Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

Beyond the clouds and mist, enormous vines intertwined and stretched out in all directions.

Some vines are dozens of feet tall, winding and entwining in mid-air.

Sun Da and Song Chuan flew through the space beneath these vines.

The more than ten mountain peaks of varying sizes ahead are the real location of the Vine Flower Valley.

In the valleys between the mountain peaks, there are countless colorful sacred gardens.

In the spirit garden, all kinds of exotic flowers and rare herbs compete for beauty.

You can vaguely see many cultivators tending to the spiritual plants.

Every mountain peak, from its foot to its summit, is adorned with pavilions, towers, and clear ponds.

Song Chuan also saw all sorts of strange insects and birds, all of which were demons!

They are mostly insects, followed by birds, and the fewest are mammals.

Whether pollinating or hunting, they have created their own kingdom in this world of vines and flowers built by the monks.

Song Chuan clicked his tongue in amazement. So many insects and birds with demonic energy, although most of them probably hadn't reached the first rank, they would still damage the spiritual plants, right?

However, no cultivators deliberately drove them away.

When Song Chuan first entered the sect, he felt that it was like a fairyland and a naturally formed land.

Just as Song Chuan was enjoying observing the various wonders, the flying boat arrived directly in front of a mountain peak.

Halfway up the mountain, there is a wide cliffside plateau, on which stands a grand hall with a plaque above the door that reads "Zongwu Hall".

The flying boat landed on the cliffside, and Sun Da said calmly:

"Go down! For the sake of the Great Corpse Flower, just say that I brought you here."

Song Chuan jumped off the flying boat, bowed, and said, "Thank you, senior."

Sun Da didn't look at Song Chuan again and sailed away.

Song Chuan turned and walked towards the main hall. The hall door was open, and he could see two people behind the door pointing at him.

Both of them were dressed in light green robes and had cultivation levels of the third level of Qi Refining; they should be the disciples on duty here.

He approached the two men and bowed with clasped hands in greeting:

"My name is Song Chuan, and I was invited in by Senior Sun Dasun. This is my Spring Sprout Token; please take a look."

Song Chuan took out the Spring Sprout Token and showed it to the two of them.

One of them looked at the token and chuckled, "I thought it was a disciple taken in by Senior Sun, but it turns out he came with the Spring Sprout Token."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Song Chuan sneered inwardly. "You dare to act so high and mighty at the third level of Qi Refining? You probably won't live long."

However, it seems that those who enter the sect with the Spring Sprout Token are considered inferior here.

The other person said politely, "Since Senior Sun brought you here personally, Senior Brother Song, please come with me to the side hall."

"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way, junior brother," Song Chuan said with a smile.

In the cultivation world, status is determined by strength. These two are both at the third level of Qi Refining, so they naturally have to call Song Chuan "Senior Brother" in the sect.

Song Chuan followed the man out of the palace gate and headed towards the side hall.

"Junior brother, I wonder how the sect will arrange for a disciple like me? Could you tell me?" Song Chuan asked as he walked.

"My name is Lü An. You can just call me by my name, Senior Brother. From what I know from my duty at the General Affairs Hall, most people like you are assigned to various spirit gardens to manage spirit plants."

If my senior knows a bit about pest control and bird management, he can also apply to be a beekeeper.

Lü An replied.

"A beekeeper?" Song Chuan asked, puzzled.

"Senior brother, don't you know? In addition to a large number of spiritual plant masters, our Vine Flower Valley also has dedicated beekeepers."

Because many spiritual plants and insects actually have a symbiotic relationship, they not only rely on insects for pollination, but also need the threat of insects.

Otherwise, the spirit garden would become like a stagnant pool. The spirit plants would have no natural enemies, and although they would grow steadily, their medicinal properties would be greatly reduced.

Beekeepers specialize in managing the relationship between insects and sacred plants, and they lead their bee colonies to pollinate when needed in various sacred gardens.

If the symbiotic relationship in some cemeteries becomes unbalanced and they encounter pests that they cannot solve, they will ask beekeepers for help.

Like Ding Gu, who was with me just now, he's a beekeeper.

Lu An shook his head and explained.

"So that's how it is," Song Chuan said thoughtfully.

No wonder that from the moment we entered the mountain gate, we found a large number of insects and birds in the Vine Flower Valley, and no one deliberately drove them away.

So this is organic farming!

"However, skilled plant masters do not need beekeepers; they will maintain the symbiotic relationship between the plants and insects on their own."

With a hint of anticipation, Lü An continued:

"Most of them also have a powerful spirit insect to control the number of pests in their spirit garden. This saves them a lot of time for cultivation."

"That's really meticulous!"

Song Chuan sighed, his expression somewhat strange. He subconsciously patted his chest, where, besides a bead, there was also a strange insect.

It seems I'll have to find a way to properly cultivate this strange insect in the future, as it specializes in preying on all kinds of insects.

"There are many intricacies involved. May I ask, senior brother, are you from a family or a wandering cultivator? Do you understand how to cultivate soil?"

Lu An smiled smugly and asked.

"I come from a family that raises soil, so I know a little about it. Is there any explanation for this?" Song Chuan asked curiously.

"When the steward assigns the task to you, you must mention this to your senior brother," Lu An said mysteriously.

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Senior brother, you may not know this, but although most of the people who brought the Spring Sprout Token are spirit plant masters, their skill levels vary greatly. In particular, some rogue cultivators have only a superficial understanding of soil cultivation. These people are mostly assigned to do the most basic spirit plant work."

Lu An chuckled.

"Well, thank you for reminding me, Junior Brother," Song Chuan said with a smile.

Regarding soil preparation, Song Chuan had learned from his great-aunt that it was a necessary step in artificially cultivating spiritual objects.

Because any living creature cannot live without the various nutrients that the soil contains.

Unlike spiritual rice and spiritual vegetables, spiritual plants, such as medicinal herbs, grow slowly and each plant requires a lot of nutrients.

They were crammed into a medicinal garden, and once the nutrients in the soil were exhausted, they either stopped growing or withered away.

There are many types of soil, and there are many intricacies involved in which spiritual plants can be planted on them.

The spiritual plant master needs to regularly check the condition of the spiritual garden land to determine what kind of fertilizer to apply in order to ensure that the soil quality does not decline.

There are even special earth-attribute treasures that need to be integrated with the earth's veins to continuously increase the spiritual power of the land.

The art of soil cultivation has varying degrees of depth and requires a long-term approach, which explains why Lü An would say such a thing.

Small families and independent cultivators might grow some spiritual plants to earn some spirit stones, but they don't care much about cultivating the soil, nor do they have the means to do so.

The masses at the bottom of society live one day at a time, and it's hard to say who will own this land tomorrow!

Song Chuan, a cultivator from a Foundation Establishment family, wouldn't have bothered to learn how to cultivate soil if his great-aunt hadn't been knowledgeable about these things.

"You're too kind, senior brother. We've arrived at the side hall." Lü An looked smug, as if he still had more to say to Song Chuan.

After Song Chuan followed him into the side hall, he glanced around and found a dark-skinned, thin young man sitting there. The young man was also a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining.

Upon seeing Lü An lead his group in, the young man immediately stood up and asked, "Senior Brother Lü, is this senior brother here to arrange my entry into the sect?"

Lu An shook his head: "This is Senior Brother Song Chuan. Like you, he came with the Spring Sprout Token."

The young man showed a hint of disappointment and cupped his hands in greeting to Song Chuan: "Senior Brother Song, I, Yao Wengang, greet you."

Song Chuan returned the greeting and nodded.

"Senior Brother Song, Junior Brother Yao, please wait here. The steward will be here as soon as he finishes his work. I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, Lü An turned and walked out.