Speaking Through Strength

"May I ask, Senior, what should I do?" Seeing that Yuan Ming had not assigned her to preach alongside the others, Ye Xinyao immediately grew somewhat nervous.

"You said before that you possess the Hundred Herbs Spirit Body. As I recall, any spirit plants cultivated by someone with this spirit body gain thirty percent more medicinal potency, correct?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Yes, but if the spirit plants are of too high a grade, the increase in medicinal potency will be much smaller," Ye Xinyao explained.

"That will suffice. Aside from praying devoutly each day like the others, you will manage all the spirit fields and medicinal gardens on the island from now on. However, besides what already exists, I need you to specifically set aside an area for growing poisonous herbs. The quantity may be limited, but the variety must be plentiful. Do you have any objections?" Yuan Ming instructed.

"None. Rest assured, Senior, I will make the arrangements with care." Ye Xinyao was especially delighted upon hearing this and immediately agreed.

She was originally a spirit plant master and was most skilled at cultivating spirit plants. Though she did not know why Yuan Ming wanted poisonous herbs specially cultivated, if he merely wanted varieties, she had quite a few seeds on her to choose from.

Yuan Ming's purpose in cultivating poisonous herbs was naturally to feed the Purple Extreme Tai Sui. The East Pole Sea was unlike the Cloud Wilderness; even if one did not cultivate poison arts, it would not hurt to keep more highly toxic things on hand. Who knew when they might produce miraculous results?

After arranging these miscellaneous matters, Yuan Ming waved his hand and dismissed Sikong Zhan and the others. He himself entered the cave abode and took out the spirit materials he had