Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 172 Becoming a Disciple of Shennong Valley

"I've met Master!"

Seeing the old farmer suddenly appear, Gu Mo was startled and saluted quickly. Although the other party's aura was not obvious, it seemed that there was no one else who could appear here except the master in the late Nascent Soul stage.

"Ok!"

Hou Chunyu nodded slightly, raised his hand and took Qi Chunde's identity token into his hand, and then deciphered the message Qi Chunde left in the token.

After a moment, Hou Chunyu looked at Gu Mo with surprise.

The information Qi Chunde left in the identity token gave a general description of Gu Mo's situation, and also contained a trace of Gu Mo's breath. In this way, even if someone pretended to be Gu Mo and entered Shennong Valley, they would be discovered as long as the breath was wrong.

But it was precisely because the aura matched perfectly that Hou Chunyu was so shocked. Qi Chunde made it very clear that he accepted Gu Mo when he was in the Qi Refining Stage.

But it has only been a short time since then, and Gu Mo, who was in the Qi Refining Stage, has actually turned into a Golden Core cultivator. The speed of his cultivation is somewhat astonishingly fast.

Moreover, from Hou Chunyu's perspective, who is at the late Nascent Soul stage, it can be seen that Gu Mo's physique is very strong, far exceeding the level of the early Golden Core stage.

All of the above was achieved with the inferior spiritual roots of this young man. The information Qi Chunde left behind naturally informed Gu Mo of his spiritual root talent. Of course, Qi Chunde also explained that he accepted Gu Mo because of his amazing spiritual plant master talent.

In other words, the young man in front of him also possessed the talent of a powerful spiritual plant master, which made Qi Chunde ignore his inferior spiritual root talent and accept him as his disciple.

No, this so-called inferior spiritual root talent may not be accurate at all. How could it be an inferior spiritual root that can make Xiaohua so close to it?

This either means he has hidden spiritual roots or he possesses a special physique. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why this young man's cultivation speed is so fast.

But no matter what the reason is, it is a blessing for their lineage. Qi Chunde, this disciple, went astray in his cultivation, but he has gained a good disciple.

It just so happens that that bastard Qi Chunde is not here, so he will be the one to teach this promising young man. When Qi Chunde comes back, he will see how he scolds him for having his cultivation level surpassed by his own disciple. Maybe this will make the evil disciple change his mind.

"Wei Yang, take your nephew to settle down first."

Hou Chunyu said to Wei Yang who was standing beside him. Hou Chunyu did not reveal too much about the information in Qi Chunde's identity token. All the major sects would try their best to hide the geniuses within the sect, and would only make it public if it was really impossible to hide it.

Or wait until the genius grows up and has enough power to protect himself, then he won't have to hide anymore.

And in Hou Chunyu's opinion, Gu Mo is still a genius who needs protection. Of course, if Hou Chunyu knew that Gu Mo had a record of killing a 4th-level demon king, he would not think so.

"My dear disciple, let your uncle help you settle down first, and then your grandmaster will take you to receive the inheritance of the martial arts." Hou Chunyu could naturally see that the martial arts that Gu Mo practiced was the Qingmu Sutra, and this was the basic martial arts of the disciples of Shennong Valley, and very few people could practice it to perfection.

Most of the disciples of Shennong Valley would use the Qingmu Sutra to lay a foundation and then immediately switch to practicing other techniques.

After all, the Qingmu Sutra seems mediocre compared to other advanced skills in Shennong Valley, but the deeper one practices the Qingmu Sutra, the wider the range of skills one can choose in the end.

Several of the top skills in Shennong Valley require the Qingmu Sutra to be practiced to a high level or even a perfect state before they can be practiced.

Unfortunately, the Qingmu Sutra technique is too slow to practice. There is no problem in laying a foundation in the early stage, but it takes too long to practice the Qingmu Sutra to the foundation-building stage or even the golden elixir stage.

The reason why Gu Mo was able to cultivate so fast was all thanks to the strong push of the sun's essence. If it were an ordinary cultivator, it would probably be difficult to break through to the foundation-building stage even after practicing for a lifetime.

Only those disciples with outstanding talents would choose the Qingmu Sutra in order to practice the top skills of Shennong Valley. As for disciples with ordinary talents, they would wisely choose to give it up.

The fact that Gu Mo was able to cultivate the Qingmu Sutra to perfection in such a short period of time further proves that Gu Mo's apparently inferior spiritual roots were simply fake, and that he must have other top talents hidden in him.

As such a top talent, Hou Chunyu naturally could not slow down Gu Mo's practice because of the martial arts. If he did not have to make an identity token for Gu Mo, Hou Chunyu would definitely take Gu Mo to choose the martial arts as soon as possible.

"Yes, Master!" Gu Mo responded respectfully.

In this way, Gu Mo officially became a disciple of Shennong Valley. The process was extremely smooth. Of course, in addition to the relationship with Qi Chunde, the amazing talent displayed by Gu Mo was also a very important factor in making it so smooth.

The genius treatment that Dayan Sword Sect had never enjoyed was finally experienced in Shennong Valley.

"Nephew, follow me."

After receiving Hou Chunyu's order, Wei Yang took Gu Mo to choose a leaf cave. In fact, the leaves were all the same size, and the sect could control the spiritual energy of the leaves to some extent, so the selection was mainly about picking a location.

Gu Mo chose a spot with plenty of sunlight without hesitation. Among so many leaves, not every leaf can be exposed to the sunlight.

Of course, those leaves that are not exposed to sunlight do not mean that there are no candidates. Some monks who have practiced special skills or planted light-afraid spiritual plants will choose leaves that are not exposed to sunlight.

After Gu Mo chose his own leaf, Wei Yang took out a special cushion and handed it to Gu Mo. As long as he placed the cushion on the leaf, he could absorb the spiritual power in the leaf for cultivation.

In addition, each formal disciple of Shennong Valley will be allocated a spiritual field, even those who are not spiritual plant masters. Those non-spiritual plant master disciples will rent the spiritual fields to fellow spiritual plant master disciples and collect some rent.

It is a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood.

Gu Mo is now considered a disciple of Shennong Valley, so he naturally also has a spiritual field. And based on his cultivation, Gu Mo can at least obtain a 3rd-level spiritual field.

"Uncle-master, is there any way to obtain a 4th-level spiritual field?" Gu Mo asked Wei Yang. The improvement of the 3rd-level spiritual field to Gu Mo was already very limited. Of course, if the area of ​​the spiritual field was large enough, there was still room for improvement in quantity.

"Yes, by completing the sect's missions and accumulating sect contributions, you can exchange them for high-grade spiritual fields when you reach a certain amount." Wei Yang was not surprised by Gu Mo's question, because he had asked this question before.

After all, who wouldn't want to own a high-level spiritual field if they were a spiritual plant master? The efficiency of planting and cultivating spiritual plants with a high-level spiritual field would be greatly improved.

Hearing this, Gu Mo nodded. This was the foundation of a top-level sect. If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul sect, there would be no way to obtain a 4th-level spiritual field. In other words, an ordinary Nascent Soul sect probably wouldn't even have a 4th-level spiritual field.

The Yuanying Sect has a 4th-order spiritual vein, but it will only open up a cave for cultivation, and will not use it to cultivate spiritual fields. Planting spiritual plants is not as important as cultivation. "Nephew, these five acres of 3rd-order spiritual fields will belong to you from now on." Wei Yang took Gu Mo away from the ancient tree and stopped in front of a valley more than a hundred miles away from the ancient tree.

Five acres of third-level spiritual fields are definitely the treatment for inner sect Jindan disciples in Shennong Valley. Moreover, the five acres of spiritual fields include dry fields and paddy fields. The more types of spiritual fields there are, the wider the range of spiritual plants that can be planted.

In addition, this five-acre spiritual field is located in a valley, so it is very well concealed and is surrounded by formations.

The spiritual plants planted and cultivated by spiritual plant masters are all secrets of their own cultivation, so protective measures are naturally indispensable. Trespassing into other people's spiritual fields is a taboo in Shennong Valley.

Although this is not absolutely safe, at least the highest level of Shennong Valley should be able to detect the situation in the disciples' spiritual fields. However, the highest level of Shennong Valley is either a strong man who has surpassed the Nascent Soul realm, or a Great True Lord who has reached the great perfection of the Nascent Soul. They will not detect the disciples' spiritual fields unless necessary.

Even if they investigate, the spiritual plants planted by the disciples probably won’t be to their liking.

Gu Mo just needs to be a little more careful and not reveal the secret that sunflowers can condense the essence of the sun. As for plants like the Pea Shooter, no matter how strange they are, they should not be a big deal in Shennong Valley.

The only drawback is that this place is a bit far from his leaf cave. Fortunately, Gu Mo does not need spiritual energy to practice, so it is no problem for him to live here directly.

"Junior brother, do you feel that this place is a bit far from the Leaf Cave? Are you a little worried?" Wei Yang smiled, not knowing whether he could see the worry in Gu Mo's heart.

"Master, do you have any solution?" Gu Mo asked curiously.

"Of course. The spiritual plants in the spiritual field are the roots of our spiritual plant masters. We will always feel uneasy if we stay away from them." Wei Yang nodded, "So, nephew, you can go to the Gongfa Pavilion and exchange for a wood-based technique. This technique is derived from the wood escape technique in the great magical power of the Five Elements Escape Technique. With this technique, you can quickly travel between the leaf cave and the spiritual field."

"Five Elements Escape Technique!"

Hearing this, Gu Mo's eyes lit up. His wind escape technique was derived from the gold escape technique among the five elements escape techniques. Gu Mo had personally experienced the power of this wind escape technique.

At this moment, how could Gu Mo not be happy to be able to practice another secret technique derived from the Five Elements Escape Technique? If he could get the derivative secret techniques of Water Escape Technique, Fire Escape Technique, and Earth Escape Technique, maybe he could put together a small Five Elements Escape Technique.

However, even if it is a derived escape technique, the difficulty of practicing it is not easy. It took Gu Mo a lot of time to master the wind escape technique.

"Don't worry, in Shennong Valley you just need to master the basics of the wood element technique, and leave the rest to Lord Tree King." Wei Yang said with a smile.

The caves of the disciples of Shennong Valley are on the leaves of the ancient trees, and below the spiritual fields are the roots of the ancient trees. From the caves to the spiritual fields, in fact, it is from the leaves of the ancient trees to the roots.

The Wood Element Art is a secret art of entering into plants. If you want to practice the Wood Element Art outside, you must at least learn the basics.

But in Shennong Valley, as long as the disciples mastered a little bit, they could hide in the ancient trees, and with the help of the power of the ancient trees, they could quickly travel back and forth between the cave and the spiritual field.

With this means of rapid travel, even if the spiritual field and the cave are not together, it is not a big problem. The spiritual field is monitored and protected by a formation, and if there is a problem, you can reach the spiritual field in an instant.

Hearing this, Gu Mo nodded. This was a solution. That was to use the power of the ancient tree. Everything that happened in Shennong Valley would be known to the Tree King.

The advantage is that it can prevent enemies from sneaking in to the greatest extent. It is almost impossible for external enemies to destroy a top sect like Shennong Valley. Only internal troubles will weaken a top sect and eventually destroy it.

The Qinglu Sect is a good example. If it weren't for the infiltrating enemy He Shaogang, the Qinglu Sect would not have been destroyed even without a Yuanying Zhenjun in charge.

Now there is a Level 5 ancient tree guarding Shennong Valley. It is almost impossible to disrupt Shennong Valley from within, because once any signs appear, they will be discovered by the ancient tree.

The downside is that it would be uncomfortable for some people who have secrets, such as Gu Mo.

However, Shennong Valley should not snatch the opportunity from the disciples. Moreover, even if the plants were snatched away, Gu Mo could put all the plants into a dormant state with just one command, so it would be useless if outsiders snatched them away.

At worst, we can just not plant the plants in the black fog space in Shennong Valley. The powerful combat power of the plant front can actually not be used in Shennong Valley.

After all, if an enemy can break through the mountain protection formation of Shennong Valley and reach the outside of Gu Mo's spiritual field, it will be the same whether there is a plant front or not.

Unless Gu Mo can cultivate level 5 plants by then, it will be meaningless.

As for the enemies inside the sect, there is no need for a plant battle line. Gu Mo now has the support of his master, who is in the late Nascent Soul stage. Calling on his master when there is danger is definitely more effective than using a plant battle line.

It’s just that combat plants can be chosen not to be planted, but sunflowers must be planted. With a stable environment like Shennong Valley, Gu Mo can plant sunflowers in all the spiritual fields without having to worry about combat plants.

Given the attraction of the sun essence to spiritual plants, Gu Mo wondered if he would be targeted by the 5th-level ancient tree if he took out the sun essence.

Gu Mo has tested this with level 4 dragon blood kelp, and he thinks level 5 ancient trees should also react.

"I'll find a chance to test it then."

Gu Mo has stored a lot of solar essence in the black fog space. He will take it out and try it out when the time comes to see how the 5th-level ancient tree reacts. If the ancient tree comes to snatch it by force, Gu Mo will consider leaving Shennong Valley.

If the ancient trees don't steal, Gu Mo doesn't mind paying some tribute. If he can establish a good relationship with the 5th-level ancient trees in Shennong Valley, then he can walk sideways in Shennong Valley.

"Junior brother, that's all for now. As for the rest of the disciple benefits, you can claim them yourself after you get the identity token." After helping Gu Mo solve the issues with the cave and the spiritual field, Wei Yang completed his mission. Seeing that Gu Mo was frequently distracted, Wei Yang did not continue to disturb him. He took Gu Mo back to the Leaf Cave and left.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Gu Mo bowed and sent Wei Yang out of the courtyard. After Gu Mo selected the leaves, Wei Yang directly gave Gu Mo a courtyard as a gift. This kind of courtyard is similar to the magic weapon hut in principle, but the courtyard is larger and the restrictions on it are more complicated.

After Wei Yang left, Gu Mo entered the hut and sat cross-legged on the cushion. Strands of pure spiritual power flowed out from the cushion. Gu Mo carefully felt the pure spiritual energy purified by the 5th-level ancient tree, while thinking about a test plan in his mind.

Because he has to face a level 5 ancient tree, Gu Mo dare not be careless, because as long as the level 5 ancient tree reveals a little bit of malice, it will be enough to crush Gu Mo.

(End of this chapter)