Chapter 853

“Master Changqing.”

The old scholar and the middle-aged man both subtly changed expression.

Spiritual sense swept through.

They saw Li Rui standing outside the door, face dark with anger.

Both were startled.

They knew this Master Changqing was formidable in combat, but had not expected his ability to track people to be this extraordinary.

Since they dared appear openly in Yunze City, they naturally had backing—not only did their Dao Seeds conceal their qi, but they had also carefully laid arrays to mask their presence.

Yet they were still found by Li Rui.

Bang—

The door opened on its own.

Li Rui walked straight into the room and said coldly: “Gentlemen, do you truly think I, Li Rui, am so easy to bully?”

His demeanor

Suggested he was ready to strike at the slightest provocation.

The old scholar and the middle-aged man quickly recovered from their shock, their expressions returning to calm.

So what if he found them?

Both were Body Integration peak—whether they could kill Li Rui was uncertain, but one thing was certain: Li Rui could not kill them.

What was there to fear?

And even if Li Rui could kill them, would he dare?

The old scholar smiled and said: “Master Changqing, I and Prince Fu are traveling far and wide; upon arriving in your lands, we were struck by the abundance of talent and fertile soil, so we naturally took a few extra glances.”

“Traveling?”

Li Rui’s gaze grew colder.

This excuse wasn’t even an attempt to deceive—it was riddled with flaws.

Two True Persons, arriving without cause on his territory, just to admire mountains and rivers? No one would believe it.

The old scholar was about to speak.

But the middle-aged man’s expression subtly shifted; the magic treasure bestowed by Daojun Ganxin within his embroidered robe brimmed with latent power.

“Such a blessed destiny!”

Just now, he had been using a secret technique to probe Li Rui.

He narrowed his eyes at Li Rui, deeply startled.

As a True Person of the Divine Void Imperial Clan, he was immensely precious and normally had no need to venture abroad.

He came here

At the behest of Prince Xuan, but more so at the will of Daojun Ganxin.

He was specifically ordered to observe Li Rui closely.

His Dao Seed was exceptionally rare—it could pierce the fate of Lesser Cave Realm cultivators.

Purple qi surged to the heavens!

Having lived eight hundred years, he had never seen a Lesser Cave Realm cultivator with such a noble destiny—not even Snow Qing, the Immortal Miss of Luofu Cave, came close.

‘If I could seize this man’s destiny, I would gain at least a forty percent increase in my chance to ascend to Daojun!’

The middle-aged man’s expression trembled with shock.

If he could obtain it—

Strike first, gain the advantage!

‘Worst case, I seize his destiny, then retreat to seclusion. If I become a Daojun, why fear Ganxin? If I fail, I merely die a century earlier.’

The middle-aged man swiftly made his decision.

But just before he moved to act—

An invisible barrier rose within the room they occupied.

“Is this… the Nine Dragon Seal Heaven Array?”

The old scholar instantly recognized the origin of the array.

He was not alarmed.

The Nine Dragon Seal Heaven Array was indeed an ancient array long lost to time.

But it was not designed for killing—it was meant to conceal spiritual signatures.

It could not kill.

He was merely curious: was this Master Changqing truly so hot-headed that he intended to fight?

No one could kill them unless a Body Integration peak True Person intervened.

“Attack!”

The old scholar was still pondering

When a roar erupted beside him—a crimson ray shot swiftly from the middle-aged man’s sleeve.

A True Person’s magic treasure!

The old scholar was no fool.

He had long suspected Prince Xuan’s decision to send a Body Integration peak True Person of the Divine Void Imperial Clan to Taihuazhou was suspicious; now it was clear something had been concealed from him.

He felt no anger.

The Immortal Dynasty was like this—the Imperial Clan would always be the Imperial Clan, beyond the reach of outsider cultivators.

The old scholar moved swiftly; the instant the crimson ray appeared, his Qi Absorbing Universe Sack materialized in his hand and surged toward Li Rui.

“Two True Person magic treasures.”

“You do me great honor, Master Li.”

Li Rui saw the crimson and black rays, let out a light laugh, but his eyes grew colder.