Soon the group arrived at Underworld Bureaucracy.
Walking into Gates of Hell, Ichigo and others saw a long line of souls, walking towards a long and gloomy road, with gloomy woods and bloody rivers on both sides.
At the end of this road is a blood-red, fast-flowing, turbulent river.
On the endless river, the only place leading to the other side is a wooden bridge.
And in the center of this antique wooden bridge, there is a huge Toad with white eyebrows and beard, who is cooking something in a big cauldron.
When almost every soul passes by him, the Toad will hand over a bowl of green-glow soup, and only souls that drink it will be allowed to pass.
At the end of the bridge, there stands a towering Stone Pillar. The Stone Pillar seems to run through the entire Netherworld, with no end in sight.
After that, there is a large group of palaces. As for what is inside, Ichigo and others are not sure yet.
Just as a group of people looked at their surroundings.
Madara coughed slightly.
"Since you will also work at Underworld Bureaucracy in the future, I will introduce to you the process of Underworld Bureaucracy.
The place we just entered is like a huge mouth called Gates of Hell, Gates of Hell, which is an important passage for Underworld Bureaucracy to receive the soul of World of the Living. Even though he is standing in Netherworld, in fact, when any soul dies, he will be seen at the first sight.
After passing Gates of Hell, the Grand Dao under our feet is called Yellow Springs Road, which means that this is the only way for the dead and the only way for the soul to go to the place of reincarnation.
The big red river at the end of the road is called River of Forgetfulness. Remember, don't step into that river, because anyone who falls into that river will not be able to go ashore again and will sink into River of Forgetfulness forever, and will never be reincarnated.
Even our top ten Yamas do not dare to set foot on that river easily, because that river is where all Underworld Bureaucracy's resentment gathers, and all the malice and resentment in the world will be sucked into it when passing by River of Forgetfulness.
Hearing Madara's explanation, Ichigo and others shuddered instinctively. They could not imagine how terrifying the hatred and malice would be when they gathered into a big river.
Even Aizen's heart is filled with a chill at this moment. Resentment and malice in people's hearts are undoubtedly the most terrifying things in the world. Once contaminated, they will be deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate themselves.
Madara ignored the changing expressions of several people and continued the introduction.
"The bridge over the river is named Bridge of No Return. As for the Toad on the bridge, you can call it Soul-Washing Envoy.
The bowl of soup he handed to each soul was called Soul-Washing Soup. As long as any soul drinks the bowl of soup in his hand, he will forget his past and present lives and completely cut off the cause and effect in the mortal world!
If you have anything too painful in the future and want to forget everything, you can try it, I heard it is quite delicious."
Ichigo Several people shook their heads quickly. Only a devil would want to drink that green bubbling soup.
Seeing the reactions of several people, Madara's eyes flashed with boredom. Sometimes in this world, one can forget the pain, which is also a gift.
"Then Stone Pillar is Three Lives Stone. It penetrates the existence of Netherworld and World of the Living. Through the reflection of Three Lives Stone, you can know everything about your past and present lives."
This kind of information will be conveyed to Book of Life and Death by the judge in some way, and then under the judge's trial, he will decide whether to go to Hell to be punished to wash away all the sins of his previous life.
Or enter Animal Path, experience the pain of reincarnation, or be reincarnated and start a new life."
After hearing Madara's explanation, Ichigo and others were full of curiosity about the magic of Underworld Bureaucracy. It must be said that Underworld Bureaucracy did a good job in the series of reincarnations, but they still had some doubts in their hearts.
"Uncle Madara, how can Underworld Bureaucracy achieve a fair trial? What if someone pretends to be a public servant for personal gain?"
Uryu Ishida pushed his eyes and asked.
Madara, who was leading everyone forward, stopped.
"Do you know what kind of people are the only ones who can stay in Underworld Bureaucracy!"
Madara did not directly answer Uryu Ishida's question, but instead asked something that confused them.
Uryu Ishida shook his head.
A sneer curled up at the corner of Madara's mouth.
"That is a person who is pregnant with Merit. You must know that being able to serve as a ghost in Underworld Bureaucracy has already entered the ranks of gods. If you want to be promoted in Underworld Bureaucracy, what matters is not how strong you are, but how much Merit you have.
Judge, every time a soul is judged fairly, one more Merit will be added to the body, and Merit is a good thing. It is the purest origin of the world. It can not only improve your position in Underworld Bureaucracy, but also has the benefit of infinitely increasing your strength.
Of course, on the contrary, if the judge is unfair, then the Karmic Force in him will increase tenfold, and a trace of Karmic Force will need ten times of Merit to offset it. And when a soul's Karmic Force reaches a certain level, do you know where he will go!"
Ichigo and others shook their heads again.
Madara's eyes revealed a sharp gaze.
"They will be thrown into Eighteen Levels of Hell, they will not be reincarnated forever, and they will suffer endless pain until their souls are transformed into the purest spiritual essence, absorbed into the source of the world, and disappear forever!"
"So, do you think the judge dares to be unfair? If they are not afraid of Eighteen Levels of Hell's swords and fire, they can try pretending to be public for private gain!"
Listening to Madara's frosty words, Ichigo and the others' hearts trembled.
They finally understood the powerful order of Underworld Bureaucracy. Although they still didn't know what Eighteen Levels of Hell was, just hearing the name, they knew that it was definitely not a good place to go.
Seeing the frightened people, Madara's eyes flashed with a smile.
"Okay, you don't have to feel so scared. As long as you don't do evil, Underworld Bureaucracy's sanctions will never come to you.
And working in Underworld Bureaucracy is something that all the ghosts want to do. After all, the higher the position, the more Merit you get, and having Merit not only increases your strength rapidly, but also has the protection of the world."
Seeing what Madara said, the fear in the hearts of Ichigo and the others slowly dissipated. To them, they were not bad people.
Now Netherworld Envoy, who can join Underworld Bureaucracy, may also be able to obtain the Merit that the cold-faced uncle said. In this way, their strength may also be rapidly improved.
But Aizen, who has been following at the end, has a slight fluctuation in his eyes. All the mechanisms of Underworld Bureaucracy seem to be biased towards justice. It seems that he will be a good person in the future!
Aizen thought silently in his heart, but if you just become a good person, you can quickly improve your strength.
This is not difficult for him at all, he is a good person after all! As long as he Aizen thinks about it, there is absolutely no one better than him.
Soon everyone arrived at the location of Sage of Six Paths. Along the way, they also saw how the judge tried the prisoners.
With Three Lives Stone, almost all monsters and monsters have nowhere to hide. The essence of Underworld Bureaucracy and Soul Society is that they do not judge a person based on his or her soul.
Rather, a person's sin will be judged based on what he did while he was alive. This way of handling, to be honest, gave Ichigo and others a huge impact.
Compared with Soul Society and Hueco Mundo that attract people with the purity of their souls, there is no doubt that Underworld Bureaucracy's approach is truly practical.
After all, they have met before. They obviously did a lot of good things during their lifetime, but because in the last years, some important people passed away, or they still had unfulfilled wishes before death, they were unwilling to leave and stay in World of the Living, and finally degenerated into empty souls.
Every time this kind of Menos is eliminated, to be honest, they feel very uncomfortable.
Of course, they also saw what Eighteen Levels of Hell is.
The scene Eighteen Levels of Hell showed them made their hair stand on end and shuddered.
That kind of repeated torture is simply to the point of being unable to survive or die. If a bad person is really involved in it, he will definitely deeply regret the evil consequences he has committed.
That is definitely not a pain that humans can bear.