Enhanced Azure Wind Sword Art (Requesting Follows, Monthly Tickets, Recommendation Tickets)

Early that morning, Li Ru brewed a batch of fine Black Run Rice Spirit Wine.

Li Ru poured the spirit wine into small one-jin jars.

After breakfast, she had Zhou Shan deliver some to several Herb Seekers they were close to, asking them to give it a try.

At the same time, she gave Zhou Ling a two- or three-jin jar and told him to deliver it to Instructor Fang.

Instructor Fang could never have too much spirit wine. He could go without spirit food, but not spirit wine.

Spirit wine was practically his staple food for all three daily meals.

He lived in the eastern district of West Gorge Lake.

When he saw the spirit wine Zhou Ling had delivered, he did not stand on ceremony. He uncorked it the moment he took it and drank several mouthfuls.

He praised it again and again.

Upon learning that it had been brewed by Zhou Ling's mother herself, he took out two Spirit Stones and asked Zhou Ling to bring him several more jars next time.

Zhou Ling firmly refused to accept them. He then cupped his hands to Instructor Fang and hurried away.

Instructor Fang shook his head, lifted the wine jar, and took a huge gulp.

After delivering the wine to Instructor Fang, Zhou Ling brought another jar to Master Lu.

The moment he entered the Workshop.

[Your Spirit Flame absorbs Earthfire Qi, Qi-Eating Spirit Flame +1]

[Your Spirit Flame absorbs Earthfire Qi, Qi-Eating Spirit Flame +1, Spirit Flame Grade +1]

[Effect: Number of times absorbing the qi of heaven and earth has reached 10]

[Total absorption count: 10/100]

Master Lu was also a lover of fine wine. Seeing the spirit wine, his face lit up with delight.

Yet he did not forget to remind Zhou Ling to hurry with the Storage Pouch crafting.

Zhou Ling nodded, then left the Workshop.

Over the next few days, Li Ru's brewed wine proved unexpectedly effective.

Rogue Cultivators from the Medicine Seeking Team all came to buy it, and some even brought other friends along.

Even Master Lu came by once and bought five jars in one go.

Li Ru brewed six batches of wine a day, yet it was still not enough to sell.

Fortunately, most Rogue Cultivators bought ordinary spirit wine.

Thus, Li Ru did not need to expend much spiritual power while brewing it.

At night, she could still brew another two or three batches.

Zhou Shan and his wife had initially thought their friends were merely showing support, and that things would soon cool down.

Yet afterward, people continued coming to buy wine every day, one after another, and each time they bought three or four jars at once.

The booming business caught them somewhat off guard.

But to Zhou Ling, this was perfectly normal.

The spirit wine Rogue Cultivators drank now was mostly the kind Zhou Shan had previously bought.

On the market, it sold for three Broken Spirit per jin and was mainly brewed from ordinary Spirit Rice mixed with Rice Spike.

Its flavor was average, and it contained very little spiritual qi.

But the spirit wine Mother brewed used ordinary Spirit Rice as its main ingredient, without any Rice Spike.

She also added some ordinary Spirit Herbs to better bring out the Spirit Rice's fragrance and blend it with medicinal aroma.

It was sweet, mellow, rich, and brimming with spiritual qi.

Moreover, it sold for less than the ordinary spirit wine on the market.

They had originally planned to sell it at market prices, but most of the first customers had been acquaintances.

After Father and Mother discussed it, they set ordinary spirit wine at two Broken Spirit per jin.

Fine spirit wine sold for twenty-five Broken Spirit per jin.

Small profits, quick turnover.

However, Mother's brewing technique was superb, and the Brewing Furnace was First-Grade Mid-Rank.

Its yield exceeded sixty percent.

Thus, the profits were also considerable, essentially reaching half the cost.

These days, they could basically sell over a hundred jin of ordinary spirit wine every day.

And from one batch, they could produce twenty or thirty jin of ordinary spirit wine.

As for fine spirit wine, there would also be around ten jin.

Such efficiency left Li Ru beaming with joy, her enthusiasm soaring.

"Mother, business seems pretty good now. How about we rent a storefront?"

"Then Father can help out at the shop from now on and won't need to risk his life going into the mountains!"

That evening during dinner, Zhou Ling looked at the rows of wine jars piled in the Courtyard and asked Li Ru.

Zhou Shan, who was drinking, set down his Clay Bowl, shook his head, and said with a smile, "No rush. Let's wait until things stabilize."

"A decent Stall on the street costs several Low-grade Spirit Stones in rent every month."

"Besides, I'm not the sort who can sit still!"

"And your mother needs medicinal herbs to brew wine!"

"Hubby, Ling'er is right. At this rate, as long as we brew one or two more batches each day, we'll earn more than you do risking yourself in the mountains!" Li Ru nodded.

Zhou Shan frowned and sighed. "Brewing wine is women's work. As a grown man, I really have no interest in it."

"Besides, once Ling'er becomes an Outer Sect Disciple of the Dao Academy, his expenses will surely increase greatly. If I earn more, we can save more too!"

With that, he took another huge gulp of wine.

Hearing Zhou Shan put it that way, Zhou Ling and Li Ru did not say anything further.

Zhou Ling merely thought about preparing a few more Thunder Fire Beads for Father.

As for the Stall, he would make calculations first. There was no rush for now.

After dinner, Zhou Ling returned to his room and prepared to draw Void Origin Engravings.

After all, tomorrow was the final day he had promised Master Lu he would deliver the goods.

Over the past few days, he had drawn two or three Void Origin Engravings every day. Coupled with his increased proficiency, he had basically mastered them completely.

His Success Rate had also risen above eighty percent.

That night, he finally succeeded in engraving a Void Origin Engraving onto the Storage Pouch.

Succeeding in one attempt left Zhou Ling extremely satisfied.

Not only could he earn over ten Spirit Stones, he would also gain a Storage Pouch artifact. Going back and forth, that amounted to a profit of over twenty Spirit Stones.

Early the next morning, he arrived at the Lu Family Workshop.

Fortunately, Master Lu had already started work.

Zhou Ling handed him the Storage Pouch he had crafted.

After inspecting it, Master Lu counted out Spirit Stones for Zhou Ling with a satisfied expression.

Zhou Ling then asked whether there were any other orders.

Afterward, he gathered up some Spirit Brush artifacts and left the Workshop.

As his Success Rate for drawing Spirit Gathering Engravings increased, even though he only earned two Spirit Stones from each Spirit Brush.

The remaining artifacts were his, and selling them earned him even more.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

That morning, in the Courtyard.

[You are practicing the Azure Wind Sword Art, Born to Excel +1, Azure Wind Sword Art proficiency +2]

[You are practicing the Azure Wind Sword Art, Sword Control +1, Azure Wind Sword Art proficiency +1]

[Effect: Number of sword swings has reached 1000]

[Total sword strikes: 1003/10000]

"The first layer of the Azure Wind Sword Art has reached minor mastery!"

Excitement appeared on Zhou Ling's face.

As the sword art circulated within his body, the Fire Pattern Sword in his hand shone with threads of Crimson Flame Sword Radiance.

In his hand, it seemed to form a domain of magical power. He felt that his consciousness could effortlessly control the dharma sword in his grasp.

With a shift of his thoughts.

The Fire Pattern Sword shot out at high speed.

It streaked toward an empty wine jar resting atop a stone pedestal over a zhang away.

The next instant.

Bang!

The Fire Pattern Sword pierced straight through the wine jar.

The jar immediately exploded, fragments scattering across the ground.

With another thought from Zhou Ling, the Fire Pattern Sword flew back into his hand like a streak of blazing firelight.

"I can already control a sword over a zhang away!"

"And when combined with Azure Wind Sword Qi, its power hasn't weakened in the slightest!"

Zhou Ling looked at the Fire Pattern Sword in his hand, his face full of satisfaction.

The Azure Wind Sword Art he cultivated now had become different under the effect of the [Sword Control] talent.

Though its sword qi was still Azure Wind Sword Qi, it could now achieve the astonishing effect of attacking through Sword Control.

If Instructor Fang saw it, he would probably be left staring dumbfounded. This looked even more like an Enhanced Azure Wind Sword Art.