Chapter 70: Wine Completion

After the Glutinous Rice was prepared, Li Xuan took out a batch of specially made wine yeast, poured it onto the Glutinous Rice, and used soul power to stir it evenly.

After finishing these, Li Xuan took from the Void Pearl a large Wine Vat that could hold a hundred jin of wine, then poured the Glutinous Rice mixed with wine yeast into the Wine Vat.

At the same time, five lumps of spiritual medicine essence also entered the Wine Vat, and these essences quickly merged into the Glutinous Rice.

"Normal brewing is already too late; let me speed it up!" Li Xuan, looking at the already sealed Wine Vat, did not hesitate, grabbed the Wine Jar and tossed it upward.

With both hands pushing forward, soul power lifted the Wine Jar to float in the air, and a moderate Burning Heart Divine Flame gently roasted the Wine Jar.

This is a method recorded in the Wine Recipe that can be added to the brewing.

However, the specific effect Li Xuan still does not know, after all Li Xuan had no knowledge of brewing wine in his previous life.

So, the flame lasted half an hour, and Li Xuan suddenly smelled a faint wine aroma in the air.

"Huh? This actually works!" Li Xuan's eyes lit up, excitedly looking at the Wine Jar before him.

Although Li Xuan was delighted, he still steadily maintained the temperature outside the Wine Vat, and the wine aroma grew increasingly strong.

After another half hour, a layer of Wine Paste had formed beneath the Glutinous Rice.

Li Xuan took out a new Wine Jar and poured the produced Spiritual Wine out.

Then, Li Xuan continued low-temperature heating of the Wine Jar, allowing it to continuously produce wine.

So this continued for four or five hours; the Glutinous Rice inside the Wine Jar had shrunk into a dry white dumpling, and no matter how Li Xuan heated it, it could no longer produce wine, so Li Xuan stopped.

Only then did Li Xuan pour the Wine Dregs from the Wine Vat out, then took a box and placed the Wine Dregs inside it.

Although this Wine Dregs can no longer be brewed into wine, it indeed makes a good fertilizer; spreading it in soil can increase fertility.

Li Xuan picked up another Wine Jar, which contained about thirty jin of wine.

Li Xuan leaned over the mouth of the Wine Jar and took a deep breath!

The wine aroma was strong, intermingled with some medicinal herb scent, overall a bit spicy, and Li Xuan did not particularly like the taste of wine.

"Seal it; reopen after ten days!" Li Xuan finished, took some mud mixed with water, wrapped the mouth of the Wine Jar with oil paper and cloth, then sealed the Wine Jar completely with mud, awaiting the Wine Paste to naturally ferment, after which it could be drunk.

Copper Bell Wine, although a Spiritual Wine, cannot be directly refined; although now Copper Bell Wine can already be drunk as a medicinal wine, its flavor is still somewhat odd, and only after a period of fermentation will the Wine Paste attain a very good taste.

After sealing the Wine Jar, Li Xuan took out some medicinal herbs and began refining again.

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So, until sunset, Li Xuan barely managed to successfully brew two more vats of Spiritual Wine, after all brewing wine is too laborious, a slow, leisurely grind.

Originally Li Xuan thought brewing Spiritual Wine required no skill at all, but now Li Xuan feels that brewing wine is also a technical craft, and a highly difficult one.

Watching the sun about to set on the horizon, Li Xuan did not hesitate, and began tidying up the tools and materials in the Cultivation Chamber.

He placed three vats of Spiritual Wine into the Void Pearl, looked around, found nothing missing, then left the Cultivation Chamber.

Before the sun set, Li Xuan returned to his Dormitory.

The first thing upon returning to the Dormitory, Li Xuan placed the three vats of Spiritual Wine under the bed; the Void Pearl's temporal-spatial stability means the wine inside will not ferment nor change at all.

After settling the Spiritual Wine, Li Xuan approached the Filthy Flame Yin Lotus, summoned a small green bottle, and poured the Green Spirit Liquid inside onto the Filthy Flame Yin Lotus.

The Filthy Flame Yin Lotus sensed the special energy in the Green Spirit Liquid, gently swaying its body to quickly absorb the Green Spirit Liquid completely. Soon, the Green Spirit Liquid in the basin gradually lightened, and the pitch-black Filthy Flame Yin Lotus's leaves expanded at a visibly rapid rate, changing from coin-sized to palm-sized in the blink of an eye.

The Filthy Flame Yin Lotus can be absorbed once it reaches Thousand-Year Cultivation.

"Rest, rest; tomorrow continue brewing, try to exchange these wines for more golden Soul Coins, hoping the auction will have Spatial Soul Guide Devices that can be used to grow plants," Li Xuan sat at the desk, rubbing his smooth chin, thinking as such.

After resting for a while, Li Xuan went to wash up, then lay down on the bed to sleep.

……

Time flew by, and eight days passed in a flash.

In those eight days, Li Xuan devoted all his energy to refining Copper Bell Wine.

In Li Xuan's Dormitory.

Li Xuan sat on a chair, looking at the thirty solidly Mud-Sealed Wine Jars piled in the corner of his room.

This is the result of Li Xuan's eight days of effort! "Shall I try the Copper Bell Wine I brewed myself?" Li Xuan hesitated, looking at the Wine Jar before him.

As for wine, Li Xuan does not particularly like it, after all drinking too much makes a person lose control.

However, this wine is meant to be sold, so he needs to know its taste and potency.

Then Li Xuan retrieved the first vat of Copper Bell Wine he refined, broke the Mud Sealing, and lifted the oil paper.

As the oil paper opened, an incredibly rich wine aroma wafted out from the Wine Jar.

The wine aroma was rich and mellow; even Li Xuan, who does not like drinking, closed his eyes to enjoy the scent in the air.

"Forget the taste; just this aroma alone, this is fine wine!" Li Xuan grinned, smiling as he said to the Wine Jar.

Then Li Xuan took a cup from the Void Pearl, ladled a glass of wine, and held it under his nose to sniff.

The wine aroma was strong, and within it a hint of herbal fragrance.

Li Xuan had little enthusiasm for drinking, but still wanted to taste the wine.

He took a shallow sip, closed his eyes, and savored it.

This medicinal wine was not spicy to the palate; rather it was quite smooth, unlike Spiritual Wine used for body cultivation.

As the wine entered his stomach, a warm energy rapidly spread from the stomach throughout Li Xuan's limbs and bones.

Li Xuan could feel the wine strengthening his body.

"As expected of Copper Bell Wine, it does indeed strengthen the flesh, but the effect is limited; without several hundred vats of Copper Bell Wine, body cultivation won't yield great results," Li Xuan frowned, looking at the Wine Jar and speaking helplessly.

However, there is another method: combining high-intensity cultivation with Copper Bell Wine can achieve a fairly good body-cultivation effect.

"Hope those soul masters recognize its value; this Copper Bell Wine can be sold, and I can earn more money," Li Xuan shrugged, yawned, and resealed the Wine Jar.

The Filthy Flame Yin Lotus is only one day away from reaching Thousand-Year Cultivation; once Li Xuan absorbs it, he will obtain the Second Soul Ring.

Then he will request leave to go to Tian Dou City to attend the auction.

"Apologies, dear readers, I went out for a drink and now I'm grown; the junior here bows to you all. Sorry, I'll make up the manuscript tomorrow (chapter ends)."