I courted death and then tried to escape, so the whole sect wants to get rid of me.

Song Yao's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

Before he could stop, there was a "click" sound—

The tender seedling, which had just sprouted an inch above the ground, suddenly grew rapidly, its stem rising at a visible speed, and its leaves unfurling wildly.

The vines emerged from the leaf axils and spiraled outwards in all directions.

The nearest vine was heading straight for Song Yao's face.

The Sixth Elder was dumbfounded, and his body instinctively grabbed Song Yao, who was also dumbfounded, and pulled him back.

With his other hand, he made a hand seal, and pale blue spiritual energy surged from his palm, suppressing the vine that was still growing wildly.

The vines twisted and turned reluctantly, but after a while they slowly calmed down and retreated back into the soil, as if nothing had happened.

The half-acre spiritual field was turned into a complete mess.

Song Yao stood beside the Sixth Elder, looking disheveled, and asked with a glimmer of hope, "Sixth Elder, this is normal, right?"

Sixth Elder: "...What do you think?"

She has been practicing medicine cultivation for over a hundred years and has never seen such a case of ordinary medicinal plant transplantation going crazy.

However, there are always exceptions.

It must have been bad luck.

She took a breath and comforted Song Yao, "It's okay, we'll try again. Recently, demons have been breaking in and stealing spiritual plants. They might have accidentally possessed this seedling."

Song Yao: "Okay!"

-

Half an incense stick later, the Sixth Elder looked at the vast expanse of spirit fields that looked like it had been destroyed by a tornado, and at the group of injured disciples in the spirit fields, and managed to force a smile: "Child."

Song Yao's hair was disheveled, and her face and body were covered in mud. She looked at him with pleading eyes and said, "I'm sorry."

"It's alright, learning is always full of unexpected events. Um... how about you go back to being a pill refiner?"

"..."

"It can also be used for spiritual practice."

The Sixth Elder's heart was bleeding, and he felt like crying, but he still managed to comfort her, "Your wood spirit root may be mutated. If you can control it properly, it will definitely be incredibly powerful, and your future is still limitless."

Song Yao: "......"

She just wanted to be an ordinary person, why would she need to be incredibly powerful?

Seeing her genuine disappointment, the Sixth Elder felt a pang of pity: "How about this? I have an abandoned spiritual field on the next mountain. Go there and try again; there might still be a chance."

Song Yao's eyes lit up: "Okay."

She absolutely must take this medicine.

The Sixth Elder wiped his sweat: "Go and take a look first. I'll tidy up this place and then come over to teach you. Be careful and don't do anything reckless."

"Don't worry."

It would take quite a bit of effort to climb up that mountain from here, Song Yao drew his Azure Water Sword.

She has already shown considerable talent, so it shouldn't be too surprising that she has now learned to fly on a sword.

Just to be on the safe side, she wobbled as she flew on her sword, pretending to be not very skilled.

-

Some medicinal plants were sparsely planted in the abandoned spiritual field.

Song Yao stopped in front of him, lowering his eyes in deep thought.

After trying those few times, she roughly knew where the problem lay.

Every time I connect with the medicinal plant, the snake seal inside my body trembles uncontrollably, which is probably why the medicinal plant goes crazy.

What exactly is this Serpent Seal that has such an effect?

If she isn't controlled, she simply won't be able to become a medicine cultivator.

But... how do we control it?

Song Yao took a deep breath, covered the medicinal plant with her palm, and tried again.

I don't believe it anymore.

She can no longer farm.

After painstakingly cleaning up the destroyed medicinal plants and sending all the injured disciples to the Healing Hall, the Sixth Elder hurriedly headed to the abandoned spirit field.

There was no one in the spirit field, nor were there any medicinal plants that could cause madness.

Song Yao leaned lazily against the branches of the old locust tree, her legs dangling in the air, with the sunset glowing orange-red behind her.

It seems like nothing bad has happened.

The Sixth Elder looked up and asked, "How is it?"

The boy's voice was so flat it was completely flat: "I can control it now."

The Sixth Elder breathed a sigh of relief, his tense expression fading into a relieved smile: "I knew you had the talent to be a medicine cultivator. Come, let me see how you control it."

Song Yao glanced at her, her expression quite complex.

Then he slowly raised his hand, gently lifting his fingertips towards the direction of the spirit field.

The Sixth Elder heard a muffled rumble.

In the spirit field, all the medicinal plants shot up into the sky, their stems growing wildly under the setting sun, their leaves stretching out wildly, and their vines lashing out in all directions like a swarm of snakes.

In the blink of an eye, the plants covered the sky and blocked out the sun.

The evening breeze blew through the gaps in the vines, carrying the scent of wildly growing vegetation, making the hem of her clothes flutter.

Sixth Elder: "..."

and many more.

Something seems off.

control......

Is this the control method?

Shouldn't it be nurtured slowly, allowing it to grow gradually...?

hiss--

Song Yao was even more desperate than her. After a long pause, she asked, "They're under my control now and don't attack people anymore. Can they be used as medicine?"

Sixth Elder: "..."

Song Yao: "This plant is so big, it must be able to make a lot of medicine, right?"

Sixth Elder: "..."

Her neck ached from looking up, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I don't think it's possible. Putting aside how it was picked and processed, it's already turned into this state. Using it as medicine... would probably be fatal."

She added dryly, "How about... how about I give it a try?"

But the experiment clearly failed.

The moment Song Yao withdrew her spiritual power, these medicinal plants reverted to their original seedling form, far from being ready for harvesting and use.

The two remained silent for a long time before the Sixth Elder finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "You really don't want to become a spiritual cultivator?"

Song Yao: "......"

Song Yao was personally returned to the Seventh Elder by the Sixth Elder.

The Sixth Elder said earnestly to the Seventh Elder, "Your little disciple is truly gifted. It's a pity to leave him in the herb field. Since he's so interested in this, why not let him become a medical cultivator? Medical cultivators can earn a lot of money."

The Seventh Elder was puzzled. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong? What happened? My disciple has a Heavenly-grade Wood Spiritual Root, making him the most suitable person to become a medicine cultivator."

The Sixth Elder turned and left, handing him an account book: "This is today's loss. Remember to pay back the money."

Seventh Elder: "..."

He glanced at it, his vision blurred, and his hands trembled: "My good disciple, you set the mountain on fire?"

How did I become so heavily in debt in just one day!

How many pills would he have to refine to repay this debt?!

Song Yao glanced at the numbers and felt a surge of urges to die.

Not only can I not become a pill refiner or medicine cultivator, but now I might have to spend my whole life working at the Nine Saints Hall to pay off my debts.

Astronomical numbers.

One million five hundred thousand.

Adding the 5,600 spirit stones she owed the sect, her total came to 1,505,600.

Her face was ashen, but she took the ledger with a sense of responsibility: "Master, do you know how to make money quickly?"

Seventh Elder: "If I had known, I wouldn't still owe Eighth Brother so much money."

Song Yao: "How about I become a heretical cultivator? Heretical cultivators seem to be very rich."

Seventh Elder: "...If you want me to be cursed to death by the cultivation world, just say so."