Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 91: Netherworld, Hell

Thus, the Jiang Family could take this opportunity to make a fortune.

Indeed, seizing opportunities was seen as the fastest way to build wealth.

Jiang Chen was fishing, using the Sun God Staff as bait, to lure those with ulterior motives.

Whoever was greedy would fall into the trap.

However, Jiang Chen merely entertained the thought, not expecting anyone to be foolish enough to fall for it. The Sun God Staff was obviously accounted for, who would risk offending others to steal it?

Such a person would surely be an idiot!

An idiot could not survive in the perilous world of cultivation.

They would have been long outmaneuvered and killed.

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With no cause for concern, Jiang Chen, holding the Dragon-slaying Divine Sword, cautiously passed through the passage and entered the Netherworld.

Cold!

An icy chill penetrating deep into the soul.

This was Jiang Chen’s first feeling upon entering the Netherworld.

The Netherworld was a realm of the dead, a forbidden place for the living. After entering, Jiang Chen felt unusually lively in his soul, as if he particularly liked the environment there.

However, his physical body greatly disagreed, becoming extraordinarily heavy, as if it had become a burden to his soul.

At the same time, the unique icy chill of the Netherworld crazily surged into his body, intending to freeze his blood and body.

With a thought, Jiang Chen intended to use the Innate Sun Energy to dispel this icy chill.

But before he could act, in his Dantian Qi Sea, the moon formed by the Shooting Sun Divine Arrow suddenly trembled.

Instantly, a surge of Innate Extreme Yin Energy erupted from Jiang Chen’s body. In a blink of an eye, it circulated through his whole body, completely refining the icy chill entering his body.

At the same time, Jiang Chen’s aura underwent a great change, the Sun Energy disappeared, replaced by the Extreme Yin Energy.

After his body transformed from utmost yang to utmost yin, Jiang Chen’s strength didn’t change. However, the previously uncomfortable icy chill seemed warm and familiar.

Whoosh~~

Taking a deep breath, a large amount of icy chill was swallowed into Jiang Chen’s abdomen, fused with the Innate Extreme Yin Energy in his body, and slowly permeated his limbs and bones.

To cultivators with Yin attribute, the Netherworld was simply a Holy Land. Unexpectedly, such a thought sprung up in Jiang Chen’s mind.

He had nurtured this Extreme Yin Energy in his body for many years, yet Jiang Chen had not found a way to enhance it.

He hadn’t expected this Netherworld to cause the Extreme Yin Energy within his body to spontaneously absorb the icy chill and grow stronger, which was a pleasant surprise.

Moreover, Jiang Chen had an indistinct premonition that a great opportunity awaited him in this journey to the Netherworld. This opportunity had perhaps something to do with the Extreme Yin Energy in his body.

With such thoughts, Jiang Chen advanced towards the front with anticipatory look on his face. Firstly, he’d explore the cause of the great chaos in the Netherworld. Then, he would begin seeking his own fortune.

Swoosh...

Initiating Crossing Earth Golden Light, he transformed into a streak and rushed off into the distance. However, it was unavoidable that troubles might arise as a living person pacing around in the Netherworld.

Sure enough, not long after he set off, Jiang Chen ran into trouble.

"Who’s this living being, daring to intrude into our realm without permission?"

As the words were spoken, a giant hand formed entirely from ghost energy reached out to seize Jiang Chen from afar.

"Hmm?"

Spotting the ghost claw coming his way, Jiang Chen frowned slightly. Then, with a slight wave of his hand, the Dragon-slaying Divine Sword in his grasp was unsheathed. With a sharp glow of the sword, he smashed the ghost claw.

At this moment, Jiang Chen looked in the direction of the voice, only to realize that the one who attacked him was a ghost general astride a fine steed, clad in armor, and had the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal.

Behind this ghost general was a group of well-equipped ghost soldiers, numbering up to a hundred or so, each possessing the cultivation level of a Celestial Immortal.

Seeing that the ghost general was about to take action again, Jiang Chen, not wanting any trouble, shouted loudly, "I am Jiang Chen, a descendant of the Flame Emperor. I’ve come to investigate some unusual happenings in the Netherworld."

As he spoke, the cold energy around Jiang Chen was instantly replaced by Sun Energy. The phantom of a Fusang Tree appeared faintly behind him, signifying his identity as a descendant of the Flame Emperor.

Upon seeing this, the ghost general who was about to take action again hurriedly halted. He walked up to Jiang Chen, bowed respectfully, and said, "I apologize for my previous disrespect. I wasn’t aware that you’re a member of the Jiang Family."

Arriving from a distance, Jiang Chen returned the bow, asking, "May I know your name, General?"

The ghost general replied, "I am Song Lin, a divine general in the Netherworld, serving under the Eastern Ghost Emperor."

The Eastern Ghost Emperor!

Upon hearing this title, Jiang Chen was startled and gave Song Lin a more scrutinizing look. It turned out that Song Lin was not from the Underworld’s department, but from the Netherworld embassy instead.

There were two major powers in the Netherworld, namely the Underworld and the Netherworld embassy.

The Underworld was mainly ruled by the Yama King and assisted by the Ten Kings of Hell. They controlled the reincarnation of all spirits and were directly under Heaven’s Court.

As for the Netherworld embassy, it was one of the oldest powers in the Netherworld, ruled by the highly transcended Beiyin Fengdu Emperor.

Beiyin Fengdu Emperor, the supreme divine figure in the Netherworld, was responsible for controlling the six ghost gods of the six days of Luo Feng, the five ghost emperors from every direction, and all their affiliated ghosts.

Legend has it that this great deity was the incarnation of the Great Emperor of the Central Heavenly Violet Palace. Whether this was true or not, Jiang Chen didn’t know. However, he was aware that this great deity was not to be trifled with.

It would be better to offend the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva than the Beiyin Fengdu Emperor.

Fengdu, also known as Hell, had six bureaus that were responsible for affairs in the Netherworld.

Old saying goes that those evil humans and demons who committed unforgivable crimes and major sins were to be imprisoned in Fengdu Hell and could never reincarnate to the Heavenly Realm.

In comparison to the 18-level Hell which detained mortals, Fengdu, on the other hand, imprisoned demons and monsters.

Put differently, the Underworld dealt with mortals, while the Netherworld embassy dealt with cultivators.

Mortals, after death, fell under the authority of the Underworld.

Cultivators, after death, fell under the authority of the Netherworld embassy.

This was the most brutal bureau in the Netherworld. To offend the Netherworld embassy could have unthinkable consequences.

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With a solemn feel, when Jiang Chen looked at Song Lin again, there was a hint of change in his gaze.

However, it was not because he was intimidated by the Netherworld embassy, but because Song Lin was under the Eastern Ghost Emperor.

There were two Eastern Ghost Emperors, named Yu Lei and Shentu. Both of these divine figures were from the Human Race, the major deities of the Ancient Times.

In the Ancient Times, when the Underworld had not been established and the Netherworld embassy had not formed, evil ghosts wandered between Heaven and Earth, causing disturbance among the people.

It was Shentu and Yu Lei who came forth, capturing these evil ghosts all around, thereby returning peace to the human world.

As time went by, the two of them were endowed with Merit, transforming from humans into deities. Once the Netherworld embassy was formed, the two were also appointed as the Eastern Ghost Emperors, the leaders of the Five Ghost Emperors.

In ancient times, in order to ward off evil, people used to draw pictures of Shentu and Yu Lei on their doors. This was also said to have the effect of repelling ghosts and safeguarding against evil. Hence, they were also known as the Door Gods.

The tribe from where Shentu and Yu Lei originated was what would later become the Jiang Family.

This was why, after learning that Jiang Chen was a descendant of the Flame Emperor, Song Lin became so courteous.

After all, they were from the same tribe!