Novel Full Chapter 186 - 183: Celestial Essence Pear
Chapter 186: Chapter 183: Celestial Essence Pear
Ji An’s gaze left the mulberry tree whose vitality had been plundered, and he said half-jokingly:
“Senior Brother, rest assured, once I cultivate Tier Two spirit plants, I must tell you first; otherwise, how can I show off!”
Senior Brother Ye has been managing the sect for many years and is a cultivator who can talk with many Chao Origin Stage cultivators.
“Haha, as cultivators of our sect, we shouldn’t hide when we can boast.
If the sect doesn’t know what you’re capable of, on what grounds will it allocate resources to you?
Especially you spirit farmers, being able to cultivate high-tier spirit plants is a skill of your own, and the sect is willing to provide more support for you guys.”
Ye Changqing gazed far into the distance, as the blue waves rolled in the wind, and said:
“Today, when I went out, I happened to meet the Hall Master and told him about you cultivating Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberry.
The Hall Master immediately replied that the magic arrays and spiritual objects to enhance spirit field quality would be prioritized for you. What does this indicate?”
Although cultivators have amazing memories, they don’t remember things deliberately if they’re not particularly important. He reported the enhancement of Red Flame Peak’s spirit field years ago, yet the Hall Master still remembers, showing that the Hall Master is paying attention to Junior Brother Ji!
Ji An also understood the implication, chuckled twice, and said:
“Senior Brother must have spoken well many times, thank you.
In the future, I’ll continue to work hard, striving to contribute more power to the sect.”
From what he’s learned, the atmosphere among the sect’s higher-ups is quite good, and he has always been comfortable at Red Flame Peak.
Now that he is capable, repaying the sect is only right, as the sect is like a great tree, with disciples being the monkeys dwelling upon it.
In fact, thinking about it, the main spiritual vein had been upgraded to Tier Three Lower Grade in recent years; the sect is in its rising phase, coupled with the pressure from the impending demon calamity, internal unity is inevitable.
Ye Changqing waved his hand and said solemnly:
“With the Hall Master’s character, without ability, it wouldn’t matter how much I said; it’s all earned by Junior Brother’s ability.
When will you be using the magic array, approximately how much acreage of Tier Two Middle Grade spirit field will be cultivated?
Calculate and report according to the carrying capacity of the spiritual vein, the Diligence Hall will approve it based on our survey data.”
The sect values development led by sustainable growth and would never allow a short-sighted prosperity that sacrifices the future of Earth veins.
“I have a Foundation Establishment Stage Spirit-Seeking Rat, and I’ve long calculated what Senior Brother mentioned. Let me share my plan today!”
Ji An said confidently, knowing that preparing for any situation brings success, lack of preparation brings failure. Wei Songnian knows this truth, so does he.
“This area near the Cold Pool is where several spiritual veins converge, which has the greatest nourishment capacity for spirit fields. After surveying with the Spirit-Seeking Rat, it can probably support fifty acres of Tier Two Middle Grade spirit field.”
“Considering the growth of spirit plants and the cultivation capacity of future Red Flame Peak residents, I only upgraded the core area’s thirty-five acres.”
“In this way, relying solely on the Earth vein can basically fulfill the needs of the spirit plants.”
“In these spirit fields, ten acres are used to cultivate various spirit fruit trees, over ten acres for cultivating Jade Leaf Mulberry, ten acres for Biluo Tree, and the remaining two to three acres for cultivating Azure Dragon Wood.”
Ye Changqing listened, nodding occasionally, as the other party’s planning was considerate and took into account various factors, he felt there was nothing to add.
After a moment of reflection, he asked:
“How many top-grade spirit plants are in this region? Can the spirit field support them?”
“There are over 2700 top-grade Jade Leaf Mulberry, over 2000 top-grade Biluo Tree, and 10 top-grade Azure Dragon Wood. Rest assured Senior Brother; I’ve been strictly controlling the number of spirit plants, now various spirit wood has decreased by thirty percent since initial planting.”
“I plan to continue reducing until all are upgraded to Tier One Top Grade and then fix the numbers.”
Ji An replied, no one is more concerned about the sustainable development of Red Flame Peak than he is. If exhaustion of spiritual Qi impacts the spiritual vein, replenishing it becomes much harder.
Ye Changqing nodded affirmatively, smiling:
“Junior Brother is a spirit farmer, I trust you know the priorities; high-tier spirit wood needs to absorb more spiritual Qi and exhausts Earth veins more, quantity and quality can never both be achieved.”
Talking with someone professional is relaxed, no need to remind of anything, as the other party has considered everything.
His smile grew kinder, and he said:
“With the increase of Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberry, in the future, you can produce higher-quality honey and royal jelly.”
“Tier Two Lower Grade honey can even be used to refine pills for late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.”
By using high-tier honey as the main material, refining elixirs can reduce the demand for high-tier spiritual medicine, which is great news for the sect’s late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Of course, this can only be realized in many years, but there is hope.
Ji An activated his flying shuttle, and the two moved to the area where Red Cloud Pine grows.
“Here are fifty acres of spirit field, with more than three thousand six hundred top-grade Red Cloud Pine; in the future, I’ll further cut down the number of Spirit Pine.”
“After calculation, I think this area can only cultivate three acres of Tier Two Middle Grade spirit field.”
Ye Changqing scanned around and asked,
“Approximately how many Fire Crystal Ants do you have in your rearing group?”
From the ants’ number, much information can be inferred.
Ji An’s lips slightly curled up, saying:
“The Ant Queen has reached Foundation Establishment Level, with a demon beast race of about four hundred thousand.”
“However, the ants’ population growth is beginning to slow down; I estimate it can only support fifty to sixty thousand.”
Currently, the strongest Fire Crystal Ants measure half a foot, reaching the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining Stage, with the ant nest extending deeper into Red Flame Peak.
Fire Crystal Ants and Red Cloud Pine form a good ecosystem, and this area will be transformed into an environment more conducive to Fire Element Plants growth in the future.
Moreover, the Red-tailed Squirrel population in the pine forest has been controlled, and ecological balance is starting to establish.
Ye Changqing sighed:
“How wonderful, if all the Red Cloud Pine planted here reached Tier Two, wow.”
The scene was too beautiful for him to dare think further.
Ji An laughed:
“Senior Brother, you’re even more of a dreamer than I am.”
He hadn’t dared to dream like this. If the Spirit Pine were all cultivated to Tier Two, the quantity should be around nine hundred trees, the annual yield…
Whoa! He felt like drooling.
Ye Changqing said leisurely:
“Dreams are necessary; what if they come true?”
“Alright, you’re right.”
Ji An lowered his eyes; why did these words sound so familiar?
Ye Changqing changed the subject and asked:
“How many Purple Fire Gourds have you cultivated this year?
A lot of Demon Insects have appeared in the Mingfeng Mountain area, and it’s the time for this type of Magical Artifact to show its power.”
“I’ve cultivated twenty-seven Top-grade Gourds and over 130 High-grade ones. They’ve already been taken away by Senior Brother Zhao Lei.
I specially planned three acres of Spirit Field to plant Purple Fire Gourds, planting one acre each year.
After three years, they can be harvested annually.”
Ji An said, Wei Songnian bought ten Wine Gourds to store Pine Nut Wine, which can save on transportation costs.
Due to the increase in demand, Zhao Lei raised the purchase price, adding fifty Spirit Stones for Top-grade Gourds and ten Spirit Stones for High-grade ones.
“Is there a possibility to cultivate Tier Two Purple Fire Gourds?”
“It depends on the fortune of the gourd seeds.”
Ji An felt it was possible but held little hope, wondering if the heavens would favor him.
Tier Two Gourds can be refined into Spiritual Artifacts, and this type of Spiritual Artifact can be used in the Early-stage Foundation Establishment, with no additional burden during battle.
As they were talking, they saw a team of Fire Crystal Ants carrying pollen back to their nest, led by a half-foot long Fire Crystal Ant, as if wearing red armor.
Ji An steered the Flying Shuttle and continued, landing near the Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo.
“Currently, there are 24 Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo trees, 14 at the Top-grade Level.
This region can cultivate ten acres of Tier Two Mid-grade Spirit Field, and I’m planning to plant six acres of Sword Bamboo and four acres of Copper Patterned Mulberry.”
The Spirit Field here was more barren compared to the Cold Pool area, and it’s been surveyed to support at most 13 or 14 acres of Mid-grade Spirit Field.
Ye Changqing felt dazzled by the golden reflection from the leaves and hurriedly looked elsewhere, saying:
“Two years ago, the Sect’s Medicinal Garden had already cultivated Tier Two Lower Grade Sword Bamboo. You must continue to strive, Junior Brother.”
Ji An raised his brows and asked in surprise:
“Does the Sect have a secret technique for cultivating Sword Bamboo?”
His Thick Earth Returning Origin Spell had reached the Great Perfection Level, with this as his backing, his cultivation of Profound Leaf Sword Bamboo in the Sect was considered top-tier.
He spared no expense in cultivating Spirit Plants, regularly performing spells and using Earth Element Essence every few days to nourish the Sword Bamboo, and logically, his cultivation progress should not fall behind other Spirit Farmers.
Yet, so far, there were no signs of improvement in those Top-grade Sword Bamboo.
Ye Changqing coughed awkwardly twice and said:
“The Medicinal Garden is on Sunrise Peak, with Tier Two Mid-grade Spirit Field.
By the way, how many Top-grade Copper Patterned Mulberry trees do you have now?”
If Sword Bamboo reaches Tier Two Mid-grade, the Spirit Fields can be cultivated into Top-grade Spirit Fields.
Ji An shook his head in amusement; there’s no comparison.
The main node of the Spiritual Vein at Red Flame Peak is only at the Tier Two Mid-grade Level, deeply hidden in Stone Mountain, and the area available for use is limited.
The quality of the Spirit Fields in this area has just reached Tier Two Lower Grade.
“I have over 1,200 Top-grade Copper Patterned Mulberry trees here, and the two types of Spiritual Mulberry I’ve planted completely fulfill the needs of the Beast Taming Hall’s Sub-Palace, with some left over, and more than a dozen Senior Brothers and Sisters purchasing from me.”
Ye Changqing thought for a moment and said:
“I have a good idea now, and I’ll report back for you. Forty-eight acres of Spirit Field need to be cultivated to Tier Two Mid-grade, and I will check the survey information and notify you.
Also, when approximately will you need the materials to upgrade the Spirit Field?”
Ji An cupped his hands and, with a smile, said:
“Thank you, Senior Brother, in three years.
Why not stay here tonight? I’ll open two jars of Tier Two Pine Nut Wine.”
Things went smoother than expected, and he needed to show his gratitude.
The remaining Spirit Fields weren’t worth seeing anymore. That’s the most barren area, where Purple Sun Wood and Profound Yang Wood are planted as consumable materials for burning Spiritual Charcoal.
“I had the same idea!”
Ye Changqing smacked his lips, his eyes flashing with memories.
Every year, Ji An gifted him a jar of Tier Two Spirit Wine, whose taste left a lasting impression.
The two returned by Flying Shuttle to the Cold Pool Stone House, with Ye Changqing gasping in surprise:
“The Celestial Essence Pear trees have fruited; I didn’t notice earlier.”
All five pear trees were as thick as a bowl, with water-blue spots the size of fingernails on their bark.
Beneath the lush branches and leaves were blue fruits the size of eggs.
When they first arrived, they landed a little far from here, plus his full attention was drawn to the Tier Two Jade Leaf Mulberry, instinctively overlooking these pear trees.
Ji An laughed and said:
“This year, Senior Brother can taste the Celestial Essence Pears.”