Chapter 358

*Bang! *

Just as Li Rui's big hand grasped the Profound Water Qi, a silent wave sounded in his ears, actually causing the tables and chairs in the room to shake.

The Profound Water Qi wanted to struggle.

But no matter how it twisted, it was clamped by the aura of the Great Henglian and couldn't move a bit.

Forcibly seizing the fortune of Heaven and Earth!

'Refine for me.'

The Profound Water Body in Li Rui's body operated frantically, wanting to refine the Profound Water Qi.

Don't know how long it took.

The Profound Water Qi in his palm was finally refined into nothingness, completely integrated into Li Rui's body, and his palm no longer moved.

The moment the Profound Water Qi entered his body.

Li Rui felt unprecedented comfort.

As if placed in the vast ocean, he was the fish in the sea, frolicking wantonly.

The Immortal Xuan Qi in his body was nourished.

Every part of his body seemed to be groaning.

At this moment.

Li Rui's body became unprecedentedly powerful, and more and more Profound Water Qi around him was forcibly seized by Li Rui, gradually wrapping his whole person in treasure-blue light.

This process lasted until the sky was bright the next day.

Only then did he slowly open his eyes.

"I broke through?"

Li Rui looked at his body with some disbelief.

Every inch of muscle contained infinite power.

The Primordial realm is divided into three layers: Body Refining, Heart Refining, Spirit Refining.

Each level requires spending more than ten years of time.

But because he practiced the Five Spirits Body Refining Art, he actually broke through the Body Refining level by chance.

Primordial Minor Success!

An unexpected joy!

Of course.

The Profound Water Qi alone was certainly not enough to let a Primordial martial artist directly cross a major realm; this also had to do with his own foundation being hard enough.

The Profound Water Qi was just a turning point.

Li Rui looked inside himself; under his gaze, he saw wisps of blue true qi as thin as hair wandering in the meridians, entangled with each other.

'This is the Profound Water Qi.'

Li Rui thought to himself.

Originally, he still had a considerable distance to go before he could practice to the point of attracting Heaven and Earth water spirits, but he went against the grain, directly using the domineering profound meaning of the Great Henglian to forcibly seize and absorb the Heaven and Earth water spirits into his body.

The method is slightly different from that recorded in the Five Spirits Body Refining Art.

But all roads lead to the same destination.

In the end, he also absorbed the Heaven and Earth water spirits into his body.

'Is this the benefit of cultivating both internally and externally?'

If seen by the cultivator who created this method, he would definitely be speechless for a long time; this is a path he had never imagined.

At this time.

His body has both Immortal Xuan Qi and Profound Water Qi; the two true qi did not fight, each occupying one side in the meridians, distinct from each other.

With Profound Water Qi, the later things are much simpler.

Just need to absorb enough Profound Water Qi, and he can refine the Profound Water Body recorded in the Five Spirits Body Refining Art.

The Profound Water Body focuses on defense, with water spirit attached to the body.

When fighting, blades and weapons cannot hurt his body, which can be said to have all the advantages.

"Come, come, come, Li lad, I thought of another set of fists, let's practice today."

Elder Tiekuang ran into the front courtyard excitedly.

Shouting at Li Rui.

"Good."

Li Rui nodded with a smile.

During this period, Elder Tiekuang would find him to spar from time to time.

Of course.

The result was no exception; he, the junior, lost.

Elder Tiekuang became more excited the more he fought, and he had also transformed into a martial arts fanatic.

He is a great weapon caster, it's true, but his Primordial martial arts were not blown by the wind; although he has been cultivating his character in the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang these years, in his early years, he was also a brave and ruthless master.

It's just that later his martial arts couldn't be improved, so he focused on weapon casting.

Now that he has been hooked by Li Rui, he is like a gourmet who has tasted delicacies; how can he restrain himself?

While speaking.

The two arrived at the martial arts field in the backyard.

Elder Tiekuang smashed with his fist.

His martial arts are like blacksmithing, truly hard chiseling; every move is open and close, taking the path of suppressing people with force.

His Fierce Fire True Qi is also extraordinary.

The scorching temperature makes people feel stinging pain all over.

Fierce and extraordinary.

Both are old opponents; Li Rui had long since figured out Elder Tiekuang's routine.

It's just that this time.

He no longer used Immortal Xuan Qi to fight, but with a thought, a stream of treasure-blue true qi flowed, covering his palms and fists.

Palms and fists collided.

Then a sizzling sound of fire pouring water was heard.

Elder Tiekuang raised his eyebrows.

He had never seen Li Rui's move just now.

This was his peak palm with ten percent of his power plus Fierce Fire True Qi; he didn't expect it to be caught so easily by Li Rui.

"Could it be that you have improved again?"

Thoughts turned rapidly, and he was instantly shocked.

Before he could think more.

Li Rui, who had always been defending and not attacking, finally started to fight back for the first time.

A pair of treasure-blue palms slapped continuously, like a waterfall in the mountains, continuous; don't look at every palm as soft, but it actually contained the power of ten thousand jun.

This also implicitly matches the principle of water not fighting but fighting.

Just like a river, seemingly calm, but the power contained within is enough to move mountains.

Elder Tiekuang's offensive was instantly suppressed; the originally violent fist technique dissipated into nothingness, no longer able to attack, and could only defend wearily.

The situation reversed in an instant.

Every one of his moves was like being loaded on cotton, having no threat to Li Rui at all.

After more than thirty moves in a row.

Elder Tiekuang retreated violently and waved his hands repeatedly: "I practiced martial arts continuously yesterday, my body is tired, let's stop here."

Martial artists have sufficient blood and vigorous energy. Not to mention staying up late, even if they don't eat, drink, or sleep for ten days, they can still be full of life.

Not to mention a Primordial martial artist like Elder Tiekuang.

His energy is terrifyingly strong.

It's just because Elder Tiekuang understands that if he continues to fight, he will likely be defeated within twenty moves at most.

To avoid that embarrassing scene, he chose to terminate the fight early.

Seeing this, Li Rui lightly retracted his raised palms.

"Senior, you let me win."

He didn't intend to continue to press the advantage.

Anyone with eyes could see that the winner had already been decided.

Elder Tiekuang walked around Li Rui with his hands behind his back, and the clicking sound in his mouth didn't stop.

!

"Mother, you lad, how long have you been practicing martial arts? Not even twenty years, right."

"These two hundred years of mine have been practiced into a dog's belly."

No need to think.

Elder Tiekuang guessed that Li Rui had another breakthrough.

He is already like him, a martial artist at the Heart Refining level.

Incredible.

If placed in the previous Yunzhou, Li Rui's current martial arts cultivation would be enough to be the sect master of a major sect like the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang.

Looking back at the past.

When he first met Li Rui, the other party was just an inconspicuous little martial artist.

Didn't expect.

Now he has grown to a degree that even he feels inferior.

By comparison, his two hundred years of bitter practice seem too slow.

"The waves behind the Red River push the waves in front."

"Old."

Elder Tiekuang sighed lightly and then asked: "What kind of strange true qi was that just now?"

He was extremely familiar with Li Rui's martial arts, but he had never seen Li Rui perform that weird method just now; it was like a maggot attached to the bone, and it couldn't be shaken off, making people uncomfortable.

The impression was quite deep.

He asked himself that he was also a master with wide knowledge, but he had never seen such a method, so he couldn't help but be curious.

Li Rui: "It's a martial art I created myself."

"If Senior likes it, I can also pass it on."

Anyway, the Five Spirits Body Refining Art was obtained from that Transcendent Immortal; he stole it, so of course there is no reason not to pass it on.

Self-created!

Elder Tiekuang raised his eyebrows.

This is something he didn't expect.

But thinking about it, Li Rui has indeed reached the realm of being able to create his own martial arts.

This is not strange.

Even he has created several martial arts, not to mention Li Rui, whose talent is even better than his.

Elder Tiekuang shook his head: "Forget it."

He remembered the scene before Li Rui passed him the Great Henglian.

Can't afford to lose that face.

And everyone has their own path; it's even more so after reaching the Primordial realm; forcibly practicing a cultivation method that doesn't suit oneself will instead be counterproductive.

Seeing Elder Tiekuang refuse.

Li Rui didn't force it anymore.

It's just that the power of this Profound Water Body is far beyond his expectations; if he went all out, he could probably defeat Elder Tiekuang in ten moves at most.

Elder Tiekuang is not weak; it's that he is too monstrous.

Looking at Elder Tiekuang leaving while cursing.

Li Rui smiled slightly.

'This immortal method is truly not bad.'

In a blink of an eye, two months passed.

This day.

A team of troops walked slowly into the city, each wearing pitch-black and cold armor; anyone with eyes could see it was the elite of the Annan Garrison, the Xuan Armor Army.

And the leader was an old general with white hair and high spirits.

Annan Garrison General, Xue Gui.

Xue Gui led the Xuan Armor Army through the bustling Qinghe streets and finally arrived in front of the Anning Guard.

Nie Siming, Li Rui, and Cao Wei had already received the news and were waiting in front of the camp gate.

"Lord."

The three saluted together.

Xue Gui just glanced at them lightly and dismounted.

Then he was led by Cao Wei to the main hall of the General's Mansion.

Xue Gui sat down and then spoke slowly: "His Majesty is benevolent and cannot bear the Purple Gold Palace to cause chaos in the southern border, so he issued an imperial decree to strengthen the southern border defense line, merging the troops of the Jiannan and Huaidong garrisons into our Annan Garrison, and ordering the Annan Garrison to move to Qinghe to suppress the southern border."

Li Rui and the three sat up a bit straighter.

Although they had already heard rumors, hearing Xue Gui say it himself still made them eat and be surprised.

Qinghe is about to change.

As for why the Holy Emperor chose Qinghe, of course, it is because among all the cities in the Yu Kingdom, Qinghe is the closest and the strongest, so choosing Qinghe is inevitable.

The Yu Kingdom advocates martial arts and is aggressive toward the outside.

There has never been a saying of hiding in the back to seek a way out.

Why didn't the Yu Kingdom capital choose the wealthy and comfortable Jiangnan, but established the capital in the bitter cold place of the north.

That is the Great Ancestor Emperor personally guarding the national gate.

The previous capital was only thirty miles away from the border, and it was fought out of ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers, which became the center of the Yu Kingdom today.

This tradition has continued to this day.

Don't look, the eight border garrisons in the Northwest, who aren't placed directly in the faces of the barbarians.

The southern border is also the same.

Yunzhou is too far, Qinghe is just right.

After speaking.

Xue Gui then continued: "The imperial court set up a Provincial Military Commander to command the three armies; the Provincial Military Commander will come to Qinghe in a few days and will be stationed in Qinghe; the Anning Guard is too small and lacks spirit, so it needs to be rebuilt."

Li Rui and the others' expressions stirred.

Provincial Military Commander, this is a top-tier martial official who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ministers of the Six Ministries.

Except for the unique Grand General Yuan, the Provincial Military Commander is already the peak of martial officials, a true regional official.

Xue Gui finished speaking, and then smiled as he turned to look at Li Rui:

"The matter of supervision and construction will be under the jurisdiction of Assistant Regional Commander Li."

(End of chapter)