Plants vs. Cultivation

After the elders of each branch arrived, the master of Shennong Valley also appeared and went straight to the point, "This time we summoned you all because of Gu Mo's promotion to the true teaching."

"Elders, do you have any objections?" The master of Shennong Valley swept his eyes over the elders present.

And none of the elders spoke. Everyone knew that this time the promotion of Gu Mo was just a formality. If anyone objected now, it was not the master who objected, but the Qing Zun. Therefore, even Elder Gu, who had been opposed before, was silent at this moment.

"Since no one objects, then this matter is officially passed." Seeing that no one objected, the master of Shennong Valley immediately made the decision.

"Master, since Gu Mo has been promoted to the true teaching, should the existing true teaching be changed?" At this time, an elder asked.

The number of true disciples in a sect is fixed, and this number is determined by the foundation of the sect. A sect with a weak foundation may have only three or five true disciples, while a sect with a deep foundation may have more true disciples.

The number of true disciples in Shennong Valley has always been nine, which is the most suitable number that Shennong Valley has explored for countless years.

Now that Gu Mo has been promoted to a true disciple, according to tradition, someone needs to come down to continue to maintain the number of nine true disciples. This is what the elder asked.

"No need to change, Gu Mo becomes the tenth true disciple of Shennong Valley." The master of Shennong Valley waved his hand. He had asked his master about this question before, and what he said at this moment was what his master said at that time.

"Huh~~"

Hearing the words of the master, the elders present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, if a true disciple really needs to be replaced, no one knows whether the one who comes down will be from their lineage.

"Valley Master, increase the number of true disciples, the allocation of resources..." Soon another elder asked. True disciples are really important to a sect. Suddenly adding a quota requires many things to be changed.

Among them, the resource issue of true disciples is the top priority. The number of nine true disciples is determined by the foundation of Shennong Valley. Now adding one more, will there be a problem of uneven resource distribution?

"The resources for Gu Mo's true disciples will be provided by Qing Zun until the next true disciple competition." The Valley Master of Shennong Valley had asked the master about the elders' questions before, and got the answers. Therefore, he answered very smoothly.

The current foundation of Shennong Valley can indeed only cultivate nine true disciples. For example, in the secret realm of Shennong Valley, there is a special spiritual plant called Yangshen Lotus. When a cultivator enters the Yangshen Lotus to practice, it can not only accelerate the speed of absorbing spiritual energy, but also nourish and improve the body.

Let the cultivation and physical body improve simultaneously, and there will be no situation of falling behind in one item, but there are only nine Yangshen Lotus in Shennong Valley. In addition to the health-nourishing lotus, the number of other special resources in Shennong Valley is also fixed. It is these special resources that limit the number of true disciples.

Gu Mo is now promoted to a true disciple, so the health-nourishing lotus is obviously not allocated. Of course, Venerable Qing will use other treasures to compensate, and the effect will not be worse than the health-nourishing lotus, or even better.

This move can also be regarded as a reward. Gu Mo's outstanding performance in the Tianjiao battle this time, how can he not be rewarded.

But this is only temporary. Due to the number of resources, the number of true disciples in Shennong Valley cannot really break through the limit of nine people. Therefore, when the next true disciple competition is held, the number will return to nine people. As for who will be cancelled as a true disciple, it depends on the performance of everyone in the true disciple competition.

Of course, even if you lose in the true disciple competition and lose your true disciple status, the sect will still retain the treatment of a true disciple and give you the opportunity to win it back in the next true disciple competition.

But this reserved true disciple treatment does not include special resources with limited quantity such as health-nourishing lotus.

The treatment that Hou Chunyu wanted to apply for Gu Mo before was actually this kind of reserved treatment, but even this reserved treatment was extremely generous.

Soon the news that Gu Mo became a true disciple spread quickly in Shennong Valley.

For this news, Shennong Valley disciples who have read the jade slip of information about the Tianjiao battle will not be surprised.

Based on Gu Mo's performance in the Tianjiao battle, if he still can't become a true disciple, then there is a problem.

"Hahaha, worthy of being my disciple." After the meeting about Gu Mo's promotion to the true disciple, Qi Chunde found Gu Mo as soon as possible. After seeing Gu Mo's performance in the Tianjiao battle, Qi Chunde was secretly sweating, not for Gu Mo, but for himself.

Fortunately, he successfully broke through the Nascent Soul, otherwise, he would really be surpassed by his own disciple.

"Hehe, what does my disciple's strength today have to do with you?" Hou Chunyu's voice came, and at the same time, a palm-sized figure also quickly pounced on Gu Mo, that was Xiaohua.

"Master, you can't say that." Qi Chunde scratched his head in embarrassment. Qi Chunde did owe a lot to Gu Mo's teachings, but he felt that he could give Gu Mo some pointers on the practice of this new technique.

"Okay, the three of you go to the secret realm. The Valley Master is waiting for you." Hou Chunyu just said it casually and didn't really mean to blame Qi Chunde. After all, it was Qi Chunde who discovered Gu Mo, the genius, and this credit alone was enough.

"Yes!"

Qi Chunde wiped away the embarrassment on his face and quickly took Gu Mo and Xiaohua away.

The secret realm of Shennong Valley can only be entered by the true disciples and elders. However, the first entry requires the permission of the Valley Master. After entering the secret realm once, the breath will be engraved on the secret realm stone tablet, and then you can enter and exit freely.

Speaking of which, after Xiaohua and Qi Chunde became elders, one was busy planting flowers for Gu Mo, and the other was busy practicing and exploring the follow-up of the new technique. Neither of them had ever been to the secret realm.

This time, taking advantage of the opportunity of Gu Mo becoming a true disciple, it is just right to go together to see the true foundation of Shennong Valley.

"Go and show off to the old guy named Gu."

Looking at the three people who disappeared, Hou Chunyu also went to the cave of his old opponent. He cultivated two Yuanying and two true disciples for the sect. This contribution is definitely very good.

"Meet the Valley Master!"

Gu Mo, Qi Chunde, and Xiaohua saluted the Shennong Valley Master who had been waiting for a long time, and behind the Shennong Valley Master was the Shennong Valley Secret Realm.

Gu Mo had heard about this secret realm many times, and today he was finally able to see it in person, which made Gu Mo very curious.

The master of Shennong Valley nodded slightly, then took out a jade-like leaf and injected magic power into it. Suddenly, a door made of vines appeared.

"Go in, I have arranged someone to take you to visit the secret realm." The master of Shennong Valley waved to Gu Mo and the other two.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Gu Mo and the other two immediately stepped into the door made of vines.

The moment he stepped into the vine door, Gu Mo felt as if he had passed through a barrier. The next moment, a lush forest appeared in front of him.

In this forest, there are countless spiritual plants that Gu Mo has never heard of. Some of these spiritual plants are rare spiritual plants that have become extinct in the outside world, and some are special spiritual plants cultivated by the ancestors of Shennong Valley.

The health-promoting lotus was cultivated by a powerful spiritual plant master in Shennong Valley. Unfortunately, after so many years, no one has been able to reproduce the health-promoting lotus.

With so many spiritual plants, the spiritual energy they absorb and exhale is so terrifying. Therefore, the concentration of spiritual energy here is many times that of the outside world. The speed of cultivation here is definitely much faster than that of the outside world.

It can be said that this cultivation environment alone is already an excellent resource, not to mention other more precious resources.

"Junior Brother Gu Mo!"

When Gu Mo was amazed at the many novel spiritual plants and rich spiritual energy in this secret realm, a familiar voice came. The person who came was Hou Chunyu's little disciple, one of the true disciples of Shennong Valley, Ji Xinglan.

It stands to reason that Ji Xinglan is Gu Mo's uncle, but now Gu Mo is also a true disciple, and the status of both parties is equal, so Ji Xinglan also calls him junior brother.

It was Ji Xinglan who called him that, which made Gu Mo's seniority rise by half, because Qi Chunde was Ji Xinglan's senior brother, which means that Gu Mo went from being Qi Chunde's disciple to his junior brother. It has to be said that Gu Mo's soaring strength has messed up the seniority.

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"Brother Qi, you have to work hard, don't let Junior Brother Gu Mo catch up." Ji Xinglan naturally saw Qi Chunde and couldn't help laughing.

As someone who had personally participated in the Tianjiao battle, Ji Xinglan knew Gu Mo's performance in the Tianjiao battle more clearly. The most outstanding performance in this Tianjiao battle was naturally Lin Wu of Dayan Sword Sect, but Gu Mo's performance could definitely be ranked second.

"Junior Brother, you should be the one who works hard, but you have been caught up." Qi Chunde rolled his eyes at Ji Xinglan. Ji Xinglan's performance in this Tianjiao battle was still good among the true disciples, and this was still due to the light of Lin Wu, who cooperated to kill a true disciple of the Demon Sect.

But compared with Gu Mo, it is obviously far inferior. Gu Mo finally used a special spiritual plant to directly resist the attack of a Yuanying Demon Lord, and that was a Yuanying Demon Lord who was promoted from the true disciple.

If Ji Xinglan went to resist such an attack, he would definitely die.

Qi Chunde's words froze Ji Xinglan's smile, and he immediately changed the subject, "Junior Brother Gu Mo, Senior Sister Xiao Hua, I will take you to visit the secret realm."

"Okay, okay!"

Hearing this, Xiao Hua nodded repeatedly. She had long been curious about this place.

Led by Ji Xinglan, the group passed through the forest in front of them. Along the way, Ji Xinglan also introduced those strange and bizarre spiritual plants to Gu Mo.

Almost every kind of spiritual plant has a detailed cultivation method. If you are interested in a certain spiritual plant and want to cultivate it, you can directly apply for the relevant cultivation method.

Of course, some spiritual plants are too old, or the spiritual plant master who cultivated the spiritual plant did not leave the relevant inheritance, and there is no first-hand cultivation method. Shennong Valley will try its best to make up for the missing cultivation method.

But for a few spiritual plants, even if there is a cultivation method, it is difficult to reproduce.

"If I had known that there were so many spiritual plants in the secret realm, I wouldn't have to go out to look for them." Qi Chunde looked at the countless spiritual plants and couldn't help sighing.

However, Qi Chunde's practice of his own technique made him lose the qualification to become a true disciple. If he did not become a true disciple, he would not be able to enter this secret realm, and naturally he would not have the chance to obtain these resources.

Of course, Qi Chunde just sighed and did not regret it. After all, if he had stayed in Shennong Valley, he would not have achieved what he has today.

Qi Chunde knew very well that he could achieve what he has now because, first, he encountered an opportunity to obtain a piece of heaven and earth spiritual root, and based on that heaven and earth spiritual root, he created the name of Wanfa Zhenjun. Second, he accepted Gu Mo as his apprentice. Without the support of Gu Mo's solar essence, he would not have been able to break through smoothly.

And neither of these can be obtained by staying in Shennong Valley.

I don't have this treatment, but Gu Mo does. Qi Chunde has some spiritual roots of heaven and earth, which are enough to extract gene fragments. The essence of the sun originally belongs to Gu Mo, so if Gu Mo wants to cultivate the golden elixir, the difficulty will definitely be much lower.

Moving forward, Ji Xinglan soon led the three people through the dense forest and came to a valley. "This is the real origin of Shennong Valley." Ji Xinglan said.

Although Shennong Valley is named after the valley, Shennong Valley is just a towering tree in the eyes of outsiders, and it has nothing to do with the valley at all.

Now Gu Mo understands that the valley in Shennong Valley refers to the valley in this secret realm.

Entering the valley, the concentration of spiritual energy around increased again, because the spiritual plants in the valley are all above level 3, and there are some ancient species among them. Gu Mo has basically only seen those in some ancient books. At this moment, these rare spiritual plants appear in this valley.

Among them is the Sunlight Glazed Flower that Gu Mo is very familiar with, and it is a level 4 Sunlight Glazed Flower. Unfortunately, there is only one level 4 Sunlight Glazed Flower. In addition, there are several 1st and 2nd level Sunlight Glazed Flowers nearby.

"Brother Gu Mo, you are really amazing. You can actually cultivate Sunlight Glazed Flowers. You don't know how many years this Sunlight Glazed Flower has been here. It has only bred these 1st and 2nd level ones." Ji Xinglan naturally knew about Gu Mo's achievement in cultivating Sunlight Glazed Flowers.

Knowing the difficulty of cultivating Sunlight Glazed Flowers, Ji Xinglan was shocked by Gu Mo's cultivation of Sunlight Glazed Flowers. The Sunlight Glazed Flowers that Gu Mo exchanged for with the sect's contribution actually came from here.

"You are now a true disciple. If you need it, you can directly apply for this 4th level Sunlight Glazed Flower. I think the sect will agree." Ji Xinglan pointed to the 4th level Sunlight Glazed Flower. With Gu Mo's achievements in cultivating Sunlight Glazed Flowers, the sect would never refuse him as long as he asked.

"Is it really possible?"

Hearing this, Gu Mo's eyes lit up. He didn't need the Sunlight Glazed Flower, but this thing was an important cover for his Sun Essence. Gu Mo already had a 4th-level Sunlight Glazed Flower on hand. If he got another one, he would not attract attention even if he took out more Sun Essence.

"Of course, this is also the treatment of the true disciples. Anyone who wants to study and cultivate new spiritual plants and needs a mother plant can find a suitable spiritual plant here and then submit an application." Ji Xinglan said as a matter of course.