Beside the black pool, the Corpse Vulture's body gradually turned to ash amid the blazing flames of the Samadhi True Fire.
It had originally been a corpse monster, its body broken and withered. The Samadhi True Fire burned it especially quickly.
In no more than a moment, it had turned to ash.
Through the Shadow Play Performance, Qin He saw the Corpse Vulture's entire life.
This Corpse Vulture had not been a creature of Black Wind Mountain. It fed on corpses and lived by devouring them, and its strength had not been high.
By a stroke of fortune, it had comprehended a cultivation method, yet it had only reached the True Essence Realm.
In the wilderness of the Western Regions, even traveling in packs, such strength was only enough to pick at scraps. It stood at the very bottom of the food chain.
The change came during an internal slaughter within its flock. As one of the defeated side, the Corpse Vulture fled into Black Wind Mountain.
By chance, it found the corpses of some cultivators searching for spiritual fruits inside and remained there for a time.
Yet Black Wind Mountain was Nether Spirit Soil to begin with, and most corpses within it were ominous. The Corpse Vulture's body gradually decayed and withered, and it slowly lost its intelligence, becoming a corpse monster driven by instinct.
At the same time, however, as it devoured more and more corpses, its strength mutated and grew. Its body became as hard as iron, impervious to water and fire, and difficult for magical treasures to harm.
Its realm was comparable to that of a corpse demon; even Divine Bridge Realm experts found it difficult to contend with.
From its memories, Qin He gained a deeper understanding of Black Wind Mountain's terrain.
Though this creature