Chapter 82: The Green Plum and Wine Theory of Heroes

  "Alright, alright, everyone please take a seat. Today's wine gathering, officially begins!" With a wave of Huo Feng Ya's hand, servants brought up fine wines, nine one-foot tall large wine jars, lined up and placed beside them.

  Then came nine exquisite wine jugs, overflowing with fragrance that delighted the heart.

  Next are nine small and exquisite jade wine bottles, on which are carved landscapes, birds, beasts, and all things in the world.

  Finally there were four very small wine cups, each with only half a cup of fine wine.

  In front of each person was also placed a set of wine vessels: a sea bowl, a large wine cup and a small wine cup.

  Huofeng finished instructing, waited for the servant to retreat, then instructed another young man beside him, opened a jar of fine wine, and poured a full sea bowl for each person.

  Chu City heard the rumors of that fine wine, slightly astonished. Because this fine wine, unexpectedly wasn't very good, compared to the second layer's Blazing Blood Wine, it seemed even worse by a third.

  However, as he looked around, no one showed any unusual expression.

  At this time, Huo Fengyu raised the sea bowl and smiled slightly:

  "Today's wine gathering, as usual, still consists of three parts. The first part, with an eye on the Chu State border, evaluates the strongest heroes, broadens one's mind and takes them as role models, advancing bravely without fear."

  "The second part, in-depth discussion of cultivation and enlightenment, sharing with each other, and making progress together."

  "The third part, tasting wine and appreciating treasures, exchanging what one has for what one lacks."

  "Wine can be good or bad, and cultivation has its highs and lows. We are now like the strong liquor in this bowl, nothing but insignificant ants! However, our future will be incredibly brilliant! Now, let me drink this strong liquor to the last drop!"

  The phoenix feather leads the way, one drink and it's all gone.

  "Good, drink up this bowl of wine, and then we'll discuss other things!"

  "Drink up this bowl of wine!"

  Everyone took a drink and the atmosphere relaxed, becoming lively.

  Then Huo Huangyu ordered someone to open the second urn, and it turned out to be Liyan Blood Wine.

  "Come, let us all drink from this bowl and ask Brother to tell us about the heroes of the world! Fire, bring out the green plums, green plums cooked in wine, and discuss the heroes of the world!"

  Everyone shared a large bowl, and the young man called "Huo Er" opened the third jar of wine, took out a green plum, put it in, and then actually used blood fire to cook the wine, green plum cooked wine!

  "That's the unique Huo Lian Qing Mei method of the Fire House, using specially cultivated green plums to brew a wine that tastes extremely bitter, but with a sweetness hidden within the bitterness, it's very peculiar." Ling Die'er said in a low voice.

  Chu Cheng nodded slightly.

  Then a refined-looking young man, or rather youth, about twenty years old, slowly stood up, drank a bowl of green plum wine by himself, and said:

  "Having heard much below, fond of inquiring about news from all sides, he explains the heroes of today for everyone!"

  "The land of Chu is vast and rich in resources, with talented people emerging one after another! However, when it comes to true young heroes and extraordinary geniuses, they appear only once every five years, sometimes more than a few, but often not even one!"

  "Before the deadline, Chu State had a total of ten geniuses in the past five years!"

  "Tenth, Beifang Qianxue City 'Ice and Snow Cold Heart' Leng Qingying, a blood diamond. Qianxue City is a large city in one corner of the world, its master Chu Qianxue is at the peak of the mountains and seas, one of the top ten strongmen of Chushan Haijing. Leng Qingying is his disciple."

  "Ninth, on the east coast is Duānlàng City. The 'Duānlàng Demon Blade' Duāndōnghǎi, a blood diamond. Duānlàng City is a large city, its master Chǔ Duānlàng is one of the top ten strongest in the Chu State's mountain and sea border. Duāndōnghǎi is his disciple."

  "Eighth, the Devil's City on the extreme western border 'three stones' suspected to be two blood diamonds. The origin is unknown, mysterious and unparalleled, who they learned from, no one knows."

  "Seventh, the Mountain Shadow City's Mountain Shadow's son 'Divine Archer' Chu Yi, at least two Blood Diamonds. This person's archery skills are divine, seemingly possessing a pseudo-divine technique 'Divine Arrow Duplication Technique'."

  "Sixth, Wangdu 'Seven Mysteries' Shen Yinghua, two blood diamonds. One of the three major families in Wangdu, the Shen family's descendants. Each generation of the Shen family has a 'Seven Mysteries', Shen Yinghua is the current 'Seven Mysteries', known as 'Seven Mysteries Yinghua'."

  "Fifth, Wang Du 'Phoenix Clothes Immortal', Huo Phoenix Clothes, two blood diamonds, also the descendant of the three major families of Wang Du's Fire Family, and also the younger sister of Huo Phoenix Feather."

  "Fourth, Demon Capital's 'Yin Yang Demon Young Master' Luo Hong Cheng, two Blood Diamonds, the master of the ten million li long Luo River, descendant of the Luo family."

  "Thirdly, Dongdu's 'Luoshen' Lu Honglian, two blood diamonds, the master of the 100,000-mile Luo River, the descendants of the Luo family."

  "Secondly, God's 'Thunderstorm' Xue Kuang Lei, three blood diamonds, Wu Hou Shijia Lei Hou Fu descendant."

  "Firstly, Wangdu 'Crownless King' Fengshenjun, at least three blood diamonds, Wangdu's three major families' sealed family descendants."

  That many heard, finished saying these ten young heroes one by one, then looked at Huo Huangyi and began to explain the strong of the Seven Treasures Realm.

  Among those seven powerful beings, there was a so-called peerless genius. And among them, the one ranked tenth was surprisingly Chu Cheng's older brother, Chu Yan.

  "That's Na Duo, who exclaimed: 'Chu Yan, the son of Chu Tian Ge from Shanyang City, stepped into the capital of Chu at the age of twelve five years ago. His talent was astonishing and unparalleled, surpassing all other exceptional geniuses, and he was taken in as a disciple by Master Xuan.'"

  It is said that when he advanced to the Seven Treasures, he had at least refined six Blood Diamonds! Now that he has reached the third level of the Seven Treasures realm, he can instantly kill three third-level Seven Treasures realm Thunderbolt Thieves! And those three people were even holding heavy treasures! It is said that after this battle, Chu Yan already possesses the strength to kill ordinary Five Elements realm experts, and is a model for us!"

  As soon as this was said, everyone's eyes turned towards Chu Cheng.

  Chu City did not expect that his elder brother would be so powerful.

  After mentioning the top ten strongmen of the Seventh Treasure Realm, Duō Wén said again:

  "Detuanyu is just the beginning, Qibao is future hope, but Wuxingyu is the backbone of the middle flow! Next, I will talk about the top 10 strong men in Wuxingyu!"

  In Duo Wen's mouth, one by one familiar names appeared: Xiang Tianling, Dongfang Sanyi, Chu Longyuan, Chu Tianjiao...... It turned out that they were all among the top ten strongmen of Chu State.

  Those Heavenly Spirit, Dongfang Sanyi, Chu Tianjiao, were all the top four winners of the Youth Hero Rankings twenty years ago. And that Chu Longyuan was an old-timer who had reached the Five Elements Realm, and had even killed the Wanshe Wang of the Mountain Sea Realm, naturally making it onto the list.

  What made Chu City laugh and cry was that among the top ten strongmen of the Five Elements Realm, the first one was actually Chu Tian Ge!

  Unfortunately, they didn't know that Chu Tiange had already advanced to the Mountain and Sea Realm ten years ago. Now, he has even climbed to the peak of the Mountain and Sea Realm and is marching towards the Divine Spirit Realm.

  Finally, Duowen also mentioned the top ten strongmen of Shanhaijing.

  "The Five Elements Boundary is the middle-level strongholds, but the Mountain and Sea Boundary is truly the high-level strongholds, it's the crucial battle force of the entire Chu State! The top ten strongholds of the Mountain and Sea Boundary are all first-rate figures, with every move they make, the entire Chu State will be shaken!"

  The top ten strongmen of the Mountain and Sea Boundary also mentioned many famous figures. For example, Shen Junxia, the master of the Shen family, Chu Qianxue, the lord of the Thousand Snow City, Chu Duanlang, the lord of the Broken Wave City...

  It ends here, this wine will be the first part, and it will officially end. As for the strong ones in the realm of gods, they are not even qualified to comment on them, let alone understand.

  At this time, Huo Fengyu, as the host, finally stood up.

  Nine tanks of fine wine were left with only one tank, Huo Fengyu picked up the bowl of wine and said loudly:

  "The first part has officially come to an end! Come on, everyone, let's have a drink and then we'll proceed to the next part!"

  Everyone drank down the fine wine, and the second part began.

  This second part, vertical discussion of practice and enlightenment, sharing with each other, common progress.

  At this stage, some people will stand up and share their own insights gained from their practice, but it's not about the secrets of mystic skills, rather it's about understanding the realm.

  But those are their hard-won achievements and will not be passed on casually. So this part will have rewards.

  Anyone who stands up to explain will receive a certain amount of fine wine as a reward according to the content of the explanation. This fine wine is from those nine wine jars, corresponding to the fine wine on the 10th to 18th floors of Warming Jade Building.

  At this time, someone began to interpret.

  These different people's insights, say precious or not precious. But there is a saying that "other mountains' stones can be used to polish jade", others' insights will ultimately bring some benefits for oneself, and can be used as reference and verification.

  It's not just anyone, but for Chu Cheng, it was a rare opportunity. Although he had read extensively and occasionally received guidance from his father and brother, who were strong practitioners themselves, staying in the small town of Shanyang City meant that he had seen very few strong cultivators and rarely had the chance to discuss with others.

  And here, these geniuses are almost all from the royal family, with unique insights and perspectives. Chu City takes the essence and discards the dross, feeling that some of his own cultivation has gone astray, but now hearing others' epiphanies can help him get back on track.

  Even in the end, Chu Cheng also shared some of his insights.

  His insights are quite different, combining the ideas of the previous Xia Dynasty and Western thought, although not too profound, but with a unique style, ultimately winning the 18th layer of fine wine award, which is really good.

  Time flies by every minute and second, and soon the sky is darkening and night falls.

  The explanation of this part lasted for half a day before it finally came to an end.

  "Great, everyone spoke well. Especially that part about Chucheng, it was innovative and refreshing, even I was moved, combining my own experiences, I gained some insights, after returning, I will have to retreat for a while." Huo Fengyi clapped her hands and said:

  "Then comes the next part, which is also the highlight of this wine party: Wine Tasting and Treasure Appreciation, let's share our knowledge!"

  "On the path of cultivation, wealth and law are equally important, and neither can be lacking. Among them, wealth is the first and most important. We have gained and lost, and in the end, we have a certain amount of wealth, more or less, some of which can be used and some not. Now at this wine gathering, everyone is sharing what they have!"

  Huǒ Huáng Yǔ took out three things first and placed them in the center of the banquet, suspended in mid-air.

  A scarlet herb, a scarlet drop of blood, a scarlet feather.

  "Fire-refined Hemostatic Grass, a second-rate herb, a variant of the first-rate Hemostatic Grass that can be used to refine high-grade Hemostatic Pills. Those Hemostatic Pills are indeed second-rate elixirs."

  "A drop of heart's blood from a hundred-year-old Flame Spirit Rock Beast is comparable to a drop of Blood Essence."

  "Phoenix Tail Feather, this is one of the three tail feathers of a Fire Phoenix in the Seventh Treasure Realm. A Fire Phoenix only has three of these."

  "Everyone, if you need anything, feel free to take it, don't be polite!"