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He stared at the Lightning-Struck Wood Sprout, and an idea flashed through his mind.
Why don't you try putting it back into your Dantian?
It had already stayed in the Dantian for a long time, so the Dantian shouldn't reject it.
Moreover, it's so stable and has such a weak presence, so Illusionless Tree nor the Golden Silk Dense Moss should reject it.
Even if it's rejected, can't it just be removed in time?
Shan Heyuan.
He dug out the Lightning-Struck Wood Sprout again, played with it in his hand for a while, then sat cross-legged in the courtyard, circulated his inner energy, opened his Dantian, and absorbed it.
He had a very strong reaction when he inhaled the Golden Silk Dense Moss.
At that time, he could clearly feel a Spirit Plant entering his Dantian.
Today, the Lightning-Struck Wood Sprout, showed no reaction whatsoever.
He carefully sensed it for a moment, but felt nothing.
After activating his inner vision, he discovered that the Lightning-Struck Wood Sprout quietly occupied a corner of his Dantian.
It floated in mid-air, neither touching the base nor the Illusionless Tree and the Golden Silk Dense Moss.
No wonder it's like nothing happened.
Shan Heyuan used the "Return a Plum for a Peach" technique to communicate with the Golden Silk Dense Moss, instructing it to pull the Illusionless Tree over.
The Golden Silk Dense Moss quickly buried the broken sword inside its body, leaving only a small sprout sticking out.
At this moment, the base was covered with Golden Silk Dense Moss, and two Spirit Plant were growing on the Golden Silk Dense Moss.
There was no wind within the Dantian, but a large amount of Spiritual Power formed a flow of Spiritual Power. This flow of Spiritual Power gently touched the leaves of the Illusionless Tree like a breeze, causing it to sway slightly.
Seeing this, an idea flashed through Shan Heyuan's mind—it seemed as if a spiritual field had opened up in his Dantian.
The idea flashed through his mind for a moment, but he quickly dismissed it.
Sword Reverence Academy is about to hold an internal competition, and the teachers and teaching assistants, including Shan Heyuan, are all busy.
Putting everything else aside, with such a large competition, there will definitely be injuries, so we need to prepare a batch of medicine for them in advance.
Sword Reverence Academy has Planting Institute, so if they need Spirit Plant, they can't just buy them from outside; they can only ask the instructors to grow a batch for them.
Teaching assistants like Shan Heyuan are at the bottom of the food chain; tasks are assigned layer by layer, eventually ending up on their shoulders.
So he had to manage the Spirit Plant gardens for two classes and plant medicine for wounds, keeping him extremely busy.
However, this isn't without its advantages.
He planted so many rare spirit medicine, all of which were at least Foundation Establishment level. His planting techniques were excellent, resulting in a high survival rate for the spirit medicine. The extra seeds prepared by the academy were unusable, and the leaders refused to accept them, so they ended up in his pocket.
In addition, after receiving standardized training, he learned many planting methods, which further improved his professional skills.
Shan Heyuan was quite happy with his work.
The college leaders began to worry and held a meeting to encourage the young teachers and teaching assistants to sign up for the college competition.
"Our academy has a large number of cultivators specializing in life skills, but life skills cultivators also have their own combat tricks. The academy competition is such a great opportunity, why don't you all go up and give it a try?"
"Not only are the competition prizes very generous, but our institute has also prepared prizes, including some rare materials and seeds. Please take a look."
"Even if the cultivators of the Planting Institute lose, there's nothing shameful about it. Why don't we all give it a try? What if we succeed?"
The leaders talked themselves hoarse, but few of the monks were truly moved.
As cultivators focused on daily life, they weren't lacking in Spirit Stone. What they could obtain in the competition, they could grow more Spirit Plant, sell them, and then buy the rest outside. Why embarrass themselves on the competition field?
Of the three— Shan Heyuan, Jiang Zhi, and Li Jian —only Jiang Zhi signed up.
He put his left arm around Shan Heyuan's neck and his right arm around Li Jian's neck. "You guys are so disloyal! You should at least have signed up to keep me company."
Li Jian: "Alright. Your cultivation Cultivation Method is naturally suited for combat. If Brother Shan and I were to go up there, what would we use to fight them?"
Jiang Zhi: "Your cultivation level is what it is. There's no rule that says planters have to use planting methods. Look at you two, one is in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and the other is in the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection. Even if you only rely on your cultivation level, you should be able to overpower those cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, right?"
Li Jian: "I can't suppress him. You know that sword cultivators are best at fighting across ranks. Let alone a small rank, even a large rank could be suppressed."
"I can't reason with you." Jiang Zhi sighed, turned to look at Shan Heyuan, and nudged him with his elbow. "Brother Shan, what are you looking at?"
Shan Heyuan was engrossed in reading the Jade Slip that recorded the prizes.
He wasn't interested in the prizes from the Sword Reverence Academy competition. Those famous swords and armor were obviously for combat cultivators, and he didn't usually need them.
The prizes Planting Institute are quite interesting.
The prize for being among the top 100 in the competition is a Core Formation grade Spring Crystal.
He couldn't take his eyes off this Spring Crystal alone.
He had never used Spring Crystal, but he had used spiritual spring water of the Core Formation grade.
He used those spiritual spring waters to make all sorts of spiritual liquids and Fertilizer Pill, which were then used on his Spirit Plant, which is why his Spirit Plant grew so well.
Without such good resources, no matter how exquisite his planting techniques or how advanced his planting awareness, he would be like a skilled cook without ingredients.
Spring Crystal are the essence of spiritual spring water; the grade of Spring Crystal you soak in the water determines the grade of spiritual spring water you get.
This thing is extremely rare; it's seldom seen even at auctions.
Even if one could see it, the price would be beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.
Their institute truly lives up to its reputation as the best Planting Institute science institute on the entire continent; they are incredibly wealthy and powerful.
This kind of treasure was brought out for the grand competition held every three years.
Jiang Zhi noticed Shan Heyuan's expression and said, "You're looking at Spring Crystal? I also think we can try to get it. Besides that, the second-place Dainty Grass and the third-place Qishan Worm are also quite good; they're rarely seen outside."
Shan Heyuan hummed in agreement.
Jiang Zhi could tell at a glance that his attitude had softened, and with his arm around his neck, he said, "Give it a try. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. It's a competition within the academy; it won't leave any serious injuries. If you get lucky, you'll make a fortune."
Shan Heyuan: "I remember the registration deadline was April 15th?"
Jiang Zhi: "Yes. You can think about it for a few more days."
Shan Heyuan: "Then let me think about it."
"Alright, I'll ask you then." Jiang Zhi turned to Li Jian, "Brother Shan has already signed up with me, you're the only one left, how about it?"
Li Jian rolled his eyes. "Come on, when did Brother Shan say he signed up? He only said he'd think about it. Don't spread rumors to his face."
Jiang Zhi chuckled, "He didn't argue either. I think given Brother Shan's temperament, he'll eventually sign up."
Shan Heyuan had little confidence in his cultivation level.
Especially in combat-oriented competitions like this, he hadn't really fought much in either of his two worlds combined.
The academy is well-prepared and will not leave its disciples and staff with any lingering problems. It would be a great loss to go to the competition and get beaten up, especially if they advance, they might get beaten up several more times.
It would be great if I could break through before the game.
Shan Heyuan had a fleeting dream, but it was impossible to imagine.
He only recently broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage; how could he break through so quickly? Besides, the breakthrough from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Core Formation Stage is a major one.
Just as Shan Heyuan was considering this, he noticed that the Lightning-Struck Wood Sprout in his Dantian was gradually unfolding.
In addition, the broken sword buried in the Golden Silk Dense Moss also showed signs of growth, and it grew even faster than the buds.
This gave him the illusion that he had planted a potato, not a broken sword.
Otherwise, why would it grow roots instead of leaves?
After considering it for several days and carefully weighing the pros and cons, Shan Heyuan finally decided to sign up for the program.
Jiang Zhi was overjoyed to hear this news. "It's alright, the competition is all decided by drawing lots. Maybe we'll get lucky and draw an easy opponent in the first round, or we might get a bye and advance directly, which would guarantee us a prize."