A Rare Brewing Legacy

One day later.

Ling Pengyun rode the Wind Shadow Peng, carrying Wu Hong and Liu Luo, and left the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake, flying towards White Cloud Market Town.

White Cloud Market Town is more than a million miles away from Serpent Dragon Lake. Even the Wind Shadow Peng, which can travel seventy or eighty thousand miles a day, took more than twenty days to fly before it got close to White Cloud Market Town.

However, as soon as Ling Pengyun approached the market, he felt an immense pressure on his body, which increased the closer he got to the market.

This matter also made Wind Shadow Peng somewhat upset.

"Sky Restriction Array Formation?"

Ling Pengyun's eyes widened in surprise.

"I never expected that White Cloud Market Town would have such a rare magic array set up."

"Judging from the range of influence of this formation, it is a full hundred miles, so it is probably a third-order Sky Restriction Array Formation."

His thoughts returned, and he waved his hand, patting the Wind Shadow Peng he was sitting on, causing it to land on the ground.

They switched to a rapid march, taking Wu Hong and Liu Luo with them, and rushed to White Cloud Market Town.

When the three arrived outside the west gate of White Cloud Market Town, a very long queue had already formed outside the gate.

Fortunately, White Cloud Market Town offers preferential treatment to Foundation Establishment Cultivator, allowing Ling Pengyun and his companions to skip the queue and enter the market directly.

Upon entering the market, Ling Pengyun and his companions were immediately taken aback.

Thousands of cultivators were scattered along the main avenue of White Cloud Market Town, including dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"This White Cloud Market Town truly lives up to its reputation as the largest market in the Yan Kingdom; a mere auction has attracted so many Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

Ling Pengyun sighed inwardly.

He didn't believe that there would be so many Foundation Establishment Cultivator in White Cloud Market Town during ordinary times.

Although White Cloud Market Town is the largest market in the Yan Kingdom, there are only so many cultivators in the Yan Kingdom, and Foundation Establishment Cultivator are even fewer.

After regaining his senses, Ling Pengyun took out a map of White Cloud Market Town and, following the map, went deep into the market with Wu Hong and Liu Luo.

Finally, they entered the "Hundred Spirits Talisman Hall" Hundred Spirits Sect in this market, and found the shop manager.

The shop manager is named Zhong Yang, a Second Grade Middle Rank Talisman Crafter and one of the confidants of the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor.

As a confidant of the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor, Zhong Yang naturally recognized Wu Hong of the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor.

With the credentials provided by Yang Siling, the Talisman Crafter named Zhong Yang treated Ling Pengyun and his companions with great courtesy, and specially arranged for them to stay in a sizable courtyard in the residential area of the market.

After settling in, the Talisman Crafter named Zhong Yang tactfully left the courtyard.

"Xiao Hong, Liu Xiaoyou, I'm going to White Cloud Auction House to consign some spiritual items for auction. Do you have anything you'd like to consign?" Ling Pengyun asked Wu Hong and Liu Luo.

Wu Hong and Liu Luo subsequently stated that they had no such intention.

Wu Hong didn't have many spiritual items on him, and the useless ones had long been put into the treasury of the Spirit Talisman Residence.

Liu Luo owed the sect a considerable amount of Spirit Stone, and basically all the valuable spiritual items he possessed were handed over to the sect to pay off the debt.

"Since you have no spirits, you should stay here."

"Because of the White Cloud Auction, the market is now full of all sorts of people, and Xiao Hong, your identity is special. It would be quite dangerous for you to wander Free-and-Easy Teahouse."

"Besides, there's not much to see in the market normally; the real excitement comes during the auctions," Ling Pengyun advised.

Wu Hong and Liu Luo had originally intended to go to the market together, but after hearing Ling Pengyun's threatening words, they lost interest and immediately agreed.

Ling Pengyun then left the courtyard and headed to the White Cloud Auction House, the heart of the market.

Although the auction has not yet started, there are still many cultivators coming and going inside the auction house. They are obviously there to consign spiritual items for auction, just like Ling Pengyun.

Because Ling Pengyun's cultivation level was as high as the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, a maidservant greeted him as soon as he entered the auction house and inquired about Ling Pengyun intentions.

After Ling Pengyun indicated that he wanted to consign several Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact for auction, the maid quickly invited a Foundation Establishment Realm manager from the auction house.

The manager then led Ling Pengyun, this "distinguished guest," into a quiet room in the auction house for a private discussion.

Inside the auction house, in a quiet room.

"I wonder what kind of Second Grade Magic Tool you wish to consign for auction?" the middle-aged Foundation Establishment manager, dressed in the Profound Yang Sect Daoist robe, asked Ling Pengyun.

Ling Pengyun remained silent, then patted the Storage Bag at his waist and took out a full twelve Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact.

These Law Artifact are flying swords, inner armor, and Daoist Law Artifact that Ling Pengyun is particularly skilled at crafting. The quantities are five Swordsmanship, three inner Law Artifact, and four Daoist Law Artifact.

Upon seeing the sheer number of Second Grade Magic Tool, all of which were of medium quality, the middle-aged manager's eyes immediately gleamed.

"I didn't expect you to be able to produce so many Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact."

"According to the rules of my White Cloud Auction House, the starting price for Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact such as flying swords and Daoist robes is one thousand Spirit Stone, and the starting price for Second Rank Low Grade Law Artifact such as inner armor is one thousand five hundred Spirit Stone."

"Of the final price, my White Cloud Auction House will take 10% of the Spirit Stone as an auction fee. I wonder if you agree?"

This rule is common to all major auction houses, and Ling Pengyun nodded in agreement.

Immediately, the manager issued a consignment certificate for the spiritual item to Ling Pengyun and promised to reserve a private room for Ling Pengyun when the auction began.

After expressing his gratitude, Ling Pengyun left the place.

However, after leaving the auction house, Ling Pengyun did not return directly to the courtyard in the residential area, but instead went to the market square in the XC district of White Cloud Market Town for a while.

This designated area for street vendors is the designated location in White Cloud Market Town, and all vendors in the market must set up their stalls here.

In addition, the market was extremely crowded due to its proximity to the White Cloud Auction.

This is why there are at least several thousand stalls here, and at least tens of thousands of magical items.

Unfortunately, most of the spiritual items on these stalls are of poor quality, and some unscrupulous stall owners even use ordinary items to pass off as spiritual items.

Of course, there are also some good spiritual items at these stalls.

However, Ling Pengyun's cultivation has now reached the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, and he is fully equipped with Law Artifact, so he looks down on those spiritual items.

After wandering around the market area for about half an incense stick's time, Ling Pengyun's gaze settled on a stall in one corner of the market area, which had a dozen or so wine jars on display.

Although the dozen or so wine jars were designed to prevent the leakage of Spiritual Qi, they still emitted wisps of rich, Spiritual Qi potent wine aroma.

"Spiritual wine?"

His gaze shifted upwards, landing on the owner of the spirit wine stall.

The stall owner was an elderly man who was dozing off, with a red, bulbous nose, smelling strongly of alcohol, and wearing a Daoist robe.

Upon seeing the man's appearance, Ling Pengyun's expression shifted. He stepped forward and asked the old man with the bulbous nose.

"Fellow Daoist, is the spirit wine on your stall brewed by yourself?"

The old man with the bulbous nose, who was feeling drowsy from drinking too much spirit wine, heard the noise, his cloudy eyes flickered, and he regained a sliver of clarity before speaking.

"Indeed, all of my spirit wines are made with good ingredients and are of medium quality. If you buy a lot, I can give you a discount."

Upon hearing the confirmation, Ling Pengyun smiled and inquired.

"I have no interest in buying spirit wine. I wonder if you would be willing to sell the spirit wine heritage you possess?"

"If you are willing to sell, I can buy it at a price that is 50% higher than the market price."

Ling Pengyun purchased the wine at a steep price in order to increase the success rate of acquiring the winemaking heritage.

Brewing traditions are extremely rare on the market. They are simply not available at normal prices, and there are very few brewer traditions on the market.

The Ling Clan clan has been established for nearly three hundred years, and to this day, it still does not possess a brewing tradition, not even First Rank Low Grade brewing tradition.

Even with the immense influence of the Sky Talisman Commerce Association, no such heritage has been collected, which demonstrates just how rare brewing traditions are.

Ling Pengyun also took these factors into consideration, which is why he didn't want the opportunity to inherit the winemaking tradition.

Upon hearing this, the old man with the bulbous nose paused, and the drowsiness on his face instantly vanished into the smoke.

Is what you said true, senior?

"Of course." When Ling Pengyun saw the old man ask the question, he knew that the old man was interested in selling the inheritance, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Seeing that Ling Pengyun was certain, the old man with the bulbous nose immediately agreed.

I'll sell it.

The reason the old man with the bulbous nose agreed so quickly was that he originally intended to sell his brewing heritage at the auction a few days later in exchange for Spirit Stone.

As for spiritual items like brewing techniques, it's no problem for them to fetch above market price at auctions, but whether they can actually sell for 50% more than the market price is another matter.

Only after securing insurance did he agree to sell the brew to Ling Pengyun.

"Since you agree, I will buy all the brewing traditions you possess," Ling Pengyun said domineeringly.

"Senior, I possess a complete first-tier brewing technique. Such a technique is worth at least two thousand spirit Spirit Stone on the market. If I were to purchase it at the price that you promised, which is 50% higher than the market price, it would be worth three thousand Spirit Stone."

Upon hearing this, the old man with the bulbous nose looked delighted and quickly replied.

"Alright, three thousand Spirit Stone it is. I need to check the inheritance. You can only take these Spirit Stone if the inheritance is correct. If the inheritance is incorrect, you cannot take these Spirit Stone."

Upon hearing that there was a complete first-tier brewing inheritance, Ling Pengyun immediately patted his Storage Bag at his waist, took out three thousand Spirit Stone, threw them onto the stall, and said in a deep voice.

The old man with the bulbous nose had a glint in his eyes when he saw the large pile of Spirit Stone appear.

Faced with such immense wealth, he was overjoyed. He quickly took out a yellow-covered book with the words "Zhang Family Brewing Heritage" written on it from his Storage Bag and handed it to Ling Pengyun.

Although Ling Pengyun was not knowledgeable about brewing, he was a person skilled in many arts and crafts, so he could easily examine some of the brewing recipes and secret techniques recorded in the brewing tradition.

After carefully perusing the inheritance for about ten breaths, Ling Pengyun finally finished reading it, and a look of joy returned to his face.

This is because this brewing tradition records the brewing methods for nine different types of spirit wine, with three methods for each of the lower, middle, and upper grades of first-class spirit wine.

The brewing techniques are also very complete, with nothing missing.

It is indeed a complete first-level brewing tradition.

"With the support of this legacy, as long as the Ling Clan has the talent in this field, it will be no problem to train a few winemakers, which will add another source of income to the Lineage in the future."

Ling Pengyun was secretly delighted.

He then waved his hand, putting the inheritance in his hand into his Storage Bag at his waist, and said with satisfaction to the red-nosed stall owner.

"The inheritance you gave is correct; you may accept the Spirit Stone."

After saying this, Ling Pengyun suddenly had an idea and invited the old man with the bulbous nose.

"Fellow Daoist, as a brewer, earning Spirit Stone should not be difficult for you. Now that you've fallen to the point of selling your inheritance, have you encountered some difficulties?"

"I will not hide it from you, young friend. I come from the Lingxiao Ling Clan in the territory of the Hundred Spirits Sect. If you are willing to return to my clan with me, I can give you preferential treatment and make you a Guest Elder of my Ling Clan."

"As long as the difficulties you encounter are not too big, I can rely on my Lineage to help you solve them."

Although he has now obtained a complete first-level brewing inheritance, it would be difficult for the Lineage to train a brewer if they relied solely on this inheritance, unless they encountered a genius in the field of brewing.

Furthermore, with guidance from a highly skilled brewer, the Ling Clan could train brewers even faster.

Having just put three thousand Spirit Stone into his Storage Bag, the smiling, red-nosed old man was somewhat tempted upon hearing this.

However, when he thought about how his own strength was weak, only at the Qi Training Late Stage, while Ling Pengyun's cultivation was as high as Foundation Establishment Realm, and he was not an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Once he agrees to become Guest Elder of the Ling Clan and enters the Ling Clan, he will probably lose his freedom and become a tool for the Ling Clan to brew wine.

Such things are not uncommon among those who Rogue Cultivator.

Over the years, he had known several Rogue Cultivator and artisans who had been tricked into becoming Guest Elder Lineage so-called Righteous Path cultivation Lineage and then disappeared without a trace.

"I appreciate your kindness, senior, but I am used to being Rogue Cultivator and dislike being constrained."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun did not insist further.

He probably understood the reason behind it.

He then left the area and continued to stroll around the stalls.

The red-nosed old man also packed up his stall and left shortly after, clearly in dire need of Spirit Stone to make up the difference.