Zhao Hu beckoned, and Si Qinghe quickly trotted forward: "Disciple Si Qinghe greets Grand Steward!"
The Grand Steward stared intently into his eyes: "I came today, and I imagine you already know my purpose. Regarding these spiritual rice, do you have anything to say?"
Si Qinghe deliberately stammered: "Well... I'm not... very clear... I guess... it has something to do with my Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique!"
"Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique?" The Grand Steward truly hadn't considered that. Si Qinghe was just a Qi Refining second-layer nobody; how powerful could his Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique be?
"Demonstrate it for me to see?" The Grand Steward was a little curious. This nobody's cultivation wasn't much, but could he have cultivated the Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique to the fourth layer?
Si Qinghe looked around. Countless Outer Sect Spiritual Plant Disciples were watching from a distance. His original intention was to ask the Grand Steward to clear the area, but seeing that the Grand Steward had no such intention, he didn't say anything more!
A demonstration is just a demonstration; others can't see the Cultivation Technique's operation!
He silently circulated the Heavenly Book version of the Spirit Rain Spell, and rain mist began to condense above the spiritual field, but the expression on the Grand Steward's Face instantly froze!
He detected the flow of Spiritual Qi!
The surrounding Spiritual Qi was rapidly gathering towards the mist cluster. Although not much, there was indeed Spiritual Qi converging!
Fourth-layer Spirit Rain Spell!
At least a fourth-layer Spirit Rain Spell could condense Spiritual Qi!
This nobody's Spirit Rain Spell had actually reached the fourth-layer level!
Very few people cultivated the Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique to the third layer. After the third layer, the difficulty of cultivation increased sharply. It not only required diligence but also more Comprehension Ability and some Opportunity!
The Nine Heavens Talisman Palace is a Talisman Cultivator School. The Five Elements Technique is a common item, a must-have for Loose Cultivators, and not very useful for Talisman Cultivators. Only Spiritual Plant Disciples in the Sect Cultivate the Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique!
Among the nearly 100,000 Disciples of the Nine Heavens Talisman Palace, excluding Cultivators above the Golden Core stage, only twenty or thirty have reached the third layer of the Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique. The number of Disciples who have reached the fourth layer does not exceed five. All these people are treasures within the Sect, specially for the various peak masters and Elders to look after high-grade spiritual plants!
When the Five Elements Spiritual Plant Technique reaches the fourth layer, one can be called a Spiritual Plant Master. Spiritual Plant Masters are rare and would not come to plant spiritual rice. No matter how good the quality of the spiritual rice, it can only reach third-grade at most!
So, very few people have seen what spiritual rice cultivated with a fourth-grade Spiritual Plant Technique looks like!
Now there's another one!
This nobody's Five Elements talent is actually so good that he can Cultivate the Spirit Rain Spell to the fourth layer!
The Grand Steward's expression immediately changed, becoming very kind and approachable!
"Junior Brother is very talented! The Spirit Rain Spell has actually been cultivated to the fourth layer. Why didn't you say so earlier? Junior Brother's Face doesn't look good; is he poisoned? I have a few Medicinal Pills to detoxify; Junior Brother should take them first!"
He had a Disciple under him whose Spirit Rain Spell had reached the fourth layer, and he didn't even know it, and the Disciple was even poisoned. If the people above knew, he, the Grand Steward, would also be reprimanded!
After speaking, he pulled out a bottle of detoxifying Medicinal Pills from his in my arms and handed it to Si Qinghe!
Si Qinghe was a little bewildered. How did it suddenly become a fourth-layer Spirit Rain Spell?
He hadn't even learned the first layer very well; he was far from the fourth layer. Could it be that this Heavenly Book version of the Spirit Rain Spell started from the fourth layer?
That would be too easy to learn!
He hadn't really Cultivated much, just casually circulated the Qi according to the Spiritual Qi circulation route mentioned in the book, and he was able to cast it! Although it was relatively crude, it could indeed produce spiritual rain!
Seeing his bewildered look, the Grand Steward kindly said: "Come, take it. From now on, we Senior and Junior Brothers don't need to be polite. First, detoxify yourself. Later, Senior Brother will help you find the person who poisoned you and let you deal with them!"
Zhao Hu, standing by, was dumbfounded!
How did this sickly boy suddenly become the Grand Steward's Junior Brother?
And he's even giving him antidote! And he's going to back him up and find the person who poisoned him!
And what's with that fourth-layer Spirit Rain Spell?
Hadn't this kid always been at the first layer? When did he advance to the fourth layer?
Zhao Hu was ignorant; he didn't even know what a fourth-layer Spirit Rain Spell looked like!
Si Qinghe came to his senses and took the medicine bottle with both hands: "Thank you, Grand Steward, for the medicine!"
If it's given by a great person, not taking it means not giving Face, not taking it means looking down on him, not taking it means offending someone. He wouldn't dare to offend the Grand Steward!
"Hmm! Junior Brother is so formal! Won't you even call me Senior Brother?" The Grand Steward deliberately pulled a long Face, pretending to be angry!
Si Qinghe saw this and thought, well, just go with the flow. He loudly and clearly called out: "Senior Brother!"
"Hahaha, that's right! If you have anything in the future, just come directly to Senior Brother. You don't need to plant these few acres of spiritual fields anymore. Later, Senior Brother will arrange a better residence for you!"
It's almost harvest time; how can he stop planting?
"Senior Brother, Junior Brother, I just like farming. It's almost harvest time; one must finish what one starts!"
"As you wish, as long as you're happy. Senior Brother still has matters to attend to, so I won't chat with Junior Brother anymore. I'll come find Junior Brother for a drink another day!"
The Grand Steward still had to handle this matter cleanly before reporting it, like, for example, the person who poisoned Si Qinghe!
Watching the Grand Steward leave in a hurry, Zhao Hu felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly!
The day before yesterday, he was scolding him as a brat and threatening to kick him off the mountain, but today, he became the Grand Steward's Junior Brother!
His status was now above his. This reversal was too sudden. How could he adapt to this change?
"Uh, Senior Brother, why don't you take the detoxifying Medicinal Pill first?"
Zhao Hu found it a bit hard to humble himself, but he had no choice but to speak in a low voice. He had a backer in the Inner Sect, and the Grand Steward had one too, and his backer was even more powerful than his!
Si Qinghe was a little speechless. He became Senior Brother just like that!
However, these detoxifying Medicinal Pills cost 20 Spirit Stones each, and there were three in this bottle. He'd take one first and see!
Zhao Hu saw that he listened to his advice and took the detoxifying Medicinal Pill, and he relaxed. From his appearance, it seemed he had no intention of retaliating!
"Senior Brother, before, your Junior Brother was ignorant and offended you greatly. Here's a small token of my apology. Please don't take offense, Senior Brother!"
This Zhao Hu was also someone who could bend and stretch. As soon as he saw the situation was unfavorable, he immediately turned around, humbled himself, and even offered Spirit Stones as an apology!
"Grand Steward, there's no need for this. Before, in the Outer Sect, I also relied on Grand Steward's care, and wasn't I not kicked off the mountain? No apology is needed!"
Si Qinghe actually had no intention of holding anything against him. Any other Steward would probably be similar. Although this Zhao Hu had a foul mouth and spoke unpleasantly, at least he hadn't resorted to violence!
But Zhao Hu didn't think that way. Si Qinghe refusing to accept his Spirit Stones meant he wasn't willing to forgive him!
Gritting his teeth, he took out all the Spirit Stones on him, including the previous ones, totaling about seventy or eighty!
"Senior Brother must accept this. This is a small token of your Junior Brother's sincerity. If Senior Brother doesn't accept it, it means you look down on your Junior Brother!"
Si Qinghe was truly speechless. Although he lacked Spirit Stones, he didn't want these, as it would make him seem like he was relying on the Grand Steward's influence and acting arrogantly!
After thinking for a moment, Si Qinghe reached out and took one Spirit Stone, "I'll just take one, which means I've received your sincerity. Let's get along well in the future!"
Hearing him say this, Zhao Hu breathed a sigh of relief!
"Later, I'll treat Senior Brother to a drink. I still have a bottle of excellent spiritual wine. Come over tonight to drink with Senior Brother!"
Zhao Hu quickly slipped away. He also had to go find the person who poisoned Si Qinghe!
The Disciples around didn't dare to approach. They only saw Si Qinghe cast a Spirit Rain Spell, and then the two Stewards gave him some things and left. They didn't know the exact reason and were looking at each other in bewilderment!
Why did his spiritual rice grow so well?
Would the Sect promote it and let them learn it too?