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"Ah, right, right, hahaha, with such a prodigy as Xie Dao友 here, would there still be any fear of those petty villains" Hearing Wang Tao's words, Wang Xiang also burst out laughing and said.

The other elders were stunned when they heard what the Wang brothers had to say. At this moment, they suddenly remembered Xiao Yu; in their instinctive reaction earlier, they hadn't included him since he was visiting for the first time. Hence, these old men seemed to have completely forgotten his existence while talking about matters.

So when these elders heard what the Wang brothers had said, they immediately thought of Xiao Yu beside them. When they did so, they all nodded involuntarily. Even Li Qiong was no exception; if those major sects didn't lift their mountain barriers soon, his chances of breaking through were practically zero. Moreover, within these two years, it would be his expiration date; if he died, there wouldn't be any top-notch martial power left in the country, which was what worried him most. And now, upon hearing the Wang brothers' words, he let out a long sigh of relief and relaxed.

Although cultivation circles were about to face a period where there were no qualified successors and might even decline from here, there was now a 20-something-year-old Xiao Yu. If his cultivation level was genuine, he could at least safeguard the Chinese cultivation world for another hundred years.

A hundred years later, perhaps these major sects would open their gates or produce another prodigy like Xiao Yu; by then, China might be worry-free once again. After all, during that war back then, although China suffered heavy losses, those foreign forces that invaded it were left within its borders.

Furthermore, if not for the previous war between Chinese and eight-nation cultivators, would a small island nation have dared to bully China

Hearing their words, Xiao Yu just smiled without saying anything. He had heard the Wang brothers recount that battle between Eastern and Western cultivators in the past, but he hadn't expected there to be such a big secret hidden when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded back then. However, Xiao Yu knew very little about recent events in the cultivation world; even what he did know was from last time at the gathering in Sichuan province and what the Wang brothers told him.

However, the people at that Sichuan gathering were on a lower level, only knowing some interesting stories within China's cultivation world, and not too clear about national-level wars. Moreover, there hadn't been any war for over a hundred years, so they had already forgotten it all.

The Wang brothers might have told him something but did so rather vaguely; however, here could be considered where the strongest batch of cultivators in China gathered, and these elders would undoubtedly know everything very clearly about such matters.

"Daoist Li, can you give a detailed account of some events from back then" Thus, Xiao Yu thought deeply for a while before asking these elders.

After hearing Xiao Yu's question, Li Qiong started to tell him the story

If a person with lower cultivation shouldn't know about these things, but Xiao Yu was different. Although Li Qiong didn’t know whether his or Xiao Yu’s cultivation level was higher, considering that Xiao Yu was young and already had such condensed essence energy in his body, he must be an extraordinary talent. Moreover, Xiao Yu was still young with endless possibilities. Even if he wasn't as good as Li Qiong now, what about twenty years later Therefore, after hearing Xiao Yu's question, Li Qiong immediately decided to tell him the story.

Xiao Yu listened quietly until the end of Li Qiong’s narration and nodded involuntarily. At this moment, he finally understood a secret news about the cultivation world in China within the past three hundred years. This could be considered as one of the secrets known only by a limited number of people inside China.

Calling it a secret was more like recent history of the cultivation world. However, due to avoiding unnecessary trouble, this part of history wasn't widely known, even within their families.

It turned out that before and after the Great Tribulation for twelve years, the cultivation world in China had always been the strongest power, so everything was peaceful. But fifty years ago, news about a secret treasure existing in China started to spread among foreign powers who coveted it.

The first step these foreign forces took was secretly sending people to investigate until decades later when they confirmed that such a treasure indeed existed in China.

After returning home, they contacted the secular countries at that time. Due to China's formidable strength, these cultivators informed their allied countries’ counterparts about the existence of this secret treasure and incited them to join forces with the secular nations to invade China.

This was a mutually beneficial arrangement: the secular countries needed war to resolve internal conflicts, while the cultivators had something they desired. Thus, there arose that war.

However, they underestimated the strength of the Chinese cultivation world. In the end, all those foreign cultivators were wiped out by their Chinese counterparts, and China's cultivation world suffered losses exceeding eighty percent. As a result, the Chinese cultivation world had no time to care about secular wars, allowing the Eight-Nation Alliance to ravage China, demanding huge indemnities and territorial cessions that almost destroyed this nation.

Following this war, the Chinese cultivation world was severely weakened. Upon returning home, various sects decided to seal their mountains to accumulate strength again. It was precisely because of these major sects' sealing off their mountains that cultivators like them gained dominance in the cultivation world; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been much room for them, given that peak Qi Refiners were not uncommon back then within those big sects.

Afterward, those countries’ cultivation worlds were also severely weakened. To prevent other nations from joining in again, their forebears established organizations like theirs to guard against foreign invaders targeting China.

Hearing Li Qiong's account, Xiao Yu finally understood the situation clearly. At this moment, he realized why the cultivation world in Huaxia was so weak; a few people at the late stage of Refining Essence could dominate the entire Huaxia.

After the old man finished speaking and saw that Xiao Yu remained calm without much reaction, he didn't say anything but instead walked toward a stone door on the cave wall. Soon after, Li Qiong emerged from the stone door with a large jar capable of holding twenty catties, placing it on the table and saying, "Fellow Daoists, this is my cherished Snow Lotus Wine, brewed with snow lotuses that are over a hundred years old. Please try some!"

After speaking, Li Qiong retrieved a stack of jade bowls from under the stone table beside him and placed them in front of Xiao Yu and the others.

Xiao Yu looked at these jade bowls; they were enormous, akin to super-sized soup bowls. Although made of jade, it wasn't high-quality jade but rather ordinary white jade. Nonetheless, seeing such a large piece of jade was quite rare.

Li Qiong then placed the jade bowls in front of Xiao Yu and the others before lifting the jar to pour a bowl for each person.

The moment the old man poured the wine into the bowls, a fragrant aroma instantly wafted out from them. In no time at all, the entire cave was filled with this delightful scent.

Everyone who smelled this fragrance felt their spirits uplifted; they could even feel a warm current entering their bodies and merging into their meridians. Suddenly, these old men were stunned, slightly furrowing their brows before slowly closing their eyes.

In the cave now, apart from Li Qiong, Xiao Yu, and Dai Yuxin showing no reaction, all other elders closed their eyes and sat meditating on stone chairs.

"Master, this wine smells so good!" With her nose filled with this fragrance and seeing how these elders were sitting motionless, Dai Yuxin whispered to Xiao Yu.

Hearing this, Xiao Yu nodded, glanced at the meditating elders, then made a gesture for silence toward Dai Yuxin, afraid that her voice might disturb their meditation.

Seated in the main position, Li Qiong looked curiously at Xiao Yu and Dai Yuxin. If Xiao Yu hadn't been sitting still, he could understand since this fragrance didn’t affect him much. However, seeing that Dai Yuxin was also looking around instead of meditating and Xiao Yu hadn't said a word, it made him feel very strange.

He had wanted to give Xiao Yu a reminder, but after thinking about it, he decided against it. After all, Dai Yuxin was Xioa Yu's disciple, and Xiao Yu was also someone on par with him, so when the words were at the tip of his tongue, he swallowed them back.

"Haha, indeed! It really smells great; what a fine wine!" After a while, these elders gradually opened their eyes. As soon as they did, their eyes suddenly shone brightly, and with laughter, they said this.

Although the fragrance hadn’t played a significant role just now, it had made the primordial energy in their meridians more active.

"Hehe, please enjoy!"

Hearing these elders’ words, Li Qiong, who was sitting at the main position, revealed an expression of satisfaction. He lifted the bowl before him and said to the elders.

Turns out that Li Qiong had brewed this wine according to a secret method from Kunlun Sect. The primary ingredient for Snow Lotus Wine was snow lotus flowers, and these were all over one hundred years old, handpicked by him. Since snow lotuses were already precious medicinal herbs, those older than a century were even rarer. Although they weren’t quite on par with heaven-defying earth treasures, they shouldn’t be underestimated either. Moreover, he had used the secret method from Kunlun Sect to brew them into wine, infusing it with a large amount of primordial energy from Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, Snow Lotus Wine not only benefitted their cultivation but also helped refine the primordial energy within their bodies.

Hearing Li Qiong’s words, Dai Yuxin revealed a difficult expression. At merely seventeen years old and never having drunk alcohol before, drinking such a large bowl of wine was quite daunting for her, which is why she appeared hesitant.

"Hehe, you don’t have to drink if you can’t," Xiao Yu said when he saw the difficulty in Dai Yuxin’s expression upon looking at the bowl.

Although Snow Lotus Wine was so miraculous, it didn’t serve much purpose for Xiao Yu and Dai Yuxin. Xiao Yu had already reached a high level of cultivation, and this wine offered him nothing beyond its delicious taste. As for Dai Yuxin, her meridians were filled with solid pure yin energy; therefore, the alcohol wouldn’t benefit her either. For that reason, Xiao Yu didn’t let Dai Yuxin drink.

"Friend Xiao, you really shouldn’t!" Xiao Yu’s voice was soft, but everyone else in the cave heard clearly. Thus, Wang Xiong spoke to Xiao Yu, but halfway through, he gave up on persuading him.(To be continued) clinic and went outside to open his Yin-Yang eyes, scanning the surroundings continuously. Suddenly, Xiao Yu paused, his gaze fixing on a corner illuminated by no streetlight.Xiao Yu walked towards t...