Counterattack System appeared when I'm already At The Mahayana Realm

Chapter 509: Chapter 508: Trial by Yama

If the Immortal Realm is the ultimate destination for all beings to ascend to and complete their life evolution, then the Underworld is the final resting place of all beings from the Ten Thousand Realms.

Regardless of your profound cultivation, all-powerful stature, or even if you control a planet, a world, the eventual outcome is death and dissolution, obediently falling in line in the Underworld.

Some, proud of their previous position as rulers of their world, disdain queuing, unwilling to accept treatment identical to that of mere mortals.

“I come from the Luo Floating World, I’m a great cultivator at the pinnacle of the Body Integration Realm, decisive and ruthless, having slaughtered countless beings in my lifetime. How could I be met with such treatment after death?”

The great cultivator from the Luo Floating World, uproarious with indignation, flew into the mid-air, grabbing one of the Underworld Ghost Officials.

“I can be patient, I will stay in the Underworld, go fetch your superior quickly. I demand a face-to-face chat!”

The cultivator, seemingly emanating a deadly aura, threatened the Ghost Official.

A faint smile appeared in the corner of the Ghost Official’s mouth. Grabbing the wrist of the Luo Floating World cultivator, he easily restrained him.

“The Transcendance Tribulation stage… no, an Immortal!” The cultivator from Luo Floating World was pinned down on the ground, his soul nearly scattering from the shock.

How could he be so unlucky as to grab an Immortal randomly from the Ghost officials?

Jiang Li shook his head, feeling terrible for the cultivator’s ignorance.

The Ghost officials, who maintain order in the Underworld, are all Earth Immortals.

After Jiang Li, even the cultivator touted as the only Nascent Soul of the End of Dharma Era, dared not speak loudly. Instead, he obediently behaved.

“Even if you are at the Body Integration stage, whether you are at the Transcendance Tribulation stage, or even an Immortal, you must obediently queue up. This is the rule of the Underworld. The Immortals and mortals are treated equally. You attacked a Ghost official just now, your crime has become more severe, this will be reflected during judgement by Yama.”

Despite the cultivator from Luo Floating World’s incessant complaints and lament, the Ghost official remained unmoved and sealed his cultivation.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li nodded in agreement. He was quite satisfied with the conduct of the Underworld, which coincided with his mindset.

While waiting for the judgement by Yama, Jiang Li struck up rapport with the beings behind him. They all shared stories from their own worlds. To Jiang Li’s ears, some worlds showed no sign of crisis, some were on the brink of destruction, and there were even worlds with only a few thousand people left. Extinction was inevitable.

Sadly, none of these people knew the coordinates of their own world, so while Jiang Li had the intention to help, he was powerless to do so.

“Haha, Brother Jiang Li, you’re quite a gasbag. You claim to easily kill Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals and even the Golden Immortal is no match for you. If you’re so powerful, why are you here in queue?”

While the old man from Nine Provinces world wanted to uphold Jiang’s Li’s reputation, Jiang Li stopped him. Arguing about such issues with these people was pointless.

Everyone found Jiang Li to be amusing, and they quite enjoyed talking with him.

After a while, Jiang Li saw Yama in the distance.

At that moment, Yama was judging the cultivator from Luo Floating world.

“Dong Zhu, a man from the Luo Floating World, at the Body Integration stage. Sect Hierarch of Luo Sky Sect, died at the age of one thousand five hundred and sixty. Cause of death: demonic consequences arose from cultivation practice.”

“Throughout his life, he killed more than thirteen million humans and, indirectly, countless more by spreading demonic cultivation methods, attempting to disturb the order of the Underworld after his death…”

“With a karmic merit of zero and sky-high sins, he doesn’t qualify for reincarnation in Heaven or among humans, but should be subject to torture in Hell and reincarnated in the Animal Realm.”

While Yama was going through the Book of Life and Death, the Judge was recording Dong Zhu’s life merits and sins.

Dong Zhu knelt on the ground begging for mercy. Having been a Body Integration Realm cultivator and a great demonic figure in his previous life, he didn’t even have the chance to be reborn as a human in the Underworld.

Yama and the Judge remained unmoved faced with Dong Zhu’s pleas. They have seen too much of this. Everyone who hears they have to go to the Underworld or the Animal Realm for reincarnation will display similar reactions.

If begging could save them, then how should justice be served for their sins?

The Ghost official routinely escorted Dong Zhu towards the direction of Hell.

“Meat bull number 1,183,679,020, from the animal realm of the Yellow World, died at age three, the cause of death being consumed by a human.”

“In its life, it did no evil. Its body was consumed by a human, granting it a karmic merit of one hundred. It does not qualify for reincarnation in Heaven or among humans, and should thus be reincarnated in the Animal Realm.”

The meat bull, being an animal without intelligence, didn’t understand Yama’s words. It mooed twice and was led to the direction of the Animal Realm by a Ghost Official.

Behind the meat bull was a herd of fellow cattle. They came from the same slaughterhouse. Yama kept repeating the same words, meticulously judging these thousands of cattle.

There was one bull, however, that had accidentally saved a human in its lifetime. It achieved enough karmic merit to qualify for human reincarnation, and was led to the Human Realm.

Then it was the old man’s turn.

“Wang Han, a human from Nine Provinces, at the Qi Cultivation third stage, died at the age of one hundred and thirty due to the exhaustion of his lifespan.”

“At the age of ten, he peered at a widow bathing, a sin… did good… sinned… sinned… did good… stole a Spirit Stone when he was twenty five, an act of evil. But since he was punished with imprisonment, this evil was not counted. After being released, he was charitable and assisted others, taught descendants to be good, worked diligently, contributed to others, did good…”

“With a karmic merit of three hundred, he qualifies for human reincarnation and should thus be reincarnated in the Human Realm.”

Wang Han thanked Yama sincerely.

Yama waved his hand. This was his duty.

Wang Han then asked, “May I ask, respected Yama, will I be able to reincarnate in the Nine Provinces world in my next life?”

“Your karmic merit doesn’t suffice to choose your world in your next life. The world for your next life will be randomly assigned.”

Wang Han was greatly disappointed, though not surprised. He did not throw a tantrum, rather he turned around, knelt before Jiang Li, and expressed his gratitude.

“Thank you, Human Emperor, for protecting the Nine Provinces, setting the order, regulating the cultivators, and allowing us common people to safely enjoy our latter years. The Human Emperor provides cultivation pathway and upward mobility. Sadly, I lacked talent and was stuck at Qi Cultivation third stage for my entire life. I am sorry for disappointing the Human Emperor.”

Jiang Li helped Wang Han up, saying that he was not malicious.

“As the Human Emperor, it is my duty to standardize order. As for your cultivation, It was my failings. I have been unable to find a way for people to break through the third stage of Qi Cultivation. I let all of you down.”

Wang Han burst into tears, “The benevolence of Human Emperor. It’s a pity that I didn’t do enough good in my life to earn the opportunity to return to the Nine Provinces and enjoy the benefits of the Human Emperor again, or receive his protection. I’m afraid this will be my last chance to see the Human Emperor.”

Wang Han bid farewell while crying, heading in the direction for human reincarnation.

From start to finish, Yama was eavesdropping on the conversation between Wang Han and Jiang Li. The terms “Human Emperor” and “Nine Provinces World” reminded him of the meeting he just attended.

Yama flipped through the Book of Life and Death and shone it on Jiang Li.

The whole Hall of Yama was bathed in golden light.

Well, no need to see what is written in the Book of Life and Death. Yama knew that the person in front of him had to be Jiang Li.

“It really is you.” Yama never imagined Jiang Li would end up queuing for judgment obediently. It was commonly known that even the Grand Taoists would directly approach Yama to calculate their karmic merits and faults.

“Do you recognize me?” Jiang Li curiously asked, surprised that his reputation reached even the Underworld. Did Black and White Impermanence reveal his identity?

“Not only do I recognize you, but all the Ten Halls of Yama do.”