"Oh! You little rascal, you understand wine too?" Elder Hu Yan uttered a soft exclamation, glancing at Han Li with a hint of surprise.

"I wouldn't dare say I understand wine, just a little knowledge," Han Li replied with a smile.

He didn't really know much about wine. It was only when crossing the Thunderstorm Ocean back then that Sun Ke often dragged him to drink together. Sun Ke knew a lot about various types of wine, and he learned a bit by hearing and seeing.

And the wine that the old man poured for him just now, Sun Ke happened to have treated him to before.

But when he drank it at that time, he didn't have the same feeling as today.

"Good, good, I originally thought you were quite pleasing to the eye, and didn't expect you to be one of us, that's even better. Come, come, have a good drink with this old man." Elder Hu Yan was overjoyed and got up to return to the house.

When he came out again, he was holding seven or eight differently styled wine pots and wine utensils, and he arranged them on the table one by one as if counting his family treasures.

These wine pots for holding wine were of various styles, but the wine glasses were even more unique.

Bronze goblets, jade cups, wooden cups, stone cups, gold cups, etc. Each wine glass was also engraved with some strange patterns, not ordinary decorations, but seemingly like runes.

With a sweep of his eyes, Han Li discovered that each of these wine pots and wine utensils was a magical artifact. As for what functions they had, he had no idea.

"Elder Hu Yan took out so many different cups, could it be that each type of wine needs to be paired with special wine utensils?" Han Li looked at the dazzling array of fine wine glasses and couldn't help but feel a trace of interest, and said with a smile.

"That's only natural. As the saying goes, a good horse deserves a good saddle, and the way of drinking is the same! If there is only fine wine, but no corresponding wine utensils, even the best fine wine will lose three points of its flavor. For example, this Azure Pear Immortal Wine is azure in color and must be paired with jade cups made of celadon jadeite. And for example, this jar of Red Mulberry Immortal Wine is known for its fragrance and must be drunk with a ten-thousand-year-old vine cup to enhance the aroma even more..." Elder Hu Yan gesticulated animatedly, talking about which fine wine to pair with which wine utensil.

Han Li nodded, picked up the Red Mulberry Wine. He and Sun Ke had drunk this wine on the giant sea-crossing ship.

Taking a small sip, his eyes lit up immediately.

The Red Mulberry Immortal Wine that he drank with Sun Ke that day was a personal treasure, and its quality was definitely not inferior to what he had in front of him, but the aroma of the wine in this cup was far better than before.

Han Li took another sip, tasting it carefully, and quickly discovered the clue.

A faint aura of ancient vines was faintly revealed in the Qing Teng cup, intertwined with the wine aroma, which greatly enhanced the flavor of the wine.

"This Red Mulberry Immortal Wine is brewed with thousand-year-old Red Mulberry fruit. This fruit is a fire-attribute spiritual material, and the Qing Teng cup contains wood energy. Using wood to generate fire, the color of the wine is indeed greatly enhanced!" He showed a look of admiration.

Although Elder Hu Yan spoke eloquently earlier, he was still half-believing. Only now was he convinced that what he said was true.

"Not bad, not bad, you have a good eye, try this pot of Flowing Light Immortal Wine." Elder Hu Yan's eyes flashed with a trace of appreciation, picked up a white wine pot, and poured another cup of amber, iridescent wine.

In the following time, Han Li tasted several kinds of fine wines in succession, and they were indeed rare fine wines.

Although he only knew a little about wine, he was a very good listener. His humble and eager-to-learn appearance made True Person Hu Yan nod repeatedly, and the appreciation in his eyes became stronger.

These wines were not ordinary water wines, but could be regarded as immortal wines, which were of great benefit to cultivation. However, Han Li was only in the early stage of the True Immortal Realm after all. After drinking so much, his dantian was already filled with mixed and impure energy. He was afraid that it would take a lot of time to completely refine it.

After a little thought, he immediately stopped drinking.

Elder Hu Yan, however, drank one cup after another, enjoying himself, obviously with a higher cultivation level than Han Li.

"Elder Hu Yan, may I rest for a moment? I have something I want to report." Han Li waited for a while, and seeing that the other party had no intention of stopping, he couldn't help but persuade him.

"You little brat is really a buzzkill. Fine, let out whatever fart you have." Elder Hu Yan glanced at Han Li, snorted, and sat up.

Han Li gave a apologetic smile, took out a storage artifact, and handed it over.

"The Fire Yuan Crystals mined from Fire Cloud Ridge in the past ten years are all inside."

Elder Hu Yan took it, scanned it with his divine sense, and threw it aside. He took out the cyan jade book and started sketching on it.

"Elder Hu Yan, the sect seems to attach great importance to this Fire Yuan Crystal. I wonder what this thing can be used for? I see that although it contains pure firepower, its texture is fragile, and it is very different from ordinary fire-attribute ore, but it is somewhat similar to spirit stones." Han Li glanced at the storage artifact and asked seemingly casually.

"It's just a fuel used for refining Immortal Yuan Stones." Elder Hu Yan replied without raising his head.

Han Li was startled when he heard this, and then a look of astonishment appeared on his face. He asked, "Refining Immortal Yuan Stones... Do you need this Fire Yuan Crystal?"

Elder Hu Yan looked up at him, and said strangely, "Don't you know the Nine Revolutions Immortal Yuan Formation?"

"Nine Revolutions Immortal Yuan Formation?" Han Li looked blank.

He really didn't know this name.

"Oh, you should have just joined the sect not long ago, where are you from?" Elder Hu Yan looked Han Li up and down and asked.

"Elder has sharp eyes, Li Mou has only joined the sect for less than a hundred years, and comes from a remote island in the Desolate Tide Continent." Han Li's mind turned slightly, and he said.

"No wonder, that Desolate Tide Continent is very remote, and few people know about it. As for this Nine Revolutions Immortal Yuan Formation, it is a famous Yuan gathering formation in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory. This formation can condense the spiritual power of one hundred high-grade spirit stones into one body in a short period of time and transform it into one Immortal Yuan Stone." Elder Hu Yan then continued.

"So that's how it is, no wonder Immortal Yuan Stones are so rare in the Desolate Tide Continent, but they seem to have become a lot more in the sect." Han Li took a deep breath and muttered.

"That's only natural, how can my Candle Dragon Dao be compared to a place like the Desolate Tide Continent." Elder Hu Yan said proudly.

While speaking, he turned his hand and put away the jade book, took Han Li's elder token, and with a flick of his finger, one hundred and eighty merit points were immediately added to it.

"Thank you, Elder Hu Yan! Please take a little more time to arrange a task for me first, and then slowly savor these fine wines." Han Li took the token and cupped his hands again.

"It's rare to be lazy for a while, but you little brat is so verbose."

Elder Hu Yan glared at Han Li, took out the task book, quickly flipped through a few pages, stopped, and looked up at Han Li again, and said:

"You are so anxious to do three tasks in a row, do you want to finish them quickly so you can go back to practice? If that's the case, this task is just right for you. It won't take long, only a few months, that's enough."

"What kind of task is it?" Han Li was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Inner sect disciples of this sect must pass a trial to be promoted to true inheritance disciples. Your task is very simple, which is to secretly escort some inner sect disciples of this sect to participate in the true inheritance disciple trial." Elder Hu Yan explained.

"Secretly escort?" Han Li was stunned.

"That's right. Those inner sect disciples must rely on their own strength to pass the trial. Under normal circumstances, they are not allowed to help. However, there are many accidents in the trial site, so one or two True Immortal elders will be dispatched to follow secretly." Elder Hu Yan said.

"I see, I understand. When does this task start?" Han Li nodded and asked.

"The time is really a coincidence. It's three days later. At that time, you go to the Chaoyang Hall, and someone will tell you the specific details." Elder Hu Yan shook his head and said.

"Okay, thank you, Elder." Han Li was silent for a moment, and said with a grateful expression.

Although this drunken old man with a sweet tooth has a sharp tongue, he is still good to him, and the three tasks he arranged are not difficult.

"No need to thank me, just come and have a few drinks with this old man if you have free time in the future." Elder Hu Yan waved his hand.

"Definitely." Han Li smiled, then got up to say goodbye.

Leaving the room, he walked outside, passing by the yellow bean plant, he couldn't help but stop again, and looked at it a few more times.

"What, do you also understand Dao Soldiers?" Elder Hu Yan's voice sounded, and this person didn't know when he had arrived behind Han Li.

Han Li was shocked. He didn't notice that someone had approached him so closely.

But when he turned around, his face had returned to calm, and he said:

"I've only heard a little about it. It seems that Elder Hu Yan should be proficient in the art of Dao Soldiers?"

"That's only natural. If you talk about Dao Soldiers, if this old man admits to being second, no one in the Candle Dragon Dao dares to admit to being first!" Elder Hu Yan still looked drunk, but there was a bit more arrogance in his tone.

"I have always been very interested in Dao Soldiers, but there are very few people who are proficient in this way, and there is no way to ask for advice. I wonder if the elder can give me some guidance, I will definitely..." Han Li was overjoyed and cupped his hands.

"Want to learn my art of Dao Soldiers? No, no! I won't teach you this thing, don't even think about it." Elder Hu Yan interrupted Han Li before he finished speaking and shook his head.

"This... Elder, is there really no room for negotiation?" Han Li asked somewhat unwillingly.

Elder Hu Yan was about to refuse outright, but remembering the scene of the two of them drinking and laughing just now, he swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and said meaningfully:

"This... It's not completely impossible. This old man has two hobbies in his life, one is wine, and the other is the art of Dao Soldiers. If you can find a better immortal wine recipe than the ones I have, it's not impossible to discuss."

He has been searching and collecting everywhere for countless years, and I am afraid that no one in the entire Northern Cold Immortal Territory is above him in terms of fine wine.

Han Li looked at Elder Hu Yan's confident face and sighed secretly.

Although he didn't know much about wine, he could also see that Elder Hu Yan was extremely proficient in this way. The immortal wines just now were all peerless wines, where could he find a better immortal wine?

It seems that this Elder Hu Yan really doesn't want to teach the art of Dao Soldiers.

"Okay, I will definitely work hard to find it, and I hope the elder won't go back on his word at that time." Han Li took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

Although the chances are slim, he doesn't want to give up. At worst, he will issue a task at the Impermanence Alliance and spend more money. It shouldn't be difficult.

"Hmph! This old man always keeps his word, you don't need to use this aggressive method, if you can really find the wine recipe, what's the harm in telling you the art of Dao Soldiers?" Elder Hu Yan snorted and said.

"Then this junior will take his leave." Han Li smiled slightly, cupped his hands to say goodbye, and turned to leave.