The Immortal's Wine Store

'Wait. I can't sense this young man's cultivation level. That means he is at least stronger than me. If that's the case, there should be some truth to his words. I have nothing to lose anymore even if he's lying...' The old man thought deeply to himself. He just got worked up earlier since his cursed eyes caused harm to him and his friends during their younger years. That was also the reason why he sealed his own eyes using a secret technique.

"This Fire Lord Crimson Eyes that you mentioned, can you tell me more about it?" The old man changed his tone as he asked Jiu Shen with a hint of respect.

Jiu Shen stared at him calmly as he replied. "The Fire Lord Crimson Eye is a unique ability that is only possessed by those with noble origin. Someone who has the Fire Lord Crimson Eye would have the ability to see the world in great detail. Even the most minute detail couldn't escape its sights. Possessing this unique ability will also enhance one's affinity with the fire element and it can even improve your spiritual power. However, if you don't have the necessary knowledge on how to control this ability, it will be dangerous. I think you have experienced this already..."

The old man nodded his head gravely upon hearing his words. He was also stunned when he learned that the cursed eyes he had were actually a great and powerful ability! "Do you really have a way to help me control it?"

"Of course, but you've already sealed your eyes for more than a thousand years, so I need to reawaken it. We need to concoct an Origin-rank medicinal pill for you to forcefully awaken it." Jiu Shen answered concisely.

The old man was initially happy, but when he heard the latter half of Jiu Shen's words, he sighed. He knew what an Origin-rank pill was, so he knew how difficult it was to make it. He had a friend who was once known as the top alchemist of the whole Profound Dragon Continent, but he had already left this world... There was no one else he knew who had the ability to concoct a pill at this level.

Sigh...

"I can concoct this pill and I even have the complete set of ingredients necessary to refine this pill." Jiu Shen suddenly said when he heard the old man's sigh.

The old man raised his head with a look of surprise. "You are an alchemist? But I thought you are a cultivator... Sorry, I don't mean anything with my words, but I just find it shocking. Sigh... I'm getting old..."

After being silent for a moment, the old man raised his head and gazed into Jiu Shen's eyes. "If you can help me reawaken my Fire Lord Crimson Eyes and control this power, I will do anything to repay you. I might be old, but I was once one of the top experts of this continent..."

After hearing the old man's solemn promise, Jiu Shen's lips slightly curved upwards. "Actually, I'm lacking a sweeper in my wine store..."

Hm? He wants me to become a sweeper of his wine store? The old man felt that Jiu Shen was mocking him, but when he saw the young man's calm expression, he thought that he might be serious. However, would he really agree to become a mere sweeper? His answer was...

"Sure. I'm old and I don't like to fight anymore. I've been cleaning my old friends' tombstones for hundreds of years, so I don't mind becoming a sweeper in your wine store. Perhaps that's a good ending for someone like me..." The old man forced out a sad smile. He had long since lost his interest in becoming the top expert in the world. The only reason why he wanted to reawaken his Fire Lord Crimson Eyes was because of his past regrets.

"Good. Don't worry, although my wine store is located in the Crimson Fiend Continent, the demons there are rather friendly." Jiu Shen casually said, but his words almost made the old man fall to the ground.

"What did you say?!" The old man held onto Jiu Shen's clothes, his beard rose and fell as he breathed heavily.

"I said that the demons there are quite friendly." Jiu Shen answered without a change in his expression.

"You mean your wine store is truly in the Crimson Fiend Continent? That place? You-" The old man breathed deeply and sighed.

"Now, I don't know if this will be a good ending for me or not..." The old man muttered with a hollow laugh.

Jiu Shen patted him on the shoulder as he said. "Don't worry, you won't regret it..."

The old man raised his head to look at Jiu Shen, but he no longer had the energy to reply. He felt like he was conned by a scammer, but it was already too late to take back his words. Since he had already decided, he might as well believe in his choice.

Looking at the dispirited look of the old man, the three ladies who were standing behind Jiu Shen chuckled secretly. They felt that the scene was a bit comical and amusing.

"Alright. I will begin the pill refining in a while. You should stay further away lest you disturb me in the pill refining process. You don't want anything going wrong in this, right?" Jiu Shen said with a smile.

The old man felt as if he was a fly being shooed away, but he merely nodded his head absentmindedly. Although he was a bit irked by Jiu Shen's attitude, he was also curious if the young man was truthful with his words. After all, he was planning to concoct an Origin-rank pill. Even his late friend had his troubles when he refined pills at that level.

"Wait. Are you planning to refine the pill here?" The old man suddenly asked as he stared at the surroundings. It was full of old tombstones and wild grasses. The place was definitely not suitable for refining pills, especially a high-ranked one.

Jiu Shen stared at the old man as if he was looking at an idiot. "Of course. Is there anything wrong with it?" To Jiu Shen, there wasn't a problem in refining pills anywhere. As long as no one disturbs him in the pill refining process, then the place doesn't matter much.

The old man felt like spewing blood when he saw the look that Jiu Shen gave him. He waved his hand lifelessly as he muttered. "Alright. Alright. Just do what you want...."