Spiritual Plant Department

"Those three are the Minister, Deputy Minister, and Inspector of our Spiritual Plant Department."

"Liu Guilong on the left, Senior Brother Li Li on the right."

After sitting down, Lu Jun used a Telepathic Message spell to Chen Mobai.

"Minister, although I Foundation Establishment Failure, my cultivation level has not dropped. I think it would be better for me to continue to hold the position of true disciple."

Liu Guilong was pale-faced, was the true disciple of the Spiritual Plant Department. However, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Li stood up and refuted him.

"Senior Brother Liu, you know the rules of the sect: the capable shall prevail. I am not trying to take your place as the true disciple, but the Sect Grand Competition at the end of the year is just around the corner. Although you have not fallen in Foundation Establishment Failure, which greatly reduces your Spell Duel ability. If you lose in the competition, wouldn't that be a disgrace to our Spiritual Plant Department?"

"Although I am not very talented, I am confident that I can defeat everyone in the sect except for a limited number of Proud Son of Heaven."

"Why don't you focus on recovering from your injuries first, Senior Brother Liu? Once you're healed, you can complete some sect missions to pay back the Contribution Points you owe us. After that, I'll immediately return the position of True Disciple to you."

As soon as Li Li said this, many of his fellow disciples nodded in agreement, and even some of Liu Guilong's own junior brothers looked hesitant.

"It's unwise for Senior Brother Liu to be so greedy for power and position. It's not in line with his usual character. Could it be that he Foundation Establishment Failure and his mind is in trouble?"

Teng Jie muttered to himself, and Lu Jun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but nod in agreement, thinking that this was indeed the case.

The two then went their separate ways, while Chen Mobai sat in the corner watching silently. By the time the two had finished speaking, the three big shots above had also finished their tea.

"Reason is something that cannot be explained in words."

A chubby Foundation Establishment Elder sitting on the far right chuckled and then offered the simplest solution.

"My two junior disciples, why don't we have a match according to the sect's rules for Spell Duel? Whoever wins will be the true representative of my Spiritual Plant Department."

Upon hearing this, Li Li suppressed a laugh, nodded to the three bigwigs above, indicating that he had no objection.

Although Liu Guilong's face was pale, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes. Just as he was about to teach Li Li a lesson, his ears suddenly twitched slightly, and then resentment flashed in his eyes, but in the end he still sighed.

"Forget it, we're all from the same sect, there's no need for us to fight. Martial Nephew Liu, you should focus on recovering from your injuries."

The one in the very center of the three Foundation Establishment suddenly spoke.

Lu Jun introduced himself as Lyu Zhiwen, the Minister of the Spiritual Plant Department.

"Let Junior Nephew Li temporarily take over the position of the true successor."

As soon as Lyu Zhiwen spoke, the decision was made instantly, and the Foundation Establishment Elder on both sides nodded in agreement without any objection.

In the end, Liu Guilong could only leave dejectedly.

When he left, only one junior brother who Qi Refining followed him.

The remaining four people all gathered around Li Li, the newly appointed disciple of the Spiritual Plant Department.

"Come on, follow me."

Seeing that the three Foundation Establishment True Cultivator had also gotten up and left, Lu Jun immediately led Chen Mobai to follow the chubby Foundation Establishment Elder to a courtyard.

"This is Elder Sun Gaochang of the Reward Hall, who is also the Inspector of our Spiritual Plant Department."

Teng Jie walked with Chen Mobai and introduced him to the background of the people they were meeting.

As an important department of the Divine Wood Sect that manages thousands of acres of medicinal fields, the Spiritual Plant Department has three Foundation Establishment Elder who come from the Three Great Halls.

This Inspector was Reward Hall and Benevolence to oversee the production of spiritual herbs Spirit Rice, in order to prevent embezzlement. Although their power was not as great as that of the Deputy Minister, no one dared to neglect them.

Lu Jun and Teng Jie were considered his men.

"Please sit down."

After walking through the courtyard, the three arrived at a study. Sun Gaochang gestured for them to sit down, and then took a document from Lu Jun and began to read it.

It was the mission report from when they went out to harvest the three acres of Spirit Field planted by Chen Mobai.

When Sun Gaochang saw the yield per mu, his eyes lit up.

"Junior Nephew Chen just started learning this year?"

"Yes."

Chen Mobai dared not say more, and could only pretend to be terrified, bowing his head to answer.

Sun Gaochang then asked about who had guided him into the path, his Spiritual Root talent, his current cultivation progress, and even some very professional knowledge about farming Spirit Plant.

Chen Mobai answered each question one by one, carefully considering how not to reveal his Spirit Plant technology that surpassed that of the Sky River Realm, and his answers were quite laborious.

Even so, Sun Gaochang looked satisfied after hearing this.

He is indeed a talent in the field of Spirit Plant, especially in farming, where he has a unique understanding that is truly impressive.

"Yes, if you can fully utilize your talents, it will be of great benefit to the sect. However, you haven't been a disciple for very long, so I can't give you too heavy a task all at once."

Sun Gaochang spoke gently and then led the three to the wall of the study, where a detailed leather map hung.

"Nephew Chen, you must have cultivated seven acres of Spirit Field here."

Sun Gaochang pointed to a yellowish-brown triangle on the south side of the Giant Wood Ridge map. Chen Mobai looked closely and saw that it was marked with the name "Little Sun Ridge".

"Reporting to the Inspector, it's a bit further from Little Sun Ridge; it's here."

Lu Jun immediately pointed to the three small red dots on the right side of Little Sun Ridge.

"Oh, so this is the place. That's perfect. There's a Second Grade high-quality Spirit Vein in Little Sun Ridge, and two acres of medicinal fields at the foot of the mountain, as well as a dozen or so scattered Spirit Field nearby. Why don't we leave it to Junior Nephew Chen to make the most of it?"

Sun Gaochang glanced at the map and immediately used his chubby finger to circle the yellowish-brown triangle, marking the two small blue dots and a large cluster of scattered red dots nearby.

Chen Mobai looked at the marked area following his pointing, without saying a word.

With such a large area, and the Spirit Field not all in one place, if he were to cultivate them all by himself, wouldn't he have no time to cultivate every day?

This is quite different from what Lu Jun and Teng Jie said before.

"Does Junior Nephew Chen have any other opinions?"

But faced with the decision of Elder Sun Gaochang, who had just Foundation Establishment Elder, he could only nod in agreement.

"The inspector's arrangements are good, I have no objections."

"Well, Lu Jun, could you get the paperwork for Little Sun Ridge done for Junior Nephew Chen? It seems there's another sect disciple looking after those two acres of medicinal fields. It's almost the end of the year, so just say the harvest isn't good and get him replaced."

After Sun Gaochang finished speaking, he waved his hand, indicating that the three of them could leave.

Chen Mobai followed Lu Jun back to the main hall of the Spiritual Plant Department. Before he could even speak, Teng Jie apologized and explained to him.

"Junior Brother Chen, Senior Brother Liu Guilong is the Minister's man, and Li Li is the Deputy Minister's man. Only under Inspector Sun has no true disciples yet. If you work hard, you might just be the next Senior Brother Li Li."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai's lips twitched; he was determined not to believe it anymore.

He's still too young, but he's already been tricked into joining the Spiritual Plant Department, so he can only leave it at that for now.

If it really delays my cultivation, I can just give up farming altogether.