Chapter 181
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Chapter 181: Take Care of Him
Before them lay a vast valley enveloped in a massive formation.
Within the valley resided the sect’s spiritual herb garden.
However, the formation outside had the ability to shield the interior, preventing anyone from seeing the spiritual plants grown within.
After all, it’s one thing to fear thieves; it’s another to worry about them scheming.
Aside from a few elders and disciples working in the spiritual herb garden, most other disciples were unaware of what was planted in the sect’s spiritual herb garden.
But as a top-tier sect, it surely held plenty of spiritual plants inside.
Seeing the law enforcement hall’s arrival, two guard disciples outside the valley quickly approached. Upon seeing Elder Liu on the flying boat, their expressions became a bit more respectful.
One of the sharper disciples immediately activated a messaging talisman.
Soon, a steward hurriedly walked out.
Before reaching them, the steward already bowed respectfully and said,
"Greetings, Elder Liu! I am Fan Bei, the guard here."
"Mm, Steward Fan, no need for too much formality. I am here to escort a disciple for punishment."
Steward Fan was taken aback upon hearing this and turned his gaze toward Ji Yang. Among those present, only Ji Yang wore disciple clothing, while the others were law enforcement hall cultivators, easily identifiable.
A disciple personally brought over by an elder could not be someone simple.
Moreover, Ji Yang appeared cheerful, looking nothing like someone coming for punishment; he clearly seemed to be here for a "light punishment."
The so-called "light punishment" referred to disciples who, to avoid harsher penalties, specifically chose to come to the more relaxed spiritual herb garden, where they could arrange a less demanding role to pass the time until their punishment was over.
Steward Fan felt displeased with such disciples but since an elder had arrived, he had to deal with it carefully, suppressing any hint of dissatisfaction and even showing a hint of flattering smile:
"Elder Liu, please come inside. I will ensure this disciple is well taken care of; you need not worry."
With that, the two guard disciples transferred Ji Yang from the law enforcement hall cultivators and escorted him into the spiritual herb garden, speaking very politely.
Although Ji Yang appeared to have a low cultivation level, given the current situation, how could one judge based on that?
Once Ji Yang had left, Elder Liu sighed:
"Ah, this disciple… I am truly worried about him! You must keep a close watch!"
Steward Fan’s expression faltered slightly.
"Keep watch?" Had he chosen the wrong words? Shouldn’t it be "take care"?
In the next moment, Steward Fan realized that this was a hint aimed at him!
The implied meaning was that he should take good care of Ji Yang and not merely keep watch.
"I understand, I understand."
Seeing Steward Fan nod repeatedly, Elder Liu wore a smile on his face.
But thinking about Ji Yang’s past behavior, Elder Liu still felt uneasy, and he shook his head slightly:
"No, where is Elder Yan, who manages this place? I must personally explain things to him."
"Elder Yan has been busy reviving a spiritual plant on Shengquan Peak these past two days and has not returned yet."
At this moment, Steward Fan’s understanding of Ji Yang’s connections deepened. The fact that an elder cared so much likely meant Ji Yang was a personal disciple of a peak master, which he realized he needed to grasp carefully moving forward.
Elder Liu frowned slightly:
“Since that’s the case, I will send a Transmission."
“Elder Yan hasn’t returned these past couple of days, so you must keep a close watch on that disciple I just mentioned. He must not come into contact with high-level spiritual plants, and certainly not with top-tier spiritual plants.”
“In addition, you can give him some mid-tier spiritual plants that are difficult to cultivate in the sect to plant himself. As for the details, you can handle it, but it must be no less than what other punished disciples have, and by the way…”
Steward Fan nodded as he listened.
Disciples who just arrived could not be allowed to take care of top-tier spiritual plants.
But as he continued to listen, he began to sense something was off.
Other disciples only needed to care for various spiritual plants during their punishments, and they certainly couldn’t plant them. So why was Ji Yang receiving some mid-tier spiritual plants that were hard to cultivate?
Hearing this meant that the requirements were quite strict and he could not be negligent.
Steward Fan doubted if he had heard incorrectly.
However, Elder Liu emphasized it again, confirming for Steward Fan that he hadn’t misheard.
Surprisingly, such a punishment was indeed intended for this disciple.
This left Steward Fan somewhat confused.
Yet, he continued to listen intently to Elder Liu’s words, not daring to overlook anything.
“Alright, it’s settled then. The period of punishment is tentatively three months. I trust that in three months, this child will make some progress.”
“Elder Liu, safe travels.”
As Elder Liu left, Steward Fan pulled himself back from what he had just heard.
He shook his head again, trying to make sense of it all.
But since Elder Liu had given orders, he would just follow them. Starting today, he would closely monitor Ji Yang and let him begin planting spiritual plants.
Steward Fan turned and entered the spiritual herb garden’s pavilion, calling over a somewhat simple-looking disciple to assign the task.
Once inside the spiritual herb garden, Ji Yang’s eyes sparkled with novelty, prompting him to look around.
The sect’s spiritual herb garden featured, besides the protective formation, a large spirit gathering formation.
Unlike cultivating spiritual grains, the conditions for planting spiritual plants were much higher, requiring denser spiritual energy; otherwise, the spiritual plants would struggle to grow, especially in a place like the spiritual herb garden, which was not particularly spacious.
Some top-tier spiritual plants even required special planting conditions, daily careful nurturing, and additional supportive materials.
Even high-level spiritual plants were quite demanding to grow, which is why there were disciples sent here for punishments.
However, most punished disciples cared for mid-tier spiritual plants, while high-level and top-tier spiritual plants were tended to by dedicated disciples, mostly alchemists from Qiyun Peak.
To refine pills, one had to have a deep understanding of pharmacology and be familiar with planting.
Thinking about alchemy, Ji Yang became curious about whether he could produce light points when refining pills.
Previously, he had no time or conditions for it, but now he wanted to give it a try for the sake of finding another method to obtain light points; it would surely speed up his cultivation progress.
However, this was not the right time. Currently, Ji Yang could not even recognize many spiritual plants, had no understanding of pharmacology, let alone refining pills.
Just as Ji Yang continued observing, a disciple soon called out to him.
“Greetings, Senior Brother Ji! I am Tian Zhu; you can call me Zhuzi.”
“Steward Fan asked me to take you to the spiritual herb garden to plant. Please, follow me.”
Seeing the simple-looking Tian Zhu, who appeared somewhat dim-witted, Ji Yang was also a bit surprised.
“Then I’ll trouble Junior Brother Tian to lead the way.”
Tian Zhu walked ahead and used the token in his hand to open the formation, stepping in first.
Ji Yang followed closely behind, and upon stepping into the formation, his vision suddenly transformed.
Looking at the many divided spiritual fields and the various unusual spiritual plants planted within, Ji Yang realized that this was the central part of the spiritual herb garden.
