NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 444 - 399 He is No Longer Alone_1
Chapter 444: Chapter 399 He is No Longer Alone_1
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The night was deep, and the whole world was engulfed in darkness; there were no stars in the sky, nor was there a moon.
But in the small mountain village, the bonfire burned constantly.
Everyone had yet to disperse, sitting around the bonfire, bursts of joyful laughter erupting now and then.
The days in the village were monotonous and dull, and these gatherings and feasts were rare pleasures for the villagers.
The wheat grew well at this household, that household’s hens laid eggs particularly diligently, Erzhuang and Cuihua in the village were to be betrothed… Every minor and major event could be discussed with great joy.
Above the bonfire, various meats were roasted enough, always ready to be taken.
Li Fan also felt slightly full, having eaten too much meat today, so he said:
“Yuqing, go and fetch some beverages, the plum wine I brewed this time.”
Plum wine was the best for cutting through greasiness and aiding digestion.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yuqing and Wu Dade immediately got up to fetch the wine.
Before long, the plum wine had already been brought over.
When poured out, the fragrance overflowed!
The fresh aroma of green plums, fused with the wine, was sniffed and found to be refreshing and soul-stirring.
“What a delightful fragrance, different from the last batch of Pan Peach Wine, each has its own merits!”
Nan Feng was overjoyed, and merely by smelling it, she clearly felt a sense of clarity in her mind!
The stimulation of the green plum flavor was like breaking some kind of shackles!
She picked up the wine and drank it all in one go.
Instantly, she closed her eyes.
At that moment, she felt as if her soul had floated out, inspecting her own body from within!
She clearly discovered many flaws in her cultivation level.
Especially since this battle had taken her directly from Saint to Great Saint.
To describe it as advancing by leaps and bounds wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
Scaling the heavens in a single bound!
This was indeed the result of their accumulation and sudden eruption, but the process was too fast and fierce, leaving behind many deficiencies.
And at this moment, under the stimulation of this bowl of green plum wine, everything seemed clear to her.
She immediately began to refine the potency of the wine, repairing the defects that came with the upgrade!
The other disciples were doing the same.
“There are flaws in Sword Dao, let me mend them!”
Dugu Yuqing drank a bowl deeply and then closed his eyes to ponder.
Qing Chen sat as if in contemplation, his body radiating light like an Arhat.
Zi Ling, Jiang Li, Lin Jiu Zheng, Long Zixuan, and others also entered the same state.
Their cultivation levels soared, and more or less, they all had some issues.
Now, they were rectifying them!
Li Fan tasted a mouthful, hmm, the fermentation of the wine was pretty good.
He, as usual, dipped his finger in the wine for Xiao Bai to suck on, while turning to Yun Xi with a smile and saying:
“Have a taste, see how it is?”
Yun Xi picked up the green plum wine, inhaling deeply.
Such an intoxicating aroma!
Even in the Yang Realm, she had never drunk such a unique and fine wine!
She took a sip.
“It’s delicious.”
She drank repeatedly, and soon, a bowl of wine was finished. Her beautiful face turned rosy, her eyes still covetous as she pleaded:
“I want more, I want more!”
Li Fan laughed, “Don’t indulge too much.”
Yet, he still poured her another bowl.
And as they refined the strength of the wine, they all, without realizing it, became drunk!
“The harmony of music, blending strength with gentleness…”
Nan Feng slept soundly, with her zither in embrace.
Her cultivation level was now perfectly rounded and flawless.
At this moment, she… could already be called…
Quasi-Emperor!
“I… I actually have so many flaws that need to be hammered out!”
Wu Dade, staggering drunk, looked at Big Black Dog beside him, his eyes shining, stretched out his hand and said:
“Bite, bite hard, harder!”
Big Black Dog was licking the wine from his bowl and became instantly furious, biting down hard!
“Ah… that feels good!”
Wu Dade was in ecstasy!
His physical body had already reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm in this path!
“The day when dragon blood boils will be the day I enter the Emperor Realm…”
Long Zixuan also collapsed, drunk, and in his stupor, his voice resembled the chanting of dragons!
Quasi-Emperor!
“You, you’re not green enough…”
Lu Rang was also tipsy, pouring wine for his plant while talking to it; the plant blossomed with a bright green light, thriving even more!
Plant Path Quasi-Emperor.
“To dismantle, one must first know the whole; only after knowing the season of Qingming does rain scatter… Then one understands the Qingming rain falls…”
At this moment, Dugu Yuqing, with the poetry taught by Li Fan, gained an increasingly profound understanding.
His Sword Dao became seamless!
Ready for a supreme leap!
Sword Dao Quasi-Emperor!
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“Master, what is true compassion?”
Qing Chen looked towards Li Fan, his face seemingly tinged with a trace of confusion.
“Compassion?”
After contemplating for a moment, Li Fan had no understanding of Buddhism at all, so he could only use what little he had read in his spare books and explained,
“The heart of sympathy is the essence of benevolence. The benevolent are compassionate, and the heart of sympathy is compassion.”
Upon hearing this, Qing Chen, who was already tipsy, seemed touched.
“A heart of sympathy… Where is my heart of sympathy?”
He pondered deeply.
Suddenly, he had an epiphany.
“Sympathy is formless and undefined; it is the common people, it is appearance, it is emptiness!”
He smiled and fell asleep!
Quasi-Emperor!
“Though many heroes rise and fall, we still look to this very day… But, how can one possess such a spirit…”
Xinning murmured to herself, the wine entering her stomach, and she realized that her understanding of this poem was far too superficial.
“Qin Emperor and Han Martial, slightly inferior in literary grace; Tang Founder and Song Ancestor, just a bit less debonair; a generation’s supreme ruler, only knows to bend the bow to shoot the great eagles. Therefore, to count the heroes, one must look at the present.”
Li Fan smiled faintly.
Upon hearing this, a light sparkled in Xinning’s eyes.
“Qin Emperor and Han Martial, Tang Founder and Song Ancestor, although I haven’t heard of them, they must have been invincible powerhouses in the universe’s long river… Big Brother’s meaning is, only by not fearing the ancients can one sail through the years and find one’s own path…”
She pondered thoughtfully and murmured,
“The Demon Path is a path, the Immortal Path is a path, the Saint Path is a path… I must walk my own path!”
She advanced to the Quasi-Emperor Realm!
“The Art of Painting is endless; everything is just a beginning…”
Zi Ling, tipsy, walked up to Li Fan, silly smiled, and said, “Master, you look like a painting!”
As she spoke, her body began to sway unsteadily, and she was about to fall, but Li Fan reached out and supported her.
He smiled helplessly; these disciples, always getting drunk!
He could only pick up Zi Ling and send her back to the small courtyard, laying her down on the bed.
Then, he carried Nan Feng, Xinning, Su Baiqian, Gong Ya, and the others back one by one.
Only then did he begin the arduous task of dragging Wu Dade and the others.
Yun Xi was also somewhat drunk, but her cultivation level was deeper, so it wasn’t as extreme. At this moment, she staggered to her feet and said,
“Great Demon King… I’ll help you!”
She and Li Fan together dragged Jiang Li and the rest into the small courtyard.
Before long, all the disciples were finally settled.
“You’re almost drunk; have a cup of tea to sober up.”
Li Fan poured her tea.
“I don’t want to drink tea, I want to drink wine… I can still drink…”
However, Yun Xi leaned her head to one side, resting on Li Fan’s shoulder.
Her breathing was even and lasted long.
She had fallen asleep.
Li Fan smiled bitterly, having no choice but to pick her up, and lay her on his own bed, carefully covering her with a blanket.
“Great Demon King… I don’t want to get married… I really don’t want to get married… I don’t want to go home…”
She still mumbled in her dream.
Li Fan smiled, turned, and left the room.
He sat alone in the small courtyard, the cool breeze gentle, the village deathly quiet.
The deep night was so peaceful.
He poured himself a drink and stood up tall, not lingering.
He went straight to the study to sleep.
The small courtyard quieted down.
No stars in the sky, nor moon.
In the pitch darkness, there was not the faintest light.
“Yun Xi… could it be her?”
The old mother hen suddenly spoke, her words seemingly filled with a touch of sadness.
“I don’t know.”
The Peach Tree replied slowly,
“In this matter of cause and effect, you and I, ultimately cannot see through.”
When Yun Xi first entered the small courtyard… the koi, mother hen, Peach Tree, and even the spiders had inspected her, queuing up to walk past her feet.
Back then, they frightened Yun Xi to tears.
Yun Xi was unaware that the Peach Tree and the others were simply conducting an inspection.
The old mother hen fell silent for a long time before saying,
“I hope it’s not her, after all, she dazzled through the ages, standing shoulder to shoulder with the master… If even she…”
The Peach Tree’s branches drooped slightly as it said,
“No one can resist.”
The old mother hen was silent for a long time and then said,
“…the master is involved in too many causes and effects in the mortal world; I’m afraid the future will be… even more difficult.”
But the Peach Tree said,
“The master’s life is full of sorrow…”
“But at least now, he is no longer alone.”
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PS: The author is striving to escape from the ominous and bizarre, and is now covered in black hair… The Realm is unstable, shifting between three updates and two updates; it’s advised not to stay up late waiting for new chapters, reading during the day is the best.