Chapter 462

"Uncle Li, Father specifically asked me to bring some local specialties. It's just a small token of my appreciation; I'll leave it here."

Li Rui watched a young man leave.

He looked at the gifts Liu Tiezhu was carrying in his hands.

It was that time of year again for the Dao Academy students to enter the immortal sects.

This batch was of excellent quality.

Among them were many children of dukes and nobles.

The young man who had just left was the son of the Minister of Personnel in the capital.

Li Rui didn't have any friendship with that Minister of Personnel.

But that didn't stop the minister's son from coming to visit; recently, there had been quite a few people like the young man before him, and every one who came had prepared generous gifts.

Changqing Peak had become much livelier as a result.

Yuan An laughed: "Master, why do you think these people are so insistent on fighting for those spots?"

He, of course, knew.

The reason those shrewd old guys were sending their precious children into the immortal sects was for that chance to go to the Immortal Realm.

This matter had already spread among the upper echelons.

That was the Immortal Realm!

As long as their children could make a name for themselves in the Immortal Realm, why worry about the family business not flourishing?

Being able to establish a sect and clan in the Immortal Realm was the real skill.

It wasn't just the Profound Micro Sect; other sects were the same.

For the sake of the spots.

It could be described as undercurrents surging.

The Profound Micro Sect was at the forefront of the world's immortal sects, so naturally, it was the target of countless Yu Kingdom officials.

And Li Rui, the Yu Kingdom's garrison commander at the Profound Micro Sect, naturally became an important target for networking.

Those noble children who came to visit were counting on Li Rui to provide some extra care at the Profound Micro Sect so they would have a better chance of obtaining a spot.

Li Rui smiled: "Still too anxious; these immortal sects haven't even finished building the great array yet."

Crossing the Immortal Gate is no easy task.

As an array master, he knew all too well how difficult it was to set up a great array that could cross two realms.

Even for immortal sects.

Only those few with extremely deep foundations had this capability.

He knew that there were a few old monsters in the Profound Micro Sect's Supreme Elder Hall who had been in seclusion for years, and one of them was a master of arrays.

A First-Tier Array Master!

The Profound Micro Sect's great array was his responsibility.

The work was done extremely covertly.

Even Li Rui couldn't obtain much information.

'Young people.'

Li Rui muttered softly.

If he were also a young man embarking on the immortal path with a bright future, he might also be breaking his head to fight for it.

But now.

There was no need for that.

Not to mention that he didn't plan to go to the Immortal Realm for the time being, even if he wanted to, there were many other ways if he had enough patience.

After all, he was no longer one of those young people with shallow foundations.

If he still needed to bite the bullet and charge around everywhere now, then the last hundred years would have been lived in vain.

He looked at Yuan An: "Little Tiger, what did the Marquis say?"

Being asked this by Li Rui.

Yuan An felt a bit embarrassed: "Father didn't say anything, but Mother said that if I dare to go, even if I reach the Immortal Realm, he will find someone to break my legs and drag me back."

Li Rui was speechless.

He had long heard that this eldest daughter of the Cui clan was once a heroine who beat the war drums for a hundred thousand troops.

Now seeing it, it was indeed true.

'A mother worries when her child travels a thousand miles.'

Li Rui smiled and shook his head.

He didn't say anything about obeying one's parents' orders; young people are the least willing to listen to that.

"Little Tiger, with your current skills, if you go, you'll just be eaten like a bean. At least wait until you reach the Upper Three Ranks; even if you become a bean, you should at least break someone's teeth, right?"

Yuan An was amused.

He loved listening to his master speak; it was simple, easy to understand, and made one feel comfortable all over.

"Master, I understand."

Li Rui then waved his hand: "Good, go ahead."

Then he returned to his room.

He didn't cultivate the Wan Gu Chang Qing Art, nor did he temper the Great Dao.

Instead, he took several yellow talismans from his sleeve.

He carefully traced them with cinnabar mixed with spiritual medicine, his expression extremely serious.

He didn't dare to make a single mistake.

At first, he was extremely slow.

Gradually, the speed of his tracing became faster and faster.

From tracing one talisman in an hour at the beginning, to half an hour, then a quarter of an hour, then three breaths.

Li Rui's movements didn't stop at all.

He drew talismans in the room for three full days and nights.

On this day.

Li Rui's hands were still moving, but the yellow talismans were no longer in front of him.

Drawing talismans in the void!

If there were a talisman master here, they would definitely be able to tell at a glance.

This was a sign of the Third-Tier Talisman Technique reaching completion!

And what Li Rui was drawing at this moment was precisely the Third-Tier Pagoda Talisman.

Times had changed.

Immortal methods were no longer sensitive, and the imperial court's foundation was gradually becoming abundant.

Li Rui had handed over the Five Spirits Body Refining Technique and the evil arts he had previously obtained from Daoist Sheng, exchanging them for this Third-Tier Pagoda Talisman.

Initially.

Li Rui's talisman technique had actually always been ahead of his array technique.

It was later, in order to cultivate the Lotus Heart Array, that he had shifted his focus, and he had deliberately slowed down his talisman practice.

After the Lotus Heart Array reached completion.

He had picked up talisman techniques again.

By now, he had finally achieved the Third-Tier Talisman Technique.

The speed at which Li Rui drew talismans in his hands became faster and faster, drawing complex talisman scripts with Changqing Qi.

Finally!

"Rise."

Following the word Li Rui spat out.

The talisman condensed from Changqing Qi in front of him suddenly shone with golden light, and then, a small golden pagoda was seen completely enveloping Li Rui's body.

How familiar this scene was.

The disciple of Si Feng whom Li Rui had once killed had used a similar method to block Li Rui's attack.

At that time, Si Feng had actually used a magic treasure to store the talisman intent.

But now.

Li Rui could form the talisman by himself, and its power was far stronger than what Si Feng had bestowed upon his disciple.

"Done."

Li Rui looked at the golden divine light around him, a curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Unlike the forward-charging true intent of Yuan Dingting's lineage.

He had always considered defeat before victory.

Naturally, he chose defensive talismans first.

This Pagoda Talisman was very good.

With a thought.

The divine brilliance of the Pagoda Talisman dissipated, and everything vanished into nothingness.

And all of this.

The True Person Qing Ding on the main peak of the Profound Micro Sect, miles away, and those old monsters from the upper realm had no way of knowing.

Li Rui slowly stood up and pushed the door open to walk out.

It was just noon.

The scorching golden sunlight fell on his body, warm and pleasant.

Profound Understanding Upper Stage, half-step Heavenly Phenomenon, Third-Tier Talisman Master, Third-Tier Array Master.

Such a foundation was extremely sought after no matter where it was placed; in terms of status, it could even be on par with Heavenly Phenomenon experts.

Many cultivators in the Profound Micro Sect relied on the Six Arts to reach high positions.

This was because whether it was talismans, arrays, or other means, they were an extremely important part of the sect, truly a cash cow.

Therefore, array masters, talisman masters, and so on generally had a status half a notch higher than cultivators of the same rank.

It was also truly difficult to practice.

And practicing the Six Arts would also delay cultivation.

Of course, these problems didn't exist for Li Rui.

Walking out the door.

He happened to see Yuan An cultivating in the courtyard.

"Master."

Yuan An turned his head to look at Li Rui.

Li Rui looked at Yuan An's increasingly full spirit; apart from his identity as the young marquis of Annan, Yuan An's own talent was also quite good, and thanks to his family heritage, he had never taken a wrong step.

His true qi was extremely pure.

Li Rui was amazed to see this; this was the advantage of being from a noble family.

Yuan An: "Master, I heard news today that those who assassinated the Profound Micro Sect disciples were demon cultivators incited by the North Pole Demon Sect."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes.

As the garrison commander set up by the Yu Kingdom at the Profound Micro Sect, although he couldn't solve today's matter, he always had to understand the latest developments.

So he had always let Yuan An inquire.

Yuan An: "I heard that Daoist Xuan Yu personally took action and suppressed a batch, and now it's much more peaceful."

Li Rui nodded:

"That's good."

Since Xuan Yu had already taken action, there was no need for him to worry too much.

It was just that this North Pole Demon Sect was becoming increasingly active.

'The world is hard to keep peaceful.'

(End of chapter)