The argument between the two was destined to have no conclusion.

The assessment continued.

Although many cultivators participating in the assessment were somewhat disturbed because Zhou Changwang had already prematurely grown the Spiritual Peach, they quickly refocused on their own assessments.

Each one repeatedly used the Fertilization Technique and Spirit Rain Skill to promote the growth of the peach trees.

Time passed by.

After planting the Spiritual Peach, Zhou Changwang let it be, and then sat down to meditate and cultivate by himself.

After two circulations, his Spiritual Power had fully recovered.

He opened his eyes and looked at the other cultivators.

At this moment, most of the cultivators’ peach trees had already reached the flowering and fruiting stage. Spirit Bees were diligently shuttling among them, collecting nectar for pollination. The one whose planting was progressing the fastest was still the female cultivator that Gao Mingyi and Zhou Changwang had previously noticed.

Moreover, Zhou Changwang found that the Spiritual Peaches planted by the two of them were actually still in better growth than those planted by the female cultivator. The Spiritual Peaches she grew were larger in size and richer in Spiritual Qi.

If things continued, the Spiritual Peaches she planted were sure to surpass those of Gao Mingyi.

However, for some reason, the female cultivator suddenly slowed down her casting, and eventually, in a state of apparent lack of Spiritual Power, she sat cross-legged to meditate and recover.

As for the others.

The three who were unlucky enough to pick dead seeds were already standing aside as if mourning, without making futile struggles.

They knew they had surely picked dead seeds. Now that half the time had passed, even if the seeds sprouted, it would be too late, so they just watched, observing the planting situations of others.

Besides them, several others were scrambling to remove insects.

Having failed to eliminate the Spirit Insects at the beginning, by the time the peach trees grew, various Spirit Insects ravaged the trees, especially those that could burrow into the trees, causing them to break out in a cold sweat but powerless to do anything.

Soon, two hours had passed.

The assessment time was over.

As many as seven people failed to complete the assessment and mature the Water Spirit Peach.

Among them was the cultivator in front of Zhou Changwang, who had chosen Spiritual Seeds.

Cultivating Spiritual Seeds is not so easy. This person was only at the Third-Layer Qi Cultivation, with the Fertilization Technique only at Small Success. After two hours, he had barely cultivated the Spiritual Seed to a height of three feet, without even bringing the peach blossoms, naturally judged as a failure, unable to pass the assessment, and could not become an Official Spirit Plant Master.

Among the remaining nine, two had Water Spirit Peaches that were very small and looked malnourished.

Fortunately, they barely matured and luckily passed the assessment.

"Next up is the ranking evaluation of the assessment.

In my opinion, the top three should be Zhou Changwang, Gao Mingyi, and Gong Bai Xue."

Yang Ping stood up and said.

The others nodded.

Even Liu Yuanqing did not voice any opposition.

Although among the participants, Yang Xin and Lu Ming also chose to cultivate Spiritual Seeds.

However, the Spiritual Peach trees they cultivated had some issues with appearance, and the produced Spiritual Peaches looked somewhat misshapen and immature, giving a sense of distorted and cracked fruit.

Though the taste could only be known after tasting.

But appearance determines everything, and as experienced Spirit Plant Masters, they naturally understood the reason the fruits had poor appearances, either the Spirit Insects weren’t thoroughly eliminated or during blossom pollination, insufficient Spirit Bees were attracted, leading to under-pollinated Spiritual Peaches...

No matter the reason, it was determined that their Spiritual Peach trees were out of contention for the top three.

Then, some took the Spiritual Peaches grown by Zhou Changwang and others, sliced them open with small knives, and tasted them one by one.

Then.

Their eyes widened in an instant, and after exchanging glances, they had the answer.

...

"Three years.

Three years and five or six assessments.

Finally, this time, I succeeded in passing and truly became a Spirit Plant Master."

Among the crowd, some were joyful while others were sorrowful.

Among the Zhao Brothers, the elder Zhao Jie was also filled with excitement at this time.

Just now, after confirmation by the examiners, he successfully passed the assessment and was truly recognized as a Spirit Plant Master.

Next, he only needed to wait for the Spirit Plant Hall to issue the Spirit Plant Master Token, and he would be a true Spirit Plant Master, no longer just a Spirit Farmer.

With a higher status, he could use this identity to join various factions, enjoy better treatments, and earn more Spirit Stones.

Spirit Plant Master.

Equivalent to an admission ticket.

Enabling entry into various factions.

For instance, the Bai Family and Chen Family both have their own Spirit Fields and Medicine Gardens.

Especially the Medicine Garden.

Only Spirit Plant Masters are qualified to enter. It’s said that the starting salary is fifty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones per month.

In a year, that’s five or six hundred.

Compared to a Spirit Farmer, it’s worlds apart.

Just like before, at the Spirit Field at the foot of Changling Mountain, although there was a small Medicine Garden to plant Spiritual Medicine, after five years of hard work, harvesting all Spiritual Materials from the Medicine Field only amounted to two or three thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones in income.

And they had to bear many unknown risks.

Not to mention, even without joining other factions, just renting and cultivating Spirit Fields on their own, with the identity of a Spirit Plant Master, they could occupy better Spirit Fields, planting higher quality Spiritual Materials and Medicinal Herbs.

The income would also be much higher than before at the foot of Changling Mountain.

The benefits are enormous.

Zhao Qiang, standing next to him, was also pleased for his older brother.

Although he failed the assessment this time, with his brother leading, his days would be better too.