Mind-blowing!
Absolutely mind-blowing!
Everyone stood there dumbfounded.
Even Xihe and Changxi had not seen this coming.
That brat Gu Changqing had actually turned down the goddesses' invitation?
And he had even said, "How could discussing the Dao be more important than brewing wine?"
Was discussing the Dao really the fucking point...?
The point was the two goddesses!
That damned drunkard.
For a moment, countless people could not help grumbling inwardly, convinced that Gu Changqing had truly drunk himself stupid.
After all, this was an immense blessing that countless people dreamed of but could never attain.
Yet Gu Changqing acted as though no one else existed, utterly immersed in his own world.
After leaving them with those words, he gulped down his wine and rode away on his sword, vanishing beyond the Taiyin Star in the blink of an eye.
He left only Xihe and Changxi behind, both wearing aggrieved expressions.
Only after Gu Changqing had vanished completely did Xihe finally come to her senses.
"Hmph, some Wine Sword Immortal!"
"If you ask me, he's nothing but a block of elm wood!"
"He hasn't the slightest feeling for romance..."
Xihe stamped her foot indignantly, muttering to herself in utter disappointment.
Seeing this, Changxi, though inexperienced in worldly affairs, seemed to catch a hint of something.
She looked at Xihe with a smile and teased:
"I've never seen you look like this before, Sister!"
"Could it be... that you've fallen for Fellow Daoist Changqing?"
At those words, Xihe snapped out of her daze, her face instantly filling with embarrassed indignation.
"You... you little minx! How dare you tease your elder sister?"
Despite her words, Xihe kept gazing in the direction Gu Changqing had disappeared, unable to look away for a long time.
The sight made countless cultivators watching from afar grind their teeth.
Some Wine Sword Immortal you were. You really deserved to die...
They were practically mad with envy.
Meanwhile!
Gu Changqing returned to the Interception Sect.
"Hehe, I can finally brew some wine..."
He muttered impatiently.
As he spoke, he immediately set about brewing.
With a thought, a pool of spring water as clear as a mirror appeared before him, floating in the void.
It looked only a few dozen feet across, but it actually held an endless supply of Innate Holy Spring water.
This was something Gu Changqing had accumulated when he first transmigrated.
After all, having inherited the Great Dao of Wine, he naturally needed the finest spring water to brew wine.
And this Innate Holy Spring could not have been more suitable.
This time, he used no other ingredients in his brewing.
The reason was simple!
The Moon Laurel Blossoms alone were already of a sufficiently high grade.
Gu Changqing drained an entire jar of fine wine in one go, growing even more intoxicated.
Yet anyone who examined him closely would have noticed that his eyes were instead becoming clearer and sharper.
The more he drank, the more clearheaded he became; without wine, he looked listless instead!
Then Gu Changqing hesitated no longer and began brewing at once.
With the Great Dao of Wine at his command, it was as effortless as plucking something into his hand.
His hands formed one profound seal after another.
In an instant, waves of Dao resonance spread out.
Whoosh...
The Innate Holy Spring water bubbled backward, surging up into the void.
At the same time, more than a dozen Moon Laurel Blossoms fell into the Innate Holy Spring water.
Their radiance intertwined, bathing the entire cave abode in shimmering light.
Vast medicinal power surged, rising and falling as a wondrous fusion began.
Though the brewing had only just begun, a refreshing wine fragrance was already gradually gathering and spreading.
Within the Outer Sect, several disciples could not help turning to look.
"This... Junior Brother Changqing must be drinking again!"
Someone wore a look of realization.
However, Gu Changqing had once frightened Qiu Shou Xian into kneeling and begging for mercy with a single sword strike, then received a reward from Saint Tongtian.
His reputation within the Outer Sect was now worlds apart from what it had been.
Thus, no one said anything more.
The sun rose and the moon set, and the years drifted by!
One day, Gu Changqing's expression suddenly shifted inside his cave abode.
"Today, the Moon Laurel Fine Wine is complete!"
His words had barely fallen!
In an instant, a wine fragrance thousands of times richer than before erupted in full.
Rich and fragrant!
Refreshing to the heart and soul!
The aroma was so intensely concentrated that it spread across all of Golden Ao Island in mere moments.
"Just what kind of wine is this?"
"How could a mere whiff of its fragrance make even me feel tipsy?"
"Master above, your disciple has never drunk wine! This fragrance is simply too powerful and has seeped into my body!"
The Outer Sect disciples cried out in alarm.
As the wine fragrance spread, they began to feel faintly intoxicated.
Everyone was startled, inwardly begging forgiveness for their transgression, afraid their masters would think they too had taken to excessive drinking.
Not only the Outer Sect disciples, but even Duobao and the others had caught that extraordinarily rich wine fragrance.
Inside Biyou Palace, Tongtian's expression shifted, and he too awoke from secluded cultivation.
"Oh? Is that brat Changqing brewing wine again?"
"Why does this scent feel somewhat familiar?"
As a saint, Tongtian considered himself widely knowledgeable, and he had tasted countless fine wines offered to him by powerful cultivators.
Yet the wine fragrance drifting from Gu Changqing's cave abode surpassed that of any wine Tongtian had ever drunk.
This filled Tongtian with curiosity.
With a thought, Tongtian vanished from Biyou Palace.
He intended to visit Gu Changqing's cave abode and investigate.
At the same time, Duobao and the others hurried toward Gu Changqing's cave abode as well.
The emergence of the Moon Laurel Fine Wine had drawn the attention of everyone in the Interception Sect.
As for Tongtian!
The moment he arrived at Gu Changqing's cave abode, Tongtian abruptly stopped.
The wine fragrance here had almost taken solid form, leaving even Tongtian dazed for an instant.
Without realizing it, he actually swallowed.
Looking closely, he saw Gu Changqing cradling the freshly brewed wine and drinking to his heart's content, thoroughly intoxicated.
"Disciple Changqing? What wine is this?"
Rather than scolding Gu Changqing, Tongtian asked curiously.
At his words, Gu Changqing, who was nearly drunk enough to collapse over the wine jar, stirred.
"Master Tongtian?"
"Hehe, did you follow the fragrance of the wine here too, Master?"
"Haha, in that case, please have a taste and see what you think of your disciple's brewing skills!"
With a flick of his finger, a jade flask appeared, filled with Moon Laurel Fine Wine.
Everyone rolled their eyes at the sight, their faces full of helplessness.
Their youngest junior brother Changqing had drunk himself senseless again.
Failing to salute their saintly master upon meeting him was bad enough.
Now he even dared invite their master to drink with him?
How utterly disrespectful!
Yet Tongtian did not take offense as everyone had expected.
He paused at first, then burst into laughter:
"Haha, very well!"
"Since my disciple has invited me, I shall sample your fine wine!"
At his words, everyone stood dumbstruck.
Their master... had actually agreed?
Wasn't it said that saints had long since shed their desire for food and drink?
Apparently, the wine simply had not been fragrant enough.
Faced with a fine wine like today's, even Tongtian could not resist temptation.
Tongtian paid no attention to their reactions.
Stepping forward, he took a small mouthful of wine.
In an instant, Tongtian's expression changed drastically.
"This is... the fragrance of Moon Laurel Blossoms?"
"No wonder it seemed familiar earlier!"
"Disciple Changqing, you... you brewed this wine with Moon Laurel Blossoms?!"
At that moment, Tongtian nearly exploded with rage!
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