Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 46 Enhanced Version of the Azure Gang Sword Technique (Please read further with monthly votes and recommendations)
Early in the morning, Li Ru refined a batch of excellent black and smooth rice wine.

Li Ru poured the spirit wine into a small jar weighing one jin (approximately 500 grams).

After breakfast, Zhou Shan was asked to deliver the medicine to several of his friends who were searching for medicine, so that they could try it.

At the same time, he gave Zhou Ling a jar of two or three catties of medicine and instructed him to deliver it to Mr. Fang.

Instructor Fang said that the more spiritual wine the better; spiritual food could be absent, but spiritual wine was indispensable.

Spirit wine is practically the staple food for all three meals a day.

He lived in the area east of Xixia Lake.

Upon seeing the spirit wine sent by Zhou Ling, he didn't stand on ceremony, took it, opened the package, and drank a few sips.

He praised her repeatedly.

Upon learning that it was brewed by Zhou Ling's mother herself, he took out two spirit stones and asked Zhou Ling to send him a few more jars later.

Zhou Ling resolutely refused to accept it, then bowed to Instructor Fang and hurriedly left.

Instructor Fang shook his head, picked up the wine jar, and took a big gulp.

After delivering the jar to Instructor Fang, Zhou Ling also gave Master Lu a jar.

I just entered the workshop.

[Your Spirit Flame absorbs the energy of the earth's fire, Spirit Flame Consumption +1]

[Your Spirit Flame absorbs the earth's fire energy, Spirit Flame Consumption +1, Spirit Flame Grade +1]

[Effect: Absorbs the energy of heaven and earth 10 times]

[Cumulative Absorption Times: 10/100]

Master Lu was also a connoisseur of fine wine, and he was delighted to see the spirit wine.

But he still reminded Zhou Ling to hurry up with the refining of the storage bag.

Zhou Ling nodded and then left the workshop.

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Over the next few days, to everyone's surprise, the wine brewed by Li Ru had an exceptionally good effect.

The independent cultivators in the medicine-hunting team all came to buy the medicine, and some even introduced other friends to them.

Even Master Lu came over and bought five jars at once.

Li Ruyi could only refine six batches of wine a day, and it still wasn't enough to sell.

Fortunately, most of the independent cultivators bought ordinary spirit wine.

Therefore, Li Ru did not consume too much spiritual power during the refining process.

We can refine two or three more batches at night.

The Zhou couple originally thought it was just friends showing up to support them, and that things would soon calm down.

But then, people continued to come to buy every day, and each time they would buy three or four jars.

The business was better than they had expected.

However, Zhou Ling considered this to be a perfectly normal thing.

Nowadays, most of the wine that independent cultivators drink is the same kind of spirit wine that Zhou Shan originally bought.

On the market, three pieces of broken spirit rice weigh one pound, which is mainly made by blending ordinary spirit rice with rice ears.

The taste is so-so, and it contains very little spiritual energy.

However, the spirit wine brewed by my mother was made primarily with ordinary spirit rice, without any rice ears.

It also incorporates some common medicinal herbs to better enhance the aroma of the rice and blend it with the medicinal fragrance.

It is mellow and rich, and full of vitality.

Moreover, the price of the spirit wine is cheaper than that of ordinary spirit wines on the market.

Originally, it was intended to be sold at market price, but since most of the buyers were acquaintances, the sale was delayed.

After discussing it, my parents decided that one pound of ordinary spirit wine would cost two pieces of broken spirit.

A pound of the finest spirit wine costs twenty-five pieces of broken spirit wine.

Small profits but quick turnover.

However, due to her mother's excellent brewing skills and the fact that her brewing furnace was a mid-grade first-level vessel, the project was successful.

Its alcohol yield exceeds 60%.

Therefore, the profit is also quite considerable, basically reaching half.

These days, we've been able to sell over a hundred kilograms of ordinary spirit wine every day.

One batch of refining can yield twenty to thirty catties of ordinary spirit wine.

The finest spirit wine also weighs about ten catties.

Such efficiency brought a smile to Li Ru's face, filling her with boundless energy.

"Mom, business seems pretty good these days. How about we rent a shop?"

"From now on, Dad will help out at the shop and won't have to risk going into the mountains anymore!"

That evening at dinner, seeing rows of wine jars piled up in the courtyard, Zhou Ling asked Li Ru about them. Zhou Shan, who was drinking, put down his earthenware bowl, shook his head, and smiled, "No rush, let's wait until the situation stabilizes."

"Now, a decent stall on the street costs several low-grade spirit stones a month in rent."

"Besides, I can't sit still!"

"Besides, your mother needs some medicinal herbs to brew wine!"

“Husband, Ling’er is right. Under these circumstances, as long as we refine one or two more batches each day, we can earn more than you would by venturing into the mountains!” Li Ru nodded.

Zhou Shan frowned, sighed, and said, "Brewing wine is something you women should do. I'm a grown man, and I really have no interest in it."

"Moreover, Ling'er will become an outer disciple of the Dao Academy in the future, and her expenses will definitely increase significantly. If I earn more, I can save more!"

After saying that, he took another big gulp of wine.

Hearing Zhou Shan say this, Zhou Ling and Li Ru didn't say anything more.

Zhou Ling was thinking that he should prepare a few more Thunderfire Pearls for his father.

As for the stall, we'll think about it later; there's no rush.

After dinner, Zhou Ling returned to his room to prepare to draw the Void Origin Inscription.

After all, tomorrow is the last day to deliver the goods as promised to Master Lu.

These days, he draws two or three virtual elemental inscriptions every day, and with his improved proficiency, he has basically mastered them thoroughly.

The success rate has reached over 80%.

That evening, he finally succeeded in imprinting the Void Yuan Mark onto the storage bag.

The success on the first try left Zhou Ling very satisfied.

Not only can you earn about ten spirit stones, but you also get a storage bag, which brings in a profit of over twenty spirit stones.

He arrived at the Lu family workshop early in the morning.

Fortunately, Master Lu has already started work.

Zhou Ling then handed him the storage bag he had crafted.

After inspecting the items, Master Lu counted out spirit stones for Zhou Ling with a satisfied expression.

Zhou Ling then asked if there were any other orders.

He then put away some of the spirit writing implements and left the workshop.

As the success rate of drawing spirit-gathering inscriptions increased, he only earned two spirit stones per spirit brush.

But the rest of the equipment belonged to him, and he earned even more after selling them.

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Two months passed in a blink of an eye.

Early that morning, in the courtyard.

[You are currently practicing the Azure Gang Sword Technique. Your innate talent +1, Azure Gang Sword Technique proficiency +2]

[You are currently practicing the Azure Gang Sword Technique. Sword Control +1, Azure Gang Sword Technique Proficiency +1]

[Effect: Number of sword swings reaches 1000]

[Total number of sword strikes: 1003/10,000]

"The first level of the Azure Gang Sword Technique has reached minor completion!"

Zhou Ling's face showed excitement.

As the sword technique within his body circulated, the Fire Pattern Sword in his hand shimmered with wisps of crimson flames.

A magical domain seemed to form in his hand, and he felt that his consciousness could easily control the magical sword in his hand.

With a thought.

The fire-patterned sword in his hand flew out rapidly.

It shot towards a wine jar placed on a stone pier about ten feet away.

next moment.

Bang.

The Fire Pattern Sword pierced straight through the wine jar.

The wine jar then shattered, scattering fragments all over the ground.

Zhou Ling had another thought, and the Fire Pattern Sword flew into his hand once again like a streak of flame.

"I can already fly more than ten feet on my sword!"

"Moreover, when combined with the Azure Qi sword attack, its power is not diminished at all!"

Looking at the Fire Pattern Sword in his hand, Zhou Ling was satisfied.

The Azure Gang Sword Technique he is currently cultivating has changed under the influence of his [Sword Control] talent.

Although the sword energy is still the same azure sword energy, it can achieve the amazing effect of controlling the sword to attack.

Even if Instructor Fang saw it, he would probably be dumbfounded. It's more like an enhanced version of the Azure Gang Sword Technique.

(End of this chapter)