NABC 189. Absorption of medicinal wine
189. Absorption of medicinal wine
Xiao Yan took the three bottles of medicinal wine and went straight to Zi Yan, who was still asleep.
Zi Yan, who was half-asleep, immediately woke up when she saw the jade bottle in Xiao Yan's hand. She instantly realized that Xiao Yan had something valuable in his hand, and the purple light in her eyes intensified. She looked at the jade bottle in Xiao Yan's hand with obvious drooling.
"Xiao Yan, what is this?"
Xiao Yan also pushed aside Zi Yan, who was about to rush forward, and instructed her, "This thing has a lot of energy, so don't rush."
Then he took out a jade bottle, filled it with water, dropped a drop of medicinal wine into the bottle, and handed it to Ziyan.
Zi Yan picked up the jade bottle and drank it all in one gulp, then shook her head casually and said, "This is boring, just give it all to me!"
Xiao Yan still dripped a few drops from the jade bottle onto Zi Yan, who poured it into her mouth, and her purple gem-like eyes suddenly lit up.
Zi Yan licked her lips and said, "Hehe, Xiao Yan, you still have a conscience, giving me such good things."
Then he grabbed the jade bottle full of medicinal wine from Xiao Yan's hand and gulped down half of it in one go.
This caused even Zi Yan's body temperature to rise immediately, and then a purple aura of battle energy swirled around her.
Zi Yan sat down with her eyes closed, her aura slowly rising as she began to digest the massive amount of fire-attribute energy contained in the medicinal wine.
Xiao Yan waited to the side, and after an incense stick's time, he could clearly see that Zi Yan's aura had begun to stabilize from its previous frenzy. Xiao Yan was relieved. Zi Yan's digestive ability was astonishing to him. Even if Xiao Yan himself possessed a strange fire, he wouldn't dare to swallow so much medicinal wine in one gulp, as the energy in the wine was too enormous, and swallowing it directly would be very risky.
All elixirs require a significant amount of auxiliary materials to neutralize the energy of the most important ingredients, ultimately allowing the elixir to be absorbed by the body.
However, this medicinal wine does the opposite; all the herbs are used solely for enhancement, and after being refined by a strange fire, its energy is terrifying. This stuff is poison to most people, but it's a godsend for someone with Zi Yan's unusual talent.
Seeing that Zi Yan's condition had stabilized, Xiao Yan put down the last half bottle of medicinal wine and left. He didn't plan to give the other two bottles to Zi Yan for the time being. Even the strongest digestive ability has its limits, and Xiao Yan was afraid that if he gave it all to Zi Yan, she wouldn't be able to digest it all at once.
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After Xiao Yan left, Huo Zhi walked straight out of the pavilion, while Yan Di casually sat on the Azure Feather Three-Tailed Sparrow, controlling the direction.
Huo Zhi walked easily to Yan Di's side and sat down, looking at him with a sweet smile: "Uncle Di, guess what I brought you."
Yan Di flicked his finger and lightly tapped Huo Zhi's head, saying, "You went to find Xiao Yan, didn't you?"
Seeing that Yan Di had guessed her actions, Huo Zhi pouted slightly: "Uncle Di can guess everything, it's no fun."
He then took out all four jade bottles and handed them to Yan Di, saying, "I'll have Xiao Yan continue burning them for you. We should have about thirty bottles by the time we return to the clan."
Yan Di took the jade bottle, opened one of the bottles, and smelled its aroma. A hint of intoxication even appeared in his eyes.
Yan Di took a small sip and said with satisfaction, "This is good stuff. The energy of the strange fire is incomparable to anything else."
Huo Zhi sat on the edge of the Azure Feather Three-Tailed Sparrow, swinging his legs as he said, "It's a pity I don't have any wood attribute. If I were an alchemist, I would definitely make wine for Uncle Di every day."
Yan Di laughed heartily upon hearing what Huo Zhi said, and said, "Little Zhi, your words really make Uncle Di happy. But if I were to have you, a genius, brew wine for me every day, the elders would probably skin me alive."
Huo Zhi looked at Yan Di and asked, "Uncle Di, is there really no way to solve this problem?"
Yan Di took another small sip of the medicinal wine from the jade pot and said, "My innate battle qi attribute wasn't pure enough. Back then, I refused to admit defeat and insisted on cultivating the Great Flame Yang Technique of the clan. Although my progress wasn't slow, I ran out of steam. The method for making this medicinal wine was obtained by an elder from the Medicine Clan. Unfortunately, it was difficult to refine, and it only works best when it's fired with a different kind of fire. But finding a pharmacist with a different kind of fire is too troublesome. This is only the third time I've drunk pure medicinal wine made with a different kind of fire."
Yan Di cherished the medicinal wine that Xiao Yan had made, and sipped it slowly, taking only small sips.
Huo Zhi also said, "Then I'll have Xiao Yan make this medicinal wine for Uncle Di every day from now on."
Yan Di affectionately patted Huo Zhi's head and said, "Xiao Yan is not only exceptionally strong, but his soul power is also incredibly powerful. He's also a sixth-grade alchemist. I wonder how the clan will deal with him. We'll probably only be able to use him for a short time."
Huo Zhi suddenly looked at Yan Di and asked, "Then, will Xiao Yan die after returning to the clan?"
Yan Di gazed into the distance, pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "He's involved in too many things; we'll have to see what the clan leader and the elders think."
Huo Zhi rested her chin on her hand and said, "He's a decent person. I hope he can save his own life."
Xiao Yan's generosity in brewing medicinal wine for Yan Di left a good impression on Huo Zhi.
"We obtained three different types of strange fire on this trip. If we can communicate effectively with the ancient clan, it's not impossible to let him leave."
Xiao Yan was unaware that his life was being discussed like this. He was completely absorbed in brewing the medicinal wine, and several days passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Yan's brewing speed increased, and his success rate also improved, producing about fifteen bottles every two days. After handing these bottles of medicinal wine to Huo Zhi, Xiao Yan noticed that both Huo Zhi and Yan Di treated him much more gently.
As for the three bottles that Xiao Yan drew each time, he gave them to Zi Yan. Zi Yan's absorption speed once again surprised Xiao Yan. From half a bottle a day at the beginning, in just a few days, Zi Yan was able to absorb a whole bottle a day.
As he absorbed the energy, Xiao Yan gradually noticed that the purple aura around Zi Yan was becoming increasingly intense, proving that Zi Yan was strengthening her power in a way that Xiao Yan could not understand.
Xiao Yan was very satisfied with this. Although a Dou Zong level fighter was nothing in the Yan Clan, it was always beneficial for Zi Yan to become stronger.
After working day and night at full capacity to brew medicinal wine, Xiao Yan discovered that he was nearing the limit of his eight-star Dou Huang level, and the nine-star Dou Huang realm was within reach. The price Xiao Yan paid for his intense brewing of medicinal wine was that he ran out of herbs!
After finishing the last bottle of medicinal wine, and finding both of Huo Zhi's storage rings empty, Xiao Yan stepped out of the pavilion, wanting to relax a bit.