Chapter 1511: Where Did This Trash Come From

Ten thousand years.

The seas have turned to fields, and all things have changed. Even dynasties are no exception. The once invincible Eastern Spirit Empire has also fallen into ruin.

Yi Feng, who had been imprisoned underground for ten thousand years without seeing the light of day, finally emerged into the world once more.

He eagerly returned to the small mountain village.

But the village he once knew had long since disappeared. Only a statue remained, standing tall on the mountain peak, gazing into the distance.

He did not cry.

His face showed no emotion whatsoever.

He didn’t even utter a single word about how much he missed her.

He simply thrust his sword into the ground beside him and quietly sat down next to the statue. And there he sat.

For a hundred years.

During those hundred years, he recounted every moment of his life since entering the Eastern Spirit Empire...

As if he weren’t speaking to a statue, but to a living, breathing person who had been waiting for him.

Spring passed, and autumn came.

He didn’t miss a single detail.

When he spoke of how his cleverness had helped the Moonlight Empire obtain crucial intelligence, a proud smile would appear on his face, making him seem almost childish.

He bore no resentment toward the Moonlight Empire.

That had been his own choice back then.

Though he didn’t know whether his intelligence had truly made a difference, he knew for certain that it had helped prevent war between the Moonlight Empire and the Eastern Spirit Empire.

He also spoke of how he had been discovered, and even shared amusing stories from his time in prison, including the tale of a rat he had befriended.

Sadly, that rat only lasted three months as his brother before meeting a tragic end in a mousetrap.

“Look, spring has come again.”

In the distance, the mountains were lush, and the forests were filled with the fragrance of spring, vibrant and green.

Yi Feng stood up and pushed aside a patch of weeds nearby. From a thorny branch, he plucked a bright, fresh flower and tucked it behind her ear.

Gently, he stroked her hair.

“So beautiful.”

A smile spread across his face.

“I promised to introduce you to my brothers. I promised to take you to see the mountains and rivers of the world,” Yi Feng said softly. “If you don’t want to walk, I’ll carry you on my back...”

And so it was.

The world gained a man who carried a statue on his back.

Wherever he went, the statue went with him.

A man, a sword, and a statue—their footprints were left in every corner of the world.

A massive city filled with the aroma of wine.

It was called Warm Wine City.

The people of the city loved wine, and some experts traveled great distances just to have a sip of its famous brew.

A man carrying a statue sat on the second floor of an inn, gazing out the window at the blooming peach blossoms in the distance.

He ordered two sets of bowls and chopsticks, along with two jugs of wine.

No one gave him strange looks for his peculiar behavior.

In this world of cultivation, especially in Warm Wine City, all sorts of eccentric people could be found. Such oddities were nothing unusual.

“Here you go, sir.”

The waiter brought over the wine and food.

“Thank you.”

Yi Feng nodded, took the wine, and began pouring it while muttering to himself...

“To be honest, I miss them. I wonder how they’re doing.”

“That kid... I wonder if he’s still as much of a troublemaker as he used to be.”

No one knew who he was talking to, nor how long he would continue...

“You brat, you’ve got some nerve!” Suddenly, a commotion broke out on the street below. It was unclear what had happened, but a group of city guards was escorting a young man while scolding him: “You come to Warm Wine City, stand before the statue of our Second Boss, and don’t even offer a few words of praise? You must have a death wish!”

“Get out of here! You’re banned from Warm Wine City for life!”

Yi Feng glanced over.

He treated it as mere entertainment.

Though he couldn’t help but think to himself that this so-called Second Boss was quite shameless.

In a way, it reminded him of that guy.

Shaking off the thought, he picked up a wine cup and clinked it against the one across from him.

“They say the wine in Warm Wine City is the best. Let’s see if it lives up to the hype.”

With that, he tilted the cup and drank.

However.

The moment the wine touched his throat, Yi Feng’s eyes widened in shock as he stared at the cup in disbelief.

In his astonishment, he poured another cup and drank it down in one go.

It was truly that taste!

The same taste from ten thousand years ago, when he had first shared a drink with that black-robed youth under the moonlight.

Though the potency and texture had been greatly improved, the flavor was unmistakable.

Yi Feng was both shocked and overjoyed.

Without a second thought, he slung the statue onto his back, leaped out of the window, and soared into the sky above Warm Wine City. A powerful aura radiated from him, enveloping the entire city.

Such an act immediately drew the attention of everyone in the city.

And finally, it caught the attention of the person behind it all.

“Where did this piece of trash come from, daring to cause trouble in Warm Wine City right under my nose...”

As the words rang out, a haughty black-robed youth stepped into the sky...