Chapter 469

The 117th year of Yuanfeng, winter.

This year.

Two major events happened in the capital of the Yu Kingdom.

One was that Jiang Linxian once again amazed the world with the aptitude of a sword immortal; in just thirty years, he entered the Heavenly Phenomenon from Tongxuan, second only to Yuan Dingting in a thousand years.

Another matter.

Was that Zhu Gan, who had already been stripped of his status as a Prince and failed to break through to the Heavenly Phenomenon, and in the eyes of outsiders was destined to miss the position of Crown Prince and could only be a leisurely Imperial Prince, actually entered the Heavenly Phenomenon realm again.

At this time.

The tribulation clouds containing terrifying purple electric light above the capital slowly dissipated, and the people of the capital on the streets all looked up with their necks, their faces full of excitement.

Perhaps only in the capital would the common people not be too shocked by this.

A residence in the city.

"It's the Three-Colored True Thunder."

Jiang Linxian said with narrowed eyes.

Li Rui nodded: "It's already extremely good; after all, he failed to break through before, and his foundation was damaged; being able to enter the Heavenly Phenomenon is already a miracle."

Jiang Linxian shook his head with a smile: "I underestimated the Fifth Prince; maybe he can really find a trace of opportunity."

Just now, the two of them had observed the entire process of Zhu Gan crossing the tribulation.

This time.

Zhu Gan did not fail like last time, successfully taking that step and attracting the tribulation thunder.

Watching heaven and earth return to clarity.

Li Rui then withdrew his gaze.

Zhu Gan was already a Heavenly Phenomenon realm expert, a done deal.

Upon reaching the Heavenly Phenomenon realm, one would trigger tribulation thunder.

The Heavenly Phenomenon is called True Thunder.

The lowest is Three-Colored True Thunder, the middle is Six-Colored True Thunder, and the highest is Nine-Colored True Thunder.

Zhu Gan attracted the Three-Colored True Thunder, which is the lowest.

But those who can step into the Heavenly Phenomenon are already extraordinary people; even the Three-Colored True Thunder is enough to be proud of.

Especially since Zhu Gan had failed to break through before.

Being able to attract True Thunder to temper the soul is already a great honor and even more precious.

Not bad.

Although this Heavenly Phenomenon True Thunder is called a tribulation, it is even more of a fortune.

Compared to the first-rank tribulation thunder, it can only be considered an appetizer.

The stronger the True Thunder attracted, the better the tempering effect obtained; it is rumored that the City Lord of East Sea City, who is a cut above the world, once attracted Nine-Colored True Thunder.

It is said that the City Lord of East Sea City was unremarkable in the Tongxuan realm.

But after reaching the Heavenly Phenomenon, he advanced by leaps and bounds, and finally fought his way to become the world's number one; it is all said that his Great Dao is special.

Li Rui laughed: "Compared to Brother Jiang's Six-Colored True Thunder, it is still much worse."

He turned his head to look at Jiang Linxian beside him.

Jiang Linxian broke through three months earlier than the Fifth Prince Zhu Gan, and what he attracted back then was the Six-Colored True Thunder.

Don't look at it not being Nine-Colored True Thunder, but in the Heavenly Phenomenon realm, it is already considered extremely good.

Back then, figures like Gu Changsheng and the State Preceptor only attracted the Six-Colored True Thunder.

For thousands of years, in both dynasties, only Gao Tianxia has attracted the Nine-Colored True Thunder.

Jiang Linxian, after stepping into the Heavenly Phenomenon realm, is even more immortal-like, especially the sword at his waist, which is exactly the same as the legendary sword immortal.

Jiang Linxian also looked at Li Rui:

"Why does Brother Li need to be humble? I know your genius; after a year or so, maybe you can attract the Nine-Colored True Thunder that is hard to meet in a thousand years, who knows."

Li Rui just smiled lightly and said nothing more.

Actually.

He could have attracted the Heavenly Tribulation and stepped into the Heavenly Phenomenon long ago.

It was just that he was deliberately suppressing it.

Above the Heavenly Phenomenon is the resonance with heaven and earth, so when breaking through to the Heavenly Phenomenon, one will attract the Heavenly Tribulation.

In other words.

The Heavenly Phenomenon cannot be hidden, and the Heavenly Tribulation will not give the Heavenly Phenomenon a chance to cover it up.

It's just that unlike those legendary great powers.

The Heavenly Tribulation of the Heavenly Phenomenon realm is more like a gift; it is extremely rare to hear of a martial artist dying under the Heavenly Tribulation.

Li Rui didn't break through, certainly not because he feared the Heavenly Tribulation.

But because his breakthrough was too fast.

Even exceeding Yuan Dingting.

With his temperament, he certainly didn't want to do such a thing that was too flashy; of course, if he wasted ten or more years of time, Li Rui wouldn't be that stupid either.

It was because of the Immortal Court.

What he integrated the Dao with was the Immortal Court in his body; although he had only perceived a trace of Dao rhyme now, it also allowed him to discover a wonderful use.

That is, he could cross the tribulation in the small world within his body.

The Dao Fetus figure is one with him in life and death; it is enough for the Dao Fetus figure to cross the tribulation in the small world on his behalf.

In this way.

The world would not discover that he had already stepped into the Heavenly Phenomenon realm.

Li Rui doesn't need to wait ten or more years to break through, and can also use this to better deal with unknown dangers.

He just needs to wait for the Immortal Court Dao to be nourished for another year or so, and he can break through.

Under a long lifespan, it doesn't delay anything at all.

Beside the majestic imperial palace, there was a residence that was extremely gorgeous and magnificent, with a plaque hanging on the vermilion gate.

"State Preceptor's Mansion."

In the main room of the residence.

The Great Yu State Preceptor was standing with his back to the Fifth Prince Zhu Gan, staring intently at a landscape painting hanging in the center of the main hall.

"Thank you, Uncle, nephew was lucky to break through."

Zhu Gan had a bit of restraint on his face.

The State Preceptor did not answer.

But after a full few breaths, he then turned around slowly: "This is what you should have in your fate; no need to thank me."

Zhu Gan was even more respectful: "Uncle, today Father saw me and was no longer as cold to me as before; maybe in a few days I can move back into the palace."

According to the custom of Great Yu.

After a prince comes of age, he cannot live in the imperial palace and must move to a residence in the capital.

Unless he is the Crown Prince.

Of course, before the Emperor establishes a Crown Prince, he always has to choose and cultivate.

So some outstanding princes will be arranged with official positions and continue to stay in the imperial palace.

These princes who stay in the imperial palace will be regarded as candidates for the Crown Prince.

Zhu Gan was previously kept in the palace because of his maternal line.

It was later that the matter of the Qingwei Sect was exposed, and he was driven out of the palace gate.

Now it can be considered bitter suffering coming to an end.

Zhu Gan had no regrets at all.

Offending the Qingwei Sect, he still had a chance to turn things around, but if he stopped at Tongxuan for life, then he would have no fate with that Golden Throne.

Now it seems, he bet right.

A trace of joy rose in Zhu Gan's heart.

The State Preceptor looked at Zhu Gan expressionlessly: "You should know, your Heavenly Phenomenon was obtained by taking a shortcut, which is naturally inferior to the Great Dao; if you want to advance further in the future, you still need to find strange bones in the world, and only after soul-shifting and bone-changing will it be possible."

"You were too anxious before; now that you have entered the Heavenly Phenomenon, you should also be more steady."

If someone else had lectured him like this.

With Zhu Gan's temperament, he would likely slap him, and then try every means to exterminate his nine clans.

But the one speaking was the State Preceptor.

He dared not have the slightest complaint.

As a prince, and with a maternal clan that was extremely powerful, he knew many inside stories.

If it weren't for the State Preceptor's strong support back then, his father wouldn't have become the master of the Dragon Court today.

Gu Changsheng, Zhang Zilu, Yuan Dingting, and Liao Qi were juniors who rose during that immortal calamity, but the State Preceptor before him was different; before the immortal calamity, he was already the leader of the hidden sects of the world.

It was just that in these few years, heaven-gifted prodigies emerged one after another, coupled with the State Preceptor taking the initiative to retire.

His reputation was gradually caught up by those four.

But his seniority was beyond doubt.

The State Preceptor could establish an Emperor, and naturally could also establish a Crown Prince.

Zhu Gan knew very well that if he wanted to ascend the Dragon Throne, he must rely on the man before him.

"Yes, nephew will keep Uncle's teachings in mind."

Zhu Gan agreed readily.

He had already become a Heavenly Phenomenon expert, so he was no longer as urgent as before, and it was enough to compete for the position of Crown Prince.

Of course.

If he could achieve the Earthly Immortal realm, the throne would be a sure thing.

It's just that as the State Preceptor said, he couldn't be so impatient anymore, leaving handles for others.

His father still had hundreds of years to live.

There was no rush.

Zhu Gan retreated slowly.

In the room, only the State Preceptor remained very quickly.

At this time.

The State Preceptor was just covered by a shadow, appearing obscure and unclear.

The Mountain-Seeking Division was newly established; although the government office was not set up in the imperial palace like the Imperial Observatory, it was also in a position extremely close to the imperial city in the Thousand-Step Corridor, separated from the Ministry of Justice by only one wall.

To manifest its status.

The officials of the Mountain-Seeking Division were even more like the Embroidered Uniform Guard; hall officials above the third rank were all granted flying fish robes.

Of course.

Li Rui had long had one, so there was no need to grant another.

"My lord."

"My lord."

Voices of "my lord" rang out.

The guards of the Mountain-Seeking Division in front of the gate saw Li Rui, wearing a flying fish robe, walk into the government office, and they were all extremely respectful.

Li Rui just gave a light hum.

And then strode to the backyard of the Mountain-Seeking Division.

The front yard of the Mountain-Seeking Division was where the Mountain-Seeking Envoys and Mountain-Fixing Envoys who went out on missions stayed, while the backyard was where the array masters, talisman masters, etc., of the Mountain-Seeking Division stayed.

The backyard had four rooms in total.

Elixir Room, Talisman Room, Array Room, Beast Room.

As for the remaining two of the six arts of immortal cultivation, weapon refining and spiritual planting, they were managed by specialized government offices.

Because these four rooms were mostly wartime consumables, the Holy Emperor specifically designated that the Mountain-Seeking Division could maintain these four rooms.

Li Rui was in charge of the Talisman Room and the Array Room.

The magnitude of his power and the richness of the oil were beyond doubt.

So those in this position were generally trusted confidants.

Along with Li Rui in charge of the backyard, the other person was the former Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works; it was said that his elixir refining technique was outstanding, and he was extremely extraordinary among third-rank elixir masters.

He had not been in the backyard for long.

Two people walked into the backyard.

"Brother Li, see you again."

(End of chapter)