Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

Time passed second by second, and suddenly a mixed fragrance filled the air in the hall. There was the aroma of grass and the fragrance of flowers. Lu Lin carefully tended to his spiritual plants, and took a moment to look up. He found that many of the examinees' flower pots had sprouted spiritual plants, and the fragrance in the air was emanating from those plants.

The growth process of spiritual plants has three stages: the first stage is the juvenile stage, which is marked by the production of a unique fragrance; the second stage is the growth stage, which is marked by the ability to sense the spiritual power within the spiritual plant; and the last stage is the mature stage, which is marked by the presence of a glowing aura around the spiritual plant.

Different spiritual plants have different attributes, resulting in different colors of rosy light; different spiritual plants have different qualities of maturity, resulting in different brightness levels of rosy light.

Observing the brightness of the sunset glow is also the simplest way to judge the quality of spiritual plants.

"Has it reached the infancy stage yet?" Lu Lin felt even more anxious. He leaned forward and sniffed the spiritual plant he had grown. Apart from a faint smell of blood, there was no other scent. It seemed that it was still some distance away from the infancy stage.

Then, Lu Lin looked up at the outside of the main hall. Night had fallen over the outside of the hall, and about six hours had passed since the start of the assessment.

Lu Lin took out some dry food from his Qiankun bag to have a simple dinner, and then resumed his work on cultivating the spiritual plants. As the night deepened, many examinees got up and went to sleep in the outer chambers of the main hall.

A significant number of examinees also slept on the spot, either lying on the table or taking out bedding from their bags.

Some cultivators, whose cultivation level exceeded the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, sat cross-legged in their seats to meditate and rest.

After all, at the sixth level of Qi Refining, one can begin to practice abstaining from grains and replace sleep with meditation.

Watching them display their unique abilities, Lu Lin couldn't help but think about how he should sleep, so that he could get enough rest to better promote the growth of spiritual plants.

Perhaps sensing Lu Lin's thoughts, Guji, which hadn't reacted all day, woke up. It crawled out from Lu Lin's sleeve, stretched out vines, and tied them to the chair beneath Lu Lin. The next moment, with the support of the chair, it actually formed a recliner under Lu Lin.

"Gurgle gurgle."

The tree spirit called out to Lu Lin twice.

Lu Lin looked delighted and immediately lay down on the recliner. Then he took out a quilt from his Qiankun bag and covered himself with it before falling asleep.

Everyone lingered, and only the sound of gentle breathing echoed in the hall. Time passed by, and Lu Lin, who had been asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, pulled off the blanket covering him, and looked at his chest.

The blood-red patterns are releasing a crimson glow.

The excruciating pain made Lu Lin break out in a cold sweat, but he dared not make a sound in the examination room, not because he was afraid of disturbing them, but because he was afraid they would take advantage of him.

Lu Lin looked around to make sure no one was watching, then got off the recliner and left the main hall. Gu Ji immediately transformed into vines and wrapped around Lu Lin, following him as he left.

As Lu Lin left the main hall, the scholar sitting cross-legged on the high platform opened his eyes. He watched Lu Lin's departing figure, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes:

"A cultivator of the Blood Path... How did this young master offend such a person?"

The Blood Path is a special path, extremely rare. The main reason is not that the Blood Path is difficult to cultivate, but rather that its upper limit is low and its drawbacks are significant. The cultivation methods are also relatively limited, leading many Blood Path cultivators to embark on the path of evil cultivation from which there is no return.

The scholar was currently proctoring the exam and couldn't leave, so he formed a hand seal and conjured a clone. The clone looked exactly like him, except for its empty eyes. He instructed the clone, "Go and see if that Blood Path cultivator is an evil cultivator. If so, kill him and save the young master. If not, you don't need to do anything. Cliff Academy hates evil cultivators, but we don't get involved in personal grudges. Although I have a connection with that young master, I wouldn't kill a stranger for him."

The clone nodded slightly. After receiving the order, its previously empty pupils became bright. With a turn, it arrived outside the main hall and followed Lu Lin.

Lu Lin had already torn open his clothes and was sitting cross-legged under a large tree, frantically circulating the Shennong Codex. His experience points in the Heart of Nature and the Divine Enlightenment were also increasing rapidly, but he couldn't suppress the bloodstain on his chest.

Should I use the Ruoshui Seal that my senior sister gave me? Lu Lin winced in pain, but quickly dismissed the idea. The mastermind behind it all hadn't shown up yet. If he used the Ruoshui Seal now, he would be helpless and at the mercy of the mastermind when they arrived.

Fortunately, the bloodstain only hurt a little, but did not cause him any real harm.

Half an hour later, the blood-red light gradually subsided and calmed down.

Lu Lin felt it was time to stop, so he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stood up, leaning against a nearby tree. Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, asking:

"What about that batch of goods?"

Lu Lin was stunned.

He's heard this question at least three times already, hasn't he?

Every time I heard it, it was accompanied by danger and fighting.

Is this ever going to end?

Either send someone powerful to kill him, proving the goods weren't on him and that would be the end of it; or just stop targeting him. This has happened three times already, and he's fed up.

Lu Lin mentally complained as he looked up, then quickly retracted his thoughts.

He stared at the middle-aged man who stood on thin air, looking down at him, and for a moment he felt a lump in his throat, unable to utter a sound.

He could see the middle-aged man, but he couldn't sense the man's aura, which meant that the middle-aged man's strength far exceeded his own, at least at the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

Lu Lin could sense a faint smell of blood on the middle-aged man's body, thanks to the druid's natural senses. Without a doubt, he was the cultivator on the Blood Path who had activated the blood runes.

In addition, the Heart of Nature and the ability to communicate with the divine also allowed Lu Lin to perceive the sins and vengeful spirits that this person carried.

"A heretical cultivator of the Blood Path." Lu Lin's pupils suddenly contracted. His first reaction was not to uphold justice, but to turn and run. But unfortunately, he knew that the other party would not give him that chance.

There was only one reason why this person was talking to him: to get his hands on that batch of goods—the five Blood Spirit Fruits that were supposed to ripen and be sold.

Otherwise, this person would have already killed him.

For cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining or above, killing a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining is definitely easier than they imagine.

Kunlun immediately appeared in Lu Lin's hand, and the Ruoshui mark on the folding fan was slowly activated. But at this moment, a figure in a long robe blocked Lu Lin's way, interrupting his actions.

It was a clone sent by the scholar.