Chapter 8

The next morning, Hu Donghan woke up and yawned.

After eating the meal delivered by a servant, Hu Donghan meditated for half an hour to cultivate his inner spiritual energy before standing up and leaving the room.

He waved to summon a servant and instructed him to repair the room. Then, Hu Donghan left the outer disciples' courtyard and went to the foot of the main peak of Die Luan Peak. He obtained a map of Die Luan Peak from an outer disciple officer and began to examine it.

The Yin Hun Sect was originally a sect that specialized in ghosts.

Throughout the sect, from top to bottom, there were countless places for raising ghosts, such as graveyards, mass burial grounds, and cemeteries, which could be seen everywhere within the Yin Hun Sect. If a cultivator of the Yin Hun Sect wanted to hunt ghosts, they would encounter countless ghosts as soon as they stepped out.

The peak master of Die Luan Peak was a powerful cultivator at the late Golden Core stage. Li Chengfeng usually paid great attention to the cultivation of disciples, so within the territory of Die Luan Peak, there were over a hundred ghost-raising fields designated specifically for Die Luan Peak. These ghost-raising fields varied in strength.

Some of the older, more yin-heavy ghost-raising fields were restricted to cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above; while the newer ghost-raising fields were training grounds for Qi Cultivation stage cultivators.

Hu Donghan only had the cultivation of the first level of Qi Cultivation, so he wouldn't be foolish enough to go to the higher-level ghost-raising fields to seek death. He scanned the map with his eyes and finally chose the closest ghost-raising field to Die Luan Peak—Gu Hun Ridge!

Gu Hun Ridge was a place for Qi Cultivation stage cultivators to hunt ghosts. The strength of the ghosts and spirits there was not too high. If one had the peak Qi Cultivation stage, they could almost dominate Gu Hun Ridge. However, in terms of scale, Gu Hun Ridge was considered one of the larger ghost-raising fields for the Qi Cultivation stage, with a higher number of stronger ghosts and spirits.

However, when Hu Donghan saw Gu Hun Ridge, he suddenly remembered that a few days ago, he had seen a bounty task for Die Luan Peak in the outer affairs hall, which was to hunt the ghosts and spirits of Gu Hun Ridge. Killing a hundred would earn one a spirit stone—

This was extremely tempting for Qi Cultivation stage disciples who were extremely lacking in cultivation resources!

It could be imagined that the number of ghosts and spirits in Gu Hun Ridge had already dropped to its lowest point!

Now, even with only the first level of Qi Cultivation, Hu Donghan was willing to take a chance in Gu Hun Ridge!

"Gu Hun Ridge is near Die Luan Peak, and at this stage, it must be one of the safest ghost-hunting fields! It will take only one or two hours to get to Gu Hun Ridge, and I can arrive around noon. If I go to other ghost-raising fields, it would take at least half a day..."

"At noon, the yang energy is the strongest of the day. The strength of the ghosts and spirits in the outer area of Gu Hun Ridge will be somewhat limited, making it relatively easier to hunt ghosts."

Hu Donghan thought to himself and made a decision—no matter what, he would go to Gu Hun Ridge first. If it was suitable for hunting ghosts, that would be best. If not, he would have to find another ghost-raising field.

Walking down the mountain path of Die Luan Peak to the halfway point, and then crossing a suspension bridge, he left Die Luan Peak.

Outside Die Luan Peak, there was a large courtyard.

Occasionally, outer disciples would enter and exit the courtyard, but most of the people there were servants dressed in rough clothes. Inside the courtyard, there were many compartments, each containing bone beasts!

Although the Yin Hun Sect mainly specialized in ghosts, they were also skilled in raising corpses and skeletons. Although they were not as proficient as with ghosts, they could still handle simple tasks.

The large courtyard below Die Luan Peak housed bone beasts specifically for the ordinary disciples of Die Luan Peak to use as mounts—similar to a stable in the mortal world. However, these mounts were for use within the sect and were completely free.

Seeing Hu Donghan approach the courtyard, a servant walked up and respectfully bowed to Hu Donghan, saying, "Senior, do you need a bone beast for transportation?"

Servants were the lowest-ranking members in the Yin Hun Sect. They handled all the small and large tasks within the sect.

Although servants were called "disciples," they were not officially registered in the Yin Hun Sect. Only those who reached the late Qi Cultivation stage could join the outer sect and be officially registered. The number of registered disciples in the Yin Hun Sect exceeded a million, while the number of servants exceeded ten million!

If it weren't for the help of his childhood bride at a critical moment, Hu Donghan would probably still be a servant, even with the best luck.

Hu Donghan nodded and said, "Yes, I want to go to Gu Hun Ridge and am looking for a bone beast for transportation."

"Senior is going to Gu Hun Ridge?" The servant's face showed a slight surprise, then he pointed to a bone horse on the side and said, "Gu Hun Ridge is only about 180 miles away. If Senior wants to get there quickly, this bone horse should be suitable. The bone horse is gentle, and as long as Senior inputs a bit of spiritual energy, it should be enough for a round trip."

This bone horse indeed looked good, with neat and round bones from top to bottom, and a faint corpse aura gathered inside the skeleton. A faint soul light flickered inside its head. According to the standards of bone beasts, this bone horse was indeed a high-quality breed.

Although the servant's surprised expression was fleeting, Hu Donghan still noticed it.

It was no wonder, as Gu Hun Ridge was a main ghost-hunting field for late Qi Cultivation stage cultivators. Hu Donghan's strength was only at the first level of Qi Cultivation, even lower than the servant!

"Thank you." Hu Donghan didn't say much to the servant, smiled faintly, took the reins from the servant, mounted the bone horse, input a bit of spiritual energy, and galloped away.

After Hu Donghan's bone horse had gone far, the servant let out a slight sneer and muttered, "Only at the first level of Qi Cultivation and daring to go to Gu Hun Ridge? These outer disciples are really reckless! Such a brain, how did they even get into the outer sect of the Yin Hun Sect? What a waste! It would be better to give this great opportunity to me..."

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Although the bone horse was just a skeleton, it was not uncomfortable to ride because of the corpse aura and floating death aura within the skeleton. On the contrary, the death aura made the ride very smooth and comfortable.

According to the map of Die Luan Peak, the bone horse galloped south for about an hour. As the ghostly aura around him became more and more intense, some wandering spirits began to appear.

Before he knew it, he had arrived at the entrance to Gu Hun Ridge.