From Menial Laborer to Immortal Venerable

"Oh, True Lord instructed that when Senior arrived, you could go directly to his cave abode!" Lan Yanping said respectfully.

Zhou Xun nodded and instructed his two mounts:

"Chiwū, Fengzhong, wait here."

"Yes!"

Then, amid Xu Ziling and the other man's respectful manner, he entered Ringless Island.

Upon arriving at Ironside True Lord's cave abode, he found the door to the adjacent artifact-refining chamber tightly shut, with faint peals of thunder rumbling from within.

"Looks like Daoist Tieshan has yet to finish refining it."

Zhou Xun withdrew his gaze after a glance.

Seeing the wine jug on the stone table, he could not help but laugh. He turned a wine cup over so that it faced upright,

then picked up the jug and poured himself a cup.

This was Dan Yuan Wine, personally brewed by Ironside True Lord. Its main ingredients even included two Tier 3 High-Grade demon dans, making it extraordinarily precious.

The last time Zhou Xun had come here, he had greatly enjoyed this wine. A single sip was also highly beneficial to cultivation.

But now that he had broken through to Nascent Soul, this wine could only satisfy his taste for drink.

"Unless it is brewed with a Tier 4 demon dan, it might still be of some use to me."

"Never mind. Once I get the recipe from Daoist Tieshan, I can try brewing some myself."

As he spoke, Zhou Xun raised his cup and took a small sip. Rich wine fragrance spread through his mouth. He slightly closed his eyes and savored this brief moment of peace.

He drank alone like this for an entire day.

At noon the next day, Zhou Xun sat at the stone table with a Jade Slip in hand, reading it with complete concentration.

It was the "Art of Sword