To complete the bounty mission at the Qiányuán Sect Market, Shi Lei was hunting Black Mist Wraiths in the Savage Beast Forest.
During the hunt, Shi Lei encountered mutated Demonic Beasts infected by the Black Mist Wraiths. These wraith-beasts possessed formidable combat strength. Although they were only First Order peak demonic creatures, they could fiercely battle a Foundation Establishment early stage Cultivator for a long time without losing. If not for his Qi Sea—which granted him an unimaginably vast amount of Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Power—Shi Lei might not have been able to kill them.
After slaying a sufficient number of Yin Ghosts, he unexpectedly wandered into a familiar forested valley area, where a quiet cave was hidden.
Chapter 358