Evergreen Immortal.

Chapter 597 Cause and Effect
"Finally back!"

The airship landed.

Ning Zhongtian was the first to jump down, looking at Qinghe with great interest.

Do the math.

He had not returned to Qinghe for a full fifty years. Looking at the mottled old city, he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss and disillusionment.

Tan Hu also grinned.

Just about to speak.

He saw several Confucian scholars running hurriedly towards the old city, almost bumping into him.

Tan Hu wasn't annoyed, but rather curious: "What are these scholars doing there?"

Ning Zhongtian smiled and said, "We're going to the Zhu family."

"The Zhu family?"

Tan Hu was even more puzzled.

There was only one Zhu family in the old city, so of course he knew about it. But if he remembered correctly, the last head of the Zhu family, Zhu Yue, had passed away about ten years ago. After that, his descendants were incompetent and squandered the family fortune, so they moved away a long time ago.

The Zhu family should have been abandoned long ago.

Ning Zhongtian said smugly, "Tiger, you don't know this, do you? We have to thank our eldest brother for this. The Zhu family's old residence has been bought by a businessman, who claims it is the place where our eldest brother is making his fortune. There is an entrance fee of one tael for visiting."

"Gan!"

Tan Hu's eyes widened in surprise.

These businessmen really know how to play the game.

He never imagined he could make so much money.

Li Rui also heard it.

He just smiled faintly.

As long as the businessman doesn't do anything to damage his reputation, he won't interfere. Moreover, according to Liang He, that businessman gives nearly 70% of the ticket revenue to the Heaven and Earth Alliance every year.

He's a sensible person.

Let him be.

The worst thing about doing business is not being clear-headed.

But the smile had barely formed before it vanished, replaced by a furrowed brow.

"Is someone calculating cause and effect?"

Li Rui's heart stirred slightly.

Just now, his heart was stirred.

This is a sign that someone is spying on his cause and effect.

The concept of cause and effect is extremely mysterious.

In the world of cultivation, once you reach the Dao Body Realm, you have the ability to calculate the cause and effect of others.

of course.

Even when deducing cause and effect, it is impossible to calculate out of thin air; there must be something to deduce. The real name is best, and in addition, it is something that has been used for a long time.

The person making the deductions now is using old objects to calculate cause and effect.

Li Rui's eyes turned cold.

In the cultivation world, doing so is tantamount to declaring war. If he and the person who made the deduction hadn't happened to be in Qinghe, they would have had no way of noticing it.

He said to Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu:
"Fourth brother, Tiger, you two go to An'nan Town first."

"I'm going to the Zhu family's place, I'll be right back."

Looking at Li Rui, who seemed to be saying "Don't mess with me."

Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu exchanged a glance.

The two assumed that it was the Zhu family's business that had displeased their elder brother.

Ning Zhongtian smiled and shook his head: "It seems the Zhu family's business is not going to continue."

Until evening.

Li Rui arrived late and entered An'nan Town.

Many figures stood in the center of the camp.

At first glance, they were all acquaintances.

Admiral Zhou Dinghai, General Xue Gui, and almost all the high-ranking officers of An'nan Garrison.

When these people saw Li Rui appear, they all warmly greeted him.

"Brother Li, it's been a long time."

The first to speak was Zhou Dinghai.

Have a look.

When his cultivation level was lower, no one would mind if he called someone a junior or a kid. But now that Li Rui's cultivation level has surpassed Zhou Dinghai's, it's no longer appropriate to call him "li xiaozi" (li the kid).

Zhou Dinghai was more than 60 years older than Li Rui.

You still have to call me brother.

That's the rule.

"Brother Zhou."

Li Rui smiled and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture. He didn't actually put on airs by addressing Zhou Dinghai as "brother," he couldn't bring himself to do something so conceited.

Xue Gui, standing to the side, looked at Li Rui.

His eyes were full of satisfaction.

It's the kind of satisfaction a veteran feels when they see the promising new recruits they once trained become.

Li Rui started out in An'nan Town, the place where he truly made his fortune.

Now, which soldier in An'nan Town is not proud of Li Rui?

As for what it could bring him, Xue Gui really didn't care.

Although he has already benefited from Li Rui's influence and his cultivation level has not yet increased, his official rank has already reached the second grade.

Some pleasantries.

Zhou Dinghai led everyone to the banquet that had already been set out.

A drunken night.

It was late at night when Li Rui finally returned to his former residence in An'nan Town.

Although he was no longer an officer in An'nan Town, Xue Gui had kept this house for him all along.

Back in the familiar room.

The effects of the alcohol on Li Rui's face gradually faded, and his eyes turned cold.

"White Phoenix"

During the day, he went to the old Zhu family residence.

In the stables in the backyard, I saw a familiar face: Bai Renfeng, a true disciple of the Divine Profound Sect.

He was the one who deduced cause and effect.

"I heard that Bai Renfeng had gone into seclusion to attempt to break through to the Celestial Realm. Now that he's come to Qinghe, he should reconsider and come to the Immortal Tomb to participate in the trials."

As for why we need to calculate his cause and effect...
It's probably because they feel guilty.

After all, he and Yuan Dingting were among those who were tricked and killed on Black Wind Island that night.

I had heard Nie Siming mention it before.

Bai Renfeng sent people to inquire about Yuan Dingting's whereabouts.

Now it's his turn.

It didn't count before because Li Rui was only at the Purple Mansion Realm, which Bai Renfeng looked down on. Later, he proved his Dao through force, but Bai Renfeng failed to break through, so he started to take him seriously.

Li Rui gazed at the night view outside the window.

Thoughtful.

The following month.

In Yunzhou, one can occasionally see cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm, or even the Dao Body Realm.

These people are from Shenxiao City and Baiyujing, the Twelve Towers and Five Cities.

at this time.

Hundreds of figures gathered outside the Immortal Tomb of Ten Thousand Mountains.

These were disciples from the two sects who had come for the trial. Besides the people from the Divine Profound Sect and the White Jade Capital, there were also a few bald monks who were particularly eye-catching.

He is a monk from Xuanfa Temple.

It is unknown what methods Xuanfa Temple used to persuade Shenxuanzong and Baiyujing to agree to its participation in the exploration of the Immortal Tomb.

Look around.

In the valley outside the Immortal Tomb, thirty percent of the young prodigies of Taihua Prefecture had gathered.

Bai Renfeng was among them.

As a true disciple of the Divine Profound Sect, he naturally attracted many disciples from the sect, most of whom wanted to team up with him to explore the Immortal Tomb.

His gaze, however, fell on another young woman not far away.

Bai Yujing, Xu Yao.

Note that it is Baiyujing, not the Twelve Towers and Five Cities.

Not bad.

Xu Yao is a core disciple of Bai Yujing, and her cultivation level is the same as Bai Renfeng's, both at the peak of the Dao Body stage.

However, Xu Yao was nearly fifty years younger than Bai Renfeng.

The potential is much greater.

The popularity of the valley is evident from this.

Besides Xu Yao, the Divine Profound Sect also sent a true disciple, and many experts from the Twelve Towers of White Jade Capital also came. In addition, the Xuanfa Temple also sent some powerful figures this time.

It can be said that many heroes have come together.

Even Bai Renfeng felt considerable pressure.

Just as Bai Renfeng was secretly pondering—

Elder Bai Yujing, who guards the Immortal Tomb, slowly spoke: "The Immortal Tomb is open. You may enter the tomb for trials. Once inside, do not be greedy, or you will be responsible for your own life and death. The time limit is one year."

"Okay, let's go."

After he finished speaking, a portal of light appeared before everyone's eyes.

(End of this chapter)