Chapter 96: Brewing Spirit Wine
Zhou Weihai hurried back to the Zhou family. As soon as he walked outside his parents' yard, he met his younger sister who was coming to visit his parents. Looking at the smile on his younger sister's face, he knew that she was in a very good mood. Looking at this sister whom he had spoiled since childhood, a doting smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Zhou Qiaoer, who was walking towards this side, saw her elder brother's smile become even bigger. Today, her elder brother went out to buy spiritual fruits and her eyes suddenly lit up when she saw him coming back. You know, she appeared here just to wait for her elder brother to come back.
Today, the eldest brother went out to buy spiritual fruits for her. The spiritual fruits he bought last time tasted very good, but he hasn't been able to buy any since then. A few days ago, he happened to get a recipe for making wine, so he wanted to try to see if he could make some spiritual wine himself.
Zhou Weihai looked at his little sister who was walking over, with a doting face, he reached out his hand to touch her little head and said with a smile "Qiaoer, are you waiting for your brother here? Today your brother has brought you a lot of good things. Come on, let's go back with your brother to find our parents and see the things I brought back together. Guess what I brought you." Zhou Qiaoer's eyes lit up when she heard what her brother said. If her brother said there were good things for her, then there must be things she couldn't imagine.
She quickly pulled her brother's sleeve and hurried into the house. The little girl shouted "Mom and Dad, big brother is back" as she walked. When Zhou's parents heard their daughter's cry, they looked at each other with a doting smile, squinting their eyes at the brother and sister who came in. Mother Zhou asked with a smile, "Qiao'er, what good news do you have that you want to share with your parents!" Father Zhou also smiled at his two children. Father Zhou was actually very satisfied with his son. Their family was a second-rate family in Mucheng. There was only one ancestor in the early Nascent Soul stage in the family, and he was the current head of the Zhou family. Now he was in the late Golden Core stage. His wife was also the daughter of a second-rate family in Mucheng. Now she was also in the early Golden Core stage. Their son also made them very proud. At such a young age, he was already in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment stage. He was the next head of the family favored by the elders of the family.
Only their daughter made the couple a little worried. The girl had good spiritual roots, both water and wood. Her cultivation level soared during the Qi training period, but she encountered some troubles when building the foundation. She had failed in the last foundation building. They also knew that it was because of the girl's insufficient state of mind. After this period of experience, they wanted her to try to break through the foundation building period again. However, one must be cautious in breaking through the foundation building period, otherwise the failure of the breakthrough will affect the state of mind.
The couple is now actively looking for materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill, hoping to refine another batch of Foundation Establishment Pills for their daughter so that she can break through the barriers of the Foundation Establishment period sooner.
Zhou Weihai walked into the hall and bowed to his parents first, then told them what happened after he went out today. At the end, he smiled and said to the three people in the room, "Dad and Mom, I met a noble person when I went out today. Can you guess what this is?" Then he took out a jade bottle from the storage ring and handed it to Zhou's father who was sitting at the upper seat. Zhou's father was stunned at first when he saw the jade bottle, but then he was overjoyed. He took the jade from Zhou Weihai, opened the stopper and poured out a pill in his palm. Suddenly, everyone in the room except Zhou Weihai was stunned. This was a top-grade foundation-building pill. Just by looking at the pill, his cousin knew that there were very few impurities in it. There was not one but three foundation-building pills in the jade bottle. No wonder their son said just now that he met a noble person when he went out. If he hadn't met a noble person, there would not be a top-grade foundation-building pill, but three at once.
The mother and daughter over there were also very happy looking at the jade bottle, and what surprised them even more was yet to come. Zhou Weihai took out several jars of spirit wine and several storage bags from his storage ring and handed them to several people. He gave the low-level spirit fruits to his younger sister, and divided some of the high-level spirit fruits to his parents, so that they could eat them themselves or use them to entertain guests. He especially gave the flame fruit to his parents, as it was originally prepared for them. Finally, he took out the jar of spirit wine given by Leng Youran and handed it to his father, explaining that there was only this one jar of high-level spirit wine this time, and he was reluctant to keep it for himself, so he gave it to his father to try.
Zhou's father and mother were very happy to see what their son brought back. They knew that their son had gotten good things from outside and had not forgotten to give them a share. What made them even happier was the foundation-building pills their son brought back this time. With the foundation-building pills, their daughter could go into seclusion again to break through to the foundation-building stage. With these three pills, the chance of a breakthrough was very high.
Father Zhou asked his son about Leng Youran again. After listening to his son's story about how he met Leng Youran, he learned that Leng Youran rented a stall in the market, selling some elixirs and spiritual fruits, and that the things he took out every day were sold out in less than an hour. Father Zhou was a little stunned after listening to his son's story. He always felt that something was wrong, but then he let it go. No matter what, this person helped them a lot. No matter who he was, as long as he didn't harm the family, it would be fine. He also told his son to get along well with this person. For some reason, he felt that Yuhua was very extraordinary. Yes! How could an ordinary cultivator come up with elixirs of this grade! And there was such good spiritual wine. He heard from his son that this person also sold elixirs below the fifth grade, which also showed that he should be an alchemist, and the level of his alchemy was not low.
After Zhou's mother took Zhou Qiao'er away, Zhou's father looked at his son and asked about this person named Yuhua. At the end, he told his son about his plan, "Hai'er, this cultivator named Yuhua said he was an alchemist. Seeing that the pills he sold were all below the fifth grade, I think he should be a fifth-grade alchemist. I wonder if you can ask him to help us refine some pills. When you see him next time, ask him if he can help us refine some pills. If he doesn't have time to help us refine some now, if he doesn't have time, ask him if he has any ready-made pills. Can you discuss with him if he can give some to us, and then we can exchange them with spirit stones or spirit medicine. Do you think this will work?" After listening, Zhou Weihai thought about the several times he had interacted with fellow Daoist Yuhua during this period, and felt that this person was not bad. In fact, this person was also very enthusiastic. Knowing that he was inquiring about the news of the Foundation Establishment Pill, he took out the Foundation Establishment Pill that he had left and gave it to him. You know, keeping the Foundation Establishment Pill on him can also exchange for a lot of spirit stones.
After thinking about it, he felt that his father's idea should be feasible, so he nodded and said to his father, "Dad, I think it should be feasible. Let's prepare the things first. I will go to ask fellow Daoist Yuhua tomorrow. His family just sent a batch of things yesterday, and asked him to take advantage of this period of time to sell some spirit stones. It's not for him to buy spirit stones, but just to let him gain experience here.
I've been with him for so long, and I think he's a pretty good guy. We need elixirs, so as long as she has them, or if he's free, it should be possible." Zhou's father was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately took his son to the warehouse to prepare things.
The next morning, Zhou Weihai came to the market to find Leng Youran. Leng Youran was stopped by Zhou Weihai just as she reached the entrance of the market. She went to the same teahouse as yesterday, the same private room, and the same people as yesterday.
However, it was Leng Youran who invited Zhou Weihai to tea yesterday, but today it was Zhou Weihai's turn to invite him to tea.
The two of them sat opposite each other and waited for the waiter to serve the spiritual tea and snacks. Then Zhou Weihai told them the purpose of his visit to Leng Youran today.
Zhou Weihai looked at the calm man opposite him and wondered how to start. Leng Youran broke the silence. "I wonder what is the matter with you, Daoist Weihai, that you want me to come here today? If you have something, just let me know. I will do my best as long as I can." Zhou Weihai did not hesitate when he heard him say that. He smiled at him and talked about his plan this time. "I learned from Daoist Yuhua last time that you are an alchemist. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to ask you what rank of alchemist you are?" Leng Youran was stunned for a moment and then smiled. She knew what Zhou Weihai wanted her to do this time. If the request he made was not difficult, what would happen if she agreed to it? She had met Zhou Weihai many times and she had a good impression of him. She would just treat it as making a friend this time. After all, one more friend means one more way. One more friend is always better than one more enemy.
Looking at Zhou Weihai's uneasy look opposite him, he smiled and said softly, "There's nothing I can't tell you. I'm a sixth-grade alchemist, but I've never had the opportunity to go to the Alchemy Guild for official certification. I was planning to go to the Alchemy Guild after I returned from this experience? Take the exam to get the alchemist seal." Zhou Weihai was overjoyed after hearing this. You know, there are only five alchemists in their family, and the highest elixir they made is only fourth-grade.
Thinking of his request, he quickly said, "I came to Fellow Daoist Yuhua today because I want to ask your help with something. My family needs a batch of medicinal pills recently, and I would like to ask you to help refine them. However, it would be best if Fellow Daoist Yuhua has some ready-made ones." Leng Youran chuckled when he heard his request and said, "How many medicinal pills does Fellow Daoist Weihai need? Let me see how many I have here. You know, my eldest brother sent a lot of things to me the day before yesterday and asked me to sell them during this time. It is also for me to gain some experience." Zhou Weihai quickly reported the quantity he needed. "It's like this: our family competition will be in a while, and the quantity we need is not small, ranging from third-grade to sixth-grade medicinal pills. I wonder how much Fellow Daoist Yuhua can give us at most, and what else Fellow Daoist Yuhua can exchange for besides spirit stones?" Leng Youran didn't speak directly after hearing this. He was considering how many medicinal pills he could give him. He couldn't take out too many, otherwise it would make people jealous. With his current level of cultivation, he thought about how much he could take out. After calculating in his mind, he looked at Zhou Weihai and said the amount he could take out. "I can give you at most 100 sixth-grade pills, 300 fifth-grade pills, 500 fourth-grade pills, and more third-grade and below pills. It depends on how much you need. As for pills above fourth-grade, if they are not enough, you have to get the spiritual medicine yourself. I can help you refine them. As for the fee, I will charge you 30% of the cost when the pills are made." Zhou Weihai was overjoyed. He did not expect Leng Youran to take out so many pills, and if he helped them refine the pills, he would only charge them 30% of the fee. If you ask other alchemists for help in refining the pills, they would charge 40%. Don't underestimate this 10%. You should know that usually alchemists can produce a maximum of 20 pills in a furnace of fourth-grade pills. One 10% is two pills. So ten furnaces would be 20 pills. He didn't know that Leng Youran's pills were full pills, and a furnace of fourth-grade pills could produce 25 pills.
But Leng Youran would not tell him this. She would give Zhou Weihai twenty pills per furnace, and he would not let anyone know the number of pills he produced.
Zhou Weihai excitedly told her the required quantity, "Fellow Daoist Yuhua, we want all those pills you just mentioned. I want a thousand third-grade pills, but I don't want the first- and second-grade ones. Can I exchange them for anything other than spirit stones?" Leng Youran thought for a while and said, "High-level ores, high-level spiritual medicines, and my father likes to collect some special things. If he has them, I can also exchange them." Zhou Weihai smiled and took out two pieces of ores from his storage bag and placed them on the table. At the same time, he took out a jade box and placed it on top. Leng Youran knew what he took out with a glance of his spiritual sense. The two pieces of Golden Crow Stone were both high-level ores, and they could be sold if they were taken out. There were quite a few spirit stones, and the jade box contained a five-thousand-year-old jade root. This jade root still had some vitality, so if it were planted in the space, it should be able to survive. This jade root was the main ingredient in refining the Cloud Thunder Pill. His father had a thunder spirit root, and there were very few elixirs suitable for him. This Cloud Thunder Pill was one of those few. Moreover, the jade root used in the Cloud Thunder Pill had to be at least five thousand years old. Therefore, this jade root was just enough to refine the pills his father took, but the effect was not very great. So she wanted to plant this jade root in the space for a few more years, so that she could continue to refine the pills her father needed. Alas! If only she could find a red thunder root. Red thunder root combined with several spiritual herbs could be refined into a red thunder pill, which his father could continue to take until he reached the Mahayana stage.
It’s just that the age of the elixir is different.
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