Vice-Minister, Suddenly Awakened

That evening, Zhang Wan enjoyed the spirit energy of the mountain sect at his residence.

His cultivation efficiency was significantly higher than at the academy.

The next morning, he headed to the Dust Bone Fourth Branch.

Now that he was a member of the branch, which specialized in planting spirit plants, he wanted to grow some in his own courtyard. Naturally, he would try to get some from the branch.

He didn't expect to get them for free, but the internal price would definitely be cheaper.

As expected, it was much cheaper than when he bought seeds and spirit fertilizer to grow at the academy.

For three low-grade spirit stones, he obtained a small bag containing over a hundred seeds of postnatal low-grade spirit plants and a large bag of spirit fertilizer.

It was half the price he paid before!

The internal price was indeed great!

After storing the seeds and spirit fertilizer in his storage bag, Zhang Wan exited the branch's main gate. He activated the Nine Step Movement Technique, covering twenty to thirty meters with each step, and swiftly headed towards his assigned spirit field.

Along the way, he saw many other figures also rushing towards the Fourth Spirit Planting Garden at high speed.

Clearly, they were all members of the same department.

Zhang Wan also spotted Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er, and arranged to find them later on the way.

The spirit fields managed by Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er were much larger than Zhang Wan's.

By the time Zhang Wan finished tending to his field, these two would likely only be halfway through their work.

Upon arriving at the spirit field, Zhang Wan took out the spirit fertilizer and spread it across his two mu of land.

He then cast the Vitality Catalysis Technique to stimulate the life force of the Water Fragrance Rice, allowing it to sprout faster and grow vigorously.

Zhang Wan decided against using the Extreme Growth Technique for now.

He wanted to assess the situation first before fully revealing his capabilities as an Extreme Spirit Planter.

After clearing the weeds in his spirit field, Zhang Wan went to find Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er.

The spirit fields managed by Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er were not far apart. After finding them, Zhang Wan chatted with Wan Xing'er for a while before going to find Li Sanjian.

The spirit fields these two managed were about six to seven mu each, much larger than Zhang Wan's.

This was normal. Zhang Wan had only recently joined the Fourth Branch and taken over a spirit field in the spirit planting garden. Without confirming Zhang Wan's cultivation abilities, the Fourth Branch wouldn't entrust him with too much land.

The spirit fields managed by Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er also had a good amount of Water Fragrance Rice planted.

However, in addition to Water Fragrance Rice, they also grew several other types of spirit plants.

There was even a small plot of land that the two used to plant other spirit plants.

After Zhang Wan inquired, he learned that experienced members like them were allowed by the Sect to use one-tenth of their assigned spirit fields to plant spirit plants of their own choosing.

As long as the yield of the remaining nine-tenths of the spirit field did not decrease, the Sect and the branch would not interfere.

This made Zhang Wan envious.

If he had spirit fields where he could plant whatever he wanted, he could grow large quantities of Dwarf Jade Bamboo, Dew-Gathering Fruit, and Spider Silk Grass, or any other spirit plants he desired.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the qualifications for that yet and could only grow them in his courtyard.

At this point, Li Sanjian began discussing Zhang Wan's Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance.

"I remember you're studying the Extreme Spirit Planter path, right? That inheritance is difficult to master. In our Spirit Planter Hall, very few people can grasp it."

"Indeed, this inheritance is not easy to master. I've only just scratched the surface of those two techniques," Zhang Wan lied with a straight face.

"Since that's the case, why not try buying another Spirit Planter inheritance and try a different school? Perhaps you'd be more suited to another path," Li Sanjian suggested while busy with his own work.

"Spirit Planter inheritances from other schools? I'll consider it if I really can't master the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance later."

Zhang Wan and Li Sanjian chatted idly, their relationship slowly deepening through these casual conversations.

Zhang Wan didn't stay long before heading back to busy himself in his small courtyard.

"I can plant some in the courtyard, but if I need to use the Extreme Cultivation Method for now, it's better to move it to the bedroom or the quiet room."

Although the small formation in his residence had a barrier that served as an alarm and also blocked line of sight, its effectiveness was quite limited.

Anyone with a little strength could easily see through this concealment.

While Zhang Wan was busy here, some people in the Dust Bone Branch were also discussing him.

Wang Yue, the Deputy Head of the Dust Bone Branch, and Li Guannian were discussing Zhang Wan, holding a jade tablet that recorded all his information.

"It's quite rare. He got into the Spirit Planter Hall before graduation. Such disciples are always few and far between."

"The most crucial point is that he managed to get into the Spirit Planter Hall while still in the academy and also reached Postnatal Triple stage!"

"Tsk, tsk, it's rare to find a disciple with both Spirit Planter talent and cultivation talent like this."

"That's right. In all the years of the Spirit Planter Hall, the number of people with both these talents can be counted on two hands."

"Hmm, his background is clean, and his talent is not bad. We can consider cultivating him with priority."

"In that case, I'll take him. If he can be cultivated properly, he will surely become a pillar of the Dust Bone Branch of the Spirit Planter Hall in the future!"

"Ahem! Old Wang, don't try to snatch him from me. I'm better than you when it comes to cultivating disciples."

"Stronger than me? Old Li, when did you start lying to yourself?"

Wang Yue and Li Guannian stared each other down, neither willing to back down, both unwilling to let such an excellent disciple go.

In the end, neither managed to convince the other.

So, they decided to let each person rely on their own abilities.

However, the two agreed on one thing: they both decided that Zhang Wan should switch to a different Spirit Planter school of thought.

In the evening, after planting spirit plant seeds in the courtyard and some in earthenware pots in the quiet room and bedroom, Zhang Wan was lying down to rest.

But as he lay there, he suddenly jumped up from the lounge chair, his face filled with disbelief and uncertainty.

He recalled what Li Sanjian had said that morning.

In the Spirit Planter Hall, not many people possessed the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance!

But how could that be possible?

That's right, the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance was indeed difficult. Just the incomplete version of the technique, which could only cultivate Postnatal low-grade spirit plants, required nearly a hundred points of EXP to master, making it not so easy to grasp.

However, compared to the Talisman Master, Alchemist, and artifact refining inheritances, it was at most comparable in difficulty to these cultivation skills.

A fire talisman inheritance that only reached Postnatal upper-grade required eight hundred and ninety-one points of EXP to master, almost nine hundred points!

Could the difficulty of the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance really exceed that of the Talisman Master inheritance by so much?

Was that possible?

If that were the case, why were there so few people in the Spirit Planter Hall who had mastered the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance?

It couldn't be that the martial artists in the Spirit Planter Hall simply didn't have much talent for spirit planting, could it?

That thought alone seemed impossible.

Moreover, the Extreme Spirit Planter had obvious advantages and disadvantages. With its strengths, one could completely ignore its weaknesses. Surely, a large number of Spirit Planters would have spent a great deal of time and effort studying this inheritance!

Perhaps not many had fully mastered the complete inheritance, but there should definitely be many who had achieved some success with it!