Chapter 28 : Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Drink It if You Want to Explode and Die

Very soon, Xu Tianxian learned from Chen Wangu how he had come to know Lu Xunxian.

Of course, Chen Wangu embellished the story a little, changing the part where Lu Xunxian crushed him in three moves into a tale where the two of them fought for three days and three nights without a victor, only to come to know each other through battle and eventually become friends.

“I see.”

Xu Tianxian did not doubt him. In his eyes, Chen Wangu did not seem like the type to lie.

Not wanting to continue the topic of Lu Xunxian, Xu Tianxian turned and asked, “By the way, didn’t you say last time that you were going into Seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to the Ascension Realm? Now that you’ve come out, does that mean...?”

But Chen Wangu only shook his head with a bitter smile.

“How could it be that easy? I’m still far from it.”

“I spent a full twenty years in Seclusion, and I still don’t feel the slightest sign of breaking through to the Ascension Realm.”

Hearing that, Xu Tianxian fell silent.

After quite a while, Chen Wangu patted him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t think too much. Just cultivate properly. Everything is preordained.”

“That’s true.”

Xu Tianxian put away his gloomy mood. There was no point in overthinking it. No matter how much one thought about it, that would not make one Ascend on the spot.

“Oh right, then what about those two?”

Looking at Wangcai and the White Jade Horse, who were still unconscious nearby, Xu Tianxian asked in confusion.

Those two were Lu Xunxian’s beasts after all. Should they bring them along as well?

Chen Wangu let out a bitter smile and said, “What else can we do? We can only deal with them ourselves.”

Since Lu Xunxian had not taken Wangcai and the White Jade Horse with him, he was presumably leaving them for the two of them to handle. After all, they had passed out because they smelled the aroma of the Immortal Drunk.

And since Xu Tianxian had brought out the Immortal Drunk in the first place, if they did not handle it, who would?

Seeing Chen Wangu step forward to support Wangcai and channel Spiritual Energy into him to help refine the effects of the alcohol, Xu Tianxian could only sigh helplessly before stepping forward to help the White Jade Horse refine the lingering potency of the wine as well.

With Chen Wangu and Xu Tianxian’s intervention, Wangcai and the White Jade Horse slowly woke up not long afterward.

Once awake, Wangcai and the White Jade Horse looked around in confusion, and it took them quite some time before they remembered what had happened.

“Where is my master?”

“He should be at Wangshu Inn.”

Chen Wangu answered. Wangshu Inn was the best inn he had managed to book in the Seven-Colored Bee Kingdom.

At the side, Xu Tianxian urged, “All right, let’s go. We should go meet up with Daoist Friend Lu.”

But just as Wangcai stood up, he discovered with utter shock that his realm had actually gone from the Peak of the Emperor Realm to the Early Saint King Realm.

“What is going on? How did I break through? I didn’t even feel anything.”

“Naturally. That was Immortal Drunk. It has tremendous effects on anyone below the Saint Emperor Realm. Even though you only smelled the aroma, you were only at the Peak of the Emperor Realm, so it is only natural that you broke through.”

At the mention of this, Xu Tianxian’s face revealed a trace of pride.

Hearing that, Wangcai’s eyes lit up, and he stared fixedly at the Immortal Drunk on the table.

Just smelling it had taken him from the Peak of the Emperor Realm to the Saint King Realm. If he drank a whole bottle, would he not go straight to the Saint Monarch Realm?

But as if he had guessed what Wangcai was thinking, Xu Tianxian mercilessly shattered the idea at once.

“Don’t even think about it. If you drink an entire bottle, then just wait to die.”

“The Spiritual Energy contained inside the Immortal Drunk is not something a Saint King Realm cultivator like you can refine. If you drink a whole bottle, you will definitely explode and die.”

Hearing that, Wangcai immediately felt a chill run through him, and the thought disappeared completely.

“All right, let’s go find Master first.”

At that moment, the White Jade Horse finally spoke.

The group opened the door to the private room and prepared to leave, but just then, the door to the room next to theirs opened as well, and Feng Qingyu and Gu Tiansheng stepped out together.

Gu Tiansheng emerged with a look of regret on his face.

But the moment he saw Chen Wangu, he froze. Without even bothering about Feng Qingyu beside him, he hurried over to Chen Wangu.

“This junior greets Chairman Chen.”

Looking at Gu Tiansheng bowing respectfully before him, Chen Wangu frowned slightly, while Xu Tianxian at his side teased, “Old Chen, an acquaintance of yours?”

“Go, go, go. I don’t know him.”

Chen Wangu replied irritably, then turned to Gu Tiansheng and asked, “And you are?”

“Chairman Chen, this junior is Gu Tiansheng, the Holy Son of Qingfeng Sacred Land.”

Gu Tiansheng hurriedly raised his head and answered.

Hearing that, Chen Wangu finally showed a trace of recognition.

“So it’s you, kid. What, did you bring your Dao Companion to the Immortal Intoxication Restaurant for a romantic evening together?”

Looking toward Feng Qingyu, who was standing gracefully in the distance, Chen Wangu could not help teasing him.

After all, Qingfeng Sacred Land did have some strength, and as its Holy Son, Gu Tiansheng’s talent was also quite good, so Chen Wangu was willing to give him a bit of face.

Hearing that, Gu Tiansheng gave a modest smile.

“That is Feng Qingyu, the Direct Disciple of the Second Elder of my Qingfeng Sacred Land, and she has not yet accepted my pursuit.”

“I see. All right, I have important matters to attend to, so I won’t chat with you any longer, young friend. If the opportunity arises, I will pay a visit to Qingfeng Sacred Land.”

After exchanging those polite words, Chen Wangu led the group away.

As for Wangcai, he glanced at Feng Qingyu in the distance and had already recognized her.

He still remembered what had happened back in the Myriad Demons Mountain Range, so he naturally knew that Feng Qingyu had once gone looking for his master.

But he was not about to bring up something like that for no reason.

After Chen Wangu’s group left, Gu Tiansheng returned to Feng Qingyu’s side with a solemn expression.

Feng Qingyu was somewhat puzzled. Clearly, she had no idea who those people were, for Gu Tiansheng to treat them with such deference.

Naturally, Gu Tiansheng did not mind explaining it to her.

When Feng Qingyu learned that the man had actually been the Chairman of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, she could not help taking in a sharp breath.

“So he was the Chairman of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.”

“All right, Qingyu, let’s head back. We’ve already spent quite a long time in the Seven-Colored Bee Kingdom.”

Gu Tiansheng shook his head and reached out, wanting to take Feng Qingyu’s hand.

But Feng Qingyu avoided it without leaving any trace.

“Holy Son, if you’re in a hurry, then you can return first. I still have some matters to take care of.”

“Qingyu, how can you say that? Your matters are my matters.”

“Since you’re going to stay in the Seven-Colored Bee Kingdom a while longer, then I’ll stay with you.”

Gu Tiansheng patted his chest as he spoke.

Although he rarely cultivated, his cultivation had not fallen behind in the slightest. At present, he too was a powerful cultivator at the Peak of the Emperor Realm.

And from her master, Feng Qingyu had learned just how terrifying Gu Tiansheng’s talent truly was. He possessed a Divine-Grade Spiritual Root, and breaking through was as simple for him as drinking water or eating a meal.

Most importantly, he was the same age as Feng Qingyu.

“In that case, I’ll have to trouble you, Holy Son.”

Feng Qingyu did not refuse. As a woman, she knew how to make use of her own charm, and how to keep a man interested.