In a desolate and gloomy forest.

Yang Che was swiftly setting up a Formation in a clearing.

This time, he integrated all sixty-seven Sky Thunder Pearls into the Formation.

Then, he once again buried the 'Flying Stealth' underground.

Afterward, he drilled back into the ground and sat cross-legged.

At this moment, his expression was calm and composed.

With a movement of his palm, a purple gold gourd, entirely purple and shimmering with golden patterns, appeared in his hand.

This was precisely the purple gold gourd that the Old Man, Old Ancestor of Sword Four Peak, had given him.

The 'wine' contained within this gourd was his true trump card.

After the Old Man, Old Ancestor, gave him this wine, he specifically warned him that in times of crisis, when his life was at stake, he should only drink a small sip at a time and absolutely not drink too much.

At that time, Yang Che couldn't help but inwardly grumble, thinking the Old Man was stingy.

But later, after Tianxie Ziyin tasted a sip, her expression immediately changed.

Then, she stared at the wine in the gourd and studied it for a long time.

Finally, Tianxie Ziyin solemnly told him that it was best not to easily drink this wine.

Yang Che was naturally full of doubts.

So, under his persistent questioning, Tianxie Ziyin finally told him that there were two main ingredients used to brew this wine.

One was the extremely rare and precious 'ten thousand year spirit milk'.

The other was the incredibly bizarre 'Heaven Soul Intoxication'.

Even Tianxie Ziyin found it inconceivable that such special wine could be brewed using these two ingredients.

And in this large Cultivation World where the Mist Hidden Realm was located, Spiritual Qi had long been extremely thin, so it was logically impossible for such a Heaven-Defying spirit liquid as ten thousand year spirit milk to be born again.

This Heaven-Defying spirit liquid, it was said, could instantly restore a Cultivator's full magical power with just one sip, for Cultivators below the Soul Transformation Stage.

Such a Heaven-Defying item was extraordinarily rare even in ancient times.

Not to mention now, with the scarcity and thinness of Spiritual Qi, this ten thousand year spirit milk should simply not be able to appear.

Furthermore, 'Heaven Soul Intoxication' was an almost legendary 'divine item' that could claim one's life with just a sniff.

Yet, for these two to be mixed together and brewed into drinkable wine, even Tianxie Ziyin, who came from ancient times, had never heard of it nor seen it.

Clearly, the 'Heaven Soul Intoxication' in this brewed wine had been diluted.

Or more precisely, it had been modified.

But even so, a single sip of this wine would still make one intoxicated and feel as if floating in heaven.

Over time, it would lead to dependence, making it impossible to live without this wine.

However, due to the presence of ten thousand year spirit milk, a small sip of this wine would greatly restore the magical power in one's body.

But this 'alcohol tolerance' was extremely difficult to control.

Once too much was consumed, not only was there a danger of Spiritual Qi overload causing internal damage, but also, inhaling even a slightly larger amount of 'Heaven Soul Intoxication' could very likely lead to losing one's nature, falling into madness, or even sleeping indefinitely.

In short, while this wine was good, its side effects were also very strong.

Especially with long-term consumption, once dependence formed, it would be extremely difficult to quit.

Yang Che collected his thoughts and carefully examined the purple gold gourd for a long time.

Then he pulled out the stopper, took a small sip, and then very carefully and quickly stoppered the wine gourd again.

The mellow wine spread throughout his limbs and bones.

It felt warm and very comfortable.

His internal magical power quickly recovered by more than half.

Yang Che was delighted, but immediately, a dizzying sensation came over him.

He shook his head hard, but still found himself feeling a bit 'tipsy'.

Especially his eyes felt somewhat burning.

Just then, a red light suddenly broke through the mud and stone, shining directly towards him.

Yang Che, as if dominated by an inexplicable 'excitement', instantly teleported out of the ground.

The Crimson Robed Youth Mo Shaotian was about to say something, but Yang Che directly activated three hundred and sixty Flying Fire Needles, which immediately merged into one and fiercely stabbed towards Mo Shaotian.

“Hmph, what a waste of effort.”

Mo Shaotian scoffed, and his 'Body-Protecting Spiritual Light' instantly appeared on his body surface.

The Flying Fire Needles struck the Spiritual Light barrier, seemingly unable to penetrate it, just like last time.

But Yang Che had already taken a large gulp of the 'wine' from the purple gold gourd the moment the Flying Fire Needles were activated.

A swelling sensation made Yang Che unable to resist letting out a long roar towards the sky.

Then, with his magical power, the Flying Fire Needles surged forward, piercing a small hole through Mo Shaotian's Body-Protecting Spiritual Light.

Immediately afterward, dense Winged Fire Dragonflies strangely flew out, swiftly entering through this small hole and directly rushing towards the 'Ancient Mirror' in his hand.

Mo Shaotian immediately understood Yang Che's intention.

While somewhat admiring Yang Che, he still mocked Yang Che for wasting his efforts.

Mo Shaotian was about to retract the 'Ancient Mirror'.

But in an instant, he felt something was wrong.

Without him knowing when, a strange, tall Ancient Blood Corpse suddenly appeared behind him, actually holding a crimson broken bottle and spewing out streams of red light, tightly sucking onto his 'Ancient Mirror'.

He actually failed to put the 'Ancient Mirror' into his Storage Pouch at the first opportunity.

This was unprecedented.

“Ancient Treasure!”

Mo Shaotian immediately recognized the crimson broken bottle in the Ancient Blood Corpse's hand; it was actually a genuine 'Ancient Treasure'.

The enraged Mo Shaotian immediately pointed at the Ancient Blood Corpse.

A 'wind spear' moved with almost extreme speed, piercing through the Ancient Blood Corpse in the blink of an eye.

Blood splattered, but the Ancient Blood Corpse seemed completely unaffected, still tightly holding the crimson broken bottle Ancient Treasure aimed at the Ancient Mirror.

And in that instant, the dense Winged Fire Dragonflies had completely covered the 'Ancient Mirror'.

“Hmph, these insects alone cannot destroy this Young Lord's 'Soul-illuminating Mirror'.”

Mo Shaotian's arrogant words had just left his mouth.

When Yang Che suddenly sprayed a large mouthful of wine onto the 'Flying Stealth'.

The Flying Stealth transformed into a long snake, and its transparent threads quickly transmitted the wine into the swarm of Winged Fire Dragonflies.

The Winged Fire Dragonflies immediately became somewhat agitated, gnawing even more frantically at the 'Soul-illuminating Mirror'.

Soon, with a snap.

The Soul-illuminating Mirror was actually gnawed open with a large gap by these strange insects, and then its mirror surface was completely gnawed away.

Mo Shaotian was slightly stunned, somewhat unable to believe that all of this before his eyes could be done by a junior in the Early Golden Core Stage?

Just as Mo Shaotian's killing intent surged, Yang Che had already retrieved the Ancient Blood Corpse Mie and the broken bottle, as well as the Flying Stealth and the meritorious Winged Fire Dragonflies, and then activated the Formation containing sixty-seven Sky Thunder Pearls.

Amidst the earth-shattering roar.

Mo Shaotian cursed incessantly.

But Yang Che had already vanished without a trace.

…

More than a month later.

A young man, appearing somewhat 'mad' and with a cultivation at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, appeared in Dark Abyss City.

This young man was taciturn, his long hair slightly disheveled, covering his eyes a little.

These days, he had been living in the 'slum' of the city's north, which was the gathering place for Loose Cultivators.

He slept during the day and would mysteriously 'disappear' at night.

This ordinary young man was none other than Yang Che.

That day, after he destroyed the Ancient Mirror in Mo Shaotian's hand, while Mo Shaotian was obstructed by the explosion of the sixty-seven Sky Thunder Pearls, he teleported away continuously without regard for the cost, completely shaking off Mo Shaotian.

Afterward, he hid at the foot of the mountain for more than half a month, until one night, he used the Divine Concealment Art to display his cultivation at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage and entered Dark Abyss City.

These days, in addition to inquiring about the master-level Talisman Maker, Yang Che also visited several markets in the city, hoping to find a way to completely eliminate the 'side effects' caused by over-drinking the wine in his body.

Yang Che was grateful to the Old Man for this miraculous wine that saved his life, yet he also grumbled inwardly about what kind of wine this Old Man's wine was, as its side effects were a bit too severe.

Even now, Yang Che still felt a dizzy 'tipsy' sensation.

What was worse, he had several times almost given in to the urge to drink heavily from the purple gold gourd.

Although he barely managed to restrain himself in the end, it was becoming increasingly dangerous.

He felt that he was about to lose control of his desire to 'drink' madly.