Chapter 196: A Wine Fragrance that Engulfed Half of the Imperial City (1/2)

Chapter 196: A Wine Fragrance that Engulfed Half of the Imperial City

Translator: E.3.3.Editor: Vermillion

Bu Fang cracked open the mud cap with a light pop and was instantly hit with a burst of wine fragrance surging out of the wine jar. The aroma, as if taken the shape of enshrouding mist, gushed up Bu Fang's nose and made his taste buds tingle.

This was a remarkably rich fruit wine aroma, with a splash of sweet astringency. However, such touch of sweet astringency did not affect the fragrance of the wine one bit. Instead, the aroma became even more alluring and intoxicating.

Bu Fang opened his eyes wide, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva in a ”gulp”. Afterwards, he inched his nose closer and inhaled deeply. The wine fragrance crawled up his nose like a tiny serpent and travelled through his limbs, making him all the more exhilarated.

”Such wonderful aroma! Such wonderful wine!”

Bu Fang gasped in admiration, but his countenance remained largely unchanged. That was because he utilized the ”Wine within Wine, Jar within Jar” brewing method, meaning this was not yet the final end product.

Even though the wine fragrance was, at this point, quite impressive, it was merely on par with the Ice Heart Jade Urn Wine. To completely surpass it, or even compare with the ”Dragon's Breath” described by Ni Yan, there was still a noticeable distance.

Bu Fang was not in a hurry. He fetched three smaller wine jars, and used a bamboo tube to scoop out the wine nectar from the bigger jar and into the smaller jars.

The bamboo tube was dipped into the wine jar. With a gentle scoop, the wine nectar rippled like a river stream. Its fragrance, having subsided for a long time, suddenly burst forth, adding a sense of indulgence to Bu Fang's expression.

This time, the wine nectar was not clear as spring water, but presented a hue of pale yellow. The yellowness was simple and unpretentious—not the type of muddy yellow caused by a mix of impure substances, but a yellowness that was crystalized and untainted in tone.

The wine nectar from the original jar was distributed into three smaller wine jars. What was left in the bigger jar was remaining residues. Bu Fang took out a filter and poured in the leftover wine nectar, eventually filling up another half of a jar.

Having done all of this, Bu Fang felt a burning flame in his heart once more.

With a layer of true energy wrapped around his palm, Bu Fang carefully extended his hand into the wine jar. He grabbed one of the jars, which turned out to be scalding hot. In that moment, he shivered inside.

”This should be the jar with wine brewed with the Phoenix Blood Herb.” Bu Fang's heart tingled. He applied force and removed the small wine jar.

The small wine jar looked smooth and slippery on the outside. If it weren't for the true energy coated over Bu Fang's palm, he would have had a hard time taking it out of the large wine jar.

The moment he pulled out the wine jar, Bu Fang was taken back, as the wine jar in his hands completely transformed. The surface of the wine jar picked up a fiery blaze of redness yet kept a crystal clear tone. Its material seemed to have totally transfigured.

Through the translucent external coating, one could basically see the insides of the wine jar. The wine nectar within presented a flame-like redness, with a hazy bed of air hovering above. Bu Fang felt quite awed inside and placed the small wine jar onto the table. As a beam of light shone down, a gleam of redness radiated, all magnificent and enchanting.

Bu Fang tsked in exclamation, and continued covering his palm with true energy. He extended his hand, seized a bone-chilling, ice-cold wine jar, and took it out.

The wine jar has transfigured into a pale blue color, as if made of ice crystals. It emitted a hint of winter chills.

Without a question, this was the jar with wine brewed by the Ice Soul Monarch Lotus.

With the third reach, Bu Fang finally took out the last wine jar. This was the jar with wine brewed by the Three Stripes Path-Understanding Fruit.

The surface of this wine jar did not undergo as much dramatic changes like the last two. The three stripes of cloud shaped moires on the outside merely appeared fuller, as if clouds truly floated about, thick and undissipated.

The three wine jars resting on the table looked unique in their own ways, each a dazzling feast for the eyes.

Bu Fang dispersed the true energy in his hands, squinted at the three wine jars, and curled the corner of his lips. Now this was something.

He picked up the flame red wine jar. Its mud cap bulged, as if about to break open.

Bu Fang took in a breath lightly, and cracked open the mud cap.

”Bang!” With a loud rumble, the mud cap shot to the sky. A pounding phoenix's wail blared from the wine jar.

An outline of a fiery red phoenix spread its wings and leaped out.

In blazing flames, the silhouette twirled in the air and transformed into a vigorous blast of wine fragrance before exploding.

Bu Fang sniffed this wine aroma, and instantly felt his entire body trembling. Every particle within him buzzed dynamically. His eyes sparkled as the true energy within his body was traveling at a faster speed.

”A flame-like, rich wine fragrance! A burning sensation!”

Bu Fang thought in his heart, and then shifted his gaze to the interior of the wine jar. Without the time acceleration property of the kitchen cabinet, to reach this level of aroma, the jar of wine would have required three years of brewing. The scent spurted out, stirring one's heart.