Chapter 450: Milk Wine |
Beyond differences in age and quality, beast milk was strictly categorized by its origin.
Common varieties-such as milk from cows, goats, horses, deer, and camels-were abundant, keeping their prices relatively low.
However, milk brimming with Five Elements Spirit Qi, or harvested from beasts with profound cultivation-like the ice plain snow yak or the volcano spirit fox-was exceedingly rare. Such scarcity drove their prices several times higher.
Jiang Chen rubbed his chin in thought. A dragon, coupled with the ice attribute. I should seek out beast milk that aligns with these two traits. That would be the safest approach.
Zhao Mo offered a faint smile. “Since we are acquaintances, I can offer a ten percent discount for a small batch, and thirty percent for a large order.”
Jiang Chen snapped back to the present and asked, “Do you have dragon milk?”
The smile froze on Zhao Mo’s face. His pupils contracted uncontrollably, and a faint twitch seized his cheeks and lips. It took a long moment before he finally managed to speak. “Are you joking with me?”
Jiang Chen offered an awkward smile. “I was merely curious.”
Zhao Mo took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. “If you want milk from a spirit beast with a trace of dragon bloodline, I might be able to figure something out.
It was true that he managed a massive supply of beast milk here in Beast Mountain.
Cultivators from all five major regions, and even those residing upon the immortal peaks, sought him out for their purchases.
Yet he had to admit, this was the first time anyone had ever asked for “dragon milk.” The request was nothing short of absurd.
Jiang Chen quickly offered an apologetic bow. “This is my first time dealing in beast milk. I am ignorant of many things. Please forgive my presumption.”
Zhao Mo, barely regaining his composure, waved a hand dismissively. “It is understandable.”
Jiang Chen probed further. “Then… do you have any ice-attribute milk from a dragon-descended beast?”
Zhao Mo’s eyes instantly glazed over, as if his very soul had fled his body. It took a long while for him to recover. He eyed the man before him with a strange, exasperated expression. “Are you here just to cause trouble?”
Jiang Chen chuckled. “Just curiosity, I swear.”
Zhao Mo opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for words. After a brief internal struggle, he finally replied, “No dragon milk, but I do have milk from dragon-descended beasts.
The ice attribute is a bit difficult to source, but I have plenty of the water attribute.”
Jiang Chen immediately said, “I want the best quality. Dragon-descended, ice or water attribute, and from the oldest beasts you have. Give me a thousand jin of each.”
Zhao Mo stared in disbelief. “Why are you buying so much?”
Jiang Chen explained smoothly, “Friends in the outside world know our immortal sect possesses abundant resources, so they asked me to procure some on their behalf.
As for the dragon-descended milk, I have a fondness for brewing wine. I heard that dragon milk wine yields unique effects, so I plan to test it out.”
Realization dawned on Zhao Mo’s face. “No wonder you were so curious. I did hear from Junior Brother Hu that your wine-brewing skills are quite formidable.”
Jiang Chen replied with practiced modesty, “Just passable.”
Zhao Mo considered this carefully for a moment before speaking. “Truthfully, I have also been interested in milk wine, but I could never find a capable brewer.
How about we give it a try? Perhaps we could establish a long-term partnership.”
Jiang Chen had not anticipated this sudden windfall. “You want to brew milk wine as well?”
Zhao Mo nodded. “While selling raw beast milk certainly earns Spirit Stones, I want to expand into new ventures.”
Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up. “What a coincidence. So do I.”
Instantly, the two men hit it off.
Zhao Mo invited him inside, and they immediately began hashing out the specific details.
To demonstrate his sincerity, Zhao Mo even produced a specialized recipe.
It was titled “Heavenly Horse Milk Wine.”
The Heavenly Horse was a remarkably rare breed of spirit beast.
Legends claimed its milk was a top-grade tonic, possessing profoundly unique properties.
Even mighty figures at the Nascent Soul True Lord realm highly valued the substance, willing to spend exorbitant sums to acquire it.
While this Heavenly Horse Milk Wine could not compare to the pure, unadulterated milk, it retained half of its potency. Furthermore, the fermentation process granted the liquor a far richer flavor and more varied effects.
Once their discussion concluded, Jiang Chen stood up. “Alright, I will take this back and study it. When can I expect the beast milk to arrive?”
Zhao Mo immediately offered his guarantee. “Head back first. Before nightfall, I will personally ensure someone delivers the various beast milks to Red Leaf Valley.”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen nodded and walked toward the exit.
Zhao Mo hurriedly followed, personally seeing him out the door.
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Upon returning to Red Leaf Valley, Jiang Chen sat within his stone pavilion, carefully examining the Heavenly Horse Milk Wine recipe.
The recipe detailed three distinct variations.
The first was the low-grade version:
100-year Spirit Horse Milk: 200 jin
Bran Qu: 10 gui
Top Grade Wild Honey: 8 spoonfuls
High-quality Pale Xin Grass: 2 stalks
The second was the high-grade version:
100-year Bo Horse Milk: 150 jin
Small Qu: 2 gui
Top Grade Sweet Berries: 66 pieces
Top Grade Condensed Dew: 10 spoonfuls
The third was the top-grade version:
1000-year Huan Shu Milk: 100 jin
Large Qu: 30 gui
Top Grade Jade Stamen Pollen: 5 qian
Top Grade Spirit Spring Honey: 10 spoonfuls
Each version required a different brewing process and yielded vastly different effects.
Yet, even the top-grade version only approached half the raw potency of true Heavenly Horse milk.
After reading through the parchment, Jiang Chen tapped his fingers rhythmically against the stone table. “From the looks of it, the process is quite similar to normal wine brewing. The base is simply swapped for milk.”
For a brewer of his caliber, as long as he had a stable supply of resources, brewing milk wine would be no difficult feat.
The moment he finished reviewing the recipe, his attribute panel flickered.
[Heavenly Horse Milk Wine: Novice]
[Effect 1: Within one shichen, wind Spirit Qi absorption efficiency +10%]
[Special Effect 1: After consumption, shields the mind against distracting thoughts for one shichen]
Jiang Chen’s eyes gleamed with sudden understanding. “It seems this is the true reason why Nascent Soul True Lords covet Heavenly Horse milk.”
At merely the Novice level, it already possessed the ability to sever distracting thoughts.
If he pushed it to the Miracle Hands level, wouldn’t the effects be heaven-defying?
[Consume 10 years of Lifespan to raise Heavenly Horse Milk Wine to Miracle Hands?]
It had to be known that Jiang Chen’s foundational brewing skills, honed over many long years, had already reached a masterful peak.
Although general brewing had never manifested as a distinct skill on his attribute panel, mastering ordinary wines never required this much time.
To think that mastering this Heavenly Horse Milk Wine would demand a full ten years of his life-it was truly unbelievable.
However, for Jiang Chen, who possessed nearly two millennia of Lifespan, such a cost was a mere drop in the ocean.
Without a shred of hesitation, he decisively chose “Yes.”
Instantly, his consciousness was pulled into a mysterious, profound state of Epiphany.
Building upon his already formidable brewing foundation, he spent ten illusory years in continuous research and experimentation, finally mastering the Heavenly Horse Milk Wine to absolute perfection.
Now, as long as he gathered the necessary materials, he could brew the wine with virtually zero chance of failure.
[Remaining Lifespan: 1980 years]
[Heavenly Horse Milk Wine: Miracle Hands]
[Effect 1: Within one shichen, wind Spirit Power absorption efficiency +30%]
[Effect 2: Within one shichen, fire attribute damage reduced by 30%]
[Effect 3: Within one shichen, wind technique and technique comprehension speed +20%]
[Effect 4: Wind Spirit Power and technique consumption -20%]
[Effect 5: Flight technique comprehension speed +20%]
[Special Effect 1: While slightly intoxicated, maintains a mind completely free of distracting thoughts]
[Special Effect 2: While slightly intoxicated, suppresses the growth of Inner Demons]
[Special Effect 3: While slightly intoxicated, pacifies soul restlessness]
[Negative Effect 1: Consuming more than 5 times per month will slightly dull Divine Sense acuity]
[Negative Effect 2: Resistance to cold, ice, and similar negative damage reduced by 20%]
[Unique Effect: Top-grade Heavenly Horse Milk Wine can be fed to Huan Shu, Bo Horses, and other equine spirit beasts to increase contract success rate by 40%; Heavenly Horse contract success rate +20%]
[System Prompt: All listed effects apply to the top-grade Heavenly Horse Milk Wine. Low-grade and high-grade versions will yield reduced effects!]
