Immediately afterward.
Houtu appointed Chi You, Xing Tian, Kuafu, Hou Yi, and the other foremost Great Wu of the Wu Clan to important posts, including the Five Ghost Emperors who guarded the Underworld's four quarters and the officials overseeing yin and yang.
Finally, Houtu's gaze fell on Xuan Ming, the other woman among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, who commanded the law of rain.
"Sister Xuan Ming, I will entrust the Bridge of No Return beside the River of Forgetfulness to you. Take the form of Meng Po and prepare Meng Po's soup to wash away the memories of the departed souls' past lives before they reincarnate," Houtu said gently.
Xuan Ming had always been cold by nature, but now a rare, gentle smile appeared on her face.
She nodded.
Then Xuan Ming severed off an avatar, which took the form of a kindly old woman, an ancient-looking, oversized bowl appearing in her hands.
She accepted the vitally important office of Meng Po.
In no more than half a day.
Every core position in the Netherworld Underworld had been divided among the Wu Clan's Ancestral Wu and Great Wu, leaving nothing unclaimed.
The Ten Yama Kings, the Five Ghost Emperors, and Meng Po guarding the bridge.
With the Earthly Saint, Empress Pingxin, presiding over it, and Great Emperor Fengdu, Ye Xuan, whose might pressed down upon all the heavens, ruling it.
The Wu Clan had now forged the entire Netherworld into an ironclad domain.
It had become the Wu Clan's absolute safe haven and its firmest foundation for countless generations.
While the Underworld was conferring divine offices on a grand scale amid jubilant celebrations.
The scene shifted to the Demon Heavenly Court high above, in the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Inside the High Heaven Palace.
The peaceful atmosphere of golden splendor and drifting