"Yunqi, it's all good, but what about the creatures in the lake? Also, can I change the temperature of the water?" Ye Chen inquired as he looked at the beautiful, wide lake, which was about half a mile across and filled with different aquatic creatures.
There was no way he could plant Supreme Twin Ice Lotus here with them around. Moreover, a cold environment was necessary for this herb's growth.
Zhen Yunqi didn't know what he needed this for, but when he inquired, she took out a red token made from jade. She hesitated for a moment, eyeing him curiously.
"Just put your spiritual Qi inside this, and you will be able to control all the formations here," she explained.
"With this, you can restrict the movements of creatures inside or even kill them. You can also change the temperature of the water as you wish and plant herbs without doing a manual job." she added, giving him the token.
The token was cold, heavy, and about the size of a baby's hand. There were complicated diagrams and inscriptions carved on it which attracted Ye Chen's attention.
'She is an inscription master and also a formation master,' he thought observing the patterns.
In these past two days, he had learned about different professions from the myriad book he'd been reading. Although it was only a small summary, he still got to know how powerful and rare they are.
Especially having two professions at the same time was quite unusual even in that era when the book was being written, so he couldn't help but feel curious about her.
However, he didn't ponder over this too much and gazed at the five-mile field. The soil here was changed, and there were formations below the ground, making it favorable to plant herbs without doing any manual work.
"You want to grow every herb here, right? Did you bring them?" he inquired as he glanced at her. He also needed some herbs, so he was hoping that she had brought all kinds of herbs from which he could take a few.
However, Zhen Yunqi shook her head at him.
"I can't get the seeds or herb plants from the sect as it will attract the attention of others, so it will take some time to get herbs secretly. However, I do have some Tier 3 and Tier 4 herbs in my hands; you can help me with these," she replied, taking out some pots with herbs and some bags with seeds.
As soon as she took this out, Li Mei was stunned.
"Lily leaf, Dark Blue Fruit, Jade Root, and Thunder Flower? Master! Are you injured?!" she asked with concern as she recognized the herbs.
Ye Chen had taught her important medicine knowledge in these two days, so she knew these herbs were useful in treating damaged meridians and serious injuries.
Hence, she couldn't help but feel anxious, wondering what had happened to her master.
Although she has only met and talked a few times with her, the care she felt from her was genuine. Moreover, she gave her an inheritance without asking anything in return, so how could she not worry about her?
Watching her like this, Zhen Yunqi was taken aback, then she quickly explained.
"Li Mei I am not injured, so don't worry about this," she assured with a gentle look and continued.
"But... how do you know about these herbs and their effects?" she inquired, feeling a little baffled at this.
She didn't remember teaching her any medicine knowledge; moreover, she herself didn't know too much about medicine; hence, she couldn't help but feel confused.
Hearing that her master was fine, Li Mei sighed in relief before replying with a puzzled look.
"Master, isn't this common knowledge? Senior brother said everyone knew this," she replied with an innocent face pointing at him.
After getting taught medicine by Ye Chen, she had asked why he knew this, and he said that it was general knowledge every cultivator should know, and she believed him without batting an eye.
"You…" Zhen Yunqi couldn't help but become stunned and speechless at this as she looked at Ye Chen with questions.
She had heard about mountain spirits possessing high intelligence, but there was no mention of them knowing anything else.
'It must be those kingdoms and sects who didn't tell all the truth about mountain spirits, or he has some secrets,' she thought inwardly.
"Yunqi, if you are done talking, then give me the herbs; I will plant them," Ye Chen said with a clam look, ignoring her gaze.
In response Zhen Yunqi nodded, giving him plants and seeds.
She was curious about how he knew about medicine, but that didn't mean she would request an answer from him. Hence, she didn't say anything and stood back to watch him.
Li Mei was also doing the same, wondering how he would accelerate the growth rate of herbs.
Feeling their gazes, Ye Chen didn't delay and took out the red token before sending a wisp of spiritual Qi in it and controlling the formations on fields with a thought.
Instantly after this, the whole field shook trembled slightly, and small openings appeared in the ground for seeds and plants. He then waved his hand, and in that instant all the seeds floated out, dropping into the small openings. Then the plants followed the suit after.
After this, the soil covered itself, and water tickled through the formation.
'It's time to use divine art,' Ye Chen thought with a serious look, before forming some mysterious hand seals.
Once finished, the whole mountain trembled and dense spiritual Qi surged, creating massive, complicated starry formation that enveloped the restricted area. It was like countless milky way descending with stars, and they were standing in between it.
Witnessing this, Li Mei was shocked; even Zhen Yunqi was the same, as she hadn't seen anything like this.
'Just what kind of diviner power is this?' she muttered in her heart when Ye Chen gazed at the starry formation in front of him.
This was his divine power 'Verdant Blossom Art' which can accelerate the growth rate of herbs by a hundred times.
He only needed to do this once; after this, his main body, which meant the mountain would sustain it naturally.
'This formation will remain here as long as I am using this art to accelerate the growth,' he muttered in his heart, wondering if Zhen Yunqi's formations would be able to handle this or not.
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