Wine Exotic Wine Pot, Corpse Lying in Snow

Wang Xiuyun's reminder made Chu Ge, who had just settled down, become vigilant again, suspecting that the Heaven and Earth Incense Cult's stronghold might not be easily eradicated.

He secretly rejoiced that he had always been steady and cautious, and had not exposed his true identity in his previous few actions.

Otherwise, if Lord Lin of the Demon Suppressing Division could not suppress the Heaven and Earth Incense Cult's stronghold, and he was targeted for stepping forward, it would be a big trouble.

After all, he was just a small rogue cultivator. At best, he had a sister in the Hidden Water Sect as his backing.

But the Heaven and Earth Incense Cult was much more powerful than the Hidden Water Sect, like the difference between an international conglomerate and a local enterprise.

If he openly offended the Heaven and Earth Incense Cult, he might even bring trouble to his sister.

"One can go anywhere with caution, but rashness will lead to a dead end.

Steady development, I must develop steadily. I am only in the Mortal Realm of the Four Martial Arts Realms now, and I am not qualified to show off."

After admonishing himself inwardly, Chu Ge entered the secret chamber with the three old items Wang Xiuyun gave him.

He offered the items into the Dragon Bell one by one.

Based on his past experience of sacrificing old items, unless they were old items that had stayed in places full of spiritual energy for a long time, normal old items from several hundred years ago would only yield one or two wisps of Exotic Power after being sacrificed.

Only old items over seven or eight hundred years old could have accumulated a lot of Heaven and Earth Exotic Power.

And such old items, depending on their size, could contribute more than five wisps of Exotic Power at the minimum.

Chu Ge was not sure about the age of the three old items Wang Xiuyun contributed.

However, after sacrificing them one by one, a message from a small wine pot surprised him.

"Jade Phoenix Pattern Gold Wine Pot: Description: (This is the wine pot used by Lu Zongzhao, the Wine Exotic among the Twelve Exotics of the past. The Wine Exotic tasted all the fine wines in the world, but no wine could make him drunk for a night. He is an extraordinary person in the world.

It is suspected that there are still some residual wine aromas sealed by jade beads in this wine pot. For Lu Zongzhao, the Wine Exotic, this is fine wine, but for most people in the world, this is a poisonous liquid. Even a sniff of the aroma might make one fall into a deep sleep. But this wine pot has a mechanism inside, and only Lu Zongzhao, the Wine Exotic, can open it!)"

"The Wine Exotic of the Twelve Exotics? He sounds like a very powerful person. It seems this wine pot is something left behind by a strong cultivator in the Force Condensation Realm. It might be full of Exotic Power."

Chu Ge pondered inwardly, "No, perhaps more precious is that the wine liquid and aroma are considered deadly poison to most people. If used well, it can be a life-saving item."

Thinking of this, Chu Ge could not help but feel a strong interest.

His Five Mao Mountain Marvelous Skill also included the Left Path Skill of Five Poisons.

Poison is one of the most common and famous skills in the Left Path, more widespread than paper cutting, shadow puppetry, embroidery, etc.

Almost everyone can concoct some simple poisons themselves.

However, the Five Poisons skill recorded in the Five Mao Mountain Marvelous Skill has a special formula for making poisons, which belongs to a type of mixed poison and can be called Miao Jiang Gu Poison.

It's just that Linyuan City lacks suitable poisonous materials, so Chu Ge had only concocted some low-toxicity fungal poisons in the past.

Now, if the Dragon Bell could refine a powerful wine poison from the wine pot, it would be a strong supplement to his poison skills.

The Dragon Bell also needs time to refine items.

Chu Ge temporarily suppressed his anticipation and continued to fiddle with the Auspicious Ruyi Charm and Thousand Mile Kite in the secret chamber.

In the Wang Family Mansion.

After Wang Xiuyun returned, she personally went to the storeroom to check the many old items collected by Wang Youcai.

"Eldest Miss, are you really going to trade those old items with this Young Master Chu? And trade his family's restaurant? That restaurant's location is quite remote."

"Yes. Those old items are just gathering dust at home. This time, when the bandits entered the city, the storeroom was almost raided. I'll make the decision to trade them, and Father won't say anything."

Wang Xiuyun replied absentmindedly while picking out items.

Thinking of how Chu Ge now cared more about those old items than she did, she couldn't help but feel amused.

What could make a person change so much?

However, knowing that Chu Ge was indeed close to breaking through the Third Realm Bone Refining, she felt an inexplicable sense of anticipation.

According to Hu Xuezhi, Chu Ge had only been practicing martial arts for two and a half years.

If he really broke through, his martial arts aptitude would be very good, even considered a genius in a large clan like the Yun Family.

She had misunderstood him before.

"Eldest Miss, the world is chaotic now, and assets in the city have begun to depreciate. Some merchants are even preparing to leave Linyuan City. Last time we acquired his industries, we already..."

"Enough!"

Seeing Steward Zhang still chattering beside her, Wang Xiuyun impatiently rebuked him, telling him to shut up.

The gold and silver involved in the transaction were not even on her radar, and it was nothing to her Wang Family.

Since being betrayed by Ding Ying yesterday and enlightened by that mysterious elder, her mindset had changed a lot.

People change, and human nature is the most unpredictable.

Rather than betting on human nature, it was better to bet on reality.

Although she had a good impression of Chu Ge from the past, she now valued his potential more.

The potential Chu Ge had shown so far made her see the shadow of a genius.

She was willing to make friends and invest now, perhaps he could become a great help on her cultivation path in the future.

The next day, outside Linyuan City, the morning mist was hazy, and the air was cold. The snowmelt in the mountains had gradually begun to melt.

The mountain path was covered in a thick layer of solid ice, like solidified candle tears dripping down the sides of the road.

Upon closer inspection, the solidified ice was actually blood-red.

In the accumulated snow on both sides of the path, several stiff, frozen headless corpses lay sprawled on the ground.

Two mountain wolves were gnawing at them with all their might, the white mist spewing from their nostrils and the crunching sound of their fangs was chilling.

"Go!"

At that moment, a shout suddenly came from further down the mountain path. Several burly figures rushed over, brandishing knives. Their faces were flushed red, their Qi and Blood was abundant, and their eyes shone brightly.

Intimidated by the imposing presence of the men, the two mountain wolves let out low growls and immediately fled with their tails tucked between their legs.

The men turned the corpses over to get a better look and their expressions all changed.

"Sir, these corpses... they look like hunters from the nearby mountains? But what's with this ghastly appearance? What happened?"

One of them turned and reported to a short-haired man behind him, who was stout and carried himself with a powerful aura.

"Hmm," the short-haired man, whose eyes were as bright as steel needles, frowned as he observed the corpses on the ground.

The bodies were all headless, their torses shriveled like skin and bone. Black veins were exposed on the surface of their skin, forming a dense black network, as if all the blood in their bodies had been drained. It was extremely bizarre.

The short-haired man was, naturally, the City Guard Captain, Tian Youji.

He squatted down to examine them closely. On the shoulders of each corpse, he found holes as if pierced by fangs, and his expression shifted slightly.

"Stiff?"

"Stiff?" Several accompanying yamen runners looked bewildered and panicked, instinctively feeling fear.

Tian Youji frowned, his eyes shining with an almost blinding intensity. He pondered, Someone from an evil cult is slaughtering the people of the nearby villages. Could it be that Lord Lin's disappearance is related to encountering this person?

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a faint panting sound carried by the wind and snow. He immediately stood up and shouted.

"Who's there!?"

Whoosh--

He suddenly leaped forward, his Qi and Blood surging, forming a protective barrier that dispersed the surrounding snow. He instantly appeared at the edge of the cliff.

At a glance, he saw a person lying on the branch of a crooked cypress tree hanging over the cliff below. The person was wearing a fitted outfit embroidered with golden sparrows and tiger patterns!

"Lord Lin!?"

Tian Youji's face changed drastically, and the other yamen runners cried out in shock.

Who could have severely wounded Lin Hongtu, a skilled practitioner of Exotic Power Martial Arts and the One-Character Lightning Spear from the Demon Suppressing Division, to this extent?

Could it be that after the Heaven and Earth Incense Cult, some other monstrous fiends have appeared?