- 其一 開卷詩 Opening Poem: Foam Upon the Tide
- 其二 魂出五鳳樓 The Soul Departs the Five-Phoenix Tower
- 其三 掌案判官 The Magistrate of the Rolls
- 其四 崔珏接駕 The Magistrate Receives the Emperor
- 其五 魏徵之書 Wei Zheng's Letter to the Netherworld
- 其六 判官許諾 The Magistrate's Promise
- 其七 鬼門關 Through the Gate of Ghosts
- 其八 森羅殿賦 Rhapsody on the Hall of Judgment
- 其九 十王迎駕 The Ten Kings Descend
- 其十 三曹對案 The Three-Tribunal Confrontation
- 其十一 十王伏禮 The Kings Concede
- 其十二 判官添壽 The Magistrate Alters the Ledger
- 其十三 瓜果之約 The Pledge of Melons
- 其十四 太尉引路 Marshal Zhu Leads the Way
- 其十五 背陰山 The Mountain of the Shaded North
- 其十六 背陰山賦 Rhapsody on the Shaded Mountain
- 其十七 十八層地獄 The Eighteen Hells
- 其十八 十八獄 The Roll of the Eighteen Hells
- 其十九 善惡之報 Reward of Good and Ill
- 其二十 金銀奈河 The Golden, Silver, and Nai Bridges
- 其二十一 奈河橋賦 Rhapsody on the Nai River Bridge
- 其二十二 奈河橋詩 Verse on the Nai River Bridge
- 其二十三 枉死城 The City of the Wrongfully Dead
- 其二十四 借金一庫 A Vault of Gold Borrowed
- 其二十五 給散餓鬼 The Hungry Ghosts Are Paid
- 其二十六 六道輪迴 The Six Paths of Rebirth
- 其二十七 六道詩 Verse on the Six Paths
- 其二十八 判官告回 The Magistrate Takes His Leave
- 其二十九 推入渭河 Pushed into the Wei
- 其三十 白虎殿舉哀 Mourning in the White-Tiger Hall
- 其三十一 棺中大叫 The Cry from the Coffin
- 其三十二 舉哀之狀 Rhapsody on the Panic-Stricken Court
- 其三十三 開棺甦醒 The Coffin Is Opened
- 其三十四 述說水厄 The Emperor Tells of the Water
- 其三十五 死復生詩 Verse on Death and Return
- 其三十六 眾臣歸寢 The Court Retires
- 其三十七 次早朝門 The Next Morning at the Court Gate
- 其三十八 保養精神 The Emperor Recovers
- 其三十九 帝王儀容 The Emperor Arrayed
- 其四十 兩班問覺 The Two Ranks Inquire
- 其四十一 太宗自述 The Emperor's Own Account
- 其四十二 自述地府 The Emperor Tells of Hell
- 其四十三 傳報天下 Proclaimed to the Realm
- 其四十四 大赦天下 A General Amnesty
- 其四十五 恩德詩 Verse on the Emperor's Bounty
- 其四十六 御製榜文 The Imperial Proclamation
- 其四十七 招賢訪相 The Call for a Volunteer
- 其四十八 劉全喪妻 Liu Quan Loses His Wife
- 其四十九 劉全進瓜 Liu Quan Presents the Melons
- 其五十 夫妻相會 Husband and Wife Reunited
- 其五十一 借屍還魂 A Borrowed Body
- 其五十二 回末 The Chapter Closes