At the same time, great upheaval also erupted at the Immortal Mausoleum, one of the Life Forbidden Zones. Few dared to come here. There was little scenery to speak of, only towering hills that seemed ancient beyond measure, like enormous burial mounds. Before each stood an ancient stone stele, like a heavenly monument.
In truth, this place was said to be a graveyard of Immortals. Countless cultivators had once entered, hoping to witness the bearing of Immortals and perhaps pick up an Immortal artifact or two. Yet every one of them had gone like heroes crossing the Yi River—never to return. Like mud oxen vanishing into the sea, there had only ever been entry, never exit.
Today, a humanoid being appeared within the Immortal Mausoleum. He seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, yet also as though he had always belonged there. His entire body was shrouded in pure, flawless radiance, concealing his true appearance. Above his head rose a pillar of blood energy that merged with heaven and earth, piercing through the cosmos. Even though he had restrained every trace of his own aura, he could not draw this pillar of blood energy back into his body.
The instant he appeared, demonic shrieks, monstrous roars, ghostly wails, and the cries of all living beings echoed around the crimson pillar above him. Blood-red petals, bloody blossoms, scarlet gales, and torrential rains of blood also fell from the sky... It was strange to the extreme.
This being who had appeared in the Immortal Mausoleum looked young. He raised a hand and glanced at it, then let out a faint sigh. The vicissitudes of eternity flowed through his eyes, cold and indifferent like a corpse, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
His appearance was as though some forbidden being had awakened. Every phenomenon