The Long-Life Wine Master

A very recommendable work. The protagonist is a villager in a winery affiliated with a cultivating sect. He accidentally picked up a bug that could help him make wine and embarked on a rapid path to cultivating immortality. He inherited a unique tradition, but also had to face greater responsibilities. The highlights of this work are very prominent: First, the construction of the world view and the background construction of the story stage are very careful and unique. The timeline of the story begins with the ancient war in outer space. When the protagonist examines many relics related to his own orthodoxy, it feels like it spans infinite years and the vicissitudes of life. Few works can give me this feeling. In addition, the depiction of the geographical environment also reflects the different customs of the Demon Realm, Ice Valley, Southern Border, Desert, and even multiple immortal realms. It is quite different from many fairy tales in which the local customs and customs remain the same no matter how you change the map. Second, the plot is exquisite and amazing. First of all, the plot of the story is very coherent, with various foreshadowings and leads that naturally lead the protagonist to adventure and practice around the world, without any sense of abruptness or stiffness. Secondly, the plot is well detailed and the fast pace is handled very skillfully, making the reading experience very good. The most important thing is that some common plot routines of cultivating immortals (competition for elixirs, sect competitions, auctions, adventures in secret realms of mortals who plot against each other and end up dead, competition and suppression of big families, etc.) Are nowhere to be seen here. The main plots in the novel (such as going deep behind enemy lines to collect artifacts, brewing fairy wine to release slave marks, learning seal script and paper-cutting, paper door decals and moonlight, collecting and cultivating four kinds of little demons, and controlling nine Rubik's cube-shaped palaces on the glacier) all gave me a refreshing and unheard of feeling. This "freshness" is what I find most unique and fascinating about this novel. Fairy tales are just as weird and wonderful as they should be! I often read some novels in which the driving force of the plot is simply "becoming stronger", that is, in order to slap someone in the face or break through the realm, the protagonist has to collect various resources and experience various risks. Even more crudely, reasons such as system requirements are used to drive the plot. But in this novel, the main impetus for the protagonist's actions comes from the natural guidance of the plot. It's not that the protagonist "has to do", but "has to do it, wants to do it". This makes the story feel less "online" and more like a traditional novel. Third, the characters are vividly created and have their own characteristics. The protagonist is decent in everything he does, has a strong will and a mature mind, making him a rare and outstanding character. And among the various supporting characters, none of them make people think that they are "stupid and smart". They all have their own personalities, demands, and wills. Some people search for enemies from thousands of miles away, and are bold and decisive; some people are sensitive and have deep affection; some people repay kindness and value principles; some people are slippery and sophisticated, sophisticated; some people have a sudden enlightenment and manifest their Buddha's heart; some people are fierce and vicious, and have an evil spirit. With this kind of depiction, even some villains seem quite worthy of readers' love. The supporting characters are freed from the shackles of instrumentality and thus shine in their own right. Of course, this book is not without its shortcomings. The first is that the author started to speed up suddenly in the middle and late stages due to poor grades. The introduction of the big world view and the introduction of new plots was a bit impulsive and blunt, which made people feel a bit baffled. Fortunately, the pace has slowed down recently, maybe because my mood has calmed down again. The second is that the writing method of the story is relatively traditional, which leads to the lack of excitement that Internet readers usually expect. The climax of the novel always makes me feel that it is not climax, pleasure and venting enough. Perhaps we can refer to Jin Yong's approach on this point. The same emphasis is placed on plot-driven story writing, but the climaxes written by Jin Yong (such as Xiao Feng's battle at Xianzhuang, the six sects' siege of Guangmingding, etc.) Are obviously more soul-stirring and make people want to stop. The third is that the plot of the story is relatively complicated, but the author rarely provides further explanations, emphasis, and comments, making it more difficult to read. (Especially since this book is also related to the author's previous book, some settings are very confusing to new readers. This is a bit speechless. I hope it can be reduced as much as possible). Finally, some people said they were attracted to wine making, but were disappointed to find that the focus of the story was not wine. Maybe this is also a problem. Writing is not easy, writing good works is even more difficult, and writing good works with certain pursuits is even more difficult. Although this book may be relatively niche due to the reading threshold, it is indeed a very good, unique and highly recommended work. If the author can find a way to sell his excellent writing skills and creativity in a more accessible and simple way in the future, the results should be even better. I wish the author can write better and better and become more and more popular.

I will simply write down my thoughts after reading it, and I hope everyone can share and discuss it more. Evaluation: Food and above (as of Chapter 175) PS: Traditional Chinese is used because I am an overseas reader. Friends who are not used to it, please switch to simplified Chinese and read again. Let's talk about the advantages first 1: Coherence and clear cause and effect Although the plot is only 400,000 words so far, the author has really managed this aspect very well. Whatever the protagonist does intentionally or casually in the previous plot will often have an impact on subsequent chapters. Example: In Chapter 7, he unintentionally helped Bai Hoo to untie the slave mark and eat the master to escape. In Chapter 63, when the protagonist was in danger, he came to the rescue and gave the protagonist a way to manage the passage to Dust Mountain. Not only this part, book lovers should also find that other plot lines have been handled in such a delicate manner by the author. Many novels like to talk about the hidden karma, but in the end, the number of words is still too low. In fact, it is not reflected on the protagonist at all, and it seems that the author and the characters in the book are just talking. Two: The protagonist's personality is moderate in his dealings, so far For example: In Chapter 100, the protagonist faced provocation from other families, and after showing his strength, he did not go further to kill the whole family or make it impossible for the other party to survive. Only taking away the part that belongs to him and cutting off the legs of the family leader will still not cause him to become disabled. It seems that the protagonist is sensible and sensible in everything he does. Unlike some novels with heavy murderous nature, the childish thinking of insisting on killing everyone is based on the idea that a few fires can start a prairie fire. After being around for so long in reality, everyone knows the right way to behave. I really appreciate the author's management of the protagonist's character, which is really comfortable to watch. Let me mention another part that may be more problematic: It should be used as the "wine" throughout the whole text, but its presence has become less and less recently. There are too many themes in Bad Street, and we always want to try new themes. Therefore, I think a considerable number of people, like me, started to try this book because of the main theme of "Wine Brewing and Cultivating Immortality". In the early stage, there was indeed a lengthy description of how to live in the winery, materials, and winemaking. However, as the plot progresses, not only the "brewing" part becomes less, but also the participation of "wine" itself. It is often written about the recent wine, what effect the protagonist drank, and that's it. If so, if "wine" is replaced by tea, juice, soda or even candy, will it be a new book? The problem now is that the cohesion between the content and the theme is too low, making "wine" seem unimportant and easy to replace. As a novel theme "Wine Brewing and Cultivation of Immortality", what I personally would like to see more is how to handle various materials, methods of peeling and pressing fruits, and even arranging plots to invent/discover "distillation" technology that has not yet appeared in the book. In addition, there are more further developments that have been mentioned, such as changes in the years of cellaring, the impact of cellars and barrels, etc.; Although each winery produces the same kind of wine, due to differences in raw materials and technology, the quality of the wine varies greatly. Not only reality, many novels also emphasize the influence of the quality of the same kind of spiritual fruit. However, in this book, it seems that once the wine is brewed, the quality of each winery is actually unified. This is really strange. Let me follow the book friend's saying that "audience students". As wine serves as a literary talent, the protagonist's kung fu and magic weapons may also be considered to be integrated, or more application methods can be made to make the plot more complete and rich. The protagonist's major is the inheritance of Yi Zhi School, which covers moon power, paper cutting, seal script, and divination. These are all fine and great. But obviously apart from the fact that there is a kind of wine to help the protagonist draw the power of the moon into the body, the wine has nothing to do with the protagonist's major in martial arts. The same goes for the main weapon, which currently seems to be an axe. It would probably be more interesting if it were a wine jar and wine utensils. Of course, it is also possible that the author has arranged more plot outlines in the future, which will overturn the above shortcomings, but everyone is just too impatient. However, we obviously don't feel that much recently. It is a part that will deduct points from the whole book, which is a pity. But I am still very optimistic about this book. The author's writing is great and the plot arrangement is also very good. I will continue to subscribe and reward as much as I can. I hope the author and this book will get better and better. I also hope that everyone can comment rationally after reading it. If you have any questions about my book review, you are welcome to make suggestions. Thank you for reading it.

The memory of "Green Ape without Flowers" is particularly deep, and the chapter "A Fire Orange" is getting better and better! Good books are hard to come by, support!

It is a pity to come here to express condolences for this work.

Brewing is too simple to write about. The protagonist has not spent much effort on it. It is better to be more complicated. For example, even if you know the raw materials, material proportions, brewing techniques and time, you have to explore it. Simply restoring a wine is a bit false. There are also too few golden finger bugs, and their abilities have not been fully explored. I can write about whether it can be upgraded and how to optimize the brewing efficiency.

It's okay, but not that exciting... A very realistic farming story. Very well written. 🙂

Everyone still needs to read the original version, especially for authors who are not popular, otherwise they won't be able to read it.

The alcoholic bug that the protagonist relies on to make a fortune appears less and less. Is it because the author is silently laying out the plot or the author has gone astray in writing the story line and went to spiritual paper practice?

I regret so much, why did I open this book so early😢

It's passed down from Qing Yuan. Qing Yuan is quite interesting. I originally wanted to finish the book before reading it, but I didn't expect that the sommelier was turned into a eunuch by me. Alas~