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

After Lü An left, Song Chuan had a conversation with Yao Wengang.

This young man, with little experience, blurted out all his secrets.

He is a cultivator from a Qi-refining family in Zaolin County in southeastern Qi State, and his spiritual root aptitude is three spiritual roots, with fire as the main one!

According to him, after the family obtained the Spring Sprout Token, they attached great importance to it and had two elders at the late stage of Qi Refining send him, their most promising disciple, over.

If this person were to participate in the sect's formal assessment, he might actually pass.

However, the next assessment in Wisteria Valley will be another ten years or so. Now that such a good opportunity has come, they naturally didn't hesitate to take it.

Song Chuan pondered to himself, "Such a three-spiritual-rooted person from outside would probably be given a little more attention by the sect."

In any family, having three spiritual roots would make one a superior person.

While there is certainly no shortage of cultivators with three spiritual roots in Vine Flower Valley, it is impossible for them to be everywhere.

To put it bluntly, this major sect, which focuses on planting, is definitely the sect with the lowest entry requirements among the six major sects in Qi.

After all, the other sects are either alchemy, beast taming, divination, or spiritual cooking, which are much more valuable than planting.

"Senior Brother Song, you've come all the way from Baiquan County, which isn't far, is it? I wonder if you have any relatives escorting you?" Yao Wengang asked.

Song Chuan shook his head: "I came here alone, and I did travel a very long way."

Yao Wengang was stunned, and said in disbelief:

"That senior brother is really amazing! I wouldn't dare to walk that far by myself."

Song Chuan smiled and changed the subject, saying, "I just heard Junior Brother Yao say that you can also refine pills?"

Yao Wengang scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said:

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, senior brother. I can only refine the lowest-grade Qi-restoring pills. After all, the family's resources are limited, and they really can't provide me with too many spiritual plants to experiment with."

"Why don't you try the Hanging Gourd Pavilion? With your three fire-attribute spiritual roots, that would be a better fit for you," Song Chuan asked.

Yao Wengang's face immediately darkened: "The standard for the Xuanhu Pavilion to formally admit disciples is three spiritual roots, and they must be proficient in refining at least three kinds of pills."

"I see!" Song Chuan nodded, then continued:

"I wonder if the elders of your clan, Junior Brother, have mentioned that it's a bit strange that Vine Blossom Valley issued Spring Sprout Tokens allowing us to directly enter the sect?"

"What's so strange about that? They say that Vine Flower Valley might have been lacking in spirit plant masters these past few years. I, for one, think that as a prestigious sect, Vine Flower Valley is giving opportunities to families and ordinary cultivators like us. Hehe."

After hearing this, Song Chuan smiled slightly: "Perhaps."

Just as the two were chatting, two more people walked in from outside the side hall.

Song Chuan's expression shifted, and he realized that one of them was none other than the girl in the yellow dress he had met by the stream.

The other person was Ding Gu. He chatted and laughed with the woman, and would occasionally steal glances at the birthmark on her forehead, appearing quite ingratiating towards her.

Song Chuan watched them walk into the side hall with a cold eye. This Ding Gu not only discriminated against people, but was also a little lecher.

If he were to set his sights on this woman, he'd probably be in deep trouble.

Song Chuan knew that this woman had been chased by Jiao Chuncheng and the disheveled youth all the way without being caught, so she was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

However, to be honest, I really did save her from a disaster. If Jiao Chuncheng hadn't come after me, it's hard to say whether this woman would be standing here.

"Huh? It's you?" Ge Yaoqing exclaimed in surprise when she saw Song Chuan in the side hall.

"Fellow Daoist, we meet again," Song Chuan said with a smile.

"Senior Sister Ge, what's going on? You two know each other?" Ding Gu interjected, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

"I met this senior brother on the way." Although they were both at the fourth level of Qi Refining, Ge Yaoqing immediately called Song Chuan her senior brother.

After saying this, she bowed to Song Chuan and Yao Wengang respectively.

"Senior Sister Ge, please wait here. I need to return to the main hall. Call me anytime if you need anything."

Ding Gu glanced at Song Chuan, then smiled and said to Ge Yaoqing.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Junior Brother Ding," Ge Yaoqing said with a smile.

After Ding Gu left, the three of them introduced themselves again and then fell silent.

Song Chuan then learned that the woman's name was Ge Yaoqing, and she was a rogue cultivator from the Lincheng area of ​​Hexi County.

Ge Yaoqing didn't mention the incident between the two by the stream, nor did she ask what happened to Jiao Chuncheng afterward, which saved Song Chuan the perfunctory words he had prepared.

The three of them were getting a little anxious when suddenly voices came from outside the door.

"Senior Brother Xuan, you are truly blessed to have chosen this disciple." A cheerful female voice rang out.

"Junior Sister Wang, you're too kind. It's just that our master has a long-abandoned spirit garden, and it would be a waste not to find someone to take care of it."

He then asked my fellow disciple and me to find a suitable Qi-refining disciple to go over there. I'll trouble Junior Sister Wang to personally accompany me on this trip.

An aged voice replied.

"Senior Brother Xuan, what are you saying? But we've come at a perfect time today. According to the disciples on duty, three Qi Refining cultivators carrying Spring Sprout Tokens have arrived at once."

If I remember correctly, all two hundred Spring Sprout Orders issued six months ago have returned today.

The woman's voice rang out again.

At that moment, Song Chuan saw three people walk in through the door.

Two men and one woman, all possessing powerful auras, were actually all at the Foundation Establishment stage!

Of the three people, the woman was a beautiful young woman wearing a floral dress. Judging from the conversation just now, she should be the steward here.

The other two were an elderly man with a long beard and a face full of wrinkles, and a young man in his thirties.

The moment the three arrived at the side hall, the atmosphere inside froze.

Song Chuan, Ge Yaoqing, and Yao Wengang didn't dare to breathe and stood with their hands at their sides.

The beautiful young woman glanced at the three men a few times and chuckled:

"One has three spiritual roots, and two have four spiritual roots. Of the two with four spiritual roots, one has a wood spirit body, and the other has worked hard to cultivate earth spirit power to a very high level."

"Tsk tsk, I knew it! When Senior Brother Xuan came to select people, there wasn't a single unattractive one. That's strange."

The long-bearded old man stroked his beard, also sizing up Song Chuan and the other two. As for the young man, he looked at Ge Yaoqing with a strange glint in his eyes.

The young woman covered her mouth and chuckled, then continued:

"From now on, the three of you will be disciples of Vine Flower Valley. Originally, the sect would have assigned you suitable professions based on your strengths."

But now, Deacon Xuan needs to choose one person, and the chosen person can go with Deacon Xuan.

Song Chuan and the other two were all taken aback.

Ge Yaoqing revealed an expectant look; being taken away directly by a Foundation Establishment cultivator was quite an opportunity.

Having come from a background of independent cultivation, she had long known that Vine Flower Valley did not distinguish between inner and outer sects, and many Qi Refining cultivators spent their entire lives in sects planting flowers and tending to plants, with no hope of ever getting ahead.

What makes them better than independent cultivators is that, although the resources they receive are not much, they are stable, and the cultivation environment is relatively safe.

Yao Wengang looked bewildered.

Song Chuan, on the other hand, kept his eyes down and his nose closed.

He secretly pondered that the Wood Spirit Body the young woman mentioned must be Ge Yaoqing.

I really didn't expect this woman to have such a spiritual body.

Although such spiritual bodies are not uncommon in the cultivation world, those with spiritual bodies certainly have more potential, even among those with the four spiritual roots.

"Senior brother, I think she's quite good. Her Wood Spirit Body can be helpful in managing the Spirit Garden."

The young man pointed at Ge Yaoqing and said to the long-bearded old man.

The long-bearded old man looked thoughtful and did not make a decision immediately.