Guan Kong entered the Yama Palace and paid his respects to Hu Le.
May you be blessed with good health and happiness, teacher.
"You've come at the right time. As your master, I have established the Underworld of Reincarnation. As my disciple, you should be the master of the Underworld and take charge of the Netherworld in my place."
Today, I will impart to you a scroll of Taoist scripture; you must diligently comprehend it…
After Hu Le finished speaking, he ordered Guan Kong to sit down in the hall and then began to teach the Taoist scriptures.
This scripture contains the great path to salvation.
Guan Kong wields the pure white lotus, and this path of redemption resonates deeply with her own being.
She had only listened for a few sentences when she became completely absorbed. Sparks of inspiration kept flashing in her mind, and the mysteries of the path to salvation slowly unfolded within her.
The sound of Taoist chanting lingered in the hall, and Guan Kong listened intently.
Yuan Huang had already arrived outside the hall. Seeing that her teacher was imparting knowledge to her senior sister, she didn't dare to disturb her. She quietly entered the hall and came to stand behind Guan Kong.
She pointed a finger to her feet and a prayer mat appeared, then sat down and began to listen attentively to the sermon.
After some time, Kongkong'er and the other disciples arrived one after another, and like Yuanhuang, they sat down in the hall to experience the mysteries of the Great Dao of Redemption...
In the blink of an eye, several days had passed, and Hu Le stopped preaching.
He looked at Guan Kong and asked, "Disciple, have you gained any insight yet?"
Guan Kong also regained her composure. Upon hearing Hu Le's inquiry, she suddenly felt as if someone had opened her eyes to inspiration, and a sudden burst of inspiration struck her.
"Master, I know what to do!"
"Alright! Go now."
Guan Kong bowed to Hu Le, stood up, and walked outside.
After leaving the underworld, she flew a distance towards Yinshan Mountain. When she arrived at the foot of the mountain, she suddenly stopped in a place full of spiritual energy and then used her great magic to create a pure land.
This pure land is peaceful and serene, with white lotuses everywhere and seven-jeweled trees forming a forest. Auspicious light and auspicious energy condense into clouds, and the misty air transforms into a thin fog.
Guan Kong arrived at the depths of the Pure Land and built the Eastern Wondrous Palace. Inside the palace, he built a twelve-petaled Pure World Lotus Platform and sat cross-legged on it.
"I am the Heavenly Venerable of Salvation from Suffering in the Azure Heaven of the Eastern Pole. Today, I will expound the Great Dao in the Pure Land of the Eastern Pole to save all sentient beings. Those who are destined are welcome to come and listen..."
Guan Kong's voice instantly spread throughout the entire Netherworld, and the homeless wandering souls all drifted towards the Eastern Pure Land.
Hu Le took a step out, leaving the underworld and arriving at an open space. He raised his hand and released the billions of ghosts he had previously captured.
The group of ghosts had just escaped their confinement, discerned their direction, and were about to fly towards the underworld.
"Your opportunity is not with me..." Hu Le said, flicking his sleeve and sending the group of wandering souls to the outside of the Eastern Pure Land.
At that very moment, Guan Kong's sermons rang out from the Pure Land.
"If any virtuous man or woman sincerely gives alms, observes the precepts and bathes, recites this sutra, and repents for their transgressions, their transgressions will be forever absolved, they will be separated from the living and the dead, and will be free from birth difficulties..."
As Guan Kong's voice resounded throughout the Pure Land, all the wandering souls surged towards it. However, they were not yet qualified to ascend to the Pure Land and attain immortality.
After all, once you enter the Pure Land, you can always be with the Heavenly Venerable, hear the true Dharma, never regress, be free from the tribulations of hell, be undisturbed by external demons, and be constantly accompanied by pure joy...
So the ghosts sat down outside the Pure Land and listened quietly to the Scripture of Redemption.
They silently followed Guan Kong in chanting scriptures, and their sins and karma transformed into wisps of black smoke that gradually dissipated...
...
Hu Le released the ghosts and sent them to listen to the lecture outside the Pure Land.
This is a win-win situation. The wandering souls can absolve their sins, and those with wisdom can transcend and enter the Pure Land to enjoy a pure and long life. Those without wisdom can reincarnate after absolving their sins.
As for Guan Kong, after he guides the wandering souls and absolves their sins, he can gain merit and incense offerings, and from then on, he can attain the Great Way of Redemption...
After arranging the final resting place for the wandering souls, Hu Le returned to the underworld and sat down in the Yama's Palace.
The disciples stepped forward to greet them.
Hu Le ordered Jiao Yue to step forward, take out the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, and hand them to Jiao Yue.
She was temporarily put in charge of the duties of Yama and the judge, and was put in charge of the affairs of the underworld.
The reason she is only temporarily in charge is because Jiaoyue has little connection with the Underworld. After Yama and the Judge are born in the future, she will have to step down and leave the Underworld.
However, since the Ten Kings of Hell and the judges have not yet been born, it is still acceptable for her to temporarily perform their duties.
Taking this opportunity to accumulate merit will greatly benefit her future spiritual practice.
As for Yuan Huang and the others, Hu Le didn't let them be idle either. Some of them went to preside over the eighteen levels of hell, while others led immortals and gods to guide the dead.
In any case, these are all acts of merit, and Hu Le only wanted to keep the benefits within the family, so naturally he would leave them to his disciples to handle...
After receiving their orders, the disciples went out to get busy.
Just as he was about to return to the Heavenly Court, a seven-colored auspicious cloud suddenly flew in from outside the Underworld.
Hu Le had an idea and summoned Venus, instructing him to go out and greet the guests.
As soon as Venus left the underworld, he saw that Goddess Nuwa had already arrived in the sky on a cloud.
As soon as the goddess Nuwa landed and the auspicious clouds dispersed, he immediately hurried to greet her.
"Taibai greets Goddess Nuwa." Taibai Jinxing bowed respectfully.
"No need for formalities, Venus. Is the Mysterious Emperor here?" Nuwa asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is currently waiting for your arrival in the palace."
"Alright! You lead the way."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please come with me."
So, Venus led the goddess Nuwa into the underworld and into the Yama's palace.
Hu Le stood up to greet her, exchanged a few polite words with the Goddess Nuwa, and invited her to sit down.
A short while later, Hu Le asked about the purpose of Nuwa's visit.
"Why has Your Majesty come to my Underworld instead of enjoying blessings at Phoenix Perch Mountain?"
Nuwa didn't beat around the bush and replied directly, "Although this underworld was established by you, fellow Daoist, I am ultimately the Earthly Sovereign, so I should have a share of the merit here."
Hu Le nodded slightly upon hearing this. As the Earthly Sovereign, Nuwa should, in principle, also be in control of the Netherworld.
Previously, when he initiated the cycle of reincarnation in the Netherworld, the Goddess Nuwa did not interfere or thwart his plans, so he should naturally be grateful for her kindness.
At this time, the goddess Nuwa came looking for a share of the pie in the underworld, and Hu Le naturally did not refuse.
In any case, he has already taken the greatest merit and never intended to occupy the Heavenly Palace and reincarnation forever.
Doing a favor for the goddess Nuwa is naturally nothing to her.
"Okay." Hu Le agreed without much thought.
Then, the two arrived directly at the Bridge of Helplessness. With a thought, Nuwa sent out an old woman with a full head of silver hair out of her body.
"From now on, you will be Meng Po!"
Nuwa pointed to this incarnation and said.
Just as she decided on the name Meng Po, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the center of the Yellow Springs River beneath the bridge, and then a bowl flew out of the whirlpool and landed directly in Meng Po's hand...
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