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Chapter 1006 The Sky-Devouring Rat, Eager to Make a Contribution
Inside a restaurant in Yunzhou City.

The onlookers, staring at the Devouring Rat and the white-clad man opposite them, were astonished by their terrifying drinking capacity.

You should know that this 'Dragon-Knockout' spirit wine is a special strong liquor that is famous far and wide in this shop. Ordinary cultivators would be unconscious after drinking just two cups, let alone one jar of it.

That was a spirit wine that could truly intoxicate high-level demonic beasts. Even a seventh-level demonic beast with the bloodline of a dragon had fallen intoxicated by this wine, hence its name.

It truly lives up to its name, and the shop owner doesn't engage in false advertising.

Even so, the two Devouring Rat drank dozens of large jars of liquor, yet showed no signs of getting drunk.

Such an astonishing capacity for alcohol also refreshed the understanding of the alien cultivators present.

Everyone was wondering who these two were, that they could drink so much.

Beside the white-robed man sitting opposite the Devouring Rat stood several attendants, all of whom concealed their cultivation levels, yet appeared to be quite powerful.

Silverwing's gaze was fixed on one of the gray-robed elders, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Little Silver Fox and Tian Ling'er were only worried about the Devouring Sky Rat and didn't notice these things.

The handsome man in white, seemingly also intoxicated, retorted defiantly to the Devouring Rat:

"I have dominated the spirit wine world for so many years, and it is rare to meet an opponent like you. Today, I will definitely settle this with you!"

"All my savings are here, I'm betting on this!"

After speaking, the man in white waved his hand with great magnanimity and placed a storage ring on the table.

The Devouring Rat's eyes lit up when it saw the dragon-patterned storage ring!

With a flick of its little hand, it placed a bulging storage bag in front of it:

"I'm going all in today. Whoever falls first gets all of this."

After saying that, the Devouring Rat immediately picked up the wine jar and started chugging it down its throat.

ton ton ton~~~
In just a few breaths, it poured an entire jar of Mendaolong liquor into its belly, a bold drinking method that amazed everyone.

The man in white was not to be outdone. He stood on a stool, opened a jar of spirit wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

Just then.

The old man accompanying him stepped forward and advised:
"Young Master, business is important. Don't forget the purpose of our visit."

"Also, there's something extremely important inside that Panlong Ring. You absolutely mustn't use it as a bet!"

The man in white was engrossed in his battle with the Devouring Rat, and when his interest was interrupted, he said rather impatiently:
"Isn't it annoying? Do I need you to tell me what to do?"

He was clearly quite drunk and in a high state, unable to listen to anyone.

The old man in the gray robe could only sigh helplessly and said no more.

The Devouring Rat, looking red-faced and furious, secretly glanced at the other party.

'Hehehe! This guy can't take it anymore, can he!'

Actually, it's all an act; this little bit of spirit wine isn't even enough to fill its teeth.

Let alone the Stunning Dragon, even the Great Ascension Celestial Venerable was scrambling for the 'Eternal Dream' demonic wine, and the Sky-Devouring Rat had drunk countless amounts of it, so how could it possibly be intoxicated?
Moreover, it also contains the Xuanling Treasure Devouring Heaven Cauldron inside its belly, making it no different from a bottomless pit.

Next.

One jar after another of the spirit wine was brought up, and the two began their final competition.
Everyone stared in shock at the hall filled with wine jars. With this method of construction, even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to withstand it, let alone someone at the Void Refinement stage.

The Sky-Eating Rat and the man in white then entered a fierce competition phase.

……

the other side.

Inside the Wine Immortal Square, the Spirit Wine Gathering was also underway, with all the most prized possessions from various forces and alien races being brought out on stage.

The selection of the finest wines is a process that begins in round after round.

Putting aside everything else, just showing some talent at the Spirit Wine Festival can greatly boost one's reputation.

Several rogue cultivators from the immortal city were evaluating the spirit wines that had signed up for the competition. The spirit wines that met the criteria would eventually be placed in a large vat in front of the legendary wine immortal statue.

If it is a good spirit wine, it is said that the strange vat will emit a radiance of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. The more colors there are, the higher the quality of the spirit wine.

Qin Ming learned from the cultivators in the Immortal City that this large vat was left behind by the previous Wine Immortal, but its only function was to identify spirit wine.

However, very few spirit wines can produce two or more colors in a large vat.
After this stage, it is said that a distinguished person will come to taste the spirit wine that has passed through layers of selection.

Qin Ming, watching from the side, also became interested and then planned to take out a jar of fifth-grade demonic flame wine to see how his brewed spirit wine would rank in the Myriad Spirits Realm.

He told Lin Shanjun and then went to the back of the crowd to line up and register.

Lin Shanjun was also extremely surprised: "I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Qin is also proficient in the art of spirit wine?"

In his understanding, there seemed to be very few things that this human being who had achieved the Fusion Realm was not capable of.

Just then.

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd ahead.

Beneath the statue of the legendary wine connoisseur, a dazzling tri-colored light suddenly burst forth from the wine barrel.

This is the first time since the Spirit Wine Festival began that such a phenomenon has occurred in this vat, indicating that the Spirit Wine is of extremely high quality.

"It's actually the 'Golden Moon' of the Withered Tree Clan!! No wonder it gained the approval of the Wine Immortal!"

"This 'Golden Years' is a sixth-tier immortal brew. It is made from the core of an evergreen tree that has lived for countless years. The essence of the tree is extracted and fermented naturally with the help of the essence of herbs and trees. Only a few jars are produced after thousands of years. It is known as one of the ten famous wines in the Southern Region. I never thought I would have the honor of seeing it today."

"Moreover, it is said that the most precious secret of the spirit wine recipe is a kind of yeast developed by the Drywood Clan. It can enhance the flavor of the spirit wine and also greatly benefit cultivators in eliminating their inner demons. It is a spiritual item that even cultivators in the Void Refinement stage dream of."

On the stands, the elders of Yunzhou Immortal City were all deeply immersed in the taste of the spiritual wine, unable to extricate themselves for a long time, looking as if they were floating on air.

The person who brought out this wine for the competition was none other than the Wood Master Maomu from the Drywood Clan.

Seeing his own spirit wine shining brightly at the Spirit Wine Festival, he smiled with pride.

"Fellow Daoist Maomu's 'Flowing Gold and Moon' is indeed extraordinary, to the point that it has received such a response from Senior Wine Immortal. Then I, too, will join in the fun."

The speaker was Fairy Ni Chang of the Illusionary Butterfly Clan.

Qin Ming also had a strange expression on his face. The two people he had previously set his sights on were probably not low-ranking in their respective clans, and they had even prepared spirit wine to participate in the competition.

next moment.

With a flick of her wrist, the fairy in the rainbow robes produced a jade pot of emerald green.

In an instant.

An extremely rich fragrance of a hundred flowers, mixed with the unique aroma of spirit wine, spread out, invigorating the spirits of all the cultivators around.

Just a whiff of it is enough to give you a strange feeling of intoxication.
Some cultivators with lower cultivation levels collapsed on the spot and fell asleep with sweet dreams.

"Our clan's 'Morning Dew and Ephemeral Flower' will also participate in this competition. I would like to invite you fellow Daoists to taste it." After saying this, Fairy Ni Chang handed the jade wine in her hand to the few rogue cultivator elders from the immortal city.

"Hahaha! I never expected that we old folks would be so fortunate today, to be able to taste the famous wines of two great clans in succession. It is truly an honor!"

One of the old men, seeing that more good wine had been served, immediately burst into laughter, grinning from ear to ear.

Seeing this, Qin Ming couldn't help but stroke his chin and mutter to himself:

'This job should have been done by the Sky-Eating Rat; I wonder where that guy's been gallivanting off to.'

After a while, as everyone expected, Fairy Ni Chang's 'Morning Dew and Ephemeral Flower' spirit wine also gained great recognition, radiating a three-colored brilliance.

Their spirit wines also surpassed all others, standing out from the crowd.

This added a lot of luster to this grand wine festival.

Qin Ming continued to queue at the back of the crowd. Just then, a commotion arose from the crowd on the outer edge.

A foreign man in a green robe with two horns on his head, surrounded by several attendants, walked to the center of the square.

Wherever this person went, people hurriedly avoided him, as if they were afraid of offending a plague god.

"Isn't this the 'Poison Spirit Child' of the Azure Spirit Clan? What's this person doing in our Yunzhou Immortal City?"

Poison Spirit exudes an evil aura, and a faint green light spot surrounds his body.

Qin Ming only glanced at it briefly, but found that it was a manifestation of cultivating poisonous supernatural powers, no wonder everyone around him was avoiding it.

With a wicked smile on his lips, Du Lingzi walked straight to the front of Qin Ming and the others without waiting in line.

The alien cultivator in front of Qin Ming was rather displeased and muttered a few words under his breath.

However, the Poison Spirit Child overheard this, and his emerald green eyes swept over Qin Ming and the others behind him, before he coldly snorted:

"Hmph! A bunch of country bumpkins, what decent spirit wine could they possibly have? Do they dare to have any objections to me?"

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators in line behind him shrank back, not daring to provoke this jinx any further.

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a green jar from his hand and turned to the elders above, saying:
"Our Azure Spirit Clan has come from afar, having heard that the Immortal City of Cloud Prefecture is holding a grand Spirit Wine Festival. I have a jar of 'Azure Nether Poison Wine' here, and I would like to invite you fellow Daoists to sample it."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several elders from the Immortal City on the platform changed drastically:
"Poison Spirit Child, what do you mean by this?"

Du Lingzi smiled and said, "So, fellow Daoists are also ignorant of quality?"

"This sixth-grade 'Azure Nether Poison Wine' is a special spiritual brew of our clan. I dare to guarantee that it is no less than the spiritual wines of Fellow Daoist Maomu and Fellow Daoist Nishang."

"However, the consumption of Azure Nether Poison Wine requires a certain level of cultivation. It is extremely beneficial for improving one's cultivation, but if one's strength is insufficient, the spiritual wine will turn into poison, corroding the primordial spirit and causing instant death."

"Yunzhou Immortal City is the former residence of the Wine Immortal, and the way of spiritual wine is flourishing. Surely you fellow Daoists do not lack the courage to even taste the Azure Nether Poison Wine?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately showed strange expressions.

It was obvious that this Poison Spirit Child of the Azure Spirit Clan had come to cause trouble, but the spirit wine he brought out was indeed a famous spiritual item in the Myriad Spirits Realm, and the elders of the Immortal City could not find fault with it.

After a while...

Although the elders of Yunzhou Immortal City were all at the Refinement stage, they dared not drink the legendary Azure Nether Poison Wine, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

Just then.

Suddenly, a dark passage opened in the void, and a small hand reached out and snatched the jar from Du Lingzi's hand.
Its speed was so fast that even Du Lingzi himself didn't have time to react.

Then, a young man dressed in a blue Taoist robe appeared and, in full view of everyone, actually poured the entire cup of Azure Nether Poison Wine down his throat.

"What good wine?"

"Let me have a taste too!!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Shanjun immediately showed a strange expression. The green-robed Taoist boy in front of him was none other than Qin Ming's gray rat spirit pet.
Upon seeing this, Qin Ming's forehead immediately creased with annoyance.
That Devouring Rat must have drunk a lot of spirit wine; he can walk steadily now, yet he still steals other people's wine.

It downed the entire jar of Azure Nether Poison Wine in one gulp, still looking like it hadn't had enough, and even wiped its mouth.

The elders and others from the immortal city were all shocked by what they saw.

This person drank an entire jar of sixth-grade poisoned wine without any ill effects. What kind of constitution does that have?
Du Lingzi also reacted, releasing his late-stage Void Refinement spiritual pressure, his face showing anger!

The next moment.

The Devouring Rat caught sight of Qin Ming staring at him in the crowd, and immediately became timid, his drunkenness instantly sobering him up.

It wobbled and trotted up to Qin Ming, looking like a guilty thief.

"You're really something, aren't you! You think you're all grown up now?"

Qin Ming glared at it and said calmly.

The Devouring Rat let out a burp, then reached into its pocket, pulled out a coiled dragon ring, and presented it to Qin Ming with an air of eager flattery, as if presenting a treasure:

"Hiccup~ Master, this is something I won back from a guy. There are a lot of good treasures inside."

"It's definitely not because I wanted to drink the spirit wine~ hiccup~"

Seeing this, Qin Ming took the ring, and his expression softened a little. However, due to the presence of many people, he didn't look at it much before putting it away.

However, after the Devouring Sky Rat's antics, their hidden cultivation levels had to be exposed.

On the plaza, Du Lingzi, with a gloomy face, unleashed his magic power without saying a word, transforming it into a large green poisonous mist hand that reached out to grab the Devouring Sky Rat.

The Devouring Sky Rat knew it had caused trouble, but with its temperament, how could it be controlled by a mere late-stage Void Refinement cultivator from another race?
After obtaining Qin Ming's consent, it suddenly released the aura of a seventh-order great demon!

In an instant.

An even more terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly descended upon the plaza!

With a flick of its wrist, it sent the Poison Spirit flying.

"How dare you bring out such awful spirit wine?"

"How dare you lay a hand on me?"

boom!!

The scene fell silent.

Combined power!

The elders of Yunzhou Immortal City sitting at the head of the table, no matter how confused they were, realized that something was wrong.

However, at that moment...

A streak of light appeared above the central square, revealing the figure of an old man with a large head, Elder Xintu, who was at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Elder Xintu arrive; otherwise, this matter would have been difficult to resolve today.

(End of this chapter)