Tenfold Price Difference

The Vermilion Fruit Tree is Spirit Plant in the Immortal Sect, second only to the Great Toon Tree.

Although the plant that Chen Mobai transplanted was only at the Second Grade level, it was still a spiritual object that many Foundation Establishment Cultivator dreamed of.

Originally, the Immortal Sect only had one Vermilion Fruit Tree, which was the Fifth Order Vermilion Fruit Tree planted deep within the Myriad Treasures Cave, at the very core of the Fire Vein.

The Vermilion Fruit Tree planted by the Wuqi Dao Academy on various mountains are all cultivated from branches of this original tree.

The Fire Spirit Tree was Spirit Plant that was accidentally cultivated while studying the branching of the Vermilion Fruit Tree. However, compared to the Fire Spirit Tree, which is easy to grow, the Vermilion Fruit Tree is much more delicate.

Besides needing a suitable Fire Vein environment, Earth Qi and water vapor are also essential. Moreover, these three spiritual energies need to be maintained in a special ratio range so that the Vermilion Fruit Tree can be comfortable and thus flower and bear fruit.

"I see."

After listening to the explanation from the students of the Spirit Plant Department, Chen Mobai looked enlightened.

He has a deep understanding of Agriculture and Spirit Plant, grasping them quickly.

"Old Chen, once this Vermilion Fruit Tree is removed from the soil, it needs to be planted as soon as possible to avoid affecting its vitality."

Wang Xingyu, who was standing to the side, reminded him that he was Second Grade Alchemist and Second Grade Spirit Planter. Every year, Chen Mobai would exchange for ripe Vermilion Fruit, and Wang Xingyu would help select them. This time, Chen Mobai also invited his good brother to come and help take care of the Vermilion Fruit Tree.

"Don't worry, I've arranged a dedicated transport vehicle, it will arrive tomorrow."

If possible, Chen Mobai really wanted to use the Crimson Cloud Mist Silk to transport this extremely precious Vermilion Fruit Tree to Vermilion Cloud City himself. However, the immortal Immortal Sect strictly controlled the behavior of individuals flying across several Cave Heaven Blessed Land. It required prior application, and even with connections, the process would take ten to fifteen days.

Fortunately, the transportation vehicle that Chen Mobai ordered was delivered a couple of days ago, and it can be used right away.

"But the Dao Academy is really stingy, giving you a tree that doesn't bear fruit."

Looking at the Vermilion Fruit Tree in front of him, which was over three meters tall with many branches but no fruit, Wang Xingyu couldn't help but complain.

"It's good enough that we can exchange them. Old Chen, when your Vermilion Fruit Tree is full of vitality, give me a branch. I'll see if I can cultivate a small one."

A pretty young girl with delicate features stood beside Wang Xingyu and spoke. She was Gong Ranran from the small circle of the Spirit Transmutation Class, and her major was Spirit Plant Department.

However, she focused on the cultivation and planting of flowers, trees and shrubs, while Wang Xingyu focused on Herb used in Alchemy.

The two had a good relationship since their first year because of their similar interests, but as geniuses of the Dao Academy, they were both very self-disciplined.

It wasn't until last year, when Wang Xingyu also successfully Foundation Establishment, that the two officially confessed their feelings to each other and began dating.

However, they kept it well hidden. Chen Mobai only found out about it today when he saw Wang Xingyu bring Gong Ranran over.

"No problem. Once the first batch of fruit ripens after the Vermilion Fruit Tree is transplanted, I'll invite you all over for a fruit-tasting feast. You can then cut a branch to take with you."

The Vermilion Fruit Tree will only flower and bear fruit when it has sufficient vital energy.

However, after transplanting, the first batch of fruits produced by the Vermilion Fruit Tree will only be of the first rank due to its adaptation to the new environment.

A first-tier Vermilion Fruit takes three years to mature, flowering once a year, bearing fruit once a year, and then ripening once a year.

The Second Grade Vermilion Fruit takes three years to flower, three years to bear fruit, and three years to mature, taking nearly ten years to harvest.

The fruit of the Fifth Order Vermilion Fruit Tree in the Wuqi Dao Academy is one of the most precious treasures of the Immortal Sect. Consuming it is very beneficial to cultivators who practice Fire Attribute techniques, and can even help them condense their nascent soul.

The current principal of the Wuqi Dao Academy, Venerable Cheng Xuan, is said to have been able to Nascent Soul Formation Success because he consumed Fifth Order Vermilion Fruit.

It is precisely for this reason that many cultivators in the Immortal Sect are willing to cultivate the Vermilion Fruit Tree.

Theoretically, if a Vermilion Fruit Tree is kept alive and nourished with enough spiritual energy, Vermilion Fruit Tree can be upgraded to the Fifth Order after several thousand years.

Although cultivators may not have long lifespans, planting the Vermilion Fruit Tree today may allow future generations to enjoy its fruit a hundred generations from now.

The next day, Chen Mobai, Wang Xingyu, Gong Ranran left Chicheng Mountain together in a transport vehicle carrying the Vermilion Fruit Tree.

Transplanting a spirit tree requires professionals. Although Chen Mobai knew a little about it, he invited Wang Xingyu and Gong Ranran, two Spirit Planter, just in case.

Along the way, Gong Ranran used her water-nourishing technique to ensure the Vermilion Fruit Tree maintained its vitality.

"Old Chen, this place of yours is really big."

After traveling day and night for five days, they arrived in Vermilion Cloud City. Wang Xingyu jumped out of the car and looked at the well-planned Puppet Factory with its towering workshops, and his eyes lit up.

"The factory buildings and Array Formation here were all set up last year with the help of Yun Yangbing and his team. These locations will be planted with trees in the future, turning them into nodes for the Array Formation."

Chen Mobai pointed to the pits dug out on the vast wasteland, and then to the small hill in the center of the Array Formation. The Formation Disk of the Three Yang One Qi Formation was buried here, and the Vermilion Fruit Tree was also to be planted there as the hub connecting the Array Formation and the Fire Vein.

"Leave it to us."

Wang Xingyu said with great enthusiasm that he and Gong Ranran used their manipulation skills to move the more than three-meter-tall Vermilion Fruit Tree off the transport vehicle, and after repeated surveys and experiments, they determined its final location.

"This is it."

Gong Ranran put down the jade disc Magic Artifact she was using to survey the flow of earth veins, and with a flick of her finger, drew a circle with a diameter of half a meter on the sunny side of the hillside.

Chen Mobai and Wang Xingyu immediately took out their Magic Artifact and got to work, and soon they dug a hole large enough for the Vermilion Fruit Tree to fall into.

"Next, we need to water and provide rain every day. Once the spirit tree has adapted to the environment and starts to sprout, it means the transplant has been successful."

As a genius specializing in flowers, trees, and Spirit Plant at the Wuqi Dao Academy, Gong Ranran had also studied the Spirit Plant Vermilion Fruit Tree for two years and was very clear about its habits.

"You may have to work hard for a while longer."

Chen Mobai certainly doesn't know as much about the Vermilion Fruit Tree as Wang Xingyu and the other two. He invited them over this time to ensure the transplant would be successful.

"Let's use this as a practical application for our Spirit Plant course."

However, Wang Xingyu and Gong Ranran both looked quite content.

After they became a couple, they were deeply in love. No matter the environment, as long as they had each other by their side, it felt like paradise.

After Chen Mobai treated the two to a meal in Vermilion Cloud City, he thought that since they were both Spirit Planter, they must like spirit trees, so he took them to the Crimson Cloud Academy to see the Fourth Grade Jade Wutong.

"It's truly magnificent. Perhaps only the Great Camphor Tree that can suppress Myriad Waters can be more majestic than this Jade Wutong tree."

Gong Ranran stood in the Wutong Forest at the foot of the mountain, gazing at the towering jade tree atop the highest peak, seemingly reaching the sky and emitting clouds and mist, and couldn't help but look in a daze.

In terms of appearance, even the Fifth Order Vermilion Fruit Tree of the Wuqi Dao Academy is not as good as this Jade Wutong.

"The Green Wutong Sapling here are all branches of the Jade Wutong. I also grow one myself."

Since the summit of the Fourth Grade Jade Wutong was the secluded cultivation place of Golden Core True Person, they could only stroll around the Crimson Cloud Academy at the foot of the mountain. Chen Mobai bought two Green Wutong Sapling as a thank-you gift and gave them to Wang Xingyu and Gong Ranran.

Both of them were very happy with the gift.

Since there were many Jade Wutong flowers, fruits, roots and stems for sale in the Crimson Cloud Academy, which were all excellent materials for Alchemy, Wang Xingyu Alchemy, bought a large quantity. Compared to Yun Yangbing, he had a much better harvest in Vermilion Cloud City.

For the next month, Gong Ranran helped take care of the Vermilion Fruit Tree, while Wang Xingyu went back and forth between the Puppet Factory and the Crimson Cloud Academy, trying to learn the alchemy system of the Crimson Cloud Academy with the Jade Alchemy Jade Wutong as its core.

Purple Fire Pill, Fire Clearing Pill, Flowing Fire Pill, Jade Fire Pill, Jade Fire Pill, and so on—I purchased the materials according to the pill formulas and began to refine them.

When Wang Xingyu encountered something he didn't understand, he didn't act arrogantly because of his status as a member of the Wuqi Dao Academy. Instead, he humbly asked the teachers at the Crimson Cloud Academy for help.

Many of the teachers in the Hundred and Twenty Mansions were only at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer. They were all flattered to have Wang Xingyu, a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator from the Dao Academy, ask them for guidance, and they all shared their true skills.

By the time Chen Mobai successfully transplanted his Vermilion Fruit Tree, Wang Xingyu had entered the most crucial stage of learning the Alchemy system of the Crimson Cloud Academy. So, just like Chen Mobai, he applied to the Dao Academy for an off-campus internship.

While taking care of the Vermilion Fruit Tree, Gong Ranran, who was feeling bored, also helped Chen Mobai plant the hundred Fire Spirit Tree saplings.

Seeing this, Chen Mobai went to the Crimson Cloud Academy to buy some Green Wutong Sapling, and also went to Yumu City next Immortal Sect, which was famous for planting spiritual trees, to purchase Green Cypress Spirit Wood, Purple Pine Spirit Wood, White Willow Spirit Wood, Flowering Pear Spirit Wood, and so on. He then planted a thousand saplings on the Thousand Tree Node of the Yun Yangbing Array Formation.

Of course, he didn't forget to mix in the saplings of the Crimson Sun Spirit Tree.

Two months later, after Wang Xingyu finally mastered the Alchemy system of the Crimson Cloud Academy, Chen Mobai's originally desolate Puppet Factory was already taking shape.

Chai Lun led his team to complete all the Puppetry production. The equipment ordered by Heaven's Craftsmanship Artifact Factory has also been delivered here. Chen Mobai has been here recently, busy with the final debugging of the Puppet Factory.

The factory occupies only a tiny part of this wasteland; the rest of the vast land is sparsely planted with saplings of different kinds of spirit trees.

Once these saplings have fully grown, they will not only transform this place into a beautiful and spiritual land, but also complete the "Fire Yang Thousand Wood One Qi Formation" set up by Yun Yangbing and his people, turning it into a vast forest.

"Old Chen, I should thank you this time instead."

Wang Xingyu was overjoyed. After incorporating the Alchemy system of the Crimson Cloud Academy into his own knowledge framework, his Alchemy skills improved significantly, and he was confident that he could pass the Third Grade Alchemy exam.

He was already Second Grade Alchemist when he was Qi Refining, but in recent years, because he has not Foundation Establishment, his Alchemy skills have hit a bottleneck.

Originally, I was just thinking of improving naturally, but I didn't expect that this trip to Vermilion Cloud City to help transplant the Vermilion Fruit Tree would unexpectedly give me the opportunity to take my Alchemy skills to the next level.

"The main reason is that you've reached the Foundation Establishment. Improving your cultivation level is the key to breaking through in Alchemy."

Chen Mobai, however, had a clearer perspective as an outsider. As the top Alchemy in their year, Wang Xingyu was also exceptionally talented. Even without the Alchemy system of the Crimson Cloud Academy, he would still have other knowledge to absorb.

For Alchemy, advancing from the Second Grade to the Third Grade is paramount; the most important thing is to improve one's cultivation level.

After all, throughout the history of the Immortal Sect, there have been many cultivators who possessed various skills in the Hundred Arts of Cultivation that surpassed the level of cultivation by one rank, but almost none of them crossed the level of cultivation by two ranks.

Besides the strict assessments conducted by the Immortal Sect, many of the advanced techniques require Spiritual Sense and power far exceeding the limits that cultivators can withstand.

For example, if Chen Mobai were to draw a Third Grade Yi Wood Divine Thunder Talisman, he would believe he could do it after training for a period of time. However, if he were to draw Fourth Grade one, he would not be able to do it even if his cultivation level increased tenfold.

"Old Chen, then we'll head back to the Dao Academy first."

After Wang Xingyu learned the essence of Alchemy from the Crimson Cloud Academy, there was no need for him to stay in Vermilion Cloud City any longer.

"Thank you both this time. Please accept these two jars of wine."

Although Gong Ranran was the main helper this time, and Wang Xingyu mostly went out to study, Chen Mobai still thanked the two of them.

"We won't stand on ceremony with you and me."

Both of them had tasted the Spirit Wine brewed in Chen Mobai's hometown, so they accepted it without hesitation.

After seeing them off, Chen Mobai's Puppet Factory was in its final stages of debugging.

Zhou Tiangong was also here during this time, along with Chai Lun. The three geniuses of the Puppetry Department gathered together to adjust various problems in the operation of this Puppet Factory.

"Phew, it finally worked."

After running for three days and three nights without any alarms from the equipment or the Puppetry, Chai Lun breathed a sigh of relief and drank the tea on the table in one gulp.

"Thank you for your hard work, seniors."

Chen Mobai sincerely thanked Zhou Tiangong and Chai Lun, who waved their hands, indicating that it was their duty.

"Although this Puppet Factory is running successfully, it can only be used for making Talisman Paper and Talisman Ink. Junior, you've acquired such a large piece of land. Do you have any plans to expand into other industries in the future?"

Zhou Tiangong held the Talisman Paper that the Puppet Factory had produced using full mechanization over the past two days. While examining the differences between these Talisman Paper and those made by hand, he asked Chen Mobai a question.

"After the fire poison is cleared, I plan to develop it into a forest farm and medicinal herb fields, and raise some spirit beasts. I might open a pharmacy first, and if it's profitable, I'll see how it expands into the Artifact Refining industry."

Chen Mobai gave a general overview of his business plan, but for the next ten years, he would definitely focus on Talisman Paper Talisman Ink, and see if he could use the spiritual wood resources in the Divine Tree Secret Realm to gain a foothold in the Immortal Sect.

However, whether or Immortal Sect can earn Merit Points here is not important. After all, the resource exchange here has been divided into strict levels and time periods, so the amount of Merit Points is actually secondary.

The key is to sell the goods here to the other side of the Sky River Realm.

For example, the first-grade superior talisman Talisman Paper in Zhou Tiangong's hand would only cost 80 Merit Points points in the Immortal Sect market.

Meanwhile, at the Divine Wood Sect, Chen Mobai had seen the price tag in the sect's shop: 1 Spirit Stone for a dozen.

Twelve cards in one go!

That translates to a tenfold price difference.

As long as the Divine Wood Sect can protect it, Chen Mobai confident that he can dominate the entire market for Talisman Paper and Talisman Ink in the Eastern Wasteland.