Chapter 121 - Chapter 121: Chapter 116 The Value of Special Abilities 1 (1/2)

Chapter 121: Chapter 116 The Value of Special Abilities 1

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Xiao Qing had been brought back for some days now.

Only twice with no particular matters in hand had she taken the initiative to ask Qin Niu to accompany her into the mountains to search for herbs.

But at home, she never cultivated.

He had initially thought she disliked cultivating, only now did he realize that this young girl was too considerate.

Afraid of harming his herbs.

“To cultivate the ‘Medicine King Sutra,’ one must absorb the essence of herbs, essentially taking away the essence contained within them. This can cause great harm to them. When my grandfather and I used to pick herbs and we found good ones, we’d immediately cultivate in the mountains. Moreover, we deliberately left some essence so as not to hurt their vitality.”

Xiao Qing explained.

“The herbs you sold last time, they were all wilted, was it because you had absorbed their essence before selling them?”

Qin Niu asked her.

“Hehe… It’s what my grandfather taught me. However, all those herbs had their essence absorbed by my grandfather, not by me. Sadly, they were still too poor in quality, containing very little essence, and ultimately didn’t help my grandfather.”

Mentioning her grandfather, even though many days had passed, she still felt very sad.

Her mood had clearly become downcast.

Qin Niu had initially planned to scold her for being a little swindler, but seeing her like this, he didn’t have the heart to joke with her anymore.

Instead, he gently said, “Xiao Qing, from now on, you can absorb the essence of these herbs for your cultivation, without worrying about harming them. As long as they don’t die on the spot, I have ways to revive them.”

Although Qin Niu was currently an Insect Master, his true expertise lay in cultivation.

Whether as an Insect Master or later becoming a Beast Tamer, those were just to support his cultivation, to strengthen himself.

His strongest expertise, ultimately, would surely be cultivation.

Having witnessed some herbs and elixirs at Miaodan Pavilion, his plans for the future had become even clearer.

Initially, raising termites was meant to help crops by weeding and then to obtain an Insect Master’s license as far as possible.

At that time, he never thought of becoming an Insect Master.

But to become a provisional Insect Master was relatively easy.

Because the Ant Queen had a characteristic: as long as it laid eggs, it would automatically promote to a Grade Two Termite.

The standard for the Insect Master Association certifying a provisional Insect Master was having a commandable Grade Two insect. However, because termites were too weak, there could be some difficulties during the certification process.

Now, with the Insect Master status secured, he had various methods to make money, his food and clothing issue was resolved, and the funds for purchasing general cultivation materials were largely taken care of.

This provided him a much better foundation.

The corn planted in the fields was about to yield a rich harvest, and by the time the second batch was sown, his farmer level should be able to rise to mid-tier. Having saved up so many labor points, all was in preparation for enhancing his planting skills in the future.

Planting crops was to resolve food and clothing needs, but planting herbs, even Spiritual Medicine, that was the real endgame. It could directly serve to enhance one’s cultivation level.

“So, the master has a special ability to revive herbs. No wonder those herbs you planted were alive the next day! Master, your ability can make a lot of money, you know?”

Xiao Qing was very clever, grasping the concept immediately.

“Oh? Let’s hear it, how does it make money?”

Qin Niu asked with interest.

Firstly, at the Cultivation Market, herb pickers or hunters, even lumberjacks often dig up various precious herbs. These herbs are too young and not very valuable. But if they could be revived, they’d become valuable. Many wealthy people in the city, even large families, would pay to buy them back, with specialized gardeners to cultivate them. They treat them like heirlooms.

As far as 1 know, any prominent family in the city with some heritage has several precious herbs of over a hundred years old.

The most impressive ones even possess precious herbs that are over a thousand years old.”