Chapter 545: Unfathomable

The golden bowl shone with divine light; its terrifying killing power was enough to overturn rivers and seas.

But at this moment, it could not advance an inch.

With infinite talismans layered on top, Li Rui had actually managed to block this terrifying strike.

Li Rui himself had never expected this.

The talismans he had originally kept as a shelter were not used during the great upheaval, but ended up being used at this moment.

This golden bowl magic treasure was indeed extraordinary.

But being equivalent to an Earth Immortal's strike, it was ultimately no match for a real Earth Immortal taking action.

Power has its limits.

One could see the bowl's precious light was no longer as brilliant as before.

Of course.

If one were to say that an ordinary talisman master could block this strike as long as they were fully prepared, that would be taking talisman masters too seriously and not taking the Dao Body Realm seriously enough.

Li Rui could block it.

It was because his Yin-Yang talismans were profound enough.

But even more so, his Purple Mansion far exceeded that of cultivators in the same realm, and coupled with his endless Immortal Qi, he was able to exhaust the magic power imbued in the golden bowl.

Finally—

In Zhou Tong's horrified gaze.

The last trace of spirituality in the magic treasure golden bowl was wiped away, and it fell to the ground with a clang, like ordinary iron.

"Actually... useless?!"

The shock in Zhou Tong's heart at this moment was beyond measure.

That was an Earth Immortal's strike?!

This Peace-Keeping Order of the Yu Kingdom before him truly made him unable to see through him.

Unfathomable!

Suddenly.

A flash of realization crossed Zhou Tong's eyes, and he pointed at Li Rui: "The Seven Evils were not killed by Yuan Dingting; it was you!"

How could he not understand now?

The one who killed the Seven Evils was exactly this person before him.

He couldn't help but tremble.

Strong.

Simply too strong.

In terms of strength, this Peace-Keeping Order could probably be ranked first in the world for the Purple Mansion realm; he was an extremely extraordinary existence even in the cultivation world.

He had truly kicked an iron plate today.

Zhou Tong dared not hesitate; since the strike had failed.

He immediately prepared to use a secret technique to retreat.

But Li Rui's movements were faster.

Following the aura of the golden bowl magic treasure, he locked onto Zhou Tong's position in just an instant.

He threw a punch!

Zhou Tong was shocked.

Because Li Rui's punch was simply too bizarre; it actually interrupted his spiritual energy pathways, forcing his secret technique to be cut off.

"He wants to walk the path of proving the Dao through strength?!"

It really was a lineage passed down.

He never expected that this Private Secretary, who was Gao Tianxia's Peace-Keeping Order, would actually want to walk the same path as his own Private Secretary.

Who didn't know?

Proving the Dao through strength meant being invincible among those of the same rank.

Once one was closed in on, it was a dead end.

Li Rui was only in the embryonic stage now, yet he already made him unable to parry.

The gap in strength between the two sides was simply too large.

Li Rui landed a punch with an expressionless face, relying solely on his physical body to seal off all of Zhou Tong's retreat paths.

In just three punches.

Zhou Tong's right arm was blasted apart, and his physical body even showed signs of shattering.

Another three punches!

All of Zhou Tong's methods were smashed to pieces by Li Rui's pair of divine fists, losing all power to resist, and in the end, he could only suffer the fate of his physical body being destroyed.

A Spirit Embryo infant had just crawled out from the physical body.

When it saw Li Rui holding a rope identical to the one in his storage bag.

It was exactly the Spirit-Binding Rope!

His eyes were full of terror.

This confirmed even more that the Seven Evils were killed by Li Rui.

He had already guessed it, but when Li Rui truly took it out and skillfully activated it with a spell, he still felt deep despair.

What was it called? Digging one's own grave?

The Spirit-Binding Rope in the Seven Evils' hands was actually given by him.

Never expected.

In the end, it didn't trap Li Rui's Dao Embryo, but instead left his own Spirit Embryo with nowhere to go.

A flash of golden light.

Zhou Tong's Spirit Embryo was completely bound by the Spirit-Binding Rope.

A magic treasure that Zhou Tong could use to suppress a Dao Embryo was naturally a piece of cake when used against his Spirit Embryo.

Seeing Zhou Tong subdued.

Li Rui's mouth curled up slightly.

A great achievement in hand! He didn't intend to swallow Zhou Tong's Spirit Embryo into his belly, but prepared to send it to the imperial court to claim a reward.

This time the Imperial Preceptor rebelled.

Zhou Tong was his capable general.

Capturing him would definitely be a great achievement, and the benefits received would only be more, not less.

He hadn't even fully digested the Seven Evils yet; adding Zhou Tong was just icing on the cake, better to take him to claim credit.

The great battle subsided.

Yuan An, who had been hiding in the distance, then walked over.

Just now, when the golden bowl appeared, he didn't hesitate in the slightest; of course, it wasn't to block a blade for his master, but to fly out a full several miles away.

Are you kidding?

That was a strike from the Dao Body Realm.

Where could he possibly intervene?

Rather than becoming a fish caught in the crossfire of gods fighting, it was better to save his own life first.

Didn't his master often say, "As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood."

If his master really died, he could still be a disciple to take revenge, right?

Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey.

How could his master possibly die!

The facts were just as Yuan An thought; Li Rui appeared extremely at ease in the face of crisis.

Li Rui looked smilingly at his quick-witted disciple: "Not bad."

Saying this.

He handed the Spirit-Binding Rope in his hand to Yuan An.

If one didn't know, one would think he was leading a dog.

Yuan An carefully took the Spirit-Binding Rope, and for a moment, didn't know what to say.

He had already recognized.

The person slain by his master was the right-hand man of the Fifth Prince Zhu Gan, Zhou Tong.

After Zhu Gan died.

His confidant Ben Shi was sent to guard the northern border.

And the other confidant, Zhou Tong, followed the Imperial Preceptor, but because Zhou Tong had no official rank and was a staff member, the imperial court didn't pursue him.

Never expected he would suddenly take action against his master now.

No need to think.

He must have also been rebelling with the Imperial Preceptor.

Clearing out rebels.

This was a great achievement.

If an ordinary soldier had earned this credit, they could at least be made a general on the spot.

Li Rui tilted his head back and squinted slightly.

Just now.

Several streaks of light like meteors streaked across.

Those were all cultivators from the cultivation world.

Suddenly having such a large piece of land appear would naturally attract the attention of cultivators in the cultivation world.

But since Wu De said it was Gu Changsheng's doing.

Then presumably, he must have already thought of a countermeasure.

'Brother Gu, what else are you hiding?'

Li Rui couldn't help but be even more curious.

He took a step.

Intending to take Yuan An to find Gu Changsheng.

Then his footsteps paused again.

He saw lines of small characters appear before his eyes.

【Congratulations to the host for completing the high-level plot achievement of shaking the cultivation world—One Step Ahead.】

【Walking the cultivation world, what matters is not how fast the sword is or how fierce the blade is; the highest realm in the cultivation world is being one step ahead. No matter how strong the opponent is, one can always be a little bit higher. Congratulations to the host for grasping the essence and putting it into practice; only in this way can one deal with any sudden crisis and remain invincible. Please continue to work hard!】

【Completing the mission "One Step Ahead", reward settlement in progress...】

【Mission rating: A.】

【Obtained 40 achievement points!】

【Achievement points reached 100, reward acquisition in progress...】

【In the process of competing with a destiny enemy, you were forced into a crisis, but you relied on your astonishing talent to have a sudden enlightenment, completing the majority of your cultivation technique on your own.】

【Obtained half of the Immortal Dao Evergreen Visualization Map.】

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 30】

【Talent: Superb Comprehension, Wisdom Eye, Great Dream Immortal Travel, Demon-Suppressing Victory, Innate Immortal Martial Dao Embryo】

【Technique: Eternal Evergreen Technique, True Martial Nourishing Soldier Technique, Vast Sea Green Lotus Visualization Map, Immortal Dao Evergreen Visualization Map (Half)】

【Item: Spirit-Ascension Book】

【Achievement: 20/100】

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