Chapter 2416 Spiritual Wine!

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The people from the Five Great Sects have all returned to Shangri-La and each went back to their camps to rest...

Of course, the sect leaders can't help but call in those disciples who qualified to enter the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm to give them a good pep talk and a boost of confidence... These individuals are considered the core of the sect's future, so they naturally receive focused attention.

As for those disciples who unfortunately lost and thus lost the qualification to enter the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm, although they won't be treated differently, in terms of the sect's resource allocation, they will certainly be at a slight disadvantage... Unless they can suddenly breakthrough, otherwise, their life might just remain as is.

The finals will determine the ranking of each disciple among these thirty people, which will also decide the scale of their rewards in the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm... The higher the ranking, the better the spot one can obtain, and naturally more benefits to be harvested.

Qin Fang, despite his very brief time since joining, only a matter of days, has already been definitively established as the leading figure of the Kunlun Sect... His status is equivalent to that of Li Wuhua, the Lawless Brothers, Leng Bingbing, or the Dragon Elephant Dharma King.

Moreover, the arrival of Qin Fang resolved the embarrassment of Kunlun Sect not having any truly formidable masters... Otherwise, Qin Fang's induction into Kunlun Sect would certainly not have been so hasty nor so smooth.

Qing Xu Lao Dao, after spouting off some mundane topics for a while, promptly waved his hand, dismissing the disciples...

Actually, every time a disciple advanced, either he or the elders of the Kunlun Sect would find time to talk to these disciples, this was merely a reminder.

"Come on, let's go have a few drinks..."

When Qin Fang and several senior and junior disciples walked out, Jian Qingfeng happened to slip out from somewhere and quickly dragged Qin Fang outside... It was rest time, naturally everyone could move freely.

Life in Shangri-La is quite mundane, and the lives of the Five Great Sects are similar, besides martial arts competitions, it seems the only thing left is drinking...

Since the Five Sect Tournament is ongoing, there's already martial exchanges happening, there's no need for redundancy... That leaves only drinking!

Jian Qingfeng and these disciples, being a bit older, don't have much involvement in the Five Sect Tournament, so naturally they're the most free and relaxed, and to alleviate the boredom, they simply took Qin Fang out for drinks...

If it were other senior or junior disciples, he wouldn't even try to drag them out... Even if the relationship is good, it's forbidden for fear of affecting their state for the finals tomorrow!

But with Qin Fang, there aren't such concerns.

With the remaining disciples from the Five Great Sects who qualified for the finals, besides the leading figures, no one poses much threat to Qin Fang... And those leading experts have been seeded as players, automatically separated, not having any opportunity to meet, so there's nothing to worry about.

Why is that?

Because the Kunlun Sect's seed player promoted this time is indeed Qin Fang!

"Thirty people divided into six groups?"

When Qin Fang heard this news from Jian Qingfeng, he was a bit surprised, because usually they are divided into five groups... But unexpectedly this time it turned into six groups, naturally it's curious.

"Isn't this all because of the commotion you caused..."

Jian Qingfeng rolled his eyes and grumbled,

"Your Spirit Crystal betting incident is now known by everyone from the Five Great Sects... Shaolin is under significant pressure, especially since they are the host this time, therefore the organizing committee decided to increase the groups from five to six, conveniently separating the 'Lawless Brothers'!"

"Doesn't this mean Shaolin is taking a huge advantage this time?"

Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter.

The host is on a rotating basis, each tournament hosted by a different sect... The last was Kunlun Sect, this time it's Shaolin, and reportedly next time it will be Tianwai Tower!

In essence, being a host doesn't provide much benefit, it's more of a cumbersome task, the entire Five Sect Tournament organization, judge invitations, and even the betting tables etc., are the responsibility of the host sect to handle, not only is it tiring but requires considerable investment!

Now, however, the host has gained an extra group slot, which is indeed a major benefit...

Each group's top rank will directly advance to become the final six in the finals, the final six rankings will be determined by these six people!

Moreover, once the rankings for these six individuals are set, the second place of each group will determine the seventh to twelfth places in the grand finals, and the seventh place will have the chance to challenge the sixth place...

If the seventh place successfully defeats the sixth place, they can continue to challenge forward, otherwise the top six positions remain stable!

Similarly, the subsequent rankings can follow the same approach... The rules are essentially the same!

No matter how it goes, an additional group means an extra spot in the top six... Although this spot might not necessarily end up in the host sect's hands, they do get some advantage.

Especially in this tournament, the strength of the Lawless Brothers is only slightly weaker than Li Wuhua's. Even Qin Fang, when facing these two and keeping his trump card hidden, might not easily defeat them.

Thus, these two with an extra group are practically guaranteed two of the top six spots...

"Actually, even if this decision hadn't been made, the brothers would have no trouble making it to the top six... Those old fellows are shrewd, bringing such obvious matters to the table is for their future planning!"

Jian Qingfeng expressed indifferently, seemingly indicating that Shaolin gains the advantage, but it merely reduces the difficulty for Lawless Brothers to advance...

Originally, facing clashes with those seed contestants could introduce some variability in advancement, but this way, directly grouping to avoid strong foes is more straightforward, although the result would be similarly predictable!

So, it could be said that Shaolin indeed gained an advantage, but it is quite limited... For the other sects, the losses seem apparent, but on a long-term scale, these losses are quite agreeable.

Qin Fang and Jian Qingfeng, chatting as they walked, soon arrived at a small bar...

Although called a small bar, it is actually just a temporarily erected tent, not part of the original Shangri-La architecture... This small bar will disappear after the Five Sects Tournament is over.

Why is that?

The reason is simple, ordinary tourists simply aren't eligible to consume the beverages here.

"Wine God Sect?"

After Jian Qingfeng briefly explained, Qin Fang was quite surprised, not expecting such a sect to exist in the martial world...

It's not that this sect is particularly powerful, but it is... exceptionally weak!

Weak, yet relative.

In terms of the disciples of this Wine God Sect, they are truly weak and frail, with the strongest merely at the Great Grandmaster level, and that too attained by purchasing a very precious elixir from the Kunlun Sect.

However, in truth, there are few sects in the martial world willing to offend such a small sect.

"Spiritual Wine?"

As for the reason, Jian Qingfeng briefly told Qin Fang that it lies in the unique wines sold by this sect... Wine God Sect specializes in brewing a special spiritual wine. Their martial power is weak, yet their spiritual wine is incredibly precious.

Even the Hundred Flowers Secret Brew, which Monk Wu Fa stealthily drank from Tianya Haige, is only slightly stronger than the poorest spiritual wine of Wine God Sect... Yet the materials and resources consumed in brewing Hundred Flowers Secret Brew are several times, ten times, or even dozens of times more!

If not for the fact that Wine God Sect's spiritual wine can only be purchased during certain fortuitous occasions, Tianya Haige wouldn't bother brewing such expensive wine.

Spiritual Wine, oh Spiritual Wine, this beverage is remarkable, containing spiritual energy... For any martial artist, this is incredibly alluring.

Perhaps the spiritual energy in this spiritual wine isn't comparable to Spirit Crystals or even less than Spirit Stones, but it lacks any attributes, making it most suitable for absorption by the human body, with almost no wastage, which is quite rare.

Nowadays, with spiritual energy depletion, various great sects are cutting back, reducing the output of those spiritual medicines, certainly not for brewing such precious spiritual wine...

Yet now, there's a sect dedicated to brewing this kind of spiritual wine, where the costs involved are much lesser; naturally, various major sects are glad about it... Wishing there were more such sects.

Therefore, Wine God Sect has survived till now.

Its status is also quite unique, whether it's the leaders of the righteous alliance like the Five Great Sects or the "evil and heretical" such as the Demonic Gate, Sinister Sect, all hold a tacit attitude towards its existence.

If anyone dares to lay hands on the people from Wine God Sect, it is akin to being an enemy of the entire martial world...

Just like this time in the Five Sects Tournament, people from Wine God Sect also came here to sell drinks at the venue. Jian Qingfeng knows Qin Fang lacks much information in this regard, so he immediately brought Qin Fang over to see for himself.

"This really stirs the wine cravings in my belly..."

Qin Fang's cooking skill is at the Grandmaster level, with exceptional culinary talents; even though he seldom sells anymore, the skill level is undisputed... He also possesses the skill of wine brewing, and regarded as "proficient"...

However, asking him to use spiritual medicine for brewing... he's not that crazy yet!

Moreover, the people of Wine God Sect dare to openly sell spiritual wine, surely having some unique recipe, unafraid of other sects stealing it... If anyone covets the secret recipe of Wine God Sect's spiritual wine, a mere ban order would reduce that sect to tears!

These are of little concern to Qin Fang, who is now eager to taste the spiritual wine that Jian Qingfeng and others drool over...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please consider visiting Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)