JSCMU-Chapter 100. Three Evaluations

Moreover, after consuming so many Rejuvenation Pills, Yun Jin also discovered that the meridians in her body expanded quite a bit and became more resilient.

It’s often said that Rejuvenation Pills are healing medicines, and under normal circumstances, people who aren’t injured wouldn’t take them.

But Yun Jin was different.

First, Rejuvenation Pills came easily to her.

Second, as long as she ate food containing spiritual energy, she would increase her cultivation.

Rejuvenation Pills also contained spiritual energy. In fact, it contained more than Foundation Establishment Pills.

To her, Rejuvenation Pills could likewise increase her cultivation.

With that in mind, Yun Jin would snack on them like candy whenever she had nothing to do.

That’s how she accidentally discovered this hidden effect of the Rejuvenation Pills.

Of course, this effect probably wouldn’t work for anyone else.

Who else would have the nerve to treat Rejuvenation Pills like candy?

Even Huo Lie and Zhao Wuji couldn’t manage that.

However, Yun Jin had a vague idea in her heart. Once she could refine higher-level pills, she could prepare them for her senior brothers and sisters.

That way, with their meridians expanded, the amount of spiritual power they could store at the same cultivation level would far surpass their peers. A sect full of prodigies wouldn’t just be a dream.

Lastly, there was her botany technique. Over the past few days, she ordered Gu Jinghong to grind it out for her, and now, her panel underwent great changes.

To become a first-rank botanist, at least three botany techniques must reach level one.

Second-rank requires level two, and so on.

Currently, all three of Yun Jin’s techniques have been pushed to the peak of level two, one step away from level three.

And according to what she knew, that Senior Brother Ye Cheng is a third-rank botanist.

Because there were only so many botany technique manuals in Tianxing Sect, Ye Cheng had also trained in the same three. Minor Cloud and Rain Technique, Soil Control Technique, and Pest Extermination Finger. He had also cultivated all three to level three.

So, in terms of level, she was still slightly behind.

However.

Each of her three techniques had undergone a tiny bit of modification. Winning against Ye Cheng wouldn’t be difficult.

Yun Jin fully prepared herself, and the ten-day deadline also arrived.

Just as she finished checking her panel, the people Zhao Wuji sent arrived.

He was taking this duel very seriously.

He personally selected a spiritual field as the site of the competition. This particular field had always been tended by Ye Cheng and it was the place he was most familiar with. And after reviewing the techniques Ye Cheng was best at, Zhao Wuji personally set the competition tasks.

With all this in place, he refused to believe Yun Jin could have a chance to turn the tables.

Of course, there is a greater possibility of her not being able to perform the most basic techniques and ending up making a huge fool of herself.

After the publicity from the previous Discipline Hall incident and ten more days of buildup, this duel had spread by word of mouth and anyone in the sect wouldn’t miss watching the spectacle.

The area around the spirit field was already tightly packed.

Ye Danxia was also brought over in custody.

Her face was pale, but a glimmer of hope still flickered in her eyes.

Her life or death depended entirely on the outcome of this match.

This time, the ten Peak Masters were all present.

Even seniors like Elder Ming, Sword Elder, and Senior Ling came personally.

Zhao Wuji believed that there was absolutely no chance of failure this time, so he boldly arranged seats for everyone.

Trying to rebel?

Did they think that just one Yun Jin could shake his authority?

It was the perfect opportunity to let everyone clearly see that he, Zhao Wuji, still held absolute authority in Tianxing Sect!

Yun Jin and Ye Cheng were already standing on opposite sides.

Ye Cheng, being introverted, kept his head lowered and was trembling with nervousness.

“Why is Senior Brother Ye so nervous? Could it be that Yun Jin is actually somewhat formidable?”

“You clearly don’t understand Senior Brother Ye. That’s just how he is. Unless he’s with plants, he’s always nervous.”

“Uncle Master Ma personally said that Senior Brother Ye was born for spiritual plants. His talent in planting even surpasses his own. There’s not enough botany manuals in our sect, and level five is the limit. If one wants to pursue higher realms, they must go to high-tier sects, super sects, or even… Holy Lands. Uncle Master Ma believes he has no hope, but if Senior Brother Ye can advance to the fifth-rank within ten years, he might be noticed by high- or super-tier sects.”

As for Holy Lands…

That was simply unimaginable.

A mid-tier sect like theirs had only produced one case like Sword Elder in the past several hundred years.

Back then, Sword Elder was also incredibly sharp and outstanding in the sect. But what about after Kunlun Sword Sect?

According to his own words, in the Holy Land, he was completely at the bottom. Surrounded by geniuses, he could barely breathe. In just a few years, his sharpness faded entirely. Eventually, unable to progress, he requested to leave the sect. These past years, he stayed at Tianxing Sect, occasionally going out to find promising sword cultivators.

So.

For those barely qualified to enter a Holy Land, it might not be the best path.

The Four Great Holy Lands!

Were only for those true monsters who could crush all their peers and stand unrivaled.

Speaking of monsters…

Someone couldn’t help glancing at Yun Jin.

Someone like Yun Jin, wasn’t she a monster?

If she doesn’t die in the upcoming life-and-death battle, she might really be recognized by a Holy Land someday.

Unfortunately, that was for the future.

Yun Jin had too many mountains to climb. Right now, one stood right before her.

Zhao Wuji looked at Yun Jin and calmly said, “Within Tianxing Sect, the person most talented in botany is Ma Hongyu. So, the content of today’s competition will be set by him. Do you have any objections?”

Ma Hongyu setting the content of the competition?

Is that fair?

He is under the Sect Master and also Ye Cheng’s master!

The content he set would definitely favor Ye Cheng.

As soon as Zhao Wuji said this, some people began to get nervous, while others got excited.

With Yun Jin’s temperament, she would definitely not let this go. She’d probably cause a scene again!

Isn’t there another great show to watch?

But Yun Jin simply smiled and calmly said, “I trust Uncle Master Ma’s professionalism.”

Zhao Wuji was already prepared for Yun Jin to make a fuss and prepared countermeasures to silence her.

Instead, she casually agreed.

That made Zhao Wuji a little unsettled.

He stared at Yun Jin suspiciously several times before saying, “In that case, announce the rules.”

Ma Hongyu nodded and stepped forward. He said, “For this competition, I selected a spirit field to test three secret techniques. This field previously had a batch of medicinal herbs harvested, so it’s currently empty. Next, we will plant a batch of Huang-level spiritual herbs. Soul-Calming Fruits. These fruits have very high requirements for soil quality. So first, you must use the Soil Control Technique to cultivate the land into the optimal soil condition for Soul-Calming Fruits.”

“After that, you will each plant the seeds, then use the Minor Cloud and Rain Technique to accelerate growth until they sprout. Lastly, I will release a batch of pests that target seedlings, to test your mastery of the Pest Extermination Finger. Based on your overall performance in these three areas, the final winner will be determined. Do either of you have objections?”