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"Since you've said so, let's go in."
As soon as Basha finished speaking, she slipped into the object in Bai Zhi's hand.
The other demons exchanged bewildered glances and then followed suit.
“Mr. Lü Dongbin, come with me. You probably haven’t seen what the cave I created looks like before.”
"Hehe, since it is Miss Baizhi's invitation, then this humble Taoist will not refuse."
Lü Dongbin smiled and joined in.
As soon as Bai Zhi entered, she heard screams of surprise from the crowd.
"My God, this is land, with trees and flowers! I feel like I've gone back in time!!"
The demons stared in awe at this small world.
Neither the underworld nor the heavens could create a world so identical to the mortal realm.
The more similar it is to the real world, the more complex its ecology and power become, and the more power is needed to maintain the small world.
To give an analogy, if a power strip only has one outlet, then you only need to maintain that one outlet. The unipolarity of power between the celestial and underworld realms is due to this.
However, the present world is like having dozens of openings, and there are too many things to maintain. If we are not careful, there will be a major energy leak.
Chapter 357 Arrangements for Zhou Lan
"Can you really create such a small world for us?"
Zhou Lan looked around in shock, and even squatted down to pluck a blade of grass.
The fresh scent of the grass kept wafting into his mind, making him feel incredibly nostalgic; it was a long-lost taste of the real world.
"Hmm, what do you think?" Bai Zhi glanced at Zhou Lan.
"I'm not here to joke or make fun of you."
"No problem, we will definitely do our best to accomplish this!"
The demons immediately patted their chests and assured them.
What a joke! They go to the mortal world just to enjoy its environment. Who would want to go to hell, this godforsaken place?
But if one could truly achieve what Bai Zhi did—creating a small world identical to the real world, with a constant stream of evil souls to be tormented—then what difference would there be between that and going to the real world?
Moreover, compared to the real world, in Hell you don't have to worry about being beaten up and sealed away.
With this in mind, they were all filled with enthusiasm.
Besides, there are more than just a few demons in this hell; there are also so many lesser demons.
Catch those weaklings and make them work, like carrying bricks, that would be perfect.
There's not much here, except for free Palutas.
"Do whatever you want. I know the approximate area. Don't think that building on a larger area will mean a larger territory."
Bai Zhi glanced at these guys and knew exactly what they were up to.
This little grotto was basically used to appease these demons.
You can't keep threatening people with violence to get them to do things.
Even with a contract as a guarantee, this is not a very appropriate behavior and will affect enthusiasm.
Therefore, after giving them a harsh lesson, we need to offer them a sweet treat so that they have the motivation to actively maintain this environment, and only then can this hell become more orderly.
Upon hearing this, the demons immediately felt their plans shattered.
But they weren't too disappointed, since they themselves thought that idea was absurd, and Bai Zhi simply dispelled their thoughts in advance.
But they would be more than willing to escape this insane, awful environment.
"That's settled then. You all get ready and wait for me."
"No problem, I guarantee I'll complete your orders!"
"Thunder Demon," Su responded in a muffled voice.
"I'll be leaving soon, and I'll take this back. If you want to enjoy yourselves, feel free to look around."
“Great! I’ve been wanting to visit that small hot spring for ages. As a water demon, I haven’t seen a water source in a long time.”
"I'll go to the other side of the mountain."
"I'm going over there..."
The demons responded in droves, scattering throughout the small cavern, each finding their own preferred environment to reminisce about their past experiences in reality.
Only Zhou Lan remained in place, calmly watching Bai Zhi.
"Why don't you go and see the sights with them?"
Bai Zhi asked, somewhat concerned.
"No need. I am a moon demon, and my favorite place is what humans call outer space. So I don't suffer as much as they do in hell."
"I see," Bai Zhi said, understanding dawning on her.
“However…” Zhou Lan looked at Bai Zhi with a grateful expression, “Thank you, Bai Zhi, for making this decision.”
"There's nothing to thank me for, it's just a normal exchange."
Bai Zhi waved her hand.
"No, no, no." Zhou Lan elegantly overlapped her four hands and shook her head simultaneously.
“I know the nature of demons better than you do. We only obey the powerful. Your power far exceeds ours, not to mention you signed that contract.”
“I can feel that powerful force of coercion. Under that force, even if you tell us to carry out your orders without sleep, we will do it.”
"But you still very kindly promised to build such a small world, and even allowed us to send our subordinates to complete the corresponding tasks."
"This is a very merciful act for a victor."
At this point, Zhou Lan let out a long sigh.
Bai Zhi smiled and said:
"If we had won, things might not have turned out this way. Even if you didn't die, you would have been severely punished."
"Of course I understand, but that's the biggest difference between me and you. You have too much animalistic instinct in you, which is the rule of the primitive and barbaric era, but it is not applicable to the current civilized era."
"Of course, it's not that these principles are no longer applicable; it's just that, generally speaking, I prefer to achieve a win-win situation without sacrificing my own interests."
"Haha, win-win, what a great phrase. Maybe I should learn to suppress the beast within me."
Zhou Lan laughed heartily, then asked:
"So, you've assigned work to everyone else, but what about me?"
"you?"
"Let me think... You can be in charge of monitoring the lesser demons to prevent them from escaping, and you can also lead the other demons."
After careful consideration, Bai Zhi gave this answer.
Now, she has signed contracts with all eight demons, and apart from the Holy Lord, the other demons are unable to go to the mortal world.
Even though she granted the Holy Lord special permission to act, he could not harm people without a reason.
But the large number of lesser demons in Hell are a different story.
It's highly impractical for Bai Zhi to approach each of them individually to sign contracts.
Therefore, as the eldest brother of the demons, Zhou Lan is undoubtedly the most suitable person to do this.
In terms of both seniority and power, he is at the pinnacle of demons.
"I'll be in charge of this...that's fine."
Upon hearing the arrangement, Zhou Lan nodded calmly.
"I hope you can keep those demons in check, especially the lesser demons."
"Hell is boundless. If there are passageways for souls to enter in the future, the lesser demons will surely be able to escape."
All I can say is that I will do my best to do this.
Zhou Lan didn't make any guarantees to Bai Zhi directly; only a brainless fool would make such a promise. Anyone with a brain knows that nothing is ever 100% certain.
Only by doing our best.
"That's enough. Even if a lesser demon occasionally slips out, they probably won't amount to much."
The purpose of recreating the celestial and underworld realms is to allow the yin and yang energies to be artificially intervened, gradually dispersing them into countless minor evils, rather than gathering them into a great evil.
As long as there is no dark energy to enhance it, even if a lesser demon does leak out, it won't matter much.
Chapter 358 Cheating with the History of Time
"They're out, they're out, phew... They've been inside for so long, I thought something had happened to them. I was just about to go in and check on them."
"But Uncle Long kept me firmly in his way."
As soon as they emerged from the Gates of Hell, Xiaoyu excitedly rushed forward.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine."
"It seems the result was a great success?" Dad came over as well.
"Yes, a great success, Miss Bai Zhi's power..."
Lu Dongbin looked at Bai Zhi and pursed his lips. "It's even more powerful than Yin and Yang energies. I suspect that kind of golden lightning could split the world in two."
"what?"
Xiaoyu looked at Baizhi and felt that she couldn't tell at all.
"Alright, this matter is settled. As for my power, there's nothing much to say. It was simply bestowed upon me by a very powerful god, and I am very grateful to Him."
"Hehehe, Little Angelica is thanking me. Oh, you have no sense of humor, don't get so excited."
Within the mysterious space, a being surrounded by countless masks laughed loudly, while on the outside, purple arrows of light emitted a sharp aura, expressing their master's dissatisfaction.
Besides these two deities, there was also a being with a yin-yang symbol in the center of its body, silently observing everything from the side.
"Hey, you silent one, have you got your eye on Angelica dahurica?"
The being with the yin-yang symbol on its body remained silent.
"If you don't speak, you'll act like an expert; anyone who didn't know better would think you're some kind of superstitious guy..."
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"Now that things have been resolved in Hell, shall we begin establishing Heaven and the Underworld?"
After the gates of hell closed, Anubis whispered to Bai Zhi, and Lü Dongbin also looked over at him with concern.
"Hmm...of course, but you should all have researched things related to attracting souls and reincarnation, right?"
For Bai Zhi, simply establishing two small worlds was a piece of cake; it was just a matter of having a larger territory and doing more repetitive work.
It's all little things.
But the important question is how to attract souls to the underworld, where a judgment process is set up to determine a person's merits and demerits, deciding whether they should be reincarnated on the spot, punished in hell, or go to heaven to enjoy bliss for a period of time.
That's the most important thing.
"We have extensive experience in this matter, but the relevant materials may not be so easy to find."
Anubis hesitated for a moment and said:
"For example, the materials that make up my Underworld Palace can attract souls."
“The underworlds of various countries all have similar things, and these materials now seem to have disappeared along with the end of the Dharma era.”
"Moreover, the underworlds of various countries have fallen, and everything inside has been buried in the void and can no longer be found."
"So you mean you have the technology, but you don't have the materials?"
Bai Zhi frowned; this was not good news.
Victory was within reach, and then this happened.