After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 222 Since we're already here, what's wrong with expanding our network?
"Oh dear, it fell here, I found it!" she suddenly exclaimed, bending down to pick it up.

The apprentices gathered around and, seeing the hairpin in her hand, looked at her expectantly.

She inserted the hairpin into her hair bun, then took out mid-grade spirit stones and gave five to each person. "Thank you for leading me in and helping me find my things. This is your reward."

After distributing the spirit stones, she said she knew Elder Li and needed to go over to say hello, so they could go ahead and get busy.

One of the apprentice doctors looked troubled and said, "Fairy... I brought you in here. If I don't lead you out, I will be punished."

"That was my oversight," she said apologetically. "Could you please wait here for me for a moment? I'll just say hello and be right back."

“Okay,” the apprentice readily agreed.

Lin Yan quickly walked over and stopped Elder Li. "Senior Li, I have some questions about the types of spiritual plants I would like to ask you. Would it be convenient for you to do so?"

She bowed with her hands clasped in greeting, making it impossible for anyone to be angry at her sudden abruptness.

He glanced at the other person's bone age and saw that he had already reached the Golden Core stage at the age of twenty. He figured that the other person must be a prodigy cultivated by some major sect or family.

It's rare to be young, talented, and so polite, but even rarer to be interested in cultivating spiritual plants.

Elder Li's goodwill towards her increased, and he nodded.

Instead of trying to get close to her, she first explained the situation.

"I came here to find my lost hair ornament, which was brought in by the medicine boy. Now that I've found it, I don't want to take up any more of his time. Could you please add me to your communication jade disc? I'll ask you for your advice when you have time."

Upon hearing this, Elder Li looked at the young medicine boy standing not far away, who was looking in their direction.

He beckoned to him, and the young apprentice immediately trotted over and bowed respectfully. "What instructions does Elder Li have for me?"

"Take my token to the gatekeeper to register and report. I have something to discuss with this young friend, and she won't be able to leave for a while."

The young apprentice responded. With the elder's permission and the token, registering and reporting would be easy for her, and she could also gain face in front of Elder Li, so she was naturally happy to do so.

This trip also brought me a reward of fifteen mid-grade spirit stones, more than my monthly allowance.

Lin Yan took out five more mid-grade spirit stones and handed them over: "Thank you for your trouble."

The young apprentice accepted the spirit stone without any hesitation and happily took the token to register.

Elder Li stood to the side, nodding in satisfaction. This girl was not only talented and kind, but she also treated even the young medicine boy with courtesy, showing great refinement.

He had seen many so-called chosen ones who were arrogant towards young apprentices or people of lower status, and whose words were repulsive.

"Young friend, come with me." He led the man to a pavilion next to the nursery and sent a telepathic message to his servant to bring him tea.

The two sat down and tea was brought over shortly afterward; they didn't exchange a single unnecessary word throughout the entire time.

She immediately realized that Elder Li disliked people beating around the bush. So she skipped the pleasantries and directly stated the purpose of her visit.

However, she knew how to use the art of language. She first said that she had come to ask questions, and then said that she wanted Elder Li to become her teacher so that she could ask him questions about cultivating spiritual plants in the future.

Elder Li rarely encountered a "disciple" he found agreeable, so he gave his consent.

After the two exchanged communication tokens, Lin Yan finally revealed the question she wanted to ask. This was a question she had prepared in advance to use to get closer to Elder Li when they met.

She said she had seen some strange flowers at a street stall a while ago. After saying that, she played a video she had recorded of the hallucinogenic flower on her communication disc.

Elder Li was already very interested in rare flowers and plants, and he couldn't help but show surprise when he saw this kind of flower.

Isn't this the flower that was exposed a long time ago for its hallucinogenic properties and was used by evil people to make money and kill people? "This is a hallucinogenic flower. Young friend, do you want to cultivate it?"

"Of course not," she quickly denied.

"This flower looks a lot like the hallucinogenic flower that only grows inside the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. I later learned that this flower also has hallucinogenic effects. If it is a spiritual plant that can only grow in a specific environment, like this flower, is there any way to transplant it to another place for cultivation?"

"Of course, as long as a similar environment is simulated, it will suffice."

Elder Li's words sound simple, but putting them into practice is not so simple.

How can we simulate it? To what extent can it be similar? With such a large investment, will we be able to recoup the costs?

That's as good as saying nothing at all.

Many cultivators who engage in planting know that they need to provide a suitable growing environment for spiritual plants, but if the investment is too large and the returns are negative, no one is willing to do it.

He answered this way to see if the girl was truly interested in cultivating spiritual plants and whether she had any aptitude for it.

If so, he wouldn't mind offering some guidance. As an elder, he always wants to assess the younger generation so that he can pass on his knowledge and answer their questions in the future.

“What you say is absolutely right, senior. Planting only a small number of plants of a single species is certainly acceptable. But simulating the environment for every single spiritual plant seems rather inappropriate.”

"Haha, if it's a hobby, it doesn't matter how much you invest in it."

"..."

Having been tricked, she couldn't respond and could only manage an awkward smile.

It's no wonder Elder Li teased her with his words; he had first presented himself as a flower-loving cultivator to get close to her.

She's not sincere, so she can't blame others for being dishonest.

She swallowed her pride and then revealed her true purpose for coming to see him.

She just wants to get involved in planting and cultivation so that she can grow her own seedlings of rare and precious plants and won't have to buy them from outside anymore.

Rare spiritual plants cultivate suitable seedlings, which are not available to ordinary growers. The Chamber of Commerce also has only a small portion, which are reserved by connected forces in advance.

The spiritual seedlings she bought in the Medicine Valley were all common spiritual plants, not particularly rare. She wouldn't have planted them if she didn't need to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

Her words were tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth. Others earned spirit stones by cultivating spirit seedlings, and she was essentially telling them to their faces, "Tell me your methods for making money in detail!"

Others might say she was kind-hearted, and it wouldn't be surprising if they just kicked her out.

"You're only twenty and you've already reached the Golden Core stage, which shows your exceptional talent. If you focus on cultivation, you might even reach the Nascent Soul stage in less than ten years. Why waste your time nurturing spiritual seedlings?"

Elder Li offered his advice in a calm tone.

If he were to actually teach her, he would be wasting the girl's time.

Young people often feel they have plenty of time and can learn more about what interests them, which leads them to slack off in their self-cultivation.

They will only regret it when their talents are taken back and their time is up.

Lin Yan suddenly felt like she was being lectured by a teacher, and her scalp tingled!

She didn't really want to go to the trouble of researching and cultivating spirit seedlings; it's just that rare varieties can't be bought at a reasonable price.