God King Tang's Fine Wine

As the system notification faded,

the masticated wine in Gu Yuan's ice cup transformed into a fine wine that exuded a fresh aura, with white spiritual energy swirling around its surface.

At that moment, a clear yet childish voice of surprise rang out in Gu Yuan's mind. "Huh? Fine wine containing Immortal Spirit Qi? Did you exchange for this with your ability just now?"

The Ice Dragon King had awakened at some point.

Gu Yuan answered, "Yes, I just exchanged for it. Little Mother, is it useful to you?"

A streak of white light, visible only to Gu Yuan, suddenly drifted out from between his brows.

It landed beside Gu Yuan and transformed into an exquisitely adorable little girl who bore a thirty to forty percent resemblance to him.

The Ice Dragon King smiled faintly and said frankly, "The Immortal Spirit Qi inside can indeed be of some use to me."

"Then use it, Little Mother," Gu Yuan said without hesitation.

After all, the stronger the Ice Dragon King became, the more protection he would have for his own safety.

The Ice Dragon King's childish face broke into a gratified smile. Her large, watery eyes looked at Gu Yuan with increasing fondness.

"You really are a filial child."

"But even if you hadn't said so, I would have planned to draw out the Immortal Spirit Qi within it."

"For one thing, this Immortal Spirit Qi can indeed help me recover to some extent."

"At the very least, it can keep me from falling into prolonged slumber again."

"For another, Immortal Spirit Qi belongs to the God Realm and cannot be stored in the Douluo Continent for long."

"With your current cultivation, if you drank this wine containing Immortal Spirit Qi, you would likely explode and die on the spot."

"Of course, the wine itself was refined from countless heavenly treasures."

"It has the effect of strengthening one's foundation and replenishing one's vitality."

"It can make up for the congenital deficiencies caused by your malnutrition in earlier years."

As she spoke, the little girl leaned toward the ice cup and took a sharp breath.

A moment later, a wisp of white, pure energy drifted out and was inhaled through the little girl's adorable nose.

The little girl let out a satisfied burp and happily rubbed her flat little belly.

"That really feels wonderful. I haven't absorbed Immortal Spirit Qi in many years—I had almost forgotten what it felt like."

"But then again, your ability truly is strange."

"This wine is rare even in the God Realm, yet you were actually able to exchange for it."

"An ability this heaven-defying won't harm you somehow, will it?"

Hearing the concern in the Ice Dragon King's words, Gu Yuan's heart warmed. "It won't cause any harm. There are some restrictions, though."

"What restrictions?" The little girl's expression tightened, and her gaze toward Gu Yuan gained even more concern.

Gu Yuan said, "Every time my Soul Power rises by one level, I can refresh the exchange opportunities once."

"Also, if I join some major faction and raise my status, I can refresh the number of exchanges as well."

The little girl pondered. "That sounds somewhat like the path of becoming a god through faith. Have you decided which faction you want to join?"

"Yes, I have." He planned to join Shrek.

No matter what sort of place Shrek was,

compared to the other factions, it was the easiest one to rise to the very top in.

When the time came, he could use it as a springboard to unify the continent.

Of course, he would unify it for himself, not for Shrek.

By then, Shrek would be erased from existence.

And he would become the true leader of the Douluo Continent.

He would carve out a vast territory and obtain a great divine position.

The Ice Dragon King said, "Fine. Although mother and son have not spent much time together, I absolutely trust my own child."

"Hurry and refine this wine. The earlier you refine it, the better it will be for you."

Gu Yuan shook his head and brushed the rim of the cup, sealing the wine within Ultimate Ice.

"No rush. Since it was refined from countless heavenly treasures, naturally I should maximize its effects."

"I also exchanged for an eye-training method and an ice-attribute cultivation technique. I plan to cultivate them first before refining the wine."

"Little Mother, if you're interested, I'll imprint them into the Spirit Sea later. You can give me some advice."

There was no need to mention the Mysterious Ice Art within the Ice Emperor Canon. He naturally intended to cultivate it first.

Besides that, he also planned to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye.

Among the techniques in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, only this eye-training method also served as a spiritual power cultivation method and could be of some help to him.

"Alright!"

He acted as soon as he decided. After the Ice Dragon King turned into a streak of white light and returned to his Spirit Sea,

Gu Yuan sat down cross-legged on the spot and began converting the Soul Power within his body according to the cultivation method of the Mysterious Ice Art.

Once he had completely converted the Soul Power in his body into Mysterious Ice Art Soul Power, he was delighted to discover that this cultivation technique, originally from the Dou Qi Continent, could also be used in the Douluo Continent.

Only the medium it relied on had changed.

The former relied on the Dou Qi Vortex.

The latter relied on the Martial Soul.

The cultivation technique completely fused with his Martial Soul.

After cultivating the Mysterious Ice Art, Gu Yuan clearly felt that his already immensely powerful Ice Dragon King Martial Soul had grown stronger still.

This enhancement was not limited to its ice attribute.

It came from every aspect.

Especially in terms of the richness of his Soul Power.

For example,

if Gu Yuan had previously been able to condense at most one stream of freezing air when using Snow Fills the Universe, he could now condense two, or even three, at once.

And its casting speed had increased greatly as well.

This was an improvement in quality.

Besides that, the speed at which his Soul Power circulated had also improved enormously.

Faster Soul Power circulation meant faster cultivation.

This tangible benefit was more important than anything else.

Just like that, Gu Yuan immersed himself in selfless cultivation, unable to pull himself free.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, while the sky was still barely light,

Gu Yuan climbed a small hill before dawn.

Facing east, he followed the cultivation method of the Purple Demon Eye and absorbed the first trace of purple qi from the rising sun.

Only after he finished absorbing it did Gu Yuan take out the cup of fine wine treasured by God King Tang.

He wiped away the layer of ice sealing the cup and took a small sip.

It was not as fiery as he had imagined. Instead, it was mellow and fragrant, the sort of wine that intoxicated one before one even realized it.

Gu Yuan feared that if this continued, he would truly drink himself drunk.

He did not dare delay any longer and swallowed every last drop.

Then he immediately circulated the Mysterious Ice Art and began refining the medicinal power within the wine.

The process of refining the medicinal power was long.

When Gu Yuan opened his eyes, it was already dawn the following day.

[ Ding, congratulations to the host. Soul Power has risen to level eighteen. Reward: five exchange opportunities. ]

"Five levels from one cup of wine—it actually raised my Soul Power Level by five whole levels."

Gu Yuan's eyes widened, his gaze filled with wild joy.

To his delight, he discovered that the speed of his Soul Power circulation had increased by at least four or five times.

Moreover, his Soul Power itself had grown considerably stronger than before, flowing with exceptional smoothness.

As his Soul Power circulated, an unprecedented sense of strength spread throughout his body.

At the same time, while circulating the Mysterious Ice Art, Gu Yuan discovered that the meridians throughout his body had become more unobstructed than ever before.

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