Netherworld Kingdom

The **Netherworld Kingdom** is the afterlife of mortals. Depending on your karma you accumulated during life you will be reborn by the judges of the netherworld.

## Structure

### Line for Reincarnation

This is a huge line where souls wait to be judged and be reincarnated again. This is where the story starts with our protagonist, Ji Ning being introduced, waiting in the line for his turn, undisclosed to him. It is currently unknown how souls end up in this line, and how they are guided and positioned in the line, while they are unconscious due to death in their previous life. Somewhere waiting in the line souls regain their awareness of their surroundings and their consciousness in general through an unknown means. It is speculated that there is a separate line for women, someplace concealed and obstructed from the men.

### Lord Cui's Palace

Being the First judge and the sole custodian of the book of Life and Death, Lord Cui has his own palace, where he resides.

### Yellow Spring Road

It is a distinct path (described as 'vast road') that leads to the River of Forgetfulness. This road is always filled with mist and countless ghosts slowly trudging along in a line.

### Bridge of Despair

A bridge built on the River of Forgetfulness, leading to the Dais of Viewing Home. Time flowed differently in the Bridge than the world outside. It is said that one day in Netherworld Kingdom is equal to countless years inside the Bridge of Despair.

### Pool of blood

After the bridge of despair, there was a pool of blood with all sorts of poisonous bugs, poisonous snakes, and vicious dogs that wildly bit at people. Most of the ghosts simply walked past the pool of blood, but some fell straight into it. Clearly, these people were burdened by great sins, and found it impossible to avoid the terrifying pool of blood.

### Dias of Viewing Home

A stone dias, which the souls passed in order to arrive at Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Right next to it, exits a legendary and precious gem which flashes light and creates different images. It is refered to as Gem of Three Lives. The three lives here refer to the ‘previous life’, the ‘current life’, and the ‘next life’.

### Six Paths of Reincarnation

A place where all ghosts pass before reincarnating. The structure of the place includes Grandma Meng sitting with a bowl of water in the center and behind her are 6 tunnels labbeled as "Deva. Asura. Mortal. Animal. Preta Ghost. Hell".

***NOTE** : The location described in the novel are really vague. So a general assumption is made regarding the nature of these places*

## Heirarchy and Structure

### 1. The Ten Kings of Hell

Also called the Yamas of the Ten Halls. They are of the highest authority.

### 2. Lord of Cui Palace

The First Judge of the Dead, also the head of all judges of the underworld. The sole Custodian of the Book of Life and Death

### 3. Judges of the dead

Common judges of dead who judge the dead based upon their karma, deciding where they'll reincarnate in their next life. There are around trillions of judges in the NetherWorld.

### 4. Helpers of the judges

They supervise the soldiers on behalf of the judges. Not much is known about them, but they most comonly run errands for the judges.

### 5. Soldier of NetherWorld

They are the lowest in the heirarchy and are just normal soldiers who lead the dead into being judged and maintain order on behalf of the judges.