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Chapter 333: Save Me!
“Count me in,” the Pauper said “I’ your wine It was truly an experience I’ll never forgert I never thought I’d feel so like this in my lifetime That explosion of taste, of flavor Soan epiphany I think I htened “If you have than it was no waste of a very fine wine”
For ninth-ranked Adepts, finding one’s path hadthe peak of their abilities, Adepts hit a sort of bottleneck – just as Lan Jue had said about Lan Qing Once an Adept reached this point in their cultivation process, they began a lengthy journey of discover, to find their own path They began to search through a parrallel world of protogenic energy, the root of things Only once they therate in to that world and learned to enic power did they beco and difficult process This accounted for part of the reason as to why there were so few Paragons, and also why they were all so strong Paragons and adepts were separated by orders of ree was a threat to an adept at their ninth rank peak And yet, a group of ten such adepts wold be no ’s future was bright because he’d already discovered his path For Lan Jue that was his Ascension, which was also his corresponding protogenic i the bottleneck their torturous journey would be considerably shorter Coies would be quick
The Pauper wasn’t fortunate enough to have known his path beforehand, and as a result had been stuck at his peak for many years A bottle of wine for a lifetih I should go andonfor the descendant I couldn’t pass up another opportunity to taste such a wine again I’m confident that another chance will showfor this for years – the chances of success are good”
“Good” The Wine Master’s response was concise
“So it is for today, friends I haven’t prepared anything to eat, and I think I should et this either” He was, after all, the Gour
“Wine Master,” Lan Jue interjected “If I ht have a word?”
“Certainly”
They left the Gourether toward the Gothic Winery By now the Wine Master’s expression was back to it’s normal stately countenance However, every few steps he’d stroke the eret would pass over his eyes
“I suspect I’ll never have another bottle like it, for all the rest of hed
Lan Jue smiled “Of course you will I’ll help you We’re all excited for another taste The Pauper, the Gourmet, and myself all felt it That explosive, sustained, co I’d have never expected such a gentle aroma to hide a taste that rich It had a wonderful balance of powerful and subtle It was the most intense wine I’ve ever had
The Wine Master nodded “Indeed! It was the greatest wine I’ve tasted in my life My only desire now is to find that descendant”
“That’s actually what I wanted to speak with you about,” Lan Jue said “Is your suspected location for the descendant far from the Barrows?”
“The Barrows? How’d you know that’s where ere going,” the Wine Master said, surprised
“Ah?” Lan Jue was just as shocked “That’s crazy coincidence The university is organizing a teacher retreat to the Barrows Now you’re saying that’s where the descendant is”
“I don’t know if that’s where they ended up, only where the clues lead I asked the Clairvoyant to see what he could discover and he said the Barroould be my destination 1 He said the world which was most like our mother planet The Barrows ood neo birds with one stone I’ll arrive as a tourist, and I guess you’ll find your o Shall we leave in a few days?”
The Wine Master thought for aterribly important in the next few days The Gouro and take a look, hopefully we’ll find so the Avenue in the North’s farce of a tournament soon as well Are you sure you have the tiht after our business on the Barrows The West is a closer journey I’ll ood then You should have ti for the Barrows?”
“Within the next couple of days – I don’t know the specifics I’ to the university this afternoon, so I’ll find out and sign up Anyway, you arrive whenever you’re ready and we’ll o together” The Wine Master said with a nod
Lan Jue se his clothes, othere’ll start looking like a gang of hohed “You don’t need to worry about reputations with the Pauper He is aest adepts there are He was once quite a dapper young man, actually The power he inherited turned him this way He became the Pauper to search for his path, and noas lucky enough to find a hint of it”
But it was more than that Wouldn’t they stick out trear?