Chapter 50: Flourishing Refining the Demon Vessel

  Recently, Xiao Ping has been busy and hasn't had time to buy jade stones or anything for the Lian Yao Hu to absorb, so the internal space of the Lian Yao Hu hasn't changed in size or layout. However, during this period, the plants and animals that Xiao Ping brought into the Lian Yao Hu have grown rapidly, and compared to ten or more days ago, there is a clear difference.

  The dozen or so ginseng plants by the spring all grew twenty or so leaves, and each plant had a cluster of bright red seeds on top. The ginseng that Xiao Ping harvested two months ago was bought by the Chinese medicine store as several decades old wild mountain ginseng, he believed that these ginseng have now grown to the standard of hundred-year-old wild mountain ginseng, if they were sold, they would definitely be worth a lot of money.

  The oak trees planted to cultivate truffles have also grown quite large. The sturdy tree trunks are so thick that three people can't wrap their arms around them, and the massive canopy covers a vast area of land. The dense foliage is extremely lush, and standing under the tree, looking up only reveals a sea of green, with no glimpse of the blue sky visible. However, Xiao Ping doesn't have X-ray vision, so he has no idea how the truffles are growing underground. Nevertheless, given the extraordinary environment within the Alchemy Cauldron, it's probably only a matter of time before the truffles mature.

  The knife fish in the water tank have grown even bigger, and Xiao Ping estimates that each knife fish is close to half a kilogram. Knife fish of this size can be called the king of knife fish, and those over two kilograms sell for thousands of yuan per kilogram. If Xiao Ping were to take these two knife fish out to sell, he could easily get five or six hundred thousand yuan. However, Xiao Ping would never do such a thing. The female knife fish's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it may lay eggs at any time. Xiao Ping's hopes for breeding knife fish are all pinned on this pair of broodstock, so he wouldn't be foolish enough to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

  What made Xiao Ping the happiest was the situation of the iron skin stone lotus. All these plants grew very luxuriantly, not only did the few iron skin stone lotuses that were planted with their roots grow extremely well, but even the ones that Xiao Ping cut and inserted also all took root. What made Xiao Ping even more delighted was that all the iron skin stone lotuses had already bloomed, with small pink flowers adorning the top of the green plants, looking quite beautiful from a distance.

  "Goodness, how can this thing grow so fast?!" Although Xiao Ping knew that the Lian Yao Hu was extremely suitable for plant growth, the speed of Tie Pi Shi's growth was simply too fast, far exceeding his expectations.

  Of course, this was undoubtedly a great thing for Xiao Ping. Curious, he walked towards the place where Tiepi Shihu was planted, wanting to observe this precious medicinal material up close. However, when Xiao Ping was still ten or so steps away from Tiepi Shihu, the black leopard that had been playing nearby suddenly rushed over and bit his pant leg, not letting Xiao Ping continue walking forward.

  Xiao Ping knew that his dog was very spiritual, so he must have had a reason for doing this. He stopped in his tracks and gently stroked the black leopard's head, asking: "Hei Bao, what's wrong?"

  The black leopard let go of the mouth that was biting Xiao Ping's pant leg, and barked at him a few times with its tail wagging rapidly, looking very anxious. Although it was very spiritual, after all, it was just a dog, and there was no way to communicate directly with its owner. Xiao Ping also looked at it in confusion, completely unclear what the black leopard wanted to express, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

  However, the black panther was indeed clever. It saw that its master didn't understand what it meant, so it called out to Xiao Ping twice and then lowered its head to nuzzle the grass in front of his feet with its nose.

  Xiao Ping suddenly understood, the dog seemed to be reminding him that there was something in front of the land, so he couldn't continue forward. Xiao Ping was startled when he realized this, the Lian Yao Hu was full of mystery everywhere, if a monster really lived inside, he would be unlucky.

  Xiao Ping hastily squatted down, carefully parting the grass in front of him to take a look. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that amidst the lush green grass, many young shoots had emerged, none of which were longer than his thumb. Although these shoots only had a few leaves, Xiao Ping was able to identify them as the seedlings of Tie Pi Shi Hu at a glance, and this time he was truly delighted.

  "Hei Bao is really capable!" Xiaoping immediately praised his dog, understanding that Hei Bao was afraid of trampling the seedlings and therefore stopped himself from advancing.

  The black panther was praised by its master and was so happy that it wagged its tail vigorously, called out to Xiao Ping a few times, and then went to play with Yuan Bao. Xiao Ping stayed behind, carefully checking how many iron skin stone lotus seedlings had grown. This check made Xiao Ping extremely happy, as the iron skin stone lotus seedlings had spread widely, covering an area of over half a mu.

  "Ah ha, so this thing's growth rate is even faster than I imagined!" Xiao Ping couldn't help but secretly admire the iron skin stone lotus's rapid growth.

  According to the growth rate of Tiepi Shigu in the Lianyou Hu, these seedlings will be able to grow very large in at most twenty days, and by then, Xiao Ping can start the first harvest. Judging from the growth trend of Tiepi Shigu, the yield will definitely not be small, even if some are left as seedlings, this half-acre of Tiepi Shigu can bring a considerable income for Xiao Ping.

  "This time I can make a small profit again!" With this idea in mind, Xiao Ping left the Alchemy Cauldron with a pleasant mood.

  In the following period, Xiao Ping would enter the Lian Yao Hu every day to check on the growth of Tie Pi Shi Zhu. And Tie Pi Shi Zhu did not disappoint him, using the local dialect of Su City to describe it as "day and night", growing taller by more than half an inch every day, and it wouldn't be long before it could be harvested.

  However, before the iron skin stone was harvested, a big thing happened in the farm - the renovation and decoration of the small building were finally completed. Because Xiao Ping paid quickly, the construction team also worked very hard. The renovation and decoration project was completed in just over a month, which is indeed fast enough. Xiao Ping can finally move out of the warehouse on the first floor and have a new house to live in.

  The small building was completely renovated according to Xiao Ping's requirements, except for the addition of two offices and a warehouse on the first floor. The layout is similar to that of a villa, with a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, guest room, fitness room, and entertainment room.

  On the three-layered roof, a sunroom was built on half of the area, where people can take in the beautiful scenery around. The white clouds behind the house are lush and dripping, and the Xiao Zhou River flows windingly not far in front, between the mountains and rivers is the flat Xian Hu Farm, the environment is indeed very good.

  Xiao Ping stood on the balcony of the rooftop, breathing in the fresh air while admiring the surrounding scenery. He couldn't help but sigh to himself: "Wow, an independent three-story mountain villa with over 20 acres of private garden, this living condition is really awesome! If there were a few beautiful women and brothers living together in the villa, it would be even better!"

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