Chapter 404: Fake Wine

Zhu Xuanji held the light letter, but it felt scorching hot!

Although he wanted to throw it away, he recalled that when he returned to the royal capital to report on his duties and met the monarch, the latter directly ordered him to be responsible for the Lava Immortal Palace matter on behalf of the Nandou royal family, the Zhu family.

But Zhu Xuanji always felt that he was being pushed to the front line by the monarch to deal with the Son of Calamity!

Zhu Xuanji gritted his teeth, opened the letter with difficulty, and scanned the contents with his spiritual sense—

To my respected elder brother Zhu Xuanji:

(Zhu Xuanji: Who is your elder brother? Don't call me that randomly!)

Since we parted, the world has separated us, news has been scarce, and days have passed; it has already been dozens of days. Not seeing you for a day is like three autumns; your demeanor and voice have never been forgotten for a moment.

(Zhu Xuanji: Why do you remember so clearly? Forget me!)

Recalling the time in the Lava Immortal Palace, we were in the same boat and worked hand in hand. On Mount Wuyin, we weathered the storm together, uniting and maneuvering; it was truly a happy event in my life. Your strategy is far-reaching, and your actions are free and easy; I am sincerely impressed. Every time I think of it, I cannot help but miss the scene of that year, still feeling warm in my heart. If we could continue our relationship, it would truly be a heaven-sent opportunity.

(Zhu Xuanji: Who said we worked hand in hand? Weren't you calculating against me? Ominous, very ominous! What does this brat want me to help with this time?)

Now I have a small request. I have long heard of our Nandou Kingdom's national cellar 'Lovesickness Wine,' fragrant and wonderful, a treasure of the world. Although I have not tasted it, I have longed for it for a long time. I dare to ask you to give me a jar to quench my thirst for fine wine and also to add a bit of our old friendship.

(Zhu Xuanji: Lovesickness Wine? This brat likes drinking now? Give it to you, just give it to you, as long as you don't find trouble for me.)

Additionally, there was an ancient sage named Five Elements God Lord. I am very interested in this, but the information in my hands is limited, so I specifically ask you to bestow some information to resolve my confusion. If I can learn a thing or two, I will be inexplicably grateful.

(Zhu Xuanji: Five Elements God Lord? This title is very grand, I seem to have seen it somewhere. Seeking information from me? You must have taken a fancy to my Divine Catcher Division's files and dossiers. Good brat, you asked the right person. Give it to you, give it to you too!)

I wish you success in investigating cases recently, with thoughts like lightning, penetrating mysteries, and may all difficult matters be cleared away, and everything go smoothly, so that you can achieve victory soon. If you are free, I would like to invite you to gather at Myriad Medicine Valley; the scenery is beautiful, the grass and trees are lush, just right for drinking fine wine together, recounting old feelings, and discussing new strategies.

Please take care, I wish you everything goes well, come to meet soon, and fulfill our ambitions together!

Sincerely,

Ning Zhuo bows

(Zhu Xuanji: Myriad Medicine Valley? Oh, there seems to be a large sect there called the Myriad Medicine Sect. Want me to go to Myriad Medicine Valley? Hehe, how is that possible? Thinking too beautifully!)

Zhu Xuanji finished reading the letter, and his forehead was sweating a little.

As for the Son of Calamity, he wanted to stay as far away as possible.

Invite himself to the Myriad Medicine Sect?

Not going!

Absolutely not going!

Lovesickness Wine, and information about the Five Elements God Lord, give it to you, all give it to you.

Just don't come and bother me.

"Wait, why is Ning Zhuo specifically looking for information about the Five Elements God Lord? What has he come into contact with again?"

"Don't think, don't think about anything."

"Why get involved in the Son of Calamity's affairs?!"

Zhu Xuanji immediately warned himself in his heart.

He was fully alert, personally checked the dossiers, searched the records, extracted the information about the Five Elements God Lord, and made a jade slip.

He also used his connections to take out the national cellar Lovesickness Wine with a history of over a hundred years from the royal treasury.

Finally, he opened the station's privilege transmission and sent these things to Ning Zhuo at the fastest speed.

Myriad Medicine Valley.

Ning Zhuo received the information and was quite surprised.

He sighed to Sun Lingtong: "Old Zhu is righteous and capable. I didn't expect him to be so fast and get these things done."

"For him, it counts as a small matter, but it helped me a lot."

"Hmm, I must thank him well in the future, and I will still look for him if I have things to do!"

Sun Lingtong said: "Now your Ning family's performance in the Lava Immortal Palace matter concerns whether Fire Persimmon Immortal City falls into the hands of the Meng family. This is quite important to the royal family."

"Little Zhuo, you are now a pivotal figure in the Ning family, so Zhu Xuanji will naturally value you."

"It's just that I didn't expect that, in the end, we would become friends with Zhu Xuanji. The twists and turns of this world's fate are truly surprising."

"However, are you still suspicious about your investigation into the Five Elements God Lord?"

Ning Zhuo nodded and said: "I have read many classics and history books, but I have never heard of the title Five Elements God Lord. With such great ability, he must be an ancient figure."

"Living people have yang lifespan, and dead people have yin lifespan. Yang lifespan is limited, and so is yin lifespan."

"According to common sense, the great abilities of ancient times should have exhausted their ten-thousand-year yin lifespan by now. But I feel that the Five Elements God Lord is alive and kicking. This is abnormal."

"The biggest doubt is that after I returned to the Mechanical Swimming Dragon, I was clearly sober, yet I still received the Dharma transmission from the Five Elements God Lord."

"I told Linghu Jiu about this, and he couldn't explain it either."

"There are many strange things in this. I obtained the Dharma transmission and acquired the complete 'Five Viscera Temple Spirit Divine Art,' which is a bit too easy. And my Five Elements realm soared, which is even more valuable than this divine art."

"Little brother, I am young, but I have read many books. I have little experience, but I have been painstakingly planning the Lava Immortal Palace matter for fourteen years."

"Suddenly obtaining such a large benefit, to be honest, I am uneasy in my heart."

Sun Lingtong shrugged: "What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, you don't practice this divine art, and the Five Elements realm completely belongs to you; it's a solid benefit."

"Yin lifespan is limited, but how can great abilities like the Five Elements God Lord be measured by common sense?"

"We are just two Foundation Establishment juniors, how could we possibly understand the power of the Five Elements God Lord?"

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "If I do a good investigation first and understand the details, I can feel at ease when referring to the 'Five Viscera Temple Spirit Divine Art' in the future."

Sun Lingtong nodded: "Hmm, being cautious like this is also good. Let's look at what's in the jade slip together."

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong both projected their spiritual sense.

The information about the Five Elements God Lord was all known to them. Just as Ning Zhuo had guessed before, the Five Elements God Lord was indeed an ancient figure—

He appeared after the Blood Slaughter Dynasty, at the beginning of the Martial Emperor era!

The Blood Slaughter Dynasty was the first dynasty in history.

A so-called dynasty is an organization that has unified the entire world and all its territories.

In the entire history of the world, only three dynasties have appeared. The Blood Slaughter Dynasty was the first.

At that time, human cultivators were not the protagonists; demons and monsters running rampant was the most significant feature of the dynasty.

After the dynasty collapsed, various forces around the world fell into fighting and slaughter, in a state of chaos.

It was not until a man of mixed human, demon, and monster blood ascended to the throne that the world regained most of its order.

This man was the Martial Emperor!

In history, he counts as the second emperor.

And there are only five empires recognized by history. One of the criteria for an empire is that the cultivation country occupies at least 80% of the world's territory, has huge influence, and is the main body of the world.

The relationship between the Five Elements God Lord and the Martial Emperor was quite close, belonging to both friends and enemies.

He was talented and had a tough style. Before the Martial Emperor ascended to the throne, he fought side by side with the Martial Emperor, and the two had a deep battle friendship.

The Five Elements God Lord's famous battle was the battle against the Black River Flood Dragon Demon. At that time, the Five Elements God Lord went alone into the Black River, killed until the Black River was completely red, and finally fought the Flood Dragon Demon for three days and three nights, beheading the Flood Dragon Demon. With his own strength, he swept through a major demon force, shaking the world.

The Five Elements God Lord's peak battle was the battle against the Blood Sea Demon Lord. He led the army to besiege the Blood Sea for several years, and finally trapped and killed the Blood Sea Demon Lord with the Five Elements Demon-Slaying Array he had set up. After this battle, he was recognized as the number one person under the Martial Emperor.

The Five Elements God Lord's final battle was the Battle of Myriad Demon Mountain. The Martial Emperor led the army to sweep the world, forcing the demons to gather at Myriad Demon Mountain.

The demon forces gathered together, and the Martial Emperor could not attack for a long time. The Five Elements God Lord was ordered in a time of crisis and personally charged into the formation. His five spirits manifested, divine light soared into the sky, and he launched a life-and-death battle with the demons.

In the end, the Martial Emperor's army captured Myriad Demon Mountain, disintegrating this entire former highest peak, and the Five Elements God Lord also died on the battlefield.

The above is all official history.

And according to many clues collected by the Divine Catcher Division and information obtained from archaeology, after summarizing, there is also an unofficial history.

The unofficial history tells of a love entanglement between two men and one woman.

The two men were the Martial Emperor and the Five Elements God Lord, and the one woman was the Jingyu Immortal Concubine.

The former two traveled the world together in their early years and met the latter, both developing feelings of admiration. But in the end, the Jingyu Immortal Concubine married the Martial Emperor.

However, the Martial Emperor had many concubines and was focused on his great cause, ignoring the Jingyu Immortal Concubine's feelings.

The Five Elements God Lord and the Jingyu Immortal Concubine met privately frequently, which was finally discovered by the Martial Emperor.

The Martial Emperor then designed for the Jingyu Immortal Concubine to be captured by demons and taken to Myriad Demon Mountain. The Five Elements God Lord went to rescue her regardless of his own safety, and finally, both he and the Jingyu Immortal Concubine died in Myriad Demon Mountain.

It was precisely because of this that after the Martial Emperor achieved his great cause, he personally ordered the eradication of all records in the world, attempting to cover up the matter of the Five Elements God Lord and the Jingyu Immortal Concubine in the long river of history, so that future generations would not know.

Sun Lingtong finished reading: "So, the Martial Emperor was such a man. Tsk tsk tsk!"

Ning Zhuo pondered: "No wonder I haven't heard of this person's title. On one hand, he was born in ancient times; on the other hand, the records were artificially erased, so very little has been passed down."

The information was read, but it failed to explain why the Five Elements God Lord has survived to this day and gave Ning Zhuo the legacy in the underworld.

"Myriad Demon Mountain, Myriad Demon Cave, Myriad Medicine Valley, Myriad Medicine Sect... I didn't expect the valley here to have once been the highest peak in the world. The holy mountain where all demons once gathered is now just a station for an ordinary medicine-selling sect. The vicissitudes of life are nothing more than this." Sun Lingtong sighed endlessly.

Ning Zhuo frowned: "Something is wrong, I always feel there is something strange somewhere."

"Boss, I want to drink the Melancholy Nether Brew again."

Sun Lingtong said: "You can drink it, but don't go near the Spirit-Hidden Willow."

"I know that, of course." Ning Zhuo nodded.

He left the Mechanical Swimming Dragon directly and let Sun Lingtong drive it to the corner of the cave dwelling, far away from Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on the futon and solemnly took a sip of the Melancholy Nether Brew.

Nothing happened.

He took a few more sips.

Calm and tranquil!

Ning Zhuo frowned deeply, thought for a while, and called for Hua Guzi.

"Young Master Ning Zhuo! You finally summoned me!" Hua Guzi's eyes lit up, very excited.

Ning Zhuo waved his hand: "Take a look at this wine."

Hua Guzi used various means to detect it, finally tasted a sip, spat, and said: "This wine is crudely made, the wine recipe is contradictory, it can be called fake wine!"

"Young Master, tell me quickly, who used this thing to fool you? I'll shave them and vent your anger!"