287: Old man from the frontier! Master of all trades!

A flat yet extremely majestic voice, like a Nine Heavens thunderclap, suddenly boomed between heaven and earth!

Lion's Roar!

From the direction the voice came, a crimson figure shot through the air like a meteor, it was Lu Jiuyuan!

With his appearance, the immense pressure that had enveloped the battlefield, originating from the Elder of the Frontier, quietly disintegrated like snow melting in spring.

“Greetings, Supreme Alliance Leader!” Ren Qianxing led the Supreme Alliance Disciples in a respectful bow.

The Elder of the Frontier heard the voice, his body tensed, but he didn't look back, pushing Ouyang Mingri's wheelchair even faster by three points, while pulling Yi Shan and shouting, “Don't look back!”

Although he was pulling two people, his movement technique at this moment was like a fleeting shadow, leaving a trail of afterimages on the official road.

He dashed straight towards a misty mountain forest to the south, which was the battlefield he had long chosen, the Bewitching Immortal Forest!

Lu Jiuyuan took a step, his figure already in front of Ren Qianxing and the others, not even looking at the kneeling crowd, his gaze fixed on the rapidly departing grey shadow ahead.

“In front of this King, can you escape?”

Before he finished speaking, his figure blurred again, as if merging with the wind, chasing after them at a speed far exceeding that of the Elder of the Frontier.

His crimson royal robe flapped in the air, like a crimson lightning bolt tearing through the sky.

Ren Qianxing and the others only felt a blur before their eyes, their Alliance Leader was already just a retreating back, only the lingering terrifying mental Divine Might made them feel lingering fear, not daring to rise for a long time.

Ahead, the Elder of the Frontier felt the terrifying aura, like a shadow, rapidly approaching from behind, and his heart grew heavy.

He dared not hold back the slightest, pushing his movement technique to its limit, and although he was dragging two people, his posture still appeared exceptionally agile, and in a few leaps, he had already rushed into the thick fog that perpetually shrouded the edge of the Bewitching Immortal Forest.

Lu Jiuyuan followed closely, stepping into the fog almost immediately after him.

Upon entering the forest, the scene changed abruptly!

Outside, it was clearly daytime, but inside the forest, it was as dim as dusk. The dense fog not only obscured vision but also seemed to swallow sound, making even footsteps unusually muffled.

Ancient trees towered all around, their branches gnarled and twisted, taking on bizarre forms, like lurking monstrous beasts.

The most peculiar thing was that the arrangement of the trees, though seemingly chaotic, actually conformed to some profound Formation. Upon stepping into it, one's sense of direction instantly blurred, and even up, down, left, and right became somewhat inverted and disoriented.

“Formation?” Lu Jiuyuan stopped, his gaze sweeping over the twisted space and shifting trees around him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He could feel that this fog and the trees formed a natural maze, confusing perception and trapping people invisibly.

However, that was all it was.

He closed his eyes. A Formation could deceive the five senses, but it could not completely obscure his perception of energy flow and life Qi.

Soon, he “saw” the Elder of the Frontier, with Ouyang Mingri and Yi Shan, moving towards a specific direction deep within the forest, using the cover of the Formation.

“I've found you.”

Lu Jiuyuan chuckled, no longer paying attention to the constantly shifting illusions before him that tried to lead him astray. He pinpointed a direction and stepped forward.

His steps seemed not fast, but each step covered an extremely long distance. In just a few steps, he had already Transmigrationed through most of the bewildering area, rapidly closing the distance between himself and the Elder of the Frontier.

Ahead, the Elder of the Frontier, who was rapidly fleeing with the help of the Formation, slightly changed his expression.

“Not good! His mind is so firm, completely unmoved by external things, he can see through the reality of the bewildering illusion Formation so quickly!”

He felt Lu Jiuyuan's aura rapidly approaching, knowing that mere escape could no longer shake him off.

“Master!” Ouyang Mingri also sensed the danger, clutching the Nine Dragon Stone in his arms tightly.

“Mingri, don't panic. With the power of the Formation, I, your Master, will contend with him for a while!” The Elder of the Frontier made a decisive decision, no longer blindly fleeing.

He abruptly pushed the wheelchair behind a giant rock, having Yi Shan guard it, while he himself flickered and merged into the dense fog and distorted light and shadow.

Lu Jiuyuan stepped into the stone forest area, and the scene before him changed again. It was no longer just simple fog, but several “Elder of the Frontier” appeared, indistinguishable between real and fake, each occupying a side, their Qi intertwined, subtly forming a siege.

“Avatar Demonic Shadow? With the Formation's enhancement, it's indistinguishable from reality.”

Lu Jiuyuan's gaze swept over, and he immediately saw through the trick, but with the interference of the Formation's power, it was impossible to instantly pinpoint the true body.

“Alliance Leader Lu, take this old man's ‘Cloud-Turning Rain-Covering Hand’!”

A “Elder of the Frontier” on the left was the first to attack, his palm shadows flying, like clouds and mist, dense and soft, his palm power amplified by the Formation, striking from a strange angle.

“Alliance Leader Lu, try this old man's Single-Minded Sword!” The Elder of the Frontier on the right also smiled, pinching his sword fingers, and a sword Qi bloomed at his fingertips, a five-foot sword Qi, interwoven into a net.

“Alliance Leader Lu, how about this old man's Invincible Vajra Demon Subduing Fist!” The Elder of the Frontier behind him also said with a smile.

“Alliance Leader Lu, a song that breaks the heart, where can one find a soulmate in the world! Listen to this!”

The Elder of the Frontier in front retreated, a seven-string guqin appeared in his arms, he plucked a string, and sound waves, like swords, sprayed out.

Lu Jiuyuan faced this encirclement from all directions, real and illusory, incorporating four distinctly different attacks of palm, sword, fist, and sound, and his eyes showed great appreciation.

“The palm technique is soft and treacherous, the sword Qi is sharp and incisive, the fist stance is fierce and domineering, and the sound attack disturbs the mind... Even more commendable is that it is unified by a Formation, with interconnected Qi, almost without flaws.

Elder of the Frontier, you are indeed the top figure in this world. Medicine, divination, astrology, boxing, weapons, zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, you are proficient in everything.”

Facing the cloud-turning, rain-covering palm shadows from the left, he did not retreat but advanced, his body instantly turning golden.

His body was Invincible Vajra, his fists and palms blended fire and water.

His left hand's five fingers spread slightly, a black and red light emanating from his palm, and he pressed it forward casually!

“Break.”

“Bang!”

The four-sided offensive was instantly shattered!

“What a ‘one force breaks all Daos’! What an Invincible Vajra body! Alliance Leader Lu's cultivation and combat power are no less than Brother Gu's, I am impressed, truly impressed!!”

From within the mist, the solemn voice of the Elder of the Frontier's true body came, carrying unconcealed shock.

His Four Symbols Illusionary Killing Formation, which integrated five of his unique skills and used the Formation to conceal his true body, had its power doubled, yet it was forcibly neutralized by the opponent in such a manner!

Moreover, he could very clearly feel that the opponent was constantly searching for his true body. Once his true body was locked onto, that earth-shattering strike would surely kill him.

But if he couldn't lock onto his true body, he wouldn't dare use such a desperate, no-retreat move.

Lu Jiuyuan, within the Formation, his Invincible Vajra body emitted a faint golden glow, isolating the surrounding mist and distorted light and shadow that tried to erode him.

He did not rush to attack again, but his gaze was like a torch, constantly scanning the several “Elder of the Frontier” figures that appeared and disappeared in the mist.

For someone who simply doesn't confront you head-on, where everything seen and heard is an illusion, there really isn't a very good solution.

If he could lock onto him, he was confident he could kill him in one blow, but if he couldn't lock onto him, couldn't hit him, then it was like a mouse pulling a turtle, with nowhere to start.

“It's too early to speak of admiration.” Lu Jiuyuan frowned, “Your Formation, borrowing the power of heaven and earth, evolving myriad illusions, is indeed exquisite.

What's even more commendable is that you integrate your own learning into the Formation; the Qi of palm, sword, fist, sound, and even medicine and divination, can all be used, endlessly.

It's really not easy to kill you!”

“Kill this old man?” The Elder of the Frontier's voice, tinged with a hint of helplessness, came from the mist, “Alliance Leader Lu, don't scare me.

This old man admits that this meager skill relies only on the advantage of the Formation laid out in advance in this Bewitching Immortal Forest.

In terms of true combat power, I am far inferior to the Alliance Leader; once encountered, it would be a blessing to merely survive.”

His words were pitiful, but the operation of the Formation did not stop in the slightest.

Several illusions floated erratically in the mist, their Qi intertwined, making it difficult to pinpoint his true body.