Evergreen Immortal.

Chapter 746 Strange Movements at the Southern Heavenly Gate

"This Purple Illusion Immortal City is one of the seven great immortal cities in the Central Continent. There is even a True Monarch in the city, and its background can be traced back to the Three Pure Ones Sect. Our Cui family still has some property in the Divine Void Continent. The Treasure Pavilion in this city is the property of my great-uncle."

"Brother, just focus on your cultivation. Once you've become a True Monarch, you can go back and make those old bastards from the Burning Heart Immortal Dynasty pay the price."

"They won't be able to run rampant for long."

"Coming."

Cui He spoke eloquently, pointing to the magnificent city not far away.

The city wall is over a thousand feet high, stretching across the land like a mountain range.

There was no end in sight to either side.

From time to time, cultivators could be seen flying out on swords or riding spirit beasts. Even from ten miles away, one could feel the terrifying array intent.

"It truly has the aura of a celestial city."

Li Rui secretly praised him.

Zhongzhou is Zhongzhou.

In a celestial city, there actually lived a True Lord who was in charge.

A true hidden master.

Moreover, according to Cui He, there is even more than one True Lord in the city, which is unimaginable in Taihua Prefecture.

They were in Shenxu Continent.

Yes.

Zhongzhou is not just one state, but three states, and is the holy land for cultivators throughout the world.

It possesses immense and countless powers.

This Purple Illusion Immortal City alone is a testament to its beauty.

“Brother, I came here once when I was young with my grandfather. I don’t know if anything has changed over the years.”

Cui He said.

Not bad.

Li Rui has changed his identity.

He now appears as a middle-aged Taoist priest, and his public identity is Cui Xu, a member of the Cui clan of Taihua Prefecture and Cui He's cousin.

Led by Cui He.

After showing the talisman, they were able to enter the city smoothly.

Cui He led Li Rui to a magnificent mansion, Baohua Pavilion, with practiced ease.

Before even entering, one could smell the enticing aroma of medicinal herbs.

Not bad.

Baohua Pavilion deals in elixirs.

Li Rui's eyes narrowed.

The business of selling elixirs is not something you can just do whenever you want, let alone in a place like Purple Illusion Immortal City.

The Cui family was able to sell pills in the city because they were powerful enough.

The main branch of the Cui family is one of the top ten forces in the entire Central Plains!

Otherwise, why would Cui He be treated so well in Baiyujing?

It's because they have a strong background.

That's precisely what they valued.

Zhuge Mingcai then instructed Cui He to accompany Li Rui to Zhongzhou.

Everything was planned in advance.

"Uncle, I've missed you so much!"

As soon as Cui He entered, he went straight to the private room on the second floor.

An old man smiled and looked at Cui He: "Good nephew, you didn't even give me a heads-up so I could have come to pick you up."

This old man was none other than Cui Ci, the manager of the Cui family's Baohua Pavilion.

Late stage of Nascent Soul cultivation.

"I've met senior."

Li Rui bowed respectfully.

Upon seeing Li Rui, Cui Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, looked him up and down for a long time, and then said, "Don't flatter me. In private, we can just address each other as fellow Daoists."

Using the Cui family's name, they lived in the Cui family's house.

There's no reason to hide it.

Cui Ci already knew that the person who came with his nephew Cui He was Li Rui, who was extremely famous in Taihua Prefecture.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you can rest assured. I'm a tight-lipped person. You can stay at Baohua Pavilion for as long as you want."

Cui Ci burst into laughter.

"Then thank you, fellow Daoist."

Li Rui bowed again.

When traveling, he still doesn't know much about the Central Plains, so having a place to stay is the best thing.

The day.

He was arranged to stay in the backyard of Baohua Pavilion.

Cultivation takes no time.

A blink of an eye.

Li Rui stayed in the Purple Illusion Immortal Dynasty for five years.

During this period, he mostly secluded himself in Baohua Pavilion and rarely went out, so not many people in the city knew of his existence.

in the room.

Li Rui was sitting cross-legged on a futon, with strange phenomena appearing around him, and faint phantom images of dragons and phoenixes could be seen surrounding him.

Look inward at yourself.

Then, strange phenomena arose once again in the celestial court within the Purple Palace.

The majestic celestial gate, towering at the southernmost part of the Celestial Court, was emitting a dense, ethereal aura.

It is the South Heavenly Gate.

In the past five years, apart from cultivation, Li Rui has spent most of his time on the Celestial Court.

As the Purple Palace and the Celestial Court merge more and more.

Finally, we achieved something.

The Southern Heavenly Gate within the Celestial Court gradually revealed its extraordinary nature.

"Legend has it that the South Heavenly Gate is the entrance through which immortals ascend to the celestial realm, so it must be extraordinary."

While Li Rui was pondering...

Celestial music could be heard coming from the South Heavenly Gate.

"Ascension to immortality is imminent."

Upon hearing this...

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

They were actually urging him to enter the Ascension Platform.

"Humph!"

But then Li Rui let out a soft hum, and his mind returned to clarity.

That voice just now had the power to shake one's mind. If he hadn't been so resolute, he might have been truly swayed by it and developed an obsession.

Li Rui quickly regained his composure.

The Ascension Platform is naturally desirable.

But with his current strength, going there would be a waste of time.

All the Dao Lords are still eagerly hoping to ascend to immortality through the Ascension Platform, but those below the Dao Lord level shouldn't even think about it.

"The most recent person to ascend to immortality was the Azure Emperor thousands of years ago. It is said that he ascended the Ascension Platform and was thus able to enter the Immortal Realm."

Li Rui thought about the rumors that were almost like myths.

Since the Azure Emperor, no immortal has appeared for a very long time.

Li Rui completely rejected that ethereal music.

He began to focus on his cultivation again.

The manifestation of the Southern Heavenly Gate will surely bring many benefits.

Strands of pure immortal energy emanated from it, and with the spiritual pills obtained from Daoist Wanshou and Ancestor Zhuge, the progress of cultivation was naturally rapid.

Not only that.

Nourished by the celestial energy, the Immortal Peach Tree in the Celestial Court showed signs of bearing fruit again.

Good things come in pairs!

Li Rui pondered to himself.

Two years at most.

His primordial spirit can then completely detach from his physical body.

After that, one can travel throughout the heavens, seeking the seeds of the Dao in the darkness, and thus build a foundation for immortality.

"Soon."

"Senior, the news I heard today is that Zhong Li of Shenlu Academy is actually planning to obtain the Dao Seed without any effort!"

Cui He said.

"It actually worked."

A look of surprise flashed across Li Rui's eyes.

When the two last met, Zhongli mentioned that he intended to pursue the path of Kongzheng.

Unexpectedly, only a short time has passed.

When the news came again, it had already been successful.

"No wonder he's ranked second in the list of people."

Cui He chimed in, "It seems we'll be in the top ten of the local gazetteer now."

Even with his broad perspective, he was amazed by that unique Confucian scholar from the Central Plains.

The method of attaining enlightenment through emptiness is an excellent way to avoid the struggle for the Great Dao.

But this road is just too difficult.

Over the past thousands of years, there have been very few people who have been able to attain enlightenment through emptiness.

Even Zhongli was still in his infancy and dared not claim to have truly attained the seed of the Dao.

Choi Ha then laughed again:
"It's alright, Senior's skills are certainly no worse than Zhong Li's."

He's now essentially running a business as a shaman.

If one day Li Rui proves the Great Dao in vain.

He might just get a bit of a chance.

Cui He suddenly remembered something: "By the way, the Wangtian Tower is about to open. Senior, you should be prepared. There are quite a few experts coming this time."

(End of this chapter)