Reincarnation Court and a Convenient Pretext
"Zhenyu Heavenly King."
Ksitigarbha Holy Emperor could not help asking, "Do you mean for our underworld to join forces with Heavenly King of Forget-Worry and Heavenly King Chenling, forming an alliance to stand against the other Heavenly Kings?"
"Not stand against the other Heavenly Kings."
Zhenyu explained, "As I said before, the Heavenly Kings of the Divine Court Eight Divisions have never been a monolith. The ones most eager to pin the blame on your underworld, impose sanctions upon it, and meddle in its affairs are only Mofa Heavenly King of the Thunder Division and the Saints of Thunder under his command. The other Heavenly Kings each have their own plans as well."
"You mean these Heavenly Kings can be defeated one by one."
Ksitigarbha Holy Emperor gave a faint snort through his nose. "And in return, we have to climb aboard your war chariot?"
"You are right, Ksitigarbha Holy Emperor."
Zhenyu continued, "We must not only cooperate, but unite as one. Whether it is Divine Court Heaven, the mortal realm, or your underworld, none of them is peaceful at present."
"The baleful aura of calamity has not disappeared. Though this outbreak of calamity mainly struck the heavenly realm, your underworld and the mortal realm also suffered grievous losses, with disasters breaking out everywhere."
"The baleful aura of calamity is the tribulation of the spacetime of the Three Realms, a tribulation that even the Lord of the Divine Court cannot avoid. To quell this calamity, the underworld ought to take the initiative and bear some responsibility—for instance, by producing a great quantity of merit to pacify the tribulation."
At this, Ksitigarbha Holy Emperor stirred, narrowing his eyes.
"So you, Zhenyu, know that the power of merit can offset part of the baleful aura of