Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 302: Return Gift from the Marquisate

"????"

The little white dragon had a head full of question marks.

I almost got into a fight.

I treat you as my elder brother, but you treat me as a tribute? ?

If he is sent to the Marquis of Annan, wouldn't he become a pet for others to play with like the monsters in the monster pen? A proud creature like Little White Dragon naturally cannot accept this.

But the little white dragon did not attack immediately, but asked:
"Brother, why?"

Li Rui sighed softly: "Xiao Bai, you are being targeted. I'm afraid your father can't protect you."

Hear the words.

The little white dragon was startled and felt a chill on his back.

But it knew that its elder brother was never a frivolous person and would never joke about such issues.

The old dragon is at the level of a terrestrial immortal. If even the old dragon cannot be protected, what kind of existence would attack it?

"In the end what happened?"

Only then did Li Rui tell the whole story about the Red Flame Fire Fox.

When the little white dragon heard that the lord of Giant Stone City and a demon master wanted to capture it, it was so scared that it broke out in a cold sweat.

If Li Rui had not taken action, it would probably have been made into dragon soup by now.

"Brother, thank you for saving my life."

The little white dragon was smart and figured it out quickly.

Li Rui: "After thinking about it, the Annan Marquisate is the only one in the entire Yunzhou that can protect it. Xiaobai, if you want to survive, you must bow your head and endure the humiliation. Do you understand?"

There was some struggle in the little white dragon's eyes.

What kind of existence is it?

He is the little bully of the Ten Thousand Mountains. His father is an earthly immortal, and he has always been arrogant and has never been bullied.

But as Li Rui said, if you want to live, you must endure.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, big brother."

If it were in the past, it would definitely prefer to be stewed than to suffer the humiliation.

But after following Li Rui, his temperament became more restrained, and he had already seen hope in Jackie Chan, so how could he bear to die?

See the little white dragon agree.

Only then did Li Rui reveal a smile.

He has some connections in the Annan Marquis' Mansion, so if the Little White Dragon goes there, it will certainly not be treated as a demon pet and will probably be treated quite well.

But it is Annan Marquis Mansion after all, not Qinghe.

If Xiao Baijiao's temperament remains as perverse as it is now, he might be killed by some expert in the Marquis' Mansion.

That's why he didn't tell Xiao Baijiao about his arrangements, just to deliberately suppress Xiao Baijiao's arrogance.

The next day.

The little white dragon followed the Tiandi League's caravan to Yunzhou.

Yuan Dingting is a marquis.

The territories under the jurisdiction were required to pay tribute as a sign of loyalty. The more valuable the gift, the more loyal they were.

Calculating the time, it’s almost time.

When the little white dragon arrives in Yunzhou, he will make arrangements to send the little white dragon to the marquis's mansion as a tribute.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

This day.

Li Rui was in the room warming up his magic sword to kill the dragon.

The Zhan Jiao has undergone obvious changes from when it was just formed. The dark surface has begun to appear shiny, with a faint purple-gold luster flowing, and its divine light has begun to appear.

This is the result of his daily nurturing.

Today's immortal sword is enough to crush most fourth-grade weapons, which is more than enough.

"Good knife."

Li Rui stroked the Zhan Jiao and couldn't let it go.

With Beitianmen's weapon expertise and the magic sword, he was like a tiger with wings, which made his strength rise again.

I'm already looking forward to the day when the magic sword becomes perfect.

"It's a pity that the spirit of the weapon has not yet been nurtured."

Li Rui felt a little regretful.

The most essential difference between immortal weapons and ordinary spiritual weapons is whether they have weapon spirits. Only when weapon spirits are cultivated can they become genuine immortal weapons that can kill dragons.

He also asked Tie Kuang.

According to Tie Kuang, it would take several years at the shortest and decades at the longest to cultivate a spirit of the weapon.

Although the time is long.

But it is worth it. You know, some earthly immortals don't even have immortal weapons and can only use spiritual weapons as weapons. It is shocking for him, a fifth-grade Guanhai, to own an immortal weapon, so it is worth spending more time on it.

Just when he was using his immortal energy to warm and nourish the dragon.

Wang Zhao's voice was heard outside the door.

"Master, someone is looking for you. He said he is from Yunzhou Marquis Mansion."

Li Rui immediately withdrew his true energy.

He sheathed his sword and pushed open the door: "Are you from the Marquis' Mansion?"

Wang Zhao nodded: "Yes, he said he came here for the tribute."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows slightly.

The tribute of course refers to the little white dragon.

After Xiao Baijiao went to Yunzhou, he naturally no longer had to worry about being coveted by others. Now someone suddenly came to the Marquis' Mansion and said it was because of Xiao Baijiao. Could it be that Xiao Baijiao was causing trouble in the Marquis' Mansion?
With doubts.

When Li Rui walked into the main hall, he saw a middle-aged man already in the hall.

The middle-aged man stood up and bowed to Li Rui: "Instructor Li."

Li Rui also bowed in return. He recognized that the middle-aged man was a steward of Lord Yuan, named Hou Tian.

The two had met before in Qinghe Paddock.

Since they were acquaintances, he asked directly:

"Brother Hou, is the Marquis dissatisfied with the tribute?"

Hou Tian smiled and shook his head: "No, the Marquis has already received what Instructor Li gave him. The little white dragon has a gentle temperament and is very much liked by the Marquis. He has reported it to the court and regarded it as a good omen. The Ministry of Rites is preparing to confer the little white dragon as the god of Qinghe River."

"Teacher Li has made great contributions in recommending me, so the Marquis specially asked me to bring a gift in return."

Auspicious River God? ?
Li Rui blinked.

He didn't expect that Xiao Baijiao was actually a talented person.

Counting the days, he had only been in the mansion for seven or eight days, but he had won the favor of Marquis Yuan and even became the god of Qinghe River.

The imperial court’s system of conferring titles was extremely strict.

In addition to the requirements for the strength of the monster, the requirements for its character are even more high.

Those monsters that stir up trouble and have a long history of evil deeds have no chance of becoming mountain gods or river gods at all.

It is a great thing that Xiaobai Jiao can be named the river god.

"From now on, Xiaobai will also be a demon that eats the emperor's food."

Li Rui was immediately happy.

He sent Xiao Baijiao to the Marquis' Mansion for refuge, but he didn't expect that Xiao Baijiao would give him such a surprise.

As for the return gift.

According to the etiquette of the State of Yu, generally speaking, only when the court officials of vassal states paid tribute would they receive return gifts. Generally speaking, it was a great thing for the tribute sent by the officials of the country to be praised.

How can there be any talk of returning a gift?
But since Lord Yuan gave it to him, he would just take it.

I couldn't help but wonder what the return gift would be.

Panacea?

Spiritual soldier?

Hou Tian cleared his throat and said, "The Marquis asked Li Jiaoshi to be the head coach of the inner courtyard of the Marquis's mansion."

Li Rui was shocked.

The instructor in the inner courtyard of the Marquis's mansion.

But the title doesn't seem to be very famous. After all, it is far different from the title of instructor of the 100,000 Imperial Guards.

In terms of status, it is indeed not low.

Who lives in the inner courtyard of the marquis's mansion?
It was Lord Yuan and his wife. Only eight illegitimate sons and a few confidants were allowed to enter and leave freely, and this inner courtyard coach was one of them.

It's just a coach who trains the guards, but if he can enter and leave the palace freely, that would be a big deal.

It is a great grace from heaven.

It means that Li Rui has truly entered the core of the Marquis' Mansion.

Li Rui hissed softly.

"Why does this Marquis think so highly of me?" But since it is a return gift, there is no way to refuse it.

He bowed and said, "Thank you, my Lord."

Hou Tian accepted it calmly, because this was a gift on behalf of Lord Yuan.

"The Marquis also said that Qinghe is an important place for Wu Nation to go north. Lord Li needs to focus on the war and does not need to go to the Marquis' Mansion."

"Yes."

Li Rui originally wanted to strengthen his relationship with Hou Tianduo.

Unexpectedly.

Hou Tian delivered the message, and without stopping for a moment, he returned directly to Yunzhou.

This was so straightforward, which was somewhat beyond Li Rui's expectations.

Just sent Hou Tian away.

Lines of small words appeared in front of Li Rui.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the intermediate plot of becoming a general and a prime minister - Inner Courtyard. ]

[The inner court of the royal palace is where all the good ministers in the world must go. Once you step through the gate, you will realize how vast the world is. Congratulations on finally entering the royal palace after serving as an official for several years. This is a qualitative leap. Please continue to work hard.]

[Complete the mission, rewards are being calculated.]

【Task score C.】

【Get 20 achievement points! 】

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

[You and your friend are traveling in the mountains to seek the truth, and you meet an immortal on the way, who gives you a divine message. ]

[Obtain the Spirit Ascension Book! ]

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

[Age +5]

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 15】

[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]

[Item: Spirit Ascension Book]

[Achievement: 0/100]

Earn rewards!

Li Rui was shocked.

Almost at the moment the small words appeared, unfamiliar information flooded into his mind like a raging wave.

The book of spiritual advancement!
'There are immortals in the world. Spiritual roots are the foundation. Only those with top-grade spiritual roots can see the path to immortality. If they have top-grade spiritual roots, the road will be smooth. The books on spiritual advancement all record methods for improving spiritual roots. There are nine methods in total for future generations to follow.'

Method to improve spiritual roots!

Li Rui was immediately overjoyed.

"The system is still reliable at critical moments!"

He searched everywhere for a way to improve his spiritual roots but couldn't find one, until finally the system gave it to him.

The Book of Spirit Ascension is truly a great thing.

When I was happy——

The small words on the panel reappeared.

[It is detected that the host has completed all the primary plots of becoming a general and a prime minister, and is rewarded with one enhancement. 】

[The Spiritual Ascension Method is an ancient method of raising the spirit. It is detected that the spiritual energy in the host's current environment is dissipating. The method is being improved.]

[Obtain an improved version of the soul-raising method. 】

Li Rui's eyes suddenly widened.

'How about giving me a kowtow?'

What he thought of really came true. This time, the enhanced reward directly dispelled his last doubts.

Li Rui closed his eyes.

Carefully experience the nine methods recorded in the Wanling Fa.

'Practicing three methods can lead to middle-grade spiritual roots, practicing six methods can lead to upper-grade spiritual roots, and practicing all nine methods can lead to the ultimate spiritual roots!'

The method to the highest grade spiritual roots.

This is simply amazing.

However, Li Rui looked at the nine methods in the Wanling Method and found that the things required were rare in the world.

It is not easy to collect all nine items.

This was within Li Rui's expectations. Improving spiritual power was simply a heaven-defying method. It would be strange if it could be simple.

soon.

Li Rui's mind was attracted by one of the nine methods.

"Use the immortal qi to nourish the spirit stone, then grind it into powder and swallow it raw to improve your spirit roots."

Bright eyes.

He just happened to have a spirit-testing stone in his hand.

'The immortal qi nourishes me. My immortal qi should be almost the same as the immortal qi. You can give it a try.'

According to what is said in the book of spiritual ascension.

When the spiritual stone is warmed and nurtured into a golden stone with the immortal energy, it will be successful.

Li Rui didn't expect that he would be able to practice the method recorded in the Spirit Ascension Book so quickly. It was really a coincidence.

'Wonderful. '

Immediately.

He returned to his room and began to warm and test the spirit stone.

The mysterious energy of immortals really has infinite uses. Not only can it nourish immortal weapons, but it can also be used to enhance spiritual roots.

It must be the second creation.

Witch Kingdom, Stone City.

City Lord's Mansion.

There is a secret room in the deepest part of the huge palace.

No one knows about this secret room except the Lord of Boulder City himself.

now.

The secret room has been occupied by a scarred giant dragon, and its huge body makes the spacious secret room seem a little crowded.

The big dragon seemed a little irritable:

"Damn it, how could Yuan Dingting's true intention be so powerful?"

Monsters have extremely strong recovery abilities.

These injuries could have been healed in a month at most, but Yuan Dingting left his true meaning of the Military Saint in its body, constantly destroying its vitality and replenishing its damage. After such a long period of recuperation, not only did it not recover, but its condition became worse and worse.

"It seems that only by using dragon energy to crush this true meaning can we completely wipe out Yuan Dingting's tricks."

Da Jiao thought of Yuan Dingting.

There is more hatred in his eyes.

If Yuan Dingting hadn't interfered, it might have almost reached the first rank, and it wouldn't have been so aggrieved.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

At this time.

A person walked into the secret room.

The mayor of Giant Stone City looked at the big dragon in awe: "Dragon Lord, things are a bit troublesome"

"Say!"

The big dragon felt a little impatient when he saw the timid look of the Lord of Giant Stone City.

The mayor of Giant Stone City continued, "The little white dragon has been found, but it has been sent to the mansion of Marquis Annan as a tribute by the soldiers of Qinghe Anning Guard, and has become a sacred beast to protect the house."

The big dragon narrowed his eyes:

"The little white dragon went to Yuan Dingting's house?"

"Yes."

The Lord of Boulder City said this with gritted teeth.

next moment.

The giant dragon was extremely angry, and its roar shook the sky. The ground of the City Lord's Mansion was shaking slightly, and it was almost thought that it was a dragon turning over.

After a stick of incense.

The Lord of Boulder City walked out of the secret room with a gloomy face.

"If you dare to ruin the Dragon Lord's good deeds, you must pay the price!"

(End of this chapter)