After Hu Le condensed the Dao Seed, he did not immediately produce the Dao Fruit.
As countless souls automatically entered the cycle of reincarnation, they were reborn.
Hu Le raised his hand and pointed, and the vortex of reincarnation that had been hanging in the sky immediately disappeared into nothingness.
The group of ghosts, having nowhere to go, all turned their heads, their emerald green eyes flashing as they looked at Hu Le, as if asking him why he did this.
Hu Le flicked his sleeve lightly, ignoring them.
It is truly inappropriate for these wandering souls to be cast into the cycle of reincarnation without being judged for their good or evil, or having their cause and effect clarified…
Seeing that the cycle of reincarnation had been successfully established, Tongtian Daoren collected his merits, said goodbye to Hu Le, and then turned back to Jin'ao Island.
As for Houtu Niangniang, seeing that the situation was beyond repair, she glared fiercely at Hu Le and went back with the others.
Thus, only Hu Le and a group of ghosts remained at this place.
Hu Le's gaze swept across this world of reincarnation, seeing countless wandering souls, seemingly searching for the whereabouts of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
Hu Le couldn't deal with them for the time being, so he used a palm-wielding divine power to capture billions of ghosts in his palm and temporarily imprison them.
After Hu Le had traveled through the world of reincarnation and completely absorbed all the ghosts in it, he set up an array outside the world, hiding this world along with the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the void.
Hu Le still has a lot to do next.
With reincarnation comes the need to establish the underworld, and once the underworld is established, more manpower is needed to manage its operation.
After hiding the world of reincarnation, he built a sprawling palace on the original site and named it the Underworld.
Then, he personally carved out a long river outside the underworld, naming it the River of the Underworld. Finally, on the River of the Underworld, he used his great magical power to summon boundless netherworld energy and forged a Bridge of Helplessness.
After doing all this, he turned back to the underworld and created eighteen levels of hell, modeled after the heavenly prison in the celestial court.
These eighteen levels of hell were established to punish those who committed heinous crimes in their lifetime, and they are filled with all kinds of cruel tortures.
The lightest punishment is called the Tongue-Pulling Hell.
All living beings who, while alive, sow discord, slander and harm others, are glib-tongued, use clever words to argue, and lie and deceive.
They will all be sent to this prison after they die.
Anyone thrown into this prison will have their mouth pried open by little devils, who will clamp their tongue with iron pincers and pull it out slowly, not all at once, but rather dragging it out slowly, causing them to experience endless pain.
After the Tongue-Pulling Hell comes the Scissors Hell, and then the Iron Tree Hell.
The so-called eighteen levels of hell refer to eighteen kinds of punishments, which also correspond to various sins.
Each of these punishments is too much for even ordinary ghosts to bear, let alone gods and immortals.
The purpose of torture was not only to torment the most heinous criminals, but also to offset the sins committed by the deceased during their lifetime with the pain inflicted during the punishment.
Only after being cleansed by the eighteen levels of hell and returning one's sins to heaven and earth can one be reincarnated with a pure heart and start anew in the next life.
Hu Le walked slowly through the eighteen levels of hell, crafting various tools needed for torture according to his will...
After Hu Le finished setting up the eighteen levels of hell, he returned to the underworld. As he approached the Yama's Palace, he heard a familiar cow moo.
He immediately went out of the main hall again and saw a white ox flying in from the horizon on auspicious clouds.
When the white ox saw Hu Le, it immediately flew towards him and dissipated its auspicious clouds after landing.
"Master! I've finally found you again." The white ox came up to Hu Le and said, wagging its tail.
Hu Le nodded slightly. He had come in such a hurry that he had forgotten about it on Jin'ao Island.
However, this white ox is also a cultivator, which is why it came looking for me on its own.
When Hu Le saw it come looking for him, he didn't let it rest. Instead, he ordered it to go to the Heavenly Court and tell Taibai Jinxing in the Heavenly Court to select some immortals and gods to help manage the daily affairs of the Underworld.
After receiving his orders, Bai Niu left, and Hu Le returned to the Yama Palace, sat down in the main seat, and closed his eyes to begin his cultivation.
Before long, his thoughts turned, and the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc flew from the depths of reincarnation, transforming into a streak of black light that directly entered his Purple Mansion Spiritual Platform.
After a moment, he suddenly let out a low shout: "Bring the knife!"
As he spoke, a flash of light suddenly flew in from the sky.
This flash of light was somewhere between reality and illusion, moving at an incredible speed, so fast that even the naked eye could hardly catch a trace of it.
It disappeared into his body in a flash.
"cut!"
With a flash of light, a Dao Fruit incarnation appeared within his Purple Mansion Spirit Platform.
The incarnation is draped in a black robe and holds the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc in its hand.
A Reincarnation Fruit hangs high above his head. This fruit is perfectly round and flawless, indescribable, and constantly exudes a mysterious aura.
This was the last Dao Fruit he had ever obtained.
After severing the Dao Fruit, Hu Le felt incredibly relaxed, as if the last ties between him and the world had been severed, leaving him in a state of emptiness.
He had never realized that the Heavenly Dao was so close to him, and that the profound mysteries of the Heavenly Dao had never been so clear.
It was as if he could merge his entire being into the Dao of Heaven at any time, becoming one with it, and never to be separated again.
Hu Le's mind had never been so clear before.
He clearly understood that his feeling about the Heavenly Dao was actually just a fleeting illusion that arose after he severed all his Dao Fruits.
From this moment on, he severed all his Dao fruits and attained the state of emptiness. He had completely transcended the Three Realms and was no longer bound by the Five Elements.
His name not only vanished without a trace within the Heavenly Dao, but his past, present, and future also became nothingness. From then on, he was neither born nor died, transcending all things.
Even a sage like Hongjun Daoren could no longer foresee everything about him.
This state is called "great freedom" in Taoism and "Nirvana" in Buddhism.
Even those who have cultivated the method of severing the three corpses to attain enlightenment, even after completely severing the three corpses, probably cannot compare to Hu Le's current level.
He is now only a hair's breadth away from achieving the Primordial Dao Fruit, and he can begin his attempt to reach it at any time if he so desires.
However, he remained clear-headed and knew that this was not the best time to attempt to break through to the Primordial Dao Fruit.
Before that, he needed to carefully polish the nine Dao Fruits he had cut out, making them flawless.
At the same time, it is also necessary to take advantage of this state of emptiness to continue to comprehend more of the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.
To reach the Primordial Chaos Realm, his current strength is still somewhat insufficient, and he needs to accumulate more power.
After all, the more strength one accumulates now, the greater the hope of reaching the Hunyuan realm in the future.
Rushing into the Primordial Chaos Realm now would be irresponsible of him...
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