To obtain a medicine field of his own, Li Xiuchang decided to go all out.
At the very least, there was no need to hide his talent in the way of Spirit Planting.
Although he had always believed in the path of keeping a low profile, there was no need to keep a low profile for its own sake.
When there was no danger involved, he should still seize whatever benefits he could.
The Immortal Dust Sect's outer sect was full of people with outstanding talent in one particular skill. They were all living just fine, and those with better talent could even receive more of the sect's resources and live more comfortably.
Most importantly, Li Xiuchang's talent in Spirit Planting truly was innate. It had nothing to do with any cheat or external aid, so there was nothing he could not show others.
The next two tests were, respectively, the forced maturation and harvesting of Spirit Plants.
The main method of forced maturation was fertilization.
The test examined the selection and combination of fertilizers, the frequency of fertilization, the amount of fertilizer used, and so on.
It sounded simple enough, something that could be mastered with practice. But the difficulty lay in the fact that the subjects they had to fertilize were the Spirit Plant seedlings they had just planted themselves.
"Second round of the practical assessment: forced maturation. Each of you must fertilize the seven Northern Spirit Plant seedlings you just planted once. As long as five of the seedlings are successfully fertilized, you will pass this round."
At this point, the chief examiner's gaze fell on the three Southern Spirit Plant seedlings planted by Li Xiuchang.
Of these three Southern Spirit Plants, only Li Xiuchang had successfully planted them. The other three candidates had all failed.
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