Chapter 70 Nine-Leaf Ginseng

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However, four thousand dry gold sounds like a lot, but it was a production that only took ten years.

And the consumption is also very huge.

Just for that Spirit Gathering Array, the spirit stones must be replaced every five years, each time requiring five spirit stones, so that one spirit stone must be consumed every year.

In addition, the fertility of spiritual fields is also a huge problem. A spiritual field without fertility is like the human body lacking various vitamins. It is easy for the spiritual medicine to become disabled or even necrotic.

The best sources of fertility are those ferments containing spiritual things. For example, the straw after harvesting and threshing of spiritual rice, the remaining purple leaves of the purple-leaf polygonum, and the residue of the spiritual flesh of spiritual fish.

Of course, the most important source of fertility is the feces of raised spiritual animals.

For example, the Huangfu family raises a lot of Lingjiao yaks, which produce a lot of dung in a year. In addition to using their own spiritual fields, the remaining land is sold to outsiders to reduce the cost of raising spiritual animals.

Lingjiao yak meat is expensive, and there is a reason why it is expensive. The cost of breeding is too high. You have to use spiritual fields to grow a large amount of spiritual grass, and occasionally you have to buy the residue of spiritual bean oil after oil extraction, or the rice bran after the spiritual rice is threshed, etc.!

Even a family of heavenly beings must make careful calculations in order to have a steady stream of profit output.

Similarly, maintaining the spiritual field is extremely troublesome. The costs of gathering spiritual energy, replacing spiritual stones and maintaining the spiritual gathering array, building and maintaining the irrigation system of the spiritual spring, replenishing the fertility of the spiritual field, and controlling pests and diseases, etc. are very high.

However, if the spiritual field is planted well. Not only is the production value high, but it is also a family heritage.

Wang Shouzhe put aside his distracting thoughts and said, "These transactions of Purple Leaf Polygonum are not reflected in the family account books, right?"

He had carefully looked at the structure of the family account books, and there was no output or expenditure on these two acres of spiritual land.

"Shouzhe, don't worry about this." Wang Xiaohan hurriedly explained, "The income and expenditure of these two acres of middle-grade spiritual land are all done by me personally, and the other elders and clan leaders can check the accounts at any time. After a while, When you return to the thatched cottage, I will show it to you."

"Part of the output was used to offset the cost of two acres of middle-grade spiritual fields. Part of it was replaced with [Xiao Pei Yuan Dan], as well as some spirit beast flesh and blood, and was gradually included in the way other families paid old debts. The family ledgers and inventories have turned into long-term consumption for the family."

Wang Shouzhe now remembered that there would indeed be some income with obscure descriptions in the family account books. They were money that a certain family owed Wang decades ago, repaying the debt in batches, etc.

It was a bit inexplicable at the time, but now that I think about it, it was the product of this secret spiritual field. The purpose should be to make the two acres of middle-grade spiritual land more hidden.

"Of course I believe in Grandpa Six." Wang Shouzhe waved his hand and said with a smile, "However, Grandpa Six must train successors for Lingtian planting and care as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will not be a problem for one of your future Lingtai ancestors to farm here every day. .”

"It is natural to train the successor as soon as possible, but..." Wang Xiaohan frowned slightly, "Now the only adult in the family is Zong Wei!"

Wang Zongwei!

Given the honor of the Wang family and its strictness towards men, such a guy was born. He seems to be still recovering from his recent beating, although he should be much more honest.

But with Wang Xiaohan's character, how could he be willing to trust a gambler?

Even if it seems like there is no point in reforming one's past, the spiritual field in the family is such an important asset. What if that piece of shit sells it?

"There's no rush. Let's pick a few from the younger generation to try first and see who is more talented." Wang Shouzhe said, "You can also try to be brave and honest, and you can also try to keep your industry. Things like Lingtian can't be carried out without a ten Eight years is not enough.”

If Wang Zongwei was asked to manage the spiritual field, not to mention Wang Xiaohan, even Wang Shouzhe would not agree.

Wang Xiaohan opened his mouth, expecting to ask what if he couldn't reach the Lingtai realm?

But then I thought about it, if he couldn't reach the Lingtai realm again, I'm afraid the family would be in danger...

At that time, they can only think of other ways to save the family and Wang Shouzhe. However, many family assets, including this spiritual field, may not be saved, and it is useless to think about it now.

"Shou Zhe, most of the profit from Ziye Heshou's output has been invested in this acre of middle-grade spiritual field." Wang Xiaohan pointed to another acre of middle-grade spiritual field.

Another acre of spiritual land is also divided into multiple grids of different sizes. The smallest grid is only about a dozen square meters, but the largest one occupies a third of the grid, about two hundred square meters.

Only one elixir tree was planted among them. Look at the huge leaves, greedily absorbing the sunlight and the spiritual energy in the spiritual field.

As mentioned before, Wang Shouzhe also had to memorize homework such as maps of evil beasts and maps of elixirs since he was a child. Dang even recognized that this was a nine-leaf ginseng. Judging from its huge leaves, this nine-leaf ginseng was quite old.

A hundred-year-old ginseng plant is worth dozens of gold.

The nine-leaf ginseng is a spiritual product among ginsengs. Even a century-old nine-leaf ginseng is worth thousands of gold, because it is the material of many third-level elixirs.

For example, the holy healing medicine [Zhaoxingdan] taken by Longyan ancestor requires the use of nine-leaf ginseng that is two hundred years old, so it is extremely expensive, but the effect of healing and replenishing physical energy is also very powerful!

Even if an ordinary person is dying, a fortune pill can bring his life back. It's just that the rich among ordinary people can hardly afford the Fortune Pill.

The more Wang Shouzhe looked at it, the more frightened he became. There was something wrong with this nine-leaf ginseng.

"This nine-leaf spiritual ginseng was nearly five hundred years old when our ancestor discovered it in the outside world." Wang Xiaohan explained, "So our ancestor decided to plant it in the spiritual field and raise it."

Five hundred years?

Wang Shouzhe was really shocked by the family's heritage. It was indeed a family treasure. He probably knew that one of the main ingredients of the legendary [Tianling Pill] is the 500-year-old Nine-leaf Spirit Ginseng.

The value of this thing is probably more than 50,000 gold, right? Sure enough, if there is a powerful ancestor, the heritage of the family is really not comparable to that of ordinary families.

"It's a pity that the middle-grade spiritual field is of too little help to it." Wang Xiaohan said helplessly, "It is growing very slowly now. It has been growing here for seventy years and it has not yet transformed into a five-year-old." A century-old elixir.”

Well……

It was nearly 500 years ago seventy years ago, and it has not changed after seventy years. It is slow enough. Wang Shouzhe was also quite speechless. High-level elixirs were extremely valuable, but they were really not something ordinary families could afford.

Seeing that it occupies more than three-thirds of the land, if all these seventy years were used to grow purple-leaf polygonum, the net profit generated would be at least several thousand dry gold, but it has only grown a small amount.

The year of elixir is not as simple as a fixed number of years of planting. Can a low-grade spiritual field grow the same elixir as a high-grade spiritual field?

The so-called elixir of life is because the elixir has undergone transformation at that stage, and both the essence of life and the medicinal properties have advanced by leaps and bounds to the next stage.

It is somewhat similar to the transformation of human beings from the Qi Refining Realm to the Lingtai Realm.

The value goes up in large multiples.

It's just that the older the elixir is, the more difficult it is to grow because it requires greater spiritual energy and nutrients. The barren spiritual field is simply unable to adequately support its growth.

In some good spiritual fields, the growth rate of elixirs will be much faster. It's just that when it comes to planting and cultivating elixirs, it's best not to overdo it and let it grow faster than the normal annual rate.

For example, strengthening the concentration of spiritual energy and fertility, etc., it took fifty years to produce a century-old elixir.

This kind of elixir is called [Quick-growing elixir] on the market, but its actual medicinal properties and value will be greatly reduced.

In addition to aura, fertility and other factors for the growth of elixirs, the year of real growth is equally important. Some experienced elixir merchants, directors of alchemy workshops, alchemists and other professions can tell at a glance whether it is a quick-growing elixir.

"According to my estimation, after seventy years of planting, its vintage should be increased by about seven years. But it is fast. I predict that in another twenty years it will transform into a five-hundred-year-old elixir." Wang Xiaohan is the author. He said with excitement and regret, "It's a pity that our family doesn't have a high-grade spiritual field, otherwise it should be able to grow normally."

Top grade spiritual field?

Wang Shouzhe glanced at Wang Xiaohan, "Sixth Old Master, you are more daring than me."

We all have such a hard time playing the high-grade Lingtian at home, how dare we even think about going to the high-grade Lingtian?

"Shou Zhe, I originally kept this thing for you just in case when it matured." Wang Xiaohan said in embarrassment, "And the family has invested too much resources and efforts in it, and now it has not yet transformed. I made a bit of a loss by selling it. If the family hadn't been in crisis, I would never have sold it in exchange for the Tianling Pill. After all, Grandpa Six can't help you with this matter."

"It would be a huge loss to sell it now." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "However, Grandpa Six, don't use it for the time being. I will think of a way to solve the Tianling Pill."

"What?"

Wang Xiaohan was shocked, "Shouzhe, how did you get so much money to buy the Tianling Pill?"

It is extremely difficult for a ninth-grade family to spend decades accumulating wealth in exchange for a Heavenly Spirit Pill.

Most families that can achieve this level can continue the family for a long time and continue to live forever.

As a casual cultivator, unless you encounter a great opportunity, you will never be able to afford the Heavenly Spirit Pill in your lifetime. Moreover, the general academies, sects and other forces are quite wary of the unfounded casual cultivators.

Even if the other party's qualifications are very good, far exceeding the qualifications of a monster like Wang Shouzhe, the academy will carefully consider and investigate, and would rather not give up if there is even the slightest doubt.

Having no origin means that you can make up your origin, and some fatal problems may arise in the future. Who knows, could it be a spy sent by a hostile force? Or there is too much hatred and other unclear things on the body.

It was also because resources were hard to come by that Wang Xiaohan was so shocked.

"Grandpa Six, please use the Peiyuan Pill to recuperate your body first and quickly recover to prepare for the sprint to the Lingtai Realm." Wang Shouzhe did not answer directly and said conservatively, "I am just trying. If you are lucky, haha~"

In Wang Shouzhe's view, the reason why the Liu and Zhao families are where they are today is because they have usurped the fruits of battle that the Wang family's ancestors sacrificed their lives for. Now that they know that they have the "fruits" accumulated through decades of wealth in their hands.

With his character, how could he not think of a way to give it a try?

Even if they fail, Wang Shouzhe is not willing to let them digest the fruits of wealth easily.

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