Chapter 180 - 180 178 Three Lifetimes Immortal Wine
Chapter 180: Chapter 178: Three Lifetimes Immortal Wine Chapter 180: Chapter 178: Three Lifetimes Immortal Wine After leaving the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion, Qin Feng stood on the street and looked back.
He wanted to glance at the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion’s sign again, reflecting on the Danxia Sect’s methods of amassing wealth, but as he turned around, he was met instead with the manager’s full-moon-like smiling face.
Qin Feng politely nodded towards the other party, though inwardly, he couldn’t help but wryly smile.
The ten bottles of Body Tempering Spirit Liquid had cost him ten thousand Spirit Stones, and together with the Blood Swapping Pills, Body Tempering Pills, and Heart Cleansing Pills, the total came to sixteen thousand and eight hundred Spirit Stones, just for these few Elixir Pills.
Indeed, relying on resources for cultivation consumed an immense amount of resources, if he kept cultivating this way, the Spirit Stones he had left wouldn’t last two years, they would be completely spent.
But under normal circumstances, no Cultivator would cultivate as extravagantly as he did.
There were much cheaper pills available, and most Foundation Establishment Cultivators wouldn’t consume a few pills in a month.
…
Who would think of cultivating every day like he wanted, wasting resources so extravagantly?
Yet Qin Feng felt that Spirit Stones were meant to be spent.
What was the use of hoarding a pile of them?
The right way to use them was to exchange them for cultivation resources and improve his own strength.
After all, Spirit Stones were mere external objects, the currency used to exchange resources in the Cultivation World.
Using these resources to gain strength was essential.
Standing on the street and looking around, he did not go directly back to Spiritual Snake Peak.
Instead, he headed for the Drunken Immortal Inn run by Wine God Valley.
Qin Feng didn’t particularly enjoy drinking; his visit to Drunken Immortal Inn was not to drink but to purchase a type of Ice and Fire Spirit Wine that could speed up the Body Tempering process.
The Cultivators from Wine God Valley entered the Dao through wine, specializing in brewing various types of Spiritual and Immortal Wines, each with different effects.
Though the number of disciples in the valley was not large, each of them was adept at brewing Spiritual Wine.
Moreover, the method Wine God Valley used to select their True Disciples was also quite unique.
They let all disciples research new Spiritual Wines; whoever brewed a Spiritual Wine with strong effects and a sweet taste would become a True Disciple of Wine God Valley.
The Ice and Fire Spirit Wine was brewed by a normal disciple, who is now the Valley Master Situ Sansheng, during the competition for True Discipleship a thousand years ago.
Valley Master Situ Sansheng entered the Dao through wine, and his most famous Immortal Wine was called “Drunk Three Lives,” meaning ‘to be drunk as if passing through three lifetimes, and upon awakening, to realize the sorrows of the world.’
The Drunk Three Lives Wine could let a person experience three lifetimes in their drunken state, gaining insight into their true nature and strengthening their Daoist Heart, making it an excellent aid for cultivation.
Of course, the price was shockingly high; not many people could afford to buy it.
As for the Ice and Fire Spirit Wine, it naturally could not be compared with Situ Sansheng’s Drunk Three Lives Wine, which he had used for Proving Dao.
Still, it was quite effective for Foundation Establishment Cultivators to temper their Taoist Body.
Although certainly not as effective as the Danxia Sect’s Body Tempering Spirit Liquid, it tempered the body from inside out.
After ingesting the wine, one could experience the tempering effects of both ice and fire.
Qin Feng’s plan was simple.
Since he was determined to make a name for himself in the upcoming Outer Sect competition by the end of the year and advance directly to the Inner Sect, he was willing to spend a significant amount of Spirit Stones to acquire more resources and push his Cultivation to the limits.
He aimed to defeat all his opponents and become an official disciple of his master.
After leaving the Drunken Immortal Inn, he had spent nearly twenty thousand Spirit Stones, but the Spiritual Objects he bought were only enough for him to cultivate until the Sect’s major competition.
This made Qin Feng reflect; no wonder the Qin Family had not managed to cultivate a disciple who entered the Inner Sect over the years.
If it hadn’t been for the fortune he stumbled upon in the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm, he wouldn’t have been able to afford such cultivation.
Of course, if he chose a more reasonable way to cultivate, he wouldn’t need to spend so much.
He had only been a Disciple for two years and could have taken his time to cultivate.
As long as he stood out in the Outer Sect’s competition in the next seven or eight years, he would have been able to enter the Inner Sect just the same.
But an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple like that would not be valued by the Sect.
Only by entering the Inner Sect earlier would he be treated as a talent to be nurtured.
Besides, he felt an urgency in his heart that made him unwilling to waste any more time in the Outer Sect.
He wanted to enter the Inner Sect as soon as possible, not just because the resources were richer and the inheritance of Cultivation Techniques was more complete there, but also because he knew some things that others did not.
He had heard from Liu Xuanling that a great calamity was impending in the world, though what exactly it was remained unclear.
It could be a civil war that erupted between various powers within the world, an invasion by powerful entities from otherworlds, or some other unknown danger.
Qin Feng didn’t know when these calamities would occur or how dangerous they would be, but ever since he learned of them, he couldn’t help but feel anxious and impatient to enhance his own strength.
Furthermore, even if no great calamity happened, the Sect was already preparing to launch a war offensively.
The Supreme Elder hidden in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven had used the Supreme Divine Power to identify the world region of the Demon God through the Demon God Stone Statue that he had previously brought back from Nanyue Country.
The Sect had begun preparations for war, and it seemed that they might be ready to launch attacks on otherworlds in a few years if things went well.
He did not want to die on a battlefield in a Foreign Realm because of his lack of strength.
Once the Sect’s war summons was issued, no one could stay out of it.
Even if he was lucky enough not to be selected as one of the first batch of disciples to campaign against the Foreign Realm, there would always come a time when he could not avoid it.
For these reasons, his desire for increased strength grew even stronger, explaining why he was now so willing to spend a large amount of Spirit Stones to boost his power quickly.
After leaving Drunken Immortal Inn, he went to the Ten Thousand Treasures Building, planning to buy some Thunder Origin Fruits.
These Spirit Fruits contained a relatively gentle Thunder Power; after consumption, faint traces of thunder would temper the Physical Body without fear of harming it.
The Ten Thousand Treasures Building conducted business in the entire Southern Domain, involving various Domains.
Although Thunder Origin Fruits were relatively rare, given the background of the Ten Thousand Treasures Building, they still had a considerable stock.
As he was negotiating the purchase of the Thunder Origin Fruits with the shop’s clerk, a group of young people laughing and joking escorted a luxuriously dressed young man into the store.
Qin Feng didn’t pay much attention; it was normal for people to enter the Ten Thousand Treasures Building since it was a commercial establishment, and at the moment, he was solely focused on his cultivation, eager to buy the Thunder Origin Fruit and return to his training.
However, just because he wasn’t concerned about others didn’t mean others wouldn’t take notice of him.
One of them glanced over in his direction and immediately caught sight of Qin Feng, involuntarily letting out a light exclamation.
“What’s wrong, Junior Brother Jinglei?”
A person next to him asked curiously.
“Senior Brother Yun, I saw Qin Feng.”
Zhao Jinglei said.
“Qin Feng?”
“The very same Qin Feng who has recently risen to fame?”
“Where is he?”
Hearing the conversation of several fellow disciples, Zhao Jinglei pointed towards Qin Feng, “There, isn’t that him?”
The group followed the direction of his finger, and after sizing him up a few times, they couldn’t help but feel deeply disappointed, “I thought he would have something special about him, but he doesn’t seem all that remarkable, does he?”
“Exactly, I thought someone who caught the eye of Elder Ning and was taken as a disciple would be more impressive.
He falls far short compared to Senior Brother Xie.”
“That’s right, if only Senior Brother Xie were not a disciple of the Spiritual Snake Peak, there wouldn’t have been a day for this Qin Feng to shine.”
The lead disciple, wearing an ornate magic robe, Senior Brother Xie, feigned modesty with a smile, “My fellow Junior Brothers, don’t be rash in your judgment.
If Qin Feng was noticed by Elder Ning, it means he must possess some skills.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have caught the eye of an Inner Sect Elder.”
A disciple on the side chimed in, “I heard that Elder Ning decided to take Qin Feng under his name because this person had a stroke of good luck during a mission in Nanyue Country and made great contributions, which led Elder Ning to summon and take him as a registered disciple.”
“Is that so?
What mission?
I haven’t heard of it.”
The rest of the group expressed their curiosity.
“You guys don’t know?”
The disciple’s face gleamed with a touch of pride as he was pleased with his well-informed status, “Some people have inquired at the Foreign Affairs Hall recently.
It turns out that there was chaos in Nanyue Country caused by an Evil God gathering believers.
Initially, our Sect dispatched two Golden Core Elders along with hundreds to suppress them.
It was during that time when others were exterminating the Demon God Believers that Qin Feng sneaked into the Demon God Hall.
He stumbled upon a great opportunity and made significant achievements.
It’s said that the Sect’s higher-ups even allowed him to cultivate in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven.”
“To think there was such a good opportunity?
This Qin Feng really is lucky.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinglei instantly felt a bit dejected, “If I had known the mission in Nanyue Country was like this, I should have gone as well.
At that time, a Senior Brother invited me to join them, but I thought fighting against Demon Cultivators was too dangerous and didn’t participate.
Now thinking about it, I truly missed a huge chance.”
“That’s indeed a pity.”
Upon hearing this, the others also shared in Zhao Jinglei’s regret as if, had he gone to Nanyue Country, he might have been able to snatch the achievements that fell into Qin Feng’s hands.
On the other side, while this group chatted away like ducks, chattering and pointing at him, Qin Feng naturally felt the scrutinizing gazes from these people.
But he only turned his head for a glance, and after noting they were fellow disciples from the Beast Taming Sect, he chose to not pay them any further attention.
A group of youths who hadn’t yet endured the brutal hardships of the cultivation world was not worth wasting his energy on a war of words.
“Junior Brother Zhao, I heard that this Qin Feng is from the same place as you?”
A tall, handsome young man turned to Zhao Jinglei and asked.
“That’s right.”
Zhao Jinglei nodded, “He comes from Kun City, one of the nine cities under the jurisdiction of Tieling County.
The Qin Family is one of the three cultivator families that govern Kun City.”
“Oh, so he is a cultivator from a minor family.”
Upon hearing this, a sense of pride flashed across the faces of the others.
Their own families were all cultivation households not inferior to the Zhao Family of Tieling.
Naturally, they felt a congenital sense of superiority facing cultivators from minor families that only had Foundation Establishment Cultivators in charge.
And the leading Senior Brother Xie, a descendant from one of the nine great affiliated families of the Beast Taming Sect—the Xie Family—was deemed far superior to ordinary families, despite being ranked at the bottom among these nine families.