We agreed to farm, but you're planting a divine tree in the eternal night?

"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?"

Hearing Jiang Qiao speak again, Jiang Qiu's thoughts returned, and she nodded, "Yes, I am also a cultivator of the [Golden Spirit Cage]."

"You seem to be an intern at the Nine Plant Garden too, the one who cultivated the dual-attribute superior-grade Wood-like Flower and Fruit, your name is... Jiang Qiu?"

Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow, her gaze sweeping up and down, and pouted, "You actually signed an exclusive supply agreement just like me. But your [Golden Spirit Cage] isn't ready yet, is it?"

"No, I plan to induce labor all at once in the shop, and it will mature later." Jiang Qiu brought in the basin, her expression calm.

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Haha, you're trying to force it to maturity all at once. You don't know that rare spiritual plants are unstable, do you? This isn't some roadside 'Wood Edge Flower,' you know. Rushing it to maturity will only cause it to get hurt."

"fine."

Her gaze towards Jiang Qiu held a hint of amusement. "You and Wang Baisheng are a bit alike, both inexplicably confident in things you don't understand. Hmm~ But he's become too single-minded in his martial arts practice, while you're adorably naive."

"..." Jiang Qiu remained silent.

He made fun of himself during their very first conversation.

That's quite arrogant.

but......

His gaze drifted to the [Golden Spirit Cage] on the table. It was a level 1 porcelain basin with a white jade base and blue and white patterns. Its precious aura was no less than that of Wang Baisheng's bronze basin, and it had its own unique charm.

Inside, the half-meter-tall [Golden Spirit Cage]'s yellow grass leaves were all twisted, like braided filthy braids, with not a single blade of grass sticking out, completely spiraling into 5 heavy, metallic-looking yellow fruits.

Its very center, the core of the fruit, often sparkles like a firefly trapped inside, while also emitting a unique, high-quality fruity aroma.

That is, 4 medium-grade and 1 high-grade.

Only with a superior formula can this product be produced.

It's normal for Jiang Qiao to be a bit arrogant.

"Hey? Jiang Qiu, you're here too. I just finished preparing the ingredients for Senior Sister to refine the new pill. You should both take your results to the alchemy room on the third floor." Yao Yao poked her head out from the stairwell and waved for the two of them to follow.

"Okay, Sister Yao Yao." Jiang Qiao smiled and picked up the white jade basin, skipping and hopping after her.

At the top of the stairs, she glanced back again, her eyes crinkling at the corners. "Hmph, hurry up and come up. You used a flawed mid-grade formula, didn't you? I'd like to see how many mid-to-low-grade ones you can cultivate."

"..."

Without saying a word, Jiang Qiu followed the two women up to the third floor, where a faint, refreshing cucumber scent wafted through the air.

"Kam~ You're here?" Accompanied by the familiar chewing sound and a clear voice, Zhao Nan sat on the sofa chair in the rest area by the window and turned around under the light.

"Well, Sister Zhao Nan, look, my dad has figured out the formula, and I've cultivated my first generation of results!" Jiang Qiao chuckled.

With a thud, a white jade basin was placed on the table, causing the spiral-shaped fruit to sway and bump against each other. "The inherent properties cultivated by this formula are beneficial for alchemy!"

"Crunch~" Zhao Nan took a bite of cucumber, her slender right index finger stroking the spiral shell of the premium fruit. The yellow light of the encased core grew brighter and brighter, gradually turning into a red light, while the rest of the fruit trembled as if about to explode in anger.

But if you look at it a little longer, it's like a naughty child throwing a tantrum, but being gently pressed down by those well-defined fingers, it doesn't dare to act any more outrageously.

With a soft "thud," she raised her finger, and the red light faded. "Not bad. You've developed a top-grade recipe for the [Golden Spirit Cage] so quickly. Uncle Jiang has a deep foundation, and you've accumulated enough experience to cultivate it independently. You can use it to start a new batch of pills today."

"Hehe! Thank you for the compliment, Sister Zhao Nan."

Jiang Qiao raised her chin and turned to look at her.

A hint of delight and pride shone through his smile:

"And what about him, Sister Zhao Nan?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present fell on Jiang Qiu.

He took a slow breath, and with a thud, placed the rubber basin next to the white jade basin, lifted the tin cover, and revealed the foot-tall seedlings.

"I'm sorry, but I'm worried that it might cause widespread damage when it ripens, so I wanted to bring it here and ask you, shop owner, to take care of it and help it produce high-quality fruit on the spot," Jiang Qiu politely requested.

"Kam~" Zhao Nan glanced at the tender seedling. Its spiral-shaped outer shell was as soft as seaweed, as if it could be broken open with a flick of a finger. The flower bud inside had just begun to form. However, she nodded and said, "Okay."

Yao Yao frowned and muttered, "Three flower buds? That's just a flawed mid-grade formula. How is he going to cultivate a high-grade fruit? They've only just sprouted and he wants to force them to grow all at once? That's a bit overambitious..."

Jiang Qiao crossed her arms and squinted her eyes as if smiling.

Although the superior formula was developed by her father.

However, this particular plant was cultivated independently by her.

It is difficult to manage throughout the entire growth cycle.

It requires a high level of skill in using spiritual energy.

The processes of hair growth and hair regrowth need to be carefully controlled.

Of course, without the necessary spiritual fertilizer to cultivate top-grade items, resulting in insufficient nutrition, even the best use of spiritual energy will not produce top-grade items.

In other words, an incomplete or substandard formula cannot produce a superior one.

This is what makes Jiang Qiu so adorable and fun.

Jiang Qiu remained oblivious. Under Zhao Nan's watchful gaze, her eyes lit up, and with a whoosh, a wisp of cyan spiritual energy emanated from her fingertips—

[Following the medium-grade recipe ratio, consuming 180 strands of level 1 wood elemental spiritual energy, continuously "growth" the level 1 metal spiritual plant "Golden Spirit Cage"]

[Expected ripening time 5 days ahead of schedule]

[Expected ripening time 5 days ahead of schedule]

[Expected ripening time 5 days ahead of schedule]

【...】

The seedlings grew wildly, like seaweed getting wet, and their original green color quickly turned yellow.

Strands of yellow spiritual energy emerged, spiraling and accumulating along the grass blades, gradually revealing its sharpness. Like steel bars twisted into a cage, the flower buds within could be seen growing larger through the gaps, with yellow light faintly appearing.

In the blink of an eye, it rivaled Jiang Qiao's pot in height.

This scene was reflected in Yao Yao's eyes, "Can he really perform continuous hair regrowth in one go?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Qiao's lips curled into a smile. She glanced at Jiang Qiu, whose face was calm as still water but whose eyes were focused and shining. A hint of unexpected surprise flashed in her eyes. "His talent for nurturing..."

The ability to continuously grow new plants is nothing special; every apprentice plant master or aspiring plant master should master this basic ability. Otherwise, their cultivation speed will be far behind that of their peers, and they may spend decades before being promoted.

The ability to continuously "grow" is based on the cultivator's extreme familiarity with the spiritual plant that is about to be "grown." It's like reading a poem a hundred times and being able to recite it with your eyes closed. Jiang Qiu hasn't read it a hundred times, so how could he possibly recite it?

No, they probably haven't even read it once.

And the purity of the wood elemental energy...

Jiang Qiao's gaze became curious, and her interest gradually grew.

At the same time, in Jiang Qiu's line of sight.

The panel is refreshing rapidly.

Sweat was seeping from his forehead.

Current instability: 7%

Current instability: 18%

Current instability: 29%

Current instability: 41%

【...】

Current instability: 100%