Chapter 90 New Wine
" Fine, What do you want since you won the bet?" Ling Yuan stretched his arms as he looked at Long Ming.
" Two things. I want two things." Long Ming spoke. " First, Can I taste the wine you brought to the Wine Gathering this time?"
" Huh? You want to taste it?" Ling Yuan was surprised. " I am afraid, Brother Long. But I don't think I can do that." He shook his head.
" We brought our Sacred Sword Wine, a treasure brewed by our Grand Elder and fermented over 500 years. After asking him so many times, he reluctantly gave us some from his collection."
" Is that so?" Long Ming was amused. " How about you give me something similar to the Sacred Sword Wine?"
" Well, We do have a Blooming Sword Wine. Hehe, Even that is very pricy. But since Brother Long is asking, I can give you a bottle." Ling Yuan chuckled.
" As for the second thing... Let me ask you something. Does Brother Ling represent the Six Sword Pavilion?"
" Well, Although our third elder is here, I am also the disciple of Sect Master. So, You can say that I represent the Six Sword Pavilion...to some extent."
Long Ming chuckled as he turned around. " Well, Then Brother Ling, I hope if any unpleasant thing happens between us and Blissful Heaven Temple, you will remain neutral."
Ling Yuan was startled when he heard Long Ming's words. " Haha, Very well. How can I miss the chance to see a great drama?"
Ling Yuan chuckled as he threw a jade gourd at Long Ming. Long Ming caught it and opened its seal. Suddenly, a sharp sword qi shot out from it, making Long Ming's skin prick.
" Essence of some rare herbs that are obtained after the herbs refined by churning sword intent, this wine is only of Six Sword Pavilion's best wine."
" But in terms of flavor and richness, I felt your Song of Summer and Winter is better." Ling Yuan laughed. " So, Can't you spare some for me? At least give me a bottle of your wine."
" Haha, Let's wait till tomorrow, Brother Ling."
Long Ming grinned as he turned around and left. Ling Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
The Southern Green Town was also pretty big as there are various stores selling many things. Long Ming walked to a weapon store and inspected the weapons.
Some of the Xuan grade weapons were getting sold from 100,000 mid grade spirit stones to one million spirit stones. While the Mystic grade weapons were treated as sacred treasures. There was also a section selling demonic beast cores and spirit blood.
" This is a powerful Mystic grade weapon, embedded with a Five thousand year old Flaming Lion Core. The sword is the best pair for your Fire attribute technique. Only for 10 million mid grade spirit stones.
" A pair of Ghost Claws! A perfect weapon if you are proficient in Fist techniques. Only for twenty million mid grade spirit stones."
The materials of a treasure also affect its price. A skilled treasure master can create a Xuan grade treasure out of mortal iron. However, when the same Xuan grade weapon is pitted against a Xuan grade weapon forged of Spirit Steel, the mortal iron Xuan grade weapon will break into pieces. Therefore, at the same grade, the price of weapons can be different.
But of course, forgeries and fake items were everywhere. Only a kneen appraiser can pick jade among green colored stones.
Long Ming remembered the layout of the city as he returned to the inn. The moment the Four Seasons Valley disciples saw him, they lept in joy.
" Senior Brother, You are so cool!"
" Haha, You even made the Liu Family bow before us!"
" Huh?"
Long Ming was a bit confused when he heard them. " Yingying, What are they talking about?"
Luo Yingying chuckled when she looked at Long Ming. " I already heard about your winning in the Calligraphy match. After that, the Liu Family's main guards arrested the guards standing at the city gates."
" They made them apologize to us. I heard they will be thrown into the family dungeon for disrespecting the guests."
Long Ming laughed out loud when he heard that. " Ah, I guess that Liu Jiang got some brain. Yingying, take this and purchase all the herbs on the list."
" Huh?"
Luo Yingying looked with a surprised expression. " What? Senior brother, Are you planning to concoct some pills?"
" Pills?" Long Ming grinned. " I am going prepare some wine."
Entering his room, Long Ming took out the bottle of Spirit Sword Wine and took a sip. Suddenly, he felt his sword intent humming as a sharp taste entered his tongue.
It was like a spike of sword intent mixed with true qi that invigorate a person's body and cells. But the spike was too sharp, enough to make a cultivator with low strength and tolerance throw up and faint. After all, the sword intent along with the rich true qi wasn't just for show.
However, to Long Ming, it was like juice. He could feel his understanding toward the sword intent rose a bit and his sword embryo absorbed the sword intent from the Spirit Sword Wine.
" If this is the base of Sacred Sword Wine, I can imagine the taste of it somewhat. It could be worthy of the top ten wine." Long Ming pondered.
The Song of Summer and Winter contained a distinct flavor of both hotness and coolness. Although keeping inside the Heavenly Urn of Frozen Flames for such a long time would have made the wine better, Long Ming thought of making something else.
" I got the Summer and Winter. How about making the Autumn and Spring this time?"
Long Ming already got the Wine Maker profession. Now along with the extensive knowledge of herbs and materials, he decided to make a new wine.
He cleared the Heavenly Urn of Frozen Flame first. After that, he took a small cauldron and started to extract herbal essence from it.
" Windwalk Flower, Rising Dust Fruit, Deep Earth Fruit, Azure Water Herb..."
Long Ming used the herb and extracted the herbal juice from it. After that, he placed the herbal juice in the urn and activated is cooling function. Closing the lid, Long Ming let it freeze and melt under extreme coldness.
After that, he to opened a bottle and poured out a jar of blood. n/.o(-v-/e-/L-/B-/I).n
" This is the spirit blood essence of Steel Wind Bird. I need to cook it with the Thousand year old Fragrant Ginseng."
Long Ming boiled the blood essence with the herb and reduced it. After that, he also mixed it with the herbal essence inside the urn. After that, controlling the temperature, Long Ming brewed the wine with the urn.
After that, he placed several thousand High grade spirit stones around the urn and activated the time acceleration.
" Now, Let it rest for a time."
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Long Ming looked at the rising sun and rubbed his eyes. He ended the staying up all night. However, the moment he opened his urn, all his tiredness vanished.
A rich aroma of wine drifted out from the urn, mixing with the wind of early morning and spread across the entire inn.
" Huh?"
" What's with this smell?"
" Wine... This is wine..."
Everyone in the Golden Flower Inn became shocked when they inhaled the aroma. They felt the caress of gentle wind and the fragrance of flowers, making their body rejuvenate.
Long Ming laughed loudly and he sealed the urn. But it was already too late. Suddenly, his door got knocked and the girls rushed in.
They all just woke up now and came rushing after smelling the wine.
" Senior Brother, What was that?"
" Yeah! What's with that smell of wine It's different from the Song of Summer and Winter!"
Long Ming laughed when he looked at their state. " My, My junior sisters... I am not running anywhere. Why must you come here like this? Ah, thank you for giving a treat for my eyes."
The girls blushed when they looked at each other. They were all wearing their night dresses, showing off quite a lot of their skin. Their ample thighs and deep cleavages, along with their sleepy eyes created a beautiful scene.
" Hmph, Senior Brother has already seen whatever there is to be seen. Why we should care now?" Lin Xie spoke.
" Yeah, Since you have seen everything, you must compensate us!"
Long Ming put the urn inside his spatial bracelet and turned around. " You all go and get ready. Don't worry, We will have an ample amount of wine for ourselves."
It didn't take time before all of them got ready. Long Ming took a refreshing bath and wore an exquisite robe.
" Alright, My dear junior sisters, Let's go."
The entire Liu family was decorated as red banners fluttered everywhere. All the sects started to converge at the Liu Family's estate.
" Greetings, Fellow Daoists from all sects. Welcome to our Wine Gathering Festival."
Long Ming's eyes narrowed when he saw a middle aged man walking on the stage. With his Heavenly Revelation Eyes, Long Ming felt that the person at the Peak of Harmonization Realm or even higher.
' Patriarch of Liu Family, Liu An.'