White-Handed Gain
The Crimson Immortal, in its true immortal form, was also about two hundred meters tall.
To be precise, the size of each peak True Immortal is basically over two hundred meters. However, depending on the strength of their foundation, some are just over two hundred meters, while others can reach nearly three hundred meters.
And above 300 meters...
That is the realm of celestial beings.
Celestial beings rely on the power of their grotto-heavens to amplify their abilities and distribute the burden of their immortal bodies to the grotto-heavens and the Heavenly Dao, thus condensing terrifying immortal bodies that are over 300 meters, or even 400, 500, or 600 meters tall, with the highest reaching over 900 meters.
But right now...
It has neither a celestial abode nor the Heavenly Dao.
But what was projected in front of the Crimson Immortal was a statue that was nine hundred meters tall...
To be precise, it was a terrifying figure that was 990 meters tall.
Standing before this terrifying figure, the Crimson Immortal was like a child less than half a meter tall, who could ride a bus for free, standing before a burly man who was 1.98 meters tall and nearly two meters tall.
This is a gap that courage and skill cannot bridge.
This is a fear that neither fighting spirit nor perseverance can overcome.
The overwhelming sense of oppression emanating from his physical size was enough to suffocate and despair any enemy standing in front of him.
Crimson Immortal looked up at that figure and felt as if the true energy within her body had stopped circulating.
"Immortal... Immortal Lord!?"
He stared blankly at the terrifying figure that was nearly a thousand meters tall, losing all courage to fight back.
At this moment, he finally understood why this figure could still unleash the power of a high-level Celestial Immortal, even though there were no other grotto-heavens around except for the Baihe City Grotto-heaven.
Because...
He is the Celestial Lord!
A celestial lord who can temporarily maintain his strongest form even after leaving a grotto-heaven without relying on it!
He, Scarlet, was a supreme True Immortal, not even a Celestial Immortal. What merit did he possess to attract the personal attention of an Immortal Lord?
The next moment, the towering figure that had gathered the power of many fiery phoenixes into one waved his hand.
All the light from the explosions was compressed and condensed, eventually forming a dazzling pillar of light, hundreds of meters in diameter, powerful enough to incinerate everything, that streaked across the sky.
Divine Light of Fire.
Crimson Immortal immediately summoned the surrounding Flaming Phoenixes to try and block the attack, but...
It can't be stopped.
Beneath this terrifying pillar of light formed by the divine light of the Fiery Blaze, the few remaining Flame Phoenixes were pierced, shattered, and exploded. Then, this pillar of light flashed in the Crimson Immortal's eyes with incredible speed...
This scene made this supreme immortal realize...
It's pointless.
Faced with a Celestial Lord who wields the power of Heavenly Dao, everything else becomes meaningless.
Not to mention that the Heavenly Dao of Flames in his hand was already extremely weakened, unable to unleash its full power, even if he could unleash the full power of the Heavenly Dao of Flames, even...
Even if their Lineage's ancestor, the Divine Phoenix Immortal Lord, were alive, he might not be able to defeat such a powerful Immortal Lord.
After all, their ancestor was significantly smaller than the terrifying being before them.
In the realms beyond Mahayana, size often represents the upper limit of a cultivator's combat power.
"Call out!"
A beam of light swept past.
The upper half of the Crimson Immortal's body was instantly reduced to dust by the Divine Light of Fire, which was over a hundred meters in diameter.
The terrifyingly powerful divine light of the Fiery Blaze shot further into the sky, piercing through the clouds and disappearing into the horizon of the Xuanxian Realm.
As the Crimson Immortal died, the fiery phoenixes lost control and, like streams of light, plunged back into the already dimmed ring of flames.
Before the ring of flames could fall towards the corpse of the Divine Phoenix Immortal Lord in the White River City Cave Heaven below, Gu Jinlai had already taken a step and arrived in front of the ring of flames, clasping his hands together...
The halo formed by the Flame Heavenly Dao rapidly contracted.
During this process, the Heavenly Dao of Flames fiercely resisted, and terrifying energy continuously escaped, impacting his hands and arms until they were quickly blasted apart.
However, the power of the Flame Heavenly Dao was eventually almost completely exhausted.
As the Three Cultivation Method was fully activated, a powerful electromagnetic force erupted, forcibly binding the flame ring. Ultimately, he forcibly integrated this flame Heavenly Dao into his own body.
Once inside the body, the void space deep within the eternal core of Gu Jinlai rapidly rotates, like a black hole pulling the Heavenly Dao of Flames into it, making it impossible for it to struggle any longer.
At the same time, the spirit crystals he obtained from Zhao Xi appeared in his storage ring, and they were poured into the void space and into the Flame Heavenly Dao.
Having absorbed the spiritual energy contained within these spirit crystals, the Heavenly Dao of Flames gradually calmed down.
Taking this opportunity, Gu Jinlai directly integrated his True Spirit into the Heavenly Dao of Flames, refining and cleansing it again and again, imprinting his own aura upon it.
As he refined the Heavenly Dao of Flames, various insights about the Dao of Flames also welled up in his mind.
This was the first time that people from Gu Jinlai realized that the power of fire could actually have such a transformation.
"Even the most perfect laws of thermodynamics are probably insufficient to describe the mystery of the Heavenly Dao of Flames. Just as the universe that people observe is actually only the tip of the iceberg, what kind of wonders are hidden in the true universe may not be fully revealed even in thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of years."
From Gu Jinlai, they have murmured to themselves.
He stared intently for a moment at the deepest part of the Eternal Core, the void that would later become the Spirit Realm...
This void space is essentially an internal cave heaven. Although it differs from external cave heavens in that it lacks clear cave heaven barriers, the void space generates powerful gravity and nuclear force when it operates, binding everything within it.
Even the power of the Heavenly Dao of Flames and the power of spiritual energy could not escape.
It won't dissipate, which is itself a form of storage and containment.
Just like putting a piece of steel in a box is a form of storage.
Using magnets to attract steel is also a form of storage.
The only difference is the method used.
"This Heavenly Dao of Flames seems to... enhance the power of all Fire Element Divine Ability? It even allows me to gain some insight into the further refinement of the Eternal Core?"
Perceive it carefully, Gu Jinlai.
We'll have to wait until he's completely refined this Flame Heavenly Dao to find out the specifics.
For a moment, he turned his attention back to the Heavenly Dao of Flames.
While refining the Heavenly Dao with his True Spirit, he also sensed his own condition.
Maintaining a massive size of 990 meters was taking a huge toll on him. Even in just a short while, he felt that the operation of the Eternal Core within his body was becoming somewhat unstable.
He quickly reduced his size, descending from 990 meters to 490 meters, hesitated for a moment, and then descended to 260 meters.
This form represents his energy output and replenishment, maintaining a balance.
With the energy output power of the Eternal Core, he has maintained this state for hundreds of years, and even when fighting fiercely in this state, he does not have to worry about running out of energy.
At worst, I'll just take a few more breaths of cold air.
Of course, this form will definitely have many inconveniences.
His every move would cause many houses in the city to collapse and be destroyed. He could just wander around somewhere and leave behind a mess. From now on, he would only be able to sleep in the wilderness and eat the wind and dew...
"Ultimately, it's just my human habits acting up."
Gu Jinlai thought to himself, then turned his gaze to the people of the Red Cloud Sect in Baihe City.
The process by which the Crimson Cloud Sect occupied White River City was anything but peaceful. The fact that the Crimson True Immortal ordered the massacre of the city to stimulate the spirituality of the millions of people in White River City in order to nurture the Flame Heavenly Dao further reveals their style of doing things.
There aren't many good people.
Currently, Gu Jinlai have directly unleashed the Lightning Domain.
A violent bolt of lightning swept towards White River City in an instant.
Anyone whose Karma reaches the red level, regardless of their identity or origin, is subjected to a thunderous attack from the lightning field.
Wherever he goes, thunder roars.
Before long, tens of thousands of people were reduced to charred remains and died on the spot. The entire city of Baihe was wiped out at an extremely fast pace.
"Baihe City has been captured, but the number of Immortal Lords in the Xuanxian Realm is almost limited. The sudden emergence of an Immortal Lord will inevitably attract many eyes..."
Gu Jinlai have pondered this.
Especially...
He cannot yet be considered a true immortal lord.
It's just that by relying on the profoundness of the Three Cultivation Method, he can unleash strength comparable to that of an Immortal Lord for a short period of time.
If he were to truly confront a Celestial Lord who possesses a celestial realm, he would ultimately be the one to lose.
Not to mention...
"I don't even believe that there are no Xuanxian in the Xuanxian Realm. I really don't know how Zhao Xi found out about this."
Gu Jinlai muttered something under his breath.
Only forces with a Celestial Lord in charge can be called top-tier forces.
There are also five overlords among the top powers.
Without a Xuanxian, how could the five overlords possibly suppress a top-tier force with a Celestial Lord in charge?
Even if there are no Xuanxian in the four regions of the East, West, South, North, or South, the Xuanyuan Sword Sect will definitely have one.
Therefore, we need to be patient, steady, and proceed step by step.
Thinking of this, he took action directly, "breaking" the already weak cave heaven of the Red Cloud Sect in one fell swoop, taking away the corpse of the Divine Phoenix Immortal Lord, and then leaving the scene.
He seemed to have come specifically for the remains of the Crimson True Immortal and the Divine Phoenix Immortal Lord.
Furthermore, the direction he headed for when he left was the Southern Region, which easily gives people the illusion that he was actually sent by the Chi family, the rulers of the Southern Region.
As for the Chi family, it seems they don't have a Celestial Lord like him?
Just kidding, who would expose their power in the open?
As an ancient Lineage that separated from the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect and has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, it is quite reasonable for them to have hidden three or five Immortal Lords.
After leaving while pretending to be the Immortal Lord, he secretly returned under the identity of Jiang Yufeng. While taking control of the Red Cloud Sect, a cave heaven that appeared to have been broken but had actually been rearranged, he used a communication jade talisman to send messages to Yu Xu and the others.
"A being suspected to be at the Immortal Lord level suddenly made a move, killing the Crimson True Immortal, seizing the remains of the Flame Heavenly Dao and the Divine Phoenix Immortal Lord, and also annihilating almost all the high-ranking members of the Red Cloud Sect. Now, the Red Cloud Sect and White River City are essentially ownerless!"
He quickly sent the message: "You've found a hidden paradise for free! Reply immediately!"