Ancestor Suitian stared in astonishment at the overwhelming potency of the wines, his heart trembling. For an instant, even his Heavenly Pool stirred in response.0

Noticing the greedy gazes from the surrounding cultivators, he let out a cold snort and released his full aura as a High Sage, instantly suppressing their avarice.0

Jun Wudi, however, ignored all of the people staring at him. His attention was fixed entirely on the two cups of potent wine before him, carefully contemplating how to draw out their full effects.0

Those two cups had been prepared for him by Blindman Lu, meant to help him survive the Heavenly Fire Tribulation when he next attempted to break through to the Earth Core Realm. Yet, after drinking only the first cup of clear wine, Jun Wudi had unexpectedly restored his cultivation foundation completely and absorbed a millennium's worth of spirit qi, elevating him directly to the peak of the Earth Core Realm. Because of that, he had kept the remaining cups until now.0

Lifting his head, Jun Wudi looked at Ancestor Suitian and said, "Ancestor, I'm truly grateful for what you've done for me this time. Without you, I wouldn't...0