12dz Chapter 45 Practice is the only standard
Chapter 45 Practice is the only standard
One hour later.
Liu He's "Identification of Spiritual Plants" test has concluded.
He handed in his answer sheet and left Lingzhi Peak.
"We should be able to achieve a good result."
Among all those spiritual plants, Liu He could only distinguish two or three kinds.
Some of the spiritual plants look too similar. He has never seen them in person, only in spiritual plant catalogs, so it's easy to get them mixed up.
All he needs to do now is wait patiently.
The selection process for Lingzhi Peak mainly involves three tests.
Firstly, it is talent and cultivation.
This is the content tested during the registration process.
Liu He joined the sect three years ago, and it took him four months to become a full member. He is now at the third level of Qi Refining.
In terms of talent and cultivation, he is "top-tier".
That's right. As long as he was a disciple who joined the sect at the same time, reaching the third level of Qi Refining would be considered a top-tier achievement.
The second item is "identifying spiritual plants".
What the test really assesses is attitude.
As long as you are determined to join the Spirit Plant Peak and take it seriously, you can easily pass this test by memorizing the Spirit Plant Atlas in the Cultivation Method Pavilion for half a month.
Most importantly, the third point: Practice!
Practice is the sole criterion for testing one's abilities.
Whether it's exceptional talent for cultivation or rich theoretical knowledge, it all ultimately comes down to practice and application in the actual planting of spiritual plants.
There were so many people participating in the selection process that there were more than two thousand participants.
It's impossible to let more than two thousand people take turns demonstrating their skills at Lingzhi Peak.
Therefore, after the first two steps are completed, a selection process will be conducted, and only 120 people will be chosen to go to Lingzhi Peak for practical examination.
From these 120 people, the final 12 were selected.
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The day after the identification of the spiritual plants, Liu He learned the results: he also received a "Grade A" in this category, and was given the opportunity to participate in the practical examination.
The time is set for tomorrow morning.
As the list of participants for the practical examination was released, he learned that Li Liangtian, Zhou Kang, and others had not passed the screening.
Li Liangtian and the others certainly had no problem identifying spiritual plants, but they were only at the second level of Qi Refining, with inferior spiritual roots and no special spiritual bodies. Their talent was not outstanding at all; they were too ordinary.
Of the ten men under Wu Shao's command, only four, who were at the third level of Qi Refining, had the opportunity to undergo practical testing.
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Evening, Waishan Forest Farm.
In Liu He's forest area, he observed the ant nest for a long time.
"Brother Wu is really something, he doesn't even arrange the work in the forest properly."
These past two days, all the miscellaneous disciples have gone to the Spirit Plant Peak selection.
Liu He and Wang Yarong need to rest and adjust their condition in preparation for tomorrow's practical exam.
The forest area they are responsible for guarding should be assigned to other people to help with the guard duty.
However, Wu Shao made no arrangements whatsoever, and didn't even show up.
Liu He heard that Wu Shao had failed to be selected as an outer disciple of Lingzhi Peak a few days ago.
As outer disciples, the treatment at Lingzhi Peak is definitely much better than that at the outer mountain forest farm.
Wu Shao was in charge of Liu He and other miscellaneous disciples in the outer mountain forest farm. In fact, his treatment and status were not as good as those of other outer disciples in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
"My forest area is unattended, and Wang Yarong definitely won't come at night."
"Alright, I'll ask Cheng Lei, who's on night watch in the neighboring forest area, to keep an eye on things for the night."
Liu He is a responsible person, and even if he is going to Lingzhi Peak, he cannot neglect his duties at the outer mountain forest farm.
Besides, he had to keep his last shift and couldn't afford to make a mistake. Otherwise, what if it delayed his trip to Lingzhi Peak?
"Tomorrow's practical exam will definitely include pest control..."
He hesitated and pondered.
Pests and diseases are a very important aspect of the cultivation and maintenance of spiritual plants.
There are spells for exorcising insects in various schools of thought, making it quite diverse.
Liu He is an earth elemental spirit and is proficient in earth-based magic, but he has not studied insect-repelling magic in detail.
Because he has an ant colony.
He knew from dealing with termites before that ant colonies were a powerful tool against pests, and no other pest control method was as effective as ant colonies.
Those hard-to-find borers hiding in the roots or trunks of the sacred plants have nowhere to hide under the carpet search of the ant colony.
Those tiny insects, barely perceptible and deeply hidden within the tree trunks, are difficult for cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining to deal with.
The insects that bore into spiritual plants are all "spiritual insects" and are resistant to spiritual energy.
It is difficult for Qi Refining cultivators to kill them, especially without harming the spiritual plants.
If the spirit plant or tree is broken open, although the termites will be killed, the value of the lost spirit plant will be too great.
These are not problems for the ant colony.
Tiny longhorn beetle larvae appear enormous to ants.
Ants can move freely through the tiny holes created by woodworms.
Whether it's tree roots in the soil or tunnels in the tree trunk, the ants can go wherever they want.
For large-scale pest infestations that are difficult to eradicate completely, such as termites or bark beetles, these are not a problem for the ant colony.
"Should we take them with us?"
Liu He hesitated whether or not to bring his ant soldiers.
"Take them with you and see what they're capable of."
He had a vague sense of anticipation.
In the outer mountain forest farm, ordinary insects are no match for his ant colony.
His ant colony's two nests were unmatched in the vicinity.
When his black queen started building her second new nest, the ant soldiers almost wiped out all the insects in the vicinity and also destroyed two other ant nests of different species.
Can an ant colony deal with spirit insects that eat away at spiritual plants?
Liu He was unsure.
He observed that there were various insects and ants on Lingzhi Peak when he was identifying spiritual plants, and most of them were ordinary insects and ants.
Just as those who live in spiritual veins and spirit-gathering arrays are not necessarily cultivators, there are also ordinary people.
Lingzhi Peak also has ordinary flowers, trees, snakes, insects, rodents and ants.
However, with the cultivation and planting of the cultivators, ordinary flowers, grasses and trees are removed as much as possible, and the limited space is used to plant spiritual plants and make the most of the spiritual vein resources.
It was precisely because there were ants on Lingzhi Peak that Liu He dared to lead his ant colony to Lingzhi Peak.
"Ant soldiers, be careful, leave the anthill first."
He gave the order, and instantly thousands of ants surged out of the anthill like a tidal wave.
The ants moved aside.
"Earth Shattering Technique!"
Liu He used the Earth-Splitting Technique. A two-meter-deep trench opened up in the ground where the ant nest was located, revealing a square-shaped magical artifact deep inside the nest.
This is how he prepares to carry the ant colony.
To use ant colonies to deal with pests invading spiritual plants, you need to bring only a small number, as this will not be effective.
A few hundred ants might not be enough to deal with the spirit insect, and might even have difficulty finding it.
Tens of thousands of ants are too many; Liu He can't handle them.
It's impossible to expect the ant colony to walk all the way to Lingzhi Peak. Given the distance between Waishan Forest Farm and Lingzhi Peak, it would take the ant colony two months to reach Lingzhi Peak, and they would also pass by places like Wangyue Peak and Fangshi Mountain along the way.
If someone sees tens of thousands of ants walking on the ground, a simple spell can wipe them all out.
Liu He took out his square box artifact and opened the side cover.
"We won't bring the Red Queen. Red Queen, you can stay in the nest and lay your eggs safely."
He took out the Red Queen, who originally lived in the Spirit Artifact Cave, and placed her on the ground.
Then he took out the Earth Element Pearl, Spirit Stones and other items from the spiritual artifact.