Chapter 196 - 115: Spirit Wine Thief and Spirit Fruit Thief, Qi Cultivation Perfection

Chapter 196: Chapter 115: Spirit Wine Thief and Spirit Fruit Thief, Qi Cultivation Perfection

Thus, the jug placed in front of Lu Chen only held about ten cups’ worth. Yet, he polished it off in no time.

Seeing Lu Chen drinking the Spirit Wine like water, Ji Chang nervously snatched away the empty jug. He warned, "Junior Lu, stop drinking! This is our sect’s Cloud Brew. Your Cultivation hasn’t reached Foundation Establishment. If you keep drinking like this, you’ll be bedridden for at least half a month."

To his surprise, Lu Chen calmly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Brother Ji, you worry too much. I only drink like this because I cultivate Special Divine Techniques.

"To me, this wine brings... only benefits and absolutely zero harm," Lu Chen explained.

Ji Chang looked at Lu Chen’s clear eyes and his Cultivation, which was visibly becoming denser. A bit surprised, he said, "It seems you’re right. I was just being blind. Then... how about I order some more for you?"

Lu Chen nodded. "I’ll have to trouble you, Brother Ji."

Ji Chang immediately called over a servant disciple and asked him to refill the wine. Upon hearing this, the servant disciple quickly took the jug Lu Chen had emptied and went to the wine vat outside the hall to fill it.

However, what the servant disciple didn’t expect was that every time he brought back a full jug, Lu Chen would empty it in an incredibly short amount of time. Before he could even rest, he had to go refill it again. For a time, he seemed to become the busiest person in the hall, constantly running back and forth between the inside and outside.

While Lu Chen was frantically drinking wine to improve his Cultivation, not far away, Yi Hanqing... made his move!

...

"Fellow Daoist Yi, what might you be doing?" a True Disciple of Jade Void Mountain asked politely as he watched Yi Hanqing approach their seating area.

In response, Yi Hanqing, whose eyes were somewhat hazy, grasped the wine jug in his hand and chugged straight from it without needing a cup. His suave movements, coupled with his naturally carefree temperament and handsome appearance, caused the eyes of many Female Cultivators present to gleam with admiration.

Even some Female Cultivators from Jade Void Mountain were no exception. After all, they had heard a little about the reputation of the Peach Blossom Cultivator, Yi Hanqing. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was currently the number one person below the Golden Core Stage in the Cyan Cloud Sect.

Because of this, the True Disciples of Jade Void Mountain didn’t harbor much hostility toward his sudden visit. After all, Yi Hanqing’s reputation for having a venomous tongue only circulated within the Cyan Cloud Sect; outsiders were completely unaware of it.

After Yi Hanqing finished a mouthful of Spirit Wine, he immediately offered a serious critique to the Jade Void Mountain True Disciples in front of him: "I originally thought that since Jade Void Mountain shares the same level of prestige as my sect, even if your disciples were inferior to ours, they should still be exceptionally talented.

"However, after observing you all for quite some time, I found that only a scant few can rival our sect’s disciples. I must say... I am extremely disappointed."

"You..."

Hearing Yi Hanqing’s highly mocking words, several Jade Void Mountain disciples instantly stood up, glaring at him with wide, angry eyes. They were clearly enraged by his provocation.

In truth, if someone else had said this, they might have just laughed it off in silence, treating it as the ramblings of a jealous fool. But coming from Yi Hanqing’s mouth, the effect was entirely different. Not only did he possess a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, but his personal Cultivation had also reached the Peak of Foundation Establishment Stage, and he had mastered several Dao Entry Sword Intents. Among his peers, he existed on a completely different level—it was an overwhelming disparity.

Thus, faced with Yi Hanqing’s harsh critique, apart from a select few, the rest seemed capable of nothing more than impotent rage. They truly couldn’t utter a single word of rebuttal. The sensation was akin to being slapped in the face without any opportunity to strike back—it was incredibly stifling. As a result, with the sole exception of Shangguan Yunmeng, every single Jade Void Mountain disciple stood up, including the Inner Sect Disciples.

As for why Shangguan Yunmeng didn’t stand, the reason wasn’t complicated. She was simply too busy eating and hadn’t heard a word Yi Hanqing said. In fact, even if she had, she likely wouldn’t have cared. She genuinely didn’t consider herself formidable; all her abilities were taught by the Immortal Sister in her dreams and had nothing to do with her own merit.

Naturally, the commotion on Jade Void Mountain’s side drew the attention of the Cyan Cloud Sect. Seeing that Yi Hanqing seemed to be sparking a conflict with the other party, Meow King—the initiator and organizer of the ’Foul Mouth Plan’—immediately snatched a wine jug from the table and charged out, leading the feline charge!

"What are you doing? What are you doing?! Is Jade Void Mountain trying to use numbers to bully the few?!"

Meow King’s sudden outburst acted as a signal; the surrounding Cyan Cloud Sect True Disciples immediately stood up as well.

At the same time, the Golden Core Stage Great Cultivators of Jade Void Mountain and the Cyan Cloud Sect in the center of the hall also noticed the situation. Yet unexpectedly, whether it was the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Sect Leader, Gu Liqing, or Luo Anshan, the Nascent Soul Cultivator leading the Jade Void Mountain delegation this time, neither made any move to stop it. Instead, they smiled and began chatting with each other.

"Seeing them like this, I can’t help but think back to my own days as a True Disciple," Cyan Cloud Sect Leader Gu Liqing remarked. "Back then, I was just like them. The moment there was a disagreement, I would challenge my peers to see who was superior. It truly is the vigor of youth."

Beside him, Jade Void Mountain’s Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, Luo Anshan, nodded. "Indeed. If young people don’t have a bit of a temper, are they even young people?

"It’s good to compete. It’s good to strive. After all, if they don’t even dare to compete with Cultivators of their own generation, how can they contend against the Demon Dao outside the Central Province?"

"Who says otherwise? ...However, everything must have a limit, lest they cross the line. Jing Gong," Gu Liqing agreed.