Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 272: Cleansing the Bonuses and Double the Rewards

How can a golden fish stay in a pond? Once it encounters wind and clouds, it turns into a dragon.

Jiang Linxian achieved an earthly immortal.

It will no longer be possible for him to be trapped in the small town of Qinghe, and promotion is only a matter of time.

not for long.

Xue Gui is trying to recruit me into the gang.

As long as he agrees, Li Rui will be protected by Xue Gui from now on.

"I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Li Rui clasped his fists solemnly.

Make the choice without any hesitation.

There is no need to be humble at this time and say stupid things like lack of ability. You just need to be direct and let Xue Gui understand your determination to surrender. Otherwise, how can he help you?

Xue Gui was the general of Annan Town and also an official of Annan Town. Of course, he could bow down and pay homage without any mental preparation.

If he hesitated to show loyalty in front of his superior's superior, Li Rui's years as an official would have been in vain.

And as far as he knew, Xue Gui had always had a good reputation.

"not bad, very good."

Xue Gui smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Li Rui's performance, then turned to Jiang Linxian and said:
"Xiao Jiang, you have found a good helper for me."

Jiang Linxian: "Sir Li is a first-rate man in both civil and military affairs. He is a virtuous man. I must tell Elder Xue about this. We cannot let such a talent go unnoticed."

Li Rui understood.

Obviously, Xue Gui was very fond of him today, and Jiang Linxian contributed a lot to it.

If it weren't for Jiang Linxian's recommendation, Xue Gui would never have asked to employ him.

Xue Gui got a capable general, and this trip was a complete success.

"Well, I have stayed in Qinghe long enough, and it is time to leave."

This General Xue is really decisive and efficient.

Done.

He didn't even bother to eat, and led more than a thousand Black Armored Soldiers northward towards Yunzhou City.

"Master Xue is really informal."

Li Rui looked at General Xue who was riding so fast and far away, and finally made the above judgment.

Jiang Linxian laughed:

"Brother Li, Lord Xue left in a hurry, so don't blame me for executing him first and asking for his approval later."

What he was talking about was naturally the incident in which Li Rui killed Yuan Gao and Qi Rui.

Li Rui: "No way, I can't even thank you enough."

If it weren't for Jiang Linxian's matchmaking, Xue Gui wouldn't even have looked at him, as it's not so easy to get promoted to the fifth rank.

It is often said in official circles that the fifth rank is a hurdle.

This is especially true for children from poor families. This is true for civil servants and military officers alike.

Anyone who can hold a fifth-rank official position must have something to rely on, otherwise there is no possibility at all. This reliance must either be a good family background or someone behind him.

Therefore, if Li Rui wanted to join the army of An Ning Guard, he must have a third-rank official to support him.

Jiang Linxian was doing him a huge favor.

Of course, he did this to make things easier for himself in the future.

His recommendation was rewarded and deepened his relationship with Xue Gui. Li Rui also benefited from it. It was a win-win situation.

And after some time, he will definitely leave Yunzhou.

But the Huaqing Sect is still in Anning Prefecture and cannot move away. Although the Huaqing Sect is already very strong, he still has to choose a reliable person in Annan Town to help the Huaqing Sect.

Li Rui is undoubtedly the best option.

Li Rui laughed and said, "Brother Jiang, I have several jars of old wine at home, and they must be opened before you get promoted. How about tonight?"

Jiang Linxian was delighted when she heard this:

"Not today, let's do it another day."

A time was agreed upon.

Only then did Li Rui say goodbye and leave.

Just as he walked out of the military office, a line of small words appeared in front of him.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the primary plot of becoming a general or a prime minister - making many good friends.]

[To become a general or a prime minister, besides one's own talents, making friends is also a must. Congratulations, you have made the acquaintance of a high-quality and strong person who is ambitious. You will surely have a prosperous career and a promising future. ]

[Complete the task and make friends, rewards are being calculated.]

【Task score A.】

【Get 40 achievement points! 】

[Achievement points have reached 100 points, and rewards are being obtained.]

[You met a master, and he favored you. He decided to pass on his teachings to you.]

[Get a chance to cleanse your tendons and marrow! 】

[Young man, please start your perfect journey in the martial arts world! ]

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 10】

[Talents: Martial Bones, Superb Comprehension, Wisdom, Dreaming of Immortals, Defeat Monsters and Win]

[Kung Fu: Changchun Kung Fu, Dragon Traveling to the Nine Skies, Dragon Elephant True Energy]

[Achievement: 10/100]

'The innate body, cleansing the tendons and marrow!'

Li Rui's eyes narrowed slightly.

The so-called cleansing of the tendons and cutting of the marrow is a method used by earthly immortals to use their supreme true energy to help others temper themselves. Cleansing of the tendons and cutting of the marrow is only effective for warriors below the innate level. After the cleansing of the tendons and cutting of the marrow, the warrior's muscles and bones will be strengthened, their potential will be enhanced, and their path of martial arts will be smoother.

It is a superior method for elders to help younger generations build a solid foundation.

Generally speaking, only the first disciples of certain major sects can enjoy this treatment.

This is because cleansing the bones and marrow is a huge burden for the powerful earth immortals themselves, and it will at least delay their practice for three to five years.

Therefore, even ordinary true disciples do not have such treatment, and they must accept disciples.

Otherwise, ten true teachings would waste at least thirty years of cultivation, which even an earthly immortal could not afford.

Those who can undergo marrow cleansing are all geniuses that the sect has high hopes for.

He was born into a peasant family.

Originally there was no way I would have this opportunity, but unexpectedly the system delivered it to my doorstep.

First he received the martial arts training from Master Xu, and now he is undergoing the marrow cleansing. Even the head disciple of a major sect would be jealous of this treatment.

Just as Li Rui was thinking, a few more lines of small words appeared.

[Reward reinforcement detected. ]

【Strengthening.】

[Cleaning the tendons and marrow -> Building the foundation]

See the word "foundation building".

Li Rui could no longer remain calm.

Friends who have practiced Taoism know that building a foundation is a necessary step for those who practice Taoism. Only after building the foundation can one dare to call himself a cultivator.

Now, the system actually sent the foundation building directly to him.

[Should we build the foundation now? ]

Seeing the prompt on the panel, Li Rui took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

He didn't choose yes at first.

I have never eaten pork, but I have seen pigs running away.

Whenever ancient books mention the foundation building of ancient cultivators, there are always two words to describe it - dangerous.

Of course, you have to find a safe environment.

Li Rui returned home as if nothing had happened, and said a few words to Wang Zhao and Yang Yong, saying that he was in seclusion and they didn't need to worry about him or send him food during this period.

The first time I built my foundation, I really had no idea how long it would take.

After finishing the instructions, Li Rui returned to the room.

"Yes."

It was the moment the words came out.

The Changchun Gong in his body started to operate on its own, and the liquefied true energy in his dantian began to boil. In an instant, a stream of vital true energy exploded in Li Rui's body.

Huangting Qi!
Li Rui was surprised.

The Huangting Qi that Xu Xuan had left in his body was pulled by the power of foundation building and exploded automatically.

The Huangting Qi and the foundation-building power are superimposed.

The quality of the immortal energy in his body increased rapidly, emitting a vital energy of ancient trees coming back to life in spring, and conveying a wonderful fragrance.

A full three days and three nights passed.

Li Rui then slowly opened his eyes.

"Foundation building." Only after the experience did I understand that the so-called foundation building, of course, is not possible to really build a foundation like the ancient cultivators. This world does not have that kind of spiritual power, but it is similar to the medicinal power of a foundation building pill. Although it is impossible to really reach the level of foundation building, it is of great benefit to cultivation.

Not only that, the power of foundation building also helped him absorb all the Huangting Qi left by Taoist Xu.

The good thing is.

The quality of the immortal energy in his body is now of an alarmingly high level, almost indistinguishable from the immortal energy he had obtained.

Others fight to the death for a wisp of immortal energy, but he has a full dantian!

The true qi is of high quality and is of great use even to one who has reached the level of an earthly immortal.

Whether it is external attack, internal strength or qi formation, the power will be increased a lot.

Not only that.

He even relied on the two powers to expand the Qi sea in his body more than ten times in one breath. At this time, the Qi sea already had the appearance of the sea.

At least it saved me ten years of hard work.

As long as he wanted, he could start a wave at any time and enter the second stage of watching the sea.

However, because of his previous experience, he did not break through immediately, but planned to observe for a few days before breaking through.

Tie Kuang's Fiery Sky-Burning Hammer has been returned to the Divine Weapon Villa, but there will be no second chance.

So we must proceed step by step.

Li Rui walked out of the room.

I happened to see Yang Yong enjoying the cool air in the courtyard.

"Lao Yang, I stayed for a few days."

Seeing Li Rui leaving, Yang Yong grinned and said, "Three days."

By now he was used to seeing Li Rui going into seclusion for days without eating or drinking.

“Luckily I didn’t miss it.”

Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

He had made an appointment with Jiang Linxian to have a drink four days later.

Yang Yong looked at Li Rui with a smile: "Old Li, have you made progress again?"

Nothing to do.

Li Rui simply sat down on the recliner next to Yang Yong: "It's indeed improved a bit."

Yang Yong didn't believe it: "Just a little?"

Li Rui chuckled: "Okay."

Then he used his two hands to measure a distance of one foot.

"About this much."

Yang Yong was happy: "One foot, that's quite a lot."

"Well, not too little."

Facing this old brother, Li Rui neither concealed nor exaggerated. The two had been friends for decades, so there was no need to do that.

Yang Yong narrowed his eyes: "Old Li, are you going to be promoted again?"

Although he was just an old man who didn't know any martial arts, he heard from Wang Zhao that Li Rui not only broke through to the fifth level, but also killed two fifth-level masters.

This achievement is extraordinary.

Maybe he can become a fifth-rank official.

The fifth rank was considered a high-ranking official in the eyes of the people in the capital.

Li Rui showed a rare look of pride: "Old Yang, if Hongmei knew that I could become a high-ranking official, would she choose me?"

Hear the red plum.

Yang Yong was immediately so angry that he laughed: "You're still thinking about me."

"Hongmei died twenty years ago. I went to burn paper with you. I remember her husband also died a few years ago. How about I help you find out about her granddaughter's situation?"

Li Rui chuckled:
"That is to say, Hongmei's thighs are too thin, and I don't like them that much either."

Yang Yong rolled his eyes.

"Come on, I don't know about you."

"Just look at your butt and I'll know what you're eating today."

Li Rui: "Old Yang, please don't ruin my reputation."

Outside Qinghe City.

Deep in the mountains, in a thatched hut.

"Madam, the people have been sent to South Manchester City."

A thin man said.

"very good."

Madam Ling Luo nodded and said, "You did a good job. Go back and tell the elders that I will not be going back for the time being."

The thin man was stunned: "Where is the lady going?"

"This is not something you should ask about."

"Yes."

The thin man left.

The tower-like sturdy man in the room finally spoke in a muffled voice: "Madam, do we really not want Mangu City anymore?"

Since that night, Madam Ling Luo has been staying in the mountains outside Qinghe City.

The Mangu City was breached.

The core members of the Qi family in the city have been transferred away.

Those who died were just insignificant people, at least in the eyes of Mrs. Ling Luo, dead is dead.

She had actually thought of this when she decided to attack the city.

So I made preparations early.

There was a flash of disgust in Mrs. Ling Luo's eyes, as if she was thinking of some unpleasant memory, or some unpleasant person.

"It's a dirty city. If we don't want it anymore, then forget it."

The strong man no longer mentioned Mangu City:
"So where do we go next?"

Mrs. Ling Luo smiled:

"Of course, I'm going to the capital."

She was already impatient to meet the Immortal Lord. As long as the Immortal Lord was a man, she would definitely have a way.

She already had some vague guesses about the Immortal Lord's identity.

What’s the point of being a small city lord of the Qi family?

If you want to do it, be the Immortal Lord’s wife!
Boom, boom, boom.

There was a knock on the door.

Not too fast, not too slow, just right.

"coming."

Li Rui pushed the door open with a smile and saw Jiang Linxian standing at the door. Today was the day he and Jiang Linxian had agreed to have a drink. In addition to Jiang Linxian, there were two other people, Jiang Yan and Tie Kuang.

Tie Kuang’s appearance really surprised Li Rui.

According to his understanding, Tie Kuang would never leave the blacksmith shop unless it was something urgent.

"Come in, the wine is warm."

Li Rui asked everyone to sit down.

There were seven or eight dishes, most of which were sent by Zuixianlou. Li Rui cooked two side dishes himself.

Several people sat down.

Jiang Linxian then spoke: "I am going to deliver a knife to Senior Tie today, so I am coming with you. Brother Li, please don't mind."

Li Rui: "How can that be possible? Senior Tie is my mentor."

He knew that Jiang Linxian had borrowed the magic sword.

Tie Kuang snorted coldly:

"You two little brats, forget about these words."

Having said that, Li Rui could clearly feel that Old Man Tie was in a good mood.

It was probably because Jiang Linxian proved that his sword could really kill earthly immortals.

Today, Tie Kuang also drank a few more cups:

"Li boy, after this drink today, I will go north with Jiang boy. I'm afraid we won't have many opportunities to meet in the future. Tiezhu, that fool, is a good kid, but he needs more attention to become a useful person."

Li Rui was surprised:

"Brother Jiang's appointment was confirmed so quickly?"

He knew that Jiang Linxian was going to be promoted and would definitely not continue to stay in Qinghe, but he did not expect that the Ministry of Personnel, which was criticized for its rapid demotions and slow promotions, would be so efficient this time.

Jiang Linxian shook her head and said, "No, but it will be soon. This time, His Majesty summoned me back to the capital to participate in the Tianxia Martial Arts Review. Senior Tie heard that the Blood Shadow Ancestor had appeared near the capital recently, so he went with me."

Martial arts review of the world.

Hearing these four words, Li Rui's pupils dilated slightly.

At this time, Tie Kuang spoke:
"Jiang boy, I'm afraid you can be among the top 100 in this martial arts evaluation."

(End of this chapter)