Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 47 Wine Gourd

Tea, to some extent, has never been a consumable.

Rather, it's a gift and a way to save face.

Although this is a world of cultivation, as long as you are human, you will have this kind of need.

Therefore, Zhang Yan planned to turn the Hundred Flowers Tea into a luxury item, with a small portion for sale and the remainder for gifting.

It contains some second-tier spiritual tea, which is already quite valuable. With so many spiritual plants and herbs, it's no exaggeration to call it a luxury item.

Moreover, this business is exclusive.

after all……

Even if an ordinary person possesses the skills of a spirit plant master, they still wouldn't have second-tier spirit tea.

“However, we can try to see if ordinary spiritual tea has the same effect. But this might require a specialist to prepare it.” Zhang Yan initially prepared spiritual tea based on the medicinal properties of the spiritual plants.

However, he had not specifically studied spiritual tea.

This effect was achieved partly due to good luck and partly due to the high quality of the spiritual tea.

If you use regular spiritual tea, you might need a specialist to prepare it.

Anyway, the most basic ingredients for Baihua Tea are already here; it's just a matter of making adjustments. Although it takes time, it's not difficult.

……

With the spirit stone.

Zhang Yan strolled around the sect's market again.

I'm looking for some good stuff.

Unfortunately, the magical artifacts here were either of poor quality or had mediocre attributes, which dampened his enthusiasm.

"No, I can't always rely on myself to find things. I still need to open a shop." Zhang Yan looked at the market of the Qingheng Sect.

Although it is a market within the sect, there are many disciples of the Qingheng Sect, so the number of people is quite large, and opening a shop should be feasible.

However, the prices in the shops within the sect are not cheap.

He didn't have enough spirit stones, so he could only wait until the spirit fields were harvested again before considering opening a shop.

"Ok?"

"This is a good product!"

As Zhang Yan walked past a tavern, he suddenly spotted a gourd of wine.

[Equipment Name]: Brewing Gourd
[Equipment Quality]: Blue
[Equipment Effects]: Unfazed by a Thousand Cups (As a brewer, how can one get drunk after just one cup?), Master Brewing (You can brew delicious spirit wine.)
"Fellow Daoist, how much is this wine gourd?"

Upon seeing the properties of this wine gourd, Zhang Yan immediately stopped and asked the shopkeeper.

"Wine gourd?"

The tavern owner looked at Zhang Yan with some confusion, wondering what he was asking.

He only sells spirit wine here, not wine gourds.

He thought Zhang Yan had his eye on the wine gourd behind him, so he quickly spoke up.

Those wine gourds weren't even magical artifacts, so Zhang Yan naturally didn't care for them. What he wanted was the wine gourd that the tavern owner carried.

"This is my own wine gourd, I'm not selling it, I'm not selling it." The shopkeeper looked at Zhang Yan as if he were a lunatic.

He sells spirit wine, not wine gourds, and these are his own wine gourds, so how could he possibly sell them?
"50 spirit stones."

Zhang Yan ignored the shopkeeper's refusal and instead quoted a price.

"Ok?"

"50 spirit stones?"

Upon hearing Zhang Yan's words, the shopkeeper's angry smile immediately softened, and after a second, it even became somewhat obsequious: "Alright, sir, this wine gourd is yours. Would you like me to fill it with wine? Consider it a gift!"

"No need for wine, just give me the wine gourd."

Zhang Yan smiled, shook his head, took the wine gourd, and turned to leave.

The tavern owner watched Zhang Yan's retreating figure, pursed his lips, and muttered a few words. He couldn't figure out if there was something wrong with Zhang Yan, that he would actually spend 50 spirit stones to buy his wine gourd.

Although the gourd possessed a certain spirituality, it wasn't a magical artifact; it merely helped to retain the spiritual energy of the wine. Its value was only two or three spirit stones, especially considering how long she had used it.

All I can say is, I hit the jackpot by running into a fool today.

This was the tavern owner's idea.

On the other hand, Zhang Yan spent fifty spirit stones.

But I was in a great mood.

For just fifty spirit stones, the tavern owner passed on his brewing skills to Zhang Yan. He really did! I'm so happy!
They returned to their cave dwelling.

Zhang Yan summoned Liu Yiting, then obtained some spirit rice, and prepared to start brewing wine.

"Young Master, are you sure you want to do it this way?" After following Zhang Yan, Liu Yiting started calling him Young Master.

"You have to believe in me, you can do it!"

After Zhang Yan equipped himself with the wine gourd, he became extremely skilled at the winemaking process. Although Liu Yiting had some doubts, she dared not say anything.

They could only watch as Zhang Yan handled everything.

He quickly finished the preliminary work, and all that was left was to ferment it. Since it was his first time making it, the spirit wine he chose was not complicated and only needed to ferment for more than ten days.

After a month of hard work, Zhang Yan finally brewed the spirit wine.

After the spirit wine is distilled, it is very fragrant.

"Silly bird, silly bird, come here quickly, I'll give you something nice to drink."

Zhang Yan waved to the silly bird not far away.

Upon seeing the smile on Zhang Yan's face, the silly bird actually spread its wings and flew away.

But unfortunately.

How could Sun Wukong escape from the Five Finger Mountain?
Zhang Yan grabbed him directly.

"Still want to run?"

Zhang Yan snorted coldly, then picked up the spirit wine and poured it into its mouth. This guy had been raised for so long and was becoming more and more intelligent, but at the same time, it was becoming more and more disobedient.

After drinking the spirit wine, the silly bird immediately began to flap incessantly in the air, its flight somewhat erratic and unsteady.

Before it could even reach the sky, it fell down.

"Oh no, young master, is the wine you brewed poisoned?!"

Seeing the silly bird fall from the sky, Liu Yiting quickly went forward to check on it.

Finally, a conclusion was reached.

The alcohol is fine, it's the bird that's not good.

I got drunk after only a few sips.

Once he confirmed it wasn't poisoned, Zhang Yan couldn't wait to try it. To his surprise, it tasted quite good; one sip was refreshing and lingering.

"It seems that the owner of the tavern is quite capable." Zhang Yan's admiration for the tavern owner grew even stronger.

"You should try some too." Zhang Yan poured another bowl and handed it to Liu Yiting.

Liu Yiting held the bowl, took a small sip, and was immediately so spicy that she kept sticking out her tongue, hissing and gasping for breath.

"Young Master, this wine is too strong." Liu Yiting had never drunk wine before.

"Since you can't drink, then don't drink." Seeing that she couldn't drink, Zhang Yan didn't force her.

Just as he was about to say something...

Suddenly, a talisman was sent from outside the cave.

"Young master, it seems someone is there. I'll go check it out."

Liu Yiting turned around and hurriedly went outside the cave. After a while, she returned with a talisman.

"Master."

"Hmm, let me see." Zhang Yan picked up the communication talisman, and after seeing its contents, his brows furrowed slightly.

(End of this chapter)