Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

However, after dealing with three ghosts in a row, he did not feel any change.

The reason... is either that the wrong ghost was killed; or... you have to use magic to defeat magic—that is, you have to use the power system of this world to deal with the ghosts, only then will it count.

There is still too little information.

Fan Xiao looked north and continued on his way.

This time he sped up.

……

About ten minutes later, a graceful and charming woman appeared beside Fan Xiao.

The woman wore a very revealing classical dress and looked to be in her early twenties, but she had a "gorgeous" figure that seemed to be "fully mature," and every move she made was very seductive, stirring the hearts of men.

Unfortunately, she is not human.

It was a ghost.

A... well, a beautiful ghost.

It was something he encountered through a "lucky" wish—it wasn't that he wanted a romantic encounter; his wish was to speed up the acquisition of more comprehensive information about this instance.

The ghost blocked Fan Xiao's path and staged a "distressed and begging for help" act—that is, he pretended to be chased by five little ghosts, then "accidentally" met Fan Xiao, and shouted for help.

Fan Xiao could tell from a conceptual standpoint that she had a problem, but... seeing that this ghost's intelligence was no different from that of a human, he abandoned the idea of ​​treating her as "Palu" and used a coin toss to confirm whether she was his "information accelerator"—the result was heads.

So Fan Xiao had a friendly exchange with him...

……

"My benefactor! I have no way to repay your life-saving grace. I am willing to offer myself to you. I hope you will not despise my plain appearance..."

"You think you can offer yourself to me with such a plain appearance? You're dreaming."

"..."

The alluring woman cast a slightly resentful glance at Fan Xiao; that look in her eyes... was truly captivating.

However, for Fan Xiao, who had been with the saintess, this temptation was not even a breeze.

He exchanged a few simple words with the other person, the usual small talk between strangers, and after learning that her name was Liu Yan, he asked, "Is this the afterlife?"

"Don't you know, my benefactor?" Liu Yan made a small gesture of covering her mouth with her hand, and said in surprise, "This is indeed the place where the souls of the dead return, called the Netherworld. I... I was originally the daughter of an official, but in an accident..."

She began to introduce her background.

In short, she was the daughter of an official. One day, her father, who was an official, got into trouble and was beheaded by the emperor. Her family was raided, and she was arrested and sent to the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution).

She knew exactly what the Jiaofangsi was.

Unwilling to be humiliated, she seized an opportunity and committed suicide.

After her death, her soul drifted aimlessly into the underworld. When she regained consciousness, she found five little ghosts chasing her. While running and calling for help, she encountered Fan Xiao.

After listening, Fan Xiao was quite surprised and said, "Daughter of an official, a lady of a prominent family... tsk tsk, you look more like the top courtesan of the brothel."

"..." Liu Yan suppressed the urge to curse and asked sweetly, "Is my benefactor going on the path of reincarnation? Could you take me with you? I've heard some very dangerous rumors about the Netherworld when I was alive. I'm afraid I might be alone..."

At this point, she showed a tearful expression.

Fan Xiao ignored him completely, acting like an emotionless questioning machine, and continued, "Rumors? What kinds of rumors are there?"

"..."

Liu Yan had no choice but to recount the story at length again.

Fan Xiao was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

The worldview of this underworld is somewhat similar to... no, not similar, it's a complete replica of the underworld in Chinese mythology.

There is the Road to the Underworld, the Terrace of Longing for Home, the River of Oblivion, the Bridge of Helplessness...

Even the titles of those who manage the underworld haven't changed, such as the Five Ghost Emperors and the Ten Kings of Hell.

However... considering that many myths in various regions are similar, he suppressed his surprise.

After all, it is a copy based on the former 010 partition.

It's possible that "Original 010" and "Current 010" are two parallel universes that are very close to each other... It's even possible that the underworld legends of the "Current 010" region originated from "Original 010".

He had encountered this phenomenon of global information exchange in the dungeon "Thoughts of the Four Worlds"... Perhaps this is not simply a dungeon design, but rather that there are existing instances.

Of course, this question was irrelevant, and Fan Xiao did not delve into it excessively.

Knowing that the worldview of the Netherworld was very similar to the legends of the Underworld, Fan Xiao became too lazy to continue the act and directly suppressed Liu Yan.

However, he did not absorb the other party as "Palu". He simply used coercion and enticement to gain the other party's submission.

Having nearly died, Liu Yan looked at Fan Xiao with terrified eyes, no longer daring to use any more petty tricks to seduce him.

Fan Xiao asked directly, "Tell me, what is your purpose in approaching me?"

"This..." Liu Yan blushed and said, "I am a beautiful ghost, and because you are so handsome, I wanted to... wanted to..."

"Anything else?" Fan Xiao pressed.

"As long as... as long as that happens, you... you will become my puppet..." Liu Yan said cautiously, "Then... then I can slowly consume your soul."

"So, those five little devils were your puppets..."

“They have nothing to do with me!” Liu Yan replied, “My disguise as a normal soul is generally undetectable. Those five little ghosts are the lowest-ranking ghosts in this evil ghost territory. They are truly chasing me as if I were a normal soul. Only you, my benefactor, can see through my disguise at a glance.”

"The Demon Realm?" Fan Xiao asked. "With so many ghosts wandering around outside, doesn't the Netherworld care?"

The first message in the instance is: "This place has a complete society."

This tip also works in the underworld—he confirmed it with luck.

In other words, the underworld is not simply a place where ghosts and monsters gather.

Since this world is so close to the legends of the underworld, it certainly won't let so many evil spirits run rampant.

"They're still managing it, but..."

Liu Yan gently shook her head and said, "I don't know the specifics."

"I've only heard rumors that the cycle of reincarnation in the Netherworld has encountered a problem and is blocked by a large amount of resentment. The higher-ups in the Netherworld are all busy clearing the cycle of reincarnation, but the effect seems to be... not very ideal. Only a portion of the souls can be reincarnated. With a limited number of reincarnation slots, only the souls of those who are virtuous can successfully embark on the road to the Yellow Springs."

"As for the souls of evil people... I've heard that because of the blockage in the cycle of reincarnation, the major hells of punishment are almost full of the souls of evil people. Those souls that have completed their punishments are unable to reincarnate and are forcibly imprisoned in hell. For this reason, hell is no longer accepting new souls of evil people."

"Among those who die in the mortal realm, there are quite a few evil people. After these new evil souls enter the underworld, they cannot tread the path to the Yellow Springs or pass through the Gates of Hell. They can only remain in this wilderness. Over time... souls devour souls, leading to the birth of countless evil ghosts. The malice of the large number of evil ghosts gathered here directly distorts the environment and rules of this land, making it easy for newly arrived evil souls to fall into evil ghosts..."

At this point, she glanced at Fan Xiao with a slightly puzzled expression.

She could clearly sense that Fan Xiao was not an evil spirit, and showed no signs of corruption whatsoever... which puzzled her.

This wasn't the first time she'd encountered a spirit with special abilities that hadn't become a demon. The spirits of these people all showed signs of distortion to varying degrees—the longer they stayed here, the deeper the distortion became, until they became new demons.

How come this person in front of me, surrounded by such immense malice from the earth, doesn't react at all?

On the other side, Fan Xiao knew what Liu Yan was thinking after noticing her scrutinizing gaze.

If the other party hadn't mentioned it, he really wouldn't have noticed the negative buff of mental distortion on this land... The mental resistance granted to him by the "Thoughts of the Four Worlds" is truly abnormal.

It truly lives up to its reputation as an A-grade psionic power that surpasses even the top tier.

"Your rumor is quite detailed," Fan Xiao said.

What Liu Yan was referring to should be the so-called "historical issues left over from the cycle of reincarnation".

In other words, to clear the third dungeon quest, we probably need to resolve this issue first.

Fan Xiao thought of the situation he had seen in the mortal realm... in that council palace—there were very few people! For a planetary world, the human population was pitifully small.

Other life forms, such as other animals, are not numerous either.

This is probably caused by a blockage in the wheel loop.

"Well... I've met many benefactors like you, and... I've also spoken with many people from the underworld. They're the ones who told me all this," Liu Yan replied respectfully to Fan Xiao.

"You just said that the higher-ups in the Netherworld are managing the affairs of the Demon Territory?" Fan Xiao continued to ask.

“Yes, the higher-ups of the Netherworld have established the Underworld Bureau,” Liu Yan said. “Every so often, the Underworld Bureau dispatches small teams of Underworld soldiers to exterminate the most wicked and evil ghosts. Occasionally, Underworld Generals will also be dispatched to the mortal realm to suppress ghosts and monsters that are causing trouble there. However…”

She shook her head and said, "Perhaps the main focus of the underworld is on dealing with the blockage of the cycle of reincarnation. The operations to exterminate evil spirits in the evil spirit territory are not frequent, and recently... the intervals have been getting longer and longer."

At this point, she sighed softly, "There are more and more evil spirits in this wilderness. Some of the bigger evil spirits are devouring more and more souls and becoming stronger and stronger. Recently, I only dare to move around in these border areas."

"The edge area?" Fan Xiao asked. "Isn't the north the direction of the Road to the Underworld? If the area near the north is the edge area, does that mean... the prosperous area of ​​the Demon Realm is in the direction away from the Road to the Underworld?"

“That’s right, my benefactor.” Liu Yan nodded and said, “Once you reach this position, you can’t go any further. Right now, evil souls can’t cross the Gate of Hell and step onto the road to the underworld. Otherwise, when you look into the Mirror of Retribution, it will reveal your sins in life… Because Hell is already full, you won’t even have the chance to enter Hell to be punished. You will be directly eliminated by the people of the underworld and lose the chance to be reincarnated.”

"You should be considered a demon too, right?" Fan Xiao asked. "What sins did you commit in your previous life?"

"Well... after I tell you, my benefactor shouldn't do anything to me, right?" Liu Yan asked tentatively.

“If you don’t speak out or tell the truth, what you fear will definitely happen.”

Fan Xiao grinned and blatantly threatened, "By the way, I have the ability to detect lies."

"..." Liu Yan could only honestly answer, "In my previous life, I was... somewhat promiscuous and seduced many handsome men, and then... then I was drowned in a pig cage."

"Is it……"

Fan Xiao didn't offer any judgment.

Ancient values ​​differed from modern ones, so his judgments are meaningless.

He continued, "Among those underworld beings who come to the Demon Territory to exterminate the great demons... are there any like me? People who can use some strange and unusual powers?"

Yes, there are quite a few.

Liu Yan replied, "Or rather, they are the main force in eradicating the great evil spirit. I once met someone similar to you, my benefactor. We had a conflict and fought to a draw. He wasn't as powerful as you, my benefactor."

"Later, he went to the Yellow Springs Road. When he returned to the Demon Realm, he was already a member of the Underworld and had cultivated immense demonic power. I had to carefully avoid him whenever I saw him."

"Later, I heard that he led his team to the heart of the Demon Territory and destroyed the Demon King, the Demon Bone King, who dominated the Skull Lake area. He was incredibly powerful."

"However... I have never seen him since then."

He probably cleared customs and left... Fan Xiao guessed to himself.

If nothing unexpected happens, eliminating the great evil spirit is the way to cleanse oneself of the power of sin... No, perhaps one must first join the underworld and obtain an official status.

Fan Xiao thought of the second and third prompts in the dungeon.

Article Two – This is a world where good and evil are punished.

Defeating the great evil spirit is definitely considered punishing evil and promoting good, which can offset the sins imposed on players by the dungeon... Logically speaking, it makes perfect sense.

The third tip—to use magic to defeat magic—presumably refers to so-called "ghostly power."

It should be a power system unique to this instance world.

Players are given an identity in this world, so they can also cultivate.

"Ghostly power" might also be the key to completely eliminating the dungeon boss, that is, eliminating the Speaker?

Thinking this through, Fan Xiao tossed a coin... His guesses were confirmed; they were all correct.

Fan Xiao asked Liu Yan, "Ghost power...? What is that?"

“The people of the underworld are different from us evil spirits. We evil spirits grow stronger by devouring other souls, while the people of the underworld have a complete cultivation method that allows them to cultivate pure ghost power.”

Liu Yan sighed again, "Pure ghost power is different from evil ghost power; it won't distort the spirit of the soul. If I had cultivated according to the methods of the underworld from the beginning, I might have avoided becoming an evil ghost. Now... I have no way back except to embark on the road to the Yellow Springs and go through reincarnation."

“You seem to be in pretty good shape,” Fan Xiao asked curiously. “Isn’t being a demon good?”

Liu Yan shook her head: "Now, I am waking up less and less each day, and I am tormented by the instinctive hunger that devours souls all the time."

"Now that there are more and more evil spirits in the Demon Territory, how dare I go out to forage for food on a large scale? I can only move around in these border areas."

"And even here, there's a possibility of being swallowed by a great evil spirit if you're not careful."

She said weakly, "Now that the cycle of reincarnation is blocked, even if I am willing to accept the cruel punishments of hell, I will not be able to wait for the chance to reincarnate... Before long, my consciousness will probably completely dissipate, and I will become a demon that only attacks indiscriminately, and then... be devoured by other demons and my soul will be scattered."

"Don't be so pessimistic."

Fan Xiao patted her shoulder and said very generously, "Seeing how obedient you are and how much information you've provided, I'll give you two choices—one is to send you to the Yellow Springs to reincarnate; the other... are you interested in being reborn into another world? I can let you retain your current memories and live another life, but of course, there will be a price to pay. The price is your spiritual power, which I can use at any time."

"Is that so... If what you're saying is true, then..."

After a pause, Liu Yan gave Fan Xiao an answer that surprised him: "Please send me to reincarnation."

"...Are you sure it's reincarnation?" Fan Xiao asked curiously. "If it's reincarnation, won't the memories of this life be wiped clean? Isn't that the same as dying?"

“My benefactor, you don’t know this. Don’t let my appearance fool you. Actually… counting my life so far, I’ve lived for almost seventy years. I’m already… very tired.”