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Several more days passed like this.

That evening, inside the room.

Suddenly, a bright blaze of firelight flickered.

Zhou Ling's face was filled with excitement.

"The Brewing Furnace is finally finished!"

Before him, the Brewing Furnace forged from Crystal Jade gleamed with a faint, warm luster.

As Zhou Ling poured his spiritual power into it, a brilliant Flame Domain formed within the Brewing Furnace.

At the same time, he sensed that as his spiritual power circulated, he could easily control the flames inside.

Then he slowly withdrew his spiritual power, and the firelight within the Brewing Furnace dimmed accordingly.

"This level of spiritual power consumption won't be much for Mother!"

Feeling that it did not consume much spiritual power, Zhou Ling looked thoroughly satisfied.

After putting away the Brewing Furnace, Zhou Ling went to bed, intending to give his parents a surprise first thing in the morning.

From now on, Mother would no longer need to go to the tavern. She could simply brew wine peacefully at home.

As for the brewing itself, that would still depend on the brewing recipes Mother had mastered.

On a midsummer morning, the newly risen sun crossed the treetops and cast faint golden shadows into the little courtyard. A cool breeze drifted through the air, which was crisp and fresh.

Several winter jasmine plants in a corner of the courtyard bloomed quietly. Morning dew trembled and rolled over the blossoming buds, giving off a faint fragrance.

It was a morning brimming with life.

In the kitchen, cooking smoke curled upward.

Li Ru was busily at work.

Meanwhile, Zhou Shan stood in the courtyard, holding up a stone block with both hands as he practiced the Great Yang Fist.

"Father, Mother, I have some good news to tell you!"

Carrying a wicker basket into the courtyard, Zhou Ling spoke with a solemn air.

The basket was covered with burlap.

"Ling'er, why aren't you sleeping a little longer? Are you going to practice swordsmanship again?" Li Ru poked her head out from the kitchen, smiling indulgently.

Zhou Shan also set down the stone block and looked at Zhou Ling with a smile.

"Father, Mother, look what this is."

Zhou Ling lifted the burlap and carried out the Brewing Furnace inside.

Under the morning sunlight, the Crystal Jade surface of the Brewing Furnace shimmered with clear, dazzling radiance. It was breathtakingly beautiful, striking straight at the heart.

For a moment, both Li Ru and Zhou Shan stood frozen.

Li Ru put down the rag in her hand, her eyes widening.

Was this truly the Brewing Furnace she had long dreamed of?

Zhou Shan was just as astonished. This was the Brewing Furnace he had wanted to buy for his wife all these years!

For a moment, a thousand emotions surged through him.

Seeing his parents' expressions, Zhou Ling froze for a moment.

He had originally thought they would be overjoyed upon seeing the Brewing Furnace, but now things seemed strangely quiet.

"Ling'er, where did this Brewing Furnace come from?"

Li Ru walked out of the kitchen, doing her best to appear calm in front of her child.

She carefully took the Brewing Furnace from Zhou Ling's hands and examined it closely.

"Mother, I had the Workshop make this vessel, and I inscribed the engraving myself!"

Li Ru could not help but pause. "You inscribed it yourself?"

"Son, you're already a First-order Mid-grade Inscription Master!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ru could no longer suppress the excitement in her heart.

The fact that her son could inscribe First-order Mid-grade Engravings made her even happier than the Brewing Furnace itself.

Zhou Shan was equally excited. They knew their son had considerable talent for inscriptions, but they had never imagined that he could already inscribe First-order Mid-grade Engravings.

Li Ru pressed her lips together lightly, set down the Brewing Furnace, and gently pulled Zhou Ling into her embrace, her face full of comfort.

"Mother, I've only just recently grasped a few First-order Mid-grade Engravings!"

Li Ru gently stroked Zhou Ling's face. A faint sheen of tears rose in her eyes again. "Ling'er, well done!"

From the day he was born until now, she had always worried over Zhou Ling's weak body. Yet now, not only could her son undergo Body Tempering, but he also possessed such outstanding talent in inscriptions.

At his age, he could already make a living through inscriptions and no longer had to toil as hard as she and her husband did.

This filled her heart with comfort.

"Mother, is this brewing furnace not good?"

Only then did Li Ru seem to remember the brewing furnace. She gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled. "No matter what it is, anything you give Mother is good!"

She looked at the brewing furnace. "This brewing furnace is made of Crystal Jade. It must have cost quite a few Spirit Stones!"

Having learned brewing herself, she naturally knew that this First-order Mid-grade Crystal Jade Brewing Furnace was far from cheap.

Zhou Shan looked at the brewing furnace, at a loss for words.

He could only sigh helplessly to himself. After all these years, he had not even been able to buy his wife a First-Grade Low-Rank brewing furnace.

Yet his son had bought a First-order Mid-grade one.

Looking at his wife and son, an uncontrollable smile spread across his face.

"Mother, don't go to the restaurant anymore. Brew wine peacefully at home. No matter what, you'll earn more than you do at the restaurant."

Zhou Ling spoke earnestly.

"But if we brew wine, we might not have any way to sell it!"

Li Ru considered it for a moment.

Although Zhou Ling could now cover the expenses of the Dao Academy, if he became an Outer Sect Disciple next year—

the expenses would increase drastically again.

The restaurant was exhausting now, but she earned six Low-grade Spirit Stones a month, and occasionally she could bring some Spirit Food home.

It was still stable work.

Brewing wine carried a certain amount of risk.

They would need to buy ingredients, and even after brewing it, they would have to consider how to sell it. That would not be easy.

"Fine wine needs no bush. Don't worry about sales—leave that to me!"

Zhou Ling declared with complete confidence.

"Ru'er, your brewing skills are so good. You don't need to worry about so much!"

"Besides, there are Herb Seekers and Monster Hunter Rogue Cultivators all around here. When the time comes, we can sell to them, so there'll be some demand."

"With a First-order Mid-grade brewing furnace, along with your brewing techniques, Ru'er, it'll definitely be better than working as a cook at the restaurant!"

"And this has been your wish for many years!"

Zhou Shan said as he looked at Li Ru.

Unable to help herself, Li Ru bent down and picked up the brewing furnace with both hands. She hesitated as she said, "Can this really work?"

"Mother, let's not talk about anything else. Take the Black Run Rice Wine I bought before—a jar sells for thirty Broken Spirit on the market."

"But the Black Run Rice and spirit herbs needed cost less than five Broken Spirit."

"With this Crystal Jade brewing furnace, one batch takes less than half an hour and can produce two or three jars."

"As long as Mother brews twice a day, you'll earn more than one Spirit Stone a day!"

Knowing that his mother was worried about Spirit Stones, Zhou Ling counted on his fingers as he carefully explained.

Li Ru's eyes lit up at his words, but then her brows furrowed slightly again. "Mother is only at the Fourth Layer of Qi Condensation right now. Can I brew two batches a day?"

"You can. This is a First-order Mid-grade brewing furnace, so it doesn't consume much spiritual energy, and the quality will be better too!"

Zhou Ling nodded.

"Then all right. Over the next couple of days, I'll first buy some Black Run Rice and brew a few jars to see the quality, then we'll see how things go." Li Ru said.

Zhou Shan smiled. "The Medicine Seeking Team also drinks quite a bit of Spirit Wine every month. Once our friends nearby help spread the word, there'll definitely be a market."

By then, daylight had fully broken. Li Ru hurriedly and carefully put away the brewing furnace, then brought out steamed buns, Spirit Porridge, and Spirit Chicken Eggs from the Kitchen.

The family began eating breakfast.

Afterward, Zhou Ling slung his backpack over his shoulders and headed for the Dao Academy with light steps.