Chapter 193: The Limit of Five Hundred Years of Life

Sending a book?

Senior Sister Yao?

Li Rui's brain turned quickly, and he immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter.

After Yao Xue left Qinghe.

She would write to him from time to time, and Li Rui would reply to every letter.

After all, he had heard that the Zui Xian Lou Master had become the new Gu Jianzheng, and the old Daoist Zhang Gu and his two disciples had moved into the Jingcheng.

Note.

It is the Jingcheng, not the capital.

Besides imperial relatives, only palace maids and eunuchs can live in the Jingcheng; the fact that Yao Xue and the other two could move into the Jingcheng shows how deep the Emperor's favor is for that Zui Xian Lou Master.

One must naturally embrace such a big thigh, and the letters written must be replied to.

Li Rui looked at the book in the young man's hand.

"Introduction to Immortal Qi"

He was dumbfounded.

In his letters, Li Rui had once used seeking immortals and asking about the Dao as a lead, trying to learn more about Immortal Qi and the Immortal Court from Yao Xue.

After all, the books in the Anning Guard's arsenal were all scattered travelogues, and their nature was no different from mythology.

But Zui Xian Lou was very different; it was a sect that appeared specifically for seeking immortality, so they must have researched this.

And Yao Xue went to the Directorate of Astronomy, so she must be able to learn much more than him; the resources are right there.

Unexpectedly.

Yao Xue actually asked someone to bring the book to him from the capital.

Introduction to Immortal Qi, as the name suggests, is a book about Immortal Qi.

"Thank you, Magistrate Fu."

"It's just a small effort, Senior Sister Yao asked me to greet you on her behalf, Senior."

"Miss Yao is thoughtful."

Li Rui smiled faintly.

It seems Yao Xue's inner demon has been completely eradicated, otherwise she certainly wouldn't dare to have any more interactions with him, her inner demon.

Taking the book with both hands, Li Rui invited Fu Huan into the room: "Magistrate Fu, it's cold at night, come in and have a cup of hot tea."

"Then... I will disturb you."

Fu Huan liked quietness by nature and instinctively wanted to refuse.

But Li Rui was, after all, someone specially instructed by Yao Xue, so he couldn't reject the face upon the first meeting.

The Zui Xian Lou Master is now his Master, and the status of the three people from Zui Xian Lou in the Directorate of Astronomy has also become very high, so he has to take it seriously.

Walking into the room.

Li Rui personally brewed a pot of tea for Fu Huan.

Wisps of white smoke rose from the teacup.

Fu Huan took a light sip, his eyes lighting up: "Good tea!"

It was not astringent at the entrance, and a slight sweetness rose on the tip of the tongue afterward; it was not as sweet and greasy as white sugar or brown sugar, but it was refreshing.

It was very different from the tea he drank in the capital.

Li Rui laughed: "As long as Magistrate Fu likes it, it's just some wild tea produced locally."

Wild tea?

Of course not.

If wild tea could be highly regarded by a Morning-Caller of the Directorate of Astronomy who had seen the world from the capital, then the tea pickers in Qinghe would have become rich overnight, and they wouldn't be eating one meal and starving the next.

This tea was specially obtained by him from the Southern Border.

The distance from the Southern Border to the capital is long, and it is generally transported out as tribute.

Unless one is a royal prince in the capital, one might not necessarily be able to drink this tea.

Li Rui just happened to be close to the geographical location, so he managed to get some, specially used to treat people from the north.

If one wants to treat people well, one must do the work in ordinary times.

Collect more in ordinary times so that one won't be at a loss when the time comes.

If one has many means, one can always find a use for them.

One is only afraid of running out of tricks.

Fu Huan liked it more and more as he drank, and before he knew it, the teacup was empty.

He felt a bit embarrassed.

People of noble status actually pay attention to tasting tea, not drinking it; how can one drink it like those vulgar country people, gulping it down like a cow?

It's too unrefined.

Fu Huan was born into a noble family, and making such a move made him feel rude himself.

Li Rui naturally noticed the abnormality on Fu Huan's face, but he didn't point it out, just laughed and added another cup as if nothing had happened.

"Young man."

Fu Huan looked like a Daoist priest who had been studying Daoist arts in the Directorate of Astronomy for many years and rarely went out.

He was not deeply involved in the world.

Li Rui then opened his mouth: "Magistrate Fu, is there a demon chaos this time coming to Qinghe?"

Fu Huan shook his head: "Magistrate Li is also a member of the Anning Guard, so I won't hide it from you; I came for the Gao Zhen case of your army's Garrison Commander."

Li Rui hurriedly stopped him: "It involves secrets, Magistrate Fu, you don't need to tell me."

"Magistrate Li is truly understanding."

Fu Huan couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration for Li Rui.

There are not many people who can guard their curiosity.

He knew that the entire Anning Guard's thoughts were drawn by the Gao Zhen case, and they must all want to know the details of the case.

On one hand, it is indeed a major event for the Anning Guard, and on the other, if Gao Zhen is really dead, the interests involved are numerous.

Fu Huan was just not deeply involved in the world, but he was very intelligent.

He couldn't help but look at Li Rui, this old man, with more respect.

Li Rui turned to chat with Fu Huan about Zui Xian Lou.

He might be the only person in the Anning Guard who didn't care about the details of the Gao Zhen case.

Gao Zhen was killed by him.

What else is there to understand?

As long as he knew that Cao Wei and the others were still investigating, it was enough.

Compared to the case, chatting about the Directorate of Astronomy and Zui Xian Lou put no pressure on Fu Huan.

The Directorate of Astronomy is mysterious to the outside world because the Daoist priests of the Directorate of Astronomy rarely appear in front of outsiders; in fact, there is nothing that needs to be kept secret. Zui Xian Lou has now become a famous sect in the world, no longer the hidden sect it once was.

There is nothing to hide.

Chatting about it as leisure anecdotes naturally made the atmosphere relaxed.

For Fu Huan, it was a common thing.

But for Li Rui, it was all very strange.

His understanding of the Directorate of Astronomy was limited to paper, and this time he finally met an official of the Directorate of Astronomy, and because of Yao Xue's relationship, he was willing to chat with him more; naturally, he wouldn't let go of such an opportunity.

"Magistrate Li, in fact, the Directorate of Astronomy is not as mysterious as you have heard."

"It's nothing more than the wonderful use of martial arts; it's just that martial artists focus on the way of killing with true Qi, while Daoist priests focus more on using true Qi to hook the heaven and earth, imitating the means of ancient immortal cultivators."

Speaking of ancient immortal cultivators, Fu Huan had a look of longing.

In ancient times, the spiritual energy had not completely dissipated, and the Immortal Court and Immortal Sects were wide open.

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A Ninth-Rank immortal cultivator could use the energy of heaven and earth, unlike now, where one must reach the Seventh-Rank Willow Sinew to nourish martial arts true Qi similar to immortal cultivation Qi by oneself.

Moreover, the true Qi nourished solely by oneself cannot be compared with the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth in terms of quantity.

Li Rui's heart moved slightly.

"Then does the Directorate of Astronomy have a method for longevity?"

What he said was longevity, not immortality.

Because he knew that there was no way to immortality in the world; if there were, the Yu Kingdom wouldn't have so many emperors, but should only have one.

Fu Huan shook his head:

"Lifespan is determined by heaven; there is no method for longevity in the world."

Li Rui: "Why does Magistrate Fu say so? I see there are many health-preserving techniques in the Jianghu."

Fu Huan shook his head again:

"Strengthening the body and fitness to prolong life is itself a fallacy of ordinary people; the seniors of the Directorate of Astronomy once conducted experiments, and an ordinary person who does not practice martial arts, even if nourished by the best spiritual herbs and strengthened by the best health-preserving techniques, can live at most 120 years; this is the limit of a mortal's life."

"We martial artists can increase our lifespan because true Qi reverses the fate, and only then can we increase our lifespan."

"But now that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has retreated, the power of one person is ultimately limited; living five hundred years is the limit of a martial artist's life."

"Cultivation techniques cannot increase lifespan; what can increase lifespan is actually true Qi, which is related to cultivation techniques, but it is not the main reason."

Li Rui felt it was novel.

It lives up to being the Directorate of Astronomy; they actually turned such mysterious things into experiments of the past life, becoming theoretical things.

"Five hundred years, the limit of life..."

Listening to Fu Huan's output, Li Rui's heart moved slightly.

Once entering Willow Sinew, ordinary martial artists can increase their lifespan by fifty years.

After stepping into the Dragon Gate, they increase their lifespan by another 30 years.

The lifespan of ordinary Dragon Gate martial artists reaches a terrifying 180 years.

Li Rui can live for more than two hundred years in one breath.

For ordinary people, this is already equivalent to living a second life.

But lifespan will not increase infinitely, and it will not even increase at an accelerated rate.

A First-Rank Supreme can only live for five hundred years; it is obvious that because one first obtains true Qi, the effect of increasing lifespan is relatively obvious, but the further one goes, the effect is actually not that strong.

But Li Rui vaguely feels that the Long-Life Art is not quite the same.

It seems it can break the limit of lifespan.

Chatting and chatting, the two talked about Qu Chengfeng again.

"Magistrate Fu, I wonder how that little brother Qu is doing recently, did the Guiming Sect leave any damage?"

Speaking of Qu Chengfeng.

A look of worship appeared in Fu Huan's eyes:

"Magistrate Li, you don't know, Tao Shidi Qu is a rare Daoist art genius in the Directorate of Astronomy in a thousand years, and he might be the next Gu Jianzheng."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows.

A Daoist art genius?

This is completely different from the Qu Chengfeng in his impression; although the contact time was short before, Li Rui considered himself to have a good eye for people, how could such a mediocre playboy embryo suddenly change so much?

Strange!

According to understanding, Qu Chengfeng's talent is not bad, but compared to the heroes of the world, he really cannot be counted as a genius.

But Fu Huan, a Seventh-Rank, a proper family descendant, actually admired Qu Chengfeng, an Eighth-Rank, so much, which is truly strange.

Fu Huan saw the doubt in Li Rui's eyes and explained:

"Magistrate Li, you don't know, after Tao Shidi Qu suffered a great disaster, he seemed to have become enlightened, and even the Gu Jianzheng looked at him with admiration."

"Once in a thousand years is the evaluation given by the Gu Jianzheng."

Once in a thousand years...

One must know that from the founding of the Yu Kingdom until now, how many thousands of years have there been?

Doesn't that mean Qu Chengfeng's aptitude can rank in the top three in the history of the Yu Kingdom?

That is too scary.

"What kind of encounter did this Qu Chengfeng experience?"

Unknowingly, he said the question in his heart.

Regarding this, Fu Huan was also very curious.

But he only heard that after Qu Chengfeng went back, he forgot everything that happened during the few days he was missing.

After the Gu Jianzheng checked, he didn't say anything.

The two chatted for a while longer, and it was late.

Fu Huan then bid farewell and left.

Li Rui sent Fu Huan out of the gate, and then returned to the room.

It was still a major cycle of Qi, and then he fell asleep.

Three days later, in the morning.

Li Rui was on his way to the Galloping Tiger Cavalry camp as usual.

He had only walked halfway.

When he saw Ge Hong leading fifty people from the Wu-character camp rushing toward the outside of the military camp.

"Could it be that something happened?"

Li Rui hurriedly caught up with Ge Hong.

"Brother Ge, what happened?"

Ge Hong turned his head, seeing it was Li Rui, his pace did not slow down, and he said while walking:

"It's the Ministry of Justice people."

"They were attacked by a mysterious expert while investigating the case."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 194 =====