Chapter 565 You are still young

“Cough, cough.”

A soft cough echoed through the hall; though the sound was faint, it reached everyone’s ears.

This made everyone instinctively quiet down and look up ahead.

Old Qian, the head manager of Wangyue Restaurant, had a kind smile on his face.

“Everyone, today is Wangyue Restaurant’s tri-decade brewer assessment day.”

“The results of this assessment directly determine where you brewers will work for the next fifty years.”

“I believe the managers have already informed everyone about the assessment content, so let’s get straight to the point.”

“Our Wangyue Restaurant’s楼主 and Chief Brewer will select two signature spiritual wines for the assessment.”

Wangyue Restaurant currently sells over thirty types of spiritual wines, and ninety-nine percent of Cultivators entering Wangyue Restaurant can find a spiritual wine suitable for them.

However, among these thirty-plus spiritual wines, only ten are Wangyue Restaurant’s true signature spiritual wines.

Signature spiritual wines are unique to this establishment, and their sales volume is unparalleled.

While other spiritual wines can be brewed to an average standard, signature spiritual wines must be brewed exceptionally well, without any flaws.

The Wangyue Restaurant’s 楼主 looked relaxed, with a faint smile; at this moment, he was not an Emperor Realm expert standing at the Peak of the Tian Yuan World, but an examiner.

He first stepped forward, spoke a few words, and selected a signature spiritual wine called Baihua Brew.

Then, Old Li, Wangyue Restaurant’s Chief Brewer, chose a relatively difficult spiritual wine called Yi Pingsheng.

Baihua Brew is highly cost-effective and has a mellow taste; it is a spiritual wine that most Body Tempering, Qi Gathering, and Drawing Spirit Cultivators in the lower three realms enjoy and can afford.

Yi Pingsheng, however, is different; this spiritual wine is a high-end spiritual wine that only Cultivators in the upper three realms can afford.

This spiritual wine is not only made with expensive Materials and complex procedures, but it also requires the brewer to have extremely high attainments to brew a unique Concept.

Some people have even entered an Epiphany state and achieved a Breakthrough after drinking this spiritual wine.

This shows the extraordinary nature of this spiritual wine.

Therefore, this wine is not just about how it tastes or if it’s good to drink; it also depends on whether the Concept has been achieved.

With the assessment questions revealed, the brewers and managers below had various expressions.

“Baihua Brew is normal, it appears frequently, but Yi Pingsheng is rarely chosen.”

“Too much Baihua Brew has been brewed, there’s not much difference in skill level, but opportunities to brew Yi Pingsheng are few, so it can really test a brewer’s skill.”

“It seems this assessment will rely on Yi Pingsheng to differentiate scores.”

“Old Li usually picks more difficult ones; we’re used to it by now.”

For some brewers who have been at Wangyue Restaurant for several hundred years, it doesn't matter which one is chosen, as they have brewed every signature spiritual wine many times, making it second nature to them.

However, it’s different for brewers who have only recently joined Wangyue Restaurant; they all looked troubled.

Because Yi Pingsheng is a high-end spiritual wine, its sales are generally low, so they have brewed it very few times.

Furthermore, having only been there for a few years, they can count on their fingers the number of times they’ve brewed Yi Pingsheng, so their experience is naturally very limited.

Therefore, it will likely be difficult for them to get high scores in this assessment.

This also means they will be assigned to barren and backward Provinces.

Shopkeeper Qiu sighed inwardly.

Every time Xu Chu brewed spiritual wine, Shopkeeper Qiu was the one who collected it; he knew very well that Xu Chu had only brewed Yi Pingsheng spiritual wine twice, so how could he compare to those veteran brewers?

Thinking of this, he patted Xu Chu’s shoulder and comforted him.

“You are still young; fifty years is nothing, it passes in the blink of an eye.”

Evidently, he believed Xu Chu's assessment results would definitely be at the bottom this time.

Xu Chu nodded, “I understand, I will do my best.”

Xu Chu had indeed only brewed the Yi Pingsheng spiritual wine twice for Wangyue Restaurant, but that didn’t mean he hadn’t studied and brewed it privately.

One must know that over the years, Xu Chu hadn’t Cultivated or done anything else; he had dedicated all his time to brewing.

He had thoroughly researched each of Wangyue Restaurant’s spiritual wines, brewed many privately, and even made some improvements.

However, there was no need to tell Shopkeeper Qiu all of that.

Head Manager Old Qian said loudly, “The questions are set; now, all you brewers can begin. You have one month.”

Spiritual wines of Baihua Brew’s caliber could be brewed by these brewers in one or two days.

But Yi Pingsheng was different; it required many Materials, complex procedures, and every step had to be careful and meticulous, making it time-consuming and labor-intensive.

A month was a bit tight for them.

But the more challenging it was, the more it tested a brewer’s skill.

Shopkeeper Qiu reminded him, “There are markings on the stone tables in front; find the stone table marked with Qing Province, and you can begin brewing.”

At this time, the brewers had already started walking towards the stone tables; time was tight and the task was heavy, so they needed to hurry.

Xu Chu also walked over and quickly found the stone table marked with Qing Province.

Each brewer's position had several independent Formations, primarily to prevent mutual disturbance.

Once the Formation was activated, it could isolate everything around, allowing for focused spiritual wine brewing.

At the same time, the examiners on the stage could clearly see each brewer’s brewing process, ensuring no cheating occurred.

Xu Chu looked at the stone table in front of him; the table had many tools and raw Materials for brewing spiritual wine prepared in advance.

Xu Chu first selected the items needed for brewing Baihua Brew and set them aside.

Then he selected the Materials for brewing Yi Pingsheng and placed them on the other side, putting away all the rest.

Wangyue Restaurant hadn't said these unused items would be taken back, so it was better to keep them.

Relatively speaking, Baihua Brew was particularly simple to brew, and almost all brewers chose to brew it first, leaving Yi Pingsheng for later.

In this regard, Xu Chu was no exception.