The way down the mountain was relatively smooth, except that the cold fog became thicker. Fortunately, Mr. Gong was very familiar with the mountain road and did not make any wrong steps.
Of course, the main reason was that they did not encounter any fairy beasts blocking the way on their way back, otherwise it would not be so easy to go down the mountain.
Seeing her own stone house from afar, Xu Chunniang said goodbye to Mr. Gong and walked towards the stone house.
Xiaobai heard the noise, pushed the door open and the tension on his face turned into joy.
"Sister, you are finally back."
Xu Chunniang pretended to be relaxed, "It's just chopping down trees, not as difficult as you think. I chopped down three cedar trees in total and sold them to Mr. Gong, earning a full thirty immortal crystals!"
Xiao Bai grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Centella cedar is not an ordinary tree. It grows very high. And if it is really as easy as you say, sister, why don't you let me go?"
Xu Chunniang smiled and shook her head. "If both of us are not here, who will guard the stone house? There is not even a formation here. Although this land belongs to us, it is always worrying if no one is guarding it."
Xiaobai was convinced. What the elder sister said made sense. The stone house had been built. Although it was empty now and there was nothing in it, various items would be added to it in the future.
He also planned to cultivate magical herbs and raise magical beasts in the open space next to the house.
If someone else picked up all the magical herbs and stole the magical beasts while they were away, they would be at a great loss.
Xiao Bai patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sister. As long as I'm here, our things won't be lost. I'll take good care of them at home!"
Seeing that Xiaobai was successfully fooled by her, Xu Chunniang nodded seriously.
"This time I went up the mountain and earned thirty immortal crystals. I thought that the snow pine would be easy to sell, so I came back to rest for a few days and then went up the mountain again.
But Mr. Gong said that only in the middle and end of each month, when the cold fog in the mountains dissipates, is it suitable to go up the mountain to cut down snow pine. Going up the mountain at other times is too risky.
Xiao Bai nodded in understanding, "Is it because the cold fog blocks our spiritual awareness and vision?"
“This is only one of the reasons. The more important reason is that the thick cold fog will attract fog beasts that feed on the cold fog. The fog beasts can come and go freely in the cold fog and are not affected by it.
If you are unlucky enough to encounter a fog beast in the cold fog, you will be in a passive position. "
Xiao Bai suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. I remembered that I was bored at home yesterday and flipped through the booklet that Mr. Gong gave us. The fog beast was mentioned in it.
They are very fierce and hard to deal with, so except for the middle and end of the month, sister, you must not sneak up the mountain."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on. Even Elder Gong, who is an earthly immortal, is wary of the fog beast, so I won't take it lightly."
Xiaobai then put aside his worries and became happy again. After flipping through the booklet given by Mr. Gong, he had a general understanding of the prices in Zhangwei Mountain.
"Thirty immortal crystals are not much, but they can do a lot. The cheapest low-grade immortal beast, the golden-feathered pheasant, only costs twenty immortal crystals. We can buy a golden-feathered pheasant and raise it. When it grows up, it will lay eggs."
Thinking of this, Xiao Bai's eyes lit up with anticipation, "Golden-feathered pheasant eggs can be sold for money, one egg can be sold for five immortal crystals, a golden-feathered pheasant can lay two eggs a month, that's twenty-four eggs a year, a full one hundred and twenty immortal crystals!"
Xu Chunniang also knew about the golden-winged pheasant, a small, non-aggressive fairy beast famous for its delicious meat. It was raised by the fairies in the fairy world and used as food.
Although immortals no longer need to eat after becoming immortals, the golden-winged pheasant is not only delicious, but its meat also contains a lot of essence, so many immortals like it.
Those who are reluctant to let Hua Xianjing eat the golden-feathered pheasant will grit their teeth and buy a few eggs to try the taste.
It seems that raising golden-feathered pheasants is indeed a good business. Not only can the golden-feathered pheasants be sold, but the eggs they lay can also be sold.
Xu Chunniang pondered for a moment, but rejected Xiaobai's proposal.
“Although the golden-feathered pheasant is one of the easiest beasts to raise in the fairy world, we have no experience and it would be easy to kill it if we buy it rashly.
Moreover, twenty immortal crystals can only buy a young golden-feathered pheasant, which needs to be raised for a full ten years before it enters the growth stage and starts laying eggs. The waiting time is too long."
Xiaobai also realized that he only saw the benefits of raising the golden pheasant, but ignored the risks involved.
Raising golden pheasants is a good idea, but unfortunately the cycle is too long and it cannot bring them any benefits in a short period of time.
My sister only earned thirty fairy crystals in total. If she wants to pay off the debt owed by the two as soon as possible, she has to think of other ways.
"What Sister said makes sense. Raising golden-feathered pheasants is not feasible. We can only wait until we have more immortal crystals. Why don't we grow immortal grass?"
Xu Chunniang thought for a moment and nodded.
"Growing fairy grass is more feasible than raising golden-feathered pheasants. The growth cycle of fairy grass varies, but the shortest one takes three years to mature."
"It takes three years for it to mature. No wonder mining qinggang stone is hard work and doesn't make money, but there are still so many people rushing to do it."
At this moment, Xiaobai finally realized how difficult it was to earn some immortal crystals in Zhangwei Mountain.
Whether it is raising golden-feathered pheasants or growing fairy grass, it is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Not only does it require the investment of fairy crystals, but it also faces the risk of failure.
As for going up the mountain to hunt fairy beasts, it goes without saying that most of the fairy beasts are very alert and will not give people the opportunity to approach them.
"Don't worry, I can still go up the mountain and cut down snow-covered pine trees to earn immortal crystals, right?"
Xu Chunniang patted Xiaobai on the shoulder and said, "I earned thirty immortal crystals the first time I went up the mountain. I will earn more and more in the future. I will definitely be able to pay off the foreign debt within a year."
"I know, but I also want to contribute. I can't rely on my sister for everything after I reach the fairyland..."
Xiao Bai hesitated and said, "How about starting from tomorrow, I will go to mine Qinggang stone to exchange for immortal crystals?"
A thousand-jin-worth of processed Qinggang stone will be delivered to your door, and it only costs one fairy crystal.
The newly mined Qinggang stone is even less valuable. The purchase price of three thousand jin of Qinggang stone is only one fairy crystal, and others may not be willing to buy it.
After all, the quality of Qinggang stone is not high, and Zhangwei Mountain is not short of it, so it is normal that it is not valuable.
"no."
Xu Chunniang flatly rejected Xiaobai's proposal and said without question.
“You haven’t learned all the laws in the lower realm, and you don’t have a fur coat to keep warm. You can’t stay outside the stone house for more than an hour, or you’ll get frostbite.
If you really want to help me, just stay home and take care of the herbal jelly. If you get frostbitten, I'll have to take care of you instead."
Xiaobai opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute, so he nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you, sister."
Xu Chunniang nodded with satisfaction. "I don't have much immortal energy left in my body. After I rest for a few days and recover some immortal energy, I will go down the mountain to find someone to buy immortal grass seeds."