Chapter 599

Guniu Immortal Dynasty, within the imperial palace.

"Your Majesty, the people from Bai Yujing have discovered the Southern Bright Li Fire. They are still lying in wait at Black Longshan, intending to slay the remaining two demonic cultivators as well."

An old eunuch said.

"Good, I know."

The Holy Emperor of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty waved his hand, a flash of gloom crossing his eyes.

Just then—

A figure abruptly appeared in the imperial palace; it was an old man so aged he was nearly rotting.

The old man chuckled with a grating sound: "What?"

"Regretful?"

The Holy Emperor of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty said expressionlessly: "In the things I do, when have I ever regretted?"

"That is good."

The old man let out a few more strange laughs: "If you, little brat, could join my Wan Fadian Demon Sect lineage, you would certainly have a great future. Ruthless enough—I like it."

Of course he was ruthless.

He even killed his own grandfather; how could he not be ruthless?

To be precise, this Guniu Immortal Dynasty Gao family had a body full of bad blood.

The grandfather wanted to eat the grandson, and the grandson murdered the grandfather.

What a "benevolent grandfather and filial grandson" Guniu Immortal Dynasty.

Guniu Immortal Dynasty Holy Emperor Gao Peng: "Senior, if the Southern Bright Li Fire is obtained by Bai Yujing, it will be impossible to take it back. I ask that you strike now, Senior."

The old man from Wan Fadian sneered: "Little brat, you are trying to borrow a knife to kill, using this old man to wipe out those little fellows from Bai Yujing for you."

Gao Peng's expression did not change: "Yes."

"When the time comes, I will surely use the dynasty's Qi luck to offer tribute to Elder Peng."

Hearing this.

The smile on the face of the old man from Wan Fadian grew wider.

Gao Peng said "Elder Peng," not "Wan Fadian," which made him very satisfied.

Because his surname was indeed Peng, and he was indeed an Elder.

The person receiving the tribute was, of course, him.

He was essentially getting the legacy of that Heavenly Human ancestor for free, so he was naturally willing to strike.

'He is a clever child, it is just a pity he was born in the wrong place.'

'If he could be a demonic cultivator in Wan Fadian, he would certainly have a great future.'

That was all the old man thought.

Of course, he would not actually ferry this Holy Emperor of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty to Wan Fadian.

He chuckled: "Good, then I shall go and take a look."

Having said that.

The old man from Wan Fadian took a step forward and then vanished.

Peak of Black Longshan.

"They are here!"

Chu Hu's bull-eyes widened, staring at the two black dots flying toward them; they were precisely the two Wan Fadian demonic cultivators who had not yet been wiped out.

As long as these two were slain.

The demonic chaos in the Guniu Immortal Dynasty would be considered completely quelled.

He struggled to suppress the excitement in his heart.

Waiting until the two demonic cultivators appeared before his eyes, he let out a violent shout and was the first to charge out.

Two massive divine hammer profound weapons smashed down fiercely toward the two of them.

At the same time.

Several more streaks of immortal light followed.

For a moment, both demonic cultivators were dumbfounded.

They came to surround and kill Lady Qingluan, so how did they become the ones being surrounded and killed?

The great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The two demonic cultivators resisted desperately.

But the opposition was numerous and powerful, and there were existences like Lady Qingluan Xianzi at the peak of the Dao Body realm; in just a moment, their protective magic treasures were shattered by more than half.

Just as both were in despair, already considering whether to discard their physical bodies and let their spiritual embryos escape.

Suddenly!

Boundless pressure descended from the horizon, like the Milky Way spilling onto the earth.

Feeling that terrifying aura, Chu Hu could not help but widen his eyes, blurting out: "It is the Heavenly Human realm?!"

Before the words had faded.

An old man appeared out of thin air.

He chuckled strangely toward the group: "All are decent children; how about entering my soul banner?"

One could see a white banner held in the old man's hand.

It was the notorious Ten Thousand Soul Banner!

Seeing this scene.

Chu Hu and Du Ming both had their expressions change drastically.

A demonic cultivator of the Heavenly Human realm—how could they block this?

Under the terrifying pressure, their bodies were already trembling, and they had no power to resist.

The only two who could still remain calm were Lady Qingluan Xianzi and Li Rui.

Li Rui glanced at Lady Qingluan Xianzi beside him.

Her eyes were actually filled with fighting spirit.

"Truly a lunatic."

Li Rui smiled and shook his head.

No sooner had the smile appeared than he heard the old man opposite sneer: "Wait until I gouge out your spiritual embryo, then see if you can still laugh!"

Having said that.

Black winds swirled wildly.

The old man had no self-awareness about bullying the young, directly striking with his full power from the start—a true old demon's style, ruthless, not giving the slightest chance.

A blood-shadow skeleton suddenly appeared, opening a basin-like mouth, intending to swallow everyone whole.

Lady Qingluan Xianzi had already gripped the sword in her hand, her pretty face showing solemnity for the first time.

That was the Heavenly Human realm.

Moreover, this old demon had no intention of probing; this strike was intended to take their lives directly!

But just the moment before the blood-shadow skeleton was about to fall—

A figure appeared before the group, a large hand grabbing the blood-shadow skeleton.

And then crushing it!

"What an overbearing physical body!"

Seeing this scene, the old man's eyelids twitched.

"Gao Tianxia, Chong Hua."

The two Vice City Lords of Shenxiao City had gathered!

Seeing the two appear, the old man from Wan Fadian's eyes were full of wariness.

Especially toward Gao Tianxia.

It was this person who had just crushed the blood-shadow skeleton.

Clearly, the fact that these two could appear so coincidentally meant they had been hiding in the shadows watching everything here, just waiting for him to strike.

Chong Hua looked at the old man from Wan Fadian and snorted coldly: "I wondered who it was; so it is the old dog Peng from Wan Fadian."

The old man from Wan Fadian's expression turned ugly to the extreme.

Two against one.

And one of them was someone who had attained the Dao through force.

No need to think; today, the Southern Bright Li Fire was completely unrelated to him.

Without hesitation.

The old man from Wan Fadian stirred up a gust of wind, wrapped himself in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and rushed toward the sky.

Gao Tianxia and Chong Hua both transformed into divine rainbows and pursued.

Very quickly.

Only Li Rui and the others remained at the peak of Black Longshan, along with the two demonic cultivator corpses that Chong Hua had killed in passing.

"This is..."

Tan Yu and the others looked at the scene before them, all unable to understand what had just happened.

True Person Changgeng gave a bitter smile.

How could he not see it now?

In this Guniu Immortal Dynasty affair, they were clearly the bait, and the old man from Wan Fadian was the big fish.

Gao Tianxia and Chong Hua were the fishermen.

No!

It should be City Lord Yu of Shenxiao City who was the fisherman.

But just when everyone thought the matter was resolved—

A new mutation occurred!

A cluster of scorching flames rose from Li Rui's palm and then shot out, actually enveloping the people beside him directly.

It was none other than Du Ming and Chu Hu.

And the object that trapped the two was precisely the Southern Bright Li Fire!

Chu Hu, Du Ming, and even Lady Qingluan Xianzi had not expected that in just one hour, Li Rui had actually refined the Southern Bright Li Fire preliminarily!

He could already use it to kill enemies.

Although the two Dao Body realm cultivators could not be refined directly, they were completely sealed.

Everything happened too suddenly.

Clearly they were allies a moment ago, and now Li Rui had struck ruthlessly.

True Person Changgeng and the others were all stunned by Li Rui's thunderous methods of instantly suppressing two Dao Body realm cultivators, unable to understand what had happened for a moment.

Li Rui, however, just looked coldly toward one spot:

"Holy Emperor Gao, the show has been watched long enough, hasn't it?"

Holy Emperor?!

Upon hearing this, Tan Yu and the others looked around in all directions, but still could not find the Holy Emperor's figure.

Suddenly.

The space fluctuated.

Then, an heroic man in a black dragon robe with gold patterns walked out.

It was precisely the Holy Emperor of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty, Gao Peng!

"Your Majesty?!" Seeing the Holy Emperor appear, Du Ming and Chu Hu's expressions both changed, but they were not surprised; rather, they were filled with an indescribable complexity.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Gao Peng: "Do you have anything to say?"

Such a scene.

Lady Qingluan Xianzi and True Person Changgeng were not fools—there was something wrong with this Holy Emperor of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty!

Out of stance.

They would also stand on Li Rui's side without hesitation.

Unknowingly.

The three of them had already formed a encirclement around the Holy Emperor.

The Holy Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm.

But it was precisely because of this calmness that it was even more abnormal.

For a time.

The peak of Black Longshan fell into an eerie silence.

Finally—

The Holy Emperor spoke, but his words were shocking: "Gao Peng of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty has come specifically to plead guilty!"

Once these words were spoken.

The expressions of True Person Changgeng and the others became even more solemn.

There was indeed a ghost!

Li Rui, however, had the corners of his mouth curl up slightly.

Even now, how could he not see the clues?

Actually, this Holy Emperor had done very well, but it was a pity that no matter how much he calculated, he could not escape the schemes of those old monsters in Bai Yujing.

He was able to discover the clues because those old monsters had revealed their aura.

To be precise, it was Jiang Linxian who had revealed a trace of causality.

He had come to the Guniu Immortal Dynasty.

Then Jiang Yan and Lady Qingluan Xianzi also came to the Guniu Immortal Dynasty.

Was this a coincidence?

Of course it was impossible.

Lady Qingluan Xianzi cultivated the Dao of Fire; she had just arrived in the Guniu Immortal Dynasty and immediately stumbled upon the Southern Bright Li Fire.

Coincidence.

It was truly too coincidental.

With so many coincidences added together, it was no longer a coincidence.

It was someone laying out a scheme in the dark.

So, while waiting for those two demonic cultivators on Black Longshan, he had already used runes to "scatter beans into soldiers," sending out a clone to monitor the imperial palace, and had seen with his own eyes the old man from Wan Fadian walk out of the palace.

Up to now.

Although the details were not yet certain, one point was certain.

This Holy Emperor of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty was not borrowing the knife of Wan Fadian; he was clearly trying to borrow his knife to sever the causality between the Guniu Immortal Dynasty and Wan Fadian.

In this way.

The Guniu Immortal Dynasty could act as if nothing had happened and remain a vassal state of Bai Yujing.

Truly a good scheme.

It was a pity that after all his calculations, he had not calculated that the Guniu Immortal Dynasty had already been targeted by City Lord Yu Yan of Shenxiao City.

No!

It was highly likely that those old monsters of Bai Yujing were the ones scheming against the Guniu Immortal Dynasty, and Yu Yan was merely an executor.

Private Secretary Gao Tianxia and Chong Hua were also executors.

Li Rui was, of course, one too.

They were all just chess pieces for those old monsters.

Li Rui's fist intent was the same as Gao Tianxia's; in fact, he had long ago sensed that his Private Secretary had also come to the Guniu Immortal Dynasty.

That was why he was so confident when the old man from Wan Fadian struck just now.

Guniu Immortal Dynasty Holy Emperor Gao Peng continued to speak calmly: "I am willing to give up the throne, merge the Guniu Immortal Dynasty into the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, and I ask that Bai Yujing spare the Guniu Immortal Dynasty."

Once these words were spoken.

True Person Changgeng and the others were all startled.

What spirit!

Gao Peng was clearly cutting off his arm to survive, but the price was too high; in just a few breaths, Gao Peng had abandoned his ancestral foundation.

He was a ruthless man.

Gao Peng knew very well that although he had no intention of rebelling.

The matter of joining forces with the Wan Fa Sect might be fine if not discovered, but once discovered by the people of Bai Yujing, no matter how one thought about it, the crime of rebellion would be confirmed.

The Guniu Immortal Dynasty was too small beneath a behemoth like Bai Yujing.

The only clever way was to plead guilty and show an attitude of knowing one's mistake and repenting.

Just then.

Everyone's gaze fell on Li Rui.

Who told these people on Black Longshan that only Li Rui was a core disciple of Bai Yujing, and only his words could represent Bai Yujing.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Li Rui said coldly: "After killing you, the Guniu Immortal Dynasty can still be merged into Great Yu."

Gao Peng sighed lightly: "My Gao ancestors passed down a fire-controlling divine ability; I am willing to offer this divine ability, only hoping that Elder Li can spare this lineage of mine."

Divine ability!

Upon hearing these two words.

Everyone present changed color.

Not all techniques could be called divine abilities; even True Person Changgeng had never possessed one, which showed how precious it was.

Li Rui's mouth curled up slightly, and he agreed without hesitation: "Good."

Before the words had faded.

Gao Peng decisively forced seven drops of essence blood from between his eyebrows, his face instantly turning pale: "Using this fresh blood as a medium, one can cultivate the divine ability."

The seven drops of fresh blood landed in Li Rui's hand.

Li Rui's smile grew wider, and he said faintly: "Alright, commit suicide."

Having said that.

Holy Emperor Gao Peng actually sat cross-legged on the ground, and very quickly, countless threads of Qi dissipated from his body.

It was precisely the sign of "soldier disintegration."

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing this scene, Chu Hu and Du Ming both let out a sorrowful cry.

But because they were blocked by the Southern Bright Li Fire, they could barely save themselves, so what could they do?

After about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

Holy Emperor Gao Peng had completely turned into a phantom, disappearing between heaven and earth.

A generation of Holy Emperors had thus come to an end.

It was also at this time.

Gao Tianxia and Chong Hua returned to the peak of Black Longshan.

Chong Hua just glanced faintly at the place where Holy Emperor Gao Peng had disintegrated and snorted coldly: "He was sensible."

That was correct.

In fact, even without the appearance of Li Rui and the others, he would have suppressed and killed Gao Peng all the same.

Daring to collude with Wan Fadian, no matter the reason, he deserved to die!

Everyone had their own hidden difficulties.

If everyone went to secretly communicate with those demonic cultivators of Wan Fadian, Bai Yujing would have long ago fallen into chaos.

Therefore, regarding this matter.

He had never been lenient.

"Private Secretary."

Li Rui decisively gave the Southern Bright Li Fire and the seven drops of essence blood to Private Secretary Gao Tianxia.

Gao Tianxia had just received them.

And right under the watchful eyes of everyone, he gave a wisp of Southern Bright Li Fire origin and a drop of essence blood to Li Rui.

What was even more surprising was.

Gao Tianxia then gave two wisps of divine fire origin and two drops of essence blood to Lady Qingluan Xianzi.

Lady Qingluan Xianzi bowed: "Thank you, Senior."

Beside them, True Person Changgeng watched until his eyes were straight.

Those were Great Dao suppression objects that could help Heavenly Human realm cultivators break through!

However, from the look on his own boss Chong Hua's face, he knew there was definitely no share for him.

Chong Hua had long expected this.

Just kidding.

Li Rui and Lady Qingluan Xianzi being able to take them was the will of a True Monarch of Bai Yujing; how would he dare to disobey?

Looking at the Southern Bright Li Fire origin and the divine ability essence blood given by his Private Secretary.

Li Rui became even more certain.

Regardless of whether he came to the Guniu Immortal Dynasty, Gao Peng would definitely die; the only difference was actually these fortunes.

To put it bluntly.

This was a fortune given by Jiang Linxian to him and Jiang Yan.

"Leaning against a big tree is indeed good."

Li Rui smiled.

Unknowingly, he had actually become the kind of "connected person" he once detested.

This feeling was very satisfying.

Of course.

If one thought that anyone could get this fortune, that would be a huge mistake.

It was because Li Rui could suppress the Southern Bright Li Fire and see through Gao Peng's scheme, having performed a meritorious service, that he could legitimately obtain this fortune.

In the end.

No matter how great the fortune, one had to be able to catch it.

There were always people complaining about bad luck; in fact, it was not that their luck was bad, but that the opportunity had arrived before their eyes, and they could not catch it—even if a True Monarch offered a meal, they could not eat it.

Therefore, being able to catch a fortune was also a skill.

(End of chapter)