Facing the crowd’s doubts, Zhang Xian replied, “You don’t believe me? That Green Spirit Vine is currently planted behind my house. You can all go and see for yourselves.”

“Absolutely impossible! You probably just transplanted a mature vine!”

Another white-robed cultivator from Green Wood Peak also shook his head repeatedly. “Junior Brother Zhang, don’t say anymore. This will only make the Supervisor more disappointed in you.”

His name was Lu Rendin. Now at the third level of the Golden Core stage, he was the personal disciple of the Green Wood Peak’s Chief Seat and also the Senior Brother of Green Wood Peak. He didn’t have any particular thoughts about Lin Yinyin; he just felt somewhat annoyed that Zhang Xian consulted Liu Qingxuan with questions every day. Coupled with today’s united front of Green Wood Peak disciples, as the Senior Brother, he naturally had to step forward.

Beside him, Liu Qingxuan felt somewhat disappointed in Zhang Xian. Having low Spirit Root talent wasn’t a big deal, but deceiving oneself indicated a problem with character. She was thinking about how to smooth things over and guide Zhang Xian back onto the right path.

Zhang Xian just smiled, took out a Memory Stone from his robe, and handed it to Liu Qingxuan, saying, “This contains the daily cultivation process of the Green Spirit Vine. Supervisor Liu can take a look.”

“Hah! Still stubbornly insisting,” someone sneered.

“I want to see what evidence this is. Could it be that Junior Brother Zhang is truly a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius?”

“Hahahaha!”

Liu Qingxuan sighed softly. With a delicate touch of her finger, the images from the Memory Stone slowly appeared.

On the first night, Zhang Xian buried the Green Spirit Vine seed in the soil of his backyard and watered it a little.

On the second night, sensing no change in the seed, Zhang Xian watered it with some Spirit Spring Water. He took out a book titled Basics of Spiritual Plant Care.

On the third night, sensing no change in the seed, Zhang Xian took out a bottle of Jade Condensation Liquid and poured the entire bottle onto it.

“Damn! Isn’t that Jade Condensation Liquid like two hundred points per bottle? And he just gave it to this Green Spirit Vine?”

“What a waste of precious resources!!”

Seeing this, Lu Rendin suddenly had an ominous premonition.

On the fourth night, sensing that the seed had already taken root and sprouted, Zhang Xian took out twelve mid-grade spirit stones and set up a Star Dipper Spirit Gathering Array to supply spiritual energy.

“!!!”

On the fifth night, the seed had already broken through the soil. Zhang Xian took out another bottle of Jade Condensation Liquid and carefully fertilized it. The fertilizer was Penglai Resting Soil, which Zhang Xian bought for one thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

Thud.

Someone had already fallen to their knees.

“My eyes are f*cking blind.”

Up until the fourteenth day, the Green Spirit Vine bloomed and bore fruit. Zhang Xian checked against Basics of Spiritual Plant Care, confirmed it was correct, and took a bite—it was juicy and delicious.

“So? I wasn’t lying,” Zhang Xian said with a smile.

The entire hall fell silent. Even Liu Qingxuan was speechless.

“My heart is bleeding. I counted—a full ten bottles of Jade Condensation Liquid!”

“And Penglai Resting Soil! Holy shit, even the Chief Seat wouldn’t dare be so extravagant when planting spiritual plants. He poured out an entire bag!”

“This bastard is an idiot! Forcing a Green Spirit Vine to mature like this! Just these materials alone could buy a mountain of Green Spirit Vines!”

Lu Rendin’s eyelids twitched violently. He never imagined Zhang Xian would use such an explosively extravagant method to forcibly mature a Green Spirit Vine in fifteen days.

“Oh! I enjoy the process of nurturing spiritual plants. As for this little cost, it’s not worth considering,” Zhang Xian explained.

Pfft—someone spat out blood. Others had already quietly slipped away, planning to sneak into Zhang Xian’s residence to see if there were any leftover Jade Condensation Liquid or Penglai Resting Soil near that Green Spirit Vine.

Liu Qingxuan took the spirit fruit; it was no different from other one-year matured fruits. Seeing the gloomy atmosphere below, she cleared her throat lightly. “Zhang Xian’s method is indeed unconventional. It’s just… a bit wasteful.”

Zhang Xian said softly, “Supervisor, you must have noticed too. My Spirit Root quality isn’t high, so I can only rely on piling up resources, just like with this Green Spirit Vine. Maturing a year earlier might seem wasteful to you all, but to me, it saves a huge amount of time cost. It’s worth it.”

Liu Qingxuan’s beautiful eyes flickered. Yes, she couldn’t measure others by her own standards. For cultivators, time was the most precious thing.

“By the way,” Zhang Xian took out a spiritual herb with an overall dark blue hue from his robe. “Supervisor Liu, is there a way to cultivate this immortal herb and improve its quality?”

Liu Qingxuan’s pupils contracted sharply. She exclaimed involuntarily, “This is Immortal Ascension Grass! Where did you get this?!”

Hearing the name Immortal Ascension Grass, people immediately stopped spitting blood, wiped their stains, and cried out in shock, “Immortal Ascension Grass? The one some sucker bought for 1.76 million mid-grade spirit stones at the last auction?”

“Spirit stones are merely external possessions; not worth mentioning.”

Liu Qingxuan took the Immortal Ascension Grass; her slender jade-like fingers trembled slightly. An Earth-grade treasure that could improve Spirit Root quality—she had never seen one before.

“So? Is there a way?”

“Difficult. Very difficult. This kind of immortal herb has rarely appeared in history; ancient texts are blank regarding its cultivation methods. We can only rely on trial and error. With good luck, cultivation might succeed; with bad luck… this one might wither and die too.”

“Oh? So there is hope.” Zhang Xian cupped his hands respectfully. “Then I’ll give this Immortal Ascension Grass to Supervisor Liu. My ability is insufficient to cultivate it; I can only trouble Supervisor Liu to help research it.”

“Give it… to me?” Liu Qingxuan’s breathing became somewhat rapid. Such a heaven-defying treasure given away just like that? Even if one of Yunmiao Sect’s seventy-two Peak Chief Seats saw such a treasure, they would fight over it!

Her chest rose and fell repeatedly as she struggled internally. Finally, she closed her eyes and said painfully, “No… this is too valuable. I cannot accept it. If I fail… I wouldn’t be able to sleep for life.” She didn’t dare look at the Immortal Ascension Grass again, afraid she couldn’t resist.

“Oh, it’s fine. If it fails, it’s on me,” Zhang Xian said as he took out another one and placed it in Liu Qingxuan’s hand. “I have more here; we can afford trial and error.”

Liu Qingxuan’s autumn-water-like eyes widened into circles; her red lips parted slightly. Her usually gentle and composed demeanor vanished completely at this moment.

“T-two… two plants?” Her voice changed pitch. “Th-this… keeping them for yourself to consume would be better; they can improve your Spirit Root quality.”

“I know. I ate them until they had no more effect on me later on. Before this, I wasn’t even at the Low-grade Spirit Root level.”

Liu Qingxuan: “…”

“Then… then I’ll accept them… I’ll try to find ways to cultivate them,” Liu Qingxuan spoke somewhat guiltily.

【Ding! Successfully gifted Ascension Immortal Grass x2. Returned: Immortal Ascension Grass x200.】

【Immortal Ascension Grass: Earth-grade material, Epic-level rarity treasure. Direct consumption has a probability of improving Spirit Root quality. Effect decreases with repeated consumption.】

【Ding! Current Favorability: 25.】

Excellent! Zhang Xian secretly rejoiced.

“By the way, Supervisor Liu, do you have cultivation materials here? I have plenty here too; I’ll give you some as well. It shouldn’t be that you help me cultivate immortal herbs yet still have to provide materials yourself; that would be too much,” Zhang Xian continued.

“No, no need!” Liu Qingxuan shook her head repeatedly. “I have materials here. Being able to cultivate treasures like Immortal Ascension Grass already satisfies me greatly.”

“Supervisor Liu is too polite. You must accept this reward.” Zhang Xian took out an exquisite jade box from his sleeve again and handed it over.

The moment the jade box opened, a refreshing, heart-soothing fragrance wafted out. Knowledgeable disciples exclaimed on the spot, “Beauty Preservation Pill?!”

Liu Qingxuan was completely stunned.

She mechanically accepted the jade box; her whole person seemed as if in a dream. Two priceless Immortal Ascension Grasses, plus this Beauty Preservation Pill that female cultivators in the cultivation world couldn’t refuse… she felt her legs go somewhat weak.

“Zhang Xian…” Her voice was almost inaudible. “This is too…”

Zhang Xian smiled breezily. “Supervisor Liu need not decline. You helping me cultivate immortal herbs must be very laborious. If you don’t even accept such a small reward, I would feel uneasy eating or sleeping. Fear might breed inner demons. Supervisor, you wouldn’t want see me go berserk due to qi deviation, would you?”

Disciples at the side had long been dumbfounded. Lu Rendin’s face turned from green to pale; he cursed angrily, “This bastard has designs on Supervisor Liu too!”

“Holy shit! No wonder he’s so generous!”

“Two Immortal Ascension Grasses, and a Beauty Preservation Pill… this pursuit method is too brutal!”

“Aaaaaah! Simply impossible to refuse! If someone gave me one Immortal Ascension Grass, I could be a bottom!”

“Wait… doesn’t he already have Junior Sister Lin?”

“Beast! Eyeing the pot while eating from the bowl!”