Evergreen Immortal.

Chapter 659 The Immortal Ranking Rises Again
"The Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty dispatched eight envoys to fifteen southern countries."

Upon hearing the news, Li Rui's lips curled into a slight smile.

It worked.

His forceful killing of Si Nankui was actually intended to give Prince Xuan'an a boost.

That's how things are in the imperial court; without a catalyst, those civil officials could argue for a hundred years.

It is said that right after he killed Si Nan Kui, Prince Xuan'an went to the Imperial Study.

Then, during the morning court session of the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty, Prince Xuan'an joined forces with the pro-war faction to launch an attack. The Holy Emperor tacitly approved of the pro-war faction's actions. Those ministers who advocated waiting and seeing naturally understood that this was clearly the Holy Emperor's intention.

What followed was a natural progression.

If nothing unexpected happens, after the mission, the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty will join forces with a group of small countries to form an anti-burning alliance.

The crisis has been temporarily resolved.

"Big Brother's might is awe-inspiring, those old guys from the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty must have felt his domineering aura."

Ning Zhongtian burst into laughter, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Not only him, but also Nie Siming, Yuan Xiong and several others.

These few years.

The pressure from the Burning Heart Immortal Dynasty was immense, like a mountain weighing on everyone's hearts.

Now we can finally hold our heads high.

They all knew that the reason why the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty took action was closely related to Li Rui.

"The aura of a king."

Li Rui's lips twitched.

His plan worked very well.

The Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty has been waiting for an opportunity. If it continues to wait, the Burning Heart Immortal Dynasty might already be pointing its military force directly at the Eastern Governor's Mansion. Being surrounded by powerful figures and forced to reveal its trump cards and fight to the death would undoubtedly be the worst outcome.

Hiding one's talents is not true stupidity.

Therefore, Li Rui simply took advantage of Si Nan Kui's attack on Yulong City to give the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty a reason to send troops.

Ultimately, matters between nations come down to people.

"The more critical the moment, the more we must not let our guard down. We must urge all states to be on high alert."

After giving his instructions, Li Rui returned to his room.

Sit cross-legged and look inward at yourself.

The Dao foundation within the Purple Mansion Immortal Court had already reached a terrifying five hundred zhang in length, and not only that, its width also exceeded three hundred zhang, making it appear as if it were a massive mountain.

"It should be about time."

Li Rui pondered to himself.

He is not someone who likes to go to extremes.

Although it is true that the higher the Dao Foundation, the better, if one blindly pursues the Dao Foundation and neglects the advancement of one's realm, then that would be putting the cart before the horse, and he would certainly not do such a foolish thing.

Now that the foundation of the Dao is taking shape, it's time to temper the soul.

Tempering the soul is the first step to reaching the Celestial Realm.

Cultivators in the early stages of the Celestial Realm must refine their souls with the Great Dao until their souls are immaculate before they can enter the middle stages of the Celestial Realm.

Li Rui immediately made a finger gesture and activated the magic technique.

Instantly.

A soft white light shone from his Dao foundation, and his body became crystalline, his soul became ethereal, and the power of the Great Dao eliminated all distracting thoughts.

There is a saying.

Every moment, a person has thousands of thoughts.

Most of these thoughts are actually useless and only disturb the mind.

Refining one's soul requires unifying all thoughts.

Only in this way can one truly focus on the Dao, and the speed of cultivation will be several times that of before.

This is also why cultivators in the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm can overwhelm those in the early stage.

Legend has it that in the cultivation world, there is a lineage of cultivators who specialize in the Path of Ruthlessness, essentially advancing this crucial step forward.

'Not only have distracting thoughts been eliminated, but all emotions unrelated to the pursuit of the Dao have also been eradicated. In this way, cultivation naturally progresses by leaps and bounds.'

Li Rui recalled a rumor he had heard.

The path of ruthlessness has many advantages.

However, many ruthless cultivators have left the world without ever entering it, focusing solely on ruthlessness, resulting in incomplete souls. They may make rapid progress in the early stages, but the higher their cultivation level, the more difficult it becomes, showing signs of exhaustion. Of course.

The ancestors of the Ruthless Path also had a solution to this problem.

These were not problems for Li Rui at all, since in the cultivation world, almost no one could compare to him in terms of the magnitude of his ups and downs.

Such experiences forged his incredibly resilient heart in the pursuit of truth.

The gentle light emanating from the Dao Foundation lasted for two full hours before gradually dissipating.

Having been tempered by the Great Dao, his spirit and soul became clearer than ever before.

Such results from the first attempt at tempering the soul are extremely rare.

It should be noted that it is extremely difficult for ordinary cultivators to maintain the Great Dao Immortal Light for even a quarter of an hour, but Li Rui did it for a full two hours, so the effect was naturally incomparable.

This is why many geniuses strive for a solid foundation in Tao.

Temper your soul every day for a little longer.

Over time, the benefits to the spirit and soul are vastly different.

Li Rui carefully sensed the changes in his soul.

'The primordial spirit of immortals and gods must be truly flawless.'

'A foundation of five hundred zhang should be sufficient.'

In the early to middle stages of the Celestial Realm, it is said that one's soul is flawless, but in reality, most cultivators are already quite capable of controlling their myriad thoughts to a level of one hundred, and those who can achieve fifty are extremely rare.

The so-called true flawlessness is to directly converge into a single thought.

This is one of the conditions for condensing the primordial spirit of immortals and gods.

It was only because Li Rui's Dao Foundation was thick and large enough that one day of tempering was equivalent to ten or more days for others, and the tempering speed was more than ten times faster, that he had the possibility of achieving true flawlessness.

Li Rui couldn't help but feel a longing:

"The soul is truly flawless, the primordial spirit of immortals."

"The envoys from the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty have already set off. I heard that our Yu Kingdom is among the first immortal dynasties to send envoys."

"What do you mean by prestige!"

Nie Siming and the others were talking.

Li Rui: "With Chief Minister Zhang here, there shouldn't be any problems."

An envoy from the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty would certainly not come to the Eastern Governor's Office, even though it is more convenient. However, since this matter concerns both countries, even though the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty is powerful, the proper etiquette must still be observed.

The person who made the contact this time was Chief Minister Zhang.

With the Chief Minister Zhang personally taking charge, it is certainly the safest course of action.

Li Rui highly recognized Zhang's abilities.

at this time.

The storage pouch at his waist lit up.

"Is that Brother Gu?"

Li Rui was somewhat surprised, and then his divine sense merged into the jade tablet.

The surrounding environment changed.

It appeared in a strange space.

Gu Changsheng remained the same as always, dressed in white robes and a feathered crown, exuding an indescribable air of elegance and otherworldly grace.

"Brother Li, you've really surprised me."

Gu Changsheng stared at Li Rui, his eyes filled with undisguised surprise.

He had naturally heard about his good older brother's heroic deeds in Taihua Prefecture.

An early-stage Celestial Being forced a mid-stage Celestial Being cultivator to disintegrate.

That's truly a rare thing.

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother, have you already broken the pregnancy barrier?"

If a reincarnated old monster has made sufficient preparations in his previous life, once he breaks through the secret of the womb and has accumulated the knowledge from his previous life, his realm will improve rapidly and his strength will also increase dramatically.

This is generally the case for cultivators who can kill enemies of higher levels.

"No."

Li Rui shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng was even more surprised, but he didn't delve into the matter further. Instead, he changed the subject and said:
"Congratulations, brother! Your ranking in the Heavenly Secrets Record has risen significantly."

(End of this chapter)