OFR – Chapter 194 Cultivating the Aquilaria sinensis tree.

“Ding! Due to the absorption of the Dragon Blood Jade, the Mystical Space has undergone a beneficial mutation. The probability of producing premium-grade saffron in the private garden has increased by 500%, the chance of flower seedlings growing into premium-grade plants has increased by 500%, and the growth cycle of wild ginseng has directly reached 300 years.”

Mu Bai looked at the series of system notifications, feeling a bit pleased.

This time, all the notifications were positive—especially the improvement in the quality of rare plants and animals in the cultivation slots, which was the most satisfying to him.

After all, plants like Ghost Orchid and Tang Dynasty Phoenix Feather were already of high grade. He had been cultivating them in the Mystical Space’s slots for nearly half a month, and while their quality had improved slightly, they had yet to reach the next threshold.

But now, thanks to this beneficial mutation, they had finally broken through.

Even the Platinum Arowana and Red Gold Arowana had leaped across two thresholds at once, making Mu Bai nod in satisfaction.

After all, the higher the grade of a plant or animal, the harder it was to improve its quality. But every small upgrade brought exponentially greater profits.

For example, the market price of a super-premium Tang Dynasty Phoenix Feather was at most 27–28 million yuan, but a quasi-ultimate-grade Tang Dynasty Phoenix Feather could be auctioned for 50–60 million yuan—or even more. If it somehow reached ultimate-grade, the price would be practically incalculable.

Even now, Mu Bai still didn’t fully understand why ultimate-grade animals, plants, and jade stones were so highly sought after. The moment they hit the market, they would be frenziedly competed for, with prices skyrocketing to absurd levels.

It was as if the term “ultimate-grade” carried an innate, irresistible allure.

Currently, both the Agarwood Kyara Tree and Ghost Orchid in the Mystical Space had reached S-grade, but Mu Bai still couldn’t be certain if they had truly reached ultimate-grade.

After all, he had never seen an ultimate-grade item before and had no idea what criteria defined one.

“Forget it. I’ll worry about that later.”

Shaking his head, Mu Bai stopped overthinking and instead focused on the rare plants and animals in his Mystical Space, contemplating his next moves.

Now that his Growth Card quota had been restored, he needed to cultivate rare species and quickly generate wealth.

His top priority was the Agarwood Kyara Tree.

Although it was still just a seedling—a plant that required an even longer growth cycle than ginseng—its profit potential was absolutely terrifying once it matured.

Currently, in the market, one gram of top-quality Agarwood Kyara could fetch 50,000–60,000 yuan!

Simply put, as long as he successfully cultivated this Agarwood Kyara Tree, he would have a steady financial foundation for the future.

Whenever he needed funds, he could sell a small portion of the tree to maintain cash flow.

“Alright, I’ll start with the Agarwood Kyara Tree.”

Having made up his mind, Mu Bai didn’t hesitate. He immediately spent 10,000 online copper coins to exchange for 10 Intermediate Growth Cards.

Now that he had an abundance of online silver coins, he no longer cared about spending online copper coins.

“Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully purchasing 10 Intermediate Growth Cards. Your remaining monthly quota: 200 Basic Growth Cards, 20 Intermediate Growth Cards.”

Mu Bai barely glanced at the notification before he began using the Intermediate Growth Cards on the Agarwood Kyara Tree.

This time, he used all 10 cards at once.

Each Intermediate Growth Card accelerated growth by one year, meaning 10 cards equaled 10 years.

With a time acceleration rate of 100x inside the Mystical Space, this 10-year growth translated to 1,000 years!

A thousand-year-old Agarwood Kyara?

Just thinking about it made Mu Bai’s eyes gleam with excitement.

Even without cutting the main trunk, just harvesting the branches would yield an incredible amount of high-value agarwood.

As he imagined the profits, the 10 Intermediate Growth Cards in his hands turned into a brilliant white light and poured into the Agarwood Kyara Tree.

The tree was enveloped in a radiant glow, and within that light, the tiny seedling began to grow at an astonishing speed—visible to the naked eye.