Houtu turned her gaze to Jiang Yun: "Daoist Friend Jiang Yun, you possess many Earth Dao Spiritual Treasure resonate with the Nine Netherworlds and the Cycle of Reincarnation, and you are also skilled in regulating the evolution of Qiankun and Earth. Please help me to organize the Nine Netherworlds and construct this place of Reincarnation Order!"
"I will obey the decree of the Empress Houtu!" Jiang Yun dared not be negligent, and had already prepared a response in his mind.
He took a step and landed on the plains River of Forgetfulness, the area closest to where the projection of the Reincarnation Disk appeared.
"The evolution of the Youming must begin with the 'Gate'! The Ghost Gate Pass, be established!"
With a soft shout, Jiang Yun sent a bronze talisman, shaped like a giant door nail and wrapped with ancient ghost patterns, flying up from his waist.
This seal is the prototype of the Ghost Gate Pass!
The talisman grew taller in the wind, instantly transforming into a colossal, imposing, and dark black gate, tens of thousands of feet high!
The gateposts are like the spine supporting the sky, and the lintel is carved with countless ferocious ghost heads and mysterious talismans.
The colossal gate crashed down, taking deep root in the Nether Soil. Inside the gate lay a deep and unfathomable spatial passage, the very core gateway leading to the inner Nine Netherworlds World and connecting to the cycle of Reincarnation!
Once this gate is erected, the Yin-Yang are separated; the living cannot enter, and the Departed Souls cannot escape!
The moment he landed at the Ghost Gate Pass, Jiang Yun took out a handful of strange Seeds that shimmered with an eerie red light and were filled with the aura of life and death— the Shore Flower Seed!
With a flick of his finger, the flower seeds transformed into a shower of light, scattering across the desolate Ghost Gate Pass of Hell.
The moment the Seeds touched the Nether Soil, it quickly took root and sprouted.
In the blink of an eye, vast expanses of blood-red, eerie flowers, like flames yet also like sighs, burst forth from the earth, spreading out without end!
Flowers bloom without leaves, leaves grow without flowers; flowers and leaves never meet, telling a story of eternal separation by life and death.
A winding path made of Other Shore spontaneously carved out of a vast sea of flowers, pointing straight into the dark depths; the Yellow Springs Road had taken shape.
Once the Departed Souls have passed through the Ghost Gate Pass, they embark on the irreversible path to Reincarnation.
"Now that the road is open, there must be water to separate us!" Jiang Yun looked at the rushing main channel of the River of Forgetfulness, and then looked up at the Firmament.
"Please, Your Majesty, grant my request!"
Houtu did not speak, but silently granted him a portion of the Authority of the Way of Earth.
"The Weak Water is formless yet bears weight; the yin energy, though condensed, can carry the soul!"
"Heavenly Realm Weak Water, heed my command! Summon!"
He formed hand seals, and the phantom of the Kunlun Wood above his head swelled up. He manipulated the power of the Earthly Dao, connecting with the Heavenly River Weak Water of the Heavenly Realm, opening a tributary from the void passage and flowing into the Youming World.
In an instant, a crystal-clear stream of water, seemingly light yet incredibly heavy, meandered down from the void!
This is precisely the Weak Water of the Heavenly Realm!
The Weak Water fell into the rushing River of Forgetfulness, but did not disappear. Instead, it quickly and wonderfully merged and repelled with the pure Yin energy and the rich power of the Nine Netherworlds Origin.
Moments later, near the area where the Yellow Springs Road connects and the Other Shore bloom, a section of the main channel of the River of Forgetfulness began to churn violently, and a tributary split off on its own!
This tributary has a turbid, yellowish-brown, heavy texture that bears the weight of all things; it is the Yellow Springs, which combines the essence of the Heavenly Realm Weak Water with the yin energy of the Nine Netherworlds!
It is wider than the River of Forgetfulness, but flows more slowly. Its turbid waters seem to dissolve endless bones, blood, and sorrow, and no living soul can cross it.
"Now that we've come this far, how can there be no bridge to ferry our souls across? Bridge of Helplessness, come!" Jiang Yun immediately threw out another Spiritual Treasure, a small and exquisite jade tablet shaped like an arched bridge— the Naihe Jade.
The jade tablet fell, growing larger as it was lifted by the wind, and instantly transformed into a long bridge spanning the turbid Yellow Springs!
The bridge is ancient and has three levels: the upper level is shrouded in Immortal Spirit Qi and is accessible only to those with good fortune; the middle level is thick and solid and is the path for ordinary living beings; the lower level is closest to the Yellow Springs and is filled with foul air, making it difficult for those with heavy sins to walk.
At the end of the Bridge of Helplessness near the Other Shore sea on the other side of the River of Forgetfulness, which is the direction from which he came, Jiang Yun mobilized the Earth Qi and the Power of Reincarnation, and the earth naturally rose up to form an ancient stone platform.
At the bridgehead, one side of the stone platform remains blank, awaiting a suitable name.
Without hesitation, Jiang Yun waved his hand and the three divine patterns "Wangxiang Terrace" were engraved on it.
The stone platform faces the direction of the Primordial Desolation Yang World, its location in the Nine Netherworlds is mysterious.
Jiang Yun imprinted a Reincarnation into the core of the stone platform. Once this platform is erected, the Departed Souls of the dead before crossing the bridge can ascend here to look back one last time at their hometowns and relatives in the mortal world, and bid their final farewell.
The seven emotions and six desires erupted here, turning into tears that fell into the Yellow Springs, making it even more turbid.
Finally, Jiang Yun solemnly took out the Three Lives Stone.
This stone didn't need much action; the moment it fell into the Nine Netherworlds, it resonated most strongly with the Reincarnation Law.
Jiang Yun placed it on the roadside leading from the Bridge of Helplessness to the final Reincarnation Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
The Three Lives Stone manifested its true form, radiating a warm, seven-colored glow that faintly reflected fragments of all beings' Previous Life and present lives, connecting them to the mysterious and unpredictable threads of Karma in the darkness.
It stands there silently, reflecting the past and guiding the souls of the departed to their final destination— the Six Paths Reincarnation.
If Departed Souls pauses before the Three Lives Stone when crossing the bridge, it can see its own karmic connections from three lifetimes and understand which realm it will enter.
However, upon reaching this point, the River of Oblivion blocks their path. Only by drinking the River of Forgetfulness can the Departed Souls wash away their Previous Life and present lives and enter the Reincarnation again.
With the establishment and connection of these key Spiritual Treasure and facilities, the entire cycle of Reincarnation has become clear:
The Ghost Gate Pass stand majestically, separating the Yin-Yang.
The Yellow Springs Road paved with Other Shore guides the way home.
The Yellow Springs, formed by the fusion of the Weak Water of the Heavenly Realm and the Yin Qi of the Nine Netherworlds, are murky and difficult to cross.
The Bridge of Helplessness spans the Yellow Springs, distinguishing between good deeds and evil retribution.
The Wangxiang Terrace evokes the homesickness of the deceased, their tears flowing into the river.
The Three Lives Stone reflects Karma, and foreshadows Reincarnation.
This is further supplemented by the River of Forgetfulness, which has long existed as the Bloodline of the Nine Netherworlds.
A basic and complete framework for the Netherworld Underworld, encompassing the entire process of entering the pass, traveling, observing, crossing the water, looking back, and returning home, has finally been completed in the Nine Netherworlds World, beneath the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk!
Houtu floated in the light of the Reincarnation Disk, looking at the system taking shape before her, and a perfect and compassionate smile appeared on her face.
She slowly raised her hand and gently pointed at the enormous phantom of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
"Buzz--!"
The Six Paths Reincarnation Disk Disc fully manifested and solidified from the deepest part of the Nine Netherworlds!
The enormous purple-gold wheel slowly rotated, causing all the facilities in the Netherworld Underworld to respond in kind.
The Ghost Gate Pass emitted a deep rumble, Yellow Springs Road extended to the feet of the roulette wheel. The waters of the River of Oblivion and the Yellow Springs seemed to be guided by an invisible force, flowing around the roulette wheel to nourish it.
From this moment on, the Primordial Desolation World truly possessed the orderly and ever-flowing Six Paths Reincarnation!
Houtu's voice, carrying the majesty of the Earthly Dao, resounded throughout the Nine Netherworlds: "All Primordial World Living Beings, when their lifespan comes to an end but their True Spirit remains, shall be drawn by the Youming, pass through the Gates of Ghost Gate Pass, tread the Yellow Springs Road, cross the Yellow Springs of Bridge of Helplessness, pass before the Bridge of Helplessness, gaze upon the Wangxiang Terrace, and illuminate the Three Lives Stone to understand Karma, and finally return to the Six Paths, to be Reincarnation!"
May the living rest in peace, may the dead find their way home, and may Order be restored!
Once the announcement was made, countless bewildered wandering souls in the Nine Netherworlds World seemed to receive a revelation, spontaneously converging towards the cycle of Reincarnation according to the rules of Youming Netherworld.