Silence!
A long, prolonged silence!
Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen faced each other wordlessly.
The atmosphere was slightly awkward.
Both were stubborn, unwilling to admit defeat.
We can do it, we are capable, we will definitely find an advantage for the Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land.
Then, the two began another round of deep thought.
"Brother Wang next door"
(￣ェ￣;)
Uh...
Two senior brothers, well, if it's too difficult, then forget it. Don't force yourselves too much, it's not necessary!
What do you mean, "forget it"?
No!
Absolutely not!
Our Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land is the head of the Five Great Sacred Lands.
How can we admit defeat?
Never surrender!
Another round of deep thought began.
Time ticked by...
An hour later.
The "movie" was almost over.
Sima Longgen, racking his brains, finally found a breakthrough.
Bang!
He slapped his thigh hard and jumped up excitedly.
"I've got it! Our Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land has been supplying spirit rice to disciples for years, one grain per month, and it's the precious Pearl Spirit Rice!"
Reminded by Sima Longgen, Ouyang Hao's spirits immediately lifted.
"That's right, long-term consumption of spirit rice, that's what true heritage means!"
Finally, they had thought of an advantage for the Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land.
For a moment, Sima Longgen and Ouyang Hao were filled with mixed emotions.
They even felt an urge to shed tears of joy.
It wasn't easy!
It was too difficult!
This time, their Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land wouldn't lose, would they!
"Our Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land's Pearl Spirit Rice is extremely beneficial to the cultivation of cultivators, it's no trivial matter..."
Ouyang Hao vigorously praised the "Pearl Spirit Rice".
In reality, "Pearl Spirit Rice" was far from as good as he claimed.
"Pearl Spirit Rice" was merely a third-rate spirit rice.
Above it, there were five types of second-rate spirit rice.
Above second-rate spirit rice was first-rate spirit rice.
First-rate spirit rice had only one variety: Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice!
Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice, yyds!
It was the undisputed king of the spirit rice world.
Unfortunately, "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice" was a specialty of the Ancient Ji Family. Other cultivation forces did not have the corresponding "Spirit Planting Techniques" and could not cultivate it.
The cultivation cost and difficulty of "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice" were extremely high, so its yield was not large.
Each grain of "Dragon Tooth Rice" sold for three thousand low-grade spirit stones.
The most crucial point was that it was priceless and often unobtainable even with money. One had to establish a friendly relationship with the Ancient Ji Family to possibly purchase some.
The Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land would only purchase a small batch annually, and then distribute it to the elders and supreme elders.
The disciples were not eligible to receive "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice".
Talented disciples like Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen would receive one grain of "Pearl Spirit Rice" cultivated by the Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land each month.
"Pearl Spirit Rice" was far inferior to "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice"!
Just as Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen were volubly praising the "Pearl Spirit Rice", "Brother Wang next door" suddenly widened his eyes as if he had seen a ghost and shouted loudly.
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, what is that..."
As he shouted, he pointed towards the depths of the bamboo forest.
Uh...
Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen frowned simultaneously.
An ominous premonition!
The "Star Spirit Lake" last time, and the one hundred "Acquired Spirit Treasures" the time before that, seemed to have been discovered by this sharp-eyed "Brother Wang next door".
So, what on earth has he seen now?
Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen suppressed their unease and followed the direction pointed by "Brother Wang next door".
Holy crap!
Holy crap!
What the hell!
Six "towering trees" rose from the ground.
Each "towering tree" exceeded a hundred zhang in height.
Like dragons ascending, they pierced the clouds!
The canopies of the "towering trees" disappeared above the "sea of clouds", blocking out the sun.
Each "towering tree" was covered with dense "spirit rice".
This spirit rice contained divine light, its radiance flowing, like countless crystal-clear "dragon teeth".
This, this, this is... "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice"?
Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen were so shocked they couldn't speak.
Because each "towering tree" was laden with "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice", and a rough count revealed at least over thirty thousand grains of "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice".
The six "towering trees" combined had nearly two hundred thousand grains of "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice".
Too exaggerated!
Too shocking!
Bang!
"Brother Wang next door", unable to bear the shock, rolled his eyes and fainted again.
Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen were also swaying precariously.
Two hundred thousand grains of "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice"!
The "Ancient Ji Family's" output over three to four years wouldn't be this exaggerated, would it?
Madness!
And, this "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice" looked very special, enveloped in a layer of ethereal white light, mysterious and divine!
Its quality seemed to be superior to ordinary "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice"!
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen gritted their teeth, maintaining their last shred of stubbornness.
This strange "spirit rice" was definitely not "Dragon Tooth Spirit Rice", we don't admit it anyway!
On the matter of "spirit rice", the Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land definitely had the advantage!
The advantage is ours!
...
Inside the cave.
Hao Ren observed the "psychological activities" of Ouyang Hao and Sima Longgen through his "Friend Feed" and smiled.
He loved this kind of "face-slapping" situation.
Perhaps, he should give these two "Sacred Land youngsters" a real "shock"!
Hao Ren casually took out two hundred grains of "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice".
Nowadays, Hao Ren had no shortage of anything except "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice", he had more than he could eat.
Too much!
Due to the "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" trees being watered by the diluted "magical green liquid" from the "Heavenly Palm Bottle" for years, they had undergone an incredibly mysterious "evolution"!
The six "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" trees grew larger and larger, now reaching a hundred zhang!
The yield of "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" also increased accordingly.
Now, every month, "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" ripened in a batch.
Each batch yielded two hundred thousand grains of "Sage Dragon Rito".
There was no way to consume it all.
To deal with this "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice", and also to provide benefits to the cultivators in the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest", Hao Ren ordered Qian Duoduo to continuously lower the price of "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice".
Now, within the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest", the internal circulation price of "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" was one hundred low-grade spirit stones per grain.
Extremely cheap!
Of course, Qian Duoduo's operation was very "brilliant".
He did not directly lower the price, but cleverly used a "membership system".
"Diamond Level 1 members" could enjoy "super discounts" and purchase "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" at the price of one hundred spirit stones per grain.
Becoming a "Diamond Level 1 member" had now become the coolest and most awesome thing in the "Purple Jade Bamboo Forest"!
Getting back to the main point.
Hao Ren divided the two hundred grains of "Sage Dragon Tooth Rice" into two portions, and then called Peng Shiliuniang, the "Poison Maiden".