The Five Peaks stand alone

  "Hmm——"

  As the Netherworld Passageway opened, a unique sound that was impossible to forget for a lifetime echoed, and Yu Yuan, the familiar Netherworld Judge who had not been seen for many days, reappeared in front of Lin Xu.

  As soon as they met, Yu Yuan bowed deeply and said:

  "Greetings, Lord Lin Shan. Is your noble spirit still in good health?"

  At the sound, Lin Xu smiled slightly and stepped aside, saying:

  "I'm the judge, so let's meet in a big white float, come on inside quickly!"

  Lin Xiu hesitantly said as he presented a cup of fragrant tea:

  "I don't know if Judge Yu has come here on official business or personal matters?"

  "Oh, I've come here on official business. Can you sense that the underworld passageway connecting heaven and earth is showing signs of instability?"

  Upon hearing this, Lin Xu's smile instantly disappeared, and he straightened his body, saying with a serious face:

  "This is the first time I've heard of it, was Judge Yu specially rushed here for this matter?"

  "Yes, but also no."

  Lin Xu stroked his chin, pondering the profound meaning behind Yu Yuan's words. Unfortunately, this train of thought ended in vain, and Lin Xu shook his head, chuckling wryly, saying:

  "Haha, your words have really confused me."

  Since the collapse of the Honghuang world, the scattered and isolated fragments have been like isolated islands floating in the endless void of the vast ocean. The daily traffic between these distant islands is extremely inconvenient. In the endless void, there are countless hidden dangers, even gods dare not guarantee that every trip will be safe. Therefore, similar to the underworld passage, this kind of transportation channel connecting different fragments has become the only way to ensure the safety of travelers traveling between different fragments.

  The channel currently used by the Yin Cao Difu is a reincarnation channel set up by the great powers of the ancient era, and it was naturally derived from the aftermath of events such as the Honghuang Broken Fragmentation, rather than being established by a certain deity known to humans.

  It's no wonder that this poorly maintained system, after running for a long time, would inevitably develop some minor problems. For example, as the piece of land where Lin Xu is located gradually drifts closer to the space-time turbulence zone, the underworld passage also becomes increasingly unstable due to the intense disturbance of the space-time turbulence. If we say that the previous underworld passage was like an old-fashioned fixed telephone, although it was inconvenient to move around, at least it had the advantage of being stable and cheap. Now, however, the underworld passage is heading towards becoming like those low-quality handheld walkie-talkies widely used by shopping mall security guards, which often drop calls with a very high frequency.

  After listening to Judge Yu Yuan's introduction to the current situation, Lin Xu spread his hands in puzzlement and said:

  "This thing I really can't help it, might as well trouble someone like Sanqing and Siyu who are big shots to worry about it!"

  Ancient people said, for the sake of the elder, one would break off a branch. If words are inadequate, then it is not done. Even if you were to move Mount Tai and jump over the North Sea, it would still be impossible.

  Currently, the underworld passageway is experiencing a series of problems such as frequent malfunctions within the turbulent area of spacetime. It's said that even Lin Xu, an incompetent earth god of this level, is powerless to do anything about it. Even if the big shots from the heavenly court intervene, they may not be able to easily rectify the situation.

  Upon hearing this, Judge Yu Yuan burst out laughing and said with a serious tone:

  "No, this matter requires the gods' intervention."

  At the sound, Lin Xu furrowed his brow in confusion and said:

  "Oh, well, it doesn't matter if I say it, I want to know what else can be done about this matter?"

  After a moment of silence, as if he had made up his mind to be bold and daring, Judge Yu stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Xu, then began to speak:

  "...the tenth Yama King wanted to extend an invitation to the esteemed deity to take his place in governing public affairs, overseeing all matters of life and death in the mortal realm."

  Shocking! Astonishing! Unbelievable! All sorts of adjectives suddenly appeared in Lin Xu's mind.

  After calming down a bit and listening carefully to Yu Yuan's detailed explanation of the plan, Lin Xu suddenly enlightened and said:

  "So that's how it is, the vengeful spirits of the dead are temporarily stored here with me. When the underworld passageway stabilizes, I'll choose an opportunity to concentrate and send them over. Yu Panguan, I understand the intention of the underworld correctly, don't I?"

  With a hearty smile, Judge Yu Yuan took out a white paper with black characters written on it and handed it to Lin Xu, saying:

  "The divine wisdom shines far and wide, penetrating the first machine. I was ordered to come forward to promote this matter. Most of the sentient beings in the world are mediocre, neither extremely good nor evil, no need for the underworld to review them specially, it's probably still necessary to trouble the divine to screen them again."

  Most people subconsciously produce a kind of illusion, thinking that they were born as humans in this life and should also be human in the next life. Therefore, in ancient times, it was often seen that some fierce-tempered guys would shout loudly on the execution ground, "I'll be a good man again after eighteen years," to show their fearless and brave spirit.

  In fact, among the six paths of reincarnation, the human path is only one of them, belonging to the category of three good paths, and its position is neither high nor low.

  The Way of Heaven, the Way of Man, and the Way of Asura are the three good paths in the six paths of reincarnation. The Way of Heaven refers to the divine path, while the Way of Asura specifically refers to those demons who do not enter the divine path but possess spiritual powers. Those who have accumulated merit in this life may be reborn into one of these three good paths in the next life. The remaining spirits are cast into the three evil paths: the Path of Animals, the Path of Hungry Ghosts, and the Path of Hell. The Path of Animals refers to the transmigration of spirits into other species besides humans, including animals, plants, and microorganisms. The Paths of Hungry Ghosts and Hell are both located beneath the Yellow Springs and are under the direct jurisdiction of the underworld authorities, where spirits undergo reincarnation as punishment in hell.

  All deceased souls, under the influence of the law of cause and effect, after going through the trial process in the underworld, are successively thrown into the cycle of rebirth.

  These wandering souls in the cycle of rebirth, each receive the arrangements of their karma from past lives and previous incarnations, then according to the different causes and conditions they have created, are reborn again in one of the six paths.

  In summary, from a fundamental perspective, the underworld is actually unable to control what specific form someone takes in their next life, at most it can only decide when to send them for reincarnation.

  Now that we've mentioned the soul, we can't help but think seriously about what the essence of the soul is.

  In the mortal world, there has long been talk of three souls and seven spirits, but unfortunately, this kind of vague classification method is not accurate or reliable. To be precise, all souls and spirits are composed of extremely fine spiritual particles that form a collective entity. From tiny ants to giant rhinoceroses, from immortals to malevolent ghosts, although different individuals have varying levels of intelligence and wisdom, the essence of their life force is highly similar. The real difference lies in the fact that the structure of the soul differs between different lives. If we set aside this point and analyze the nature of the soul's composition, it is actually a simple aggregate, similar to how many atomic particles come together to form molecules.

  What is called soul is a polymer composed of basic spiritual sons as the constituent material, arranged in a specific sequence and rules. This is an objective definition of the soul.

  The soul can be combined, and the spirit can also be decomposed into the smallest unit of Lingzi. This is a very ordinary and simple truth.

  In the past, people often saw in immortal novels that a certain immortal or old demon was beaten by his opponent to the point of complete destruction of body and soul, with his spirit flying away. If we remove those decorative words, it simply means using an extremely powerful external force to shatter an individual's soul into tiny particles of spiritual energy.

  Lingzi, as the basic unit of the soul, is indestructible in itself. All external forces imposed on Lingzi will be eliminated. If you ask what the reason is, no great truth has been able to explain it clearly from ancient times to the present, but the fact that Lingzi is indestructible exists without a doubt.

  A series of knowledge points related to the soul flashed through his mind, Lin Xu suddenly came back to himself, he nodded and smiled at Yu Yuan, saying:

  "Alright! Let's discuss this matter, but for now, let's just focus on gathering the spirits of heaven and earth, as well as the ghosts. Currently, we don't have enough manpower, nor do we have the energy to spare."

  At the sound, Yu Yuan seemed to have a plan in mind, he smiled and said:

  "Respectfully, just set your mind at ease, the underworld will naturally make arrangements for these matters. As for the reward, to be honest, it's simply a matter of heavenly merit being bestowed upon you; otherwise, I'll petition the Tenth Tribunal's Yanluo Wang to grant you an extra..."

  Hearing this, Lin Xu, who was crying and laughing at the same time, could only wave his hand to interrupt Judge Yu Yuan's monologue and said straightforwardly:

  "Let's not mention extra pay and all that, I just want to clarify one thing."

  "What business does the noble deity have with me?"

  For a long time, Lin Xu had been deeply troubled by the fact that Wu Guan Wang, the big boss of the underworld, looked at him with different eyes. Was it because his unusual birth and background were unexpectedly discovered, or did the other party originally plan to spread its net wide? The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt in his heart. Now, the underworld had proposed a request for agency business, and he was relieved a lot. However, new doubts also arose - how many backup agents had the underworld cultivated in one side of the world? Lin Xu couldn't eat or sleep until he figured out this problem.

  Lin Xu paused for a moment before speaking:

  "I humbly ask Your Honor, within this realm of heaven and earth, apart from myself, Huo Shan, how many other deities has the underworld found to share the heavy responsibility?"

  Upon hearing this, Judge Yu Yuan's expression seemed slightly unnatural under Lin Xu's scrutinizing gaze, and he smiled awkwardly, saying:

  "You are the only one."

  If it were someone else who wasn't meticulous enough, they would have stopped asking long ago. Lin Xu, on the other hand, was unusually persistent and pressed on with his questioning:

  "Hehehe, what about from now on?"

  Knowing that it was hopeless to just talk his way out of this, Yu Yuan hesitated for a moment before looking at Lin Xuan and saying:

  "If there is no difference, then naturally it doesn't need to be changed."

  At the sound, Lin Xu did not immediately respond, his fingers tapping on the table, knocking out a string of irritating sounds. After a while, Lin Xu nodded and said:

  "Alright, but just talking is useless, we need some evidence after all!"

  Judge Yu Yuan wiped away a layer of sweat on his forehead and let out another sigh, saying:

  "That's only right. If the gods are willing to permit this, the underworld should make a contract with you, in black and white, so both sides can be satisfied."

  "In that case, I have no other questions."

  Yu Yuan finally completed the arduous task entrusted by his superior with great difficulty, and his expression was relieved. He stood up and said:

  "The passage is unstable, and it's also inconvenient for me to stay here for long. I'll bring the contract documents in a few days and meet with you again. Please make sure to prepare well."

  Having reached his own expected goal, Lin Xu also stood up with a smile and bid farewell, saying:

  "Well, in that case, I won't see you off then."

  "Excuse me, I bid you farewell."