Hear the Dao in the Morning, Die at Dusk

"Big Brother, the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty's envoy led an army on an eight-thousand-li charge, beheading three hundred members of the Yuntao Immortal Dynasty. Among them was even the Holy Emperor of the Yuntao Immortal Dynasty."

Ning Zhongtian's voice transmission echoed in Li Rui's mind, and he thought to himself.

What a fine display of carrot and stick.

That Fenxin Immortal Dynasty envoy's intentions were perfectly clear.

Nothing more than eight words.

Those who obey me prosper; those who defy me perish.

Killing the Holy Emperor of the Yuntao Immortal Dynasty was meant to let those Immortal Dynasties still watching from the sidelines understand the price of refusing the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty.

This method worked anywhere.

Immortal cultivators were no exception.

Because immortal cultivators feared death as well.

It was simply far too ruthless a move.

When two nations went to war, who started by killing the other side's Holy Emperor?

One had to know.

The Yuntao Immortal Dynasty also had a great sect behind it for protection.

Though immortal sects were forbidden from taking part in disputes between Immortal Dynasties, if the blows were too vicious, they could still find a way to intervene.

For that newly appointed Second Place to act this way was somewhat lacking in martial virtue.

If he provoked the immortal sect behind the dynasty into acting, the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty would not fare well either.

It carried something of the meaning of draining the pond to catch the fish.

After listening to the intelligence Ning Zhongtian had sent over,

Li Rui pushed open the door and walked out.

All he saw was lush greenery, with a faintly chilly mountain breeze brushing over him.

It is quite a good place to cultivate one's body and temperament.

He deftly took a small path behind the house.

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