Jiu Shen did not reply and focused himself on meditating. Although he was good at controlling his true essence, flying for three days continuously still made him a bit tired.

  A trace of anger flashed in Fatty Xue's beady eyes, but he hurriedly concealed it. He smiled brightly and bowed his head. "Since Wine Master Jiu is not interested in talking business, I shall take my leave. Farewell."

  Fatty Xue turned around and walked out of the store. 'You brat! I'll ask someone to smash this store of yours! As for your women? I'll hire someone to kidnap them for me and I will play with them on your behalf! To actually dare ignore someone from the Xue Family, you've got the guts of steel! Dammit!' Fatty Xue was still displaying a brilliant smile, but he was cursing Jiu Shen's ancestors millions of times in his mind.

  Jiu Shen opened his eyes and glanced at the round and ball-like back figure of the departing fatty. He smirked and closed his eyes again. How could he not sense Fatty Xue's anger?

  Chapter28 Elder Ming

  The next day, inside Xue Family's mansion.

  "What did he say?" An aged voice echoed within the room.

  "Elder Ming, that Jiu fellow did not even glance at me when I mentioned our Xue Family's name! He is clearly looking down on our Xue Family! What a bastard!" Fatty Xue said with an indignant look.

  Elder Ming looked calm on the surface, but he was fuming mad inwardly. Although he knew Fatty Xue's cunning nature, he wouldn't joke around with matters concerning the reputation of their Xue Family. He glanced calmly at Fatty Xue which sent chills down the latter's spine.

  "To think that there is someone who does not place the Xue Family in his eyes. It seems like our Xue Family has been too quiet for the past few decades. Xue Que, I will arrange Sword Four and Sword Five to be dispatched. The Xue Family's reputation cannot be sullied by a random expert." Elder Ming stated in a chilling voice.

  Fatty Xue was surprised at first, but then he was elated. He knew who Sword Four and Sword Five were. They were Elder Ming's personal servants with both their cultivation levels being at the peak of 6th-rank King. They even had the strength to fight against an early stage 7th-rank Emperor if they attack together.

  Fatty Xue concealed the excitement in his heart as he bowed at Elder Ming. He then said in a confident voice. "Don't worry Elder Ming, with Sword Four and Sword Five around, that little store would surely be turned upside down."

  Elder Ming nodded his head in agreement. He also believed what Fatty Xue said. "You tell them what to do, but remember to do everything discreetly. The other aristocratic families must not know of this, and even more so the Silveria Imperial Family."

  Fatty Xue patted his chest causing all the fats in his body to jiggle. "Rest assured Elder Ming, I will get this done today."

  Elder Ming waved his aged arms and gestured for Fatty Xue to leave. "Go. Don't disappoint this old man."

  Fatty Xue bowed his head respectfully before he left the room.

  After stepping out of Elder Ming's room, Fatty Xue clenched his chubby fists tightly. 'You damn Jiu person! Your shitty store will be burnt to ashes tonight and I will fuck your women right in front of you!' Fatty Xue's beady eyes flashed with a malicious glint as he walked away. Every step he took caused all the fats in his body to tremble.

  * * *

  Inside Jiu Shen's store, it was business as usual, but the owner himself was sitting on his chair lazily with a wine bottle in his right hand.

  With one leg on top of the other, Jiu Shen took a big gulp from his wine bottle and let out a satisfied sound. "Ahh..."

  The fat white cat, Ice curled up in his lap while producing a big snot bubble every time it exhales.

  The customers' lips twitched when they saw the two's lazy appearance.

  'Wine Master Jiu and his pet cat are truly alike... At least we have the graceful and kind-hearted Young Miss Hestia providing us with a warm smile everyday. Other than that, if Young Miss Theia takes a glance at us even once, then we can already go home satisfied.' They thought it in their hearts before focusing on the wines in their tables.

  Just then, a group of armored individuals came inside the store. Leading them was a handsome young man with an arrogant outer facade. He glanced at Theia and greeted her with a charming smile. "It's nice to meet you once again, Young Miss Theia."

  The latter did not even glance him and just snorted in disdain.

  After seeing her reaction, the young man chuckled before walking away from her sight. He was already used to her cold and icy temperament, so he was not bothered by it.

  He found himself a chair to sit on and when he saw Hestia walking towards them, his eyes involuntarily lit up. "Hello, Young Miss Hestia. How are you today?"

  Hestia smiled sweetly and responded in a cheerful voice. "I'm happy today since the master is already back."

  Liu Mengdi's smile froze after hearing her reply. He forced out a dry chuckle and said. "Oh, so Wine Master Jiu is already back? That's good!"

  Hestia smiled from ear to ear. She looked like a little girl who had finally reunited with her boyfriend after being away with him for many days.

  With a bright smile, she asked. "What would you like to order today, Young Master Liu?"

  "Just the same as usual, five Deep Sea Spring Dew for me and my subordinates." Liu Mengdi replied with a gentle smile.

  "Okay, just give me a moment, Young Master Liu." Hestia smiled sweetly before she walked away. Her womanly scent lingered in the air causing Liu Mengdi to sigh in regret. 'Young Miss Hestia is such a kind-hearted lady. Perhaps, only an expert like Wine Master Jiu is qualified to keep her heart.'

  During the past few days, Liu Mengdi visited the store daily just to see Hestia's smile and also to see Theia's cold face. Of course, the main reason was still the ever so amazing Deep Sea Spring Dew. After he had tasted the wine a few days ago, he had grown infatuated with it.

  A few moments later, Hestia went out of the wine storage area with five wine bottles circling around her.

  "Here is your order of five Deep Sea Spring Dew. Enjoy!" Hestia smiled before she gracefully left their sights.

  Liu Mengdi smiled and opened the wine bottle in a practiced manner. He then filled his cup with the golden liquid. He was still fascinated at the golden brilliance it emitted despite it not being his first time seeing it. "This is truly such a wondrous wine! I wonder how Wine Master Jiu brewed this wine?"

  With a satisfied expression, Liu Mengdi slowly savored his cup of wine. He only took sips in little amounts in order to fully enjoy his wine. With his present strength, Young Miss Hestia told him that he was only allowed to drink a cup of wine. Recalling her stern look when she described what will happen if he exceeds a cup, he shuddered in fear.

  With a motivated look, he muttered to himself. "I have to cultivate fast in order to reach the 5th-rank Spirit realm. By then, I will be able to drink two cups of Deep Sea Spring Dew."

  If his father, the current patriarch of the Liu Family heard his words, he would be unsure if he would laugh or cry.

  Who would motivate themselves like that? Wouldn't the favored sons of heavens usually say that they would cultivate hard in order to dominate the entire Profound Dragon Continent? Who would cultivate just to get another cup of wine? Perhaps only Liu Mengdi was such a person...

  Chapter29 Sword Four and Sword Five

  A few moments later, a group of three middle-aged men came inside the store with curious looks. They have heard countless exaggerated tales about the store. And driven by their curiosity, the three brothers decided to visit the said store that sells wines with effects that are similar to precious elixirs.

  Jiu Shen sensed their familiar aura so he opened his eyes to take a look at them. After seeing their faces, he was a bit surprised. 'Aren't these the ants...er I mean people that I randomly saved within the periphery of the Endless Forest? Why are they here?'

  He remembered that they were the cultivators that he had randomly saved during his 'stroll' in the Endless Forest. He was moved by their camaraderie so he decided to save them. Who knew that the three of them would come and visit his store? Sometimes fate was truly good at playing games.

  He opened his spiritual power to eavesdrop at their conversation. After listening for a brief moment, he got the gist of their story.

  According to them, they have heard of countless rumors about a magical store that sells precious wines capable of stimulating the true essence inside a cultivator's body. Of course, they did not believe the rumor especially after learning that it was from an unknown store. But due to their curiosity, they decided to visit his store and try his wines themselves.

  Jiu Shen became disinterested all of sudden. He drank the remaining contents of his wine bottle and closed his eyes to meditate.

  * * *

  Later that night, outside of Jiu Shen's store. Two silhouettes draped in tight black fitting clothes slowly crept towards the store. "Is this the store that Elder Ming told us to destroy?" One of them spoke in a silent and husky voice.

  "According to Fatty Xue, this is the place that Elder Ming wants to be destroyed. I wonder what did the people from this store did to anger Elder Ming like that." The other person replied in a slightly curious voice.

  "Don't bother too much about that. Fatty Xue told us that there are two peerless beauties here. Hehe! The fatty wants us to kidnap them and bring them two him unharmed..."

  "Hehe! I know what you're thinking, fourth brother. How could we give those beauties to that fatty without giving them a taste?"

  "Right! Let's do it fast. The other aristocratic families must not know that this was done by us."

  The two deftly climbed up to the second floor of the store. Their actions were neat and skillful as if they had done similar things before. In fact, they were assassins trained by Elder Ming to become the Xue Family's swords in the dark. They had killed countless people that had provoked the Xue Family. Even some of their enemies in business were not spared.

  Among the five of them, they were the weakest in terms of strength. But despite that, they had the ability to assassinate a 7th-rank Emperor if careless.

  "Fifth brother, you go and open the window slowly." One them whispered softly.

  The other person nodded his head and placed his hands on the window before giving it a light pull. He frowned after seeing that the window remained unmoved. He applied more strength on his gripped only to realize that the window did not even move an inch. 'What the hell is this window made of?! It should have already disintegrated after I applied that much strength.'

  Sword Four furrowed his eyebrows in surprise after seeing that his fifth brother was unable to open the window. They were almost on par in terms of strength, so he was rather surprised by the scene. "Fifth brother, let me do it."

  Sword Five nodded his head helplessly and took a step back. 'Just what is wrong with this window? This isn't made from a heavenly metal, right?' Sword Five thought to himself in disgruntlement.

  Actually, after Jiu Shen used the store expansion package, the whole part of the store was remodeled by the system. After the remodeling, everything from the roof to floor was now made from Sacred Sanctum Safarwood. That was also the reason why Jiu Shen felt quite reluctant to step on the floor. Aside from that, the lights were also made from an Undying Luminous Pearl. Just from its name alone, it is a pearl that emits light for all eternity. The light won't die out unless someone destroys the pearl.

  Sword Four's face contorted as he tried to pull open the window. 'What the fuck?! What the hell is this crap made of?!'

  Jiu Shen who was seated inside his room had long since noticed the two ants who were trying to pull open the window of Theia's room. It's just that he was too lazy to bother with their charade.

  He opened a bottle of Deep Sea Spring Dew and calmly watched the entire show with his spiritual force. "I wonder why these ants are digging their own graves..." He muttered to himself with a bemused expression on his face.

  After greedily inhaling the wine's aroma, he drank a few mouthfuls in one go. "Hehe! Theia is growing impatient. Looks like those ants will die..."

  Sword Four grew impatient after not being able to open the window. He seemed to have forgotten Fatty Xue's warning of going discreet as he gathered the true essence in his body towards his right fist and punched the window with all his strength.

  "Bang!"

  Like an egg trying to break a stone, Sword Four's fist was torn into pieces. He grimaced in pain as he felt his body go numb from the pain.

  "Fourth Brother, are you okay?" Sword Five asked in a worried tone after seeing Sword Five's plight. His fourth brother was a bit stronger than him, but he was not even able to destroy the store's window.

  This was the first time they had experienced such a setback. They weren't even able to catch a glimpse of their target and they were already helpless.

  "Fifth brother, this place is not as simple as it seems. We have to leave now!" Sword Four gritted his teeth in pain and said with anxiousness.

  "Do you think that I would allow the both of you to leave after causing such a ruckus here?" An icy voice echoed behind them causing them to almost jump in fright.

  When the two of them turned around, they saw a peerlessly beautiful young lady. She was wearing a translucent white nightgown that barely covered her erogenous regions. Her medium-length blonde hair fluttered along with the wind as she glared at the two men coldly.

  "She's flying! She's at least an 8th-rank Divine! Goddamn it!" Both men exclaimed in unison.

  Chapter30 Die With Dignity

  With faces filled with fear, Sword Four and Sword Five stared at Theia. Their bodies were shaking uncontrollably and they could not even muster up the courage to escape.

  Escaping in front of someone who was possibly an 8th-rank Divine expert? That was easier said than done. There was a very high possibility that they will die before even taking half a step forward...

  Theia was still hovering in midair like a celestial fairy in her translucent nightgown. Both Sword Four and Sword Five did not even dare to glance at her most sensitive parts. They can only stare at her otherworldly face with immense dread.

  "Yo-Young lady, ple-please spare us! We we-were only fo-following orders from someone!" Sword Five cried in a stuttering voice.

  Sword Four glared at his brother but he can't really blame him. The pressure that Theia emitted was many times scarier than what Elder Ming can produce. "Fifth brother, are you going to betray the hands that fed you? All five of us had long since prepared ourselves for death. But we have to die with dignity!" Sword Four said through gritted teeth while clutching his right arm.

  Sword Five sighed guiltily before his eyes flashed with a ferocious glint. "You are right, fourth brother..."

  "Are you done talking?" Theia gently landed on the roof making her white nightgown flutter faintly.

  Sword Four and Sword Five were sweating heavily as they grabbed their swords.

  Since they were little kids, they were trained by Elder Ming with the way of the sword. All five of them were masters of the sword and it was also the reason why Elder Ming provided them with such names.

  Sword Four tried to remove the fear in his heart as he wielded his sword with his left hand. He turned and did a backhand slash while aiming for Theia's neck.

  "Woosh!"

  Theia remained standing with a cold expression on her face as she indifferently caught the sword with two fingers.

  'What?!' Sword Four's eyes contracted in surprise and fear after seeing how Theia easily caught his sneak attack.

  If one would look closely on Sword Four's sword, they would see that it was slowly melting under Theia's tight hold.

  Sword Four released the hold on his sword after feeling a painful burning sensation.

  "Clang!"

  The unmelted half of his sword dropped on the roof with a dull clanging sound.

  "Fourth brother, you go escape to the-" Before Sword Five could even utter the remaining words, his head was already separated out of his body. He even caught a glimpse of his own headless body before his vision darkened for eternity.

  "Thud!"

  A dull thud echoed faintly as Sword Five's headless corpse dropped on the ground. Blood flowed from his neck ceaselessly, but strangely, the roof remained untainted. It seemed to have absorbed Sword Five's blood.

  As a sacred heavenly wood, the Sacred Sanctum Safarwood was capable of vanquishing evil and impurity. A low-level mortal's blood isn't even qualified to taint its body. Only the blood of an evil god was able to blemish it, but of course, the Sacred Sanctum Safarwood was also capable of cleansing it.

  Sword Four froze in place after seeing the death of his brother. He was overcome by grief as he kneeled on the ground with a blank look. "Kill me..." He said with a faint smile on his face.

  Theia did a swiping motion with her right arm causing an invisible wind blade to cut Sword Four's neck.

  A glob of tear dropped from his blank eyes as his decapitated head was thrown in midair. There was still a faint smile on his face even after he died.

  "You have great potential, but you served the wrong master." Theia muttered to herself in a cold voice before producing two small sparks of flames. It then gently landed on the corpse as flames slowly spread all over their bodies. In less than ten seconds, only a handful of ashes remained before it was scattered away by a cold night breeze.

  Theia glanced at their heads for a brief moment before she burnt it. She planned to bring them to Jiu Shen but changed her mind as it may disgust him. She knew that her master did not care one bit about their deaths. No matter what their backgrounds were, her master would still remain unmoved.

  With a tapped of her foot, she landed in front of Jiu Shen's window and gently knocked. "Knock! Knock! Knock!"

  The window opened slowly, revealing a cold but handsome face. With a long silver hair tied in a ponytail, Jiu Shen glanced at Theia with an expressionless face. "Come inside."

  Theia gracefully came inside his room with all sorts of thoughts inside her head. She tried to remain as calm as possible to avoid making her master in misunderstanding her. "Master, do you want me to trace their origins?" She asked after bowing her head respectfully. Her cleavage came into view revealing a flawlessly white skin.

 

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