Ghost Wraith (Fifth Update, Please Bookmark and Recommend)

Ghost Wraith (Fifth Update, Please Bookmark and Recommend)

The bone horse had first been struck by the special yin soul, then frightened into fleeing. Now its injuries had finally begun to show, and it was several times slower than before.

The bone horse, whose skeleton had once been sturdy, now had white bones turning gray, with crack after crack appearing across them. Some of its joints had even come apart. Several pieces of cartilage beneath its jaw had been jolted loose at some unknown point. Even the faint soul-light within the bone horse, the mark of its health, had weakened greatly.

Riding the bone horse, dodging and weaving, stopping and going, Hu Donghan finally made his way out of Lonely Soul Ridge's inner region and into its outer region. At the same time, he let out a breath of relief.

After finding a safe place, Hu Donghan dismounted and allowed the bone horse to rest and recover its yin energy. As for Hu Donghan, he reached out and touched the battered Bronze Ring on his finger, releasing the Ghost Wraith he had obtained earlier.

Before Ghost Wraiths were cultivated with the Ghost-Summoning Technique, they all looked the same. They were each a nearly transparent spirit body, with Ghost-Spirit Light within them that indicated their grade.

The jade slip Yin Soul Sect bestowed upon outer disciples had explained in crystal-clear detail how to distinguish Ghost Wraiths.

From inferior to superior, Ghost Wraiths were divided into six grades: Mortal Ghosts, Low-Grade Ghost Demons, Mid-Grade Ghost Fiends, High-Grade Ghost Fiends, peak-grade Ghost Wraiths, and Heavenly Ghosts above even the peak grade. The method of determining a Ghost Wraith's grade was to look at the color of its Ghost-Spirit Light.

The Ghost-Spirit Light of a Mortal Ghost was white—just like the Ghost Wraith Hu Donghan had obtained. The Ghost-Spirit Light of a Low-Grade Ghost Demon was green, while Mid-Grade Ghost Fiends, High-Grade Ghost Fiends, and peak-grade Ghost Wraiths corresponded to blue, red, and purple respectively. As for the legendary Heavenly Ghosts, no one knew the color of their Ghost-Spirit Light at all.

Ghost Wraiths of different grades also possessed vastly different growth potential. A Mortal Ghost could generally only grow to the peak of the Qi Refining Stage, and at most reach the Foundation Establishment Realm. Ghost Wraiths of other grades likewise had their own limits. A peak-grade Ghost Wraith, for example, stood an excellent chance of reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm. As for Heavenly Ghosts, they were existences akin to legend. It was said that Heavenly Ghosts had no limit to their growth. If properly cultivated, they might even reach higher realms!

Of course, the higher a Ghost Wraith's grade, the rarer it was. A Mortal Ghost might appear after clearing out eighty or ninety yin souls. A Low-Grade Ghost Demon, however, required at least five or six thousand yin souls before one might appear. As for Mid-Grade Ghost Fiends, High-Grade Ghost Fiends, peak-grade Ghost Wraiths, and the like, the difficulty rose a thousandfold with each step! Yin Soul Sect controlled countless Mass Grave Mounds, cemeteries, and Yin Soul Valleys, yet throughout the entire sect, only a single Nascent Soul Realm patriarch possessed a peak-grade Ghost Wraith.

Once someone possessed a peak-grade Ghost Wraith, even a cultivator with the worst five-element spiritual roots might be admitted into the inner sect as an exception, or even become a true disciple. This showed just how important a peak-grade Ghost Wraith was!

As for Heavenly Ghosts—they had always been nothing more than a legend within Yin Soul Sect. No one knew what a Heavenly Ghost actually looked like.

The Ghost-Spirit Light within this Ghost Wraith is only white. In other words, the Ghost Wraith I obtained after such bitter hardship is merely an ordinary Mortal Ghost. Still, I never held much hope for it to begin with. Even if it is only a Mortal Ghost, it is enough for me to test the True Exposition of the Ghost Path.

Next, I need to gather some Wandering Souls to feed ghosts, then return to Overlapping Peaks and make further plans...

After sitting in meditation with his eyes closed and recovering a little spiritual power, Hu Donghan rose to his feet, preparing to return.

Huh? Where did the bone horse run off to?

Only after standing did Hu Donghan suddenly realize something was wrong—the bone horse that had been kneeling nearby to recover had somehow vanished.

He looked as far as his eyes could see, but there was no trace of the bone horse. Hu Donghan scanned the surroundings, then followed the marks the bone horse had left on the ground.

After chasing it for several hundred meters, Hu Donghan examined the surroundings and discovered something else was amiss.

The direction the bone horse had taken actually led toward Lonely Soul Ridge's inner region!

Why would the bone horse run into Lonely Soul Ridge's inner region? Never mind. Whatever the reason, I'll go take a look first. If it has gone too deep, then I can only leave on my own.

Having made up his mind, Hu Donghan pursued it another li into Lonely Soul Ridge's inner region. At last, he spotted the bone horse in the distance. At the same time, the sight before him left Hu Donghan dumbstruck—

The bone horse was right ahead.

But directly in front of it was a Corpse Bone Pit!

This pit was packed densely with countless corpses. Only a small portion belonged to humans; most were animals. Some had already rotted away, while others remained completely intact. Around the Corpse Bone Pit, the corpse energy and yin energy produced by the bodies completely cut off the surrounding environment from the outside, like a blanket of thick fog.

The corpse energy here, if used to raise corpses...

Thinking of the corpse-raising methods in the True Exposition of the Ghost Path, Hu Donghan's heart burned with excitement.

In his previous life, Hu Donghan had searched desperately for a place with corpse energy and failed to find one. In the end, his three zombies had only evolved into Walking Corpses by feeding on human vitality. Yet in this life, he had found a corpse-raising ground so easily! With such a place, combined with the corpse-raising art in the True Exposition of the Ghost Path, Hu Donghan was confident that he could cultivate a Bronze-Armored Corpse within three years!

According to the records in the jade slip bestowed by the sect, this Corpse Bone Pit should be where the sect brought in wild beasts plundered from outside the Soulbreak Mountains, then slaughtered them here to raise ghosts. Over time, such an enormous amount of corpse energy formed here...

After sorting through the information in his mind, Hu Donghan understood the sect's method of raising ghosts.

Every ghost-raising ground has at least one such Corpse Bone Pit. The ghost-raising grounds within Lonely Soul Ridge probably aren't even the largest. There are even ghost-raising grounds where Golden Core Realm patriarchs hunt ghosts! How dense must the corpse energy be in a place like that?!

As he thought, excitement gleamed in Hu Donghan's eyes.

Ah... what a pity. My strength is still insufficient, and I haven't even mastered the basic Ghost-Nurturing Art. As for spending time to raise corpses, that is even further out of reach.

For now, the most important thing is to first make use of this Mortal Ghost. If the ghost-raising art in the True Exposition of the Ghost Path can be used together with the Ghost-Summoning Technique, then the corpse-raising art should be no different. At present, improving my strength is what matters most!

Hu Donghan shook his head and swept the chaotic thoughts from his mind, leaving his heart clear as a mirror.

For now, he should return to Overlapping Peaks and cultivate first.

(End of Chapter)