Chapter 758: The Sage Says

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

Hongwen Pavilion.

"Prince Tianxuan went south and hasn't returned yet?"

Li Rui asked.

Teng Bochuan nodded: "Prince Tianxuan went south to suppress the evil sect and has heard to have repeatedly performed meritorious deeds. This evil sect is like a centipede that dies but does not stiffen; the frontal battlefield has been defeated, but it will still take quite a bit of effort before the true legacy is cut off."

Li Rui nodded.

Anyone who has wiped out a clan knows that the pursuit is the most time-consuming thing.

Not to mention that it is an evil sect.

Since that day he saw Xie Tingxuan.

The next day.

Xie Tingxuan actually went south with Prince Tianxuan and did not take action against him again.

The methods he had prepared had no chance to be displayed.

Li Rui and Teng Bochuan were chatting when they saw a Confucian scholar walking towards them.

"Senior Brother Zhong!"

Seeing Zhong Li appear, Teng Bochuan's eyes lit up.

He and Zhong Li were from the same class and sect, but he had watched with his own eyes as Zhong Li stepped by step sat firmly in the position of the first of the younger generation of the Shenlu Academy.

He naturally admired this number one heaven-favored child of the Shenlu Academy very much.

Zhong Li nodded to Teng Bochuan, smiling warmly: "Junior Brother Teng, long time no see."

Hearing Zhong Li call his name, Teng Bochuan felt flattered:

"Senior Brother Zhong actually remembers me?"

Zhong Li said as if it were a matter of course: "Teng Bochuan, who entered the Shenlu Academy in the 374th year of the Jinghe era, studied under Master Zhu for sixty years, and once shone brilliantly at the Shenlu Poetry Gathering; I naturally recognize you."

Hearing Zhong Li state his deeds so easily.

Teng Bochuan's eyes widened.

Although both were outstanding disciples of the Shenlu Academy, he knew very well that he might be considered outstanding, but compared to a true genius, he was far behind; his Divided Spirit realm was achieved by taking a shortcut, and in this life, he would likely just be a mid-stage Divided Spirit, almost impossible to advance even a fraction.

But Zhong Li was at least a True Monarch in the making.

The difference here was too great.

Without becoming a True Monarch, one is ultimately just a larger ant.

Li Rui looked at Zhong Li a few more times with some surprise.

The act just now.

It looked simple, but it was actually not simple; regardless of cultivation, one could see Zhong Li's temperament.

With this style of conduct, Zhong Li could get along well anywhere.

After Zhong Li finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Li Rui: "Master Zhu urged me, so I had to go into seclusion, thus neglecting Brother Li; it is my fault, Zisong."

Zhong Li, courtesy name Zisong.

"Brother Zhong is too polite; cultivation is naturally the priority."

Li Rui waved his hand.

Since the last time he saw Zhong Li, the two had indeed not met again.

As for Zhong Li appearing here, neither Li Rui nor Teng Bochuan was half-surprised; although Zhong Li had no official position in the court, he was a "Superior Man" personally conferred by the Emperor, and he could enter and leave the Imperial Palace at will, his status being much purer and nobler than theirs.

Zhong Li: "I came here to invite the two of you to Master Zhu's residence for a chat."

Hearing Zhong Li's words.

Teng Bochuan's eyes widened: "Me?"

Li Rui seemed to have expected it: "Good."

Before long.

The three arrived at a residence in the Zhu Fu.

Master Zhu's mansion was extremely large, and Zhong Li occupied two courtyards alone; land in the capital is worth its weight in gold, which shows how much Master Zhu valued Zhong Li.

"Brother Li, how is this struggle for the Great Dao to be understood?"

Zhong Li began quietly.

Teng Bochuan was still looking around the Zhu Fu, and upon hearing Zhong Li's question, he was startled in his heart.

Even a peerless figure like Zhong Li was so wary of the struggle for the Great Dao.

But what he found even more surprising was... this Senior Brother Zhong of his seemed to have an excellent relationship with Li Rui.

There is no cultivator with an ordinary relationship who would ask about such a sensitive matter as the struggle for the Great Dao the moment they open their mouths; it was clear they were already well-acquainted. ===== CHAPTER 759 =====