It was a typical evening.

After the fish was roasted.

"Brother Qin, do you drink wine?" Wang Mu asked.

"Ah?" Qin Yuyan mused for a moment. "What kind of wine?"

Wang Mu then took out the fine wine from Alcohol Sword Peak.

"The fine wine from Alcohol Sword Peak can enhance one's Spiritual Power," Wang Mu said. "However, you can't circulate your Cultivation Technique to dissolve this wine; it must be processed by the Spiritual Power within your body. It also has a high alcohol content. If you can't handle it, then never mind."

"Then I'll have a little," Qin Yuyan gestured with his thumb and forefinger, indicating a small amount.

Wang Mu was about to take out a new jar to give to Qin Yuyan.

But he heard Qin Yuyan say, "No need to open a new jar. I'll just drink from the one you have."

"Hmm? This is the one I drank from?"

"It's fine. We're both men, what does it matter?"

Wang Mu was speechless.

That seemed to make sense.

Wang Mu passed his own jug to Qin Yuyan.

Qin Yuyan took the jug and gently sipped. He immediately felt a rich fragrance mixed with robust spiciness and overwhelming Spiritual Power, along with a rather unique taste, flood his senses...

His face flushed slightly, perhaps from the fine wine, or perhaps from something else...

Qin Yuyan's eyes shifted, his gaze lingering on Wang Mu with a hint of charm before he handed back the jug.

"Here."

Wang Mu took the jug and glanced at Qin Yuyan.

At this moment, this dashingly handsome young man, enhanced by the wine, seemed to possess a mysterious aura. His exquisitely beautiful cheeks, as if brushed with rouge, were so beautiful they could make one swoon.

In that instant, Wang Mu felt his own good looks were being challenged.

And inexplicably, Wang Mu discerned a strange implication in Qin Yuyan's gaze...

"By the way, Brother Wang, have you found a Taoist couple in the time you've been at the Sword Sect, over half a year?" Qin Yuyan chuckled.

Wang Mu looked bewildered.

Damn it, Brother Qin isn't gay, is he?

The thought inexplicably rose in Wang Mu's mind. What's he getting at? I consider him a Daoist friend, and he wants to be my Taoist couple?

"Yes, I certainly have!" Wang Mu immediately replied.

"You have?" Qin Yuyan was taken aback.

Ever since the trail of Tang Qi had gone cold, he hadn't been quite clear on what had happened to Wang Mu at the Sword Sect in the following months.

"Congratulations then," Qin Yuyan smiled faintly. "Brother Wang, being so outstanding, it's quite normal for you to have one. Your Taoist couple must be very impressive, right?"

"Quite impressive," Wang Mu nodded. "I'm no match for them at all."

Qin Yuyan's heart skipped a beat.

This fellow... don't tell me he's managed to get in with the Sword Sect's upper echelons?

Hmph! So he's just selling his looks!

For some reason, he felt a pang of vexation.

Doesn't this guy dislike women?

But then he thought again, and something felt off.

How could he possibly have a Taoist couple?

His Primal Yang is intact; how could he possibly have a Taoist couple?

"I wonder, what is your Taoist couple's ravishing beauty like?" Qin Yuyan smiled faintly.

"About the same as me," Wang Mu replied.

Qin Yuyan was speechless.

Hearing this, he was pretty sure the guy was talking utter nonsense.

His mood lightened considerably.

Our Sect hasn't even made a move. How could those unromantic old women from the Sword Sect possibly win this guy over?

It's simply impossible!

Later on, Wang Mu and Qin Yuyan thoroughly enjoyed their meal, feasting on the fish they had caught, and then began looking for an exit from the area.

However, after searching for a long time, they found no apparent exit.

For a moment, they were actually trapped in this place, and both fell somewhat silent.

There were no openings around, unless they used spells to forcibly blast a path open.

If they did that, not only would it waste Spiritual Power, but it would also be like headless flies searching aimlessly.

"Brother Qin, I'm really sorry," Wang Mu shrugged. "I didn't expect that after finding this place and the Treasure, we wouldn't be able to get out."

"It's okay," Qin Yuyan said. "Those two Water Boas were able to get out, which means there's definitely an exit; we just haven't found it. If we really can't find one, then blasting a path out together using spells is also an option."

"Hmm... right," Wang Mu mused. "You said you came here to find materials for refining Spiritual Artifacts?"

"Ah?" Qin Yuyan was startled. "Oh, yes."

"What kind of Spiritual Artifact are you refining?" Wang Mu asked.

"What kind of Spiritual Artifact..." Qin Yuyan pondered. "Just a Low-grade Magic Artifact, a Water Jade Pendant for everyday protection. At my current Realm, I can't use overly advanced Magic Artifacts anyway."

"Oh, do you have a blueprint?" Wang Mu asked. "And how's the material gathering going?"

Qin Yuyan tensed at the question.

Why is he asking for so much detail? Could this guy have discovered something?

"That... naturally, I have it." Qin Yuyan quickly rummaged through his Storage Bracelet for a long time and eventually found the old Magic Artifact blueprint.

He was thankful he hadn't discarded it; otherwise, it would have been hard to explain.

"If you don't mind..." Wang Mu paused, then continued, "If you're willing, let me see the blueprint. I can help you refine it as compensation, seeing as you ended up trapped here with me."

"Ah?" Qin Yuyan was startled. "You know how to refine artifacts?"

"A little."

Qin Yuyan fell silent.

He didn't know if Wang Mu was testing him or if there was some other reason...

"Then, you can try..." Qin Yuyan took out the blueprint.

"This blueprint of yours looks rather old," Wang Mu glanced at it, noting that the blueprint seemed to have been kept for a very long time.

How could it not be old? It's something I left behind from my Qi Refining Realm days...

"COUGH, COUGH. This Magic Artifact is quite old..." Qin Yuyan explained. "It was already very old when I bought it. Not many people refine this particular Magic Artifact."

"That's perfect. This Magic Artifact isn't complicated; it's much easier to refine than my Flying Sword," Wang Mu nodded. "It should take about two days, and I happen to have all the necessary materials. One of the materials you need, the Angry Blood Barbarian Bull King Bone—that should be from the Fierce Beast in the Blissful Shuiyun Stream, right?"

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