In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

In the mortal world, in Y City, it was now the season of warm spring and blooming flowers.

However, for Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng, members of the Y City Yin Yang Master Association, like other Onmyoji, there was absolutely no time to enjoy the pleasant season.

Since the gates of the Netherworld had been closed, the Yin Souls of people who died in the mortal world no longer had Soul Envoys coming up to guide them to the Netherworld. The only method was for Onmyoji to use superlative spells to send the Yin Souls to the Netherworld.

Including the neighboring towns, Y City had a total population of over three million. Just last winter, according to the Book of Life and Death, around a few thousand people died naturally at their appointed times, and the Y City Yin Yang Master Association had less than thirty Onmyoji in total, meaning each Onmyoji had to rush to at least three different places every day to transcend Yin Souls.

Even so, there were far from enough hands. Many Yin Souls that had not been transcended to the Netherworld either wandered around frightening passersby or gradually turned into fierce ghosts out of growing resentment. All sorts of supernatural events often happened within Y City, and the Netherworld was in utter chaos.

In addition, a strange incident occurred within Y City: ever since winter started, not a single newborn baby had been successfully born in all the hospitals of Y City. They either strangely died a few days before the due date, or died mysteriously not long after birth.

The above two situations were also occurring in other cities and counties of the East Country.

Later, upon learning that the gates of the Netherworld had been closed, the newly appointed chairman of the East Country Onmyoji General Association, Zhang Chuiping, urgently convened a meeting, ordering Onmyoji from various cities and counties to launch a massive transcending formation, to transcend all the Yin Souls within range to the Netherworld.

Beyond that, they also had to gather information from various hospitals and clinics, and after casting the Forget Worries Spell on some normally deceased Yin Souls, they would transfer them into the wombs of pregnant women about to give birth, allowing for a rebirth.

Although this solved the problem of innocent fetuses dying as soon as they were born, it also left some downsides: the Forget Worries Spell, unlike Meng Po's soup, only works on Yin Souls for a few years to decades. After the effect wears off, the reborn infants would regain the memories of their past lives.

Moreover, since their reincarnation did not pass through the Path of Samsara and was not destined with life or death in the next life, it's taboo and would be cursed with many calamities in their life to come.

Making this decision, Zhang Chuiping acted out of desperation.

As usual, early in the morning, Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng had to head to Dao County to transcend a Yin Soul that had just died the night before, and also to send it to a hospital in Dao County for reincarnation.

On the way, while looking at the spring scenery of the mountains, Tang Jing suddenly expressed, "It's been so long since we had a holiday, I really want to go have some fun."

"Once we get through this busy period, we'll take a long vacation. I'll take you wherever you want to go," Xie Xiaofeng consoled her. These times had been incredibly tough, he knew that Tang Jing was tired, and so was he.

"I want to go to the Netherworld, can you take me there?" Tang Jing suddenly turned to look at Xie Xiaofeng.

Xie Xiaofeng's face showed a bitter smile, and after a moment's pause, he shook his head.

"Do you miss that scoundrel and the goddess?"

"Yes," Tang Jing's brow furrowed, "It's been two months without any news from them. Now that the Netherworld's gates are sealed, it must be especially chaotic inside. I wonder how they're doing now?"

"Yeah!" Xie Xiaofeng said with a sigh, his eyes fixed on the spring-hazed mountain road ahead, "I wonder how they're doing now and if they know what's happening in the mortal world."

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At this very moment, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were in the northern part of the Netherworld's mainland, on the prairies south of the Polar Ice Land.

Although spring had arrived, the snow on the prairie had not melted, and many ancient creatures from the Polar Ice Land still roamed about.

These past two months, Chen Hao had been battling different ancient creatures practically every day.

"Moo!" With a tragic howl, a six-legged deer behemoth fell upon the snowy ground, defeated by Chen Hao.

Not long after, its Nether Soul's Primordial Spirit and Primordial Soul particles rose into the air, and Chen Hao summoned the Abyss of the Nether King, promptly absorbing these particles filled with immense spiritual power.

After retracting the Abyss of the Nether King, Ye Yuqiao leaped out from a suddenly appearing purple crack.

"Yuqiao," Chen Hao hugged Ye Yuqiao with a beaming smile, thrilled, "I defeated this behemoth in less than a day."

"Yeah, that's amazing!" Ye Yuqiao praised. In these three months, she witnessed Chen Hao's tremendous progress firsthand. It took half a month for Chen Hao to defeat the first behemoth, then twelve days, ten days.. and now, less than one day.

Undoubtedly, this progress was astonishing.

"I wonder how much longer until I can master the Nether King's Power." Chen Hao pondered, while using a spell to freeze the Nether King's Heart. It was his alone time with Ye Yuqiao, and he did not want to be disturbed.

Hearing this, Ye Yuqiao's brows furrowed, and a look of sadness appeared on her face. She hugged Chen Hao tightly, her voice somewhat hoarse, "It should be soon."

"Really?" Chen Hao's face lit up with joy, completely unaware of Ye Yuqiao's sadness at that moment.

"Really, really," Ye Yuqiao's voice grew more and more subdued.

"Chen Hao, I want to go home, and I miss Tang Jing and Xiao Feng too."

"I miss them as well," Chen Hao said, "Let's go home then."

Ye Yuqiao hummed in agreement, then summoned a door leading to the mortal world and jumped through it with Chen Hao.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at their home in the mortal world.

Seeing the house covered in dust, Chen Hao couldn't help but complain, "There's so much dust in the house. It seems Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng haven't been here for a while, even though they clearly promised to help me clean up every fortnight."

"There's a note on the table!" Ye Yuqiao said, noticing the living room table, "It must be from them."

Chen Hao nodded, then walked over and picked up the note on the table.

After reading the contents of the note, he was suddenly shocked, "I didn't expect so much to have happened in the mortal world during this time!"

This note was left by Tang Jing, listing the events that had occurred in the mortal world over the past few months.

During this period, Chen Hao had been receiving news about the outside world through Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, and he had not expected such a big incident to happen, nor that Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had kept it hidden from him all this time.

"The Ghost King closed the gates of the Netherworld and the Samsara Path. It seems he wants to force you to show yourself," Ye Yuqiao mused, "I guess she was afraid that you would act recklessly in trying to find the Ghost King, so she didn't tell you about it."

"But has she ever considered the mortal world?" Chen Hao said angrily.

"Her heart only has you in it!"

Chen Hao found himself at a loss for words, then hurriedly dialed Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng's phone.

After the call connected and they found out Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng were in Dao County, Ye Yuqiao immediately teleported with Chen Hao to the location.

"Damn it, Yuqiao!"

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