Where the Sun and Moon Do Not Shine

One by one, the remnant souls of Chaos Demon Gods raised their heads from the Eighteen Layers of Hell.

They stared silently at the Emperor Fengdu, who sat atop the Taisha Heavenly Palace, their eyes filled with madness and murderous intent.

"Fengdu..."

The Emperor Fengdu sensed something. He lowered his gaze from beyond this dimension, his eyes calm and undisturbed, and simply said:

"Noisy!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

The power of the Netherworld that fell into the Taisha Heavenly Palace became even stronger.

"Fengdu..."

"Taiyuan..."

"Once I, your ancestor, am freed from this sea of suffering, I will make you wish you were dead."

"Life is worse than death... ah..."

A series of shrill, ruthless voices, filled with endless resentment, echoed in the eyes of the Emperor Fengdu.

He sighed softly.

He thought to himself:

'It seems these years in prison have truly clouded the wisdom of these Chaos Demon God.'

The Blood Moon eroded everything of the Chaos Demon God, including his primordial spirit and spiritual awareness.

'Don't they even consider why the Blood Moon could disappear?'

'In the Netherworld, who else but us and Meng Po could do this?'

The Emperor Fengdu didn't even glance at the Eighteen Layers of Hell.

These Chaos Demon God thought the Blood Moon was gone.

One day, after they have amassed enough power to break through the Eighteen Layers of Hell, will they be able to unleash their supernatural abilities without restraint and dominate the underworld?

That's just wishful thinking.

Now that I have taken the Blood Moon, I naturally have ways to control them.

All living beings suffer.

"The Eighteen Layers of Hell are vast."

"Fellow Daoists, you should stay inside forever."

The Emperor Fengdu whispered.

Then he put the matter out of his mind.

At that very moment.

Countless discordant noises rang in his ears from the darkness.

"When the end times come, the whole world will be plunged into darkness."

"The sky has changed, it's too dark, I can't see anything."

"I want the light."

"Fengdu, please save Youming!"

"..."

He listened to the endless prayers around him and rubbed his temples.

Quite helpless:

"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown."

"The prayers of the beings in the netherworld cannot be ignored."

He reigns supreme over Fengdu Mountain, wields the Book of Life and Death, and is the master of the Netherworld, the Northern Yin Emperor Fengdu, who governs all spirits in the underworld.

Naturally, one must fulfill one's corresponding responsibilities.

Thinking about this...

The Emperor Fengdu had a plan in mind.

So he flew and appeared in the Grand Void.

A colossal Dharma image illuminated the entire universe.

Countless strands of brilliant light formed a canopy, and Immortal Music resounded through the void.

The Emperor Fengdu, clad in nine colors, appeared supremely divine and holy against the backdrop of clouds and mist emanating from the power and fortune of the Netherworld.

He surveyed the ten directions of the Netherworld.

He spoke slowly, his voice resounding throughout the universe.

The endless laws are in flux.

"As time passed, the Blood Moon was lost."

"The light in the Netherworld is now deficient. I am the Sect Master of the Netherworld, the Emperor Fengdu, and I reside in the Taisha Palace on Fengdu Mountain. I cannot ignore this, I cannot remain silent about it, and I must not turn a blind eye to it."

"When a new moon rises to replace the old moon."

Amidst the horrified, expectant, or awestruck gazes of the beings in the netherworld.

The Emperor Fengdu, wielding the Book of Life and Death, mobilized the power of the underworld.

Numerous beings felt the entire Heaven and Earth Spacetime suddenly tremble, and then mysterious and unpredictable chains of the Great Dao manifested in the Grand Void, tightly binding the original Red Moon, now the chaotic rock, to the sky and transforming it.

This moment.

Whatever you think about will surely come back to you.

Countless beams of light were ignited in various places by the thoughts of the beings in the netherworld, then rose and flew into the sea of clouds, converging into a dim, unbright, and even somewhat dim light.

Under the illumination of this ray of light, from Luofeng Mountain above to the bottom of the River of Oblivion below, endless space and time revealed images of light.

This is the moonlight gathered from the thoughts of all beings; this is the moon unique to the Netherworld, condensed from the Refine Falsehood into Truth by all beings.

"The full moon of the netherworld shines above the heavens and below on the earth of the deepest hell."

"This imagery exists in all realms of the Netherworld."

A sacred voice echoed between heaven and earth.

The beings of the Netherworld made a delightful discovery.

Under the glow of the new moon, their magical power seemed to be subtly increasing, and the Yin Soul energy between heaven and earth became denser.

"What's going on? The magical power within my body is boiling under the moonlight."

"Moreover, the innate Yin energy in the Netherworld is becoming increasingly concentrated."

"Since the Primordial Era, the primordial Yin energy in the Netherworld has been constantly dissipating. Now, there are even signs of it returning to the sacred cultivation grounds of the Primordial Era."

People were talking about it, but their eyes were filled with genuine joy.

How could one not rejoice at such things that benefit spiritual practice?!

This crescent moon in the netherworld was formed from the thoughts of all living beings. The Emperor Fengdu then mobilized the power of the netherworld to guide and transform the aura of the Chaos Demon Gods' remnants from the Eighteen Layers of Hell into firewood to burn within the crescent moon.

Where moonlight shines everywhere, that is where the Yin energy of the Nine Netherworlds is generated.

The Emperor Fengdu pondered for a moment, then said:

"On every full moon day, the Nine Nether True Water will be sprinkled throughout the netherworld, inspiring the spirits of the souls and strengthening our Netherworld."

Many spirits in the Netherworld are formed from yin energy, but they have only the form and no spirit.

The Nine Nether True Water was refined by the Emperor Fengdu using the Three Lights Divine Water mixed with the Yellow Spring Holy Water. Spread throughout the Netherworld, it can awaken the wisdom of living beings and strengthen their essence, energy, and spirit.

The moment the Emperor Fengdu finished speaking.

The countless beings of the netherworld, moved by this, all knelt on the ground, sincerely and devoutly praising:

"With sincere devotion, I take refuge in you."

"Located in the Northern Prefecture, serving under the jurisdiction of Youdu."

"The mountains and rivers of Zhenbei are dark and gloomy, while the world of light shines in the Zhongdong Cave."

"His immeasurable merits and virtues have inspired even ghosts and spirits to take refuge in him."

"His majestic power and blessings extend to all living beings."

"All ten palaces are captivated, and all six caves bow in reverence."

"Homage to the Greatly Compassionate and Vow-Granting, the Greatly Holy and Merciful Great Emperor Beiyin Fengdu and the Heavenly Venerable Who Relieves Sins from the Nine Netherworlds."

The soft praises emanated from the mouths of all living beings, and in an instant, they converged into a mighty torrent of Human Dao. The praises rose from low to high, from soft to loud, and in a moment, they resounded throughout the entire Netherworld.

Rumble!

Thoughts on the Netherworld, Thoughts on the Primordial World.

A massive amount of merit transformed into a surging torrent from endless dimensions and fell upon the Emperor Fengdu.

The Emperor smiled faintly, and in the blink of an eye, the surging merit transformed into a massive Merit Golden Wheel that illuminated all directions and all realms.

Under the glow of the Merit Golden Wheel, the face of the Emperor Fengdu appeared even more serene.

"Compassion, compassion."

"When all beings are at peace, my heart is filled with joy."

He clapped his hands in praise, his eyes smiling, his heart filled with radiance.

Then, amidst the grateful gazes of all beings, it gradually transformed into light and shadow and vanished into the Grand Void of the Fengdu world.

As his footsteps landed on Luofeng Mountain, the Emperor Fengdu felt a surge of joy.

"The divine way, with its duties of governing heaven and earth, is truly an excellent medium for acquiring merit and good fortune."

"After today's events, my authority in the Netherworld is now secure."

Thinking this, the Emperor Fengdu revealed a hearty smile.