Guessing, That Cheap?

"There must be something I'm overlooking!" Zhang Wan gritted his teeth as he pondered.

Now that he thought about it, Li Sanjian's conversation with him during the day had seemed more like a hint.

"So what exactly is the hidden danger of the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance?"

He thought for a long time, until the moon had reached the center of the sky, before finally getting a clue.

"Vitality Catalysis Technique, Extreme Growth Technique!"

"These two techniques can shorten the time needed to cultivate spirit plants. Although the spirit plants cultivated this way will have their potential exhausted, and their quality won't be as high as those cultivated by other schools..."

"But to a sect, their value went without saying."

"They could obtain the greatest number of spirit plants in the shortest time!"

"The only sacrifices were the spirit plants' potential, spirit fertilizer, and the land's fertility. It was quite a profitable deal!"

And now, Zhang Wan had also realized that this was where the problem lay!

He had completely mastered the incomplete version of the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance in his hands. He had fully comprehended and understood it!

Therefore, even without the later parts of the inheritance, he vaguely sensed something.

The Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance should contain a way to solve the problem of shortening the growth time of high-grade spirit plants!

In other words, although he was only at the Third Level Postnatal and had only mastered the techniques for cultivating Postnatal low-grade spirit plants, the complete version should contain a method that allowed him to shorten the growth time of high-grade spirit plants even in his current state.

That was, a method of using the techniques for cultivating Postnatal low-grade spirit plants to shorten the growth time of Postnatal mid-grade spirit plants.

Zhang Wan had already had this feeling, which was why he had always looked forward to the complete inheritance.

But thinking about it now, that might also be the reason the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance was disliked by spirit planters—or rather, the reason Extreme Spirit Planters were so rare!

"That method definitely has enormous hidden dangers!" Zhang Wan guessed. The price of using that method might be the Extreme Spirit Planter's own life!

Under normal circumstances, an Extreme Spirit Planter who could help a sect obtain a large number of spirit plants in a short time would certainly be immensely valuable and hold a high position within the sect.

But if someone could forcibly make an Extreme Spirit Planter consume their own life to shorten the growth time of high-grade spirit plants, that would be an entirely different matter!

For example, what could a spirit planter who had mastered the complete Postnatal Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance do if they happened to encounter a sect elder who needed a prenatal spirit plant?

That's right, a spirit planter who had mastered the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance was extremely valuable. But if they encountered a situation where someone needed a prenatal spirit plant to break through to the Prenatal realm, or where a Prenatal martial artist needed some prenatal spirit plant to prolong their life, that spirit planter would very likely be forced to exhaust their own life force to cultivate it!

Although this was only Zhang Wan's speculation—after all, he still hadn't obtained the complete Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance—

relying on the part he had fully comprehended and mastered, along with Li Sanjian's subtle hints, he had a strong premonition that the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance was probably exactly as he had imagined!

As for why the sect had said nothing about this, not even mentioning a single word in the inheritances taught to its disciples, Zhang Wan had his own suspicions.

The sect had probably done it deliberately!

It wanted uninformed disciples to study and master the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance, cultivating large numbers of spirit plants for the sect in normal times, and even using their lives to cultivate high-grade spirit plants for it at critical moments!

Zhang Wan didn't mind speculating about the sect with the darkest intentions.

Especially after what had happened in Fengliu Commandery.

Although he still couldn't figure out what had happened in secret within Fengliu Commandery,

the people who had died during the period of chaos in Fengliu Commandery were undeniably dead!

From that, he had already glimpsed a trace of the sect's darkness. He would harbor no wishful thinking about such matters!

"Whew! Although it hasn't been confirmed, I really should switch to another spirit planter school." At that moment, Zhang Wan felt fortunate that he had been cautious.

All along, he hadn't wanted to be too high-profile or conspicuous, and had kept his true level as a spirit planter hidden.

Now, he could use his inability to learn the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance as an excuse to switch schools, and no one would suspect anything.

If people had learned of his true level in the past, it would probably have been very difficult for him to switch schools now.

Even if he managed to do it, he would likely be forced to cultivate the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance!

There were far too many ways to force a weak person down a certain path!

And Zhang Wan was currently a weak person who still had little power to resist!

Although he had the Experience Point System and wasn't without hope of turning the tables and killing his enemies, with the experience points he currently possessed, victory was far from certain.

Moreover, that might bring him even greater danger.

"Before I accumulate enough experience points to rapidly advance to the True Core realm, quietly keeping my head down is the best choice!"

Zhang Wan muttered.

And the current situation wasn't bad for him.

As long as he switched schools, there would be no problem.

However, Zhang Wan wasn't in a hurry to purchase an inheritance from another school.

He had only graduated from the academy two days ago.

If he ran off to purchase another school's inheritance now, it would seem somewhat too hasty.

It would be better to wait a few more days.

"Still, Senior Brother Li Sanjian, I really owe him a favor this time." Zhang Wan committed the matter to memory. If he had the chance in the future, he would have to repay this favor.

After thinking things through, Zhang Wan simply used only the ordinary methods recorded in the inheritance to cultivate spirit plants over the next two days.

He acted as though he had never mastered those two techniques.

Two days later, Zhang Wan went to the Dust Bone Fourth Branch.

There was no need to go to the Inheritance Hall to purchase a spirit planter inheritance.

All the spirit planter inheritances controlled by the sect could be found in the Spirit Planter Hall.

As a member of the Spirit Planter Hall, obtaining a spirit planter inheritance from the Spirit Planter Hall required fewer spirit stones than buying one from the Inheritance Hall!

The Spirit Planter Hall possessed a wide variety of spirit planter inheritances, with numerous schools.

But Zhang Wan had already made a selection once when he was at the Inheritance Hall.

The Five Elements Spirit Planter, Symbiotic Spirit Planter, and Extreme Spirit Planter schools were the only three suitable for him.

Now that there was a problem with the Extreme Spirit Planter school, choosing one of the remaining two inheritances was the best option.

Zhang Wan still wanted both, but his wealth didn't allow for it!

When he graduated, Zhang Wan had thirteen Postnatal low-grade spirit stones. After arriving at the mountain gate and reporting to the Outer Gate Management Department, he received the cultivation resources for the next six months, bringing the number of spirit stones in his possession to nineteen Postnatal low-grade spirit stones.

But he had previously spent three on spirit plant seeds and spirit fertilizer for planting in the courtyard, leaving him with only sixteen Postnatal low-grade spirit stones.

Even if he wanted to, and even if obtaining an inheritance from the Spirit Planter Hall was cheaper, he could only afford one.

Besides, he had to keep some spirit stones for emergencies. It was impossible to spend them all.

Xu Mao, the disciple who received visitors at the branch and had arranged Zhang Wan's spirit field for him, received Zhang Wan.

Hearing that Zhang Wan couldn't learn the Extreme Spirit Planter inheritance and wanted to switch to another school, Xu Mao quickly took out the inheritances Zhang Wan wanted and let him choose.

"The internal purchase price is considerably lower, and the common spirit plant knowledge contains a great deal of overlap."

"Therefore, the price is reduced even further."

Xu Mao explained everything, and in the end, Zhang Wan spent only nine Postnatal low-grade spirit stones to obtain the incomplete version of the Five Elements Spirit Planter inheritance.

The price was so low that Zhang Wan could hardly believe it.

This was way too cheap!