Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 392 Born for Immortality [Monthly Tickets Plus, Request for Monthly Tickets, Two-in-One]

The next morning.

Li Rui sat up from the bed with a satisfied smile on his face.

last night.

Although he had not made much progress in his immortal cultivation skills, he had learned a lot of common sense about the immortal cultivation world from Wu De.

These things, which are worthless to the cultivators in the immortal world, are of great use to him.

Again, information is important.

He got up from the bed, put on his clothes with the help of the maid, and then walked out the door.

today.

Yuan Xiong invited Nie Siming to his house for a drink, saying that it was to welcome him back.

He just walked out the door.

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

'What a coincidence? '

I saw Nie Siming leading a group of people into the Annan Town camp.

Nie Siming also saw Li Rui and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Li."

Li Rui took a few steps and came in front of Nie Siming.

He glanced at the two Taoists, one old and one young.

Nie Siming introduced them at the right time: "Brother Li was in seclusion before, so you may not have seen them. This is Taoist Priest Zi Yang, and this is Taoist Priest Chun Xu Zi. They are both masters of Qingwei Sect."

Li Rui looked at them calmly for a few times, then said with a smile, "My two Taoist priests, I am Li Rui, the deputy commander of Annan Town."

Taoist Zi Yang was fine. He smiled and nodded as a return gesture.

As for the young man Chunxuzi, he turned a deaf ear to him and didn't even look at him.

arrogant.

Apart from being the disciple of Great Master Qingding, he himself has reached the Tongxuan realm.

There is a saying in the world that those who are not proficient in the mysteries are all ants.

Nie Siming was in the same realm as him, so he was naturally polite.

But Li Rui was just a fourth-rank innate general, so it was really not worth his time to talk too much about it.

Nie Siming frowned slightly and said to Li Rui, "Brother Li, I will take the two Taoist priests to the General's Mansion first and will be back soon."

"Business matters are important."

Li Rui didn't feel embarrassed.

He still politely bowed and watched them leave.

Then we came to Brother Yuan’s residence.

About an hour passed.

Nie Siming arrived late.

Seeing that Li Rui and Yuan Xiong had already set up the copper pot, he sat down with a chuckle.

He first said to Li Rui: "Brother Li, don't take it personally. Those two have been in seclusion for many years. It's good enough that they can speak clearly. They don't show a good face to anyone."

Li Rui: "I'm not that stingy."

"Hurry up, bring the meat."

Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong are both from the north.

I really like this copper pot hot pot.

Especially the lamb with sesame paste, chopped green onions and chives, it is so delicious.

Ever since the two of them ran into Li Rui who also liked hotpot.

The three of them often get together.

Perhaps this is also an important reason why Li Rui has a very good relationship with the two of them.

Nie Siming generously ate more than a pound of meat. Having been in the army for many years, he certainly did not have the elegant tastes of scholars. He only liked to eat martial arts.

While stirring the mutton, he said:

"The two Qingwei Sect Taoists said that on the sixth day of February, the sect will be established. After a few days, the Qingwei Sect will start to accept disciples."

"Master Qingding will accept one hundred outer disciples."

During this period of time, he accompanied the two people from Qingwei Sect in the Shiwan Mountains, sleeping in the open air and eating and drinking, and he got to know a lot of inside information.

"Brother Li, I heard that you are going to take the exam, but you need to prepare quickly."

The strength of the officials sent by the State of Yu was limited to the top three ranks.

This was a tacit understanding between the imperial court and the Qingwei Sect.

Li Rui: "Thanks for the reminder, brother."

Nie Siming waved his hand: "There's no need to be polite between you and me."

Both he and Yuan Xiong are genuine people.

I won’t say a word to someone I look down upon, but if I feel that they are a fellow traveler, I will do my best to help them.

Li Rui has proved that he is on par with the two of them.

Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong have both broken through, so naturally they have no chance to join the Qingwei Sect.

Moreover, the two of them are Yuan Dingting's adopted sons, so it is impossible for them to go.

"It's ready."

"We'll eat and talk at the same time."

Yuan Xiong was the first to start eating.

Li Rui and Nie Siming also took the lead, and the three of them ate very happily.

Nie Siming's cheeks puffed up as he spoke vaguely, "Master Qingding is a banished immortal with unfathomable means. It's a good thing that he is willing to open up his immortal methods and educate the world. Brother Li is smart and may have superior spiritual roots. He is a good candidate for cultivating immortals."

Yuan Xiong: "Brother Li, don't miss this opportunity."

Li Rui smiled and said, "You two brothers, please stop flattering me. I don't have that ability."

He is a secret guard.

Learned a lot.

As far as he knew, the Taoist Qingding had been on earth for more than a hundred years and had always been hiding his identity.

Later, he was invited out of seclusion by Gu Changsheng.

He made a huge contribution in the battle of Zijin Palace, so the Holy Emperor and the King of Wu Kingdom agreed to let him establish a sect in Shiwan Mountain.

This sect is not like those big sects in the world.

But it is a real immortal sect.

Among them, the disciples learned various methods of cultivating immortals.

Li Rui practiced the Five Spirits Body Refining Technique, and of course he understood that as long as he was in a place with more abundant spiritual energy and had a top-grade spiritual root, he could also practice immortal arts.

I guess that Taoist Qingding should also set up a formation filled with spiritual energy.

At most, it won't be as outrageous as the Heaven-stealing Array.

The following days.

Li Rui has very good luck.

He would meet Wu De every now and then, and from Wu De, he learned more about the world of immortal cultivation.

He even compiled it into a booklet.

"Stop, stop, Fellow Daoist Zhu, we really can't chat anymore today."

Wu De saw Li Rui appear.

He waved his hands quickly.

It was not easy for him to enter the Taixu Taoist Temple. He was afraid of Li Rui's background before. But no matter how afraid he was, he could not forget the main business.

This Taixu Taoist Temple hides many secrets.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, I'm not a monster, why are you so afraid of me?"

Li Rui smiled slightly.

This is Taixu Dreamland. Even if Wu De killed him, it would just be a case of insomnia.

Of course he would find ways to get more information.

Wu De just kept shaking his head:

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, time is running out, let's quickly climb these white jade steps."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows:

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Wu knows what is on the white jade steps?"

Wu De blinked his eyes and said, "This Taixu Daochang is said to be the place where the Lord of the Immortal Court attained enlightenment and preached. There are countless treasures here, but if you want to get the treasures, you must cross these white jade steps."

"Rumors are just rumors. There is even a legacy left here from the immortals of the Immortal Court."

Li Rui looked at Wu De with a half-smile: "Fellow Daoist Wu, you told me this, aren't you afraid that I will snatch the opportunity away?"

Wu De laughed:
"The treasures of the world belong to those who are destined to be with them."

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, this Taixu Daochang has had people come here for tens of millions of years, but most of them returned empty-handed."

"Do you know why?"

Li Rui: “Why?”

"It's not that fate."

Wu De spread his hands and said, "You can only try this white jade step ten times. If you fail to reach the top ten times, you will be rejected by the Taixu Dojo and will never be able to enter again. You must be more cautious every time you try."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows slightly.

'Ten times.'

He was silent.

But according to Wu De, he had already done it more than ten times, so he should not be able to enter again.

But he can still enter Taixu Dojo.

Li Rui's pupils shrank slightly.

There are two possibilities.

1. Wu De lied and deliberately deceived himself.

Second, the Great Dream Wandering Fairy can allow him to ignore this rule.

Li Rui prefers the latter.

Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

Countless opportunities for trial and error, which means that his probability of obtaining treasures in the Taixu Taoist Temple is many times greater than that of other cultivators.

Big opportunity!
Li Rui forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart.

He thought to himself that this secret must not be known to Wu De.

After Wu De finished speaking, he no longer looked at Li Rui.

He began to think seriously about climbing the white jade steps.

He has tried twice.

There are not many opportunities left for him.

Who is this person, Wu De? It is impossible for him to enter a treasure cave and return empty-handed.

Li Rui watched from the side.

He waited until Wu De disappeared before sitting cross-legged and began to practice the Five Spirits Body Refining Technique and the Divine Sutra.

He was already looking forward to meeting Wu De again next time.

This day.

early morning.

Li Rui woke up in his room and heard a noise outside.

It was as if he already knew what happened.

He slowly sat up from the bed.

Then he put on his clothes with the help of the maid, but today he was wearing a tight short shirt.

I ate breakfast seriously and sighed that the meat porridge was still delicious.

Only then did he go out the door.

A lot of people have gathered in front of the high platform in the center of the Annan Town camp.

Most of these people are not soldiers from Annan Town.

But the people who came to take the exam this time.

Yes, today is the time to select officials to be stationed in Qingwei Sect.

Those powerful people who came from all corners of the world arrived in Qinghe early.

Not many.

There were only more than 30 people. Of course, this was the result of a careful selection by the imperial court, but there were so many people who wanted this spot that after the selection, there were still more than 30 people.

Li Rui is one of them.

He is the candidate recommended by Annan Town.

Apart from him, the others were either powerful generals from the other thirty-two towns, ministers in the court who were proficient in martial arts, or core elders and disciples of some large family or sect.

All in all, none of them are bad.

Li Rui stood silently on the outskirts of the crowd, not noticeable at all.

Waited for about half an hour.

Then I saw Admiral Zhou Dinghai appear, and with him were Xue Gui, Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong.

Yes.

Zhou Dinghai was in charge of this examination.

However, if Li Rui thought that Zhou Dinghai would favor him, an official from Annan Town, that would be wishful thinking.

Anyone who can come here must have some background.

He must have established good relations with Zhou Dinghai long ago.

of course.

There are too many people watching this matter, so even Zhou Dinghai will not be too partial or corrupt, at least he will not go too far.

Zhou Dinghai walked onto the platform.

He looked at the people below the stage with a smile.

"You are all the pride of Dayu. This time, following the order of His Majesty, we are selecting talents and stationing them in Qingwei Sect."

He spoke a lot in a very eloquent manner.

It is probably to inspire everyone to work hard and serve the country.

Done.

Finally, he sang loudly: "The test begins!"

The words fell.

I saw two strong men carrying a huge, crystal clear purple jade stone that was as tall as a person.

When I saw the purple jade.

Li Rui's expression changed slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Testing the Spirit Stone?"

He didn't expect that what Zhou Dinghai moved out was actually the spirit-testing stone.

But then he became indifferent again.

They went to the Immortal Sect. According to the storyline, the first step to join the Immortal Sect is to test the spiritual roots. Those with poor spiritual roots will be rejected.

I don’t know how many old demons and immortals failed at this step.

When they saw the spirit-testing stone appear, everyone present had different expressions.

At this time.

Xue Gui, Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong walked down the platform and came to the spirit stone.

"Step forward one by one and drip your fingertips' blood onto this jade."

Say it.

Soon the first person came forward.

It's an old man.

Li Rui had some impression of him. He was an elder of a certain major sect, and his strength at the peak of the innate realm was very domineering.

This time I came here specifically to take the exam.

Cultivating immortals is a fatal temptation to those old monsters who are about to die.

The old man quickly forced out a drop of blood from his fingertips and dripped it onto the spirit-testing stone.

All of a sudden——

A golden masterpiece.

After the light dissipated, a faint white mark appeared on the spirit-testing stone.

Nie Siming took a look and sang loudly: "Low quality, eliminated!"

"This"

The old man was a little surprised to hear the word "low quality", but just when he was about to argue, he retreated unwillingly under Nie Siming's murderous gaze.

I came to Qinghe with great ambitions, but was eliminated at the first step.

How could he be willing?

But what if you are unwilling to do so?

The old man looked lonely.

When the rest of the people saw the old man's condition, their expressions became solemn.

It took a long time to burn incense.

Then another young man came forward.

Just like the old man just now, he dripped blood from his fingertips onto the spirit-testing stone, and the familiar golden light appeared again.

This time, there were two white marks.

Nie Siming's voice sounded again: "Middle grade, passed!"

When the young man heard the word "passed", excitement showed in his eyes and he was the first to walk onto the platform.

With the first one passed.

The minds of the people in the audience suddenly became active again.

soon.

Dozens of people tried it.

The probability of passing is only about 30%, which is pitifully low.

Li Rui saw all of this.

%.

In fact, it is not low. Spiritual roots are one in a hundred, and spiritual roots above medium quality are even harder to find in the world today.

These people are carefully selected, so the probability is as high as 30%.

Otherwise it will be lower.

Li Rui did not choose to stay until the end. He found an opportunity in the middle and stepped forward.

He nodded slightly to Nie Siming and the other two.

Then force out a drop of blood from the fingertip.

"Middle grade, passed!"

Nie Siming announced the results with a smile.

Li Rui passed the first round of tests without any surprise.

As a top-grade spiritual root, it was naturally not a problem for him to pass the test of the spiritual stone.

And because he practiced immortal magic, he was able to disguise his spiritual roots and deceive the spirit stones.

Top-grade spiritual roots are too eye-catching.

The medium quality one is just right.

Anyway, he went to Qingwei Sect to be an elder, and he had much more resources than ordinary outer disciples, so it didn't matter if his qualifications were a little worse.

Just don’t delay your practice.

soon.

Everyone in the audience has completed the verification.

More than 30 people participated, but only 11 passed in the end, and the pass rate remained at 30%.

Although the remaining twenty or so people were unwilling, they had no choice but to leave in disgrace.

Li Rui watched all this indifferently.

The path to becoming an immortal is inherently cruel.

Elimination is a common thing. Verifying spiritual roots is only the first step. It will become more difficult in the future.

Zhou Dinghai looked at the eleven people in front of him with admiration.

The imperial court intends to cultivate talents in cultivating immortals. Even if these people cannot enter the Qingwei Sect to become elders, they will be trained by the imperial court.

"very good."

After the test.

Then began the second level.

The people selected this time are those who can cultivate immortality. If it is a martial arts competition, it would be too cliché.

I heard that there are three levels in total, which were set by Gu Changsheng.

Two strong men just carried away the spirit-testing stone.

Then two strong men came and brought a huge black iron block as big as a mountain.

Just when everyone was confused.

Zhou Dinghai spoke again: "Everyone, in this round of the competition, you cannot touch each other. If you can lift this iron block, you will pass it."

Lifting objects from a distance?

All eleven people were a little surprised.

Those who can take part in this examination are all innate warriors, and the most outstanding ones.

Naturally, their internal martial arts skills are not bad, and their true qi is powerful.

Not to mention this small rockery in front of us.

Even if it is twice as big, it can be lifted easily.

A middle-aged man took the first step forward.

"I come!"

After saying that, he raised his hands, and his powerful true energy circulated. The red true energy transformed into a big hand, and he wanted to lift the iron mountain.

A surprising scene appeared.

The true energy dissipated the moment it came into contact with the iron mountain.

It caught everyone off guard.

"This"

Many people widened their eyes, confused about the situation for a moment.

Then Zhou Dinghai slowly spoke: "This iron is called Qi-eating Spiritual Iron. When the Qi touches it, it will disintegrate."

"Using true qi doesn't work."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

They both saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

If I can’t use my true Qi, then what can I use?
There was nothing I could do for a moment.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly. He had already guessed the purpose of Gu Changsheng's search for this Qi-eating Spirit Iron.

The biggest difference between cultivating immortals and cultivating martial arts is the use of spiritual energy.

If you want to lift the spiritual iron that consumes energy, you must use spiritual energy.

but
Only the top three grades can sense spiritual energy.

They have already broken through to become Tongxuan masters, so why would they appear here?
Deadlock!

Everyone looked at each other, feeling that no one could do it.

after that.

Several more people stepped forward to try, but just like the middle-aged man before, their true Qi dissipated as soon as it approached the Qi-Eating Divine Iron, and they couldn't exert any strength at all.

One person couldn't help but ask: "Master Zhou, if none of us can lift it, how will we judge it?"

Zhou Dinghai on the stage narrowed his eyes slightly.

This scene was also within his expectations.

He also asked the messenger sent by Gu Changsheng.

According to the messenger, it means "change a batch."

He was also very helpless.

If no one passes the first examination, the imperial court will inevitably feel embarrassed.

But since Gu Changsheng had specifically instructed him to do so, he couldn't say much.

Just when everyone thought that this exam would end in vain——

A voice sounded slowly:
"I'll try."

(End of this chapter)