Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

Chapter 373: Chapter 365: Jade Flower Nectar

"Strong? I’d say he’s one of the four strongest people in the Four Great Dynasties."

Just then, Di Cang appeared beside Mu Chen’s group, sat down with a smile, and behind him were Qin Garden and the competing Holy Hall Students. Imro and the others lowered their heads, glanced at Mu Chen, and naturally started walking toward a nearby table. This made Mu Chen ask curiously, "What are you guys doing?"

Hearing this, Imro turned back, pointed at himself, and asked blankly, "Are you talking to us?"

Mu Chen touched his nose and said, "What do you think?"

Imro said, embarrassed, "Uh... we’re going to get some food..."

Mu Chen smiled slightly. "This table is huge, and I already ordered your food. Just sit with us. We’re all students from the Xuanling Empire."

"Huh? Can we?" Imro was stunned.

"Of course."

Just like that, the table was instantly crowded with everyone from the Xuanling Empire. Mu Chen surveyed the Holy Hall Students with his fantastical eyes and said with some surprise, "The Holy Hall seems to have gotten much stronger in the two years I was away. The quality of the students has improved quite a bit."

Qin Garden looked a little embarrassed and said, "No matter how good we are, we were still eliminated during the Middle-class Empire battles."

...

At Qin Garden’s words, the expressions of the Holy Hall Students immediately fell. In yesterday’s battles, their Holy Hall had indeed done their best, but in the end, they only achieved the ranking of a mid-tier Middle-class Empire. If Mu Chen hadn’t appeared, perhaps they wouldn’t have felt so inadequate. Now, they were keenly aware of the huge gap between themselves and the Demon Castle. For the past two years, they had all grossly overestimated themselves.

Mu Chen offered a few words of encouragement before turning to Di Cang to continue their earlier topic. "Teacher, was that man just now the Shi Mu Hua you mentioned?"

Di Cang took a sip of tea and nodded. "If my old eyes don’t deceive me, that man should be Shi Mu Hua, known as the Wind Gentleman, number one in Body Technique among the Four Great Dynasties."

"Number one in Body Technique?" The six from the Demon Castle and the six from the Holy Hall were all taken aback.

Mu Chen blinked, his blue and purple eyes unusually solemn. He thought to himself, ’If he’s number one in Body Technique, that means his speed is incredible. From that subtle test just now, his speed was indeed fast, but not ridiculously so. After all, I touched most of the cup using less than fifty percent of my speed. If I’d added another twenty percent, I definitely would have grabbed that cup of wine. Or... was that guy deliberately hiding his strength and not showing his true speed?’

Di Cang replied, "That’s right, number one in Body Technique, and it’s universally acknowledged. He’s a Wind Attribute Martial Artist, but he’s different from ordinary ones. Rumor has it that he can follow the movement of the wind in nature, using it to conceal his figure and amplify his speed, making his Body Technique even more unpredictable and elusive."

"However, this person has one great virtue: he is a true gentleman! He’s something of an Outsider among the people of the Extreme Martial Continent. He is wise and intelligent, but he is completely open and honest with those he approves of—no pretense, no hypocrisy. He is someone well worth befriending. But he has very high standards for friendship. To those he doesn’t approve of, he won’t waste a single word. And Mu Chen, you are someone he approves of. To be able to drink the wine gifted by Shi Mu Hua... according to the rumors, you are probably the first."

"The first?"

Hearing this, Mu Chen was stunned. "Is there some story behind that?"

Di Cang shook his head. "Since you drank his wine, you should have been able to feel that it was different from the ordinary."

Mu Chen said, "It was very different. The wine wasn’t sharp at all; instead, it was fragrant and sweet. Very strange. At least, I’ve never tasted anything like it. And after it entered my body, it transformed into an indescribable power that merged with me. This wine..."

"Jade Flower Nectar!"

Di Cang suddenly uttered an extremely obscure term, causing everyone at the table to look at him with questioning expressions. At this moment, Qin Garden, who had been silent, spoke up. After giving Mu Chen an envious look, she said, "Jade Flower Nectar. It’s considered the most precious treasure of the Ice Emperor Dynasty. Jade Flower refers to an extremely rare Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, a jade flower formed entirely by nature. This flower has only three petals and no leaves, and its entire stem is a translucent, milky white. The so-called Nectar is the dew that naturally forms on this flower. It is rumored that if someone drinks a cup of this Jade Flower Nectar, their lifespan will be extended by ten years. Each person can only drink it once in their lifetime."

Mu Chen rubbed his nose with a wry smile. He had thought it was just a special kind of wine, but now it seemed he had drunk ten years of life. He looked at the spot on the table where the cup had been, where several drops had spilled just moments ago. ’Every single drop was a treasure,’ he thought.

"But this dew is extremely difficult to produce," Qin Garden continued. "Only a single drop can be produced in a month, and it must be collected on the morning of the second day, just as the first ray of sunlight hits the Jade Flower. If it’s collected too early, the drop of nectar won’t have been sublimated by Spiritual Qi and will have no effect. If it’s too late, it will lose its intended properties. The value of something that can extend one’s life is self-evident, not to mention how difficult it is to harvest. You could say it is the supreme, ultimate treasure of the Ice Emperor Dynasty."

"’A drop a month! The cup I just drank must have had over a hundred drops in it... This...’ Thinking of how he had just chugged it down, Mu Chen was filled with regret.

"’Wait, the Dynasty’s ultimate treasure... does that mean Shi Mu Hua is...’ A startling thought suddenly occurred to Mu Chen, but he shook his head, dismissing the idea. He hadn’t sensed the slightest aura of a Prince or nobleman from Shi Mu Hua. At most, he seemed like the eldest son from the Direct Lineage of a major family.

Di Cang stroked his beard. "Mu Chen, you’ve guessed wrong. Although this Jade Flower Nectar is the ultimate treasure of the Ice Emperor Dynasty, its ownership does not belong to the Dynasty itself, but to the Ice Emperor Dynasty’s Peak Family, the Shi Family! And Shi Mu Hua is precisely the successor to become the next Patriarch of the Shi Family!"

"I’ve heard that even for the tribute to the Dynasty, the Shi Family only offers a single drop per year. And you, kid, just downed ten years’ worth of the Shi Family’s accumulated nectar in a single gulp. I must say, your luck is truly incredible, so good that even this old man is a bit jealous." Di Cang shot Mu Chen an envious glance, but he was secretly pleased. ’Anyone with eyes can see Shi Mu Hua’s intention in offering this cup of wine. It was to win Mu Chen over, or rather, a measure of Mu Chen’s worth. In his eyes, Mu Chen’s value far exceeds this cup of Jade Flower Nectar!’

"Moreover, Shi Mu Hua never takes the initiative to tell others his name. Although many people know of him, that’s all from others spreading his name. The number of people in the Four Great Dynasties he has personally introduced himself to, including you, you could count on two hands. So, at his core, he is also an arrogant person. But he has the right to be arrogant," Di Cang added at the end.

Di Cang’s and Qin Garden’s words sent Mu Chen into a thoughtful silence. As intelligent as he was, he naturally understood Shi Mu Hua’s intentions. But he never would have imagined that he, originally a nameless nobody, would be held in such high regard by the next Patriarch of a Peak Family from the Ice Emperor Dynasty.

’A true gentleman... Perhaps he really is worth befriending...’

In this world, there were only three types of people worth associating with: true gentlemen, true villains, and true companions. Shi Mu Hua undoubtedly fell into the category of those worth befriending.

Just then, all the food Mu Chen had ordered arrived. Seeing the way Little Tiger ate, the Holy Hall Students also gradually began to wolf down their food. Perhaps this was Little Tiger’s influence; as long as you sat and ate a meal with him, you would work up an appetite even if you weren’t hungry.

...

「Sacas Dynasty Hotel, 38th Floor, Dining Hall」

Shi Mu Hua, who had just been on the first floor, suddenly appeared before everyone’s eyes. The young boy who always followed him was holding a chicken leg and jumped right over from the Ice Emperor Dynasty’s dining area, shouting, "Big Brother Mu Hua, where did you go? I knocked on your door this morning, but you weren’t there!"

Shi Mu Hua tapped the boy’s forehead and smiled gently. "I went to the first-floor dining hall."

The boy couldn’t help but frown. "What were you doing there? It’s all just a bunch of guys from Low-class Empires. How boring."

Hearing the boy’s words, Shi Mu Hua’s expression stiffened. He raised his left hand and rapped the boy on the head. "What have I always taught you? You can ignore others when you have absolute strength, but you must take others seriously in unknown situations. Otherwise, your carelessness will get you killed a horrible death!"

The boy was clearly very sharp. He thought for a moment and said, "Big Brother Mu Hua, you went to see that kid Mu Chen, didn’t you."

Shi Mu Hua was slightly taken aback, then chuckled. "You’re not so dumb. I did indeed go see him, and the rewards were significant. But what I gave away was even greater."

"Rewards? Gave away?" The boy tore off a piece of chicken meat and asked, "Big Brother Mu Hua, what did you gain? And what did you give away?"

"As for the rewards, I can only tell you one thing: in this Empire tournament, a new powerhouse is about to emerge, one no weaker than Long Xiaotian, Jilal, or Guo Zijie. The biggest dark horse in history." As he spoke, Shi Mu Hua lifted his left hand. The numbness in his arm had already faded, but he was still secretly shocked by Mu Chen’s speed.

"Does that mean you’ve already faced off against that kid Mu Chen, Big Brother Mu Hua? What was the result?" The boy was intrigued. If there was one person from the Low-class Empires who could pique his interest, it was Mu Chen—that mysterious and powerful man!

Shi Mu Hua shook his head. "There was no result. But if we had continued, I might have won, but only because of my speed."

Remembering the impact of the Thunder and force, Shi Mu Hua was still shaken. ’I used forty percent of my speed just now, yet he still managed to touch the cup. In a real battle, with Combat Skills and power factored in, it would be almost impossible for me to win against him easily.’

"As long as you can win, that’s what matters! I knew you were strong, Big Brother Mu Hua. So what did you give him?" the boy asked again.

Shi Mu Hua said, "Oh, nothing much. Just a cup of Jade Flower Nectar."

"Oh, I was wondering what it was. Just a cup of Jade Flower Nectar." After saying this, the boy suddenly closed his eyes and turned to climb onto the dining table. But after taking two steps, the chicken leg in his hand suddenly fell to the ground. He whipped his head around and looked at Shi Mu Hua in terror. "W-what? A-a-a cup of... J-Jade F-F-Flower N-Nectar?!"