Swallowing the Stars Starts with the Brewing Master

Chapter 236 Hongmeng
"Master, the power of laws contained within the body of a peak-level King is far, far greater than that of a previous high-level Marquis. How could it have been brewed in such a short time!"

Ah Fu is really scratching his head this time!
This old man is good in every way, except that he values ​​his spirit in the pot a little too much!
Upgrading the previous spirit wine and expanding it into a series will depend on it.

Occasionally, we also rely on it to develop new categories of spirit wine.

Upgrading the white jade wine pot still requires this.

Now they're urging it to brew a Law Spirit Wine using peak-level King-level ingredients...

The white jade wine pot is currently only at a constant ten times the time flow rate; it hasn't been upgraded yet!

Ah Fu, with his chubby, fair skin and rosy lips, looked utterly dejected and aggrieved.

Some time ago, all work on Baiyu Wine Pot was suspended in order to develop [Purple Smoke Cold], and now it's time to start all over again...

If it weren't for Chuhe himself and the World Tree's clone helping it from inside the white jade wine pot, Afu would probably have gone on strike long ago!
This workload is just too much!
"Uh..." Bingjing Chuhe raised his hand to touch the black horn on the top of his head, a hint of embarrassment showing on his fierce face.

"My fault, my fault," Bingjing Chuhe quickly asked. "So what kind of work is done in the white jade wine pot now? Is there anything I can help with?"

After exchanging their insights from this period, the three Chuhes spontaneously activated their talent [Spiritual Awareness] to analyze which materials should be used to pair with the three sleeping peak-level Kings.

Chu He himself accepted the four world rings at the peak of the King level and began to sort out the gains from this great battle.

Of the 2400 billion Mixed Yuan Units he acquired last time, Chu He only used them to purchase one [Firm Venom], spending 300 billion Mixed Yuan Units.

In addition, 2000 billion Mixed Yuan Units were spent to purchase spacetime materials to upgrade the White Jade Wine Pot.

【Millennial Light】 and 【Empty Crystal】.

Currently, under Afu's control, it is gradually merging into the white jade wine pot, slowly upgrading.

This harvest needs to be carefully examined before determining how to proceed.

Beside him, within the World Tree Chuhe, the spiritual essence of the main ingredients of [Ice Heart Jade Liquid]—[Heavenly Snow Lotus], [Loyal Heart Root], and [Ice Spring]—was being nurtured.

The Tian Shan Snow Lotus and the Danxin Root are fine; the vitality of plant life is a perfect match for the spiritual realm.

With enough time, one can gradually grow to the level of immortality.

At that time, Bingjing Chuhe will use her innate secret technique [Spiritual Perception] again, comparing it with the immortal-level spiritual energy of these two plants, to guide the original plant life to grow and break through.

With the combination of [spiritual perception] and [spiritual realm], Chuhe now cultivates plant life without worrying about the plants' growth direction deviating, thus making it impossible to brew wine.

Only the [Ice Spring]!
In addition to strengthening the energy level of the Ice Spring itself, the cultivation of the Ice Spring also requires the input of rare and precious materials with ice attributes to help the Ice Spring digest them. At the same time, it is necessary to pay close attention to the changes in the spiritual energy of the Ice Spring.

However, under such nurturing, with the accumulation of time and the nourishment of energy, perhaps after billions of epochs, special life forms might be born from it?
Of course, that kind of thing is too early for Chu He right now.

At the very least, the ice spring would have to be cultivated to the level of a cosmic sage to have even a one in a million chance of giving birth to true life...

The three Chuhes worked together with Afu to digest the spoils of this battle.

Meanwhile, in a certain dimension of the virtual universe, in a vast hall...

Inside the hall, 108 ancient thrones were neatly arranged, each seated by a powerful figure, whether human or of another race, each radiating a powerful aura.

"Why have you summoned us?"

"What's your rush? I've been waiting for you all to arrive for over a hundred years!"

"Everyone should be here now, right? Who's hosting this time? Come out and say something!"

The 108 powerful beings are all super strong individuals from various races, with the lowest being a Universe Venerable and the highest being a Universe Overlord!
"Silence!" On one of the thrones stood a tall human figure, clad entirely in purple armor and wearing a strange cross-shaped helmet. This was the convener of the Hongmeng Conference.

"This gathering of everyone is on the orders of a Palace Master," the purple-armored human Universe Venerable said in a deep voice.

"Palace Master?"

"Who?"

What are the specific commands?

These powerful entities have all spoken out.

"The Lord of Ice Peaks has ordered us to recruit the human Chu He into the Hong Alliance."

“Chu He?” One of the Universe Venerables frowned. “According to our Hong Alliance’s internal management regulations, no matter what kind of treasure or means he uses, as long as he can kill a beginner-level King, we can recruit him.”

"Did this Chu He kill the King Feng?"

“That’s right!” another Universe Venerable echoed. “Although Chu He is the disciple of the Ice Peak Lord, according to the rules, he cannot be recruited into the Hong Alliance if he has not killed a King.”

As he spoke, the alien cosmic venerable's gaze swept over the other super-strong individuals, finally settling on the venerable one in purple armor. He said in a low voice, "Everything must be done according to the rules. If it doesn't comply with the rules..."

"That's where the problem lies!" the cosmic venerable one in purple armor said. "Every word I say from now on must be kept secret, as ordered by the Lord of Ice Peak."

"Keep it secret?"

"Since the Palace Master has given the order, we will naturally obey."

“Good!” The cosmic venerable one in purple armor nodded. “Hundreds of years ago, Chu He went to the extraterrestrial battlefield under another identity, [Xuanming].

"While we were waiting for you all, Xuanming had already earned the title of 'King of Calamity' on the fifth battlefield."

"This is a recording of that battle!"

The group of cosmic venerables and cosmic overlords watched the video in just a few moments.

"So that's how it is! No wonder the Lord asked us to keep it a secret..."

"Indeed! If we hadn't known beforehand, who would have imagined that this [King of Calamity] would actually be a Realm Lord?"

"With the battle video available, everything is clear and straightforward, so we can naturally incorporate Chu He into our ranks!"

"Seconded!"

The Hongmeng is an alliance primarily composed of humans, supplemented by numerous other races.

Within this alliance, the human race undoubtedly constitutes the majority of the power.

Although the Hongmeng Alliance is very inclusive and will never force anyone to join... once you join, you must never betray the alliance.

Moreover, all of humanity's super-strongest individuals are in the Hong Alliance.

All the cosmic venerables participating in the meeting belonged to the human camp and held management positions in the Hong Alliance, so they were not worried about any leaks.

"it is good!"

"Now that everything has been approved, I will immediately arrange for a delegation to invite Chu He to formally join my Hong Alliance."

"Furthermore, please remember that the information that Chu He is the [King of Calamity] must be kept confidential."

The cosmic lord in purple armor nodded slightly, then vanished into thin air.

The other powerful beings on the thrones also vanished into thin air one by one.

In an instant, only the 108 ancient thrones remained in the entire hall.

……

Thirty days in the primordial universe, but three hundred days had passed inside the white jade wine pot.

While overseeing the upgrade of the white jade wine pot, Afu also took charge of the brewing of the King Peak.

The World Tree clone remained motionless, still nurturing the spiritual potential of the [Tianshan Snow Lotus], [Loyal Heart Root], and [Ice Spring].

After analyzing the rare and precious materials suitable to pair with the three sleeping peak-level Kings, Bingjing Chuhe devoted herself to expanding the [Heavenly Pregnancy Wine] series of spiritual wines. Unlike other series of spiritual wines, the [Heavenly Pregnancy Wine] series currently only needs to be developed up to the World Lord level.

After all, once immortality is achieved, all life forms will gradually transform into energy-based life forms.

Moreover, as an immortal being, having already witnessed the departure of countless loved ones throughout their endless lifespan, they have virtually no need for [Heavenly Pregnancy Wine].

Finally, Chu He's true form, due to the need to frequently log into the virtual universe to assess the specific value of the gains, spent most of his time outside the white jade wine pot, and had just finished the assessment.

"This is the entire fortune of four peak-level Kings! Selling it to a virtual universe company and a military system is such a huge loss..."

In the virtual universe, at Yuxiang Mountain, in the primitive manor, Chu He shook his head slightly as he compared the prices listed on the treasure vault in his study on the third floor.

Although the acquisition department of Virtual Universe Company wouldn't push the price too hard out of consideration for the teacher, the price they offered was already low, so he didn't make much profit.

"The best way is still..."

"Your Highness, there is a group of envoys outside who claim to be from the Hong Alliance," the steward Wolf suddenly reminded him.

"Oh?"

Chu He raised an eyebrow.

Hongmeng?

That's exactly what he was thinking about!

But the question is... why did Hongmeng come to him?
Doesn't this organization only recruit immortals?
His current official identity as Chu He is still the Realm Lord!
Could it be that... Xuanming's identity has been exposed?
Although Chu He knew about the relationship between the Hong Alliance and the human race, and was aware that the Hong Alliance's envoy team had a secrecy policy, the identity of [Xuanming] was no small matter, and he couldn't help but think more about it.

They hurried to the entrance of the manor.

Outside the manor's massive gate stood a group of immortal deities, some human, some of other alien races, each with a different appearance; there were nine of them in total.

"Everyone." Chu He stepped forward, sensing the invisible pressure of the immortals' consciousness.

Yes, they are all at the King level.

"May I ask what brings you all here?"

"Your Highness Chuhe." The leader, a powerful alien with indigo skin and faint silver runes, smiled and said, "We are the special envoy team of the Hong Alliance. We are here to formally invite Your Highness Chuhe to join our Hong Alliance."

Upon hearing this, Chu He's heart sank.

Invited to join the Hongmeng?
Could it be that Xuanming's identity has really been exposed?
"Please come in, everyone. This is quite unexpected, and I was caught off guard. Shall we sit down and talk slowly?" Chu He asked with a smile.

"We certainly won't refuse Your Highness's invitation."

Led by Chu He, the delegation of envoys sent by the Hong Alliance traversed the vast manor and arrived at the living room.

In the living room.

"It hasn't been long! Even the Hongmeng Alliance has sent a special envoy to invite us. That's amazing!" Wolf exclaimed as he quickly directed his servants to prepare a sumptuous feast.

"Please have a seat, everyone," Chu He asked with a smile. "I haven't gotten to know you all yet?"

"The Smoke Calamity Clan, the Illusionary True King," the indigo-skinned Immortal King spoke first.

"Flame Feather Clan, King of the Flash Rainbow."

"The Valley Clan, King of Floating Wind."

The nine envoys each answered, three of them being human and six being of other races, all of whom were granted the title of King and were immortal.

These immortal kings from the Hongmeng Alliance were also carefully observing this highly legendary Prince Chuhe.

Before they came, they had all read the detailed information about this [Prince Chuhe].

However, despite the existence of confidentiality regulations, the cosmic venerable one in purple armor would not reveal the true identity of [Xuanming] to these messengers.

Therefore, at this time, the group of envoys only knew that the black-haired youth before them, who had been praised by many great beings and was vaguely regarded as the greatest genius in human history, was the personal disciple of the legendary supreme being of humanity, the Lord of the Ice Peak.

As for why they were invited by Hongmeng, they had no idea.

If a Realm Lord can receive an invitation from the Hong Alliance, doesn't that mean that this prince already possesses the combat power to be crowned a king at the Realm Lord level?
He truly deserves to be the personal disciple of the Lord of Ice Peak!

The envoys were filled with emotion.

"Your Highness Chuhe," the leader, King Huanzhen, spoke up, "Your Highness already knows our identities, and you must be familiar with the Hong Alliance as well. Would Your Highness be willing to join us?"

The other envoys also looked at Chuhe.

"Of course I'm willing," Chu He nodded.

Although he didn't know why Hongmeng had invited him, that didn't stop Chuhe from agreeing to join.

After all, this is the Hong Alliance!
Not only are all of humanity's super-strongest beings in the Hong Alliance, but almost all of humanity's kings and above have also joined it.

With the help of the Hongmeng Alliance, one can not only get to know almost all the kings and even stronger beings in the entire clan, but also sell spirit wine and better expand one's influence.

Why shouldn't I join!

"Ding!"

As soon as Chu He finished speaking, a dazzling star suddenly condensed in the air above the living room.

The brilliant star gradually shrank until it transformed into a stream of light and flew to Chu He's chest.

Chu He looked down and saw a small star on his chest.

"boom!"

A hazy human figure suddenly appeared, hovering in mid-air.

An invisible pressure emanated from the human figure, making it impossible for Chu He and the nine immortal kings to look up directly at him.

"Human Chu He." The voice emanated from the light and shadow, indistinguishable in gender, penetrating straight to the soul, "Welcome to the Hong Alliance. From this moment on, you are an official member of the Hong Alliance."

"A cosmic crisis lurks, and our race needs to survive. This requires strong individuals to rise up and fight for our race! To fight for the Hong Alliance, to fight for humanity, is the mission of every strong human being, and it is also your mission from now on!"

The light and shadow gradually faded, but the sound continued to echo in Chu He's consciousness.

"Fight for the Hong Alliance! Fight for humanity!"

After a long while, the sound faded away, and Chuhe gradually regained consciousness.

"Everyone, I have now joined the Hong Alliance. I wonder why the Hong Alliance invited me?" Chu He asked casually, seemingly unconcerned.

"Hmm...we don't know either!" King Huanzhen shook his head. "But please rest assured, Your Highness, we were required to sign a confidentiality agreement before we came."

"No one knows about His Highness joining the Hong Alliance except for us and the 108 administrators of the Hong Alliance."

“I see…” Chu He nodded thoughtfully.

It seems I should ask the teacher about this.

"Alright." Chu He nodded and smiled, "Now that the important business is done, let's enjoy the feast together."

"Haha, how could we refuse His Highness Chuhe's banquet?"

The nine kings in the envoy's party also intended to befriend Chuhe.

After a lively banquet, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves to the fullest before departing.

(End of this chapter)