Chapter 1: The Millenial Sign-in
The Depths of Hell, the Eighteenth Layer.
In this gloomy space, a layer of blood cloud floated overhead, casting a bloody hue over the entire world.
Swish, swish, swish...
At the end of this eighteenth layer, there was an inconspicuous Hell's creature, broom in hand, sweeping the dry leaves and random debris off the ground.
This creature appeared to be a youth in his form, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with pointed eyebrows piercing through his star-like eyes and sharp features.
At first glance, one could tell that when he was alive, he was a handsome lad who thrived by his good looks.
In this Eighteenth Layer of Hell, many powerful souls were imprisoned.
Some souls were as tall as hundreds of feet, even reaching up to a thousand feet.
Looking from afar, they seemed to be connected with heaven and earth.
"This vicinity of the soul seems to be the perfect location for my sign-in."
The youth muttered under his breath and headed towards the thousand-foot-tall soul with his broom.
Swish, swish, swish...
The soul's aura was immensely terrifying, with every thought seeming like it had the power to destroy heaven and earth.
If he wants to harm the creature of the underworld, just one fleeting thought could kill it a myriad of times.
However, he did not make a move.
This was the Underworld. If he randomly killed an Underworld officer, it would lead to more sins.
Killing a small fry, only to prolong his stay in this hell for a few more hundred years, was not worth it.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…
The Underworld officer, broom in hand, walked and swept along until he reached the designated check-in spot.
“Ding! You have checked in at the Eighteenth Layer of Hell and have received the 'Chaos Demon Spear!'"
The young man was known as Li Heng.
He was once a transmigrator.
Or rather, when he was alive, he was a transmigrator.
Now, he was an officer of the Underworld.
He was responsible for menial tasks.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…
The broom was powerfully swept, and dust was sent flying.
From afar, towering giants seemed like immense pillars connecting heaven and earth.
While that sweeping officer of the Underworld, looked no different than an ant crawling on the ground.
A single hair on the giant's foot was like a massive pillar, easily capable of snuffing out the life of the Underworld Emissary with a casual smack.
Lee Heng swallowed hard, looking up at the towering giant.
"When will I become such a strong man?" he questioned.
"Even in death, a mere soul could shake the heavens and the earth!"
In Hell, the cells kept terrifying spirits captive.
Some of these spirits were Emperors in their past life.
Like the giant that he had just seen, it was an Emperor-level spirit.
Even in spirit form, a single thought could destroy the heavens and the earth.
"Hoo..."
Lee Heng exhaled a sigh, his grip on the broom handle tightening.
"Soon..."
"A thousand years..."
"My plan is about to come to fruition..."
"Once I have checked in at all places in the Underworld, received all the rewards, I can be reincarnated!"
"In the next life, I will become the strongest in the world!"
Thinking of this, his pupils glittered with a dazzling light.
In his previous life, when he had just crossed over to the world of cultivation, he hadn't received the sign-in system.
After cultivating for more than three hundred years, he was killed by his foe, and his soul entered the netherworld.
However, it wasn't until he was standing trial in Yama's Palace that he unlocked the sign-in system.
To be honest, the system's activation method was rather eccentric.
Yet, as Li Heng thought it over, he realised this was a golden opportunity that might not come again.
Because he discovered that he could sign in when he was in the netherworld and the rewards he received, stored within the system's spatial inventory, could be taken out of the netherworld.
In other words, in his next reincarnation, he could still possess all these things.
Upon piecing this together, a wildly ambitious plan began to form in his mind.
That was...
To persist in signing in within the netherworld!
Claiming all of the sign-in rewards available here, before reincarnating again.
Wouldn't this be akin to starting with a great lead in the race?
So, Li Heng conspired to secure a low-level yincha
Underworld Officer
duty in the netherworld.
Claiming the cleaning of the netherworld as his duty, he made rounds throughout the netherworld, including to all its eighteen levels of hell.
"Every time I clean up a place, I check in there.
Just like that, a thousand years have passed.
How many rewards can one get from checking in for a thousand years?
The number is so enormous that it can definitely be described as a colossal amount.
The system allows for daily check-ins.
That’s 365 times a year.
A thousand years...
means 365,000 times.
Moreover, the deeper you check in Hell, the better the rewards.
After this check-in, a prompt rang in my head.
"Ding! You've checked in at the Underworld for a thousand years, completing your check in at all the locations in the Underworld! You have received the ultimate check-in reward from the Underworld, the Eternally Ancient Immortal Body!"
The Eternally Ancient Immortal Body, the strongest divine body among thirty-six thousand different kinds of cultivation bodies.
Li Heng raises an eyebrow, a wave of joy filling his heart.
A thousand years of check-ins, not only rewarded him with numerous treasures from the Underworld but also the strongest divine body in the history.
All this effort has been worth it.
"Ding! Please note, to fuse with the Eternal Immortal Demon God Body, it must be in the fetal stage, otherwise the fusion will be incomplete."
Li Heng nodded slightly.
Many powerful constitutions have stringent requirements when it comes to fusion.
The requirements for the Eternal Immortal Demon God Body, to fuse during the fetal stage, doesn't seem too demanding.
He could simply choose to merge with this constitution at the time of rebirth.
"I have marked all locations in the Netherworld..."
"It seems..."
"It's time for reincarnation!"
Li Heng was quite looking forward to it.
He had prepared for this moment of reincarnation for a thousand years.
All for the sake of preparing for his next life.
Advancing a thousand years in preparation before reincarnation, no one could be stronger than him.
...
Hall of Yama.
Yama sat at his desk, looking up at the young man standing before him.
"Li Heng, are you genuinely prepared to resign your position and reincarnate?"
"Hmm," Li Heng nodded gently.
"Good, throughout these thousand years, you've acted diligently and responsibly for the Underworld Office, never once making a mistake..." Yama picked up a book and flipped through the records of Li Heng's last millennial service.
Joining the Underworld Office and becoming an underworld servant doesn't mean one will be locked in that position forever.
As long as the desire for reincarnation exists, one can choose to resign and begin the cycle of life again.
Moreover, as an underworld servant, one can accumulate a great amount of karma, ensuring a favorable reincarnation in a good family next life.
Yama closed the book and looked at the young man in front of him.
"Li Heng, you have served the Underworld Office for a thousand years, accumulating a millennium's worth of good karma."
"In this round of reincarnation, you are set to be reborn into an immortal cultivation household!"
"As long as you diligently cultivate, your future achievements will certainly be extraordinary!"
Having served the Underworld Office for a millennia, this by itself is considered a great merit.
Being reincarnated into a new life, your starting point will be much higher than that of an average person's.
"Thank you, Yama!" Li Heng brought his hands together into a bow.
A satisfied smile flashing across his face.
He had already earned a millennium worth of rewards for checking-in, plus a rebirth into a prosperous household. In the next life, he would be able to travel much further on the path of cultivation.
"All right, take off your grim reaper's garb and go reincarnate with the Ox-Head and Horse-Face," Yama suggested to Ox-Head and Horse-Face who were standing at the doorway, giving them a subtle hint with his eyes.
"At your command!" Ox-Head was quick to respond, stepping ahead to the great hall's entrance and pointing outside.
"Please, follow me to the Bridge of Helplessness first to drink the Old Lady Meng's Soup."
As per the rules of the netherworld, anyone wishing to reincarnate must drink the Old Lady Meng's Soup to forget the memories of their past lives.
Even being a grim reaper is of no exception.