Chapter 532: Within Half a Foot, I Am Invincible

Inside the room.

Li Rui sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, faint cyan light lingering around his body, but only half a foot.

But if anyone were to enter, they would find that all Daos were forbidden.

Not bad.

It was precisely his Immortal Domain.

Having opened the Purple Mansion, Li Rui's realm gradually stabilized, the Purple Mansion began to feed back into the Great Dao, and coupled with daily cultivation of the Immortal Dao Changqing Visualization Map, the Immortal Dao strengthened every day.

The final manifestation was the increase in the range of the Immortal Domain.

Nearly half a foot.

Do not underestimate this half a foot.

An ordinary long sword is only three feet.

Those sword cultivators who made cultivators in the immortal cultivation world suffer were called "invincible within three feet of the body," meaning that the sword cultivator formed a unique sword domain; wherever the sharp edge reached, they were invincible among those of the same rank.

Li Rui's Immortal Domain was similar, and even more domineering.

Half a foot, compared to the previous "inch-long light," undoubtedly greatly increased its practical value.

When facing an enemy again.

It could be called "Within half a foot of the body, I am invincible!"

Coupled with a body-refining technique that was domineering, when facing an opponent, he could exert combined force, catching people off guard.

With this ability of the Immortal Domain to forbid all Daos.

Li Rui had walked an invincible path purely through body-refining methods.

Of course.

He did not only have external martial arts and the Immortal Domain.

He walked the path of external law and internal martial arts.

"Once I refine this Yin-Yang Talisman, I should be able to become a Second-Rank Talisman Master."

Li Rui pondered secretly in his heart.

Among the six arts of immortal cultivation, he had not fallen behind in talisman and formation arts at all.

With the Yin-Yang Talisman given by Zhu Gan, his path to becoming a Second-Rank Talisman Master was smooth; he just needed to keep his head down and walk.

Externally.

With his Qingxuan Great Dao, coupled with talisman and formation arts, he was already quite extraordinary and very sufficient; the rest were trump cards that would not be easily exposed.

This matter was actually the same as eating; one must be particular about having some leftovers.

In this way, one could have enough strength to deal with emergencies.

It was just that he had been starved in his early years, so he left some behind.

Spring passed and autumn came.

The outside world was chaotic, but the capital remained peaceful.

As if nothing had changed.

Except that the number of cultivators was greater than before.

This year.

Among the first batch of disciples of the Dao Academy, quite a few finally broke through to the Fourth Rank. Grand Secretary Zhang's method of "using immortals to stop immortals" finally saw initial results; most directly, the national fortune that Li Rui could feel had increased.

Besides that.

There was also the fact that Li Rui's Master's Master had traveled to the Northern Plains.

And then.

The Northern Polar Demonic Sect withdrew its troops, and both sides fell into a brief peace.

It could be said that the deterrent power of Gao Tianxia was already comparable to the nuclear bombs of his previous life.

This was the might of a Heavenly Human.

With no war, the silver in the national treasury became abundant again, and coupled with a series of light taxation and tax reduction measures pushed by Grand Secretary Zhang despite all opposition, it was once again a scene of great governance.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Hun Tian Yi observes that this year's national fortune is the highest in a thousand years; this is an auspicious sign, and it is because of Your Majesty's peaceful governance, with the world at peace and the people healthy, that we can have such a prosperous age. Your subject offers congratulations!"

In front of the Taihe Gate.

An official of the Imperial Observatory said.

"Good."

The Holy Emperor was overjoyed.

To evaluate whether an emperor is wise, the most direct way is to look at the national fortune.

It is not ethereal.

After millions of years of evolution, the Imperial Observatory had long had a set of mature monitoring methods.

The national fortune had increased, showing that he, the emperor, was doing a good job.

The official of the Imperial Observatory had just finished speaking.

Then officials from various government offices reported one after another that auspicious signs were appearing frequently in various places; as for whether they were true or false, it didn't actually matter, as long as the historian on the side recorded a heavy stroke, it was enough for future generations to praise the emperor's great achievements.

At this moment.

An official from Yunzhou stood out.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Yunzhou Provincial Governor reports that there may be a dragon vein in the Ten Thousand Mountains, which is a first-class auspicious sign. Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty."

A dragon vein!

Upon hearing these two words.

The expressions of all the civil and military officials in the court changed.

A dragon vein was a major event concerning the *qi* fortune of a dynasty.

Since the founding of the nation, the Yu Kingdom had nurtured three dragon veins, which were the Taiheng Mountain spanning the north, a hundred *li* outside the capital—this was the vein of the dragon's rise.

And there were also the Wuqing Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Shu Mountain in Jiannan.

Why else would the martial virtue of the Yu Kingdom be strongest in these three places?

It was actually the effect of the dragon veins.

In places where dragon veins are located, the *qi* fortune is far superior to other places, and the children born there are often precocious, their bone structures are outstanding, and the possibility of producing experts is naturally far more than elsewhere.

This could be seen from the world's martial arts rankings.

Now that the Ten Thousand Mountains had produced another dragon vein... it was a major event for the nation.

The Holy Emperor held the dragon chair, straightened his body, and joy appeared in his eyes: "Is what you say true, *Aiqing*?"

The official bowed: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true."

"Good, good, good."

The Holy Emperor laughed heartily and said "good" three times.

The Yu Kingdom had three dragon veins, two of which were nurtured by the Taizu Emperor, and there was another one nurtured by a literary emperor with a good reputation a thousand years ago. Now, if he could also nurture a dragon vein.

Then his "Xuan" character would be a sure thing.

It was just that...

These Ten Thousand Mountains were at the border between Yu and Wu, and there was also a giant like the Qingwei Sect.

Whose it was, was not certain.

It was very tricky.

The Holy Emperor waved his hand: "Go and invite the Imperial Preceptor, carry the dragon-seeking scholars south to investigate the dragon vein. Since Lord Li is a native of Yunzhou and is familiar with the Qingwei Sect, he is the most suitable. General Meng, you go along as well."

Hearing "Imperial Preceptor."

Everyone was shocked.

One had to know.

Except for the last Black Prison Rebellion, the Imperial Preceptor had not made a move for nearly half a *jiazi*.

However, the Imperial Preceptor had the responsibility of monitoring the dragon veins of the world, so it was reasonable for him to go, and only a person of the Imperial Preceptor's level had the great ability to fix a dragon vein.

Not to mention that the Wu Kingdom and the Qingwei Sect were not easy to deal with.

Without an expert of the Imperial Preceptor's level sitting in town, it would really be impossible to suppress them.

As for the Taiping Ling Li Rui and Meng Chong.

They were indeed extremely suitable candidates.

The Holy Emperor seemed to speak in just a few words, but behind it, there were actually many considerations.

"Your subject accepts the order."

The Imperial Preceptor did not need to go to court, so Li Rui and Meng Chong walked out and accepted the order.

The matter of the dragon vein was thus decided.

"Return to Yunzhou?"

Hearing what Li Rui said, Yuan An immediately became interested.

"Yes."

Li Rui nodded with a smile: "A dragon vein appeared in the Ten Thousand Mountains; the Holy Emperor ordered me to follow the Imperial Preceptor to investigate."

Yuan An's eyes widened: "It's actually a dragon vein!"

He naturally knew the importance of a dragon vein.

A look of joy flashed in his eyes.

Ever since he followed Li Rui to the capital, he had not returned home for a long time; he would take this opportunity to return to the Annan Marquis residence.

Li Rui: "By the way, your older brother will also return together."

Yuan An was even happier.

Meng Chong was also returning to Yunzhou; that would be the most complete gathering of the Annan Marquis residence since the war in the Northern Plains began.

Soon.

Li Rui took Yuan An and He Qiannian, who was living in the residence, to meet up with Meng Chong and Nie Siming.

According to the Imperial Preceptor's arrangement.

The two of them would take three dragon-seeking scholars to the Ten Thousand Mountains first to investigate.

"Master Fu."

Li Rui cupped his hands toward the oldest of the three dragon-seeking scholars.

This person had cooperated with the Mountain-Seeking Division many times, so the two were quite familiar.

"Lord Li."

"Lord Imperial Preceptor still needs to prepare, so he will arrive in a few days; he told us to go first."

The old man, Fu Wei, said with a smile.

Li Rui nodded: "Then I will trouble Master Fu to take a trip with us."

Subsequently, he waved his sleeve.

A flying boat expanded in the wind, and it still looked spacious even with more than ten people sitting in it.

With a thought.

The flying boat transformed into a rainbow light and headed south.

Ning Zhongtian, Tan Hu, and Yuan An were all very excited.

Having been away from home for nearly ten years, they finally had the chance to return; thinking that they would soon see those old acquaintances, waves rose in their hearts.

"Returning home, returning home!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 533 =====