Chapter 213

"Fourth-Rank flood dragon blood is truly domineering!"

Li Rui's heart skipped a beat.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

He had seen ordinary flood dragon blood before, and it was simply not in the same league as the Fourth-Rank flood dragon blood before him.

One drop was enough to overpower the previous bottle.

Vaguely, he could also smell a trace of exotic fragrance; perhaps this was because it contained the Chi dragon bloodline.

"Precious blood!"

Li Rui looked at the bright red blood bead in the bottle.

If it were ordinary blood, it would probably have stuck to the bottom of the bottle, and Li Rui would have had to break the bottle to lick it, but this flood dragon blood naturally formed and maintained a spherical shape without dispersing.

Having had previous experience.

He knew that flood dragon blood had to be consumed raw to maintain the purest dragon power, which had the best effect on the dragon form.

Li Rui tilted his head back and swallowed the drop of flood dragon blood.

Just at the moment it entered his mouth.

A rich bloody smell rushed straight to his crown, and his mouth and nose were full of the taste of blood.

In an instant.

A violent, hot current exploded inside Li Rui's body.

Boom!

Sounds of dragon roars echoed in his dantian, like thunderclaps.

He saw the Ying dragon circling between the immortal-form heaven and earth slowly flapping its wings, flying out from the dantian like an emperor on a tour, traveling through his entire body.

A trace of coolness rose.

Every time the Ying dragon completed a circuit, the feeling of dryness and heat decreased a little.

Li Rui decisively closed his eyes, and as the Dragon Roaming the Nine Heavens Chart circulated, the Ying dragon seemed to be aided by a divine wind, and its speed of touring became faster.

Every time it completed a circuit.

The immortal Xuan Qi in Li Rui's dantian grew stronger by a fraction.

An hour passed.

The Ying dragon had traveled through his body seventy-two times, passing through the Ren and Du meridians, the eight extraordinary meridians, and the twelve regular meridians, refining essence into Qi, circulating repeatedly.

Li Rui slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of joy.

The immortal Xuan Qi in his dantian was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Before long.

His dantian was already filled with immortal Xuan Qi, a misty expanse, as if in a fairyland.

This is a sign of the completion of Qi strengthening!

Originally, according to his estimation, it would take at least three years for his true Qi to fill his dantian; he didn't expect that a drop of flood dragon blood would allow him to complete it ahead of schedule.

"The Ying dragon form actually has the ability to refine essence into Qi."

The Ying dragon inside his body refined the essence of the flood dragon blood into true Qi, feeding it back to Li Rui.

Not only did the Ying dragon become stronger, but Li Rui, as the main body, benefited even more.

Looking at the Ying dragon again.

At this time, the Ying dragon was a full circle thicker than before and had become more agile.

If one didn't know, they would think Li Rui was raising a real dragon in his dantian.

At this time, his dantian was filled with true Qi, and the Ying dragon was no longer limited to the area of the immortal form, touring everywhere.

Just like before.

Every time it completed a circuit, the true Qi in his body would become a fraction stronger.

"Qi strengthening is complete, then condense the essence, abandon the large to seek the refined, gather Qi into a bead."

According to the records in the manual.

After Qi strengthening is completed, it means the quantity of true Qi is sufficient, and the next step is to improve the quality of the true Qi.

When the true Qi is strong to a certain extent, it will gather into a bead the size of a thumb.

That is the Qi essence.

Only by achieving this step does one have the conditions to open up the Qi sea.

And Li Rui carries the dragon form; besides when circulating Qi, the Ying dragon can improve the grade of true Qi through touring on ordinary days.

That is to say.

Others can only practice when circulating Qi, but he is different; he practices while eating and sleeping.

At most, the effect on ordinary days is just not as obvious as when circulating Qi.

But over time, the effect will definitely be extraordinary.

"Wonderful!"

The people in the military supplies department all thought Li Rui was a sucker; after all, no matter how good the item is, if the quantity is not enough, it is difficult to have much effect.

Only he himself knew that this drop of flood dragon blood was too profitable.

It kills almost all Fifth-Rank spirit elixirs in the world.

After finishing all this.

It was already late at night, so Li Rui simply crawled into his quilt and fell into a deep sleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

When his consciousness returned.

He arrived at the Dream Cloud Terrace.

"Gao Zhen, come out!"

Before the words fell.

Gao Zhen's figure appeared not far from the Cloud Terrace, and the Hidden Blade appeared in Li Rui's hand.

Without a word.

He slashed toward Gao Zhen with one blade.

The first blade, straight to the heart, a move of "Seeing the Dragon in the Field" hit Gao Zhen, making him stagger and retreat repeatedly.

The second blade, a blade net fell, sealing Gao Zhen's retreat.

The third blade, "Diligent All Day," changed from slashing to smashing.

A blade with great force and weight smashed toward Gao Zhen's head.

Blast it!

It was a physical blast.

Gao Zhen exploded instantly, turning into many dark clouds.

An excited look appeared in Li Rui's eyes.

With three blades, he had killed Gao Zhen; this was more than many times stronger than a few days ago.

Li Rui thought about it and suppressed his impulse.

Insomnia is not a good thing.

He put away his blade, sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, and closed his eyes to comprehend the Dao.

Outside Qinghe City, on the official road.

Cao Wei and Jiang Linxian appeared together, a rare sight, both standing in front of the Official Reception Pavilion.

The two didn't speak, just stood quietly; besides them, there were many logistics officials of the Anning Guard busy back and forth in the pavilion, and the formation was not small.

Very quickly, a group of people appeared.

About seven or eight people.

Each riding a snow-white horse, the seven people presented a guarding posture, surrounding a young man in the center.

Seeing that person in white clothes, with a light fur and loose belt, his demeanor was very dashing, his eyes slanted, his face handsome, yet heroic and compelling, and his clothing and attire were clearly those of a wealthy royal grandson.

Looking at the six or seven handsome guards with swords at their waists. They were not men at all, but young women dressed as men.

"It has to be these dukes and marquises; the display is just big, why do they still like this?"

Cao Wei glanced at the few attendants who were neither men nor women, muttering in his heart.

That's right, the person who came was the grandson of the Duke of Wei, Qi Ze.

This person has always had the name of a virtuous grandson.

I heard he recited sentences at one, wrote poems at three, practiced swords at five, had small success at ten, and now at the age of twenty-something, he has already passed the Sixth-Rank Dragon Gate, and might be able to observe the sea before thirty.

Compared to Jiang Linxian back then, he is not inferior.

Cao Wei has never had a good impression of child prodigies.

Jiang Linxian's expression was even more indifferent.

On one hand, Qi Ze is the person he has to deal with, and on the other hand, he is used to geniuses, or rather, he is a top-tier talent in the world himself.

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Recited sentences at one, wrote poems at three?

Of course, it was made up by busybodies, unless "this bowl is big and round" can also count as a poem.

As for practicing swords at five and having small success at ten, it's actually not difficult.

At least for Jiang Linxian, it is.

The group arrived at the Official Reception Pavilion.

The white-clad youth Qi Ze landed gracefully, and his folding fan opened with a swish, looking very dashing.

He said to Cao Wei and Jiang Linxian: "The two officials have been waiting a long time."

Although Cao Wei didn't like fops in his heart, he still smiled heartily on the surface: "Little Brother Qi, it's hard work to come all the way to Qinghe, please come in quickly."

Regardless of the fact that Qi Ze came here for the Trade Captain position, it had nothing to do with him.

In fact, he was happy to see it happen, happy to see Jiang Linxian get frustrated.

Just looking at his status, Qi Ze was also a proper royal noble, the Duke's grandson, with a noble status.

It would also be very good to use this to befriend the Duke of Wei.

He naturally had to treat him with courtesy.

Qi Ze looked at Cao Wei: "This must be Officer Cao, right?"

"Grandfather once said that Officer Cao is bold and careful, and will definitely be a great talent in the future."

Cao Wei was overjoyed: "Did the Duke really say that?"

Qi Ze nodded: "Absolutely true."

Cao Wei was very satisfied upon hearing this; although the Duke of Wei doesn't have much real power, his influence is not small. According to the merits of his lineage in surrendering to the Yu Kingdom, as long as the things he proposes are not too excessive, the Emperor will almost always agree.

Of course, even if he didn't want to agree, he wouldn't reject the Duke of Wei's face on the spot.

As long as the Duke of Wei mentions Cao Wei's name while chatting with the Emperor, a promotion will be just around the corner.

Qi Ze then looked at Jiang Linxian.

Compared to Cao Wei, he was clearly more interested in Jiang Linxian: "This is Officer Jiang?"

Jiang Linxian nodded: "Since you've come to Qinghe, get some good rest first."

Although Qi Ze had the intention to chat with Jiang Linxian, it was a pity that the falling flowers had the intention, but the flowing water had no heart; Jiang Linxian just dealt with him for a few sentences, then said he was busy with military affairs, and left first.

Qi Ze wasn't annoyed by this.

Because he knew that his coming to Qinghe this time had snatched the position of someone named Li Rui under Jiang Linxian.

It would be strange if Jiang Linxian could treat him well after being beaten to the punch.

Cao Wei narrowed his eyes.

He looked like he was watching a show and didn't mind the chaos.

He wished Jiang Linxian and Qi Ze would fall out, and it would be best if it alarmed the Duke of Wei.

Then one sentence would transfer Jiang Linxian away.

He had already tried many times and concluded.

Jiang Linxian cannot be toppled.

If he wants to control the Anning Guard, it's only possible if the Military Advisor is changed.

"Little Brother Qi, don't take offense; our Officer Jiang just has this temperament, he's the same to everyone."

These words.

Seemingly clearing things up for Jiang Linxian, in reality, they were clearly meant to leave a bad impression on Qi Ze.

Qi Ze felt some regret:

"Is that so."

Cao Wei laughed: "Little Brother Qi, wine and food have already been prepared in the mansion; you've had a hard journey, so relax first. The competition is still three days away, no rush. After you win the victory, I'll throw a big table for you, brother!"

"Many thanks, Big Brother Cao."

Qi Ze shook his fan and smiled lightly.

The two walked into the Official Reception Pavilion together.

Three days passed in a flash.

On this day.

Li Rui still got up early as usual, then practiced his blade work according to habit.

He ate meat porridge with the four people in the courtyard.

Only then did he prepare to go out.

Before leaving, he instructed Wang Zhao: "By the way, eat lunch by yourselves today, don't wait for me, and don't wait for dinner either."

"Yes, Master."

Wang Zhao nodded obediently.

After speaking.

Li Rui pushed the door and walked out.

He didn't go to the Galloping Tiger Cavalry today, but went straight to the General's Mansion.

Halfway there.

He saw Ning Zhongtian standing on the main road, looking at Li Rui with a smile.

"Old Brother Li, how is the preparation?"

Clearly.

He was waiting for Li Rui here on purpose.

That's right, today is the day of their competition with Qi Ze.

"It's okay."

Li Rui chuckled.

Ning Zhongtian asked curiously: "I heard Big Brother bought a drop of flood dragon blood?"

He remembered that Li Rui had bought flood dragon blood before, but the quality was far inferior to this time.

"The effect is not bad."

Ning Zhongtian smacked his lips.

"He's really willing to spend."

Compared to Li Rui, he felt he was much more frugal, having bought three Fifth-Rank elixirs.

After refining them over the past few days.

His strength had increased by more than twenty percent, and he was full of confidence.

"Squashing a grandson who just entered the gate is a sure thing!"

(End of chapter)