"Who are the first three living people?" Shen Lang couldn't help but ask. The lamented messenger said slowly while rowing the boat: "The first living person is the Lord of the Underworld. He has a high position and the same purpose as you.
I want to experience in the underworld. The second living person is a monk from the underworld, and his cultivation level is similar to yours.
It's far from the best. The purpose is to find a certain undead soul in an attempt to bring him back to the eternal world. The third living person is you."
Shen Lang frowned and asked: "Did you miss a living person? Tens of thousands of years ago, a living person also came to this underworld."
Lu Dongbin visited the Underworld 10,000 years ago. If the envoy’s memory is correct, he would not be unaware of this matter. The envoy said frankly: “I have never met the living person you mentioned. From the Yinsijing
The souls that come here are all stowaways and will be immediately transported to the entrance of the First Hell, which includes the River of Lament and Fengduluo Mountain.
"
"The souls of the living who have been smuggled in will be randomly transported to one of these two places. The soul of the living you mentioned may have been transported to Luoshan."
The Lament Messenger added an explanation.
"I see."
Shen Lang felt relieved and asked again: "I wonder what dangers there are in this hell?"
The Lamenting Messenger said indifferently: "I know very little. The most I can tell you is that hell is a place where the extremely evil dead are punished. Every prison is equivalent to an execution ground, and you will see a large number of scenes of the dead being tortured."
"The punishments in each hell are different. The lower the hell, the heavier the punishment. In the past, under the leadership of the Samsara Heavenly Lord, the dead in hell would be protected and would not lose their souls."
"But now that the underworld monks who maintain order are not here, the puppets alone will definitely not be able to control it. There will definitely be a large number of evil ghosts outside the execution ground. Once the deceased escapes from the execution ground, they will be devoured by the evil ghosts." "Other than that.
In addition, each prison is guarded by a prison master. The prison master may be a puppet, or an evil ghost who has been taught by the Reincarnation God. In short, the prison master will guard the end of each prison. In addition to the ordered monks from the underworld, the prison master
The Lord will prevent
All souls and bodies will enter the next hell."
Shen Lang showed a thoughtful expression and said: "According to this, the only dangers you may face in hell are the evil ghosts wandering around and the prison masters of each prison."
The Lamenting Messenger said solemnly: "Although I don't know much about it, it should be roughly like this."
"Thank you fellow Taoist for informing me."
Shen Lang hugged his fists towards the lamenting messenger.
"If you are not a living person, why should you call me a Taoist friend?" The lamented messenger shook his head silently.
Shen Lang continued to ask for some information about Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Although this lamenting messenger is a puppet created by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, he has almost no understanding of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and does not even know what Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looks like.
It was only after Shen Lang described it and lamented that the envoy understood these things.
"You are different from other living people. The living people in the past never dared to mention Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but you do not shy away from this matter, but you are also so sincere, which is really rare! I, a little puppet, also hope
Your experience this time will be successful."
The Lament Messenger said seriously.
Before, no living person had ever truly treated him as a living being. They only regarded him as an ugly skeleton as a humble ferryman, and there was only contempt and urging in the whole process.
But Shen Lang was different. He could feel just the right amount of respect from Shen Lang, which made the envoy of Lament have a good impression of Shen Lang.
"Cheng Jiyan!"
Shen Lang hugged his fists towards the lamenting messenger, his eyes showing gratitude.
Although the other party is just a puppet, he still gave some useful information, so he should be thanked.
Not long after, the wooden boat docked.
The shore is bordered by a desolate mountain, with a valley in the middle of the mountain.
Shen Lang looked around.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
There are a large number of souls of the dead wandering around the valley, making whimpering and noisy sounds.
These undead souls continued to fall from the sky and landed on the ground.
The underworld is shrouded in the power of wonderful laws, causing these undead souls to take on the appearance and characteristics of the ordinary world, including humans, beasts, monsters, and ghosts. All undead souls cannot fly and can only travel on foot.
A fierce bloody storm was blowing in the valley, and dense blood-colored light blades surged in the storm, cutting the souls of the undead crazily, like sharp knives cutting flesh, causing the undead to rip open their skin and flesh, and let out painful howls.
However, these undead souls will not die because of this. After their bodies are destroyed, they will be repaired again and subjected to repeated torture. The process is worse than death!
Outside the valley, there are a large number of tall, bull-headed puppets waving the steel whips in their hands, waving whip shadows one after another, hitting the undead and driving them into the valley.
The bloody storm in the valley is like torture, but these undead must pass through the valley, otherwise they will be beaten to death by the puppets.
The few undead souls that occasionally escape will be devoured and torn to pieces by the evil spirits wandering in the valley, and will never be able to escape reincarnation!
So the undead who came here had no choice but to cross the valley step by step.
"This is hell..."
Shen Lang finally saw what hell was like.
If you have sinned too much during your lifetime, the feeling of going to hell after death is really unpleasant.
"We haven't even reached the first prison yet. When we reach the first prison, the punishment will be even more severe. These undead souls need to suffer the ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine punishments of the first prison before they can escape reincarnation." lamented the messenger.
Said silently.
Shen Lang was a little speechless after hearing this. The punishment in hell was so severe, it was beyond his imagination.
Anyone who sees this scene will not want to go to hell after death.
No wonder so many monks escape to Buddhism and practice karma in order to have a better life in the next life.
After Shen Lang landed ashore, he found that the power of forbidden air acting on his soul seemed to have disappeared, and he could fly freely. He breathed a sigh of relief.
He only had less than ten days. If he couldn't escape, it would be impossible to reach the eighteenth level of hell.
The power of the forbidden air in most scenes of hell only affects the souls of the dead, and the living like Shen Lang are not affected.
"I'm leaving. I hope everything goes well for you."
The envoy of lament bid farewell to Shen Lang, rowed the wooden boat silently, and disappeared into the river of lament.
Shen Lang also clasped his fists towards the place where the Lament Messenger disappeared, then turned around and looked at the valley in front of him, then turned into a ray of light and flew into the valley.
Since he is not dead, the puppets inside and outside the valley dare not stop him.
With the help of the mithril holy clothes condensed on the surface of his soul body, Shen Lang easily withstood the impact of the bloody storm in the valley and moved forward at the fastest speed.
This should be the boundary of Luoshan, and passing through Luoshan is Fengdu. Fengdu is the "place of sentencing" in hell. The souls of the dead who travel to Fengdu will be assigned to the first to the eighteenth prison according to the severity of the sins they committed during their lifetime.