99: Chapter 99 Tianfeng Beans in the Song State

"My name is Lucky."

"I am one of the disciples of Tianfeng Valley."

When Lucky said these words, he felt a bit guilty. His Aptitude was limited and his cultivation was not high. If it hadn't been for the fact that he was good at planting hybrid spirit rice, he would not have had the chance to guard the outside of Tianfeng Valley.

Calling himself a disciple was not as accurate as calling himself a gatekeeper.

Of course, things were different now.

He had already entered Tianfeng Valley and was now a disciple acknowledged by True Person Mo.

"I have come to Song State under the orders of True Person Mo."

Before Lucky could state his purpose, Zhao Dun asked in a trembling voice, "Is True Person Mo doing well?"

Lucky hesitated for a moment, then honestly replied, "A few years ago, True Person Mo was ambushed by a Nascent Soul True Lord of the Liu clan and suffered heavy injuries. His cultivation also dropped from the Golden Core Sixth Layer to the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dun seemed to have his spirit drained away. He collapsed onto his chair, weak and listless, and said, "What should be done?"

Lucky comforted him, "Your Majesty, do not worry. When I left the Xuan Sect, True Person Mo had already recovered to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer cultivation. I believe it is only a matter of time before he reconstructs his Golden Core."

As he said this, Lucky's tone was a bit low.

Reconstructing one's cultivation sounded simple, but in the Xuan Sect, no one had ever heard of anyone whose cultivation had dropped being able to cultivate it back up.

Logically, with Zhao Mo's cultivation drop, the Xuan Sect should have stripped him of his title. Strangely, the Xuan Sect had remained completely silent.

That was why Lucky still referred to Zhao Mo as True Person Mo.

"By the way, True Person Mo asked me to hand these over to Your Majesty and the Palace Master."

Only now, having chatted for so long, did Lucky remember the main business.

He respectfully handed the several Storage Pouches in his hand to Zhao Dun and Bai Shi.

"What is this?"

Lucky said, "Although True Person Mo's cultivation has dropped, his talent for planting spirit plants has not disappeared."

"In the past few years, True Person Mo has successfully increased the yield of golden marrow fruit from over four hundred catties per mu to over eight hundred catties now."

"These are the by-products of planting golden marrow fruit."

"By the way, do you know about golden marrow fruit?"

Zhao Dun and Bai Shi nodded.

The golden marrow fruit was a spirit fruit for Cultivators of the Metal attribute, and most importantly, golden jade marrow could be refined from it.

And golden jade marrow was used to awaken the spirits of Magical Artifacts.

Even though they were far away in the Song State, Zhao Dun and Bai Shi knew the function of the golden marrow fruit.

But what were the by-products of the golden marrow fruit?

Bai Shi opened the Storage Pouch.

Who would have thought that inside was the tianfeng bean he had been seeking but could not obtain.

"Tianfeng Valley, tianfeng bean—I was truly foolish not to have connected the two names."

"I also never expected that the tianfeng bean was actually a by-product of the golden marrow fruit."

"Senior Brother Zhao is truly a Divine Being."

"Your Majesty, the problem of the tianfeng bean has been solved."

Zhao Dun's mind was still on Zhao Mo's cultivation dropping to the Foundation Establishment Stage; he hadn't reacted at all.

"Solved? That's good that it's solved."

"Wait, that's not right, what did you say?"

"The tianfeng bean problem is solved?"

"Who is it?"

"Which kingdom?"

"What are the conditions?"

"If it's marriage, I will not accept it."

In his anxiety, Zhao Dun even used the royal "I".

Although the tianfeng bean tasted bad, if it were ground into powder and filtered, it was no different from rice flour.

But what was the yield of the hybrid spirit rice used to make rice flour?

One thousand catties was the absolute limit, and it was extremely picky about the fields. This tianfeng bean, however, could be planted anywhere, was not picky about the soil at all, and had a yield two or three times that of hybrid spirit rice. Let alone Zhao Dun, even an ordinary farmer would know how to choose.

"It was sent by Junior Brother Lucky at the behest of True Person Mo."

"Look, these Storage Pouches are all full of it."

Lucky nodded.

"There are 180,000 catties here, just harvested from the spirit fields of Tianfeng Valley this year."

Before Bai Shi came to the Song State to take office, he had also visited Tianfeng Valley to pay respects to Zhao Mo and had seen the spirit fields in the valley; they were only thirty-six mu.

Harvested 180,000 catties? What was the yield per mu?

One must know that this was only a by-product; the main spirit plant in the spirit fields was the golden marrow fruit.

So, what kind of monster was the one who had exchanged spirit rice for his first-grade warning Formation back then?

Bai Shi took a tianfeng bean the size of a fist out of the Storage Pouch and handed it to Zhao Dun.

"Is this the tianfeng bean?"

"Why is it so big?"

In the Song State, there had always been legends about the tianfeng bean, rumored to be only the size of an egg.

But the one in Zhao Dun's hand was already the size of an adult's fist.

Lucky smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty may not know, but this is this year's new variety. It can not only be eaten raw, but also boiled or stir-fried. Fresh ones cannot be preserved, but they can be ground into flour or made into powder. Most importantly, the yield per mu is five thousand catties."

"As for the other kingdoms, those are the varieties from Tianfeng Valley from the year before last. They cannot be eaten raw at all, are only the size of an egg, and have a yield of only two or three thousand catties per mu. How can they compare to these?"

This was the benefit of living outside Tianfeng Valley.

One could always know what was happening inside at the first opportunity.

As for the tianfeng bean, Lucky probably knew more about it than Zhao Mo.

"Five thousand catties per mu?"

Only this sentence remained in Zhao Dun's mind.

What kind of divine food was this?

"Quick, quick, go invite the Prime Minister and the Grand Minister of Agriculture."

The Prime Minister and the Grand Minister of Agriculture of the Song State had not yet arrived, but Liu Dagang of the Tianxuan Palace of the Yin Kingdom arrived first.

"How is it? Senior Brother Bai, have you considered it?"

"As long as you agree to let the princess of the Song State marry into the Yin Kingdom, I will offer one hundred catties of tianfeng bean with both hands."

Which princess of the Song State was famous? It was none other than Zhao Liner. It was rumored that she had received personal instruction from True Person Mo and could enter the Dao without a Spiritual Root, which was why the Yin Kingdom coveted her.

Bai Shi's face turned black, and he almost slashed Liu Dagang with a blade.

Using products from Tianfeng Valley to coerce the Zhao royal family—are you missing a screw?

Looking at the calm face of Liu Dagang, he had nothing to say, only softly saying, "Get out~"

Liu Dagang almost thought he had misheard.

His composure failed instantly.

"Fine, fine, fine, just keep acting foolish. If the Song State can obtain a single tianfeng bean, I will admit defeat."

Being in the Song State, Liu Dagang could only throw out a few harsh words.

Liu Dagang turned and left, but the minister who had come in with him was anxious.

"Your Majesty, how can you antagonize the Yin Kingdom?"

"Not to mention that the Yin Kingdom is the largest country within the sphere of influence of the Xuan Sect, but the Liu clan behind it is a behemoth. This is too irrational!"

The minister wanted to continue speaking, but was cut into two by a suddenly appearing flying knife.

"Noisy."

"I have tolerated you for a long time. Drag him away."

The Palace Master of the Tianxuan Palace of a secular Dynasty was called the Supreme King; offending a king of a country might allow one to live, but offending the Palace Master of the Tianxuan Palace meant certain death.

For the sake of the tianfeng bean, Bai Shi had tolerated this minister for a long time. Now that the Song State's tianfeng bean problem was solved, why not send him away? Was he supposed to keep him for the New Year?

When the Prime Minister and the Grand Minister of Agriculture of the Song State arrived at the Tianxuan Palace, what they saw was the scene of cleaning up a corpse.

"Your Majesty, I leave the matter to you. I am leaving now."

Zhao Dun said, "Palace Master Bai, please go ahead. I will handle it well."

"Hmm."

Bai Shi and Zhao Dun basically treated each other as equals; one was Zhao Mo's half-brother, and the other had known Zhao Mo since they were both humble.

As for the Prime Minister and the Grand Minister of Agriculture of the Song State, Bai Shi couldn't even be bothered to look at them; they were not worthy.

This was also the reason why Zhao Mo would curse people when he was enfeoffed as the Martial Success King.

"The seeds for the tianfeng bean have been resolved."

"They are right there in the Storage Pouch in front of you."

"The two of you must ensure that all 180,000 catties of tianfeng bean are planted in the Song State."

"Of course, this is only for this year and next year. After that, the circulation of the tianfeng bean will not be restricted. The Song State does not do such short-sighted things."

Zhao Dun said calmly.

"This is also the wish of True Person Mo."