At that moment, the scene inside Gu Changqing's cave abode caught everyone by surprise.
Before him lay a shattered wine jar, its fragments scattered across the floor.
Wine flowed freely, spilling entirely around Gu Changqing's feet.
That was why its fragrance was so rich that everyone could clearly smell it even outside the cave abode.
Yet Gu Changqing stood frowning, staring at the flowing wine as though something puzzled him.
Seeing this, Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, an ominous premonition rising in their hearts.
This damn well... didn't look like a successful brew!
Duobao and the others also exchanged bewildered looks.
"This... what is going on?!"
"Senior Brother Changqing loves wine. Why would he let it spill like this?"
"This wine smells fragrant, but... it seems to lack that wondrous, indescribable aura."
"Exactly, exactly! I feel the same!"
"The wine Senior Brother Changqing brewed this time seems only capable of making people drunk. It doesn't seem to contain any profound Dao essence."
As the saying went, those who stayed near vermilion became red.
Perhaps seeing so many of Gu Changqing's wines had taught Duobao and the others to distinguish their quality.
They could clearly sense that the wine flowing around Gu Changqing's feet possessed nothing but fragrance.
Within it, they could detect none of the profound mysteries of the Great Dao that could help someone advance.
Compared with his earlier Primordial Violet Immortal Brew and Destiny Immortal Brew, the difference was that between clouds and mud.
One could even say that this was nothing more than the most ordinary mortal wine.
In an instant, Duobao and the others realized something.
Had this brew... failed?!
And Duobao's group were not the only ones to reach that conclusion.
Jieyin and Zhunti did as well.
The two studied Gu Changqing.
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