Chapter 806

"I knew I wasn't mistaken about this boy."

Beneath the Immortal Tree.

Zhuge Ming stroked his beard and smiled.

This is Baiyu Jing.

Anything he wishes to know cannot be hidden from him.

The situation on Changqing Peak has always been within his sight.

Xueqing Zhenjun could enter Baiyu Jing only because he deliberately left a gap open.

On one hand,

Though he fears no enemies, there's no need to offend all four High Ones; Xueqing Zhenjun holds some status in Luofu Cavern Heaven, and Luofu Cavern Heaven and Baiyu Jing have never interfered with each other—that’s perfectly fine, no reason to offend Luofu Cavern Heaven over this.

Besides, even if he tried to keep him, he couldn’t.

Even if Luofu Cavern Heaven fails to meet Li Rui this time, there are still other ways.

Since it was bound to happen anyway,

why stop it?

The key lies in Li Rui’s own choice.

If Li Rui chooses Luofu Cavern Heaven, then no matter what methods he uses, he cannot confine Li Rui to Jinting Small State.

Xueqing Zhenjun came down the mountain alone; the outcome is clear—Li Rui did not accept Xueqing Daojun’s invitation.

"He’s a good boy."

Feiyu Daojun’s face also broke into a faint smile.

"Good, good, good."

Zhuge Ming said "good" three times in succession; with Luofu Cavern Heaven’s people gone, his final lingering tie was finally resolved. He then turned to Feiyu Daojun and Jiang Linxian beside him: "I intend to enter seclusion. As for when I might emerge, even I cannot say."

"Jianhe, you must oversee the sect’s affairs more closely from now on."

"Your senior brother has a kind nature; if anything arises, the two of you must discuss it together."

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Zhuge Ming spoke at length, endlessly.

Jiang Linxian and Feiyu Daojun listened in silence.

After a full hour, Zhuge Ming finally smiled: "Enough. Old men talk too much. You two far surpass me; when Baiyu Jing passes into your hands, I rest easy."

Li Rui rejected Luofu Cavern Heaven.

He had finally put to rest the last shadow in his heart.

Seeing Jiang Linxian and Feiyu Daojun silent, Zhuge Ming laughed heartily: "I’m not necessarily doomed to end this way. Feiyu has gathered many rare celestial treasures for me—perhaps I’ll live another few centuries."

Feiyu Daojun’s eyes flickered with sorrow.

He had indeed sought out medicinal herbs to heal Dao injuries.

But he knew well: those herbs were but a drop in the bucket for Zhuge Ming now.

Zhuge Ming knew it too.

Thus, his words today carried the weight of final instructions.

Having finished speaking,

Zhuge Ming smiled lightly, his eyes glowing with rare fervor.

His earlier words were not mere comfort.

"My life need not end this way."

Zhuge Ming entered seclusion.

Jiang Linxian temporarily assumed control of Baiyu Jing.

Of course,

nearly every elder and disciple of Baiyu Jing knew there was no "temporary" role—henceforth, Jiang Linxian was Baiyu Jing’s Heaven.

With Jiang Linxian in power, Li Rui’s status soared.

Who didn’t know?

This Changqing Zhenjun had an excellent relationship with Jianhe Daojun.

Newly elevated to Zhenjun,

his rank among Baiyu Jing’s Zhenjuns was now second only to Fufeng Daojun.

One day,

Li Rui descended from Changqing Peak, journeyed to the center of the Immortal Island, passed through the white mist, and soon saw Jiang Linxian standing beneath the Immortal Tree.

"Changqing’s here."

Since Jiang Linxian’s promotion to Daojun, though he no longer called Li Rui "Old Brother," he did not adopt the haughty tone of a senior—he addressed Li Rui by his Dao title.

Li Rui: "Daojun summoned me for a reason?"

Jiang Linxian’s lips curled slightly as he spoke: "I intend to separate the Immortal and Mortal realms—affairs on the island belong to our sect; affairs below the island belong to the mortal world."

Separation of Immortal and Mortal?