Chapter 92 - He Cheats!

Disciple after disciple from the Medicine Garden presented their harvested spirit flowers and herbs, which were each diligently recorded.Selected by Elder Lee, these disciples undoubtedly possessed some ability to recognize Spiritual Medicine. They could almost always identify Xuan Grade Spiritual Medicine, with their only shortcomings being in judging the age, maturity, and growth condition of the herbs.

For instance, a fruit of a greater age naturally surpasses a younger one. One that has just ripened, of course, fares better than those that have begun to decay.

The entire inspection process unfolded in an orderly manner, yet no one had surpassed Lee Yunfan’s performance.

The Cold Frost Fruit indeed represented a peak of Xuan Grade Spiritual Medicine that was hard to surpass. Moreover, the age and maturity of the Cold Frost Fruit selected by Lee Yunfan were absolutely perfect. Even if someone else picked the Cold Frost Fruit, they couldn’t break his record.

Finally, it was the last person’s turn—Ling Feng.

Ling Feng placed his medicine basket on the table and said calmly, "These are the Spiritual Medicines I’ve selected, also three kinds."

"Hmm," Elder Lee nodded slightly. Thanks to Wen Tingguang’s influence, his demeanor was very mild, showing no overt favoritism towards Lee Yunfan.

Elder Lee took out the Spiritual Medicines from the basket one by one.

"The first item, Miracle Sky-reaching Chrysanthemum!"

Upon seeing the first herb, Elder Lee’s expression changed subtly because it was a Spiritual Medicine not at all inferior to the Cold Frost Fruit. Most notably, the Miracle Sky-reaching Chrysanthemum that Ling Feng had harvested was intact—flower, leaves, and roots—without a single flaw.

This was not something an ordinary person could achieve. Even he, who dealt with spirit flowers and herbs all year round, couldn’t confidently say he would do a better job than Ling Feng.

In comparison, Lee Yunfan’s technique was quite immature.

Taking a deep breath, Elder Lee took out the second Spiritual Medicine.

"The second item is, Nightmare Flower!"

Similarly, it was another medicine that did not pale in comparison to the Cold Frost Fruit, and the technique was extremely skilled, completely outshining Lee Yunfan.

Seeing Elder Lee’s expression, Lee Yunfan started to feel unsettled.

He recognized those Spiritual Medicines too, but due to the time constraints, he had already made the best choice he could.

"The third item, there’s still a third item!"

Lee Yunfan held his breath, silently praying that Ling Feng’s third selected Spiritual Medicine would turn out to be very common, so his overall performance couldn’t be surpassed.

Although he felt it was unlikely, he still harbored a faint hope.

With a soft sigh, Elder Lee reached carefully into the basket again, but this time, he grasped at nothing.

"Huh?" Elder Lee paused, "The third item? Young friend Ling Feng, it seems there is no third Spiritual Medicine in the basket, right?"

"No third item?"

For a moment, the Medicine Garden disciples looked at each other in confusion.

"Could it be he only harvested two types of Spiritual Medicines?"

"Maybe he accidentally lost one!"

"That would be such a pity. If it were me, I’d be heartbroken!"

Lee Yunfan couldn’t help but take joy in the misfortune, "Hahahaha, what an unexpected turn! You only gathered two items; how then could you possibly surpass my performance?"

"Oh my goodness, no way!" Qiaoqiao frowned, "What’s this guy doing? Such a great opportunity, and he just wastes it!"

Yue Yunlan’s heart also suspended in concern. If there were no third Spiritual Medicine, even if the two kinds Ling Feng had collected surpassed Lee Yunfan’s, the efficiency of his collection was too low, which could also be a point of criticism.

As a result, the first place might very well end up going to Lee Yunfan.

"This kid!" Wen Tingguang’s gaze instantly turned icy, his own brilliant idea to transmit a high-level Cultivation Method to him, was it easy?

Even if he casually collected one more ordinary Xuan Grade Spiritual Medicine, his overall score would have been enough to secure the victory.

Only Yuan Qianshen looked at Ling Feng with a smile that was not quite a smile. He had also vaguely heard some of what Chen Sisi had said to Ling Feng.

Purple Spirit Crystal!

Once the Purple Spirit Crystal was brought out, there would be no suspense whatsoever.

"Elder Lee, please search carefully at the bottom of the medicine basket, for the third Spirit Medicine I collected is rather small," Ling Feng said, his expression calm and collected, as he gave Elder Lee a salute.

"Small?" Elder Lee nodded slightly and searched as instructed, indeed catching hold of an extremely fine filament.

A three-inch-long bright purple filament, resembling a dragon’s whisker, although very fine, when brought out, released a faint fragrance, refreshing to the soul.

"This, this is..." Elder Lee held the filament-like Purple Spirit Crystal and examined it for a long time before finally expressing his astonishment: "This is the Purple Spirit Crystal!"

"Correct, it is the Purple Spirit Crystal which has mutated from the Purple Worm Fruit." Ling Feng nodded slightly. Despite being just a small strand like a hair, this Purple Spirit Crystal was worth ten times more than the Miracle Sky-reaching Chrysanthemum and the Nightmare Flower combined.

Because this is the only Earth Grade Spiritual Medicine within the first area!

The first area is indeed meant for planting Xuan Grade and Yellow Grade Spiritual Medicines, but the Purple Spirit Crystal that mutated from the Purple Worm Fruit was the only variable.

The mutated Purple Spirit Crystal could break through the limits of the Spiritual Medicine itself, reaching the status of Earth Grade Spiritual Medicine.

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"How can it be the Purple Spirit Crystal!" Lee Yunfan’s mind was struck by a bolt of Thunder Urgency; the victory he thought was within easy reach had once again slipped away.

Such drastic ups and downs were too much for him to bear.

The Xuanyuan True Technique, transmitted only to the first place, and moreover, each batch of new Disciples entering the Spiritual Medicine Garden had only this one chance to compete for this Earth-level Technique.

Now, this beautiful dream was completely shattered.

"I don’t believe it!" Lee Yunfan glared at Ling Feng like an inflated balloon, his gaze cold, "This kid must have cheated; this Purple Spirit Crystal, he must have brought it into the Medicine Garden beforehand! He cheated and should be disqualified from the competition!"

Mutating a Purple Worm Fruit into a Purple Spirit Crystal was indeed very rare, and if not harvested in time after mutation, it would quickly dissipate, so Lee Yunfan’s speculation was not too far-fetched.

"Hey, you, slinging mud should at least require some brains, okay? This competition was clearly a spontaneous idea by Elder Wen, who allowed Young Master Ling to participate. Are you implying that Elder Wen is also an accomplice, helping Young Master Ling cheat?"

Qiaoqiao immediately placed her hands on her hips and retorted.

"I... I certainly didn’t mean that, I..." Lee Yunfan was immediately rendered speechless by Qiaoqiao’s sharp retort.

Even if he had three hundred guts, he wouldn’t dare accuse Wen Tingguang of helping Ling Feng cheat!

"Lee Yunfan, step back!" Elder Lee could no longer sit still, immediately pulling Lee Yunfan aside and bowing to Wen Tingguang with an apologetic smile, "Elder Wen, the young child is ignorant due to his youth; he speaks without understanding, please do not take it to heart."

Wen Tingguang shrugged his shoulders, his gaze shifting to Ling Feng, "Anyway, I’m not the one being slandered; ask Ling Feng yourself, if he doesn’t mind, then naturally, neither do I."

Elder Lee quickly nodded in agreement, turning to Ling Feng with a smile, "Young Master Ling, you..."

Before Elder Lee could finish, Ling Feng interrupted him, locking eyes with Lee Yunfan and said word for word, "You don’t accept my win, do you? Then, I will give you a chance. If you can defeat me in combat, the title of first place is still yours."

"I will let you know that you are not qualified to object!"

In the Martial Arts World, ultimately, it is the strength that commands respect.

This Lee Yunfan looked down on him everywhere, merely thinking he was a worthless Qi Condensation Realm waste.

Well then, he would use his strength to tell him that, whether in identifying Spiritual Medicines or genuine combat, Lee Yunfan was only fit to be trampled under his feet!