As the two approached the palace, Lu Chen discovered that although there were no lamps before the pavilion gates, ghostly Netherworld fire floated up from the ground, casting everything in a bluish-gray glow.
Two Yin generals stood on either side, clad in black armor, their faces expressionless and their eyes like cold stars. With a single sweep of their gaze, they seemed capable of seeing straight through a person's soul.
The pavilion gate was not tall, yet it stood like a heavenly pass. Above it hung a black jade plaque inscribed in six ancient seal-script characters: [Six-Heaven Sage-Visitation Pavilion].
After entering.
The furnishings were instead so simple they were nearly desolate.
Only a Netherworld Jade Register, a full zhang tall, floated in midair. Its pages turned without wind, recording the life, death, merits, sins, and underworld identities of all living beings across the Three Realms.
A black-robed judge sat nearby, holding a vermilion brush.
Seeing King Yama arrive with someone, the judge slowly rose, merely dipping his head without kneeling.
"To conduct business, one must first register in the Yin records and verify one's identity, purpose, and origins. Not one detail may be overlooked."
King Yama nodded.
Lu Chen stepped forward and cupped his hands. "I am the Jiangdu City God—Li Qingyuan. I have come today to pay my respects to the Supreme One!"
The moment his words fell.
A divine beam shot from within the jade register and shone upon Lu Chen.
Lu Chen's heartbeat instantly quickened.
He did not know whether this false-identity technique could deceive the jade register.
Fortunately, it was a close call without real danger.
Very soon, his identity unfolded across the jade register line by line.
It was verified without error.
As expected of the [Profound Yin Puppet-Proxy Great Method] personally bestowed by the