More than a dozen Wraiths floated above the grave mound. Several black wooden coffins lay sprawled across it, and the sound of nails scraping against wood occasionally came from within.
Li Wei sheathed his Rapier, ready to test the results of his solitary training over the past few days: the Innate Skill and Cloud Piercing Palm.
He strode forward and struck a nearby Wraith with his palm.
His ten thousand palm thrusts each day had not been for nothing. The blow was swift and precise, and Li Wei had unleashed his force from a distance. With a bang, the Wraith was blasted into a cloud of black mist and vanished into the air.
Against these Wraiths with around 300 health, Li Wei could now basically kill them in seconds. Without much effort, he cleared every Wraith from the grave mound.
As for whatever was inside the coffins, Li Wei had no intention of opening them for now. A black stone stele standing atop the mound had caught his attention.
The stele stood over three meters tall, with two enormous red characters written upon it: "First Realm!"
It took Li Wei quite some time to understand that it meant "the first realm." It was presumably meant to mark the floors of the Demon Suppression Pagoda. This was the first floor, hence it was also called the "First Realm." There had to be a Second Realm, a Third Realm, and even higher levels of the pagoda.
To be honest, Li Wei truly wanted to go up and take a look, but he could not find the passage upward. Just then, a figure emerged from behind the black stone stele.
It was a ghost!
His body was translucent, and he wore the Mount Shu Taoist robes familiar to Li Wei. He appeared to