Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 247: Dragon Legacy
"Sir, take a look and buy whatever you like."

The vendor at the stall saw Li Rui stop.

He immediately shouted enthusiastically.

Li Rui stepped forward.

He looked at a piece of emerald green, round jade that the vendor had placed in the most conspicuous place in the middle.

"How much do you sell this jade?"

The peddler looked at Li Rui and blinked.

"Yu people?"

Suddenly, he beamed with joy.

The people of Yu are great!

There are many caravans from the State of Yu in Wubei City now. These people are stupid and have a lot of money, and they are generous with jade.

"Sir, it's not expensive, you can take it home for ten thousand taels."

Li Rui rolled his eyes: "One thousand."

When the vendor heard this, he immediately frowned and said, "Sir, please don't joke with me. It's impossible to bargain by 90% directly."

Li Rui showed a regretful look on his face: "It seems that the old man is not destined enough, so forget it."

Done.

He was about to stand up and leave.

Just after taking a few steps, I heard the vendor calling out, "Hey, let's talk some more."

Li Rui seemed not to hear and just walked forward.

Seeing that Li Rui was really going to leave, the vendor ran out of the stall and held Li Rui back: "Sir, can we negotiate the price?"

"Three thousand. Give me three thousand and I'll sell it to you."

Li Rui didn't even raise his eyelids: "One thousand one hundred taels."

"Two thousand five hundred taels, no less."

"One thousand two hundred taels."

"Hey, sir, you can't do business like this."

Finally, Li Rui bought the jade for 1,500 taels. While watching the vendor packing things, he picked up a large gray-white stone and said, "This thing is a bit rare. I'll give it to you and take it home."

The vendor took a look and grinned: "If you like it, just take it."

Li Rui was not polite either. He picked up the big stone and took the wrapped jade from the vendor.

Then he went straight back into the room.

In the empty room, Li Rui sat alone beside the bed.

He casually threw the jade that he bought with a thousand taels of silver aside and stared at the large gray-white stone on his knees.

"This stone exudes dragon energy."

“It’s really ambergris!”

Everyone thinks that ambergris is the feces of whales in the sea, but in fact, there is real ambergris in the world.

It is the crystal formed after the death of a dragon above the third level.

That is real ambergris.

Li Rui never expected that he would actually see this legendary divine object at a small stall in Wubei City.

It’s really hard to find anything without wearing iron shoes!
"That dragon must have been dead for at least ten thousand years. The dragon aura of the ambergris has been completely covered up. If I hadn't been in dragon form, I wouldn't have been able to see it."

Good luck.

What a stroke of luck!

The corners of Li Rui's mouth involuntarily rose slightly.

If this ambergris were put on the market, its value would be inestimable.

And more importantly, ambergris is an excellent material for raising immortal soldiers and helping spirit carp cross the dragon gate.

"I think Tie-senpai will like it very much."

Li Rui plans to give this ambergris to Tie Kuang to help him fulfill his dream of forging immortal weapons.

He has always been a person who repays even a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude.

If it weren't for Tie Kuang, he would definitely still be struggling to open up his Qi Sea, and it is even possible that he would have been stuck in place because of his unstable foundation.

Tie Kuang took great pains to borrow the Fiery Heaven-Burning Hammer, which helped him a lot.

Of course, this kindness must be repaid.

'A pleasant surprise.'

Li Rui found a large wooden box and put the ambergris into it.

Because this ambergris has been buried for too long, it is mixed with too many impurities and needs to be refined by Tie Kuang before it can be used.

That is to say, Southern Xinjiang has always been a place where monsters and beasts live, so it is possible to encounter such buried treasures. If it were in the State of Yu, there would be almost no chance of picking up a bargain.

At noon.

Only then did Tan Hu and his companions come out of the room one after another.

Everyone looks refreshed.

Like a general who won a battle.

"Brother Li."

"Lee Tou'er."

When Tan Hu and his companions saw Li Rui sitting in the courtyard, they all greeted him.

Li Rui saw the group and stood up, holding the box. "Let's go. It's time for us to go back to Qinghe."

Tan Hu was a little reluctant: "Since we are here, why not stay for a while and have more exchanges with Brother Dao."

Li Rui rolled his eyes.

Communicate with Daomo?
Communicating with the witch sisters is pretty much the same.

He saw through the little thoughts of Tan Hu and others at a glance.

If it were a normal day, it would be fine to stay for two more days, but now that I have got the ambergris, in order to prevent any further trouble, it is better to deliver it to Tie Kuang as soon as possible.

Li Rui treated the matter of forging immortal weapons as his top priority.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, let's go."

Tan Hu saw that Li Rui had exposed his thoughts and smiled innocently: "Listen to your brother!"

Immediately.

Li Rui took a few members of the Benhu Cavalry to find Dao Mo.

After stating the purpose of your visit.

Dao Mo naturally wanted to keep Li Rui, but seeing that Li Rui was determined, he stopped trying to persuade him.

"Brother Li, remember to come often in the future."

"must."

Li Rui said goodbye and then left the border of Wu Kingdom under the escort of the Wu Kingdom army.

Out of the Yu State Checkpoint.

He galloped five hundred miles overnight and returned to Qinghe.

Boom, boom, boom.

Ugly time.

The doors of every household were closed, and there was a rapid knock on the door of the blacksmith shop.

"Who is it, disturbing my sweet dreams so late at night?"

"If you want to forge iron, you can do it during the day. We are closed now."

The knocking on the door didn't stop.

"Master?"

Liu Tiezhu pushed open the door of the blacksmith shop sleepily and was startled when he saw Li Rui.

"Master, why are you here?"

Li Rui smiled slightly and raised the large wooden box in his hand: "Send something to Senior Tie."

Liu Tiezhu said "oh" and was about to turn around to call Tie Kuang.

Liu Tiezhu was startled to see Tie Kuang had appeared behind him without him noticing. He clearly remembered that when he got up just now, the old man Tie's snoring was still louder than thunder, and in the blink of an eye he had even put on his clothes.

Damn it.

"give me?"

Tie Kuang looked at Li Rui with interest.

It is now the hour of the Ox, and except for the farmers who are feeding the cows and horses, almost everyone is sleeping. It is not polite to send gifts at this time.

But Li Rui is not someone who doesn't know the rules.

She came to see him in the middle of the night, so there must be something important. And since she was delivering something, it must be something important.

What is important to Tie Kuang?

Of course, it can only be a treasure related to immortal weapons.

Tie Kuang couldn't help but wonder what Li Rui would give him.

"Yes, senior, please take a look."

talking.

Li Rui opened the lid of the large wooden box, revealing a large gray-white stone placed inside.

Tie Kuang and Liu Tiezhu's attention was quickly attracted by the big rock.

"Master, this is this"

Liu Tiezhu looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out anything.

This big stone looks like just a stone, nothing special about it.

He thought about all the rare materials he knew, but still had no clue.

Tie Kuang also frowned slightly.

Liu Tiezhu was not the only one who could not figure out what it was. Even the great weapon casting master was confused. It seemed to be just an ordinary, even a little ugly, piece of stone.

"Little Li, tell me something."

Tie Kuang has always been willing to ask questions about areas he does not know about.

Li Rui slowly uttered three words: "Ambergris."

"Ambergris"

Tie Kuang and Liu Tiezhu couldn't help but repeat it.

Tie Kuang's eyes became sharp in an instant. He picked up the large gray-white stone, knocked it with his knuckles, and then put his nose close to it and sniffed it for a long time.

He looked at him suspiciously: "Little Li, how did you know that this thing is ambergris?"

According to the records in ancient books.

Ambergris must have a unique fragrance that can be smelled from ten miles away, otherwise it would not be called "fragrant".

Li Rui explained: "This ambergris has been sealed for thousands of years. I accidentally found it when I went to Wu Country. I need you to remove the dregs and keep the essence before I can reveal its true form."

Tie Kuang's eyes suddenly lit up.

He immediately urged Liu Tiezhu to work late at night.

"ignition."

"start!"

A moment later, the room was illuminated red by the fire.

Tie Kuang carefully placed the large gray-white stone into the iron furnace, then he concentrated his energy on his dantian and slowly injected the fire-shaped true qi into the furnace.

The scorching true qi burned the air so much that it became deformed.

Tie Kuang's eyes were burning.

soon.

Under the gaze of Li Rui and Liu Tiezhu, the blackened rocks began to peel off layer by layer and then melt.

Simultaneously.

A unique and refreshing fragrance wafted out from the stove.

"It really smells so good!"

This fragrance is more noble than agarwood worth one or two thousand gold coins.

Tie Kuang frowned slightly.

Immediately clench your hands.

The fire-shaped true qi instantly wrapped and sealed the inside of the stove, and no trace of fragrance leaked out.

Li Rui understood Tie Kuang's intention.

In addition to the government and the An Ning Guards, there are also people from the eight major sects in the city. It will be troublesome if we attract those people.

With continuous refining.

In the end, only three thumb-sized, crystal clear stone beads were left in the stove.

See this.

Tie Kuang then slowly withdrew his true energy.

He couldn't help laughing out loud: "It really is ambergris, God help me!"

This ambergris is a magical item that can nourish dragon-shaped spirits. It is hard to come by.

Not even the royal treasury has much.

Even he couldn't get it, but Li Rui brought it to him just like that.

"good very good."

Tie Kuang looked at Li Rui with admiration: "With this ambergris, the speed of raising soldiers will be greatly increased. I can create immortal soldiers, and you should take the lead in this."

This trip to Qinghe was the right place.

If I hadn’t met Li Rui.

In fact, there is no possibility for him to use the immortal weapon at all.

Even 10% is slim.

Li Rui was sincerely happy about this: "As long as I can help my seniors, that's enough."

Tie Kuang groaned, "This ambergris is precious. I will find a way to compensate you."

Li Rui suddenly became solemn:

"Senior, that's not the case. These are just a small token of my appreciation."

Tie Kuang raised his white eyebrows.

Good guy.

Ambergris, a little thought.

The tribute to the emperor is probably of this level, which is not small at all.

Tie Kuang finally figured out that Li Rui's target was him.

"Forget it, forget it, forget it. I'm really short of money right now, so I'll just consider it as something I owe you."

Li Rui laughed:

"We are all family, there is no such thing as owing anything to each other."

Tie Kuang squinted his eyes and pretended to sigh.

'What a terrible young man.'

This is ambergris.

Even if it is not used as material for raising soldiers, for a man like Li Rui who has the shape of a dragon, it is also a great tonic, no worse than the elixir.

Li Rui's move was no small feat.

At least if it were him, he would definitely not be willing to do so.

Li Rui laughed.

Can't bear to part with it?

Of course there are some.

But to him, this ambergris was an unexpected gain and was only worth one thousand taels. From another perspective, spending one thousand taels could make his relationship with Tie Kuang even better.

It’s a bloody profit!
When Li Rui returned to An Ningwei's home, the sky was already turning pale.

Finished the job.

Li Rui felt relaxed.

When I returned to the house, I was no longer sleepy, so I simply picked up a knife beside me and practiced until dawn.

"Master, when did you come back?"

Early in the morning.

Wang Zhao just got up and saw Li Rui practicing with a sword. He was a little surprised.

If I remember correctly.

Master has gone out of town.

Li Rui smiled slightly: "I came back in the early morning. I thought you were all asleep, so I didn't call you."

"Oh."

Wang Zhao didn't think much about it, just nodded, and then went to cook porridge.

Now he was the only young man left in the yard, so it was natural for him to be more agile.

Two quarters of an hour later.

The boiling hot meat porridge is out of the pot.

Only after smelling the fragrance of the food did Yang Yong walk out of the room.

Li Rui looked at his old brother and said, "Old Yang, I asked someone in the capital to get me an elixir that can prolong life. It should arrive in a few days."

Yang Yong felt a little distressed: "I am already a useless old thing, why waste such a good thing, just leave it for Xiaozhao and the others to eat."

He felt that his life was worth it.

If you live one more day in the future, you will make a lot of money.

When we were young, who would have dared to dream of living in a large house with four courtyards and eating meat every meal?

Can't even think about it.

It was because Li Rui, the older brother, was righteous, otherwise he would not want to even look at his old friend after becoming rich. This situation was normal in the State of Yu.

Li Rui is a minority among the minority.

So he didn't dare ask for more.

Li Rui glared at Yang Yong: "What? Are you trying to get ahead of me again?"

He, a white-haired man, has sent too many young people to their deaths.

I really want to keep this old friend Yang Yong for a little longer.

He is only seventy years old. If he finds some longevity pills to supplement his diet, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to live to be a hundred years old.

"I'm telling you, kid, you have to live to at least a hundred years old. Then I'll go to the imperial court to ask for a reward."

Yang Yong was also amused by what he said:
"Okay, okay, a hundred years is a hundred years."

There are many warriors who are a hundred years old, but for ordinary people, a hundred years is pitifully rare, and there may not even be one in a city.

The imperial court regarded a 70-year-old man as a meritorious ruler, and a 100-year-old man was considered the centenarian among centenarians.

It is a sign of great prosperity.

By then, maybe the emperor will send an imperial envoy to visit.

What an honor!
The three people in Li's house ate meat porridge.

Li Rui chatted with his old friend Yang Yong for a while. He had been busy with official business and practicing martial arts recently, and had very few opportunities to talk to Yang Yong.

Until noon.

Yang Yong became impatient with what he was saying and wanted to go out to play mahjong.

Only then did Li Rui happily walk out of An Ning Wei with his hands behind his back.

(End of this chapter)