The Bone Demoness raised an eyebrow and pressed her hand down. Ten thousand white bones surged out, sweeping towards Qing Ling like a tidal wave.
As the sky filled with bones approached, Qing Ling smiled faintly, "Though this land is good, it lacks companionship. Shall I find a new home for you, fellow Daoist?"
With his words, the primordial spirit in his brow flickered. He cupped his hands in front of him, kneading and then dispersing, and smiled, "Bone Demoness, please!"
A black and white yin-yang shadow instantly expanded, encompassing a corner of the world. The surrounding tide of white bones was all drawn into it.
Vast power of life and death, the two primordial forces, rippled through the void. As black and white intertwined, with green energy at its core, a colossal suction emerged from life and death, drawing in the countless bones of this bone land.
This divine ability was a clever application of his comprehension of the opposing forces of life and death, withered and flourishing, merged with the concept of Taiji yin and yang. It utilized the attraction of life and death to lock onto the essence of living beings or dead objects. As long as their essence remained, they could not escape the mutual attraction of the Great Dao of life and death!
The Bone Demoness's eyes widened in shock, and she immediately realized this was a Great Luo Dao Realm! The opponent might be a hidden mighty being!
Her already pale face contorted with terror as she turned and fled without hesitation.
Since the opponent had not displayed any Great Luo aura from the beginning until now, it meant that they might not actually possess Great Luo strength. This was her chance for survival!
A beam of white light shot skyward. The accumulated death qi and resentment of infinite years surged like a tide, instantly filling the vacuum of the Withered and Flourishing Realm's suction, giving her a fleeting moment.
Qing Ling chuckled, "Fellow Daoist, since you've arrived, why the hurry to leave?" As he spoke, he pointed a finger. The Sky-Encompassing Net flew up, its myriad green threads crisscrossing to weave a vast green net that encompassed the sky. Above, the heavens held the green net; below, the earth held the green net; within the earth and sky, a net of heaven and earth; above and below, there was nowhere to escape!
Eighteen layers of innate Dao prohibitions appeared.
The Bone Demoness, who was in mid-flight escape, was so enraged that she nearly spat blood. It was clearly her territory, and he not only took her land but wouldn't even let her go!
Her sinister bone body ignited with soul fire. The eerily blue soul fire distorted the very void. Amidst the Sky-Encompassing Net's celestial and terrestrial snare, her form flickered and passed through.
Qing Ling's expression flickered. This was the first time the Sky-Encompassing Net had failed. It seemed the world was truly filled with hidden experts, and one should not underestimate anyone!
However, he had no intention of letting this Bone Demoness go. With a push of his hands, the Withered and Flourishing Realm, as vast as Mount Sumeru, suddenly expanded. He pushed his primordial spirit to its limit, directly enveloping a hundred thousand li radius, trapping the fleeing Bone Demoness within.
In the next moment, the Withered and Flourishing Dao Realm abruptly shrunk, collapsing into a single point of spiritual light that returned to Qing Ling's body.
Qing Ling's primordial spirit was also exhausted, unable to sustain itself any longer.
With a flick of his sleeve, he released Bai Fu and said, "Little Bai, quickly take me away, we can't stay here long!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Fu suddenly unfurled its wings, transforming into a white-winged bat ten zhang in size. It carried Qing Ling on its back and soared into the sky, swiftly departing.
After all, the commotion here was too great, and powerful beings would surely come to investigate.
And Qing Ling's current state was too dire. Using his primordial spirit to directly activate the Withered and Flourishing Realm was simply too taxing for him.
Henceforth, unless absolutely necessary, he would never use this move again!
However, this time, by absorbing the ten thousand white bones, the Withered and Flourishing Realm should benefit greatly.
But the Bone Demoness was still within the Withered and Flourishing Realm and was still causing trouble.
Qing Ling sat on Bai Fu's back, dividing his attention between the surroundings and recovering his primordial spirit. Only after Bai Fu had flown for several million li did it stop at a desolate mountain.
He casually created a cave dwelling, with Bai Fu guarding outside and over a hundred scouting puppets deployed around the perimeter.
After Qing Ling's rest and recuperation, his primordial spirit finally entered the Withered and Flourishing Realm.
The sky filled with white bones lay dormant on the side of the death Dao. The Bone Demoness was nowhere to be found, but she was likely hiding amongst the ten thousand white bones.
Qing Ling was unconcerned. As long as one entered his Withered and Flourishing Realm, unless they were a Great Luo Golden Immortal, they shouldn't even think about escaping.
As his primordial spirit willed it, boundless death qi surged from the death realm. The white bones shattered one by one, turning into white bone powder that sprinkled the earth. Wisps of death qi seeped into the ground, becoming nourishment for the Xuan Tian Vine.
The puppets gradually turned to dust. The Bone Demoness could no longer hide and felt compelled to act, her form flashing out. She pleaded, "Senior, it was I who misjudged you and offended you. I beg you to spare my life!"
Qing Ling smiled, "Fellow Daoist, your words are rather confusing to me. Your bone body has long since died, so what life do you speak of?
Very well, since you yearn for life so much, I shall grant it to you."
The Bone Demoness was stunned, not expecting to be agreed to so easily.
But the next moment, the Xuan Tian Vine at the center of the world shot out myriad vine branches, binding the Bone Demoness and pulling her bit by bit towards the side of the life Dao.
The Bone Demoness struggled desperately, her soul fire burning fiercely, but she could not escape the confinement of the world's greatest Dao, the wood Dao, the Xuan Tian Vine!
Upon entering the life Dao realm, the Bone Demoness's entire body erupted in a bright yellow flame, as if being consumed by a raging fire. She let out piteous screams.
Qing Ling sighed and pressed down with his hand. The Bone Demoness was buried in the soil of the life realm.
He then erected a marker for her, inscribing "Bone Demoness of Skull Mountain in the Chaotic Lands" upon it.
There were six such stone markers in total, five in the death realm and one in the life realm.
Beneath each stone marker lay a Golden Immortal Venerable. Golden Immortals, being immortal, were incredibly difficult to kill, requiring only the slow erosion of time.
The five living Golden Immortals were buried in the death realm, enduring the constant influx of death qi day and night, their life force and magical power gradually being siphoned away.
The corpse of the deceased Golden Immortal Venerable was buried in the life realm, its body gradually being transformed by the Dao of life into nourishment for the Xuan Tian Vine.
Although the Bone Demoness was alive, she had attained the Dao as a living spirit. If she remained in the death realm for too long, she might even advance further. Qing Ling would naturally not allow such a situation to occur.
Now, his Withered and Flourishing Realm held six Golden Immortals and one Grand Unity cultivator! Those buried here were all who had harbored ill intentions towards him, all who had sought to kill him. If Qing Ling's strength had been insufficient, it would have been him, Qing Ling, who was killed.
Therefore, he showed no mercy to these enemies.
By crushing six Golden Immortals and one Grand Unity cultivator, plundering their life force, he had also consumed their destiny.
Now, Qing Ling's destiny python had reached eight hundred zhang! As long as he didn't court death, this immense destiny would extend his lifespan, make him impervious to mortal calamities, and bring him enduring good fortune.
Qing Ling took more than half of the three thousand li of white bones from Skull Mountain, leaving only several hundred li of bone land.
And beneath these accumulated white bones lay a stubborn stone. With fewer white bones, the gaps widened. Nine heavens' moon essence filtered through the gaps in the white bones onto the stubborn stone, and the sun's essence and fiery sun shone upon it.
Beneath the piles of white bones, within a nest of black crows, lay a spiritual stone. This stubborn stone, which had absorbed the death qi, resentment, and soul power of countless eons and countless white bones, finally developed sentience and began to absorb the essence of the sun and moon.
The former lord of the three thousand li of white bones was gone. These eight hundred li of bone ridges became ownerless. After all, who would want to occupy a place with such resentment, death qi, and scarce spiritual energy, especially with such a terrifying neighbor nearby?
This stubborn stone, having gained the soul power of the white bones and the destiny of these eight hundred li of bone ridges, was destined for greatness.