Chapter 357

"Have you heard?"

"The Purple Chai Jingong, just a few days ago, actually became the state religion of East Wu; I heard the East Wu sovereign personally went to the Ten Thousand Mountains to receive the investiture."

"An emperor, actually being so humble to a sect, it's simply unheard of."

"Exactly."

By the street.

Several men who looked like merchants were talking at a tea stall.

Qinghe has close dealings with the Wu Kingdom.

Some news followed the Wu Kingdom merchants who came to Qinghe and was passed over; now it has long become an important topic for Qinghe people after tea and dinner.

Li Rui walked on the street.

This was already the umpteenth time he had heard people discussing the Purple Chai Jingong.

Just as the person just now said.

The Purple Chai Jingong quietly made a big move, transforming into the state religion of East Wu.

This is simply incomprehensible to the Yu Kingdom people who are used to the emperor being above everything.

An emperor actually has to get the consent of a sect.

It's simply turning the world upside down.

In the Yu Kingdom, which sect would dare to be so arrogant?

Li Rui's thinking was different.

The Wu Kingdom actually has long had the custom of the integration of politics and religion; the status of the Great Wu is not equal to the Wu Kingdom sovereign, and now the Purple Chai Jingong's rise, although unexpected, is also within reason.

After all, even the Qi clan ancestor made a move that night, showing the clues.

And there is also the figure of the Transcendent Immortal behind it.

The problem is, the Purple Chai Jingong is in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Less than a hundred miles from the Yu Kingdom, and only three hundred miles from Qinghe.

As long as Qinghe is broken, they can take advantage of the situation and sweep through half of the Yu Kingdom's southern border.

The threat is too great.

The Yu Kingdom imperial court cannot watch such things happen.

While pondering.

He returned to the Military Advisor's Mansion.

Just as he walked through the door, he saw Nie Siming walking toward him, looking like he was about to leave the camp.

Seeing Li Rui, he walked a few big steps to Li Rui's side.

"Lord Li, Qinghe is about to change."

Change?

Li Rui blinked: "Lord Nie, has something happened?"

"Something did happen, and it's a great thing; the Holy Emperor decided to expand the Annan Garrison, merging five-tenths of the troops from the Jiannan Garrison and Huaidong Garrison into the Annan Garrison."

Three garrisons merged!

Hearing Nie Siming's words.

Li Rui's expression stirred.

The Annan Garrison was originally ranked at the bottom among the thirty-two military garrisons of the Yu Kingdom, but if half the troops from the Jiannan and Huaidong garrisons were added, it would leap to become one of the top eight major garrisons.

It's no exaggeration to say it's a change.

Yunzhou has never been so valued in the Yu Kingdom before.

You must know, the top eight major garrisons either guard the capital's important areas or are in the meat grinders of the Jiangnan and Northwest; so many other states don't have this treatment.

It's not just Yunzhou; such a scale of military mobilization is extremely rare in the entire southern border.

The last time it appeared was when the Northwest barbarians invaded the south.

Everything, of course, started because of the Purple Chai Jingong.

The Yu Kingdom imperial court is going to station troops in front, so that the Purple Chai Jingong dares not move north.

Nie Siming: "Don't spread this matter for now."

Having said that.

Nie Siming then led his subordinates and strode away.

Li Rui was thoughtful.

Merging three garrisons into one is no small matter; the last time it happened was five hundred years ago, when the Northwest Dingxi Army absorbed the strength of five garrisons to block the Northwest barbarians from moving south; the current Qinghe has quite a bit of the appearance of those years.

'Don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.'

Presumably, this is the big movement Lin Lang was talking about.

It's certainly big enough.

'This Five Spirits Body Refining Art is truly mysterious.'

'Absorb the qi of Heaven and Earth, already formed into five spirits' qi, for Sharp Gold Body, Green Wood Body, Profound Water Body, Fierce Fire Body, Thick Earth Body; the five bodies are not divided into high or low; only after refining the five bodies can one enter the hall and enter the room, which is the Five Spirits Body.'

Li Rui pondered.

'Maybe I can practice a Small Five Spirits Body.'

He has Immortal Xuan Qi in his body, plus powerful comprehension; if it were someone else, they couldn't practice it, but he can.

In fact.

Li Rui has already started to ponder.

His first choice is that Profound Water Body.

Normally, this Profound Water Body is suitable for cultivators with water spiritual roots to practice, and because he has a dragon form, the dragon is the master of the four seas, naturally close to water, most suitable for practicing the Profound Water Body.

Now, the Profound Water Body has already begun to show signs.

As Li Rui slowly raised his right hand.

Between his palm and fingers, there was water qi misting.

He whispered: "Rise."

Afterward.

He saw the tea in the tea cup to the side begin to boil, and finally, it rose directly from the cup, like a water dragon leaping and falling into Li Rui's mouth.

'Good tea!'

Such a miraculous scene, if seen by others, would definitely be thought to be the reincarnation of the River Earl, an immortal descending to the world.

Not bad.

One of the Five Spirits Body Refining Art, the effect of the Profound Water Art.

Water control.

If done to the extreme, one can wrap oneself in profound water, and the defense will be greatly increased, with the ability to move a thousand jin with four liang.

Li Rui now only has a grasp of the fur.

But since he has already entered the door, he only needs more time to polish it, and he can refine it.

After performing the means of the Profound Water Body.

Li Rui's mood was very good.

"Practicing this Profound Water Body, if one can be assisted by Weak Water Spirit Stones, one can have twice the result with half the effort."

This Weak Water Spirit Stone, the name is not small.

It is said to be commonly found in big rivers and big rivers, it is the crystal of Heaven and Earth water spirit, and mining is extremely difficult.

One piece is worth a lot.

It has always been the favorite of water-type qi-form martial artists.

It is often priceless, and often bought by martial artists as soon as it appears. However.

For Li Rui, this is not too big a problem.

The Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce has already agreed to jointly establish a chamber of commerce with the Tiandi Alliance, and Liu Tong and Lin Wan are the presidents of the new chamber of commerce.

Soon.

Business will be done to Yunzhou, and then to Jiannan and Jiangnan.

By then, there will be countless wealth pouring into Li Rui's pocket.

With Lin Wan, the biological daughter of the vice-president, Li Rui doesn't have to worry about the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce deliberately doing bad things; Liu Tong's existence is also the same; in a sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that the two are hostages for Li Rui and Lin Lang to do business.

The essence is cruel, but on the surface, it still maintains warmth.

As long as this relationship is maintained, Li Rui can get massive amounts of gold, silver, and spiritual medicine.

With this money, he can have the confidence to buy enough Weak Water Spirit Stones to practice the Profound Water Body.

Otherwise, why would Li Rui spend so much effort to be an official and form a chamber of commerce?

!

Despising external forces and practicing bitterly with one heart.

In Li Rui's view, this is falling into the lower class; one should borrow the momentum, so that one can walk faster and smoother, which is the kingly way.

Finished practicing.

Li Rui then walked out of the room.

It was already noon.

Now that the situation in the Purple Chai Jingong has eased, he has plenty of leisure time.

Most of the time, he would practice for most of the day before going out.

"Old Yang."

As soon as he walked out the door, he saw Yang Yong cooling off in the courtyard.

Yang Yong glanced: "You tell me, you insisted on driving Xiao Zhao away; now it's good, there's no one to talk to, and the two of us are just facing each other."

By the time he knew Wang Zhao had left, Wang Zhao had already left Qinghe.

For this.

He didn't complain to Li Rui less.

After all, in this house, besides Li Rui, he had the best relationship with Wang Zhao.

Like Li Rui, Yang Yong never married, and had no children.

He had long regarded Wang Zhao as his own son.

Li Rui: "Then go out and walk more; if you don't walk around more, you won't be able to see any familiar faces."

They could almost be considered the batch of local Qinghe people who lived the longest.

Isn't that so.

After another ten years, there will be no familiar faces.

Yang Yong heard this and was a bit moved.

"Old Li, you tell me, why can we live so long."

Li Rui chuckled: "Long?"

"Not long enough."

Yang Yong rolled his eyes: "What, you want to live to be a thousand years old?"

"A thousand years is not enough."

Li Rui's smile grew wider.

'To live as long as Heaven.'

Of course, he didn't say the next sentence out loud; the ambitions of young people are usually on their lips, but old men are different; they usually keep them silently in their hearts.

Li Rui has now caught a glimpse of the immortal path.

Just waiting to collect the six methods and achieve a high-grade spiritual root, he can step into cultivation.

Longevity is in sight!

Never felt so much to look forward to.

Yang Yong saw Li Rui looking happy and couldn't help asking: "What, did you pick up money?"

"Happier than picking up money."

Yang Yong was instantly happy too: "Tell me quickly, what's the good thing."

"Cannot be said, cannot be said."

Seeing Li Rui acting mysterious.

Yang Yong pouted and cursed: "Good for you, Old Li, even hiding it from me."

He only thought Li Rui had another breakthrough in his realm.

Li Rui didn't explain much.

After all, he couldn't tell Yang Yong that he was practicing an immortal method, right?

This day.

Li Rui was practicing in the room as usual.

Sitting cross-legged on the cushion.

Water qi seemed to mist around him, but his clothes were dry, showing no signs of being dampened by the water qi, looking like an old immortal meditating by the river.

Practicing the Profound Water Body, the key lies in perceiving the water spirit qi of Heaven and Earth.

If it were in ancient times, although it was difficult, there were not a few people who could do it, but in the present world, it is too difficult.

The spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth is too thin.

Unless it is a martial artist of the top three ranks, who can enter the Dao with martial arts and touch the qi of Heaven and Earth.

Li Rui is only a Primordial expert; wanting to do the exclusive ability of a Third-Rank Earth Immortal is naturally incomparably difficult.

For this, he has practiced for a month.

But there is still no progress; Li Rui has a normal heart about this, still practicing every day, showing no signs of slack.

Immortal cultivation, how can there be a reason for quick success.

Suddenly.

Li Rui saw a wisp of treasure-blue aura in the void before his eyes.

"It's Profound Water Qi!"

Hard work pays off.

He practiced for many days and finally saw results.

Hurriedly operating the cultivation method of the Profound Water Body part of the Five Spirits Body Refining Art, trying to attract the Profound Water Qi into his body.

As long as the Profound Water Qi enters the body, this Profound Water Body can be considered mostly refined.

But no matter how Li Rui operated the Profound Water Body, that wisp of Profound Water Qi was drifting in the distance, showing no signs of coming over.

Just at this moment.

Li Rui had a flash of inspiration and suddenly rose violently.

A big hand actually grabbed directly toward that Profound Water Qi, the aura of the Great Henglian wandering around his body.

That Profound Water Qi seemed to perceive some kind of threat, and even more so, didn't expect this mortal before it to be so domineering.

Actually daring to forcibly seize the Heavenly Machine!

At this time.

He Qiannian's words rang in Li Rui's ears.

'We martial artists, if we can't get it, then we go and grab it; even if it's Heaven, it's the same!'

(End of chapter)