Chapter 508

On the azure sea surface, stretching for who knows how many ten thousand miles, a small boat wove through the waves.

"Finally back."

A smile appeared on He Qiannian's mouth.

He could already see the winding coastline of the Yu Kingdom and felt a sense of closeness.

Li Rui stood at the bow.

Gazing into the distance.

Suddenly—

A hundred-foot giant wave rose abruptly on the calm sea surface.

And on the crest of the wave.

Stood a burly old man in black robes!

Seeing that old man appear.

Li Rui and He Qiannian's expressions changed in unison.

Simply because that person was Gao Tianxia, who had been the world's number one for two full sixty-year cycles!

He had actually left the city.

Everyone knew that since this City Lord Gao built East Sea City, the number of times he had left the city was extremely rare.

According to his own words, the jianghu was not interesting, so there was no point in going.

Of course.

In fact, he had left the city a few times, but every time Gao Tianxia left the city, he was bound to stir up monstrous waves.

The last time he left the city.

A Dao Body Realm immortal cultivator was beaten to death by him alive.

Very few people knew of this matter.

Li Rui's flying boat seemed to be under some kind of traction, beyond his control, slowly descending until it was level with Gao Tianxia, who was riding the waves.

"Taiping Order of the Yu Kingdom pays respects to the Senior."

Li Rui said, cupping his hands.

Gao Tianxia ignored Li Rui directly, instead looking toward He Qiannian and shaking his head: "You brat truly disappointed me."

When Gao Tianxia arrived by his side.

He Qiannian became calm instead.

In fact, he had an experience very few people knew about: he had once been Gao Tianxia's disciple, or to be precise, an unofficial disciple.

When he was still in the Primordial Realm, he had once come to East Sea City.

He stayed in East Sea City for a month.

During this month, the East Sea City Lord personally taught him boxing for a full month.

Afterward.

He became the only First-Rank external martial artist in the world.

However, when he left, City Lord Gao said that as long as he did not enter the Land Immortal Realm, he could not call him Master.

That was why he was only an unofficial disciple.

"I tried."

"I didn't have the ability to walk that path."

He Qiannian spoke, his tone filled only with relief.

It was the relief of someone who had tried their best, yet still couldn't achieve it, after suffering for a full sixty-year cycle.

What kind of person was Gao Tianxia?

The disciples he took didn't even care about aptitude, but rather valued potential.

He Qiannian had become a Primordial Realm expert by practicing only external martial arts.

So Gao Tianxia wanted to see if a Land Immortal who practiced only external martial arts could emerge.

Clearly.

He Qiannian had already given up.

This was the reason why the East Sea City Lord had left the city.

He Qiannian then smiled again: "Senior, I couldn't do it, but there is someone in the world who can."

As he spoke.

He looked at Li Rui with pride.

The general meaning was: you took me as a useless disciple, but I brought you a useful grand-disciple.

"Oh?"

Gao Tianxia became interested.

His gaze fell on Li Rui for the first time.

If someone called him a Martial Saint, he wouldn't feel happy at all, but if someone called him a Martial Fanatic.

He would be happiest.

According to what he often said to those disciples, the martial arts of the world were just playing around, and it was truly boring.

What he wanted was for this jianghu to be more interesting.

So he often promoted talented juniors.

He Qiannian was one.

He hoped this "young man" brought by He Qiannian was another.

Li Rui did not freeze, but understood and directly displayed the Great Great Henglian, which had been improved by the True Martial Body-Nurturing Technique.

He slowly opened his right hand.

Then, with a light grasp, in an instant, thousands of rays of light bloomed between his palms and fingers.

Hands capable of plucking stars!

There was not a trace of spiritual energy, nor any Great Dao, just pure physical body.

Seeing this scene.

Gao Tianxia's eyes lit up.

What he found novel was not just Li Rui's means, but the intent behind this move of Li Rui's.

Contending with the heavens.

These three words were very much to his liking.

Gao Tianxia couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Good, very good!"

"There is another interesting junior in the jianghu."

"My heart is very comforted."

Gao Tianxia was truly happy.

Ever since he became the world's number one, he had been determined to open up a new path for the world's martial arts.

Now he saw hope in a junior.

And looking at it now, Li Rui was clearly trying to cultivate into a dual First-Rank in both internal and external martial arts.

The ambition was truly not small.

Gao Tianxia looked at Li Rui, liking him more the more he looked.

But he turned and said to He Qiannian: "From today on, you are my eighth disciple in East Sea City."

He Qiannian was stunned.

Then his eyes actually turned red.

Sought after but not obtained, yet it came without seeking.

Only he could understand the taste of it.

This journey had actually been very difficult; being so stubborn was not just to show himself, but also to show this master of his who couldn't be officially named.

Thump.

He Qiannian knelt on the small boat.

He kowtowed three times.

Gao Tianxia accepted it calmly, then laughed out loud, stepping on the hundred-foot giant waves, and walked toward the city on the shore.

He did not take Li Rui as a disciple.

Instead, he took He Qiannian as a disciple.

He was He Qiannian's master, He Qiannian was Li Rui's master, so he was Li Rui's grand-master, and Li Rui was his grand-disciple.

The Yu Kingdom had always had the saying that grandparents are closer to their grandchildren.

At this moment.

Li Rui's voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Grand-master, as for the world's number one martial arts ranking, may I continue to write about you?"

Hearing the words "Grand-master."

The joy on Gao Tianxia's face increased.

He said indifferently: "As you wish."

After saying this.

His figure vanished into thin air, and the next instant he appeared in East Sea City.

Seeing this scene.

Even Li Rui was startled.

Simply because the technique his cheap grand-master had just displayed was not some magic, but a true divine ability.

Shrinking the earth into an inch!

'Extraordinary.'

Li Rui thought secretly in his heart.

He Qiannian also stood up at this time.

First, he looked at Li Rui, then suddenly glared: "What are you looking at, brat? You have to call me Master from now on."

"..."

Li Rui was speechless.

Finally, for the sake of his grand-master, he decided to acknowledge He Qiannian as his master.

Of course.

In fact, He Qiannian had always had the grace of teaching him.

The word "Master" was just a layer of window paper.

Li Rui was happy in his heart.

Not just because he had gained a world-number-one grand-master, but because the matter of the martial arts ranking had finally been settled.

Coming to the East Sea was not just for the immortal sects of the East Sea.

That city in the East Sea was the top priority.

According to Zhang Zhang Shoufu, it was.

Only when the City Lord of East Sea City admitted that he was still the world's number one would this world martial arts ranking have meaning.

Only then could the word "Martial" be considered not to have been plucked away.

In other words.

City Lord Gao of East Sea City, his grand-master, was the foundation of the world's martial arts.

The words were exaggerated.

But the facts were indeed so.

The existence of his grand-master was itself more legendary than the jianghu legends.

In the blink of an eye, another year passed.

The day the world martial arts ranking was released arrived.

Although there were many immortal cultivators now, the gold content of the world martial arts ranking had not diminished in the slightest; even many cultivators from the Immortal Cultivation World were quite curious about this ranking.

On this day.

Nie Nie Siming, Yuan Xiong, Ning Ning Zhongtian, and Tan Hu all gathered in Li Rui's residence.

The gazette Nie Nie Siming held was the freshest first-hand copy.

It was presented to Li Rui by the Martial Arts Ranking Office.

They could also be considered to have benefited from Li Rui's light.

The few were reading with great interest.

"Whoa!"

"It increased so much in one go."

"Big Brother is truly amazing, ranked 237th, even higher than the one surnamed Jiang."

"The world's number one is still the City Lord of East Sea City; these immortal cultivators are no good either."

As they spoke.

The few all looked at one name in unison.

To be precise, it should be a jianghu nickname.

"Old Demon of Tiannan, 117th."

(End of chapter)