Chapter 460: Going to the cultivation world

Cough, cough.

Li Rui coughed lightly.

Yuan An and Liu Tiezhu then came to their senses, looking toward the direction of the courtyard gate, and saw Li Rui standing at the door, looking at the two with a smile that was not a smile.

"Master." *2

The two hurriedly stood up and bowed to Li Rui.

Li Rui waved his hand with a smile.

"You two continue chatting."

Hearing Li Rui's words, they both knew that their master must have heard their entire conversation just now.

Yuan An, however, was not embarrassed at all: "Master, who do you think is responsible?"

Li Rui shook his head: "Your master is not an immortal, how would I know."

This Immortal Sect vendetta was actually no different from a Jianghu vendetta.

The Qingwei Sect had developed for decades; now there were over ten thousand miscellaneous disciples, and over three thousand outer sect disciples; it was normal to have grudges, and the Qingwei Sect acted domineeringly, so many Immortal Sects also had quite a few complaints.

The possibility of someone acting in the dark was also not small.

If Li Rui were an ordinary disciple of the Qingwei Sect, he might have been thinking of finding a place to hide by now.

But his status had long since exceeded that of the elders in the sect, so his state of mind was completely different.

Moreover, he had two disciples in the Qingwei Sect.

One, Liu Tiezhu, almost never went out, and Yuan An also never left the Qingwei Sect.

Naturally, there was no need to think too much.

After speaking.

Li Rui intended to return to his room to continue cultivating.

But at this time.

Yuan An called out to stop Li Rui again: "Master, there is one more thing."

Li Rui gave a light "Oh."

Yuan An said: "Master, I heard... the Qingwei Sect will soon select excellent disciples and send them to the upper realm."

Hearing this.

Li Rui's expression changed slightly.

Then he smiled and spoke: "Tiger, how did you know?"

Regarding the cultivation world.

This was a secret among secrets, no matter which Immortal Sect it was placed in.

At the very least, it couldn't be something that an outsider like Yuan An could know.

Speaking of this, Yuan An grinned: "I have a good friendship with Daoist Xue Yang of Jiuzhen Peak; she invited me to return to the sect and participate in the trial; there are two spots this time, and she hopes it is me."

Li Rui looked at Yuan An, who was grinning, with a smile.

"Good kid."

He knew of Bai Xue Yang of Jiuzhen Peak's reputation.

She was the heart and liver treasure of Daoist Jiuzhen; it was heard that her cultivation talent was extremely good, and Daoist Jiuzhen would definitely tell his precious disciple about entering the cultivation world.

As for why that precious disciple would tell Yuan An...

Yuan An inherited his mother's skin, which

What woman wouldn't be delighted to see that?

Plus his background, he is practically an invincible existence.

The reason is self-evident.

Li Rui nodded: "Indeed, that is true."

Hearing Li Rui confirm it, Yuan An and Liu Tiezhu both wore expressions of shock.

That is the Immortal Realm!

One can see just how profound the foundation of the Immortal Realm is from those individual fallen immortals who descended to the lower realms.

Even Yuan An, a young marquis, yearned for it.

Li Rui: "Do you want to go?"

Yuan An showed rare hesitation and did not answer immediately.

Liu Tiezhu, on the other hand, nodded without a second thought: "Of course I do!"

Seeing his Second Senior Brother answer so straightforwardly, Yuan An felt he was being overly petty.

Yuan An took a deep look at Liu Tiezhu.

Then he also nodded: "I want to go too."

After a long time spent together, he realized that the disciples his master had taken in were actually not simple at all.

He hadn't seen much of the others,

but speaking just of the Second Senior Brother before him, Liu Tiezhu, his innate Vajra physique was certainly good, but in the eyes of a young marquis, it was just so-so. Yet, in his view, what was truly formidable about his Second Senior Brother was not his superior physique, but his innocent heart.

Some might think it is naivety.

But Yuan An could be certain that it is a state of mental clarity.

With such a disposition, one can be single-minded and forge ahead courageously.

This is something countless grandmasters seek but cannot obtain.

Just like now, Liu Tiezhu wouldn't have as many concerns as he did; if he wanted something, he would just say it.

The smile at the corners of Li Rui's mouth deepened: "Even if you want it, you can't have it. Wait until your master becomes a Heavenly Phenomenon expert; perhaps he can ask for one for you to see. For now, there's no way."

He looked at Yuan An again: "As for you, go ask the Marquis. I cannot make that decision."

Upon hearing this.

Yuan An and Liu Tiezhu were both speechless.

Originally, they had expected Li Rui to give them some kind of surprise.

But upon reflection, this was actually the only logical outcome.

After Li Rui finished speaking, he returned to his room with his hands behind his back.

He had actually received news of what Yuan An mentioned a month ago.

It just hadn't come from the Profound Micro Sect, but from the Secret Guard.

The Emperor had personally granted him intelligence clearance equivalent to that of Commander Yang Bing, which represented an extremely high level of trust in Li Rui,

and it was precisely because of this that he knew this piece of classified information.

He hadn't expected Yuan An to also obtain the news through his own unique advantages.

It wasn't just the Profound Micro Sect.

Other major sects were the same.

"Senior Xu, you really didn't lie."

Li Rui thought to himself and shook his head.

Indeed.

Xu Xuan, the most senior member of the Asking Immortal Tower back then, spent his whole life pursuing the Immortal Gate, and the Immortal Gate had truly opened wide, just as he had wished.

The Immortal Gate was not a single door.

Rather, it was the countless spatial rifts existing between this realm and the Immortal Realm.

That was how those fallen immortals had descended to the lower realms.

Likewise.

As the spiritual energy in this realm became abundant, those immortal sects constructed arrays that allowed them not only to descend to the lower realms but also to travel to the Immortal Realm.

However, according to Secret Guard intelligence, the current arrays could only support young cultivators below the Third Rank in crossing realms.

Those at the Profound Understanding Realm already sensed the power of heaven and earth and were too powerful.

Once they attempted to cross, they would trigger a spatial collapse.

Encountering a spatial collapse meant that even a First-Rank expert would have no chance of survival.

Unless those immortal sects could build a super-array comparable to those in the Immortal Realm, it would be impossible.

As for why they had to be young...

Li Rui guessed that the upper sects in the Immortal Realm probably didn't want old men whose potential was exhausted either.

It was human nature.

Li Rui didn't fit either criteria, so even if he wanted to go, it was impossible.

Regarding this.

He treated it with a calm heart.

The Immortal Realm was not the perfect, idyllic paradise people imagined; it was far more dangerous than this realm.

Cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality... since one is not yet an immortal, one must fight.

There were countless powerhouses.

Although the Profound Understanding Realm was considered decent in the Immortal Realm, it was still far from enough to be noteworthy.

Moreover.

Li Rui possessed the Primordial Immortal Martial Dao Fetus, and no one in this world could discern his true origins, but that might not be the case if he went to the Immortal Realm.

If he were spotted by some old demon and torn apart, he wouldn't even have a place to cry.

They wouldn't give him a chance to grow in silence.

Therefore, even if he could go, Li Rui wouldn't.

Or rather, he wouldn't consider it until he reached the First Rank.

According to Wu De, a First-Rank expert was a hegemon in the Immortal Realm and could be called a Great Cultivator.

They wouldn't be killed casually by others.

The longing was real, but the desire not to go was also real.

Returning to his room.

Li Rui collected his thoughts and began to cultivate again.

(End of chapter)