Chapter 824

It was once again time for the Three Lives Dao Altar gathering.

This time,

it was held in Jinting Small Continent.

This was also the agreement among the five: to prevent any one of them from meeting misfortune, the gathering location rotated among them, so they could watch over and assist each other.

This was another advantage of the Three Lives Dao Altar.

Among the mountains of the Southern Frontier lay a place of clear waters and lush hills, part of the southern foothills of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Whizz—

A golden light landed on the lake’s surface.

Ji Fan tapped the lake with his toe and floated gracefully, bowing respectfully to Li Rui from afar: “Daofriend Changqing, long time no see.”

“Daofriend Ji.”

Li Rui smiled and returned the bow.

Not long after, Ye Yuan and Guan Xu True Person also arrived together.

“Where is Bailian Daoist?”

Guan Xu True Person asked, assuming Bailian’s distance from Beiyuanzhou had simply delayed his arrival.

But he did not expect—

Li Rui smiled faintly: “Bailian Daoist has gone to Tianwai Tian. He won’t be able to come this time.”

“Tianwai Tian?”

Upon hearing this, the other three all showed expressions of surprise.

Li Rui nodded: “That’s right.”

He learned of this news from the letter sent by his private secretary, Gao Tianxia.

Gao Tianxia was a cautious man.

Even though he believed Bailian True Person had no need to lower his status, he still sent a special message from Tianwai Tian just in case.

Li Rui had also made clear in his letter:

He had a decent relationship with Bailian True Person, but instructed Gao Tianxia to treat him as an ordinary person.

Even though the oath of the Three Lives Dao Altar did not bind Gao Tianxia,

in the face of profit,

Bailian True Person might very well turn against Gao Tianxia.

All under heaven bustle for profit.

Mortals are like this, let alone cultivators, who are naturally cold-hearted.

Now that they knew Bailian True Person had gone to Tianwai Tian, none of them said more; a True Person who went to Tianwai Tian would take at least ten years to return, by which time it would be the next gathering.

“I once used the primordial source of the Dao to condense the Yin-Bearing Wheel. Twenty years have passed, yet I still haven’t comprehended the Knowing-Masculine Wheel—I’m truly ashamed.”

Ji Fan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Guan Xu True Person said: “Daofriend Ji, don’t belittle yourself. Your pace is faster than mine was in my prime—if that’s so, then I have even less face to show.”

Ye Yuan remained his usual gentle and carefree self:

“I was fortunate—I condensed the Yin-Bearing Wheel a year ago, and have now entered the mid-stage of Body Integration.”

At these words,

Ji Fan and Guan Xu were both startled.

‘No wonder he’s the Heaven River Daojun!’

The Heaven River Daojun had once been the deadliest swordsman in the cultivation world. Though Ye Yuan no longer practiced swordplay, his rapid breakthroughs still left others speechless.

Even among Daojuns, there are differences.

They couldn’t help but turn curiously to Li Rui: “Daofriend Changqing, have you also condensed the Yin-Bearing Wheel?”

After all, Li Rui’s past life was also that of a Four Directions Daojun—he was no weaker than the Heaven River Daojun, and the two had reached True Person status only a few years apart.

Naturally, they compared them.

Surely he wouldn’t be slow either.

Li Rui: “I’ve condensed the Guarding-Chong Wheel. I’m still far from the Yin-Bearing Wheel.”

Expected. Understandable.

Not as monstrous as when he was without a spirit, but still fast by the standards of ordinary Body Integration cultivators.

Then,

Guan Xu True Person spoke: “I’ve already condensed seven Wheels. After this gathering, I plan to enter a sealed seclusion to attempt forming a Dao Fruit.”

Li Rui and the other two offered their congratulations.

Guan Xu was the eldest among the Three Lives Dao Altar members in this life, nearing eight hundred years old.

Now that he had condensed the Enlightening-Wheel, this was indeed the right moment for a breakthrough.

“We wish you success in your Dao attainment.”