Old Five is a Goose.
Chapter 977 Advancement Requirements (Congratulations to Alliance Leader Liu Jie777 for the 49th Alliance)
"Who gets to leave is probably not something that Rice Master Mo can decide," Chang Haoji said, sitting down, his tone somewhat disdainful. His polite demeanor towards Mo Wuji wasn't because Mo Wuji was a teacher now, but because Mo Wuji was hired by the sect to teach them.
"If that's the case, then I'll leave," Mo Wuji said, turning to go without another word.
If he couldn't even decide who he could share his own knowledge with, what kind of sense did that make?
"Dan Master Mo, please hold on," a short man said with a smile, appearing at the doorway.
Mo Wuji wasn't really going to leave, so he stopped in his tracks. He had sensed a faint divine sense monitoring the area for some time, and now that he was leaving, this guy had indeed shown up.
In Mo Wuji's eyes, this short man was another God King powerhouse.
"Greetings, Elder Ren," all the students stood up and bowed respectfully as the short man entered the hall.
"Mo Wuji greets Senior," Mo Wuji said, not daring to be rude in front of a God King.
The short man laughed and said, "My name is Ren Fei, an elder of the Lingxiao God Sect. You don't need to be so polite with me; just call me Dao friend."
After saying that, Ren Fei turned to the students and said, "Those who can sit here are all genius disciples of my Lingxiao God Sect. Dao friend Mo was right; he can decide who he wants to teach. It's his knowledge to share."
Even though Chang Haoji was a genius of the Chang family, he didn't dare to say a word in the face of a God King elder's reprimand.
Fortunately, Elder Ren Fei wasn't just scolding them. He changed his tone and continued, "Because Grandmaster Guang Chang has just arrived at my Lingxiao God Sect, in addition to Master Mo, you can also follow Grandmaster Guang Chang to learn how to cultivate Azure Dew Rice..."
To Mo Wuji's surprise, almost everyone stood up excitedly when Elder Ren Fei mentioned Grandmaster Guang Chang.
Mo Wuji didn't know Grandmaster Guang Chang, but these disciples knew him very well. Grandmaster Guang Chang's skill in cultivating Azure Dew Rice wasn't just famous in Lingxiao City and the Lingxiao God Sect; he was well-known throughout the Upper God Domain. Moreover, Grandmaster Guang Chang was the only cultivation expert to have entered Nirvana Academy and then voluntarily left.
In the entire God Continent, Grandmaster Guang Chang was one of the few cultivation experts to have cultivated top-grade Azure Dew Rice.
"Master Mo, Grandmaster Guang Chang just arrived at my Lingxiao God Sect, and we didn't know about it beforehand. So..."
Mo Wuji was specially invited from the Lower God Domain by their Lingxiao God Sect. They had already stood him up once, and if they did it again, it would be the second time. Even Ren Fei, a God King, felt embarrassed.
Mo Wuji thought to himself that it was no wonder Ren Fei had spoken so eloquently earlier; it turned out that they didn't plan for him to continue teaching these students at all.
Although Mo Wuji deliberately put on an ugly expression, he wasn't really upset at all. He hadn't planned to share his knowledge casually in the first place. The only pity was that he wouldn't be able to get fifth-grade God spiritual herbs from Chi Kun anymore.
"It doesn't matter. Grandmaster Guang Chang's cultivation of Azure Dew Rice is far superior to mine. It's only natural that he's better at teaching the skills of cultivating Azure Dew Rice than I am," Mo Wuji said calmly.
Chang Haoji swept a mocking glance at Mo Wuji. If Elder Ren Fei wasn't here, he might have pointed at Mo Wuji's nose and ridiculed him.
"Elder Ren, disciple Qu Chen Dan wants to continue to follow Master Mo to learn how to cultivate Azure Dew Rice. May I?" A sudden voice rang out, attracting everyone's attention.
Mo Wuji recognized the cultivator who spoke as the one who had sent him a voice transmission earlier.
Ren Fei was somewhat surprised. Grandmaster Guang Chang had personally come to the Lingxiao God Sect to teach Azure Dew Rice cultivation, yet there were still people willing to follow Mo Wuji to learn?
Ren Fei instantly understood and said with a smile, "Of course, anyone else who wants to learn from Master Mo is welcome to do so."
"Disciple is also willing to learn how to cultivate Azure Dew Rice from Master Mo." Another person stepped forward. Mo Wuji recognized her as Di Jie, whom he had rejected earlier.
"Dan Master Mo, what do you think?" Ren Fei looked at Mo Wuji.
Mo Wuji smiled slightly and said, "Of course, but you'll have to learn at my shop."
"Disciple is willing," Qu Chen Dan and Di Jie said simultaneously, bowing.
Amidst countless puzzled gazes, Qu Chen Dan and Di Jie followed Mo Wuji out of the Lingxiao God Sect and headed towards Lingxiao City.
Even if Mo Wuji wanted to continue teaching here, it wouldn't work. With only two disciples willing to follow him to learn the skills of cultivating Azure Dew Rice, the sect wouldn't provide him with a large hall to teach in.
...
As soon as they returned to the shop, Mo Wuji called Qu Chen Dan and Di Jie to the second floor, set up a restriction, and asked, "Why didn't you follow Grandmaster Guang Chang to learn how to cultivate Azure Dew Rice, and instead followed me, a cultivation expert in the God Embryo Realm, to learn?"
Qu Chen Dan answered respectfully, "Master Mo, I have always believed that Azure Dew Rice stalks are related to the rules of heaven and earth. So, when Master Mo said that Azure Dew Rice stalks are related to the rules, I decided to learn Azure Dew Rice cultivation from Master Mo."
"What about you?" Mo Wuji looked at Di Jie.
Di Jie quickly said, "I've seen Dan Master Mo cultivate Azure Dew Rice, and it's definitely not inferior to Grandmaster Guang Chang's. Grandmaster Guang Chang has to teach over a hundred disciples, so he probably can't take care of everyone."
Mo Wuji was speechless. This Di Jie was really practical. She seemed to think that he was still inferior to Grandmaster Guang Chang, but because he taught fewer people, he could teach better.
Mo Wuji said blandly, "I probably don't have much time to teach you how to cultivate Azure Dew Rice. I'm a pill refiner, and I'm spending more time learning pill refinement... By the way, does anyone know where I can find treasures needed to upgrade Immortal Flames to God Flames?"
Di Jie and Qu Chen Dan looked at each other. They hadn't even asked Mo Wuji for guidance, but Mo Wuji had asked them a question first.
"In four days, there will be an auction in Dewdrop God City. I heard that a Chaos Fire Mother Crystal will be auctioned off. The Chaos Fire Mother Crystal is one of the best materials for upgrading Immortal Flames to God Flames," Qu Chen Dan said.
Mo Wuji asked in surprise, "The Chaos Fire Mother Crystal can upgrade Immortal Flames to God Flames? Who said that?"
He had eleven Chaos Fire Mother Crystals on him, but they had only been useful for upgrading his Azure Petal Heart to a ninth-grade Immortal Flame, and then they were useless.
It was Qu Chen Dan's turn to be puzzled. He even wondered if he had made the wrong choice. If the Chaos Fire Mother Crystal couldn't upgrade flames to God Flames, then what could?
Mo Wuji was even more puzzled. Did upgrading flames to God Flames with the Chaos Fire Mother Crystal require other auxiliary methods? He had never heard of that.
"Master Mo, it's true. The Chaos Fire Mother Crystal is rare in heaven and earth, and it can indeed upgrade Immortal Flames to God Flames," Di Jie also said from the side.
Mo Wuji suddenly understood. The reason he couldn't upgrade his Azure Petal Heart to the God Flame level before wasn't because of the Chaos Fire Mother Crystal, nor was it because he needed other auxiliary methods. It was because the place where he was upgrading his Azure Petal Heart was the Cosmic Edge, and the rules of heaven and earth there simply didn't allow his Azure Petal Heart to be upgraded to a God Flame. So, even though his Chaos Fire Mother Crystal had the ability to upgrade the Azure Petal Heart to a God Flame, he couldn't do it because of the restrictions of the rules of heaven and earth.
If he tried it now, it should work.
"Thank you both. Indeed, there must be something to learn from everyone. Now, I will teach you the methods of cultivating Azure Dew Rice. Before that, I need you to swear that you will not pass on what I teach you without my permission." Mo Wuji's tone became serious when he said the last sentence.
Di Jie and Qu Chen Dan swore without hesitation, stating that they would not leak what Mo Wuji taught them. In fact, this oath didn't put any pressure on them, because they simply couldn't pass on the methods of cultivating Azure Dew Rice.
"Good." Mo Wuji didn't hesitate and said, "My Azure Dew Rice cultivation method is one that I created myself. This method is called Grafting Transplantation."
Hearing Mo Wuji say that it was a self-created method, Di Jie and Qu Chen Dan perked up. They wanted to hear different Azure Dew Rice cultivation methods. If it was just some method that could be bought on the street, such as using some kind of God spiritual herb solution to cultivate Azure Dew Rice, that kind of method was the least valuable.
Mo Wuji took out a five-leaf clover and said, "This is a five-leaf clover. My method is to first sprout the Azure Dew Rice seeds into half-stalks, and then graft them onto the five-leaf clover. Each five-leaf clover can be grafted with five Azure Dew Rice stalks. That's why the yield of my cultivated Azure Dew Rice is five times that of others..."
"What?" Mo Wuji's words shocked Di Jie and Qu Chen Dan so much that they stood up.
From the beginning of Mo Wuji's teaching until now, every word he said had been shocking.
Mo Wuji gestured for the two to sit down and continued, "After each Azure Dew Rice seedling becomes a half-stalk, it has a stalk bud. Cut off half of this stalk bud. Each leaf of the five-leaf clover also has a bud. When grafting, you must also cut off half of the bud on each leaf of the five-leaf clover. Then, graft the Azure Dew Rice seedling with the half-bud onto the half-bud of the five-leaf clover. Remember, the half-buds should face each other. This first step is successful."
(Here, I want to thank my father. My grafting technique was learned from my father.)
Although Qu Chen Dan and Di Jie were God Embryo Realm cultivators, they had never heard of grafting before. They were listening with rapt attention.
Mo Wuji paused for a moment before continuing, "As for transplanting, you can take some five-element single-attribute formation disks. When transplanting, rely on your intuition. When you feel that a certain Azure Dew Rice plant lacks a certain attribute, transplant that Azure Dew Rice plant under the formation disk of that attribute."
Qu Chen Dan and Di Jie couldn't sense the attributes that each Azure Dew Rice stalk lacked like him. Mo Wuji could only let them rely on their intuition. No matter what, they would always encounter the right one, right? As long as one out of five plants was right, they could cultivate ordinary yields of high-grade Azure Dew Rice.
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