Mortal Bone, Dust Heart

Shen Yan, a cultivator with a mixed spiritual root from a humble background, only sought a peaceful cultivation. But when a secret realm collapsed, he fell into an underground burial pit. On the verge of death, he accidentally touched the ancient source of life and death, passively cultivating the despised yin evil technique "The Art of Rebirth from Withered Bones." Cold bone patterns coiled around him, and death aura clung to his body, binding him with the shackles of good and evil. In the cultivation world, techniques define good and evil: the righteous path is sanctimonious, the evil path is violent and wanton, rigid rules trapping countless outliers. To survive, he concealed his yin evil aura and joined a prestigious righteous sect, cultivating both the pure and righteous Qingyuan and the withered bone life-and-death arts, balancing yin and yang. In the desolate wilds, he gave birth to two bodies: one the gentle righteous Qingyuan body, the other the murderous evil withered bone body, sharing one soul and connected in mind. The world called him a two-faced demon, and both righteous and evil paths sought to eliminate him. So-called demons are not necessarily bloodthirsty; so-called righteousness often hides filth. From a mortal ant to the strongest under heaven, Shen Yan traversed the four domains, unraveling ancient lies and breaking the shackles of good and evil. He neither inclined to good nor fell to evil, only sought to guard his heart and preserve himself. One bone hides life and death; two bodies define good and evil; all splendor passes, withered bones return to origin.