First Lord of Earth

It must be said that Xia Tian still admires the confidence shown by this "National Liquor Academician".

Xia Tian also agrees that modern people may not be inferior to ancient people.

Especially in his own body, this point should be verified. Whether it is his own swordsmanship or the control and exploration of thunder power, Xia Tian believes that he is not inferior to others!

Moreover, he can step into the "holy realm" in both cultivation and skills at the current stage.

Even among the many brilliant people in China for five thousand years, he should be a minority!

"Yes, every profession has its own specialty. This kind of wine stained with human blood is only suitable for drinking after finding a way to remove the residual "blood" in it."

"If you believe it, why not let me re-mix this wine, which can keep the original flavor in terms of color, but can turn a jar of raw juice into ten jars of fine wine, and the value will increase tenfold!"

Then, his eyes looked at the "amber wine" that Xia Tian took out, with a bit of covetousness and desire in his eyes.

As a person with the qualifications of a saint, his own talents and characteristics are naturally higher than those of ordinary people.

Just by smelling it, he knew that Xia Tian had a bowl of good wine brewed with the most top-grade materials.

Behind it, there are some holy treasures and spiritual plants that are extremely suitable for brewing wine.

And his own talent can improve his "brewing" skills by "analyzing" fine wine. If he can get in touch with this bowl of wine and the materials behind it.

He may even have a chance to touch the real "Sacred Way of Wine"!

However, what disappointed him was.

Even though he said so, the two people opposite, especially the older middle-aged man who seemed to be the person in charge, did not seem to react much!

And the young man showed a bit of disappointment on his face.

"Even the amber holy wine of the mountain ghost tribe failed to attract Li Bai? Is it because he has drunk it once before, or because of the "human blood" contained in this wine?"

In fact, at this time, Xia Tian did not care about the self-praise of this "National Wine Academician".

But after taking out the most "high-end" wine in his territory, he still didn't see any reaction from the back of the store, and his face was inevitably a little disappointed.

He thought, maybe Li Bai had already drunk "amber wine" once, so he was not very interested?

Speaking of which, the two had already met once in the "City of Outstanding People".

Xia Tian even gave this "poet immortal" a valuable "jade white" invitation!

In the end, Li Bai stood him up!

Of course, for Li Bai, there was nothing wrong with what he did.

Because, the "invitation" was originally stuffed when Li Bai was drunk and unconscious.

The latter did not agree directly like Wang Yangming and Bai Qi. Secondly, Li Bai also wrote a poem "Xia Ke Xing" in a drunken state at that time, nourishing the "Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword" with his own "sword energy", so that this strange object, which was originally only rated silver, could be completely upgraded to a "sword magic weapon"!

It can be said that the two sides have an "equal exchange and no arrears".

Now they meet again in this city of saints. To recruit again, they need to meet the three conditions of "poetry, wine, and sword" proposed by the other party.

"Mr. Du Kang, although you invented the winemaking technique, we have further developed it in later generations!"

"The factory where I work produces more wine every year than all the tribes in your time combined, and the profits created by sales are more abundant than the national treasury of your time, and can even provide emotional value for drinkers!"

"All of these prove one thing. The times are developing, and the meaning of wine is also changing. We should not stick to the old ways..."

The neglect of Xia Tian and Wang Yangming inevitably made the National Liquor Academician a little angry, but he couldn't get angry.

He could only look at Du Kang again.

"Good wine is natural, and it is obtained by the wise eye."

"However, most of the wine obtained in this way has too many impurities, and the taste is not necessarily good... and the purpose of human existence is to eliminate these wrong factors. Brew good wine in the best way, but try not to let it lose the taste of nature!"

At this time, Du Kang was looking at the "National Liquor Academician" with a serious expression on his face.

"In addition, the purpose of my invention of winemaking is to brew surplus grain for preservation."

"If just one bottle of wine requires ordinary people to spend a month or even a year's rations to buy... This is probably just as Du Gongbu said... The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing on the streets... This is already a biased approach! I shouldn't have discovered such wine in the first place."

Du Kang's tone was a bit emotional.

"This..."

The National Wine Academician wanted to say something, but Xia Tian had already spoken and interrupted him directly.

"Sir, perhaps you are indeed somewhat professional in the research level of 'National Wine', beyond ordinary people... but you have too little consideration for other aspects."

"The way to canonization, this word 'holy' is not aimed at this eternal world, but at the 'race' itself."

"How can one be a saint within a family? Seek truth to understand the way, cultivate moral character to establish oneself. Practice diligently and serve others, and it is difficult to toughen one's heart despite encountering demons. Act according to destiny without going against it, promote good virtues and suppress evil deeds... With all due respect, if you just study 'wine'... I'm afraid it will be difficult to truly meet your own requirements!"

Xia Tian's words made the people around him look a little surprised.

After all, Xia Tian is only less than twenty-five years old now, which may not be considered young in ancient society.

But speaking of a person with the qualifications to be canonized in such a tone is probably only possible for a "saint", right?

A twenty-five-year-old human saint?

It's hard not to attract people's attention and discussion.

"Well said! In the current situation of our human race, if we don't advance, we will retreat. Those who have the ability should start pioneering and think about how to seize luck from foreign races, and should not think about how to steal money from the people of their own clan. things..."

"Is this kind of behavior any different from what you said to me before, Mr. Mao, about those experts and professors who have spent their whole lives studying "The Story of the Stone" with a copy of "The Story of the Stone", published various papers, and have mixed qualifications?"

At this time, another person walked in from outside the wine shop.

Wearing a simple blue shirt, he was holding a few manuscripts in his hand, and a bundle of celery in the other hand!

The color of these celery is snow-white, and each one looks like a stem carved from the finest suet white jade, or a leaf carved from jadeite.

Obviously, it should have a great origin and not be an extraordinary thing!

"Mr. Mao, you said that this fellow Taoist's wine contained human blood, so the quality was not high."

"Have you ever thought about whether the wine you brew also contains the blood and sweat of the human race... The taste of the wine you brew is indeed unique, but it has lost some of its ingenuity and human heart... Therefore, Taibai layman does not I don’t like it…I don’t like it either…”

He looked at the "National Wine Academician" and his tone was profound and enlightening!

"My little friend has already stepped onto the holy path at such a young age. It's really admirable..."

Then, he looked at Xia Tian again, with a bit of appreciation on his face.

"Senior is so complimentary. Do you dare to ask me your name?"

Xia Tian intuitively senses that this person's identity should be unusual.

Because it is impossible for ordinary people to be so relaxed and calm under such circumstances!

"I'm Cao Zhan!"

The latter placed the celery on the counter with ease and then answered.

Cao Zhan? Is it famous?

Many people will inevitably be confused after hearing this name.

Even people like Wang Yangming from the Ming Dynasty had not heard of him.

However, Xia Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, and the eyes he looked at each other were full of surprises and surprises!

"Unexpectedly, it was Mr. Xueqin in person... It was quite a surprise... What the junior said before was only for those people who studied the 'Stone Records', dug deep and hidden, and made things out of nothing. Mr.'s article has been praised by future generations. Love and research are completely different from this..."

Xia Tian's face showed a little embarrassment.

I just wanted to give an example to ridicule this "National Wine Academician", but I didn't expect to meet the real owner!

Yes, Cao Xueqin, whose given name is Zhan, whose courtesy name is Mengruan, and whose nickname is Xueqin, also known as Qinpu and Qinxi!

It is obvious that this is a man who loves "celery" to the core.

From one point, it can be proved from the "celery" he held in his hand. Celery mixed with wine will probably have a different taste!

I have to say that there are indeed too many saint-level personnel in this "City of Saints"!

In just one wine shop, we actually met three people?

Especially Cao Xueqin, a writer who wrote a work known as "the pinnacle novel of ancient China", even after Xia Tian knew his identity, his face showed a bit of excitement!

Well, can you not be excited?

Although there are not many people in the Qianxia Dynasty who can be canonized now, Xia Tian is very confident that there will be no problem in "canonizing" most outstanding people in the future.

Why is Xia Tian so determined?

The big reason is that the Qianxia Dynasty has two special secret realms-Yuanchen Secret Realm and Taixu Illusion Realm!

The former can accelerate time up to twelve times by consuming luck, which is enough for the people of the Qianxia Dynasty to significantly shorten the "time accumulation" process required in the cultivation process.

The latter is able to directly attack weaknesses, allowing people to understand and successfully make up for their own inner shortcomings, thereby eliminating the biggest obstacle for people to advance to become a saint.

However, there is one thing to note.

Strictly speaking, compared to the Yuanchen Secret Realm, the Qianxia Dynasty only has the right to use the "Taixu Illusion Realm"!

If you want true control, you need to open more than 50% of the permissions of this secret realm.

Even though Xue Baochai and Qingwen had been recruited before, even in the following period, a few people from the "Jinling Twelve Hairpins" were found.

But we are still far away from obtaining 50% of the permissions of this secret realm!

However, now Xia Tian saw hope.

After all, strictly speaking, shouldn't the entire "Dream of Red Mansions" story be a "too illusory dreamland" created by the author Cao Xueqin himself?

Whether it is the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling or the young master of the Jia family who was born with jade in his mouth,

This outstanding person may be able to allow the Qianxia Dynasty to directly and completely obtain complete authority over this secret realm of the human race.

To take a step back, even if Cao Xueqin could not let the Qianxia Dynasty have such authority and recruit him to his army, at least a major hidden danger could be eliminated.

That is, if Cao Xueqin did not join the Qianxia Dynasty, but descended into another human territory and dynasty.

Then, does this dynasty have the ability to compete with the Qianxia Dynasty for the ownership of this "human secret realm"?

It is precisely because of this consideration that Xia Tian's attitude towards Cao Xueqin is naturally very "friendly"!

Even if this person, in a sense, is considered a "Qing person" that some people dislike very much, and is also a descendant of a Han official who was once highly bound to the Qing Dynasty.

But the talent he possesses is enough to make people ignore this point!

"Your Excellency is dignified and your words are extraordinary. And the one next to you is even more extraordinary. May I ask your names?"

And Cao Xueqin's character seems to have experienced a life of ups and downs. Now he is no longer arrogant like the noble son he used to be. He looks at Xia Tian and Wang Yangming with a bit of curiosity and inquiry!

"Xia Tian!"

"Wang Shouren!"

"What, you are Wang Yangming? I have heard of your name for a long time, but I have never met you. Today, I can meet you in this wine shop. It is really fate."

It must be said that even in this city of saints, Wang Yangming also has weight.

The face of the wine saint Du Kang was obviously surprised, and his attitude became very kind.

"That's right, Mr. Yangming is also a master of wine. I went to Fufeng twice and became excited. I slept drunk for three days without knowing when I was going back. I was drunk in the lake clouds and stayed in the lake temple. I didn't know that the mountain moon fell into the river city... These poems related to drinking are vividly written on paper..."

Especially as a person in the Qing Dynasty, Cao Xueqin was naturally more clear about the weight of the name Wang Yangming.

The last saint, the unity of knowledge and action, self-cultivation, governance of the country and peace of the world, and the three immortals of virtue, merit and words.

The most important thing is that he keenly noticed one thing.

Wang Yangming introduced himself after Xia Tian reported his name first!

What does this show?

"Cao brought some dishes today, and Mr. Du Kang also brought some wine... Why don't you two go to the backyard of the hotel with us to have a few drinks and wait for Mr. Taibai to sober up... Believe me, Mr. Du Kang's wine will definitely make him sober up quickly!"

Then, he invited the two of them.

"Well, excuse me!"

Xia Tian and Wang Yangming looked at each other, smiled, and followed the two human saints into the backyard of the wine shop after the curtain was opened by the exotic Hu Ji.

Only the "National Wine Academician" was left standing there with a red face! (End of this chapter)