The last ingredient, Yun Ling Fruit, was the easiest to obtain; Nan Jie had many Yun Ling Fruits planted on her mountain peak.
Early the next morning, Qi Ping set off for Mountain Peak Five, where Nan Jie resided.
Upon arriving at Mountain Peak Five, Qi Ping found that Nan Jie was not in her small courtyard; only about ten Blue Feather Chickens were pecking at corn in the yard, seemingly having just been fed.
"Did she go to tend to the Yun Ling Fruits so early? That's good, I came for that very reason."
So, Qi Ping continued walking towards where Nan Jie cultivated the Yun Ling Fruits.
Soon, Qi Ping spotted Nan Jie on the mountainside, pruning the leaves of the fruit trees.
The gentle morning sunlight softly illuminated Nan Jie's simple clothes and long hair.
Due to pruning branches, quite a few dew-laden leaves had fallen onto her clothes and hair.
"Nan Jie, you're already busy so early?"
Hearing Qi Ping's voice, Nan Jie turned her head to look at him, a relaxed and content expression on her face.
"Xiao Qi? Why are you here!" Nan Jie's voice revealed joyful surprise.
Upon seeing Qi Ping, Nan Jie quickly put down her work.
Qi Ping, however, was somewhat surprised by this scene.
His impression of Nan Jie was that of a mature, cautious, and thorough older sister.
He had never seen her in such a relaxed state as she was today.
"I came to buy some Yun Ling Fruits from you."
"Yun Ling Fruits? Why talk about buying with Nan Jie? How many do you need? Nan Jie will pick out the best ones for you!"
After Nan Jie spoke, her eyes were already searching for the best quality fruits on the Yun Ling Fruit trees.
"I want all the ripe Yun Ling Fruits!"
"All of them?"
Nan Jie turned her head in surprise upon hearing this, looking at Qi Ping.
"Yes, all of them, so you have to charge me for them, otherwise I won't take them!"
Nan Jie didn't have a Golden Finger like him; she relied on these Yun Ling Fruits to survive and earn Spirit Stones for Cultivation. If he took them for free, Nan Jie would truly have nothing.
"Oh, in that case, I'll give them to you at an 80% discount of the selling price!"
"You're not allowed to refuse, or I won't sell them to you!" Nan Jie added at the end.
"How about a 90% discount, Nan Jie!"
Nan Jie rolled her eyes at Qi Ping after hearing this. Who bargains in reverse?
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you, that works too!"
Nan Jie left with that remark and went to pick the Yun Ling Fruits.
Qi Ping did not go to help; picking and selecting Yun Ling Fruits required knowledge, and haphazardly helping would most likely be counterproductive.
After a long while, Nan Jie finally picked all the ripe Yun Ling Fruits.
Qi Ping looked at these Yun Ling Fruits, and their quality was indeed quite extraordinary, no worse than those grown in Area C.
Nan Jie truly had a knack for making Spiritual Fertilizer.
However, this technique was not very useful for Qi Ping. When he accelerated the growth of Spirit Medicine, the Spirit Medicine would rapidly absorb the Spiritual Qi from underground.
Without the replenishment of underground Spiritual Vein Qi, the Spiritual Qi in the Spiritual Fertilizer would be absorbed quickly, far less effective than a Spiritual Land with Spiritual Vein replenishment. Considering the cost of making Spiritual Fertilizer, its cost-effectiveness was much lower than renting a good Spiritual Land.
"At a 90% discount, it's a total of forty-eight Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"
Nan Jie counted them and quickly calculated the price.
"Good!"
Qi Ping did not hesitate. After counting out the Spirit Stones and handing them to Nan Jie, he put the needed Yun Ling Fruits into his Storage Pouch.
After the transaction was complete, Nan Jie suddenly suggested:
"We haven't eaten together in a long time. How about I stew some chicken soup for you?"
However, Qi Ping shook his head at this; he was eager to test the Pill Formula:
"Next time, Nan Jie, I have something urgent to attend to."
"Alright…"
"Oh, by the way, Nan Jie, I might be moving from here in a while."
Hearing Qi Ping's words, Nan Jie froze for a moment.
"Ah? Moving where?"
"I'm planning to rent a plot of land in Area B. The Spiritual Qi concentration in Area D is too low, and the place is too small."
"Area B, huh? I thought you were going to leave Qing Shi County! You scared me!"
"How could I? I'm not familiar with other places. Being in an unfamiliar place might be even more dangerous!"
"Alright, then call me when you move, Nan Jie will come help you!"
After bidding farewell to Nan Jie and returning to his mountain peak, Qi Ping felt as if Nan Jie had changed a lot.
In the past, Nan Jie seemed to always be holding back a certain Qi, giving people a sense of urgency.
But now, that Qi in Nan Jie seemed to have dissipated; she had become somewhat tranquil and natural, and she was clearly talking more.
However, Qi Ping didn't pay much attention to it; this was also quite good.
Rather than being tense for a lifetime, it was better to live a bit more freely.
Wanting to reach a higher Cultivation without Talent, this path was too difficult, as hard as ascending to the heavens, with less than one in a hundred succeeding!
Nan Jie's current state was good. Combining work and rest in life and Cultivation, relaxing her mindset, the efficiency of her Cultivation might not be lower than when she was tense.
After the Yun Ling Fruits were ready, Qi Ping took out all the Spirit Medicine.
"Fire Spirit Medicine, blood ginseng, flowing light grass, Yun Ling Fruit, Night-Luminous Vine."
Qi Ping first made fifty combinations of these medicinal materials, with each combination ranging from two to seven medicinal materials, and the combination methods were entirely different.
Then, he prepared small amounts of medicinal materials for each combination.
After preparation, Qi Ping handed these fifty combinations to different Brewer Big Belly Bees and marked them well.
"These Spirit Medicines need to be brewed into honey inside the Big Belly Bees for at least seven days."
"Let's see the results after seven days. At that time, I'll also let the Fire Crow try which combination can best bring out the effects of the Fire Spirit Grass."
Seven days later, Qi Ping would be able to see which combination could best unleash the Fire Attribute power of the Fire Spirit Grass. Then, by comparing it with the normal medicinal properties of Fire Spirit Medicine, he could determine how much the overall medicinal properties had increased.
Finally, after the hundred-year fire spiritual grass was cultivated, it would be brewed according to this combination to maximize the power of the Fire Spirit Grass in restoring the Fire Crow's Bloodline.
Qi Ping himself would also choose a combination most suitable for his own Cultivation of the Wood Flame Art, and from then on, he would specialize in using this combination for brewing honey for Cultivation.
"It's a pity that I still know too little about Alchemy and Spirit Medicine knowledge. Otherwise, I could directly determine which Spirit Medicines are suitable for combination based on this, and then directly purchase targeted Spirit Medicines for the Brewer Big Belly Bees to try, instead of just blindly experimenting like this."
Qi Ping also realized at this moment that only with a foundational understanding of Spirit Medicine combinations, Spirit Medicine formulas, and medicinal property Fusion could he truly unleash the value of the Brewer Big Belly Bee.
Qi Ping even felt that even if he himself achieved Foundation Establishment, and before the Second-Order Brewer Big Belly Bee was cultivated, as long as he had the most cost-effective and potent formula, a First-Order High-level Brewer Big Belly Bee could still earn Qi Ping a large sum of Spirit Stones.
Moreover, because it was First-Order honey, Qi Ping, after Foundation Establishment, wouldn't have to worry as much about being coveted for it.
Overall, Qi Ping felt that the true value of the Brewer Big Belly Bee had not yet been truly developed by him.
After assigning all the Spirit Medicine combinations to the Brewer Big Belly Bees, a satisfied smile appeared on Qi Ping's face.
Having good Animal Companions was indeed great; otherwise, these fifty Spirit Medicine experiments would torment him to death.
Not only would it be exhausting, but it might not even be as good as what the Brewer Big Belly Bee could do.
In addition, Qi Ping also made a combination of the Fire Spirit Body Tempering Pill formula and gave it to the Brewer Big Belly Bee. Once the honey was produced, he would know how much difference there was between the effect of brewing it into honey and the Pill Formula.
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