Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

After giving a brief introduction to the secret realm, Liu Hesheng turned on the searchlight and led Mu Yun and Qu Ning deeper into the realm.

According to Liu Hesheng, the Tongyou Secret Realm is very large, covering more than 100,000 square kilometers, which is larger than some provinces in the alliance.

Even among all the secret realms in the entire alliance, it is one of the larger ones.

However, due to environmental issues, the resources here are almost impossible to develop, and they are mostly managed by the ancestral-level spirits left behind by the ancestors.

"So, does that mean your family has many ancestors?"

Mu Yun asked curiously.

Ghost-type Pokémon are unlike any other type; their lifespan is unparalleled.

According to research published by ElfNet regarding the lifespan of elves:

Bug-type Pokémon have the shortest lifespan. Before reaching the Elite Four level, they only have about half the lifespan of other types of Pokémon, which is about thirty years.

The "other attributes" refer to the fourteen attributes other than Ghost, Dragon, and Grass.

These three types of Pokémon are the opposite of Bug-type Pokémon, and have a longer lifespan.

Dragon-type Pokémon, for example, almost never have a lifespan of less than one hundred years. Grass-type Pokémon are slightly less so, but their average maximum lifespan is still around eighty years, which is enough to send their trainers away.

As for Ghost-type?

Even the lowest-level Normal Ghost-type Pokémon can easily live past two hundred years old.

As for Ghost-type Pokémon that have broken through the Elite Four level, there have never been any cases of them dying naturally due to the exhaustion of their lifespan.

Even the Alliance's researchers don't know how long it can live.

Looking at it this way, the Liu family seems to have quite a deep foundation!

"There are indeed quite a lot, so many that we ourselves don't even know how many ancestors are in the secret realm."

Liu Hesheng said.

Ghost-type Pokémon have long lifespans, and even if they are difficult to reproduce, they can still produce many offspring over hundreds of years.

Apart from a few family-oriented individuals who frequent the Liu Clan Ancestral Hall near the portal, many others wander around.

So much so that even the Liu family didn't know how many "ancestor-level" beings existed within the secret realm.

In any case, the Liu family's direct descendants, and even collateral descendants, have never lacked starter Pokémon with the potential to become Champions.

If enough talent is displayed, the second or even third Pokémon of a direct descendant may be a Pokémon with the potential to become a champion.

This is why the Liu family has the resources to send out a champion-level potential Pokémon egg.

There's no other reason; we simply don't lack anything.

Following the smooth road that the Liu family had carved out over generations, soon, dark gray buildings resembling ancestral halls came into Mu Yun's view.

"This is the branch where the Third Ancestor is located. You, this Ghost Egg, were born from one of the Third Ancestor's daughters," Liu Hesheng said.

The Liu family has a total of seven ancestors, who are said to be the spirits left behind by the earliest true ancestors of the Liu family.

Each ancestor has his own ancestral hall and the clan that originated from him.

Although the Liu family doesn't know how many "ancestor-level" elves there are, the number of ancestors is still quite fixed.

"Silicon Tower~~"

"Genius~~"

As they drew closer to the ancestral hall, eerie and hollow sounds echoed from the surrounding dark, withered forest.

Qu Ning frowned and silently approached Mu Yun.

Mu Yun didn't feel anything. What sounded like ghosts howling to others sounded like a bunch of Gastly and Gengar whispering to him.

"Humans, it's humans! I haven't seen any living people in so long!"

"It looks like she had a baby. I wonder if she's grown any bigger over the years!"

"His Azure Flame Blade Demon is the great-great-grandson of the Second Ancestor, it must be powerful!"

"They're all great-great-grandchildren... what's so impressive about that!"

"........."

Although the sounds were noisy and chaotic, they weren't harsh because they were whispers.

"I'm sorry, they haven't seen anyone for a long time, so they were a bit agitated," Liu Hesheng said apologetically.

"understand."

This is similar to people going to the zoo to see animals or going to the mountains to see wild animals.

The side with less is the side being observed.

"Haaah~~"

Besides Gastly and Gengar, Mu Yun also saw many lumpy, ball-shaped Pokémon peeking out from behind the dead trees, staring at them with their big, round eyes.

Mu Yun grinned at them.

Some Gastly paused for a moment, then instinctively grinned in response, while others darted away.

Clearly, even among Gastly, not every one enjoys playing pranks.

That said, what kind of personality will my Gastly have?

As Mu Yun was pondering this, he saw Liu Hesheng suddenly stop, bow to the ancestral hall ahead, and then say loudly:

"Third Ancestor, this junior, Liu Hesheng, has come to pay his respects!"

"Alright, alright, stop with the formalities. I'm just an old man who's lived a long time, not some ancient relic. It's the same every time I come."

Almost the instant Liu Hesheng finished speaking, a plump, snow-white figure emerged from the ancestral hall.

He was wearing custom-made black-rimmed glasses and holding something that looked a bit like a tablet.

He looked at the tablet and waved his hand impatiently, while a sound even came from the tablet.

"Third brother, come quick, I think I've found some gold!"

"Damn it, if you can pull out a gold medal today, I'll just eat it..."

Before the voice on the other end of the tablet could finish speaking, the three patriarchs, Gengar, opened their mouths wide and swallowed the tablet whole. They then looked at Liu Hesheng, Mu Yun, and Qu Ning as if nothing had happened.

Mu Yun: This is the old ancestor. He really keeps up with the times. He speaks about traditional Chinese culture better than I do.

That said, isn't there no internet in the secret realm? What are they doing?

Mu Yun was curious, but the current situation was clearly not suitable for speaking rashly, so he could only look at the white Gengar, the third ancestor.

Data Eye, activated!

The panel appeared instantly.

..............................

[Pokémon: Gengar (Shin-colored)]

Gender: Male

[Attributes: Ghost + Poison]

[Rank: 89 (Champion)]

【Trait: Cursed Body (When attacked, there is a chance to immobilize the opponent)】

[Movements: Immobilization Technique, ..., Dream Eater]

[Items brought: Huami MatePad 2025 Deluxe Customized Local Online Edition (Frost Silver)]

[Potential: Champion Level]

[Racial stats: 600]

Special Bonus: 1. Champion's Offspring (First): Energy quality increased by 60%, meaning the power of all moves is increased by 60%.

2. Color Bonus: ① Significantly increases own potential, ② Increases the power of own special attack moves by 50%.

3 Ghost Feat (Strong): Increases the power of own Ghost-type moves by 200% and reduces the energy cost of Ghost-type moves by 40%.

4. Poison-type feat (normal): Increases the power of poison-type moves by 100% and reduces the energy cost of poison-type moves by 30%.

5. General Specialty (Normal): Increases the power of own general attribute moves by 100% and reduces the energy consumption of general attribute moves by 30%.

6. Champion's Specialty (Standard): Increases total stamina and energy by 10 times, energy quality by 100%, and increases all five stats (attack, defense, speed) by 100%.

7. Ghostly Contractor (Dead): ...

Special Power: 1. Awakening Power - Ghost (Perfect): Increases the quality of Ghost-type energy by 200%, meaning the power of all Ghost-type moves is increased by 200%.

2. Awakening Power - Poison (Perfect): Increases the quality of poison-type energy by 200%, meaning the power of all poison-type moves increases by 200%.

3. Awakening Power - Normal (Perfect): Increases the quality of Normal-type energy by 200%, meaning that the power of all Normal-type moves increases by 200%.

4. Natural Power (Perfect): Increases the speed of self-energy recovery by 20 times.

5. Earth Power (Perfect): Increases the user's stamina recovery speed by 20 times.

6. Primal Power (Fully Unleashed): Permanently increases own base stats by 100, and increases the power of this type of move by 150%.

..............................

"A Champion-level Shiny Gengar!"

Looking at the information about the three patriarchs, Gengar, Mu Yun suddenly thought of the Sweet Cold Queen he had seen before.

The Liu family has seven ancestors of this caliber.

So, how did the Qi family of the capital city win the title of the number one ghost family in the alliance?

Is it based on his personal abilities?

hiss~~

The league champion, that's pretty impressive!