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Crackling — —!
Sparks burst from the bonfire, reflecting the fireflies in the secluded forest.
The aroma of wine intertwined with the scent of roasted meat.
Once the melancholic mood passed, the atmosphere unknowingly became somewhat enchanting.
Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head, her pretty face flushed.
Li Dixian shook the slender clear spring wine pot, which had only one sip left, and said regretfully,
"The wine is good, it's just too little."
Although the wine in his clear spring wine pot was mellow, it was also quite nice to switch to a different flavor unexpectedly.
"Hmm?"
As the floral-scented wine flowed down his throat, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Li Dixian's mind.
"Zhu Qing, give me my wine."
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the excited Li Dixian with confusion.
She handed over the clear spring wine pot.
Li Dixian held the clear spring wine pot in one hand and Zhu Zhuqing's wine in the other.
"What if…"
"I pour other wine into the clear spring wine pot?"
"Will the Wine Spirit gather the strengths of many and become even more mellow?"
Li Dixian's eyes sparkled.
In his plan, the Spirit ring of the Wine Spirit should at least be matched with a ten-thousand-year lifespan.
Only then could the talent of the second Spirit be maximized.
However, this would be a bit too slow.
Sword and wine should complement each other.
But the progress of the Azure Lotus Sword was too fast, and the Wine Spirit would sooner or later fall behind.
Therefore, Li Dixian was thinking about whether he could find a way to enhance its effects without consuming the potential of the Wine Spirit.
"Let's try it!"
Li Dixian poured Zhu Zhuqing's wine into the clear spring wine pot.
To Li Dixian's surprise and Zhu Zhuqing's shock, the surface of the clear spring wine pot actually lit up with a hazy glow.
On the body of the pot, there was initially only a clear spring, but now the imprints of fruits and melons appeared stroke by stroke.
Whoosh—
White mist emerged from the mouth of the pot.
A refreshing aroma of wine wafted out.
Li Dixian licked his lips.
Smelling this wine aroma, his mouth was watering.
Immediately, he couldn't wait to take a sip.
The amber wine slid down his throat; first, his tongue tasted the slight sweetness of apricots, then it transformed into a mellow, warm current that rolled into his chest, and a powerful energy spread throughout his body.
Buzz—!
Buzz—!
Li Dixian did not summon the Azure Lotus Sword.
But in the spiritual realm, the Azure Lotus Sword was restless, and a sword-shaped imprint faintly appeared between his eyebrows.
After absorbing the Spirit ring of the Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King, Li Dixian's Spirit power had already reached the peak of level twenty-one.
With this sip of fine wine, his Spirit power broke through its constraints, directly reaching level twenty-two.
"Hoo—!"
Li Dixian let out a long breath.
Just the wine vapor alone intensified the bonfire by a third.
"Good wine, good wine!"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Li Dixian's significantly stronger aura with surprise and doubt.
"You… your Spirit power level increased?"
"Yes."
Li Dixian tilted his head and took another gulp of wine.
His handsome face showed great satisfaction, but then he suddenly said regretfully,
"This wine blends a rich and fruity aroma, but it's a pity there's no floral scent."
Zhu Zhuqing: "…"
Can we not mention the floral scent for now?
Looking at Li Dixian, Zhu Zhuqing was so tempted that her craving for wine emerged.
She smacked her red lips and said somewhat shyly,
"Li Dixian, can… can you let me have a sip?"
"Here."
Li Dixian handed over the wine pot.
After Zhu Zhuqing took it, she couldn't wait to take a sip.
"Mmm…"
A mouthful of strong wine went down, and a warm current exploded in her body.
Zhu Zhuqing's small face immediately flushed, her eyes misted over, and her gaze became hazy.
"Good… good wine…"
"Hahahahaha!"
Li Dixian burst into laughter.
The combination of the two wines made the alcohol much stronger.
Even he, a wine enthusiast, felt a slight burning sensation.
It was foreseeable that the more fine wines his Wine Spirit assimilated in the future, the stronger the alcohol content would become.
One day, he too would get drunk.
"Dancing with a sword while drunk!"
"How wonderful, how wonderful!"
Li Dixian took the clear spring wine pot and feasted on wine and meat.
Drunken Zhu Zhuqing stared at Li Dixian with a charming, naive smile.
Her usual coolness had long been melted by the strong wine.
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to remember something and said with a hint of nervousness,
"Li Dixian, I'm going to a Shrek Academy that only accepts 'monsters' to study."
"I don't think anyone is more suitable for the title 'monster' than you."
"Will you come with me?"
Li Dixian paused his drinking, then shook his head without hesitation.
"Let's forget it."
"My personality isn't suited for school."
Li Dixian knew that Zhu Zhuqing was going to Shrek Academy.
And the reason he refused, besides not wanting to be disciplined by the academy, was also a very important one: Shrek Academy could not make him stronger.
He had his own plans for the allocation of Spirit rings.
He didn't think much of that so-called Grandmaster at all.
As for whether there was also the reason of avoiding Ning Rongrong… for Li Dixian, Ning Rongrong was not even as important as the roasted rabbit in front of him.
She was just a stranger he would never interact with again.
Although she already had the answer in her heart, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes still dimmed when she heard Li Dixian refuse.
She thought for a moment and asked,
"Then Li Dixian…"
"Where will you go in the future? What will you do?"
Li Dixian chewed on the roasted rabbit in his mouth, looking up at the bright moon in the sky.
"Me, you ask…"
"I want to drink the most mellow wines on the entire Douluo Continent and challenge the most formidable swordsmen."
Li Dixian tilted his head and gulped down wine, the liquid flowing freely down the corners of his mouth, making the young man appear even more wild and unrestrained at this moment.
"I want to collect all the fine wines of the entire Douluo Continent into my clear spring wine pot—three thousand realms of worldly fine wines, all transforming into flowing clouds and entering my pot!"
"I also want to create my own swordsmanship, belonging to Li Dixian—killing one person in ten steps, traveling a thousand miles without leaving a trace!"
That's right!
This was Li Dixian's ideal in life!
It could not be separated from sword and wine!
For the Wine Spirit, he had found a way to make it stronger.
And besides that, he also realized that his mastery of swordsmanship was still far from enough.
He only knew one move, "Green Edge Severance," which was far too limited.
As for "Three Sword Splendor," it was an amplification-type sword skill.
He wouldn't just wait to cultivate Spirit power and acquire Spirit ring skills.
That was for mediocre talents!
Looking at the Douluo Continent, those powerful beings didn't just rely on Spirit ring skills.
For example, Tang San's Tang Sect unique skills brought from his previous life.
And for example, the Clear Sky Sect had the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method for using hammers.
Li Dixian also knew that Chen Xin, hailed as the number one swordsman on the Douluo Continent, also had a set of swordsmanship unique to him.
Splendid, oh splendid!
But he, Li Dixian, was not inferior to anyone!
He would definitely create his own swordsmanship!
Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at Li Dixian, who was drinking wildly under the moonlight.
Her heart, against her will, began to beat faster.
How strange.
She was clearly sober.
But she felt even more intoxicated.
"Li Dixian…"
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly spoke.
"Hmm?"
Li Dixian looked at Zhu Zhuqing.
"Don't forget what you said. If I look for you in the future, you will come and help me."
"Naturally."