Legend has it that after death,

Answer 1

In ancient folklore, people would become ghosts after death. Ghosts also died, and after death, they became ghosts. According to the records of the Netherworld Records, the death of a ghost was called Xi, and the death of a ghost was called Yi. The Tao Te Ching explained that " seeing something invisible is called Yi, listening to it is called Xi." That is, without an external form, it is called Yi, and without a voice, it is called Xi. This meant that the ghost would gradually lose its external form, and then there would be no voice, and finally it would become nothingness.

There were 13 stations in the netherworld. The first station was the Earth Temple, which was an important gateway connecting the world of the living and the netherworld. After death, ghosts would bring the Book of Life and Death here. The local god would confirm the household registration and whether or not he had died of old age. The second station was the Road to the Underworld, which was the road to the netherworld. On the Road to the Underworld, there were no sun, moon, stars, dust, the road to the Yangguan Pass, and relatives and neighbors. The ghost would not let them rest. The third stop was the Homecoming Platform, which was a place where one could visit their loved ones in the mortal world before drinking the soup of Meng Po and still had the memories of their previous lives. The fourth stop was the Evil Dog Ridge, where people would pass by on the fourth day after their death. The fifth stop was Golden Rooster Mountain. It was shaped like a golden rooster. The mountain was sharp and curved, and people had to keep climbing up. It was very difficult for those who were injured to climb to the top of the mountain like a rooster's comb and climb over it. Only after passing through the Evil Dog Ridge and Golden Rooster Mountain could they become ghosts and reach Fengdu City. The sixth stop was Wild Ghost Village. It seemed to be bustling like a market, but in fact, it was filled with lonely ghosts who had passed through the Evil Dog Ridge and Golden Rooster Mountain. They would attract healthy people who took the opportunity to leave. The seventh stop was the Bewitching Palace, where there was a deep well. The bewitching water inside would make the dead souls tell the secrets of the Yang Realm and the bad things they had done.