The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 19 Spiritual Flowers
The fourth prince and Defender Duanmu looked like they were swallowing a fly. They felt like crying, but no tears came out of their eyes.
“Even His Majesty will be moved if he sees this spiritual plant. Was Wine Master Jiu not afraid of the greedy eyes from above? No matter how strong he was, he could not maintain this small shop after they were surrounded by countless top experts. ” Defender Duanmu frowned after thinking for a moment. Even he himself was moved after seeing the Earth Origin Dragon Tree. Only a fool could remain calm after seeing such a treasure. And if not for the strength of the shop, he would have long since stolen the spiritual plant.
“Defender Duanmu, never think about it. This might be a rare treasure, but it was useless to make enemies of Wine Master Jiu. You have seen his own strength, and I doubt whether the imperial father is his opponent. …” The fourth prince declared solemnly after seeing the glittering eyes of the old defender.
Defender Duanmu's heart jolted after hearing the fourth prince's words. But he was still very reluctant to hand over the Earth Origin Dragon Tree. Only the Earth Origin Dragon Fruit it contained was already equivalent to several decades of cultivation. It could even help an expert who was at the peak of the 8th rank Divine Realm to immediately breakthrough to the next realm.
Defender Duanmu steeled his heart and stood up from his seat. Although he could not forcibly steal spiritual plants, he could still trade with Wine Master Jiu. Or so he thought…
The fourth prince shook his head after seeing Defender Duanmu standing up from his seat. But he knew that he could not change the old man's mind.
With Jiu Shen's current cultivation, it was fine for him to hear the tacit interaction between the two men, but he didn't really care even the slightest bit. After all, they were just tiny little ants in his eyes.
Even with his eyes closed, he could sense that Defender Duanmu was walking towards him. His old face was full of seriousness as if he was about to deliver the grim news. He opened his mouth, but even before he could speak, Jiu Shen raised his right hand and spoke in a calm tone. “Save your breath, old man. That spiritual plant is not for sale and I have no plans to exchange it for something else.”
Defender Duanmu's words got stuck in his throat and he didn't even have a chance to speak before he was rejected by Jiu Shen. ‘How does he know my intentions? Don't tell me he can still hear our conversation even after I blocked a two-meter radius between me and the fourth prince?’
“Parent, if you want to order something, order now. If not, please leave. My store does not allow people to roam freely.” Jiu Shen waved his hand impatiently with his eyes still tightly closed.
Defender Duanmu was about to speak, but a hand grabbed his shoulder firmly. When he turned around, he saw the fourth prince shaking his head after sighing softly. “We're sorry to have disturbed you, Wine Master Jiu. Also, I would like to order a new wine for today. It was still unavailable yesterday so we couldn't taste it. I wonder if you have one now, Wine Master Jiu..”.
Jiu Shen finally opened his eyes. He then glanced at the fourth prince with a poker face and nodded his head slowly. “Indeed, you can order that wine now, but I have to warn you. The old man would be fine even if he drank the entire bottle of wine, but for you .. You can only drink one glass for now…” Jiu Shen did not continue his words, but he flashed a strange smile at the fourth prince for a moment.
Of course, he knows what he means. He had experienced the same thing yesterday when his dantian was filled with true essence after eating its contents without restraint. ‘If not for Jiu Shen's timely warning ..’ The fourth prince shuddered in fear, but he still put on a calm look.
“OK, Jiu Wine Master. Give us one order of that wine.” The fourth prince said with an unnatural smile.
Jiu Shen nodded his head calmly and went towards the wine storage to retrieve the wine he ordered. He also wanted to see their reactions once they tasted the wine.
Jiu Shen grinned and gestured with his right hand. A bottle of wine flew out from the shelf and floated beside him obediently. He then stepped out of the wine storage area.
“This is your order.” Jiu Shen gently placed a bottle of wine on their table before she returned to her seat. He then closed his eyes, but he was still quietly observing them through his spiritual power.
In addition to cultivating true essence, a cultivator can also choose to develop his spiritual power. But of course, cultivating one's spiritual power was much more difficult than cultivating one's true essence.
True essence can only be obtained through refining sources such as spiritual plants, cultivation pills, and others. But training spiritual power involved the spirit of a cultivator. It takes a cultivator to make a connection between the spiritual knots in his body. And the process of doing that was so painful that if one were to experience it, then they would gladly choose death rather than experiencing such pain. In other words, practicing spiritual power requires high willpower and pain tolerance. Only a few people dared to train their spiritual strength. But once they managed to train it to a higher level, then wherever they went, they would be respected by many.
Spiritual strength was also indispensable for alchemists, beast taming, weapon refining, array making, and others. Because this profession involves the use of spiritual power.
Thus, masters of the above-mentioned professions were highly sought after by all the great powers.
Now back to the story.
Jiu Shen calmly waited for the two men to taste the Dew Sea Spring Dew. He was looking at the fourth prince specifically. ‘If. nothing goes wrong, the boy will break through to the 5th rank Spirit realm.’