PDLP Chapter 54 Using Wine as Bait to Make a Nest
Chapter 54 Using Wine as Bait to Make a Nest
"Dugu Yifang thanks all the senior fellow Daoists for their presence. It is truly fortunate that everyone has gained something..."
"Once this matter is settled, Tianquefang will be back in place in half an hour. No one is allowed to linger here."
Li Ya rushed back to the main hall to reunite with his master.
Shortly after the group returned to the Forget-Worry Lodge, something began to happen in the sky.
Eight phantom chains reappeared around the Tianque Pavilion, which had been suspended in mid-air for a long time, locking it in place.
The surging spiritual pool at the bottom of Tianquefang gradually dimmed, the complex talismans turned into streams of light and shattered, until finally turning into nothingness. Tianquefang lost its support and plummeted instantly, and the eight chains suddenly straightened.
After things stabilized again, the phantom of the chains slowly grew, lowering the entire Tianque Fang at an extremely steady pace, eventually merging with Dugu City, and the thirty-six Fang returned to their original positions.
"Young Daoist Yun, now that we've captured that peach demon and saved such a large sum of money, let's have a big toast!"
Shen Wu Huo immediately summoned his servants.
"Poverty-stricken, utterly worthless, yet they throw a lavish banquet!"
"Let's go to the Palace of a Hundred Maidens and invite a few fairy maidens over to play music and dance..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Daoyun's face twitched visibly, her brows furrowed tightly, and she touched her forehead with her delicate hand, immediately saying, "It hurts so much."
He then went upstairs without looking back.
"Is this even possible?"
Li Ya was quite taken aback, never expecting his master to be so clever. He immediately imitated him, clutching his chest and saying, "It hurts so much too!"
After saying that, he went straight back to his room.
The three were left looking at each other in bewilderment. Senior Sister Qin curtsied and said, "I'm in pain too!"
They went back to their rooms.
Just as Senior Brother Lingji was about to speak, Shen Wuhuo grabbed him, saying, "You don't want me to cause trouble for Xiaodaoyun tomorrow, do you?"
"Senior, I don't understand. I'll stay, I'll stay!"
Upon returning to his room, Li Ya immediately lit a white jade lamp, and an invisible barrier rose up, enveloping the entire room.
This is one of the items purchased this time. It can conceal the truth and prevent cultivators from spying on it. It also has the effect of gathering spiritual energy.
With a thought, Li Ya sent the Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pellet out of his Fei Shu acupoint and into his palm, where it spun rapidly.
After this battle, the sword pellet's spirituality began to emerge. Previously, the divine soul had not been able to detect it within the sword pellet, probably due to the suppression of the divine soul. Now that the suppression was gone, Li Ya could sense the sword pellet's vibrant spirituality.
As soon as a thought arose in his mind, the shimmering white sword pellet circled around him, tumbling up and down. The moment he had a thought to go west, the sword pellet was already to the west.
However, its range was less than ten feet around its body, but it was already considered a powerful weapon among those of the same realm.
"Currently, I can only control the sword within a radius of one zhang. Once my divine sense is developed and the sword manual is mastered, I estimate that controlling the sword within a hundred zhang will not be a problem."
No matter how good the quality of this Chensu Tiandu Sword Pill is now, it can only be considered a magic weapon. Once it develops spirituality, it can become a spiritual weapon.
If a sword spirit is born, then it can be called a spiritual treasure.
Ascending to a higher level, one receives the blessings of heaven and earth, transforming into human form; such a thing is a celestial treasure, a precious artifact of the immortals.
Leaving aside distant examples, even just considering the transformation of magical artifacts into spiritual artifacts, not to mention the amount of spiritual materials required, just the refining process alone requires refining seventy-two Earthly Fiend Restrictions, with twenty-four forming a level, and three grades: upper, middle, and lower.
The seventy-two Earthly Fiend Restrictions transformed into a Heavenly Dipper Spirit Restriction, but from the perspective of refining, it had already become a spiritual artifact.
When the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Spiritual Restrictions are perfected, it becomes a Spiritual Treasure. As for how to create a Heavenly Palace Immortal Treasure, few stories have been passed down in the world.
"After mastering the basics of the Taihua Sword Manual, with the sword pellet protecting me, I will have much more confidence during my trip to Fallen Dragon Valley."
"Moreover, dealing with Wang Wu's offerings is not difficult either."
"Fifth Brother! We've already done more than enough to repay our kindness by letting you live this long!"
"It's time to die!"
After retrieving the sword pellet, the next step is the spirit box.
Inside the box were a wine insect sealed in amber, a jade slip, and a jade bottle labeled "The Essence of a Hundred Wines".
"This is our grand finale—the wine bug!"
Inside the amber was a tiny insect, about the size of a thumb, resembling a silkworm, pure white and flawless, without scales, armor, short legs, or horns.
The jade slip contains instructions on how to tame the wine insects. These exotic creatures of heaven and earth, if forcibly contracted, will only backfire.
If a person with an alcohol addiction refuses to eat due to stress, then there is no hope of recovery.
The method in the jade slip is to use the hidden aperture in the Qi Sea to refine the essence of a hundred kinds of fine wines into a wine aperture.
Wine worms are not creatures that like to move around. The better the quality of the wine orifice, the easier it is for the wine worm to recognize its home. Over time, it can become connected with the host's mind.
This method is not difficult, but fearing that things might change if he waited too long, Li Ya planned to subdue this wine worm as soon as possible.
The moment the jade bottle was opened, a hundred aromas of wine mingled and surged forth, intertwining and swirling.
Li Ya believed that he extracted the essence from the wine with his true qi, and then guided the wine extract into his dantian.
Select the largest hidden opening in the Qi Sea, solidify its form with true Qi, and fully contain the essence of the hundred wines.
At the same time, he gathered his thoughts and cast a series of spiritual spells onto the newly formed wine aperture.
Until the last spiritual incantation was cast, a mysterious hidden aperture, hazy and transparent, with a warm amber color, appeared, suspended in the sea of qi.
Once the wine is properly brewed, the essence of all wines undergoes a wondrous transformation, releasing a mellow and harmonious aroma.
The wine worms that were originally sealed in the amber began to wriggle. Li Ya's mind stirred slightly, and he broke the amber.
The wine worm immediately hovered in front of him, its spirit whiskers trembling slightly. Li Ya released his true energy for defense.
The wine worm shrank slightly, transformed into a wisp of light, and disappeared into Li Ya's lower abdomen.
After entering the Qi Sea, the spirit whiskers of the wine insect trembled frequently, following the rich aroma, and flew straight to the amber-colored wine orifice.
Inside the wine vessel, its body stretches out, and the essence of a hundred kinds of fine wines transforms into a pool of water, where it swims freely.
Everything that needed to be done has been done; all that's left is to wait, to wait for this alcohol craving to find its home.
He slowly finished his practice, opened his eyes, and exhaled a long breath of stale air, which surprisingly contained a trace of mellow wine aroma.
Li Ya took out the "Downed Ox" from the Ling Shu Cave and drank a full bowl of it. Surprisingly, he didn't find it spicy at all.
As soon as the wine passed down the throat, it was sensed by the wine worm. The little creature's whiskers trembled slightly, drawing all the wine into the wine acupoint.
The "fallen cow" vaporizes in the wine cavity, where the wine aroma is extracted, and the wine worms absorb it all into their bodies.
A moment later, the wine worms, as white as warm jade, blushed and swam happily among them.
"Truly amazing! From now on, I'll have the reputation of being the 'Little Cliff Brother Who Can Drink a Thousand Cups Without Getting Drunk'."
"Who can drink with me! Who dares to drink with me!"
"When you come across fine wine in the future, you must collect it."
Driven by curiosity, Li Ya packed his things and went out.
The senior brother Lingji in the courtyard had already passed out drunk, and he was being carried back to his room by a haphazard, unreliable person.
"Senior, would you still be interested in having a drink with me?"
Li Ya thought to himself, "I have to spend money to buy wine myself, but I can get Senior Shen's wine for free without spending a penny."
"I can drink, of course, but please stop using those methods!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ya immediately cupped his hands and said, "Senior, rest assured, this junior will never use the same tricks to cheat for wine again!"
At the same time, he silently added in his mind, "The previous methods are no longer effective, so I will stop using them."
But now I have a new method, and it's not like I can't use it.