Rankless, Azure Ganoderma Wine

"Master, Master?"

Xie Linghua saw Wei Zhong in a daze and reminded him softly.

Wei Zhong gathered his thoughts; these matters required long-term planning and couldn't be arranged in a short time.

Wei Zhong then instructed Xie Linghua to receive the incoming Spirit Farmers and similar personnel, tasking her with planning the allocation of the Black Lake Island Spirit Ground.

Over a decade ago, Black Lake Island, as a Rank Two Spirit Island of the Li Family, was not only a cultivation ground for the family's higher-ups and outstanding disciples but also possessed vast, excellent Spirit Fields. These were not open to rogue Spirit Farmers but were exclusively cultivated by family disciples.

Now, Wei Zhong intended to fully utilize these Spirit Fields for planting various spirit plants.

After delegating the matter to the newly appointed Spirit Island steward, Wei Zhong returned to his Cave Dwelling. Looking at the somewhat gloomy interior, Wei Zhong felt a sense of discomfort.

Having lived in a small courtyard among the fields for so long as a Spirit Farmer, he found it hard to adapt.

Perhaps I should build a small building outside in the future.

Wei Zhong stepped into the Grotto-heaven, enjoying the rich Spiritual Qi within, and let out a comfortable sound.

"This place is still more suitable for cultivation."

Returning to the Cultivation Room, he took out the Rank Two Spirit Wine brewing technique inheritance he had obtained from Hu Yang Daoren and began to study it formally.

Browsing the knowledge recorded in the Jade Slip, Wei Zhong was completely engrossed.

Compared to Rank One Spirit Wine, Rank Two Spirit Wine not only required better raw materials but also had slight differences in technique. The most important aspect was preventing Spiritual Qi conflicts between various spirit materials during the brewing process. The various methods recorded within truly broadened Wei Zhong's horizons.

Wei Zhong already had considerable skill in brewing wine. After reading through the contents of the Jade Slip, he felt a sense of accomplishment.

Perhaps Green Vine Intoxication can be upgraded to Rank Two Spirit Wine by replacing a few raw materials, Wei Zhong thought with joy.

Turning to the last three wine recipes, a hint of surprise appeared on Wei Zhong's face.

The first wine recipe was called Warm Tears, and the beginning stated that its medicinal effect was to gently nourish the Divine Soul.

Having been a rogue cultivator for many years, Wei Zhong understood how rare such spirit items that nourish the Divine Soul were.

For Wei Zhong, he had never seen them, at least not the real thing, only seeing a few words about such treasures in some anecdotes written by cultivators, whose authenticity was unknown.

With excitement, he carefully read the entire wine recipe, then sighed helplessly.

No wonder this Hu Yang Daoren sold this inheritance to him.

Warm Tears belonged to the category of Rank One Spirit Wine, only having an enhancing effect on the Divine Sense of Qi Refining cultivators.

Moreover, this enhancement was very small. If one insisted on drinking one or two taels of Spirit Wine every day, it would take ten consecutive years to barely raise the Divine Sense level from the early stage of Qi Refining to the middle stage of Qi Refining.

To further improve to the late stage of Qi Refining, it would take thirty years of drinking.

It seemed acceptable, but the cost of making this Spirit Wine was very high. One set of materials cost at least a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, which could brew enough for a cultivator's needs for a year, but this did not take into account the losses from brewing failures.

Such an expensive investment was truly unbearable for ordinary people.

Wei Zhong was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so this wine recipe could only be said to be a temporary accumulation. Its only use was as a reference to try to improve it to the Rank Two level in the future.

I'll use it for practice first, familiarize myself with the principles, and improve it later.

Moreover, this wine still had a market among individual Qi Refining cultivators, especially those trapped in their realms, as the improvement of Divine Sense also had a good effect on cultivators breaking through realms.

The second wine recipe seemed quite ordinary, named Jade Forest Green, it was a spirit fruit wine with a unique flavor.

In Wei Zhong's opinion, it leaned towards the fruit-flavored drinks of his previous life. Its only advantage was its good taste, while everything else seemed very ordinary.

The third wine recipe was named Azure Ganoderma Intoxication, its name quite similar to his own Green Vine Intoxication.

It mainly used Ganoderma as the primary ingredient, brewing a type of Spirit Wine that provided Spiritual Qi and increased cultivation for cultivators, similar to the effect of the Harmony Qi Pill.

Moreover, the wine recipe did not specify concrete levels; the more precious the ingredients used, the higher the level of Spirit Wine brewed.

As for the Spiritual Qi conflicts between the ingredients, the brewer would need to grasp it themselves.

"This..."

Wei Zhong couldn't help but think of the Jade Marrow Mushroom on the withered spirit tree outside the courtyard.

A three-hundred-year-old Jade Marrow Mushroom was the main ingredient for the second-order pill, Foundation Establishment Pill. If he used a three-hundred-year-old Jade Marrow Mushroom to brew wine, wouldn't that be a proper second-order Spirit Wine?

Moreover, the age of the Jade Marrow Mushroom on the spirit tree was not limited to three hundred years; some were even five hundred years old.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhong became excited. He could completely use this Azure Ganoderma Intoxication Spirit Wine to replace the Harmony Qi Pill as his daily cultivation need.

As long as he used good materials, he wouldn't have to worry about the Spiritual Qi provided by the Spirit Wine being insufficient. Wouldn't this be stronger than the Harmony Qi Pill sold by the Azurewood Sect?

Without learning Alchemy, this Azure Ganoderma Intoxication was definitely the best choice.

Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Shen of the Azurewood Sect still owed him a favor. Now, using this to ask him for an Alchemy inheritance wouldn't be excessive, right?

Wei Zhong knew that he had earned a lot of Spirit Stones over the years with that Green Vine Intoxication wine recipe.

With these thoughts in mind, Wei Zhong put down the Jade Slip. Someone was about to enter the Cave Dwelling.

With a flash, Wei Zhong returned to the Cave Dwelling. With Divine Sense, Wei Zhong discovered that it was Xie Linghua who had come, and he issued an order to the Blood-Eating Bat King to let her in.

At this moment, Xie Linghua stood at the entrance of the cave, feeling a little apprehensive as she looked at the red light inside. She didn't know what kind of Demon Beast it was, but she understood that with her strength, if these Demon Beasts swarmed up, she would definitely not survive.

"Come in."

Wei Zhong's voice came from her ear, and she calmed her expression, walking into the Cave Dwelling with trepidation.

Being surrounded by Blood-Eating Bats on the way made her skin crawl, and seeing the half-person-high, ferocious Blood-Eating Bat King made her heart almost stop.

Walking into the Cave Dwelling, she saw the pavilion buildings illuminated by several night-luminescent pearls, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Zhong was standing in front of the door, looking at her with a smile.

"Master!"

Xie Linghua stepped forward, and Wei Zhong led her into the house. Wei Zhong had just cleaned it again, and it was filled with some old things that Wei Zhong used to use, giving it a bit of a homey feeling.

Xie Linghua first reported to Wei Zhong on today's arrangements for the Maidservants and Spirit Farmers.

"The Spirit Fields have all been allocated. Because most of them are old Spirit Farmers who used to cultivate on this island, they got started quickly.

As for those sisters, I have temporarily arranged for them to do some light work and urged them to learn some simple skills so that they can be useful to you in the future..."

Wei Zhong nodded:

"Okay, your arrangements are good enough. In addition, don't mistreat them in terms of compensation. Just follow the treatment given by the Li Family before, and increase it by a few percent for outstanding performers."

After discussing for a while, they set the tone for working on Spirit Island, and the rest of the time was for more serious matters.

Wei Zhong gently embraced Xie Linghua's slender waist, a shy blush appearing on her face