Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 44 Disciple is willing to share Master's burdens (Please continue reading)

The establishment of the plant garden was not a simple matter.

Especially spiritual plant gardens that specialize in cultivating medicinal herbs.

Not only does it require abundant spiritual energy, but it also needs a special array to regulate the climate, temperature, and humidity required for each spiritual herb.

This is a big project.

It requires a lot of spirit stones.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yan was also short of spirit stones.

Although the Golden Core Ancestors had given him a lot of things before, he couldn't just sell those things to exchange for spirit stones, could he?
Doing so is somewhat ungrateful.

In addition, he also lacked the seeds of the elixir.

This is also a huge expense.

"So, even if you cultivate immortality, you still need to make money," Zhang Yan complained. But this was a happy problem; ordinary cultivators didn't even have this kind of happiness.

Anyway, he has spiritual fields at his disposal, so as long as he endures a few more years, he will eventually be able to raise enough money.

The most urgent task now is to obtain some medicinal herb seeds and then repair the outer wall of the spiritual plant garden.

As for the formation inside...

There's no need to rush.

After all, the medicinal herbs inside haven't been planted yet.

……

Zhang Yan lived a rather leisurely life.

He spent his days tending to the spirit field, learning about spirit plants from Zhuge Wan, and then cultivating.

Zhuge Wan was very satisfied with Zhang Yan.

This child is like me!

No matter what he was taught, Zhang Yan could quickly understand and master it.

Every time she faced Zhang Yan, she felt like she was looking at her past self.

Although she was very satisfied with Zhang Yan's performance, Zhuge Wan's requirements for him never decreased; on the contrary, they became even higher.

In her opinion.

Zhang Yan has the opportunity to become a third-tier spirit plant master.

However, the prerequisite is that one's cultivation level can keep up.

This is what Zhuge Wan repeatedly emphasized: whether it's spiritual plants or alchemy, these are all heretical practices.

The most important thing is to have a high enough level of cultivation.

In Zhuge Wan's words, the reason she was able to become the peak master of Wood Spirit Peak was not because she had the highest talent in the way of spiritual plants, nor because she had the deepest understanding of the way of spiritual plants.

It was because she had the highest cultivation level.

There were many fellow disciples who were more talented than her in the field of spiritual plants in the past.

But what about the end?

Isn't it just a pile of bones?
On the contrary, after she attained the Golden Core stage, she had enough time to learn and explore the path of spiritual plants.

Thus, she naturally became the peak master of Wood Spirit Peak.

Zhang Yan deeply agreed with this.

In particular, his spiritual root aptitude was not very good to begin with.

Although the progress of his cultivation technique accelerated his cultivation speed.

However, he will still encounter the same bottlenecks that low-grade spiritual roots face.

For example...

The bottleneck between the early and middle stages of Qi Refining.

Zhang Yan has been at the third level of Qi Refining for some time now.

The magical power within his body had been refined over a long period of time and was extremely pure, yet the barrier of the fourth level of Qi Refining remained unbroken.

This made him quite upset.

He even considered whether to use the power of elixirs.

But in the end he shook his head.

While breakthrough pills can facilitate rapid advancement, they can weaken one's foundation. He's only been cultivating for a little over a year; there's no need to rush. (Note: Breakthrough pills differ from regular pills; they are more potent, while ordinary pills primarily nourish and replenish.)
He has plenty of time to hone his magical power and slowly break through the barriers.

"If only I could have a spiritual object to absorb and become a mid-grade spiritual root." The spiritual root was always a sword hanging over his head.

His inferior spiritual root was so bad that it severely hampered his cultivation speed.

"However, even if I want to go out, I will have to wait until I reach the late stage of Qi Refining or even the peak of Qi Refining." The spiritual root will make it quite difficult for him to achieve Foundation Establishment.

However, during the Qi Refining stage, having enough spirit stones and elixirs will not be a major hindrance.

This day.

He was meditating when he received a message from Zhuge Wan.

"Why is Master looking for me at this time?"

Upon seeing the message, Zhang Yan was taken aback. He had already finished Zhuge Wan's lessons, so calling him at this time must mean she had other instructions.

Although I don't know the specifics of what happened.

But he didn't dare to delay.

He summoned the Golden Bamboo Sword, which transformed into a golden rainbow and headed straight for Zhuge Wan's cave.

Not yet.

He then saw Mu Sen piloting the flying boat.

"It seems like something big is going to happen this time."

He called out to Mu Sen, boarded his flying boat, and Zhang Yan immediately asked him questions.

"Senior brother, what exactly did Master summon us for this time?"

"What else could it be? It must be the competition with the Emerald Spirit Sect."

At this point, Mu Sen's face turned somewhat bitter.

"The competition? Oh, then that's none of my business."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan smiled slightly. He didn't want to get involved in such public affairs. Rather than participating in some grand competition, he would rather cultivate a couple more acres of spiritual fields.

Farming and cultivating immortality are so much more enjoyable! Even a dog wouldn't fight someone else's magic!

They arrived at the cave.

Zhang Yan realized that apart from him and Mu Sen, all the other fellow disciples had already arrived.

"I'm sure you all know why I called you here today. In three years, our competition with the Emerald Spirit Sect will begin. You must prepare well. Whoever wins a place will be rewarded by me. If you get the top three, I will reward you with five first-grade high-quality spiritual plants. If you get first place, I will reward you with one second-grade spiritual plant."

"Wow~"

Upon hearing Zhuge Wan's words, everyone present widened their eyes in astonishment.

The first place winner was actually a second-tier spiritual plant.

That's incredibly valuable!

Seeing the gleam in the eyes of his fellow apprentices.

Zhang Yan also realized that the value of the second-tier spiritual plant that Mo Changqing had given him was higher than he had imagined.

"Don't worry, Master, we will definitely work hard."

Everyone present was eager to get started and ready to make a big splash.

"Alright, Zhang Yan, stay behind. The rest of you, go back." Zhuge Wan waved her hand, and everyone immediately turned and left.

Zhang Yan, on the other hand, stood there obediently.

I don't know why Zhuge Wan kept him here.

After all the senior brothers left.

Zhuge Wan slowly spoke, "Prepare well for the competition three years from now."

"Master, my magical power is weak, I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve any results." Zhang Yan was somewhat unwilling. He really didn't want to fight with others. After all, if he didn't attack lightly, he would look weak. If he used his equipment slots, he might easily kill someone.

"Who told you to engage in a magical duel? We're competing with the Emerald Spirit Sect in the art of spiritual plants." Zhuge Wan almost laughed out of anger at Zhang Yan.

"Hmm? The way of spiritual plants?"

“That’s right, the competition is about spiritual plants. Besides us and the Emerald Spirit Sect, other sects are also participating. However, you only need to defeat the people from the Emerald Spirit Sect.” When he mentioned the Emerald Spirit Sect, Zhang Yan could sense that Zhuge Wan’s tone was clearly not good.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan was immediately wide awake.

He has Zhuge Wan's spirit plant set at his disposal.

When the equipment is ready, you'll become a master of spiritual plants.

To this, he only has one question: Who else?
Thinking of this, he expressed his loyalty without hesitation: "Disciple is willing to share Master's burdens!!"

(End of this chapter)