Qiuzhou's Immortal Forest

He was quite worldly, having even stayed in the Heavenly Pavilion.

However, compared to the Immortal Forest before them, the extravagance of the Heavenly Pavilion in Giant Marsh City was utterly vulgar, merely a human paradise of wine, women, and meat.

Qiuzhou Immortal Forest is like a blessed land of immortals, with vast expanses of magical energy and mist. Although its gate is just Stone Gate, it is exquisitely carved, a masterpiece of a master craftsman from the Longevity Realm Giants.

Amidst the misty clouds of magic, towering spiritual trees stand, laden with fruits of the highest quality, comparable to precious medicinal herbs.

The pavilions and towers of Immortal Forest are all suspended in the void, situated on a large array of floating islands.

Standing on the ground outside the gate, one can only glimpse a corner of the floating island, connected to it by a celestial ladder. The cultivators inside, both men and women, are all like immortals, looking down upon the myriad beings of the city.

Li Weiyi was refused entry by the Deformed Race Martial Cultivator guarding the Stone Gate.

The opponent possessed a high level of cultivation, being an elder figure at the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas, but in the Immortal Forest, he could only guard the gate, acting like a guardian beast.

Li Weiyi knew the rules of Immortal Forest: "I won't go in! I only ask the old gentleman to inform him that there is a young man surnamed Chi outside the door who requests to see Miss Qin Li. I have a good relationship with her, and she will surely see me."

The gatekeeper, a martial arts practitioner, was very polite and smiled, saying, "I am not Pure Immortal Body, so I cannot enter. I am truly unable to help you."

How could Li Weiyi possibly believe that?

Even if we can't get in, we'll definitely find a way to contact the people inside.

Greed!

Li Weiyi gritted his teeth, took out a handful of Silver Coin, and handed them over.

The gatekeeper, a martial arts practitioner, didn't even glance at her and continued with a smile, "Young Master Chi, please leave. Miss Qin Li, even we have difficulty getting an audience, let alone you?"

"I have a genuine and close relationship with her, I'm not just bluffing... He's not Pure Immortal Body, so why was he allowed in?"

Li Weiyi pointed to a young figure who, accompanied by a group of men and women with Pure Immortal Body, entered the Stone Gate of the Immortal Forest.

The young man was a mortal, lacking the physical body of Pure Immortal Body, but he was dressed in fine clothes and possessed an extraordinary demeanor. Even experts with Pure Immortal Body looked up to him.

The gatekeeper, a martial artist, was moved and immediately made a shushing gesture, signaling him to lower his voice. "That is Lu Cangsheng, a prodigy personally selected by the Lord of the Immortal Forest and the inheritor of the Lei Xiao Sect."

Li Weiyi asked, "Is it possible to make an exception? What are the conditions?"

The gatekeeper, a martial arts practitioner, was quite troubled and patiently said, "Forget about it! Among the younger generation, it's rare to find even one person selected from the list presented to the Lord of the Immortal Forest in three to five years."

Even though the two were speaking in hushed tones, it still caught Lu Cangsheng's attention, causing him to pause slightly and look over.

Qin Qian, who was following Lu Cangsheng, was a Pure Immortal Body woman who had cultivated to the Sixth Sea Five Seas Realm. She glanced at Li Weiyi and chuckled, "There are countless laughable things and laughable people in this world. Senior brother, you should understand now, right? There's no need to be cautious in everything or overestimate your opponents. Not everyone is exceptionally talented. There are many mediocre people in the world who are unaware of their own limitations."

"Let's go!" Lu Cangsheng said calmly.

A group of people disappeared into the clouds of magical energy.

The gatekeeper, a martial arts practitioner, helplessly spread his hands and sighed, "See? He's just made a fool of himself."

Having been inexplicably mocked, Li Weiyi wasn't angry at all. She just sighed inwardly, realizing that being young and unknown in this world really meant being as insignificant as a lackey. Getting through a door or even just saying a few words was incredibly difficult.

Who will value you? Who will think highly of you?

"Brother Tianshu!"

A familiar voice came from inside.

Li Weiyi turned around and saw Shi Shishi, a chubby boy standing on the street in the distance, waving at him.

"You've also come to Qiuzhou Prefecture?"

Li Weiyi walked over, feeling as if she had met an old friend in a foreign land.

After the Earth Wolf King Army suddenly switched sides on the Lizhou battlefield, the two sides were no longer enemies, but close allies.

Shi Shishi pulled him away, saying, "Let's find somewhere else to talk. Don't stand here; it's embarrassing."

"Why?" Li Weiyi asked, puzzled.

Look over there!

Shi Shishi to the cluster of buildings of varying heights directly opposite the gate of the Immortal Forest, where a bustling atmosphere filled with the frequent comings and goings of young cultivators.

The two entered one of the buildings, which was like a spacious courtyard with five-story pavilions on all four sides. Servants and maids brought food and drinks and moved about. Among the young cultivators, martial arts practitioners and mind masters gathered in the rooms with open windows and doors, laughing heartily and discussing world affairs.

Many martial arts practitioners gathered by the window railings, peering towards the direction of the Immortal Forest gate, excitedly recounting to those who came later the scene of Lu Cangsheng and his group entering. Naturally, the conversation also included the embarrassing and comical mortal martial arts practitioner.

"That kid actually wants to see Miss Qin Li... Haha... I'm embarrassed to even mention the excuse he made up..."

"He even tried to bribe the gatekeeper with Silver Coin, but that was too paltry. If it were me, I'd take Spring Coin."

Li Weiyi and Shi Shishi climbed the bustling stairs and arrived at a table on the third floor near the main entrance of Immortal Forest.

Li Weiyi felt no shame whatsoever. Observing the martial artists in the building, he noticed many experts at the Five Seas Realm and said, "Were you watching me here earlier too?"

Shi Shishi nodded, then chuckled and said, "Those gathered outside the Immortal Forest are just a bunch of busybodies. Don't take their words to heart; no one will remember you. You see, even if you come up here and pass by them, no one will notice you."

"They just want to catch a glimpse of the inheritors who have come to the Immortal Forest. Pure Immortal Body are indeed flawless in their immortal essence, and regardless of gender, they are truly incomparable to us mortals. Besides, each of the inheritors is stunningly beautiful, with countless legends surrounding them. Who wouldn't want to admire them?"

Li Weiyi said, "The dishes on this table..."

"Eat whatever you like, it's on me today," Shi Shishi.

Li Weiyi, without any hesitation, said while eating, "They came to pay homage to the legend, what about you?"

"I came to see the beauty!"

After Shi Shishi laughed, his face became as round as a ball. Then, as if remembering something, he excitedly said, "Brother Tianshu... never mind, I'll just call you Brother Weiyi. Do you really know Qin Li Lixian?"

Li Weiyi nodded.

"That's Qin Li, a master of both sword and dance. In terms of beauty, she might even surpass Yang Qingxi. The stream murmurs, the Li River flows gently..." Shi Shishi.

Li Weiyi thought this kid was courting death. Putting aside Qin Li's frighteningly high cultivation level, if these words reached Hidden Nine's ears, he would definitely chop him up with an axe.

Although Li Weiyi didn't have much contact with Hidden Nine and Yin Shi, he could tell that the two had a close relationship, understood each other very well, and were definitely suspicious.

"Shi Shi, you are the Dharma King of the Earth Wolf King Army. You are so young, yet your cultivation has already reached its peak. How come you haven't been granted a special promotion and can only stand here outside the Immortal Forest, watching helplessly?" Li Weiyi asked.

Shi Shishi immediately became modest. "Brother Weiyi, don't be sarcastic. My cultivation speed and cultivation level are indeed among the best of my peers, but I'm still a long way from being able to break through the Immortal Forest's special requirements."

"Lu Cangsheng is just a mortal, how did he do that? Is he the pinnacle of mortals, possessing a hundred meridians?" Li Weiyi asked.

Shi Shishi, "I don't know much about Lu Cangsheng. It seems that cultivating thunder magic and physical constitution are not absolutely related. That kid has a very high level of skill in thunder magic and has defeated Hundred Meridian Lines All Silver Pure Immortal Body."

"To achieve such incredible feats with the body of a mortal, truly amazing!" Li Weiyi exclaimed inwardly, feeling that the world was indeed full of Outstanding Person.

Only by leaving Lizhou can one truly open their eyes to the world.

Li Weiyi asked, "How many rare Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine did you collect in Immortal Burial Town? Have you not completed the transformation into Pure Immortal Body?"

Shi Shishi scratched his head and said bitterly, "The higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to transform into a Pure Immortal Body. A difference of one realm makes it two or three times more difficult. With my cultivation level, I calculated at the time that I might need fifty Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine to have a chance to transform into Pure Immortal Body, so I had to give up."

"However, it wasn't all for naught! The Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine I gathered in Immortal Burial Town helped me break through my cultivation level, and I've already begun cultivating the Sixth Sea."

"As expected of the Dharma King, your cultivation speed is unparalleled among your peers," Li Weiyi praised generously.

Shi Shishi was about the same age as Hidden Twenty-Four and Li Ling, around sixteen or seventeen.

Those inheritors, although they have already cultivated the Seventh Sea and reached a higher realm, are mostly over twenty-five years old.

Shi Shishi suddenly asked telepathically, "You're from the Jiu Li Hidden Gate, you should know the inside story, right? Why did the Earth Wolf King Army suddenly switch sides and fully support your Jiu Li Tribe?"

Li Weiyi put down his chopsticks and replied telepathically, "You are the Dharma King, and you don't even know this. What could a mere hermit like me possibly know?"

Shi Shishi sighed, "Old Nine and Old Six definitely know, but they're too tight-lipped and won't say a word."

Li Weiyi's heart skipped a beat. "Your Earth Wolf King Army must have more than just one expert at the Five Seas Realm, right? There's no one with Pure Immortal Body at the Five Seas Realm who has come to Qiuzhou City?"

Shi Shishi, "Our two families are allies now, so I won't hide it from you! Below the Ten Great Dharma Kings, there are indeed some powerful third-generation disciples who came to Qiuzhou City with me. They are all successors of various Dharma Kings, and among them, of course, are Pure Immortal Body."

"How about you do me a favor? Send a trustworthy Pure Immortal Body into the Immortal Forest to deliver a message for me," Li Weiyi said.

Shi Shishi narrowed his eyes. "To deliver a message to that Immortal Qin Li? She wouldn't happen to be from your Jiu Li Hidden Gate, would she? Otherwise, how could a mere mortal martial artist who has just broken through to the Fifth Sea Realm possibly know someone of this caliber?"

Li Weiyi met his gaze and smiled, "Even your Heavenly King and Great Lord have to obey the orders of the Jiu Li Tribe. Aren't you asking too many questions?"

Shi Shishi frowned, deep in thought, even wondering if the Heavenly King was a high-ranking member of the Jiu Li Hidden Gate.

A group of young martial arts practitioners nearby started to cheer. "Yang Qingxi is here, and so is Chen Wenwu."

Shi Shishi immediately rushed over, leaned against the window, and gazed in the direction of the Immortal Forest gate.

By the time Li Weiyi walked over, the group of Pure Immortal Body cultivators from the Sui Sect and the Three Chen Palace were already just their backs. He whispered in Shi Shishi's ear, "Seeing how excited you are... how about we join forces and capture Yang Qingxi?"

Shi Shishi was very interested in this, but quickly shook his head. "Brother Weiyi, Yang Qingxi is no simple character. With your cultivation level, don't even think about messing with her. You should be at the First Realm the Five Seas Realm now, right? You probably don't have a clear understanding of the experts in the Five Seas Realm yet. If Yang Qingxi wanted to kill you, she could do it with just a flick of her finger!"

Li Weiyi would never forget her grudge against Yang Qingxi: "No matter how strong she is, there are always people stronger than her."

Seeing Li Weiyi's calm expression, which suggested he wasn't joking, Shi Shishi exclaimed in surprise, "Are you serious? If you can get the experts from the Jiu Li Hidden Gate, plus the third-generation disciples of my Earth Wolf King Army, we could pull off this! Just thinking about it is exciting, haha!"

"No rush, let's wait a few more days."

Li Weiyi decided to at least reach the third stage of the Five Seas Realm before taking action. "Find someone first to help me contact Qin Li."

I wrote until 4 or 5 a. m. last night and didn't go to sleep until 6 a. m., so I'm late again today. I should be able to adjust tomorrow.