Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 241 Meeting with His Holiness

Continuing to take Gu Mo and his group on a tour, Ji Xinglan suddenly stopped in front of a small courtyard and said, "Junior brother, look over there. This is the spiritual plant I cultivated." Ji Xinglan pointed to a spiritual plant in the small courtyard and said.

"This is……"

Gu Mo followed where Ji Xinglan pointed and saw a small tree. Although the tree was small, its leaves were very big, and there were mysterious patterns on the leaves.

Seeing that Gu Mo was interested, Ji Xinglan pushed the door and entered the courtyard, because this courtyard was Ji Xinglan's cave in the secret realm.

True disciples all have a cave and a spiritual field in the secret realm. Moreover, the quality of the cave and the spiritual field can be adjusted. The highest can reach level 4, and the lowest can dispel all the spiritual energy in an area to meet the needs of cultivating various special spiritual plants.

"This is the Leaf Escape Talisman that I cultivated." Ji Xinglan plucked a leaf and handed it to Gu Mo. "I don't have anything good to give you, so consider this as a gift to congratulate you on becoming a true disciple."

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Gu Mo took the leaf with both hands, his heart full of surprise. Letting the spiritual plant directly grow talismans and inscriptions was really a fantastic imagination. What's more important was that it was realized by Ji Xinglan.

The effect of the Leaf Escape Talisman is that it allows the user to escape into the leaves, thereby concealing his own whereabouts and breath. This effect can be seen as a simplified version of the mystery of Wood Escape that Gu Mo understood.

The mystical Wood Escape Technique that Gu Mo comprehended allowed him to escape into the grass and trees, and although the Leaf Escape Technique could only allow one to escape into the leaves of trees, the effect was similar, though its usage was a little more limited.

If Gu Mo had not already comprehended a little bit of the mystery of Wood Escape, this Leaf Escape Talisman would definitely be a very good life-saving talisman. When encountering danger, he could escape into the leaves, and as long as his position was not locked by the enemy, he would be able to escape successfully.

"Hahaha, they are just some small things." Ji Xinglan smiled and waved his hands. In front of Gu Mo, Ji Xinglan did not dare to brag. After all, the spiritual plants cultivated by this junior brother Gu Mo were all better than his.

"Let's go. Let's go to the secret realm stele to preserve our aura first." Ji Xinglan led a group of people and walked towards the depths of the valley.

Along the way, the group passed by several courtyards. These were the caves of the true disciples of Shennong Valley. As for the elders, although they had the qualifications to enter and exit the secret realm, their caves were all outside.

The reason why only true disciples are allowed to stay in the secret realm to practice is that Shennong Valley has naturally suffered losses in this regard. It is said that a long time ago, the true disciples also practiced in the leaf cave of a 5th-level ancient tree.

It was not until a true disciple was attacked and killed that Shennong Valley allowed the true disciples to enter the secret realm to practice. After all, the secret realm was safer.

At the level of Yuanying elders, it is extremely difficult to be ambushed by others. In addition, the cave on the fifth-level ancient tree is enough for cultivation. Naturally, there is no need to enter the secret realm. In this way, if Shennong Valley encounters any problems, the elders can take action immediately.

"Senior Brother, why are there no people in those courtyards?" Gu Mo asked with some confusion.

"They are all practicing in the lotus pond." Ji Xinglan was not surprised by this. For the true disciples, they would not usually be in the cave unless they were researching and cultivating spiritual plants, or doing other things.

Although the cave is also full of spiritual energy, how can it be compared with the effect of the health-nourishing lotus that can improve both cultivation and physical fitness. Most of the time of cultivators will be consumed in cultivation. Therefore, the true disciples of Shennong Valley spend most of their time practicing in the health-nourishing lotus pond.

Cultivation is the root of everything.

Moving forward, Ji Xinglan and Gu Mo and his party soon arrived in front of a stone tablet. This was the center of entering the secret realm. As long as they left their aura on it, they could enter and exit the secret realm at any time.

At this point, Ji Xinglan's mission was completed.

But the matters of Gu Mo and the other two are not over yet, because they have a more important thing to do, which is to pay a visit to the ancestor of Shennong Valley, Qing Zunzhe.

Every new true disciple and elder can be summoned by Reverend Qing. However, Reverend Qing sometimes goes into seclusion for many years, so one has to wait and see when he will summon them.

This time, in order to guard the Tianjiao battle, Venerable Qing came out of seclusion, so naturally he had time to summon Gu Mo, Qi Chunde and Xiaohua.

At the same time, the three are also the only new true disciples and elders in recent years. The Shennong Valley True Disciple Competition is held every few years, but there are only a few who can successfully challenge it. Sometimes, no one can successfully challenge and advance to the true disciple level for several consecutive sessions.

As for the birth of a Nascent Soul elder, it takes dozens or even hundreds of years. Xiaohua and Qi Chunde broke through successively within just a few years, which is rare in the history of Shennong Valley.

After saying goodbye to Ji Xinglan temporarily, Gu Mo and the other two continued to go deeper into the valley. The secret realm of Shennong Valley is also the location of Zun Qing’s cave.

It goes without saying that it is safe for true disciples to practice cultivation near the cave of the Ancestor Huashen.

Walking along the path, the three of them soon stopped in front of a small wooden house. Then, Gu Mo saw the beautiful woman who exuded the fragrance of grass and wore a crown of thorns on her head.

"Greetings to the ancestor!"

Gu Mo and the other two bowed and saluted. As disciples of Shennong Valley, they naturally addressed their own deity as "Ancestor".

"Not bad!"

Reverend Qing glanced at Gu Mo and the other two, and a rare smile appeared on his face. After all, among the three youngsters in front of him, one was a special spiritual plant demon king, one was a genius who had successfully walked out of his own path of cultivation, and the other had performed brilliantly in the genius battle.

With a slight wave of his hand, three streams of light were thrown out by Master Qing and fell into the hands of the three people. They were three leaves, but the three people knew that these were not ordinary leaves, but the unique inheritance leaves of Shennong Valley, which were used to record the skills and secret techniques.

"This is the highest inheritance of our Shennong Valley, the Shennong Herbal Classic." The voice of Reverend Qing sounded. Regardless of whether they were true disciples or elders, they had already reached the qualifications to practice the sect's highest inheritance.

Of course, being qualified is one thing, but whether one can enter the door is another matter. Among the true disciples and elders in the sect, only a few can truly enter the Shennong Herbal Classic.

"Start to comprehend now. Feel free to ask questions if you have any." Venerable Qing said in a gentle voice. The inheritance leaf of Shennong's Herbal Classic cannot be taken out of the secret realm. If one wants to comprehend it, one can only do it here.

Upon hearing this, Qi Chunde and Xiaohua hurriedly picked up the inheritance leaf and began to comprehend the skills on it. It was a rare opportunity to have the personal guidance of the Venerable Huashen.

Gu Mo, who had already started to study Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, also picked up the inheritance leaf and began to comprehend it. Although Gu Mo had the complete version of Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, the inheritance leaf in his hand only contained half of it.

However, the Shennong Herbal Classic in this inheritance leaf contains many insights of Venerable Qing, and it still has a huge guiding effect on Gu Mo. Although it is only half of the Shennong Herbal Classic, Venerable Qing has obviously mastered this half of the Shennong Herbal Classic.

Unfortunately, when Gu Mo obtained the complete Shennong Herbal Classic from the cave ruins, he also made a vow not to pass on the Shennong Herbal Classic to others.

Carefully comprehending the many insights inherited from Venerable Ye Zhongqing, many of Gu Mo's doubts were immediately answered, which directly raised Gu Mo's comprehension of Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica to a higher level.

And this comprehension passed quietly in a few days.

"Ok?"

Reverend Qing, who was practicing with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Xiaohua hesitantly. Just now, she felt the unique pure wood power of Shennong's Herbal Classic.

“Is this the beginning?”

Venerable Qing was a little unsure. It had only been a few days, but she had already mastered the Shennong Herbal Classic. This speed was too fast. Venerable Qing had no hope that Xiaohua could master the Shennong Herbal Classic. After all, Xiaohua was a spirit plant demon king, and the Shennong Herbal Classic was a practice for human cultivators. The two were completely incompatible, but the result was that Xiaohua had mastered it in such a short time.

This really shocked Master Qing. However, thinking of Xiaohua's mysterious origin, even Master Qing couldn't see through it. It seemed that Xiaohua must have a big secret.

Although he was extremely curious, Venerable Qing still suppressed the idea of ​​investigating Xiaohua. Every cultivator has his own secrets, and even younger disciples cannot investigate at will.

Unless there is evidence that a disciple may be a spy of the Demon Sect, the sect will conduct an investigation. Without evidence, the sect will not force an investigation.

After all, this matter is very sensitive. A sect that casually explores the secrets of its disciples cannot last long.

Since Shennong Valley has become a top-level sect, it naturally pays great attention to this aspect.

"Xiaohua, have you gotten started?"

Unable to investigate directly, Reverend Qing asked directly.

"No, I don't know!" Xiaohua said with a distressed look. When she was comprehending Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, she found herself transformed into a small flower, parasitic on a very large tree. Then, Xiaohua felt a special flow of power from the tree, and she imitated the flow of that power.

"A tree that knows the Shennong Herbal Classic?"

Venerable Qing was a little confused by Xiaohua's description. The Shennong Herbal Classic was left by the legendary Shennong. Could it be that the tree Xiaohua mentioned was related to the legendary Shennong?
"Well~~Xiaohua, are you willing to take me as your master?" Reverend Qing pondered for a moment and spoke.

Xiaohua's situation is too special. Is it possible that the tree with Shennong's Herbal Classic that she sensed is hiding the complete version of Shennong's Herbal Classic? If so, then Xiaohua's importance to Shennong Valley is self-evident.

"Ah, this person has a master." Xiaohua shook her head repeatedly. It was Hou Chunyu who found her and raised her. Xiaohua had deep feelings for Hou Chunyu.

At present, only Gu Mo can shake Hou Chunyu's position in Xiaohua's heart, but this is just a shake and he has not yet replaced it.

"Ahem! Senior Sister Xiaohua, you are already a demon king, you have completed your apprenticeship, you can worship a master again."

Qi Chunde, who had just finished his training, heard that the ancestor wanted to accept a disciple, but Senior Sister Xiaohua actually refused. He suddenly became anxious. It is the dream of many people to be able to worship the Venerable Huashen as a teacher.

Even if the master knew about this, he would be very happy.

"That's right, that's right."

Gu Mo also echoed that it was definitely a good thing for Xiaohua to become Master Qing's apprentice. With the protection of Master Qing, the master of the Divine Incarnation, who would dare to bully Xiaohua?

Asking Xiaohua to deliver the express is not bullying, he will pay him.

"Then Xiaohua greets the master!"

After being persuaded by Qi Chunde and Gu Mo, especially Gu Mo's hint that he would give a gift after Xiaohua became his disciple, Xiaohua immediately agreed.

It was definitely not because of the gift that Gu Mo promised.

"Good good!"

After receiving Xiaohua's apprenticeship gift, Venerable Qing nodded with satisfaction and decided to train Xiaohua. If Xiaohua could produce a complete version of Shennong's Herbal Classic, it would definitely be a major event that could change the future of Shennong Valley.

Even if she can't, the fact that Xiaohua was able to learn Shennong's Herbal Classic in such a short time also proves that she has a very high affinity for the highest inheritance of Shennong Valley, and her future achievements will not be weak.

"Don't spread this matter."

Venerable Qing turned his gaze to Qi Chunde and Gu Mo. It was a big deal for Venerable Huashen to accept a disciple, and he would even hold a grand ceremony to do so.

But Reverend Qing did not want Xiaohua to receive too much attention. If the people of the Demon Sect knew that Xiaohua had the potential to complete the Shennong Herbal Classic, it would definitely attract the Demon Sect's gods to take action.

"Yes!"

Gu Mo and Qi Chunde both nodded.

"How are you two meditating?" Venerable Qing turned his gaze to Gu Mo and Qi Chunde and asked about their practice.

“Just barely getting started.”

Gu Mo and Qi Chunde said almost in unison.

Gu Mo had started learning Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica a long time ago, and now with the enlightenment of Master Qing, he has reached a higher level. However, the details of Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica cannot be revealed, and with the case of Xiaohua, it should not be a big deal for another person to learn it.

I never thought that Qi Chunde could barely get into the door. And Qi Chunde's barely getting into the door was really barely getting into the door. With the help of the Tree of All Laws, Qi Chunde was almost equivalent to a natural spiritual root of the wood element.

What is a natural spiritual root? It is a 100% wood spiritual root, which is simply not achievable by human cultivators. However, Qi Chunde's Tree of All Laws is a tree that integrates the abilities of many spiritual plants, and this Tree of All Laws is Qi Chunde's foundation. Therefore, Qi Chunde theoretically possesses the talent of a natural spiritual root of the wood element.

This makes it easy for Qi Chunde to practice any skills or secret techniques, after all, the Tree of All Dharmas is aware of all Dharmas.

"Wha, what!"

Upon hearing this, Reverend Qing's facial expression became a little confused for a moment. The appearance of a small flower was already surprising, but there were actually two such monsters.

"Don't let this matter leak out. If you have any questions about your practice in the future, you can come and ask me." After a long silence, Venerable Qing spoke.

As for accepting more disciples, it is obviously impossible. The two in front of him are master and disciple, and they have their own master-disciple inheritance. Naturally, Venerable Qing cannot interfere.

But since the sect has such a talented disciple, Venerable Qing will naturally give him some preferential treatment, such as guidance in cultivation.

"Thank you, ancestor!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Mo and Qi Chunde were delighted. Being able to ask for advice from a venerable god of transformation was definitely an opportunity.

"By the way, give me the spirit stone cushion that you got in the Tianjiao battle." Reverend Qing suddenly thought of something and said to Gu Mo.

(End of this chapter)