Hell Emperor.

Chapter 322: Shura Jie - Construction of the Underworld
After receiving the merit from Ye Jie, Shan Yao was not overly happy. There were some complicated emotions in his eyes. After a while, he slowly spoke:
"Palace Master, is our Golden Wheel Palace particularly poor?"

Ye Jie coughed dryly and couldn't help asking, "Why do you have this idea?"

Shan Yao sighed, "I heard what the Palace Master and the Earth Dragon King said. The Palace Master wanted the Earth Dragon King to be the palace guard, but he couldn't even afford to build a fence. I didn't expect the Golden Wheel Palace to be so poor..."

Hearing her say this, Ye Jie also understood where her idea came from, and said with a smile: "The buildings in the underworld are magnificent wonders, and they cannot be built by ordinary means. Although the resources in the Golden Wheel Palace are short and we cannot hold the materials needed for construction, it is still no problem to feed the hungry ghosts who come and go."

Yam curled his lips and said nothing more.

Although she had not been to the Golden Wheel Palace in person, in her mind, the Golden Wheel Palace must be very poor, perhaps even worse than the small village where she originally lived.

With this preconceived idea in mind, Shan Yao felt too embarrassed to ask Ye Jie for more good deeds, so he made up his mind to save money and help the Palace Master build the Golden Wheel Palace.

After dealing with Yin De's matter, Shan Yao turned his gaze to the Earth Dragon King standing beside him.

As the demon king, the Earth Dragon King can naturally sense the wandering soul out of the body, and is also very welcoming to Yam's arrival.

"It's great that the Earth Dragon King has calmed down..." Shan Yao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ye Jie again, "I didn't expect you to be able to control the Earth Dragon King. The Earth Dragon King is ranked 70th among the demon kings, and it's far beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Ye Jie stroked his forehead and said, "There are seventy-two demon kings, but there are only ten Yama Palace Lords. I am one of those ten. No matter how you look at it, the Yama Palace Lord is more powerful, right?"

Shan Yao pursed her lips. She didn't know anything about what happened in the underworld.

Ye Jie thought of something again and couldn't help but frowning: "Speaking of which, this Earth Dragon King is very powerful, and has reached the third level. Not to mention ordinary people, even the immortals who have just attained enlightenment are not its opponents. Among all the demon kings, how come it is only ranked 70th?"

The Earth Dragon King launched a sudden attack with both heads at the same time, and even Ye Jie was almost hit. With such strength, it is no less powerful than the Chi Demon King, and should be ranked higher no matter how you look at it.

Shan Yao thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know either. This ranking is recognized by the demon kings. How can ordinary people make irresponsible comments? But... I think it may be related to the Earth Dragon King's gentle habits. Unless it is a matter of life and death, it will not attack other creatures."

Ye Jie nodded. It seemed that the ranking of the demon kings was not entirely based on their cultivation levels.

At this time, Shan Yao asked again: "By the way, how can the Earth Dragon King return to the underworld with us? I remember the Palace Master said that it can't use the Earth-Shrinking Stone and can't move like a ghost."

Ye Jie had expected this: "Don't worry, the Earth Dragon is very familiar with the environment under the earth. As long as you tell it the location of the Golden Wheel Palace, it will go there by itself..."

As he spoke, Ye Jie paused and couldn't help but think of the culprit that made the Earth Dragon King crazy, who was also the natural enemy that the Earth Dragon King was particularly afraid of.

Bringing the Earth Dragon King back to the underworld might also attract its natural enemies. Judging from the extremely fearful look on the Earth Dragon King's face, its natural enemies should be difficult to deal with. If he is not careful, he may even destroy the entire Golden Wheel Palace.

"Before the earth dragon fence is built, it is better to leave it on the ground and dig for bone fragments with peace of mind..."

Ye Jie glanced around and saw that in such a short period of time, the bone fragments that the Earth Dragon King had dug out from under the earth had piled up into a mountain of bones, weighing at least ten thousand pounds. It was very scary when viewed from a distance. If someone who was not aware of the situation saw it, they would probably think it was the work of an evil cultivator.

Relying on the power of the Hades Formation, Ye Jie was able to move these bone fragments to the Golden Wheel Palace for smelting steel bones, but he couldn't stay here all the time.

It just so happened that most of the victims of the previous earthquake had been sent to the Golden Wheel Palace by Shan Yao. It was time to recruit them and assign them tasks.

He did what he said. With Ye Jie's mind moving, he got in touch with the Hades formation. He and Shan Yao disappeared immediately and returned to the Golden Wheel Palace.

Inside the Golden Wheel Hall, in addition to Shi Zuo and Shi You who had stayed behind, there were hundreds of more wandering souls. They wandered around the hall, shocked that there was such a big oil pan and such a tall golden wheel in the world.

The news of the Palace Master's return spread quickly, and the wandering souls hurriedly gathered in front of the hall, wanting to meet the Palace Master that Shan Yao mentioned.

Ye Jie had an indifferent expression as his eyes glanced across the seven stitched pages in his hand.

[Population: 4 employees, 456 wandering souls in the palace]

There were more than 400 wandering souls sent to the underworld by Shan Yao, which made Ye Jie look at her with some surprise:
"My fight with the Earth Dragon King only lasted half an incense stick of time, but you managed to seduce more than four hundred souls?"

Ye Jie was a little surprised. Logically speaking, for a ghost catcher to collect souls is just like practicing internal energy for humans, it is a very energy-consuming activity. An ordinary first-level ghost catcher would become weak after collecting dozens of souls, and would need to rest for a period of time to recover. A ghost catcher who could collect hundreds of souls with a first-level cultivation level is even rarer.

Moreover, this is based on the fact that the ghost catcher has undergone a long period of training. Ye Jie has never seen a situation like Shan Yao, who has just become a ghost catcher today and can attract hundreds of souls.

This is why, when Ye Jie discovered that Shan Yao followed the Earth Dragon King, his first reaction was to think that she had turned a deaf ear to the task he had given her. There was no way a first-level ghost catcher could hook up hundreds of souls in such a short time.

Seeing Ye Jie asking this, Shan Yao pursed her lips and her eyes were a little evasive, as if there was something else going on.

Seeing her appearance, Ye Jie also made a judgment in his heart: "It seems that among these dead, you are not the only one who has the potential to become a ghost messenger."

Shan Yao's eyes trembled. She didn't expect that such a slight abnormality could not escape Ye Jie's discerning eyes. What she didn't know was that Ye Jie had been a ghost catcher for many years and was very familiar with the matter of seducing souls. How could he make a mistake in the field he was most familiar with?
"Palace Master, I'm sorry, that person didn't let me say it..." Shan Yao said aggrievedly.

Ye Jie looked calm, "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. It seems that person has no intention of serving in the palace. The Golden Wheel Palace does not force you. If you have stayed in the palace long enough and fulfilled your life's wishes, you can go there to reincarnate at any time. There will be no obstacles. Of course, if you are willing to continue to work in the palace and earn good karma, I also welcome you very much."

After that, the ghosts started to talk about it, some were afraid, some were suspicious, and they didn't dare to believe what Ye Jie said. At this time, a middle-aged man mustered up his courage and stepped forward to ask Ye Jie: "Palace Master, my wife and children are still in the human world. Can I go back to see them?"

Ye Jie nodded: "Of course, you will need the Earth-Shrinking Stone, the Soul-Protecting Talisman, and Yellow Spring Water, which total 700 Yin De. If you don't have enough Yin De in your lifetime, you need to work in the underworld to get enough Yin De. When I'm not around, you can find other ghost messengers to take you there."

Hearing this, the man was overjoyed. After his soul entered the underworld, what he was most worried about was his relatives who remained in the human world. Now, after hearing what the palace master said, as long as he worked hard, he would have a chance to return to the world of life. For him, this was undoubtedly great news.

With the man's soul leading the way, the ghosts suddenly became alert. For a moment, there was a wave of voices, surrounding Ye Jie and asking questions non-stop.

Ye Jie carefully answered everyone's questions and continued, "I need to recruit 100 ghost messengers to transport bone fragments back and forth between the human world, 100 ghost messengers to stay by the oil pan to smelt steel bones, and 30 ghost messengers to cook delicacies in the cafeteria. In addition, we need more advanced ghost messengers to travel between the two worlds to guide souls. The ghost messengers have certain requirements for their cultivation level. Not all ghosts can take on this role. They must practice for a period of time, but the rewards are higher than those of ordinary ghost messengers."

As Ye Jie finished speaking, the ghosts responded one after another, vying to take on the tasks issued by the palace master and become ghost messengers in the Golden Wheel Palace.

On the seven stitched pages, the number of wandering souls stationed in the temple decreased little by little, while the number of on-duty staff increased significantly.

Looking at these records, Ye Jie couldn't help feeling a little happy despite being busy. With the addition of these ghosts, the development of the Golden Wheel Palace is just around the corner.

The ghosts lined up in a long queue, waiting for Ye Jie to register their names one by one. There were so many people that even Ye Jie was a little overwhelmed for a while.

Just registering the names of these four hundred ghosts one by one is not an easy task. If the scale of the Golden Wheel Palace continues to expand in the future, and the number of new ghosts every day reaches tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions, the registration alone will be enough to tire him to death.

Seeing that Ye Jie was busy and exhausted, Shan Yao also felt a little concerned. He took the initiative to come over to share the task and made a series of records on behalf of Ye Jie.

After finally having some free time, Ye Jie reached out and wiped the sweat from his head.

Now he understood why the Document Hall was the most important building in the entire underworld. Without the large number of civil servants and ghost messengers in the Document Hall who kept registering files all the time, it would be difficult to maintain order in the entire Yama Hall.

"The Document Hall... I don't know when the Document Hall can be built."

Ye Jie shook his head, and suddenly glanced at Shan Yao beside him. Seeing that she was recording every piece of information carefully and in an orderly manner, he suddenly brightened up and took the initiative to say, "You should stay in the underworld in the future and be responsible for the ghost records and the distribution of Yin De. You can be a civilian ghost."

Shan Yao was in a dilemma. He was not sure what the compensation for this position would be. After all, from what Ye Jie had said before, only the ghost catcher could get the highest reward for good deeds.

Ye Jie also saw the worries she was facing, and took the initiative to speak: "Don't worry, the civil ghost messenger is a very important position, and the salary is no less than those ghost messengers. The highest-ranking civil ghost messenger is a majestic judge, and the ghost messengers have to salute him when they see him."

Hearing this, Shan Yao was overjoyed and took on the task without thinking, carefully recording various information on the paper in his hand.

Shan Yao still remembers the problem that the Palace Master had faced before. Due to the lack of a main account, every record of Yin De in the Golden Wheel Palace now needs to be completed manually by ghosts. After the end of the day, the Palace Master will make all the changes to the Yin De.

Although there was something indescribable strangeness, Shan Yao did not ask too many questions and concentrated on completing the task assigned by Ye Jie.

The difference between him and Ye Jie is that Shan Yao only uses ordinary paper to record, while Ye Jie uses seven-sided stitched pages to record.

Shan Yao was limited by his own knowledge and could not see the clues, but Ye Jie knew it very clearly.

Ordinary paper can only be used for recording and does not have the power to change one's hidden virtues.

The missing pages of the Book of Life and Death restricted the power of the ghost officials in the hall. Only Ye Jie, who controlled the seven stitched pages, could increase or decrease the Yin De. The other ghost officials could only record them orally and report the records to Shan Yao. Then, when Ye Jie was free, they would make unified changes to the Yin De.

Ye Jie felt a headache when he thought about the possible problems of this action, but there was nothing he could do about it. Without the main account, he could not distribute the remaining pages of the Book of Life and Death for the ghost messenger, which would be extremely troublesome at any time.

The main account of the Golden Wheel Palace is now in the hands of the Lord of the Moruo Palace. It is impossible to get the main account of the Golden Wheel Palace from Moruo, who dominates the underworld, and Ye Jie can't count on it.

Ye Jie sighed. There were fewer ghost officials now, and Shan Yao was responsible for recording alone, so he could handle the work. However, if the number of ghost officials increased in the future, it would be difficult to rely on this recording method to make changes to the Yin De. If something went wrong, it would be troublesome.

Recruiting more civilian ghost messengers may be able to solve this problem, but the more civilian ghost messengers there are, the more bloated the records will become, and the entire Golden Wheel Palace will be dragged down by this low administrative efficiency. If you want to significantly improve the administrative efficiency in the Yama Palace, you must build the Clerical Palace.

What Ye Jie didn't notice was that while he was thinking hard about how to improve the administrative efficiency of the Golden Wheel Palace, a ghost was staring at his back in the darkness, gritting his teeth.

Ye Jie could not hide the hostile and sharp aura from his perception. After the Divine Dragon Transformation reached the Wanhua stage, Ye Jie was very sensitive to hostility, so he noticed the resentful look at the first moment.

"Hmm? Late first stage... has he practiced soul training?"

The person who appeared in Ye Jie's sight was a boy who was younger than Shan Yao. What surprised Ye Jie was that the boy's soul was at the late first stage, far surpassing the other wandering souls in the hall.

Unlike other wandering souls, the young ghost was not moved at all by Ye Jie's previous words. He stood where he was, staring at Ye Jie with undisguised hostility in his eyes. This made Ye Jie quite strange, and he didn't know when he had offended him.

"Strange, I didn't notice him at the first time... It seems that he also has unusual talents and magical powers." Looking at the appearance of the young man, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Ye Jie's mind.

(End of this chapter)