The establishment of the Reincarnation Order
Her gaze swept over the Ancestral Witch present, Jieyin Dijiang and Xuanming, the two Saints Jieyin Zhunti, Zhenyuanzi Hong Yun, as well as Jiang Yun, who had suppressed his cultivation fluctuations and regained his composure.
"Fellow Daoists, you all possess great wisdom and Divine Ability, and having resided in the Nine Netherworlds and personally experienced the initial stages of Reincarnation, do you have any good strategies regarding this 'Youming Judgment' place, its authority, and its operation?"
How should the responsibility of maintaining Order in the Youming be divided?
Her gaze fell upon Jiang Yun, who had been silently pondering, filled with expectation. Everyone knew that Jiang Yun often had unpredictable ideas.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Jiang Yun knew that based on his knowledge from his Previous Life, he had figured out the right time to bring it up.
He cupped his hands to Houtu and the crowd present and said loudly, "Everyone, I observe that the construction of this Youming Order is indeed as you all say, with the core being judgment, management, and execution."
While constructing the cycle of Reincarnation, I had a sudden insight, and combining it with the true meaning of the Earthly Dao, I have developed an idea. I welcome your corrections and suggestions.
He spoke calmly and clearly, "First, the place of trial."
Before the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and after the Ghost Gate Pass, a core Hall of Yama Underworld should be established!
The ten Main Hall stand side by side, corresponding to the ten directions, hence they can be called the Ten Halls of Yama!
These ten courts work together, each with its own duties, to judge the Departed Souls.
The first hall receives the Departed Souls and verifies their identities; the second hall examines their merits and demerits; and from the third hall onwards, judgments are made based on Karmic Retribution Karma...
Secondly, the evidence for judgment.
Every living being in the world leaves its mark on the world through its birth, growth, actions, and karmic Karma.
Since the Nine Netherworlds are the final resting place, the Earthly Dao should be able to absorb this mark and gather and record it.
I suggest drawing a spark of spiritual True Spirit from all living beings and channeling it into the Origin of the Way of Earth, thus creating a supreme treasure of the Earthly Dao!
The first is the 'Book of Life and Death,' which contains a comprehensive record of the names, lifespans ( in Respond to the Heavenly Dao), and summaries of the merits and demerits of Primordial Desolation All Spirits.
The second item is the "Soul-Hooking Brush," which comes in conjunction with the pen. With this pen, one can add, modify, or delete entries in the Book of Life and Death (with extremely high authority, requiring strict control), and also remove entries from the list (when one's lifespan ends).
The judgments of the Ten Halls of Yama should primarily rely on the information contained in these two treasures, supplemented by observation of the manifestations of the souls, to ensure that there is verifiable evidence and a record to follow!
Thirdly, the punishment of Karma Karmic Retribution.
For souls burdened with heavy Karmic Retribution and immeasurable sins, who cannot be directly reborn into the realm of Path of Hungry Ghosts or Path of Hell, there should be a place to learn from past mistakes and cleanse their sins!
The Nine Netherworlds are a vast and profound land, capable of evolving Eighteen Layers of Hell beneath its core!
This is no ordinary prison; it is a place where the Laws of the Nine Netherworlds, such as Yin Fire, Ice, Vicious Wind, and Swords, manifest, subjecting one layer of torture after another, and one layer of purification after another!
Like being in a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, it is not about killing, but about allowing one's Karmic Retribution to be worn away and transformed in extreme suffering, until the sins are paid off, only then can one re-enter the Reincarnation.
This is the manifestation of 'punishment,' and also the true meaning of 'purification' in the Reincarnation!
Fourthly, the responsibility of execution.
To establish a permanent force for the Courts of the Underworld.
One is the Soul-Reaping Emissary: There must be a person in charge who, with the 'Soul-Reaping Rope' and 'Soul-Locking Chain', when a living being's lifespan ends, is guided by the Heavenly Dao and the Book of Life and Death to go to the Primordial World to capture the soul and lead it into the Youming, through the Ghost Gate Pass, and onto the Yellow Springs Road.
This is the first hurdle to the entrance of Reincarnation; it cannot be missed!
The second category consists of ghost generals Ghost General such as Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Black and White Impermanence: These serve as permanent military forces in the Underworld, protecting the Order of the Hall of Yama, guiding ordinary Departed Souls to safety, and capturing fierce and malevolent spirits that attempt to escape or disrupt Order.
Black and White Impermanence are responsible for guiding important figures or Jieyin special situations.
The third is the Five Directional Ghost Marshals: Commanding the ghost soldiers of the Underworld, stationed in the five directions of Youming Nine Netherworlds, responsible for daily patrols, suppressing rebellions, eliminating evil beings born from the negative aura of the Youming, maintaining the security of the Nine Netherworlds, ensuring the smooth flow of the cycle of Reincarnation, and isolating threats from inside and outside!
The fourth category consists of Judge: ranked below the Yama of each court, they are in charge of specific documents and files, verify the details recorded in the Book of Life and Death, and assist the Yama Kings in managing affairs.
"Once the Order of the Nine Netherworlds World is restored, perhaps a few Nether Capital Ghost City can be established in the Primordial World to deal with and suppress the powerful Yin spirits of cultivators, and to serve as transit points for Youming Messengers."
Jiang Yun's vision unfolded like a grand blueprint in his clear words, encompassing almost all the core elements of the operation of the Netherworld Underworld.
He particularly emphasized the four inseparable pillars: the Hall of Yama, the Soul-Hooking Brush Book of Life and Death, the Eighteen Layers of Hell, and the Youming's operating system (Soul-Hooking Emissary, Ghost Messengers, ghost generals, Judge, etc.).
Each step is closely linked to the fundamental Reincarnation Order of "judging merits and demerits, and clearly defining rewards and punishments."
After he finished speaking, the council hall fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone was awestruck by his detailed, almost prophetic, vision.
This was by no means a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a natural outcome resulting from a profound understanding of the word "Order".
Dijiang's eyes were burning as he looked at this "junior" seriously for the first time, as if he were seeing the image of a wise strategist.
Qiangliang opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing, only nodding vigorously.
Zhujiuyin looked at Jiang Yun with a strange light in his eyes, as if he saw some kind of intertwined destiny in him.
The Daoist Jieyin's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he immediately clapped his hands in praise, saying, "Excellent! Excellent!"
Jiang Yun, this concept deeply embodies the essence of Order, with each element interconnected and perfectly fitting!
The idea of Earthly Dao trials being concretized into a real institution and authority is truly ingenious!
I am very pleased!
These ideas were remarkably compatible with some of the concepts of Western Teachings, and his joy was palpable.
Daoist Zhunti beamed with joy. "Hahaha! As expected of my chief disciple of the Western Teachings! Such a concept must be revealed by the Heavenly Dao Earthly Dao and the Earthly Dao through your words!"
Great, fantastic!
The Ten Halls of Yama, the Eighteen Hells, the Book of Life and Death, the Soul-Hooking Brush... Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!
Empress Houtu's originally solemn face blossomed into a genuine smile, her eyes filled with praise and approval, "Daoist Friend Jiang Yun's idea Perfect World aligns with the true meaning of the Earthly Dao, and completes the key points that I had been thinking about but had not been able to articulate in such a systematic way!"
This is the manifestation of the Way of Earth Will! Let's do it this way!
Without hesitation, she instantly activated the Authority of the Way of Earth to its fullest extent!
The immense power of the Earthly Dao began to respond to this perfect blueprint, surging within the very source of the Nine Netherworlds!
First and foremost are those two crucial treasures!
The vast power of the Nine Netherworlds Origin, the profound Reincarnation Law, and the True Spirit Mark that were attached to heaven and earth when Primordial Desolation All Spirits world were forcibly gathered, peeled back, and condensed into a core by the power of the Earthly Dao!
A massive Whirlpool of energy formed above the Nine Netherworlds World.
At the center of the Whirlpool, incomparably dazzling divine runes of the Earthly Dao Laws intertwined and entwined!
On the left, dense black light and Xuanhuang Qi mingled and condensed into a huge, heavy book with a dark, mysterious cover. The three Earthly Dao characters "Book of Life and Death" were automatically imprinted on the cover, each character seemingly containing the fate of billions of living beings!
On the right, there was a condensed, jet-black light, containing the power to control the threads of life and death.
The light suddenly contracted, transforming into a writing brush of moderate length, its body covered with mysterious and Youming runes, and its tip emitting a chilling light!
It is indeed the "Soul-Hooking Brush"!
The phantoms of the Book of Life and Death and Death and the Soul-Hooking Brush solidified completely, no longer ordinary Spiritual Treasure, but the embodiment of Authority of the Way of Earth!
The two supreme treasures transformed into streams of light, automatically hovering beside Houtu, radiating an aura of majesty that governed the life and death of all beings.
Jiang Yun immediately sensed that many of the Earth Dao Spiritual Treasure in the Youming, such as the Naihe Jade and the Sin Mirror, were emitting familiar buzzing sounds.
Immediately afterwards, a deep and violent rumble came from the depths of the earth!
The entire Nine Netherworlds World seemed to be sinking downwards.
It wasn't a collapse, but rather the structure of the space beneath was reshaped by the immense power of the Earthly Dao!
"Boom--!"
Beneath the core area where they were located, in the infinite depths of the earth, space was stretched, distorted, and solidified infinitely!
The Nine Nether Ice of the Netherworld, the soul-burning and bone-corroding Yin Fire, the howling and cutting Yin Wind, the Nether Soil as heavy as Shanyue, the incomparably sharp golden blade... all the original Laws of the Nine Netherworlds, symbolizing the power of punishment and purification, were activated, each occupying a space!
In the blink of an eye, a terrifying, incredibly deep space, extending downwards from the Earth's Core, was born, consisting of eighteen independent and strictly governed layers!
Mountains of knives and trees of swords, seas of fire and cauldrons of boiling oil, skinning in icy cold, tongues being pulled out and hearts being ripped out... all these horrific scenes are not illusions, but rather a place of punishment condensed from the purest negative Laws!
An aura of will to cleanse the world of its deepest sins spread from these eighteen layers of space, sending a chill through the souls of all living beings who sensed it.
These eighteen levels of space are the Eighteen Layers of Hell used to punish and purify the most sinful Departed Souls!
The entrance to hell lies deep within the core of the future Hall of Yama complex.
At the same time, the layout of the Hall of Yama area automatically adjusted according to the ten directions, and the phantom images of ten magnificent, majestic, and uniformly styled black palaces began to solidify.
Finally, the Laws of the Earthly Dao flowed, and wisps of profound aura permeated every corner of the Nine Netherworlds World.
A concept of authority and status representing "soul capture", "extradition", "judgment", "punishment" and "maintaining Order" was initially defined and condensed, and dispersed into the Youming, waiting for a suitable future bearer, such as the future Ten Halls of Yama or the Underworld Emissary ghost generals, to refine and wield it.
The concept of refining standardized Spiritual Treasure such as the "Soul-Reaping Rope" and "Soul-Locking Chain" mentioned by Jiang Yun has also been incorporated into the Earthly Dao tradition, and can be refined in accordance with the law by those who hold relevant authority.
Regarding the territorial division of the "Five Directional Ghost Marshals," some Spirit Land Node that could be used to establish camps have also faintly appeared on the border of the Nine Netherworlds.
Thus, the framework of the Netherworld Underworld, a complete system with judgment at its core, the Book of Life and Death and the Soul-Hooking Brush as evidence, the Eighteen Layers of Hell as the place of punishment, and the Soul-Reaping Emissary and Underworld Soldiers (Ghost Generals/ Ghost Messenger, etc.) as the executing force, has been completed under the combined effect of Jiang Yun's vision and Authority of the Way of Earth over the Houtu!
Although the palace was empty and there were still vacancies in the positions, and of course the issue of manpower would involve the subsequent distribution and arrangement of power and would need to be discussed again, the strict, fair, and awe-inspiring Order and Law and Order were still awe-inspiring!