With the brewing of the Second-Order Green Ganoderma Intoxication, the brewing skill on the Status Panel changed as well.
Second-Order Spirit Wine Brewing · Beginner (61%)
His spirit wine brewing skill had officially entered the second order. Absorbing the essence of his first-order skill, its beginner progress had been pushed to 61%.
He took a sip of the Second-Order Green Ganoderma Intoxication, and its rich spiritual qi surged straight into his mouth and nose. Though its spiritual qi concentration was lower than a low-grade Harmony Qi Pill, it made up for that in sheer quantity.
Its value for money far surpassed the Harmony Qi Pill. Wei Zhong resolved to keep this for himself alone and never expose it to outsiders.
Unless he reached Nascent Soul formation or Spirit Transformation and possessed enough strength to protect himself, this thing would be nothing but a death warrant.
Striking while the iron was hot, Wei Zhong took out the spirit herbs needed for Green Vine Intoxication and began studying them. After spending more than half a year and wasting spirit herbs worth nearly ten thousand spirit stones, he finally succeeded in brewing it.
Second-Order Spirit Wine Brewing · Beginner (74%)
The successful Second-Order Green Vine Intoxication had increased his progress by at least 10%.
It seems I'll need to try more different wine recipes in the future to advance this skill.
In high spirits, he emerged from seclusion and spent several lingering days with Xie Linghua.
At the same time, Wei Zhong received bad news. A year earlier, Bitter Bamboo Daoist, the lord of Hanzhu City, had disappeared. His death was later confirmed, while his disciple Qingzhu was suspected of having been replaced by someone else—the true murderer of Bitter Bamboo Daoist...
For a time, Hanzhu City, which had