To see if the Avici Hell was still alright, Jiang Si went down there herself.
The Avici Hell looks terrifying, and it is indeed terrifying. Jiang Si is human, and it would be a lie to say she is not afraid. However, she knows that it is usually impossible to get out of there, so she is able to overcome some of the dangers.
The gates of the Avici Hell are deep within the underworld, where they have stood for millennia in solitude.
Before Jiang Si even arrived, she saw the King of Hell hurrying by.
Han Yunluo curtsied and said, "Greetings, Lord Yama."
Jiang Si bowed with her hands clasped in greeting, saying, "I'm here to pay my respects to King Yama."
King Yama frowned. "Why did you two come down here?"
Almost everyone in the underworld knew about Han Yunluo's return to life.
But not many people would want to take on such a one-in-a-million chance, since first you need a father like Han Yunluo.
Jiang Si asked, "Has something happened?"
Before King Yama could speak, Judge Lu hurried over with a solemn expression, and Jiang Si felt a heavy weight in her heart.
This looks like something's wrong.
Lu Pan whispered a few words in Yama's ear, and the more he spoke, the darker Yama's face became.
"Excuse me, gentlemen." Without bothering with pleasantries, King Yama turned to leave. Jiang Si promptly asked, "Could something have gone wrong at Avici Hell?"
King Yan looked at Jiang Si with a deep gaze, "Master Jiang, why do you ask such a question?"
Jiang Si was even more anxious than they were, "Stop hiding it, tell me what happened."
“I swear on my soul that I will not tell anyone,” Jiang Si added.
"The same applies to Yunluo."
If a cultivator makes a vow with their soul, then generally no one would dare to disobey it, unless they want to experience the backlash.
This place is open and spacious, and with the underworld's administrators overseeing it, it's unlikely anyone would dare to ambush here.
King Yama sighed, "The seal on the Avici Hell has loosened recently, and there has been some unusual activity just now." This unusual activity indicates that those imprisoned inside are restless again.
A single sentence contains a wealth of information.
The people imprisoned inside are incredibly important; even a tiny crack could allow them to slip through. And once the seal weakens, it will eventually become useless if not strengthened.
Jiang Si thought about the terrible consequences.
"Then why not report this to those people?" Those in positions of power should fulfill their duties and receive offerings from thousands of believers; it would be only right for them to step down and do something.
King Yama and Judge Lu exchanged glances several times, seemingly discussing something unspeakable.
Judge Lu said, “Master Jiang is from a previous life and may not know this. Thousands of years ago, the Asura King self-destructed his primordial spirit, destroying the Heavenly Ladder. Since then, communication between heaven and earth has been severed, and the spiritual energy of the human world has gradually been exhausted.”
The implication is that even the gods in heaven would find it difficult to descend.
Without the protection of the gods, the faith in them gradually collapsed, and humanity became increasingly accustomed to relying on itself.
It is obvious that since humans lost their gods, their technology has developed faster and faster, allowing them to fly and travel to other worlds, and to farther and farther away than the gods.
Jiang Si: "..." She never expected that the Xingyi Sect leader was not just repeating hearsay, but that the eccentric Asura King really sacrificed himself to blow up the Heavenly Ladder.
"Didn't the Asura King self-destruct his primordial spirit? How could he still be imprisoned in the Avici Hell?"
As if remembering something, Yama's expression became somewhat strange. After a long while, he sighed and said, "The Asura King's primordial spirit is incredibly powerful. Even if he self-destructs his primordial spirit, he will still have a wisp of divine consciousness left."
The Asura King is actually a demigod; even this wisp of divine consciousness is enough to give others a hard time.
If we don't lock him up in the deepest hell, he'll only make a comeback.
Jiang Si asked, "But Ksitigarbha is always here. With his magic power, strengthening the seal shouldn't be a problem."
"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been strengthened and may be able to hold out for some time, but due to the exhaustion of his magical power, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has now fallen into a deep sleep."
“Perhaps,” Yama’s expression grew even more somber, “some have already escaped.”
Jiang Si wanted to swear.
Why set up such a place in the first place? Couldn't the gods in heaven have joined forces to wipe out those unrepentant, wicked people? Leaving this hidden danger behind is truly a great help to mankind.
“Then go and catch it,” Jiang Si said. Jiang Si herself was not capable of handling this kind of thing. But since Ksitigarbha was in a deep sleep, and there were powerful figures like Houtu Niangniang and Fengdu Dadi to support him, Jiang Si was not too worried.
It seemed that King Yan had wanted to say this for a long time, and he immediately pleaded, "Please forgive us, Master Jiang, we are really short-handed lately."
Jiang Si: "..." It feels like I've boarded a pirate ship.
Then she quietly added, "Recently, there have been rumors that the Azure Sea and Sky have descended to the mortal realm."
Judging from Yan Jun's appearance, Jiang Si knew that he was no ordinary person.
Han Yunluo's expression was also not good: "Bihaitian is an extremely dangerous person. It is said that after his death he turned into a vengeful spirit, slaughtering an entire city by himself, causing blood to flow like a sea, a truly horrific sight."
"He captured countless wronged souls and their resentment. It is said that it took a great deal of effort to capture him."
"Do you think I can handle someone like that?" Jiang Si herself didn't believe it.
King Yama looked at her with bright, piercing eyes.
"If this succeeds, I will be richly rewarded in the future."
Jiang Si never eats flatbread. "For example?"
"The Heavenly Ladder will surely be repaired in the future, and I have some connections with the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess in the heavens."
The Thunder God and the Lightning Goddess are in charge of punishments such as the Nine Heavens Thunder. If they can show leniency and do something nice during the ascension, the path to ascension will be much smoother.
It has to be said that this pie really hit the nail on the head for Jiang Si.
Regardless of whether it will work out or not, what if it does?
Anyway, she couldn't really just stand by and do nothing.
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