Chapter 109: She, Song Jiulai, Loves Gambling With Her Life!
The successful research into Tier 2 Spirit Herbs truly made Song Jiulai happy.
This was a great benefit for the Sect.
What was the price of First Order Spirit Herbs, and what was the price of Tier 2 Spirit Herbs!
The Longevity Sect was bound to get rich!
Although this was the success of a half-mu experimental field, in Chen Miaomiao’s eyes, it was basically a success.
Song Jiulai generously rewarded Chen Miaomiao with five hundred Points this time.
This was because the value created by this thing far surpassed that of other things.
Fan Guozhou was particularly excited.
Tier 2 Spirit Herbs were of even greater benefit to him, as he had leased ten mu of Spiritual Fields!
Fan Guozhou, who had originally asked Chen Miaomiao to transform all the fields, was eventually stopped by Song Jiulai.
Song Jiulai had the System convey a message to them: currently, the Sect could not massively cultivate Tier 2 Spirit Herbs.
They could only plant them on the Sect’s land on the mountain slope.
Fan Guozhou was a bit surprised at the time and asked the System, “Why?”
The System replied, “Innocence is no protection against the charge of possessing a treasure.”
“…” Fan Guozhou was silent for three seconds before understanding the System’s meaning: “I didn’t expect you to be quite cultured.”
System: “Insulting the System deducts one Point.”
Fan Guozhou: “…”
He understood the meaning of the System and the Sect Master.
Tier 2 Spirit Herbs were not valuable in the eyes of Great Experts, but if a Sect mastered a method for stably producing high-grade Spirit Herbs that even Major Sects did not possess, then the problem would be immense.
The Longevity Sect was currently unmanaged, but that didn’t mean others were blind and wouldn’t see good things.
The large area of Spiritual Fields at the foot of the mountain, designated for Newcomers, could also not be planted for now.
It was enough to occasionally put some Tier 2 Spirit Herbs in.
Currently, the methods for producing high-grade Spirit Herbs in the Cultivation World were either monopolized by large Medicine Sects or relied on Spirit Liquid to forcibly alter fate.
The survival rate of a mu of fertile land was generally less than half, and most still relied on purchasing seedlings.
Large Medicine Sects monopolized these kinds of seedlings.
The Longevity Sect could already achieve self-sufficiency in Spirit Herb seedlings, meaning there were no cost issues. If they could also stably produce Tier 2 and Tier 3 Spirit Herbs, that would have to wait until the Longevity Sect had fully and stably occupied the Flying Sparrow Sect and Wang’an County.
Therefore, Fan Guozhou could not plant them on a large scale yet.
Not being able to earn money, even though they had it, made Fan Guozhou somewhat regretful, but there was no other way. He could only listen to the Sect Master and first transform some of the Spiritual Fields within the Longevity Sect’s territory.
Earning just this much in the early stages was already quite good.
Song Jiulai was still at the Cave Demon Valley market, looking for anything interesting she could pick up for a bargain.
She had just bought Ice Butterfly Ore from Xue Dan, and looking further, many things were what she wanted, but she temporarily had no money to buy them.
However, she did see one thing.
It was a broken piece of iron.
It looked unremarkable and was dull, with only a faint resemblance to half a wing.
It didn’t even look like something a Cultivator would use.
The Cultivator selling it hadn’t put up a sign. Song Jiulai looked at it curiously, and he enthusiastically introduced it: “Esteemed Cultivator, are you interested? It is said that this is a fragment of a Key from a certain Secret Realm. This Secret Realm can only be entered by Qi Refining Stage Disciples of Major Sects like the Blood Prison Sect and Extreme Saint Sect. Others cannot easily obtain it.”
Song Jiulai asked doubtfully, “Entering requires a Key? Then what is the function of this fragment?”
Cultivator: “For good luck.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
The System suddenly spoke: “You can buy it, this fragment has some use.”
Song Jiulai’s eyes sharpened, but she still pretended to be nonchalant: “Never mind, it’s a bit interesting. I can collect it as a souvenir when I get home. How much?”
The Male Cultivator’s eyes darted around: “One Mid-grade Spirit Stone.”
After all, it was a completely useless fragment.
No matter how you boasted, it was still just a useless fragment.
Moreover, the Secret Realm Key was just something he made up. In reality, he had heard it from someone else, and who knew if it was true or not?
If it were genuine, ordinary Cultivators wouldn’t be able to get it. He had gotten lucky and found it in a Cultivator’s Mustard Seed Bag—cough cough cough, that’s not for outsiders to know.
Song Jiulai got up to leave: “Keep it for the New Year.”
“Hey, hey, hey, hey, don’t, don’t, don’t.”
As expected, any skilled haggling was devastating to a Boss who originally just wanted to sell something useless for some money.
The Male Cultivator put on a pained expression: “Then tell me your price?”
Song Jiulai still acted indifferent: “One Low-grade Spirit Stone.”
The Male Cultivator’s face fell: “Do you have any shame?”
Such familiar lines, Song Jiulai had heard them three times already.
Song Jiulai asked curiously: “You only have a fragment, and it looks like something I’d buy out of curiosity because I haven’t seen it before. If you think it’s not worth it, then forget it.”
When the Male Cultivator heard Song Jiulai frankly admit her curiosity stemmed from a lack of knowledge, he muttered to himself: “Then give me a sincere price.”
Song Jiulai calmly replied: “Ten Low-grade Spirit Stones. If you think it’s acceptable, then so be it.”
“Take it, take it!”
The Male Cultivator originally had a useless item on his hands, so selling it was pure profit.
Moreover, he was in a hurry to get rid of it.
This batch of goods wasn’t acquired cleanly.
Buying it off him meant one less problem for him.
The System said: “Aren’t you afraid he really won’t sell it?”
Song Jiulai: “What’s there to be afraid of? If he really doesn’t sell it, I’ll just buy it as a Sucker for one Mid-grade Spirit Stone. But if he tries to raise the price, I won’t want it no matter how good it is. Anyway, you said only you have a method, and this fragment is actually just a fragment, useless on its own, right? I just didn’t expect this young man to have absolutely no concept of haggling and fall for it so easily.”
“Correct.” The System said: “He wasn’t lying, this is indeed a Secret Realm Key, but what kind of Secret Realm it is, we’ll have to wait until we enter to find out.”
Song Jiulai took the item, and the Male Cultivator breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Song Jiulai buy it.
This thing had been here for days, and no one had bought it.
It was just a fragment, useless except for its ornamental value. Selling something that came for free was profit.
Song Jiulai found a hidden spot and spoke with the System: “Does this mean you have a way to open this Secret Realm?”
The System said: “Yes, but it consumes a considerable amount of Energy. I can replicate its original form, and you will sense it when the Secret Realm opens.”
Song Jiulai was shocked: “Damn, you’re so BUG-like, you can even repair Secret Realm fragments? My heavens, little System, I underestimated you back then, thinking you were completely useless.”
System: “It’s fine, I’m used to your underestimation.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
System: “The Energy consumption is very high. At the Player’s current pace, you won’t be able to recruit Newcomers for a month. If you don’t get good things from the Secret Realm, it will definitely be a loss, but if you can get things from the Secret Realm, then you’ll be making a huge profit. There aren’t many Secret Realms that are noticed by several Major Sects and are suitable for Qi Refining Stage Cultivators.”
Song Jiulai: “Just kidding, let’s gamble!”
She, Song Jiulai, loved to gamble with her life!
