Chapter 435: Fourth-Rank Array Master

"The Dao is naturally named; the Dao has no name or form, just one nature, just one primordial spirit; nature and life cannot be seen, entrusted to heaven's light, heaven's light cannot be seen, entrusted to the two eyes."

Grand Void Dojo, in a small hut.

Li Rui sat cross-legged on a cushion, closing his eyes and concentrating to listen.

The phantom of Fufeng Zhenjun Wanshou was like a repeater; every time he came into the room, it was as if a switch had been turned on, and he began to preach the Dao.

'As expected of an ancient Fufeng Zhenjun.'

Li Rui listened to the Dao every night.

He gained a lot.

Although he was only in the early Tongxuan Realm now, with the Wan Gu Chang Qing and the Immortal Spirit Root, he would sooner or later be able to walk to the peak of Tongxuan.

At that time, he would face the problem of comprehending the Great Dao.

He had heard the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha say that choosing the Great Dao must be done with extreme caution.

Comprehending the Great Dao was one thing, but choosing what kind of Great Dao was another.

Li Rui naturally had to prepare early.

Listening to Fufeng Zhenjun Wanshou preach the Dao was helpful for comprehending the Great Dao.

It was a rare opportunity.

Cultivation has no years; in the blink of an eye, two years passed.

Changqing Peak.

Liu Tiezhu came into Li Rui's room, who was practicing.

"Master, this is a letter sent from the capital."

He handed the letter in his hand to Li Rui.

Li Rui: "Good."

He nodded and took the letter, his brow raised slightly.

It was Jiang Linxian.

Jiang Linxian was extremely incompetent as the Nanzhen Mountain Envoy, most of the time staying in the capital, and the number of times he came to the Southern Region could be counted on one hand.

Most of the time, it was Li Rui and He Qiannian who were responsible.

Fortunately, the duties of the secret guards had changed.

Banished immortals had already appeared in the world, and most of the time they only needed to be responsible for collecting intelligence, and didn't even need to risk their lives as before.

He also often communicated with Jiang Linxian.

Li Rui opened the letter.

"Brother Li, seeing the letter is like seeing the person; it's been many years since we parted, how have you been lately? I often hear of the Qingwei Sect's unusual movements, need to be more on guard... I have recently had some insights, my Daoist arts have improved, and I often miss being able to spar with Brother Li..."

"Yan'er's talent for Daoist arts is not bad; I sent her to the East Sea Immortal Sect to learn, heard she has already entered the Sea-Observing Realm..."

Jiang Linxian spoke of many things in a scattered way, just like an old friend reminiscing.

Li Rui smiled knowingly.

He and Jiang Linxian had known each other for decades; weren't they old friends?

The immortal path is cruel.

What it refers to is not just fighting, but also time.

Cultivators will see friends and relatives they are familiar with grow old one by one, and even send off the descendants of old friends, all finally turning into a handful of yellow earth.

Those who can walk side by side are few, very few.

So being able to know a group of prodigies like Jiang Linxian, the immortal path can be considered not lonely.

Li Rui finished reading the letter.

But discovered Liu Tiezhu standing in place, with no intention of leaving at all.

He couldn't help but ask: "Tiezhu, anything else?"

Liu Tiezhu scratched his head:

"Senior brother said, he wants to hold a hundred-year banquet for Master, just to celebrate."

Li Rui was speechless.

Yes.

In the blink of an eye, he was nearly a hundred years old; placed in the secular world, it was already an age old enough to be an ancestor.

He couldn't help but sigh.

At seventy, he counted the days every day; on the contrary, he was almost a hundred years old, but he had forgotten the passage of time.

If it weren't for the few disciples having the heart, he really wouldn't have remembered this matter.

"You have the heart, just follow your wishes."

Li Rui smiled and waved his hand.

Hearing this, Liu Tiezhu was overjoyed: "Alright, Master."

He had already discussed this matter with his eldest senior brother Liang He and his junior brother Wang Zhao, who was far away in the Wu Kingdom, by letter for a long time; telling Li Rui about this matter was the most important link.

After all, Li Rui liked quiet, and whether he would agree was still unknown.

Hearing Li Rui agree, Liu Tiezhu finally set his mind at ease.

"Alright, stop being silly."

Li Rui chuckled, then said: "By the way, the homework that should be done cannot be less, go."

"Alright."

Liu Tiezhu left with a grin.

Li Rui just shook his head with a faint smile.

The matter of the hundred-year birthday banquet didn't stay in his heart for too long; in a short while, he began to cultivate the Wan Gu Chang Qing again.

"Brother Li, are you going down the mountain?"

This day.

Sang Kong was walking up Changqing Peak and saw Li Rui taking his disciple Liu Tiezhu down the mountain.

"Hmm, Brother Sang, anything?"

Li Rui nodded.

Sang Kong smiled: "What could there be, just heard some interesting things, thinking of talking about them with Brother Li."

Interesting things?

Li Rui's mouth lifted slightly.

He and Sang Kong were old tea friends; every time they drank tea, they would talk about interesting things in the world.

Calling them interesting things, actually, they were secrets within the major events that happened.

Li Rui became interested.

He said to Liu Tiezhu behind him: "Since Brother Sang is here, we must treat him well, quick, prepare tea."

The two who were already preparing to go down the mountain turned back the way they came.

In a short while.

They returned to the small courtyard.

Li Rui greeted Sang Kong to sit down, then opened his mouth: "Brother Sang, what exactly is the interesting thing, quickly tell me, old brother."

Sang Kong chuckled:

"Brother Li, I recently heard a secret rumor..."

Li Rui was too familiar with Sang Kong's routine.

Clearly, this was keeping him in suspense.

He cooperated and asked: "What secret rumor?"

With Li Rui as the straight man, Sang Kong's interest in talking was even greater: "I heard, the Qingwei Sect actually didn't get the top-grade spirit stone; that top-grade spirit stone was snatched away by a mysterious expert."

Li Rui's brow raised slightly.

He naturally knew about this matter.

Just didn't expect that Sang Kong actually knew too.

But soon he was relieved; it had been several years since that night, and during this period, the Yu Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom had never given up on the pursuit of the top-grade spirit stone.

Not only the Wu Kingdom, as far as Li Rui knew, the Yu Kingdom also planted quite a few spies.

It was hard for the Qingwei Sect to hide it.

Seeing Li Rui's surprised expression, Sang Kong was even more satisfied.

He grinned and continued:

"During this period, I have been guessing what the background of that mysterious expert is; guess what?"

"Quickly say."

Li Rui's eyes brightened.

Now he was really interested.

He had seen that mysterious expert kill Xuan Cheng with his own eyes.

He knew how powerful that person was.

Naturally, he was curious about his identity.

Sang Kong chuckled: "Guessing, I am also guessing; recently I heard that the Qingwei Sect actually took the initiative to send disciples to the North Plains, precisely to participate in the war."

Li Rui leaned back and narrowed his eyes.

Four words slowly appeared in his mind.

North Pole Demon Sect!

Going to the North Plains, and participating in the war, the goal was self-evident.

The Yu Kingdom and the North Pole Demon Sect had been confronting and fighting for several years for the spirit mine in the North Plains.

The Qingwei Sect was a great sect in the South, tens of thousands of miles away from the North Plains, so there was no need to interfere.

If something is abnormal, there must be a demon.

From this, it was guessed that the Qingwei Sect dealing with the Northern Demon Sect was very likely because of the grudge of that night.

When Li Rui thought of that cultivator again.

He indeed had some of the style rumored of the North Pole Demon Sect.

Sang Kong finished speaking, only feeling satisfied, and clicked his tongue: "Didn't expect that the North Pole Demon Sect's hand reached so far, actually reaching the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Li Rui nodded.

Isn't it.

It even crossed the entire Yu Kingdom.

"Heard that the North Pole Demon Sect advocates teaching without discrimination, with many demon cultivators and demonic cultivators under its door, acting unrestrainedly, it is indeed very possible."

Li Rui analyzed.

There are many immortal sects in the world, but if we talk about being special, the North Pole Demon Sect can be considered outstanding.

And the sect's foundation is also extremely deep.

That's why it could dominate the Northern Region, even if the Yu Kingdom had to be careful in dealing with it.

Sang Kong: "With the Qingwei Sect striking, the North Pole Demon Sect will have a hard time."

He had a gloating expression.

Not only toward the Qingwei Sect, but also toward the North Pole Demon Sect.

The Wu Kingdom borders the South Sea to the south.

There are quite a few demonic cultivators in the South Sea, many of whom call themselves the demon sons and grandsons of the North Pole Demon Sect, and the Wu Kingdom imperial court has long been tired of it.

If the North Pole Demon Sect suffered, they would naturally be happy to see it.

The two had a conversation.

Sang Kong finally remembered to ask: "Brother Li, why are you going down the mountain?"

Li Rui laughed:

"It's almost a hundred years old, my few disciples are thinking of making it lively."

Sang Kong immediately cupped his hands and laughed along: "So that's it, congratulations, brother, I will definitely go to have a cup of wine then."

"I have disturbed Brother Li's happy event, so I won't bother you anymore."

After saying this.

Sang Kong stood up.

Exchanged pleasantries with Li Rui, and then left.

Sending Sang Kong away, Li Rui looked at Liu Tiezhu.

"Tiezhu, let's go."

Immediately, the master and disciple went down the mountain.

By the evening of that day, they arrived at the mansion in the Annan Town camp of Qinghe.

As soon as they walked in the door.

They saw Liang He and Yang Yong had already set up a hot pot.

Seeing Li Rui and Liu Tiezhu return, Yang Yong greeted them: "Quick, come, come."

The four sat around.

The red oil in the hot pot bubbled, and the tender meat slices were swished in the boiling soup, the taste was extremely beautiful.

There were still more than two months until Li Rui's hundredth birthday.

Liang He and Liu Tiezhu had already started to manage it back and forth; according to Liang He, it was what kind of status Master had, and the hundred-year banquet couldn't be sloppy.

Seeing the two working enthusiastically.

Li Rui had no intention of intervening.

Let them toss.

He was still the same as before, most of the time cultivating in the room.

A month passed.

This day.

Li Rui, who was cultivating in the room, had dozens of small flags of various colors placed in front of his knees.

With a thought.

The small flags floated up one by one, then shot toward the ground, steadily inserted in various directions according to Li Rui's arrangement.

With a light shout from Li Rui:

"Rise!"

A burst of seven-colored mist drifted up.

Bewildering Heart Array!

Li Rui's mouth lifted slightly.

Fourth-Rank Array Master!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 436 =====