Boss Scar and the other mercenaries then bowed respectfully towards the fourth prince and Defender Duanmu. "Your highness, it's a pleasure meeting you today. I hope we will see you again in this store..."

  The fourth prince waved his right hand and nodded his head. "Of course, how could we not be here? Such fine wines, and even the only dish in this store is comparable to the best dish of Crouching Dragon Pavilion."

  "With Wine Master Jiu's skills, he could surely make something much better than this. Perhaps there would be more wines and dishes in the future." Boss Scar said with a small drool escaping his lips.

  The fourth prince nodded his head to show his agreement. "Indeed! Although Wine Master Jiu Shen has an eccentric personality, the wines and dishes that he makes are true gourmet delicacies. It even has the effects of stimulating the true essence within our bodies. Truly amazing!"

  Defender Duanmu was lost in his own thoughts. He did not even glance at Boss Scar and the other mercenaries. He only focused his senses in his dantian. 'What the hell?! It actually improved my cultivation by quite a bit! Then if that's the case, I might even be promoted to the 8th-Rank Divine if I continue visiting here in the future. The emperor must know about this store...'

  After Boss Scar and the other mercenaries left the store, only the fourth prince and Defender Duanmu remained. They still wanted to order, but Jiu Shen shook his head firmly. "You are not allowed to order more dishes..."

  The fourth prince frowned, but then he remembered the other party's strength, so he hid his displeasure in his heart. Defender Duanmu felt aggrieved and he could not help but ask. "Wine Master Jiu, why are you not allowing us to order more? Are you still harboring resentment because of the earlier events?"

  Jiu Shen nonchalantly glanced at Defender Duanmu, making the latter's heart skip a beat. 'Damn! I forgot that this man can kill us with a mere flick of his fingers!'

  "The wines and dishes sold in my store contain large amounts of true essence. You have already ordered a lot today, and the true essence inside the little kid's body is already full. If he consumes more..." Jiu Shen did a motion with both his hands while mouthing the word: 'Kaboom!'

  Defender Duanmu stood up in alarm. He then hurriedly placed his hand on the fourth prince's back to check the true essence inside his body. And indeed, after checking it, he found a huge amount of true essence inside the fourth prince's body. If he consumes more, then he will surely explode from over-accumulation of true essence.

  A human's dantian can hold a certain amount of true essence depending on their cultivation strength or body strength. Although the fourth prince was a rare genius who was already at the peak of 4th-rank Knight Crusader, his dantian still had a limit on how much true essence it can store. Defender Duanmu did not realize it since his dantian was still not full, and he was also preoccupied with the small leap in his strength.

  "Wine Master Jiu, thank you very much. This old man is blind and did not realize the immensity of heaven and earth." Defender Duanmu thanked Jiu Shen gratefully. If he gave them another order, the fourth prince would have exploded from over-accumulation of true essence. He can't shoulder that kind of guilt in his life, so he was infinitely grateful towards Jiu Shen.

  The fourth prince never realized it himself and he only realized it after hearing Jiu Shen's words. His body turned cold and he hurriedly checked his own dantian. He was scared out of his wits after finally sensing his full dantian.

  Because the true essence from Jiu Shen's wines and dishes was calm and tranquil, he failed to sense that his dantian was already full. It was unlike the fierce and violent true essence from the pills made by the alchemists from the Alchemy Hall.

  "Thank you for your reminder, Wine Master Jiu Shen." The fourth prince cupped his fists respectfully. He actually harbored displeasure to someone who only cared for his well-being. He was now angry at his own self.

  "You may leave now. And don't worry, I have no plans on conquering this empire. If I had that in mind, then I would have done it already, considering my strength." Jiu Shen's words were somewhat arrogant, but the fourth prince and Defender Duanmu did not think so. The man in front of them really had the strength to conquer their empire, so he had the capital to be arrogant.

  The fourth prince and Defender Duanmu sighed in relief after hearing his words. They then left the store afterward. Of course, they will report to the emperor about the emergence of a strong expert inside their empire. He was like a bomb that could explode any minute from now.

  Jiu Shen did not know what was in their minds, even if he does, he did not care one bit. He closed the store after everyone left and ask the system to give him the Store Expansion Package.

  - Do you wish to use it now?

  Chapter14 Great Changes

  Jiu Shen nodded his head calmly. "Yes, do it."

  - Ding!

  - Commencing store expansion!

  After hearing the solemn voice of the system, Jiu Shen saw something that made him somewhat surprised. The store's interior was small before, as it can only fit ten tables in total. But right in front of him, the internal space of his store enlarged by quite a lot. It was now more than five times larger than before.

  The wooden chairs and tables were also replaced by a sacred wood that Jiu Shen was very familiar with. His lips twitched after seeing the materials and he could not help but mutter to himself in regret... "It's actually the Sacred Sanctum Safarwood... Although it is not on the same level as the Eonic Ragarwood Tree, it is still a God-Level treasure that is used to make God-Rank weapons. To think that such a heavenly treasure was used to make chairs and tables. What a reckless waste of heavenly resources..."

  "System, how about you give me ten kilograms of this wood? You must know that although this place is a low-level mortal world, I still can't be negligent on my safety, right? With ten kilograms of Sacred Sanctum Safarwood, I would be able to make a God-rank wooden sword out of it. That kind of weapon is enough to ensure my safety. What do you think?" Jiu Shen asked with a shameless smile on his face. The calm and indifferent expert facade earlier was gone and was replaced by a crafty and cunning look.

  The system was silent for a moment, but then a brilliant ray of light emerged in front of him.

  Jiu Shen smiled and squinted his eyes. He saw an outline of a black heavy sword which was about two meters in length. Its sword body had multiple blood-red archaic carvings that emitted a holy aura that would make anyone prostrate in worship. The hilt of the sword had two Red Dragon carvings intertwining against each other. They looked life-like and full of dreadful power.

  When the ray of light vanished, the two-meter heavy sword's appearance changed. It now looked like an ordinary black sword. Its size also reduced by half and is now only a one-meter sword. Although it was made from wood, it did not look like it was made from wood at all. Instead, it was as if the sword was made from black iron. Anyone who would see it would never believe that the ordinary-looking black sword was actually made from a God-rank heavenly treasure.

  Jiu Shen caressed the sword as if he was caressing the most fragile jade. He smiled from ear to ear after successfully scamming the system. He felt that the one month he spent from brewing wine was not wasted at all.

  As Jiu Shen was about to thank the system, he was stunned by the changes inside the store. Everything looked more noble and regal. There were also four small pots of plants in every corner of the store, giving it a more refreshing vibe.

  Jiu Shen disdainfully glanced at those plants and muttered in a condescending tone. "Tch, so It's only a 9th-rank Earth Origin Dragon Tree..."

  If any of the top experts of Nuar heard his words, they would surely gang up to beat him senseless. The Earth Origin Dragon Tree was, after all, a 9th-rank spiritual plant. The fruit it bears can help a peak 8th-rank Divine expert in advancing towards the 9th-rank Saint. So it was definitely a rare treasure that was sought after by many experts.

  Jiu Shen shrugged his shoulders and went to check the kitchen. The moment he stepped inside the kitchen, he saw a galaxy-toppling beauty dressed in a translucent white dress looking at him with veneration. The faint outline of her sacred regions was somewhat visible. Any man would have a nosebleed after staring at her even for a brief moment. She bowed her head gently and said in a respectful voice. "Greetings, master."

  Jiu Shen was stunned after seeing her sudden appearance. He then stared at the beauty from head to foot. Her long fiery red hair reached her waist, and her exquisite face was the epitome of perfection. Even those proud daughters of heaven from the Primordial God Realm would not dare say that they were more beautiful than the woman in front of him.

  Jiu Shen recollected himself and his eyes reverted back to its usual indifferent look. He calmly glanced at the beauty and asked. "Who are you?"

  The red-haired beauty smiled and said respectfully. "Your servant's name is Hestia."

  "How did you go here?" Jiu Shen asked.

  Hestia blinked her beautiful pair of eyes in confusion. "Master, I only remember that I am your servant. Nothing else comes to my mind."

  "System, what is this? Who is she?" Jiu Shen knew that the system had something to do with her.

  - Ding!

  - Host, please calm down. She is a being formed personally by the system to serve you. As the future Wine God, why should you cook the dishes when you can simply have someone cook them for you?

  Jiu Shen was speechless at the system's reply. He then scrutinized Hestia in great detail, making the latter blush. 'Why is master looking at me like that? Could it be...' Thinking up to that, she blushed even more.

  Jiu Shen nodded his head inwardly after checking Hestia's constitution thoroughly. She was an 8th-rank Divine expert, which was already good enough considering Nuar's level of experts. "From now on your task is to cook the dishes ordered by our customers and also as the waitress of our store. As for where you will sleep... You can go sleep in my room for tonight temporarily..."

  Hestia became even more flustered after hearing his words. "As you command, master."

  Jiu Shen did not know what she was thinking, but if he knew, he might really consider doing it.

  Jiu Shen nodded his head and told her to rest for the moment. He then checked the wine storage area. He was surprised to see changes in the storage area. It actually enlarged by more than five times as well. Even the Deep Sea Spring Dew was already on display.

  Jiu Shen grabbed one bottle of the wine and put it back in its place. "I will give it a taste tomorrow morning."

  As he was about to go up, he suddenly felt an unfamiliar aura right outside his store. He solemnly glanced at the direction and spoke in a cold tone. "You're already here, so you don't need to hide. Show yourself."

  Chapter15 Deep Sea Spring Dew

  Jiu Shen glared at the entrance of his store. The door slowly opened, and a graceful and lithe silhouette stepped inside the store. She was wearing light body armor that covered her upper body. A short battle skirt covered a small portion of her lower body. Her long and seductive legs were also in full display.

  Jiu Shen was confused since he did not feel any hostility from the woman. Instead, she was looking at him with a face full of reverence.

  Her medium-length blonde hair that reached her shoulders cascaded down elegantly as she bowed her head respectfully towards Jiu Shen. "Greetings, master."

  "What the hell? System, don't play with me. You did this on purpose, didn't you?" Jiu Shen spoke inside his head in an exasperated tone.

  - Ding!

  - Host, as the future Unrivaled Wine God, you need a sharp blade to continue making the best wines in the multiverse peacefully.

  "You mean my sharp blade is this little beauty who only has the strength of a 9th-rank Saint expert?" Jiu Shen rolled his eyes inwardly, but he did not say it out loud or it may hurt the feelings of the woman.

  The system remained silent as if it was disinclined to explain things to Jiu Shen.

  Jiu Shen beckoned the beauty with his hand and gestured her to come close. "What's your name?"

  The blonde beauty bowed her head lightly and said. "Master, your servant's name is Theia."

  'Two, galaxy-toppling beauties appeared in a single night in my little store. Now, where can I sleep without affecting my Heart Realm?' Jiu Shen sighed sorrowfully.

  The Heart Realm that he mentioned was the special realm of a cultivator's martial heart. It's not something literal, but something intangible. The greater your attainments in the Heart Realm, the faster your cultivation speed will be.

  There are four Heart Realms: the first realm; Heart Like Mirror, the second realm; Heart as Gentle as Water, the third realm; Heart Unmoved Like Mountain, the fourth realm; Heartless Void.

  Even in his past life when he was still a top expert in the Primordial God Realm, he only trained his Heart Realm until the third realm, Heart Unmoved Like Mountain.

  Since the creation of the universe, only three people managed to reach the fourth Heart Realm, Heartless Void. Those three experts were now the three Celestial Emperors of the vast multiverse. They governed the laws of the multiverse and maintain its peace and order for countless eons. Of course, one of them was the one who killed Jiu Shen...

  Back to the story...

  Theia was still standing respectfully in front of Jiu Shen. She was looking at him as if he was God.

  "Come with me. You will sleep in my room with Hestia." Jiu Shen forced out a stiff smile on his face.

  Jiu Shen didn't know that the system already built two more rooms for Hestia and Theia, so he thought that there was only one room in the second floor.

  "As you say, master." Theia bowed her head reverently.

  Jiu Shen brought Theia towards his room on the second floor of his store. And just as he was about to go inside his room, he saw two more additional rooms. 'At least the system is considerate enough to make new rooms for these two beauties...'

  He sighed in relief and randomly pointed a room for Theia. "You will be staying in that room. Starting tomorrow, you will maintain the order and safety of our store. And... you should rest for now."

  "Yes, master." Theia bowed her head gently. She only went inside her room after Jiu Shen left.

  The latter went inside his room and sighed in relief after not seeing Hestia. "She might be in the other room."

  * * *

  The next day, Jiu Shen went down after taking a shower and wearing clothes. He was surprised to see that both the two beauties were already there waiting for him with smiles on their faces.

  Jiu Shen nodded his head at them calmly. He then went inside the wine storage area with an expectant look on his face. "I wonder how the Deep Sea Spring Dew would taste like."

  He grabbed one bottle of the new wine before he went out of the wine storage area. The moment he came out, two beautiful pairs of eyes glanced at him curiously.

  Jiu Shen smiled and sat on a chair after placing the wine on the table. "Come here you two. You will also be my wine tasters from now on." He gestured the two ladies to sit beside him.

  They revealed happy smiles and the both of them eagerly went towards Jiu Shen. They sat on each of his side and looked at him with round eyes.

  Jiu Shen opened the wine bottle, causing a dense and fragrant aroma to invade their nostrils. They closed their eyes in satisfaction while inhaling the sweet scent of the wine.

  "This wine smells so good. Master, did you make this wine?" Hestia blinked her eyes curiously while looking at Jiu Shen.

  The latter nodded his head and said. "Yes, I was the one who made this wine. Now, let's all give it a taste."

  He then tilted the wine bottle and a golden liquid flowed gently down towards the three small cups. The golden liquid emitted a brilliant luster, surprising the three of them.

  'A wine that shines like gold? Even that whatever Phoenix blabla wine of the emperor should not be this exaggerated, right?' Jiu Shen thought silently to himself. He was quite pleased with himself since he was the one who made the wine with the system's help.

  He then distributed the two cups of wine to the beauties. They were already drooling at the sight of it.

  They held the cups gently as if it was a cup filled with natural treasures. They then gave their cups a light sip, and their eyes shone with a dazzling glow after the golden liquid touched their lips.

  Jiu Shen smiled after seeing the looks in their faces. He glanced at the golden liquid in his cup and drank a small mouthful of it.

  His mouth felt like it exploded after the wine touched his tongue. He closed his eyes and savored the sweet aftertaste of the Deep Sea Dew. The biting spiciness of the 6th-rank beast's blood can also be felt subtly.

  "Ho! It's actually able to slightly stimulate the true essence of a 9th-rank Saint like me? Those old experts would surely come after knowing the effects of this wine. Hehe!"

  Chapter16 Mu Sheng

  Jiu Shen watched the two ladies empty their cups, his lips curved up a bit. He then patted their heads and told them. "Don't forget about your jobs. Theia, if there is someone causing trouble, throw them out. As for Hestia, get Ice's milk in the kitchen and give him bowl-full."

  "Yes, master."

  "Yes, master."

  The two beauties went to do their assigned tasks while Jiu Shen opened the door.

  The biting rays of light touched his expressionless face after opening the door. Theia stood beside the entrance while eyeing the incoming customer coldly.

  "Wine Master Jiu, good morning!" Liu Xiufeng greeted with sparkling eyes after seeing Jiu Shen opening the store. He was also surprised to see the interior of the store. 'How the hell did the store grew this big after only a night?' Liu Xiufeng's eyes widened while looking at the brand new furnishing of the store. 'But I'm sure that it still looks small outside. This...'

 

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