Chapter 549: A Punch Opens Half the Sky (Extra update, two-in-one)

The East Sea Pavilion is the best place to watch the sea; the people of East Sea City all know this, but no one can enjoy the scenery of overlooking the ten-thousand-mile waves.

Li Rui is not among them.

Because he is on the top floor of the East Sea Pavilion, watching the sea with his Private Secretary, Gao Tianxia.

Not side by side.

He deliberately lagged half a step behind.

The Private Secretary's voice rang in his ears: "Little Rui, have you made any progress lately?"

This sentence sounded like an ordinary wealthy man asking his favorite grandchild if they had eaten well.

Crane Qiannian, on the side, heard this.

His eyes couldn't help but reveal sorrow.

Why didn't Gao Tianxia have such a good temper when it came to him?

He remembered very clearly that back in East Sea City, he wasn't beaten, but he was pierced through several times by Gao Tianxia's sarcasm, which was even sharper than his fists.

Li Rui: "The house is almost swept, and the fist technique is practiced quite well."

"Oh?"

Gao Tianxia turned his head, looking at his grand-disciple with gratification, and nodded: "You have much more promise than your master; practice well, no need to rush."

Listening to the grandfather and grandson talking.

Crane Qiannian's eyebrows twitched again and again.

It's not shameful that the disciple's cultivation is getting closer to the master's.

The disciple doesn't have to be inferior to the master.

But this pair of master and disciple is good; the gap is getting wider and wider, not because the disciple is incapable, but because he, the master, is falling further and further behind the disciple—where is the justice in that?

Look at what that Li brat said.

Something about sweeping the house.

Clearly, he has already opened the Purple Mansion.

Something about practicing punches.

Clearly, he wants to walk the path of proving the Dao through strength, just like his master.

Originally, after he cultivated the Qi-Form, he accumulated and broke through, thinking that after a few years of breaking through to the Heavenly Phenomenon, he could catch up with his own disciple, never expecting the gap to widen again.

Look, look.

To other disciples, Gao Tianxia always complained they were slow.

But only to Li Rui, he said three words: "No need to rush."

Why?

It's not because Li Rui's progress isn't slow even in Gao Tianxia's eyes.

Crane Qiannian grinned.

No depression.

Who told him to have a good eye and find a good disciple?

This is also an ability!

A father can be honored by his son; why can't a master be honored by his disciple?

Among the fellow disciples, his strength is not the strongest, but he has followed Gao Tianxia the longest—why?

Isn't it because he took in a good disciple?

Gao Tianxia looked at Li Rui: "Little Rui, it seems I haven't given you any gifts yet?"

"Being able to listen to the Private Secretary's teachings is already satisfying; this grand-disciple dares not ask for more."

Li Rui said.

Crane Qiannian, on the side, muttered in his heart: he was upright all his life, how did he find such a disciple who knows how to flatter?

Gao Tianxia's smile grew wider.

Martial arts cannot deceive people.

His grand-disciple's overbearing external strength and desire to prove the Dao through strength all indicate that he must be a person of resilient character—in village terms, a stubborn ox temper.

But those who interact with Li Rui feel that Li Rui is an extremely flexible person.

It is exactly "round on the outside, square on the inside."

This is very good.

A disciple doesn't have to be like the master, and the same goes for the grand-disciple.

This kind of personality is not bad; at least it's very capable of surviving.

Gao Tianxia shook his head and didn't speak.

But his aura was climbing wildly.

The terrifying pressure even made Li Rui feel suffocated, and Crane Qiannian retreated a full three steps.

Only to see Gao Tianxia assume a fist stance meticulously.

Strike!

This punch looked unremarkable.

The so-called specialness was that the fist technique itself had nothing strange; it was one board, one eye, and an apprentice who had entered the martial arts hall for the first time would practice it this way, without any bells and whistles.

But it was precisely such an ordinary punch that Gao Tianxia practiced to the point where no one could find fault with it.

This is what the martial arts master often says.

Practice the fist thousands of times, and the divine ability will appear on its own!

Gao Tianxia threw a punch.

A scene that shocked the whole city appeared.

Above the East Sea, many crimson clouds were actually pierced through by Gao Tianxia's punch!

Directly split into two, leaving only a cloud trench of unknown thousands of miles.

Extraordinary!

Li Rui's pupils contracted slightly.

This punch was overbearing to the point of no return.

And what shocked him even more was that Gao Tianxia had used only external martial arts for this punch, without triggering the Dao in the slightest; this was the very reason he was so uncomposed.

He closed his eyes fiercely.

Li Rui seemed to want to imprint this punch into the deepest part of his spiritual sense, chewing and chewing again.

How could he not understand now?

His Private Secretary was teaching him how to punch!

This punch was the gift Gao Tianxia wanted to give.

A punch opens half the sky.

Gao Tianxia looked at Li Rui, who was standing still with his eyes closed, and didn't urge him, just watched quietly.

Crane Qiannian also watched.

He had also seen that punch just now from close range, but he didn't practice it.

There was no way around it.

Fist technique is something everyone can practice, but the threshold is actually extremely high; for example, that punch just now, he saw it, but his realm was too far behind, so he couldn't even learn the fur.

On the East Sea Pavilion, only the sound of waves hitting the reefs could be heard.

A full quarter of an hour passed.

Li Rui then slowly opened his eyes.

Gao Tianxia: "How did you learn this punch?"

Li Rui pondered for a long time before spitting out eight words: "My fist is the sky, no one is before me."

Upon hearing these eight words.

Gao Tianxia couldn't help but laugh heartily: "That's right."

Having said that.

He strode downstairs.

My Dao is not lonely!

Crane Qiannian looked enviously at his disciple.

Back then, he followed Gao Tianxia to practice punches and finally practiced half a move of Great Henglian; his disciple was better than the master and wanted to practice a "no one before me."

"Good brat, even more overbearing than your master."

Crane Qiannian's mouth was almost reaching his ears.

He was truly proud.

Li Rui looked at the tide of mountains and seas, and Gao Tianxia's fist intent lingered in his mind for a long time.

Near harmonization!

After seeing one punch, he felt he was a big step closer to harmonization.

The path ahead was clear; all he needed to do was accumulate enough spiritual energy and a strong enough physical body.

Then he could naturally prove the Dao through strength.

If this were known to others, they would be shocked to the point of dropping their jaws.

Li Rui walked the path of steady progress, but the speed of breaking through was no worse than those proud sons of heaven who were brave and diligent.

It wasn't rushing for success, but a natural result of water flowing.

Not rushing, not slow, accumulating when it should be accumulated, breaking through when it should be broken through.

In line with nature.

This is the state of mind a seeker of immortality should have.

High buildings rose from the ground on the west side of East Sea City.

It was the Marquis Wu'an Prefecture.

Regarding this.

The people of East Sea City had no opinion, or rather, no matter which Marquis came, they would inevitably be asked for a punch, but unfortunately, this Marquis was the grand-disciple of City Lord Gao.

That was one of their own.

Congratulations were too late; who would dare to be blind and go knock on the door?

The hall was full of guests.

Li Rui was ennobled, and the people who came to congratulate him almost burst the city.

Afterwards.

It returned to normal, and if the people of East Sea City hadn't seen that high building, they wouldn't have noticed that there was an extra Marquis in the city.

Staying like this for a spring and autumn.

This day.

The originally scorching sun suddenly darkened.

The people of East Sea City thought it was clouds covering it, but when they looked up, they were so shocked they sat on the ground.

Because what was blocking the sun... was actually a city!

"Not to mention it's an immortal sect, it's truly a big deal."

"Mother, I wouldn't even dare to think about it."

Ning Zhongtian and the others looked from afar and could just see a corner of the hazy city wall.

It was Shenxiao City. Everyone knew that Bai Yujing wanted to move Shenxiao City, but never expected it to be a real "move."

Ning Zhongtian and the others thought it was building a new city.

Shenxiao City was good; it actually flew over directly.

How could people not be shocked?

Li Rui narrowed his eyes, watched for a while, and then withdrew his gaze.

His Private Secretary, Gao Tianxia, had already gone to Shenxiao City.

He was not in a hurry.

With his Private Secretary holding the fort, he could wait until the situation calmed down before going, which could avoid a lot of trouble.

'The Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven landed in the endless sea area; because it was pulled by Bai Yujing, it is close to one of the fourteen states of the cultivation world, the Taihua State where Bai Yujing is located.'

'It can be considered a... very large island.'

The cultivation world is vast and boundless, not just tens of millions of miles.

Some Purple Mansion realm cultivators haven't even walked through the fourteen states.

So adding a Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven wouldn't feel abrupt at all.

Shenxiao City flew over.

Directly connecting Taihua State and Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven, becoming the only land route.

Just this point alone.

Was enough to make Shenxiao City prosperous for thousands of years.

Gao Tianxia went to Shenxiao City for three days, and then news came.

"Li brat, East Sea City has become one of the thirty-six guard cities of Shenxiao City."

"You just need to guard East Sea City well for your Private Secretary in the future."

"No need to worry about anything else."

Crane Qiannian said.

That day, he followed Gao Tianxia to Shenxiao City.

Li Rui blinked.

How could he not know that this was his Private Secretary deliberately favoring him, telling him to practice well in East Sea City and not get involved in the right and wrong of Shenxiao City.

Truly painstaking.

Others, even disciples, Gao Tianxia wouldn't care so much.

Who told Li Rui to always have such good relationships with his elders.

Shenxiao City landed, and more and more cultivators from Taihua State came to travel, bringing many "little immortals" to East Sea City.

This day.

East Sea City, Marquis Wu'an Prefecture.

"Li Hou, long time no see."

Tan Yu greeted with a smile and a fist salute.

He was originally from Shenxiao City.

It's just that he gave up the qualification to return to the cultivation world back then, which is why he was a deputy supervisor in the Yu Kingdom for many years.

Now that he has come to the cultivation world.

He naturally wants to return to Shenxiao City.

He had a good private relationship with Li Rui, so he called him Li Hou.

"Fellow Daoist Tan."

Li Rui welcomed everyone into the main hall.

Besides Tan Yu, the female disciple of Shenxiao City he had seen before, Yu Ziyi, also came along, and besides that, there were three Deacons of Shenxiao City.

"Li Hou, if you have time, you can come to Shenxiao City to stroll; I will be the host, there are many interesting places in the city."

"Exactly, exactly."

Tan Yu invited enthusiastically, and Yu Ziyi echoed from the side.

The two were very polite.

In contrast.

The other three had a vague arrogance, and even a bit of hostility.

Li Rui took all these scenes into his eyes.

His heart was as clear as a mirror.

The reason these three were like this was, first, his Small Cave Heaven background, just like the old people in the capital of the Yu Kingdom, looking at every outsider as a country bumpkin.

Second, Li Rui was in the same realm as them, and he walked out of the Small Cave Heaven.

As a result, he became a C-rank Elder.

This made them even more unconvinced.

You must know, the Elders of Shenxiao City are also divided into four ranks: A, B, C, and D; they were all, without exception, D-rank Elders.

And Li Rui, an outsider, was able to come from behind.

It would be strange if they had a good temper.

Not speaking sarcastically was already for the sake of Tan Yu and Yu Ziyi.

About a cup of tea.

Those three found an excuse to go play in East Sea City first.

After the three left completely.

Tan Yu explained a bit awkwardly: "My three junior brothers grew up in Shenxiao City, their knowledge is shallow, Elder Li, please don't take offense."

He had the same background.

So he understood best.

If it weren't for Li Rui saving him and Yu Ziyi in the East Sea, they might have been the type with eyes on top of their heads too.

Can't blame these junior brothers of his.

Who told Bai Yujing's Five Cities and Twelve Towers to be considered the orthodoxy of Bai Yujing, with extremely high status.

Walking out, who wouldn't respectfully call them Immortal Master?

Thinking that the cultivation world is full of true gods and immortals is dreaming.

There are many great cultivators in the cultivation world because there are many people cultivating; like them, being able to join Bai Yujing and achieve the Purple Mansion is already one in ten thousand.

Going to some third-rate immortal dynasty, being a Preceptor is not impossible.

Status is respected.

Some arrogance is inevitable.

Li Rui didn't care at all and waved his hand: "I understand."

He was thoughtful in his heart.

Seeing one leaf, one knows autumn.

These Shenxiao City Elders were familiar with Tan Yu, yet they were still like this; others' dissatisfaction with him would only be more.

Gao Tianxia telling him to stay in East Sea City was undoubtedly extremely wise.

Otherwise, going to Shenxiao City, I'm afraid there would be hidden arrows everywhere.

Impossible to guard against.

Even if Li Rui could handle it, it would consume a lot of energy.

Regarding this, his Private Secretary had long since thought of a path, which was one word: practice.

As long as Li Rui completely digests the true meaning of that punch, he will sooner or later be able to prove the Dao through strength.

At that time, go to Shenxiao City.

It will be much calmer.

Whoever is unconvinced, just have a fight.

In the cultivation world, the one with the hard fist has reason; in the cultivation world, it is actually the same situation.

The bigger the city, the more disputes.

As one of the major immortal cities in Taihua State, Shenxiao City is enough to protect the Heavenly Human realm from tribulation; the city is home to countless loose cultivator old monsters, as well as strong people from various sects traveling.

Resources are many, but geniuses who die silently are also everywhere.

So it's better to settle for the second best.

In East Sea City, one can also enjoy many benefits of Shenxiao City.

Of course.

Li Rui's ability to give up the wealth that was almost in his hands so easily comes from his heaven-defying bone structure.

No need to fight for your life.

In contrast, patient cultivation, and then crushing with absolute strength without leaving any flaws, this is the kingly way.

Just look at those top-tier geniuses; which one of them didn't sweep through everything from the moment they were born, aiming straight for immortality?

Cultivation has no years.

The tide of East Sea City has risen and fallen more than tens of thousands of times, and in a flash, it has been three years.

In the suburbs, at a desolate temple.

"These demon cultivators are truly abominable; do they really think our Yu Kingdom is a sheep pen?"

Ning Zhongtian spat at the corpse on the ground.

Look.

What kind of things are these; some have dog heads and human bodies, having turned themselves into monsters.

Disgusting.

Ning Zhongtian was disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

Over these years, he hadn't run around less for the sake of demon cultivators, and he didn't know how many demon cultivators had died at his hands.

The cultivation world cannot compare to the Small Cave Heaven.

In the Small Cave Heaven, after the Human Emperor unified the Central Plains, the Demon Sect became a heresy, and everyone shouted to beat them.

But in the cultivation world, it is different.

There are old demons who have lived for a thousand years, and even more demon sects that occupy half a state.

These demon cultivators see the newly landed Small Cave Heaven, and they are like wolves smelling meat.

Just as Ning Zhongtian was thinking.

A voice came from behind:

"Demon cultivators are indeed a bit hard to kill."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 550 =====