Chapter 19: Qi Refining Success and New Neighbor
Broadly speaking, the existence of the Yin Netherworld indicates that if a person accidentally or deliberately becomes a ghost after death, they have a land where they can exist and live. With the presence of Nether Qi, ghosts can also begin cultivation.
As time passes, the number of ghosts in the Yin Netherworld increases, with various Ghost Kings vying for dominance, gradually connecting different Yin Netherworld realms and calling it the Netherworld.
In the Netherworld, various Ghost Kings stand tall, some powerful, some weak; they either fight or cooperate, never-ending in their conflicts, and have already started affecting the living world.
Moreover, these ghosts living in the Netherworld are not bound by the rules of the mortal world. Occasionally, they come to the mortal world to absorb some Yang Qi for a taste, causing headaches for the Human World Court.
Thus, to deal with this force that affects their rule and stability, courts of past dynasties have consecrated deceased officials and soldiers, using the Incense and Candle Divine Dao to nourish their souls into spirits, stationing them at City God Temples across various regions, setting up the Underworld to counter ghosts in different Yin Netherworld lands, ensuring life in the mortal world.
Then...
After a hundred years of suppressing, with the establishment of a new dynasty, the City God of the previous court becomes the heroic master Ghost King in the Netherworld...
"This... is an endless cycle?"
Daoist Mingzhang shook his head, "It’s an unavoidable situation. Luckily, the Great Jing Dynasty is powerful, having established the nation through martial force, with many soldiers and generals. Now, six hundred years have passed, and many City Gods have reportedly invaded the Netherworld."
Lu Zheng shook his head, thinking what’s the use? Unless they can establish a Ten Halls Yama System like those in Huaxia legends, otherwise...