Chapter 356: Internal and External Dual Cultivation

"Not bad, you've made progress again."

He Qiannian looked at Li Rui with satisfaction.

Only to see.

Li Rui, in the small courtyard of the Thousand Cranes Martial Arts Hall, casually grabbed a wisp of the sun's brilliance and held it in his hand.

This is precisely the sign of Great Great Henglian reaching small success.

He Qiannian also never expected that Li Rui's progress would be so fast, far exceeding his expectations.

If he weren't worried about Li Rui becoming complacent.

He would have wanted to laugh out loud.

Passing Great Great Henglian to the person before him was indeed not a mistake. In terms of talent alone, he is completely not weaker than Jiangjiang Linxian, who is now famous in the Great Yu; if we talk solely about talent in external martial arts, he is even stronger.

Li Rui: "It's all thanks to Senior's good teaching."

He Qiannian waved his hand: "Don't stick gold on my face; this is your own ability, it has nothing to do with me."

Li Rui just smiled and didn't argue.

He Qiannian taught him Great Great Henglian, which is the grace of enlightenment.

Although looking at his current Great Great Henglian, compared to He Qiannian's initial appearance, it is actually unrecognizable.

Except for the true intent remaining unchanged, almost everything else has no connection.

Martial Dao is inherently different for everyone; there are no fixed moves.

If Li Rui practiced it with a craftsman's air, He Qiannian would have a headache instead.

During this period.

Li Rui studied the Five Spirits Body Refining Formula every night, and unknowingly, he mixed the Five Spirits Body Refining Formula with Great Great Henglian, so his Great Great Henglian has a bit more of an immortal charm.

Everyone has their own path.

What Li Rui seeks is to become an immortal and live long, not completely to be fierce and ruthless, or martial arts killing moves.

He is walking the path of internal and external dual cultivation.

The internal martial arts derived from Great Great Henglian and the Five Spirits Body Refining Formula are the two legs, neither of which can be missing.

He Qiannian is also because his constitution is special, which is why he practices external martial arts with all his heart; but if his bone structure were better, he would also practice internal and external dual cultivation without hesitation.

What Li Rui wants is to take the advantages of Great Great Henglian and have internal and external complement each other.

This is the true Great Dao.

Finally, until both internal and external reach the peak.

He Qiannian naturally also saw that Li Rui had internal martial arts not a bit weaker than his Great Great Henglian, but he was happy to see this.

Doesn't this prove even more that his external martial arts are not a bit worse than the world's top internal martial arts?

Seeing He Qiannian happy.

Li Rui took the opportunity to ask: "Senior, what is the situation with the Purple Chai Jingong now?"

Five or six days have passed in a row.

Except for Nie Nie Siming telling them to unite the Jianghu sects, there has been no other movement.

He Qiannian looked at Li Rui with a smile: "You lad, what you want to ask about should be news of that Exiled Immortal, right?"

Li Rui didn't have the slightest awareness of his thoughts being pierced, still saying with a smile:

"Senior, your clearance is high and you know a lot; I just want to broaden my horizons."

He Qiannian didn't listen to Li Rui's excuse in the slightest:

"That's also true. You and I were like little mice, eating all the rice in that Exiled Immortal's granary; it's normal to worry about them coming to the door. According to news from the Marquis's Mansion, that Exiled Immortal hasn't returned yet."

"Even if he returns, he won't do anything to you, lad."

"I brought top-tier talismans from the Imperial Observatory to hide our aura, and those in the Purple Chai Jingong who saw us are already dead; even the Exiled Immortal can't trace it to us."

Li Rui laughed.

He didn't say anything more.

He Qiannian drank a mouthful of lukewarm tea and continued: "The Purple Chai Jingong is a major threat, but these are not things we can manage; naturally, there will be someone taller to hold it up."

"Someone taller?"

"Correct, for example, Gu Gu Changsheng, or those few guest ministers."

Li Rui instantly became interested: "Senior, do you know about those seven guest ministers? They are so mysterious."

He is a Search Mountain Envoy.

Except for knowing the number of guest ministers from Yang Bing's mouth, he knew nothing else.

Naturally, he was curious.

He Qiannian shook his head: "How would I know."

Li Rui was even more surprised: "Even the Mountain-Suppressing Envoy doesn't know?"

"I don't know, but one thing is certain: they are all big figures in the world who are sufficiently brilliant."

Being called a big figure by a Martial Dao Grandmaster like He Qiannian is enough to show how formidable they are.

But it's also normal.

After all, according to what Commander Yang Bing said, those few guest ministers are the key to dealing with the Exiled Immortal.

Being able to confront the Exiled Immortal, it would be strange if they were weak.

Li Rui wanted to ask more.

But was interrupted by He Qiannian raising his hand: "Practice martial arts well, don't think too much about other things."

"Yes, Senior."

Li Rui didn't ask anymore, then asked about many doubts in his heart, and He Qiannian answered them one by one, only then did he leave with satisfaction.

In a flash, a month passed.

Since that battle, the Purple Chai Jingong had restrained itself a lot, and it was hard to hear news of the Purple Chai Jingong in Qinghe again.

Li Rui and the others went out to drink tea with those sects every day on the surface, but in reality, there wasn't much progress.

Although Nie Nie Siming asked from time to time, he was no longer as pressing as before.

"Alliance Master, Miss Lin's father has come to Qinghe and wants to see you."

Liu Tong came to the Li Canjun's Mansion and found Li Rui to say.

Miss Lin is naturally Lin Wan of the Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce; Lin Wan's father is none other than that young and vigorous Vice President of the Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce.

"Good."

Li Rui nodded. Immediately, he followed Liu Tong to a grand residence by the water on the edge of the Qinghe River in Qinghe City.

Everyone likes mountains and water.

Houses by the river are not cheap; for a grand residence with four courtyards like this, the price is even more astronomical.

This place is Lin Wan's residence in Qinghe.

To be precise, it should be a temporary residence.

Hearing Liu Tong say it, it's just because Lin Wan doesn't like staying in inns, so every time she goes to a place, she will casually purchase a property, staying for a few days at the shortest, or several years at the longest; she never stays long.

"The Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce is still as bold as ever."

This was Li Rui's first time coming, and this thought arose in his mind.

Liu Tong led Li Rui into the Lin Residence with familiarity.

Even the gatekeeper at the entrance already knew him and didn't block him in the slightest.

!

Very quickly.

Li Rui arrived at the grand hall.

Inside, two people were already sitting; one was precisely Lin Wan, and the other was a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty years old.

No need to think, it must be the Vice President of the Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce, Lin Lang.

Truly full of noble air.

Seeing Li Rui appear, Lin Lang slowly stood up and cupped his fists politely: "Lord Li, long admired, long admired."

Li Rui returned the salute: "Brother Lin, since you've come to my Qinghe, you must stay for a few more days."

"Then I won't be polite."

Lin Lang didn't have the shrewdness of a merchant; on the contrary, he was very forthright. Those who didn't know would think he was a Jianghu person, making people feel close to him unconsciously.

Of course.

Li Rui wouldn't lower his guard because of this.

Being able to become a Vice President of a behemoth like the Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce, how could he be an ordinary person?

His martial arts might be average, but he must have a mind with seven apertures and eight holes (extremely clever).

The two sat down.

Only then did Lin Lang speak slowly: "My daughter is young and ignorant. If there was any place where she offended Lord Li, I hope you will be generous."

"Niece Lin is intelligent, and her temperament is also likable. Brother Lin, what are you saying?"

Liu Tong and Lin Wan, the two little foxes, listened quietly to the two old foxes exchanging pleasantries on the side.

A full hour passed.

Lin Lang drank a mouthful of tea with a somewhat dry throat.

Only then did Li Rui speak: "Brother Lin, you also know that I watched this child Liu Tong grow up; he is like my own son. He wants to open a firm to go out and venture. As an elder, I always have to help. The Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce is the pillar of our Yu Kingdom's merchant path, which is why I asked Niece Lin to help think of a way."

Liu Tong on the side blinked his eyes.

His heart was filled with joy.

Although Li Rui had already revealed the wind to him that he would be the President of the Tiandi Alliance Chamber of Commerce.

But now that Li Rui was willing to say it out loud, it was truly a done deal.

As for "watching him grow up," those were just some polite words.

It was nothing more than using Liu Tong as a bridge to make the relationship between the two sides closer.

Lin Lang narrowed his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth lifting.

Finally, they reached the main point.

He came to Qinghe from thousands of miles away, not to sightsee, but for the resources in Li Rui's hands.

He came to do business.

The Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce has deep roots in the capital and naturally had heard news of Li Rui long ago.

The reason he valued this business so much, besides the business itself, was actually his more important goal of befriending Li Rui.

In his view, Li Rui was even more important than the profit earned from the business.

"Lord Li, what a coincidence. I have doted on this little daughter of mine since she was young, and I also want her to go out and find something to do. Why don't we let the two young people venture out together?"

"Very good."

Li Rui clapped his hands and laughed.

In just two or three sentences, the huge deal was settled.

Even Liu Tong was somewhat surprised.

Are the big shots all this casual?

The proportion of talking about business seemed to be less than half a percent.

After finishing the business, Li Rui and Lin Lang started talking about the land.

Lin Lang said abruptly: "By the way, Lord Li, I heard that there is a Purple Chai Jingong in the Wu Kingdom that is very powerful?"

Li Rui was surprised: "Has this matter spread to the capital?"

"Indeed, I heard that the Holy Emperor even summoned all the officials to specifically discuss this matter."

Afterward.

Lin Lang lowered his voice somewhat mysteriously: "Qinghe should have a big movement very soon; Lord Li must seize this opportunity."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes.

"Many thanks for the reminder, Brother Lin."

Lin Lang: "Lord Li, to tell you the truth, I have already discussed with the President and plan to live in Qinghe for a long time. In the future, I will come to the Li Canjun's Mansion to ask for tea; I hope Lord Li won't mind."

"Not at all, you are most welcome."

Li Rui and Lin Lang looked at each other.

Both laughed heartily.

It was truly a case of "meeting like old friends."

Of course, it couldn't be that their temperaments were truly compatible; for a martial official who started as a stableman to be compatible with a big merchant from the capital would be a ghost story.

It's just that Qinghe is about to change.

The Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce wants to seek greater benefits, and he also happens to need an ally like the Heavenly Origin Chamber of Commerce.

That is all.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 357 =====