Transmigrating to another world, starting as a mountain god

heaven.

Above the nine heavens, the Lingxiao Palace stands.

The Heavenly Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze majestic.

"When did he... become so suspicious?"

Beside him, Lao Tzu sat quietly in meditation.

Laozi thought for a moment, flicked his whisk, opened and closed his eyes slightly, and cleared his throat.

"Ever since... when you broke my head, it's been like this."

Emperor of Heaven: “…”

"I just wanted to tell him that the glory of Heaven will eventually shine on the underworld."

Even if the road ahead is dark, I will pierce through the fog.

"Don't hold back, just go ahead and make the changes."

Laozi laughed heartily, his Taoist robe draped over his body, exuding an otherworldly aura.

"Your performance is... somewhat... ambiguous."

"The Underworld Emperor probably has a lot to guess."

Beside them, celestial light shimmered.

A clone of Venus floated out from the void.

"This old minister pays his respects to Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor."

Venus has a kind and benevolent face.

The Heavenly Emperor slightly turned his gaze:

"What did Li Bai find when he explored the human world?"

Venus smiled, his smile serene.

"This old minister has taken a journey through the mortal world."

"By borrowing the power of Heaven, they only killed 271 mountain gods and 326 river gods before stopping early."

"Now, we are visiting the Earth Mother Goddess to apologize on behalf of the Heavenly Court for the fact that the immortal blood has stained the earth."

The Heavenly Emperor remained silent for a moment.

"Don't forget to leave some bait."

Venus, with his kind and otherworldly demeanor, bowed slightly and said, "This old minister spared some small fry and shrimps; he did not exterminate them all."

"So that those behind the scenes won't be so frightened that they'll hide their true intentions."

"I imagine that a great change will occur in the world soon."

"If chaos breaks out at that time..."

Venus then changed the subject.

"The Anshan Mountain God, who drew his sword to slay immortals, will go and kill them all from his perspective."

"At least, his actions won't scare some old guys into hiding."

"Who knows, it might even force a few people to jump out."

Laozi, sitting cross-legged to the side, chuckled upon hearing this.

"My old friend Taibai is always reliable when he takes action; he must have thought things through very thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, the aged-looking Venus gently cupped his hands and smiled kindly:

"My old friend, please don't tease me... Can you refine that batch of Nine-Turn Golden Elixir?"

The Heavenly Emperor's lips curled slightly, his hands clasped behind his back, remaining silent.

Laozi recalled something, his face darkened slightly, he flicked his whisk and hummed softly.

"He just opens his mouth and it's a whole oven... he eats it like it's food!"

"Aren't you afraid of bursting from overeating!"

The Heavenly Emperor coughed lightly, not even glancing at Laozi's expression, and put his hands behind his back as if he hadn't heard anything.

......

In the underworld.

Li Yuan has started wandering around.

However, a certain consciousness was subconsciously reminding him:

Do not search for An Yue's soul anymore.

The ties of the past should end when they are fulfilled.

So as not to disturb the peace and cause those souls to remain troubled.

As Li Yuan strolled through the vast city of Fengdu, all he saw were ghosts.

Those beings who have accumulated good karma will either be reincarnated with that karma after death.

Alternatively, one can expend their good karma and experience the life of a 'ghost' in the underworld.

Of course, some souls are unwilling to be reincarnated or cannot get a turn in the cycle of reincarnation, so they have no choice but to live in various ghost cities.

However, these spirits have many restrictions and are not allowed to leave the ghost city.

"Hey bro, what's your plan?"

The Heavenly Demon's voice came from the scales in his arms.

Because it was transmitted through sound, only Li Yuan could hear it.

"The underworld is burdened mostly with the grievances and regrets of the living souls."

"Since we have decided to start with the matter of living souls."

"I plan to first build a platform for looking towards home in front of the Naihe Bridge, which is closest to Fengdu City."

"With the opportunity to look back on relatives and friends, the regrets of the living souls can be reduced somewhat."

Li Yuan sent a telepathic message and left.

Flowing in the Pool of Rebirth, one may see the past, but it is ultimately all in the past.

The spirits did not actually see their living relatives and friends.

Passing before the Stone of Three Lives, though one understands the cause and effect of three lifetimes, one feels more like a spectator watching a story unfold.

Ultimately, there are still regrets.

The Heavenly Demon chuckled softly:

"I knew you'd remember this."

"Back then, if I hadn't fallen out with that old devil..."

“I’ve been telling him to build this thing for a long time.”

"But he's also lazy; he hasn't thought about making any improvements over the years."

Li Yuan nodded and smiled calmly.

No wonder this underworld is so similar to the mythology of that world.

It turns out that this 'fellow villager' had already come to create an outline once.

"Besides the Viewing Platform, I also plan to try the rules for the resurrection of the soul."

Li Yuan recalled the pleading faces of those souls and sighed slightly.

The soul returns to the mortal world to visit relatives, bidding farewell to old friends on the Terrace of Longing for Home.

Reincarnation is merciless, but the underworld should be compassionate.

The place where all spirits find their final resting place, where countless souls are both new passersby and former 'old friends'.

The Heavenly Demon took a slight breath.

"This theory of resurrection involves all sentient beings, so the workload might be quite large..."

"Many underworld immortals may not cooperate with you."

Li Yuan chuckled, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"This is just the current idea. How to do it in detail depends on the attitude of those Netherworld Immortals."

He wandered around Fengdu City, learning about the 'local customs and traditions' of the underworld.

The Underworld Emperor was quite generous.

The Underworld King's Decree contains hundreds of millions of Underworld Yuan.

It is the currency of the underworld, and is used throughout the entire netherworld.

Li Yuan casually spent some underworld currency to listen to the ghost scholar tell stories in the city.

He also secretly observed the habits and rules of the ghost messengers.

Finally, it was discovered that there was a being with an extremely low status in this underworld.

They were called ghost slaves.

Legend has it that it is the soul that once jumped into the River of Oblivion.

Unwilling to forget their past life, they would rather endure the endless torment of the River of Oblivion than forget their past.

However, time passed.

These souls were ultimately erased by the River of Oblivion, leaving no trace of them, even their true spirits were almost extinguished, leaving them foolish and forgetting everything.

Finally, he was fished out by the faceless monster on the banks of the River of Oblivion and sold to the Ghost City as a slave.

They were called slaves, but in reality... these souls who had forgotten everything were also a kind of 'food'.

Ghosts in the city with enough money in the underworld often buy ghost slaves.

They worked hard without complaint.

If one's soul is damaged by accident, one can devour these ghost servants to replenish oneself.

The devoured ghost slaves eventually vanished into thin air, never to be reincarnated.

Li Yuan walked into a street where ghost slaves were sold.

Inside the cages, the ghost slaves sat or huddled, their eyes glazed over, their bodies almost transparent.

A few remaining souls, with a sliver of consciousness still lingering in their eyes, sit quietly, letting the other souls observe and choose them.

"Newly rescued ghost slaves, 1000 Netherworld Dollars, no cheating on the young or old!"

A ghost chuckled softly, its voice sharp and cunning.

However, almost no souls lingered in front of its stall, clearly knowing that the stall owner was a rip-off.

"A new ghost slave emerged from the depths of the River of Oblivion, personally retrieved by the Faceless Monster!"

The stall owner, whose spirit was solid and towering, shouted.

Immediately, a bunch of spirits swarmed around, and after looking them over, they scrambled to buy them.

Some who bought the souls of ghost slaves, disregarding the stares of those around them, would open their mouths wide, stretching them out to their chests in a bizarre way, and swallow the newly purchased ghost slaves whole.

After swallowing, he even showed a satisfied smile, as if he had tasted something delicious.

Li Yuan strolled down the street, concealing the celestial aura emanating from him.

"At least there's some restraint in human society."

"The underworld and the netherworld are starkly real."

The scales inside his bosom glowed faintly.

The celestial demon smiled faintly:

"The underworld is a place where all the thoughts of sentient beings converge, and where filthy ghosts and evil spirits gather."

"Most of the so-called ghost slaves have already lost their true spirits."

"Even reincarnation no longer recognizes their identities, let alone these ghosts..."

"Huh......"

"and many more......"

The Heavenly Demon paused again.

"That ghost servant in front looks somewhat familiar..."

Li Yuan's lips twitched.

You're just wandering around; do you really expect to run into someone you know?

Does this have to be so melodramatic?!