Chapter 533: Demon Flame Wine

Half a month passed.

The news that Jingxue Pavilion in Lingxu Marketplace was selling third-rank superior Qinghun Incense spread like wildfire.

It surged across the southern reaches of Da Jin like a colossal tidal wave.

Many high-rank cultivators came seeking to purchase it.

Jia Heyi even hosted several grand auctions, thoroughly establishing Jingxue Pavilion's reputation.

Now, Jingxue Pavilion was gaining fame throughout Da Jin.

Only this one shop could offer such a large quantity of high-rank incense; even the top-ranked merchants of the Wanda Trading Alliance did not possess this much.

Normally, third-rank superior Qinghun Incense was scarce, requiring third-rank spiritual wood for its crafting, and even when available, only a few sticks appeared at a time.

But Qin Ming cultivated his third-rank spiritual plants in plots of ten mu each, never worrying about insufficient materials.

And on his first attempt, he produced over a thousand sticks—truly outrageous in excess.

Inside the small spiritual realm's dwelling.

Qin Ming lit a stick of Qinghun Incense and began his cultivation, curious to experience the legendary effects of Qinghun Incense himself.

The moment it ignited.

The incense curled in wisps, bathing him in its fragrance—a scent so refreshing it instantly sharpened his spirit.

His mind felt as if washed by spring breeze, sinking into a tranquil, serene calm.

All distracting thoughts and demonic illusions vanished.

At the same time, his cultivation of the Qingdi Scripture flowed more smoothly than ever, greatly increasing the efficiency of spiritual energy conversion.

Within his spiritual sea, a wondrous scene appeared: clouds blanketing a thousand peaks, the moon embracing ten thousand waters.

His divine energy and spiritual power embraced, entwined, swirling and shifting, fleeting in and out, as boundless as the Great Void, his entire body light and buoyant, ready to soar—utterly blissful.

"Truly an excellent item!"

"No wonder it's a luxury in the cultivation world."

One stick of spiritual incense burned out.

Qin Ming opened his ink-black eyes; with Qinghun Incense's aid, cultivation was indeed twice as effective.

Especially for breaking through bottlenecks and secluded meditation to comprehend scriptures, its effects were immense.

Having personally experienced Qinghun Incense, he was thoroughly satisfied.

He still had a large stockpile left—he could use it daily for cultivation.

In the entire cultivation world, only Qin Ming could afford to use it this freely.

Several days later.

Jia Heyi arrived, beaming with joy, to report to Qin Ming.

"Manager Lu, this incense auction was a tremendous success!"

"Sold out completely in just a few days! Hahaha!"

"Here are the spirit stones from the incense sales—eighteen hundred in total."

"Additionally, a golden-core hermit elder offered one page of scripture in exchange for two sticks of incense. I sensed its value and took the liberty to make the trade."

"Here are the spirit stones and the page—please examine them."

Jia Heyi spoke, smiling, and presented a finely crafted spirit stone pouch and a yellowed sheet of paper.

Qin Ming nodded, took the items, and was genuinely surprised—he hadn't expected the incense to fetch so many spirit stones.

"Didn't realize this incense was so sought-after—almost one stick per top-grade spirit stone."

"Truly burning through spirit stones."

He opened the pouch and scanned it with his spiritual sense; inside lay over one hundred and eighty top-grade spirit stones, brimming with spiritual energy. A look of deep satisfaction crossed his face.

Qin Ming put away the spirit stones and turned his gaze to the yellowed paper.

But when he read its contents, his expression instantly became extraordinarily complex.

Because the content was not unfamiliar to him.

"It's the sequel to the Wine Immortal's Formula!"

Yet the recipe on this page was far more advanced than the one Qin Ming possessed.

It recorded wine formulas specifically for golden-core cultivators—and even nascent-soul cultivators.

Qin Ming's eyes immediately fixed on a recipe named "Demon Flame Wine."

According to the text, the first sip of this wine aids golden-core late-stage cultivators in breaking through to golden-core perfection, refining their golden-core magic power into a state of flawless harmony.

To brew this "Demon Flame Wine," the main ingredient must be a dragon demon core of late third-rank or higher.

Just this one demanding requirement would deter most cultivators.

But—

Qin Ming happened to possess a demon core from a Green-Faced Poisonous Dragon!

How convenient was that?!

Previously, lacking a suitable formula, he had been undecided whether to use this dragon core for pill-making or for crafting a magic treasure.

He had been unable to choose.

Now, having just broken through to golden-core late-stage, he received this divine wine formula—fate itself had arranged it!

Moreover, the wine formula contained several other powerful brewing methods, each with unique benefits even for nascent-soul cultivators.

Of course, the materials required for these high-rank wines were all exceedingly rare.

Some even demanded the core of a fourth-rank transformed great demon—far beyond Qin Ming's current reach.

He had never expected that selling Qinghun Incense through Jia Heyi would yield such an unexpected windfall—and he was delighted.

In high spirits, he immediately took out a vial of Yuxuan Pills and gifted them to Jia Heyi.

"Old Jia, you've done exceptionally well—this is a great achievement!"

"Here's your reward."

Jia Heyi trembled as he accepted the spiritual pill, his voice thick with emotion: "Thank you, Manager Lu! This is my duty!"

He had never imagined "Manager Lu" would value this wine formula so highly.

After all, when Jia Heyi acquired the formula, he had examined it himself.

Though the resulting wines had miraculous effects, they were all meant for golden-core, even nascent-soul cultivators.

The main ingredient alone required a late third-rank great demon's core.

Such a spiritual item—only nascent-soul elders could likely obtain it; ordinary golden-core cultivators had no chance.

That was precisely why the golden-core hermit had traded the formula for Qinghun Incense.

After all, such a thing was useless in hand—it couldn't be brewed.

Jia Heyi had been uncertain before, but seeing Manager Lu so delighted, he finally felt reassured.

Yet he was puzzled.

If a golden-core cultivator obtained this formula, it might be useful—but Manager Lu was only foundation-establishment late-stage. Why was he so thrilled? 'Never mind—our Manager Lu is immensely powerful. Perhaps he has some other use for this formula.'

Jia Heyi thought to himself, bowed deeply in gratitude, and withdrew.

With the Yuxuan Pills, his long-stalled cultivation base should advance further.

After Jia Heyi left, Qin Ming immediately began studying the Demon Flame Wine formula.

The most scarce ingredient—a late third-rank dragon demon core—was already in hand.

Next,

Qin Ming traveled to the Wuxing Mountain Marketplace to gather and purchase the other required auxiliary materials.

Returning to the small spiritual realm, he eagerly began brewing the Demon Flame Wine.

Fortunately, the wines in the Wine Immortal's Formula were easier to brew than pills, provided all materials were ready.

Otherwise, with only one late third-rank demon core, failure would be catastrophic.

Before Qin Ming lay over a dozen wine jars; the ingredients for Demon Flame Wine floated in the air under his spiritual sense control.

He then summoned the Spirit-Eating Poisonous Flame to refine the materials, following the recipe to brew the wine.

After brewing, the wine required ten years of cellar aging to ferment fully and unleash its maximum potency.

But for breaking through to golden-core perfection, even fifty years was worth waiting.

Qin Ming formed a hand seal and pointed; the spring water from the fourth-rank Earthheart Spiritual Spring flew out, guided by his will into the wine vats.

As the Wine Immortal's Formula stated, the quality of the spiritual spring greatly affected wine brewing—the higher the rank, the better.

The Earthheart Spiritual Spring Qin Ming used surpassed even the formula's requirements.

He now eagerly anticipated the taste of this legendary Demon Flame Wine.

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(End of Chapter)