The underworld, the Ten Kings of Hell.

But it is a place even worse than the eighteenth level of purgatory. The so-called nineteenth level of purgatory in the eyes of ordinary people is dark everywhere, with endless silence, and occasional shrill cries. They wander around each other, causing owls to cry sadly. Standing above the white bones, there is a place of brief peace.

"Why do you have to do this..."

"We have come all the way since more than 8,000 years ago, and have gone through so many hardships and obstacles to achieve our current achievements. Now the human world and the heavens are in balance. I know your concerns. You think that the human world is weak, and the human race and other creatures in the human world are also weak. You are willing to help them, but isn't this also a tendency of power?"

A man who looked elegant began to persuade. In front of him sat a man who looked to be in his early thirties. He was wearing a robe, with his left leg crossed and his right leg on the ground. His wrists were on his knees and his head lowered. He did not speak and did not look at the man who came to persuade him.

The former sighed, speaking with a tone that came from the heart:

"You want the underworld and the human world to stand together, don't you?"

"But wasn't it agreed upon in the first year?"

"The affairs of the underworld should be handled by the underworld itself. If the underworld sides with the struggle between the six realms, one day, yin and yang will be reversed and things will lose their balance. Do you want to ignore the great catastrophe in the future when yin and yang will be disordered and all things will be in sorrow because of the current disaster in the human world?"

"Just focus on the present, regardless of how much impact your actions now will have on the future?!"

"You should understand Tai Su Miao Guang's choice."

"Good deeds will lead to rest."

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhen Jun finally responded and sneered, "I didn't expect that even you would come to persuade me."

"Bao Su Zhaocheng, do you think this is a move you can live with?"

"yes."

"You said, this is for the people on the side of the world?"

"nature!"

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhenjun raised his eyebrows: "Then in the third calamity era, the Northern Emperor Ziwei transformed into the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor and opened up a lineage of city gods in the human world. He was also standing in the human world? So, for the so-called future calamity, he watched the ghosts in the human world scatter and cause harm everywhere?"

"Tell me, what is the calamity of the future?!"

"There is a City God Temple in the human world. The City God is in charge of the ghosts of a place. Does the City God have selfish motives? Does the ghost messenger have selfish motives? What if they extend someone's life for their own selfish interests? What if they take away someone's soul just because they don't like him?"

"What should we do about all these things?!"

Bao Su Zhao Cheng Zhenjun asked questions at every step.

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhen Jun laughed and said, "You will choke to death if you eat, so why don't you just not eat?!"

True Lord Bao Su Zhao Cheng was speechless for a moment, and True Lord Yin De Ding Xiu said coldly: "It's as if the ghosts and gods in the underworld of my netherworld have never made mistakes. If they make mistakes, there will be punishments waiting for them, but this does not mean that this is wrong. In the past, the Northern Emperor also had things to do with the city gods, and he also made mistakes, so there were 72 departments in charge of rewarding the good and punishing the evil."

"Why, do you think that Lord Beidi didn't consider these things back then?"

"Or do you already have specific clues and reasons why they would make a mistake, a serious mistake that would disrupt the order of yin and yang?!"

"Tell me, if what you say makes sense, then I agree with your opinion."

Bao Su Zhao Cheng Zhen Jun remained silent for a long time before he said, "The human heart is unpredictable and can change in an instant."

"Your goodwill and bravery for a while may turn into cowardice in the future. As for the reasons you mentioned..."

"Perhaps, there is no reason..."

"False accusation?"

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhenjun laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, what a false accusation, what a false accusation."

"You said that people's minds are unpredictable and can change in an instant? I think it's you who have changed?!"

"Eight thousand years ago, you and I joined forces. We were not afraid even if Jade Purity Yuanshi Tianzun attacked us. In order to maintain the final conclusion of yin and yang, we were willing to pay the price of our lives. In just eight thousand years, when you began to face the calamity of the human world and the heaven, you became timid and started to take sides!"

"Is there something wrong with his City God system?!"

"False accusation, what a false accusation!"

"You think the human world is not worth your effort, right? But isn't it the netherworld and the netherworld that you and I maintain, the unity of yin and yang? Those who can maintain yin and yang should do it."

Bao Su Zhao Cheng Zhen Jun was so angry at what he said that he subconsciously retorted:

"I'm curious as to why you're standing on the human side!"

"Although the human world is big, how can it compare to the thirty-three-story heaven?!"

"Humans are short-lived and weak, but they are numerous. But aren't there more ants than humans? Can't they be crushed to death with just one step?"

"On one side are the human race, and the most they have are the Zhenjun who is revered as Zhenwu, and the extremely dangerous Fuxi. On the other side are the gods of heaven. We are the underworld, caught in the middle. Every step is difficult. If we take a wrong step, we will bring endless disasters. How can we not be careful? We must be cautious at every step!"

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhenjun said: "You have already said that it is [our underworld]?!"

Bao Suzhaocheng paused.

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhenjun looked at his former comrade-in-arms and said word by word: "Eight thousand years ago, we stood in front of Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun and said that one sentence, why are we fighting? Shouldn't it be--"

"The Yin-Yang order of the six realms?!"

"When did the principles in your heart and the reasons for your actions become the underworld of ours?"

"When did the underworld become yours?!"

"Are you rotten too? Zhao Cheng!"

This shout seemed to be directly questioning one's true heart.

Bao Su Zhao Cheng Zhenjun's expression suddenly changed, and then he suddenly flicked his sleeves and refuted in a stern voice:

"If the underworld doesn't exist, who can maintain the order of yin and yang?"

"If it weren't for us, who could have determined the distance between life and death!"

"It is precisely for the sake of the Yin-Yang order that we stand on the same front with the Heaven Realm!"

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhenjun said coldly: "Ha! You finally told the truth!"

With the confrontation reaching such a critical point, Bao Su Zhaocheng no longer tried to hide his true feelings and said:

"The heavens are powerful, what's wrong with that!"

"In this world, the strong prey on the weak. We who are standing here are not the strong, but the winners!"

Yin De Ding Xiu Zhenjun lazily said, "Humph, I am different from you." He leaned back and sat down. This action caused a series of chain whistling sounds. The Zhenjun's wrists, neck, and waist were all locked with chains. He sat cross-legged, supporting his chin with one hand, and said with a mocking smile:

"I will always stand on the side of the weak and the righteous."

Yin De Dingxiu lowered his eyes. Although he was captured because of his weakness, the contempt and mockery in his eyes were righteous. He sneered, "Evil demon!"

"Go away!"

Bao Suzhaocheng looked unhappy.

Finally left in anger!

…

The Ten Kings of Hell split up because of the catastrophe. Two of them were willing to continue maintaining the yin and yang balance of the human world as they had done in the past, while five of them were unwilling to make a choice. In fact, at this time, being unwilling to make a choice itself represented their choice.

Silence is also an attitude, a reaction of wanting to gain benefits but not wanting to bear the blame.

However, three of them chose to follow the heaven. After several quarrels, True Lord Tai Su Miao Guang suddenly attacked and captured True Lords Yin De Ding Xiu and Wu Shang Zheng Du, and also detained Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and Meng Po.

The underworld and heaven secretly join forces.

"What? Yin De Ding Xiu still refuses to obey..."

Tai Su Miao Guang Zhen Jun asked the question, and then he got the answer from Bao Su Zhao Cheng's face. He sighed and said calmly: "Yin De Ding Xiu is the one with the worst temper among us, so he called himself Yin De Zhen Jun. It's a pity. I thought that in the past eight thousand years, his temper had been restrained, and at least he understood the general situation."

"But I didn't expect it to be like this. It's regrettable and a pity."

Bao Su Zhaocheng said: "We are also for the underworld, for the Yin and Yang order of the six realms."

"The good deeds will end, he——"

He paused and said, "His vision is too narrow, and his understanding of the world still remains at 8,000 years ago. In such a long time, he has made no progress and cannot see the more distant future."

Chouguan Mingli Zhenjun said: "...One day, he will understand our painstaking efforts."

"The human race is arrogant and has teamed up with the ancient fierce god Fuxi. They refuse to obey discipline and education, and even dare to rebel against the order of heaven and earth, bringing endless wars and huge crises to the six realms."

"We gave him three days, but I don't think they would agree to it in these three days."

"We will dispatch many underworld officials in advance to capture these so-called little hairy gods."

"However, this Zhenwu does have some means. I don't know where he got the means to confer the divine power. Humph, it seems that this is the confidence to dare to resist the heaven. Should we write a letter and pass it to the Heavenly Academy so that the Great Heavenly Venerable can know this in advance?"

Zhenjun Chouguan Mingli paused and said, "Just think of it as doing it for the sake of the people and order of the six realms."

Tai Su Miao Guang paused and said, "... for the sake of the people, this is the way it should be. What's the point of just saying it in advance? It's better to wait until we join forces to break all the tricks of this beast, and then report this matter to the Great Celestial Venerable of Tianshu Academy. Only then can we be responsible for the people and have a complete conclusion."

"What do you two think?"

"The highest good."

"That's how it should be."

Tai Su Miao Guang, who was contemplating and understanding the principles, was silent for a moment.

而后道：“是为了苍生而动，正如过往。”

“等到了那些人间的香火神祇被擒拿回来，则是将其剖析，将其法门解析出来，而后再上禀给天枢院，至于阴德定休和无上正度……”

他的声音顿了顿。

眼前闪过了八千年前一路并肩徐行的执着，以及这阴司幽冥八千年的困苦，和天界之清净曼妙，闭了闭眼，拳头下意识握紧了，许久后送开来，淡淡道：“他们太固执了，就让他们前往轮回之中。”

“历练一番，才知道我们的用心良苦。”

宝肃昭成面色微变。

鬼神之身，打落轮回，只如废了修为，几如彻底斩杀。

但是他最终只是道：“是如此……”

只是就在这个时候，这阴司幽冥极为遥远之处，又传来了一阵阵剧烈无比的轰鸣声音，三位阎君面色骤变，而又有传来惊呼道：“不好了，黄泉，黄泉又动了！！！”

“黄泉异动，时常有之。”

“何必如此诧异？”

“不，不一样，这一次不一样啊！”

这位阴差的惊慌失措和恐惧让太素妙广真君察觉到了什么。

他们化作遁光，齐齐掠出来这里，站在了城池最高处，看到了极遥远之处，黄泉以无与伦比的方式开始了剧烈的晃动，这三大先太水脉之一的幽冥之水似乎孕育着什么，水面朝着上方不断得提升，眨眼之间，就要比起阴司幽冥的城池还要高！

轰轰轰！！！

无量量黄泉水落下。

无数魂魄，鬼差狼狈逃窜，大地震颤，彼岸花狂舞不定。

太素妙广王死死盯着前面，双手死死扣住了栏杆：“这是，这是……”

黄泉如此巨大的异变，让他某个尘封的记忆重现了，黄泉之下是那一座城。

而能够让整个黄泉如此大动静的。

难道说——

轰！！！

黄泉水朝着下面砸落，这水势逐渐地变得微弱下来，露出了水面下的建筑，铁青色的墙壁冰冷，上面有着古老的烙印，飞檐翘起，仿佛鬼物怒吼，铃铛晃动无数，震慑幽魂，周回三千八百里，乃是一庞然大物，对标神霄雷府的级别。

无数黄泉自这无上巨城四方轰然落下。

最后前面一座大门彰显出来，千丈之高，就犹如天界南天门一般。

只是非白玉，非黄金，乃是森森然青岩。

两侧门柱下方，雕琢万鬼之形，皆如被无量之重镇压，嚎哭扭曲，巨门之上，两侧各有巨大铜环，门面上密密麻麻，遍布十万八千白骨钉，森森然杀气，黄泉水尽数落下，露出牌匾。

三个大字！

如一震慑，如一尊号，如一敕命，万鬼嚎哭，断绝阴阳！

太素妙广王面色难看至极，呢喃道：

【鬼门关】！

八千年前，天下大变，十殿阎罗背弃酆都城，将酆都城和其中无量邪祟恶鬼沉入黄泉，而现在，鬼门关重现了，就仿佛八千年前的噩梦再度出现于此地！

八千年前，被他们背叛的存在。

终于归来了。

轰！！！

鬼门关大开，刹那之间，无量鬼炁冲天而起，甲胄肃杀之声扑面而。

阴气密密麻麻，其中身影，影影绰绰。

有鬼神三头六臂，高有数丈，有神色冷冽，双手持枪。

苦楚司黑篷遮面，还魂司之主语气森森，自左而右，鬼神各个穿甲胄，自右而左，阴主名名着锦袍，有赤发獠牙放声大笑，有面容清俊美貌无双，有孩童玩笑，有恶鬼侧眸，有力士可撑天，有幽冷踏寒泉。

甲胄之上为战袍，双臂之上缠飞带，足下踏千钧，腰间环玉带。

面目模样，不一而足，容貌美丑，各有排行。

却皆散发森然暴虐的战意和杀气，无边煞气，冲天而起。

七十二司正掌使！

皆为第三劫纪厮杀至此，因为根基原因，不是真君，却都是不逊色于黑白无常的地仙极致，其中有十名，更因为参与妖族之量劫，有了泰山山系山神之职，突破关隘，已是真君！

而在前面，则是两尊身影，青面獠牙，发红如火，微微缭绕，声音若奔雷。

三头六臂，一拳砸开鬼门关！

放声大笑。

肩膀之上，一名女子妖娆，垂眸柔美。

两股磅礴之炁冲天，皆是帝境！

十名真君，六十二名顶尖地仙。

以及两尊鬼帝！

浓郁至极的阴气翻涌滚动着朝着前面铺展开来，阴司幽冥已经是极幽深之地，但是这幽深之炁似乎比起阴司幽冥十殿阎罗更浓郁，似乎要将他们拉扯，拖入无量量的幽冥之中！

北方鬼帝已是真身出现，放声狂笑，八千年之恼恨已在心中。

先前帝君敕令来的时候，还以为只是酆都城出现。

于是群鬼领命，北方鬼帝询问帝君之令要做什么，下一刻帝君的声音却已落下来了，言简意赅，却已经要让北方鬼帝热血沸腾，如果说，他现在还有血的话，肯定已经燃起来了。

泰山府君的这一道命令只有四个字。

“掌管阴司。”

轰！！！

北方鬼帝猛然伸出手，抓住了一座山，放声咆哮：“哈哈哈哈，来吧！！！”

太素妙广王借助此阴司幽冥之城池阵法，急急对峙诸七十二司正掌，寻常正掌使，非他对手，但是那两位鬼帝，却是带来了无与伦比的巨大压迫性，交手数十合，他心中之怒盛腾，不甘更甚！

才刚刚有机会，有机会离开这八千年的阴间。

才有机会，前往九天之上，享受无边清净，怎么可以就此沉沦？

怎么可以！

我不甘！不甘！

太素妙广王借助此地之神通，勉强化去了北方鬼帝一招，旋即一抬手，手中一卷玉简显出，绽放无尽流光，喝问道：“此乃是天枢院，司法大天尊之敕令，汝等妄自动手，难道是想要对我天界出手，不怕天兵讨伐吗！！！”

“北方鬼帝，你已忘记了天界大军之可怖了吗？！！”

这声音恢弘。

经历过曾经上古时代，知道最初时代天庭可怖的七十二司正掌使自然有些畏惧，一瞬间迟疑，唯独北方鬼帝混不吝，可是那巨大棍棒朝着城门砸罗下来的时候，却还是猛然一顿，却是担忧一点——

自己若是恣意妄为的话。

岂不是会给府君带来麻烦？

北方鬼帝的动作一停下来，七十二司正掌使自然也顿住了，刹那之间，局势似乎一顿。

人间，安慰了老青牛的道人垂眸，他坐在椅子上，阳光温暖，一只猫儿踩着脚步落在了他膝盖上，伸了个懒腰，道人下意识顺手挠着它的下巴，让猫儿发出舒服的，呼噜呼噜的声音。

“果然……司法。”

道人垂眸，神念庞大，和天上神之分身刹那交换一瞬。

以此身镇压人间气数，而泰一功体，已入幽冥。

太素妙广王呼吸急促，手持这玉牌，踏步虚空，震慑四方，心中松了口气，嘴角微微勾起，欲要借此大势逼迫酆都退后，道：“天枢院之敕令在此，速速退后！！！”

却在此刻，忽而一道气机扫过。

太素妙广王眼前一花，旋即手腕一痛，手中的玉简碎裂为齑粉，割裂他的手掌，朝着他身后飞去了，太素妙广王眸子收缩，阴司幽冥无尽，忽而一物猛然砸落下，落在这阴间的大地之上，大地震颤不已。

阴司幽冥诸神看去，面色骤变。

那竟是一幅卷轴！

齐无惑手中，是天书副卷，此刻这卷轴如一巨山砸落，撑天拄地一般，太素妙广王缓缓抬眸，看着前方七十二正掌使，看着前方两位鬼帝，看着他们身上磅礴纯粹的太阴之炁升腾，漆黑幽深，绵延变化，如同袍服，如同袖袍。

而这袖袍向上，在酆都城之后，之高处！

一名面色苍白，眸子幽深的青年垂眸，他仿佛就坐在酆都城之后，垂落的袖袍就是无尽的阴神之炁，无量磅礴，那种磅礴神韵压下，和先前他隔空诛杀了中央鬼帝周乞的霸道不同，却是沉重幽深，且极内敛。

七十二司正掌使，两位鬼帝齐齐行礼。

唯太素妙广王等八位阎君立于空中，和那位幽深漠然的视线注视着。

这是……

泰山，府君！？

太素妙广王身躯顿了顿，急急高呼：

“吾等乃是十殿阎罗，六界认可，天帝允诺，道祖开口，苍生敬重！！！”

“此地乃有天枢院，司法大天尊之命，汝不可如此！”

“吾得了玉清元始天尊之认可，主管阴间诸事！”

他一口气道出了一个个威名震动四方的名字，这些名字的分量，就连两位鬼帝都要动容，一道道视线，一道道神念，皆是落在那高耸泰山府君身上。

卷轴缓缓开启，一侧玉轴，一侧蔓延至于极遥远处，似乎和天穹相接，似乎化作黄泉，飘**不定，那位泰山府君嗓音淡漠，并无半点的涟漪和波动，开口所言，便是对于太素妙广王的回应，简单，直接，霸道。

声音漠然恢弘。

且言道：“诸位……”

“且上榜来。”