As I drank, I had another breakthrough...
The bright moon hung in the sky.
Lin Dong arrived at Elder Hu's private courtyard.
The environment here was beautiful, with flowers, plants, and trees, and a small scenic lake where moonlight shimmered on the water.
“You brat, you really made this old man wait.”
As soon as Lin Dong reached Elder Hu's small lake, he heard Elder Hu's slightly displeased voice.
Not far away, by the lake, an elegant ancient pavilion was brightly lit, and Elder Hu sat beneath it, drinking by himself.
“Haha, this junior was delayed by something just now. I'll penalize myself with three cups later!”
Lin Dong leaped a few times to reach the ancient pavilion, smiling as he bowed to Elder Hu, who was feigning a stern face.
Elder Hu chuckled, “That's more like it! Sit!”
Elder Hu took out his spiritual wine, which he had treasured for hundreds of years: “You brat are truly blessed. This old man brewed this wine with countless rare medicinal treasures and Spiritual Plants!”
“I've treasured it for hundreds of years; others can't even get a taste.”
Saying that, Elder Hu filled a cup for Lin Dong and said, “Drink slowly, don't be greedy! This wine is too potent and contains rich essence.”
“Even Purple Mansion experts would get drunk from it.”
“For low-level Cultivators like you, it's a great tonic!”
“If you drink too much, you won't be able to refine it, and it will harm your body.”
“I won't ask you to penalize yourself with three cups, lest you damage your body.”
The fragrant scent of the wine filled the air, and Lin Dong could feel the extremely rich essence contained within it. For him, it was definitely a great tonic.
Indeed, for a big shot like Elder Hu, anything he casually brought out was a good item.
Since Elder Hu was so generous, Lin Dong wasn't one to be reserved: “Thank you, Elder Hu, then this junior won't be polite!”
Lin Dong picked up the wine cup and drained it in one gulp.
Lin Dong didn't pay any attention to Elder Hu's words.
For others, this wine contained immense essence, and drinking too much would cause one's body to explode.
But for Lin Dong, it was all nourishment. He had the Devouring Heaven Scripture; no matter how much came, he could refine it, and his cultivation would soar!
Buzz!
A majestic and pure essence flowed down Lin Dong's throat to his limbs and bones, exploding with a rumble.
Lin Dong's eyes lit up. As expected of a good item brought out by Elder Hu, one cup of wine was even more potent than the essence of a meal of demon king meat.
His cultivation had advanced quite a bit.
As for being potent?
Lin Dong didn't think so.
He only felt that it was just right for him, a great tonic.
Seeing Lin Dong gulp down a cup of wine, Elder Hu stroked his beard and smiled helplessly, “This brat, he doesn't listen to an old man's words; he'll suffer in the end!”
“Forget it, he has his pride.”
This one cup of wine would make even an ordinary Tiangang Realm expert collapse immediately, let alone Lin Dong, a small Hua Hai Realm Cultivator.
It takes some time for news to travel from the Inner Courtyard to the Outer Courtyard.
Elder Hu didn't know that Lin Dong had broken through to the Tiangang Realm, still thinking Lin Dong was in the Hua Hai Realm from a few days ago.
He wanted to see Lin Dong swaying, staggering, and acting crazy from the wine.
But who knew, Lin Dong laughed heartily and said, “Again!”
Elder Hu's expression changed slightly, “You brat certainly holds your liquor well! This old man will fill it up for you again! This old man wasn't this good at drinking even when he was young!”
People teaching people doesn't always work; sometimes, events have to teach people!
Elder Hu wanted to praise Lin Dong to death, get this brat drunk, and let him know what the treachery of society was like.
With him present, Lin Dong drinking a few cups would be fine.
But if it were outside, there would be a life-threatening danger, so it was better to teach him a lesson.
Elder Hu thought, once Lin Dong got drunk, he would strip him naked, tie him to a tree, and make a fool of him!
But seeing Lin Dong drink another cup, still without a flushed face or racing heart, Elder Hu's eyes narrowed and he said, “Two cups and still not down?”
Lin Dong accepted all comers: “Again, if I said three cups to penalize myself, then it's three cups!”
Lin Dong didn't know Elder Hu's thoughts; he only felt that the essence contained in this wine made him feel the Bottleneck he needed to Breakthrough.
Elder Hu filled Lin Dong's cup again, thinking that the third cup would definitely be Lin Dong's limit.
Unfortunately, Elder Hu was disappointed; Lin Dong still showed no signs of a flushed face or racing heart.
Hmm?
Elder Hu's old eyes narrowed. Could it be that this brat had broken through to the Tiangang Realm?
Seeing Lin Dong drink so much wine and still not get drunk, and his cultivation not breaking through, Elder Hu couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
One cup of wine was enough to make an ordinary Hua Hai Realm Cultivator break through one or two minor Realms.
Even a Prodigy like Lin Dong, after several cups, should have some reaction in his body, right?
But Lin Dong was completely unaffected. Could it be that Lin Dong was in the Tiangang Realm?
Impossible...
Lin Dong was only in the Hua Hai Realm two days ago.
Even if Lin Dong was a Prodigy, he would still need a month or so to condense his Protective Aura.
How could he break through from Hua Hai Realm Seventh Layer to Tiangang Realm in just two or three days?
Elder Hu thought to himself, “This old man still underestimated this brat! I don't believe this brat can hold his liquor that well?”
“This cup, thank you for Elder Hu's care!”
“If it weren't for Elder Hu, my Lin family would probably have suffered a calamity long ago.”
Lin Dong was still not satisfied. Without waiting for Elder Hu to pour him wine, he picked up a cup and filled it for himself and Elder Hu.
“You brat are sensible!”
“This cup...”
“This cup...”
...
“Come, Elder Hu, let's have another one, this cup is for our fate!”
In a blink of an eye, Lin Dong had drunk more than ten cups of wine, still drinking heartily, as if he couldn't get drunk.
Elder Hu was stunned, this brat, why was he still not flushed or showing any reaction? It made him even doubt if the wine he brought out was fake.
“Stop, stop, stop, if you keep drinking like this, something will happen.”
Elder Hu finally realized something was wrong.
After drinking so many cups of wine, even a Purple Palace Realm expert would be unconscious, but this child was acting as if nothing had happened.
If this continued, his good wine would be running out...
Elder Hu wasn't truly heartbroken that Lin Dong was wasting his wine; rather, he was worried about Lin Dong's body, fearing he wouldn't be able to withstand the wine's energy and would explode.
“Hmm?”
“You brat are about to Break through?”
“Wait, you brat are in the Tiangang Realm?!”
Suddenly, Elder Hu seemed to sense something, and his old eyes narrowed.
Boom! Boom!
Just then, Lin Dong's aura suddenly surged, rising like a rocket, and he instantly broke through two minor Realms.
“Tiangang Realm Third Layer!”
Lin Dong was overjoyed and bowed to Elder Hu: “Thank you, Elder Hu, for granting me this Opportunity!”
A strong wind suddenly rose, and Elder Hu was disheveled in the wind, his eyelids twitching wildly, and he said with a wry smile, “You brat, when did you become a Tiangang Realm Cultivator?”
What kind of Breakthrough speed was this?
He had thought Lin Dong was still in the Hua Hai Realm.
Elder Hu felt a bit dazed. How many days had he known Lin Dong?
He remembered the first time he saw Lin Dong, the other party was just a Chongmai Realm Cultivator.
But only a few days had passed, and he had broken through from a Chongmai Realm to the Tiangang Realm; it was too incredible.
Even when he himself broke through from the Hua Hai Realm to the Tiangang Realm, it took him several years.
Even the most Prodigy he had ever seen needed two and a half months to break through to the Tiangang Realm.
But Lin Dong? Just a few days.
What were a few days? He could take a nap, and a few days would pass. Now, you tell him that Lin Dong had broken through to the Tiangang Realm.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he truly wouldn't believe that such a Prodigy existed.
Elder Hu also didn't know that Lin Dong had broken the Azure Dragon Stone Tablet's record of tens of thousands of years; otherwise, he would definitely be utterly astonished.
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