Mortal: Supreme Being of the Ghost Path

The jade box was grayish-white all over, and its shape was no different from other jade boxes, but it faintly exuded a cold aura that could not be detected unless one paid close attention.

Qin Han's expression suddenly changed, and with a wave of his hand, the jade box opened.

A ball of grayish-white light slowly floated out of the box, hovering in mid-air, emitting a faint glow.

As the light faded, Qin Han finally saw the true nature of the thing.

It was a brocade handkerchief, about a foot square, grayish-white in color, and soft in texture, but it was unknown what material it was made of.

The surface of the handkerchief was faintly covered with dark patterns, like distorted faces slowly writhing on it, exuding a sinister and eerie ghostly aura.

Qin Han reached out and took the handkerchief into his hand. It was icy cold to the touch, as if he were holding a piece of ice.

He unfolded the handkerchief and examined it carefully.

The handkerchief was embroidered with an extremely bizarre pattern: thousands of ghosts surrounded a huge, pitch-black figure with three heads and eight arms, as if they were performing some kind of special ritual.

Surprisingly, the enormous figure was exactly the same as the statue of Hades enshrined in the hall.

On the back of the handkerchief, dozens of tiny characters were densely embroidered, the handwriting simple and archaic, but their meaning was unclear.

Qin Han's gaze sharpened as he carefully examined the object.

A moment later, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and waved, and the object was enveloped in a cloud of black mist and flew towards the Xuan Bone behind him.

Do you recognize these characters?

Xuan Gu took the grayish-white handkerchief, examined it carefully for a moment, and his brows gradually furrowed.

He turned the handkerchief over and over, examining it several times, then peered closely at the tiny characters for a long time before finally raising his head, his tone grave:

"Reporting to Master, this should be the ancient script of the Ghost Path. This script is extremely rare; even in ancient times, only a few Ghost Path cultivators could understand it. Now... I'm afraid no one can recognize it anymore."

Qin Han raised an eyebrow slightly, about to speak, when he saw Xuan Gu's expression suddenly change.

"but……"

Xuan Gu brought the handkerchief closer and carefully stroked it a few times. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "The texture of this thing is quite similar to the fragment of the Void Heaven Map in my hand. The two seem to be made of the same material, or a similar material."

As he spoke, Xuan Gu waved his hand, and a ball of dark green light separated from his soul and slowly floated in front of Qin Han.

It was a palm-sized fragment of a map, pale gold in color, with jagged edges and a faint glow flowing across its surface. It was the guide to enter the Void Heaven Palace, the Void Heaven Fragment!

Qin Han raised his hand and summoned the fragmented map of the Void Heaven from afar. Holding the map in one hand and a handkerchief in the other, he carefully compared it.

The two scrolls were indeed made of the same material, warm to the touch, neither silk nor paper, nor ordinary jade slips or animal hides, but rather the leather of some ancient mythical beast that had been specially refined.

However, the two exude completely different auras.

The fragmented map of the Void Heaven was filled with spiritual energy and shone brightly, clearly the work of a powerful righteous cultivator.

The handkerchief, however, exuded a ghostly aura and was chillingly cold, like two sides of the same coin, yin and yang, opposites of the Void Heaven Remnant Map.

Qin Han's gaze swept back and forth between the two, and after a moment's thought, he turned to look at Xuan Gu: "What do you think?"

Xuan Gu pondered for a long while before slowly saying, "The Void Heaven Remnant Map is an essential item for entering the Void Heaven Palace, and this handkerchief is similar in function to the Void Heaven Remnant Map. If this old servant is not mistaken, this item should also be a guide to a place similar to the Void Heaven Palace, or... a key to unlocking some kind of ruin."

He paused, then added, "In any case, now that this item has fallen into the hands of its owner, there's no reason to throw it away. Just keep it safe; if it comes in handy someday, then all this trouble won't have been in vain."

Qin Han pondered these words silently.

In fact, he had made this guess just now, but he thought it was unlikely. After all, how could one come across such an ancient relic so easily?

But now that even the old fox Xuan Gu is analyzing it this way, he can't help but have more doubts about this possibility.

"That's enough."

Qin Han shook his head and put the Void Heaven Remnant Map and the brocade handkerchief into the depths of the cauldron's world.

Whatever it is, there's no harm in keeping it. Anyway, I don't need this handkerchief to fill my place.

Over the next few days, Qin Han explored the remaining secret rooms one by one.

Although these secret chambers do not contain any earth-shattering treasures, they are not lacking in rare materials and high-quality elixirs.

Some are rare refining materials that have long been extinct in the outside world, while others are elixirs that have been stored for countless years. Although their medicinal properties have been somewhat lost, their residual effects are still amazing.

After carefully inspecting the items, Qin Han accepted them all without hesitation.

However, he never stepped into the last secret room.

According to Xuan Gu, this secret chamber contains the corpse demons that have been trapped by the restrictions for countless years!

Those corpse demons were quite powerful, with some even reaching the Nascent Soul stage. Although he had the Creation Cauldron in hand and could hide inside at any time, Qin Han was never used to risking his life on the "what if" scenario.

So he stood in front of that stone door, remained silent for a long time, and finally chose to turn around and leave.

This place for raising corpses has such a dense aura of corpse evil that it is a rare and precious paradise for cultivators of the Ghost Path.

If he could convert all his Yin energy and magical power into this extremely domineering Corpse Fiend Qi, his strength would probably increase several times over.

Among those of the same rank, few will be able to rival him.

More importantly, the conversion of magical power by ghost cultivators can only be completed before reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

Once the nascent soul is formed, the foundation is solidified, and the attributes of magical power can no longer be changed.

Even if such a treasure land were to be encountered again, it would be nothing more than an empty mountain of treasure.

"Let's first condense our nascent soul here."

Qin Han had already made up his mind.

Once everything is ready and our strength has greatly improved, it won't be too late to meet those corpse demons.

At that time, it will be unknown whether the corpse demons will eat people or people will collect the corpse demons.

Thinking of this, Qin Han stopped at the entrance of the cave, glanced back at the deep passageway, and his gaze narrowed slightly.

The matter of forming an infant cannot tolerate the slightest mistake.

Although this place for raising corpses was the cultivation paradise he had always dreamed of, if there were any potential dangers lurking in the shadows and suddenly attacked him when he was forming his Nascent Soul, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"We must investigate thoroughly first."

Qin Han took a deep breath and immediately made a plan. He walked out of the cave, his figure flickered, and transformed into a cloud of dark ghostly mist, soaring into the sky.

But he flew straight into the air and stabilized himself in mid-air.

The next moment, Qin Han released his divine sense without reservation!

The powerful divine sense of a peak Core Formation cultivator spread out in all directions like a tidal wave. In the blink of an eye, every inch of land within a radius of dozens of miles was clearly visible in his perception.