Wang Shouye

As a transmigator, Wang Daoyuan possessed memories from his previous life. After some thought, he recalled a golden investment quote from his past life: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Since he couldn't sell large quantities of Spirit Grain, he decided to cultivate other crops. Selling various spirit herbs would have a much smaller impact than selling only Spirit Grain.

The Wang Clan had fifty mu of spirit fields scattered across Jade Spring Peak. However, the variety of spirit herbs cultivated was limited, with only about ten types of first-order spirit herbs, including Spirit Grain, Yellow Cloud Grass, and Crimson Blood Ginseng.

Yellow Cloud Grass was the primary raw material for crafting first-order talismans, while the other spirit herbs were ingredients for common Qi Refining Stage cultivation pills such as Clear Spirit Pill, Spirit Gathering Pill, and Rejuvenation Pill.

As a member of the Wang Clan with excellent Talisman Crafting talent, he was likely to become one of the clan's economic pillars. Obtaining first-order spirit herb seeds should not be difficult.

With a plan in mind, Wang Daoyuan's heart, which felt "like a group of eunuchs visiting a brothel," became fervent once more.

Unable to contain his excitement, he immediately rushed out of his cave dwelling and headed straight for the elder in charge of managing the spirit fields.

The elder in charge of managing the spirit fields was named Wang Shouye. He was the twelfth in the Shou generation and the youngest and most talented elder in the clan, not yet forty years old. He had broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining at twenty-five and reached Qi Refining Peak at twenty-eight, being able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at any time.

However, the Wang Clan did not have a stable way to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills. Without a Foundation Establishment Pill, forcefully breaking through carried too much risk; failure meant certain death.

Firstly, he was still young. As long as he broke through before his Blood Essence declined at seventy, it would not affect the success rate of his breakthrough. Secondly, the Qi Refining Stage was the foundational stage. The more he accumulated, the firmer his foundation would be, and the further his future path would extend.

Therefore, Wang Shouye had delayed his forceful breakthrough. To accommodate this elder, who was most likely to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm within the clan, the clan assigned him the most leisurely position: Grand Manager of Spirit Fields.

His main task was to inspect the spirit field output annually. As long as it was within a reasonable range, he had nothing else to do, as the miscellaneous tasks were handled by stewards at various levels.

This Grand Manager was renowned within the clan, but Wang Daoyuan had never met him. Because Wang Shouye was "uninhibited and loved freedom" and his cultivation was difficult to advance, he often roamed outside, only returning to the mountain for major clan affairs.

It was now the end of the year, and the clan would be reviewing its annual income and expenses. The Grand Manager of Spirit Fields had to be present, so Wang Shouye was likely on the mountain.

Wang Daoyuan arrived at Wang Shouye's cave dwelling. Just as he was about to knock, he heard a lazy yet somewhat familiar voice: "Come in."

Wang Daoyuan pushed the door open and entered. Inside the cave dwelling, besides a stone couch, there were only wine vats, wine jars, wine pots, and wine gourds.

A man in white lay on the stone platform, legs crossed, holding a wine gourd and drinking from it.

Upon seeing the man in white's appearance, Wang Daoyuan felt a bit dejected. It was the "Immortal" who had brought him up the mountain back then.

He hadn't expected the renowned genius elder and his own slovenly guide to be the same person.

Wang Daoyuan quickly bowed and saluted, "This junior, Wang Daoyuan, greets Twelfth Uncle."

Wang Shouye did not get up. With a wave of his hand, a wine gourd hanging on the wall flew towards Wang Daoyuan.

"It's you, kid. Don't bother with formalities. If you have something to say, let's drink first."

Although Wang Daoyuan had never drunk alcohol before, he couldn't refuse when asking for a favor.

Taking the wine gourd, he took a big gulp. As the wine entered his throat, it felt like swallowing a ball of fire, which burned down his throat.

The burning sensation gradually subsided, transforming into a warm current that flowed into his Dantian. His cultivation had actually increased by a tiny bit. This mouthful of wine was equivalent to a day of cultivation through meditation.

Tasting the benefit, he tilted his head back and drank the entire gourd of wine. He felt as if he had fallen into a furnace, yet he didn't feel the slightest bit of drunkenness.

"Hahaha, good kid! Good capacity for alcohol! You truly are someone I've taken a liking to. Your future is limitless."

Wang Daoyuan wore a helpless expression. So, your criterion for judging a cultivator's future is their alcohol tolerance!

Wang Shouye sat up from the stone couch and asked, "What business do you have with me, kid?"

Wang Daoyuan replied, "This junior wishes to cultivate spirit herbs near the cave dwelling to earn some extra income, so I've come to ask Twelfth Uncle for some first-order spirit herb seeds."

Wang Shouye patted the storage bag at his waist and took out over ten cloth bags, each about the size of an egg.

"The clan only has these dozen or so types of first-order spirit herbs. Take whichever you want."

Wang Daoyuan thought to himself: Twelfth Uncle just served me, a junior with poor aptitude, a gourd of precious spirit wine. After I drank it all, he didn't seem upset; instead, he laughed heartily, showing he was a generous and magnanimous person. Rather than being polite and refusing, it was better to take them all boldly.

Thus, he accepted all the seed packets and said, "In that case, this nephew won't be polite."

Just as Wang Daoyuan had expected, after he put away all the seeds, Wang Shouye laughed heartily, "Good kid, you truly are someone who won't let themselves be taken advantage of. You suit my taste."

With that, he took out a piece of paper from his storage bag and threw it to Wang Daoyuan. "Since your alcohol tolerance is good, this is the recipe for the Crimson Blood Brew you just drank. I'll give it to you as well. Don't forget to send me a few jars when you brew good wine."

Spirit wine recipes were extremely precious. Not only did they include the ingredient ratios for the spirit wine, but also the methods for making the yeast and the brewing process. The production of the yeast was the most difficult part.

Creating a spirit wine recipe from scratch consumed far more manpower and resources than developing a recipe for a pill of the same tier.

Wang Daoyuan took the recipe and cupped his hands, "Thank you, Twelfth Uncle. I definitely won't forget you when I brew good wine. Junior won't disturb your drinking any longer and will head back to cultivate spirit herbs now."

Wang Shouye nodded. "Running off after taking advantage of me, you're a good prospect for venturing out. Get lost, and don't forget the few jars of Crimson Blood Brew you owe me."

Wang Daoyuan quickly replied, "How dare I default on my debt to Twelfth Uncle?"

Back in his cave dwelling, he first dug several pits on the flat ground around the cave dwelling and scattered a few seeds of each spirit herb.

Then, he entered the cave dwelling and used his Spiritual Sense to enter the space, planting the seeds he had obtained in the spatial spirit fields.

As the owner of the Spirit Pearl Space, Wang Daoyuan didn't need to use a hoe to dig pits and sow seeds when farming. He only needed to use his Spiritual Sense, and small pits would appear in the spirit fields. Then, he would use his Spiritual Sense to control the sowing, covering the seeds with soil, and watering them. However, the consumption of Spiritual Sense was quite high.

On the ten mu of spirit fields, he planted four mu of Spirit Grain, two mu of Yellow Cloud Grass, and one mu of Crimson Blood Ginseng. The remaining three mu were used to cultivate spirit herbs needed for Spirit Gathering Pill, Clear Spirit Pill, and Rejuvenation Pill, one mu for each.

Due to his lack of farming experience, Wang Daoyuan didn't dare to plant all the seeds he had just obtained. He planted only a small amount of most spirit herbs to gain experience.

Because he studied Talisman Crafting, he was very familiar with Yellow Cloud Grass, so he planted more of it. Moreover, since he could craft talismans himself, he could achieve self-production and self-consumption. By making talismans and then refining spirit talismans, he could not only increase his income but also avoid directly selling Yellow Cloud Grass, thus reducing the risk of being noticed by those with ulterior motives. It was a win-win situation.

Crimson Blood Ginseng was the main ingredient for Crimson Blood Brew. The wine recipe Wang Shouye gave him mentioned some methods for cultivating Crimson Blood Ginseng, so he planted more of it.

The Spirit Grain he had planted earlier had already sprouted successfully in the space, so Wang Daoyuan planted more of it. With four mu of Spirit Grain, he could eat Spirit Grain every day in the future, and selling the rest in batches and at different locations should not cause any major disturbances.

After planting the spirit herbs, he observed the few Spirit Grain seedlings he had planted earlier. The Spirit Grain seedlings looked quite similar to Setaria viridis from his previous life, only sturdier, with sword-like leaves standing upright.

These Spirit Grain seedlings were already half a foot tall. They were growing quite... fast?

He realized something was wrong. It had only been a day and a half since the Spirit Grain seedlings sprouted, and they had already grown to half a foot tall in such a short time.