Chapter 105: Chapter 102: Lotus Pill Contract, Jianmu Breaking Ground
He was really afraid of Su Yu revealing any more secrets, so he quickly waved his hand:
"We’re both here talking enthusiastically, but haven’t considered whether Nephew Li can produce so many mutated Kansheng Potatoes."
"These things are indeed good, but if we take them back and juniors start fighting over them, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause."
"That’s quite true." True Man Su saw that he’d temporarily dismissed the idea, then, after signaling to Su Ya with a glance, smilingly asked Li Ye: "How many of these mutated Kansheng Potatoes can be produced in a month?"
"..."
How many can be produced?
That depends on how much ink I currently have in reserve.
If the Ink and Water Silk is simply used as roots, it can last for a very long time, but if used as consumables, it’s a bottomless pit.
"Growing this kind of mutated Kansheng Potato requires the consumption of ink and silk. This ink can only be obtained in places where the spirituality of recently deceased creatures lingers, and it also requires feeding Qingsui Silkworms.
Currently, one Qingsui Silkworm can only produce about two ounces of silk."
"As for more details, Nephew still needs to go back and experiment to find out."
He replied.
The expressions of the two True Men changed slightly upon hearing this.
True Man Su pondered:
"Qingsui Silkworms are simple; the Ink Silk you’ve submitted has been praised by the brothers from the Artifact Refining Hall. If you’re willing to apply for this task, the sect will generously provide them to you."
"It’s just about the ink that you mentioned...."
No wonder this spiritual material is so special, there are indeed so many restrictions.
"Then never mind."
True Man Lu smiled gently at Li Ye: "We did get a bit too eager upon seeing such a spiritual object. We’ll keep an eye out for places where you can acquire ink.
You keep planting them slowly. If you can someday mass-plant it and stabilize the supply, come find me, and the contract I promised you will still be valid."
"The oversight in this matter truly was my own."
Li Ye also realized that he hadn’t fully figured things out.
But he hadn’t expected a simple Ink and Water Kansheng Potato to alarm the True Men to come here, so he’ll have to be more cautious in the future.
"It’s not that you haven’t thought it through, it’s just that this item is indeed rare." True Man Su also smiled gently: "Don’t take on too much burden and stress."
The words of the two True Men warmed Li Ye’s heart immensely.
However, just after True Man Su finished speaking, he changed the topic: "But can the Lotus Pills be supplied in batches? At least let Su Ya and the other nephews get familiar with the spiritual power structure of the Lotus Pill first.
The gains and losses are the same as what True Man Lu just mentioned."
"..."
Didn’t you just tell me not to have any pressure!
Although Li Ye wanted to complain, he knew that the situation in the Pill-Refining Hall was different from the Array Hall.
In the latter, materials are just that—materials. As long as an Array Master wants to learn or use them, they can always purchase more.
But the Pills produced by the Pill-Refining Hall need to be tested by countless cultivators. Even if there are only a few at the start, they need to be supplied continuously.
Let’s see the response from the cultivators in the cultivation realm.
He understood that this was due to True Man Su’s attention.
But Li Ye still didn’t dare to promise too much, he just said, "It takes seven days to form a pill once, and it needs the spiritual qi of Earth Demon Ginseng.
Currently, I only have about six Earth Demon Ginsengs.
Furthermore, the Lotus Pill does consume spiritual power from the Earth Demon Ginseng and the Spirit-Uniting Lotus, so at most, it can produce twelve a month, the rest of the time they’ll need care."
"Twelve a month, huh." True Man Su nodded: "Then let’s finalize the contract."
"If you want to trade your previous Crystal Honey for merit and sect contributions, we can draft a new contract."
"Alright." Li Ye agreed.
After signing the contract, he handed the twelve Lotus Pills for the month to True Man Su, and then... he was gently persuaded by True Man Su to return to his cave mansion.
True Man Lu and Senior Brother Wang were also politely sent away similarly.
The reason, of course, was that True Man Su wanted to stay in Su Ya’s cave mansion to research new pill formulas with the three Alchemists present. With the introduction of completely new materials, there was still a great deal of work to be done.
As for other spiritual materials, the division of profits remained as before, with Su Ya refining and selling, then transferring the Spirit Stones to Li Ye.
Upon leaving, Senior Brother Wang warmly left him a token to his own cave mansion, saying that he must visit when he had time.
Li Ye naturally agreed with a smile.
When he returned to his own cave mansion, he discovered that in the area designated for unloading materials from various places, there was a package of Spirit Stones, along with approximately five ounces of merit!
Only then did he remember, it had been a month, and it had to be the division from the Earth Emotion Feed sales. He checked his storage pouch, confirming a total of 285,000 Spirit Stones.
Moreover, there was a letter from Qian Fang.
In the letter, Qian Fang mentioned that although the resentment qi reserves were quite ample, please urge Li Ye to restock promptly—the Earth Emotion Feed sales were overwhelming, with a daily quota of 20,000 Spirit Stones completely sold out.
There were also some families interested in long-term purchases of such Earth Emotion Feed. He didn’t dismiss them; he sought Li Ye’s opinion in the letter.
Li Ye contemplated while holding the letter, then took out a pen to reply.
Since those families are interested in purchasing, they shouldn’t be missed.
However, trade shouldn’t just involve Spirit Stones; an equal amount of resentment qi should be exchanged.
With the help of these big families, there shouldn’t be a shortage of resentment qi.
After finishing the letter, he wrote another one to Senior Brother Ling Ji Vine.
He talked about his life in the sect and included a few Lotus Pills and Purple Oil Spring Rain in the letter, concluding with the usual queries.
After resolving the letters, Li Ye finally took the five ounces of merit and returned to his courtyard.
As always, he lay on his recliner, transforming the merit into a light rain that watered the Jianmu seed.
"This should be enough." He closed his eyes and carefully sensed it.
The power of merit surged into the seed.
About four months after Li Ye obtained it, it finally began to sprout, a tender shoot slowly breaking ground in his Dantian.
At that moment, there seemed to be a heartbeat-like sound synchronizing with Li Ye’s heartbeat.
He felt like he had become the seed, striving to sprout, the process unexpectedly smooth and effortless.
Like shedding all constraints.
Li Ye was completely engrossed, using the power of merit to grow vigorously.
What it broke through was not "soil" in the conventional sense.
From the moment it broke ground, Li Ye felt as if he were transcendently ecstatic, an indescribable sense of pleasure that made him almost moan in delight.
And from that very moment onward.
The Jianmu seed truly established contact with the world.
Li Ye could clearly feel the nearly terrifying vitality emanating from the Jianmu seed—
[+10,000.]
The vitality brought by the seed enhanced his Vital Essence by a full 10,000 points.
It was this terrifying vitality that flooded into his body, producing an indescribable sense of comfort and pleasure.
And this was just the beginning.
As the Jianmu slowly grew into a seedling, he felt all the magic he currently knew turned into some unusual Talisman Seals that circled around the Jianmu, fluttering gracefully.
After those seals whirled around for forty-nine cycles, they respectively imprinted themselves at various spots on the Jianmu seedling.
Immediately, within the Jianmu, an abrupt void appeared.
Though describing it as checking a Storage Ring with his Divine Sense wasn’t quite fitting.
But when Li Ye extended his Divine Sense there, he indeed felt a wondrous sensation akin to examining the inside of a storage space.
The hollow inside was dark and deep yet filled with overflowing vitality, measuring about an acre in size.
Blessed with a Good Heart, he recalled.
The seed brought an abundant vitality—
It carried a +10,000 vitality.
The vitality from the seed was so overwhelming, flowing through him with a sense of indescribable bliss.
And that was only the beginning.
Within the slow-growing Jianmu, a void appeared.
Although it wasn’t quite accurate to describe it as using Divine Sense to inspect a Storage Ring.
No light illuminated this abyss, which seemed to brim with a liquid full of life force, encompassing an area of about an acre.
Blessed with a Good Heart, he thought again.
It was just missing the most crucial element: the light that could illuminate the darkness.