Inside the Green Bamboo Palace, there were hundreds of wine houses. Those who could sell spirit wine here were at least Harmonious Spirit old devils.
Most of the Vein Opening disciples could only set up simple stalls along the street to display their spirit wine for the passing cultivators to drink.
The free tasting fees were recorded in the accounts and paid by the sect. The immortal jades used by the cultivators to buy the wine were collected by the disciples of the Green Bamboo Palace.
This sect made spirit wine as a business. The purpose of this wine party was to select disciples who were good at wine making and focus on training them.
In order to earn immortal jades and gain the attention of the sect, every disciple of the Green Bamboo Palace tried their best to attract customers.
Ning Fan walked along the bamboo street while smelling the fragrance of the wine. His murderous heart was at peace at this moment. The old monster said that women and wine were indispensable, and it was indeed true.
Along the way, there were many female stalls with kind eyes and flirtatious glances, causing many male cultivators to stop in their tracks. Only Ning Fan remained calm and only smiled at the women who came and went.
He would occasionally taste a cup, but he never bought or commented on the quality of the spirit wine. After drinking the wine, he turned around and left.
Moreover, most of the spirit wines he drank were first grade, there were almost no second grade ones.
Cao Kang, who was following behind him, complained incessantly. He followed Ning Fan in order to drink more second grade spirit wine and use it to break through the bottleneck of intermediate Harmonious Spirit realm.
He wanted to lead Ning Fan to the high grade wine stalls, but Ning Fan seemed to know the way and went towards the low grade wine stalls. In the end, he actually went to the first grade wine section that specialized in first grade spirit wines.
Could it be that Ning Fan knew the way? No, this was the first time a Vein Opening junior came to the Green Bamboo Palace, how could he know the way?
This is the first time this little friend Yun Fan came to the Green Bamboo Palace. Unless he can use his divine sense to scan the surroundings and understand the layout of the palace, there is no way he can recognize the way Divine sense to scan the palace? This is simply too inconceivable! "
The moment this thought rose, it was immediately extinguished by Cao Kang. He only felt that his idea was too ridiculous.
Using divine sense to scan the layout of the Green Bamboo Palace was unrealistic.
Not to mention the fact that Ning Fan was a Vein Opening junior without divine sense. Even if he had divine sense, there was a peak Nascent realm sense isolation formation inside the palace. Unless it was a Spirit Severing old ancestor, who else could use divine sense to scan the palace?
"Forget it. Since Young Friend Yun wants to drink some First Grade Spirit Wine, I'll accompany him for the time being. After all, he's the one paying for the wine …"
Cao Kang still had some good points. After receiving money, he would do things honestly.
Cao Kang no longer cared about the grade of the spiritual wine. He simply followed behind Ning Fan. Whenever he saw a spiritual wine, he would take a cup and gulp it down like a cow chewing on a peony.
Ning Fan did not pay attention to Cao Kang. His heart was immersed in the cups of wine, using the wine to calm his mind.
Cup after cup of spirit wine entered his throat and transformed into a warm current that aroused traces of comprehension.
When people were sad and in pain, they would drink to dilute their sorrow.
When people were happy and celebrating, they would drink to raise the atmosphere.
Why sadness can be diluted, and why joy is more engraved in my heart …
Why are there people who can't get drunk even after a thousand cups, but when they are sad, they get drunk after just one cup …
Ning Fan pondered inwardly. All of his Dao Comprehension flowed into the wine. Gradually, he realized that what Jiu Zhongyuan said made sense.
Alcohol couldn't change a person's mood. What changed was the heart itself.
Mortals could not handle alcohol and would get drunk. Cultivators had magic power to protect themselves. Why would they still get drunk?
Looking at the cup of wine in his hand, Ning Fan's comprehension deepened. He realized that as he comprehended the Dao of Wine, his divine intent began to improve!
It was not a sublimation from Great Accomplishment to Perfect Accomplishment. Instead, it was a qualitative change …
On the star island, he had initially combined the three intents of Divine, Demon and Devil into one. He drew the Seven Apricot Snow Scenery in the sky and created the Wind and Snow Technique.
In the Lost World Tower, he had completely combined the three intents, allowing them to enter a primordial state.
The Eighth Grade Divine Intent of Rain, the Sixth Grade Devil Intent of Mountain and the First Grade Fu Li Demon Intent.
What was the brand new divine intent that was obtained after combining the three intents? And what grade was it?
Ning Fan had no idea. However, the brand new divine intent was displayed in the Seven Apricot Snow Scenery. It was just that its grade was above the First Grade.
Intents were divided into nine grades. Demon General Li Ban's Carp Demon Intent was at the ninth grade while the Fu Li Demon Intent and the Four Saints Demon Intent were at the first grade … What was the level of intents above the first grade?!
The cup of wine in his hand was like a primer, leading Ning Fan to have a series of comprehensions.
Ning Fan realized that this wine must have something in common with his brand new divine intent. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to be absent-minded just because of a cup of wine.
"What exactly is my new divine intent? And what grade is it?"
"What Great Dao does this cup of wine contain? Why can it make me absent-minded?"
"I can't figure it out. I can't figure it out …"
Ning Fan picked up the first grade spiritual wine again and again and put it down again and again.
When he passed by the stalls, he was disappointed again and again.
No, it's not … This is not the wine that he wanted. These wines could not give him a thorough comprehension and could not allow his divine intent to advance again.
Ning Fan's mind became more and more agitated. This was a sign that he had failed in his comprehension and the birth of his Heart Devil.
In front of his eyes, waves of hatred and the past flashed. It was the humiliation that he suffered in Hai Ning of Wu Country when he was still a mortal.
"Why would these past events disturb my mind at this moment …" Ning Fan's frown deepened.
Cao Kang who was following behind Ning Fan was somewhat startled.
Why did Yun Fan suddenly become so picky? Could it be that he is going to look for a second grade spiritual wine instead of a first grade spiritual wine?
Ning Fan frowned as if someone owed him immortal jades.
While Cao Kang was pondering, he was interrupted by the sound of coughing blood in front of him.
"This wine … Cough!"
Ning Fan lifted the wine cup and took a sip. His face was filled with surprise. At the next moment, the past that had been bothering him turned into a mouthful of dirty blood and he coughed it out!
This scene made Cao Kang jump in fright.
Why did he cough blood when he was just drinking?!
Cao Kang walked closer to the stall and glanced at it with a cold gaze. The wine that made him cough blood was just a first grade spiritual wine.
No, it was barely a first grade spiritual wine. The medicinal power of this wine was so thin that it was only slightly stronger than ordinary wine.
No, it was just an ordinary wine with a slight medicinal taste!
"Little Friend Yun is coughing blood. Could it be that this wine is poisonous? Or is it because the medicinal power of this wine is too strong that it hurt little friend Yun's immortal veins? It can't be. The taste of the wine is so faint that it doesn't have any medicinal power. Is it really poisonous? "
Cao Kang suspiciously picked up a cup of wine and smelled it. With a strange expression, he drank it all in one gulp and became even more puzzled.
Strange, this wine tasted bad, but it didn't seem to be poisonous?
Like water, it was so bland that it didn't even have the slightest bit of medicinal power. It was unable to raise his cultivation in the slightest.
But it really wasn't poisonous.
Cao Kang secretly pondered and couldn't find any reason to make Ning Fans cough blood.
He had accepted Ning Fans money, so he couldn't be irresponsible for his safety.
"Is this wine brewed by you?! Tell me, why did my friend vomit blood after drinking your wine?! "
Cao Kang's eyes darkened as he glanced at the stall owner with a dignified expression. The stall owner was a young man with a cultivation of third level Vein Opening, pitifully weak.
From Cao Kang's point of view, the most direct way to find out why Ning Fan vomited blood was to ask the stall owner.
The other party was only a third level Vein Opening cultivator while Cao Kang was a Harmonious Spirit cultivator. In front of him, how could the young man dare to lie!
Being questioned by Cao Kang, the young man's face turned pale. His brewing technique was indeed not good. This batch of wine was not even a first grade wine, so it naturally wasn't a good wine.
But even if it wasn't a good wine, at least the quality was not a problem. It was absolutely impossible for someone to vomit blood after drinking it!
But after hearing Cao Kang's overbearing tone, the young man knew that if he didn't give Cao Kang a satisfactory answer, this matter would become big.
Didn't you hear what Cao Kang said? The one vomiting blood was Cao Kang's friend! He was the friend of a Harmonious Spirit old monster. He, a Vein Opening disciple, couldn't afford to offend him!
Deacon Cao, this junior really doesn't know why this brother vomited blood, but this junior is willing to compensate
Good! Compensate! Take out the compensation and my friend won't pursue this matter anymore! Cao Kang turned around and saw that Ning Fan had already wiped away the blood and was deep in thought.
Seeing that Ning Fan was fine, Cao Kang relaxed and didn't want to make this matter bigger. He was a disciple of the Green Bamboo Temple. If his sect's wine made someone vomit blood, he would have an excuse to reprimand and ask for compensation, but he didn't think it was necessary to do anything to this disciple.
Yes! This junior is willing to compensate with ten, ten immortal jades
The young man was a bit scared. Cao Kang was a Harmonious Spirit expert and an outer deacon of the Green Bamboo Temple. He was in charge of these new disciples.
The young man was afraid of offending Cao Kang, so in order to make amends, he was naturally willing to pay. But this amount of money was a bit too little.
Ten immortal jades?
Cao Kang laughed in anger.
He already gave this young man a chance to apologize, but this young man was so untactful.
His wine made Ning Fan vomit blood, but he only had to pay ten immortal jades!
Who was Ning Fan? Even if he was just a Vein Opening junior, he had a huge amount of immortal jades. He could casually give away 1000 immortal jades, so why would he care about ten immortal jades from this young man?
One hundred immortal jades! Cao Kang's tone was cold.
No, impossible! One hundred immortal jades is this junior's entire fortune The young man begged for mercy.
Humph!
Cao Kang's heart was filled with anger. He didn't care anymore. He already gave this young man a chance, but this young man didn't have the sincerity to make amends.
Accepting someone's money to eliminate a calamity, he had received a total of one thousand immortal jades from Ning Fans.
You, come here! You will pay the same amount of blood he vomited! Cao Kang rolled up his sleeves as if he was about to beat someone, scaring the young man silly.
This scene made Ning Fan shake his head helplessly. This Cao Kang was a righteous person. He thought that he vomited blood was caused by this young man, so he wanted to help him?
However, he was a dignified Ning Fan. Since when did he need a Harmonious Spirit junior to seek revenge from a Vein Opening ant?
Fellow Cao, don't be impatient. There is no problem with this wine. I vomited blood because of something else, it has nothing to do with him.
Ning Fan flicked his sleeve to block. Cao Kang felt his fist soften and couldn't muster any strength, making him feel very strange.
Little Friend Yun, are you really alright?
I am alright. This wine is not bad, I want all of it. How much is it? Ning Fan asked with a smile.
Ugh, you still want to buy it! Aren't you afraid of vomiting blood again? Cao Kang said with a strange expression.
I won't vomit blood again. That mouthful of blood was formed when I was young due to hatred. I only managed to vomit it out today. Thanks to this mouthful of blood, I finally understood why this wine could make me gain enlightenment So that's why.
With the help of this shallow cup of wine, Ning Fan actually gained great enlightenment.
Brother Yun, this wine is brewed by me. It's worth a total of 200 immortal jade Uh, but I don't dare to take your money. You are Senior Cao's friend. I will give this wine to you as a gift …
The young man was too afraid of Cao Kang. He would never dare to take money from Ning Fan.
Is that so? You don't want to take money, but I, Yun Fan, can't take your things for free. This wine is very good. It's the wine of my hometown … Your ancestor is a cultivator of Wu Country, one of the eight hundred cultivation countries, right? Ning Fan asked with a smile.
Yes, Brother Yun's ancestor is also a cultivator of Wu Country?! The young man was delighted, feeling as if he had met an old friend in a foreign land.
Yes. The wine of Wu Country is always unforgettable. There are memories and resentment. I thought I have forgotten the grudges of the past, but in the end, I realized that there are too many things in this world that can't be let go. That mouthful of blood is still in my heart. Until a moment ago, when I drank the wine you brewed, my mind became clear. Only then could I cough it out … Hatred is not that easy to let go. The wine cannot dilute the memories. What is forgotten is the human heart.
Ning Fan's words stunned Cao Kang and the young man. Both of them were baffled. Ning Fan didn't explain much. He patted his storage pouch and took out a bottle of Vein Opening Dan and gave it to the young man.
You don't want immortal jades? Fine, I will give you the dan. Your personality is too weak. You can't always endure being bullied by others. A cultivator should always have a straight spine in order to have the opportunity to seek the Dao.
He left the pills behind and kept all the spiritual wine with a flick of his sleeve. Then, he left the place, leaving Cao Kang completely dumbfounded.
Vein Opening Dan! It can't be wrong! Ning Fan gave the young man an entire bottle of Vein Opening Dan! At least twenty of them!
How much is this worth? At least 1000 immortal jades!
Buying a pile of useless mortal wine and spending 1000 immortal jades was truly too extravagant.
What a waste! Money shouldn't be used like this! Even if this little friend Yun has no concept of money, he should understand the preciousness of Vein Opening Dan! Or could it be that this little friend Yun's cultivation is not strong, but his clan has a great background and is used to seeing Vein Opening Dan, so he doesn't care about this? Could it be that there is a Gold Core in his clan?
Cao Kang took a deep breath and looked at Ning Fan's back. He felt that his guess was correct.
If he isn't a descendant of a Gold Core clan, how could he be so extravagant
Cao Kang looked at the young man with a complicated gaze and coldly said: My friend is fine. Consider yourself lucky. You continue to set up your stall and do not mention what happened before to anyone!
Yes, this junior won't speak carelessly. The young man held the bottle of Vein Opening Dan and was so excited that his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
Cao Kang coldly snorted and quickly chased after Ning Fan.
Ning Fan finally left the first grade spirit wine area, but before he could be happy, he saw Ning Fan enter the mortal wine area.
This time, Ning Fan made up his mind to completely drink mortal wine.
Cao Kang wanted to cry but no tears came out. He followed Ning Fan because he wanted to eat and drink well, not drink mortal wine ah!
Little friend Yun, mortal wine doesn't taste good. I have a Harmonious Spirit friend in the Green Bamboo Palace who brewed an extremely delicious second grade spirit wine. Why don't I bring you there to drink? If you like it, you can buy a few bottles for me. That will be even better. Don't worry, I have a good relationship with that person. It won't be hard to give him a discount Cao Kang almost begged.
No need, I think mortal wine is good.
"Sigh …" Cao Kang sighed heavily.
He thought to himself, Ning Fan definitely doesn't know anything about wine. Even an idiot would know that first and second grade spirit wine is better than mortal wine, but he insisted on drinking mortal wine That's right, Ning Fan definitely doesn't know anything about wine. He just wants to drink for fun!
Cao Kang really wanted to leave Ning Fan alone and take the yellow bamboo token to the second grade wine area to drink to his heart's content.
But when he thought that Ning Fan didn't know anything about wine, he was worried that Ning Fan would be deceived and spend a lot of money to buy mortal wine.
Forget it, I will follow little friend Yun to prevent him from being deceived Cough cough, it seems like I won't be able to drink a single second grade spirit wine by staying by little friend Yun's side today
It was impossible for Cao Kang to know what Ning Fan was thinking.
Ning Fan's mind was immersed in the Wu Wine brewed by that young man. He patted his storage pouch and took out a jar of Wu Wine. He drank it in one gulp with a heroic spirit.
"Good wine!" Ning Fan praised.
You have definitely never tasted a real good wine before Cao Kang criticized in his mind.
Cao Kang cared about the medicinal power of the wine, but Ning Fan cared about the principles of the wine.
He used a mouthful of Wu Wine to suppress the resentment of the past and coughed out the blood clots. His mind became clear.
The Wu Wine evoked my memories, so I coughed out the blood clots to suppress my heart's devil. Wine can dilute the sad memories and preserve the happy memories. Wine can make one forget and wine can add to the mood. The former is to forget, the latter is to not forget
Forgetting is to erase the memories. Not forgetting is to freeze the memories. There are three thousand great Daos in the wine, and what I see in the wine is the Dao of Memory between forgetting and not forgetting!
Memory! My new divine intent must be the word 'memory'!
Ning Fan finally understood why he could improve his divine intent because of wine.
It was because he had fused three types of intent realm into one. The advanced intent realm was the word 'memory'!
Memory was an intent realm that was completely different from the other intent realms such as the Rain Intent and the Mountain Intent.
The rain and the mountain had a material form, but the memory was ethereal and formless!
The Ninth Grade Intent Realm was the first step of intent realm.
Then, the Memory Intent Realm that Ning Fan created by fusing the three intents was the second step of intent realm. It was even stronger than the Fu Li Intent Realm!
It was the process of turning from material to void.
Ning Fan secretly wondered if there was a third step of divine intent in this world, turning from void to reality!
Such a step was in line with the Dao of Cultivation created by the Immortal Sovereign!
The Rain Divine Intent could control the weather. The Mountain Devil Intent could imitate mountains.
As for the Memory Intent, it could manipulate and change a cultivator's memories, causing a cultivator to lose his mind.
In the ordinary wine area, Ning Fan walked past the stalls.
The wines that he tasted were all ordinary wines which were looked down upon by other cultivators. However, to Ning Fan, these ordinary wines were incomparably precious. He drank them all in one gulp.
Even though these wines were ordinary, they were enough to evoke Ning Fan's memories.
Scenes of gratitude, hatred, and killing flashed in his mind. As the memories alternated, Ning Fan's Memory Intent Realm improved step by step.
From Grand Completion, it slowly moved towards Grand Completion.
The memories that he cherished the most were the most ordinary times.
The ones that he wanted to protect the most were his loved ones who had accompanied him from ordinary to the peak of the Immortal Dao.
"Even though this wine is ordinary, it contains my memories. I was originally a mortal. I cultivated to become an immortal because I was unwilling to be humiliated. I defied immortality to protect my loved ones. "
"The Rain Divine Intent, the Mountain Devil Intent and the Fu Li Demon Intent are three completely different intent realms. The reason why I was able to fuse them was because of my memories … I used my memories of the Seven Apricot City to draw that scene of windy snow and cold plum blossoms. In this memory, I forcefully fused the three types of intent realms together … The new intent realm after the fusion is the second step of cultivation – the Memory Intent Realm! "
"Previously, I didn't understand why cultivators would get drunk if mortals get drunk. Now, I understand …"
"When mortals get drunk, they get drunk on their bodies. When cultivators get drunk, they get drunk on their hearts. Magic power can protect the body but not the heart. If there is pain in the heart and you desire to get drunk, you will eventually get drunk. What is drunk? I used to ask myself and the answer I got was to die from wine or drunkenness. However, I still didn't understand what was dying. Now, I know that it's my heart that is dying! If the heart is dead, the wine won't intoxicate you but you will get drunk on your own … "
Ning Fan continued to drink. The first cup he drank showed that he was drunk and the next cup he drank was not drunk at all. He kept switching between being drunk and not drunk.
His heart, on the other hand, was constantly choosing between forgetting or not forgetting in his memories.
Love and hatred were two things that he could never forget. Other than these, he could forget everything else.
Cao Kang was secretly surprised. At this moment, Ning Fan gave him an illusion that he could only look up to him.
Ning Fan's body had an aura that only Spirit Severing Realm old monsters could see.
This aura could infect Cao Kang. This aura was called the Memory Intent Realm.
Cao Kang stood beside Ning Fan. The memories of the past emerged in his mind like a tidal wave, making him unable to control himself.
When he was young, he bid farewell to his parents. When he achieved success in the Dao, his parents passed away … Each of the past appeared in Cao Kang's mind, making him shed tears. All of a sudden, he just wanted to drown his sorrows with wine.
Gradually, he began to taste the mortal wine. Gradually, he became a little drunk.
Because his heart was in a mess, disturbed by the power of Ning Fan's memory.
Cao Kang was even more shocked to find that his memory seemed to be changing, as if it was being tampered by someone!
He had never heard of anyone who could tamper with memories.
Soul Searching and Memory Erasing was easy, but tampering with memories was difficult!
What was memory? The word 'Hui' was samsara. The word 'Yi' was memory.
Memory was the memory that was preserved in samsara. Other than the Heavenly Dao Samsara, no one could tamper with it!
Cao Kang secretly guessed that the strangeness in his body was caused by Ning Fan.
For the first time, he began to doubt whether Ning Fan was at the Vein Opening Realm or not!
Little Friend Yun, who exactly are you? Could it be that you are a Gold Core Realm senior? I don't think you are at the Vein Opening Realm!
"Me, it's me!"
Ning Fan suddenly stopped walking. His eyes became clear and he kept the power of memory. At this moment, his memory intent realm was only one step away from breaking through.
He did not continue to comprehend because there was a group of people in front of him, blocking his way.
A large group of cultivators surrounded fourteen women. Twelve of them were maids and two of them were masters, but he could not see them clearly.
Everyone, quickly leave the Mortal Wine Area! No mistakes are allowed! Miss Tantai wants to drink here!
Four Harmonious Spirit old monsters strode forward, driving away the few cultivators in the Mortal Wine Area.
The four of them glanced at Ning Fan. When they saw that he was only at the Vein Opening Realm, they didn't think much of him. Then, they looked at Cao Kang and three of them were startled. Only a middle-aged man sneered, as if he had an old grudge against Cao Kang.
Cao Kang, an important guest has arrived. Why aren't you bringing your juniors out of this place?! The man was called Gong Mao. He didn't get along well with Cao Kang, so his tone was extremely impolite.
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