Chapter 941 - 26: Zhuang Shan’s Shock (Second Update)

Chapter 941: Chapter 26: Zhuang Shan’s Shock (Second Update)

Time flies like a white steed crossing a gap.

Mu Qingge has been in the Huan Yue Domain for half a year.

During this half year, she rarely went out. With nothing else to handle, she dedicated herself to cultivation. Sometimes, she sat on the platform outside her cave dwelling, gazing at the scenery of the Huan Yue Domain, and felt this was the most leisurely and simple time since her rebirth.

No more conspiracies, no more deceit, no more endless tasks.

On the platform outside their cave dwelling, a silk cloth was laid out. Mu Qingge sat on the ground, with a wine pot placed beside her. She wasn’t practicing her cultivation or visiting the Cultivation Technique Building.

Recently, she felt the Divine Power in her body had been compressed to a critical point.

The mysterious old man told her that for these days, she didn’t need to cultivate anymore, just relax and contemplate the great path of the world, calmly awaiting the moment of breakthrough.

So, she chose to sit here, watching the moon rise and set, the tides ebb and flow.

The sea of clouds isn’t an ocean, yet is even more unpredictable.

Each distant mountain and nearby forest is filled with the essence of Tao.

Mu Qingge lay lazily on the silk cloth, propped her head with her hand, hooked the ear of the wine pot with her fingers, and poured wine in mid-air. The wine formed a sparkling silver thread that fell into Mu Qingge’s mouth.

A bit of wine splashed, landing on her collar and her slender neck, adding to her laziness.

At this moment, she seemed to return to the Peach Blossom Forest in Luodu of the Linchuan Qin Country, becoming the young lord with fresh clothes and a fierce horse, drunkenly resting on the beautiful knee of a lady!

The only difference was, now she wore the white garment of a disciple from the Huan Yue Domain, with no falling peach blossoms, and no beauty in her arms.

Yet, her demeanor remained as free and elegant, wild and unruly.

Tong Teng finished his cultivation and, upon seeing this scene, couldn’t help but be stupefied. He had never seen Mu Qingge’s carefree and wild side; to him, she was always calm and unperturbed.

For the first time, he thought Mu Qingge was somewhat sinister. It wasn’t derogatory, but a kind of praise. It seemed as if she possessed something exciting yet unattainable.

Tong Teng stood in place for a long time, unable to figure it out.

But he was assured, Mu Qingge was different from the others!

"What are you dazing here for? Come over and drink with me!" Mu Qingge spoke.

Tong Teng snapped back to reality, smiled, and strode over to Mu Qingge. "The boss wants to drink; of course, the younger brother shall accompany. Not only accompany but ensure it’s enjoyable and comfortable!"

He walked onto the silk cloth and sat cross-legged, intentionally not obstructing Mu Qingge’s view of the beautiful scenery. He took out some fine wine from his Qiankun Bag and placed them on the silk cloth one by one.

Mu Qingge flicked her sleeves and sat up from the silk cloth, moving to sit cross-legged, facing Tong Teng.

She picked up a wine jar, weighed it in her hand, and smiled at Tong Teng, "Just how much wine did you steal from Su Ming’s cellar? A year has passed, yet you still have some."

Tong Teng laughed, "Boss, you don’t know. Su Ming, that stingy woman, secretly has a big wine cellar. Many wines in there have aged, brewed by her ancestors. She’s normally reluctant to bring them out. Once, I stumbled upon it. So, before leaving, not only did I nab some from her small cellar, but also grabbed a few bottles from that heirloom cellar to savor."

As he spoke, he introduced to Mu Qingge, "Hey, the jar you’re holding now is from that heirloom cellar."

Mu Qingge, intrigued, examined it.

Tong Teng, teasingly, took the wine jar from her hand, carefully removed the sealed cloth, leaving a small opening. The rich aroma instantly permeated all around.

"How aromatic!" A voice came from behind the two of them.

Mu Qingge and Tong Teng turned their eyes to the visitor and smiled, "Brother Zhuang Shan has arrived."

Zhuang Shan walked over with hands behind him, observing the relaxed appearances of the two, and the wine jar in Tong Teng’s hand, he chuckled, "Arriving early isn’t as good as arriving at the right moment; it seems I made no mistake coming today."

He was quite amiable, seeing Mu Qingge and Tong Teng not cultivating, he didn’t comment further.

"Brother Zhuang Shan, please have a seat, we haven’t started yet." Tong Teng quickly invited.

Zhuang Shan didn’t hesitate and sat boldly in the gap between the two. The three of them, like three legs of a tripod, gathered on the silk cloth. In front of them lay the wondrous Huan Yue Domain landscape, vast and surging, the clouds rolling.

Tong Teng elatedly took out an empty vessel, tilted the wine jar in his hand, and the thick amber liquid slowly dripped from the opening.

This was no longer wine liquid, but wine syrup!

Sticky, and only with difficulty did a drop fall into the vessel.

Mu Qingge and Zhuang Shan both watched in surprise. After the drop of wine syrup appeared, the surrounding aroma grew stronger.

Zhuang Shan couldn’t help but take a deep breath, exclaiming, "I’ve lived for thousands of years, yet never smelled such fragrant wine!"

Thousands of years!

Mu Qingge and Tong Teng clicked their tongues.

Inwardly they mused, ’Cultivators indeed are ageless! Zhuang Shan looks at most thirty, but he’s actually lived for thousands of years.’

Thinking about the one in her family, Mu Qingge soon let go of this concern.

Tong Teng carefully resealed the cloth on the wine jar. Then he said to the two, "Boss, Senior Brother Zhuang Shan, you two should drink the other wine first. This old wine is over ten thousand years old and can’t be consumed directly. I’ll get some water from the Spiritual Spring to dilute it."

With that, he immediately teleported away.

Mu Qingge and Zhuang Shan exchanged a smile, each taking a jar of wine and clinking them together before drinking.

Tong Teng’s actions were swift; in no time, he returned holding a pot of water from the mountain’s Spiritual Spring. He carefully poured the spring water into a container, slowly dissolving that drop of wine.

Soon, a bowl of exquisite wine appeared before the three.

Tong Teng poured each of them a drink and then said, "The three of us originally came from different places, but because of Huan Yue Domain, we are able to drink together here. Let’s drink this cup to Huan Yue Domain!"

"Well said!" Zhuang Shan laughed.

The three clinked their cups and drank the exquisite wine in one go.

The wine was truly an ages-old fine brew, with a rich aroma and a mellow taste that left a fragrant aftertaste, lingering long.

With a cup of wine down, the three felt a bit dizzy.

However, this kind of dizziness was not the usual drunkenness, but a true inebriation — intoxicated by the mountains and waters, by the exquisite wine in the cup, and by the emotions in their hearts.

Outside the cave abode, the three drank, joked, and talked about the world, completely at ease, truly like otherworldly immortals!

After a few cups of old wine, Mu Qingge was already feeling her cheeks flush, and a heat rose from the dantian below her abdomen, igniting the divine power within her, starting to boil like water at a rolling boil.

"Boss, why is your face so red?" Tong Teng was the first to notice Mu Qingge’s strange condition and quickly asked.

Hearing his words, Zhuang Shan also turned to look at Mu Qingge and indeed saw that her face was flushed. He couldn’t help but ask, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Mu Qingge shook her head; she couldn’t answer them.

Because at this moment, she felt the barrier of her cultivation loosening.

Without any explanation, she immediately sat upright, closed her eyes, and entered cultivation.

Her sudden action left Tong Teng bewildered, prompting him to ask, "Boss, what’s wrong?"

Just as he reached out to pull Mu Qingge, Zhuang Shan suddenly yanked him back. Tong Teng lost his balance, falling onto the brocade cloth, and dizzily looked at Zhuang Shan, his eyes full of questions.

"Do not disturb him! He is undergoing a breakthrough!" Zhuang Shan said with a serious expression.

What!

Tong Teng sobered up immediately, staring in awe at Mu Qingge. He muttered to himself, "The boss has been in Huan Yue Domain for half a year; it’s about time he breaks through."

He himself was about to break through to the Fifth Layer of Spirit Void Realm; there was no reason why his boss shouldn’t advance!

"Let’s step back a bit and act as his protectors." Zhuang Shan pulled Tong Teng back.

Tong Teng nodded, and together with Zhuang Shan, they retreated to one side. The two circulated their divine power inside their bodies, performing a small cycle, expelling the alcohol, and then silently awaited Mu Qingge’s breakthrough.

Mu Qingge at this moment was completely immersed in the breakthrough.

The divine power within her, compressed countless times, finally erupted at this moment. Like golden flames, it surged through her limbs, bones, and various meridians.

Wherever it passed, it brought a burning sensation, quite uncomfortable, but after the sensation faded, a full-body comfort followed, as if her entire being had become much lighter.

The tank that held her divine power finally burst under the explosion of divine power, reforming into a much larger tank.

However, the new tank that formed was again destroyed by the exploding divine power. Helplessly, it had to reform into an even larger tank...

A golden glow emerged around Mu Qingge, enveloping her completely.

All around, the divine power converged toward her, forming a dense immortal mist that floated above her head, which she inhaled and converted into her power.

The flush on her cheeks grew more delicate, her skin becoming translucent like a gemstone beneath the surface.

Tong Teng watched in shock at Mu Qingge, whispering to Zhuang Shan, "Senior Brother Zhuang Shan, why does my boss look like this during a breakthrough? When I advanced, I didn’t look like a cooked shrimp!"

Zhuang Shan glared at him, explaining in a low voice, "Perhaps it’s because of the wine just now." He wasn’t entirely sure, only guessing.

Gradually, the divine power gathering around Mu Qingge’s exterior thickened, nearly absorbing all the divine power from the spiritual mountains surrounding their cave abode.

This sight made Zhuang Shan sigh in awe, "Qingge’s breakthrough is indeed quite magnificent!"

"It won’t cause any disturbance, will it?" Tong Teng worriedly asked, seeing all the divine power being frantically absorbed by Mu Qingge. He was afraid someone might unwittingly intrude and disturb Mu Qingge.

Zhuang Shan shook his head, "It won’t. This amount of divine power is nothing for Huan Yue Domain."

Just then, the aura around Mu Qingge abruptly strengthened, and with a vigorous momentum, it shot upward!

Feeling her changing aura, Zhuang Shan’s eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, "Eighth Layer of Spirit Void Realm! Ninth Layer of Spirit Void Realm! Spirit Cave Realm First Layer! A single breakthrough, up three realms at once!"