Chapter 1764: Ice Sandal Jade Liquid

"Almost done!"

Yun Xiao, who had been sensing the changes within the ice, paid no attention to the unusual expressions of the onlookers. After about 15 minutes, a low murmur escaped his lips.

Crack!

Yun Xiao reached out his hand and gently tapped the frozen ice. An invisible force emanated, and the onlookers could clearly see that a small hole had appeared beneath the ice.

This small hole seemed to have a kind of spirituality, constantly moving upwards. In no time, it had reached the blood-red substance beneath the ice.

Meanwhile, Yun Xiao had already placed a jade pot beneath the ice. Its opened mouth was aimed right at the hole in the ice, as if waiting for something.

Swish...

After a few breaths, there was a soft sound from within the ice, and a dark red liquid began to slowly flow through the hole into the jade pot below.

The dark red fluid did not look like ordinary liquor; it resembled a thick rice porridge, flowing very slowly. However, the onlookers were already stunned.

"So, the true Holy Rank wine is actually that unremarkable table!"

At this point, the onlookers realized what was going on. Among them, Meng Zhidao, who was seriously injured, expressed his realization with a touch of regret and remorse.

Earlier, Meng Zhidao thought that the wine in the jar contained Holy Rank wine, so he risked offending the Emperor Palace Supervisor Ma Nanfeng, ultimately getting seriously injured by the latter. Now, it seemed utterly unworthy.

But now that it was over, regret was useless. Even Ma Nanfeng could only helplessly watch the dark red viscous liquid continuously flow into the jade pot, unable to make any move.

What was most regrettable to them was that they still didn’t know what kind of wine the table had transformed into or whether it had truly reached the Holy Rank level.

Unfortunately, Yun Xiao remained silent, and Ma Nanfeng dared not ask, as the previous conflict between them was quite unpleasant. He was genuinely afraid that if he spoke, he would attract the boy’s attention, who might then kill him with a single stroke of his sword.

"Um... Brother Yun Xiao, is that really Holy Rank wine?"

While Ma Nanfeng didn’t dare to ask, neither did Meng Zhidao, but Lu Ye nearby, unabashedly asked in a loud voice, curiosity evident in his tone.

Lu Ye knew that with his cultivation, he had no chance of tasting Holy Rank wine. But if he could learn its name, or perhaps its effects, it could become a bragging point with his friends, so he couldn’t miss this opportunity.

At this moment, Lu Ye felt a deep sense of pride, thinking it was fortunate he recognized a hero in Yun Xiao and befriended him as soon as he arrived, gaining a sense of superiority.

To be honest, when Lu Ye first spoke with Yun Xiao, he had no idea about the boy’s background. Yet, he had never imagined that this youth could be so exceptional, truly a case of not judging a book by its cover.

"This substance is indeed Holy Rank wine!"

Hearing Lu Ye’s loud voice, Yun Xiao felt quite pleased, nodded, and as he spoke, the last drop of the dark red wine from the ice finally fell.

"This wine is called ’Ice Sandal Jade Liquid,’ naturally possessing a rich cold attribute, which is beneficial for cultivators with a cold attribute. However, if a fire attribute cultivator were to drink it, tsk tsk..."

Yun Xiao first explained the specifics of this so-called Ice Sandal Jade Liquid and then glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Ma Nanfeng. Although he left his sentence unfinished, his implication was abundantly clear.

Upon hearing this, a hint of fear flickered across the flushed face of the Emperor Palace Supervisor, secretly grateful that he hadn’t found the true Holy Rank wine, Ice Sandal Jade Liquid, first. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

With Ma Nanfeng’s Heavenly Realm Peak strength, he could barely suppress some Heavenly Rank wine, even if it were Heavenly Rank Advanced ice-cold wine, due to his strong fire attribute aura.

But if such an ice-cold wine reached the Holy Rank level, Ma Nanfeng wouldn’t have absolute confidence. Especially after being incapacitated by the wine vapor from the jar, he developed a certain fear of Holy Rank wine.

If a mere wisp of Holy Rank wine vapor could incapacitate him, imagine the catastrophe of ingesting wine with entirely opposing attributes.

Ma Nanfeng realized that if he had unknowingly consumed the Holy Rank ice-cold wine, the outcome might have been ten times harsher than now.

From this perspective, when Yun Xiao tossed the wine jar to Ma Nanfeng earlier, he might have saved the latter’s life. The twist of fate was something the Emperor Palace Supervisor Ma Nanfeng realized in an instant.

But Ma Nanfeng didn’t know that Yun Xiao never had such intentions. Firstly, he was reluctant to part with the Holy Rank wine, and secondly, someone at the Heavenly Realm Peak was far from worthy of his concern.

Even without relying on the Holy Rank Wine or the atmosphere it creates, Yun Xiao was absolutely confident in cutting down Ma Nanfeng, but right now, he had more important matters to attend to and didn’t want to waste time here.

"Haha, Brother Yun Xiao, congratulations on becoming the champion of this year’s Drunken Immortal Conference!"

Lu Ye was in a great mood, and at this moment, he no longer cared about Ma Nanfeng’s identity as a subordinate of the Emperor’s Palace, only hearing him let out a loud laugh, which left the two lying on the ground with complex emotions.

The Drunken Immortal Conference at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant is held annually, attracting countless wine enthusiasts to participate every year, and even Supervisor Ma Nanfeng of the Emperor’s Palace is no exception.

However, they never expected that in this Drunken Immortal Conference, where the Holy Rank Wine was rumored to appear, the one who laughed last was actually a young lad whose name they had just learned.

"Yun Xiao? Yun Xiao? Just where did this guy come from?"

Both Ma Nanfeng and Meng Zhidao couldn’t take their eyes off the young man in coarse clothes, watching as he slowly put the wine pot back into his Waist Storage, filled with doubts.

Until this moment, neither of them could sense Yun Xiao’s true cultivation, but just his wine identification skill alone had piqued their great interest, deciding that after leaving the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, they must uncover the boy’s background.

Especially Ma Nanfeng, who, besides his doubts, was also filled with anger and murderous intent. Being accustomed to wielding power and influence as a subordinate of the Emperor’s Palace, no one had ever dared to offend him like this.

Although the boy’s wine identification skills were indeed formidable and his methods quite peculiar, in Ma Nanfeng’s view, those were merely tricks. When it came to a real fight, this boy would surely be nothing more than a paper tiger, weak and useless.

But at the moment, Yun Xiao had no intention of dealing with Ma Nanfeng. After securing the Ice Sandal Jade Liquid, he turned his attention to the depths of the Zuichun Hall, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"Hmm? No one?"

However, after dozens of breaths passed and Yun Xiao still couldn’t sense any movement, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed. This was quite different from what he had initially thought.

Originally, Yun Xiao thought that after he found the Holy Rank Wine in this Zuichun Hall, the great figure behind the Drunken Immortal Restaurant would take the initiative to meet him, but now it seemed that he was merely wishful thinking.

With Yun Xiao’s power of soul at the half-step Holy Rank, he couldn’t sense the presence of any other person in the Zuichun Hall, or perhaps the person’s strength was too overpowering, making it impossible for his half-step Holy Rank soul sensing to detect.

But regardless of the situation, it all indicated that the hidden figure had no intention of showing themselves, perhaps due to the crowd, not wanting to appear, which truly messed up Yun Xiao’s plans.

"Oh?"

Just when Yun Xiao was feeling disappointed, he suddenly sensed something, then turned his head back, and immediately confirmed that the scent of wine in the Zuichun Hall had completely disappeared at this moment.

However, even though the intoxicating wine aura vanished, those who passed out from inhaling it did not wake up immediately; a special method was needed.

Clatter!

Moments later, the door of the Zuichun Hall finally made a loud noise, as if triggered by some mechanism before slowly opening inward, revealing some blurry figures outside.

Tap tap tap!

A series of footsteps sounded, and then Yun Xiao saw a group of figures entering the hall, the leading one being none other than Manager Zhou, the apparent leader of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant.

"Hehe, it seems that this year’s Drunken Immortal Conference champion has been claimed by this Brother Yun Xiao!"

Manager Zhou, upon entering the hall, immediately spotted the two standing out from the crowd, and his gaze selectively ignored Lu Ye, turning instead to the boy in coarse clothing at the innermost area, speaking without much hesitation.

Lu Ye, not an unknown person in Drunken Immortal City, but Manager Zhou knew full well that with Lu Ye’s cultivation at the Heavenly Realm Early Stage, it was impossible for him to be the ultimate victor.

Although Manager Zhou never thought of the young boy in coarse clothes as the champion in his heart, considering Ma Nanfeng and Meng Zhidao were both lying on the ground, the answer was now quite obvious.

"Rescue!"

Manager Zhou didn’t say much to Yun Xiao. The reward for being the Drunken Immortal Conference champion was a pot of Holy Rank Wine, so there was no need for any additional reward from him, and he directly issued the command to rescue.

However, when Manager Zhou shifted his gaze from Yun Xiao, he couldn’t help but cast a somewhat envious glance at his Waist Storage, knowing that this year’s Drunken Immortal Conference was quite different from those in the past.