Chapter 814

"One Hundred and Fifty-Eight"

Inside the Grand Void Dojo.

Li Rui lowered his gaze to the white jade bridge beneath his feet; he was currently standing on the latter half of this Moon-Chasing Bridge.

Only forty-two steps remained before he could reach the Upper Dojo.

The Grand Void Dojo has a strict hierarchy.

It is divided into the Lower Dojo and the Upper Dojo.

Everyone below the level of an Immortal is in the Lower Dojo—which is where Li Rui was previously—while all Immortals are in the Upper Dojo.

It was just that his cultivation base was too low before, so he could only gaze at it from afar.

Only after becoming a True Person did he truly gain the qualifications to cross the bridge.

In ancient times, even Dao Lords would come here to seek opportunities; according to the records in the fragmentary texts of the Hongwen Pavilion, almost everyone who could walk across this bridge became an Immortal.

Although the world has changed today, as long as one can reach the opposite shore, obtaining an Immortal's inheritance is always true.

After taking one hundred and fifty-eight steps, Li Rui knew this was already his limit.

This time.

He did not lose his composure, but instead took the initiative to retreat back to the head of the bridge.

This is called self-awareness.

Because he was clear about his own strength and clear about the situation of the Moon-Chasing Bridge, he was able to choose to retreat.

Just as he walked back to the entrance of the cave dwelling of Dao Lord Wanshou.

He saw the figure of a young Confucian scholar.

"Brother Zhong."

Li Rui cupped his hands toward Zhong Li.

"Brother Changqing."

Zhong Li also cupped his hands.

When Li Rui ascended to True Person, he had come to Taihua Province to offer congratulations and stayed for a full month before leaving; counting it up, the two had not seen each other for a long time.

Zhong Li: "After ascending to Body Integration, the amount of Void Immortal Stones required to enter the Grand Void Dojo each time is too great; I fear the opportunities to meet with Brother Changqing in the future will only become fewer and fewer."

"Indeed."

Li Rui sighed with emotion.

Not everyone can enter and exit the Grand Void Dojo at will like he can.

Why had he spent hundreds of years in the Grand Void Dojo and almost never seen a Dao Lord?

It is not that Dao Lords cannot find a way to enter.

It is because the threshold for a Dao Lord to enter the Grand Void Dojo is too high, to the point that there are almost no Dao Lords in the current age who can get in.

True Person is already the limit.

Zhong Li: "Brother Changqing, I have heard there is unusual activity in the North Sea, seemingly related to the origin of the Immortal Dao; do you have any interest in going to take a look?"

"My foundation is still shallow, so I will not go."

Li Rui shook his head.

Zhong Li also smiled: "I am the same; even if I obtained the origin of the Immortal Dao, I would have no corresponding Dao Fruit to nourish it."

Unlike Ji Fan, Ye Yuan, and the others.

Zhong Li, like Li Rui, is an extremely rare cultivator who achieved True Person in a single lifetime.

Even after Dan Qingzi of the Three Pure Sect was confirmed to be a reincarnated Dao Lord not long ago, Zhong Li was actually the true number one on the Earth Register.

His potential is immense.

Precisely because of this, the Divine Deer Academy also values him extremely highly.

He has even become the Vice Dean of the Divine Deer Academy.

His status is extremely high.

Therefore, Li Rui still values this friendship very much.

Hearing Zhong Li mention the North Sea, Li Rui's heart stirred slightly.

He naturally had known for a long time, and Ji Fan, Ye Yuan, and the others had already gone to the North Sea long ago; now it seems that they have likely already opened that Immortal Tomb, though it is unknown if they obtained the origin of the Immortal Dao.

The two chatted for a while.

Zhong Li: "Brother Changqing, I intend to walk the Moon-Chasing Bridge once; would you like to go together?"

Upon hearing that Zhong Li also intended to walk the Moon-Chasing Bridge.

Li Rui did not hide it: "Brother Zhong, I just retreated from the bridge a moment ago."

"Oh?"

Zhong Li immediately became interested.