Chapter 577: Outlasting the Old Man (Two-in-one, seeking monthly tickets!)

Three days later.

Liao Qi went to the Heaven Beyond Heaven, and the Liao clan's family business all took the surname Li.

The Marquis Dingyuan lineage also completely plummeted, never to return to its former glory.

Unless Liao Qi could return from the Heaven Beyond Heaven.

Li Rui now possessed the combat power of the Dao Body Realm and the family foundation of the Dao Body Realm, only lacking the title of the Dao Body Realm.

His four disciples.

Liang He, Liu Tiezhu, Liu Tong, and Wang Zhao all went to the capital.

Taking over the Liao clan's family business completely.

The four disciples actually became powerful figures in the Yu Kingdom.

Regarding this, Li Rui felt it was only natural; he was already in the Dao Body Realm, so protecting this family business in the Yu Kingdom was not a problem.

Having become wealthy and still walking in the night in silk clothes, that was just asking for trouble.

It was foolish.

Of course.

The premise was that with his strength, he could fully control it.

If Liao Qi's promise were placed in Taihua Province, he would have refused without hesitation.

"Now I can be considered to have a large family and business."

Li Rui looked back.

Finding that he had already created a not-so-small family business.

Putting away his thoughts.

He began to nourish his Dao foundation and practice the Executioner Array map again.

Ten years of bitter cultivation.

The Executioner Array map was finally nearing completion.

With a thought.

One golden and one jade small pagoda flew out from his storage bag, circling and flying in the air, blooming with treasure light.

The golden small pagoda had a great sun behind it, golden and brilliant; the emerald jade small pagoda seemed to have a bright moon in the sky, the moonlight holy and pure.

This was the sign of the completion of the Tai Chu Array map and the Tai Yin Array map!

Li Rui's mouth curled up slightly.

It's done!

Now his Executioner Array map could be considered to have achieved something.

Not to mention being able to suppress Dao Lord experts like Dao Lord Pagoda-Bearer back then, he could easily suppress cultivators at the early stage of the Dao Body Realm, and even against the middle stage, he could occupy the full advantage.

"Very good."

Having this means of the Executioner small pagoda.

Li Rui was in a great mood.

In this way, when facing enemies, he wouldn't have to rely entirely on martial force to kill them.

He wanted to draw on the strengths of everyone in the world.

"Fortunately, there is the family foundation left by Marquis Dingyuan, otherwise, I would inevitably have to run around everywhere."

Putting away the small pagodas.

Li Rui felt emotional in his heart.

In these ten years of cultivation, besides practicing the Executioner Array map to some effect, he had not been the least bit sloppy in nourishing his Dao foundation.

Looking inward at himself.

The Dao foundation was already a full forty zhang.

Because he proved the Dao through force, he had just broken through, and the Dao foundation was thirty zhang, directly opening into the early stage of the Dao Body Realm.

Compared to other cultivators, he saved at least forty years of bitter cultivation!

Afterward, it grew by one zhang per year; this speed made those true disciples of the immortal sects envious to the point of red eyes.

This was firstly because of his powerful bone quality and aptitude, plus the Immortal Qi.

Secondly, it was relying on the foundation bestowed by Marquis Dingyuan.

Cultivators, wanting to improve their realm, could not do without resources.

Spirit stones, Dao stones, spiritual herbs, spiritual elixirs... they were simply gold-swallowing beasts.

Ten years.

Li Rui was actually already eating the grain of the future; if he were to fish in a dried-up pond now, the family business left by Marquis Dingyuan would be eaten up by him.

Such short-sighted things, he naturally wouldn't do.

The array map was small-scale successful.

Li Rui was in a very good mood.

He pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard, lying down comfortably to bask in the sun.

"Stealing half a day of leisure from a busy life."

But he hadn't been lying down for long.

Suddenly, Nie Siming's voice came to his ear.

"Brother Li, Huang Longzi has appeared in Taihua Province, and foster father has already rushed over."

Hearing the two words 'Huang Longzi'.

Li Rui frowned.

This Huang Longzi really didn't change his nature, specifically loving to stare at the major immortal dynasties.

In these ten years.

I heard that several immortal dynasties were in chaos, and his figure was in all of them.

The Dragon-Slayer was just like this.

The Great Dao made it so.

He had He Jiuxuan's memories, so he knew more about Huang Longzi; these Dragon-Slayers didn't just obtain Dao power by destroying dynasties; as long as they killed people with great luck in the imperial dynasty, they could also increase their cultivation.

Looking at the entire Yu Kingdom.

Except for the Emperor, he could almost rank in the top four.

Only Yuan Dingting and Zhang Shoufu could surpass him; the gift from Marquis Dingyuan was not just family business, but also a body of luck, so even Gu Changsheng might not be higher than him.

Standing from Huang Longzi's perspective.

Wasn't he, the Marquis Wu'an who was ostensibly in the Purple Mansion, the most cost-effective?

Huang Longzi was already extremely familiar with the Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven, so the possibility of him attacking was really not low.

Li Rui didn't want to bet his life on whether Huang Longzi would attack or not.

As for how to deal with it?

As long as you enlarge the pattern, it's actually very simple.

Outlast him!

Huang Longzi was one of the first batch of cultivators to descend to the lower realm, and that was five hundred years ago, meaning Huang Longzi had lived for at least six hundred years.

Even if he broke through to become a Heaven-Human now.

Eight hundred years was already the limit.

And once he reached seven hundred years, he would face the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.

Every time he attacked, his lifespan would decrease by a portion.

At that time, even if he was exhausted, he could exhaust that old thing to death!

Looking at Li Rui again, he was only over one hundred and forty years old.

Young.

Really too young.

Plus practicing the Immortal Dao, his lifespan far exceeded cultivators of the same realm; to put it conservatively, outlasting the vast majority of Heaven-Human Realm cultivators in the cultivation world was not a problem.

He had the Innate Immortal Martial Dao Fetus, and had also realized the Immortal Dao, and even the family business left by Marquis Dingyuan could support him until the middle stage of the Dao Body Realm, and even the late stage was not impossible.

In this way.

Why still go take risks?

Isn't cultivating comfortably fragrant?

Although the progress was definitely not as fast as running around seeking opportunities, the risk was almost non-existent.

Being slow didn't matter; anyway, Li Rui had plenty of time.

Thinking of this.

Li Rui couldn't help but feel emotional.

When he was in Qinghe, every enemy wanted to outlast him and then sprinkle wine on his grave; now it's good, living and living, he actually lived to the age where he could outlast old men.

Really living more and more backward.

Shenxiao City, Twelve Immortal Halls.

The highest hall.

A voice sounded in the hall: "Hall Master Hua, all those who have been tainted by the spirit of the immortal fruit have been killed; there should be no omissions."

The person speaking.

Was none other than He Wenxuan.

His coming to the Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven to find talent was true, and exterminating them was also true.

These years.

Actually, most of his time was spent doing two things: finding people and killing people.

Among these people who were killed, the vast majority were members of the Purple Chai Jingong who had been bestowed with the spirit of the immortal fruit by Si Feng back then, and even because He Wenxuan attacked, the Purple Chai Jingong lineage could be considered completely extinct in the world.

But besides the Purple Chai Jingong, there were actually some other people who also obtained Si Feng's spirit of the immortal fruit.

He Wenxuan just waved his sleeve lightly.

And a line of small golden characters floated before him.

Among them were Li Rui and Gu Changsheng, a total of four people.

"Only these four remain."

He Wenxuan said.

As for why there were only these four... of course, it was because the others had already been thoroughly wiped out by him.

The City Lord of Shenxiao City just glanced at it faintly: "The legacy of the chaos of Dao Lord Mingyuan can be considered thoroughly eradicated; report these people to the Elder Council; if there is truly someone who can comprehend Immortal Qi, they must be kept in Bai Yujing and absolutely cannot be tainted by external sects."

"Yes."

He Wenxuan nodded.

He was a core member of Bai Yujing, and the City Lord of Shenxiao City before him was even more so; in fact, the City Lords and Hall Masters of the Twelve Towers and Wucheng were all core members of Bai Yujing.

And the City Lord of Shenxiao City's realm was even higher than his.

He naturally had to be respectful.

The City Lord of Shenxiao City spoke again: "By the way, have you found suitable talent?"

"Called me to the Shenxiao City Immortal Hall?"

Li Rui was puzzled. "Yes, this is the City Lord's intention."

Shi Xueyan said.

"Good."

Li Rui nodded.

He was the City Lord of East Sea City and an elder of Shenxiao City; in terms of reason and logic, he had no need to disobey the City Lord of Shenxiao City.

The two immediately took a flying magic treasure and headed toward Shenxiao City.

Looking at the Dao Body Realm flying magic treasure.

Shi Xueyan's eyes were full of envy.

She had long heard about it from Tan Yu, but when she really saw it with her own eyes, she couldn't help but feel surprised.

A Purple Mansion Realm cultivator possessing a Dao Body Realm magic treasure was a treatment only true disciples of Bai Yujing had; as far as she knew, in Shenxiao City, except for that City Lord's disciple, no one had this treatment.

Li Rui's voice also sounded at the right time: "Fairy Shi, I wonder what the City Lord wants this time?"

He didn't ask at the first moment.

Instead, he chose to ask when everyone was on the road.

In this way, he could avoid being labeled as disrespectful to the City Lord by those with ulterior motives, and could also reduce Shi Xueyan's guard.

After all, it was the City Lord's order, and there was no possibility of him not going.

Since he had to go anyway.

Why be coy?

Li Rui had already set off and was awed by the flying magic treasure, so Shi Xueyan's guard was indeed lowered a lot: "It is Senior Wen; he has drawn up a list of candidates who can go to Bai Yujing."

"Congratulations, Elder Li; your name is among them."

As she spoke, the envy in her eyes grew more.

One might ask, among the cultivators of the Twelve Towers and Wucheng, who didn't want to go to Bai Yujing to become a core disciple?

Such a rare opportunity.

Li Rui being nominated was already a kind of affirmation.

"So that's how it is."

Li Rui suddenly understood.

He naturally knew about this matter.

He Wenxuan, as the Immortal Envoy sent by Bai Yujing to the Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven, came specifically to select talent from the Small Cave Heaven; this selection had been going on for more than ten years, and now there was finally a result.

He didn't have much surprise about being selected.

With Li Rui's performance.

Even if he had restrained himself, it was still stunning.

Looking at the entire Small Cave Heaven, there were not many who could surpass him.

The flying boat traveled a thousand miles in an instant.

In just the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, he and Shi Xueyan arrived before the Twelve Jade Bridges.

Shenxiao City had an order that flying was not allowed on the Twelve Jade Bridges, otherwise, it would be regarded as disrespect to the City Lord and would be hunted down by experts of Shenxiao City.

Elders were no exception.

So Li Rui put away the flying boat early.

And walked onto the Jade Bridge side by side with Shi Xueyan.

Speaking of which.

Although he was an elder of Shenxiao City, and a C-grade elder at that, he had never been to these Jade Bridges or Immortal Halls even once.

Today was the first time.

He couldn't help but look a few more times.

Before long.

He arrived before the Immortal Hall where the City Lord of Shenxiao City was located.

When he walked into the hall.

Three people were already sitting inside.

Coincidentally, Li Rui knew all of them.

Who told him that the World Martial Evaluation was set by him back then; perhaps these people didn't know him, but he knew them one by one.

"Fourteenth in the world, Witch Kingdom Heaven Sacrifice, Yin Shan."

"Seventeenth in the world, Female Martial Saint, Pei Yao."

"First True Disciple of the Yuheng Sect, Liu Taxing."

Li Rui thought in his heart.

Of course, this was the ranking of the last Martial Evaluation, and it didn't count anymore.

These three people were indeed extremely outstanding in the Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven.

Yin Shan smiled and nodded at Li Rui.

Li Rui also smiled and returned the salute.

Having stayed in the Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven for a long time, it was full of acquaintances; who told him that besides being a Marquis of the Yu Kingdom, he was also the Earth Sacrifice of the Witch Kingdom.

The Witch Kingdom suffered repeated disasters.

Finally unable to maintain itself, it had now become a vassal state of the Yu Kingdom.

This was also the Great Shaman's decision.

It could not be said to be indecisive.

Later it was proven that it was done extremely correctly.

Joining the Yu Kingdom was equivalent to obtaining the protection of Bai Yujing.

In the cultivation world, if there was no backing, I'm afraid they would only be eaten until not even bones were left, and they couldn't withstand that wave of demonic chaos at all.

Li Rui sat down.

Originally, he thought there would be other people.

But seeing a heroic man in a red robe wearing a golden mask walk out, he knew that there were only these four people in total.

That person was naturally the City Lord of Shenxiao City.

Besides the City Lord, the three Deputy City Lords including his master also appeared, as well as the Immortal Envoy He Wenxuan.

After the five big shots sat down.

He Wenxuan then spoke: "You four are all outstanding people of the Jin Ting Small Cave Heaven; today is to select one person from you four to go to Bai Yujing with me."

Li Rui, Yin Shan, and the Female Martial Saint Pei Yao were all indifferent.

Only the younger Liu Taxing was inevitably a bit excited.

He Wenxuan scanned the four people and smiled slightly: "What my Bai Yujing values most is affinity; this object is a divine stone passed down by the founder of my Bai Yujing; you four test it one by one, and those with affinity can go to Bai Yujing with me."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the thing that looked like jade and stone in He Wenxuan's hand.

Affinity?

What he believed in least was affinity.

This stone must be hiding something strange.

After He Wenxuan finished speaking.

The four people were slow to move.

After ten breaths.

Yin Tian then laughed freely: "Then let me go first."

He stepped forward with big strides.

His right hand grasped the divine stone in He Wenxuan's hand.

The next instant.

A green light lit up, making people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.

Yin Tian opened his mouth: "Senior Wen, is it good?"

He Wenxuan nodded with a smile: "That is it."

With Yin Tian leading the way, the other three no longer had concerns, and Liu Taxing stepped forward first.

Only unlike Yin Tian, after Liu Taxing grasped the divine stone, golden light surged, and the light almost covered half of the palace.

Seeing this scene.

He Wenxuan's eyes lit up, and he praised: "Very good!"

Li Rui looked at the Female Martial Saint, and then said: "Senior, please."

Pei Yao was worthy of the name Female Martial Saint, and her actions were not coy.

She also grasped the divine stone.

Like Liu Taxing, golden light also surged.

Finally.

It was Li Rui's turn.

Master Gao Tianxia slowly opened his eyes.

Li Rui followed the appearance of the previous three and placed his hand on the divine stone.

But the expected golden light did not appear, but the same green light as Yin Tian.

From He Wenxuan's reaction, it was not hard to see that the golden light was more excellent.

Sure enough.

He heard the City Lord of Shenxiao City slowly speak: "Pei Yao, Liu Taxing, you two will go to Bai Yujing with He Wenxuan tomorrow; cultivate diligently and don't waste this opportunity."

Li Rui had no surprise about this.

Just because.

This so-called divine stone was clearly used to test the closeness to the immortal fruit.

And among the four people present, except for Yin Tian, they were all tainted with the aura of the spirit of the immortal fruit!

Today's situation.

Clearly was not as simple as it looked.

Even the City Lord of Shenxiao City was testing in secret; it was clearly a Hongmen Banquet.

He couldn't see through why Bai Yujing wanted to do this for the time being.

But it was precisely because he couldn't see through it that he chose to give up voluntarily.

Bai Yujing might be a holy land of fortune, but it was also very likely a dragon's den and tiger's lair.

He still preferred to keep his fate in his own hands.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 578 =====