Chapter 499 - 497: Attempting to Brew Wine

Chapter 499: Chapter 497: Attempting to Brew Wine

"Since it’s all over, you’d best behave yourselves."

"Taking something without asking is called stealing."

"If you dare to offend me again, just see what I do to you."

Su Qing’s cold gaze fell upon Tian Caiseng and Meng Ye beside him.

"I can deal with the Star Race, too."

After saying this, Su Qing boarded his Little Flying Car and left.

....

....

"Hei Yuan, are you satisfied now?"

"Heh. Taking something without asking is stealing."

"It was just a matter of collecting a debt."

Hei Yuan said with a look of utter disdain.

Xian Wei had nearly attacked when Su Qing lectured their disciples right in front of the Clumsy Head Palace.

It was a slap in the face to his Clumsy Head Palace.

But with Hei Yuan there, Xian Wei had no choice but to stand down, no matter how much he wanted to make a move.

Xian Wei had just asked, "He’s gone now. Aren’t you leaving?"

when he saw Hei Yuan vanish without a trace.

Xian Wei muttered, "What a difficult woman. But in the end, she’s still just a woman."

"To think she’s still trapped by love."

...

Thanks to the Little Flying Car, a Tier Thirteen Dao Artifact, the return journey from the Western Realm to the Eastern Domain took a mere two days.

It saved an incredible amount of travel time.

"I’m finally back."

’The haul wasn’t bad.’

’But should I eliminate them completely?’

Su Qing returned to his personal world within the Taichu Daoist Palace.

He silently contemplated the matter.

’Heh.’

’Next time, perhaps. If they do it again, I’ll annihilate them.’

Su Qing let out a soft laugh.

’Who could possibly have my kind of opportunities?’

’Who could progress as quickly as I do?’

’If such a person exists, then they are welcome to surpass me, defeat me, and kill me.’

’Otherwise, the moment I realize I’ve been slacking...’

’...I will surely come roaring back, combining absolute diligence with my Talent.’

Honestly,

The Star Sea was full of opportunities.

But Su Qing felt that none of them were as powerful as his Synthesizer.

Su Qing had no fear.

’If they come at me again, I’ll just kill them all.’

Su Qing’s mind was calm. That was his conclusion.

’I won’t consume the Rebirth Radiant Lotus just yet. I’ll think about it later. For now, I’ll plant it in my Micro Acupoint World.’

Even though it contained a Cause and Effect Dao Path,

Su Qing didn’t need it.

The power of his Destiny Dao Path was already comparable.

And if that wasn’t enough, the combination of the Power of Time and the Power of Destiny far surpassed the Power of Cause and Effect.

The relationship was something like this: Time encompassed both Destiny and Cause and Effect.

The Power of Time was already more than enough for him. Why would he need the power of an inferior Cause and Effect Dao Path?

It would be more practical to just comprehend the Cause and Effect Dao Essence directly.

Su Qing took out the Eternal Stone and the Ash-Burning Dust.

’These four items might be useful. They all contain the Eternal Rule.’

’I feel like I could synthesize them into my physique.’

Su Qing thought silently. ’If my physique possessed an Eternal Rule, and I then fused with that physique...’

’...wouldn’t I become an Eternal being?’

’No, I’m afraid the power of Standardization would be too immense.’

The Eternal Rule was, frankly, too exaggerated and too broad.

If he couldn’t withstand having this Rule inflicted upon him, he would certainly die.

Su Qing didn’t want to take the risk.

If he could choose,

Su Qing would rather cultivate slowly until he reached the limit of his Great Dao Cultivation Method.

As for Standardization, having one that allowed him to increase his Cultivation by consuming poison was already good enough.

He was afraid he couldn’t handle any more.

Especially a Standardization that directly empowered his own body.

Now, Su Qing didn’t even dare to synthesize his physique.

’I guess I’ll just eat poison.’

Su Qing thought to himself.

This was the only way.

Eating poison would accelerate the growth of his Skill Level.

It would speed up his cultivation in the Dao Fruit Realm—a Talent that all living beings would dream of possessing.

Without hesitation, Su Qing took out three portions of poison and swallowed them in one gulp.

This was something Su Qing had tried before.

Three identical portions of poison would take the same amount of time to refine.

About a month, in fact.

But the Skill Level he gained was much greater.

Besides, there was no danger.

So Su Qing refined it without restraint.

....

「Time flew by.」

A fierce gust of wind swept through.

Su Qing’s eyes snapped open.

’A fierce wind was blowing... in my own world?’

He could see countless flowers and plants bent low by the wind.

Su Qing sensed the changes around him.

This world of his seemed a bit different now.

It seemed to have truly become a world.

It had rivers and water.

He didn’t know if it was Xiaoqing or the other two women, but someone had carved out a river in the distance.

But to Su Qing,

this shattered the world’s equilibrium.

A river meant a temperature differential had emerged in his world.

How else could he explain the fierce wind?

With a temperature differential, even a tiny change could, with a small probability, give rise to a gale.

Su Qing sighed in resignation.

He had no choice but to flick his finger,

suppressing the changes throughout the world with his powerful Space Dao Essence.

The fierce wind stopped instantly.

The world grew tranquil once more.

’I don’t want to eat any more poison. I need a break.’

——

Host: Su Qing

Realm: Dao Fruit Realm [Great Dao Cultivation Method: Dao Fruit (68315/360000)]

——

His progress was significant.

Though in terms of the Great Dao Cultivation Method, this progress was only so-so.

But this was the result of consuming poison for nearly three years, combined with the automatic operation of his Cultivation Technique.

The taste of the poison was truly awful.

With that thought, Su Qing took out many jars of Luhua Wine and began synthesizing.

Su Qing wanted to try creating a wine even more potent than Seven Immortals Brew.

Su Qing always loved trying and understanding new things.

[Synthesis successful: Immortal Transformation triggered]

[Five Sounds Dao Wine: An Immortal Brew created from the purest sound of a master of the Path of Sound. It contains a fragment of this pure sound. Consuming the wine will grant an epiphany into the profound truths of the Path of Sound.]

"Extract."

For Su Qing, "extracting" simply meant opening the wine jar.

’I should brew my own wine next time. The results are always music-related, probably because the Luhua Wine itself contains music. That must be why.’

Su Qing took a big gulp.

A gentle sound echoed in his soul, filled with cheer, sorrow, and joy... before finally fading into nothingness.

It wasn’t the sound of any instrument.

It seemed to be the voice of a powerful expert, and its penetrating power was indeed immense.

Su Qing fell silent for a long time.

Thanks to the Talent and physique he had gained from drinking, Su Qing’s comprehension of the Path of Sound was now incredibly fast.

Su Qing meditated on his new understanding for a long while.

When Su Qing’s thoughts returned to the present,

he immediately tossed the wine into his Micro Acupoint World.

’This wine is no good.’

’Drinking is supposed to be for relaxation, but it’s no good if I have to focus on Cultivation while doing it.’

Su Qing decided to brew some wine himself.

He had plenty of ingredients in his Micro Acupoint World.

It’s just brewing wine, after all.

Su Qing had read the books; now it was time to put it into practice.

Su Qing easily crafted a simple set of brewing equipment.

He brewed wine from fruits and also from Spirit Rice.

He could also add some medicinal herbs to the brew.

’This won’t do. I should go to the Taichu Book Land and see if there are any proper wine-brewing methods.’

After brewing a huge batch of wine, over a thousand pounds of it, Su Qing felt his creation was somewhat lacking.

He had no choice but to go study up on it.

Of course, it would be even better if there was a form of Magic for brewing wine.

Su Qing arrived at the Taichu Book Land.

He called out, "Wine brewing."

A huge pile of books flew toward him.

Su Qing began to read through them one by one.

Half of the books detailed traditional brewing methods, while the other half described innovative new techniques, though he had no idea if anyone had ever actually tried them.

In any case, Su Qing only wanted to read about standard brewing methods.

However, Su Qing’s face, along with his fame, brought him a good deal of trouble.

All the nearby Cultivators were looking in his direction.

Some even gathered to the side, whispering amongst themselves.

They would glance at Su Qing from time to time.

Su Qing was getting really annoyed.

He took out the Taichu Seal and completely blocked out all the surrounding beings.

All for the sake of a little peace and quiet.

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