Eighteen Ghost Emperors of my ancestors, how dare you make me live in terror?

The distant, crimson land.

In the midst of a desolate and barren landscape, there is a small oasis hidden by a mountain spring.

Countless bizarre A- and S-class evil spirits roamed the vast land, yet they dared not approach the oasis even a step, all keeping their distance.

In the center of the oasis lies a clear little lake, beside which stands an unremarkable little courtyard.

The yard was somewhat dilapidated, surrounded by a fence, with a vegetable garden inside, where three or five hens, two sheep, and a pig were kept.

It's like the kind of house that was very common in the countryside decades ago.

But the presence of such an ordinary house in this place seems extremely strange.

In the bright main room.

Lu Daniu lay on a bamboo recliner, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan in one hand and holding a remote control in the other.

On the wooden cabinet is an old color television set from the 1970s or 80s.

However, what was playing on the screen was neither a rural drama nor the evening news.

It was Lu Ye.

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"For example, if we kill Kirishima Yukino and Makinohara in this instance, will they still be there when other people enter this A-rank instance later?"

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"There's no need to contact them; I'm just taking this opportunity to expand my brain's capacity..."

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The television was playing Lu Ye's image and sound, just like a TV drama.

Lu Daniu, sitting on the recliner, watched with great interest, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"As long as you're willing to use your brain, you're quite smart, aren't you? I've known since he was a kid that this brat is clever. The Lu family is lucky."

Lu Daniu put down his palm-leaf fan with a smile, reached for the large tea mug on the tea tray next to him, picked it up and took a sip.

What do you think?

The tea tray trembled, and then it spoke in human language:

"If Heaven had not given birth to Young Master Lu, the path of evil would have remained shrouded in eternal darkness!"

Only when viewed from below can one discover that the opening is not the saucer itself, but rather a small white dog resembling a lion or a dog under the saucer.

The little beast stood upright on its two legs, its two paws raised high, steadily supporting the tea tray. It had three eyes on its furry head and was showing a fawning expression.

"You're so glib. Be careful you don't corrupt my grandson. I'll skin you alive." Lu Daniu scolded, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Nothing is more comforting than seeing your children and grandchildren succeed.

He was feeling quite pleased with himself.

I was suddenly slapped on the head.

Sensing the presence behind him, Lu Daniu didn't dare to be negligent and respectfully stood up to call out to the person who had come.

"father."

Lu Potian glared at him, nearly kicking him again. "All you do is hide in the old house and enjoy your peace! Your son is at the crucial moment of breaking through to the second-tier Ghost Emperor realm, aren't you going to come and protect him!"

"You're about to break through the barrier so soon? I thought it would take decades."

Lu Daniu's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly prepared to leave.

Then his father, Lu Potian, stopped him, "Wait, what are you looking at?"

"Look at your great-grandson, he's clearing up a bizarre dungeon, it's much more interesting than those anti-Japanese war dramas."

"Oh, then I'll watch some more."

Lu Potian flashed and lay down on the bamboo chair where Lu Daniu had been lying. Looking at Lu Ye on the TV, his face, which had been stern just moments before, was now full of kindness.

"So you're starting to know about the Eighteenth Level of Ghost Realm now? Tsk tsk, the brat's getting more and more handsome, he's got a bit of my style from when I was young."

Lu Daniu thought to himself, "Your youth was hundreds of years ago. This brat looks exactly like me."

"Father, weren't we supposed to be protecting the righteous path? This is a crucial moment."

"Why the rush? You won't die if you go a little later."

"........."

"Hmm, this little female ghost is quite something, big buttocks are good for childbearing."

Lu Daniu smiled smugly: "That's right, Cuihua picked it out herself."

"What are you showing off for? Go get some peanuts, I want to watch my great-grandson for a while longer."

"Oh, Father."

Lu Daniu obediently went to the kitchen and brought back a plate of fried peanuts, along with a bottle of old wine.

Grandparents and grandchildren are still related by generation.

But in front of Lu Potian, it was only natural for a son to serve his father.

"Looks like Lu is about to clear the game. What kind of good reward will he get?" Lu Potian sipped his wine and ate some peanuts while watching TV leisurely.

Lu Daniu casually remarked, "Ugh, a measly little A-level dungeon, what good stuff could it possibly have? Even a three-year-old wouldn't play with that stuff."

Snapped!

He was slapped on the head as soon as he finished speaking.

"Knowing there's nothing good in it, you, as the grandfather, can't even think of a way to get it?"

Got it, got it.

So that's what Dad meant.

"How about I use some underhanded methods to send some over?" Lu Daniu quickly realized his mistake.

"Although there are restrictions imposed by the rules of heaven and earth, as long as what's sent over isn't something too outrageous like an imperial weapon, there shouldn't be a big problem."

"I think it's a good idea."

Lu Potian then stroked his beard and smiled, "Give my great-grandson some powerful ghost artifacts."

"Alright! I'll get ready to go right away." Lu Daniu went out excitedly.

Lu Potian popped another peanut into his mouth, chewed it slowly, and watched TV.

"Did you forget something? Oh well, what could it be..."

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In the eerie dungeon.

The three of them looked up at the sky.

The red dress fluttered above, its drooping skirt appearing almost alive.

Pure white bare feet slowly descended from the void, arriving above Kirishima Yukino's head.

"roar!!!"

Kirishima Yukino seemed to sense a strange aura that was even purer and more immense than herself. She raised her head and let out a defiant roar, spewing out a large amount of eerie ghostly energy towards the figure in mid-air.

Hongluan simply waved her hand, and all the ghostly energy in the sky dissipated.

Her scarlet lips curved slightly upwards, forming a naturally charming smile that was half shy and half alluring.

"If it weren't for my husband's permission, I would have devoured you long ago."

From the moment Kirishima Yukino stretched her small, black-stockinged feet onto Riku's thigh under the dining table, in Hongluan's eyes, the other party already had a reason to be devoured.

In fact, if Lu Ye hadn't stopped her, Hongluan would have already taken action.

Having lived in symbiosis with Lu Ye, she could clearly sense Lu Ye's every thought. If Lu Ye had any feelings for this widow, then she would naturally accept what he said that night about "doing it big or small".

But she could sense that Lu Ye had absolutely no interest in this strange creature, and yet the other party was deliberately provoking it; he deserved to die.

"A woman's jealousy is the most bizarre thing in the world."

Hongluan chuckled softly, her eyebrows and eyes slowly turning blood red.

Behind her, the red skirt churned like a sea of ​​blood, completely obscuring this small space and blocking all view.

After all, the sight of eating another strange creature was not pleasing to the eye and should not be seen by the official.

Blood rain began to fall from the entire sky.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that it is not rain, but a curtain of rain composed of countless fine, hair-like, bright red lines that instantly permeate every corner of this world.

"This red thread should be used by Hongluan; it's a feast for the eyes," Lu Ye praised.

He now mostly uses the S-rank [Red Thread - Thousand Curses] to bind people and cut things.

Unlike the Red Phoenix, which can traverse a space.

A few breaths later.

The blood rain disappeared, all the red lines vanished quietly, and the red dress that had been obscuring the sky also broke free of its restraints.

It's as if nothing ever happened; Kirishima Yukino has vanished.

Hongluan stood in mid-air with a rosy complexion, taking out a handkerchief and gently wiping her blood-red lips.

"Burp~"

He let out a rather unrefined burp.

Below, Lu Ye shuddered and couldn't help but burp as well.

"belch."

Chen Chen jumped more than ten meters away, decisively moving away from Lu Ye. "Hey, hey, hey, you're acting a bit weird."

That burp was so weird.

"Don't worry," Lu Ye said with a smile, patting his stomach. "I'm just a little full."

The moment Hongluan "devoured" Kirishima Yukino, a pure and vigorous eerie energy suddenly surged from the embroidered pattern on his chest, instantly flowing throughout his body.

It also brings a very strange feeling of "being full".

Although he didn't embroider Kirishima Yukino on his body, she became a part of him in another form.

Chi Chi!

Countless fine hissing sounds emanated from Lu Ye's body, and the eerie energy surged uncontrollably.

The process of condensation and diffusion repeats itself continuously, eventually stabilizing at a certain peak value.

This scene left Chen Chen speechless.

"You just... broke through to a higher realm?"

Lu Ye nodded: "Yes, the third realm, the 'Erosion' realm, is achieved."

"Wait, why didn't you undergo a tribulation to break through your cultivation level?"

Crossing a perilous calamity?

There's such a thing?

"Although I don't quite understand what you're saying."

Lu frowned in thought, then looked up.

"But this is how I've always broken through barriers, and I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

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[Ding! Dungeon cleared.]

[Rewards being processed...]

[Teleportation countdown: 3, 2...]

The next moment, the familiar sense of temporal and spatial disorientation reappeared.

Cleared.