Chương 173: Clearing Hell

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Having successfully obtained the Forgetfulness Potion, Fang Yang gained the ability to clear out the eighteen levels of hell.

The soul is also a resource of heaven and earth; directly dispersing the soul would be a waste of the essence of the soul. It should be understood that heaven and earth consume energy to nurture a new soul. Even if this consumption is minuscule, it is still a consumption.

Erasing the memories of evil spirits from past lives is different; it's like formatting their souls. All that's left is to send them to be reincarnated, so that their next parents and teachers can help them develop a new outlook on life, the world, and values.

This approach is far more effective than preaching to evil spirits every day and persuading them to repent and do good.

When Fang Yang returned to the Eighteenth Level of Hell, Daoist Qianyao had already begun his work.

Millions of golden crow feathers flew out from his body, each feather transforming into a clone. These clones descended to the eighteenth level of hell to examine the accumulated wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice.

Qianyao Daojun was quite capable; while dealing with wrongful convictions, he did not forget the great cause of spreading the Dao. In a very short time, he built a ghost city at the foot of Yinshan Mountain—Dengxian City.

This city was built specifically to house the wronged souls imprisoned in the eighteen levels of hell. Daoist Qianyao intends to preach among these souls, guiding them onto the path of the Shangqing Immortal Path, and making them the most loyal subjects of the Jie Sect in the underworld.

Spreading the Dao is the foundation upon which the Jie Sect stands in the world and grows stronger.

Fang Yang highly appreciated Qian Yao Daojun's proactive approach to work, and he welcomed people like Qian Yao Daojun the most.

In a small world, one of Qianyao Daojun's avatars is reviewing a case.

It wasn't exactly a retrial; everything that happened to a ghost in his previous life would be clear once reflected in the Three Lives Stone and the Mirror of Retribution. Daoist Qianyao was analyzing cases and collecting data to revise the rules of Hell.

Standing below the hall was a Taoist priest in red robes, named Ximen Xiao. When Ximen Xiao's primordial spirit left his body and wandered in the void, he was ambushed by his Taoist companion and female disciple.

His Daoist partner and female disciple were both infatuated with his eldest disciple and fell in love with him. In order to have an affair, the Daoist partner, and in order to help the eldest disciple seize Ximen Xiao's treasure, both conspired to harm Ximen Xiao.

The disciple used a spirit-exorcising talisman to lock the dojo, preventing Ximen Xiao's primordial spirit from returning, while his partner used seven dragon-trapping nails to seal Ximen Xiao's seven orifices, intending to teach Ximen Xiao a lesson.

Thus, Ximen Xiao's primordial spirit failed to return to his body in time and was scorched by the yang fire, resulting in his death and the dissipation of his spiritual essence.

After his death, his lingering resentment transformed into a vengeful ghost, killing all his unfaithful partners and disciples who betrayed their masters.

According to the previous rules of the underworld, Ximen Xiao's actions violated the laws of the underworld, and therefore he was cast into the eighteenth level of hell.

As Qian Yao Daojun flipped through Ximen Xiao's file, he became increasingly bewildered. Ximen Xiao had been cuckolded and murdered; why was seeking revenge condemning him to hell?

Such practices are contrary to human nature and the laws of cause and effect, and should not exist at all.

"Ximen Xiao, you were betrayed by your Daoist partner and your disciple betrayed you, dying unjustly. Your act of killing your enemies is the cycle of cause and effect, a fitting retribution, and a truly noble act. I will not only release you but also bestow upon you a copy of the 'Shangqing Great Grade Ghost Immortal Manual,' giving you a chance to attain immortality. Are you willing to let go of your grudges and leave hell?"

Qian Yao Daojun's voice was clear and full of righteousness. Ximen Xiao, who was below the hall, trembled. He thought of the bitterness of being murdered and the suffering he had endured in hell, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

His actions have finally been recognized. His injustice has finally been cleared.

Ximen Xiao suddenly knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly: "Thank you, Immortal Master! Thank you, Immortal Master, for clearing my name!"

As tears streamed down his face, all the resentment and murderous aura emanating from him vanished. His eyes held no trace of violence.

In another small world, a middle-aged man stood in the hall, his expression blank, oblivious to everything around him.

The middle-aged woman was named Shao Congzhen. The reason she entered the eighteenth level of hell left Qianyao Daojun speechless: it was because she killed a philanderer who had defiled her.

Hell punished Shao Congzhen by making her relive her most painful experiences time and time again. After hundreds of thousands of years of torment, Shao Congzhen had become numb.

Seeing Shao Congzhen's state, Daoist Qianyao suddenly realized that Shao Congzhen's innocence was no longer important to him. He waved his hand, sending Shao Congzhen out of hell.

Qianyao Daojun's countless clones began to operate at high speed, and the Three Lives Stone and the Mirror of Karma shone brightly, illuminating the numerous wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice in the eighteen levels of hell.

In just over a century, the wronged souls in hell were all released and gathered in the Immortal Ascension City.

Fang Yang sat upright above the city, as leaves from the World Tree transformed into celestial light and fell, entering the bodies of the ghosts and becoming their spiritual roots. He softly uttered the wondrous sounds of the Great Dao, containing cultivation methods of various attributes of spiritual roots and immortal paths, which were digested and absorbed by the ghosts.

In the Immortal Ascension City, ghosts joined the ranks of cultivators in droves.

With Fang Yang, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, imparting his teachings, the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages are nothing more than a piece of cake. However, entering the Dao with a ghost body is indeed not as convenient as having a real physical body.

boom!

A pillar of spiritual energy shot into the sky, and above it, a three-inch-tall infant was breathing in spiritual energy. With each breath, the spiritual energy within him grew stronger.

Nascent Soul stage achieved!

Upon seeing someone in Dengxian City achieve the Nascent Soul stage, Fang Yang smiled with satisfaction.

Reaching the Nascent Soul stage signifies that this ghost has entered the realm of spiritual cultivation and immortality. The master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual; from now on, Fang Yang will no longer need to personally impart his teachings.

Fang Yang stopped preaching and was about to begin clearing the eighteen levels of hell. Without further delay, he raised his hand and summoned the Yin-Yang Gourd, gently patting it with his palm.

A torrent of gray water gushed from the gourd's mouth; it was the water of oblivion that could transform into the boundless River of Oblivion!

In an instant, the sea of suffering in hell was submerged by the water of oblivion. Wherever the water of oblivion passed, the memories of those wicked, incorrigible, and sinful ghosts who had not repented for millions of years disappeared, and their love, hatred, and grudges from lifetime to lifetime vanished. Their originally polluted life imprints released pure radiance anew.

The five great lords of hell, along with the underworld officials and ghost messengers, were all dumbfounded by what they saw.

Fang Yang's actions were far too grand; with a single move, he wiped away the past lives of all the evil spirits in the eighteen levels of hell. Even the Great Emperor of Fengdu lacked such boldness.

As the demons' memories faded, their resentment vanished, and the resentment and malevolent energy that had shrouded the eighteen levels of hell dissipated completely.

The once overcrowded eighteen levels of hell are now empty, with not a single evil spirit remaining.

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