Chapter 761

Just like that, the record of the ancient smelting trial was broken. Moreover, it was broken by three people at the same time.

On the eleventh day, Zi Chen had to pay 75,935 drops of liquefied origin essence for each cup of wine. In total, it was 16,995 drops, for a total of 169 mid-grade liquefied origin essence.

At first, the crowd of cultivators had been extremely unhappy about this. This was because Zi Chen was stealing their resources. To use their resources to increase the strength of his own people was an extremely shameless thing to do.

But as time passed, the amount of liquefied origin essence that Zi Chen had paid the tavern owner far exceeded the amount he had previously stolen. Moreover, he had taken out so much at once without any change in expression. This made everyone sigh in amazement at his generosity.

He had paid over 155 mid-grade liquefied origin essence in one go. On the second day, he would have to pay over a thousand drops, and that was only for three cups of wine that originally contained 75 drops of low-grade liquefied origin essence. Even someone as resourceful as Zi Chen was about to reach his limit.

However, the devil ape was still a hair away from breaking through, so he had to continue breaking records.

On the second day, which was the twelfth day, Zi Chen once again sat in the same position as he had for the past ten days. During this time, Zi Chen hadn't seen a single cultivator around the tavern. After entering the tavern, apart from the two youths who had been sitting alone from before, there were no other customers in the entire tavern.

The reason no one had come to drink wasn't because they couldn't afford the liquefied origin essence, but because they were afraid of Zi Chen. Everyone knew that Zi Chen had already paid a large sum of liquefied origin essence for his companion's breakthrough. This enormous amount was extremely shocking. Of course, besides being shocked, they were also worried that Zi Chen would act out of desperation and rob them again.

Therefore, they all avoided Zi Chen as much as possible.

After Zi Chen entered, the two youths also nodded at Zi Chen, their faces filled with goodwill. Although Zi Chen hadn't robbed them yet, that didn't mean he would never do so.

Perhaps after they left the tavern, Zi Chen would attack the two of them. Therefore, the two of them would tactfully leave earlier than Zi Chen.

Seeing the three of them again, the tavern owner's smile was as brilliant as a blooming chrysanthemum. Zi Chen could be considered one of his biggest customers. He had spent hundreds of thousands of drops of liquefied elemental essence, and this was the first time the tavern owner felt that selling alcohol was easier than stealing it, without the slightest bit of risk.

"What's wrong? The demonic ape hasn't made a breakthrough yet," the tavern owner asked in concern. They had become familiar with each other over the past few days.

Although he sounded concerned, he couldn't wait for the demonic ape to not break through for a year.

Zi Chen naturally understood the expression under the bright chrysanthemum. He glanced at the tavern owner in annoyance and said, "Three more cups."

"Alright, I'll be right there." The tavern owner's smile grew even brighter.

Three more cups of alcohol were ordered. The amount was large, and the cups were much larger than the others. This proved that the tavern owner treated Zi Chen and the other two quite well. However, Zi Chen was still a bit worried and asked, "Boss, my brother hasn't made a breakthrough yet. Is there something wrong with your drink? Is it diluted?"

Hearing this, the tavern owner revealed a businessman's smile, "Zi Chen, you still don't believe me? You're a big customer of my tavern. The entire tavern's business is booming because of your arrival. You're the tavern's benefactor. How could I possibly do anything to a benefactor's item?"

The tavern owner's tactful appearance made it hard for others to associate him with a terrifying existence who had made it out of the Ancient Road.

"Does one have to be in the Mortal Origin Realm just because they've made it out of the Ancient Road?" Zi Chen asked doubtfully.

"Are you looking for information, my big customer?" The tavern owner's eyes lit up again.

"I say, don't be so black-hearted. It's just a chat between friends." Zi Chen rolled his eyes.

"Chat? Of course it's good."

The tavern owner immediately said, "Three cups of alcohol. On the thirteenth day, each cup costs forty thousand nine hundred and sixty drops of low grade essence liquid. That's a total of one hundred and twenty thousand eight hundred and eighty drops. If you want to give me mid grade essence liquid, then give me one thousand and two hundred drops."

Zi Chen's face instantly darkened, and an extremely unstable aura surged around him.

The other two men who were sitting alone saw this and tried to hold back their laughter. They quickly drank the alcohol in their cups and left in a hurry.

"Here you go." Zi Chen directly gave the tavern owner one thousand and two hundred drops of mid grade essence liquid.

Seeing the tavern owner accept the drops of essence liquid, Zi Chen said, "You've received several hundred thousand drops of essence liquid from me. Don't tell me you don't have anything to say to me? You can't be that black-hearted, can you?"

The tavern owner walked back to the counter, glanced at Zi Chen, and said with a smile, "Of course I have something to say. Moreover, there are two things I want to tell you. One is about you, and the other is about your two pretty wives."

"At least you have a conscience." Zi Chen's expression eased a lot.

"As someone who has been through it, I need to give you a piece of advice about the ancient road."

Zi Chen listened quietly, and so did Tyrant and the Demon Ape. Moreover, the Demon Ape had already stopped refining the alcohol.

The tavern owner sternly said, "The ancient road is full of dangers. You must not be careless. You must be very careful when you enter. Over the years, there have been many people who died due to carelessness. As for the ancient road of the strongest, this is even more so. Therefore, I advise you to spend all your resources on alcohol if you have more on you. Otherwise, it would be a pity if you die in there and waste your resources."

The first part sounded reasonable, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Zi Chen instantly flew into a rage and threw an empty cup at the tavern owner, angrily shouting, "Get lost."

The tavern owner caught the cup and said with a mischievous smile, "Be careful, this cup is worth a lot."

Looking at the tavern owner's smile and thinking about his true identity, Zi Chen could only suppress the urge to beat him into a pig's head. He unwillingly sat down. It seemed that all the people who came back from the ancient road were so shameless.

One was taking revenge for a personal matter, while the other was raising the price.

"Hehe, little guy, don't be sad. Isn't there a second explanation?"

Zi Chen glanced at him in annoyance. "What kind of explanation?"

"It's about your two pretty wives. You have offended Sophie. According to my understanding of her, she is a very vengeful person. Perhaps she will vent her anger on your two pretty wives." The tavern owner's expression was very serious and dignified this time.

"What? How is that possible? She is a powerhouse who came from the ancient road." Zi Chen, who had just sat down, stood up again, his eyes flashing.

"So what if she came from the ancient road? She is also a human. Humans have emotions, and she hates it when people describe her appearance." The tavern owner spread out his hands.

Zi Chen's expression became gloomy. After hesitating for a moment, he said dejectedly, "Forget it. If they come, just pretend that you don't know."

"I'm afraid that won't work. I can pretend that I don't see them, but Sophie can't. She will definitely recognize them at a glance. You know the looks of your two pretty wives. They are extremely enviable. Therefore, the strongest ancient road will only belong to them. Of course, if they don't come, then Sophie can't do anything."

"How does she know what they look like? Did you tell her?" Zi Chen stared at him.

"I can't help it. She asked me, so I can't not tell her." The tavern owner looked helpless.

Zi Chen stood there, not moving for a long time. He couldn't beat the guardian, so he accepted the fact that he had entered the ancient road. However, if this matter involved Lin Xue and Su Mengyao, then Zi Chen would be extremely unwilling.

Zi Chen's eyes flashed, and his expression kept changing. There was hesitation, and then there was ruthlessness. The tavern owner just looked at Zi Chen like this.

Zi Chen was calculating his battling power in his mind. The Yin and Yang symbiotic energy, the powerful battle skills, and the Dragon Soul Spear.

"What? Are you going to kill me?" A cold light flashed in the monk's eyes.

The monk was in the middle stage of the Core realm, so his battling power was definitely not weaker than Zi Chen's. Once he used the Six Syllables Mantra, how many people could be immune to it?

If the two of them used their full power, it was not impossible for them to suppress or even kill a Human Origin Realm warrior. However, if they were facing a Human Origin Realm warrior who came back from the ancient road, they seemed to be lacking.

Zi Chen's expression kept changing. He couldn't make up his mind. If they fought against the guardian, then it was obviously a provocation. If they couldn't kill the guardian, then they would definitely be killed.

Zi Chen glanced at the tavern owner again. He had also come back from the ancient road, and they knew each other. At this moment of life and death, he naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch.

Just as Zi Chen was thinking, the Monster Ape beside him started to refine the third cup after refining the second cup of wine.

The blazing energy contained in the wine had caused the demonic ape's physique to undergo an obvious transformation during this period of time. Furthermore, the pure black energy in his body had finally undergone another transformation after reaching its limit.

Suddenly, an aura appeared in the tavern. This was the aura of a cultivator breaking through. It instantly spread out from the tavern and spread out.

Many people outside the tavern felt this aura, and they all looked at the tavern.

"That black ape has broken through."

"He has refined three cups a day, and then dozens of cups. Finally, he is going to break through."

Before the breakthrough, the Monster Ape's battle prowess was extremely terrifying. Now that it had broken through, its battle prowess was naturally stronger. The three of them, who were already very strong, became even stronger because of the Monster Ape's breakthrough.

Fortunately, the three of them were going to enter the strongest ancient road. Otherwise, the three of them would become the target of many cultivators' vigilance.

The aura around the Monster Ape became more turbulent, accompanied by a tyrannical aura.

Zi Chen and the Monk were obviously happy. If the three of them joined forces, they could create a miracle, but the premise was that it was three against one, and the tavern owner couldn't interfere.

But this seemed impossible.

The Monster Ape opened his eyes. Light flashed in his eyes, and the tyrannical aura around him slowly converged.

"Hey, congratulations."

The Monster Ape's breakthrough indicated that Zi Chen didn't need to continue to buy expensive wine. The tavern owner's congratulations were obviously disappointed.

"I'll leave you some resources. If you see the two of them, I hope you can pass them to them." Zi Chen didn't want to fight to the death in the end.

He didn't want to kill Lin Xue and Su Mengyao, and naturally, he didn't want to kill the Monster Ape and the Monk.

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