Chapter 1156 - He Made a Breakthrough!
Chapter 1156 He Made a Breakthrough!
More than 70 wine cups came flying over in 70 directions. They landed precisely without even spilling a single drop!
“Amazing!”
“He controlled more than 70 cups of wine at the same time! He has excellent control over his internal Qi!”
“John Doe excels in all aspects. Even his method of pouring wine is so extraordinary.”
Many comments from ongoing discussions came in from all sides.
Compared with those Wulin people who came to watch the fun, all the representatives of the four clans, eight factions, and sixteen sects were more shocked by Fang Qiu’s surprising move, especially the experts sitting in the VIP seats on the second floor.
Due to their meagre strength, other average cultivators might not know the profound meaning of Fang Qiu’s magic trick, but the topmost Wulin experts were very aware of it.
This move required Fang Qiu to attain the acme of perfection in controlling his internal Qi.
Frankly, most of these top experts couldn’t do it.
The experts of the eight factions and sixteen sects exchanged glances, shaking their heads in disbelief.
“Here is your liquor.”
When all the wine cups landed in front of his guests, Fang Qiu picked up the last remaining cup on the square table in front of him and raised it to toast his guests. “To all seniors!”
Then, with a toss of his head, he drained his cup in one gulp.
All the experts present shifted their eyes to the wine cup before them.
“Delicious.”
“This kind of rich fragrance is rarely found in wines!”
“Hmm? Is there the Qi of Heaven and Earth in the liquor?”
“I feel its taste is rather unusual.”
“Sure enough. The wine contains the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and not just a little.”
Sniffing the aroma of the wine in the cup, all the experts present couldn’t help exclaiming in amazement.
These Wulin people had never seen any alcoholic drink imbued with Qi of Heaven and Earth before.
Who would use the Qi of Heaven and Earth to make wine?
It was a well-known fact that the Qi of Heaven and Earth could not be seen or touched. Martial arts practitioners could absorb it, but mixing it with wine as if it were herbs sounded absurd, apart from the fact that the Qi of Heaven and Earth and the strong distilled liquor didn’t blend well together.
So, how did Fang Qiu manage to add the Qi of Heaven and Earth into his wine?
The question was worth well thinking about.
In the whole world, to be able to utilize the Qi of Heaven and Earth for wine-making meant that one had the Heaven and Earth Treasure.
Could it be that Fang Qiu brewed this wine with Heaven and Earth Treasure?
“Chug.”
Elder Zhan couldn’t stand it anymore. He lifted the wine cup in front of him and finished it in one gulp.
Then he smacked his lips.
Immediately after that, he looked toward Zhan Lin’s cup.
Seeing this, Zhan Lin quickly lifted her cup and swallowed the wine in one gulp.
Elder Zhan was dumbfounded.
He drank too quickly to sample the wine, though he knew full well that it would be the best wine that he had ever drunk. However, the wine was so good that it ended up in his stomach before his tongue could taste it carefully.
It was like a pig eating a rare immortal fruit. With such a ravenous appetite, Elder Zhan couldn’t taste anything when downing only one small cup.
He wanted to get Zhan Lin’s wine to taste it slowly and carefully.
To his great surprise, this little girl didn’t give him any chance and gulped the wine down in one draught.
This made Elder Zhan very anxious.
He could only look greedily and longingly at other people’s wine.
Everyone else was sipping and savoring this wine to get its full flavor.
As soon as they smelt the aroma, everyone realized the wine must be unusual, so they took their time to try it, bit by bit.
After all, this was a wine tasting party.
Seeing Elder Zhan in such an awkward situation, the experts on the second floor burst out laughing.
Diwu Mingchuan even deliberately raised his wine cup to toast Elder Zhan.
“Brat.”
Elder Zhan couldn’t help but complain to Fang Qiu impatiently. “Such a mean host! This small cup of wine is not enough at all. I can’t even taste its flavor after downing one cup.”
“Senior, just hang on. There are three rounds of wine in total.”
Fang Qiu smiled and said, “This is only the first round. Everyone, please try it.”
Since there were three rounds, they no longer needed to stint on the liquor.
Hearing his words, everyone raised their heads and gulped down the rest of the liquor.
After draining their cups, many of them were utterly shocked when they felt how the wine reacted in their stomach!
Even the patriarchs of the four great families and Meng Lingyun, the deputy chief of the Pear Garden, looked a little taken aback.
The wine had quite a kick!
“Boom!”
All the onlookers were waiting for their comments when those experts felt the change with their eyes closed. A gust of Qi of Heaven and Earth suddenly erupted from the inn’s second floor.
As soon as the Qi appeared, everyone immediately looked over.
It was from the middle-aged man sharing the table with Sword Fanatic.
Even at this time, the middle-aged man didn’t open his eyes. The aura enveloping him was heavy with moisture like the humid pressure felt before it started to rain.
“Did he make a breakthrough?”
“This person has actually broken through!”
“Was it because of this liquor?”
“After downing that cup of wine, I feel hot all over. It’s very strong.”
“It’s not just hot. I can even feel the wine has turned into internal Qi in my body. My power has increased a lot because of this.”
“This liquor is really amazing.”
“No wonder he sent out invitations and invited all the Wulin experts here. It turns out that there is such a wonderful liquor.”
…
Everybody was talking about the matter.
Unexpectedly, just as everyone was engaged in a heated discussion…
“Buzz…”
A stream of internal Qi suddenly burst forth from the middle-aged man of the ninth class with one opened meridian. Like a gust of wind, it spread out in all directions.
Meanwhile…
The middle-aged man opened his eyes.
“I’ve broken through!”
A look of ecstasy appeared on his face.
“Thank you, John Doe, my dear brother.”
The man, his face radiant with joy, immediately stood up and cupped his hands to thank Fang Qiu. “I’ve been stuck in my previous realm for several years, though it seemed I was very close to a breakthrough. If it weren’t for this cup of wine, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to break through for years.”
“This is your lucky chance, senior.”
Fang Qiu said with a smile.
On the first floor, all the onlookers were startled.
“Could John Doe’s liquor help us break through?”
“Isn’t that just amazing?”
“After one cup of wine, even the man of the ninth-class with one opened meridian could make a successful breakthrough. Wouldn’t it be much easier for us to achieve that?”
“Isn’t this marvelous?”
“I’m in desperate need of one sip!”
…
Even the four patriarchs, Meng Lingyun and Sword Addict were shocked, let alone those martial arts practitioners who were standing by and watching.
Awe-inspiring masters like themselves knew very well the difficulty of each breakthrough.
That middle-aged man, who had been cultivating for many years, could be regarded as a senior figure in Wulin. Even though he had high combat effectiveness, he had always remained in the ninth class with one opened meridian. He just couldn’t make any upgrade in his cultivation.
But he didn’t expect John Doe’s wine would help him make the breakthrough!
More importantly, they could also feel their own progress.
After swallowing a cup of wine, regardless of whether they tasted its flavor, they could all feel the astonishing effects as the wine began to circulate within their bodies.
It did not only thoroughly nourish their bodies but also turned into internal Qi while being digested.
The internal Qi was produced from the inside.
This kind of internal Qi, which seemed to be produced by themselves, was far more beneficial to their bodies and cultivation than the Qi of Heaven and Earth absorbed from the outside world!
“Brother John Doe, what kind of wine is this?”
On the first floor, Mu Rufeng stood up, looked at Fang Qiu curiously, and said, “I feel as if I’m going to break through to the ninth class after drinking this cup of wine. It’s fantastic!”
“This wine is called Heaven Dew.”
Fang Qiu answered with a smile.
“Great.”
“Nice name.”
“Only liquor with this quality deserves to be called Heaven Dew.”
“This liquor should be only possessed by the Celestial! Superb wine! Fabulous!”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, many people became increasingly curious.
Was it due to the liquor that John Doe improved his cultivation at such an amazing speed?
They soon finished their first cup.
“More!”
Before Fang Qiu could speak, Sword Fanatic slammed the table and knocked the wine cup into the air. Then, with a wave of his right hand, the jade cup immediately flew toward Fang Qiu.
Fang Qiu gently raised his hand. As his fingertips touched the wine cup, he gently twisted his wrist, launching the Taiji Cloud Hand move to guide the wine cup sailing toward him to land steadily on the table in front of him.
Everyone’s eyes lit up as they witnessed his move.
“He tackled the tough with great ease! Bravo!”
“It’s remarkable.”
This time, it was not the onlookers on the first floor who praised him, but the experts on the second floor.
When Fang Qiu sent those cups to them, they saw his excellent control of internal Qi. This time, by sending the cups back, they learned of his unparalleled strength to counteract forceful strikes. Although Sword Fanatic just made a casual move, Fang Qiu reduced its power to zero by a simple wrist-twisting motion. His perfect performance deserved commendation.
“One more cup.”
Diwu Mingchuan smiled, waved his right hand and directly threw the wine cup in his hand at Fang Qiu. This time, the cup shot toward him at a faster rate and with more force than Sword Fanatic’s.
It seemed that he wanted to test John Doe’s strength.
Fang Qiu was speechless.
Under such circumstances, he could only take it head-on.
He stretched out his right hand.
Just like before, when Diwu Mingchuan’s wine cup flew close, he accurately placed his fingertips at its bottom. Then, he turned his wrist around and quickly dissipated the tremendous force borne by the wine cup. Then, he put it down, letting the wine cup settle steadily on the table.
Diwu Mingchuan looked at him, his eyes flashing.
When the others saw this, they also made their moves one after another.
There were even three or four wine cups flying over simultaneously.
However, Fang Qiu handled all the cups coming to him with great ease and set them down gently on the table.
“He really lives up to his reputation as the most promising young man.”
John Doe managed to reduce the power of all the strikes from so many experts so easily and without making a single mistake. Yun Yangzi, as the best youth in the previous generation, couldn’t help sighing with emotion, “If it were me, I would never be able to do it.”
“Not bad.”
Meng Lingyun nodded with a smile and said, “He has a solid mastery of basic skills. If you’re willing to spend more time and effort on basic training, you can also do it when you reach his level.”
…
Fang Qiu caught all the 70 or more wine cups.
“Bring up the wine.”
Fang Qiu shouted.
He Gaoming, together with seven brothers, walked up with a jar of wine in their arms. Fang Qiu opened the jar to pour the wine.
Then, he filled up more than 70 cups of wine.
“Everyone, please!”
After filling each cup, Fang Qiu waved his hand again and sent more than 70 wine cups full of Heaven Dew in all directions.
Everyone grabbed the cups in mid-air and drank it up!
This time, unlike the others who emptied their cup in a gulp, Elder Zhan smiled brightly and began to savor the taste of the liquor, sipping it slowly.