Chapter 285 Five-Colored Glow Wine (1)
When Ji Rong climbed to the top of Jade Void Peak and arrived at the foot of Cloud Cliff, the lotus seat was already surrounded by a vast sea of white clouds.
As the sun was about to set, the cliffs shimmered with golden light, and the evening glow blazed like fire, while below the cliffs, the atmosphere was exceptionally lively.
Many of the younger generation of Jade Void Palace were setting up their altars below Cloud Cliff, and the octagonal palace gates were wide open.
For a moment, Ji Rong thought that Qing Pingzi had taken a fancy to another cultivator and wanted to set up an altar to accept a disciple on behalf of the master.
She craned her neck and looked around, but couldn't see Qingpingzi anywhere. She was puzzled and called out, "Senior brother, Senior Brother Qingpingzi, where are you?"
He Sui, the master of the Li Dan Fang, climbed out of the clouds and came to Ji Rong's feet. She raised a paw to her mouth and whispered, "Uncle-Master Qing Ji Zi, don't call out. Uncle-Master is taking the rosy light to make wine."
Ji Rong snorted, "I know that thing. Isn't it readily available? When I lived in the Canglan Temple, they bought this from Yaochi when they held banquets."
Upon hearing this, He Sui immediately shook his head happily and said, "Uncle, you don't know, this rosy glow is not that rosy glow. The rosy glow wine brewed by Uncle will use the various rosy glows he has collected over the years as the base, and then take the recent morning and evening glows as the guide, and then add innate treasures to blend with the soft color of moonlight. Its taste is different every time, and the aftertaste is endless."
Looking at He Sui's drooling expression, Ji Rong said with a pained expression, "Is it really that delicious?"
But there aren't that many treasures to eat in this world, Nephew He Sui. We are already blessed with good fortune; let's not keep thinking about food.
Having dealt with Ji Rong before, He Sui knew the nature of this cheap bird-like martial uncle. She chuckled, bowed, and took her leave to continue procuring items.
Ji Rong waited at the foot of the cloud cliff until He Sui closed the octagonal palace gate, led the cultivators to bow to her and leave. Only when the last wisp of red light disappeared did she see Qing Pingzi with his dark golden eyes wagging his tail at her and saying, "Junior sister, you've come at just the right time. The Radiant Cloud Wine is almost ready. Would you like to try it?"
When Ji Rong heard Qing Pingzi ask her to taste the wine, her eyes lit up. As she flapped her wings and flew towards the cloud cliff, she muttered to Qing Pingzi, "Senior brother, we clearly agreed not to hold a banquet, but here you are setting up a table, drawing on the rosy light, and using rare treasures to make wine. You are clearly going to have a big banquet."
Looking at Ji Rong, who was stubborn about this matter, Qing Pingzi smiled and said, "Junior sister, if this rosy light is not taken, it will dissipate into darkness. And this rare treasure is the pot that you personally took out to share with everyone."
There are many cultivators left behind in our Jade Void Palace, so we can't favor one over the other. I'll make it into wine so that everyone can have a pot. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
"Since there is wine, there should naturally be food. We cultivators can eat meat, and we can also consume elixirs and herbs. If the Pill Pavilion produces elixirs and the Medicine Pavilion produces herbs, how can this be considered a grand feast?"
Ji Rong tilted her head and asked, "Aren't we going to have the various tribes of the Jade Void Mountain Range draw lots to send their food?"
Qingpingzi shook his head with amusement. He wanted to tease the serious Ji Rong, so he said, "The delicacies hall in Yaochi has fallen into disrepair and become Tu Li's dojo."
You've turned your unloading workshop into a blood pill workshop. If you draw lots and get a batch of meat, who's going to cook it?
Although we know how to kill, we don't cook it well, so we might as well not eat this meat.
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong was immediately satisfied. She said, "I had misunderstood you, Senior Brother. This is very good. I am truly impressed by your actions."
"Senior brother, my nephew He Sui said your Xia Guang wine is the most unique. What makes it so special? Senior brother, have you brewed many different flavors? I'll try them all for you."
At this moment, the full moon hung low in the sky, appearing particularly bright above the cloud-shrouded cliff. Ji Rong followed Qing Pingzi deeper into the cloud cliff, as if she could reach out and grab the moon with her toes if she took a few more steps forward.
They arrived at the outermost edge of the cloud cliff, where five jade jars gleamed faintly in the surging white mist.
Qingpingzi stood in front of the five vats, transformed into the form of Fazheng, and suspended the Hundred Skills Seal in the sky. Using the clouds as a ladder, Qingpingzi climbed step by step towards the bright moon. He shouted to the moon in the sky, "Yuanjun, come into the rosy light."
Ji Rong then saw the moon suddenly appear to arrive at the cloud cliff, seemingly slowly but actually quickly. Yuanjun's face appeared from the side of the moon, hazy and indistinct. She stretched out a large, glowing hand holding a small jade bottle to Qingpingzi and said, "Qingpingzi, fill each of us with some later."
Qingpingzi nodded and smiled, "Then you should soak it in here three times. And add some broth to this wine as a topping."
Upon hearing this, Yuanjun's dark eyes flashed with a soft light. She took out a small bottle from her own hand and gave it to Qingpingzi, saying, "It's all for you."
Qingpingzi took the small bottle with both hands, bowed to Yuanjun with his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you, Yuanjun."
A small, round moon leaped out from the center of Yuanjun's forehead. As the small moon emerged, the giant moon above the cloud cliff gradually faded, and Yuanjun's figure was fully revealed.
His two tails moved in unison, circling around the five large jade jars, making the already abundant mist even thicker. He danced with his six arms like a blooming lotus, placing the small moon into the jars one by one and then taking it out.
He repeated this process three times before finally grasping the moon with one hand. Meanwhile, his other five hands gathered clouds on the cliff and carefully polished the moon until it was bright and white. Only then did Yuanjun speak to Qingpingzi, saying, "Old Zheng, fill it up quickly."
Qingpingzi had already poured out some of the source from the bottle, letting it naturally blend into the five-colored rosy wine that was soaked in moonlight.
As the stream flows in, a sense of peace and intoxicating aroma of wine spreads along with the rising mist from the cliffs.
Qingpingzi held the jade bottle in Yuanjun's hand, took a portion of wine from each vat, sealed the bottle cap, and then handed it to Yuanjun.
Then he quickly took the lid from the clouds beside the jar and covered it.
As soon as the lid was put on, the aroma of the wine gradually faded and became almost undetectable.
Qingpingzi said to Yuanjun, "Yuanjun, don't drink it all at once. This wine has been infused with Yuanliu. Let it sit overnight, and it will become even more mellow."
Yuanjun smiled and nodded at Qingpingzi. Then, she pressed the moon to her forehead with the hand that was holding it. Yuanjun's figure disappeared instantly, and the giant moon that had been hanging beside the cliff suddenly appeared as if the clouds had been dispersed. It slowly rose into the sky until it returned to its original position and stopped.
"Hey, senior brother, you haven't let me taste it yet!" Ji Rong watched Yuan Jun walk away and suddenly realized that she had only watched and hadn't tasted a drop. Qing Pingzi said, "Junior sister, it's not time yet. We need to add another one tomorrow, Chaoxia."
"Tomorrow, tomorrow, won't my nephew He Sui bring all the laborers with him? How will I be able to drink then?" Ji Rong thought to himself.
With a shrewd plan in mind, she shook her head wildly, saying, "Senior brother, what difference does it make whether there's one more or one less ray of light? If everyone arrives early and comes tomorrow, they certainly won't give me any to drink!"
Qingpingzi laughed and said, "Junior sister, just wait patiently. As soon as it gets light, I will call you to drink. We are different from Yuanjun. If we drink the wine that has just been soaked in moonlight, we will fall into a deep sleep and never wake up, and we will have endless nightmares."
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