Chapter 10

Although Hu Donghan had discovered the first wraith, and it was an extremely weak one, he still did not rush to act, continuing to observe.

After all, Hu Donghan's current strength was merely at the first level of Qi Cultivation. Compared to a powerful wraith, he was just a weakling! Hu Donghan did not want to die for no reason.

Having already died once, he naturally became more cautious, more suspicious, and more prudent.

He observed the wraith for about five or six minutes, ensuring that there were no abnormalities around, before he took action.

He rode the bone horse and dismounted when he was about fifty meters away from the wraith. He then cast the Spirit Shield spell, causing a spirit shield to float around him. He quickly ran forward, and when he was about ten meters away from the wraith, he formed the hand seals and a spirit energy projectile appeared in front of him, suddenly blasting towards the wraith!

The wraith was just a newly formed one, and its range of sensing danger was only about five meters. By the time the spirit energy projectile appeared, the wraith did not even have time to dodge and was hit directly! This single attack completely dispersed the wraith's gathered yin energy. Once the yin energy was scattered, the wraith naturally dissipated, leaving only a faint soul trace.

Immediately, Hu Donghan took out the jade talisman provided by the Outer Hall and, with a hand seal, absorbed the soul trace into it.

The initiation trial task was to kill ten wraiths, and he had completed one-tenth of it so easily.

After killing the first wraith, Hu Donghan did not rush to find the next one. Instead, he closed his eyes and replayed the battle scene in his mind.

After a moment, Hu Donghan opened his eyes and thought to himself, "The strength of that wraith was indeed too weak. A single Spirit Projectile spell was enough to kill it. This shows that the difficulty of the initiation trial task is extremely low. However, even though the first wraith was easy to kill, I cannot be complacent. There are powerful wraiths among them. Once a wraith's soul body stabilizes, some special wraiths can even cast spells. If I am not careful, I might suffer a loss."

He dispersed the surrounding wandering souls, sat in meditation for a while to recover his spirit energy, and then stood up to search for more wraiths.

In no time, four hours had passed.

During this period, Hu Donghan killed four more wraiths, completing half of the trial task. However, by then, it was already completely dark.

Nightfall.

All wraiths and ghostly creatures become weaker during the day but become much stronger at night! Moreover, at night, the range of wraiths' movements expands, and in the outer area of Ghost Ridge, he might encounter more powerful wraiths!

Hu Donghan currently only knew two spells: Spirit Projectile and Spirit Shield, and both were the weakest spells. In the darkness, if he encountered a wraith equivalent to the middle stage of Qi Cultivation, he might not survive.

"Nighttime ghost hunting is too risky. Although the likelihood of encountering wraiths increases, any unexpected incident would be a loss. I should leave Ghost Ridge now and return to hunt ghosts when it is light tomorrow. At my current speed, if I have good luck, I can complete the trial task tomorrow. Next, I will try the methods in the Ghost Dao True Explanation." Hu Donghan thought, moved his body, and mounted the bone horse, preparing to leave.

The bone horse had not gone far when Hu Donghan suddenly heard a rustling sound in the air.

Without hesitation, Hu Donghan cast a Spirit Shield around himself, formed a spirit energy projectile in his hand, and threw it behind him.

Then, Hu Donghan jumped off the horse and turned to guard carefully.

With a "pop," the spirit energy projectile exploded upon hitting something in the air and dissipated. At the same time, a voice came from the air, "Please hold, Junior Brother. I am Wang Linshu, a disciple of Stacked Peaks. I have no ill intentions."

As the voice fell, a mass of yin energy in the air slowly converged, revealing a cultivator standing on a strangely shaped banner.

The cultivator was wearing the outer disciple attire of Stacked Peaks. The banner under his feet emitted yin energy, and occasionally, several strange mouths opened.

Riding a magical tool! A Hundred Ghost Banner!

Almost immediately, Hu Donghan determined that the cultivator in front of him was not of low strength.

Riding a magical tool requires at least the late stage of Qi Cultivation. The Hundred Ghost Banner is one of the most desired magical tools for all ghost cultivators! However, within the Yin Soul Sect, to obtain resources and magical tools, one must rely on their own strength or receive rewards from higher-level cultivators. For a Qi Cultivation stage cultivator, owning a Hundred Ghost Banner is almost a symbol of status.

The Hundred Ghost Banner, although a magical tool, has different levels.

A low-grade Hundred Ghost Banner can accommodate about twenty wraiths; a mid-grade Hundred Ghost Banner can accommodate about eighty; only a high-grade Hundred Ghost Banner can accommodate over a hundred wraiths, making it truly deserving of its name.

Above the high-grade, there is the supreme-grade Hundred Ghost Banner. The theoretical capacity of a supreme-grade Hundred Ghost Banner is 999 wraiths, and in terms of power, it is not much weaker than a mid-grade spirit tool.

The Hundred Ghost Banner of the Wang Linshu in front of him, from its appearance, was not of a low grade.

Hu Donghan thought quickly, considering whether he had any grudges with Wang Linshu. In the end, he thought that since he did not even have a low-grade magical tool, there was nothing Wang Linshu could covet. Moreover, Hu Donghan did not believe that Wang Linshu would dare to make any moves in Ghost Ridge.

The enforcement laws of the Yin Soul Sect were not to be taken lightly.

Hu Donghan retracted the Spirit Shield, put on a respectful smile, and bowed slightly, "It turns out to be Senior Brother Wang Linshu. I thought it was a wraith or ghost attacking, so I acted rashly. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."

"Ha ha ha! Junior Brother Hu, why do you say that? There are many ghosts here, and since I came without announcing myself, it is understandable that you attacked. It was my fault for not speaking up."

Wang Linshu had a polite demeanor, making people feel as if they were basking in a warm breeze, with no ill feelings.