Chapter 145 - 90: Corpse Fire

Chapter 145: Chapter 90: Corpse Fire

The avatar’s powerful Tracking skill swept over the mountain forest below.

Countless life auras, both strong and weak, fed back to it. A few were exceptionally powerful, carrying a heart-pounding ferocity and surging fluctuations of Qi and Blood. They were at least Third Grade Demon Beasts!

The avatar didn’t hesitate for a moment, cautiously bypassing these dangerous areas.

’Hunting?’

’Now isn’t the time. Lin Yi’s main body is still on the way and can’t immediately use the feedback of Qi and Blood for Bone Tempering.’

’There will be plenty of time to slowly harvest this treasure trove later.’

It focused its perception on finding the topographical features of Qingxu Valley and the key landmarks marked on Wang Yiming’s map.

Its compound eyes, like the most precise scanners, rapidly processed every inch of the landscape flashing by below.

Soon!

The Mosquito Avatar arrived at a relatively open valley on the northeastern foot of Celestial Altar Mountain.

The terrain here really did match Wang Yiming’s description!

The valley was shrouded in a dense mist, much thicker than on the surrounding mountains. The concentration of Spiritual Qi Particles in the air was noticeably higher; inhaling them made even the avatar’s body feel exceptionally active.

The avatar immediately lowered its altitude, flying almost flush against the steep, slippery rock walls, which were covered in thick moss and icicles.

It pushed its senses to their absolute limit, refusing to miss the slightest ripple of energy or structural anomaly.

The cold rock, the damp moss, the condensed water droplets...

All of this information was rapidly analyzed and filtered.

Suddenly!

Just as the Mosquito Avatar flew past a huge, utterly unremarkable rock face...

...an extremely faint, yet exceptionally pure, energy fluctuation was keenly detected by its senses!

’Found it!’

’The entrance is right here!’

Lin Yi felt a jolt, his consciousness linked to the avatar’s shared perception.

This confirmed the accuracy of Wang Yiming’s intel.

The entrance was just as well-hidden as he’d said.

If not for the Mosquito Avatar’s LV9 Tracking skill and its incredible sensitivity to energy...

...it would have been nearly impossible to find!

’A Dragon-Breaking Stone?’

The thought flashed through Lin Yi’s mind.

Ancient tombs, especially those of important figures, often had this kind of mechanism in the main passage—a Giant Stone that, once dropped, was nearly impossible to open from the outside, sealing the tomb entrance.

It was one of the ancients’ ultimate anti-theft measures.

But...

’Times have changed!’

’This is a high-martial era, an age where the Martial Dao flourishes and Qi and Blood flows like a dragon’s!’

’Could a mere ancient stone mechanism stop me, Lin Yi?’

Without a moment’s hesitation.

Lin Yi immediately took control of the Mosquito Avatar.

It flew nimbly to the bottom of the valley and selected a relatively soft spot where soil and rock met.

The next moment.

Its tiny body erupted with astonishing power.

Its two forelegs began digging rapidly into the ground.

CHH CHH CHH...

A faint but rapid digging sound arose. Before the Mosquito Avatar’s forelegs—as strong as a First Grade Spiritual Weapon—the hard, frozen earth and rock crumbled as easily as tofu.

Moreover, with every scoop of earth, a system notification would appear—

[Iron Body Proficiency +1!]

This was a pleasant surprise for Lin Yi.

For the longest time, of the Mosquito Avatar’s many skills, only Iron Body had leveled up so slowly.

It had to take damage to gain proficiency.

Lin Yi had almost given up on it.

’I can’t believe even digging grants proficiency now?’

’Then again, it makes sense.’

’The Iron Body skill is all about strengthening the physical body.’

’Now that the Mosquito Avatar is digging, it’s basically a workout!’

’How fitting.’

Fine stone dust and soil trickled down.

A tiny, seemingly bottomless hole, just big enough for a mosquito to pass through.

At a speed visible to the naked eye,

it steadily pushed deeper into the rock face, burrowing toward the ancient tomb’s interior!

...

BZZZ BZZZ BZZZ...

An almost inaudible buzzing sound echoed through the dirt and sand.

Lin Yi’s Mosquito Avatar was now using its iron-hard proboscis and tough, jointed limbs to forcefully bore a tiny tunnel—just big enough for it to pass—through the thick, packed earth and ancient tomb bricks!

A thick, earthy smell, the scent of decaying Wood, and an indescribable, bone-chilling dampness instantly billowed from the opening.

Without hesitation, the Mosquito Avatar buzzed its wings and darted inside.

It had finally entered the ancient Tang Dynasty tomb, sealed for hundreds of years!

True darkness.

No matter how dark the night outside, there was always some faint light. But here, there was only pure, all-consuming darkness.

The damp air clung stickily to the Mosquito Avatar’s tiny body, feeling as if it could seep into every joint.

The air was filled with an ancient, bone-deep chill, carrying a lingering earthy scent and the faint smell of decay.

It silently spoke of centuries of deathly silence and confinement.

The silence was terrifying.

The only sound was the faint buzzing of the mosquito’s own rapidly vibrating wings.

In the absolute stillness, it sounded jarringly loud.

It only added to the unsettling gloom.

’It really is an ancient tomb! The burial place of the master of Wangwu Mountain is definitely no friendly ground!’

Perceiving all this through his avatar, Lin Yi felt a slight chill.

The Mosquito Avatar hovered cautiously in mid-air, its compound eyes glinting as it warily scanned the deep, winding passage ahead.

Its tiny size and ability to fly gave it an undeniable advantage here.

The outlines of mechanisms were faintly visible on the passage walls—the deadly traps born from the wisdom of ancient artisans.

’Quicksand traps?’

’Step on the wrong stone slab, and sand and gravel would pour down from above like a waterfall, burying any tomb raider alive!’

’Hidden arrow mechanisms?’

’Trigger a mechanism, and the walls would instantly fire poisoned crossbow bolts, swift as lightning and impossible to defend against!’