Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 17 Monkey Wine

Yun Yi's suspicions proved to be true. As the two walked further, creatures appeared everywhere along the path, secretly watching their uninvited guests. Furthermore, these creatures were all of high cultivation, otherwise Suzaku, who was at the Spiritual Transformation Realm, wouldn't have been unaware.

How can it be so easy to take away the relics of an immortal?
The stone lion at the door asked, "Ayou, this should be the third human to enter this place, right?"

The stone lion on the left responded, "To be precise, it's the third and fourth."

"How far do you think they can go?"

"I think that man is quite polite. He shouldn't anger Zhi Lao Er and Tao San Niang."

"The most important thing is that he brought a lot of wine and drinks, which the Monkey King would like very much."

The two stone lions chatted back and forth, their eyes rolling around as they looked at the white sand camel that Yun Yi had left outside. The camel was loaded with a lot of goods, among which delicious food and wine were the most attractive.

The white sand camel seemed to feel uneasy, snorting and taking small steps.

Unaware that they were being watched, Yun Yi and Zhu Que carefully toured the compound, discovering treasures everywhere. The most valuable were the medicinal herbs planted within, each one fetching over a thousand spirit stones.

In addition, there are magic weapons placed in each room of the courtyard, such as a mirror or an inkstone.

But no one dared to touch these treasures, because they were all spotless. Zhuque tried to take some away several times, but was sternly stopped by Yun Yi.

"If you act so carelessly, you might miss out on even more precious opportunities."

"Oh, it makes my hands itch."

Zhuque listened to the advice, forced himself to withdraw his gaze from a hairpin, and refrained from taking action.

Magical weapons are usually divided into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, fine-grade, rare, top-grade and supreme-grade.

As a place where immortals once lived, the magic weapons placed everywhere here are imbued with a lot of spiritual energy, and the lowest ones are of top quality, which is indeed very attractive.

After walking around the mansion from inside to outside, Yun Yi didn't find any suspicious places, so he returned to the door.

The two stone lions were still the same, but Yun Yi always felt that something was missing. When he looked carefully, he found that his white sand camel was missing.

Suzaku asked, "Is there a thief in the secret realm?"

Yun Yi smiled and said, "This is good news. It seems that our chance has presented itself."

"What do you mean?"

"The Feitian Secret Realm doesn't seem to be dangerous at the moment. The only thing is that it requires alcohol to open. So I guess the alcohol here will be useful after entering."

"Where did you get all this information?"

"The secret cannot be leaked."

Zhuque didn't think Yun Yi would tell him, so he didn't get angry and took the initiative to cast a spell to track the white sand camel.

The person who stole the camel did not cover up his footprints, and it seemed that he was walking deeper into the peach blossom forest.

Yun Yi was not in a hurry, admiring the scenery while following the footprints. After walking for a while, he finally saw the edge of the peach blossom forest, which was a towering green mountain.

What is even more shocking is that there is a huge gap from top to bottom of the green mountain that is big enough for one person to pass through.

Yun Yi narrowed his eyes when he saw this, and was quite shocked.

Zhuque said, "This gap was cut out by a sword."

"Not only did the sword split the mountain, but wherever it passed, it left a flat surface. There was no stone residue left at the wound, which shows how sharp this sword was."

“It’s as easy and pleasant as splitting tofu.”

Yun Yi sighed, "It seems that this Senior Nangong is good at using a sword."

Zhuque was a little depressed: "In that case, chance has little to do with me. I was born without any knowledge of swords. But if the young lady came, I'm afraid it would be of great benefit."

"You're wrong. Song Xinci has already found her own path to Supreme Forgetfulness. It would be inappropriate to rashly try to learn from others." "You clearly don't know how to practice, so how dare you teach me?"

Yun Yi quickly shut up, thinking that in my previous life, I was also a master at the peak of the Return to Void Realm, so it is not too much to guide you who is in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Zhuque didn't care. In her opinion, her brother-in-law was a weird person and could not be treated as an ordinary person.

The two walked out of the peach blossom forest and went deeper into the mountain along the crevices. At the end was a valley. The white sand camel was resting under a tree, chewing on the tender branches, and it seemed that it was not injured.

The problem was that the cargo on its back was in a mess, and all the wine and drinks were gone.

Yun Yi laughed and said, "So he's a drunkard who steals wine."

Zhuque looked at a white-haired monkey on a tree not far away. It was holding a wine jug and eating with relish.

The monkey was completely white and looked like a small child, only about two feet tall. However, Suzaku was as if facing a formidable enemy and did not dare to take it lightly, because she could not see through the monkey's cultivation level.

To be more precise, she felt a sense of crisis from a monkey, no less than the old tailor in the dilapidated temple.

Return to the Void Realm!
Yun Yi followed Zhuque's gaze and shouted rudely, "Hey! Why are you stealing my wine?"

Unexpectedly, the monkey said, "We are all alcoholics, so we should share good wine!"

"You've taken all the wine away from me, what should I drink?"

"You're being stingy, I'm just tired of drinking immortal wine, otherwise I wouldn't bother trying your mortal liquor!"

After saying this, the White Monkey tossed two wine jars towards her. Suzaku quickly reached out to catch them, discovering they were filled with fine fruit wine. Even she felt a sudden surge of energy after sniffing it, as if a sudden enlightenment had struck her, akin to a breakthrough after months of seclusion.

The two of them didn't have the Sumeru Ring, so they couldn't keep the monkey wine, so they could only drink it in one gulp.

Yun Yi was fine. He had been practicing his alcohol tolerance along the way, so after drinking a jar, his face was only slightly red, but his eyes were getting brighter and brighter.

Zhuque was more pitiful. She never drank alcohol, but she felt dizzy immediately after drinking it. She found that the drunkenness brought by the monkey wine was impossible to get rid of.

Yun Yi wiped his mouth and said, "Great!"

The white monkey thought the man was a good drinker and asked, "Do you want more?"

"One more!"

"You can drink if you want, but from now on it depends on your ability."

The white monkey threw away the wine jar and motioned Yun Yi to follow him. Yun Yi glanced at Suzaku, who had collapsed on the ground, and thought to himself, this opportunity really has nothing to do with you, just lie down.

However, it cannot be said that Zhuque gained nothing. After all, a jar of monkey wine can greatly improve her cultivation.

Yun Yi took two steps and suddenly found that the alcohol was taking effect and the scenery in front of him changed instantly.

The green hill suddenly had countless steps leading to the summit. Looking up, I couldn't see the end, only the sound of monkeys drifting from above.

"If you want to drink, come up on your own."

Yun Yi immediately understood that this must be the test of the Feitian Secret Realm. So he held his breath and began to climb up step by step.

The white monkey's voice came again, "This is the stone stairway for seeking the truth. There are exactly three thousand steps. The higher your cultivation level, the more difficult it is to walk on it. So don't accuse me of bullying a mere mortal like you."

Yun Yi did not respond and concentrated on moving forward.

The white monkey continued, "Nangong Feitian's treasure is not so easy to obtain. This trial is just an appetizer. If you are afraid, you should go home early."

It deliberately taunted him, but secretly hoped this drinking buddy would go further. Over the past millennia, two individuals with great fortune had entered the secret realm, but each was more greedy than the other, never even reaching the stone steps to seek the truth, dying in the Peach Blossom Forest mansion because of their lust for treasure.

Only this ordinary person with no cultivation has the best character.

(End of this chapter)