"What is your cultivation level?"
"Mid-stage Deer Bone Realm, not bad, let's go register over there."
"Next!"
What is your cultivation level?
"Early stage of Elephant Armor Realm? Not bad, not bad. Go and register with him."
"Next!"
"Fish Spirit Realm? Get lost! What are you doing getting involved with that level of cultivation? Go home and call your master!"
On the vast and boundless land of the Southern Flame Realm, an endless forest stands like a malignant tumor stained with blood.
The Crimson Crystal Forest is the most dangerous place in the Southern Flame Realm, a forbidden zone for life in the eyes of countless cultivators.
Above the Crimson Crystal Forest, the sky was shrouded in a thick and eerie layer of blood-red clouds, as if it had been completely soaked in blood, so thick that it seemed as if it would drip down at any moment.
Dark red flashes of lightning occasionally flickered through the clouds, each flash accompanied by a low rumble of thunder.
The wind howled, carrying the pungent smell of blood and a faint stench of decay.
The Crimson Crystal Forest was surrounded by a strange red halo, which resembled a materialized flame and exuded a bone-chilling cold.
Beyond the halo lay a desolate land, crisscrossed by deep, bottomless cracks, like wounds torn open by the earth, within which flowed black magma.
At this very moment, dozens of Black Moon Sect inns have been set up outside the Crimson Crystal Forest.
Ever since the aura of Xu Lan, the young sect leader of the Black Moon Sect, appeared in the Crimson Crystal Forest, sect leader Xu Chuang immediately ordered a full-scale search.
However, the Crimson Crystal Forest was simply too vast, and even if the entire Black Moon Sect mobilized, it would only be a drop in the ocean.
Left with no other option, the Black Moon Sect had to seek outside help.
Xu Chuang contacted several sects with whom he had a relatively close relationship, as well as the affiliated sects of the Black Moon Sect.
However, due to the numerous dangers within the Crimson Crystal Forest, other sects naturally did not want their disciples to go to their deaths, and even many of the Black Moon Sect's affiliated minor sects did not put in much effort.
More than ten days passed, and the Black Moon Sect had not even seen a trace of Xu Lan. Xu Chuang was furious.
His beloved son is in the Crimson Crystal Forest. As long as his breath hasn't disappeared, he's still alive. The longer it drags on, the lower the chance of him being rescued.
But the facts are clear: for cultivators with low cultivation levels, entering a dangerous place like the Crimson Crystal Forest is tantamount to suicide.
Therefore, the Black Moon Sect set up dozens of inns on the outskirts of the Crimson Crystal Forest and issued a notice to the cultivation world.
Whether they are independent cultivators within the Southern Flame Realm or disciples from various sects, as long as they come to the Crimson Crystal Forest to help search for Xu Lan's whereabouts, the Black Moon Sect will reward them with generous gifts.
The news sent shockwaves through the entire cultivation world.
The disciples of the major sects were alright, but some cultivators from smaller sects and independent cultivators couldn't hold back any longer.
What these people lack most is cultivation resources. Without enough resources for cultivation, their path to immortality may only last a few hundred years.
Despite knowing the dangers within the Crimson Crystal Forest, many cultivators, tempted by the Black Moon Sect's immense profits, still wanted to try their luck.
At this moment, long queues had formed outside every post station outside the Crimson Crystal Forest.
The vast majority of cultivators who come here are at the Deer Bone Realm and Elephant Armor Realm, and very few are at the Snake Core Realm. As for the Fish Spirit Realm, even if they wanted to enter, they would not be allowed.
"Next one, next one, reveal your identity and cultivation level!"
Inside an inn, the leader of the Black Moon Sect was shouting loudly.
"Don't rush, everyone has a chance, but those whose cultivation is below the mid-stage of the Deer Bone Realm, I advise you to go home as soon as possible!"
"It's not that my Black Moon Sect is stingy, but look at the Crimson Crystal Forest behind us. The ferocious beasts there won't care about your cultivation level. Those without strength will not only harm themselves but also drag others down with them!"
Hearing this person's words, many of the rogue cultivators in the group subconsciously looked in the direction of the Crimson Crystal Forest.
Looking through the pervasive crimson mist into the Crimson Crystal Forest, one could see a dense mass of Crimson Crystal Trees.
These trees are tall and straight, their trunks like cast red crystals, crystal clear and radiating a mesmerizing light.
The branches of the Crimson Crystal Tree are covered with sharp thorns, and its leaves are as red as flames, swaying gently in the breeze and making a rustling sound.
Occasionally, streaks of red light flash through the forest at lightning speed, barely visible to the naked eye.
"It doesn't look like anything special."
One of the rogue cultivators muttered to himself.
"Hmph, ignorance is bliss!"
The Black Moon Sect cultivator gave a light snort.
"Don't be fooled by the appearance of the Crimson Crystal Forest; it will punish everyone who underestimates it."
"In the Crimson Crystal Forest, just dig down anywhere, and you'll find countless skeletons!"
"Is it really that outrageous...?"
The cultivator who spoke earlier was still somewhat skeptical, feeling that the other party was exaggerating.
The Black Moon Sect cultivator glanced at him, about to say something more, when he suddenly heard someone shout loudly.
"Look, what's that in the sky over there?!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing the sound, the Black Moon Sect cultivators looked in the opposite direction from the Crimson Crystal Forest.
In the distance, something seemed to be faintly visible in the sky.
"That is..."
He squinted, and others who had already seen it clearly exclaimed in surprise.
"It's...it's an airship!!"
"Falling...falling down!!!"
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