He was the creator of this world, and also its ruler.
He had come from the opening of heaven, seemingly having existed here since time immemorial, suppressing time and space with his body and taking the place of the Heavenly Dao in its workings.
He controlled life and death yet transcended them, the sole eternal existence in this land of nothingness.
With each breath, the profound aura emanating from him instantly spread throughout this world, lending it further changes.
The next moment, the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram began spinning rapidly, the Death Qi and vitality spilling from it permeating the entire world.
Profound, intricate Dao chants rang out from his body, spreading mightily into every corner as the energy of nothingness churned.
In the next instant, an immaculate White Lotus, radiating transcendence throughout, slowly rose from the center of the endlessly spinning Life and Death Dao Diagram.
It enveloped Shi Qingyun's body, and his formerly feeble aura gradually grew stronger under the White Lotus's nourishment.
His formerly illusory body also recovered rapidly under its nourishment, while the might burgeoning within him grew increasingly terrifying.
Meanwhile, outside.
Little Red Bird saw an immaculate Divine Lotus, radiating a misty, precious glow, slowly emerge from Shi Qingyun's forehead.
It settled over his body and enveloped him.
A powerful aura emanated from the Divine Lotus, and in an instant, it was frantically absorbing the Dao Principles and essential energy between heaven and earth.
It was just when the Golden Crow sank in the west and the Jade Rabbit rose in the east.
Dense solar essence and lunar essence submerged Shi Qingyun's location like a surging sea, while profound Dao chants rang out from within the Divine Lotus.
The sky instantly changed color as well. Dark clouds shrouded the entire dense forest at once, with purple