While Qin Fengming studied the beast-hide scroll, Bing'er stood obediently to one side without disturbing him. Seeing his expression now, her little face could not help but freeze as well.
"Brother, what secret is recorded on this beast-hide scroll, exactly? Why do you look so shocked?"
"Bing'er, what is recorded on this beast hide is a hidden secret. The skeleton we saw in the Yin Zhi Bird's nest back then was actually the corpse of an Integration stage cultivator from the Baleful God Sect tens of thousands of years ago. That Integration stage cultivator was also the Ghost cultivator of the Integration stage mentioned in the rumors..."
As it turned out, the historical accounts recorded in the Cultivation World were extremely incomplete.
Tens of thousands of years ago, an Integration-stage Ghost cultivator from the Baleful God Sect grew curious about what strange things lay within this special region of Wanxue Peak. Thus, he entered the region alone.
After suffering the infusion of Yin energy several times, he actually relied on his tenacious willpower to force his way four thousand miles deep into the region. Even so, his own condition could no longer withstand the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation.
Thus, when he triggered another Heavenly Tribulation of astonishing power, he had no choice but to self-detonate every treasure he possessed, using the resulting energy to forcibly resist the infusion of Yin energy.
As an Integration stage cultivator, he possessed an extremely rich hoard. With that one move, he self-detonated dozens of magic treasures, including more than ten ancient treasures of immense power. In the end, even his life-bound magic treasure had to be self-detonated.
Although he managed to withstand most of the Heavenly Tribulation by this method, the remaining portion was still enough to make his body explode and kill