Evergreen Immortal.

Chapter 642 The Way of Heaven and Man (Seeking monthly votes!)
"The so-called celestial being and man are based on the primordial spirit."

"The spirit transforms into a divine being, merging with one's own body, until the body unites with the Dao and with Heaven. This is the origin of the terms 'Heaven and Man.' A powerful primordial spirit can even wield a single divine power with countless thoughts, making it extremely domineering."

"The Nascent Soul stage is divided into three levels: Pure Void, Pure Yang, and Profound Heaven. It is already a great fortune for an ordinary cultivator to be able to condense a Pure Void Nascent Soul, which is enough to challenge the Divine Transformation stage."

“My Dao Lord received a great fortune back then, which enabled him to condense the Xuan Tian Yuan Shen. Only with this as a foundation was he able to achieve the Dao Lord status.”

"Therefore, this matter of transforming into a divine being is extremely important."

"You'd better be careful, kid. Don't be greedy for higher realms and easily choose a Pure Void Primordial Spirit, thinking you'll end up as a useless Divine Transformation Realm cultivator."

The old spirit said a lot.

Useless. Distracted.

Li Rui's lips twitched.

These two words seem unrelated.

The Divine Transformation Realm is known as the Ancestor because such figures are capable of protecting a second-rate immortal dynasty. With True Monarchs and Dao Monarchs not appearing in the world, the Divine Transformation Realm is already the limit that most cultivators can only look up to.

But in the old spirit's mouth, he was actually called a good-for-nothing.

of course.

The old spirit was someone who had genuinely followed Daojun, so it's understandable that he looked down on him.

Although Li Rui was exceptionally talented, he was not overly ambitious; obtaining a pure Yang primordial spirit would be enough for him.

The old spirit seemed to see through Li Rui's thoughts and was angry at his lack of ambition: "You, don't waste your good physique. Do you know that the Xuan Tian Yuan Shen is not actually the highest level?"

"Beyond these three types of primordial spirits, there is actually another type of primordial spirit, which is—the primordial spirit of immortals and gods!"

The primordial spirit of immortals and gods?

Just hearing the name tells you it's extraordinary.

Seeing that he was intimidated by the old spirit, the old spirit became interested: "If it were anyone else, I probably wouldn't say anything, but you're lucky, kid. You've inherited Wu Zhong's legacy, so you might have a chance."

“My Dao Lord once had a debate with Dao Lord Wuzhong, in which he said that the primordial spirit of immortals and gods has not emerged for 30,000 years, and how can one touch that supreme primordial spirit.”

"What Lord Wuzhong said is true. If the spiritual embryo is strong enough, the Dao foundation is robust enough, and the Purple Mansion is vast enough, how can a shallow pond nurture a dragon?"

Li Rui was startled.

Truly, the greatest truths are the simplest.

The spiritual embryo, the foundation of the Dao, and the purple palace are all the basis of the Celestial Realm.

The meaning of Wuzhong Daojun is very simple.

Those people cannot cultivate the primordial spirit of immortals because their foundation is not solid enough.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this concept that such an exaggerated purple mansion can be cultivated.

'Could the Daoist Lord of No End be the primordial spirit of an immortal?'

Li Rui was suspicious.

If even someone as exceptionally talented as Daoist Wuzhong cannot achieve this, how can others possibly have a chance?

Then, his eyes lit up.

He lacked confidence in other areas.

But when it comes to the foundation...

In terms of spiritual embryos, he is an innate immortal martial arts embryo, which is a first-class spiritual embryo.

The foundation of the Dao is three hundred feet high and three hundred feet wide.

As for the Purple Palace, it already boasts a scenic area spanning eight hundred miles.

Perhaps he will actually get to taste the essence of immortals and gods.

Seeing Li Rui's expression, the old spirit knew that Li Rui had figured things out.

He certainly didn't expect Li Rui to actually cultivate a divine spirit; he just wanted to use this as an encouragement, to tell Li Rui not to be greedy for the present realm and forget about the long term.

Most importantly, Li Rui told him about the Immortal Tomb.

He understood that to investigate the past of the Celestial Court and find clues about his Dao Lord, at least a True Lord was qualified.

This can be considered a bit of personal motive.

'Immortal and Divine Essence'

Little did they know, Li Rui had already taken it seriously.

"Iron Pillar, there is no need to hesitate. If you want to forge iron, then forge iron. In ancient times, there was a blacksmith who forged iron to the level of a Dao Lord."

Li Rui spoke to Liu Tiezhu, who looked somewhat distressed.

Liu Tiezhu blinked: "Really?" "Really."

Li Rui nodded with a smile.

"You can even forge a Dao Lord by blacksmithing!"

Liu Tiezhu suddenly became excited.

In the days since he followed Li Rui to the Eastern Governor's Mansion, he has seen too many geniuses.

Each of these geniuses held the Six Arts of Immortal Cultivation in contempt, claiming that focusing solely on the Dao was the right path, and that miscellaneous skills like weapon crafting would only slow down the pace of cultivation.

The key point is that Liu Tiezhu could sense that they didn't have any bad intentions.

That's why I've become increasingly lost, and only today did I finally manage to voice my doubts.

Li Rui looked at Liu Tiezhu, smiled, and shook his head.

In theory, what those aristocratic scions said is correct, at least before the realm of celestial beings.

But as his understanding and knowledge grew, his horizons broadened.

Therefore, he values ​​harmony between people and the Way even more.

No matter how good a path is, it's useless if it's not suitable for you.

This is how he guides his apprentices.

Moreover, apart from Yuan An, none of his disciples would have been particularly outstanding in terms of natural talent and aptitude without his nourishment from immortal energy.

There's no need to take the right path; taking shortcuts is perfectly acceptable.

Liu Tiezhu had just left.

Du Ming walked in and glanced at Liu Tiezhu, who had just passed by, with a smile.

He was really happy.

The arrogance of the 72 rebel groups is so rampant that no one would believe it was entirely unrelated to him and Chu Hu.
He originally thought that with Li Rui's ruthless methods, he would definitely settle accounts.

Unexpectedly.

Li Rui merely demoted the two of them to the third rank, but allowed them to remain in service. Of course, their family's wealth was confiscated and sent to the Prince's Treasury, and their private property was also taken back by the Prince's Mansion.

That's precisely why he felt at ease.

If Li Rui doesn't punish him at all, he'll be on tenterhooks.

As the saying goes, no crime should be punished twice.

Now that he has already been punished once, this ruthless prince will most likely not punish him a second time, which means his entire family is safe.

How could I not be happy?

"Master Du, what's the matter?"

Li Rui looked at Du Ming with a smile on his lips.

This former prime minister of the Guniu Immortal Dynasty is indeed very capable. With Du Ming around, he hardly needs to worry about domestic affairs.

Du Ming respectfully presented a gold leaf to Li Rui.

"Your Highness, this is an invitation to the Yuntai Immortal Gathering, inviting you to Yuntai Mountain to discuss the Dao."

Li Rui raised an eyebrow slightly.

A gathering of immortals at Yuntai!

This Immortal Gathering is incredibly prestigious, held only once every sixty years, and with extremely high entry requirements. Ordinary Celestial Realm cultivators are not even qualified to be invited. Previously, in the Yu Kingdom, apart from the strategist Gao Tianxia, ​​no one else was invited.

Yes.

Even Yuan Dingting was not an option.

It is estimated that he proved his Dao through force, which attracted the inner demons of the Six Paths of Yama, and thus gained the recognition of the Cloud Platform Immortal Assembly.

That's all.

He is now the face of the Yu Kingdom!

Li Rui knew very well that the danger to the Eastern Governor's Mansion was never internal; those seventy-two rebel groups were fierce in their actions, but in reality, they couldn't cause much of a stir.

The real threat has always been outside.

The Cloud Terrace Immortal Gathering is a good opportunity to find allies.

Moreover, as far as he knew, the rankings in the Heavenly Secrets Record would change every time the Cloud Terrace Immortal Gathering took place.

"Then go and see!"

(End of this chapter)