Where Was the Imperial Consort?

"Knowing that his sins were grave and he could not escape the punishment of His Majesty the First Immortal Emperor, the Shi Immortal Venerable offered up his own head first."

The master Artisans bowed his head and said, "It was only after the Shi Immortal Venerable informed us of His Majesty the First Immortal Emperor's return that we dared to tamper with the Immortal-Crushing Lock."

He deserved to die.

The First Immortal Emperor shook his head and said, "No matter what, over the past seventy thousand years, who knows how many evil deeds he has committed for the Azure Emperor... Alright, what does he want in return for offering his head?"

"My wife and children are safe and sound."

The master Artisans said in a low voice.

"... I cannot say for sure that if his wife and children have committed crimes, his head alone will not be enough to escape punishment."

Bai Li pondered for a moment and said, "No matter how pitiful they are, no matter how much they plead, a mistake is a mistake. However, if his wife and children have not committed any crimes, then I will naturally allow them to live peacefully in the Immortal Realm."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Bai Li stepped past the Artisans and walked step by step to the Throne that the Azure Emperor had once held.

He stood before the Throne, raised the Azure Emperor's head in his hand, and loudly proclaimed to the Immortals who had followed him. "Gentlemen, I hereby announce that Nie Qingyun, the bandit leader who has wreaked havoc in the Eastern Immortal Realm for many years, has now been executed! You may rest in peace."

A thunderous cheer erupted from His Your Highness, and Immortals shouted in unison, "His Majesty the First Immortal Emperor is wise and benevolent!"

Bai Li remained Hall of Supreme Harmony, receiving cheers and worship from the Immortals, while Bai Qiuran quietly withdrew.

He pulled out the Venerable Lie, who was mixed in with the crowd and shouting like a fanatic, and then took him on a tour of the Emperor City, collecting the Souls of the suicidal Shiqing Crown Prince and the damned Immortals.

"We should go back."

Bai Qiuran glanced at the Venerable Lie, who was gazing back at the Hall of Supreme Harmony with reluctance.

"Judging from your absent-minded appearance, how about I send you back to the Central Immortal Realm?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

Venerable Lie quickly apologized, "I was too out of line... My term of office is not yet over, how can Lie Qianqi return to the Immortal Realm? Even if I return to the Central Immortal Realm, I will have no face to face the Central Immortal Emperor and the First Immortal Emperor."

"Then let's go."

Bai Qiuran withdrew his gaze and said, "There's nothing to worry about here. My unworthy... First Immortal Emperor will handle everything here. But we still have duties to perform. These souls have escaped the punishment of the Underworld Ghost Realm for tens of thousands of years, causing the world to have no respect for our Ghost Realm. Now is the time to rebuild the dignity of the Ghost Realm."

"Yes."

Lie Qianqi bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Bai Qiuran brought Venerable Lie back to the Central Immortal Realm and asked Li Jinyao for her choice: whether to stay in the Central Immortal Realm to continue cultivating or to return to the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou with him.

Now that the First Immortal Emperor has reappeared, his lifespan is only five hundred years. It is foreseeable that when the Central Immortal Emperor Le Zhentian, takes over everything, the situation in the Fivefold Immortal Realm will still be turbulent for some time.

However, with Bai Li taking care of them for the past five hundred years, it has been a good opportunity for everyone.

However, Li Jinyao resolutely refused the opportunity and insisted on leaving with Bai Qiuran. As for Tang Ruowei, there was no need to mention her, because of her Breastbone, she was currently unable to leave her master.

Seeing that her breastplate was now so thick that even Li Jinyao was having some difficulty striking it, given time, it was likely that no one in the world, except Bai Qiuran, would be able to penetrate her armor.

So Bai Qiuran wrote a letter and left it on the table, then left Immortal Realm Venerable Lie.

They first went to the Underworld Ghost Realm, where a great battle had just ended. Bai Qiuran had to return to assess the losses, and the Souls he and Venerable Lie had captured from the Immortal Realm also had to be sent back to the Ghost Realm for Judgment.

After throwing the Venerable Lie back into the Three Venerables Manor and returning the Puppet Venerable's body to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Bai Qiuran returned to the Ghost Emperor Hall with the two girls. However, Jiang Lan was nowhere to be seen greeting them. So, Bai Qiuran stopped a servant and asked, "Where is the Imperial Consort?"

"Return to Your Majesty."

The servant replied, "The Imperial Consort are in the Boiling Excrement Hell."

The so-called Boiling Excrement Hell refers to Hell where Sinners with boiling excrement. This Hell contains eighteen iron cities, each of which is extremely vast. The iron cities are enclosed by four walls, and inside the iron cities is a forest composed of billions of sword blades. On the ground are countless blades, and caltrops grow on the blades.

However, these things are common sights in Hell. The real highlight is that among these sword trees Iron Tribulus, there grows an Iron Worms. This Iron Worms has hundreds and thousands of heads, and each head has hundreds and thousands of Roundworms. These Roundworms have a special skill, a skill that no Sinners wants to come into contact with.

To put it simply, this special skill involves spitting out hot excrement, as hot as molten copper.

Sinners enter this Hell will be blown into these cesspools by strong winds, then their bodies will be injured and soaked in the Excrement Sea. Their wounds will fester and they will be eaten by insects, making their suffering extremely difficult.

Because of the smell there, most Underworld Emissary are unwilling to do their work there. After finishing their shift in the Boiling Excrement Hell, if they want to maintain their image, they need to spend at least half an hour removing the smell from their bodies afterwards.

What were the Imperial Consort and Empress doing there?

Bai Qiuran frowned.

"We don't know either."

The attendant replied, "After the Imperial Consort led us to defeat those invaders, she went to the Yanluo Hall. A while later, she came out again, excitedly heading to the Boiling Excrement Hell, carrying several Souls in her hands."

Bai Qiuran waved for the waiter to leave, then looked at Tang Ruowei and Li Jinyao. Li Jinyao approached with a grin, her breath sweet as orchids, and asked, "Senior, who is that Imperial Consort?"

"It was Lan'er. I asked her to guard the Ghost Realm when I left with the _book_, and that's how I got the title of Imperial Consort."

Bai Qiuran answered honestly without realizing it.

I really envy Sister Lan.

Upon hearing this, Li Jinyao pouted and said...

Okay, I'm going to find her now.

Bai Qiuran asked the two of them, "Are you coming with me, or...? Let me preface this by saying that I don't think you two might really want to go to this Boiling Excrement Hell."

"Master."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ruowei swallowed hard.

What is "Boiling Excrement Hell"?

Bai Qiuran briefly explained the structure of the Boiling Excrement Hell to them, then said, "As the name suggests, it's a place like this. Female Underworld Emissary don't go there, especially since if they don't clean it up afterward, the smell will linger for a week, reaching three zhang away against the wind."

"That's terrifying..."

This time, not only Tang Ruowei, but even Li Jinyao was somewhat afraid.

"Then let's not go."

"Then you all wait here for me. I'll go see what Lan'er is doing. Be good, okay?"

Bai Qiuran patted their heads, then left the Ghost Emperor Hall and headed to the Boiling Excrement Hell.