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Even when swallowing it whole, it could also be comparable to ten years of bitter cultivation! To the Profound Ice Sect’s martial artists, it was absolutely an extremely precious spirit medicine.
Of course, Ye Yuan was not concerned by this.
The reason why he was so elated was that this Iceheart Tranquil Lotus was a type of Tier 5 medicinal herb. It was also the mandatory material to refine the Tier 5 medicinal pill, Five-Revolutions Iceheart Pill!
This Five-Revolutions Iceheart Pill was a miracle elixir to treat the chronic disease in Lu-er’s body!
For such a long time, Lu-er had been staying inside Ye Yuan’s spatial spirit artifact all this while because she was unable to cultivate.
But Ye Yuan’s current realm was unable to help Lu-er uproot the chronic disease. This had always been a worry for Ye Yuan.
This Iceheart Tranquil Lotus was very seldom seen. Ye Yuan even thought that it probably could not be found in the Endless World. Who knew that it was acquired without any effort at all! This was actually the Profound Ice Sect’s specialty product!
As long as Ye Yuan broke through to Divine Traversing Realm, refining this Five-Revolutions Iceheart Pill would naturally be easily accomplished.
Ye Yuan contained the joy in his heart and said to the three people with clasped hands, “Many thanks to three old ancestors! Elder Brother Wu Xuan prepared Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew for everybody! Three old ancestors, please head inside to have a taste!”
Qin Hongtao’s eyes lit up, and he said in ecstasy, “I’ve drunk the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew once at Fu Yunjing’s place. Until now, it still brings back endless aftertastes. Didn’t expect that Wu Xuan that old fellow actually knows how to brew it too? Old Man Ning, Jing Xuan, hurry, hurry! I want to go and have a taste!”
Ning Yixian had clearly heard of Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew’s great name before. At this time, his alcohol addiction flared up too. He said goodbye to Ye Yuan and went inside with Jing Xuan.
“Hahaha! Little Brother Ye, this old man came without an invitation. You mustn’t blame me!”
Ye Yuan hurriedly went up to greet with clasped hands as he said with a smile, “What’s Old Hai saying here? You’re working hard for the common people in the world. How can Ye Yuan dare to blame you? Furthermore, my parents are just holding a make-up wedding. How can we dare to trouble Old Hai to grace us with your grand presence?”
Qi Hai said with a laugh, “Even if I’m any busier, Little Brother Ye’s parents’ great event, I have to rush over too! Here, this is an Ancient Tiger Bone which I acquired some years back in the Endless Forest. I don’t have much use for it keeping it either. I’ll give it to you as a gift then!”
Qi Hai’s voice had yet to fade when a streak of white light flashed past and snatched away the tiger bone from Qi Hai’s hands. It was precisely White Light.
Ye Yuan furrowed his brows and said, “White Light! Don’t be rude!”
Qi Hai laughed and said, “Haha! No worries, no worries! This little white tiger of your is really smart. Presumably, this tiger bone is very useful to him.”
Qi Hai had seen before White Light around Ye Yuan long ago. He faintly sensed this little white tiger’s extraordinariness.
If not for this, how could White Light possibly snatch away things from Qi Hai’s hands with his present strength?
“Heh heh, Big Brother, I was too agitated just now! This tiger bone is very useful to me! I’ll accept it on your behalf!”
As he said, White Light’s figure moved, vanishing from everyone’s sights.
Ye Yuan could not help smiling wryly. This fellow was so impolite to his elders.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Ye Yuan said to Qi Hai, “Old Hai, the auspicious hour is drawing near. I, as the son, can’t screw up my parent’s great event. Let’s go in!”
Chapter 539. Immense Popularity |
Wine cups clanged, and wine flowed freely in the main hall. The guests were already utterly conquered by the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew long ago.
“Wu Xuan, just based on our friendship, you have got to give me a flask of this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew later. Oh, no, ten flasks!” By Wu Xuan’s side, a Divine Traversing Realm expert slung his arm around Wu Xuan.
“Wu Xuan, our relationship is solid enough, right? If you give him ten flasks, I can’t get lesser than ten flasks no matter what, right?” said another person.
Wu Xuan’s head was already long messed up by these fellows who tried to curry favor. Flinging his hand, he said, “Shoo shoo shoo! Do you all think that this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew is some jug wine by the roadside? With your ways of giving out, no matter how many I have, it will all be given away too! Telling you all honestly, this old man, I, only took these Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew out for everybody to sample because today is Younger Brother Ye’s parents’ wedding day! After today huh, whoever wants it will have to splurge!”
When Wu Xuan brewed the low-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew, he already anticipated today’s situation.
He already discussed it with Ye Yuan to place this low-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew onto the market to sell. It would definitely earn a hefty amount!
Wu Xuan bringing these Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew over today was naturally in order to boost Ye Yuan’s face. But it was not without the intention of promoting this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew either.
Those who could enter the main hall today were all upper echelons in Wu Fang City. They were either wealthy or with connections.
As soon as the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew rolled out into the market, only these people could afford it.
Fu Yunjing’s Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew definitely had some parts omitted in the brewing process. Hence, the production output had always not been high.
This was also the reason why Fu Yunjing cherished his own belongings all along.
Wu Xuan cleared his throat and said in a clear voice, “Today, everybody could drink this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew all thanks to Younger Brother Ye Yuan. However, this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew wasn’t picked up from the streets. Just the materials expended in brewing the alcohol is a huge sum of money! After today, if everybody wishes to drink this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew, you can go to Drunken Immortal Restaurant.”
With Wu Xuan saying this, everyone came to understand as well.
Why, this Wu Xuan came today to cast a long line to cast a big fish!
But those present were all respected figures. Regarding Wu Xuan’s way of doing things, there was no cause for much criticism.
Such a delicious vintage wine like the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew was naturally not what some lousy common street-ware could compare to.
Yet, the most important thing was that this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew could actually be mass produced!
“Wu Xuan, you mean that . . . we can all drink such a delicious vintage wine any time in the future?”
Wu Xuan smiled faintly and said, “That might not be the case! Such a vintage brew, the materials needed are extremely precious! Don’t look at how I brought so much here today. Actually, it already expended close to 20% of this old man’s assets! Therefore . . . although Drunken Immortal Restaurant will provide this wine all year round, it’s only limited to ten flasks per day! First come, first serve!”
Everyone all drew a cold breath. Twenty barrels of Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew actually cost Wu Xuan 20% of his assets!
Wu Xuan as an Alchemy Sovereign expert, his assets definitely surpassed ordinary martial artists by a great deal!
20% of his assets was absolutely a huge sum of wealth.
One could see from this just how terrifying the expenditure to brew this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew was!
Originally, those who were still savoring it in large mouthfuls already could not bear to lift their cups now. This wine, drinking a mouthful was one lesser!
Actually, Wu Xuan’s words had areas of exaggeration. He did indeed s
pend a huge sum of money on brewing this alcohol. But it was naturally impossible to be just twenty barrels.
Furthermore, the most costly expenditure was not this low-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew, but it was the middle-grade.
The middle-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew was on an entirely different level from the low-grade.
The low-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew that Wu Xuan brought here today was just half of what he brewed this time. And adding up the costs of these forty barrels of low-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew, it was not even half of the middle-grade.
The middle-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew was still in the process of brewing. But, the output was merely one barrel.
Such an expenditure, even with Wu Xuan’s massive wealth, it was also somewhat unbearable.
However, with the recipe that Ye Yuan gave, Wu Xuan’s future wealth could be predicted.
Don’t look at how alchemists were all very rich. Actually, their expenditures were immense too.
Following the increase in their strength, the expended essence crystals and medicinal herbs also soared exponentially.
Hence, nobody would complain about having too much money.
“Isn’t ten flasks too little? Wu Xuan, essence crystals are not an issue. This alcohol, I’ll reserve a barrel first. The next time it’s out, give it to our Zhang Family first, alright?” Wu Fang City’s Zhang Family Head yelled out.
Wu Xuan shook his head and said, “Old Man Zhang, not that I, Wu Xuan, am miserly. The process of brewing this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew is extremely troublesome. There’s simply no way of providing a large supply. Otherwise, I wouldn’t limit it to ten flasks daily too. This old man indeed still has some remaining stock. But giving this inventory to you, the other families will shred me up!”
With Wu Xuan saying this, there were immediately people from the other families who were indignant.
“That’s right. Old Man Zhang, are you the only rich one? Our Sun Family can still afford this bit of essence crystals! You want a barrel, this father of yours wants ten barrels!”
“The City Lord Manor hasn’t even spoken yet. What capabilities does your Zhang Family have to dare swallow a barrel all at once!”
“In my opinion, it’s still Wu Xuan’s method that is good. Ten flasks daily. First come first serve. This way, it’s fair to everyone!”
Seeing this scene, Wu Xuan was also secretly delighted in his heart.
Actually, the low-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew really did not have many troublesome aspects. He originally also planned on selling barrel by barrel.
But after he told his plans to Ye Yuan, it was denied by Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan’s idea was very simple. An object was valued relative to its rarity!
If it were supplied unlimitedly, when everybody drank a ton of it, this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew would not be valuable anymore either.
But if it was just supplying ten flasks a day, everyone could not drink to their heart’s content each time. Hence, they would all break their heads every day fighting to snatch those ten flasks of wine.
In just a few days, these ten flasks of Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew would be raised to a sky-high price!
This wine, ordinary people and factions simply could not drink it. At that time, it would become a symbol of identity and status.
After waiting for a suitable time, Wu Xuan would then roll out the middle-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew. That way, the middle-grade Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew would become a supreme level of immortal brew. Regardless of how the price was set, it would be up to Wu Xuan’s call.
In a corner of the main hall, Fu Yunjing had a depressed look.
Wu Xuan this old man pestered him daily in the past for the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew. He himself put on a nonchalant appearance too.
Finally, Wu Xuan paid a very large price before getting six flasks from his place.
Who knew that in a twinkle, this old man produced Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew himself. Not only was the quality much better than his, but it could also actually be mass-produced!
His opening move was twenty barrels! What a big play!
Fu Yunjing himself sampled a mouthful earlier. The taste was indeed much better than his.
Furthermore, he actually did not know that drinking the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew unexpectedly needed Southern Sandalwood to be the cup!
Just where on earth did this old fellow learn it?
How could Fu Yunjing not wish to mass-produce the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew? But, the success rate of his brewing was too low and simply had no way of satisfying the market demand.
The source of income which landed in his hands was given away with both hands just like this. Fu Yunjing’s gloominess would be imagined.
He picked up the wine cup and slowly walked towards Wu Xuan.
Chapter 540. Unyielding |
“Wu Xuan, I wish to ask you. Where did this recipe of yours come from?” Fu Yunjing inquired.
Wu Xuan saw that it was Fu Yunjing and said, “This recipe . . . it was naturally taught by an expert. Fu Yunjing, what’s the meaning of you asking this?”
“Heh, can it be that you still don’t know what the meaning of my words is? Everybody knows that this Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew’s recipe, only I have it. Isn’t you doing this too dishonest?” Fu Yunjing said with an unkind expression.
Actually, Wu Xuan and Fu Yunjing still had some friendship between them. But it was still not that close. However, it was still because of this friendship that Wu Xuan was able to get Fu Yunjing’s wine after begging many times.
But Wu Xuan’s actions now infringed upon Fu Yunjing’s interests. Fu Yunjing could not swallow this insult despite reconsidering repeatedly. That was why he came up to question.
Once the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew could be mass-produced, that was cold, hard cash. Each drop would be extremely valuable.
Fu Yunjing’s expenses for the sake of brewing the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew was rather dear too.
Seeing his own Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew become worthless, he was seriously stifled in his heart.
“Fu Yunjing, today is the City Lord Manor’s day of great joy. Must you cause trouble? My Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew doesn’t have anything to do with you. This point, people who have drunk the wine before should all be aware, right?” Wu Xuan said with a cold grunt.
“Heh heh, actually, I’ve been researching on improving the brewing method of the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew all along and finally managed to have some progress. Right at this juncture, your Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew actually appeared. Is there such a coincidental thing? Previously, you were at my place for roughly right around half a year’s time or so. But it’s just nice the time to brew these Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew!” Fu Yunjing said with a cold smile.
The meaning of these words was already very obvious. It was that Wu Xuan stole a peep at the results of his development and brewed the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew himself.
Although Fu Yunjing was lying through his teeth, the reasoning was infallible, making many people look towards Wu Xuan in suspicion.
Once this sort of thing was confirmed, Wu Xuan would no longer have the face to keep a foothold in Wu Fang City.
But how could Wu Xuan be so easy to hoodwink? He said with a cold smile, “Not that you can’t slander me, but you have got to bring out the evidence, right? Your Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew clearly isn’t as good as mine. This point, as long as one knows their liquor, they can probably discern it, right? All talk without substance, aren’t you afraid of your teeth falling out by saying this?”
Fu Yunjing said with a faint smile, “Huhu, I don’t have proof. I’m just very curious. Everybody in the city knows that my recipe was obtained from the Endless Forest; just this one copy in the entire Wu Fang City. Then . . . where did you get your recipe from? An expert? Hur hur, such words can only fool little children, right?”
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br /> One had to admit that this Fu Yunjing was born with an eloquent tongue.
Hearing his words, many people became even more skeptical towards Wu Xuan.
This sort of thing like stealing formulas was held in extreme contempt, let alone that it was exposed on the spot by the original owner.
“Yeah. I really didn’t think of this. Wu Xuan’s recipe wouldn’t really have been stolen from Fu Yunjing there, right?”
“This recipe, Fu Yunjing has always kept it as a treasure. It’s impossible for people to know. Unless it’s really as Fu Yunjing said, Wu Xuan plagiarized it while he was not paying attention?”
“Stolen things, just be satisfied with secretly brewing a few flasks to drink. To actually take it out to sell, isn’t this disgraceful?”
Hearing some people’s whispering, Wu Xuan’s face became livid.
Fear of incurring gossip!
He was wholeheartedly focused on bringing the Immortal Remembrance Jade Brew out to make money but forgot that Fu Yunjing would make a false counter-charge.
However, after today’s matter, Wu Xuan could also be considered to have a new understanding of Fu Yunjing.
But Fu Yunjing said it as if it was true. This already aroused most people’s suspicions. How should he explain?
Could it be that he had to compare formulas with him?
That way, wouldn’t the recipe be divulged? How should he explain to Ye Yuan?
Just as Wu Xuan caught in a difficult dilemma, Ye Yuan and Qi Hai entered the main hall.
“This formula was given to him by this old man. What complaints do you have?” Qi Hai said in a slightly low voice.
As a matter of fact, it had already been a while since they entered the main hall. Ye Yuan briefly recounted the event through voice transmission to invite him to come forward to uphold justice.
Qi Hai did not have much hesitation and directly agreed.
Ye Yuan occupied a 50% share in this business too. Fu Yunjing causing trouble here was directly spoiling his business. How could Ye Yuan turn a blind eye to it?