A Disciple Like This-Can You Teach Him?

The following day at noon.

After finishing his meal, Chu Feng patted Xu Caichen on the shoulder. "Caichen, I'm about to start brewing wine. You can help me out."

Xu Caichen blurted out instinctively, "Master, are you serious?!"

"You brat, when have I ever gone back on my word? We scholars value integrity above all else. Let's go."

As Chu Feng spoke, he picked up Xu Caichen as if he were a chick and carried him away.

Upon seeing this, Nie Xiuyuan quickly stood up and, while chasing after them, said, "Chief Chu, please take me with you."

The three of them soon arrived at the long-abandoned winery of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.

Looking at the dilapidated distillery, Nie Xiuyuan felt completely numb. Could good wine really be brewed in such a small place?

Xu Caichen asked, "Master, you didn't capture me to be a conscript, did you? You don't mean I have to clean the winery, do you?"

"Cut..."

Chu Feng said, quite annoyed, "Can't you be a little more sensible? Do we cultivators need to clean the house ourselves?"

After saying that, he casually uttered a single word. "Clean!"

A large character for "clean" appeared in the winery, instantly transforming the previously dusty winery into a clean and tidy space, as if it had been swept by someone.

"Export made a reality!"

As Xu Caichen spoke, he rubbed his eyes and said, "Master, when can I be like you?"

Chu Feng casually remarked, "Just read more books and drink more wine, and that'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, the two people beside him had different expressions. Xu Caichen looked completely bewildered. "Master, I also attended the state school. Don't try to fool me. I understand the importance of studying, but what does that have to do with alcohol?"

Nie Xiuyuan always felt that Chief Chu was subtly targeting him, but he had no evidence and dared not ask further.

Chu Feng laughed and said, "Why would a dignified Half-Saint like me need to lie to a mere scholar like you? In the past, the great poet Li Bai wrote poems with wine. The more wine he drank, the better his poems became. Just one poem, 'Ode to a Knight-Errant,' could turn an ordinary mortal into a cultivator, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks."

Seeing his master speaking so earnestly, Xu Caichen asked curiously, "Master, could you let me hear that poem, 'The Ballad of the Swordsman'?"

"I can't recite it because I don't have enough wine."

Chu Feng patted him on the shoulder and said, "You go chop wood, kid. Your master is about to start brewing wine."

"Good."

Xu Caichen didn't stand on ceremony and quickly carried the firewood over.

Seeing Nie Xiuyuan couldn't just stand there doing nothing, so he chopped wood with Xu Caichen.

Chu Feng, on the other hand, prepared the spiritual ingredients and spiritual spring water needed for brewing the wine.

An hour later, everything was ready. Since they were going to brew the strongest liquor, they had to use spirit grains, which were sorghum containing Spiritual Qi.

He was already a master brewer, and his skills Nie Xiuyuan speechless the moment he started.

Chief Chu is indeed a master brewer; his techniques and skills surpass mine.

After brewing the wine, Chu Feng still felt something was missing. Soon, he remembered a sentence his cheap master had said.

The true purpose of wine is to bring joy to others, so one should infuse their heart into the brewing process.

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng instinctively blurted out. "Old man, how could you steal Little Master's lines?"

Is it a token of my affection?

Chu Feng's lips curled up slightly as he focused intently on brewing the wine, pouring his mind into the process.

Before he knew it, he was completely immersed in the joy of brewing wine.

Snap!

Xu Caichen's wood-chopping knife slipped from his hand, the handle fell to the ground, and the blade landed on Nie Xiuyuan was stunned in place.

Nie Xiuyuan completely oblivious, simply watching Chu Feng quietly.

After Chu Feng finished his work, he realized that the two of them were standing there in a daze.

What's wrong with you?

Nie Xiuyuan murmured, "Intent, no, Dao Resonance, Chief, you actually used the True Essence of the Great Dao to ferment just now."

"Oh."

Chu Feng said nonchalantly, "I was so engrossed in it that I forgot for a moment. Fermentation takes more than just a day or two. You two continue chopping wood. I'll take the mash to ferment first, and then I'll continue."

After saying that, he continued working, and seven days later, Chu Feng began the final steps.

On this day, everyone from the Miscellaneous Dao Institute came to the winery, eager to see the fine wine brewed by Chu Feng with their own eyes.

Several hours later, the fragrant aroma of wine intoxicated everyone present.

Nie Xiuyuan, a notorious drunkard, was already craving the wine and couldn't wait to taste it.

Fortunately, the wait wasn't long. Chu Feng soon came out carrying a gourd-shaped magical artifact. He saw everyone and said:

"I'll treat you to some strong liquor tonight!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, already looking forward to the evening.

ha...

In the secluded courtyard, everyone only took a small bite before their mouths were burning from the spiciness.

Only Nie Xiuyuan shouted, "Good wine, strong wine! I've never drunk such strong wine in my life!"

Chu Feng smiled and said, "It's delicious, so drink more."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Nie Xiuyuan didn't treat himself like an outsider, drinking cup after cup as if it were water, leaving the people beside him dumbfounded.

After Elder Bing finished her drink, she felt as if her whole body was burning, and the Spiritual Qi within her body was surging continuously. She felt as if she had inexhaustible spiritual power within her body, and her meridians even expanded slightly.

How could my spiritual energy suddenly become at its peak without me even using it?

No, this is the effect of the spirit wine.

She said, "Sir, your spirit wine is extraordinary. It allows a Nirvana cultivator like me to unleash my strongest power in a short time. It seems only top-grade spirit wine can achieve such an effect."

Chu Feng gave Elder Bing a thumbs up. "As expected of Elder Bing, you can tell this wine is a top-grade spiritual wine from just one cup."

Elder Bing: "..."

She was silent for a moment before speaking, "But you clearly only used ordinary spiritual grains, so how did you brew such a top-grade spiritual wine?"

After downing several cups, Nie Xiuyuan stopped what he was doing and looked at Chu Feng with astonishment, thinking to himself, "Yes, Chief Chu only used ordinary spirit grains to brew wine, how did he manage to produce such a top-grade spirit wine? This... this is too mysterious!"

Chu Feng laughed and said, "Elder Bing, you still don't know me well enough. I am, after all, the head of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute. What's so strange about my brewing skills reaching the Great Perfection?"

Everyone: "..."

For a moment, they didn't know how to respond.

After a long while, Nie Xiuyuan suddenly stood up, took a few steps back, and knelt down to bow to Chu Feng.

"Master, please accept me as your disciple."

Elder Bing had just recovered from his shock when he was stunned again. The master had only shown a little skill, yet Junior Brother Nie was already willing to become his disciple?

Is this still the same Junior Brother Nie I know, the one who's stubborn and unyielding when it comes to household chores?

Chu Feng stood up and walked to Nie Xiuyuan: "Very well, I will accept you as my disciple today. However, due to your special status, you will be treated differently from Xiao Chen and the others from now on."

"Yes."

Nie Xiuyuan then toasted Chu Feng with wine instead of tea.

After drinking the glass of wine, Chu Feng placed it on the table.

Nie Xiuyuan asked excitedly, "Master, when can you teach me how to brew wine?"

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Anytime is fine, but you can't learn the essence of brewing from me in your current state."

"Please enlighten me, Master."

Nie Xiuyuan blurted it out subconsciously.

Chu Feng said, "If you want to reach my level in brewing skills, you must eliminate distractions and focus solely on brewing. But your mind is too cluttered, making it virtually impossible for you to achieve that level even in one step."

Upon hearing Nie Xiuyuan's face showed a look of sudden understanding, and he murmured, "Then, Master, what should this disciple do to eliminate delusions?"

Chu Feng didn't answer the question directly, but instead said calmly, "When do you feel you are most clear-headed right now?"

Nie Xiuyuan fell silent. He sat there pouring himself more and more drinks, one after another, a mixture of various kinds of liquor.

His eyes quickly became unfocused, and just as he was about to collapse, a glimmer of clarity flashed in them.

"Master, I... I am only truly lucid in my dreams."

With that, he collapsed onto the table with a thud, leaving everyone speechless.

Elder Bing tentatively asked, "Sir, can you teach a disciple like this?"