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Chapter 81: Qingling Fruit and Talisman Sales
Chapter 81: Qingling Fruit and Talisman Sales
The spiritual farmer's face was filled with hesitation when he heard this.
"I came across this Qingling Fruit seed by accident. I know it's not easy to plant, and even with my skills, I struggle to induce germination. But the profits from spirit rice are just too low, and I want to give it a try."
Chu Ning shook his head secretly at his words. This cultivator, who was at the third layer of refining qi, was already pushing his limits by planting spirit rice. The Qingling Fruit required even more meticulous care in terms of magical techniques, and Chu Ning didn't think he would fare any better with it. After all, even within the sect, only upper-tier spirit fields in Sector C and above could support the growth of this fruit.
An idea struck Chu Ning, and he proposed, "How about we make a trade, fellow daoist? Give me the Qingling Fruit seed, and I'll give you some purple potato fruit seeds in exchange. I'll also throw in an extra spirit stone and a Longevity Talisman. What do you say?"
The middle-aged spiritual farmer's eyes lit up with surprise as he heard this, and he asked, his voice laced with disbelief, "Are you serious?"
Chu Ning nodded without another word and took out a small handful of purple potato fruit seeds from his storage bag. He placed them on the counter along with two spirit stones and a Longevity Talisman.
Without hesitation, the middle-aged man put down the spirit rice and the Qingling Fruit he had been holding. He quickly grabbed the items that Chu Ning had offered, as if afraid that he would change his mind.
Chu Ning smiled at his eagerness and took the spirit rice and Qingling Fruit seeds.
This trade wasn't exactly profitable for Chu Ning, as the value of what he gave was slightly higher. In terms of spirit stones, the Qingling Fruit was worth about twice as much as the purple potato fruit. However, due to its higher planting difficulty and longer growth period, a cultivator could only grow one season of Qingling Fruit to two seasons of the purple potato fruit. So, in terms of yield, the difference wasn't that significant.
For Chu Ning, there wasn't much difference in planting difficulty between the two. The reason he wanted the Qingling Fruit seed was that it fit perfectly into his plans for the backyard.
The Qingling Fruit grew on vines, making it ideal for casting the Thorn Technique, even better than the Iron Wire Vine. Chu Ning had always found the binding ability of the Thorn Technique to be quite useful, and it had come in handy during his fight with Qi Chongmao.
Although the Thorn Technique was a lower-grade elementary spell, the damage it inflicted after binding was directly related to the strength of the spiritual plant.
Additionally, the Qingling Fruit absorbed spiritual energy more efficiently than the Ink Spirit Bamboo or even the Violet Crystal Bamboo, making it equally suitable for assisting in the cultivation of the Green Wood Eternal Spring Art and the Green Wood Immortal Technique.
It was for these two reasons that Chu Ning decided to make the trade.
The middle-aged spiritual farmer had arrived at the market street quite late, and by the time he left, the bustling street was nearly deserted.
After making sure that the market had indeed dispersed, Chu Ning closed up the shop. He then took the Qingling Fruit seeds and headed to the backyard.
The Qingling Fruit took a little longer to grow than the Iron Wire Vine, but this referred to the time from flowering to fruiting. The time it took for the vines to grow was not significantly different.
The truly challenging part was in the initial stages, inducing its growth. Without an instant-cast level of the Induction Art, it would be difficult just to get it to sprout and grow.
Of course, this was not a problem for Chu Ning.
Chu Ning cast three consecutive instant-cast level Induction Arts, and the Qingling Fruit began to sprout.
Immediately after, Chu Ning followed up with the Green Wood Spring Art, and the vines started to grow.
Chu Ning repeated the process, continually inducing the growth of the Qingling Fruit.
After planting the Qingling Fruit in both backyards, Chu Ning used the Blade Art to carve a passage through the connecting wall, large enough for a person to pass through.
Only then did he nod in satisfaction.
There was still room for more plantings in these two yards. Chu Ning already had an idea of what else to cultivate.
In the yard on the spiritual plant room side, he planned to grow some spiritual plants that couldn't be directly stored in the storage bag after purchasing them.
This would, of course, be convenient for aiding his cultivation of the Green Wood Spring Art.
The Qingling Fruit was suitable for cultivation at his current stage, but Chu Ning felt that as his cultivation improved, the fruit's spiritual energy absorption rate might not be able to keep up with his needs.
"If I get the chance, I need to get my hands on more high-quality spiritual plants."
Chu Ning stroked his chin, knowing that this matter was dependent on fate and not something he could force.
After finishing his work in the yards, Chu Ning began to take inventory of the day's earnings from the two shops.
He started with the Spirit Plant Shop.
As he hadn't brought many spiritual plants to sell, today was mostly about purchasing.
Spirit Rice, Red Spirit Rice, Calm Spirit Grass, White Butterfly Flower, Apricot Spirit Fruit...
Most of these were common spiritual plants found in the nearby area. Chu Ning sorted them into categories and stored them in specialized storage bags.
The large storage bag given to him by He Changyou came in handy at this moment.
After putting it away, Chu Ning took out his own small storage bag and began to count the talismans.
He had 200 Wood Escape Talismans left out of the original 260, having sold 60.
There were 117 Fire Talismans and 138 Water Talismans remaining, having sold 103 and 82 respectively.
He had 155 Regeneration Talismans left, having sold 45.
There were 110 Longevity Talismans remaining, with 40 sold.
Only 105 Earth Armor Talismans were left, as he had sold 95 of them.
When Chu Ning counted the number of spirit stones, he was pleasantly surprised.
Most of the sales were due to the buy-five-get-one-free promotion, but there were also some miscellaneous purchases.
In just one day, he had sold 837 spirit stones worth of goods.
"If I could earn this much every day..."
But after a moment's thought, Chu Ning shook his head.
Today was clearly an exception.
Firstly, it was due to his buy-five-get-one-free promotion.
In this world of cultivation, where marketing was non-existent, any modern promotional tactic would create enough of a stir.
Secondly, the high quality of his talismans compared to those from Wind Canyon had piqued the curiosity of many customers.
However, this had also stretched their purchasing power thin.
It was unlikely that every market day would see such a high demand for talismans.
Nonetheless, Chu Ning's face remained filled with a satisfied smile.
The spirit stones he had earned were tangible gains.
Of course, Chu Ning was aware that not everyone could achieve what he had.
After all, other people's talisman crafting success rates couldn't compare to his.
Moreover, even if ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators tried to cultivate their spiritual sense and use it for crafting talismans, they wouldn't be able to match his level of production.
This meant that most talisman crafters couldn't match Chu Ning's output.
In comparison, a normal Qi Refining cultivator in the middle or late stages of their cultivation would be considered impressive if they could craft a third of the number of talismans Chu Ning could in the same amount of time, and even then, the quality wouldn't be as high.
The talismans Chu Ning had sold today amounted to a quarter to a third of his monthly production.
This also meant that the amount of talismans he had sold in a day would take a regular first-rank talisman crafter almost a month to create.
"No wonder the sect's rule states that the Talisman Shop must hand over 500 spirit stones to the sect every month.
That works out to a fifty percent profit margin."
Chu Ning muttered to himself.
"The sect really has thought of everything."
He shook his head with a smile.
After taking inventory of the talismans he had sold today, Chu Ning began to seriously consider Luo Yiping's words.
Wind Canyon was preparing to sell a significant number of low-grade, mid-quality talismans.
It seemed that it was time for him to learn the talisman crafting techniques recorded in the Spirit Talisman Canon.
(End of Chapter)
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