[Lv2 Plant Growth (1/200): Can increase Plant Growth speed by consuming energy.]
"The description is the same as in my previous life, nothing has changed, but the efficiency of accelerated growth should improve quite a bit…"
Qi Ping remembered that from level one to level two, the effect of the Plant Growth skill should increase by about 30%.
"I just don't know what the amplification effect will be like in the Cultivation World."
Qi Ping could clearly feel that after the Plant Growth skill was upgraded to level two, he could activate more special energy.
Since Qi Ping was currently in the blood ginseng cultivation area, he eagerly tried it out.
As the special energy in Qi Ping's palm was slowly absorbed by a blood ginseng plant, the blood ginseng, which had been somewhat shriveled from being harvested, immediately plumped up and grew noticeably at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This scene filled Qi Ping with joy.
"The efficiency of accelerated growth has also increased by about 30%!" Qi Ping was incredibly excited.
Don't underestimate this 30%; if Qi Ping devoted more energy to cultivating Spirit Medicine, the output of Spirit Medicine could almost double compared to the previous normal cultivation progress!
This doesn't even account for the better effect of the Level 2 Plant Growth skill in cultivating high-year Spirit Plants.
With double the previous Spirit Medicine output, the rate of Gold Marrow Bee swarming could also double!
"Also, I can Cultivate more Sun Essence Flowers and Moon Sleep Flowers. These ordinary Spirit Flowers, which grow quickly and have low demands on Spirit Land, are perfect for supplying the Honeybees' daily consumption. This way, only a small amount of blood ginseng needs to be added, which won't affect the Bee Swarm's combat strength, and more blood ginseng can be saved for cultivating new larvae."
Previously, Qi Ping had the Gold Marrow Bees directly consume honey brewed from blood ginseng daily.
The reason for doing so before, besides wanting to improve the individual combat strength of the Gold Marrow Bees, was also because the supply of blood ginseng was relatively abundant.
But now, if they were to swarm on a large scale, they would have to be more economical.
Daily Honeybees could collect ordinary nectar, or other things close to Spirit Items, supplemented with a little blood ginseng Spirit Medicine, which would be completely sufficient for daily needs.
Especially after the Brewer Big Belly Bees are cultivated, they will certainly be able to achieve the greatest effect with the least amount of Spirit Medicine, thus reducing the demand for Spirit Medicine resources for daily consumption.
Then, the surplus Spirit Medicine could be used to fully swarm and Cultivate more High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees to deal with crises.
After making the decision, Qi Ping instructed the Gold Marrow Bees on this matter, and the Gold Marrow Bees were equally excited upon hearing it.
They had long wanted to swarm, but Qi Ping hadn't allowed it, and they also knew that the output of Spirit Medicine was limited; too many Bees would be detrimental to the normal reproduction and development of the Bee Swarm.
Now that Qi Ping had provided a solution, they instantly realized it and immediately dispatched more Gold Marrow Bees to collect various pollen Spirit Medicines that could be used to brew honey, to produce honey for daily consumption.
As for the high-quality honey brewed from high-grade blood ginseng, it would be used to Cultivate High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees, Equilibrium Bees, and Big Belly Bees.
After finding a solution to the Spirit Medicine resource problem for swarming, a heavy weight was finally lifted from Qi Ping's heart.
Next, it was just a matter of going all out to swarm!
After waking up the next day, Qi Ping first accelerated the cultivation of the blood ginseng once, then met with Nan Jie as agreed, and together they headed to Fusheng Society's courtyard beneath the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
The weather along the way was somewhat gloomy, with dark clouds stretching across the sky, as if a massive downpour was imminent.
Qi Ping and Nan Jie originally thought they had arrived early enough, but upon arrival, they found that several people were already there.
At a glance, familiar faces like Wang Shan and Zhou Pangzi were among them.
Besides them, there was also a thin man with a somewhat sallow complexion named Li Peng. He was older than Qi Ping, at Qi Refining Layer Four cultivation, and was considered one of the most talented people within the Fusheng Society.
Only Lin Chaoyang, who died in the Secret Realm, could compete with him in terms of Talent.
This person originally had the opportunity to become a Utility Disciple or even an Outer Sect Disciple of the Qingyuan Sect, but for some unknown reason, he didn't go.
Now, he raises a pond of Golden-Eyed Carp in a mountain stream in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, reportedly with his own unique fish-raising secret recipe, earning him one of the highest amounts of Spirit Stones within the Fusheng Society.
However, although he earned a lot of Spirit Stones, he didn't like to Cultivate. Besides reserving enough for rent and daily expenses, all the rest went to brothels.
The reason Li Peng's complexion was so sallow was due to excessive indulgence.
There was even one time when he was visiting a brothel, he was almost drained dry by an evil male cultivator disguised as a woman.
Qi Ping and the others thought he would restrain himself after that lesson, but he still enjoyed it tirelessly, running to those places whenever he had Spirit Stones.
When he ran out of Spirit Stones, he would occasionally go to the Mortal world for pleasure, but according to Li Peng, Mortal women felt too inferior compared to female cultivators; after tasting female cultivators, he had little interest in Mortals.
Aside from the sallow-faced Li Peng, there was also a young female cultivator dressed in white.
Her name was Meng Shanshan, and her strength was Qi Refining Layer Two. Her cultivation was average, but she was quite beautiful.
However, she wasn't very familiar with the people of Fusheng Society; her ability to join Fusheng Society was mainly due to the favors accumulated by her father.
Currently, she was working as a helper in a Spirit Field in Zone A of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
Qi Ping's impression of her was not very good.
Because two years ago, Old Zhou and Meng Shanshan's father had tried to set him up with Meng Shanshan, but Meng Shanshan rejected him mercilessly in front of many people, stating that her future husband must at least be an Outer Sect Disciple of the Qingyuan Sect.
Everyone in the Fusheng Society was put in an awkward position by Meng Shanshan's direct words at the time. In the end, it was Qi Ping who spoke up to resolve the embarrassment and change the subject.
Qi Ping only felt that this woman was crazy at the time. He already had an average impression of her, and after that incident, his impression of her worsened.
So, after entering this time, Qi Ping greeted the others but completely ignored Meng Shanshan.
The other members of the Fusheng Society also merely nodded to Meng Shanshan, clearly not liking her much either.
If it weren't for the favors her father had accumulated in the past, they probably wouldn't have chosen to notify her.
At this point, all the people who should have come to the Fusheng Society had arrived, making a total of six people, including Qi Ping and Nan Jie.
Originally, there should have been six more people.
However, Lin Chaoyang died in the Secret Realm, two left when the rent increased last time, and one moved out overnight after the Demon Insect appeared.
Another one, who went out yesterday to investigate news of the Demon Insect, was gnawed by a Demon Insect until only half of his head remained.
The once lively Fusheng Society was thus reduced to only six people in a short period of time.
And the situation of the Fusheng Society was not an isolated case, but a microcosm of Qing Shi County at this time.
In chaotic times, Loose Cultivators struggle to survive…
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