Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 171 Arrival at Shennong Valley

The Dayan Sword Sect is close to Shennong Valley, but it is only close relative to other sects. If it really takes a while for Gu Mo to walk there, it will take several days.

"As expected of a top-level sect, it is indeed magnificent."

Gu Mo looked at the huge ancient tree in the distance that blocked out the sun and his heart was filled with shock. He was shocked by the hugeness of the ancient tree, and even more shocked by the vast power hidden in the ancient tree.

That ancient tree is one of the foundations of Shennong Valley, a fifth-level spiritual tree. The entire Shennong Valley is covered by this fifth-level spiritual tree.

At the same time, this spiritual tree is also the core of the Shennong Valley mountain protection formation.

Of course, the other five top sects of righteousness and evil each have their own unique methods. In other words, without such methods, they would not be able to become the top sect in the Tianyuan Realm.

In amazement, Gu Mo continued to move forward, and soon a light green light curtain blocked Gu Mo in front of him. This light curtain was the boundary of the coverage range of the 5th-level spirit tree in Shennong Valley, and it was also the boundary of the territory of Shennong Valley. Passing through this light curtain was the real Shennong Valley area.

Of course, this light curtain is not the mountain protection formation of Shennong Valley. It can only be regarded as a warning barrier, the effect of which is to sense outsiders.

When the warning barrier senses the intrusion of cultivators other than those from Shennong Valley, Shennong Valley will respond quickly. Therefore, if any foreign cultivators visit, this is the threshold.

Although Gu Mo has become Qi Chunde's apprentice, he has never been to Shennong Valley and has not obtained the identity card of a Shennong Valley disciple. Therefore, if he enters now, it will trigger the barrier alarm.

As for Qi Chunde's identity card, it was only used by the senior officials of Shennong Valley to prove Gu Mo's identity, and not to lift the warning barrier.

Otherwise, outsiders could seize the identity cards of Shennong Valley disciples and enter safely. Such a low-level loophole is obviously impossible to exist.

Now Gu Mo had two choices: actively trigger the barrier alarm to attract people from Shennong Valley and use it to enter Shennong Valley, or wait outside and let the disciples of Shennong Valley take him in.

"Junior Brother Qi!"

Just as Gu Mo was thinking about how to enter Shennong Valley, a surprised voice came.

Hearing this, Gu Mo subconsciously looked around, but there seemed to be no one nearby. Suddenly, Gu Mo realized that someone was calling him.

"You are not Junior Brother Qi, who are you? Why do you have Junior Brother Qi's identity token!"

While Gu Mo was stunned, a middle-aged man in a green Taoist robe appeared in front of Gu Mo, and the powerful aura of the late Jindan period locked onto Gu Mo.

As long as Gu Mo made any move, he would surely be met with a thundering attack from the opponent. Junior Brother Qi's identity token fell into the hands of an unfamiliar Jindan cultivator, which really made Wei Yang have some bad thoughts.

Just now, Wei Yang also sensed the aura on Qi Chunde's identity token. Since the other party was also a Jindan cultivator, he mistakenly thought that Qi Chunde had returned.

"Junior Gu Mo, greetings to Uncle Master!"

Hearing the other party calling Qi Chunde "junior brother", Gu Mo knew that this person should be his uncle. Immediately, Gu Mo saluted and then handed over Qi Chunde's identity token.

"Master, uncle?"

Gu Mo's call of "Uncle Master" made Wei Yang confused. What was going on? A Jindan cultivator called him "Uncle Master". In the sect, those who called him "Uncle Master" were basically the juniors in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages. When did he have a junior in the Jindan stage?

"Qi Chunde is my master!"

Gu Mo nodded, and then gave a brief account of what had happened. He had already prepared for this matter before he came, so he spoke clearly and logically.

Wei Yang felt a little confused. Junior Brother Qi had been missing for so many years and actually went to Qinghe, the world of immortal cultivation, and even accepted a disciple there.

It’s just that this disciple’s strength is a little bit higher. Although, his realm seems to be just entering the Golden Core stage, but Wei Yang feels that this nephew’s aura is very extraordinary, and seems to be no weaker than Brother Qi.

Wei Yang could clearly sense Gu Mo's level of cultivation, so naturally Gu Mo did not hide it. Gu Mo came to Shennong Valley to obtain the subsequent inherited skills, so he naturally could not suppress his cultivation.

"Come with me, I'll take you to see the Grandmaster."

Wei Yang rubbed his forehead. The pure aura of the Qingmu Sutra on Gu Mo's body could not deceive anyone. Therefore, this young Jindan cultivator was most likely the disciple of Junior Brother Qi.

As for how to verify it, taking him to see his master should be able to confirm it, because Wei Yang discovered that there is a message hidden in Junior Brother Qi’s identity token, and this message can only be deciphered by their master.

"Uncle Wei, is the master back?" Gu Mo followed Wei Yang into Shennong Valley and began to inquire about Qi Chunde's situation.

"Nope."

Wei Yang shook his head, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know your master's situation now."

"You don't have to worry. Although your master's strength is not that good, he is still very capable of protecting his life." Wei Yang smiled when he saw Gu Mo's worried look.

Qi Chunde was considered one of the top talents in Shennong Valley, but he got stuck in a dead end when it came to cultivation. Instead of practicing normal techniques, he tried to innovate, which led to slow progress in his cultivation.

This made the original genius begin to feel like an ordinary person. For example, Wei Yang, although he was Qi Chunde's senior brother, after Qi Chunde joined the sect, his cultivation level quickly caught up with and surpassed Qi Chunde.

It was not until Qi Chunde suddenly had the idea of ​​innovative practice that his rapid progress came to an abrupt halt. Now Wei Yang is already a cultivator in the late Jindan stage, while Qi Chunde was only in the early Jindan stage before he left, and has been overtaken by Wei Yang.

However, Wei Yang had to admit that the new cultivation method that Qi Chunde had researched had super life-saving abilities. In addition, his master also gave him a lot of life-saving trump cards. As long as the Yuanying Great True Lord did not take action, Qi Chunde's safety would not be a big problem.

Seeing Wei Yang say this, Gu Mo nodded. Gu Mo obviously didn't know as much about Qi Chunde as the master in front of him. Since the master said that the master was fine, it seemed that he really had enough means to save his life.

It is rare for a disciple to have such a superficial understanding of his master. After Gu Mo became Qi Chunde's apprentice, the two sides never met again due to various accidents.

This also led to the fact that Gu Mo's practice along the way was all relying on his own comprehension. Although there were many annotations by Qi Chunde on the Qingmu Sutra, this was a completely different concept compared to having a master personally answering his questions and resolving his doubts.

Fortunately, Gu Mo relies on the essence of the sun to practice, and does not need to spend time absorbing spiritual energy. He has enough time to comprehend the skills, and if that doesn't work, he can use the essence of the sun to force his way forward.

In fact, Gu Mo relied on the power of the golden elixir to push through the entire foundation-building period. With his physique and soul having reached the golden elixir level, the cultivation in the foundation-building period was nothing to Gu Mo.

If it were any other cultivator, without the guidance of a master, they would have been stuck at a bottleneck and unable to move forward. But Gu Mo was different. What was a bottleneck? Once the power of the golden elixir was released, the bottleneck of the foundation-building period could still be called a bottleneck.

Wei Yang took Gu Mo on a speeding trip. Gu Mo was truly enlightened along the way. Shennong Valley was indeed the top sect of spiritual plant masters. Everywhere he looked there were vast tracts of spiritual fields.

Gu Mo was dazzled by the various spiritual rices, spiritual medicines, and spiritual materials. Of course, what concerned Gu Mo the most were the 4th-level spiritual fields near the ancient trees.

There is a spiritual vein as high as level 5 under the Shennong Valley. After being combed by level 5 spiritual trees, this spiritual vein has been opened up into spiritual fields of various grades.

It is no exaggeration to say that in terms of the utilization rate of spiritual veins, Shennong Valley is definitely the strongest among the six major sects of righteousness and evil.

"Hehe, the heritage of our Shennong Valley is much more than that." Seeing the shock in Gu Mo's eyes, Wei Yang smiled.

As for the foundation of Shennong Valley, we will have to wait until Gu Mo officially becomes a disciple of Shennong Valley before we can know.

"We're here. This is our lineage's territory." Wei Yang brought Gu Mo to land on a branch of a level 5 ancient tree.

Shennong Valley is centered around a Level 5 ancient tree, and the surrounding areas have been reclaimed into spiritual fields. If this place has been reclaimed into spiritual fields, then where do the disciples of Shennong Valley live?
The answer is on the level 5 ancient tree.

The huge 5th-level ancient tree has a leaf that is a hundred feet in size. A cave can be built on it. As for the spiritual energy needed for cultivation, there is no need to worry about it. Every leaf of the ancient tree has spiritual energy flowing in it, which can be absorbed by the cultivator.

The ancient tree absorbs the spiritual energy from the spiritual veins, then purifies and transforms it, and transmits it to every leaf for the disciples of Shennong Valley to absorb and practice.

With the ancient tree as a filter, the disciples of Shennong Valley can refine spiritual energy at a faster speed. It can be said that based on this point alone, Shennong Valley is far superior to other sects.

This is the foundation of the top-level sects, using a 5th-level spiritual plant to assist the sect disciples in their cultivation.

In addition, the concentration of spiritual energy in the leaves can also be adjusted according to the disciple's level of cultivation, and the highest concentration of spiritual energy in a certain leaf can reach level 5.

Following Wei Yang's words, Gu Mo looked up, but what he saw were not tree branches, but wide roads. The branches of the ancient trees were so thick that they looked like wide roads leading to leaves.

Gu Mo roughly estimated that there were about a thousand leaves on this branch, and many of them had courtyards on them, indicating that people lived there.

It seems that there are quite a few people in their lineage.

According to what Gu Mo learned from Wei Yang, in Shennong Valley, a Yuanying Zhenjun is qualified to open up a lineage and occupy a branch of a 5th-level ancient tree.

This is just like those ordinary sects, when a strong person breaks through, he will open up a peak on his own, but what Shennong Valley opened up was not a mountain, but a branch of a 5th-level ancient tree.

And every branch of Shennong Valley has its own strengths.

For example, some branches are good at cultivating combat-type spiritual plants, some are good at growing medicinal herbs, and some are good at growing spiritual rice. Of course, there are also factions that specialize in alchemy, refining, formations, and talismans.

As a top-level sect, in addition to having its own expertise, other means such as alchemy and refining are also indispensable. At the very least, it cannot be strangled by other sects.

The lineage that Gu Mo belongs to is good at growing medicinal herbs, especially specializing in several special kinds of spiritual medicines.

"Your master is here, I'll take you there now." Wei Yang held the communication jade slip and a smile appeared on his face after a moment.

"it is good!"

Gu Mo nodded. At this moment, he was a little nervous because the master was a Yuanying Zhenjun, and a Zhenjun in the late Yuanying stage.

Walking on the branches as wide as a road, Wei Yang brought Gu Mo to a leaf. The leaf was about the same size as other leaves, but the spiritual energy flowing on this leaf had reached the level of a 4th-order spiritual vein.

On the leaves filled with rich spiritual energy, there is a very simple courtyard. In the open space outside the courtyard, Gu Mo saw a cute little girl with a flower on her head, lying on the ground basking in the sun.

"Xiao Wei, are you here to play with Senior Sister?"

Seeing Wei Yang appear, the little girl hurried over. At that moment, Gu Mo felt the aura of a level 3 peak demon from this cute little girl.

Moreover, this should be a peak level 3 spiritual plant monster. There are many level 3 spiritual plants, but level 3 spiritual plants that can transform are extremely rare. This is enough to show that the true form of this little girl is not an ordinary spiritual plant.

However, thinking that this is Shennong Valley, the top sect that is best at cultivating spiritual plants, the appearance of a transformed level 3 peak spiritual plant monster doesn't seem to be a big deal.

"Senior Sister Xiaohua, I have brought all of my junior brother's disciples to pay homage to the master." Wei Yang bowed.

Although the little girl is small and looks a little silly, she is of a very high generation and is the eldest sister of this lineage. This is because this little girl is an unknown spiritual plant that Wei Yang's master obtained from a relic somewhere. After hundreds of years of careful cultivation, the current results were achieved.

"Oh, is it Xiao Qi's disciple? Xiao Qi hasn't come to play with him for a long time." Upon hearing this, the little girl turned her gaze to Gu Mo. Then, the little girl suddenly came closer and sniffed Gu Mo, and suddenly there was light in her big eyes.

"Nephew, you smell so good."

The little girl looked at Gu Mo with burning eyes, her face full of excitement. Gu Mo's cultivation was cultivated by the essence of the sun, and his power carried the breath of the sun, which was obviously very attractive to spiritual plants.

"what's the situation?"

Wei Yang looked at Gu Mo with a look of surprise. It was the first time he saw Senior Sister Xiaohua like this. Wei Yang twitched his nose, but didn't smell any special fragrance.

Gu Mo was helpless about this. He naturally knew why the little girl in front of him had such a reaction, but he did not expect that this little girl had such a sensitive nose.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Gu Mo is not using the Breath-Containing Technique at the moment. When he is using the Breath-Containing Technique, Gu Mo's breath is completely restrained, and then the little girl should not be able to sense the solar breath in his power.

"Do you have a special wood spiritual root?"

A gentle voice suddenly sounded, and then an old farmer appeared in front of Gu Mo. At this moment, the old farmer looked Gu Mo up and down, his eyes full of surprise.

As a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, there were not many things that surprised Hou Chunyu, but one happened right before his eyes. After all, in all these years, it was the first time he saw Xiaohua being so interested in a cultivator.

(End of this chapter)