Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 69 The Green Lotus Seed
Three days later, the distillery was fully prepared, and the mother asked the father to choose an auspicious day for the opening.

The shop is located on Xining Street, the main street of this area, at the intersection of my alley and Xining Street, which is a pretty good location.

Of course, the rent isn't cheap either.

A shop of about 40 or 50 square meters costs nine low-grade spirit stones to rent per month.

The shop's name was simple; the mother simply called it "Zhou Family Winery."

The distillery's main product is still spirit wine brewed from ordinary dark rice wine, with a small jar priced at two pieces of spirit wine.

Following my parents' wishes, we will continue with the strategy of low profit margins and high sales volume.

Of course, there are other better spirit wines, costing twenty or thirty pieces of spirit wine per jar.

This price is much cheaper than other spirit wines of the same grade on the market, and it contains much more spiritual energy and tastes much better.

This area is mostly populated by independent cultivators who seek medicine and hunt demons. They usually drink some spiritual wine, and the price is affordable for them.

Moreover, it can also assist in cultivation.

In addition, Yuanhu has also withdrawn from the Taoist academy.

Zhou Ling asked him to come and help, so that his mother wouldn't have to work so hard.

As for his father's reluctance to sell spirit wine in the shop, Li Ru asked him to buy black rice, wine jars, and other materials.

Seeing his wife so busy, Zhou Shan dared not mention going into the mountains again, and could only help his wife with some of the work every day.

After all, the winery business was good, and the family's income from spirit stones was significantly higher than before.

Within a few days of opening, the amount of spirit wine sold each day gradually increased.

Especially with the arrival of winter.

As the weather gets colder, drinking some spiritual wine every day is the best enjoyment for most independent cultivators after a day's work.

Those independent cultivators who have tasted the spirit wine from the winery will often return to buy more.

After all, among the main streets nearby, their spirit wine is not only cheaper, but also of significantly better quality than that of other shops.

More and more independent cultivators were buying the spirit wine every day, and Li Ru became even busier.

However, their energy and spirit actually improved.

Brewing wine, developing various recipes, and creating delicious spirit wines were things she naturally enjoyed doing.

They can still earn spirit stones to support their son's future training at the Taoist academy.

It's important to understand that once you're admitted to one of the Six Great Daoist Academies, the expenses will be far greater than those of the Xixia Daoist Academy.

So although life is much easier now, she still doesn’t dare to slack off at all when she thinks about her son’s future cultivation, marriage and children!
Originally, we could refine five or six batches a day, but now we need at least eight or nine batches to keep up with demand.

This also demonstrates the role of a Tier 1 mid-grade brewing furnace.

This improved efficiency and reduced the consumption of Li Ruling's spiritual energy.

But after all, her mother was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Refining ten or so batches a day is already the limit.

Moreover, business will definitely get better and better as the end of the year approaches.

Zhou Ling pondered that he should refine another top-grade first-level brewing furnace for his mother.

A first-grade superior brewing furnace consumes less spiritual energy, produces higher quality spirit wine, and yields a much larger quantity of wine than a first-grade mid-grade brewing furnace.

This can greatly reduce the mother's daily workload.

Otherwise, given her mother's personality, she would only be thinking about earning spirit stones and wouldn't consider her own health at all.

I always thought I was young and nothing would happen to me.

However, a first-grade superior brewing furnace would cost hundreds of spirit stones just for the materials alone.

It's not cheap!

Furthermore, I am currently unable to draw a first-grade high-quality Steam Fire Inscription.

Normally, only those in the late stage of Qi Refining can create a first-grade high-quality inscription.

However, with the help of beast fire and [precise control], perhaps I can try it once I reach the fifth level of Qi Refining.

After all, he was already extremely proficient in this level of mid-grade Steam Fire Inscription.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and the cold winter season arrived.

In the low-hanging sky, snowflakes the size of goose feathers fell silently, and Maple Leaf Mountain was already covered with a light layer of snow.

In the quiet, empty mountains and fields, one can occasionally hear the soft, rustling sound of snow falling.

The courtyard was warm as springtime, with lush green grass and two fiery maple trees still covered in red leaves, completely different from the other bare maple trees outside.

Inside the courtyard, you can't feel the slightest bit of the cold outside.

"Squeak!"

Rock rats darted into the courtyard from outside the bamboo fence, leaving paw prints on the snow.

Upon entering the courtyard, it sticks out its tongue, as if exhaling white smoke.

"Yay! We're having hot pot for lunch!"

Inside the main room, Wang Xin said cheerfully, her eyes filled with joy as she looked at the dishes on the table.

On the table, on a small stove, Zhou Ling placed the cooked spirit chicken soup.

A small fire continued to burn below, the pale yellow chicken soup bubbling gently, garnished with some cilantro and other ingredients, without a trace of greasiness.

There were three large platters of sliced ​​white fish and fresh red beef on the side.

Zhou Ling served a bowl of chicken soup to his master and Wang Xin respectively, and then the three of them began to eat.

A sip of mellow and fragrant spirit wine, followed by a bite of slightly spicy and piping hot shredded meat, and a few large mouthfuls later, one feels instantly warm all over.

Snowflakes were falling outside, but Zhou Ling and the others were sweating profusely as they ate.

The rock rat gnawed on dried meat, occasionally raising its head to look at the table.

While enjoying hotpot and spirit wine, Zi Ling seemed to be in a good mood, so she said to the two of them, "After more than a month of cultivation, have you felt any difference?"

Then his gaze first fell on Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling naturally gained a lot, much of which was aided by his talent, but the most direct gains were the Spirit Flame Technique and divine sense.

He cupped his hands and said, "Master, my cultivation speed of the Spirit Flame Technique has obviously increased a lot, and my spiritual sense has also improved."

Wang Xin nodded repeatedly in agreement as she ate her bulging little mouth.

Zi Ling picked up the wine gourd, took a big gulp of wine, and pondered for a moment before saying, "The Spirit Flame Technique that you cultivate is just the most basic fire technique."

"At most, he can only cultivate to the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

"Of course, the Wang family will have other fire-attribute cultivation techniques later on."

“Xin’er has a good spiritual root and physique, but Zhou Ling, your spiritual root is a bit weak. Even if you have a good cultivation technique, your chances of breaking through to the Golden Core Realm are not great.”

"As for your comprehension and perseverance, you're quite good!"

"And during this month or so of cultivation under the Fire Essence Maple Tree, in addition to tempering your character, the fire essence released by the Fire Essence Maple Tree can also refine the spiritual energy in your body and temper your meridians and physique."

Zhou Ling listened attentively, thinking to himself, "No wonder my spirit flames and beast fire have improved so much in the past month!"

As for his spiritual root, he was also anxious!

Fortunately, the talent of [Marrow Cleansing and Root Refinement] has been activated. It can be activated once nine spiritual treasures of heaven and earth are found.

However, with his current strength, it is naturally impossible for him to find rare and precious treasures.

This isn't a cabbage.

Perhaps we can only try to find it after we have established our foundation.

Zhou Ling thought for a moment and said solemnly, "Master, I only know to do my best. As for other things, I haven't thought that much about them!"

Zi Ling shook her head, looked at Zhou Ling, and said confidently, "My disciple, Zi Ling, is naturally not just a Golden Core cultivator!"

"This is a green lotus flame seed. Once you refine it, it will greatly benefit your physique!"

As she finished speaking, a jade-like lotus platform appeared out of thin air in her palm.

(End of this chapter)