Chapter 562 Xu Chu Becomes a Saint

Although the war between Seven Kings City and Azure Firmament Merchant Guild had only lasted for more than two months, the losses on both sides were not small at all.

All those involved in the war on both sides were experts of the Saint Realm; True Saints were not even qualified. Most were Great Saints and Saint Kings.

On Seven Kings City's side were the direct descendants of the Seven Kings' mansions, as well as their followers.

On Azure Firmament Merchant Guild's side were all the Human-Rank and Earth-Rank Guardians from various branch stores.

Initially, they fought with the mentality of 'it's either you die or I die,' so their attacks were exceptionally ruthless. Minor injuries were severe, and severe injuries led to death.

Now that the war had ceased, both sides tallied their casualties.

On Seven Kings City's side, twenty-three Great Saints perished, fifty-six were severely injured, eleven Saint Kings perished, and thirty were severely injured.

Azure Firmament Merchant Guild's side was even more severe. After all, Seven Kings City's reputation was built on its prowess; the bandits were all brave and skilled in combat, while many Guardians on the Merchant Guild's side were not adept at fighting.

Don't let the small number of casualties deceive you; these were all experts of the Great Saint Realm and Saint King Realm.

In some relatively weaker provinces, an entire province might only have a few dozen Great Saints, and they couldn't even gather a few Saint Kings.

Even Seven Kings City and Azure Firmament Merchant Guild had accumulated so many experts at a considerable cost. Losing so many at once naturally pained them greatly.

As for those who were severely injured, at the Saint Realm level, ordinary injuries were nothing to them.

Those deemed 'severely injured' generally had their Foundation damaged. Minor cases would require hundreds of years of recuperation to recover, while severe cases would directly affect their future Cultivation, causing them to completely lose the chance to become an Emperor.

Therefore, this war could be said to have caused heavy losses for both Seven Kings City and Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

While it wouldn't shake their status and Foundation, it was a tangible depletion of a portion of the strength they had accumulated over many years.

In the coming years, both Seven Kings City and Azure Firmament Merchant Guild would surely behave themselves and gradually recover their depleted Origin Qi.

The war between Seven Kings City and Azure Firmament Merchant Guild naturally also affected Qing Province, where Xu Chu resided.

However, Xu Chu was in seclusion year-round and rarely seen. Let alone the war between Seven Kings City and Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, even if it were a world war where all forces descended into chaos, Xu Chu would still remain as steady as an old dog in his secret base.

In fact, many experts from major forces in Qing Province knew that Wangyue Restaurant had a new brewmaster and wanted to befriend him.

Unfortunately, Xu Chu rarely left his home. Even Shopkeeper Qiu of Wangyue Restaurant could only see Xu Chu when picking up spirit wine.

Xu Chu seemed to be invisible in the vast Qing Province; no one noticed him.

Of course, just because no one noticed Xu Chu didn't mean Xu Chu was secluded and knew nothing.

Xu Chu would occasionally disguise himself in various forms and sit in obscure small pubs and tea houses in the city.

After Xu Chu learned of the war between the two major forces, he secretly regretted why they didn't fight until they were battered and bruised.

If he had known that it was actually caused by his clan brother Xu Qiufeng, he would have definitely had a few more drinks.

In these years, besides the small amount of time Xu Chu spent brewing spirit wine for Wangyue Restaurant, most of his time was dedicated to researching the Dao of brewing.

Although Xu Chu was already a Great Master of brewing, in order to stand out in the upcoming Wangyue Restaurant brewmaster assessment and successfully challenge Wangyue Restaurant's chief brewmaster,

Xu Chu felt that he still needed to continue his advanced studies and reach a higher level in brewing.

For countless days and nights, Xu Chu was immersed in wine jars, studying all available and discoverable related ancient texts, truly forgetting to eat and sleep.

He was always like this; once he found something interesting, he would spend a great deal of time researching it without stopping for a moment.

Normally, no Cultivator would devote all their time to other pursuits and forget their Cultivation.

After all, as a Cultivator, cultivation and strength were the Foundation.

But Xu Chu was different; he was a long-lived being with infinite lifespan.

So Xu Chu didn't need to spend all his time on Cultivation like other Cultivators; he only needed to Cultivate for a while when he occasionally remembered.

Even so, because he frequently drank spirit wine and due to the nature of his Cultivation Technique, even without Cultivating, Xu Chu's cultivation slowly increased every moment.

At this moment, Xu Chu was sitting in a tavern in a small alley in Wolong City.

Although this tavern was small and had few spirit wines, it was very quiet and pleasant. The customers silently savored their wine, and no one spoke or socialized. Xu Chu quite liked the atmosphere here.

However, people always came forward to ask Xu Chu where he bought his spirit wine, forcing him to add some Materials to his wine to mask its unique aroma.

Xu Chu had just raised his wine glass when a sudden tremor came from within his body.

“Hmm? No, I'm about to Breakthrough.”

Xu Chu drained the wine in his glass, got up to pay, and slowly left the tavern.

Xu Chu traveled north, leaving Wolong City and flying for a hundred thousand miles until he arrived in a hidden deep mountain forest.

In fact, Xu Chu had already reached the ninth level of the Body Integration Realm long ago. He had stayed in this Realm for too long; not to mention other Prodigies of the Xu Family, any random Hidden Dragon Guard would have Breakthrough into a Saint hundreds of times over.

Xu Chu did not force it, always allowing his cultivation to accumulate and grow little by little.

By today, the cultivation within his body had accumulated to its limit; he had to Breakthrough whether he wanted to or not.

Steady King Xu Chu had long prepared for his Breakthrough. Various Formations were meticulously arranged here, ensuring he could smoothly Breakthrough. After the Breakthrough, he could also safely consolidate his Realm here without being disturbed by anyone.

Xu Chu had read hundreds of ancient texts about the experience of becoming a Saint, and coupled with his solid Foundation and abundant cultivation, Breakthrough was merely a natural progression for Xu Chu.