Absolute Destiny Game

Among them, more than ten immortals were gathered around a green jade wine pool, continuously bubbling with golden nectar. The wine in the pool was enveloped in spiritual energy, occasionally condensing into the forms of spiritual beasts or immortal flowers, only to disperse again.

Each immortal held a wine vessel, taking turns to recite poetry and compose verses, singing songs while drinking, evidently playing the game of wine orders.

Xiao Jie stood quietly to the side, not daring to make any rash moves, but couldn't help feeling somewhat speechless. These immortals were quite carefree, with crises everywhere in the Jiuzhou World, yet they were here partying every day. Particularly that white-robed fairy, who looked at the group of drinking immortals with a sour expression, "Hmph, knowing nothing but drinking all day long," she turned and left.

At this moment, it was the turn of a yellow-robed immortal, who raised his cup and sang loudly, his voice undulating with deep emotion.

"Time is not stingy, the setting sun is round.

The sky is cloudless, pour the wine with compassion.

I am without sadness, September cold sky.

The sky tilts, shatters mountains and rivers.

A good verse, a good verse, let's float a big white."

After speaking, he scooped up a cup of wine from the pool, drinking it down in one go.

Beside him, a white-robed immortal shook his head and said, "It's just normal, I have a verse too, fellow Daoists, listen——"

Then he sang:

"The palace cracks, the sky collapses.

The sun and moon are dark, white clouds scatter.

Immortals hide, mortals hang upside down.

The final tribulation arrives, heaven descends with calamities.

I drink without worry, free from trouble.

Let's go with the wind, not staying in the mortal realm."

A nearby immortal nodded repeatedly, "Good verse, good verse, with a touch of carefree etherealness, indeed worthy as the Carefree Immortal, let's float a big white."

That white-robed immortal raised his cup in salute, then drank it down.

Another green-robed immortal clapped his hands and sang:

"I wish for a return path, yet have no return place.

Enter the painting, tread in traceless shadows.

May's blazing flow, white birds mourn like phoenix.

October's snowfall, myriad beasts lament mournfully.

Cups clinking, songs of floating wine.

Only seeking carefreeness, solely among us immortals."

Two nearby immortals shook their heads repeatedly, "This verse is too sad, too sad, be punished with a pot of wine."

"Punish with wine then punish with wine." The green-robed immortal's face showed neither sadness nor joy, taking the wine cup and pouring it down.

At this moment, an immortal suddenly called out to a gray-robed, bristly-bearded immortal seated at the far end, "Brother Xuance, why don't you compose one for us to hear."

With these words, the immortals burst into a commotion.

"Yes yes yes, Dangmo Real Man is adept in both literature and martial arts, come compose come compose."

"I never tire of Brother Xuance's poems and verses."

Xiao Jie looked curiously, this should be the Dangmo Real Man Lin Xuance, whom he had encountered several times in the game through his writings, they had become long-distance acquaintances.

Now upon closer inspection, truly deserving of the title Dangmo Real Man, with an imposing appearance and an aura of righteous energy.

However, at this moment Lin Xuance seemed rather uneasy, evidently not very skilled in this aspect, yet with the immortals urging, he could only reluctantly sing:

"I am an insect, enduring suffering.

I am a mortal, mingling among ordinary people.

I am a true man, with boundless mana.

I am an immortal, my lifespan like the heavens."

The immortal who had called on him earlier immediately laughed, "Brother Xuance, your verse is truly poor."

Another immortal laughed, "I think it's more like a doggerel verse."

The immortals burst into laughter, the air filled with joy.

Dangmo Real Man snorted angrily, gulped down wine, then shouted in fury, "You compose one for us to hear, let's see how you do."

The immortal was unabashed, "Ha, compose then compose, listen well——

Saints are not dead, great thieves continue.

The Great Dao has no trace, all things have an origin.

Its name is Entropy, its path is Opulence.

If I were king, do not worry about beginning to decay."

Upon hearing, the immortals frowned and gaped, one immortal drank and said.

"Not sound, not sound, nonsense upon nonsense, be punished with a cup of wine, who's turn is next."

"Xuanxuzi, it's your turn now." An immortal pointed to an immortal on the right-hand side.

Xiao Jie looked on in wonder; this Xuanxuzi was yet another acquaintance. Master Qingfeng and Master Mingyue's teacher, so this was his appearance?

The man wore a Two Forms Taoist Robe, with a Yin Yang Fish at each side of the hem, appearing especially formal compared to other immortals whose clothing was generally more plain.

Xuanxuzi seemed to have expected this, lifted his cup and drank first, then began to sing:

"A heavenly tribulation is vast, the myriad worlds unlit.

Stars fall, the moon dims, hearts wander in bewilderment.

Just seek lonely survival, not yearning for a fair land.

Bright and intense, the sacrificial feast extinguished without grief."

The immortal listened, looking uninterested: "You're mystifying again, Xuanxuzi."

Xuanxuzi smiled humbly and drank from his cup.

"Who's next, Shen Jizi—you rascal, stop dreaming there and quickly compose a song to drink."

Shen Jizi! Xiao Jie felt a stir in his heart, hurriedly looked, and saw an immortal lying in a grass bed pretending to nap; who else could it be but Shen Jizi.

Finally, I've found you!

The pretending-to-nap immortal opened his eyes, looking directly at Xiao Jie with a slight smile.

Then he began singing:

"Long abandoned is the mortal world, with cloud cliffs as my dwelling.

Jade nectar forever chilled, the jade tree never withers.

As long as I attain carefree freedom, what worry is the world's path.

Heaven and earth are silent together, my joy as it was at first!"

As he sang, he walked to the wine pool, scooped a cup of wine, and looked toward Xiao Jie.

"Hahaha, young one, you've really made it. Everyone, look, this is the chosen one I spoke about, the child of Heavenly Mandate."

The immortals turned their gaze to Xiao Jie; the white-robed immortal glanced at him and sneered, "Just ordinary."

Another yellow-robed immortal shouted, "Kid, you've been listening over there for quite a while, why don't you compose a poem for us too?"

"Yes, yes, compose a poem for us. If it's good, you might even be granted a piece of Immortal Fate."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that he couldn't compose poems, but upon hearing of Immortal Fate—even if the tone was joking—he began to think hard.

He couldn't come up with his own poem, but luckily he hadn't forgotten his elementary school lessons, and after a moment of reflection, he recited:

"In the face of wine, let life be sung; how much life is there?

Like morning dew, there's much hardship past.

Sigh with courage, unforgettable are worries.

How to solve worry? Only Du Kang."

The immortals listened and were all surprised, savoring the meaning behind his verses.

The yellow-robed little man laughed, "Good poem, good poem indeed! Unexpectedly, young brother, you are also a person of elegance. We may not have Du Kang here, but we do have Immortal Brew. Come, come, have a full cup."

Saying this, he scooped a large cup from the wine pool and handed it over.

System prompt: Martial Arts Immortal offers you an item, [Cloud Mist Immortal Brew], will you accept?

Option 1: Drink it in one gulp.

Option 2: With gratitude for the immortal's gift, I dare not decline, but let me take it back for deep savoring (acquire item [Cloud Mist Immortal Brew]).

Option 3: Refuse to accept.

Xiao Jie could hardly refuse and immediately chose to drink in one gulp.

His character took the cup and gulped it down straight away.

[System prompt: After drinking Cloud Mist Immortal Brew, your mana is fully restored, your mana cap is permanently increased by 225 points, your spiritual nature is permanently increased by 5 points, and Martial Arts Immortal's favorability towards you is increased by 1 point.]

What a marvelous thing!

It's a pity it's only one cup; Xiao Jie looked at the large wine pool but dared not ask for more. The primary goal now was to become an immortal; everything else was secondary.

He looked at Shen Jizi, "Immortal, I—"

But Shen Jizi waved his hand, "No need to speak, I've already discussed the matter of the Wuming Taoist with all Daoists during this time. Everyone has no impression of the Wuming Taoist, yet a person leaves a name, a bird leaves a sound. That scoundrel has done such an astonishing conspiracy, he will surely leave many traces.

I've calculated with It Transformation Freedom Heart for seven days, and have deduced about seventy to eighty percent of what that scoundrel has done, I know what he's plotting."

Wow, so impressive?

"Didn't the immortal say that Wuming Taoist was as mysterious as divine and ghost, unable to be calculated?"

Shen Jizi smiled proudly, "Though he has wondrous methods to obscure Heavenly Secret, making calculations impossible, his avatars do not possess this ability. By deducing the actions of these avatars and speculating with inference, his objectives are not hard to guess."

"Oh, so what is the Wuming Taoist trying to do?"

"Haha, it's inconvenient to say, but in any case, it's harmless to us, so there's no need to concern ourselves."

Shen Jizi spoke lightly, but Xiao Jie was immediately anxious upon hearing this, "But—"

"Hahaha, young brother, don't worry. Although this person is unrelated to us, since the wager is still valid, now that you've found your way here, I will surely help you in becoming an immortal; come with me."