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Chapter 270: Chapter 167: Upgrading the Spirit Vein, Establishing the Marketplace, Gongsun Family’s Schemes

Fu Changsheng emerged from the secret chamber to find that the clan members had gathered at the back mountain; even his third brother, Fu Changli, who had been researching spirit wine in seclusion for years, and Chen Dachu had come out of the wine cellar.

The crowd gathered together.

At the center was none other than Grandmaster Yu.

Fu Changsheng murmured:

”It seems the preparations for the spirit vein upgrade are complete.”

With a few flickers, he appeared in the back mountain.

His third brother, Fu Changli, had just come out of seclusion and happily approached Fu Changsheng with a hurried pace. He tapped his storage bag, and with a flash of dawn light, a wine gourd floated toward Fu Changsheng, carrying a hint of pride:

”Patriarch, try this and see what it is.”

Full of mystery.

Just like during their youth.

All these years, the personalities of his third brother and fourth sister hadn’t changed a bit.

Fu Changsheng, amused, took the wine gourd, cast a technique into it, and with a hum, the restriction on the gourd opened, followed by a surge of abundant spiritual qi hitting his nose:

”This is... the Spiritual Ape Wine?”

After his fourth sister, Fu Changlii, obtained the formula for Spiritual Ape Wine from the golden-eyed monkey, Fu Changsheng immediately sent a message to his third brother Fu Changli. He hadn’t expected that in just a few years, his brother had successfully developed it.

Fu Changsheng felt a bit excited.

Because Spiritual Ape Wine was a Tier Two Low-Grade spirit wine, not comparable to ordinary spirit wines.

He quickly took a sip.

The taste was mellow.

It was very similar to the Spiritual Ape Wine he had tasted before, but after swallowing, he found this Spiritual Ape Wine seemed richer:

”Third brother, have you improved the recipe for this Spiritual Ape Wine?”

”Patriarch, you truly have a discerning eye. The formula from the golden-eyed monkey was too crude, so Brother Chen and I spent over a year removing unnecessary ingredients and replacing some uncommon spirit fruits with more potent Thousand Mulberry Fruits. Although this Spiritual Ape Wine is still Tier Two Low-Grade, its quality has reached a superior level.”

His third brother was indeed a master of brewing wine.

Fu Changsheng felt joy in his heart:

”Third brother, can this Spiritual Ape Wine be brewed in large quantities?”

If it could.

The Fu Family needn’t worry about a lack of spirit stones.

His third brother Fu Changli shook his head:

”This is, after all, a Tier Two spirit wine, and the process is extremely complex. Without an experienced brewer, it can’t be controlled at all. Moreover, with my cultivation, if it weren’t for Brother Chen assisting, I couldn’t possibly brew this Tier Two Spiritual Ape Wine, so at best, we can produce about ten pounds a year.”

Ten pounds.

That’s not insignificant either.

Fu Changsheng nodded with certainty, and as his divine sense fell on Fu Changli, his brows slightly furrowed:

”Third brother, you can’t immerse yourself solely in winemaking; only by improving your cultivation can you brew more excellent wine. Fourth sister has now reached the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation, one step away from the Ninth Layer, and you’re still at the Sixth Layer. Keep this Spiritual Ape Wine for yourself and advance your cultivation to the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation before coming out of seclusion.”

”But I’m currently researching....”

”No buts, that’s an order!”

If this delay continues.

His third brother will find it difficult to achieve Foundation Establishment before the age of sixty.

Fu Changli also knew that Fu Changsheng was considering his well-being, so he scratched his head and grinned, ”Alright, Patriarch, I understand, I will listen to you. Don’t get angry, don’t get angry.”

Even though Fu Changsheng had already achieved Foundation Establishment.

Fu Changli still treated Fu Changsheng as he always had, without the slightest distance.

Fu Changsheng, seeing this, shook his head and said:

”Third brother, you are now a Tier Two Low-Grade Brewer, and according to the clan rules, you can be promoted to an elder within the clan. Here’s your Elder Token; take it. Also, you haven’t used your contribution points all these years. When you break through to the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation, exchange your points for the necessary spiritual pills and advance your cultivation. Remember.”

”Alright, alright, alright,”

His third brother, Fu Changli, replied with a smile.

Beside them, Meizhen covered her mouth and chuckled, finding it amusing how her husband treated his younger brother, much like guiding Brother Fan’s children.

Everyone waited in eager anticipation for about half an hour.

With each technique cast by Grandmaster Yu.

Buzz!

A profound mysterious array was set at Luofeng Mountain, and the Middle-Grade Spirit Stones within Niushou Mountain suddenly lit up with dazzling thirty-six light beams reaching up to the sky. With a change of technique from Grandmaster Yu, the beams rolled back downward.

Buzz!

The immense spiritual qi was injected into various nodes of the spirit vein.

Rumble!

The entire mountain range began to tremble.

After three days and nights.

Finally.

The mountain range ceased its trembling.

It was replaced by a rush of abundant spiritual qi coming forth.

Grandmaster Yu’s face was somewhat pale, and he almost stumbled. Fu Changsheng, quick-eyed and deft, stepped forward and promptly offered him the Snowflake Wine. Grandmaster Yu gulped down a gourd of wine, and his complexion looked a tad better:

”Uncle Yu, thank you for your hard work.”

Grandmaster Yu waved it off and went directly into seclusion in the wine cellar.

After his departure.

Only then did everyone cheer with excitement.

Liuu Meizhen, sensing some of the spirit vein’s aura, exclaimed excitedly:

”Husband, the spirit vein has upgraded to Tier One Top-Grade, and moreover, a Spiritual Spring Well has been newly established in the Spirit Plant Hall, Alchemy Hall, Artifact Refining Hall, Wine Cellar, and Talisman Hall.”

With this.

It greatly eased the cultivation for the clan’s cultivators.

Previously, everyone had to queue up for a chance to cultivate in the Spiritual Spring Well, getting a turn once a month was considered good. Now, with five springs, each person could potentially have two to three turns a month.

If contribution points were sufficient.

Cultivators could continuously use the Spiritual Spring Well for cultivation.

This was something they hadn’t dared even to dream of before.

Elder patriarch Fu Changren’s eyes were red:

”I remember back in the day, our ancestral ground had only a Tier One Middle-Grade spirit vein, with only two Spiritual Spring Wells shared by the entire clan, and it was rare to get even a few turns a year. Now, the clan members are truly blessed. If only.....”