Empty wine bottles were plentiful, and Ye Liangcheng turned to grab one. He Kao took it in hand without any other actions, merely fixing his eyes on the bottle. As his gaze followed, there seemed to be no change.

Ye Liangcheng dared not ask more and just stood by waiting. After a while, he noticed something strange. He saw that a grain-sized hole slowly appeared on the surface of the bottle.

The process of this change was extremely slow, like watching the hour hand of a clock. Normally, one can't tell it is moving, but after a while, it will be seen that it has shifted an angle.

Ordinary glass would soften into a viscous semi-fluid at around five or six hundred degrees Celsius, then it can be blown into various shapes. But at that temperature, the glass should have already been glowing red.

At this moment, what he saw was "cold melt," not sensing high temperature nor noticing any change in the glass color, as though the glass had softened and wriggled, resulting in a small hole.

Then he saw the scene reverse as if in a video rewind, with the glass restoring to its original state at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, leaving no trace on the wine bottle.

He Kao put down the wine bottle and explained to the stunned Ye Liangcheng, "This is the Spiritual Awareness Refining Technique, achievable only by a Tier Three Sorcerer, most adept by Micro Sect Disciple and forms the foundation of Artifact Refining after breaking through to Tier Four."

Ye Liangcheng muttered, "Master Kucha didn't teach me how to utilize Divine Sense like this."

Due to the shock, he didn't notice that He Kao's face had turned somewhat pale. To demonstrate this skill, He Kao had nearly pushed his Divine Sense use to its limit.

Even formal Tier Three Sorcerers from the Microcosm would find it hard to accomplish what He Kao just did, seemingly able to glare a hole into a glass bottle with their eyes and then make it disappear with a gaze.

If the Big Cannon Platform wanted to put something in a wine bottle, such exaggeration wouldn't be necessary to create such a big hole and restore it in such a short time... He Kao primarily did it for demonstration effect.

He Kao pulled out a short blade and handed it to Ye Liangcheng, saying, "Though Master Kucha didn't teach you the Spiritual Awareness Refining Technique, he did teach you the Holding and Controlling Method, which I discovered during our sparring.

Can you use this short blade to make a nick in the wine bottle? Be careful not to crack the glass."

Ye Liangcheng took the short blade and said, "I have a weapon like this too."

He Kao: "Then you should find it more handy, give it a try."

Ye Liangcheng held the bottle with his left hand and the blade with his right, slowly piercing the tip of the blade into the bottle's surface, unexpectedly making a small hole, and the glass didn't crack.

He Kao nodded and said, "Very good, what Master Kucha taught you, it seems you've practiced diligently."

Ye Liangcheng: "The Holding and Controlling Skill? Is this also a unique skill of the Micro Realm Sect?"

He Kao shook his head and said, "No, this is a technique commonly practiced across many Magic Sects. And the Spiritual Awareness Refining Technique demonstrated earlier is what Micro Sect Disciples excel in most."

Ye Liangcheng: "According to you, Elder, is the Spiritual Awareness Refining Technique the signature unique application technique of the Microcosm?"

He Kao shook his head again, saying, "Not yet! The unique application technique of the Micro Realm Sect is called the Artifact Identification Skill, which aligns most closely with the Micro-Entry Skill Heart Method. Without practicing the Artifact Identification Skill, one simply cannot be called a Microcosm Sorcerer.

You still have a lot of lessons to catch up on. Once we've dealt with the matter at hand, I'll gradually teach you."

Ye Liangcheng seemed to have been dealt a blow, staring dumbly at the glass of wine on the table, not knowing what he was thinking. He Kao asked again, "Did you not realize it was poisoned?"

Ye Liangcheng said blankly, "If you hadn't told me, Elder, I would never have discerned it."

He Kao: "If you were well-versed in the Artifact Identification Skill, with careful sensing, you should detect there's an issue. Even if you can't pinpoint the specific toxicity, you'd notice it's different from the wine you usually drink... Words alone are not enough, catch a chicken and try it out."

The Artifact Identification Skill isn't exactly the Poison Detection Skill, but it is indeed similar in principle, although it cannot analyze the toxicity of the wine as detailed and accurate, at least it can indicate that there's something off about this wine.

Master Kucha taught Ye Liangcheng the Holding and Controlling Skill, perhaps again taught the Big Cannon Platform the Spiritual Awareness Refining Technique, yet didn't impart them the Artifact Identification Skill.

Theoretically, as long as one has Tier Three Cultivation and masters the Divine Sense, these application techniques can all be slowly self-taught, but the difficulty is immense. Without master guidance, one might never fully comprehend them.

In the park, there were free-range chickens that Ye Liangcheng kept, and he caught one, asking, "Elder, how do I feed the chicken wine, pry open the beak and pour it in?"

He Kao: "No need to force it, I don't intend to poison the chicken to death… Do you know how to vaccinate chicks?"

Ye Liangcheng: "I don't, I've never vaccinated my free-range chickens here."

He Kao: "You grew up in the city?"

Ye Liangcheng: "Hm."

He Kao: "It's simple, just drop a drip into the nostril."

After speaking, he demonstrated on site, letting Ye Liangcheng hold the chicken steadily. Without a dropper, He Kao dipped the tip of a chopstick into the wine, dropping it onto the chicken's nostril, then instructed Ye Liangcheng to release the chicken.

As soon as the chicken hit the ground, it ran towards the door, initially moving quite fast, but before it got out of the room, it collapsed on the floor, legs stiff and unable to get up.

Ye Liangcheng was frightened, "So quick to react?"

He Kao: "Administering through the nostrils, it absorbs faster than drinking to the stomach, and the alcohol can accelerate the drug effect."

Although Ye Liangcheng was willing to trust Elder Huo Qing, he himself had no discernment ability. He Kao couldn't just rely on words, so he purposefully caught another chicken to test, letting Ye Liangcheng be thoroughly convinced—someone truly poisoned the wine.

Ye Liangcheng: "Elder, what should we do now?"

He Kao: "This chicken should be fine, the dosage was small, after a while it'll be able to get up… in a couple of days you can cook it, and eating it won't be poisonous."

Ye Liangcheng: "I'm not asking about the chicken, what about handling Big Cannon Platform?"

He Kao turned to look at him, "Have you thought of one thing, since he poisoned you, surely he needs to know whether you're poisoned, right? But watching you twenty-four hours a day would be improbable, and he'd easily be found by you.

"If you were Big Cannon Platform, what would you do?"

Ye Liangcheng pondered, "I've been drinking less lately, and even when I do, it's only during dinner... So as long as he sneaks by every night to take a peek, he'll know whether I'm poisoned or not?"

He Kao continued to hint, "Now, we've only discovered poison in the wine; we can't confirm that Big Cannon Platform is the one who did it. There could be others who snuck in, like other disciples of Bitter Tea.

If we want to lure this person out, what can we do?"

Although Ye Liangcheng was somewhat naive and foolish, he wasn't truly stupid. He tentatively asked, "Perhaps we can use the situation to our advantage and pretend to be poisoned?"

He Kao: "You're the one using the situation to your advantage. The person who poisoned doesn't know I'm here. I just checked the area, and there's no one else lurking around."

Indeed, there was no one else near the office building, but there were some things He Kao didn't tell Ye Liangcheng. He relied on his Invisibility Ability to appear in the park. Even if someone was watching nearby, they couldn't possibly see him enter.

Ye Liangcheng: "Okay, let's do that! Do you have any other instructions, elder?"

He Kao: "Let me tell you the general symptoms of poisoning... You have to act convincingly and not give yourself away."

Ye Liangcheng nodded repeatedly and, after thinking for a while, said, "First, I'll find a place to lock up those five dogs, to prevent Big Cannon Platform from coming across them and harming them in passing."

He Kao sighed, "Alright, you are quite thoughtful."

That day, Ye Liangcheng cooked two dishes for himself. Perhaps because he had something on his mind, he actually opened a bottle of wine to drink alone. But after a few glasses, he felt a bit dizzy... How could he get drunk after just a little?

The dizziness was a physical sensation, but his mind was still clear. He felt his whole body going numb, as if he'd lost strength. He tried to stand up by holding onto the table but knocked over a bowl and fell to the ground.

He lay there by the table. If it were any other time, those clever dogs would certainly come to check on the situation. But now, they were nowhere to be seen.

Ye Liangcheng lay there for more than an hour, struggling several times but unable to get up, and his struggles grew weaker. At this point, a person quietly appeared in the dining room—Big Cannon Platform.

Big Cannon Platform stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at him with a smug smile.

Ye Liangcheng: "Why is it you... Was it you who drugged the wine?"

He could still talk, but his tongue was a bit numb, and his voice was faint and slightly slurred.

Big Cannon Platform: "Junior Brother Ye, how can you slander a good person? I think you must have eaten something bad yourself. This is food poisoning!"

Ye Liangcheng: "Help... Help me..."

Big Cannon Platform drew a short blade, squatted down, and softly patted Ye Liangcheng's cheek: "How will Junior Brother repay the life-saving grace?"

Ye Liangcheng: "What do you want?"

Big Cannon Platform: "Tell me, what did Master Kucha leave behind?"

Ye Liangcheng: "Cash... Elixirs, and some other things, all... all in the underground Dao Field."

Big Cannon Platform: "What about the Secret Technique Manuals?"

Ye Liangcheng: "There's none."

Big Cannon Platform: "Is there really none?"

Ye Liangcheng: "Really none... You can go search."

Big Cannon Platform: "You mentioned before that your previous Techniques were incomplete, and someone helped you complete them?"

Ye Liangcheng: "It's the truth... It was Elder Huo Qing."

Big Cannon Platform: "Did you record it?"

Ye Liangcheng: "No recording... I memorized it all."

Big Cannon Platform: "Don't worry, I will search this place thoroughly. If you deceive me... I will give you a free little surgery." Saying this, he moved the short blade downwards, gesturing at Ye Liangcheng's crucial part.

Ye Liangcheng: "I'm not lying... Save me, just save me first."

Big Cannon Platform: "Don't worry, I'm familiar with the poison you have; it won't kill you right away. Since the Secret Manuals are in your head, then you should talk it out to me.

Once you're done speaking, I'll save you myself, so you'd better hurry up!

I'm not against you; I just need to take you and control you for a while. Once I complete my practice, I'll release you.

The Techniques you mention mustn't have errors; I'm an expert and can discern them. If anything is amiss during my cultivation, you'll find yourself missing a piece..."

Ye Liangcheng: "I'll say... I'll say... You quickly record."

Big Cannon Platform put down the short blade and took out a voice recorder, "Speak clearly, I'm listening."

At that moment, as Ye Liangcheng lay on the ground, he suddenly kicked out with force. His kick, full of energy, hit directly at Big Cannon Platform's groin, sending him flying into the air with a scream like slaughtering a pig. It looked painful!

Big Cannon Platform fell onto the exaggeratedly large dining table and lost consciousness before he even saw He Kao, who had appeared behind him.

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