Qing Ling regained her senses, smiled at him gently, and did not answer. Instead, she snatched the green jade umbrella from Tai Yi and walked straight back to Penglai, stepping across the horizon.
The wood dao in heaven and earth returned to one. Ninety percent of the wood dao in the world merged into Qing Ling. Not only was his lost cultivation from separating the Chaos Self restored, but he also ascended to a higher level!
The primal energy in heaven and earth surged into Qing Ling's body like a sea, and even the chaos beyond the heavens sent down streaks of green to be absorbed into his dao body.
Great Luo Golden Immortal, twenty-eighth heaven, twenty-ninth heaven, thirtieth heaven!
Qing Ling's wood dao might was majestic and immense, pressing down on all beings, making them unable to resist. The hearts of the myriad armies in the Eastern Wilderness were filled with even greater reverence!
He flicked his sleeve and retracted the immense pressure, which dispersed.
On the horizon, Nuwa collected the source of Shao Yang, which was transformed from the fall of Dong Wang Gong, and threw it into the Qian Kun Ding to nurture.
The Four Emperors rose and returned to the heavens. The River Map and Luo Book disappeared, and the Mountain and River Diagram was rolled up. Everything seemed as if it had never happened.
But all beings in heaven and earth knew that the Primordial World had changed!
On Penglai Island, Qing Ling reached out and summoned three old immortals from the void.
The three old men hurriedly bowed in fear: "Greetings, Dao Master of the Eastern Wilderness!"
Qing Ling looked at them and smiled, saying, "From now on, you three shall be the Ten Continents and Three Elders of this Penglai Immortal Realm. Penglai shall be a place for immortals to cultivate in peace. You must not be involved with the forces of the Primordial World, nor shall you enter great calamities again, lest your dao fall and you perish!"
The three elders of Fortune, Longevity, and Happiness respectfully replied, "We shall obey the decree of the Dao Master of the Eastern Wilderness!"
Qing Ling pointed his finger, and the Tai Yin Star in the sky scattered. In the shimmering moonlight, an immortal bridge was erected, and the myriad armies of the Eastern Wilderness returned.
At the same time, the Dragon Clan in the East Sea began to reorganize the myriad sea creatures.
Above the East Sea, without the suppression of the King of Myriad Immortals on Penglai Island, the fortune of the East Sea surged, and the dragon roared. Ao Guang, the lord of the East Sea Dragon Palace, achieved the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
The other three seas, the three Dragon Kings, all achieved the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm at the same moment!
The Four Seas Dragon Clans gradually began to rule the East Sea.
Qing Ling led the myriad armies back to the Eastern Wilderness. Apart from the blooming crimson Luo Sheng flowers on Penglai Island, the bloody battle seemed as if it had never happened.
Upon returning to the Eastern Wilderness, all the tribes began to recuperate.
The Xi Mountain Snake Clan's second Great Luo, Yuan Kui, personally presided over the ceremony to worship the heroes of the myriad snakes.
In Senluo City, myriad immortals came and went, trading with peace of mind.
The Mountain River Giant Ape Clan, the Black Lizard Ancient Clan, the Giant Crocodile Ancient Clan, and the Xi Mountain Ancient Clan took turns sending one Great Luo Mighty Being and Golden Immortals and Tai Yi cultivators from their clans to station in the city, preventing indiscriminate killing.
Senluo City was gradually becoming a paradise for cultivators.
At this moment, Qing Ling stood at the top of Jian Mu. Above his head, the starry sky still permeated. His realm had advanced, but Jian Mu was still trapped in the twenty-eighth heaven, suppressed by the immense power of countless stars.
This heaven contained the weight of a universe, which only a Hun Yuan could withstand.
Qing Ling had been supporting the demon race, waiting for this very moment to resolve this predicament!
It was time!
Qing Ling entered seclusion for one Yuan Hui, consolidating his foundation, refining the Qi Sea Qing Yun, and simultaneously awaiting an opportunity.
While Qing Ling was in seclusion, Bai Fu, holding the Plain Colored Cloud Boundary Banner, respectfully escorted it back to the West Kunlun.
On the West Kunlun, the Queen Mother looked at Bai Fu, who held the banner with both hands and bowed his head to the ground, and praised, "Daoist Friend Qing Ling certainly has many marvelous immortals under him."
Bai Fu respectfully held up the banner, not daring to raise his head, and replied, "Your Majesty's praise is too much for this humble one."
The Queen Mother chuckled. The Qing Niao Immortal Maiden beside her stepped forward, took the precious banner from Bai Fu, and handed it to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother raised the banner and shook it. The divine mountain of West Kunlun radiated boundless radiance. The ten directions cleared, dragons roared, tigers howled, deer called, and cranes cried. As the banner unfurled, auspicious mist filled the air, exuding a strange fragrance, illuminating heaven and earth.
"The Immortal Gathering Banner unfurls, all immortals gather!"
The ancient immortals of West Kunlun rushed to arrive. The vast blue sky seemed bottomless, and the sun and moon shone upon golden and silver platforms. Their robes were made of rainbow, their horses of wind, their lords of clouds, descending in droves. Tigers played the zither, and phoenixes pulled their chariots. The immortals were as numerous as a matted hemp.
"Greetings, Queen Mother!"
The Queen Mother looked at the assembled immortals and, for the first time, smiled gently. Today, she was dignified, generous, gentle, and benevolent.
"You may rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The immortals respectfully rose and stood in two lines, silent.
The Queen Mother, the immortal king who presided over all female immortals, sighed for the first time in front of the assembled immortals.
"Recalling when I first met you all, the West Kunlun Mountain was covered in blooming flowers, the West Kunlun had clear and bright breezes, and the West Kunlun Mountain stood tall and majestic.
Now, my era has passed, and heaven and earth will be dominated by the Wu and Yao.
From now on, West Kunlun will be sealed indefinitely, and this divine mountain can no longer shelter you."
This statement shocked all the immortals, who became restless and uneasy.
"Your Majesty, be merciful! We are willing to follow you for eternity."
"Your Majesty, think thrice! You are the heaven for all female immortals!"
"We implore Your Majesty to have pity and take us in!"
In an instant, all the immortals pleaded and wept, begging the Queen Mother to retract her decision.
The Queen Mother sighed. Most of the immortals before her, eighty to ninety percent, were female immortals. They were all pitiful beings who had endured countless hardships and sorrows. Without her protection, they would have long perished in the Primordial World.
However, under the grand trend of events, even she was powerless to change it.
The Queen Mother sighed again and again, closed her eyes to regain her composure, and then suddenly opened them again, saying, "Everyone, my mind is made up. You may leave West Kunlun now. I will subsequently send the Queen Mother's Golden Register back to the Heavenly Court and hand it over to the Heavenly Empress.
Henceforth, the Queen Mother's Golden Register shall be the Heavenly Empress's Golden Register!"
The Queen Mother rose, and the tassels of her immortal king's crown swayed, making a crisp sound as they collided, like the resolve of their owner.
"Today, at the divine mountain of West Kunlun, the Queen Mother bids farewell to you, the assembled immortals.
The path of immortality is long, and the great dao is difficult to seek. I wish all immortals to ascend the great dao soon. When the time comes, the Immortal Gathering Banner will unfurl across ten thousand miles of clouds, and I hope all immortals will come to see the sovereign!
Everyone, heaven and earth are vast, and the future is long!"
All the immortals were filled with grief and sorrow, but they also bowed down: "May Your Majesty be blessed with eternal life, and may the future be long!"
The Queen Mother smiled as she watched the immortals leave Kunlun one by one. She had sent off every immortal. At that time, she had stood here to welcome every female immortal onto West Kunlun.
Now, she still stood here, seeing every female immortal off West Kunlun.
Bai Fu, standing beside her, was deeply moved by this scene and sighed profoundly. He took his leave from the Queen Mother and returned to Du Guang.
Until the last female immortal left, the Queen Mother retracted her gaze.
A golden register appeared in her palm, with golden divine script engraved on each character, representing one female immortal after another who had ascended the dao!
The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with lingering affection. Just as she was about to send off the golden register, she suddenly saw the register spontaneously flip, revealing page after page of golden text. On a blank page, golden characters suddenly appeared. From Dafeng Novel Network.
"The female immortal of Shiji Cave, Skeleton Mountain, detached her stone fetus and took human form after one Yuan Hui of three thousand six hundred years. After eight thousand years, she passed the lightning tribulation and entered the Heavenly Immortal realm. After five thousand years, she passed the Void Wind Disaster and became a Profound Immortal. She is recorded in the Queen Mother's Golden Register!"
The Qing Niao Immortal Maiden's face showed hesitation, "This..."
The Queen Mother sighed, "She is also a pitiful female immortal. If you do not go to guide her, how can a female cultivator who has just entered the Profound Immortal realm ascend to the Nine Heavens of the Heavenly Court?
Since she is the last one, go and guide her!"
Hearing this, the Qing Niao Immortal Maiden nodded in agreement and flew out of the mountain as a sign of good fortune, heading towards Shiji Cave, Skeleton Mountain, to guide the last female immortal recorded in the Queen Mother's Golden Register.