Chapter 557

The movement of the corpse demon self-destructing was too great, and this place was within the territory of Divine Firmament City.

It soon alarmed countless powerhouses.

Only a moment.

The sky over the East Sea became extremely lively.

"Daoist Changqing?!"

When Tan Yu saw that the corpse demon's target was Li Rui, he was greatly shocked.

Shocked that the corpse demon dared to take action against Li Rui.

Even more shocked that Li Rui was unharmed under the self-destruction.

Compared to Fu Rui's direct fall, how could this not be shocking?

Not only Tan Yu, but other cultivators who rushed over after hearing the movement were also shocked by Li Rui's ability.

You must know.

Fu Rui was not just famous in name.

His own strength was extremely strong, but he still died from a corpse demon self-destructing, while Li Rui could be so calm.

Everyone was surprised that this East Sea City city lord, who usually didn't show his fame, actually had such amazing abilities hidden.

The moment the corpse demon's black mist dissipated.

A magnificent figure appeared, putting great pressure on everyone present.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes, looking at the middle-aged man who appeared out of thin air.

It was precisely the deputy city lord of Divine Firmament City, Zhong Hua.

Zhong Hua looked at Li Rui, didn't speak, and observed him quietly for a long time before opening his mouth:

"Proving the Dao through strength?"

"Gao Tianxia has good ability, taking in such an amazing grand-disciple; in the matter of taking in disciples, I am not as good as him, I admit it."

"This path is not easy to walk."

After saying this.

Zhong Hua turned and left.

He came to hunt down the corpse demon; since Li Rui was not dead and the corpse demon had already self-destructed, there was naturally no need to continue staying.

But Zhong Hua left, yet his words stirred up a huge uproar.

Tan Yu widened his eyes and looked at Li Rui: "Proving the Dao through strength?!"

He was even a bit incredulous.

Looking at the entire immortal cultivation world, those who prove the Dao through strength are extremely few; it is not an exaggeration to describe them as not appearing in a thousand years.

It is precisely because proving the Dao through strength is too difficult.

For most cultivators, rather than pursuing an ethereal proving of the Dao through strength and being unrivaled in the same rank, it is more realistic to improve their realm early.

Since Li Rui follows the path of proving the Dao through strength, then today's matter can be explained.

It is not necessarily that Li Rui is truly far superior to Fu Rui.

But the paths are different.

Those who prove the Dao through strength have physical bodies far stronger than other cultivators; when facing extreme situations, their ability to save their lives is even more crushing to other cultivators of the same rank; being able to survive a corpse demon's self-destruction is within reason.

If it weren't for Li Rui happening to follow the path of proving the Dao through strength, perhaps he would have followed in Fu Rui's footsteps today.

It's just that this path is not easy to walk.

"Daoist Changqing, what great spirit."

In Tan Yu's view.

Li Rui had opened the Purple Mansion and chosen his future path before getting on the path.

Little did he know.

Li Rui had actually already walked through it, at least that last step could enter the Dao Body Realm.

From then on.

A rumor spread in Divine Firmament City.

City Lord Li of East Sea City wants to prove the Dao through strength, which for a time led countless people to daydream.

Except for that Deputy City Lord Gao who had already succeeded in the Small Cave Heaven, it seems that the immortal cultivation world has not had a cultivator who proved the Dao through strength for eight hundred years.

Li Rui returned to East Sea City.

Life returned to normal again.

This day.

Originally, he was breathing and cultivating in the room, when he actually saw lines of small characters appearing before his eyes.

【Congratulations to the host for completing the high-level plot of becoming famous in the world—Famous in the Xiancheng.】

【Prodigies never complain about the environment; no matter where they go, they can shine and leave their name for ten thousand generations. Congratulations to the host for also becoming famous in the immortal cultivation world; please continue to work hard!】

【Completing the task Famous in the Xiancheng, reward is being settled...】

【Task rating: C.】

【Obtained 20 achievement points!】

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 30】

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

【Cultivation Method: Wan Gu Chang Qing Gong, True Martial Nourishing Soldier Art, Vast Sea Green Lotus Visualization Map, Immortal Dao Chang Qing Visualization Map】

【Items: Spirit-Raising Book】

【Achievement: 70/100】

Looking at the completed achievement on the panel.

Li Rui couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Fighting the corpse demon, the corpse demon self-destructed, so he didn't obtain an achievement like killing a strong enemy to become famous in the world or becoming an immortal and ancestor; originally he had stopped thinking about it, but didn't expect to complete the becoming famous in the world by mistake.

Unexpected joy.

The storm of the corpse demon had subsided.

At least a year had passed.

He had never heard of any cultivator from the thirty-six cities dying because of a corpse demon.

But this matter was not forgotten by Li Rui.

Just because the moment the corpse demon self-destructed, he actually felt the aura of immortal Qi!

With his knowledge.

Immortal Qi could only originate from the immortal fruit of Bai Yujing.

That is to say, that corpse demon was very likely to have also obtained the spirit of the immortal fruit, or there was another possibility: Zhuo Sha was resurrected by an existence possessing the spirit of the immortal fruit.

Two words appeared in Li Rui's heart.

National Teacher

"Could it be that he is really not dead?"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

The good fortune of the world, of course, could not be monopolized by him alone; perhaps the National Teacher also had some means to seize the wonders of heaven and earth, preserving his life under the encirclement and killing of Bai Yujing's powerhouses.

If this were really the case.

Then the National Teacher was truly hiding extremely well.

It was only because his comprehension of immortal Qi was extremely deep that he could discover the clues.

Of course.

This was also Li Rui's guess.

After all, this is the immortal cultivation world, and there are too many old monsters that cannot be fathomed; perhaps someone else also stole and ate Bai Yujing's immortal fruit, it's not impossible.

'No matter what, it's better to improve my own strength first.'

Wait until he crosses the heavenly tribulation.

Achieving the Dao Body Realm, even if the National Teacher is still alive, he will have the power to deal with him.

In the final analysis.

One's own strength is the greatest reliance; everything else is floating clouds.

On the other end.

South Zhengyang Prefecture.

As one of the three prefectures in the south among the fourteen prefectures of the immortal cultivation world, South Zhengyang Prefecture should be the one with the greatest fame, with immortal sects standing in great numbers and the immortal dynasty being prosperous.

That is why it could stand out from the three southern prefectures, and with its original position in the southwest, it snatched the character "South".

From Zhengyang Prefecture, it became South Zhengyang Prefecture.

Regarding this.

It was often denounced by cultivators from the two neighboring prefectures.

But the more they denounced it, the more proud the cultivators of South Zhengyang Prefecture became.

This character "South" was fought for by them.

At this time.

In a magnificent immortal city in South Zhengyang Prefecture, named Purple Illusion Xiancheng.

It is a super immortal city that can protect great cultivators of the Heaven-Human Realm when crossing the tribulation, with countless powerhouses inside, hiding dragons and crouching tigers.

Purple Illusion Xiancheng, a spirit house.

A middle-aged cultivator was sitting cross-legged, his whole person looking as crystal clear as jade, even making people feel ethereal, formless, and qualityless in a trance.

Or rather.

He didn't have a physical body at all.

If there were any Yu Kingdom people, they would definitely be able to recognize at a glance that this person before them was clearly the Yu Kingdom National Teacher, Yuan Xuanming, who should have been suppressed and killed by Bai Yujing's powerhouses long ago.

Yuan Xuanming sat cross-legged and breathed without expression.

A blessing in disguise.

Between life and death, he obtained great good fortune, actually obtaining a trace of the true meaning of the immortal fruit, and comprehending half a wisp of immortal Qi.

It was precisely because of this immortal Qi that he embarked on the path of a corpse-liberated immortal.

That Wan Mo Ku was a backup plan he left behind at will. He had long since left the prefecture.

In South Zhengyang Prefecture, no one knew him; once he thoroughly understood that half a wisp of immortal Qi, he could achieve Heaven-Human without needing a second turn.

Revenge must naturally be taken.

But not now.

Once he becomes a Heaven-Human, or even a higher realm, it won't be too late to settle the accounts one by one.

He had laid out plans for a hundred years in order to support the dragon and then slay the dragon.

The thing he lacked the least was patience.

Taihua Dao Field.

"You want to cross the tribulation within your body again?"

"Are you brat crazy?"

When the artifact spirit, the little old man, heard that Li Rui wanted to cross the tribulation within his body again, he could no longer remain calm.

Li Rui just asked with firm words: "Senior, is there a way?"

Seeing this.

The artifact spirit, the little old man, suddenly lost his temper.

Having spent decades together, he naturally knew Li Rui's temper; this brat looked easygoing and everything was easy to talk about, but in fact, he was the most difficult to talk to.

Once he decided on something, he would not turn back.

'He actually has some personality.'

Thinking of this, the artifact spirit, the little old man, couldn't help but smile.

People with great ability, perhaps righteous, perhaps evil, but without a doubt, are all extremely firm; this is what is commonly called the Dao heart.

Only those with a firm Dao heart can possibly cultivate to the extreme.

Otherwise, no matter how good the aptitude and talent, it is useless.

Don't you see that his Dao Lord is just like this.

Don't look at the Myriad Longevity Dao Lord who is always smiling, but the Great Dao he walked was questioned too many times by great powers, yet he never gave up, and finally achieved the Dao Lord realm.

The artifact spirit, the little old man, sighed lightly.

'They are all stubborn.'

In Li Rui's expectant gaze, the artifact spirit, the little old man, nodded: "Yes."

"There really is one?!"

Li Rui was suddenly happy.

This artifact spirit, the little old man, left behind by the Myriad Longevity Dao Lord to preach the Dao, is truly a treasure, the more you dig, the more you have.

After opening the Purple Mansion.

He finally knew why the artifact spirit, the little old man, had been somewhat indifferent to him before.

Who told the strength gap between the two sides to be too large.

He couldn't teach him at all.

The Myriad Longevity Dao Lord's natal magic treasure was refined when he was in the Dao Body Realm, which is to say, the artifact spirit, the little old man, only gained intelligence at that time.

He didn't understand anything below the Dao Body Realm at all.

There was nothing to teach.

But with Li Rui's realm climbing, those things left behind by the Myriad Longevity Dao Lord finally had a place to be used.

Not to mention anything else.

Just the artifact spirit, the little old man's insights on cultivation were of great benefit to Li Rui.

Equivalent to a Dao Lord leading the way.

This treatment, even core disciples of Bai Yujing might not have.

What great good fortune!

The artifact spirit, the little old man did not sell it short, directly searching through a box on the side, and then took out a yellowed ancient book.

This is a real book.

The Taihua Dao Field is already between the virtual and the real; Li Rui cannot bring things from the outside world in, but that doesn't mean things in the Taihua Dao Field are all void.

Everything is actually real.

The artifact spirit, the little old man, handed the ancient book to Li Rui:

"You brat are also lucky; it's just that you met my Dao Lord; if you chose other Dao Lords, you would definitely not have this good thing."

"My Dao Lord has lived for a long time, so he collected many things at will, all hidden in this box."

The artifact spirit, the little old man, was full of pride.

He only lacked saying, you brat entered the right door.

If the Myriad Longevity Dao Lord were compared by combat power, there are not a few in this Taihua Dao Field who can defeat the Myriad Longevity Dao Lord, but if compared by having many treasures, even that Multi-Treasure Dao Lord might not be able to defeat his Dao Lord.

After all, that Multi-Treasure Dao Lord has many magic treasures, while the Myriad Longevity Dao Lord has lived for a long time, so he has many strange treasures.

Immediately after, the artifact spirit, the little old man's face tightened again:

"Don't think too much; this box was originally supposed to be opened only after you reached the Dao Body Realm; I have already broken the rules."

Li Rui took the ancient book.

He bowed to the artifact spirit, the little old man: "Thank you, Senior."

Seeing this.

The artifact spirit, the little old man, was even more satisfied.

What a polite junior.

If it were other cultivators, even if their aptitude and talent were not bad, he could not have broken the rules to open the box.

This is the benefit of knowing etiquette.

One can always form a connection.

Li Rui immediately opened the book.

This ancient book is no longer a cultivation method, but notes left by an ancient great power, and that great power really did the magnificent feat of introducing the Dao Body tribulation thunder into his own body.

You must know.

Even his master Gao Tianxia had never done such a crazy thing.

Without reference, Li Rui found the artifact spirit, the little old man.

It's just that the reason that ancient great power senior wanted to cross the tribulation within his body was different from his.

He wants to cross the tribulation within his body, nothing more than the fact that achieving the Dao Body Realm in sixty years is too shocking; let alone the prodigies in the Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven, even the most top-tier geniuses in the immortal cultivation world don't have it that fast.

The fastest ones take a hundred years.

With Li Rui's style of doing things, he naturally wouldn't put himself in the center of the storm.

And although the probability of Yuan Xuanming being alive is not high, he has to be on guard.

The Yu Kingdom ruined Yuan Xuanming's Great Dao.

This debt is too deep.

Yuan Xuanming cannot move those ruthless characters like his master, but if he takes action when he is crossing the tribulation, he will not be able to handle it either.

That is why he thought of this path of crossing the tribulation within his body.

The Dao Body tribulation thunder is different from the Purple Mansion tribulation thunder.

If the Purple Mansion tribulation thunder is a heaven-sent opportunity, then the Dao Body tribulation thunder is a true tribulation.

The immortal cultivation world does not know how many Purple Mansion Realm cultivators have turned into ashes under the tribulation thunder.

The power is so great.

It makes all immortal cultivators in the world tremble with fear.

Even that ancient great power senior who crossed the tribulation within his body took a fancy to the great power of the Dao Body tribulation thunder, insisting on going against heaven, introducing the tribulation thunder into his own body to temper his physical body and spirit, wanting to add good fortune upon good fortune.

According to the records in the notes.

That ancient great power senior really succeeded.

But the bitterness in it was too much.

Even that ancient great power senior said after the fact, "I was lucky, future generations should not take this path."

It shows the danger of crossing the tribulation within the body.

But Li Rui is different.

His Purple Mansion is an immortal court.

In terms of solidity, looking at the immortal cultivation world, no one can compare to it.

A unique advantage.

Coupled with the existence of the Innate Immortal Martial Dao Fetus, crossing the tribulation within the body actually has a great chance of success; it's just making the preparations for crossing the tribulation more sufficient.

At most, it will take ten or eight years.

Compared to waiting for forty years, it is undoubtedly much more cost-effective.

Not only that, according to the records in the notes, crossing the tribulation within the body is also very likely to obtain great good fortune.

So for him.

Crossing the tribulation within the body is not a dilemma; on the contrary, it is clearly a good thing that is perfect in every way.

Naturally, there was no hesitation at all.

'Secondary crossing of the tribulation within the body...'

Thinking of this, Li Rui's expression became a bit strange.

Whether there will be no one after him is not yet known.

But at least from the existing records, it is almost certain that there was no one before him.

Thinking of this.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Having lived for sixty years, he can now be considered a pioneer who wants to open up the path ahead, from a follower who walks along the path.

Being extraordinary, one should naturally do extraordinary things.

Following the rules is necessary, but sometimes, one should also do some unusual things.

(End of chapter)