Chapter 529: The Dao of Dragon-Slaying

"Some say that the reason Huang Longzi stirred up the Immortal Calamity was because his Dao is special; it is the Dao of Dragon-Slaying."

Gu Changsheng said leisurely.

*'The Dao of Dragon-Slaying.'*

Li Rui chewed on the words carefully.

Gu Changsheng nodded: "Correct. This 'dragon' refers not only to the dragon-kin of the world; the Son of Heaven of a dynasty calls himself a True Dragon and indeed carries dragon *qi*. A person who cultivates the Dragon-Slaying Dao gains immense benefits if they can slay an emperor."

"The strength of the human emperors in the immortal dynasties of the immortal cultivation world is too great, so the dynasties within the small *dongtian* became the targets of these dragon-slayers."

"The shattering of many small *dongtian* is closely related to this group of people."

As he spoke.

A rare look of anger appeared on Gu Changsheng's face.

When a small *dongtian* shatters, except for a few geniuses chosen by those immortal sects to be brought to the immortal cultivation world, everyone else is completely crushed by the Great Dao, becoming nourishment for the dragon-slayer's Dao.

These dragon-slayers destroy a *dongtian* for the sake of their own cultivation.

It can be said that they are countless times more cruel than the demonic cultivators who refine the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

He naturally loathed them.

A look of solemnity flashed in Li Rui's eyes as well.

He had heard a similar explanation from the little old man, the artifact spirit.

Even the small world that Daoist Lord Wanshou walked out of shattered because of a dragon-slayer.

Fortunately, Huang Longzi did not succeed.

The Immortal Calamity was eventually suppressed.

Gu Changsheng: "Brother Li, that Huang Longzi is cunning and extremely difficult to deal with; you must be very careful."

He rambled on for the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Only then did he walk out of the Li residence.

His visit to Li Rui today was specifically for the matter of Huang Longzi.

Huang Longzi had emerged again, and given that person's style, he would inevitably stir up a bloody storm.

This person was proficient in the art of *qi* fortune.

Li Rui was the Taiping Ling who monitored the *qi* fortune of the world, so Gu Changsheng told Li Rui everything about the Immortal Calamity from back then.

Before.

He had never spoken of it.

Gu Changsheng now treated Li Rui as half a First-Ranker.

Otherwise, he would never have laid out such top-secret matters as the Immortal Calamity, or even the greatest crisis concerning this world, in their entirety.

Li Rui took a deep breath.

*'All the peace on the surface is, in fact, backed by the efforts of countless people.'*

If the lineage of the Holy Emperor of the Yu Kingdom hadn't won back then.

Perhaps this world would no longer exist.

But clearly.

That Huang Longzi had not given up; once he succeeded, the world would inevitably fall into an irredeemable situation.

Knowing was knowing.

Li Rui did not have much worry in his heart.

Or rather, it was not his turn to worry about the heavens.

Not to mention the many First-Rankers in the world, this realm still had his Master's Master, who was in the Heavenly Human Realm; thinking too much was of no use.

In the blink of an eye, it was autumn again.

"Master, the Tiandi Alliance is walking steadily in Yunzhou. This disciple intends to open a branch in Yunzhou City in the spring. The people in the Yunzhou *jianghu* all say we are trying to suppress the Huaqing Sect; that is pure nonsense. This disciple has already ordered people to persuade them properly..."

Li Rui looked at the letter from home sent by his eldest disciple, Liang He, from Yunzhou.

It rambled on about many things.

"He is becoming more and more like an Alliance Master."

Li Rui smiled and shook his head.

"Master, what exactly did Senior Brother Liang say?"

Yuan An and Liu Tong were both full of curiosity.

Li Rui simply handed the letter in his hand to the two of them.

The current Tiandi Alliance was no longer a gang of a single county, but a gang of an entire province, and in Yunzhou, it even had a tendency to become a top-tier force.

Relying on the original foundation was, of course, impossible.

In recent years, many *jianghu* experts had joined the Tiandi Alliance, and there were even two in the Tongxuan Realm.

This was, of course, out of respect for Li Rui.

Regarding this, Li Rui was not as cautious as before.

For a Second-Rank Taiping Ling, protecting a Yunzhou sect was still an easy task.

Moreover, compared to some predecessors, he was already cautious enough.

As for the matter of "one mountain not tolerating two tigers," he had also heard of it.

In the past.

Because of Jiang Linxian, and because the Huaqing Sect already had a deep foundation in Yunzhou, it naturally sat on the throne of the number one sect in the Yunzhou *jianghu* without any dispute.

But with Jiang Linxian going to the immortal cultivation world, and Li Rui's powerful rise.

The up-and-coming Tiandi Alliance instead had a tendency to suppress them.

Both were in Yunzhou.

Friction was naturally inevitable.

Li Rui had heard a little about this, but he just smiled it off.

His relationship with Jiang Linxian had not changed, so even if there were some small scuffles below, it was of no consequence; let them be.

*'Brother Jiang seems to be doing well in the immortal cultivation world.'*

Li Rui thought.

Not long after Jiang Linxian went to the immortal cultivation world, he re-established contact with the Yu Kingdom through a boundary stone. In the text left on the boundary stone, it was even mentioned that he had joined Bai Yujing, and his status was quite good.

*'No wonder they say gold can shine anywhere.'*

Looking at his Brother Jiang's life, there were setbacks, but in the matter of cultivation, he had never fallen behind.

And whether in the Huaqing Sect or Bai Yujing, he was able to stand out quickly.

Truly a genius-like, brave, and diligent advancement.

By comparison, Li Rui's path was much more low-key.

In the end.

It was just that different experiences created different personalities.

There was no high or low.

Just like those ancient great beings, there were old monsters who accumulated slowly, and there were geniuses who sang all the way forward.

Relying on the relationship with Jiang Linxian.

The connection between the Yu Kingdom and Bai Yujing became tighter and tighter. Didn't Tan Yu of the Shenxiao City in Bai Yujing now become the Vice-Monitor of the Imperial Observatory of the Yu Kingdom, specifically tasked with docking with Bai Yujing?

The status was extremely noble and pure.

That Tan Yu was cold to most Yu Kingdom officials, but was extremely kind to Li Rui alone.

A few days ago, the two even drank wine together.

Li Rui returned to his room.

And began to cultivate again.

Regarding the matter of immortal cultivation, he never dared to slack off.

"The Purple Mansion transforms into the Void Realm, the Spirit Platform illuminates the Great Thousand. The Dao Embryo hangs on the Jade Tree, branches and leaves connect to the clouds and smoke."

Sitting cross-legged.

A mass of cyan *qi* that floated and constantly changed shape appeared in his mind; this was the object contemplated by the Immortal Dao Changqing Visualization Method.

It was actually somewhat similar to the Changqing *qi* within his body.

Li Rui guessed that this should be the legendary—Immortal *qi*!

Cultivating the Immortal Dao, what one contemplates must naturally be Immortal *qi*.

Through contemplating Immortal *qi*, the Changqing *qi* in Li Rui's body actually began to transform, evolving in the direction of Immortal *qi*.

Perhaps one day.

He could truly nurture a body of Immortal *qi*.

At that time, he would naturally be able to ascend to immortality.

This was still just a remnant scroll.

If he could obtain the complete Immortal Dao Changqing Map and cultivate it to a very high level, that scene would be completely unimaginable.

Li Rui cultivated until late at night before crawling into his quilt to sleep.

Opening his eyes again.

He had already arrived at the Grand Void Dojo.

"Not bad, not bad, very good."

In Daoist Lord Wanshou's small courtyard, the little old man, the artifact spirit, let out a hearty laugh.

"You brat, if the Daoist Lord were still here, he might have taken you as a disciple; what a pity..."

Hearing that Li Rui was about to charge at opening the Purple Mansion.

The little old man, the artifact spirit, was so excited.

How long had it been?

He had actually made progress again.

Others who reached the Purple Mansion Realm would spend a hundred years just to make some progress, but Li Rui was good; in the blink of an eye, he broke through again.

To the little old man, the artifact spirit, ten years and the blink of an eye were no different.

Li Rui's aptitude, placed in the era of Daoist Lord Wanshou, was also extremely outstanding.

He was definitely qualified to meet the threshold for the Daoist Lord to take a disciple.

It was just a pity... Daoist Lord Wanshou had likely met with an accident.

Li Rui asked the little old man, the artifact spirit, many details about opening the Purple Mansion.

The Second Rank was called the Purple Mansion Realm in the immortal cultivation world; opening the Purple Mansion was naturally the most critical link, concerning the weight of the Great Dao one could carry later.

Not bad.

Li Rui had already absorbed all the spiritual energy and Great Dao of He Jiuxuan.

In a few days, he would open the Purple Mansion.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 530 =====