104: Improved Spirit Wine

He walked to the corner of the room, where a few sacks of newly harvested Spirit Rice from this year were piled up.

"The potential of ordinary Spirit Rice has already been tapped to its limit..." Lin Yan's fingers traced over the sacks of Spirit Rice.

"Perhaps I can try higher-grade Spirit Rice!" Lin Yan's eyes lit up.

Although he hadn't planted them on a large scale, over the past two years, he had still collected some Crescent Rice, as well as Qinglu Rice and Crimson Flame Rice.

Among them, Crescent Rice was the most abundant, while Crimson Flame Rice was the least.

He took the three types of Spirit Rice out of his Storage Pouch.

"There is the most Crescent Rice, so I can brew a jar of spirit wine with it alone."

"There is too little Qinglu Rice and Crimson Flame Rice, so I can only mix in some Crescent Rice to brew the wine."

No sooner said than done.

Lin Yan fetched some mountain spring water; this spring water contained a trace of Spiritual Qi, but it was too thin.

To ensure the brewing effect, he crushed a few Spirit Stones to refine the Spiritual Qi into the mountain spring water, turning it completely into a spirit spring.

He soaked the different types of Spirit Rice in the spirit spring overnight, allowing them to fully absorb the spirituality.

Afterwards, he steamed the Spirit Rice until it was half-cooked, reaching a state suitable for fermentation.

Then, he added specially made spirit wine yeast and placed it in the cellar to ferment.

Finally, he used a specific technique to catalyze the process, allowing the Spirit Rice to fully ferment. While converting it into wine, he also extracted the spiritual power and blended it into the wine.

He brewed three cellars worth in one go.

One cellar was pure Crescent Rice, while the other two were mixed with Qinglu Rice and Crimson Flame Rice respectively.

In the following days, Lin Yan closely monitored the changes in the brewing room every day.

The barrel brewed with pure Crescent Rice didn't show much change, only the Spiritual Qi became increasingly dense.

The barrel mixed with Qinglu Rice was a bit different; mist kept rising from the brewing barrel, lingering and not dissipating, looking somewhat extraordinary.

The barrel mixed with Crimson Flame Rice showed the greatest change.

Faint red light would flash from the edge of the fermentation barrel from time to time, emitting a scorching aura.

"The temperature has risen again..." On the third night, Lin Yan was awakened by a slight sensation of heat.

He rushed to the brewing room and found small flames flickering by the side of the fermentation barrel mixed with Crimson Flame Rice, and the edge of the wooden barrel even showed signs of charring.

"Is the fire spiritual power of the Crimson Flame Rice affecting the fermentation process?"

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Lin Yan's forehead; fortunately, he discovered it in time, otherwise he would have burned down his own brewing room.

That night, he had no choice but to keep watch over the brewing room all night long.

Early the next morning, Lin Yan had Little Fatty take over the watch while he went to the market to find someone to exchange for a few water-attribute Spirit Stones.

He carefully placed the Water Spirit Stone next to the fermentation barrel.

"Water Spirit Stones can gather water vapor, suppress open flames, and prevent the temperature from getting too high..."

After some meticulous adjustments, the temperature of the fermentation barrel stabilized.

Lin Yan let out a long sigh of relief, but his vigilance did not diminish in the slightest.

In the days that followed, he had to get up to check several times almost every night to ensure the fermentation process proceeded smoothly.

Finally, on the morning of the tenth day, when the first ray of sunlight shone through the window into the brewing room, Lin Yan keenly sensed a change.

A rich and layered aroma of wine wafted into his nostrils.

"It's a success!" He quickly walked to the fermentation barrel to check.

The spirit wine brewed from Crescent Rice had a spiritual power one level stronger than before, reaching the level of a second-tier spirit object.

"This counts as second-tier spirit wine; it is also helpful for the cultivation of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!" Lin Yan was very satisfied.

Brewing high-grade spirit wine isn't just about having the raw Materials; one also needs the corresponding technique to unlock the spiritual power of high-grade ingredients.

It was obvious that his brewing technique was quite good, as it was effective on second-tier spirit objects.

In the barrel mixed with Qinglu Rice, besides the Spiritual Qi being denser, a layer of faint mist swirled on the surface of the spirit wine, giving it a mysterious aura.

Lin Yan carefully took out a small cup of the wine and poured it into a transparent jade cup.

He took a small sip; the wine was extremely smooth when it entered his mouth, and the spiritual power carried some water attributes.

"Not bad!" Lin Yan nodded with satisfaction.

Compared to ordinary spirit wine, this spirit wine had a better taste and a unique flavor.

Moreover, perhaps because of the Fusion of water spiritual power, the spiritual power in this wine was easier to absorb, and the nourishing effect was better.

Finally, there was the fermentation barrel mixed with Crimson Flame Rice.

The liquid in the barrel had completely transformed, emitting an unprecedented aroma.

It possessed both the mellowness of spirit wine and a trace of the faint, scorching sensation characteristic of fire-attribute spiritual power.

Lin Yan carefully opened the lid of the fermentation barrel.

An overpowering aroma of wine instantly filled the entire room.

The aroma was several times stronger than any spirit wine he had brewed in the past, yet it was miraculously balanced and did not seem pungent.

"This wine..." Lin Yan couldn't wait to take out a small cup of the wine and pour it into the jade cup.

The wine presented a rare golden-red color, shimmering with a charming luster under the sunlight, as if flames were dancing within it.

He took a deep breath, then gently lifted the wine cup and took a deep sniff in front of his nose.

"So fragrant!" Lin Yan's eyes widened.

The richness of the spiritual power contained in this aroma far exceeded any of his previous spirit wines.

It not only had the gentle nourishment of ordinary Spirit Rice but also the unique fire-attribute spiritual power essence of Crimson Flame Rice; the two perfectly fused, forming a brand-new, distinct aromatic structure.

Lin Yan carefully took a small sip.

The moment the wine entered his mouth, he felt a gentle spiritual power first nourish his mouth and throat, and then, a subtle sensation of heat followed.

It was not a stinging pain, but a comfortable warmth, like a ray of sunlight in winter.

That trace of heat continuously penetrated deeper into his body, finally disappearing into an unknown place.

"This feeling?" A look of contemplation appeared on Lin Yan's face.

That trace of heat just now inexplicably reminded him of the feeling of refining Millennial Ginseng.

He quickly took another large sip.

This time the feeling was clearer; in his perception, that wisp of heat flowed into an unknown place in the human body.

Although it was still very vague, he could roughly confirm it.

"There is actually a trace of weak fire essence in this wine!" Lin Yan's heartbeat accelerated.

Fire essence!

Like wood essence, fire essence can nurture a Cultivator's Fire Spiritual Root.

"This... this is simply a spirit wine tailored for Cultivators with a Fire Spiritual Root!" Lin Yan was so excited that his hands were trembling slightly.

He tilted his head back and downed the entire cup of spirit wine.

The moment the wine entered his stomach, a warm current quickly spread throughout his entire body.

This time he more clearly perceived the fire essence contained in the wine.

But immediately, Lin Yan frowned again.

"This fire essence is too weak; the effect is almost non-existent." Lin Yan mused:

"If a Cultivator were to rely on this spirit wine to nurture their Spiritual Root, I'm afraid they would have to wait until the end of time..."

In reality, the Five Elements essence is not a rare thing.

What is rare is Five Elements essence that is dense and reaches a certain quality.

Taking wood essence as an example, every plant has wood essence.

But only spirit plants that have grown for a thousand years have enough wood essence enriched within them to effectively nourish a Cultivator's Spiritual Root.

The same applies to this spirit wine.

The fire essence in the wine is stronger than ordinary fire-attribute spirit objects, but it is not yet on par with millennial spirit objects.

"If I want to use spirit wine to improve my Spiritual Root, I must continue to improve my brewing technique!"

"Remove the Crescent Rice from the brewing ingredients and use entirely Crimson Flame Rice... and then find a way to use spirit fire to warm and nurture it..."

He remembered the Old Menial Servant who sold him the wine recipe saying that to Cultivate this wine recipe, it is best to have dual wood-Fire Spiritual Roots.

Because this wine technique can only be brought to its extreme when combined with spirit fire nurturing.

At this thought, a sharp light flashed in Lin Yan's eyes, and he was once again filled with fighting spirit and anticipation.