The Netherworld Underworld was the pivot of life and death's cycle through the Three Realms, one of the lifelines of Heaven and Earth Destiny's circulation. Be they immortals or mortals, sages, demons, ghosts, spirits, or phantoms, none could bypass this place—lose it, and yin and yang would overturn, while all creation collapsed into chaos.
In years past, Ancestral Witch Houtu had relinquished her true body and transformed into the great cycle of reincarnation, her divine soul eternally suppressing the Netherworld Underworld. Taking advantage of the moment, Su Yang established its order, opened the territory of the Netherworld Underworld, and selected capable humans and valiant Witch Clan members to jointly govern the affairs of the underworld, wielding authority over the Book of Life and Death, arrests, punishments, and rewards. Though the Sages of the Heavens had coveted it for a long time, none dared set foot within—Netherworld waters ran deep. Not only did savage fiends lurk there, but it also concealed the deadly traps Su Yang had laid across countless calamities. Who would dare test them lightly?
Yet now, the Buddhist Sect had actually sent a Bodhisattva to reside permanently at Yin Mountain, spreading wide a Dharma assembly of universal salvation, delivering billions of wronged souls and fierce spirits, and making the great vow: "Until hell is empty, I swear I shall not become a buddha." At once, merit became as vast as the sea, and destiny surged forth. Upon hearing the news, the Daoist Sect's great powers all slammed their tables in fury, their hair and beards standing on end.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva chose Yin Mountain as his spiritual grounds. Sanskrit chants of thunder poured from his lips, shaking the Nine Netherworlds. In an instant, the yin wind scattered like smoke, black mist peeling away inch by inch; the earth split