Castrated Jade Dragon Wine

"I Could Not Possibly cripple my own cultivation, so why not let me offer you three cups of wine to calm your anger, Senior."

With a thought, Luo Hong sent a White Jade Wine Cup and a small wine flask bearing a Spirit Sealing Talisman flying out of his Storage Bag.

"Boy, you dare make a fool of me? Do you really think I don't dare kill you?!"

Yan Xiuming flew into a rage. How could a mere Spirit Wine possibly placate him? Luo Hong was clearly toying with him.

"Once you have tasted it, Senior, you naturally won't kill me."

Luo Hong deftly tore off the Spirit Sealing Talisman, and the dense Spiritual Qi fluctuations made everyone present turn to look.

What Luo Hong had brought out was naturally not authentic Jade Dragon Wine, but the product of his experiments before brewing it. Still, every mouthful contained Spiritual Qi equivalent to sixty portions of medicinal power.

This small flask held only ten mouthfuls, yet the Spiritual Qi it contained was equivalent to a Qi Gathering Pill.

Of course, when it came to improving cultivation, Qi Gathering Pills were still superior. After all, Spirit Wine released Spiritual Qi too quickly and was far harder to absorb than pills.

No Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could remain indifferent to a Qi Gathering Pill. Yan Kuang was, at the end of the day, merely a Yan Family member in the Qi Refining Stage. If his life could be exchanged for several flasks of Spirit Wine equivalent to Qi Gathering Pills, Yan Xiuming would definitely not hesitate.

No matter what stage a Cultivator was at, what they valued most was always their own cultivation.

It was precisely because Luo Hong had seen through This Point that he was confident he could calm Yan Xiuming's anger.

"Senior, please have this first cup."

Luo Hong filled the White Jade Wine Cup and respectfully offered it to Yan Xiuming, making a full show of contrition.

"Aunt, you—"

Seeing Yan Xiuming truly reach out to take it, Yan Xiao, whose relationship with Yan Kuang was unclear, cried out indignantly.

"Xiaoxiao, don't panic. At most, I'll drink two cups. Today, I will definitely cripple this boy's cultivation for you."

Yan Xiuming spoke Harsh words, but she drank with remarkable speed.

The wine flowed down her throat, and an incomparably soothing coolness coursed through Yan Xiuming's internal organs. Once it entered her stomach, a fierce heat accompanied by bursting Spiritual Qi swept through her entire body. The sensation was truly exquisite.

What delighted Yan Xiuming even more was that amid the alternation of cold and heat within her body, she actually grasped a trace of the Mystery of Yin-Yang Transformation.

This would be of tremendous benefit to her cultivation!

"Senior, this second cup—"

"Stop talking nonsense. Pour it!"

Eager to seize that fleeting mystery of yin and yang, Yan Xiuming urged Luo Hong to pour the wine, her eyes bloodshot.

Very soon, the second cup went down her throat. Yan Xiuming felt that she was only one step away from success. Having long forgotten what she had said before, she slapped the empty cup down in front of Luo Hong.

"Aunt, you can't drink the third cup!"

If Yan Xiuming drank this third cup, it would mean she had accepted Luo Hong's proposal, and Yan Kuang's death would be completely put behind them. How could Yan Xiao not be anxious?

"Get lost! Boy, pour the wine now!"

With a fierce sweep of her sleeve, Yan Xiuming sent the niece she had once doted on flying aside like trash.

As Luo Hong poured the wine, he was also surprised by Yan Xiuming's crazed behavior. By all rights, this flask of Castrated Jade Dragon Wine should indeed make a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator take notice, but it should not have stirred such fanaticism.

Though he did not know the reason, that did not stop Luo Hong from raising his price.

Originally, he had planned to use two or three flasks of Spirit Wine to buy Yan Kuang's life. But now, it seemed not only would one flask be enough, he could even gain some additional benefits.

Sure enough, after drinking the third cup, Yan Xiuming showed no intention of stopping. She stared fixedly at the wine flask in Luo Hong's hand. If not for Zhong Weiniang's presence, she would certainly have already tried to seize it by force.

"Boy, give me the wine flask in your hand, and I will no longer hold Yan Kuang's death against you."

The greed in Yan Xiuming's eyes was almost tangible.

"To brew this Spirit Wine, this junior exhausted all his Spirit Stones. I had originally intended to present it to the elders of my sect. Giving up three cups was already my limit."

Seeing the sinister look on Yan Xiuming's face grow heavier, Luo Hong felt the time was right and quickly changed his tone.

"However, if Senior insists on asking for it, it is not impossible. This junior has long heard that the Yan Family excels at artifact refinement, so I boldly ask Senior for a Top-grade Magic Tool. It need not be too good, as long as it can increase the power of Water Element Spells."

Yan Xiuming's expression first turned cold, but then she began to laugh.

"My Yan Family's artifact refinement techniques are unrivaled in Yue Kingdom. Even compared to the Divine Weapon Sect of Yuanwu Kingdom, we are no less capable. Boy, wait here. I'll be back shortly."

After Speaking, she Transformed Into a streak of rainbow light and shot through the air.

Luo Hong reapplied the Spirit Sealing Talisman, then sat down with a long breath of relief. Bargaining with a Cultivator whose cultivation far surpassed his own was no easy matter.

"Nephew-disciple Luo, you just now said this Spirit Wine was meant for the elders of your sect. Does that make me one of your elders?"

Zhong Weiniang's beautiful eyes gleamed. She had seen Yan Xiuming's fanatical behavior clearly, and she was now terribly eager for a taste herself.

"Of course. Even if Little Martial Uncle had not stepped in to help today, this junior would have come to visit another day and presented you with Spirit Wine."

Luo Hong Took Out Again a new wine flask and placed it before Zhong Weiniang. "Please, Little Martial Uncle. This was prepared for you by this junior. Also—"

A jar five or six times larger than the small wine flask appeared before Zhong Weiniang, with no fewer than three Spirit Sealing Talismans affixed On Top.

"This is Uncle-master Liu's share. I ask Little Martial Uncle to deliver it on this junior's behalf."

Comparing the two, Zhong Weiniang immediately felt a little slighted.

"Third Senior Brother truly did not protect you for nothing, but don't forget my master."

After putting away the Spirit Wine, Zhong Weiniang gave him a kind reminder.

"Of course. However, Ancestor's share will still require some time. When the time comes, I must trouble Little Martial Uncle to bring this junior to Request Audience with Ancestor."

"No problem." Zhong Weiniang agreed casually.

Luo Hong secretly rejoiced. He had risked exposing Jade Dragon Wine precisely for this promise from Zhong Weiniang.

At this Time Point, Old Demon Han should already have suffered that ambush. With my Spirit Water Body Protection Talisman, his counterattack this time should not be as perilous as it Originally was.

After all, If Not For Old Demon Han having learned the Bone Shrinking Technique among the unorthodox arts of the martial world, he would have nearly died before even summoning his Talisman Treasure Flying Sword.

Old Demon Han had always been clear about favors and grudges. Moreover, after joining Yellow Maple Valley, he urgently needed someone to look after him. Thus, when Luo Hong met him again, there would most likely be no shortage of a sufficiently mature lotus-type Spiritual Herb.

But with the Spiritual Herb, did It Mean Luo Hong's deal with that veiled woman of the Moon Concealing Sect could be completed smoothly?

If Luo Hong truly thought so, he would be far too naive. Fairness in the Cultivation World existed only between Cultivators of the same rank. Besides, obtaining the ancient recipe for the Pure Lotus Pill was not Luo Hong's goal, so there would inevitably be some entanglement when the time came.

Therefore, Luo Hong wanted to win Li Huayuan's favor so that he could borrow his prestige and ensure the deal proceeded in the direction he had planned.

Luo Hong and Zhong Weiniang's conversation awakened the other two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from small cultivation families present. Though they too coveted the Castrated Jade Dragon Wine, they were even less willing to make an enemy of a Core Formation Stage great cultivator.

They all had families and holdings in Yue Kingdom. Unless the benefits were truly astounding, they would not take such a risk.

Aside from glancing at the wine flask twice at the beginning, Yan Shouyi had been drinking tea in silent dejection, seeming to have resigned himself to the matter of Dual Cultivation with Yan Xiuming.

I'll post two chapters at a time from now on, to save trouble.