Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 144: Spirit Land Residence

Upon hearing this, the cultivator who ran the Spirit Soil Inn looked incredulous, as it was rare to see such a large quantity of spirit soil being sold.

Although Lingtuju makes a living by selling spirit soil, they usually only buy one or two, or thirty or fifty, units at a time.

"Could Spirit Land Abode provide a thousand cubic meters of spirit land?"

Tong Bingfeng did not respond to the other party's question. Instead, with a hint of displeasure, she asked again.

After all, the two were not familiar with each other, and as this was only their first transaction, it was rather presumptuous of them to inquire about the purpose of the spirit soil.

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive my abruptness. I can certainly provide a thousand cubic meters of first-grade high-quality spirit soil, priced at seven spirit stones per cubic meter."

The manager of Lingtu Residence immediately quoted the corresponding price.

"Seven spirit stones per cubic meter of first-grade high-quality spirit soil is a normal price, but I need a full thousand cubic meters of spirit soil. Fellow Daoist, your price is a bit too high. Four spirit stones would be a more reasonable price."

Asking for an exorbitant price and then negotiating, Tong Bingfeng naturally didn't want his hard-earned spirit stones to fall into someone else's pocket for nothing.

In the end, first-grade high-quality spiritual soil is only mined from first-grade high-quality spiritual islands. For some shops that control fixed spiritual islands, it is almost a business with no cost. Tong Bingfeng was naturally unwilling to be a sucker.

"Fellow Daoist, this is the Bitter Sea Ice Domain, where spirit islands are extremely scarce. Most of the spirit soil sold here is transported from the controlled areas of various second-tier spirit islands. You can imagine the price paid for this; the minimum is six spirit stones."

The shopkeeper was naturally unwilling to lower the price easily, so he pointed out the barrenness of the ice region where the Bitter Sea Ice Domain was located.

"The cost of transporting large quantities is not high, and this spiritual soil won't even attract the attention of demonic beasts. Why are you trying to trick me here, fellow Daoist? One cubic meter of first-grade superior spiritual soil costs five spirit stones."

After careful consideration, Tong Bingfeng finally gave a relatively reasonable quote.

"Very well, for your sake, fellow Daoist, let's settle on five spirit stones. Do you need any more second-grade low-level spirit soil? Each cubic meter of spirit soil costs twenty spirit stones, quality guaranteed, no deception."

After careful consideration, the shopkeeper agreed to the deal and began promoting higher-quality spiritual soil.

Second-tier spirit soil, as the name suggests, is spirit soil formed from the core area of ​​a second-tier spirit island under the nourishment of second-tier spirit veins, and its quality is naturally higher.

"Fifty cubic meters of second-tier spirit soil, but all of this second-tier spirit soil must be guaranteed to be harvested from spirit fields or spirit herb gardens."

Tong Bingfeng readily agreed, since once the cave dwelling was completed, it would also be necessary to cultivate spirit fields and spirit herb gardens, and these second-tier spirit soils would be the best for nourishing spirit creatures.

"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured, every piece of second-tier spiritual soil has been carefully selected, and its source and purpose are categorized accordingly, naturally meeting your needs."

After completing another transaction worth a thousand spirit stones, the shopkeeper was in a great mood and naturally agreed to the not-too-excessive request.

"When will the Spirit Earth Residence be able to transport the Spirit Earth here?"

Tong Bingfeng took out a jade slip map and used his spiritual power to mark a specific area on it. It was not the location of the cave dwelling that was being built, but just a short distance away.

"If all the spirit soil is transported within three days, you will only need to pay six thousand spirit stones today."

The manager of Lingtuju readily agreed, since transportation was within his responsibility as he dealt with such a large-scale commodity as Lingtu.

"Can the Spirit Land Abode accept these spiritual items? Please provide an appraisal of each one."

Although Tong Bingfeng had a certain number of spirit stones stored in his storage bag, they were only for emergencies. This time, purchasing spirit soil naturally required bartering.

"Top-grade first-level spirit honey? Excellent quality, pure and sweet taste, rich in spiritual energy. Fellow Daoist even cultivates a hive of spirit bees, truly enviable."

"How about 500 spirit stones for a gourd of top-grade first-class spirit honey?"

After an incense stick had burned a while, Tong Bingfeng left Lingtu Residence with a satisfied smile on his face, clearly quite pleased with the transaction.

This time, besides selling eight gourds of first-grade high-quality spirit honey for five hundred spirit stones, Tong Bingfeng used the spoils he obtained from hunting demonic beasts on a daily basis as a discount for the remaining two thousand spirit stones.

From the behavior of the cultivator who runs the Lingtu Residence, we can draw a relatively certain conclusion: the popularity of first-grade high-quality spiritual honey in Honglan Market is higher than expected.

After all, these spiritual honeys have a wide range of uses. They can be consumed directly to refine the spiritual energy within them to aid in cultivation, and they also have a certain healing effect.

Furthermore, during the process of alchemists refining pills, a small amount of spiritual honey can be added in a certain proportion to increase the success rate of refining elixirs.

This cultivator who manages the Spirit Earth Abode can easily earn a considerable extra income simply by selling the Spirit Honey through fixed channels.

"Now that the necessary spirit soil has been purchased, the transportation of the spirit soil also urgently needs to be resolved. I'm afraid we'll need to buy a spirit beast that specializes in transportation as a backup. After establishing the cave dwelling, there will be quite a few various spirit items that need to be transported. In addition, we also need to purchase some spirit flower and spirit herb seeds to plant and cultivate in the spirit herb garden in the future."

The construction of a cave dwelling from scratch involved various investments from all sides.

On the icy northern frontier, the selection of spirit beasts that are good at large-scale transportation and have a gentle temperament is not large, so Tong Bingfeng naturally already has someone he likes.

The area in the northeast corner of Honglanfang City that specializes in selling spirit beasts is not large. All the spirit beasts sold here come from the two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators who are the owners of Honglanfang City.

It is said that the female cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage, in addition to their daily combat and management, also excel at communicating and nurturing spirit beasts through their cultivation techniques. Therefore, after accumulating enough resources, they sell various first-tier spirit beasts year-round.

Furthermore, all the spirit beasts sold are controlled by spirit beast rings. Cultivators only need to input their spiritual power into the spirit beast rings to refine them and control the life and death of the spirit beasts. They can clearly perceive the changes in the spirit beasts' emotions and take their lives in an instant.

These spirit beast rings are planted when the spirit beasts are born, so these spirit beasts tend to have a relatively peaceful and stable temperament.

"A first-grade superior camel tortoise, skilled in transporting heavy objects in large quantities over long distances, capable of carrying tens of thousands of kilograms at a time. It is gentle in nature and respectful of its master, making it a rare and valuable spirit beast specializing in transportation. Its weakness lies in its low combat power; only its innate spell, Water Arrow, has some offensive capability, and its shell provides a small amount of defensive power."

In the Spirit Beast Garden of Honglanfang City, a burly cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining enthusiastically introduced a huge camel-turtle spirit beast with a completely black body.

A head the size of a human head emerged from the tortoise shell, its eyes filled with curiosity as it scrutinized the new cultivator, Tong Bingfeng, without a trace of violence throughout the entire process.

How much does this camel-tailed tortoise cost?

Tong Bingfeng was quite satisfied with the camel-like tortoise in front of him. After the cave was built, such a monster that was good at transportation would be an indispensable part of it.