Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 61 What can I do?
"Gengjin Grass Pheasant Sword!"

I saw aphids in the sacred field.

Zhang Yan gently tapped the ground, and a golden light flashed. Before the aphid could react, it was directly cut down to the ground.

Gengjin Grass Pheasant Sword.

A standard insect-removal spell, fast but weak, making it perfect for eliminating insects.

However, these aphids were specially selected by Wan Hua Gong!
It has a special kind of armor on its body.

Extremely hard.

Ordinary spells are difficult to kill it, but it has low immunity to insect medicine, which is why it is used as a test method.

But Zhang Yan actually killed him using the Gengjin Grass Pheasant Sword?
And so decisively and efficiently?
This...isn't this right?
What's even more outrageous is that he discovered Zhang Yan had actually collected those aphids, removed their shells, and deep-fried them.

"This thing should be edible, right?"

Zhang Yan looked at the insect in his hand. Although most people couldn't accept eating insects, he could sense a trace of spiritual energy within the insect.

It would be a waste not to eat it.

I was thinking of deep-frying them to try, but they looked a bit disgusting.

"Fine, you're lucky." Zhang Yan thought for a moment, then decided against it and simply tossed it to the silly bird.

But the silly bird doesn't care about any of that.

It was extremely happy eating these intelligent insects!
Even after finishing their meal, they still looked at Zhang Yan with lingering interest.

Zhang Yan also expressed his helplessness, as there weren't many insects, and they would be gone once they were eaten. He couldn't very well go to other people's spiritual fields to get rid of the insects, could he?

The referee supervising Zhang Yan looked bewildered. To be honest, he had been truly impressed by Zhang Yan's methods during this period.

It's one thing that I used two perfect-level spells before.

Now they've even used a powerful insect-removing spell. The referee racked his brains but couldn't understand why such a fast instant cast could be so powerful.

Most importantly, these insects became bird food. Do you know how hard it is for others to get rid of pests?

"Is this the test for the Palace of a Thousand Flowers?"

That's way too easy!

Zhang Yan curled his lip in disdain; he had thought this spirit plant competition would involve some high-difficulty challenges.

I didn't expect it to end like this?
That's it?

He only enhanced his Sharpness to level 1!
It's that simple.

"Could Wan Hua Palace have other plans in store?"

Zhang Yan never underestimated the heroes of the world, especially the disciples of the Wanhua Palace.

After all, they are a Nascent Soul sect; they must possess some extraordinary skills.

However, he believed that as long as he worked hard enough, even disciples of the Nascent Soul sect would not be his match.

At least in the field of spiritual plants, he is no match for her.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yan was unaware that this single wave of insect infestation had caused one-third of the participants to withdraw from the competition.

Have no idea!

There is really no way!
This dog that entered the Palace of Ten Thousand Flowers is no human being. Where did it get those aphids from?

It's fast and invulnerable to swords and spears!
How are these Qi Refining cultivators supposed to compete?
"Why does it feel like we're going to win?"

Zhuge Wan was also observing Zhang Yan's every move.

Her original goal was simply to defeat the Emerald Spirit Sect.

But now it seems like this kid is going to take first place!

"Could it be... that the Qingheng Sect's Wood Spirit Peak is really going to flourish under my leadership?" Zhuge Wan's mind raced with thoughts.

One family's joy brings sorrow to a hundred.

Although Zhuge Wan was happy, others were not so happy.

Especially the people from Wanhua Palace.

Their Wanhua Palace has been holding this spiritual plant competition for hundreds of years, and no one has ever taken first place from them.

Is this going to be an exception?
But they were somewhat helpless about it. They couldn't very well cheat!

So many Golden Core cultivators are watching over us.

"Isn't there another wave of diseases? Let's pick a more severe one. If he can even solve this, then what's wrong with letting him get first place?"
The Spirit Plant Competition has been going on for so many years, and we've always been number one. It's not very meaningful; competition is what drives progress.

"We people of the Myriad Flowers Palace have been arrogant and ignorant. For so many years, we've disdained to communicate with the outside world. Sooner or later, we'll truly fall behind." The people of the Myriad Flowers Palace finally made their decision.

Another wave of diseases is coming.

And you have to choose the best ones!
Therefore, because of Zhang Yan.

Everyone suffered an unexpected disaster.

People don't understand, weren't the previous spirit plant competitions all pretty good?
Why are there such severe pests and diseases again this year?

Those who know the truth will think this is a competition for spiritual plants, while those who don't might think it's a death knell for spiritual plant masters.

If every time a plant cultivator encounters this kind of thing while farming, then everyone should give up being a plant cultivator and stop farming altogether.

Go play with eggs!
Zhuge Wan's face darkened at these changes.

She found out.

It seems like those demons from the Myriad Flowers Palace are bullying her disciple.

"It's only because you have a Nascent Soul stage ancestor that you're able to act so arrogantly. Otherwise, hmph. But once Junior Uncle comes out of seclusion, I wonder if you'll still be so cocky. The pillar of Zhao Kingdom will probably change hands."

Although she saw through the tricks of Wanhua Palace, Zhuge Wan chose to endure it, adhering to the principle that if you can't beat them, what they do is right.

However, it was limited to these small actions.

If the Wanhua Palace really goes too far, then the Qingheng Sect is not to be trifled with.

You Nascent Soul cultivator are awesome.

But the Qingheng Sect also has a protective formation, and you, a Nascent Soul cultivator, can't possibly keep an eye on the Qingheng Sect all the time, can you?

Given the opportunity, even those at the Golden Core stage could assassinate disciples of the Myriad Flower Palace.

and……

It's just a competition for spiritual plants, so the Myriad Flower Palace wouldn't be so lacking in spirit. Besides, although they increased the difficulty, they also put a lot of pressure on their own disciples.

At least they didn't directly bully Zhang Yan.

……

"Um?

This kind of…

Zhang Yan looked at the withering spiritual plant in front of him, an expression of interest on his face.

This disease is very interesting; it can ignore the type of spiritual plant and has an effect on all spiritual plants.

This is probably because it's necessary to ensure that all participants are treated the same.

"Although it spreads quickly and is highly lethal, it seems to have limited transmission routes, only spreading through the root system?"

With his extensive experience, Zhang Yan immediately identified the reason.

He first cleared away the severely infected and dying spiritual plants, digging up their roots three feet into the ground, leaving not a single trace.

Only then do we begin treating and preventing other spiritual plants.

Regarding diseases of spiritual plants, Zhang Yan also gained relevant knowledge when he obtained Zhuge Wan's spiritual plant set.

It's quite simple to solve.

In particular, he purchased a number of magical artifacts with the inscription of spiritual plants at this auction.

He selected a corresponding spell inscription and then proceeded to remove the disease.

As he treated the spiritual plant, a flying sword appeared in Zhuge Wan's hand.

In his hand was a jade slip.

This is a message delivered by a flying sword.

She picked up the jade slip and began to read it. After reading it, her expression became quite solemn.

(End of this chapter)