The Holy Master of the Demon Clan, the Sky Swallowing Sparrow, once ventured alone into Corpse Emperor Mountain but lost all contact and perished in this No Man’s Forbidden Zone.
It was a long-standing rumor in the Demon Beast World, and although everyone knew that the Sky Swallowing Sparrow fell at Corpse Emperor Mountain, it was only heard and not witnessed.
But now, the bones of the Sky Swallowing Sparrow had been discovered here!
"Even the Sky Swallowing Sparrow, a once dominant overlord, perished here, this canyon must be a land of great ancient malevolence!"
Kong Lingxiang murmured, "Should we leave quickly?"
Since even the Sky Swallowing Sparrow fell here, this place was undoubtedly extremely perilous. Although no signs of any living beings were felt, the area was filled with eeriness and bad omens!
"The Sky Swallowing Sparrow, rumored to swallow the sky and devour the earth, nothing it couldn’t consume—how did it die here? Aren’t you curious?"
Lin Yi walked inside the bones of the Sky Swallowing Sparrow, wanting to find out the cause of its death.
"I am not curious at all!"
Kong Lingxiang shook her head; she only wanted to leave quickly to avoid the same fate as the Sky Swallowing Sparrow.
If even the Sky Swallowing Sparrow couldn’t withstand the ominous power of this place, she didn’t believe that they could either.
But Lin Yi had already delved deeper into the carcass of the Sky Swallowing Sparrow, and although some resisted, they had no choice but to reluctantly follow.
Inside the Sky Swallowing Sparrow, it was like a small world; only the creature was dead, its bones decayed, turning this miniature realm into a ruin filled with various debris.
The Sky Swallowing Sparrow, once a ruler in the Demon Beast World, devoured countless beings, notorious and fearsome. Now, within its remains were the remnants it had once consumed, bones of various beings, fragments of treasures, and even Heaven and Earth Strange Stones and Rune Fragments—truly a collection of sorts.
Most of these items, however, had lost their spiritual essence and turned into worthless junk, with few valuable things left.
But anything that could remain inside the stomach of Sky Swallowing Sparrow until now was absolutely a rare treasure.
Lin Yi finally found the "culprit" that killed the Sky Swallowing Sparrow in this disorderly space.
It was an area heavily corroded, near the Sky Swallowing Sparrow’s bones which had dissolved, creating a large hole.
Within the hole, a chilling Corpse Qi filled the dark void where nothing could be seen with the naked eye. Lin Yi activated his Sword Eye and, to his astonishment, found the source of the Corpse Qi—a long nail with black corrosive liquid seeping from it—extremely dangerous Corpse Qi emanating from the nail.
Lin Yi stared intently at the source of the Corpse Qi, a look of shock appearing in his eyes.
A mere nail had killed the Sky Swallowing Sparrow?
"Did the Sky Swallowing Sparrow die from poisoning because it swallowed this nail?"
On Lin Yi’s face was a look of sheer ludicrousness.
"This is no ordinary nail; it emits such terrifying Corpse Poison, remained uncorrupted over millennia, likely belonging to the Vigorous Corpse Emperor."
Kong Sheng said gravely.
Yet, Lin Yi still found it ridiculous, even if it was a nail from the Vigorous Corpse Emperor, it was still just a nail. The powerful Sky Swallowing Sparrow, poisoned to death by accidentally swallowing this nail?
Seemed a bit too arbitrary for death, didn’t it?
Kong Sheng shook his head, "You don’t understand, nails are one of the most toxic parts of the Corpse Clan’s body, especially those of the Vigorous Corpse Emperor, which are incredibly venomous. It’s no wonder the Sky Swallowing Sparrow was poisoned here."
Lin Yi’s heart turned cold; the Sky Swallowing Sparrow was poisoned to death just by this nail, the Vigorous Corpse Emperor indeed was fearsome; just a small leak of Corpse Poison from him could potentially kill them all.
As it turned out, one could talk carelessly, but one should definitely not consume things carelessly.
While Lin Yi was astonished, he suddenly noticed a piece of golden paper in the heavily poisoned area, inscribed with obscure ancient texts, unaffected by the Corpse Poison.
Lin Yi’s eyes lit up, recognizing the extraordinariness of this golden paper. Since the Corpse Poison could corrode even the body of the Sky Swallowing Sparrow but not this piece of golden paper, it certainly was significant.
Without hesitation, Lin Yi suddenly spread his peacock wings and dived into the pit.
"Lin Yun, what are you doing?"
Kong Sheng gasped, "Don’t be reckless; once tainted by Corpse Poison, your meat body cannot handle it, you’ll decompose just like the Sky Swallowing Sparrow!"
"Don’t worry, I have it under control!"
Lin Yi was cautious; he had no plans to contact the Corpse Poison. He wasn’t prepared to risk what even the Sky Swallowing Sparrow couldn’t handle, his target was just that page of golden paper.
With a sudden strike, the soil and rocks tainted by Corpse Qi shattered, and the piece of golden paper flew out from amidst them.
In an instant, a gleam shot through Lin Yi’s eyes, a blast of Sword Qi hurtled towards the golden paper, pulling it out of the pit.
With a swift motion, Lin Yi captured the golden paper in his hand, his gaze landing on it.
The moment he saw the ancient texts, Lin Yi’s body shook, and his face immediately flushed with excitement!
"Is this... a fragment of the Heavenly Demon Record?"