In the Netherworld World, the six luminous wheels of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk slowly revolved between the dark heavens and earth.
Though the shower of light from the Great Dao's merit had gradually subsided, the solemn, majestic atmosphere had not diminished in the slightest.
The Hall of Judgment stood imposingly directly before the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush floated above the Judgment Platform, while Flowers of the Other Shore bloomed in profusion along both banks of the nether river.
Their dusky purple petals swayed gently in the breeze, reflected in the river's mirror-clear waters, as though adorning the entrance to this newborn world.
The Naihe Bridge spanned the nether river, and wisps of steam rose from the great cauldron in the Meng Po Pavilion. The workings of the entire Netherworld World had begun to settle into order.
Holding the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush, Houtu stood at the highest point of the Hall of Judgment.
She surveyed this nether realm born of the reincarnation law, her gaze slowly sweeping over the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, the Judgment Platform, the nether river, and the Naihe Bridge.
The Netherworld had been formed, and reincarnation established, but its workings could not depend on her alone.
Judging departed souls, guiding ghosts, guarding the four poles, and maintaining reincarnation.
These duties required many deities, each fulfilling their own role, and a complete system of Underworld Divine Offices to sustain the Netherworld's long-term operation.
And now, with the Netherworld newly established and the Earthly Dao just born, this was the best moment to confer Underworld Divine Offices and establish the Netherworld's order.
She raised her hand, and the Book of Life and Death opened of its own accord in her palm. Rows