In the Space-Time River, two Innate Divine Beings were shrouded in mystical phenomena. One had an elegant posture with lively eyes; the other had a smile that could captivate cities, with a body radiating the brilliance of Creation over the Great Thousand Universe.

In the sight of Houtu and Nuwa, the Xuantai Universe was already covered by a grand array, making direct intervention difficult.

"The world I asked you to help locate isn't this one, right?" Houtu looked at the world in front of her, feeling that it didn't resemble the one she was supposed to visit.

"No, it's not." Nuwa replied naturally.

Houtu's almond-shaped eyes widened in displeasure, "Then why did you mislead me?"

"I didn't. This path is correct."

Nuwa explained, "Though this world isn't the one you want to go to, it has what you need—a relatively complete reincarnation cycle!"

"This world has reincarnation?" Houtu was taken aback.

"Of course."

Nuwa nodded slightly, "This universe has been taken over. It's normal that you don't know."

The universe under the Taiwei Constellation's jurisdiction wouldn't easily let other forces interfere.

"Then how do you know?" After Nuwa's hint, Houtu's heart fluttered with unease, vaguely sensing some causal lines.

"How do I know?"

Nuwa smiled, "I happen to have some connections!"

"Connections?" Houtu glanced at Nuwa, suspecting that Nuwa had her network here.

Houtu turned her gaze to the Xuantai Universe, "This array has been active for a while. It looks quite difficult to slip in unnoticed. Are your connections reliable? Can they get us in directly?"

"Of course, they are reliable!"

Nuwa indicated that Houtu underestimated her.

I, Feng Lixi, the Director of Space-Time Administration, have endless connections.

She took out a Space-Time Token on the spot, "Change our identities, and we can go in directly."

"Alright!"

Two streaks of light headed straight for the Xuantai Universe.

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"Please, two Daoists!"

The Innate God Monarch guarding the South Heavenly Gate saw Nuwa's token and let them pass directly.

Upon hearing about the Heavenly Court's Mythological Contest, they also decided to go and check it out.

"Is this world so cruel? The Luan Bird hasn't even hatched and already has to work?" When Houtu saw the egg-shaped Luan Bird, she couldn't help but jest.

Nuwa couldn't stifle her laughter, "This vehicle is quite peculiar."

The Luan Bird Youth Edition was entirely in the shape of a blue bird egg, serving as a teleportation gate.

Nuwa activated it with the token.

[BEEP~~, connecting to the Spirit Realm World, completion rate 1%, 2%… 78%… 99%...]

A mechanical voice sounded, and a light screen appeared before them.

"System?" Houtu's mouth twitched, feeling a sense of familiarity.

"Have you also experienced a system in All Heavens and Myriad Worlds?" Nuwa asked.

Houtu lightly hummed in response.

Not only has she experienced it, she created or reviewed most of the training plans for the Qilin Clan's destined protagonists.

[…Completion 100%, connection successful, welcome to the Spirit Realm World, please choose your landing point.]

In the next moment, the sky turned into a hazy mist.

The Luan Bird Teleportation Gate carried the two goddesses from the real world into a fantasy space.

The light screen's image shifted to a massive star map.

This was the map of the entire Great Universe, with the virtual Central World prominently displayed, ten vast Great Thousand Universes guarding the ten directions, countless spiral galaxies glittering, and mythological civilizations brewing within.

"So many choices?" The two goddesses examined the star map, sorting through the complex flow of information in an instant.

It turned out that this Spirit Realm World not only included the Xuantai Universe but also encompassed the Supreme Eternal Fusion Heaven Great Universe, the Yin Yang Great Universe, and other affiliated universes of the Taiwei Constellation.

However, the mythological civilizations within didn't completely align with reality and had many exclusive to this Spirit Realm World.

"No wonder the Divine Monarch at the South Heavenly Gate called this the 'Heavenly Court's Mythological Contest.' Apparently, the entire Heavenly Court is currently writing myths and testing them in this Spirit Realm."

Houtu understood the situation of the Spirit Realm World, feeling a sense of familiarity.

Isn't it just like her hobby?

But whereas Houtu threw scripts into the Space-Time River, the administrators of this universe threw scripts into this Spirit Realm World.

"These mythological civilizations are quite interesting." Nuwa saw many strange civilizations among them.

Like the Asymmetric Civilization, where creatures and things were all oddly shaped and asymmetrical.

Or the Slaughter Civilization, which sounded aggressive but actually enjoyed playing around with self-destructive tendencies.

There were also Swirl Civilization, Giant Spirit Civilization, Evil Spirit Civilization...

"Hey, wait... the Mountain and Sea Human Race?" Nuwa's eye twitched. Who wrote this mythological civilization?

The Mountain and Sea Human Race was marked with Creator Gods Fu Xi and Nuwa.

This part wasn't messed up.

However, the Mountain and Sea Human Race had various civilizations such as Giant Country, Little People Country, Three Body Country, and One-Armed Country...

This was quite similar to the Mountain and Sea World, but the mythological stories were all made up.

"Where should we land?" Houtu asked.

"Let's choose the Nine Netherworld. Didn't you want to see the reincarnation cycle?" To be on the safe side, Nuwa chose a more serious landing point.

At least, the Nine Netherworld was an existing force in the Xuantai Universe.

"That works!"

Houtu selected the coordinates for the Nine Netherworld, and many options appeared: Day Wandering Soul, Night Wandering Soul, Wind Evil Spirit, Blood-sucking Ghost, Curse Ghost, Bull-headed Ghost, Horse-faced Ghost...

Besides these powerful ghosts, there were also many little ghosts: Greedy Ghost, Crying Ghost, Stingy Ghost, Poor Ghost...

Such familiar Underworld operations... Nuwa, seeing these unserious ghosts, picked Day Wandering Soul without hesitation.

"Then I'll go with Night Wandering Soul."

After Nuwa and Houtu made their choices, a line of text appeared on the light screen.

[Selection successful, heading to Nine Netherworld starting location—Ghost Market!]

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"Wow—Two big female ghosts!"

A shrill ghost scream echoed from a corner of the Ghost Market. A little ghost resting by the well was startled by the sudden emergence of Nuwa and Houtu from the well.

After jumping out of the Ghost Well, Nuwa corrected sternly, "Not big female ghosts, but Day and Night Wandering Souls!"

"Wow, so hot, so hot!!"

"No, no, so cold, so cold!!"

Nuwa, transformed into a Day Wandering Soul, had a sacred aura, radiating intense Pure Yang Qi, bright and majestic, hot enough to make the little ghost jump around.

Houtu, transformed into a Night Wandering Soul, naturally leaned towards Yin. Her eyes were deep as a cold pool, like an icy beauty, exuding an aura that kept others at a vast distance.

The little ghost by the well trembled in fear.

"Happy Ghost, these two big female ghosts are so scary, come save me!"

The little ghost, wanting to run but too scared, looked desperately at Nuwa approaching, shrinking further into the corner.

"Are you a Crying Ghost or a Cowardly Ghost?" Nuwa asked curiously.

Frightened, the little ghost wailed loudly, "I... I'm a cowardly crying ghost."

Poof~~

Houtu couldn't help but burst into laughter.

She looked at the pitiful little ghost and shook her head, "Alright, stop scaring it."

Nuwa blinked innocently, "I'm not scaring it, just asking for a name and some information about the Nine Netherworld in the Spirit Realm World."

"Don't ask me if you want to know about the Nine Netherworld and the Spirit Realm World."

The Cowardly Ghost, hugging his head, said while crying, "In this starting place, you need to find the Happy Ghost or the Sly Ghost, they love tutoring newbies."

"Happy Ghost and Sly Ghost?" Nuwa and Houtu glanced at each other, wondering which genius came up with these names.

"Where are the newbies that need our tutoring?"

A clear voice came from afar. The Happy Ghost, humming a cheerful tune, walked out from an alley, dressed in a simple robe, elegant and extraordinary, with a constant faint smile.

With the arrival of the Happy Ghost, the atmosphere around lightened up.

Nuwa and Houtu, seemingly infected by the happiness of the Happy Ghost, felt a strange sense of joy.

The Cowardly Ghost, who was crying wailingly moments before, broke into a smile upon seeing the Happy Ghost, "Happy Ghost, I knew you'd come to save me!"

"Cowardly Ghost, why are you crying again?" Another voice sounded as a shadow appeared behind the Happy Ghost.

Sly Ghost looked mockingly at the Cowardly Ghost.

When it appeared, all the ghosts present felt their thoughts clear, their comprehension and wisdom enhanced.

"It's all the Unlucky Ghost's fault. I ran into it when I went out today; otherwise, none of this would've happened." The Cowardly Ghost wiped its tears, its thoughts becoming agile as it immediately started shifting the blame.

"Come here."

Happy Ghost beckoned to the Cowardly Ghost.

With Happy Ghost and Sly Ghost around, the Cowardly Ghost's courage grew.

It immediately got up and scampered behind Happy Ghost, peering at Nuwa and Houtu with its glowing eyes.

"These two are Day and Night Wandering Souls, newbies, unfamiliar with the situation, needing some guidance."

"Guidance." Nuwa frowned and corrected.

Happy Ghost and Sly Ghost nodded, "No need to emphasize, Daoists, we understand newbies."

[Why do I feel like they aren't reliable?]

[Let's see how it goes.]

Nuwa and Houtu exchanged glances.

"Do you need registration?" Happy Ghost asked.

Sly Ghost kindly explained, "Register and get certified, and you get to be officially part of the Nine Netherworld, with access to many benefits."

"For example, you can withdraw 30,000 initial spirit coins, get a free Underworld pet, a free set of magic tools, and a cave mansion to stay for a year..."

"Other benefits include: protection under Nine Netherworld laws, free participation in large events, chance to get vouchers in ghost market transactions, etc."

"The restriction is you need to abide by Nine Netherworld laws, can't misbehave, and must pay taxes on your income..."

Sly Ghost thoroughly explained the benefits and restrictions of registration to the two newbies.

"What if we don't register?" Houtu asked.

Happy Ghost replied, "If you don't register, you'll be a wild ghost. Wild ghosts aren't protected by Nine Netherworld laws and aren't bound by them either. You also get only some of the rewards."

Peeking from behind Happy Ghost, the Cowardly Ghost said seriously to them, "Be careful if you encounter wild ghosts in the Ghost Market."

"Most wild ghosts disregard the Nine Netherworld laws, often engaging in illicit activities. Law-abiding Nine Netherworld citizens call them 'outlaws.'"

"Are you three registered or wild ghosts?" Nuwa asked.

"Us?"

Happy Ghost smiled like the bright moon.

"We love helping ghosts, doing good deeds, well-known in the Ghost Market, and beloved by all. So, we are certainly wild ghosts!"

"Commonly known as: outlaws!"

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