Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 210: Sword Intent Can Also Be Used for Farming
Taking his eyes away from those 4th-level spiritual plants, Gu Mo continued to move forward. Along the way, in addition to the abandoned spiritual fields, Gu Mo also saw some fences, and there were several skeletons in the fences.

This should be the area where spiritual beasts are raised. Gu Mo approached a broken fence and immediately felt the faint but powerful aura emanating from the skeleton in the fence.

"This is……"

Gu Mo looked at the skeleton in the fence with a serious look. From the aura remaining on the skeleton, Gu Mo could conclude that the skeleton was at least a 4th-level demon king when he was alive, and not an ordinary 4th-level demon king, but possibly a top-level demon king.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have such a long time of death and still have breath on his bones. Such a skeleton of a top demon king would be a treasure if it was put outside.

But Gu Mo knew clearly what he needed most, or in other words, the most precious thing in this cave ruins was not the 4th-level spiritual plant, nor the skeleton of the top demon king, but the core of the cave ruins.

Without hesitation, Gu Mo continued to move towards the center of the cave ruins.

But soon Gu Mo's footsteps stopped involuntarily, and his gaze turned to a spiritual field not far away. The spiritual field had been abandoned, and on the abandoned spiritual field, a big tree fell down.

The tree should have been dead, but it still emitted amazing spiritual fluctuations. Gu Mo was very familiar with this kind of fluctuation, because the 5th-level ancient tree in Shennong Valley emitted the same aura.

The fallen dead tree in the spiritual field was actually a 5th-level spiritual plant. Even though it was a dead 5th-level spiritual plant, its trunk and branches were all 5th-level spiritual materials.

In the contribution exchange list of Shennong Valley, there is an exchange for 5th-level spiritual materials. Those are branches that the sect breaks off from 5th-level ancient trees. Such 5th-level spiritual materials only appear once every hundred years.

After all, breaking the branches of a level 5 ancient tree is also a kind of harm to the ancient tree. Doing it once every hundred years is the result of careful consideration by Shennong Valley.

This way, we can ensure a stable output of 5th-grade spiritual materials to Shennong Valley without causing too much damage to the ancient trees.

To exchange for such a 5th-grade spiritual material, the contribution required is frighteningly high. But even so, as soon as the 5th-grade spiritual material appears, it will be exchanged by the elders of the sect.

At this moment, the fallen 5th-level trees in the spiritual field are tens of thousands of 5th-level spiritual materials, and the size of these 5th-level spiritual plants is much smaller than the 5th-level ancient trees in Shennong Valley.

The smaller the size, the more special the spiritual material of this 5th-level spiritual plant should have.

"No, the core of the cave is the primary target!"

Gu Mo looked away with difficulty. To be honest, the sight of a whole 5th-level spiritual plant really moved him. It was a 5th-level spiritual material, a treasure that even the incarnation masters desired.

But at this moment, Gu Mo was very clear-headed. The core of the cave was what he needed most. A fifth-level spiritual plant appeared in the ruins of the cave. So, how powerful should the owner of this cave be?

Moreover, although these spiritual fields seem to be abandoned, who knows if there are any restrictions in them? If you go to collect treasures from the spiritual fields and trigger the restrictions, you will end up missing out on the core of the cave. Wouldn't that be like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons?

Continuing to move forward, this time Gu Mo did not look at the situation of the spiritual fields along the way, so as to avoid his heart being tested again.

Soon a small courtyard appeared in front of Gu Mo. This was the only building in the entire cave ruins and should be the residence of the owner of the cave magic weapon.

The most likely place for the core of the cave is obviously that small courtyard.

When he arrived in front of the courtyard, Gu Mo was blocked by a formation. Gu Mo was no novice when it came to formations, but when he observed the formation in front of the courtyard, he felt like a novice again.

This formation is too mysterious, and Gu Mo is unable to judge its grade. However, this cave magic weapon is damaged after all, and many of the formation restrictions inside are damaged to varying degrees.

The formation in front of us is the same. Therefore, although this formation is extremely mysterious, the power it can exert at the moment should be at the level of a 4th-order formation.

"Fortunately!"

After confirming the strength of the formation in front of the courtyard, Gu Mo let out a long breath. As long as it was not higher than level 4, he could break it.

Take out the 4th-level tombstone moss that had been prepared long ago.

"Xiao Hei is relying on you!"

Gu Mo said as he threw the 4th level tombstone moss in his hand. Like the sunflower and the torch tree stump, the 4th level tombstone moss also gave birth to wisdom. Later, Gu Mo named it Xiao Hei. After all, this tombstone moss is black, and the name is very appropriate.

"It's the Lord!"

Soon Xiao Hei's low voice was heard.

Afterwards, Xiao Hei attached himself to the light curtain of the formation and began to spread rapidly. About half an hour later, a hole appeared on the light curtain of the formation.

This speed is much slower than Gu Mo had imagined, but considering the true grade of this formation, it is definitely not level 4. It is already amazing that Xiao Hei, who is level 4, can break it.

After the formation was broken, Gu Mo quickly got in and came to the door of the courtyard.

"call!"

Gu Mo took a deep breath, then reached out and pushed open the door.

"Who are you and how did you get in!"

When Gu Mo stepped into the yard, suddenly, a scream was heard, and then a scarecrow instantly appeared in front of Gu Mo. The scream came from the scarecrow. Of course, the scarecrow had no mouth, and the sound was transmitted directly to Gu Mo's brain through soul fluctuations.

"So fast!"

Feeling the scarecrow appearing in front of him in an instant, Gu Mo was shocked, but he suppressed the shock in his heart and bowed his hands and said, "The junior naturally walked in."

"Impossible, how could you come in if you didn't pass the trial!" The Scarecrow seemed a little agitated at this moment.

"Trial?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Mo was stunned. Is there a trial in this cave ruins?
"That's right. If you want to get the master's inheritance, you naturally have to pass the trial." The Scarecrow said as a matter of course.

Afterwards, the Scarecrow explained the rules of the trial to Gu Mo. The trial would begin after the outermost restriction of the formation was triggered.

The situation that Qian Tao encountered before was actually the content of the trial, but unfortunately Qian Tao did not pass it.

Therefore, Qian Tao was unable to enter the cave ruins at all. Only after he resisted the attacks of those puppets was he qualified to enter the cave ruins.

After that, the spiritual fields were all tested one by one, and those who passed the tests could obtain the treasures in the spiritual fields. After passing at least three tests, one would be qualified to come to the courtyard and obtain the legacy left by the owner of the cave.

However, Gu Mo entered by breaking through the formation restriction directly through the moss on the tombstone, and did not trigger the trial mechanism at all. Afterwards, Gu Mo was not distracted by the treasures in the spiritual field on the way, and came here directly, continued to break through the formation restriction with the moss on the tombstone, and stepped into the small courtyard.

The scarecrow was also suddenly aware of the presence of someone only after Gu Mo entered the yard.

Gu Mo's sudden appearance made the Scarecrow seem at a loss, because this conflicted with the rules set by the master.

Although it has intelligence, it is not a real creature and must follow the rules set by its master. Now there is a being that breaks the rules, which makes the scarecrow panic and he doesn't know how to deal with it.

"Entering here counts as passing the trial, right?" Gu Mo asked.

"Yes!" the Scarecrow nodded.

"So I'm standing here now, has it passed the test?" Gu Mo continued to ask. After discovering that there was a guardian in this cave ruins, and that this guardian was quite powerful, Gu Mo knew that if he wanted to get the core of the cave, he had to get rid of this scarecrow first.

"But you have never participated in the trial." The Scarecrow hesitated.

"Do you think standing here is a sign of passing the trial?" Gu Mo asked.

"Yes!"

The scarecrow could not go against the rules set by his master and could only nod, but his intelligence told him that the monk in front of him did not come through normal means.

"You have admitted it, so that's it." Gu Mo nodded. In terms of nitpicking, how could a living person lose to a spirit of an object?

"No, no!"

The scarecrow was probably confused by Gu Mo and seemed a little anxious. In an instant, Gu Mo felt a strong palpitation.

Thinking of what Qian Tao said, that all the companions who came here with him died, it shows that the test in this cave ruins will kill people.

In other words, this scarecrow will take action!
"The master will not allow you to harm the trial-taker." Seeing Gu Mo's alert posture, the Scarecrow quickly restrained his own breath.

"It seems like someone died in the trial before that." Gu Mo asked.

"Because the cave was damaged, some of its mechanisms had problems. Of course, the people who came last time were too weak, and they collapsed before I could rescue them. However, I managed to let one of them leave safely," the Scarecrow defended.

The scarecrow's explanation surprised Gu Mo. The reason why Qian Tao was able to leave was because of the scarecrow's action. If the scarecrow had not taken action, would Qian Tao have been unable to escape even with his life-saving props?

This cave ruins trial has a life-saving feature, so naturally, the trial-taker is not allowed to use other life-saving items that would affect the outcome of the trial.

It's just that at this moment the cave ruins were damaged, and the life-saving settings malfunctioned, but there was no problem with the setting of prohibiting life-saving props. Therefore, if the scarecrow had not taken action at the last moment, Qian Tao would not have been able to escape even if he used the life-saving props.

"What should we do now?"

Seeing that the scarecrow was still a little stubborn, Gu Mo asked.

"Or, why don't you take another trial? If you pass it, you can get the master's inheritance." The scarecrow looked at Gu Mo with anticipation. This way, he would be able to report to his master. Otherwise, he would feel guilty giving the master's inheritance to someone who did not take the trial.

"Is it dangerous?"

Gu Mo asked and after learning that the security measures of the cave ruins had failed, Gu Mo had to consider this issue.

"not dangerous."

The Scarecrow quickly made a promise, and then he told the content of Gu Mo's trial, which was to let Gu Mo complete the cultivation of spiritual plants, which was the trial content of a spiritual plant master.

This trial is indeed not dangerous, but letting a sword cultivator participate in the spiritual plant master's trial is obviously a straw man to increase Gu Mo's strength.

No wonder he only had to complete one trial. This was actually a big hole for him.

"how?"

The scarecrow looked at Gu Mo. The incarnation of Gu Mo had the obvious aura of a swordsman, and the scarecrow naturally sensed it clearly.

The master is a powerful spiritual plant master. The person who inherits his legacy must be a spiritual plant master. A cultivator like a sword cultivator who only knows how to fight and kill will not be able to make good use of the legacy left by the master.

"can!"

Gu Mo nodded. If it were an ordinary swordsman, he would not be able to pass this level at all, but Scarecrow met Gu Mo.

"As long as I pass the trial, all the treasures in this cave will belong to me? Including the core of the cave?" Gu Mo confirmed with Scarecrow that he must set the rules firmly this time.

"Of course!"

The Scarecrow nodded.

Afterwards, the Scarecrow brought Gu Mo the content of his trial, a seed of a level 3 spiritual plant. All Gu Mo had to do was to make the seed germinate and grow, and let it grow to level 3, which would mean he had passed the trial.

Cultivating rank 3 spiritual plants is a piece of cake for Gu Mo now. It’s just that his incarnation is not practicing the Taiyi Qingmu Sutra, so the effect will be a little worse.

But it's not a big problem. The Dayan Zhoutian Gong practiced by the incarnation is a technique without attributes. If it was a technique with gold or fire attributes, that would be troublesome.

Of course, if he really encountered an attribute problem, Gu Mo could also force his avatar to run the Taiyi Qingmu Sutra to temporarily change the power attribute, but the cost of doing so was not small. But for the core of the cave, Gu Mo felt that it was totally worth paying some price.

Fortunately, Dayan Zhoutian Gong has no attributes, so there is no need to pay any price.

He used his plant perception, and a vein map appeared on the seeds in his hand. Then, Gu Mo mobilized the power of the elixir and used accelerated growth to push the seeds in his hand to germinate.

"what!"

The scarecrow was a little confused when he saw a sword cultivator actually using the methods of a spiritual plant master. Moreover, looking at the appearance of the sword cultivator, it was obvious that he had extraordinary attainments in the field of spiritual plant master.

However, what shocked the Scarecrow even more was yet to come. Gu Mo saw that the power of the Dayan Zhoutian Gong was a little slow in promoting the germination of the seeds, so he had a sudden idea and used the Great Sun Sword Intent.

It must be said that under the stimulation of the Great Sun Sword Intent, the seeds sprouted quickly. Using sword intent to promote the growth of spiritual plants was an eye-opener for Scarecrow.

As the seeds sprouted, Gu Mo found a piece of land in the yard to plant them. Then Gu Mo continued to use the methods of a spiritual plant master to ripen them. With the cover of the Great Sun Sword Intent, the spiritual plants grew rapidly.

"Sword Intentions can actually be used this way!" The scarecrow muttered. Even its owner had never thought of this path, but at this moment someone personally showed it how sword cultivators cultivate spiritual plants.

"This should make him eligible to inherit his master's estate." The Scarecrow looked at Gu Mo with a complicated expression.

Although the 3rd level spiritual plant had not yet grown to its peak state, Scarecrow knew that the swordsman in front of him had passed the test.

"You passed this test!"

Without further delay, the Scarecrow directly announced that Gu Mo had passed the trial.

"Did you pass?"

Gu Mo, who was immersed in his research on how to use the Great Sun Sword Intention to promote the growth of spiritual plants, looked up when he heard this. This sudden idea that came to his mind was definitely a topic worth studying.

It's not only the sword cultivator incarnation who can use the Great Sun Sword Intention. I can do it too. And I'm a real spiritual plant master. If this is combined with the Great Sun Sword Intention, it will definitely take Gu Mo's spiritual plant master's attainments to a higher level.

(End of this chapter)