Qi Ping planted a batch of hundred spirit grass in an area with dense Spiritual Qi, close to First Order Intermediate, and their growth cycle is about two months.
Now, a month has already passed.
Therefore, Qi Ping must research a Bailing Honey that can completely remove the traces of hundred spirit grass within a month, only then can he sell this Bailing Honey with complete peace of mind.
Otherwise, if some Family Cultivators were to discover that he could cultivate Bailing Honey at such a low cost, and given the excellent effects of Bailing Honey, it might very well be coveted.
With Qi Ping's current strength in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, even when facing the Three Great Families, he still has a chance to escape, but it is only to escape. The most he can do is retaliate; he cannot protect his own assets.
So, it's better to avoid trouble if possible.
Upon returning to the mountain peak, Qi Ping took out a portion of Bailing Honey and carefully brewed it.
"These Bailing Honey, brewed solely from hundred spirit grass, have had the complex and chaotic medicinal properties and impure Spiritual Qi within the hundred spirit grass removed, essentially becoming pure Spiritual Qi, retaining only a hint of the characteristic of nurturing Spiritual Qi, which is somewhat similar to Yun Ling Fruit."
"From the perspective of effectiveness, this level of purification is estimated to be on par with some ordinary First Order Alchemists or pharmacists."
"Currently, for this pure Bailing Honey, the market price for the honey purified from one plant is estimated to be five or six Spirit Stones."
Freshly matured hundred spirit grass has a market price of about half a Spirit Stone per plant.
Qi Ping's No. 29 Spirit Land can only produce less than two thousand hundred spirit grass plants per year, which means that from the value of the hundred spirit grass itself, it is less than one thousand Spirit Stones.
Excluding rent, Qi Ping might only earn around three hundred Spirit Stones from the hundred spirit grass alone, and this is without accounting for labor costs, seed costs, or planting risks.
This shows how low the cultivation value of hundred spirit grass is.
If the market price fluctuates and a plant falls below half a Spirit Stone, he might not even earn back the rent, and would have to rely on that small plot of First Order Intermediate Spirit Land to make money.
"However, with the Brewer Big Belly Bee's touch, an estimated annual output of around 1,800 plants would be worth between nine thousand and ten thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones."
"Currently, I have leased both the No. 28 and No. 29 Spirit Lands. If the No. 28 plot is entirely planted with hundred spirit grass, a preliminary estimate suggests it can produce over two thousand hundred spirit grass plants annually. So, combined, the two lands can yield four thousand hundred spirit grass plants."
"Among these, one thousand two hundred plants will be used as food for the Bee Swarm, leaving two thousand eight hundred plants for sale. If all of them are brewed into Bailing Honey, their value would be between fourteen thousand and sixteen thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones."
A conservative estimate would be fifteen thousand Spirit Stones!
Even after deducting rent and other miscellaneous costs, let's say two thousand Spirit Stones at the high end, Qi Ping can earn a profit of thirteen thousand Spirit Stones!
"Thirteen thousand Spirit Stones a year! A year! Just thirteen thousand Spirit Stones!"
"That's over a thousand Spirit Stones a month!"
"Isn't this more comfortable than money obtained through robbery?"
Qi Ping truly didn't realize until he calculated; he was shocked!
This really is more comfortable than robbery!
Consider the last two times he counter-killed and obtained spoils of war; which one didn't leave him on tenterhooks?
The Black-robed Rune Cultivator brought trouble from the Green-robed Woman, and the unknown risks from the Alliance of Evil Affinities behind him; the Black-robed Rune Cultivator also had the Heavenly Fire Pavilion behind him, comparable to the Qingyuan Sect.
Each one made Qi Ping extremely anxious.
Compared to that anxiety, just staying on his own Spirit Land, farming and raising bees, and earning over a thousand Spirit Stones a month, felt incredibly satisfying to Qi Ping!
Is there anything more satisfying than earning over a thousand Spirit Stones a month while lying down?
At this point, Qi Ping just wanted to say that Brewer Big Belly Bee is awesome!
Although the Brewer Big Belly Bee looks a bit Silly , its money-making ability is truly undeniable.
"Indeed, low-end products are the best way to leverage the Brewer Big Belly Bee!"
Regarding the purification of hundred spirit grass, a normal First Order Alchemist can do it, but no Alchemist would choose to do so.
Because hundred spirit grass, due to its very fast growth rate and short cycle, has complex and non-prominent medicinal properties and impure Spiritual Qi, making its purification extremely difficult.
Purifying a single hundred spirit grass requires a great deal of effort, and no Alchemist would be foolish enough to earn money this way; isn't Alchemy more fragrant?
But the Brewer Big Belly Bee is different; while they can't compare to Alchemists in high-end products, their performance in low-end operations is not inferior to Alchemists.
Most importantly, the number of Brewer Big Belly Bees is incomparable to Alchemists! And what's crucial is that Qi Ping doesn't need to pay them!
All of it is profit!
"This is what you call true 'bee-mouth dividend'!"
"Low-end industries that others look down upon are precisely the easiest to quietly make a fortune from."
On this point, Qi Ping really has to thank Boss Gao; if he hadn't mentioned hundred spirit grass, Qi Ping truly wouldn't have thought of the money-making Sharp Weapon that is the combination of hundred spirit grass and Brewer Big Belly Bee!
Moreover, the most crucial point is that thirteen thousand Spirit Stones is not the limit of the Bee Swarm, but merely the limit of these two Spirit Lands.
If Qi Ping could lease more Spirit Lands, or even the entire Cloud Mist Mountain Range, the amount of money he could earn annually could reach a terrifying figure!
However, that would be too conspicuous; it would purely be earning money without the life to spend it!
Thirteen thousand Spirit Stones should be just the right range for Qi Ping; as long as he can completely conceal the traces of hundred spirit grass, he won't provoke overly powerful enemies.
For now, he should slowly develop and improve his strength. When his strength increases in the future and he needs more Spirit Stones, it won't be too late to lease more Spirit Lands to earn money and develop.
What Rank of strength earns what Rank of Spirit Stones; Qi Ping is well aware of this.
Sometimes, greed is the most fatal.
"In that case, some of the upcoming plans can be changed."
"Especially regarding the selection of the third Animal Companion."
"This is my strongest aid in cultivation. Next, I can fully look for the best Spirit Beast in Qing Shi County."
The difficulty of increasing Druid Level becomes higher and higher, so every Animal Companion slot is precious. Therefore, if he can choose a better Spirit Beast, he absolutely cannot settle for less.
Qi Ping is still very satisfied with his current two Animal Companions.
The Bee Swarm excels in both combat ability and production capacity, and Crow also has the Aptitude to become a super raptor.
"However, the exact amount of Spirit Stones that can be earned will only be confirmed after the Bailing Honey that can remove the traces of hundred spirit grass is successfully experimented with."
"But overall, it should be largely similar, as the hundred spirit grass serves as the primary Materials, and whether the final effect is slightly better or worse won't significantly impact me."
With anticipation for a large influx of Spirit Stones in the future, Qi Ping enthusiastically began his research.
"First, I can try a few 'hodgepodge' formulas, combining all types of flower nectar. Some can also include common ordinary medicinal Materials, blurring the medicinal components while not affecting the basic effect of Bailing Honey."
"Then, in the hodgepodge formula, add a portion of Yun Ling Fruit to conceal and mix the effect of Bailing Honey nourishing the body."
"Also, 'Tethering Grass' has the title of 'medicinal pollutant', so I can try adding it as well."
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