Deep among the hills, Han Li stopped before a cave entrance half concealed by an enormous, weathered beast bone. The warmth from the Mysterious Bone Token in his robes grew ever clearer, pointing straight toward this deep, dark cave. Netherworld power several times denser than outside permeated the entrance, cold enough to pierce the bones, with an undercurrent of deathly still pressure that made his heart tremble.
"This place... is no ordinary cave." Han Li's gaze grew solemn. He activated the Profound Yin Spirit Eye, bringing the cave's interior into view. The passage wound downward into unfathomable depths. Its walls were an unnatural dark purple, as though some power had eroded them over many years. Flecks of sickly green ghost fire drifted through the air, and the faint sound of dragging chains came from farther below.
Risk and opportunity went hand in hand. Without hesitation, Han Li used the Profound Yin Qi-Concealing Art and slipped into the cave like a ghost. The deeper he went, the purer the netherworld power became, until it even began condensing into a thin black mist. The dragging of chains grew clearer as well, following a regular rhythm that unsettled his mind.
After walking for roughly the time it took an incense stick to burn, the passage suddenly opened into an enormous underground grotto. At its center stood a coffin carved entirely from an unknown black, ice-cold jade! It was about ten feet long, ancient and simple in design, its surface covered in densely packed dark-gold runes. Those runes flowed slowly as though alive, radiating powerful sealing energy. Nine black chains, each as thick as the mouth of a bowl and glimmering with an eerie light, wound around the coffin. Their other ends were driven deep into the surrounding rock walls, as though imprisoning whatever