Chapter 585

A piece of news had recently been spreading like wildfire in Shenxiao City.

Li Rui, the grand-disciple of Vice City Lord Gao Tianxia, was going to duel with the only true disciple of Vice City Lord Hong Tianyong in the East Sea.

This matter was already known to everyone.

This was full of hype.

Who didn't know.

Gao Tianxia and Hong Tianyong were at odds.

On the surface, it looked like a duel between two Dao Body realm experts, but in reality, it was a contest between the two Vice City Lords.

Whichever junior won.

Would definitely be more influential in the future.

It could even determine the seating order of the Vice City Lords of Shenxiao City in the future.

Situations where disciples determined their masters' seating order had certainly occurred before.

Gao Tianxia had the least seniority, so he had always been ranked last, but he was a ruthless man who proved the Dao through strength, and now that he had established a firm foothold, he naturally wanted to make Hong Tianyong, who occupied a good position, move aside.

Conflict was therefore inevitable.

The seating order of the Vice City Lords represented power and resources; no cultivator would complain about having too few spirit stones in their pockets.

At this moment.

In the Immortal Hall of Shenxiao City.

"Master."

Ji Ze looked at his former younger brother, not revealing a single flaw.

Hong Tianyong looked at his disciple indifferently: "Find a way to move the duel time forward. Just lure Li Rui out of the city, and I will take action myself afterward."

"Yes."

Ji Ze nodded obediently.

"Alright, you may withdraw."

Hong Tianyong waved his hand casually.

Soon.

He was the only one left in the Immortal Hall, shadows completely enveloping him, making him appear obscure and unclear.

Li Rui had broken through and achieved the Dao Body.

And just like Gao Tianxia, he proved the Dao through strength.

This truly exceeded his expectations.

He had originally thought about grafting the karma onto Ji Ze, but now it seemed he had to take action himself.

So what if he proved the Dao through strength?

So what if he was invincible at the same level?

Under absolute realm suppression, everything is in vain.

As long as Li Rui is wiped out and the Spirit of the Immortal Fruit inside his body is taken, the other fortunes will also become his.

He already knew.

That grand-disciple of Gao Tianxia had achieved the Dao Body in less than three hundred years, so he must have obtained some great opportunity.

Perhaps it could help him take another step forward.

As for Gao Tianxia's revenge.

First, as a Heaven-Human realm expert himself, he wasn't a piece of trash; was he supposed to be afraid?

Second, he had already made up his mind: once he killed Li Rui, he would flee to another province. By then, even if Gao Tianxia had heaven-defying abilities, could he really chase him for a million miles?

'Since Bai Yujing has abandoned me, why can't I abandon it?'

Hong Tianyong thought.

He had come to Shenxiao City originally for the Immortal Fruit of Bai Yujing.

After a hundred years of effort with no results.

He naturally knew that there was no hope through normal channels. Since it had come to this, so what if he rebelled?

Thinking of this.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and the figure of Ji Ze appeared in his mind.

"My good brother, it seems I can only send you back into reincarnation early."

Originally.

He had thought about using bloodline methods to transfer the karma of the heavenly tribulation during the tribulation, but the situation was very different now, so he planned to change his method: after killing Li Rui, he would refine Ji Ze into a blood elixir to help him break through his bottleneck.

Family affection?

For immortal cultivators, ruthlessness is the superior Dao.

All emotional ties are shackles that only delay the pursuit of the Great Dao. Let alone a brother, even if their parents had long since died of old age, he would kill them just the same if it helped his Dao.

Those who become immortals, why care about such worldly ties?

If you aren't ruthless, how can you attain the Dao and become an immortal?

"Big brother, this guy surnamed Ji might be unable to win, so he's playing dirty tricks; you must be extra careful."

Ning Zhongtian said with worry.

He naturally knew about his big brother's duel with Ji Ze.

If both sides were open and aboveboard, he would naturally be one hundred percent at ease.

But Ji Ze clearly couldn't win and still wanted to fight; that was the problem.

He was a veteran of the martial arts world, so he knew that this usually only meant one of two situations.

The first: the opponent is a hot-headed youth blinded by anger.

The second: a provocation, and a trap has already been set.

One must always think of the worst-case scenario and be fully prepared.

Moreover, this concerned Gao Tianxia's face; to put it broadly, it concerned the face of the entire Yu Kingdom's martial arts world.

Therefore, Ning Zhongtian was even more concerned than Li Rui, the person involved.

Li Rui smiled faintly: "Fourth brother, rest assured, big brother has his own plans."

Seeing his big brother say so.

Ning Zhongtian didn't say anything more.

He trusted his big brother's way of doing things!

Seeing Ning Zhongtian's nervous appearance, Li Rui smiled and shook his head.

He couldn't tell Ning Zhongtian.

That Ji Ze had long since defected and everything was a set trap.

In the blink of an eye.

The agreed-upon day of the duel arrived.

Li Rui and Ji Ze chose an island in the endless sea as the location for the duel, still a thousand miles away from East Sea City.

"Big brother, let us go with you."

Ning Zhongtian, Tan Hu, and Ge Hong all looked expectant.

This was highly likely to be the battle where their big brother would make a name for himself in Shenxiao City, so they naturally all wanted to witness it.

Li Rui's attitude was firm.

"You all stay in East Sea City; I'll be back soon."

This duel was fake; luring the tiger out of the mountain was the real goal.

Therefore, the real battle location would definitely not be the agreed-upon island, but anywhere between East Sea City and the island.

When Hong Tianyong, this Heaven-Human realm expert, took action.

Even with the protection of the Private Secretary.

When immortals fight, mortals suffer; Li Rui could still be considered a half-immortal, but Ning Zhongtian and the others were thoroughly ants; even a little bit of pressure could be fatal.

After Li Rui finished giving instructions.

He flew out of East Sea City without looking back.

Outside East Sea City was the endless sea.

Since it was called the Endless Sea by the immortal cultivation world, it was truly vast beyond measure.

Li Rui did not summon a flying magic treasure but flew through the air.

Finally—

Right above the vast waves.

The figure of an old man appeared on the path ahead.

Hong Tianyong had indeed appeared!

Li Rui stopped and narrowed his eyes, looking at Hong Tianyong not far away.

He spoke faintly: "Vice City Lord Hong, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that the little one couldn't win, so you, the old one, have come personally?"

These words were not polite in the slightest.

Hong Tianyong's face didn't have a ripple of emotion, and even a hint of mockery appeared.

How could a struggle between disciples possibly require him to take action?

He came here to kill.

Since he was going to die anyway, there was no need to talk.

The next instant.

Hong Tianyong suddenly raised his hand, and the phantom of a bronze tripod, several hundred zhang in size, appeared above the nine heavens.

It aimed to suppress Li Rui.

The moment he took action, it was a lethal blow.

The might of a Heaven-Human realm expert even caused the sky to dim.

But the moment the hundred-zhang tripod appeared.

Another figure appeared in front of Li Rui.

Tall and towering like a mountain.

It was Gao Tianxia.

Gao Tianxia looked at Hong Tianyong calmly and spoke indifferently: "Vice City Lord of Shenxiao City, Hong Tianyong, has taken action against Gao Tianxia, who is also a Vice City Lord. This is the slaughter of a fellow sect member. According to the laws of Bai Yujing, this crime... warrants execution."

Once the word "execution" was spoken.

He punched toward the sky.

In truth, violating the laws of Bai Yujing was a small matter; daring to bully the young with the old and intending to kill his precious grand-disciple was the big matter.

He must be killed!

(End of this chapter)