Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 173 Uncle Xiaohua
The risk of testing the 5th-level ancient tree is too uncertain, so Gu Mo plans to find out the situation of the 5th-level ancient tree first. As the foundation of Shennong Valley, Shennong Valley must have a lot of information about this 5th-level ancient tree.

Gu Mo couldn't get the top-secret information, but with a general understanding of the character of this level 5 ancient tree, there shouldn't be any problem.

Anyway, Gu Mo is not ready to start planting right away. He has to settle down first and inherit new skills.

In the crown of the 5th-level ancient tree, there is a huge platform made up of tens of thousands of leaves. On this platform made of leaves, stands a palace. This is the power core of Shennong Valley.

Every once in a while, the top leaders of Shennong Valley would gather here to make plans for the future development of Shennong Valley. As one of the six top sects of righteousness and evil, every move of Shennong Valley would affect the entire Tianyuan Realm.

"Recently, the three demon sects have begun to stir again, and we must prepare in advance." The master of Shennong Valley, who was sitting at the top, had a solemn expression.

The main theme of the Tianyuan Realm is the competition between good and evil, which is a competition of Taoism. This kind of competition is definitely the most cruel. In ordinary competition, if you fail, you will either lose resources or lose disciples. The worst thing is that the mountain gate is broken. But as long as the Taoism is still there, there is still a possibility of starting over.

But if you fail in the competition for the orthodoxy, there is no possibility of making a comeback. But if you win, the benefits you get will be extremely huge.

"Elders, is there anything else?"

After discussing the important matters, the master of Shennong Valley glanced at the elders present. This meeting was mainly to discuss the big issue of the competition between the righteous and evil sects, but matters within the valley would also be discussed.

After all, as long as it is a large sect or a big force, the problem of factions is inevitable, especially in the case of branch inheritance like Shennong Valley, the factional problem is even more obvious.

It is inevitable that conflicts will arise between factions due to various issues, and at this time the valley master is needed to coordinate.

"Valley Master!"

As soon as the master of Shennong Valley finished speaking, Hou Chunyu immediately stood up and handed over a jade slip, which contained some information about Gu Mo.

With a genius like Gu Mo joining the sect, Hou Chunyu would naturally inform the sect, and he was also prepared to fight for higher treatment for Gu Mo.

Only talent plus sufficient resources can allow a genius to grow.

"what!"

The master of Shennong Valley swept his spiritual sense over the jade slip handed over by Hou Chunyu, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. If all this was true, then Gu Mo's talent was definitely enough to qualify for the true teachings.

Hou Chunyu is also prepared to fight for the treatment of a true disciple for Gu Mo. It is just the treatment. As for the place of true disciple, it cannot be given casually. Instead, the disciple needs to fight for it by himself through competitive assessment.

"Elders, please take a look too."

The head of Shennong Valley handed the jade slip in his hand to the other elders present. The elders can decide the treatment of ordinary inner disciples independently. After all, each branch can bear the treatment of the inner disciples.

But the treatment for true disciples is different, as it involves some important resources of Shennong Valley, which are shared by everyone. If one more true disciple receives the treatment, then there is one more person to share the resources.

"This boy is truly extraordinary!"

After the elders read Gu Mo's information, no one denied his talent. Seeing this, Hou Chunyu was delighted. It seemed that there was a way to get Gu Mo the treatment of a true disciple.

"I think this is inappropriate!" an elder spoke up at this time.

"Elder Gu, what's wrong? Isn't such talent worthy of the true teaching treatment?" Hou Chunyu glanced at the elder who spoke.

The other party is also a True Lord in the late Nascent Soul stage, and at the same time, he is an old rival of Hou Chunyu.

"This boy's talent is indeed qualified for true inheritance." The elder surnamed Gu nodded and did not deny it. After all, these are all real things. If you deny them, you are insulting other people's IQ.

"but……"

The elder surnamed Gu said, and then changed his tone, "This boy has not received any instruction from the valley since he was young, and he joined directly with the Golden Core cultivation. His character is still uncertain, and his loyalty to the sect is also uncertain."

As soon as these words were spoken, many elders nodded. All major sects train disciples from a young age. This ensures that the disciples have a sense of identity with the sect, and also allows them to judge their character by observing their growth trajectory.

Gu Mo directly joined Shennong Valley with the cultivation level of Jindan. There were too many uncertainties, especially since Gu Mo did not receive personal instruction from Qi Chunde during his cultivation. How much identification would he have with Shennong Valley?

Being able to cultivate to the Golden Core Realm without the guidance of a master is indeed an amazing talent. But who can guarantee that during this period there were no people from other sects secretly helping him to become a hidden pawn of other sects and infiltrate Shennong Valley?

"This this……"

Faced with the repeated questions from the elder surnamed Gu, Hou Chunyu was actually a little speechless, because this was indeed a problem. This situation had never occurred in the history of Shennong Valley for so many years. Relying on his own talent, he forcibly practiced the Qingmu Sutra to perfection.

Afterwards, he joined Shennong Valley with the cultivation level of Golden Elixir.

It is no exaggeration to say that since Gu Mo has such a doubt, it is unlikely that he will become the core of Shennong Valley in the future.

Gu Mo's talent is indeed outstanding, enough to compete with the true disciples, but in a top-level sect like Shennong Valley, there are many disciples whose talents are not inferior to Gu Mo, and even the talents of the top few true disciples are more outstanding than Gu Mo.

Since Gu Mo is not unique, it is only natural for Shennong Valley to exclude Gu Mo from the core in order to ensure safety.

"Ugh!!"

Finally, Hou Chunyu let out a long sigh. He really liked Gu Mo, not only because he was Qi Chunde's disciple, but also because Xiaohua was close to him.

Xiaohua is very special. Although he was the one who cultivated Xiaohua to the peak of level 3, Hou Chunyu still is not very clear about Xiaohua's origin. Even Xiaohua's transformation was not done by him. It was just that Xiaohua suddenly transformed one day after entering level 3.

As for the reason, Hou Chunyu has not found it yet, and can only attribute it to the extraordinary nature of Xiaohua.

Although there are many mysteries about Xiaohua, Hou Chunyu can be sure that the person who can make Xiaohua close to him is definitely not simple.

The application for the treatment of a true disciple for Gu Mo was fruitless, but Gu Mo's identity as an inner disciple was approved. However, the treatment of the inner disciple was enough for ordinary geniuses, but it was far from enough for a top genius like Gu Mo.

As a top-level sect, Shennong Valley has many unique and special treasures that can help disciples quickly improve their cultivation, and there are even treasures that can assist in enlightenment.

But only true disciples and sect elders can enjoy these, and they need to queue up and pay the sect contribution. The third day in Shennong Valley.

In the past few days, Gu Mo followed Uncle Wei Yang and got to know other people in this lineage. However, the situation was a little awkward. The disciples of his generation were basically at the foundation building and Qi refining stages. Those with the same level as Gu Mo were all his uncles and uncles.

Gu Mo was stuck in the middle and looked very embarrassed. Of course, it's not that Shennong Valley is without geniuses, but the geniuses who can compare with Gu Mo are all at the level of true disciples. In Shennong Valley, as long as you become a true disciple, you will automatically get rid of the branch and become a core disciple of Shennong Valley.

The separation of true disciples from their original branch does not mean that they are completely severed from their original power. It's just that the training of true disciples is no longer something that a branch can afford; it requires the use of the sect's foundation.

If a branch can cultivate a true disciple, then the branch can also receive rewards from the sect. Moreover, in the future, when the true disciple becomes a high-ranking member of the sect, he or she will be the supporter of the branch.

It is said that in the branch that Gu Mo belongs to, there is also a disciple who has become a true disciple. He is the youngest disciple accepted by the great master Hou Chunyu. He is considered to be Gu Mo's junior uncle, but his age is almost the same as Gu Mo.

Originally, Gu Mo's master Qi Chunde had great hope of becoming a true disciple, but something went wrong in Qi Chunde's practice, which resulted in him ultimately missing out on the position of a true disciple.

Hou Chunyu, who was very angry with Qi Chunde, finally chose to go out to find a disciple he liked. After all, other branches had disciples who became true disciples. If their branch did not have a true disciple, they would be at a disadvantage in future competition.

In the end, Hou Chunyu was lucky enough to find a disciple with superior spiritual roots. After some training, he successfully became a true disciple in the last true disciple competition.

This means that their lineage finally has a true disciple.

It's just that the true disciple was practicing in the secret realm of Shennong Valley, so Gu Mo naturally couldn't see him. This also made Gu Mo's cultivation level too high among his peers. Those same-generation disciples were full of awe for Gu Mo, but in the same realm, Gu Mo was a generation behind his uncles and uncles.

This made it difficult for Gu Mo to find someone he could talk to.

"Junior brother Xiao Mo, someone is here to play with you!" Suddenly a crisp voice was heard. Well, Gu Mo had no one he could talk to, but that didn't mean there weren't any spiritual plant seniors he could talk to.

For example, Master Xiaohua, who appeared in front of Gu Mo's courtyard at this moment, is very close to Gu Mo.

Hearing this, Gu Mo immediately opened the door and welcomed in the cute little girl with a flower on her head. After entering the courtyard, Xiaohua excitedly found a sunny place and lay down.

Seeing this, Gu Mo sighed and walked forward, using his plant perception. Suddenly, dense veins appeared on the body of Master Xiaohua in front of him, which made Gu Mo's scalp tingle.

Among the veins in Master Xiaohua's body, only a small part was lit up, and the person who lit them up was not Gu Mo, but Hou Chunyu, a 4th-level spiritual plant master in the late Nascent Soul stage.

In order to light up this small part of the veins, Grandmaster Hou Chunyu spent hundreds of years. He knew before that Grandmaster Xiaohua was no simple person. Now, after seeing his huge veins with plant perception, Gu Mo confirmed his guess. If all these veins could be lit up, it is hard to imagine what level Grandmaster Xiaohua would reach.

Placing his hands on Master Xiaohua's body, Gu Mo injected the power of the elixir into Master Xiaohua's body and began to perform the secret technique of plant growth.

"Woo~~"

With the influx of Gu Mo's power, Xiao Hua immediately made a comfortable sound. Gu Mo's power containing the breath of the sun made Xiao Hua, a spiritual plant, feel very comfortable.

Moreover, as Gu Mo performed plant growth, the veins in the small flower were also opening up little by little. Although the speed of opening up was very slow, it was indeed opening up.

It can be said that Gu Mo used the solar energy contained in his elixir power to do the same thing as his master Hou Chunyu. I just don't know if giving Master Xiaohua the solar essence directly will allow Master Xiaohua to step into the level of the 4th-order demon king.

Of course, this thought was quickly suppressed by Gu Mo. Gu Mo could not easily expose the matter of the sun's essence. At least before that, he needed to test the reaction of the 5th-level ancient tree first.

"Hu~~"

After running the plant growth program once, Gu Mo let out a long breath. Then, a little carp came out from Gu Mo's sleeve and flew into the air. Soon a dark cloud gathered, followed by a drizzle of spiritual rain falling.

The spiritual rain hit Xiaohua, making her feel very comfortable. What Xiaoli displayed was not an ordinary cloud and rain technique, but his innate magical power to control the clouds and rain.

The spiritual rain contains special power, which has a special promoting effect on spiritual plants.

"Xiao Mo, Xiao Li, this is the reward given to you by your uncle." After enjoying the service of Gu Mo and Xiao Li comfortably, Xiao Hua stood up, then took a petal from the flower on her head and gave it to Gu Mo.

"Thank you, Uncle Xiaohua!"

Gu Mo took the petal and said happily. This is the second petal that Gu Mo got, and he already knows the effect of this petal. If eaten directly, this petal has the effect of enhancing the power of the soul. If combined with other medicinal materials, it can be refined into a pill to treat soul injuries.

There are many elixirs and methods to recover from physical injuries, but it is extremely difficult to heal injuries to the soul. This shows the value of this petal.

At the same time, Gu Mo was also very curious about Master Xiaohua's origins, but Master Xiaohua himself didn't know.

"Xiao Mo, Xiao Li, practice well. Master has many good things in his hands." Xiao Hua reached out and touched Xiao Li's fish head. Then, Xiao Hua wanted to touch Gu Mo, but he was too short. Seeing this, Gu Mo hurriedly squatted down to satisfy Master Xiao Hua's elder status.

After saying that, Xiaohua skipped away.

"It seems that Xiaohua really likes you." As soon as Master Xiaohua left, Hou Chunyu walked in, looked at Xiaohua who was walking away, and said with emotion.

Xiaohua's way of expressing love is very simple, that is to give away her petals. Most people only get one petal at most, and there are very few who get two petals in a row like Gu Mo.

"I've met Master!"

Gu Mo bowed and saluted, and Xiaoli beside him also hurriedly saluted. Xiaoli had always been kept in Gu Mo's sleeve, so his existence could naturally not be concealed from Hou Chunyu, a True Lord in the late Nascent Soul stage.

"Master, do you know the origins of Uncle Xiaohua?" Gu Mo asked curiously.

"I do not know either."

Hou Chunyu shook his head. The real body of the little flower was a piece of spiritual plant root with a trace of vitality that he found in a ruins, but the vitality was very weak. Hou Chunyu brought it back to cultivate it with the mentality of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, it finally came to life.

After hundreds of years of cultivation, the original root stump was completely transformed and grew into a rare flower. Then, after it entered the third stage, it actually changed its shape directly.

In this regard, Hou Chunyu guessed that the petals of the small flower had the effect of enhancing the soul, so she should be a spiritual plant of the soul type. This kind of spiritual plant has a strong innate soul, and it seems reasonable that it can transform at the third level.

(End of this chapter)