"May I ask, who are you?"
Uozhihuareel walked up to Ereshkigal and asked.
The other party was a blonde beauty, with dazzling and bright ruby-red eyes. She wore a red cloak, not tall in stature, but her whole body exuded the breath of sunlight. People couldn't help but want to be close to her — what a beautiful goddess.
The strength in the other party's body made Mao Zhihualie feel it surpassed her own, even though she was clearly also a god.
The blonde girl smiled at her and said, "My name is Ereshkigal. You can call me Ai Lei, or the full name — I don't care about formalities. By the way, it seems I haven't seen a god in two months... I really miss it..."
Thinking of the days when she was nestled in Liu Che's arms, Ereshkigal couldn't hide the nostalgia in her expression.
The other goddesses, seeing her look like this, couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Were gods really that attractive?
"Sorry — I've been a little busy recently. If you don't want to stay in the underworld, you can apply to other goddesses for transfer to another domain next month. All of it can be arranged."
"No... I like it here very much. And seeing the sun in Underworld 097, I feel very comfortable..."
Uozhihuareel declined Ereshkigal's suggestion and looked up at the bright sun, smiling as she spoke.
"This sun is a birthday gift from the gods, hehe... because there was no sun in the underworld world at the beginning. And I am a person who likes the sun and flowers, so... anyway, you like it here!"
Ereshkigal made no secret of her love for the gods in front of them. Then she began introducing the facilities of the underworld and the busy work they would need to do in the future.
For example, someone with great strength could choose to suppress one side of the world. A goddess with weaker strength could be responsible for controlling the reincarnated souls. Although there were currently gods and immortals here, there were not many who could truly live forever or never die. Many people in the fairy world, if they failed to break through or had their lifespan reach its extreme, would come here to reincarnate — including fighting beasts that had died. With the increase in strength, the number of deaths was naturally increasing, and reincarnation had become the norm in the fairy world.
Death did not destroy the soul. One simply went to reincarnation, and if you had a high enough level of cultivation, you could find your reincarnated relatives to help them. The reincarnated person could choose whether to carry their memories, according to the balance of their merits and demerits. For example, priests who taught sentient beings could reincarnate with one hundred percent of their memories if they grew old. Of course, their reincarnations would all be spiritual births — born in the heaven and earth. It was a reward from the gods.
All of this required review by hand, so Ereshkigal was naturally kept busy with the work of the underworld. Even with the help of that daredevil Jack, it was still not enough. Fortunately, there had been more people recently.
Incidentally, if it were only the gods' domain, then Ereshkigal would not be so tired. The main issue was that in many worlds, the gods were also absorbing the souls inside — such as the current world of death and the world of Daqin. They would absorb the unclaimed souls within, and through the altar or channel, lead them into the realm of God. Only then did the busy work begin: judgment of souls, reincarnation of souls, atonement for sin.
In the end, Kuchiki Rukia and the others all chose to stay. Everyone was assigned work, and there would be one day off a week, because there were enough people now and they could rotate. Every month at the pilgrimage, all the goddesses in the God Realm would gather at the Eternal Temple. At that time, it was also the day of sacrifice within the sect. Believers, including beasts, would stop fighting and pray for the grace of the gods.
At this time, the power of the goddesses had been substantially improved.
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On the other hand, Kurosaki Natsuki saw an amazing existence in the list of recent births — their mother, Kurosaki Maki!
"Mom... why is her soul here?"
"What? Mother's soul is in this world?"
Kurosaki Yuko exclaimed and ran over quickly.
In the distance, Ai Lei-chan explained with a smile, "I saw it over the course of time and discovered that your mother had passed away very early, so she chose to be reborn. It will take a while for your mother to restore her memory."
"Thank you... Thank you, Sister Ai Lei!"
The two sisters burst into tears at once. The girls who watched were all a little moved by it. What a terrible power — to be able to resurrect others at will.
Soon Ai Lei-chan explained, "When you use your strength in the future, you must ask the gods. You cannot resurrect people at will. I asked the gods, and the permission was obtained after it was approved!"
The resurrection of Kurosaki Maki was granted after she prayed on the altar for permission. Otherwise, she could have been resurrected by her own will — but she was afraid of going against the will of the gods.
Inoue Orihime looked at the crying sisters and asked softly, "Um... can we return to that world in the future?"
"Yes, but this requires the sacrifice of the chief priest, or the sacrifice of the world by the chief priest. Otherwise it is impossible..."
"So that's how it is."
Inoue Orihime was a little helpless. It seemed that wanting to go home had become a luxury. But it was fine — she would just work for the gods with all her heart.
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At this time in the Journey to the West crossover realm, with the addition of the Four Seas Dragon Clan, Kong Xuan's actions in Nanzhan Buzhou began to accelerate.
The heavenly soldiers of the heavenly court were simply unable to deal with the increasingly rampant monsters. Even many heavenly soldiers and generals were being killed by monsters! This was a very frightening situation. Without Kong Xuan's suppression, Nanzhan Buzhou would have fallen completely!
"Return to Master Kong Xuan — Taibai Jinxing from the Heavenly Court is here..."
"Hmph. Let him in."
"Yes."
Kong Xuan sat on the bench, her face showing disdain. She knew why this platinum star had come.
Because of the heavy casualties the Heavenly Court's forces had sustained fighting the demons, the other Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals had become double-minded. Having followed the Heavenly Court for so long, they had reaped no benefits — yet there was also the risk of being destroyed at any time. The high-ranking gods sat firmly on their seats and didn't treat them as human beings at all.
And so, Li Jing took the lead and plunged into the embrace of the gods. Even the Jade Emperor's orders were now pretended to be invisible. The furious Jade Emperor had no choice but to send Taibai Jinxing to negotiate.
He wanted to find Yang Jian — but the opponent was fighting against the power of the Demon Buddha Tathagata. If Yang Jian came forward, the other party would demand troops in exchange, and the Jade Emperor would have to lose some of his own forces.
So, gritting his teeth, he wanted to bypass Yang Jian and have Taibai Jinxing speak to Kong Xuan directly. He was trying to save face.
Taibai Jinxing bowed, nodded, and bowed again before finally sending away the messenger. He wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and walked toward the temple where the golden light shone.
At this time, Kong Xuan was kneeling in front of the idol and praying. A faint fragrance filled the room — it was a scented candle made from the Yunluo flower of Xianpin. Really rich. It was said that the price of a single Yunluohua was ten thousand celestial stones, and it was becoming more and more scarce. A few days ago, the Jade Emperor's incense had been changed to Biluo flowers...
"May I ask what the Lord of the Court sent you to do?"
Kong Xuan's voice was a little cold, but it didn't seem deliberate. Whatever the case, it gave a sense of unpredictability.
Taibai Jinxing came to his senses, immediately bowing to Kong Xuan, and said, "My lord, the Jade Emperor wants those heavenly soldiers to return. As you know, the power of the Heavenly Court is so small — hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers are missing. We cannot defend it any longer. Wang Hai — raise your hand high."
"Oh?" Kong Xuan turned around, looked at Taibai Jinxing very amusingly, and asked, "Have you ever seen me restrain them?"
"No... no..."
Taibai Jinxing lowered his head, not daring to look directly at each other's golden eyes.
"Then have you ever heard that I forced them to stay?"
"No either..."
"Then go to them! Why come to me!"
"This... I... this..."
The eloquent Taibai Jinxing was sweating profusely at this time, but he didn't know what to say. Things were as he suspected — there was no way the soldiers would follow his lead.
Kong Xuan looked at Taibai Jinxing's anxious appearance, smiled contemptuously, and snorted coldly. "I ask you once more — the heavenly soldiers believe in the great Eternal God, and bathe in divine grace here. Is that not acceptable?"
"Okay... okay..."
"Then it's settled. Don't come nag at my Qingxiu. When I was fighting the monsters, what were the great gods of your Heavenly Court doing? Not to mention the Jade Emperor himself — there was Wang Lingguan, Taishang Laojun, and the Barefoot Immortal. I never saw any of these characters. How?
The Nanzhan Buzhou under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court had to rely on others to clean up the mess. Does the Jade Emperor still feel complacent?
Before, the chief priest of my religious sect, Yang Jian, also said that joining the sect could protect peace. Did the Jade Emperor have no idea what he had done? I didn't bother to talk to you, but Li Jing, Nezha, and others directly saw through the hypocrisy of the Jade Emperor, so they joined the cult.
Besides — it's bigger than that. The heaven and earth were all made by gods. What is the Jade Emperor in his neighborhood? He was just the lord of the heavens who had achieved so-called bad merits. If he still doesn't recognize his position, he will soon know what regret is."
Taibai Jinxing knelt on the ground. He was shocked. At the same time, he understood a truth: there was no room for two tigers. Yang Jian had already given the Jade Emperor every chance — he still didn't know enough to retreat bravely when the rapids demanded it. It would be impossible for him to continue being the Lord of the Three Realms.
It seemed the Heavenly Court was going to be completely finished!
Thinking about it, the righteous gods in the heavens truly did nothing — just as Kong Xuan said. Suddenly, his heart grew annoyed. Why did he always have to eat this loss?
What a shame!
Afterwards, Taibai Jinxing touched his head to the ground and said word by word, "I also ask Master Kong Xuan to atone for my sins. I was too ignorant — Taibai Jinxing was arbitrarily instructed by the emperor that day. As you said, there is already a mess in the heavens.
Those immortals were seized because of their orthodoxy. They are sulking now. Others swore that since the Eternal God Cult is so powerful, let them deal with monsters, and don't disturb our cleansing! Do you hear that this is human speech?"
Kong Xuan heard this and her pretty face turned to frost. She said angrily, "Do these fairy gods really say that?"
At this time, Taibai Jinxing ignored everything and directly slapped his chest. "I swear by my soul — what I said is true. If there is a lie, let me be struck by thunder!"
"Okay! That's great!! So these heavenly gods are becoming more and more disrespectful. I was wondering why Li Jing brought people to descend... so that's the reason!
Go down. When I finish cleaning the monsters in the southern continent, I will go to the heavens and see those immortals!"
"Yes!"
Taibai Jinxing exited the room on his knees. He couldn't help sighing after leaving.
Jade Emperor. Don't blame me. You have been a dog for so many years, and now you have finally paid back everything. If you had been ruthless at the beginning and joined the cult, practiced divine law, and given up so-called authority — where would you be now?
I can see that Yang Jian is still thinking about old feelings. Otherwise, this Heavenly Court would be the first force to be cleaned up.
Taibai Jinxing shook his head and followed the believers to the hall to prepare for the lecture. This was the benefit of joining the religion — there would be lectures every week, teaching people the knowledge of meditation and some methods to use. As a newcomer, Taibai Jinxing naturally had to learn from scratch.
At this time, Kong Xuan reported the incident to Yang Jian's phantom in the temple.
"Really? It seems he still chose this path, thinking that in his relationship with me, he can preserve his strength and status without joining the cult."
"That's it. You can figure it out. Recently, there have been a lot of wars on the Luzhou side of the north. I hope that before I come back, the Heavenly Court can settle down!"
"Row."
Kong Xuan agreed with a smile, her golden eyes filled with fierce killing intent. Demons, heaven — it was all just a group of raccoon dogs. As long as they didn't believe in the existence of gods, they would all be killed. Speaking of the Jade Emperor, he had been enjoying the blessing for a while, right?
It was time for him to be sent into reincarnation!
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