Since outsiders can't count on him, Yun Lan can only rely on himself.
She didn't have the ability of an immortal to soar into the clouds and ride the mists, so she could only ask Luo Po to prepare carriages and horses. She wanted to inspect Ru's house to see if there was still any output.
Yun Lan knew very well in her heart that Fang Jing was right, she had to think of a long-term plan, otherwise even after the current crisis, she would still not be able to survive the next hurdle.
It has been two years since Yun Lan was abandoned by her husband's family and came to Jiuli. She doesn't even know what kind of property the Yun family has in Jiuli or how much output it produces.
From Luo Po's mouth, I learned that there are two major outputs in Jiuli. The first one is the Immortal Crystal Mine, which has always been the mainstay of Jiuli. Secondly, there are many fairy fields that grow the herbs needed for alchemy.
Immortal crystal is an indispensable thing for immortal cultivation. It is precisely because the ancestors of the Yun family discovered a nearly nine-mile long mineral vein here, and after many years of operation, the Nine-mile Fairyland was established.
However, the fairy crystals have been exhausted after years of mining. Yun's departure has turned the former Jiuli Flower Terrace and the Pearl of the North into a run-down fairyland that no one cares about.
Today's Jiuli is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. Where humans and immortals originally lived together, the people they met along the way were ordinary people who had no immortal seeds and could not cultivate immortality.
When they arrived at the ore vein where Yun's rise came from, the steward in charge of the Immortal Crystal Mine heard that Yun Lan was coming and hurried over.
"Miss, this is our Yun Sect's Immortal Slave Zhao Zhi."
This Zhao Zhi is younger than Yunlan imagined. He has just reached middle age and looks smart and capable.
"Xiannu Zhao Zhi has met the lady!"
The Yun family is a fairy family, and the slaves of the Yun family also call themselves fairy slaves.
"Manager Zhao, please wake up."
"Miss, why are you here?" Zhao Zhi asked with an apologetic smile.
"Can Manager Zhao take me to the mine to have a look?"
Yun Lan's proposal surprised Zhao Zhi. This was the first time Yun Lan had visited the Xianjing Mine in two years since he came to Jiuli. It was unheard of for a woman to actually enter the mine.
"This is a place for lowly people like us to stay. As a nobleman, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you..." Zhao Zhi said hesitantly.
"Yes, although you don't have immortal seed and cannot cultivate immortality, you are still an immortal descendant after all." Luo Po also advised.
"Now that Jiuli has encountered the biggest difficulty, there is no distinction between high and low. Let's go."
Zhao Zhi naturally did not dare to refuse, so he could only take Yun Lan into the Immortal Crystal Mine.
Although Jiuli has been ruined, the Xianjing Mine still retains its former buildings. The surrounding pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, two dragon pillars supporting the entrance of the mine, and a Yun family plaque with dragons, flying phoenixes and dancing iron paintings on silver hooks.
The entrance looks extraordinary, but the interior is even more unique. Mining over the years has hollowed out the entire mountain.
There were some strange lights flashing at the top of the mine, which made Yunlan a little curious.
"Manager Zhao, what is that?"
"The Immortal Formation left by our Yun Sect Immortals is used to maintain the stability of the Immortal Crystal Mine and prevent it from collapsing. However, the operation of the Immortal Formation requires sufficient Immortal Crystal support. Our mine has not dug out a single Immortal Crystal for less than half a month.
It’s crystallized.”
Zhao Zhi sighed, knowing that the depletion of the Immortal Crystal Mine would be a devastating blow to Jiuli.
Immortal slaves like them can still wander to Wangxian Capital to sell their strength, but if Yunlan's orphans and widows are gone without Jiuli, they will eventually become the dolls of those wandering immortals.
After a round of inspection, Yunlan discovered that the depletion of the Immortal Crystal Mine was more serious than she imagined, and her heart suddenly sank into the valley.
Not to mention the depletion of the Immortal Crystal Mine, there are also Immortal Slaves of the Yun Sect No. 100. They don’t have the ability of immortals to eat wind and drink dew. They all have to open their mouths to eat.
"Miss, miss, please wait..."
As she spoke, Luo Po bent over and took out a piece of grass vine from behind her skirt. This kind of grass grows around the Fairy Crystal Mine, all over the mountains and plains. She probably accidentally scratched it on her clothes just now.
"These wisteria grasses grow wildly near the Xianjing Mine every year. No matter how hard they are removed, they can't be removed. In the past few years, fires burned the mountain. I thought it was cleared up, but I didn't expect it to grow even crazier next year," Zhao Zhi said.
"Wisteria?"
Yun Lan took it and took a look. There were soft thorns on the grass vine, and the leaves were narrow and lavender. Just when he was about to discard it, there was an inexplicable voice in his mind.
"The fairyland scientific research system has been activated."
"The Immortal Realm's scientific research system has been bound to the host Yunlan."
Yun Lan found that a strange space appeared in his mind. This space was full of science fiction style and was divided into three parts: collection, detection and production.
"Wisteria grass has been collected. Do you want to conduct scientific research analysis?"
Of course Yun Lan chose yes. After the system was put into operation, the purple wisteria in his hand was systematically and scientifically analyzed in a very short period of time, and a test report was given.
"Introduction to Wisteria grass: A plant of the genus Geophylla in the family Ambrosiaceae, a woody vine that grows in fairy crystal mines and mountainous areas rich in fairy energy. It has a growth cycle of three years. The branchlets are cylindrical, almost hairless or slightly pubescent, and the leaves are
I am afraid that no one in the fairy world of testing ingredients can understand it, but Yun Lan is a former top student after all, so it is not difficult for her to understand it. What makes Yun Lan pay special attention to the remarks part of testing ingredients.
"Remarks: Because the growth environment is rich in fairy energy, it is rich in growth-promoting lignin.
Suggested industrial research and development directions: water-soluble fertilizers to increase crop yields and increase soil fertility and vitality. The fertilization period is seven days, which can shorten the growth cycle by one year."
Yun Lan, who was initially at a loss what to do, sensed a bright future and came to the Immortal Crystal Mine but could not find the Immortal Crystal. However, he activated the scientific research system and found Wisteria Grass.
"Po Luo, you said before that our other property in Jiuli is Xiantian?"
"Xiantian is not too far from here. If you want to see it, Miss, I will take you there."
"Okay, Manager Zhao, you also follow me."
Yunlan showed her face and relaxed her brows, things had turned around, so she couldn't wait to go to Xiantian.
In addition to immortal crystals, immortal cultivation also requires a lot of elixirs, and the immortal fields grow some herbs that can be used to refine elixirs.
However, Xiantian has extremely high requirements for the growth environment. Now Jiuli is already a dilapidated fairyland, and the immortal energy is getting thinner. Of course, Xiantian cannot be any better.
There used to be a large tract of fairyland in Jiuli, but now most of it has been abandoned, and only a small part is still taken care of.
The remaining fairy fields are not growing very well. Although it is spring, the herbs in the fairy fields should be full of vitality, but Yunlan has seen many withered and decayed colors.
Moreover, the growth cycle of medicinal herbs is long, which is a long-term profit. There has been no output for two years.
The person who takes care of the fairyland is also the immortal slave of the Yun family, Wu Zhong.
After getting rid of the politeness, Yunlan got straight to the point.
"Guanshi Wu, how long will it take for the herbs in Xiantian to mature?"
Wu Zhong took Yun Lan to introduce them at the edge of Xiantian.
"Our Fairyland is divided into four types of years, the five-year period, the ten-year period, the fifty-year period and the hundred-year period. It takes half a year for the herbs to mature in the five-year period, one year in the ten-year period, the fifty-year period and the hundred-year period.
The growth time is less than half.”
"How are the herbs from Xiantian usually treated after they mature?" Yun Lan asked again.
"In our heyday in Jiuli, these Xiantian herbs were produced and used by ourselves, and were refined into elixirs by Jiuli alchemists. Now they can only be transported to Wangxianjing. Where is the Yaowang Pavilion that collects herbs all year round?"
Thinking about those days and looking at the present, Wu Zhong couldn't help but sigh.
"What's the benefit?"
"The shortest price of the five-year period is also the cheapest. Even if all are sold, it will only be a thousand immortal crystals. If the ten-year period is mature, there should be four to five thousand immortal crystals. As for the fifty-year period and the hundred-year period,
, the price increased tenfold or even dozens of times.”
Yun Lan calculated in his mind that there was still ten days left for Wangxianjing to collect the three thousand immortal crystals. If he hurried, he should be able to make it in time!
"Manager Zhao, please tell me now not to burn mountains and grass in the future, and immediately mobilize everyone to collect all the wisteria grass from the Immortal Crystal Mine and deliver it to your house."
"Miss, what do you want with this wisteria grass?" Zhao Zhi asked puzzledly.
"Time is tight and I don't have time to explain too much, so just do as you say."