Chapter 0500 Dispute of the Herbalists

Chapter 0500: The Competition for Herbalists

Many herbalists in the hall started to complain.

"These women from the three Moon Sects are very picky. If we accidentally damage their seedlings, we might even get scolded!"

"That's right. Even though they are all women, they have terrible tempers. They often quarrel over the slightest disagreement. Being with them is the most frustrating!"

"Revitalizing the seedlings is also quite difficult. It will take a lot of effort!"

The overseer smiled and said, "Everyone, only the top twenty who revitalize the most seedlings will advance to the next round of assessment! The competition is incredibly fierce. You've all paid one hundred million purple crystal coins, so you must work hard!"

Everyone sighed, resigned to bracing themselves and proceeding with the assessment.

Qin Yun and the hundred or so herbalists followed the overseer to the spacious hall on the second floor.

As soon as they entered, they felt three waves of murderous auras!

The hall, which could accommodate thousands of people, became extremely cold due to the collision of these three murderous auras!

Qin Yun finally understood the earlier complaints of the herbalists. The women from the three Moon Sects were hostile towards each other.

Although they stood more than ten meters apart, they were releasing waves of Dao Force to clash with each other.

The overseer also felt some pressure and slowly said, "Ladies, these are the herbalists participating in this assessment. They will be responsible for revitalizing those seedlings! Please take out the seedlings and place them in front of you. Also, provide a detailed explanation of why the seedlings withered!"

The disciples of Darkmoon Palace all wore white dresses. The disciples of Firemoon City wore red dresses, while those of Demonmoon Island wore pink dresses.

The strength of these three Moon Sects was considered quite formidable in the Spirit Wilderness.

Because of the presence of rival factions, the faces of these disciples were extremely cold, as if they were ready to kill at any moment, which made Qin Yun and the other herbalists very cautious.

Each Moon Sect had about ten disciples. They took out many seedlings and placed them on a piece of animal skin in front.

"Even the Mystic Purple Flower, which is so easy to grow, was ruined by you Darkmoon Palace. You really have some skills!" A woman from Firemoon City sneered mockingly.

The faces of the disciples from Darkmoon Palace immediately darkened, their beautiful eyes filled with killing intent.

Qin Yun quickly walked over, picked up the Mystic Purple Flower, and declared, "The spiritual core inside this Mystic Purple Flower is damaged. This should be a natural defect, but it can still be revitalized!"

A long-braided woman with an oval face from Darkmoon Palace immediately showed a pleased expression and said, "Correct! This is the main reason. Some people don't even know the situation and just talk nonsense!"

Qin Yun held the withered Mystic Purple Flower tightly, using the Tree Totem to transform a peculiar Dao Force and inject it into the flower.

Before long, the withered flower gradually came back to life, blooming anew, and its spiritual core was also repaired by Qin Yun.

He had learned from Feng Honglan and Yuan Yanying, so he had some foundation.

Feng Honglan and Yuan Yanying were both in Darkmoon Palace and should also be responsible for growing medicinal herbs.

Qin Yun found it strange because, with their abilities, they should have been able to cure these withered herbs.

"Young man, you're really amazing. You fixed it so quickly!" The long-braided woman said in surprise.

At this moment, a young man in a blue robe, holding a folding fan, walked up the stairs and sneered, "It's just a small trick!"

Seeing this young man in the blue robe, many old herbalists immediately walked over respectfully to greet him.

"Master Liu, I heard you just stepped into the Ninth Layer Martial Path and defeated the tenth-ranked disciple of the Grass and Trees Star Palace. That's truly impressive!"

"As expected of the eldest grandson of the Grand Elder of the Grass and Trees Star Palace, truly a prodigy!"

"Young Master Liu, with your red regenerative martial soul, a rare and exceptional ability, your skill in healing medicinal herbs is unparalleled among your peers!"

The women from the three moon sects, upon seeing Liu Chongsheng arrive, softened their murderous intent.

It was evident that Liu Chongsheng was no ordinary talent!

Liu Chongsheng's handsome face was filled with pride as he arrogantly laughed, "You’re all here for the herbalist assessment, aren’t you? This is indeed a path to enter the Medicine Immortal Valley. However, once inside, you’ll merely be herbalists for life!"

"As for me, I’ve already been accepted as an outer disciple of the Medicine Immortal Valley. It won’t be long before I become an inner disciple!"

Watching these herbalists compete fiercely for a position as a herbalist in the Medicine Immortal Valley, a sense of superiority naturally arose in him.

Qin Yun gave Liu Chongsheng a brief glance before focusing intently on reviving the withered medicinal seedlings.

He carried three jade boxes, each filled with healed seedlings, separated by the three moon sects for easy return later.

In a short time, he had revived more than a dozen.

"Sisters, both junior and senior, you came without informing me. I could have arranged a reception for you!" Liu Chongsheng laughed.

"We were pressed for time, so we came straight here," a woman from Demonmoon Island replied indifferently.

For some reason, the female disciples from the three moon sects showed Liu Chongsheng little warmth, though their murderous intent had indeed lessened.

Seeing Qin Yun revive so many seedlings, the other herbalists rushed over, as there was only an hour left!

Liu Chongsheng, annoyed by the women’s indifference, restrained himself from reacting.

At this moment, many well-dressed youths arrived, clearly drawn by the women of the three moon sects.

The beauty of these moon sect disciples was legendary.

Of course, their interest in these moon sect disciples was also tied to dual cultivation techniques.

"Lao Huang, who is this young man? His skill in healing medicinal herbs is remarkable!" Liu Chongsheng said.

"His name is Qin Yun. I’m not certain of his origins, but he’s polite and well-mannered," the elder referred to as Lao Huang, the person in charge here, quickly answered Liu Chongsheng's question.

"Qin Yun?" Liu Chongsheng muttered the name, then looked at his group of friends, who all shook their heads, having never heard of the name.

Qin Yun, relieved that they hadn’t heard of him, relaxed.

Soon, the hour was up.

Qin Yun had revived the most medicinal seedlings—over ninety—securing the top rank!

"Young Brother Qin Yun, your skill in reviving medicinal seedlings is impressive, and at such a young age, you're already at the Ninth Layer Martial Path. Would you be interested in becoming a herbalist at our Demonmoon Island? The rewards rival those of the Medicine Immortal Valley!" a charming woman in a pink dress asked with a seductive smile.

This sparked murmurs, as Demonmoon Island was known to bar men from entry!

Hearing the surprised murmurs from the crowd, Qin Yun awkwardly laughed, "Sister, Demonmoon Island doesn’t admit men! Please don’t jest with me."

"You needn’t set foot on the island; you can tend to the islets near Demonmoon Island!" the charming woman lightly laughed. "Don’t refuse, come back with us!"

The oval-faced woman from Darkmoon Palace coldly laughed, "The inhabitants of Demonmoon Island are all demonic beings! Young one, once you go there, they'll devour you, leaving not even bones!"

"Young one, you should join our Darkmoon Palace! The foot of Darkmoon Mountain is the ideal place to cultivate medicinal herbs!"

"Come to Firemoon City! We can offer you any terms you desire!" the red-dressed woman from Firemoon City quickly shouted.

Qin Yun was immediately flustered; these women were actually competing for him.

The other herb farmers also felt a bit envious, as the benefits from the three Moon Sects were indeed quite good, and they could get close to many beauties...

Especially Liu Chongsheng and the other young prodigies, who were the most jealous. The female disciples of the three Moon Sects barely paid them any attention.

"Healing over ninety spiritual herb seedlings in an hour is just average! I can heal over a hundred and fifty at my fastest, so he's nothing to write home about!" Liu Chongsheng said with a sour tone.

"If you want to be an herb farmer, we'd welcome you as well! But you, Young Master Liu, are an outer disciple of the Medicine Immortal Valley, and we wouldn't dare presume to match your status!" the enchanting woman from Demonmoon Island said with a hint of mockery.

Qin Yun said, "Thank you all for your generous offers! I've already decided to become an herb farmer at the Medicine Immortal Valley, so I can only apologize!"

"Such lack of ambition, settling for being an herb farmer!" Liu Chongsheng sneered. "Don't worry, if you really do enter the Medicine Immortal Valley, I'll give you a warm welcome!"

Seeing this, the women from the three Moon Sects knew that Qin Yun would run into difficulties if he entered the Medicine Immortal Valley, so they tried even harder to recruit him as their herb farmer.

However, Qin Yun politely turned them down in the end!

Liu Chongsheng gave Lao Huang a knowing glance, though it was unclear what he intended to do.

"The second round begins, still healing mystical herbs, but this time the herbs are more challenging to restore!" Lao Huang said, taking out twenty boxes containing black mystical herbs.

"These are herb seedlings tainted by poison!" Lao Huang explained. "The first five to heal them will advance to the next round!"

Qin Yun immediately took a box and got to work.

The female disciples from the three Moon Sects and Liu Chongsheng's group lingered, clearly wanting to see if this young man named Qin Yun could become an herb farmer for the Medicine Immortal Valley!

Qin Yun quickly cleared the toxins from the spiritual ginseng and restored its golden color, successfully healing it in no time.

This drew astonished gasps from the female disciples of the Moon Sects!

Liu Chongsheng was also surprised, as this was astonishingly quick—even he would need half an hour to do the same!

After waiting for over an hour, the fifth person finally succeeded, and another group was cut.

Next was the final round!

"The final round is more difficult. Each of you has a seed. The one who can make the seed sprout the fastest will secure the position as an herb farmer for the Medicine Immortal Valley!" Lao Huang handed each of them a black seed.

When Liu Chongsheng saw the seed, a smug grin spread across his face!

Qin Yun also took the seed and immediately sensed that it was dead, not a spark of life within.

"Damn it, I've been tricked!"

Qin Yun felt a surge of anger. He hadn't exchanged a single word with Liu Chongsheng, yet he was still targeted out of jealousy.

The female disciples from the three Moon Sects noticed Qin Yun's troubled expression and guessed that the seed was problematic, a pang of guilt striking them.

They all knew that their competition for Qin Yun had provoked Liu Chongsheng's jealousy.