Soul Power is the foundation of the undead's existence. Whether to become stronger or to maintain their own existence, the undead need Soul Power.
In the Underworld, there exists the power of wandering souls, much like oxygen dissolved in the air.
However, it is extremely rare and can only prolong the existence of the undead.
Without additional nourishment, the spirits of the dead will gradually weaken and will generally need to Reincarnation and leave the Underworld after seven years; otherwise, the spirits will perish.
In reality, most of the dead are not very willing to enter the Reincarnation.
Life and death, a cycle that repeats endlessly, constantly experiencing the Reincarnation of Reincarnation, constantly meeting new people, and then constantly forgetting those from the past.
Each Reincarnation means a separation, a life and death, a cycle of love, and a lifetime of hate.
This is a rather painful thing.
But obviously, the dead cannot live in the Underworld forever; the Underworld has its Underworld rules.
Even if an ordinary undead has enough soul power to sustain its existence, it can only stay in the Underworld for a maximum of 35 years, or 57 days after death.
Thirty-five years later, they will be forced into Reincarnation.
The Underworld isn't infinite; it's only so big. If everyone stopped Reincarnation, wouldn't the Underworld be overflowing with people long ago?
However, most of the dead cannot stay in the Underworld for more than thirty-five years.
Unless one possesses great Merit.
Not only can they stay in the Underworld, but they can also obtain a position Underworld and receive a share of Soul Power as a salary each year.
Just like Ling Yi's great-grandfather, Fu Qingyun's great-grandmother, and the deputy city lord Bai Shitou.
Those who leave behind Merit in life can continue to live comfortably in the Underworld after death.
Of course, everyone has their own reasons for staying or leaving.
Staying means one lifetime; leaving means countless lifetimes.
Some leave, some stay; this is the normal state of the Underworld.
"But no one expected that the Underworld would be suddenly invaded. Otherwise, your great-grandfather wouldn't have almost exhausted his Soul Power to send you Dream Visitation!"
In the dream, Ling Canghai was talking to Ling Yi about the situation in the Underworld.
At this moment, Ling Yi was curiously touching and looking at everything, his face showing a look of complete unfamiliarity.
Unfortunately, the first two times, the old man came and went in Haste Haste, and Ling Yi didn't even have time to experience everything in the dream before it ended.
Now, I finally have the chance to see it for myself.
"Grandpa, are you sure this is a dream? Why does it feel so real?" Ling Yi asked curiously.
"This is a method of Dream Creation Soul Power; you'll learn it after you die."
What kind of talk is that? Why are you suddenly cursing me?
"Can't living people learn this?"
"Others may not be able to, but you might. You should study your Nether Domain Seal carefully. There's only one left of this thing now; it's a unique copy in the Underworld, and it carries immense Karma."
"I remember the Nether Domain Seal can split a person's soul in two, but I 'Supreme Purity how it works. After all, I was busy with something important back then and didn't have time to research this."
Ling Canghai had thought Ling Yi would ask him what important matter it was, so he could take the opportunity to recount his past experiences.
But Ling Yi's mind was completely focused on the Nether Domain Seal; he had no Kung Fu Hustle to listen to stories.
"Grandpa, how do I upgrade this Nether Domain Seal? There are no experience point prompts or anything!"
Fearing Ling Canghai might not understand, Ling Yi pressed on, "Leveling up, experience points, Grandpa, do you know what I'm talking about?"
Do you think my great-grandfather is Old Gu?
Don't you know whether you're Old Gu relic or not? At your age, you could be on display in a museum.
"Do you think modern people who die don't go to the Underworld but instead travel through time?" Ling Canghai rolled his eyes.
Wow, you even know about time travel?
"We watch movies, read novels, and play games too, okay? Although we can't connect to the internet in the mortal world, the Underworld has its Underworld internet."
" The Underworld has an internet?"
"Nonsense, it's about keeping up with the times. Now, thanks to the antics of those new undead, the Underworld is no different from He Yang mortal realm, just with different ways of living."
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. This Nether Domain Seal Nether Domain Seal extremely important. You need to find a way to Refinement it first, otherwise, you won't be able to truly control Nether Domain Seal."
" Refinement? How Refinement? Is it by binding it to your master with blood?" Ling Yi's expression was somewhat strange.
This Nether Domain Seal seems to have become a system cheat, it even has an interface. So it hasn't been Refinement yet?
Something seems off.
"I don't know!" Ling Canghai shook his head.
"Ha?"
"I've only touched this Nether Domain Seal twice, how would I know how to use it? Let alone me, nobody in the entire Underworld knows how to Refinement the Nether Domain Seal."
"Really? Even if you don't know them, don't you know about Yama, the King Yama, or Meng Po, or anything like that?"
" Lord Yan and the others have entered the Great Reincarnation and have been away from the Underworld for a thousand years," Ling Canghai said, shaking his head.
" The Great Reincarnation?"
"It's not appropriate for you to know these things right now. You'll have to figure it out yourself, but I doubt you can actually bind someone to your master with blood. There must be some conditions that need to be met, and you'll have to find out for yourself."
That's like saying nothing at all.
But Ling Yi is now even more curious about this so-called Great Reincarnation.
"Grandpa, this Great Reincarnation..."
"Don't ask. I don't know unless you can Refinement the Nether Domain Seal. Your current small body can't bear such a great Karma."
Why are we bringing up this whole " Karma again?
Seemingly sensing Ling Yi's thoughts, Ling Canghai explained, "Some beings, once they become aware of something, will inevitably bear the Karma. In other words, ignorance is bliss."
"Just like if you don't know there's treasure on the mountain opposite, you won't covet it; and if you don't covet it, you won't get caught in the life-or-death struggle for it."
"Do you understand my explanation?"
This explanation is truly incredible, but you know what, if you think about it carefully, it actually makes some sense.
"I completely understand!"
"Alright, enough with your rambling questions. I came to you in this Dream Visitation to discuss something with you, to see if there's any way to increase the production and power of your weapons."
Ling Canghai sighed and said, " The Underworld is now completely invaded. My Cangwu City is still okay; it has some weapons to hold on for now. But other districts and other cities have probably already fallen."
" The Underworld must not be disturbed, otherwise the dead will have nowhere to go after death, and if the Reincarnation is broken, the balance of life and death will inevitably be disrupted."
"At that time, both the Underworld and the mortal realm will suffer calamity."
Ling Yi said helplessly, "I don't know what to do either. I'm all alone. Paper offerings need to be imbued with human energy to be effective. Otherwise, I could just find a factory and mass-produce them."
That makes sense.
"Grandpa, do you think it's possible that paper offerings can be effective without needing to be imbued with human energy?"
"What are you thinking? If it were possible to mass-produce these, the Underworld would be rolling in money by now. Even without the Nether Domain Seal, they could easily burn hundreds of paper weapons made from paper."
"Anyway, this stuff is cheap and easy to make in the mortal world."
"So what if the weapon isn't very powerful or has low durability? It's still enough to kill those monsters."
Ling Yi shrugged and said, "That makes sense. Then we can only try to increase its power!"
I'll do some research during the day!
"Okay, let's hurry!"
"By the way, you need to hurry up with Refinement the Nether Domain Seal, or you might run into some serious trouble."
What does that mean?
Ling Canghai said solemnly, " The Underworld has a total of eighteen districts and one hundred and eight cities, each with a city lord. Currently, the Underworld is in a state of uncontrolled operation, and there are always some people who might have ulterior motives!"
"Someone wants to be the boss, huh?"
That's exactly what I mean.
"Aren't you afraid that King Yama, and his men will come back and deal with these troublemakers?"
"That's still eight hundred years from now."
Oh, it will take eight hundred years to return? No wonder some people have become ambitious; eight hundred years is not a short time.
How long does a dynasty last?
" The Nether Domain Seal has now become the greatest hope for the Underworld. This news hasn't spread throughout the Underworld yet, but it's only a matter of time."
"Although Cangwu City is located in a relatively remote area, such a commotion will inevitably attract the attention of other city lords sooner or later. At that time, you will likely become the target of everyone's criticism."
"What does it have to do with me if someone in your Underworld is causing trouble? Ah, wait a minute!" Ling Yi exclaimed in surprise.
"Have you figured it out?"
"Won't someone try to steal our Nether Domain Seal?"
"As long as the Nether Domain Seal remains Refinement, there's always a chance it will be stolen."
" Refinement, it won't be stolen?"
"If you get Refinement, they'll treat you like a god. Once Refinement the Nether Domain Seal, they'll want you to live a long time, preferably Longevity and Immortality."
Why?
"Because as long as Refinement the Nether Domain Seal, no one will dare to provoke you while you're alive. If anyone does provoke you, you can use the Nether Domain Seal to devour their soul Obsession."
"Everyone has Obsession in life, it's just that everyone's obsessions are different in degree. After all, people always need to have some pursuits. If you lose your soul's Obsession, then you're useless."
"Small Obsession are for life, great Obsession are for striving, but if Obsession becomes a demon, that's insanity, Underworld will surely condemn Thought Spirits."
You're even starting to feel philosophical about life now?
"What if I die?" Ling Yi asked with a strange expression.
"When you die, the Nether Domain Seal will go with you to the Underworld. The person who holds the Nether Domain Seal has a status equivalent to Lord Yan. Now that Lord Yan and the others are gone, you will be able to wield the highest authority in the Underworld Underworld."
Ling Yi looked at the Fangzheng, semi-transparent Nether Domain Seal interface in front of him.
Then what am I?
Does this count as having been Refinement?
[ Nether Domain Token (Already Bound)]
[Level: 1]
[ Merit Points: 39221]
[Feature enabled:]
[1. Probe: Can Probe the soul state of any living being; the higher the level of the being, the more ambiguous the information Probe!]
[2. Devour: Can devour the Obsession and soul power of beings not exceeding the level of the Nether Domain Token. Note: Devouring the Human Spirit will reduce Merit.]
[3. Yin-Yang Communication: Consumes Merit Points to communicate directly with a designated spirit in the Underworld in real time; 1000 Merit Points are consumed per minute.]
[4. Surveillance: Consumes Merit Points to directly Surveillance the current situation in a designated area of Underworld. 1000 Merit Points every 5 seconds!]
[5. Teleport: This feature unlocks at level 10!]
[Other features are available after level 10!]
Ling Yi focused his attention on the [Devour] function in the interface.
Especially that note at the end!
Good heavens, this not only devours Obsession, but also forcibly devours the soul power of others. As for the loss of Merit? Ling Yi estimated that he wouldn't be lacking anything in the future.
In less than a day, his Merit Points increased from over four thousand to over thirty thousand, and they are still increasing.
The power to devour the soul of an ordinary person only results in a loss of fifty Merit points.
It seems I haven't just Refinement the Nether Domain Seal, I've actually refined it thoroughly!