After finalizing the processing plan for the essence nurturing honey recipe, which combines Yun Ling Fruit with hundred spirit grass, Qi Ping no longer dwelled on the matter.
He generously named this honey: essence nurturing honey.
He would publicly claim that it was brewed by Bees using Yun Ling Fruit and various other precious Spirit Medicine, resulting in pure Spiritual Qi and possessing medicinal properties that nourish Spiritual Qi. That would be sufficient.
It was suitable for Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivation, and also had good effects for Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivation.
A price of six Spirit Stones per portion would definitely ensure easy sales.
"There are still about twenty days until the first batch of hundred spirit grass matures. This batch isn't large, so I can just buy some more from Nan Jie later."
"However, when the large batches of hundred spirit grass mature in two or three months, the output of Yun Ling Fruit planted by Nan Jie will definitely not keep up."
"At that time, if I directly acquire it within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, the price would be the lowest, but it might arouse suspicion and easily expose myself."
"Acquiring it from Boss Gao might be a bit more expensive, but it's convenient, and the confidentiality can be better."
After thinking for a while, Qi Ping still decided that he would definitely acquire Yun Ling Fruit from Nan Jie.
When the second and third batches of hundred spirit grass mature later, he would then go to Boss Gao to acquire a batch, and at the same time, sell the first batch of brewed essence nurturing honey to exchange for Spirit Stones.
"If I want to further reduce costs later, I can only rent more Spiritual Land myself to plant Yun Ling Fruit, or rent a piece of Spiritual Land and let Nan Jie plant it. She already has experience planting Yun Ling Fruit, and perhaps Nan Jie's Spiritual Fertilizer technique could also be useful later."
Planting Spirit Medicine is never a simple matter. Every Spirit Medicine has its suitable growth environment and requires special resources, demanding a lot of effort to manage.
This is also why the Three Great Families and Qingyuan Sect Disciples do not directly plant them themselves. Sometimes, Loose Cultivators truly only earn hard-earned Spirit Stones, and these Spirit Stones are not worth the effort for Qingyuan Sect Disciples to earn.
Renting it out and collecting rent annually is also the most hassle-free option.
The reason Qi Ping's Spirit Medicine Cultivation is simple is mainly because the [Plant Growth] skill is too powerful. It can directly replace many conditions and supplement the special energy and Spiritual Qi needed by Spirit Medicine. Otherwise, some Spirit Medicine that require special fire Qi or beast blood would be very difficult for Qi Ping to Cultivate.
Most of the Spirit Medicine Qi Ping has encountered so far can be supplemented with Plant Growth.
However, Qi Ping's Plant Growth skill is not omnipotent, as his energy is also very limited. The Spirit Medicine he and his Animal Companions need are already stretched thin. It's impossible for him to use Plant Growth to Cultivate economic crops purely for profit, like Yun Ling Fruit. Using such a divine skill for such a purpose would truly make Qi Ping foolish.
As for hundred spirit grass, that's a pure exception.
This stuff isn't picky about its environment; as long as there's enough Spiritual Qi, it can basically grow in any somewhat normal place.
However, due to impure spiritual power and mixed medicinal properties, it's relegated to feed for animals like cattle.
Yet, Qi Ping accidentally utilized the Brewer Big Belly Bee to develop the value of hundred spirit grass, making it Qi Ping's most profitable and lowest-risk low-end industry at present.
This was much more satisfying than Qi Ping personally using Plant Growth to Cultivate and sell Spirit Medicine.
Cultivating precious Spirit Medicine with Plant Growth to sell carried high risks and occupied the time of his valuable skill, which was far worse than earning money by brewing honey from hundred spirit grass.
After deciding on the source of Yun Ling Fruit, Qi Ping was not in a hurry to acquire Yun Ling Fruit from Nan Jie. Instead, he continued his Cultivation and accelerated the cultivation of blood ginseng to support the resources needed for the Bee Queen's explosive troop production.
It would still take some time until the first batch of hundred spirit grass matured. Qi Ping planned to wait until the Bee Swarm had produced more troops before going out.
In the current Qing Shi County, it was best to go out less unless there was a special reason.
With the increase in the number of combat Bee Swarms, Qi Ping could also go out with greater peace of mind.
Anyway, Qi Ping now had a Spirit Beast Pouch, so carrying ten thousand Bees was still easy.
However, just a few days later, Qi Ping, who had no intention of going out, was visited by someone.
At the mountainside of Twenty-Ninth Mountain Peak.
"Two sirs, is there something you need here?"
Qi Ping, who had just put the First Order Intermediate Spirit Medicine into his Storage Pouch, was now somewhat trembling in front of two Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators, asking with a slight tremor in his voice.
These two, one at Qi Refining Ninth Layer and one at Eighth Layer, were a man and a woman.
Judging by their appearance and demeanor, they seemed to be Sect Disciples, and their behavior towards each other was somewhat like Senior Brother and junior sister.
However, they were both wearing white silkworm silk clothing, making it impossible to tell where they came from.
Qi Ping also couldn't confirm if they were from the Qingyuan Sect.
What concerned Qi Ping the most, however, was that the Bee Swarm sensed hostility from these two people.
Given the Bee Swarm's keen perception, they would definitely not be mistaken in this regard, so these two people were very likely up to no good.
However, this hostility was not very strong, so Qi Ping decided to first figure out their identities and what they were up to.
If he could avoid fighting, that would be for the best.
If he had to give up his hard-earned thriving industry because of these two, it would truly be a huge loss. Not to mention the lost rent, the key question was, what would so many Bees eat?
Were they to live in the open, exposed to the elements, and drink dew?
"Let me ask you, are you Qi Ping?"
The man with a rather arrogant face spoke. He stood in the air on his Flying Sword, looking down at Qi Ping.
At the same time, the Spiritual Qi pressure of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer directly covered Qi Ping.
An ordinary Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivator facing this Spiritual Qi pressure would probably fall directly to their knees.
So Qi Ping had no choice but to restrain his physical strength and feign a violently trembling body.
"Replying to sir, this humble one is indeed Qi Ping," Qi Ping replied with a trembling voice.
"Then I ask, and you answer. If you dare to lie, I can sense it, and I will kill you directly!" the white-robed man said coldly.
There was even a hint of killing intent mixed in.
"Sir, please ask away."
However, before Qi Ping could finish speaking, the white-robed man noticed that Qi Ping could still stand, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his brows. He directly increased the Spiritual Qi pressure.
But this act infuriated Qi Ping.
Did this man want him to kneel or prostrate himself on the ground?
"It seems today's matter cannot end peacefully. Since you seek death, then I shall grant it to you," Qi Ping muttered fiercely in his heart.
A killing intent also rose within him.
With his current strength, did he still have to kneel and wag his tail for survival in front of these two?
Then what was the point of his Cultivation?
One must know that most Cultivators have a certain spirit within them. The stronger the Talent of a Cultivator, the more so. A humiliating experience can even become a terrifying Heart Demon on the future path of Cultivation. If it cannot be overcome, the result is likely death and the dissipation of the Dao.
Although some Cultivators maintain an indifferent attitude towards this, they are, after all, a minority.
And now, this white-robed man, oppressing Qi Ping in such a way, wanting him to kneel, even if he might not kill Qi Ping today, could not hide his malicious intentions.
Originally, Qi Ping didn't care about that bit of spiritual power pressure; deterrence was normal. But at this moment, Qi Ping directly developed a killing intent!
Now he only hoped that the items on the two of them could compensate for his potential losses.
However, just as Qi Ping was about to make his move, a green sword light suddenly flashed by at extreme speed.
The next moment, the white-robed man's head flew high into the air!
As the white-robed man's head spun in the air, it even retained consciousness, clearly seeing his own body beginning to bleed from the neck, and the owner of that green sword light.
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