Chapter 390: Immortal Cultivation World, Great Primordial [Monthly ticket bonus, seeking monthly tickets]

"I'm invincible below Profound-Connecting?"

Li Rui smiled and shook his head: "There are people beyond people, mountains beyond mountains; I cannot bear such a big title."

"Brother Li, don't be humble."

Nie Siming laughed loudly.

Today's battle felt truly refreshing.

He even felt that after this battle, what originally would have taken three years to break through would now only take two!

Number one in the Primordial realm.

This was definitely not flattery from him and Yuan Xiong, but sincere and earnest.

Li Rui was really strong.

In the past, it was the two of them who fought across ranks, but now they had actually tasted the bitterness of being challenged across ranks by someone else.

Li Rui had only broken through the Heart-Refining Pass not long ago.

But they were both already half a foot into Spirit-Refining, and would break through in a few days; after another two years of stabilizing their foundation, they would be genuine Top Three Rankers.

Naturally, they couldn't be counted as being in the same realm.

The two were naturally respectful.

They also understood that Li Rui could be so fierce because he had clearly inherited He Qiannian's external martial arts; it was natural for him to be powerful.

Pure external martial arts were a dead end.

Below Profound-Connecting, one could have an absolute advantage in same-rank battles.

He Qiannian of the past also dominated the Primordial realm.

But once reaching the Top Three Ranks, the situation was very different.

How could the strength of one person compete with heaven and earth?

Among the Top Three Ranks, martial artists who specialized in external martial arts could be counted on one's fingers.

Yuan Xiong laughed: "Brother Li, Seventh Brother and I will be able to break through in another two years; when you enter Profound-Connecting, Brother, let's fight again."

Losing now didn't mean he would definitely lose then.

The Top Three Ranks were completely different from the realms before Primordial.

In the world's martial arts rankings, there was no lack of existences who were weak in combat power before, but became fierce after Profound-Connecting.

That was because the path they were taking was already completely different.

Li Rui: "Okay, I will work harder, Brother, and strive to keep up with you two brothers."

Three days later.

News of Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong's breakthrough arrived.

In the small courtyard of the Thousand Cranes Martial Hall.

"Tsk tsk, truly, a tiger father has no dog sons."

Now.

All eight of Yuan Dingting's adopted sons had become Top Three Rankers.

It was truly terrifying.

He Qiannian couldn't help but feel envious.

It wasn't that his eye for picking disciples was inferior to Yuan Dingting's, but that his strength wasn't enough; Yuan Dingting being able to pick out eight Top Three Rankers wasn't because his ability to select disciples was supernatural, but because he himself was strong enough, and those he took as adopted sons were already young dragons showing their sharp edges.

Rising to power was only a matter of time.

Li Rui was also full of emotion:

"Indeed."

In that courtyard of the Annan Hou Fu, there were a terrifying number of Top Three Rankers.

Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong had both broken through, but they had absolutely no intention of returning to the Annan Hou Fu.

They still lived in Qinghe.

This was very intriguing.

Not only Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong, but even Zhou Dinghai, the Provincial Military Commander, was still staying leisurely in the Commander's Mansion, with no intention of moving at all.

Zhou Dinghai became the Provincial Military Commander because of the war.

Provincial Military Commander was not a fixed position.

He had always been the Wave-Subduing General, and Provincial Military Commander was a temporary appointment.

Now that the war was over, logically, if the Holy Emperor had no intention of transferring him, Zhou Dinghai should return to Jiangnan to continue being that Wave-Subduing General.

But the fact was, Zhou Dinghai clearly intended to stay and not leave.

Because of this.

There were more Top Three Rankers in Qinghe City than in some weak provinces.

The Yu and Wu countries were now on good terms, and using such formidable power to deal with the martial arts forces of Yunzhou was not "using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken," but "using a butcher's knife to kill a mosquito."

Li Rui thought of the rumors he had heard.

It was eighty percent likely for that sect that had been rumored for a long time.

He Qiannian seemed to see what Li Rui was thinking: "Don't think too much about those things; how is your martial arts practice going?"

This was almost something he asked every time he saw Li Rui.

Li Rui smiled slightly.

He didn't speak either.

He just raised his right hand and grasped at the void.

He actually snatched a wisp of brilliance from the horizon!

Seeing this scene, He Qiannian was overjoyed.

"Good, very good!"

This was a sign that the Great Henglian had reached completion.

According to his deduction, using this as a foundation, he might really be able to refine a Dao Embryo realm.

Content!

He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Have you made progress again?"

Li Rui: "Soon."

"Good kid."

He Qiannian narrowed his eyes and lay back down.

He knew the temperament of this non-registered disciple of his too well.

Too steady.

He never spoke in absolutes; Li Rui used to say he was doing his best, but now he said "soon," which proved he was about to break through.

'This disciple is truly worry-free.'

Which master wouldn't like a disciple who doesn't need to be worried about and is extremely promising?

With the war subsided and a peaceful and prosperous age where the seas were calm and the rivers clear, trade between the Yu and Wu countries became more frequent.

Qinghe had become the largest port in the Yu Kingdom.

In the eyes of those experts from the great families of the capital and Jiangnan who were looking for treasures from the Wu Kingdom, Qinghe goods were the most superior.

"Li Laoge."

Lin Lang sat under the courtyard of the Assistant Regional Commander's Mansion, laughing: "How did I say it back then? I was most optimistic about this place, Qinghe; it's a place where outstanding people and spirits gather."

Who didn't know that Li Rui was now known as the Qinghe Dragon.

Apart from Li Rui, there was no one else worth mentioning.

"Outstanding people and spirits gather" was just secretly flattering Li Rui.

Li Rui: "It's Brother Lin's good eye."

Lin Lang was currently riding high on success.

Qinghe was in the midst of war, but he hadn't been idle either.

Every day he wandered through the mansions of major dignitaries and even made a connection with Zhou Dinghai.

The Marquis of Dingyuan was originally the backer of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce, and Zhou Dinghai was the right-hand man of the Marquis of Dingyuan, so the relationship between the two sides was getting better and better.

Qinghe was constantly growing, and the daily profits of the Spring Breeze Hall were frighteningly high.

His status in the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce was also rising with the tide.

He had no rivals for the next president!

All of this was inseparable from the little old man before him.

He was simply his lucky star.

He was a person who believed most in fate; Li Rui was his fated person.

Moreover, apart from fate, Li Rui was also a fourth-rank Assistant Regional Commander, and his status was not low.

Naturally, they had to interact often.

Lin Lang smiled brightly: "Brother Li, I heard you are looking for Seven-Star Stones; I have told my subordinates to pay more attention."

"Hey, guess what?"

"We actually found traces in the East Sea."

As he spoke, he patted his chest: "Don't worry, Brother, I, your little brother, will definitely send the Seven-Star Stones to your mansion."

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

Although he was already a superior-grade spiritual root, there was still room for improvement.

It was just that he lacked the heavenly materials and earthly treasures recorded in the "Spirit-Raising Book."

If it came to finding treasures, not many in the whole world could surpass the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce.

"Since it is Brother Lin's kind intention, then I, your brother, will respectfully accept."

Lin Lang: "We are all brothers of the same family; it is only right for a younger brother to think of his older brother."

Liu Tiezhu, who was on the side, looked askance.

If one didn't know, they would think these two were truly biological brothers.

'It still has to be Master.'

Liu Tiezhu grinned.

In Qinghe today, who didn't know his master?

Hearing the two words "Li Rui," old Qinghe people would all give a thumbs up and say he was a person with great ability!

Grand Void Dojo, before the white jade steps.

"Yo, Fellow Daoist Wu."

Li Rui had just opened his eyes when he saw a slightly chubby Daoist standing at the very top of the white jade steps.

His heart was shocked.

At least with his current strength, he couldn't walk that high at all.

'Is Wu De a Top Three Rank martial artist?'

But thinking of the flying sword from the previous two times, Wu De was indeed very strong.

Wu De turned his head and saw Li Rui.

He immediately grinned: "So it is Fellow Daoist Zhu; it has truly been a long time."

As he spoke, he floated up.

He flew through the void and arrived before Li Rui.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

'What a high and subtle method.'

Just based on this move, I'm afraid most Profound-Connecting experts couldn't do it so easily and gracefully.

Because Wu De was not relying on physical jumping, but entirely on his true qi; it was completely different.

Wu De landed.

He suddenly gave a soft "eh," and then circled around, sizing Li Rui up from head to toe.

Tsk-tsking sounds echoed from his mouth.

"Opened my eyes, truly opened my eyes."

"I've seen many small Primordials, but this is the first time I've seen a Great Primordial."

"Incredible."

Listening to what Wu De said, Li Rui frowned slightly.

Great Primordial?

Primordial is Primordial, where does "Great" come from?

Just as Li Rui was pondering, Wu De continued: "I didn't expect that there really are people in the world who don't walk the good immortal cultivation path, but insist on walking this side path; although all paths lead to the same destination, it is truly thankless."

Li Rui's heart stirred slightly.

Immortal cultivation?

He never expected that Wu De would say these two words so easily.

In an instant.

Li Rui seemed to think of a possibility.

His pupils contracted slightly, and the hairs all over his body stood up.

Perhaps Wu De was not from this world at all, but from the Immortal Cultivation World!!!

Immortal Cultivation World.

These three words surfaced.

It was as if a thunderclap exploded in Li Rui's mind. Wu De was extremely likely to be an immortal cultivator from the Immortal Cultivation World!

Shocked in his heart.

But his expression did not change in the slightest, and he laughed: "Fellow Daoist Wu has good eyes; this is a secret method inherited from my master's sect, and it is indeed different from other fellow Daoists."

Wu De coughed twice.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu's master's sect is truly extraordinary."

He knew that there were many unfathomable ancient forces in the Qingming Great World.

The methods of those existences were far beyond what he could imagine.

One should know that there are people beyond people, mountains beyond mountains.

At first, he thought Li Rui was just deliberately pretending to be a loose cultivator, but now it seemed clear that he was inherited from those unknowable places and could not be shown to others at will.

Wu De's eyes lit up.

Good!

!

What he loved most was making Daoist connections all over the world.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu is truly fated with me."

Li Rui saw that Wu De's mouth was about to stretch to his ears.

His attitude was clearly much more enthusiastic.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, can you enter this Grand Void Dojo because of the help of your master's elders?"

Wu De laughed and rubbed his hands.

Li Rui glanced at him sideways and didn't speak.

He understood that Wu De had misunderstood.

He didn't expose it, but he didn't speak either.

After all, he knew absolutely nothing about the Immortal Cultivation World; saying too much would lead to mistakes, so the best way was not to speak.

Wu De was very familiar with the "looking at a dog" gaze from Li Rui.

Yes, yes, yes.

That's the feeling; that's the feeling when descendants of those mysterious inheritances walk the world and look at people.

Wu De was even more convinced that Li Rui was a descendant of those inheritances.

He raised his right palm and pretended to slap himself, smiling apologetically: "I spoke out of turn, my sin, my sin."

There was a gap in psychology.

What followed was much simpler.

Li Rui became the dominant one.

Of course, even with the advantage, he still didn't dare to ask too much, worried about revealing his bottom line.

Wu De laughed:

"I spoke out of turn just now, it was truly inappropriate; I see that Fellow Daoist Zhu practices Great Primordial, and I happen to have something that Fellow Daoist Zhu might be able to use."

As he spoke.

Wu De pointed into the void.

Lines of small golden characters appeared before Li Rui.

Seeing those small characters.

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

It was actually an extremely profound Spirit-Refining method.

Seeing Li Rui's appearance, Wu De knew he had given the right thing.

This cultivation method was called the "Divine Arrival Scripture."

It was something he had accidentally picked up from the ruins of a great cultivator's cave dwelling; at first, he was very excited, thinking he had picked up a supreme immortal method.

But he didn't expect.

It actually required a cultivator in the Great Primordial realm to practice it.

He was dumbfounded.

And it was precisely because of this that he could see at a glance that Li Rui was a Great Primordial.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, spying on others' secrets at will was a life-and-death feud.

If Li Rui was just an ordinary loose cultivator, he naturally wouldn't care.

But if he was a descendant of some mysterious force, that was another matter; this feud could not last overnight.

This was the Grand Void Dojo; elixirs and magic treasures were all illusory and couldn't be brought in. Anyway, he couldn't practice this "Divine Arrival Scripture" himself, so it was better to give it away and form a good connection.

Looking at Li Rui's serious appearance.

Wu De grinned: "I'm glad Fellow Daoist Zhu likes it."

"I have a nickname, 'Multi-Treasure Daoist'; I have nothing else, I just like giving magic treasures and making good connections."

He understood that this feud... was definitely settled.

Li Rui had high comprehension, so in just a moment, he memorized the immortal method in his heart.

The more he looked, the more shocked he became.

It was worthy of being an immortal method from the Immortal Cultivation World; it was truly extraordinary.

Good fortune!

Wu De did it casually, but for him, it was a great opportunity.

Huge profit!

He had long been yearning for those Fallen Immortals, and originally wanted to use the evil Daoist's cultivation method to trade with the imperial court, but didn't expect Wu De to give him an immortal method.

It was truly an unexpected joy.

The small golden characters disappeared.

He then laughed loudly: "Fellow Daoist Wu, from now on, you are my close friend and relative, Zhu Ping!"

The smile on Wu De's face grew even wider: "They are just little trinkets; if Fellow Daoist Zhu comes to Yuxiao City in the future, remember to come find me."

"Definitely, definitely."

Li Rui nodded crisply.

Anyway, he had no chance to go to that Immortal Cultivation World.

Afterward.

The two chatted enthusiastically before the white jade steps.

A full half an hour later.

Wu De's figure dissipated, and the Grand Void Dojo returned to peace; before the white jade steps, only Li Rui remained.

Looking at the empty ground.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Wu De being a person from the Immortal Cultivation World was no small matter.

You must know, those Fallen Immortals came from the upper Immortal Cultivation realm.

This time, not only did he get the "Divine Arrival Scripture," but he also obtained the situation of the Immortal Cultivation World from Wu De; this way, he could be more at ease when dealing with the immortal chaos.

'I wonder when I will see my Fellow Daoist Wu next time.'

Li Rui put away his thoughts.

He sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

The cold morning light sprinkled on his face.

Li Rui sat up.

He didn't rush to get up and wash, but sat quietly thinking.

"Great Primordial"

That chubby Wu De was not honest, and most of the time he was avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial; the two of them engaged in mutual deception, and almost no important information was said.

But for Li Rui.

Common sense about immortal cultivators was of vital importance to him.

Wu De still revealed a lot of useful information in his words.

'Immortal cultivators generally only refine their bodies for a few years; after reaching Primordial, they switch to Qi Refining and cultivate immortal arts, which is called Small Primordial.'

'Therefore, immortal cultivators' bodies are mostly weak, and they like to use magic treasures to fight the enemy.'

'My Great Primordial, according to Wu De, has combat power that is also quite impressive in the Immortal Cultivation World; once in close combat, immortal cultivators can't handle it either.'

Li Rui thought.

The incantation of the "Divine Arrival Scripture" appeared in his mind.

"All paths of heaven and earth, ten thousand laws are connected, Dao method is Primordial, spiritual sense is self-clear, I use Divine Arrival as clarity, to hone junior martial artists, if the fist arrives, then the spirit arrives..."

In the Immortal Cultivation World, they also practice martial arts at the beginning.

But not too deeply.

Mostly using spiritual elixirs to remove impurities from the body, then they step onto the immortal path.

This realm, because spiritual energy is thin, martial artists return to Primordial with true qi; although it is more difficult than elixirs, the killing power cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

Hence it is called Great Primordial.

This great cultivator who wrote the "Divine Arrival Scripture" was one of the very few in the Immortal Cultivation World who practiced to Great Primordial.

As for what realm he finally reached, the "Divine Arrival Scripture" did not mention it.

'Practicing this "Divine Arrival Scripture," the spiritual sense can reach shoulder-to-shoulder with heaven and earth, and open a small heaven and earth by itself.'

'This is actually similar to Great Henglian.'

Practicing Great Henglian and the "Divine Arrival Scripture" together also has a unique flavor.

Li Rui sighed that it was a pity.

He Qiannian was a person of great talent, but unfortunately, limited by his bone structure, it was ultimately difficult to reach that supreme height.

"Brother Nie, why are you here?"

Li Rui looked at Nie Siming in surprise.

Nie Siming had broken through not long ago, and after his spiritual sense was perfect, he looked even more heroic and full of oppression.

After Spirit-Refining is perfect, one only needs to consolidate it.

Then one can enter Profound-Connecting.

The current Nie Siming was already a nailed-down Top Three Rank expert, and his strength was skyrocketing every day.

Nie Siming's expression was solemn.

The smile on Li Rui's mouth gradually disappeared, and he immediately led Nie Siming into the courtyard.

"Did something happen?"

Nie Siming then spoke: "Brother Li, have you offended anyone?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Li Rui was a bit surprised: "Why does Brother Nie say that?"

Nie Siming: "I have some brothers in the black market, and I don't know which blind person actually dared to put a bounty on Li Laoge; someone who didn't know death actually accepted the bounty, so I had people twist his head off."

Black market?

Li Rui's eyebrows lifted.

The black market Nie Siming spoke of was not really the one in Qinghe.

Daring to put a bounty on him.

It could only be that black market in the deepest part of the Northwest Desert.

This market was not that market; that black market only did head business and was the world's largest assassin organization.

Black market was just a cover.

It was said that as long as the bounty was high enough, they would dare to assassinate the Emperor.

Of course, that was just bragging.

However, the black market's ability was indeed not small.

Nie Siming had spent most of his life in the Northwest Border Army, so it was not strange for him to have connections in the black market.

Li Rui cupped his fists: "Many thanks, Brother Nie."

Nie Siming waved his hand: "Brother Li, the identity of the person who put the bounty has also been found out; it's a remnant of the Purple Chai Jingong, truly deserving of death."

A flash of killing intent crossed his eyes.

Li Rui was solemn.

Although the Purple Chai Jingong was destroyed, quite a few experts of the Purple Chai Jingong escaped into the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains that night.

Many of these Purple Chai Jingong remnants had escaped to the Western Desert.

Clearly, Li Rui was one of the targets they wanted to kill.

But why was he so special to them?

There were many experts who contributed in that battle, and Li Rui was just following at the end to clean up the battlefield; there was no reason to be so persistent about him.

'Strange.'

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 391 =====