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"Excuse me, sir, have you seen a half-bodied female demon pass by here? Of course, she could also be a whole body. She looks like this. Oh, in that direction? Thank you."

"Hello little brother, have you seen the sister in the painting? Oh, you said you saw her being chased by many soldiers in that direction? Thank you."

"Uncle... Hey? Hello, werewolf, have you seen...?"

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Lin Linhou led the group forward by asking for directions and gathering information along the way.

With the Xuanyuan Sword in hand, all the ghosts in the area bowed their heads and answered almost every question.

To everyone except Fifth Star Bell and Baili Fatty, Lin Linhou would squat down every now and then and talk to the air in front of him.

"Hey, Fatty, can I borrow your glasses for a bit? I'm really curious about what the ghosts here look like."

Lin Qiye nudged Baili Pangpang. Although he was a little scared about seeing a ghost, his curiosity would definitely take over if he was sure it was safe to do so.

Upon hearing this, An Qingyu, Cao Yuan, and even Li Deyang all turned their gazes toward Baili Pangpang.

They may not be as gifted as Lin Linhou and Fifth Star Bell, but isn't there a Doraemon here?

"Alright, you can take it if you want, but I'm warning you, a lot of ghosts aren't exactly beautiful."

Baili Pangpang handed the Eye of True Sight to everyone to use in turn, which allowed everyone to see the real "ghost city" in front of them.

I also understood why Baili Pangpang said that many ghosts didn't look good.

The ghosts here probably look like they did in the last moments of their lives—the ones who died of illness, hanged themselves, drowned, or died of old age. These are considered ghosts with more normal appearances.

The other ghosts, those missing limbs or arms, were at least somewhat presentable, but some of the beheaded ones just wandered around holding their heads.

Its body was charred, clearly indicating it had been burned to death.

Some of the crushed bodies looked more like lumps of rotten human flesh pieced together haphazardly.

Each ghost vividly depicts its final moments before death, or its appearance at the time of burial.

Even in some corners and on the streets, there are some pitiful female ghosts, either curled up or running around in a frenzy.

Some of them were covered in bruises, some were covered in wounds, and some were covered in filth, but without exception they were almost naked, and there were occasional drops of unknown liquid on some private parts of their bodies.

It's easy to guess that they were likely raped and killed, or even left naked in the wilderness.

And even more ghosts and spirits in all sorts of forms.

"I'm not watching anymore. The scene of a hundred demons parading at night is just too shocking."

An Qingyu finally handed the Eye of True Sight to Baili Pangpang, who, even as someone who was into anatomy, thought the scene was too hellish.

"I just asked a paper effigy of a ghost soldier, and this is indeed Fengdu. As for the appearance of the ghosts, it's like this..."

Only those beings with a certain level of intelligence and thought possess a complete soul. After death, they need to come to Fengdu for "ghostly services" certification for reincarnation. Other beings, such as plants and insects, generally enter reincarnation automatically without going through the underworld.

The souls of these deceased individuals exhibit two distinct states:

The first type is the appearance of the deceased's soul at the last moment before its death, which will remain in the mortal world for seven days.

The second possibility is that if the deceased is buried according to proper procedures within seven days of death and receives offerings of incense, their soul will become the same as it was at the time of burial.

If the deceased is not properly buried within seven days, the soul that arrives in the underworld will naturally remain in the same state as before death.

This is why there is a profession called mortician, and why relatives and friends burn paper money and incense before burial.

"So you see, oh right, you can't see it."

"Some people here may not have complete physical bodies, but the missing parts have been replaced with wax figures, wood, or metal and jade, and they are dressed neatly."

"And some people, it is obvious that they did not have their bodies prepared by a mortician within seven days of death, nor were they buried by relatives and friends, so their deaths were in the same condition as when they were alive."

However, the rules of the underworld also have a certain degree of humanity. Even if you are crushed into mud at the last moment of your life, it will still reshape you into a basic human form.

"Did you guys just see those floating humanoid ashes?"

Lin Linhou stated that those were cremated and their ashes were collected after death, and then buried.

Everyone:...

"Whether these ghosts live well or not while waiting for reincarnation in Fengdu depends on the burial goods they brought with them in life."

Lin Linhou pointed to some magnificent buildings, and then to the relatively low adobe houses on the outskirts of the city.

Those with high-value burial goods naturally have a better life after death, while those with fewer burial goods naturally have a worse life.

Then Lin Linhou looked at the ghosts huddled together for warmth in the corner of the wall in the distance, some with blank stares, some crying, and some even naked.

A hint of pity flashed in his eyes.

They were people who were abandoned in the wilderness without any burial goods.

"Normally speaking, regardless of whether they were rich or poor in life, all ghosts stay in the underworld for a maximum of three years before being reborn or sent to the underworld to be punished, based on their merits in life."

For example, a wealthy person who committed many bad deeds in life can indeed enjoy three years of happiness in Fengdu after death.

But three years later, he will be taken away to be punished, and after the punishment is completed, he will be arranged to be reincarnated as an animal, or directly demoted to flowers, plants and trees, and will never be able to be human for generations.

Those who can only afford to live in a bungalow in Fengdu during these three years, or those who wander the streets as lonely ghosts, may be arranged to live a happy life in a good family because of their good deeds.

Moreover, before being reincarnated, he had already personally experienced the next life through the illusion, which can be considered as making up for his suffering in this life.

Barring any major unforeseen events, his next life will be just like the fantasy script, except he will definitely have no memories of his previous life.

"Did you hear that, Lao Cao? With the amount of killing you've done, you'll most likely be tortured after you die. Instead of chanting sutras, you should do more good deeds in your daily life."

Baili Pangpang patted Cao Yuan and asked him if he was scared.

“Amitabha Buddha, if I truly die one day, and my body still harbors the karmic fire that has not yet been extinguished, then it is only right that I be punished.”

Cao Yuan himself took it all in stride; in fact, the news was a good thing for him in a way, as it helped to resolve his inner conflict.

"But the situation in Fengdu doesn't seem to be very good right now. Due to the plundering by the outer gods, the reincarnation of the ghosts in the city has been greatly affected. Some ghosts have been in Fengdu for more than a hundred years and have not yet been arranged to be reincarnated."

The remaining ghost soldiers in the city did their best to maintain order and arrange the ghosts, but with all the ghosts and gods gone and the rules of the underworld damaged, a large number of souls still accumulated endlessly in Fengdu.

The entire Fengdu is currently in a state of extreme "ghostly expansion".

In the past, if this situation occurred, the Emperor of Fengdu would briefly use the method of adjusting the flow of time in the underworld to deal with it.

For example, a system where one day in the human world is equivalent to one year in the underworld.

In this way, the souls of those who die in a single day can be processed over a full year.

Now, with the disappearance of ghosts and gods, no one can do this, nor can anyone appoint more ghost soldiers.

"This has led to the fact that Fengdu is now crammed with the souls of over a billion humans. There are also some large animals like cats and dogs, or intelligent demons and monsters."