Chapter 456: The Struggle of the Great Dao [Two-in-one, additional update, seeking monthly votes!!]

Only hearing the spirit of the small old man chant softly:

"The Gate of Profound Female knocks on the Jade Capital, the Innate One Qi pierces the Purple Court; if one wishes for the Great Dao to pierce one's own body, one must naturally exchange the Heavenly Heart for one's own heart."

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

He listened even more carefully.

In a mere three thousand words, it pointed out an extremely special path.

"What a 'naturally exchange the Heavenly Heart for one's own heart'!"

The spirit of the small old man spoke:

"This method opens a new path, actively attracting the Will of Heaven, thereby catching a glimpse of a thread of heavenly secrets; you should practice diligently, and with your talent, it shouldn't be difficult to master."

Li Rui's comprehension was extremely high, so he naturally remembered it all.

He bowed.

"Many thanks, Senior."

Seeing Li Rui so humble, the smile on the spirit of the small old man's face grew even more.

It was as if he saw a favorite junior.

Although he was only a remnant soul of the spirit left behind by the Longevity Daoist, he also had his own independent thoughts.

Who wouldn't like a junior with great potential and good manners?

It was all to complete the Daoist Lord's mission; if he looked pleasing to the eye, he would teach more; if not, he might not even take out the "Great Dao Induction Chapter."

This was also tacitly approved by the Daoist Lord.

The Longevity Daoist was different from other Daoist Lords; he valued the temperament of cultivators more.

It was precisely for this reason that he left behind this remnant soul of the spirit.

"Little Li, the struggle of the Great Dao is mysterious and mysterious; once you fall into it, even a Daoist Lord has a high possibility of Dao-death. You practice with this 'Great Dao Induction Chapter,' you can try more and find a path that is easy to walk."

The spirit of the small old man spoke obscurely.

Li Rui understood: "I will remember Senior's teachings."

"Hmm."

The spirit of the small old man was even more satisfied.

It possessed most of the spirit's memories, so it knew too many arrogant and unruly young people who thought they could defy the heavens; except for a few who really advanced all the way and became great figures, ninety-nine percent of the others fell.

But who could guarantee that they were definitely among the few who survived?

So his Daoist Lord master advocated walking the easy path.

In the end, he also wore out many strong enemies.

The kid in front of him had the style of the Daoist Lord back then, focusing on listening to advice.

Li Rui also asked the spirit of the small old man about some doubts regarding the "Great Dao Induction Chapter."

Until the time for the Great Dream Immortal Wandering was exhausted.

Only then did he sit up from his room on Changqing Peak.

Lost in thought.

"Great Dao Induction Chapter."

At noon.

Li Rui was cultivating in the courtyard.

Suddenly he heard footsteps.

Followed by a knock on the door.

A cold voice sounded outside the door: "Qingwei Sect, Xuan Yu requests an audience."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard it was Daoist Xuan Yu.

He pushed open the door.

And saw the cold-faced Daoist Xuan Yu, as well as the Purple Yang Old Daoist, whose expression was somewhat awkward.

The Purple Yang Old Daoist's face twitched:

"Brother Li, Senior Brother has some matters he wants to ask you about."

Li Rui stepped aside.

Welcoming the two into the courtyard.

He told Yuan An to brew a pot of tea, and only then spoke: "Two Daoists, I wonder what the matter is?"

Ever since he came to the Qingwei Sect.

The number of times he had met this person of real power in the Qingwei Sect could be counted on one hand, and Daoist Xuan Yu coming to Changqing Peak was even more unprecedented.

Xuan Yu glanced at Yuan An, who was to the side.

His expression improved a little.

Yuan An was Yuan Dingting's son, and even the Qingwei Sect did not dare to be negligent.

Even toward Li Rui, they could only have a good temper.

Xuan Yu took a sip of tea, and only then spoke: "Official Li, I wonder if you have heard of the murder of my disciple, Chang Xuan?"

Li Rui nodded:

"I have heard of it; Daoist, please restrain your grief."

Xuan Yu: "My disciple was originally a dragon in the heavens, but it was fated that he should have this tribulation; I cannot blame others, but this grudge, as his master, I must settle."

"At first, I thought it was the remnants of the Purple Gold Palace taking revenge; it was also Senior Brother Xuan Wei who told me that the murderer is likely someone else."

"Recently, I heard that a disciple of the Nanhua Sect was also murdered in Yunzhou."

"I wonder if Official Li can help find clues."

Li Rui listened.

Although Xuan Yu's words were polite, he seemed to have already pointed at something.

"Daoist Xuan Yu, do you think the person was killed by our Yu Kingdom?"

Daoist Xuan Yu narrowed his eyes: "The disciples of our Qingwei Sect and the Nanhua Sect did indeed go missing within the territory of the Yu Kingdom, and they have already died; the possibility of it being the Yu Kingdom is very high."

"Moreover, I have already found some clues; it seems to be related to the military of the Yu Kingdom."

Before the words fell.

Daoist Xuan Yu's momentum soared.

The terrifying pressure of the Heavenly Phenomenon realm pressed down on Li Rui like a landslide.

If it were an ordinary Profound Heaven realm cultivator, they would probably be breaking out in cold sweat and unable to move even half an inch.

But what Daoist Xuan Yu and the Purple Yang Old Daoist did not expect was.

Li Rui remained motionless, calmly raising his teacup and taking a sip.

This action looked ordinary.

But if placed under the pressure of the Heavenly Phenomenon realm, it appeared very extraordinary.

Especially the Purple Yang Old Daoist, whose shock was even greater.

He was only standing by his side and felt suffocated, but Li Rui, who was in the center of the pressure, showed no change at all.

Both were Profound Heaven, but the performance at this moment could be described as a world of difference.

"Has he improved again?"

The Purple Yang Old Daoist swallowed his saliva secretly.

He had heard before that Jiang Linxian, who was currently in the top three hundred of the Martial Arts Rankings, had always regarded Li Rui as a fellow Daoist.

After Jiang Linxian broke through to the Profound Heaven realm, his momentum as a sword immortal remained undiminished.

Never expecting that the words would come true.

Li Rui was also this fierce.

A flash of surprise crossed Daoist Xuan Yu's eyes.

He did this naturally to give Li Rui a show of force; although the murderer was not Li Rui, it was definitely someone from the Yu Kingdom's imperial court.

Then this grudge would also have to be borne by Li Rui, this envoy of the Qingwei Sect.

It was just that his show of force was easily resolved by Li Rui.

He heard Li Rui speak slowly: "Daoist Xuan Yu, I understand the pain of losing a disciple, but the matter has not yet been investigated clearly, so one cannot easily draw a conclusion; otherwise, it would be bad if it damaged the long-term alliance between our dynasty and the Qingwei Sect."

In a few words, he pushed the matter to the imperial court and the Qingwei Sect.

In front of two behemoths.

Even if Xuan Yu was already a Heavenly Phenomenon, he had to consider more.

At the very least, he would not make things difficult for an envoy.

Xuan Yu also calmed down and snorted coldly: "Then I will trouble you, Official Li."

After saying this.

He stood up and walked toward the door.

Xuan Yu left.

The Purple Yang Old Daoist did not follow, but looked at Li Rui with some guilt: "Official Li, my Senior Brother Xuan Yu has a violent temper, it is just because his most beloved disciple died, and he is eager for revenge."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes.

Violent temper?

He didn't think so; if it weren't for his strong strength today, he might have been directly injured by Xuan Yu's move.

This was no longer a violent temper.

But a grudge of blocking the Dao.

For a cultivator, losing time is equivalent to missing the Great Dao.

Daoist Xuan Yu used his power to pressure others; for him, he naturally felt it didn't matter, but for Li Rui, this grudge naturally had to be remembered.

Hiding murderous intent in his heart, his face showed no change: "Fellow Daoist Purple Yang, what exactly happened?"

He naturally knew that Chang Xuan's death was highly likely the work of the Fifth Imperial Prince, Zhu Gan.

It could be considered the work of the Yu Kingdom's imperial court.

It was just that he didn't understand how the Qingwei Sect discovered it.

The Purple Yang Old Daoist sighed softly: "Senior Brother Xuan Yu was very good to Junior Nephew Chang; he originally thought he could pass on his mantle, never expecting he would die young, so Senior Brother Xuan Yu used the 'Secret Method of Reflection' to trace the aura at the time of Junior Nephew Chang Xuan's murder."

"Senior Brother Xuan Yu sensed that the person who attacked Junior Nephew Chang Xuan had the foundation of the Yu Kingdom's military hard-training."

Li Rui pondered.

The Method of Reflection...

The methods of these cultivators were truly unpredictable; there was actually such a unique secret method.

"In the future, when taking action, even if there is no one around, I must be even more cautious."

Li Rui pondered secretly, then spoke: "I understand, Brother Purple Yang can rest assured; the Qingwei Sect is of utmost importance to our dynasty, and I will definitely not let some scum ruin the hundred-generation alliance between our two sides."

The Purple Yang Old Daoist: "Then I will trouble you, Brother Li."

After saying this.

He left.

Soon.

Only Li Rui remained in the room.

Li Rui looked in the direction where the two old Daoists, Xuan Yu and Purple Yang, had left, his heart moving slightly.

An interlude passed.

Li Rui continued his cultivation as usual.

The "Great Dao Induction Chapter" was not difficult, and the closer one was to the Great Dao, the easier it was to learn.

For Li Rui, it was even more like a duck to water.

In less than ten days.

He had mastered the "Great Dao Induction Chapter."

Li Rui quietly descended Changqing Peak; anyway, Changqing Peak was now on the edge of the Qingwei Sect, and no one could notice.

Soon.

He arrived in the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

It was uninhabited all year round, a world of beasts and insects.

Li Rui sat cross-legged, changing his hand seals.

He gave a low shout:

"Rise!"

Before the words fell.

Strands of Everlasting Green Qi rose around Li Rui, soon turning into a silkworm cocoon that wrapped him layer by layer.

At this moment.

He entered a mysterious state, his spirit wandering beyond the heavens.

When Li Rui could see things.

He found himself in the midst of darkness, and soon, two strands of true qi appeared before his eyes, one blue and one green, giving him an extremely familiar feeling.

He recognized them at a glance.

They were precisely the Great Dao of Azure Profundity he had already comprehended.

This was the unique aspect of the "Great Dao Induction Chapter."

The Longevity Daoist was also a strange person, using this method to construct a place of origin for a world, where one could better see the Great Dao.

Although its effect on comprehending the Great Dao was limited, it was extremely suitable for choosing a Great Dao.

It was equivalent to opening a trial version.

As Li Rui's thoughts moved.

In an instant—

The scene shifted, and he was placed among the thousands of stars in the universe.

The Great Dao of Azure Profundity turned into one of the stars.

These stars were the lingering rhymes of the Great Dao.

Thousands of Great Daos were all displayed in front!

Li Rui's eyes shone.

In this way, why worry about not finding a suitable Great Dao!

Li Rui sensed each Great Dao carefully, as if flipping through a book.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

A star that seemed illusory yet real, giving one a feeling of being clearly close at hand yet impossible to touch, appeared before Li Rui's eyes.

"The Dao of Space?"

Li Rui couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Although the Great Dao does not distinguish between high and low.

But the utility of each Great Dao is vastly different; for example, this Great Dao of Space could almost be said to be a powerhouse of the entire cycle; cultivators who comprehend the Great Dao of Space are all the most formidable existences of the same rank.

Even in the cultivation world, cultivators who comprehend the Great Dao of Space appear once every three thousand years.

Very few.

Li Rui sighed softly in his heart.

He could feel that he had no affinity with the Great Dao of Space.

He sighed at the pity.

He began to check other stars again.

Afterward, he saw the Great Dao of Time, which was as famous as the Great Dao of Space, and even superior.

The same.

He also had no affinity.

Li Rui did not feel surprised.

According to what he knew, unless one had great fortune, people who could comprehend the Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Space were often people with special constitutions.

For example, Time Dao Body, Space Dao Body, and the like.

These constitutions were also extremely domineering.

Compared to his Innate Immortal Martial Dao Fetus, although not as good, they were also their own advantages.

Matters of Dao affinity cannot be forced.

Li Rui watched from daytime until late at night, until his spirit could no longer support it, and only then did he slowly open his eyes.

"Thousands of Great Daos, truly extraordinary."

In the world of Dao rhymes, he even saw the Great Dao of Poetry, the Great Dao of Etiquette, and other Great Daos he had never heard of.

It was truly as the spirit of the small old man had said.

All things can enter the Dao.

He also realized.

Yuan Dingting comprehended precisely the Great Dao of War; simply put, the more chaotic the world, the stronger his Great Dao.

It was truly miraculous.

Therefore, when the Immortal Sects emerged and the world was in turmoil, his ranking did not drop but rose instead; this was because his Great Dao was special.

It was also because the Great Dao he comprehended fit the great war between the Yu Kingdom and the Barbarians at that time.

That was why he achieved the feat of entering the Heavenly Phenomenon realm in twenty years without any bottlenecks.

For later generations to want to replicate it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

As for Li Rui's Dao.

It still needed time to be found.

He also gradually understood this struggle of the Great Dao.

It sounds very mysterious, but it is actually not hard to understand.

For example, some people comprehend the Dao of Dragon Nurturing, while others comprehend the Dao of Dragon Slashing, which are naturally opposed.

Or for example.

If someone comprehends the Dao of Great Peace, then they have a struggle of the Great Dao with Yuan Dingting.

Initially, there is no limit.

But as the realm gets higher and higher, and the comprehension of the Great Dao gets deeper, both sides will inevitably have a struggle.

Wanting not to struggle is almost impossible.

But with the "Great Dao Induction Chapter," one can try as much as possible to find the context and avoid intense competition.

When Li Rui returned to Changqing Peak.

It was already the second half of the night.

Although cultivators do not need to rest like mortals, because most of them also came from mortals, they also rest at sunset.

At this time, the Qingwei Sect was shrouded in darkness.

"Master."

Just as Li Rui stepped into the room, he saw Yuan An and Liu Tiezhu were not asleep.

"What happened?"

Li Rui smiled slightly.

Yuan An blinked: "Master, people from the Xuan Yu Peak of the Qingwei Sect have been trapped on the road up the mountain for a day and a night."

Li Rui was dumbfounded.

He had just returned using the Earth Escape Technique and really hadn't paid attention to the situation at the foot of the mountain.

Changqing Peak had long been set up with great arrays by him.

Not just one.

He didn't even remember the specific number himself.

In short.

As long as it was an array from the book of the Wan Gui Daoist that he could set up, he used it to practice.

Even Profound Heaven experts might not necessarily be able to escape.

Liu Tiezhu: "Master, if you don't unlock it, I'm worried they will go insane."

He and Yuan An had long been instructed by Li Rui.

Every time they went up or down the mountain, they followed a specific route.

Today.

Several people from Xuan Yu Peak came up the mountain aggressively, only to be trapped in Li Rui's great array.

One by one, they were tortured to death by the illusion array.

The two of them didn't sleep because they were afraid these people would die.

Li Rui pondered.

Then he waved his sleeve, and an invisible true qi fell to the foot of the mountain.

A crack appeared in the illusion array.

Soon.

Seven or eight young men and women were seen running out of the great array in terror.

"It was actually an illusion array!"

A young small Daoist looked at the position he had just run out of with lingering fear.

Another beautiful female disciple couldn't help but curse: "This Li Turtle..."

Before she could finish speaking.

Thinking that the Li Turtle might be on the mountain at this moment, she didn't dare to continue.

The others looked at their junior sister with strange expressions.

This junior sister was usually a gentle and virtuous lady.

Now she looked like a shrew.

It was enough to show what kind of torture she had suffered in the illusion array.

At this time, the oldest Daoist spoke: "I heard before that this Official Li likes to study arrays, never expecting his array attainments to be so terrifying; let's return to the sect first, and discuss Senior Brother Chang's matter later."

The others looked at each other.

They had originally heard that Senior Brother Chang Xuan was highly likely killed by someone from the Yu Kingdom's imperial court, so they came to ask for an explanation.

But never expected.

They hadn't even seen the face of the Li Turtle before they returned in defeat.

One by one, they finally looked at the illusion array.

They never wanted to go in and experience it again.

The woman in the Heart-Questioning Array was truly terrifying; no wonder the junior sister was so out of character.

That Li Turtle was simply more demonic than a demonic cultivator.

"Retreat first."

As one person took the lead, the others felt relieved and didn't dare to stay any longer, fleeing in a panic.

On the other side.

On the top of the mountain.

Li Rui watched the few Xuan Yu Peak disciples.

Daoist Xuan Yu had a very high status in the Qingwei Sect, and the disciples of Xuan Yu Peak also felt they were a cut above the other peaks; except for Xuan Wei Peak, they didn't look down on anyone.

Chang Xuan, as the next peak master cultivated by Xuan Yu, had considerable prestige.

These Xuan Yu Peak disciples probably heard the news, which was why they came to the door.

Of course.

This was not a big deal to Li Rui.

But since it was a matter, it should be solved.

To prevent it from getting bigger and bigger.

The matter was done by Zhu Gan, so he naturally had no reason to help wipe his butt.

Li Rui touched his chin:

"Need to think of a way."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 457 =====