130: Chapter 130 The Lord of White Bones, A Shocking Change in Tiannan

Inside the Abyss of Buried Gods, Lin Wan and Blood Bone transformed into a streak of Chaos light, surging upwards.

They had been cautious upon arrival, but their departure was as swift as lightning.

With his cultivation having broken through to the Peak of the Late Stage of Soul Transformation, his Dao Fruit completed, and having grasped a trace of the true meaning of "Extinction," Lin Wan's strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

At this moment, although his Realm was still Soul Transformation, his true combat power was enough to easily crush ordinary Late Stage Void Refining Cultivators, and he even had the strength to battle those at the Peak of Void Refining.

He no longer felt the slightest trepidation towards the various undead and evil creatures within the Abyss of Buried Gods.

Those skeletons, rotting corpses, and vengeful spirits that sensed the aura of a living person and lunged out from the darkness and bones were often swept away by the Chaos aura naturally circulating around Lin Wan, which contained the Dao Rhyme of "Extinction," before they could even get close.

Like snow under the scorching sun, they quickly melted and were purified, turning into the most fundamental Death Qi and resentment, which were then assimilated and absorbed by the Chaos aura, becoming nourishment instead.

"Ma... Master's divine abilities are peerless, and his magic power is boundless! These undead in the Abyss of Buried Gods are simply like clay chickens and pottery dogs before Master!"

Blood Bone followed behind Lin Wan, watching this shocking scene with a heart filled with both awe and relief.

It was fortunate that he had surrendered early; otherwise, he would likely have already become one of the countless withered bones in this abyss by now.

Lin Wan paid no heed to Blood Bone's flattery; he was anxious to return.

This trip to the Abyss of Buried Gods had been immensely fruitful.

Not only had he stopped the blood sacrifice of the Temple of Decay, reinforced the Seal of the heart of decay, and obtained the star-moon divine mirror, but more importantly, his own Dao Fruit was completed, his cultivation had greatly advanced, and he had caught a glimpse of the truth behind the shattering of the samsara mirror and the Origin of "the end."

However, the risks were equally great; he had nearly perished under the erosion of the "Extinction" will.

Moreover, the Temple of Decay would never let this rest, and the Tiannan Realm would likely soon face an even more violent storm.

He had to rush back to the Alliance as quickly as possible to report the situation and make preparations early.

However, just as Lin Wan and Blood Bone were about to rush out of the Abyss of Buried Gods and return to the surface of the Bone Wasteland, a sudden change occurred!

"Rumble—!!"

The entire Bone Wasteland—no, the entire "Heavens Battlefield" space—began to shake violently!

The earth cracked, the sky darkened, countless mountains of bones collapsed, and bone dust flew everywhere.

An indescribable, terrifying will, which seemed to have slumbered for endless ages—ancient, vast, and filled with infinite deathly silence and vicissitudes—slowly awakened from the deepest part of the Bone Wasteland!

This will was not the pure, distorted "Extinction" full of destructive desires like that of the heart of decay, but rather a more ancient, heavier primitive Dao Rhyme that seemed to carry the weight of eternal ages and countless fallen spirits, belonging to "Death" itself, and closer to the "End" side of "Reincarnation"!

"This is..."

Lin Wan's expression changed slightly.

He stopped his movement, hovering at the edge of the Abyss of Buried Gods, his gaze piercing through the heavy gray fog and the vibrating space to look towards the deepest part of the Bone Wasteland.

He felt that the awakened will was extremely powerful, even more vast and profound than the pressure emitted by the main body of the heart of decay!

Moreover, this will was vaguely and tightly connected to the entire Bone Wasteland—no, to this entire "Heavens Battlefield" space!

"It... it is the 'Lord of Bone'! The 'Lord of Bone' has awakened!"

Blood Bone's face turned deathly pale, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

His eyes were filled with boundless terror, even more fearful than when he faced Lin Wan.

"It's over! It's over! The legend is actually true! The 'Lord of Bone' really exists! And... it has awakened! We woke it up!"

"The 'Lord of Bone'?"

Lin Wan frowned and looked at Blood Bone.

"It... it is the true Dominator of this 'Bone Wasteland'—no, of this piece of the 'Heavens Battlefield'!"

Blood Bone's voice trembled as he explained incoherently, "Legend has it that this fragment was formed from a piece of a Realm called the 'Bone Demon Realm' during the ancient war of gods and demons."

"The 'Lord of Bone' was the supreme Dominator of that 'Bone Demon Realm,' a terrifying existence comparable to an Immortal who held the authority over 'Death,' 'Bones,' and 'Undead'!"

"During the war, although it fell, its will did not completely dissipate but instead merged with this fragment, falling into an endless slumber."

"Its place of slumber is the deepest part of this Bone Wasteland, known as the 'Bone Throne'!"

"Over the long years, occasionally a Cultivator in the depths of the Bone Wasteland would trigger some taboo or stir up too much Death Qi and resentment, which would disturb a projection of the 'Lord of Bone's' will, resulting in them being wiped out."

"But a true awakening of the main body's will has never been recorded since ancient times!"

"Our... our previous battle, plus your clash with the heart of decay, and the commotion from reinforcing the Seal... I fear... I fear that it has completely awakened it!"

Just as Blood Bone was explaining, in the depths of the Bone Wasteland, the phantom of a massive throne—towering into the clouds, constructed entirely from countless gigantic god and demon bones, and exuding an aura of endless majesty and deathly silence—slowly emerged.

Sitting upon the throne was a figure that was incomparably huge and incomparably blurry, as if it were formed from endless bones and Death Qi.

In the position of its eyes, two faint green Soul flames, like two nether ghost suns, slowly lit up and scanned the entire Bone Wasteland, finally locking onto the direction of the Abyss of Buried Gods, and locking onto Lin Wan and Blood Bone!

The moment he was watched by this gaze, Lin Wan felt a terrifying will—icy and piercing, as if it could freeze the Soul and drag all things into eternal death—descend instantly, locking him firmly in place.

The surrounding air seemed to solidify, space became viscous, and the wails of countless undead, the roars of gods and demons, and the sounds of clashing weapons and horses rang in his ears, impacting his Divine Soul.

If not for the fact that his Dao Fruit had just been completed and his Divine Soul and will had undergone the baptism of "Extinction," becoming several times tougher, he would likely have suffered damage to his Divine Soul and been filled with boundless terror from just this one glance.

"Outsiders... disturbing my slumber... invading my territory... slaughtering my subjects... you deserve to die!"

A grand, ancient, icy, and emotionless will exploded directly in the Sea of Consciousness of Lin Wan and Blood Bone like rolling thunder!

This was not language, but a transmission of will acting directly on the Soul level!

As this will descended, the huge figure on the Bone Throne slowly raised a giant hand formed from countless bones and pressed it gently towards the location of Lin Wan and Blood Bone.

"Boom—!!"

A giant bone palm, blotting out the sky and formed from the phantoms of countless god and demon bones, instantly traversed space and appeared above the heads of Lin Wan and Blood Bone, slamming down with the Law of Death, filled with infinite deathly silence, destruction, and the end!

Before the giant palm had even fallen, its terrifying pressure had already caused the surrounding space to shatter into pieces, revealing pitch-black Void Realm cracks.

The ground at the edge of the Abyss of Buried Gods disintegrated inch by inch, turning into powder!

The power of this palm strike far exceeded the temporary body formed by the will of the blood pool of the heart of decay, and it was even more formidable than the power dissipated by the main body of the heart of decay in its currently sealed state!

It had already reached the "King" level, and even touched the edge of the boundary between mortals and Immortals!

It was a true, ancient god-and-demon-level terrifying existence, a world-destroying strike unleashed by even just a sliver of awakened will, utilizing the Origin power of this "Bone Wasteland" fragment!

"It's over!"

Blood Bone let out a desperate wail; in the face of such power, he could not even muster the thought of resistance, feeling only that his Divine Soul was about to be frozen and annihilated by that terrifying Law of Death.

Lin Wan's pupils shrank, and warning signs blared wildly in his heart!

The awakening and attack of this "Lord of Bone" were completely beyond his expectations.

Such an existence, even if it were just a projection of its will utilizing the terrain, was definitely not something he could contend with head-on.

Even with his completed Dao Fruit and greatly advanced cultivation, he felt a fatal threat when facing this attack that contained a trace of the embryonic form of Immortal Dao Laws!

Escape? It was too late!

The surrounding space had been locked; this palm strike contained the "must-hit" true meaning of a trace of the "Death" Law, and there was no way to avoid it!

"I can only fight it! Chaos Extinction, Samsara protection, light of Purification, block it for me!"

At this life-or-death moment, an unprecedentedly sharp light erupted in Lin Wan's eyes.

With no further reservations, he pushed his cultivation—which had just broken through and was not yet fully stabilized—to the limit!

The brand-new "Chaos Extinction Samsara Dao Fruit" inside him spun crazily.

Chaos gray light, deep Extinction black light, pure Purification white light, and the faint light of the "samsara mirror" fragments—these four colors of light merged and erupted as never before!

"Chaos Samsara Sky Curtain!"

Lin Wan formed Seals with his hands, his magic power pouring out without reservation, condensing a thick, gray sky curtain above his head, flowing with the four supreme Dao Rhymes of Chaos, Samsara, Extinction, and Purification.

On the sky curtain, the phantoms of the Universe's birth and destruction and the cycle of samsara flowed faintly, and wisps of deep Extinction black light and pure Purification white light intertwined, forming a strange defense that seemed capable of dissolving, transforming, and purifying any attack.

"Hum—!!"

The giant bone palm slammed fiercely onto the "Chaos Samsara Sky Curtain"!

"Rumble—!!"

An indescribable, terrifying explosion erupted above the Abyss of Buried Gods!

The violent energy shockwave, like a world-destroying storm, instantly swept across a radius of hundreds of miles!

Space was like a shattered mirror, covered in dense cracks and filled with chaotic spatial turbulence.

The Abyss of Buried Gods below was forcibly widened and torn by several miles by this shockwave!

Countless undead creatures were wiped out, not even having time to let out a scream.

"Pfft—!!"

Lin Wan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

His body, like a kite with a broken string, flew backward, slamming hard into a huge bone mountain behind him, creating a bottomless pit in the mountain.

The "Chaos Samsara Sky Curtain" in front of him vibrated violently, its light dimming and covered in spiderweb-like cracks, but... it had ultimately blocked this must-kill palm strike!

Although he had paid the price of being severely injured, it had not shattered!

As for Blood Bone behind Lin Wan, although most of the impact was blocked by Lin Wan's sky curtain, the aftermath still left him with broken bones and severed tendons, and he was blasted away while screaming, his life or death unknown.

"Oh? You can actually block one of my strikes?"

On the Bone Throne, the huge figure seemed to let out a slight sound of surprise.

Those two faint green Soul flames lingered on Lin Wan for a moment, especially pausing for a while on the Dao Fruit inside him that blended four colors and exuded a strange Dao Rhyme.

"Interesting Dao... it actually contains Chaos, Samsara, Extinction, and Purification simultaneously... and even a trace of the 'samsara mirror' aura that I am familiar with and loathe... and that stench of 'decay'... who exactly are you?"

The grand will sounded again, carrying a trace of scrutiny and curiosity, but the killing intent within it had not weakened in the slightest.

Lin Wan struggled to stand up from the bone pit, his Qi and blood churning throughout his body, his internal organs feeling as if they had been displaced, his Dao Fruit vibrating, and his aura withered.

If not for the fact that his Dao Fruit had been completed and the four Dao Rhymes had merged, greatly increasing his defensive power, and if not for the "Extinction" Dao Rhyme having a certain degree of "understanding" and buffering against the "Death" Law, he would likely have already been smashed into meat paste by that strike.

Even so, he had suffered significant internal injuries, and his combat power was greatly depleted.

"This Junior had no intention of disturbing Senior's slumber. I came here only to stop the 'Temple of Decay' from awakening the 'heart of decay' and bringing Chaos to the world. If I have caused any offense, I ask for Senior's forgiveness, and this Junior will leave immediately."

Lin Wan braced himself against his injuries, cupped his hands in the direction of the Bone Throne, and said in a loud voice.

Facing such a terrifying existence, fighting head-on was definitely not a wise move.

The other party seemed to have only been disturbed and awakened, not specifically targeting him, so there might be room for maneuver.

"Leave? You disturb My slumber, and you think you can just come and go as you please?" The cold voice of the Lord of Bones rang out.

"Furthermore, your Dao is related to that 'heart of decay', related to that 'samsara mirror', and it also has Karma with Me. Leave your Dao Fruit behind, and perhaps it can complete My broken body and help Me fully recover. Are you willing?"

Leave behind his Dao Fruit? How was that any different from killing him? Lin Wan's eyes turned cold; he knew this matter could not be settled amicably.

This "Lord of Bones" had been sleeping for eons and was clearly in poor condition, desperately needing to restore its strength.

His own Dao Fruit, which contained various supreme Dao rhymes, especially the parts related to the "samsara mirror" and "extinction", was perhaps an excellent supplement for it.

"Senior, you jest. The Dao Fruit is the foundation of this Junior's existence; how can I give it to others?" Lin Wan slowly shook his head, raising his magic power once again, preparing for a fight to the death.

Although the hope was slim, he would never sit and wait for death.

"If that is the case, then... die." The Lord of Bones seemed to have lost patience and said no more.

The massive figure on the Throne of Bones raised its hands again. This time, both hands came out together.

Two more solid, more terrifying, sky-covering giant bone palms, one left and one right, closed in and slammed down towards Lin Wan like swatting a fly!

The power this time was even stronger than before. It was clearly truly enraged, intending to crush Lin Wan into meat paste in one go and forcibly extract his Dao Fruit!

"Chaos Escape!"

Lin Wan gritted his teeth, no longer resisting head-on. His figure transformed into a streak of Chaos light, instantly disappearing from the spot, attempting to escape into the spatial turbulence.

At the same time, he channeled the remnant page of the "chapter of time and space" with all his might, attempting to interfere with the surrounding spatial lockdown.

However, the "Lord of Bones" control over this "Bone Wasteland" had reached an unimaginable level.

As soon as Lin Wan's figure escaped several hundred zhang, he was forcibly squeezed out of space by an invisible, viscous force of the Law of Death, greatly reducing his speed.

And those two giant bone palms, already carrying peerless power, covered the area from above, sealing off all room for evasion.

Seeing that he was about to be struck, a flash of determination crossed Lin Wan's eyes. He was about to disregard everything, detonate a portion of his Dao Fruit, and unleash a forbidden secret technique to fight to the death.

Just at this critical moment—

"Hum—!"

From deep within Lin Wan's Magic Treasure, the "star-moon divine mirror" obtained from the "Abyss of Buried Gods" suddenly flew out on its own. It hovered above Lin Wan's head, erupting with unprecedented brilliant starlight!

On the surface of the mirror, the sun, moon, and stars rotated crazily, and mountains and rivers manifested. A vast, ancient sealing power, as if capable of suppressing the Heavens, faintly formed a confrontation with the Law of Death emitted by the "Lord of Bones".

"Hmm? That old man Star-Moon's 'star-moon divine mirror'? It is actually in your hands?" A trace of surprise flowed through the will of the Lord of Bones, which immediately turned into even colder murderous intent.

"That old man Star-Moon blocked My Dao path back then, was heavily injured by Me, and ultimately fell here. I did not expect his life-bound Dao Artifact to fall into your hands. Just as well, new grudges and old hatreds, let us settle them all at once!"

Clearly, the appearance of the "star-moon divine mirror" did not make the "Lord of Bones" stop; instead, it stirred up even deeper hatred and murderous intent. The giant bone palms descended even faster, with even more ferocious power!

Although the "star-moon divine mirror" erupted with powerful sealing force, attempting to resist, it was ultimately just a Dao Artifact (broken Immortal Artifact) and had no one to wield it.

Facing this furious blow from the "Lord of Bones", it appeared inadequate; the light on the mirror surface flickered violently, as if it could shatter at any moment.

However, at the very moment the light of the "star-moon divine mirror" was about to be extinguished by the giant bone palms, a sudden change occurred!

"Lord of Bones! Your opponent is me!"

A clear, female shout, carrying endless majesty and anger, rang out like thunder from the Nine Heavens, suddenly sounding from the Void Realm outside the Bone Wasteland!

Immediately following, a brilliant, dazzling sword light, as if capable of illuminating the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, like the first ray of light that created the world, instantly tore through the gray sky that had shrouded the Bone Wasteland for years.

With incredible speed, it crossed infinite space and fiercely slashed towards the two giant bone palms that were striking at Lin Wan!

This sword light was as brilliant as the great sun, upright and majestic, yet it contained a supreme Sword Intent that could sever everything and cleanse all evil!

Wherever the sword light passed, the gray mist retreated, the Death Qi was annihilated, and even space was cut with a smooth, mirror-like crack that could not heal for a long time!

"Tiannan Sword Sect... Ye Qingxian! You actually dare to intrude into My Domain!" For the first time, clear shock and anger appeared in the will of the Lord of Bones.

"Boom—!" The sword light collided fiercely with the two giant bone palms!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a crisp sound, as if glass were shattering.

The next moment, amidst the incredulous will fluctuations of the "Lord of Bones", those two giant bone palms, which contained terrifying Law of Death and were capable of easily crushing a Void Refining Peak stage Cultivator to death, were actually sliced open from the middle by that brilliant sword light, split in two, and then crashed and shattered, turning into bone powder filling the sky!

The brilliant sword light, its momentum undiminished, slashed directly towards the massive figure on the Throne of Bones!

"Roar! Ye Qingxian! You are courting death!" The Lord of Bones let out a furious roar.

The Throne of Bones erupted with monstrous black light, and countless phantoms of god and demon skeletons emerged, colliding with the incoming sword light once again, triggering an even more terrifying shockwave.

The entire Bone Wasteland seemed as if it would completely shatter under this single blow!

Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a gentle yet resilient magic power instantly wrapped around the heavily injured Lin Wan and the dying Blood Bone in the distance, pulling them away from the spot and transforming into a streak of light, speeding away towards the outside of the Bone Wasteland.

"Lin Wan, hurry! Leave this place!" A familiar and anxious Divine Thought entered Lin Wan's Sea of Consciousness; it was… Ye Qingxian's voice!

But judging by her tone, it also seemed to carry a trace of weakness and gravity.

Lin Wan's heart shook. Ye Qingxian? How could she appear here? And, it looked like she had come specifically to save him?

But that sword light just now... its power was simply shocking, far exceeding Lin Wan's estimation of Ye Qingxian's strength! That was definitely not a sword strike that an ordinary Void Refining Peak stage Cultivator could unleash! Could it be that Ye Qingxian had already...?

There was no time to think carefully. Lin Wan forced himself to raise his magic power, cooperating with the magic power that had wrapped around him, and fled rapidly towards the outside of the Bone Wasteland.

Behind him, the terrifying battle between Ye Qingxian and the "Lord of Bones" had already erupted, and the entire "Heavens Battlefield" fragment was shaking violently, as if it would disintegrate at any moment.

"What happened? Why did Ye Qingxian suddenly appear and confront the 'Lord of Bones'? And, looking at her, it seems she knew I was in danger?"

Lin Wan's heart was full of doubts, but now was not the time to ask. He could only suppress his questions for now and flee with all his might.

Finally, amidst the aftermath of the great battle between Ye Qingxian and the "Lord of Bones", Lin Wan and Blood Bone, wrapped in that magic power, narrowly rushed out of the range of the Bone Wasteland and returned to a relatively safe area.

With a flash of light, the three of them (Lin Wan, Blood Bone, and the owner of the magic power that had saved them) appeared in a desolate valley.

Only then did Lin Wan see clearly that the person who saved him was a woman wearing a moon-white Daoist robe, with a cold temperament and stunning beauty, but whose face was currently somewhat pale and whose aura was slightly chaotic.

It was indeed the current Sect Master of the Tiannan Sword Sect, Ye Qingxian!

However, the Ye Qingxian of this moment seemed somewhat different from the cold, Immortal-like Sect Master in Lin Wan's memory. Her aura was deeper and more vast, and between her brows, there was an added trace of indescribable majesty and... vicissitudes?

"Ye... Sect Master Ye?" Lin Wan looked at Ye Qingxian, whose aura was clearly powerful but who seemed to be in a poor state, and for a moment, he did not know how to speak.

He could feel that the Ye Qingxian before him seemed... stronger, but as if she were also bearing some kind of indescribable burden.

"Cough, cough..." Ye Qingxian coughed gently twice, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Clearly, unleashing that world-shocking sword strike just now and clashing with the "Lord of Bones" had also caused her not insignificant backlash.

She glanced at the heavily injured Lin Wan, then glanced at the dying Blood Bone on the ground. Her brows furrowed slightly, and she raised her hand to cast a Restriction, completely imprisoning and sealing Blood Bone.

"This place is not suitable for a long stay. Although the 'Lord of Bones' has been temporarily blocked by me, this is ultimately its home turf, and I cannot fight for long. Let's leave this 'Heavens Battlefield' fragment first."

Ye Qingxian did not explain, her tone urgent. She grabbed Lin Wan's arm, and with her other hand, tore through space, taking Lin Wan and the unconscious Blood Bone, instantly disappearing into it.

In the spatial passage, Lin Wan looked at Ye Qingxian beside him, who was pale and had an unstable aura, but whose eyes were incomparably determined. Finally, he could not help but ask: "Sect Master Ye, you... how did you come? And, your cultivation..."

Ye Qingxian glanced at Lin Wan, a trace of complexity flashing in her eyes, which then turned into gravity. She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "This is a long story.

I did not come specifically for you, but because I sensed the will of the 'Lord of Bones' awakening, and it appeared in this fragment simultaneously with the 'decay' aura, the 'samsara mirror' aura, and your aura, so I forcibly tore open space to rush here."

"As for my cultivation..." Ye Qingxian paused, a trace of reminiscence and pain flashing in her eyes. "In the Sect's Forbidden Ground, I accepted a portion of the Legacy and... power left behind by the ancient 'Sword Master Qingxian'.

The price is that I must finish handling the affairs of the Lower Realm as soon as possible and Ascend to the Upper Realm. Otherwise, the power of the Legacy will conflict with the rules of the Lower Realm, and my own Dao foundation will collapse. This is also the reason for my previous seclusion."

"Sword Master Qingxian? Upper Realm?" Lin Wan's heart shook. This amount of information was a bit large.

"Now is not the time to talk about these things." Ye Qingxian interrupted Lin Wan's thoughts, her tone even more grave. "Lin Wan, do you know that during the time you left the Tiannan Realm and entered the 'Heavens Battlefield' fragment, a major event occurred in the outside world."

"What major event?" Lin Wan's heart chilled.

A cold light flashed in Ye Qingxian's eyes, and she said word by word: "The 'Temple of Decay' has come out in full force, uniting with several Evil Path Sects that it had secretly controlled, as well as... some traitors lurking within the Human Race, and suddenly launched a full-scale attack on the major forces of the Tiannan Realm!

At the same time, on the edge of the Tiannan Realm, in several areas bordering the 'decay' forces, large-scale spatial rifts have appeared, and it is suspected that an army of 'decay' evil creatures is crossing over!"

"The Tiannan Realm Alliance has entered a state of total war! My Tiannan Sword Sect has also been attacked by several 'King'-level evil creatures and has suffered heavy losses.

I only rushed here forcibly after repelling the invading enemies, sensing your aura appearing simultaneously with the 'Lord of Bones' and 'decay' auras, worrying that you might be in trouble, and sensing that there might be a change here."

"Now, the 'heart of decay' Seal has been reinforced by you, and there is no worry for the time being. But the full-scale war of the 'Temple of Decay' has already been launched. We must immediately return to the Sect to preside over the war situation.

Furthermore..." Ye Qingxian looked at Lin Wan, her eyes carrying a trace of unprecedented gravity and... expectation. "According to the Legacy information I received, and the 'decay' and 'samsara mirror' auras tainted on your body... you are perhaps one of the key figures in resolving this 'decay' calamity, or even... in uncovering the truth of the ancient great war and preventing the 'the end' from descending."

"The war has already fully broken out. Lin Wan, are you prepared?"