Inside the steward's residence, after Yi Tian brought out the evidence, Zhou Bu 'er was so shocked that he was speechless. He slumped in his seat like a deflated bag. His eyes were lifeless, and his hands hung limply by his sides.
Yi Tian knew that he had broken through his psychological defense. All he needed to do was give him a strong dose of medicine and he would be completely subdued. Although the conversation this time was spontaneous, he had gathered a lot of evidence and that was why he dared to draw inferences and dig him out.
Ten breaths later, Zhou Buer explained the whole story of his deal with Xiang Dongchen with tears and snot all over his face. The two knew each other from a long time ago. During the selection, Zhou Bu 'er was eliminated from the Shangqing Daoism. Then, by chance, he was able to work in the Spirit Plant Garden with his knowledge of Spirit Plants.
However, without the support of a clan, it was extremely difficult for him to advance. At this time, he met his old friend Xiang Dongchen. They reached an agreement. Zhou Bu 'er was in charge of collecting Red Essence Ginseng to exchange for pills needed for Yuanying.
Coincidentally, Xiang Dongchen, a human level pill refiner, had a lot of pills. The two exchanged for pills peacefully for hundreds of years. Until the last time Zhou Bu 'er went out to meet him, the pills he exchanged for were thirty percent less than before. Therefore, he stopped the deal in a fit of anger and caused Xiang Dongchen to come personally to negotiate.
Yi Tian said faintly, "Don't worry. I am still in need of people. Since you are willing to confess, I will give you a chance. Otherwise, I wouldn't have left you here alone for questioning."
Zhou Bu 'er's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope. Thinking about it, it was true. If he really wanted to deal with him, he would have gathered everyone and punished him. Then, he wouldn't have stayed behind to talk nonsense.
Zhou Bu 'er seemed to have found some confidence. People were not afraid of being used. It would be sad if they had no value. Now that he had something on him, he wasn't afraid that he would betray him. The worst case scenario was to hand him over to the sect's discipline hall to deal with him impartially. However, this would be harming others without benefiting himself. Moreover, he had to borrow his ability.
With that thought, he reached out and took out a jade bottle, placing it on the table. "This bottle contains the Soul-Refining Soul-Refining Pill that Yuanying cultivators use. It's useful for increasing one's cultivation and refining one's soul."
Seeing this, Zhou Buer knew that this was the time to show his loyalty and value. He didn't reach out to take it, but adjusted his mood and cupped his hands, "Thank you Lord Yi for letting bygones be bygones. I will do my best to manage the spirit plant garden well."
"That's all I need to hear. Have you upgraded the quality of your 100 mu of evil farmland to Upper Grade after you've buried the spiritual seeds again?" Yi Tian did not hesitate at all when it came to serious business. One had to know that the key to increasing the production of Scarlet Spirit was to have land.
This kind of spiritual plant must be planted under extremely harsh conditions, so it couldn't be planted in large quantities. In the end, it only produced a little more than a catty every hundred years.
Zhou Bu 'er's face darkened and he said with shame, "Lord Yi, I used two bottles of spirit seeds and only managed to improve half of the spiritual fields into top grade. If I had one more bottle, it would not be a problem."
"Only half," Yi Tian sighed, "The process of making spiritual seeds is extremely complicated. I don't have any more right now."
Hearing this, Zhou Buer's hopes seemed to have been dashed. His face was indescribably lonely. Yi Tian said, "That's it for now. You have 150 mu of Upper Grade fields, I wonder how much Scarlet Spirit Ginseng you can produce."
"Half a catty is no problem," Zhou Buer said decisively this time.
"Then with the six taels from Meng Hua, you can make up for all the shortfalls from previous years," Yi Tian calculated and said.
"That's right, that's right. It's all thanks to Lord Yi's planning," Zhou Buer quickly flattered.
"Okay, let's do it this way. Leave the remaining 50 mu of Scarlet Spirit Ginseng to me. I have a use for them," Yi Tian said, "If there's more than half a catty, I'll increase your performance by 30% for this hundred years."
Hearing this, Zhou Buer showed a bright smile. Now was the time to show his value. This new supervisor was also a reasonable person. Based on this, his chances of winning this year's competition had greatly increased. As for how the supervisor would use the second-grade Scarlet Spirit Ginseng, it was not something he had to consider.
Since the matter was settled, Zhou Buer walked forward and reached out his hand to take the jade bottle. Then, he gently opened the bottle cap and poured out a soybean-sized pill into his palm to test it.
After three breaths, his expression became serious, "Thank you Lord Yi for your reward. The effect of this Upper Grade pill is twice as strong as the Essence Returning Spirit Pill that Xiang Dongchen made. Thank you for your generosity."
"Oh, how many merit points does this pill cost in the sect?" Yi Tian asked with interest. He was not familiar with the prices here, so he could get a general idea from Zhou Buer.
"About 30 merit points per bottle," Zhou Buer replied.
"Only 30 merit points, that's not a small amount."
"This Yuanying consumable is already very expensive. I think we can get 800 to 1000 merit points for the hundred year mission," Zhou Buer explained.
"So it's like that. Xiang Dongchen's pills must be very popular right?" Yi Tian asked.
"It's alright, but his core formation rate is low so he has to search for materials everywhere to fill the gap." Zhou Buer said everything he knew without thinking.
Half a day later, Zhou Buer came out of the supervisor's residence with excitement. Now, not only did he have a bottle of pills, he also showed off in front of the supervisor. In the future, if he followed the routine, he might have a chance to enter the direct line inner sect.
At this moment, Yi Tian was sitting behind his desk, thinking about something. Although the extra half a kilogram of red essence ginseng was not a high grade, it might be able to mature with a little cultivation.
These things could be put aside for now. After Zhou Buer took out the bottle of pills he refined and smelled it, he could tell that his pills were better than Xiang Dongchen's.
This was a little interesting. Thinking about it, this bottle of Essence Condensation Divine Pills was refined according to the pill formula of the Spiritual Realm. When he refined it, he did not use the Li Fire True Flame or Thunder Purple Flame of his sect. He was afraid that someone would see through it.
He did not expect it to be better than Xiang Dongchen's. However, he did not dare to underestimate the pill refiner's room in the Taiqing Pavilion. Among them, the head of the pavilion and the direct disciples must have extraordinary pill refinement skills. He had to keep his tail between his legs to avoid giving himself away.
However, ever since he entered the sect, he had not walked around in the sect. He had nothing on hand and could not exchange for resources.
After thinking about it, he decided to go out and take a look. After all, cultivating behind closed doors might not be useful.
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