Evergreen Immortal.

Chapter 653 Connections with Elders

After leaving the bottom of the Dragon-Nourishing Pool, we returned to the cave of the old Taoist priest, Honen.

The old Taoist priest, Fa Ran, slowly said, "Do you know why I left Baiyujing and stayed to guard this Yuntai Mountain?"

"Why?"

"Because Daoist Yuntai visited the Taixu Daoist Temple eight hundred years ago,"

"!!!"

Li Rui was startled.

The old Taoist priest's gaze drifted away: "The place where immortals attained enlightenment is truly a place that makes one yearn for it."

Li Rui felt a chill run down his spine.

That could make the Venerable Master Honen so obsessed.

The Taixu Dojo is naturally extraordinary.

In fact, the old spirit had warned Li Rui not to trespass on the caves of those Taixu Daoist temples, or he would not even know how he died.

Therefore, apart from the few Dao Lords guided by the old spirit, Li Rui never dared to overstep the bounds.

"Alright, I've been feeling sentimental today, so I've said a bit more."

"You'll know these things when you reach my level; they're nothing special."

The old Taoist priest, Honen, seemed somewhat disheartened.

The weapon forging for the day ended early.

The next day.

As usual, Li Rui got up early and went to the cave of the old Taoist priest, Fa Ran.

He was too embarrassed to say that he had just come from the Taixu Dojo.

He was taken aback when he saw the old Taoist priest, Honen.

"Is the senior going out?"

The old Taoist priest Fa Ran said calmly, "Aren't you going to the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty?"

Upon hearing this.

Li Rui immediately became interested: "Senior."

He already had a vague idea, but before he could ask, the old Taoist priest interrupted him.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go."

After saying that, they saw the old Taoist priest Furen wave his sleeve, and a whisk swelled up in the wind, becoming a flying magic weapon.

Li Rui quickly followed the old Taoist priest Faran onto the whisk.

Then the whisk transformed into a divine rainbow and disappeared into the sky.

This flying artifact of the Nascent Soul Realm is really useful; it only takes a few breaths.

The two arrived at the foot of an incredibly magnificent and majestic city.

The Immortal Capital of the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty—Qian Yuan City.

A powerful immortal city that has stood for tens of thousands of years.

Gazing at the mottled city wall so close at hand, Li Rui sensed an array intent that surprised even him. Clearly, every brick on the city wall of this immortal city was imbued with the array intent of countless generations of great array masters.

What is meant by profound cultural heritage?
This is.

There were no guards even at the city gates, allowing people to come and go as they pleased.

Its grandeur as a major power is fully on display.

The old Taoist priest, Fa Ran, led Li Rui into Qian Yuan City in a very natural manner.

Li Rui gazed at the old Taoist priest, a ripple of emotion stirring within him.

He originally thought that Master Faran would at most introduce him to a powerful figure from the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty, but he never expected that he would personally lead him to Qian Yuan City.

The proportions of these components can be completely different.

The former is to tell that person, "I know this person."

The latter means that I value this person highly.

The feedback received was naturally vastly different.

'That old Taoist priest is truly kind and honest.'

Not long after.

The old Taoist priest then led Li Rui to an extremely grand mansion.

They didn't even knock on the door.

The guards were extremely polite as they pushed open the main gate and welcomed the old Taoist priest, Furen, into the mansion.

I stayed in the main hall for about half an incense stick's time.

Then a wealthy-looking old man walked in, dressed in a golden python robe, exuding an air of nobility.

The Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty is associated with the Metal element.

The old man's attire clearly identifies him as a prince! "Prince Xuan'an, it's been a long time."

"Faran, you old codger, you actually still remember me. I thought you were going to stay in that wretched place, Yuntai Mountain, for the rest of your life."

The well-to-do old man sat down with a hearty laugh.

Li Rui felt a chill run down his spine.

The old Taoist priest Faran led him to the residence of the Xuan'an King, whose power ranked among the top five in the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty.

"Tell me, what brings you here today?"

King Xuan'an looked at the old Taoist priest Faran with a smile.

He had a four-hundred-year-old friendship with this old Taoist priest, and knew the other's temperament all too well.

The old Taoist priest didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "This is a junior I value, Li Rui from the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty."

Upon hearing the name Li Rui.

Only then did Prince Xuan'an turn his gaze to Li Rui, who was standing to the side.

As a powerful figure in the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty, he naturally knew about the newly emerging second-rate immortal dynasty, Dayu, and had also heard about Li Rui's deeds. He was also aware of the current situation of the Burning Heart Immortal Dynasty and the Dayu Immortal Dynasty.

When Xuan'an King spoke to Li Rui, he was not so polite: "The Burning Heart Immortal Dynasty is indeed a great enemy of our dynasty, but that is not a reason for our dynasty to take action."

The meaning is obvious.

The Great Yu Immortal Dynasty needs a reason to form an alliance with the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty.

Li Rui showed no anger at the attitude of Prince Xuan'an.

As the saying goes, small countries have no diplomacy.

If it weren't for the sake of the old Taoist priest, he wouldn't even have had the chance to enter this room.

Li Rui simply smiled faintly: "Senior, have you ever heard of a fairy's tomb on Jinting Island?"

As soon as these words came out.

Prince Xuan'an immediately became interested.

He naturally knew about that large tomb.

However, the three major immortal sects of Taihua Prefecture guarded that immortal tomb very strictly and never allowed these immortal dynasties to touch it.

So he could only watch helplessly.

Seeing that Xuan'an Wang's appetite had been piqued, Li Rui continued, "This junior does have some connections that can allow senior to enter the Immortal Tomb for an exploration."

Pay attention.

He wasn't referring to the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty, but only to King Xuan An.

The smile on Xuan'an King's lips turned playful: "You junior are quite interesting, but matters between two countries cannot be decided by me alone. I will submit a memorial, and whether it will be successful depends on His Majesty's decision."

Become!

Li Rui suppressed the smile on his lips.

Before he came to the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty, he had naturally spent a lot of money to purchase intelligence from the Tianji Pavilion in Taihua Prefecture.

Within the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty, there were already many voices advocating for taking this opportunity to unite with numerous smaller nations to contain the Burning Heart Immortal Dynasty.

However, these kinds of things usually don't have a quick conclusion.

By then, the anti-burning alliance might be formed, but the Eastern Governor's Mansion might have already been razed to the ground, and it would be too late.

Therefore, Li Rui needs to add fuel to the fire.

In other words, it's about getting a powerful figure with an existing bias to quickly express their opinion.

Prince Xuan'an was this person.

of course.

It won't be easy to persuade this prince, who is at the Nascent Soul stage, to come.

The key lies in four words: "I have what he doesn't."

Otherwise, no matter how much courtesy is shown, a prince at the Nascent Soul stage would certainly look down on it.

The Immortal's Tomb became the best gift.

In fact, Baiyujing has long maintained a tight external stance towards the Immortal Tomb, but a loose internal stance is not impossible if things are handled properly.

The fact that Prince Xuan'an was willing to submit a memorial was tantamount to expressing his opinion.

With him stepping forward, the other powerful figures were forced to make their statements as soon as possible.

This way.

If the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty can act quickly, the pressure on his Eastern Governor's Office will be greatly reduced.

That's how it was with the messenger.

Words alone are useless, and it's not about winning over a country; often, identifying the key figures is the most important thing.

Just when Li Rui thought the matter was over...

But then Xuan'an King suddenly said, "Young man, why not come to my Qian Yuan Dynasty? I will recommend you to be a marquis. Wouldn't that be better than being a prince of a small kingdom?"

(End of this chapter)