Chapter 737: Meeting the Dao Lord

Having spent many years in officialdom—

Li Rui had reached a conclusion: when meeting a high-ranking superior for the first time, it is best to address them by their official title.

Only a fool—

Would try to climb the social ladder during a first meeting.

Moreover, he really had no connections to climb.

He bowed in salute:

"Heaven Array Tower Tower Master Li Rui, pays respects to the Xueying Laozu."

The old man in hemp clothes, Zhong Zheng, chuckled.

'A rather interesting little fellow.'

That day—

He had seen it clearly.

Although Li Rui had coincidentally obtained a fragment of the 【Netherfire】 Dao Seed seized by the old Daoist Fa Ran, and used it to sever the Great Dao future of the He Shan ancestor—

Theory is theory.

In reality, even if a late-stage Soul Division cultivator obtained a fragment of the 【Netherfire】 Dao Seed, it would be extremely difficult to achieve.

When all is said and done—

It was still because this young lad Li Rui had his own capabilities.

Calm in the face of danger, and even able to counter-kill.

Truly a good young man.

"Come, come over, let me take a good look at you."

Zhong Zheng beckoned to Li Rui, signaling for him to come closer.

Li Rui walked to Zhong Zheng's front very obediently.

Zhong Zheng looked at him for a full seven breaths, smiling yet not smiling: "Very good."

He could not see through him.

There was an extremely profound aura around Li Rui, shrouding everything and making it impossible for others to spy.

Even he could not.

Precisely because of this, he felt it was very good.

He had seen too many monsters—

Many with talent even above his own.

Yet in the end, he became a Dao Lord, while those monsters became a handful of yellow earth.

Being able to survive is the key.

In this battle, he had deliberately opened the array.

The Elders and disciples of Bai Yujing had been comfortable for too long and had long forgotten true crisis; he had been dissatisfied with this for a long time.

It was precisely by using the blades of Wan Fadian and the Blood Demon Sect that he reawakened the bloodthirst of Bai Yujing.

Ding Jun failed to hold on, but his performance was good.

He would likely be personally enlightened by him after reincarnation.

As for the little lad before him... he looked like the type who could survive.

That was very good.

Zhong Zheng flicked his sleeves.

Li Rui had hidden himself well enough, but due to his low realm, there were some things he was ultimately unable to do despite his best efforts.

As an elder, he should naturally help.

Zhong Zheng waved his hand gently.

Li Rui felt an extremely profound magic power flowing around his body.

His heart stirred slightly.

Zhong Zheng was helping him conceal his cause and effect!

Sometimes, being unable to be seen through is also a form of ostentation; he knew this, but was powerless to change it. But with Zhong Zheng's help, even if a Dao Lord saw him, they would only think he was a promising junior.

How could Zhong Zheng not see—

Li Rui's foundation might be even more terrifying than what he had shown.

Seventh on the Human Register?

Too low.

'Hiding his clumsiness...'

Zhong Zheng smiled.

"A promising little fellow."

Li Rui spoke at the right moment: "The Xueying Laozu's divine might is truly awe-inspiring; this junior yearns for it deeply."

"Your mouth is certainly sweet."

Zhong Zheng laughed loudly again.

As the saying goes, politeness costs nothing; even after becoming a Dao Lord, one still likes to hear nice words.

But immediately, Zhong Zheng said: "Then do you know how high a price I paid to display this divine might?"

Before Li Rui could speak—

Zhong Zheng raised three fingers and shook them in front of Li Rui: "Three hundred years of lifespan."

Hearing this number, Li Rui could not help but click his tongue.

He had thought there would be a price for using the immortal tree, but he had not expected it to be so terrifying.

Zhong Zheng said leisurely:

"I have already lived for thirteen hundred years in this life, and now with three hundred years deducted, half my body is already in the grave. At most, I can linger on for another two hundred years to protect Bai Yujing before I must go to reincarnate."

"But to be able to sever that Huang Long boy, it was not a loss." ===== CHAPTER 738 =====