Chapter 613: Nurturing the Dao Foundation, Obtaining the Great Dao!

At this time, there were constant movements within Li Rui's Purple Mansion.

The immortal tower sometimes bloomed with immortal light, sometimes revealed an immortal shadow.

Since consuming the immortal fruit.

The immortal tower was already like a small mountain, and coupled with the strange phenomena, it was like those legendary divine mountains, making people unable to help but feel awe.

If someone were to measure it.

They would discover.

It had already reached eighty-nine feet and nine inches and eight tenths, only two inches away from ninety feet, almost within reach.

Don't look at it as only two inches; some Dao Body Realm experts might never be able to take this step in their entire lives.

But for Li Rui, there was no such trouble at all.

After all, he had no bottleneck to speak of.

Li Rui operated the Wan Gu Chang Qing Gong, pouring vast spiritual energy into the immortal tower to nourish the Dao foundation.

The Dao foundation grew slowly.

He was like an old farmer, working diligently, waiting for the harvest.

That night in Donghai City.

He devoured two Dao Body Realm spirit fetuses, and his foundation of spiritual energy was extremely abundant, which allowed him to cultivate without scruples, and his progress was naturally rapid.

Finally—

The height of the Dao foundation reached ninety feet.

Late Dao Body Realm!

When the immortal tower reached ninety feet, immortal light erupted instantly.

Wherever the immortal light reached, immortal Qi rose, and before long, the Purple Mansion Immortal Court was shrouded in misty immortal fog; these immortal Qi finally concentrated to a threshold, erupted, and surged toward Li Rui's body.

Every part of his body was nourished and transformed by the immortal Qi.

This process lasted for a full three days and three nights.

His physical strength constantly increased, surpassing divine iron!

But—

This was far from over.

All the immortal Qi returned, then gathered at a point on the tip of the immortal tower, then the tip of the tower shot out immortal light, landing on a Great Dao rune in the Immortal Court.

Scorching fire erupted into the sky.

It was the Blazing Fire Great Dao!

For a time, Li Rui seemed to be immersed in endless flames, his spirit and the flames merging.

His comprehension of the Blazing Fire Great Dao grew rapidly!

This process only lasted for a quarter of an hour.

But in this quarter of an hour, his comprehension of the Blazing Fire Great Dao was already no worse than that of an ordinary Purple Mansion Realm expert!

Such a strange change.

Even Li Rui was greatly surprised.

Increasing the Dao foundation could actually comprehend the Great Dao?!

This was something he never expected.

As everyone knew, comprehending the Great Dao and taking the first step was extremely difficult; even Li Rui found it strenuous, but if increasing the Dao foundation could comprehend the Great Dao, then undoubtedly it would be much easier; one only needed to spend more time nurturing it.

Soon.

He understood.

Other people's Dao foundations naturally wouldn't work, but his Dao foundation was too thick, his foundation was too deep; the steadier the Dao foundation, the deeper the comprehension of the Great Dao, and the higher the probability of comprehending the Great Dao naturally.

Li Rui needed to comprehend ten thousand Daos to benefit his Purple Mansion, and now the road before him was already paved.

Before him was clearly a broad and smooth road!

Perhaps before long, his Purple Mansion could truly swallow that corner of the Immortal Court.

And one day, he could reach the realm of Wuyu Daojun, which only existed in legends.

Truly nurturing a world within the Purple Mansion.

Terrifying power wandered around Li Rui's body.

He even had an illusion that he could fight a Heaven-Human expert!

But soon.

Li Rui suppressed this terrifying thought.

Having suffered so much bitterness.

He should know that there is always someone better, and there is a heaven beyond heaven.

Things like cross-realm fighting are best nipped in the bud, so that one can have certainty in everything.

He didn't like to leave his life to luck.

Breaking through to the Dao Body Realm.

He was already very close to the Heaven-Human Realm.

Li Rui was not overly ambitious, but first set a small goal: to cultivate the Dao foundation to ninety-nine feet first.

At the other end.

In the Imperial Palace of the Yu Kingdom, ten thousand miles away.

It was as majestic and solemn as before, the first ray of morning sunlight falling on the golden roof, appearing brilliant and magnificent.

With such a scene, it was no wonder the Holy Emperor never tired of looking at it.

"Your Majesty, this is the memorial from the Jiangnan Supervision Bureau; they want three million spirit stones to build spirit-energy cannons; it is said that as long as there are enough spirit stones, even Heaven-Human experts can be blasted to death."

In the Imperial Study. The First Secretary Zhang Zilu said as such.

Hearing three million spirit stones, the Holy Emperor couldn't help but rub his eyebrows.

The Yu Kingdom seemed increasingly prosperous.

But in reality, it was still extremely short of money.

Money was needed everywhere.

These spirit-energy cannons sounded extremely tempting, but the cost was truly too great; spending money here meant that other places would inevitably have to be reduced.

Not building the altar to gather fortune?

Not paying for the soldiers?

Not giving spirit stones for building immortal cities?

Everything was inseparable from calculation.

If it weren't for Zhang Zilu having the best relationship with him, the two hiding in the Imperial Study, just like two old accountants, one spirit stone wishing it could be spent in two halves, it was truly meticulous calculation.

If Zhang Zilu didn't have a heart with seven apertures, I'm afraid the Yu Kingdom would be even harder to manage.

But not spending money was even more impossible.

If national strength is not strengthened, where will the fortune come from?

Where would his Heaven-Human Realm have any hope?

There were those who ate Qi in ancient times.

But if one were to talk about true Qi-eaters, it would actually be these Holy Emperors of immortal dynasties; when fortune rises, they rise, and when fortune falls, they fall.

Precisely because of this.

They had to be even more careful in maintaining the fortune of the Yu Kingdom.

After all, it was all his own cultivation.

Just as the Holy Emperor was planning to discuss with the First Secretary Zhang, Eunuch Zheng walked in from outside the door.

"Your Majesty, the First Prince requests an audience."

Hearing this.

The Holy Emperor laughed: "Then call him in."

The First Prince Zhu Kang was his first son.

His mother's status was not noble; she was his childhood sweetheart in Shu.

Initially.

Because of her status, she could only be a maid.

Later, he ruled the world, and only then was she conferred the title of Imperial Consort, but even though he spent a large amount of resources, Zhu Kang's mother couldn't even reach the Innate Realm, and finally, beauty is hard to keep, turning into withered bones a hundred years ago.

The Holy Emperor was a nostalgic person.

Because of the Imperial Consort, he had always valued the First Prince Zhu Kang.

Zhu Kang lived up to expectations and was the first among the princes to break through to the Purple Mansion.

Before long.

Zhu Kang walked into the Imperial Study.

"Father Emperor."

Zhu Kang bowed respectfully.

The Holy Emperor leaned forward: "My son, what is the matter?"

Zhu Kang: "This son inspected the northern territory and obtained a treasure, specifically to offer to Father Emperor."

"Oh?"

The Holy Emperor became interested: "What treasure is it?"

Zhu Kang inspecting the northern territory was something he knew, which was why he was curious about what the treasure in his mouth was.

Not daring to sell it short.

Zhu Kang took a mirror directly from his storage bag and presented it to his father.

The Holy Emperor took the mirror.

It was transparent like jade, naturally formed, showing no traces of carving, like a mirror for a woman to dress, and it emitted an obscure aura, showing the extraordinary nature of this mirror.

But just as the Holy Emperor was about to ask.

Several figures actually appeared in the mirror, including a charming woman, a young man with black Qi, and a fierce-looking strong man...

The next instant.

A sudden change occurred.

A golden light enveloped the entire Imperial Study.

In just one breath, the room returned to normal.

There was no sign of the Holy Emperor, and even the First Secretary Zhang and Eunuch Zheng had disappeared.

The jade mirror fell to the ground.

The First Prince Zhu Kang picked up the mirror with a calm face.

The guards outside the door sensed the abnormality and were about to rush the door.

They heard the Holy Emperor's voice from inside the room.

"I am fine."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 614 =====