Xuanjian: Jade True Sword Immortal, my Dao Wisdom keeps increasing.

Xuanzhen Mountain.

It was the dead of winter, and the vegetation and trees on the mountaintop were covered with a thick layer of ice and snow.

A middle-aged man wearing a jade crown and a thin white robe stood atop Xuanzhen Mountain, calmly appreciating the swirling snow.

The man was radiating a faint milky-white magical light.

A cold wind howled across the mountaintop, making a whistling sound. Snowflakes fell heavily, and as they approached the man, they were gently pushed away by the Jade True Dharma Light.

After an unknown amount of time, a soft female voice came from behind.

"Brother Jiang, Senior Brother Nian has warmed up the spirit wine. Come back to the temple with me and have a taste."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heqian turned around and saw Lin Jueyin, dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe, riding the wind and floating to his side with a smile on her face.

He nodded happily and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Fairy Lin. I am so glad to finally be able to drink the spirit wine that Fellow Daoist Nian has been treasuring. He usually treats it like a precious treasure and won't even let me see it."

As he spoke, he gestured exaggeratedly with his hands.

Lin Jueyin laughed happily upon hearing this and said:

"Brother Jiang is absolutely right. Even I can't easily get a cup of the spirit wine that Senior Brother Nian usually treasures. Let's hurry up and go into the temple. We shouldn't let Senior Brother Nian drink all the spirit wine by himself."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heqian nodded vigorously, deeply agreeing with the statement.

The two rode the wind and flew towards the Immortal Temple.

In no time at all, the two stepped into the mountaintop temple side by side.

At this moment, in a corner of the Immortal Temple, Nian Yi, dressed in a blue and white robe, was circling a pot of spiritual wine floating in mid-air, staring intently at the spiritual fire warming the wine below, afraid that if he didn't control the heat properly, he would ruin the spiritual wine.

As soon as Lin Jueyin entered the room, she asked:

"Senior Brother Nian, is your spirit wine warm yet? Brother Jiang and I are really looking forward to it."

Without turning his head, Nian Yi stared at the spiritual fire warming the wine and replied loudly:

"It'll be ready soon. Just wait for another incense stick to burn. You two can come and sit here and wait."

Jiang Heqian and Lin Jueyu exchanged a glance, then walked over and sat down at the wooden table to wait quietly.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the mountaintop temple was filled with the sweet fragrance of osmanthus blossoms.

Nian Yi let out a long breath and said happily:

"I've finally managed to warm this Osmanthus-scented Spirit Wine properly; it wasn't easy."

He raised his hand and waved it away, putting away the Foundation Establishment True Fire that was warming the wine. He patted the storage bag at his waist, took out three amber and glass wine cups, placed them on the wooden table, and with two fingers together, a faint bluish-white jade true magic light emanated from his fingertips. He then used magic to pour the steaming hot osmanthus-scented spiritual wine into the cups.

In an instant, the sweet fragrance of osmanthus filled the air, much stronger than when the wine was being warmed.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Heqian raised an eyebrow and thought to himself:

"It seems this spirit wine is really a good thing. It's quite commendable to have such a hobby to cultivate one's character while practicing cultivation."

Seeing the pale red spirit wine filled the amber glass, Nian Yi said with a smug look on her face:

"Come, Brother Jiang, Junior Sister Lin, please taste my carefully crafted Osmanthus Fragrance Spirit Wine. It was made using eighty-one kinds of spirit herbs, and it can be said to be my masterpiece, which I have put my heart and soul into."

Lin Jueyin, standing to the side, praised softly:

"Senior Brother Nian is amazing. If winemaking could lead to enlightenment, with his talent, he would surely become the Wine Immortal of our time."

Jiang Heqian also chimed in:

"What Fairy Lin said is absolutely right. When it comes to the art of wine connoisseurship, none other than Fellow Daoist Nian can compare."

Upon hearing this, Nian Yi rolled her eyes and said irritably:

"Come on, you two have only known each other for three years, and you're already acting like a wife and husband? Poor Nian Yi, I'm going to be all alone again."

Lin Jueyin's face flushed upon hearing this, and she quickly spoke up to stop him:

"Senior Brother Nian, what are you saying? Hurry up and drink the spirit wine."

Jiang Heqian, without batting an eye, smiled slightly and said:

"Fairy Lin is right. Let's taste the spirit wine first."

The three of them each picked up an amber glass from the table and took a small sip.

Instantly, a sweet fragrance filled my mouth, and the rich yet not cloying scent of osmanthus permeated my mind, sweeping away all my fatigue and leaving me feeling incredibly refreshed.

This Guixiangling wine is truly a wonderful thing.

The three men, Jiang Heqian, Jiang Heqian, and Jiang Heqian, had different expressions and were only focused on sipping the spirit wine, none of them making a sound.

After a long while, Nian Yi's face flushed slightly, and she smacked her lips, saying:

"There's another one after you finish this one."

He refilled his amber glass and continued to savor it with a satisfied expression, just like an ordinary, down-to-earth drunkard.

Jiang Heqian finished his drink, placed the glass on the table, and said softly:

"Fellow Daoist Nian, you'd better work harder on your cultivation. Fairy Lin is almost catching up with you."

Lin Jueyin's cheeks were flushed. She put down her wine glass and, mimicking Jiang Heqian's tone, said:

"That's right, Senior Brother Nian, can you please put more effort into your cultivation? Brother Jiang mastered the two Purple Mansion Secret Techniques passed down by our master just half a month ago, and your junior sister has also broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage. Senior Brother Nian, why is it so difficult for you to cultivate the Purple Mansion Secret Techniques?"

Nian Yi looked at Jiang Heqian and then at Lin Jueyin with disbelief, and said in a strange tone:

"Junior Sister Lin, why are you lecturing your senior brother like Brother Jiang? Sigh, you know perfectly well that Brother Jiang's cultivation in the Jade True Path is among the best in the entire world, especially among Foundation Establishment cultivators. I, your senior brother, am naturally no match for him."

Jiang Heqian has been at Xuanzhen Mountain for three years.

Half a month ago, he mastered the two Purple Mansion Secret Techniques taught by Master Shangyuan. This was only because he forcibly suppressed his cultivation progress; otherwise, mastering one secret technique a year would have been too terrifying.

The two secret techniques, 【White Jade】 and 【Court General】, that accompany the "White-haired Knocking Court Sutra" are too simple; they can be described as extremely simplified versions of the 【Mysterious Jade】 and 【Jade Body】 secret techniques.

With Jiang Heqian's current level of spiritual wisdom, cultivation would be incredibly easy for him.

Upon trying it out, he was surprised by how fast he comprehended the technique. He believed that he could master the [White Jade] technique in no more than half a year by focusing all his efforts on it.

Later, Jiang Heqian deliberately delayed his cultivation progress, and it took him three years to finally complete two paths.

In the past, when he practiced the Purple Mansion Secret Technique, he wished he could cultivate it as quickly as possible.

Now that Jiang Heqian had finally gotten his wish, he dared not proceed with the repairs too quickly, for fear of causing trouble.

Thinking about this, he felt a surge of amusement and a mix of emotions.

Jiang Heqian suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and said calmly:

"Fellow Daoist Nian, you flatter me. There are countless heroes in the world. I, Jiang, have only a slight understanding of the Jade True Dao. How can I be considered one of the best?"

These are Jiang Heqian's true feelings.

Those who are reincarnated with the essence of metal, those who have consumed the five elixirs of immortality, those who are destined for greatness—aren't they all extraordinary beings? Their cultivation speed will only become more terrifying than the last.

Jiang Heqian was well aware of his own limitations, even if his cultivation level was so low.

Lin Jueyin, standing to the side, shook her head in disagreement:

"Brother Jiang, from my observation, your talent in the Jade True Path is quite astonishing. What Senior Brother Nian said earlier is correct; among the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Jade True Path, you are the most powerful."

Jiang Heqian nodded, no longer wanting to dwell on the topic. He picked up the wine pot and poured the remaining Guixiangling wine into the three people's cups.

He said:

"Let's not talk about those things anymore. Come on, let's have another drink together."

Lin Jueyin and Nian Yi raised their amber glass cups and said happily:

"Come on, cheers!"

Snowflakes filled the sky atop Xuanzhen Mountain, while three people in the celestial temple drank spiritual wine, their laughter echoing from time to time.