Chapter 856

'The six-sign Dao tree bears fruit, each more potent than the last; the third fruit contains a celestial Dao origin surpassing the combined power of the first two.'

Li Rui gazed at the lustrous fruit upon the white jade brick.

The third fruit of the six-sign Dao tree had ripened and fallen, ready to be consumed.

He weighed it in his mind.

He did not hesitate.

Immediately, threads of magic power wrapped around the celestial fruit, then swallowed it.

He had waited for this moment a long time.

The breakthrough was at hand.

Boom—

A vast torrent of celestial power exploded within Li Rui; the four already opened Heavenly Realms trembled in unison, and under the celestial force of the third fruit of the six-sign Dao tree, his entire aura reached an unprecedented peak.

'Excellent fruit!'

A flash of sharp brilliance passed through Li Rui’s eyes.

He had once read in ancient texts that the six-sign Dao tree had once nurtured a true immortal.

He had previously dismissed it as legend.

Now, it was clear the six-sign Dao tree was truly formidable.

Instantly,

the [True Wu’s Presence] and [Eternal Court] within his Niwan Palace Heavenly Realm and Huangting Heavenly Realm blazed with light, frantically absorbing the celestial power from the fruit.

His aura surged higher and higher.

Suddenly,

two figures appeared beside the Immortal Tree Lake.

It was Jiang Lin and Feiyu Daojun.

'Faster than I imagined—no wonder you’re the Daojun of the Four Directions.'

Jiang Lin praised.

This was Baiyu Jing, and Li Rui was cultivating beneath the Immortal Tree; not a whisper stirred here without Jiang Lin, the current steward of the Immortal Tree and descendant of Zhuge Ming, knowing of it.

He was deeply astonished that Li Rui had achieved completion.

Though he had relinquished the Immortal Tree and granted Li Rui the finest resources,

cultivation was never that simple—if resources alone could break realms, Daojun across the cultivation world would all be at the Four Supreme Levels.

The Dao seed must ultimately be awakened through insight, through the self.

'If you form the Xuanpin Wheel and obtain a dominant object, with Changqing’s talent, you might attain Dao in two centuries at the Four Supreme Levels—but here in Baiyu Jing, you’d have to wait centuries more.'

Feiyu Daojun sighed in regret, then exclaimed:

'I’ve never seen such a profound foundation.'

He could sense that Li Rui’s Dao foundation, Purple Mansion, and Dao seed all far surpassed those of peers at the same level—even outstripping many who had already reached Body Integration.

And Li Rui had only just formed his sixth wheel.

For Feiyu Daojun, a Daojun himself, to say this, Li Rui’s brilliance was undeniable.

In his eyes,

even Li Rui’s surroundings faintly gathered a purple aura.

Hidden by the Immortal Tree,

such an omen could be seen only by Jiang Lin and Feiyu Daojun.

The omen lasted three days and three nights.

Finally, it faded.

A leaf fell from Li Rui’s shoulder; he slowly rose, a smile on his face: 'Achieved.'

Now, the Dao seeds within both Heavenly Realms were fully formed as the Six-Wheel Dao Evolution Wheels.

Perfectly matured.

Looking back over ten thousand years, even the Dual-Complete Daojun himself would have been outshone by Li Rui.

He bowed deeply:

'Thank you, two elders, for guarding my path.'

Seeing Li Rui fully complete his third wheel, Feiyu Daojun was delighted: 'Excellent! Very excellent!'

He was a sword cultivator.

As everyone knew, sword cultivators were extremely discerning.

Yet for Li Rui, he found not a single flaw.

Feiyu Daojun laughed heartily: 'Changqing is only four hundred years old and has already glimpsed the threshold of Daojunhood—he will be the youngest in three thousand years.'

No sooner had he spoken,

Jiang Lin replied: 'I’ve heard the Sanqing Sect has produced a prodigy who reached Soul Transformation in just a hundred years—perhaps he’ll become a True Lord within three centuries.'

'A True Lord in three centuries?!'

Feiyu Daojun gasped.

It was outrageous.

Even in ancient celestial courts, he’d rank among the top five.