"I wonder... what does Fellow Daoist Xiao want these seeds for? In my Hundred Herbs Sect's experience, if they cannot sprout within a hundred years, then even another hundred years may not bring any movement. They should already be seeds that have lost their vitality," Jiang Fan asked.
"It's nothing much!" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "Senior should know that Shang Hua Ming has only one disciple who tends medicinal plants—this junior. I usually consult the texts on my own, and Shang Hua Ming cannot compare with Hundred Herbs Sect, which has so many medicinal fields and spirit herbs. The more I study, the more it becomes like building a cart behind closed doors, so this junior wishes to see more and learn more. If it is inconvenient for Senior, then forget it..."
"Haha, so that's how it is!" Jiang Fan clapped his hands. "I never expected Fellow Daoist Xiao to enjoy researching spirit herbs. Although the disciples of my Hundred Herbs Sect have conditions far better than yours, they all disdain studying spirit herbs. They only enjoy cultivating their mental arts, and once their cultivation reaches the Qi Cultivation third layer, they never visit the medicinal gardens again. It truly leaves one helpless! Since Fellow Daoist Xiao has such a thirst for learning, how could I not fulfill it?"
Then he turned to the Qi Cultivation second layer disciple and said, "Go. Bring over all those seeds that were supposed to be disposed of. Also, select some spirit herbs that are not forbidden from being passed outside the Hundred Herbs Sect, and bring several seeds of each!"
Xiao Hua was overjoyed. Smiling, he said, "Many thanks, Young Sect Master. Actually, if the withered or damaged seeds in your sect are of no use, letting this junior take them