He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Following Su Xiaoyue's instructions, Zhang Zhengyi collected all the materials needed for brewing.

After carefully storing the materials and brewing equipment, Su Xiaoyue expressed her gratitude, saying, "Senior, you can drink this wine at dawn tomorrow."

"However, during this time, please lend us the power of Zhang Shanshen."

As Su Xiaoyue spoke, she looked at Zhang Zhengyi again.

Zhang Zheng nodded repeatedly. It was rare for Little Chongshan to be lively like this after so many years. Besides, ordinary cultivators passing by were not as easy to talk to as Mr. Xu.

This is also why Zhang Zhengyi was willing to help. Due to the nature of his divine authority, the mountain god cannot easily leave the area of ​​the mountain, but he can condense an external avatar.

However, this external avatar is equivalent to a split soul, and it has its own independent consciousness. Each time the external avatar returns, it needs to re-integrate its memories.

Furthermore, this method is extremely energy-consuming and can only be used once every ten years or so. Therefore, he often taught spirits and monsters in Xiaochong Mountain, gaining more like-minded people and thus more people to talk to.

However, spirits and monsters cultivate slowly, typically taking a hundred years to make any progress.

The cultivation of spirits is quite intricate. In normal cultivation terms, a spirit with intelligence only needs to absorb the essence of the sun and moon; after fifty years of cultivation, it can speak, and after a hundred years, it will awaken some innate supernatural abilities...

After two hundred years, one can undergo a heavenly tribulation and transform into a human. From then on, one's cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds.

If a demon that has taken human form obtains some good fortune, it may be able to advance further and refine its supernatural powers. Only then can it be called a true great demon.

Supernatural powers are rare; ordinary demons cannot condense them even in their entire lives, and the chance of even undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation every two hundred years is less than one in a hundred.

Once a demon has taken human form, it is very difficult for anyone other than a cultivator with supernatural powers to tell that the other party is a demon.

Among those who seek immortality, countless are those with exceptional talent, and countless others persevere relentlessly.

What everyone lacks is a karmic connection.

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Most of the spirits in Xiaochongshan rest during the day and only come out to play at night, so it's a lively time right now.

Zhang Zhengyi's cultivation level is such that he doesn't distinguish between day and night, not to mention that he is a mountain.

Su Xiaoyue had just recovered and had no magical powers, so she could only command Xu Yiya to help her. Ping Shui Temple was quite large, and it wouldn't be a problem to vacate two rooms for the couple.

Xu Yi wasn't that petty, as it was just a short stay.

According to Xu Yiya, they planned to live in seclusion in Xiaochongshan for a while until Su Xiaoyue's health recovered before leaving.

The couple prepared to leave Da Zhou and completely leave this place of trouble.

Su Nianzhen will eventually have time to deal with it. Su Xiaoyue is her only blood relative. Although the Reincarnation Technique is advanced, it can eliminate karma.

But Su Xiaoyue was still afraid. She knew all too well how this mother was capable of such things—a great cultivator with the power of the Five Elements Converging.

Despite the fact that his cultivation level was forcibly boosted by the Yin Moon Dynasty's fortune.

Once this Five Qi Convergence Realm is outside the Yin Moon Dynasty's territory, its strength will be greatly reduced.

As far as she knew, Su Nianzhen had long been a cultivator of the Four Divine Powers, but the Five Divine Powers were too difficult to cultivate, so she simply absorbed the fortune of the Yin Moon Dynasty to condense a pseudo-divine power, which could be called a cultivator of the Five Qi Convergence.

This pseudo-divine power can not only be condensed by Su Nianzhen, but even Yan Chixia can condense a fourth pseudo-divine power within the Xuanxin Sect's grand formation.

This is achieved through external forces, which is far less reliable than what one can gain through self-cultivation.

However, in her current state, she cannot travel far. Xu Yiya is a sword cultivator who knows nothing about the Dao of the Soul, let alone anything like Soul Nourishing Techniques or Soul Condensation Techniques.

The reincarnation manual she cultivated only contained half of the original text; the other half was torn apart and its whereabouts were unknown. It would be difficult to find, as the world was vast, and by the time Xu Yiya found it, she would probably have already perished.

Now, the only people they can rely on are this mysterious Senior Xu and the little monk beside him.

She had discussed it with Xu Yiya, and they decided that they would have to be shameless and even grovel to get a job under this senior during this period.

After all this deliberation, it all comes down to whether or not that Senior Xu will give his approval.

For now, we can only take it one step at a time.

Su Xiaoyue had just woken up, and with so many thoughts running through her mind, she was quite tired. She felt dizzy and almost fainted, but fortunately, Xu Yiya was watching her closely and caught her in time to prevent her from falling.

Su Xiaoyue nestled in Xu Yiya's arms for a while, and only after she calmed down did she get up and let Xu Yiya continue the brewing process so as not to delay the time.

......

With the matter settled, Xu Yi felt there was no more trouble, so he went back to his room to rest.

He was exhausted. Ever since he arrived in this world full of demons, he had been on the move without ever stopping.

Along the way, he did nothing but slay demons and save people. During this time, he killed many corrupt officials and also many powerful and ruthless people.

In short, he never stopped moving forward. At first, he felt that since he had acquired such supernatural powers, he should do something about it.

Whether it's punishing evil and promoting good, or robbing the rich to help the poor, he gradually became confused. It seemed that what he was doing couldn't truly change the status quo of the world.

Wild fire, in spring.

With the death of the withered and flourishing old demon, does that old tree have no other capable subordinates? It's just temporarily intimidated by Xu Yi's presence.

A comeback is inevitable; it's just a matter of time.

If it hadn't been for the birthday celebration that day, allowing him to capture all the monkeys on Jingyang Mountain, it would have taken him a lot of effort.

Even if he possessed unparalleled supernatural powers, he could not stop all the injustices in the world.

If he couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it and closed his eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

Inside the temple, Xu Su and his wife, along with Zhang Zhengyi, were busy at work, and even Yun Song came to help.

Zhang Zhengyi had drunk many kinds of wine, but they were all either researched by the mountain gods themselves or tasted from somewhere in the mortal world. He was also very interested in brewing wine, so being able to drink wine from the demonic path was naturally novel to him, and he was naturally willing to help out.

However, Xu Yiya was not very satisfactory in this regard, and soon, Zhang Zhengyi replaced him as the main person in charge of brewing.

When people in the mortal world brew wine, they need to go through several steps: making koji (fermentation starter), fermentation, filtration, and aging.

Both fermentation and aging require time to settle.

How could celestial wine be the same as earthly wine?

The laurel wine is only made once a year because Zhang Zhengyi needs to collect moonlight and seal it in the wine, which gives it its cool and refreshing taste.

This orchid wine is even more special; even Zhang Zhengyi had never seen such a brewing ingredient before.

After all the raw materials have been properly processed, the most crucial step for Lanxu Wine has arrived.

Su Xiaoyue looked at Xu Yiya and said affectionately, "Yiya, my wine is still missing one last step, which is also the most crucial step."

Zhang Zhengyi, standing to the side, also showed anticipation in his eyes. The ingredients for the laurel wine were actually quite ordinary, not some kind of lingzhi or immortal herb. It was just that it lacked one ingredient compared to worldly wine: moonlight. A single ingredient of moonlight was enough to transform worldly wine into immortal wine.

Some of the raw materials used by Su Xiaoyue were not particularly rare, and were even quite common, of course, this was from the perspective of him, the mountain god of Xiaochong Mountain.

Tears welled up in Su Xiaoyue's eyes as she continued, "Fate is truly wondrous. After half a lifetime of ups and downs, we are finally reunited. It hasn't been easy."

Tears fell, but Su Xiaoyue used her magic to levitate them into the air.

"But was all the waiting worth it?"

Su Xiaoyue read those words out in a very soft voice.

"This is the last ingredient, and it's the essence of this wine."

"Are they tears?" Zhang Zhengyi asked, puzzled.

"No, these are tears of longing."

Su Xiaoyue blended this tear into the yeast, and the tear spread, causing ripples to spread throughout the surrounding space.

Zhang Zhengyi hurriedly sealed the yeast.

"Please, God Zhang, use your magic to accelerate the ripening of the yeast," Su Xiaoyue requested.

"nature."

When Zhang Zhengyi usually brews laurel wine, he doesn't need to worry about this problem because the collection of moon essence takes a long time, and during this process, the yeast has already fermented on its own.

"Please wait patiently for dawn."

......

The next morning, Xu Yi woke up from his sleep.

He had a very long dream, but after waking up, he could never remember what he dreamed about, which was really inexplicable.

He stretched and then walked towards the door.

Inside the temple, Zhang Zhengyi found a round wooden table from somewhere and placed it in the courtyard.

A sealed wine jar was placed on the table.

Xu Yi approached the table and asked with a smile, "Is this the wine you brewed?"

"I'm making this clear beforehand: if this wine isn't good, I won't accept it."

Su Xiaoyue and Xu Yiya stood up and bowed at the same time.

Su Xiaoyue replied, "Please rest assured, senior, this wine will definitely satisfy you."

After she finished speaking, she opened the wine jar.

The moment the wine jar was opened, a sweet aroma filled the air, as sweet as first love.

This was the initial aroma of the wine, but soon Xu Yi felt that the taste was somewhat bitter.

Zhang Zhengyi took out six small jade wine cups from his sleeve and placed them in front of everyone.

Yun Song is just here to join in the fun. As for Xin Jing, can she even drink?

Xin Jing said, "Amitabha, at this moment, heaven and earth know, you know, I know... so let's just not say anything."

Xin Jing's words amused everyone.

Before I knew it, the glasses were already full.

Xu Yi picked up the wine glass and examined it closely. The wine was actually blue, which was quite unusual, as it was the first time he had ever seen wine of this color.

"Senior, you can only truly appreciate the flavor of this wine by drinking it all in one go," Su Xiaoyue reminded her from the side.

Xu Yi nodded and drank it all in one gulp. It was smooth, sweet, and very pleasant. It was the sweetest glass of wine he had ever tasted.

However, the sweetness quickly dissipated, leaving a slightly astringent taste with a hint of sweetness, making for a very complex and varied flavor profile.

It wasn't until the final notes that Xu Yi tasted the bitterness of the wine.

Xu Yi sighed. There was a figure that kept lingering in his mind, but he just couldn't remember who it was.

After that figure disappeared, all that remained was a sense of loss.

"Good wine, does it have a name?" Xu Yi asked, holding a wine glass that still held a lingering fragrance.

Su Xiaoyue thought carefully for a moment, and was about to speak when Xu Yiya spoke first: "It's Lanxu!"

Xu Yiya had been suspicious from the very beginning when he started drinking the wine. It wasn't until he tasted the bitterness in the aftertaste that he realized what was missing in his master's wine.

"I see, I see..."

Everyone was puzzled and could only wait for him to continue.

Xu Yiya was very excited; he seemed to have discovered some incredible secret.

"Xiaoyue, did your mother ever say who else knows how to brew this wine?"

Su Xiaoyue fell into her memories again. After thinking carefully, she shook her head and said, "No, my mother once said that this Lanxu wine was created by her and no one else knows how to make it except me."

Su Xiaoyue was also quite surprised. She hadn't expected Xu Yiya to be able to name Lanxu Wine. Neither of them liked drinking, so she had kept this matter to herself and never mentioned it.

"Lanxu, Lanxu, when I drank my master's wine back then, I always felt something was missing. Turns out it was this tear!"

"Xiaoyue, my master can also brew this Orchid Floss Wine, but he improved the recipe. Every time I taste it, I feel that my master's wine is missing something, but I don't know what it is."

"Looking back now, the only missing element might have been longing."

Xu Yiya's voice grew softer and softer until finally, there was no sound at all.

"My master once taught me that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people."

"I think Master himself was deceived?"

"But now that I think about it, it probably isn't..."

Of all those present, only Su Xiaoyue seemed to understand, but even Su Xiaoyue herself didn't quite grasp it.

She didn't know anything about her mother's past. Her mother usually only taught her some things about cultivation, but never taught her the principles of being a good person.

But when she heard Xu Yiya say that her master could also brew Lanxu wine, Su Xiaoyue was still stunned for a moment.

Although her mother never said it, she had seen her mother's melancholy when she was alone.

Su Nianzhen never practiced swordsmanship, but a white jade sword always hung in the most conspicuous place in her study. Judging from its style and length, it was not a woman's sword.

She had also seen her mother practice swordsmanship in the courtyard, but none of her mother's supernatural abilities were related to swordsmanship.

Su Xiaoyue couldn't empathize with her mother, but she knew that there must be some connection between Su Nianzhen and Xu Yiya's master.

Xu Yi didn't understand matters of the heart; he had never thought about such things.

Xin Jing didn't understand matters of love and affection; he was a monk.

Yun Song understood nothing of romantic love; he was just a little squirrel, not yet in human form.

Zhang Zhengyi didn't understand what romantic love was, but he knew what love and hate were. The "master" and "mother" that the two of them were talking about were perhaps a kind of love and hate.

He was just a mountain; although he had lived a long time, he had never experienced these things.

Zhang Zhengyi offered words of comfort: "Perhaps everyone had their own difficulties back then."

Xin Jing actually thought the couple was nice, but he couldn't find the words to comfort them. He didn't understand these emotions, so he had nothing to say.

moo~

Moo moo~

Xu Yi looked back to see why the green ox was bellowing. It wasn't the ox's fault, but the sword on its back that was trembling, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Amidst the vast sky, storms rise once more.

Dark clouds appeared, blocking out the sun's rays, and it got dark.

A rumbling sound came from the clouds, like a thunder dragon rolling.

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