Die Ling shook her head like a rattle drum, "I want to hear what master has to say!"
"Alright!"
Gu Zheng smiled helplessly and said, "Actually, this wine brewing isn't just about wine brewing. I just feel that with the current wine recipe, there might be unexpected gains! You know that because of my dao eye and dao heart, I can deduce the combination of ingredients in advance. However, I can't calculate all the variables. With the combination of these ingredients, I can deduce that a moment of youth will appear! In the past, when I was trying to deduce the ingredients, I was either able to deduce it very carefully and had all the variables under my control, or I wasn't able to deduce all the variables of Instant Youth. However, the 'Fleeting Youth' this time gave me a very strange feeling. I had clearly deduced all of its variables, but the premonition from my sixth sense gave it unlimited possibilities! "
"Master is saying that with this wine brewing, there might be a chance for master's food dao to improve?" Die Ling said with wide eyes.
"That's right! Although it's only a possibility, it's very difficult for me to improve my food dao. Even if it's just a sliver of a chance, I feel like it's worth a try, "Gu Zheng said.
"Alright, it seems like I've been worrying too much." Die Ling stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
"Alright, let's continue processing the ingredients!" Gu Zheng rubbed Die Ling's hair.
There were too many ingredients. Different ingredients had different processing methods. Some were steamed, some were boiled, and some were roasted.
After finally putting all the processed ingredients into the wine pool, Gu Zheng was going to brew the wine.
Brewing immortal wine was different from ordinary wine. Ordinary wine could be fermented naturally. Immortal wine needed immortal arts to control the temperature and ferment. Therefore, immortal wine was produced much faster than ordinary wine.
Gu Zheng still remembered that back then, brewing immortal wine had exhausted him half to death. Now that he thought about it, Gu Zheng couldn't help but smile.
Fire Controlling Art created the temperature, Water Controlling Art adjusted the water content, Wood Controlling Art stimulated the transformation of ingredients. Gu Zheng used all the immortal arts that could be used to brew wine in the wine pool.
The suitable temperature allowed the ingredients in the wine pool to ferment quickly, and an unpleasant smell filled the air. However, the strange smell disappeared very quickly. Under the observation of Gu Zheng's Eye of Dao, the initial transformation of the mixture lasted for a while before the unpleasant smell in the air turned into a different kind of fragrance. There was even a hint of the aroma of wine.
It was actually not a good thing to be able to produce the aroma so quickly because most of the ingredients had yet to enter the process. There were still many things that Gu Zheng had to hurry up and process. It was best to keep these things in sync.
Slowly, the aroma in the air became stronger and stronger, while the aroma of the wine faded to the point that it could not be smelled at all. Gu Zheng's lips finally curled into a smile. At this time, more than two hours had passed, and the initial process of brewing wine had finally entered a relatively peaceful stage.
In the next two hours, there were not many things that Gu Zheng needed to do. Other than controlling the temperature, there was only the fine work of transforming some of the ingredients in the wine. Compared to the busy work of using all kinds of immortal arts before, it could not be any easier.
As time passed, the aroma in the air became stronger and stronger. At this time, the aroma was no longer just the aroma of the ingredients. It contained the aroma of the wine. Although it was not particularly strong, it could no longer be concealed.
The immortal wine had been brewing for twelve hours, and the aroma in the air was now very strange. It was not only the aroma of the wine, but there were other aromas that coexisted with the aroma of the wine! This strange phenomenon was caused by the fact that there were still some special ingredients in the wine pool that had not been further integrated and transformed. But even so, the aroma of the wine had reached the point where it could make people slightly drunk. This was the power of Dao!
"The strange moment is about to arrive!"
A smile appeared on Gu Zheng's originally calm face. He began to integrate and transform the special ingredients that still needed to be processed. At the end of this stage, it was time for the "Fleeting Youth" to appear.
The ingredients that were observed by the Eye of Dao were clearly seen by Gu Zheng. The ingredients that were sensed by the Heart of Dao were also clearly sensed by Gu Zheng. Under the control of Gu Zheng's immortal arts, these ingredients were undergoing the final collision, integration, and sublimation of this stage.
"It's coming!"
Gu Zheng said in his heart. Originally, everything was under his control, but there were some variables. Some unusual ingredients were suddenly produced from the sublimation of the ingredients, and they formed the "Fleeting Youth" of the Dao of Food and Drink! If they were not properly processed quickly, the essence of the wine pool would become dregs. If they were properly processed, the quality of the wine would be improved.
This time, the "Fleeting Youth" was within the range of Gu Zheng's deduction. The dangerous variables were quickly resolved by him. The ingredients that would have brought danger to the winemaking process were also transformed into ingredients that were beneficial to the winemaking process. The entire wine pool was filled with an exotic fragrance.
After resolving the "Fleeting Youth", the winemaking process could be considered to have entered the final stage. What Gu Zheng needed to do next was to control the temperature and carry out the final transformation of the ingredients in the wine pool. After two hours, the intoxicating wine would appear.
On the surface, he looked very calm, but Gu Zheng was very excited in his heart.
Gu Zheng's main purpose in making wine this time was to experience the "Fleeting Youth". He wanted to seek a breakthrough in the Dao of Food and Drink from the "Fleeting Youth"!
Just a moment ago, when Gu Zheng perfectly dissolved the "Fleeting Youth", an extraordinary message surged into his mind!
Under normal circumstances, unfamiliar information would surge into one's mind. Usually, it would appear under special circumstances such as when an immortal artifact recognized an owner, increased one's realm, or comprehended the Dao. Moreover, under such special circumstances, there would be a lot of information surging into one's mind. However, there was only one piece of information that surged into Gu Zheng's mind!
A lot of information could form a complete understanding of something. A piece of information could only be described as a feeling. This feeling was like looking at the world through a crack in the door. Although it was not complete, it was still a glimpse.
If it was a normal piece of information, it would just be a vague feeling. However, Gu Zheng's piece of information was not normal. It was not just a feeling. The effect it had on Gu Zheng was a real change. It made Gu Zheng's Dao Heart different from before!
In Gu Zheng's opinion, his Dao Heart was different from before. It was like his Dao Eye had improved, and he could see more things that he could not see before! However, as far as the things in the wine pool were concerned, Gu Zheng did not find anything different just because his Dao Heart had improved.
"I can clearly feel that my Dao Eye has improved, but I can't see where the improvement is. The only possible explanation is that this improvement is similar to my Dao Eye. It does not work on all ingredients! I don't have time to check the ingredients stored in the Chaos Space. I can only wait until the immortal wine is brewed before I take a look. "Gu Zheng thought to himself.
The improved Dao Eye allowed Gu Zheng to see deeper substances in the ingredients, and the Dao Heart allowed Gu Zheng to see the substances that were originally hidden in the ingredients.
Regardless of whether it was seen or felt, this was a very impressive ability in the path of food and drink! These substances that could only be seen by the Eye of Dao and sensed by the Heart of Dao were like minerals buried deep in the ground in the Dao of Food and Drink. Only by seeing or sensing them could they be unearthed and be used to their full potential! If they could not be seen or felt, then they could only be buried.
The Dao Heart's feeling was not effective on all ingredients, because not all ingredients had substances that could only be sensed by the Dao Heart.
Gu Zheng felt that because of the information in his mind, his Dao Heart had improved, and he could sense substances that he could not before. This was extremely unusual! This was because Gu Zheng had once asked the Gluttonous Immortal if the Dao Heart could be as refined as the Dao Eye. The answer the Gluttonous Immortal told Gu Zheng was that the Dao Heart's level was already higher than the Dao Eye's. Once this special ability that formed the Dietetic Dao was mastered, there was no room for further improvement! However, Gokusen had added something when he said this. He said that his understanding of the Dao of Food was still at the level of 'two begets three', and his control of the Dao of Food was only at the advanced level. Perhaps when he reached the level of 'three begets all things', which was the immortal level of control of the Dao of Food, his Dao Heart might improve.
Gokusen's control of the Dao of Food was already at the advanced level, but his Dao Heart was the same as Gu Zheng's. After comprehending it, it did not improve. However, Gu Zheng felt that his Dao Heart had improved. If this was not extremely unusual, then what was it?
The more Gu Zheng thought about it, the more excited he became. He even wanted to give up on the pool of fine wine and see what kind of shocking discovery his improved Dao Heart would make! However, impulse was the devil. Gu Zheng was still able to restrain his desire. After all, he had invested a lot into brewing this immortal wine. If he really gave it up like this, he would definitely feel heartache in the future.
"Since you want me to suffer, after I see the changes in my Dao Heart, I will drink you to my heart's content!"
Gu Zheng gritted his teeth as he looked at the fragrant wine in the pool.
Finally, the final stage of the immortal wine brewing was completed. Only Gu Zheng, the brewer, was still calm in the room while Die Ling was already drunk from the fragrance.
"Wake up, the wine is out!"
Although she was drunk, this was only on the surface. When Gu Zheng's voice sounded in her mind, she immediately jumped up.
"Gulp!"
Butterfly Spirit jumped up and swallowed her saliva loudly.
"Master, the immortal wine is finally done. Ever since I was born, I have never been tortured by master's delicacies like this! If master doesn't brew it well, I will really become drunk and never wake up! "Butterfly Spirit complained.
"Is it that bad?" Gu Zheng laughed.
"Yes, yes. This immortal wine took so many hours to brew. This is something that master has never done before!"
Butterfly Spirit paused and then asked curiously, "Master, what is the name of this immortal wine?"
"What is it called?"
Gu Zheng murmured. Naming was never something he was good at.
"Let's call it 'Drunk Star Ruins'!" Gu Zheng thought about it and said.
"Drunk Star Ruins? Good name! "
Butterfly Spirit praised. She gritted her teeth and looked at the wine pool, "I must get drunk on this Star Ruins Mountain once. This annoying thing that made me wait for so long!"
"Haha, sure, let's get drunk after this!"
Gu Zheng laughed and pointed at the wine pool. The purple-red wine flew out of the wine pool like a water dragon and landed in the jar in Artifact Spirit's hand.
After filling up the jar, Die Ling happily sealed the jar and picked up another jar.
Just as Gu Zheng thought, the ingredients he put into the wine pool brought him a hundred jars of wine.
"Come, let's try it first!" Gu Zheng raised his jar towards Butterfly Spirit.
"Master, you have worked hard. Let me toast you!"
Butterfly Spirit's jar collided with Gu Zheng's.
"Gugudu …"
Accompanied by the sound of the two drinking, a different kind of fragrance was unprecedentedly strong. This was also the special characteristic of the Drunken Star Ruins. The most fragrant moment of the Drunken Star Ruins was not before it was drunk, but after it was drunk, it was the smell of alcohol that came with the breath. The distance that this smell could travel was far beyond imagination.
"Phew …"
The two drank a few mouthfuls before putting down the jar and letting out a long breath at the same time.
"Awesome!" Gu Zheng said from the bottom of his heart.
"Master."
Butterfly Spirit didn't try to suppress the effects of the Drunk Star Ruins at all. She looked at Gu Zheng with misty eyes. After just a few mouthfuls, Butterfly Spirit was already tipsy. Even her body felt a little hot from the smell of the wine that Gu Zheng exhaled.
As the person who made the Drunk Star Ruins, Gu Zheng naturally knew the characteristics of the Drunk Star Ruins. This wine would add to the fun in certain aspects and Xiong San would definitely like it.
"Although the wine is good, it needs to be selectively suppressed!"
Gu Zheng looked at Butterfly Spirit meaningfully, causing her to bite her red lips shyly.
"Master, I understand!"
Butterfly Spirit's voice was very soft, but she didn't lower her head to speak. Instead, she looked at Gu Zheng with a fiery gaze.
"Haha!"
Gu Zheng laughed and rubbed Butterfly Spirit's hair, helping her suppress some of her urges.
"Tell Master, what do you think of the Drunk Star Ruins?" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"The 'Jade Lake Immortal Brew' is peach red, while the 'Intoxicated Star Ruin' is purplish red. Between the two colors, I prefer the 'Intoxicated Star Ruin'. Its color feels like a liquid gem. Although the 'Jade Lake Immortal Brew' gives me the same feeling, it lacks the luster and clarity of the 'Intoxicated Star Ruin'. In terms of fragrance, the Jade Lake Immortal Brew can't compare to the Drunk Star Ruins. The Jade Lake Immortal Brew is also very fragrant, but the fragrance isn't to the point where I get drunk just by smelling it, let alone the smell of the wine that comes out when I breathe it. In terms of taste, the Jade Lake Immortal Brew still can't compare to the Intoxicating Star Ruin. Both wines are sweet in the mouth, but the sweetness of the Intoxicating Star Ruin is more like the sweetness of the wine in the mind. It's even more mesmerizing than the sweetness of the wine lingering on the tongue. This is a kind of infatuation that makes one drool uncontrollably! "
Butterfly Spirit's voice stopped. She was really drooling.
"Continue, there's still the 'merit'!" Gu Zheng said.
When it came to delicacies, it was usually the 'color, fragrance', but when it came to immortal wines, it was the 'color, fragrance, and merit'. This was because every immortal wine, even the lowest grade, could turn into immortal energy after entering the body. However, for cultivators like Gu Zheng, the immortal energy that immortal wine could provide was slowly negligible due to the speed at which his cultivation rose.
However, from mid grade onwards, immortal wines weren't as simple as just converting immortal energy. They could also expand the capacity of an immortal energy ball! However, ordinary immortal wines couldn't expand the capacity of an immortal energy ball very much, unless it was a high grade immortal wine like the Jade Lake Immortal Brew! However, even if it was a high-grade immortal wine, it didn't mean that it could expand a cultivator's immortal power ball every time. After expanding it once in this way, it would take some time before it could be expanded again.
"Gudong gudong!"
Die Ling gulped down a few more mouthfuls of immortal wine to expand the immortal energy ball. She then closed her eyes and waited for a while.
"It's 20% better than the Jade Lake Immortal Brew!" Butterfly Spirit smiled.
"Not bad!"
Gu Zheng nodded and smiled. He looked at the ravenous man and Sun Cheng and said, "One jug each, remember to suppress it!"
The ravenous man and Sun Cheng were already attracted by the fragrance of the wine and came over when Butterfly Spirit started commenting.
Finally, it was time for them to taste it. The impatient Sun Cheng and the ravenous man thanked Gu Zheng and each took a jug of Drunk Star Ruin to toast to Gu Zheng.
After toasting with Sun Cheng and the ravenous man, Gu Zheng started looking at the ingredients in the chaos space.
Gu Zheng first looked at the ingredients outside the circle. These ingredients didn't have any special changes to his dao heart.
He frowned slightly. Gu Zheng felt that the ingredients outside the circle were the ones most likely to respond to his dao heart, but his dao heart didn't react to them.
"Could it be …"
Gu Zheng prepared to sense his natural treasures and immortal-grade ingredients. Relatively speaking, these two ingredients were quite special. They were also among the few ingredients that his Dao Heart had sensed that had special substances.
The first natural treasure Gu Zheng sensed was the Cloud Vermillion Fruit he got from the Cloud of Death. When Gu Zheng sensed it, his frown relaxed and his eyes were filled with ecstasy!
The Cloud Vermillion Fruit was Gu Zheng's most special natural treasure. Gu Zheng had sensed it before. However, Gu Zheng really did sense something special from the Cloud Vermillion Fruit this time. If this wasn't his dao heart improving, then what was it? Moreover, what made Gu Zheng even more excited was that these substances had extremely extraordinary effects!
Once I return from the Poison Swamp, I'll definitely improve my Eye of the Dao!
Now that he had a plan on how to use the Cloud Vermillion Fruit, Gu Zheng started looking at the second natural treasure.
After checking all the natural treasures and immortal quality ingredients, Gu Zheng didn't discover anything new. This made him even more certain that when he cooked the Cloud Vermillion Fruit, it was very likely that the special ingredients would trigger some kind of fortuitous opportunity!
Even though Gu Zheng knew that it was impossible to use ordinary ingredients, he still used his Heart of Dao to sense all the ingredients he had stored up before he was done.
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