468: The fragmented world, the power of the Book of Life and Death

"What is that?"

"It looks like an anomaly caused by some kind of scroll."

"It's in the direction of the Underworld Club. What kind of magical thing is that little fellow Wu Xian up to now?"

At the Xue Family's main base, Third Master Xue's eyes showed surprise and curiosity.

Such a level of heavenly anomaly, he didn't even need to think to know that Wu Xian was behind it. He just didn't know what new trick he had pulled this time.

"Could it be that he's conceived some kind of countermeasure?" Xue Zhengying, who was beside him, was a little expectant.

"Looking at the Law Qi revealed in that anomaly, it seems to be some kind of Undead System scroll," Third Master Xue mused, "How would the Undead System solve the current problem? They're not even on the same path."

Xue Zhengying also couldn't figure it out. "Perhaps it's a method we can't imagine?"

At this moment, the Xue Family disciples nearby began to discuss, "Why do I suddenly feel so strange?"

"Yeah, I feel inexplicably comfortable and relaxed all over."

"Could this anomaly be beneficial to us?"

"It's a heavenly anomaly, so it's normal to have some benefits."

Hearing this, Xue Zhengying couldn't help but feel it carefully. As a born Dao Body, he naturally had a more acute insight into the laws of heaven and earth.

Upon closer inspection, his brows furrowed repeatedly; there were even Law powers he couldn't understand.

It seemed as if strands of subtle, unfamiliar Law Qi were subtly acting on everyone in the world.

A complex, entirely new Law power that he had never felt before.

"What a profound power, it seems to be subtly changing the world, just like the Four Great True Gods," Xue Zhengying murmured in surprise.

It was hard to imagine what kind of existence Wu Xian had managed to draw.

"It seems to be subtly connected to the aura of the Underworld Outpost?"

Although Xue Zhengying didn't quite understand, he gradually noticed some details.

That peculiar Law power seemed to have some inexplicable connection with the Underworld Outpost.

Meanwhile, at the Underworld Outpost, although the Club members couldn't see the anomaly in Yaoyang City, they could sense the heavenly changes throughout the entire Underworld Outpost.

Profound Yin Qi and Law transformed into countless mysterious characters, fluttering throughout the Underworld.

The originally desolate Underworld seemed to have suddenly come alive, or rather, was "activated" by some mysterious power?

Inside the Hall of Yama, Old Master Wu Mingchang was filled with uncertainty.

Through the power of the King Qinguang scroll, he carefully felt it. "What a real feeling... What has Xian'er done? Could it be that he has drawn the supreme god from the Underworld's background?

Didn't he say that his current ability was still far from it?"

At this moment, in the Old Master's perception, the heavenly power of the entire Underworld Outpost was integrated, forming its own system, while also perfectly blending with the heavenly power of the Mysterious Abyss.

It could be said that the Fusion between the Underworld Outpost and the Mysterious Abyss had deepened significantly.

Before, it was still clearly discernible that this was an Outpost area shaped by a Domain Scroll.

But at this moment, the Underworld had completely integrated with the Mysterious Abyss, indistinguishable from each other, becoming an integral part of the Mysterious Abyss.

The Bronze-Scaled Snake, guarding the River of Oblivion, felt this most genuinely and clearly.

"This, this, this..."

Its huge snake body shot out of the River of Oblivion, transforming into a human form, looking around and sensing with disbelief.

As a native great demon of the Eerie Domain, he could clearly feel that this place had deeply rooted itself in the Mysterious Abyss, similar to the existence of the Abyssal Demon Lord's Dao field.

Although there was still some gap with the Abyssal Demon Lord's Dao field, there was no essential difference.

Most importantly, the heavenly framework on the Underworld side was stronger, more profound, and more complete.

Looking again at the surging, eerie dark river water below, the power that could nourish him also became clearer and stronger.

"The Domain Rank has greatly increased?" The Bronze-Scaled Snake was filled with doubt.

In fact, after the birth of the book of life and death, the long-accumulated power of the Underworld Outpost indeed underwent a great transformation.

But it was not a leap from a gold scroll to a jade scroll.

Instead, it was a revitalization and improvement at the underlying architectural level. The heavenly power of the entire Domain was completely perfected and put to use, entering a mysterious state of self-operation.

Just like the rotation of the sun and moon, and the ebb and flow of tides, it began an eternal operation.

The one who felt it most deeply was undoubtedly the Abyssal Demon Lord at this moment.

As a True God who established his Dao in the Mysterious Abyss, the Abyssal Demon Lord suddenly opened his eyes, showing an expression of disbelief and panic.

Originally, the flow and general trend of the heavenly power of the Mysterious Abyss were centered around his Dao field.

But after the anomaly just now, the heavenly power of the Mysterious Abyss seemed to begin to surge towards another core.

The good news was that the Mysterious Abyss had changed from a single core to a dual core, which was undoubtedly a great thing for the Mysterious Abyss.

But the bad news was that he was no longer the sole child of the Mysterious Abyss.

Because the great Eerie Domain mother had conceived a "second child."

"The Underworld? Is it that kid's Underworld?!"

After realizing that the Underworld Outpost had become the new core of the Mysterious Abyss, the Abyssal Demon Lord was startled again.

In fact, when he first stepped into the Underworld, he vaguely had this premonition.

Leaving everything else aside, the mere fact that the Underworld could handle departed Souls was enough to demonstrate the potential of the Underworld Outpost.

He just didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

Or, to put it another way, the Underworld Outpost had already begun to influence the entire Mysterious Abyss in return.

"No, how did that kid do it? This is unscientific..."

The Abyssal Demon Lord found it inconceivable and couldn't help but communicate and discuss with the other Three True Gods.

After all, in his cognition and concept, only the Dao field of a deity who had attained godhood had such qualifications and authority.

Although he didn't quite understand the ways of human Domain Scrolls.

But so far, other human Outposts could at most become the core of a local area, influencing the local flow of heavenly power, rather than directly becoming the driving core of the entire Mysterious Abyss's power like the Underworld Outpost.

"Hey, hey, hey, big brother, rat, Old Brother Hailong, something big has happened!"

The moment he connected with the Three True Gods, the Abyssal Demon Lord began to shout.

Emperor Spirit of the Void: "What's going on? Has the sky fallen?"

"That kid Wu Xian... his... his Outpost has become the second core of our Eerie Domain."

"Ah?" The Emperor Spirit of the Void said in disbelief, "Don't joke! How is that possible?"

Abyssal Demon Lord: "Do I look like I'm joking?"

"Really?" Tooth of the Azure Sea, "Although it's a bit shocking, it doesn't seem surprising, after all, he was summoned by an external True God, so it's normal for things to be a bit outrageous. Just like the Four Seas Dragon Palace where I'm living now, it feels quite promising."

Azure Tree King: "As expected, but it was indeed a bit fast."

"My little father-in-Law is amazing," Emperor Spirit of the Void, "At this rate, I feel like my Fairy Sister will be forged very soon."

"Bootlicker!" The Abyssal Demon Lord said grumpily, "I'm very annoyed and unhappy right now!"

Tooth of the Azure Sea teased, "It's bound to happen sooner or later, just get used to it in advance."

"Little Hai is absolutely right." Azure Tree King expressed agreement.

... Abyssal Demon Lord: "You guys are talking without feeling the pain, aren't you? I already have more troubles than you all, and now, half of my development power will be taken away. It's unbearable ~ I want to cry..."

Emperor Spirit of the Void, "Didn't you already throw your troubles to my little father-in-Law?"

The Abyssal Demon Lord looked a little embarrassed, "That's true, but I still feel empty inside. To lose half of my development power for no reason compared to you guys, it's unbearable ~ I want to cry..."

Azure Tree King: "Broaden your perspective. This is a good thing for your Mysterious Abyss."

Tooth of the Azure Sea: "But speaking of which, isn't Wu Xian dealing with the Evil God? How does he still have time for all this?"

"Speaking of which, I wonder how he's doing over there?" Azure Tree King worried.

"We can't easily interfere in the human world; they can only rely on themselves," Emperor Spirit of the Void sighed helplessly.

Tooth of the Azure Sea: "However, judging from the current situation, it seems to be a hidden danger left by their human race in the past."

Hearing this, the Abyssal Demon Lord started cursing again, "Speaking of this, I'm full of anger again. These days, I've been guarding against the power of that Evil God, and it's truly disgusting to death.

If I'm not careful, it could infiltrate my side.

I'm already annoyed enough, and that kid Wu Xian has to add to my troubles. So annoying!"

"Go for it, big brother supports you!" Azure Tree King comforted and encouraged him.

"We support you too!" Emperor Spirit of the Void and Tooth of the Azure Sea said in unison.

"What's the use of just verbal support?" The Abyssal Demon Lord said grumpily, "Come up with something practical."

...Underworld Club, Vice President's office.

Wu Xian looked at the book of life and death in his hand, his heart unable to calm down for a long time.

He originally thought that the book of life and death was just a data archive of the Underworld. Now he realized that its significance and importance to the Underworld were far greater than he had imagined.

At this moment, the Lifespan archive information of humans in Yaoyang City and even the entire Tianfeng Province was clearly listed within it.

In other words, from now on, the Souls of humans and livestock within Tianfeng Province no longer needed to be transferred by the Abyssal Demon Lord; they were directly under the jurisdiction of the Underworld.

Moreover, with the power of the book of life and death, its influence theoretically could be even greater. However, it currently seemed to be restricted by some power and temporarily unable to extend beyond Tianfeng Province.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be related to the current special heavenly structure.

To put it bluntly, it was related to the special heavenly order established by the Upper Realm.

The current heavenly order was like a collection of independent, scattered modules. It appeared to be a whole, but in reality, it was a disassembled world.

Each city was an independent small module, and the provinces formed by these cities were independent large modules.

Simply put, if a single module had a problem, it would not affect the completeness and operation of the entire heavenly order. However, correspondingly, the order and heavenly power of the entire disassembled world would also be relatively dispersed, unable to form a true whole.

And the current power of the book of life and death, or rather the current power of the Underworld, could only affect the Tianfeng Province level.

Unless he could wield a portion of the Law like the Abyssal Demon Lord, he would not be able to bypass the isolation and restrictions of this old order.

He silently put the book of life and death into the God of Wealth's body. The God of Wealth then separated from Wu Xian's body, appearing beside him in the form of the God of Wealth scroll.

"Very good, with this, the foundation for future development is solid," the God of Wealth seemed to have consumed a lot, but his face showed a hint of relief and satisfaction.

"Were you just calling upon the power of Empress Houtu?" Wu Xian asked curiously, "Don't tell me you can still communicate with your side?"

"If I could communicate, it would be simple; I'd just bring over the wills of all the gods and buddhas for you," the God of Wealth shook his head and explained, "I was just trying to see if I could awaken the power of Empress Houtu hidden here.

It turns out, I made the right gamble."

Wu Xian was surprised, "Empress Houtu's hidden power here?"

"The fact that you can draw and reproduce our power here indicates that there must be a projection of our power here. It's just that this power exists in a more hidden and special way, so much so that even we ourselves cannot detect it.

And with the greatness of Empress Houtu, her power imprint here would naturally be even stronger.

However, it seems that Empress Houtu's power Veins is still in a dormant state. This time, it can be considered a certain degree of awakening and activation.

And this small portion of activated power has also been integrated into this book of life and death."

Wu Xian nodded as if he understood, then said excitedly, "You mean, our current book of life and death contains a part of Empress Houtu's power?"

"The book of life and death is originally a part of Empress Houtu's Great Dao power," the God of Wealth pondered, "To put it in the local way of thinking, the book of life and death integrated with Empress Houtu's power is considered the original, the true copy."

Wu Xian suddenly understood, "Got it. Without this power, the book of life and death is just a special Magic Treasure. With this power, it becomes the true book of life and death."

"That's exactly what I mean." The God of Wealth nodded with satisfaction, "The great deed is done. Allow me to rest for a while. You handle the matter of the Evil God yourself."

With that, the God of Wealth, feeling a bit weary, returned to the divine scroll imprint in Wu Xian's Sea of Consciousness.

Although he didn't directly fall into slumber, it felt like this wave had indeed consumed a lot of his energy.

Wu Xian's thoughts stirred, and the book of life and death in his mind quickly flipped pages. He curiously checked his own Lifespan.

"Eighty-eight years old, not bad ~ not bad ~!" Wu Xian was quite satisfied with his Lifespan.

"Try changing it?"

After attempting to modify it, he found that this action required a considerable amount of Karma.

Although it was possible to forcibly modify it without Karma, it would result in bad debts and deficits on the Underworld side, recorded as negative numbers, and would eventually need to be balanced by reallocating other Lifespan or erased using Karma.

"Alright ~ I'll just follow the rules." Wu Xian smiled helplessly.

It seemed that what Monkey King did back then must have made Yama extremely happy.

Next, he checked his grandparents' Lifespan. The extra Lifespan provided by the longevity pill was also specially marked.

As expected of a heavenly treasure, it was quite intelligent and convenient.

During the process of checking the Lifespan of those around him, he discovered that the book of life and death could also check related household registration archives.

So he followed the clues to look up his parents, but unfortunately, they were not found.

He then flipped through his Master Sister's household registration archives and found that the current household registration data was incomplete, with many missing and incomplete entries.

"No wonder the Four Great True Gods said that the current heavenly order is a mess."

This was truly a mess; even the most basic Soul Origin data wasn't properly maintained. Coupled with the current situation of the disassembled world, it was indeed an undeniable mess.