the Star Cloud Heavenly Path itself.

The purpose of this was to provide a place for the Amaterasu God Clan, that had been driven out from the Upper Three Realms, to stay and receive their own ascendants, so that the Amaterasu God Clan members wouldn’t have nowhere to go and cause chaos.

In summary,

The Amaterasu God Clan are just the "residents" in the God’s Domain of Amaterasu, unable to directly interfere with the universe.

Glancing left and right, Li Jing asked,

"Where in the Underworld Country is the stone tablet located?"

"At the lowest level of the Eight Great Hells, the Abi Hell."

Daji replied,

"The one guarding the stone tablet for Amaterasu is a famous monster in the related myths, the Yamata no Orochi."

Yamata no Orochi?

Li Jing raised an eyebrow.

This name was familiar to him.

But specifically, he didn’t have much knowledge about it.

He only knew that the Yamata no Orochi was slain by Susanoo.

"Abi Hell is located at the bottom of the Underworld Country, its nature and function are special, essentially serving as a controlled area of the Underworld Country."

Daji started explaining,

"To get there, we cannot avoid meeting the Equal King, who is in charge of the Abi Hell, getting a Pass Certificate from him before we can go further. We would first go to Hell, which is my territory. I will have some familiar people prepare an invitation so we can directly meet him."

Before Li Jing could respond, she continued,

"Of course, if you want to save some trouble, we could just go directly there. With your strength, even the ten Yama Halls with all their subordinates would not be able to stop you."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing was speechless and chuckled,

"The Underworld Country controls the life and death cycle of the God’s Domain of Amaterasu, which is undoubtedly a part of the order. As a Watcher, how could I ’knowingly break the law’ and disrupt the order? We should follow the rules of the Underworld Country and go meet the Equal King."

"Alright."

Daji responded, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed across her face.

Li Jing was keen enough to catch this subtle change and couldn’t help but glance at her again.

This woman.

She might have some past with the Equal King...

It was obvious she hoped for him to confront the Equal King.

Although Li Jing noticed this, he decided to keep quiet.

He had already made an initial judgement on Daji, that she too, was like a cunning fox.

But compared to Jiu Li, she was better at hiding.

Or perhaps, they weren’t familiar enough with each other yet, and her true nature didn’t surface that quickly.

The sly fox has her own schemes...

Keeping that in mind was enough for Li Jing. Speaking about it out loud served no purpose.

A twisted nature can’t be straightened through preaching or schooling.

...

The spirits passage of the Underworld Country is guarded by ghost gods born in the underworld.

The ghost God clan is made up of wild handsome men and beautiful women, and the one or two sharp horns on their foreheads are the unique traits of their clan.

What’s worth mentioning is that,

Although the ghost gods who guard the spirit passage are not particularly powerful overall, when you meet them face-to-face, you can clearly feel that their strength is far beyond what you can see on the surface.

For this matter,

Even Li Jing, who can see their health bar and essence source above their heads, cannot grasp it accurately.

However, he was able to generally perceive that,

These ghost gods seem to be blessed by some inexpressible rule in the Underworld Country, and judging from observation, they can only explode with far more power than their own on the land of the Underworld Country.

Aside from that,

Daji is indeed the "gang leader" of the Underworld Country’s underworld.

Every evil demon that passes through the spiritual passage retreats when they see her.

The ghost gods guarding the passage also acquiesced to Daji and Li Jing’s passage without engaging in any investigation.

After crossing the River of Three Crossings via the spiritual passage, the two formally entered the territory of the Underworld Country.

Daji then stopped and looked back.

"Master, we can use Sky Control to get around from now on. Since this is your first visit to the Underworld Country, why don’t I take you around and give you a brief introduction?"

"Sure, there’s no rush anyway."

Li Jing responded.

Upon receiving approval, Daji released a luxurious chariot with a wave of her hand.

...

The home base of Daji’s "underworld empire", also known as the Wailing Hell, is also referred to as the yelling hell.

It is generally frequented by the souls of those guilty of crimes such as murder, theft, lust and drunkenness, and their sentences are relatively light. They will suffer in the yelling hell, or live here awaiting reincarnation.

Then, there are those who work in related industries, as well as their families, living in the residential area.

Thoselike Daji, an evil demon, essentially followed the sentenced path, settling in a place that suited her.

On the journey to the yelling hell, Daji introduced Li Jing to a lot about the Underworld Country.

In Daji’s words,

In essence, the Underworld Country is not much different from the Netherworld, responsible for the overall cycle of death and rebirth in the Eastern World.

Everything about the eight great hells is based on the Netherworld, with systems like the Ten Yama Halls and so on, only with minor differences in the details.

Compared to the Underworld Country,

Li Jing is surely more familiar with and interested in the Netherworld.

Mainly because even after becoming a world watcher, he cannot accurately perceive the existence of the Netherworld, which forms the "system" of life and death reincarnation in the Eastern World.

It’s not surprising.

The Netherworld, which controls life and death in the Eastern World, is too special. The realm it involves is Ithe Big World itself and Heaven’s will naturally be more careful about its existence.

The same is true for the reincarnation "system" of the Western world.

The difference is,

Because of the existence of many faith systems, not all the souls of the Western world will enter the Big World’s reincarnation "system" after death. The likes of the divine and hell realms that Li Jing had previously battled are habitual ’interceptors’.

The fact that they dare to do so does not necessarily imply consent from Heaven’s will.

Most likely, they have exploited a loophole in the relevant rules, which made things appear legitimate.

Taking advantage of casual conversation with Daji, Li Jing seized the opportunity to ask some questions about the Netherworld.

Unfortunatetly,

What Daji knew was all information based on the reincarnation system of the Underworld Country, which corresponds to the Netherworld.

After all, the Netherworld is a place that only the dead can go to.

Daji dared to say that the various aspects of the Underworld Country correspond to the Netherworld, purely because there are corresponding documents recorded in the Underworld Country.

As they were chatting along the way,

After about an hour, Li Jing and Daji arrived at the yelling hell located on the fourth floor of the Underworld Country and entered the residential area, finally stopping on a bustling and brightly lit Romantic Street.

Even before getting out of the car, Li Jing saw various female demons wearing flamboyant outfits, hustling customers in front of their shops along the street.

There were also all sorts of ghouls, ghost gods and bizarre creatures mixed amongst them.

Besides,

There were also brothels catering to women.

This wave,

Truly broadened Li Jing’s horizons.

The key is that this long street, which is so long that you can’t see the end, is full of adult entertainment industry businesses...

This is insane.

It’s worth mentioning that,

The place where Daji stopped the car with Li Jing was right in front of the largest brothel on the entire street.

There stood a majestic Classical Chinese building with blue bricks and tiles, the size of which, including the courtyard, was no less than a small residential area.

Li Jing got out of the vehicle with Daji and looked up at a plaque hanging high on the building.

Jile Fang.

He looked back at Daji with an odd look on his face after taking in the name.

"Is...this your storefront?"

"One of my businesses."

Daji’s mouth curled up, emanating a distinct air of pride.

Li Jing smirked at her demeanor.

Just as he was wondering where to start venting his bemusement, Daji took his arm and began leading him into the building.

All the attendants outside the building stepped aside when they saw Daji approaching, greeting her with deference while casting curious glances at a certain someone.

Li Jing was currently in the guise of Master Jiu.

No wonder people were curious.

Who was this person, and why was the infamous Daji so close to him?

Although Daji looked fragile and delicate, there was no doubt that she was a big boss in Underworld Country and was also the most notorious wicked woman in the entire Divine Domain. Any ordinary person would surely choose to avoid her.

Compared to women, Daji had more "male" friends.

She personally did not like to interact with women.

In her words, "Women are potential customers of our family; it’s pointless to interact with them."

This woman, she’s just that frank.

So, from her subordinates’ perspective, the fact that she brought a graceful female friend home was an unusual occurrence.

Here.

While leading Li Jing inside and heading straight upstairs, Daji spoke in a low voice.

"Master, if you’re looking for special services, we don’t offer them. Underworld Country is a lawful place after all, with crimes like depravity being severely punished, hence all the stores in Romantic Street operate within grey areas. Over-charging customers for drinks is the limit that the Ten Yama Halls are willing to tolerate. Otherwise, getting a business license will not only be an issue, but the Ghost Gods in charge of managing Hell will also carry out surprise inspections regularly."

As she said this, she chuckled.

"If you really need special services, I can recommend some shady places that risk breaking the law for profit."

Li Jing was silent before he finally said, "Do I look like that kind of person?"

Daji’s eyes sparkled when she heard this, and she said, "That’s true. You don’t have that capacity anymore, so it’s all nonsense."

"..."

Li Jing.

He understood the logic.

But did they seem to be on different wavelengths?

While he was at a loss, he was also slightly surprised by Daji’s narrative.

Initially, he thought the stores on Romantic Street were simply blatant flesh-peddling dens, but it turned out that Underworld Country had imposed reasonable regulations, and the most they offered was overpriced drinks without any other special services.

It seems the Underworld Country is also advancing with the times, and the result of their efforts to adapt to the progressing modern society.

...

In a short while,

Under Daji’s guidance, Li Jing entered a luxurious guest room.

"Please sit down and wait a moment, Master."

Upon entering the room, Daji started, "I already sent a message to my subordinates to get a friend who has the connections to bring the invitation. By my calculations, someone should be here soon. Then we can set off."

"Alright."

Subconsciously agreeing, Li Jing took a seat.

Just as he settled down, Daji leaned over, winking coyly as she passed him a menu.

"It’s a rare opportunity. Master, would you like to spend a bit and enjoy yourself?"

"..."

Li Jing.

Wow.

His butt was hardly warm from sitting down, and Daji was already trying to get into his wallet.

This fox...

Just as he thought, she couldn’t be trusted!

However, with nothing better to do, Li Jing didn’t mind getting some snacks to pass the time.

As he casually picked up the menu, he noticed that both the food and service prices were measured in units of Ming Yuan, a presumed currency unique to the Underworld Country.

Just as he was about to say something, Daji beat him to it.

"One Ming Yuan in the Underworld Country is roughly equivalent to one Top grade Immortal Crystal in the Eastern World."

"..."

Li Jing paused.

Previously when Daji mentioned that all the businesses on Romantic Street, including her own, were primarily focused on ripping off customers, he hadn’t thought much of it.

But seeing it now...

Holy smokes... They literally rip customers off to the bone...

A simple plate of Spirit Fruit costs over a hundred Ming Yuan.

Which also means over a hundred Top grade Immortal Crystals...

With such high costs, who the hell can afford this?

It can’t be that everyone in the Underworld Country is a freaking billionaire, right?

Just as he was marveling, Daji leaned in a bit closer to him, seductively stroking her hair and raining a charming smile on him.

"Master, you don’t know what to order, do you? Shall... I order for us?"

"..."

Li Jing paused again.

He had a hunch...

He had probably figured out the way Daji’s businesses operated.

Daji suddenly seemed unusually warm towards him. He also sensed a strong innate charm emanating from her. The charm hadn’t reached the level where it was being used intentionally, but it was definitely there.

This is such a damned trap!

He was lucky he was the one sitting there.

If it were anyone else dealing with the charming Daji, they wouldn’t stand a chance and would unwittingly spend a fortune.

Looking at the shameless Daji, who was almost snuggling into his arms, Li Jing rolled his eyes and pushed her away, closing the menu in the process.

"Quit your flirting and be careful who you play with."

With that, he casually took out his cherished Spirit Wine.

"Since you’ve decided to come with me, have you thought about what to do with your red-light district businesses?"

Daji shrugged nonchalantly after being pushed away and scolded.

At his question, she shrugged indifferently.

"Just leave them as they are."

Saying that, she elaborated.

"I could have taken the assets with me. But a lot of people rely on my businesses. If I were to suddenly take everything, these Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, and Beasts would be left with nothing. In a place like the Underworld Country, where rip-offs are everywhere, a stable income is essential for survival. If I left, they would truly starve to death."

Upon hearing Daji’s explanation, Li Jing was taken aback.

"I didn’t expect you to care so much about your subordinates."

"I wouldn’t say ’care’, I just feel a bit responsible. Plus, I had no choice."

Daji smiled, poured herself some of Li Jing’s Spirit Wine, and sat down next to him.

"Ming Yuan is exclusive to the Underworld Country and can’t be used elsewhere. It would cause a huge economic shock in the Underworld Country if I tried to exchange a large amount of my assets into Spirit object fairy crystals all at once. It would inevitably attract the attention of the Ghost Gods for an audit. Since some things in my businesses are not exactly legal."

Li Jing smirked upon hearing this.

What Daji just said highlighted her wealth.

This woman is actually a money-maker?

Even though her methods are not exactly legal, they can be put to good use.

Just as he was contemplating, Daji sipped her wine, and her eyes lit up.

"Master, this Spirit Wine of yours..."

"It’s nothing special. Once you’re with me, you can drink better stuff all the time."

Li Jing responded nonchalantly.

Just as he was about to say something else, a "knock, knock" interrupted him.

Hearing the knock, Daji raised an eyebrow.

"Come in."

With a "creak", the door was pushed open, and a ghost god walked in. He was about two meters tall and had an apathetic face.

His gaze firstly landed on Daji, then shifted to Li Jing to whom he bowed slightly.

"Ghost Ya, the first assistant to the Equality King of the Underworld Country, greets the world’s watcher."