Withered Marsh Forest.
From a distance, this area appears to have no connection whatsoever with the forest.
Millions of gray-white stone pillars rose from the ground.
The shortest is a thousand feet tall, and the tallest pierces the clouds, its top disappearing into the gray mist, its end nowhere in sight.
Connecting heaven and earth.
The surface of the stone pillar is not smooth; it is rugged and rough.
It is covered with traces of weathering and erosion.
Occasionally, withered vines twine around it, long since devoid of life.
The ground is surrounded by exposed dark brown rocks, layer upon layer, with ravines Diplomatic School.
There are no plants, no water, and the Immortal Power is scarce.
A hazy mist seeped out from between the stone pillars, pressing down low, making one feel as if the world had shrunk considerably upon entering.
"It is said that this place was once the Blessed Land Earth Immortal where a celestial being took root."
"Later, this Earth Immortal Tribulation failed to overcome his tribulation, and his Blessed Land world withered and collapsed."
"The remains transformed into this stone forest ruin stretching for millions of miles."
"The realm of Earth Immortal is truly terrifying."
Lu Li stepped into the stone forest, his pace slowing slightly.
Looking at the surrounding landscape.
The remains of a barren, desolate Blessed Land could stretch out to form such a vast territory.
This is just the manifestation after it has withered and died; who knows what magnificent it must have looked like in its prime.
Lost in thought, he walked among the stone pillars.
The Immortal Power was intentionally or unintentionally released outwards.
He's an expert at fishing.
The aura of Eighth-Turn True Immortal was faintly visible, neither strong nor weak.
It's just the right amount of time to make a move, without arousing excessive suspicion from the other party.
A lone Eighth-Turn True Immortal ventured alone into the Withered Marsh Forest.
For the Nine-Turn Demon Immortal hiding here, this is absolutely a piece of fat meat delivered to his doorstep.
As expected.
Lu Li walked among the stone pillars, his footsteps echoing in the open space.
Not long after.
The gray fog overhead suddenly split open.
A beam of crimson-gold light shot down from the top of the stone pillar, silently heading straight for his crown.
Extremely fast.
Before the Immortal Power could even touch his body, the strong wind had already crushed the rocks beneath his feet.
Lu Li was prepared.
The halberd shot out from his hand, and he gripped the handle with his other hand, holding it horizontally above his head.
"Clang!"
The crimson-gold light struck the halberd, and the sound of metal clashing exploded, causing the stone pillars within a radius of tens of thousands of miles to tremble.
The crimson-gold light dissipated, revealing a lacquered golden claw.
Behind the sharp claws was a ball of burning crimson feathers, within which the outline of a bird was vaguely visible.
It has three legs, two wings, and its entire body is covered in iron-red feathers.
It was Crimson Crow.
"A Rogue Cultivator?"
A hoarse voice, tinged with amusement, came from within the feathered flames.
" Eighth-Turn True Immortal, yet he dares to venture alone into the Withered Marsh Forest? Does he have a death wish?"
Lu Li did not answer.
The halberd trembled, Mountain-Splitting Inscription lit up.
A surge of Immortal Power shot out along the halberd blade, sending the Crimson Crow flying back tens of thousands of feet.
Upon seeing this, Crimson Crow spread its wings, its feather flames surged, and it released its true form Demon Immortal.
It transformed into a giant crow that blotted out the sky, covering the entire stone forest.
At the same time, a rain of crimson fire swept across the sky in retaliation.
Each fiery feather was imbued with Demon Power, burning through the rocks upon landing.
This was a decisive blow.
Lu Li swept his halberd horizontally.
The blood-black halberd swelled in the wind, reaching for the sky.
The Abyss-Suppressing Inscription was activated.
The halberd unleashed an arc of celestial light, scattering all the fire rain.
Then, he thrust the halberd straight in.
A sliver of blue light pierced through the gray mist from the tip of the halberd, heading straight for the Crimson Crow Demon's body.
Crimson Crow reacted quickly, kicking off the air with all three legs and retreating rapidly.
But Lu Li did not retract his halberd stance; the azure light detached from the halberd tip and transformed into a beam of light in pursuit.
"Bang!"
Crimson Crow was forced to block with one foot, its crimson feathers shattered, and demonic blood splattered.
"You--!"
With a furious roar, the Crimson Crow flapped its wings and its form suddenly blurred.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds or even thousands of crimson afterimages split off from its body.
It shot off in all directions and disappeared between the stone pillars in the blink of an eye.
" Feather Transformation into a Thousand Shadows?"
"It's this thieving demon's innate supernatural Divine Ability!"
Lu Li pointed his halberd forward, his Divine Sense rapidly expanding.
They wanted to find out his true identity.
However, each of those hundreds of afterimages carried almost the same Yao Qi fluctuations.
After dispersing into the depths of the stone forest, it blended with the gray mist, becoming indistinguishable from it.
His Divine Sense swept over one afterimage after another, each one looking like the real body, yet each one also looking like a fake body.
Lu Li attempted to use his Immortal Power to shake the gray mist, forcing the afterimage to reveal itself.
useless.
The afterimage, after being impacted, merely shattered and reformed, continuing to disappear deeper into the depths.
The Crimson Crow's escape techniques are indeed troublesome.
And if he hadn't fled and had remained still in place, he probably wouldn't have noticed.
It was no fluke that this Demon Immortal was able to escape capture for over two hundred years after committing a major crime in the Vast Immortal City.
Seeing this, Lu Li put away his halberd and remained silent for a moment.
Raise your left hand.
An ancient gold seal appeared in the palm of his hand.
"Since I can't find your true form... then I'll just shatter all your false forms!"
Facing Crimson Crow's innate supernatural Divine Ability.
Lu Li had no other choice but to rely on sheer force to overcome all other methods.
This golden seal is almost Pseudo Dao Treasure, possessing extraordinary power.
It is definitely not something that a True Immortal Divine Ability can resist.
Immortal Power was poured into the golden seal.
The golden seal suddenly enlarged, hovering above his head, radiating countless golden rays.
Centered on the golden seal, it shot out in all directions.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"..."
As the golden light flashed, the stone pillars of the Withered Marsh Forest, stretching for millions of miles, collapsed directly under the oppressive power of the golden seal.
The gray fog was dispersed, the rocks were crushed, and only golden light and ruins remained between heaven and earth.
Those hundreds of crimson afterimages crumbled one by one under such a dense barrage of power.
In the end, only one remained.
Deep within the stone forest, a ball of crimson flame struggled to escape the golden seal's coverage, but was firmly pinned to the spot by the oppressive force.
Lu Li retrieved the golden seal and arrived, halberd in hand.
The Crimson Crow lay among the rubble, one of its three legs broken, its wings charred and almost all its red feathers gone, revealing the bluish-black skin beneath.
Demon blood stained the ground, turning the rubble a dark red.
"You... you're not an ordinary Eighth-Turn True Immortal..."
Crimson Crow's hoarse voice squeezed out from his throat.
Lu Li pointed his halberd at its head without saying a word.
"Wait a moment!"
The Crimson Crow struggled to raise its head, a glint of survival flashing in its murky eyes.
"Spare my life, and I will teach you the method to conceal your true nature!"
"Using the essence of my entire being as a catalyst, this method allows cultivators to completely conceal their aura, making them undetectable to anyone of the same cultivation level!"
"Even... as long as you don't reveal yourself first, you can hide across borders!"
"This is Secret Method of my clan's bloodline, never passed on to outsiders!"
Lu Li looked at it, the halberd tip not moving away.
Crimson Crow, panting heavily, added a sentence.
"As you just saw, your Divine Sense couldn't track my Feather Transformation into a Thousand Shadows at all."
"Your innate concealment technique far surpasses that of a thousand shadows. If it weren't for your extraordinary and overwhelming abilities, no one could find me."
Upon hearing what Crimson Crow said, Lu Li initially had no particular thoughts.
Until he suddenly remembered the Trial Immortal Realm Wangyao Immortal City.
His eyes suddenly trembled.
"If I obtain this Secret Method, will I have any hope of making Falling Firmament devour that fairyland?"