This Kind of Fool Was Rare

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The man offered an invitation, but said nothing more. He walked to a stone table and bench in a corner of the stone chamber, sat down, took out a pot of wine, and poured himself a cup.

Qin Yi didn't see any malice in him at all. After thinking for a moment, he calmly stepped out, cupped his hands, and said, "I'm really sorry to have bothered you, senior."

The man chuckled and said, "What have I done to bother you? A corpse is nothing to bother you with. Now it seems as if I'm the one disturbing your and your dao companion's seclusion?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "After all, as the senior said, this is your place, and you are the host."

"You'd believe me if I told you?"

"I believe you," Qin Yi said. "Your cultivation is unfathomable, there's no need for you to deceive me... To be honest, I don't even think that the things here are worthy of your claim as your own."

"Hehe..." the man laughed, "Sit down and have a cup of Azure Underworld Wine. Your Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace Wine Sect may not have it."

Qin Yi asked cautiously, "Senior knows... that I come from the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace?"

"Why wouldn't I know?" The man scoffed. "You've only had a few drinks, yet you talk so much nonsense."

Qin Yi scratched his head. Although this person's attitude was a bit arrogant, he didn't seem to have any malicious intent.

So Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun also brought Qing Cha up, and everyone sat around the stone table with a bit of caution.

The man paid no heed to their cautious attitude, picked up the wine jug and poured it around, then suddenly seemed to remember something and laughed, "This wine jug of mine is also Never-Emptying. I bought it from your wine sect many years ago. This Technique Method is very interesting. I once tried to use this method to preserve very precious liquids to see if it could refill itself, but I found that it was impossible."

Ju Yunxiu asked curiously, "Why?"

"The Heavenly Dao cannot be deceived." The man sipped his wine and said calmly, "Wine can be regenerated repeatedly, but it is only because the treasure uses wine as a catalyst to gather Spiritual Qi and transform. It is not difficult. How can a truly wondrous object be generated in this way? If it could be done, humans could also achieve immortality."

Ju Yunxiu bowed slightly. "I am honored to learn from you. May I ask your esteemed name, senior? And which senior of my Immortal Palace Wine Sect are you acquainted with? I will be able to mention it Yunxiu return to my sect."

Ju Yunxiu knew that simple truth; her question was merely a pretext to ask for his name.

The man understood what he meant and didn't mind, casually saying, "Just call me Jade True Person."

The True Person... his attire looks completely ordinary...

As if sensing their doubts, Jade True Person chuckled and pointed to the coffin.

Qin Yi then laughed. The old man in the coffin was indeed dressed as a Daoist; that was the "Jade True Person."

I initially thought this was a shamanic burial site, but once I entered the actual tomb chamber, the wild and untamed feeling completely disappeared; instead, it was quite ethereal and elegant. I wonder if the fake tomb's shamanic feel was purely a deception, or if there's another reason behind it.

This person's past life identity must be of great importance, so it's understandable that they wouldn't want to reveal it casually. Everyone was sensible enough not to press for details, so Qin Yi raised his cup and said, "Qin Yi toasts the True Person."

However, Jade True Person did not clink glasses with Qin Yi and instead drank by himself rather rudely.

Qin Yi shook his head slightly, not caring about the rudeness, and drank it along with him.

As soon as the wine enters the throat, a refreshing energy rises to the mind, while a Nether Qi sinks to the Dantian. Then, every pore on the body seems to explode, as if soaring through the heavens and penetrating the netherworld, a sensation that is indescribable.

"Excellent wine!" Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief. "This wine is helpful for enlightenment in cultivation; it is indeed a rare delicacy even in the Wine Sect."

Jade True Person casually said, "Drinking it once in a while is somewhat useful, but drinking too much is like drinking a mouthful of yellow soup; you can't get drunk, and you can't gain any enlightenment—it's useless. But your sect's Absurd Dream have some flavor; I wonder if you've taken them with you?"

Qin Yi Ju Yunxiu exchanged a glance, their faces slightly flushed.

Of course, the Absurd Dream had some flavor; without that lousy wine, the relationship between the two might not have broken down.

"I didn't bring it..." Qin Yi with a hint of regret, "I brought 'Poetry Wine Drifting' instead."

"Hmm?" Jade True Person asked in surprise, "I've never tasted this wine before. Let me have a sip."

Qin Yi then took out a gourd to refill his cup, and sighed, "Actually, before I traveled the world, I imagined a scene of having a sword and a pot of wine, playing around in the world, beating up anyone I didn't like, playing a tune when I was in the mood, taking a sip of wine, singing and laughing at the world."

Jade True Person listened with interest. "Is that how you imagine it? What's the reality?"

"Cultivation, fighting, chasing, exploration, tomb raiding."

"Ha..." Jade True Person clapped his hands and laughed, "I don't think you're that tired. You're actually enjoying the company of beautiful women."

Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun gritted their teeth, lowered their heads, and remained silent; they were too ashamed to face this public opinion.

Qin Yi shrank his neck and gave an awkward smile, then continued to pour more wine.

Seeing that the wine cup was full, Jade True Person took a sip, closed his eyes to savor it, then pursed his lips slightly and sighed, "This wine... is alright."

The so-called "flavor" of the "immortal's wine" refers primarily to the artistic conception rather than the taste. Those who find the imagery of "Poetry Wine Drifting"—which sounds like the work of a pretentious, artsy type—acceptable, and even sigh about it, are often just pretentious, artsy types themselves.

This includes Qin Yi, Ju Yunxiu, and... Meng Qingying, who behaved somewhat strangely after drinking it.

It's pretty good though...

Qin Yi's preferred world of cultivation was one of freedom, tranquility, detachment from worldly affairs, or a pursuit of high ideals, rather than one of constant fighting and killing. Having just dealt with a series of battles, he really didn't want to face another exhausting opponent.

Although this person is somewhat arrogant, it actually aligns with the aspirations of a celestial being, which is much more comfortable than resorting to fists at the drop of a hat.

Seeing that Jade True Person had become somewhat silent and melancholy after drinking, Qin Yi tentatively asked the main question, "Senior, have you just awakened your past life memories, and that's why you've come looking for me?"

"More or less..." Jade True Person sipped his wine and said calmly, "Thousands of years ago, I had already vaguely awakened my past life consciousness, but I was too lazy to explore it."

Qin Yi was taken aback. "Why? Senior prepared many treasures and preserved his body in his previous life, wasn't it all for use in his reincarnation?"

"Many people don't like reincarnation, and that's why." Jade True Person smiled. "They originally planned to use this cycle to achieve immortality, but in the end, they found that they didn't know if they would still be themselves at that time."

Qin Yi seemed to be deep in thought.

Judging from this pace, this person's cultivation was also very strong after reincarnation. They had their own thoughts and would no longer be willing to choose the memories of their previous life as the main focus, so they were no longer that person.

"When I awakened my past life consciousness, I was already at the Radiant Yang realm," Jade True Person. "I know that my past life's body was at the peak of the Qian Yuan realm. If I had returned then and replaced my soul in this body, I should have been able to directly transcend the Qian Yuan realm. But I gave up, because that was not who I was back then. Since I gave up, there is no need to return to this place. The more I covet something here, the more likely I am to waver in my resolve. It is better not to come here."

Qin Yi felt a surge of respect upon hearing this. Thinking of Ye Bieqing, if a direct path to breaking through the Qian Yuan barrier were presented to him, he would have chosen it without hesitation. Yet this man chose to preserve this life, abandoning the direct path to Qian Yuan—a difficult decision indeed.

Li Qingjun and Li Qingjun Ju Yunxiu, who were listening intently, couldn't help but ask, "Then why did you return this time, Senior?"

"You touched my corpse, stirring up my memories. My cultivation is different now, and seeing this place again won't shake me, so I came to take a look," Jade True Person said calmly. "Do you know what I was thinking before I came?"

Qin Yi shook his head. "I don't know."

A smile flashed in Jade True Person's eyes, "My things, though I may not want to use them anymore, are not for just anyone to take. If you really took my things, especially if you dared to touch my body from my past life... then you would already be dead. Hiding in the Netherworld won't get you out of my way; I know that place better than you do."

Qin Yi coughed twice. "Why doesn't Senior think I just didn't have time to take it?"

"The spirits of this the Unseen will give their own feedback. My past life's consciousness tells me that this is a little fool." Jade True Person raised his cup in a toast. "In this world, there aren't many little fools like this anymore. We mustn't let them disappear. Cheers."