Chapter 405 It's really not important, the bottom of the boat
Zhao Jingfan's expression was quite obvious.
The medicinal herbs planted in Jiushan Sect's experimental field are too deliberate.
But Sect Master Song had to admit that it was difficult for him and several elders of the Qingmu Sect to take their eyes off the experimental field in front of them and the vital medicinal herbs in the experimental field.
Especially the great elder of Qingmu Sect, he had a keen sense of smell and was very familiar with these medicinal herbs. At this moment, his eyes were slightly narrowed, his nostrils were opening and closing, and his expression was intoxicated. He looked like a hopeless drunkard who entered a century-old winery.
"This Fuyao Leaf is about ten years old..."
"The spiritual energy of ivy is also of top quality. It has a very strong medicinal property as soon as you smell it! It is the best for refining Fenghua Pills..."
Although it is still several feet away from the experimental field.
But he seemed to have figured out the quality of the elixir in the experimental field just by relying on his sense of smell, and was now marveling at it.
"Um?"
The elder of the Qingmu Sect twitched his nose, and a puzzled look appeared on his face, as if he was not sure: "No..."
“This is not right.”
Everyone was confused after hearing this.
Sect Leader Song also asked, "What's wrong?"
The Great Elder of the Qingmu Sect suddenly opened his eyes, with a dazzling gleam in his dry eyes, looking at a kind of spiritual grass in the experimental field: "This star grass is not right!"
Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Song was even more confused.
But Senior Sister Zhang and Master Qian on the side looked at each other and a slight smile appeared on their faces.
Master Qian smiled and said, "The elder's knowledge on this spiritual medicine is truly amazing to me."
Senior Sister Zhang was also very appreciative of the Great Elder's expression. Since her junior brother lacked talented alchemists, the stronger this old man's skills were, the better.
As for those with weird personalities, well, my junior brother is good at dealing with these weird old guys.
"This little bit of Star Grass is unique in our Nine Mountains Realm!"
“I just cultivated it.”
After hearing this, the eyes of the Great Elder of Qingmu Sect became brighter, and he looked eagerly at the row of seemingly inconspicuous spiritual herbs.
"This is my first time cultivating star grass, how about some guidance from the elders?"
Master Qian was in charge of the market town in his early years, and he was a delicate person. What's more, this experimental field was used for making nests.
Now that the fish is here, are you still afraid that it will take the bait?
As soon as he finished speaking, the old body of the Grand Elder of the Aoki Sect jumped up and leaped into the experimental field at lightning speed.
The old man squatted beside a star-pointed grass. His nose moved slightly and his eyes looked from the tip of the grass to the root. From his expression, it seemed that he couldn't wait to dig out this magical herb and study it carefully.
Seeing this, the head of Qingmu Sect, Song, looked a little embarrassed and explained softly: "Elder Xiong is rude..."
Senior Sister Zhang waved her hands, obviously not minding much.
The Jiushan Sect also inquired about the situation of the Qingmu Sect - they had no choice but to inquire, as Zhao Jingfan sold it very quickly.
The Grand Elder of Qingmu Sect, whose original surname was Xiong, was a stabilizing force in the sect, so he was generally respectfully addressed as the Grand Elder in Qingmu Sect.
Elder Xiong's attainments in alchemy can be said to be second to none in the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
Senior Sister Zhang naturally became more tolerant.
"This little bit of star grass..." Elder Xiong spoke again, his tone was confused, as if he couldn't figure it out, "It's really different."
Master Qian smiled somewhat complacently.
Zhao Jingfan reported the "grand occasion" of the Qingmu Sect's medicine garden, and Zheng Fa collected some corresponding elixirs on the market - this was of course not entirely to attract the Qingmu Sect, but to develop the alchemy industry, and the cultivation of medicinal materials was also an important part.
It just so happens that the Jiushan Sect’s agriculture has already had a certain foundation, and when it comes to the breeding and improvement of spiritual plants, it is absolutely at the groundbreaking level in the Xuanwei Realm.
In other words, even if there was no such thing as the "Jiushan Golden Elixir Method", with the development of Jiushan agronomy, the Jiushan Sect's research on alchemy would also be a natural progression.
Due to the short time, Master Qian did not achieve much results in cultivating these spiritual medicines. The only thing he could show off was this star grass.
"Elder, you have a keen eye." Out of professional habit, Qian Zhenren flattered him and introduced, "This star grass is the latest variety cultivated by our sect. It is indeed somewhat different from the star grass in the outside world."
Aoki Zong and his group were all staring at Master Qian.
At this time, Master Qian, who was only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, became the protagonist among this group of Nascent Soul cultivators.
He was no longer timid and cowardly as he had been before entering the Nine Mountains Realm. He did not look complacent, but he was confident and spoke eloquently.
"We have compared them. The star-pointing grass of our sect grows faster than other varieties. About three years of planting can be equivalent to five years of star-pointing grass from other places."
"Are you serious?"
Elder Xiong asked.
Aoki Zong and his group also looked at each other in bewilderment.
Three or five years doesn't sound like much, but sixty or a hundred years sounds...
That’s a big difference!
They, the Qingmu Sect, buy spiritual medicines. The price of a hundred-year-old Star Pointing Grass is much different from that of a sixty-year-old Star Pointing Grass! "Elder, the one in front of you has grown for twenty-seven years under the effect of the Sun and Moon Clock."
Everyone in the Qingmu Sect was speechless for a moment and just stared at the Star-Pointing Grass.
They didn't even need Elder Xiong's eyesight to see that this Star Grass had abundant medicinal properties... It was very similar to the fifty-year-old Star Grass they had in their previous medicine garden.
"How long did it take you to improve this little bit of star grass?" Elder Xiong asked a key question.
Every sect that excels at cultivating spiritual medicines always has one or two unique species, and the Qingmu Sect also had one before.
"Half a month."
After Master Qian said three words, the people from Qingmu Sect were completely stunned and stared at Master Qian.
They are of different species, but they have been selected and bred generation after generation.
Half a month? It was just a blink of an eye? Seeing that they were about to break, Master Qian seemed a little guilty and whispered, "Uh... Actually, it was eighteen days."
Sect Leader Song twitched the corners of his mouth, as if he was not comforted at all.
Seeing that they were speechless, Senior Sister Zhang took the opportunity to speak: "Master Song, my junior brother has always been very clear and honest about what he does. I will not hide it from you - now my Jiushan Sect is in urgent need of alchemy talents."
Sect Leader Song and the people from the Qingmu Sect listened attentively.
"That's why I invite you to come and visit."
“The herbs in this medicine garden were just planted a few days ago, and I put a lot of thought into it.”
"In a word, we are eager to seek talents."
Elder Xiong's expression was slightly moved, as if he was touched by Senior Sister Zhang's frankness.
Even Qian Zhenren who was standing by was a little surprised.
Master Zhang's attitude is really too humble, especially compared with her arrogant personality.
Senior Sister Zhang’s expression was sincere.
She really wasn't someone who liked to beg for help, but now her junior brother was waiting for alchemy talents to come and refine pills and perfect the "Nine Mountains Golden Pill Method". This "Nine Mountains Golden Pill Method" was related to Zheng Fa's infant formation...
She took out the account book again, pointed at the experimental field and said, "We have calculated that the Fuyao leaves in this medicine garden can be supplied at a price of one spirit stone and five coins for a ten-year period."
"The Star Grass is a bit more expensive..."
Sect Leader Song listened and secretly calculated in his mind that this price was 30% lower than what they could cultivate themselves! Some were even only half of the original price! Senior Sister Zhang closed the account book and seemed a little dissatisfied: "Master Qian has just started to cultivate and improve these medicinal materials. The price should be lower in the future."
Can it be lower?
Sect Leader Song's heart was trembling as he looked at Master Qian eagerly.
Such a great ability in cultivating medicinal materials is enough to make the alchemy sect like Qingmu Sect respectfully call him the Immortal.
Unfortunately, this is the immortal of Jiushan Sect.
Or rather, he also understood it.
Master Zhang took them to see the market first, and then to the medicine garden. All they saw were dazzling spirit stones!
Endless customers and cheap, high-quality medicinal materials.
It’s all in these four words: technical alliance.
He couldn't help but look at Elder Bear standing beside him.
Unexpectedly, Elder Xiong didn't look at him, but just stared at the Star Grass in a daze.
As if noticing his gaze, Elder Xiong turned around to look at him and cursed, "He can cultivate this thing in eighteen days...Aren't you going to join in and wait for death?"
Sect Leader Song was startled.
Suddenly I understood what my great elder said.
He only saw the benefits of joining, but Elder Xiong saw the disadvantages of not joining: if Qingmu Sect could not obtain cheap and high-quality spiritual medicine from Jiushan Sect, while other sects could, the consequence would be...
The cost of their elixirs is enough to crush them to the ground! For the Qingmu Sect, let alone revival, whether it can survive in the future is a big problem.
"This ancestral method..."
"I know all my ancestors well. I'll tell them when I die!"
“…”
That's true.
The Qingmu Sect was established less than 20,000 years ago, and this great elder has truly seen the founder.
When you get down there, you're also a respectable person...
Seeing that Elder Xiong, who had the most objections, agreed, Sect Leader Song bowed to Senior Sister Zhang and said, "Master Zhang, we are willing to join the technical alliance."
Senior Sister Zhang nodded, her expression quite friendly: "Then follow me to meet Junior Brother Zheng and sign a treaty."
Sect Leader Song was used to it, and followed Senior Sister Zhang onto the Rainbow Bridge, heading towards Gongkai Island deep in the mountains. Gongkai Island was the so-called industrial production base of the Jiushan Sect.
Seeing Senior Sister Zhang's polite attitude, he became bolder and asked as he walked, "Master Zhang? Is our Qingmu Sect the first sect to join the Technical Alliance?"
Senior Sister Zhang glanced at him and said with a half-smile: "No, the first one to join was the Jin Guang Sect."
He knew that the Jin Guang Sect was a Jindan sect that had some achievements in the art of talismans.
That's true, when it comes to the Dao of Talismans, the Jiushan Sect is already the best among the Hundred Immortals Alliance, and those Dao of Talismans sects are not afraid of their ancestors' secret techniques leaking out.
He felt a little disappointed.
Sure enough, they are still too reserved.
"Among the Nascent Soul Sects, are we the first?"
"No, the Su Nu Sect was the first one."
…
Those people in the Su Nu Sect who are engaged in the flesh trade are so unrestrained!
"For this inspection, we actually only invited you and Chongxuan Sect. The Su Nu Sect took the initiative to come."
When Senior Sister Zhang mentioned the word "initiative", her expression was also strange.
As a female cultivator, she actually had no good feelings towards the Su Nu Sect, but the problem was that the other party was too sensible...
She couldn't help but admire that when it came to understanding people's hearts, the Su Nu Sect... was truly ahead of everyone else.
Sect Leader Song had no time to complain about the Su Nu Sect.
His voice suddenly became softer.
"Then the Chongxuan Sect..."
"Politely declined."
Senior Sister Zhang still had a smile on her face.
But this smile made Sect Leader Song lower his head slightly and dared not speak anymore.
…
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Walking onto Gongkai Island, you’ll see twelve towering…tanghulus.
This made Sect Leader Song curious, so he mustered up the courage to ask again, "What is that?"
"Waidan Factory."
"factory?"
Senior Sister Zhang did not explain any more and just led them forward.
Zheng Fa was standing under a candied haws dish, discussing something in a low voice with Madam Xuanhua.
Senior Sister Zhang brought the resource data of the Nine Mountains Realm, and the six major industries of the Nine Mountains Realm were officially put on the agenda.
The most important of these are the three major industries on Gongkai Island: talismans, external elixirs, and Shenxiao flying boats - oh, now it can be called the shipbuilding industry.
The Shenxiao Flying Boat is based on external elixirs.
Therefore, the core industry of Jiushan Sect today is this external elixir factory.
These days, Zheng Fa has no time to receive Master Song and others because he has been building an external elixir factory.
These twelve candied haws are actually the production workshop of external elixirs, corresponding to twelve different kinds of external elixirs.
He sensed that Senior Sister Zhang and Sect Master Song were coming, so he looked up and nodded at them, then turned back to Madam Xuanhua, the Pavilion Master of Tiangong Pavilion, and said, "I leave it to you."
Madam Xuanhua glanced at the more than two hundred disciples standing in the factory.
Those disciples were either shrinking back or nervous, but they all met her gaze, concentrating and holding their breath.
A small number of these people are old members of the earliest "Golden Elixir Project" project team.
At this point, these old people have become the backbone or management of the factory. By mentoring the new, they have formed a qualified team.
Madam Xuanhua let out a sigh of relief, and was even more nervous than when she was refining the weapon herself.
She put aside all distracting thoughts, raised her chin, and said in a deep voice: "Light the fire!"
The disciples were divided into several groups and performed their magic spells in an orderly manner.
A candied haws workshop lit up.
It was already night in the Nine Mountains Realm. The light in the workshop shone on the disciples, casting shadows on the ground.
These shadows moved in unison, as if they were one person, and actually gave Sect Leader Song and the others a feeling of being unable to breathe.
Sect Leader Song also knew about external elixir, which could be said to be a secret method that combined the principles of elixir and weapon.
Although he couldn't be said to be good at it, he could refine one kind. He knew in his mind that ordinary external elixirs required extremely strong cultivation to be refined. In other words, generally only Nascent Soul cultivators could refine external elixirs.
But in front of me...
Among these disciples, all of them were foundation-building disciples, without even a single golden elixir! In terms of their cultivation, it was impossible for them to meet the requirements for refining traditional external elixirs! But...
Done!
A month later, looking at the Shenxiao Waidan shining with purple-gold light in front of him, Sect Leader Song pursed his lips. At this moment, he finally understood why he had to sign a confidentiality agreement when entering the Jiushan Realm this time.
An external pill.
An external elixir in the market can make an ordinary Jindan cultivator go bankrupt.
It was actually refined by a group of disciples with such low cultivation.
He looked at Madam Xuanhua and thought secretly. He also knew Madam Xuanhua and was even more aware of her ability in refining weapons.
But...is it possible?
Unexpectedly, Madam Xuanhua smiled at Zheng Fa at this moment and said, "Master is right, this golden elixir project can also be combined with the method of the immortal formation!"
"The spiritual powers of these disciples often conflicted before, but now they are as one."
"It is very beneficial for refining external pills."
Zheng Fa also smiled and said, "This is also the credit of Uncle Pang."
After all, he is somewhat different from the cultivators of the Xuanwei Realm.
When Monk Xuanwei encounters any useful spell, his first thought is to use it in a battle - there is actually nothing wrong with this.
But Zheng Fa would think more deeply about whether these spells could be used for production, or in other words, to improve productivity.
For example, can the method of immortal formation be combined with the assembly line...?
Isn't the essence of the assembly line very similar to Uncle Pang's method of connecting talismans? Although Uncle Pang has left the Nine Mountains Realm, he is also helping to improve this idea in the Nine Mountains Forum.
Now it can be considered to be effective.
In the eyes of Sect Leader Song, there are only a hundred or so foundation-building disciples here, but under the influence of the immortal formation, the spiritual power of this group of people is integrated with each other, which is actually equivalent to the cooperation of three or four Jindan cultivators.
It is not difficult to refine the external elixir with a simplified process, and it does not even require the participation of Jindan disciples.
Madam Xuanhua looked at the Shenxiao Waidan in her hand, and her tone was somewhat disdainful: "It's still not very successful, it's only equivalent to a low-grade golden elixir..."
Sect Leader Song was surprised. They used a group of foundation-building disciples to create an external elixir. What else do you want?
I'm only at this level when it comes to refining...
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look depressed.
Zheng Fa smiled: "Xuanhua, when you say this, can you please press the corners of your mouth..."
Everyone looked up at Madam Xuanhua. Although Madam Xuanhua's tone was disdainful, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. When she looked at those disciples, there was even a gleam of pride in her eyes. It was obvious that she was saying one thing and thinking another.
Sect Leader Song sighed in his heart. Could it be that this loner cultivator who used to be a loner in the Hundred Immortals Alliance would be proud of the achievements of a group of foundation-building disciples? Zheng Fa, however, understood Madam Xuanhua.
Most of the team members of this Jindan Project were brought up by her, and they put in a lot of effort. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are her disciples.
What's more, she is now the head of Tiangong Pavilion, and these disciples are the backbone of Tiangong Pavilion.
How can I not care?
The pride in Madam Xuanhua's eyes flashed away, and she said in a deep voice to the group of laughing disciples: "It's not enough!"
"According to the Sect Leader's idea, we need to improve the Shenxiao battleship again. Our goal is to enable the Shenxiao flying boat to have the ability to collect spiritual minerals!"
"In addition, everyone must also become proficient in the other external pill refining techniques. You have also learned about spiritual materials. External pills are the basis for making various spiritual materials!"
When Sect Leader Song heard this, he didn't understand at first, and then he was shocked.
He understood——
Jiushan Sect is going to solve the problem of spiritual materials! Traditional sects want to obtain some common spiritual materials by relying on various spiritual mines.
The Jiushan Sect seemed to want to use the Shenxiao warship? He didn't know if it was feasible, but the external elixir on the warship, wouldn't it be equivalent to a Jindan cultivator? If a Jindan cultivator came to mine...
And they can make one external pill in a month...
Thinking of this, Sect Leader Song almost wanted to tremble.
They even seemed to be able to "manufacture" spiritual materials themselves? Perhaps in the future, Jiushan Sect would be able to obtain various spiritual materials at extremely low costs, just like improving the cultivation of spiritual medicines? Zheng Fa didn't know what he was thinking, but led a group of people to another factory.
This is a rectangular factory building, covering a very large area. There are two Jindan disciples and more than twenty disciples who are busy manufacturing the Shenxiao battleship.
Nowadays, there is a huge demand for the Shenxiao Flying Boat in the Jiushan Realm.
The Shenxiao battleship is more needed outside the Jiushan Realm - after all, the Xuanwei Realm is somewhat dangerous.
Fortunately, the manufacturing of these two types of ships is not difficult, and the biggest difficulty lies in the refining of external elixirs.
But these disciples have to work overtime.
When Zheng Fa and his men arrived, a Shenxiao battleship had just been completed.
A Jindan disciple chanted a spell, and the roof of the rectangular workshop opened to both sides like a door.
A brand new Shenxiao battleship slowly took off from the workshop, its huge body standing in the void.
Zheng Fa looked at this scene and said with a smile: "This Shenxiao battleship has now been finalized..."
The Shenxiao battleship did not succeed in one go, and it is now in its fourth edition.
The biggest advantage of this version is that it is very similar to the Shenxiao Flying Boat. Eighty percent of the parts are interchangeable, making the maintenance and manufacturing costs extremely low.
Senior Sister Zhang was also looking at the Shenxiao battleship, but she was talking about something else:
"Zhongxuan Sect may have other intentions."
Sect Leader Song's heart trembled. He had known that Zhang Wuyi seemed to be thinking about Zhongxuan Sect, but he didn't expect that the other party would complain as soon as he opened his mouth.
But he knew that Chongxuan Sect really had ulterior motives!
There might even be someone supporting him behind the scenes.
But Zheng Fa's tone was very calm: "It doesn't matter whether they have ulterior motives or not..."
What he said was incoherent, but Sect Leader Song felt that he understood it somehow, and he couldn't help but look up at the Shenxiao Flying Boat above his head.
If, as he thought, Jiushan Sect would be able to mass-produce Shenxiao warships in the future.
This ship can be used to collect various spiritual minerals at low cost.
Even...can produce various spiritual materials by itself.
Chongxuan Sect is really not important.
He looked at the huge ship above his head, feeling inexplicably relieved.
Fortunately, I got on the boat.
Fortunately, I ignored the communication talisman from the leader of Chongxuan Sect.
He was thankful that when the giant ship of the Jiushan Sect started sailing, it would probably crush many sects and cultivators - at that time, the Qingmu Sect should be on the ship, but some people would probably be at the bottom of the ship.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhao Jingfan beside him. This boy... really made a great contribution to the sect! Zhao Jingfan saw that his own head was smiling at him more and more kindly, and he felt hair all over his body. He was so arrogant and treacherous, but the head smiled more kindly than when he looked at his son...
I'm afraid. How about I stay in the Nine Mountains Realm? (End of this chapter)