Capítulo 1406: Chapter 1377: Spiritual Wine Gathering
Guu Bugui’s threat did not really bother Li Chen.
Li Chen had gained a general understanding of the strength of Heaven-level experts. From the beginning of his cultivation, he had experienced countless battles. Li Chen was confident that even if he were to encounter Guu Bugui alone outside, he could at least run away if he couldn’t win the fight.
Li Chen had already learned that here in the Heavenly Realm, perception is referred to as Divine Sense, and these jade slips are viewed through Divine Sense. It must be said that even Li Chen admired this exquisite craftsmanship; compared to flipping through books by hand, using Divine Sense to check these jade slips is indeed much more convenient for Martial Artists.
On the jade slips, Li Chen saw many pills he had known from the Main World before, although many of the pills hadn’t been able to be refined in the Main World or even in minor worlds, but that wasn’t the case in the Heavenly Realm.
Moreover, there were many herbs that Li Chen hadn’t even heard of, and they all had detailed introductions.
In a moment, Li Chen felt that the two hundred Spirit Crystal Flowers were worth it.
After careful consideration, Li Chen ultimately decided not to sell the pills he had.
He had learned from Li Xinsheng that although the Heavenly Realm is resource-rich, there are more Martial Artists in comparison, and incidents of killing and looting in the wilderness are common, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many City Hunters taking on tasks.
It’s known that the tasks City Hunters take on are only a small part of what people know, and there are many more unknown events happening in the wilderness, which shows the level of intensity the battles in the Heavenly Realm have reached.
In the current situation with limited information, Li Chen didn’t want to expose the fact that he had pills.
After strolling for a while longer, Li Chen noticed Li Xinsheng hurriedly coming over to him.
“Li Chen, I knew you’d still be here; if you had gone far, I’d really have a hard time finding you in this vast Baiyue City. Come, follow me to the Spiritual Wine Gathering.” Li Xinsheng patted Li Chen’s shoulder as if trying to erase the previous estrangement with this gesture.
Li Chen didn’t mind, smiled, and nodded, then followed Li Xinsheng in a certain direction.
After walking a distance, Li Chen was surprised to find a huge square before him.
The size of this square even surpassed any square Li Chen had ever seen.
On this square, tens of thousands of Martial Artists were gathering and chatting in groups, obviously here to participate in the Spiritual Wine Gathering.
“More than ten thousand Burning Heat-level strong ones?” Li Chen marveled inwardly; without even mentioning anything else, if these people went to the Main World, they could probably sweep through the Main World and numerous minor worlds a thousand times over.
“Isn’t it spectacular?” Li Xinsheng noticed Li Chen’s expression and couldn’t help but smile as he said, “Though Baiyue City ranks thirty-second among the One Hundred and Eight Heavenly Mansions in Nanxiang Prefecture, it’s still quite an incredible city, and the City Lord Mr. Long Hui is a Heaven Following Realm powerhouse!”
Li Xinsheng spoke with an indescribable pride as a native of Baiyue City.
“Nanxiang Prefecture?” Li Chen quickly asked.
“You don’t know Nanxiang Prefecture either?” Li Xinsheng glanced at Li Chen, then shook his head and said, “I really wonder in which corner you’ve been cultivating in seclusion.”
Li Chen felt awkward but found this information very valuable and didn’t say anything to explain.
Li Xinsheng hesitated for a moment, then spoke: “In our Earth Prison Star Continent, there are a total of One Hundred and Eight Heavenly Mansions, and Nanxiang Prefecture ranks seventy-ninth among them, belonging to the Lower Heavenly Mansion.”
“However, I’ve heard that our Prefecture Master is about to break through to the Fourth Heaven’s Changing Sky Realm, and once he succeeds, we in Nanxiang Prefecture might be promoted to the Mid-heavenly Mansion in the next Heavenly Mansion competition.” Li Xinsheng said expectantly.
Li Chen nodded, gaining some understanding.
This was information that Cang Ku could not provide him with, as Cang Ku had mentioned that he wasn’t familiar with Earth Prison Star Continent.
“And what about Miss Qingyan earlier, who is she?” Li Chen asked curiously.
Hearing Li Chen’s words, a hint of admiration appeared on Li Xinsheng’s face: “Miss Qingyan is the youngest daughter of our Nanxiang Prefecture Leader, only thirty years old but already an Envy Heaven Realm expert. She is considered the number one genius in our Nanxiang Prefecture! By the way, today’s Spiritual Wine Gathering is hosted by Miss Qingyan.”
“I see.” Li Chen nodded, beginning to absorb this information.
A thirty-year-old in the Envy Heaven Realm is indeed worthy of being called a genius.
According to the Heavenly Realm’s method of calculation, anyone under a hundred years old at the Heavenly Level is considered a good talent, and even rarer are those under fifty years old at the Heavenly Level.
And this Miss Qingyan could break through to the Envy Heaven Realm at the age of thirty; no wonder she is termed the first genius of Nanxiang Prefecture.
Li Chen thought for a moment; he seemed to be about the same age but hadn’t even broken into the Heavenly Level yet. Compared to Qingyan, he seemed far behind…
However, Li Chen didn’t belittle himself, as he had perceived that he was nearing the Heavenly Level’s boundary, and before long, he might break through to the Mid-Heaven Realm.
Since the beginning of his cultivation, Li Chen had relied solely on his own efforts, yet Qingyan had a Prefecture Master father; there’s a fundamental difference between the two.
“The Spiritual Wine Gathering has begun!”
Just as Li Chen was still contemplating, a shouting voice suddenly came from the front of the high platform on the square.
With this voice, the entire square instantly fell silent.
In the next moment, a middle-aged man walked onto the stage.
“Fellow travelers, thank you all for attending the Spiritual Wine Gathering in Baiyue City. I am none other than the city lord, Long Hui. Originally, today was my six-hundredth birthday, and I intended to have a casual gathering on my own. However, Miss Qingyan, my niece, has specially come, making me feel truly honored as the city lord.”
As Long Hui spoke, he clasped his hands towards the many martial artists below: “Fellow travelers, to be able to see the first beauty and genius of Nanxiang Prefecture, Miss Qingyan, today should undoubtedly be a great joy, right?”
Long Hui was evidently a very smooth character, his words formal yet with a touch of humor, causing many martial artists to reveal friendly smiles, with some even responding loudly.
At this time, many people had already noticed the woman on the building behind the high platform. Though she wore a veil, many could still see her eyes, as beautiful as Qiu Shui, lighting up at the sight.
Evidently, Miss Qingyan had no intention of speaking from the high platform. Beside her, a hefty guardian loudly announced after City Lord Long Hui returned to the building, “The Spiritual Wine Gathering begins now!”
In the next moment, Qingyan waved her hand, and beside her appeared a large, dark golden jar.
With a gentle gesture towards the jar, droplets of water crazily surged out from the jar.
In the next moment, many martial artists discovered a mass of collected droplets appearing in front of them—no less than ten thousand people!
Seeing this scene, Li Chen secretly marveled.
To divide the wine into ten thousand portions and make them precisely appear before each person, Li Chen admitted that he couldn’t possibly accomplish such a feat.
“Is this the power of Envy Heaven Realm?”
He realized that the strength of Heaven-level Experts was beyond his expectations. Not to mention anything else, merely this control ability made Li Chen feel that even if he broke through to the Mid-Heaven Realm, he couldn’t achieve it.
Many martial artists obviously came here for this Dew Wine. Seeing the water mass in front of them, they wasted no time in using True Qi to guide it into their mouths.
For a moment, the entire plaza was filled with the fragrance of wine.
At this time, sitting in the building, City Lord Long Hui also asked the guardian beside him, “A lot of people came to Baiyue City today. Was everything peaceful?”
“Reporting to the City Lord, although many people came to Baiyue City today, there were no disturbances. Only one Mid-Heaven Realm seemed to have sneak-attacked an Earth Level on the street. After paying the fine, he left Baiyue City.” The guardian replied respectfully.
“A Mid-Heaven Realm actually sneak-attacked an Earth Level? How is that Earth Level?” Qingyan couldn’t help but ask curiously beside him.
“That Earth Level seems to be fine, at most, he received minor injuries.” Infront of Miss Qingyan, the guardian clearly dared not neglect her, answering carefully.
“Your City Guards of Baiyue City are quite diligent then.” Qingyan softly commented.
“Thank you, Miss Qingyan, for the praise, but by the time our people arrived, the two parties had already finished their encounter.”
“You mean, that Earth Level was only slightly injured after being sneak-attacked by a Mid-Heaven Realm?” At this time, even Long Hui couldn’t contain his curiosity.
“Yes.” The guardian dared not lie, quickly nodding his head in response.
“Interesting, it seems that Earth Level has some skill.” Long Hui chuckled: “Did he attend the Spiritual Wine Gathering?”
Upon hearing this, the guardian immediately looked towards the plaza.
As a Mid-Heaven Realm Expert, his eyesight unsurprisingly surpassed countless others, quickly searching among ten thousand people.
By this time, some people had already started to leave one after another.
Many of them had come here solely for the Dew Wine; after drinking it, they naturally hurried to leave.
Even Li Chen revealed a look of delight after drinking this Dew Wine.
He could clearly sense that after the Dew Wine entered his stomach, it instantly transformed into a torrent of Burning Heat Energy flowing through his limbs and bones, making his body feel lighter at that moment as if.
“Good wine!” Li Chen couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
“Li Chen, now that we’ve finished the wine, let’s go out of the city together to search for resources. Outside Baiyue City, there’s a place called Remnant Cloud Forest. I see you’re short on resources now, why not come with us?” Li Xinsheng extended an invitation.
“Alright, thank you.” Li Chen quickly nodded, as he was really penniless now, having used his last few Spirit Crystals to buy a Jade Slip.
A few of them discussed, then headed straight towards the direction out of the city.
“It’s him.” At this time, the guardian finally found Li Chen.
However, Qingyan only saw Li Chen’s back. Unknowingly, she felt that this back seemed familiar. She thought about it but couldn’t remember, so she shook her head.
“Just a small Earth Level. What’s there for me to mind?”