In the Tianwu Continent...
The grades of spiritual herbs are the same as those of pills: low, middle, high, and supreme.
To refine pills that meet the desired potency, spiritual herbs must reach a specific age, which varies based on their grade.
Low-grade herbs generally need to be between 1 and 9 years old.
Mid-grade herbs are typically aged 10 to 50 years.
High-grade herbs are usually aged 51 to 200 years.
Supreme-grade herbs require 201 to 1,000 years.
This means that a ten-acre mid-grade spiritual field, if fully used to cultivate mid-grade herbs, would yield harvests of some common mid-grade herbs in less than two years. Even rarer, high-value mid-grade herbs would mature in only a few years.
"Based on the family record, a single acre of mid-grade spiritual land can support the growth of about ten mid-grade herbs simultaneously, which means ten acres would support a hundred plants."
"If I sell these at market value, an average mid-grade herb goes for roughly 300 low-grade spirit stones... so a hundred mid-grade herbs would be worth... whoa."
Lin Zichen took a sharp breath.
Thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones.
If he planted all the available mid-grade spiritual herbs on this field, he could harvest 30,000 low-grade spirit stones in two or three years.
Thirty thousand spirit stones.
The Lin family, even as one of Qingfeng City's top ten families, only earns two to three thousand low-grade spirit stones per year—barely enough to fund the cultivation of its Prenatal Realm warriors.
"No wonder the Zhao, Wang, and Huang families went mad after discovering that my family had a mid-grade spiritual field."
At that moment, realization flashed across Lin Zichen's eyes.
Profit moves people's hearts.
In this martial-dominated land, the Lin family may not be bottom-tier, but it ranks only as a third-rate power.
To the Lin family, possessing a mid-grade spiritual field was like a child carrying gold through a bustling market—it made them a target.
However, the future predicted by the Immortal Clan Simulator was merely the outcome calculated by the system, assuming his current situation but without any intervention from his "golden finger." That scenario had a high chance of happening, but it was just a projection.
In reality, he was here.
With enough spirit stones, the power of Qingfeng City's factions would soon mean nothing. It wouldn't be long before he could lead the Lin family to crush them all.
"Alright, I need to figure out a way to present the mid-grade field to Father so that I can secure more spirit stones in return."
Taking a deep breath, Lin Zichen frowned as he examined the mid-grade field in the system's storage space.
Although he could store items in this space, it had no spiritual energy.
Therefore, it was impossible to grow herbs in the system storage. Besides, even if it were possible, he didn't have enough seeds or the time to manage it.
"But first, I still have one more chance to run a simulation—might as well use it."
With that thought, Lin Zichen took out his last ten low-grade spirit stones and converted them to energy points.
According to the rules of the Immortal Clan Simulator...
The energy cost for both individual and family simulations was linked to the family's rank.
At present, the Lin family was a third-rate power.
A family simulation required 100 energy points, and a personal simulation needed only a tenth of that. However, once the Lin family rose to second-rate status, a family simulation would cost 1,000 energy points.
Continuing on, when the Lin family becomes an elite-tier power, a family simulation would cost 100,000 energy points.
And the system-rewarded ten-acre mid-grade spiritual field couldn't have come at a better time.
If used well, it could lead to a transformation for Lin Zichen and the Lin family.
"System, begin simulation."
As soon as Lin Zichen's words fell, the ten energy points he had just converted from the spirit stones immediately vanished from his personal panel.
Then, a series of text-based simulations from his perspective began to unfold before his eyes.
[Lin Family Year 212, August 3rd: Your cultivation successfully breaks through to the Eighth Stage of the Postnatal Realm. By chance, you acquire ten acres of mid-grade spiritual fields. Knowing how precious this spiritual field is, you are both thrilled and troubled, holding a treasure but unsure how to explain it to your family.]
[Lin Family Year 212, August 18th: After much consideration, you reveal your cultivation of the Eighth Stage of the Postnatal Realm in a Lin family senior meeting, shocking everyone. Under the speculation of the crowd, you are regarded as either the successor of a superpower or the inheritor of a major force. You take the opportunity to reveal the existence of the mid-grade spiritual field, and the crowd is ecstatic.]
[Lin Family Year 212, August 18th: On the same day, you successfully place the ten acres of mid-grade spiritual fields in the family's forbidden grounds, with your grandfather personally guarding it.]
[Lin Family Year 212, August 18th, evening: After discussion, the Lin family's Prenatal Realm warriors decide to appoint you as the Family Young Master and reward you with 100 low-grade spirit stones. Furthermore, 10% of the profits from the spiritual fields will become your personal share, and you are overjoyed to hear this.]
[Lin Family Year 213, February 1st: After nearly half a year of arduous training and with sufficient low-grade spirit stones for cultivation, you not only breakthrough to the Ninth Stage of the Postnatal Realm but also enter the Prenatal Realm. At this point, more than half of your spirit stones are consumed.]
[Lin Family Year 213, April 26th: You have consumed all your resources and pushed your cultivation to the peak of the First Stage of the Prenatal Realm.]
[Lin Family Year 214, July 19th: Your cultivation breaks through to the Second Stage of the Prenatal Realm. Half a month later, the family holds a coming-of-age ceremony for you and other eighteen-year-old family members.]
[Lin Family Year 214, September 14th: The first batch of mid-grade spiritual herbs matures, and after deducting costs, you earn 769 low-grade spirit stones in profit.]
"769 low-grade spirit stones? That's so little!" Lin Zichen couldn't help but feel a hint of disappointment as he saw the figures displayed on the screen.
But then, he quickly understood.
He only had 10% of the profits, meaning the total profit from the ten-acre mid-grade spiritual field over the past two years amounted to 7,690 low-grade spirit stones, which was already 50% higher than the Lin family's total profits from the past two years.
Moreover, purchasing spiritual herb seeds in secret, planting and cultivating the mid-grade herbs for the first time, and setting up the formation in the spiritual field—all of this came with significant costs.
"At the beginning, there were a lot of preparations to be made and various things needed to be built, plus the lack of experience. That's why the costs were high. After the first round of learning, the next round of profits should be much higher," Lin Zichen thought to himself, a faint smile appearing on his face.
He was curious to see how far he and the Lin family could go with the changes brought by the ten-acre mid-grade spiritual field.
With this thought, Lin Zichen once again looked at the screen that only he could see, where lines of text detailing the potential future simulations began to unfold before his eyes.