Chapter 52: Golden Spirit Plant Husband
After the assessment, the chief examiner issued a "skill certificate" to Li Xiuchang and the other three.
It was really a certificate.
However, it seemed to be made of the skin of some monster, with a texture like parchment, and it was very strong, difficult to tear, and waterproof and fireproof.
The cover of this certificate had three big characters "Xianyihui" written on it.
The Xianyihui was a relatively loose and non-profit organization led by the four largest sects in the southeast, northwest and northeast of Xianyin Realm, and joined hands with the top figures in various trades.
Among them were figures at the level of outer sect elders from the four major sects, as well as masters of skills from other sects, and many casual craftsmen.
In short, as long as any immortal cultivation skill reached the master level, one could join the Xianyihui and hold a position.
The purpose of the establishment of the Xianyihui was to standardize the various industries of immortal cultivation.
Before the establishment of the Xianyihui, the various markets in Xianyin Realm were full of good and bad people, and there were many scammers pretending to be high-level craftsmen, and various trading disputes often occurred.
There are also low-level craftsmen who lie about their true level, such as a first-level talisman master who claims to be a second-level talisman master to help others make talismans, just to cheat for a chance to practice.
But with the establishment of the Immortal Art Association and the promotion of the immortal cultivation skills assessment system, everyone only recognizes the "skill certificate" issued by the Immortal Art Association, and similar disputes have become less frequent.
The Xianchen Sect is the northern giant among the four major sects that established the Immortal Art Association, and therefore has the privilege of being able to conduct skill assessments within its own sect.
Li Xiuchang opened the skill certificate in his hand and saw the words "Li Xiuchang, first-level spiritual plant husband" written in special Taoist words in the upper left corner.
If he passes the assessment of other skills in the future, it will also be recorded in this same certificate.
This skill certificate is actually a simple small magic weapon, which comes with a trace of Li Xiuchang's spiritual consciousness to prove his identity.
Don't underestimate this small booklet, it incorporates a variety of anti-counterfeiting techniques developed by the Elders of the Immortal Art Association, and there are more than 100 methods to verify authenticity.
Li Xiuchang noticed that there was a small golden mark in front of his name on the certificate.
The certificates in the hands of the other two candidates did not have this golden mark.
"This is..."
"This is the 'gold medal' mark certified by our Xianyi Association, which means that you are a gold medal first-level spiritual plant husband. Generally, only spiritual plant husbands with a stable planting success rate of more than 90% can be awarded the gold medal title, but those who get full marks in the first-level spiritual plant husband assessment can also be awarded as an exception."
There is such a saying... Li Xiuchang was delighted, which represented the recognition of his skills by the Xianyi Association.
In the future, if he takes this certificate to farm for others, his salary will be higher than that of other spiritual plant husbands of the same level.
The examiner quickly explained the meaning of the golden mark and immediately asked impatiently: "How did you do it?"
He had been holding back this question for a long time, and finally asked it after all the assessment procedures were completed.
Li Xiuchang was stunned for a moment before he realized that the examiner was asking him about using charcoal-attribute mana to fertilize spiritual plants.
He had nothing to hide, so he told the story of how he had mutated the "Fire-burning Skill" and cultivated charcoal-attribute mana, and accidentally discovered that charcoal-attribute mana could be used to fertilize spiritual plants.
After learning that Li Xiuchang's charcoal-attribute mana was cultivated because of mutation, the examiners lost most of their interest.
Mana mutation is something that can only be encountered by chance, especially this kind of special attribute mutation that seems to have never appeared before, the probability is extremely low, and it is almost impossible to replicate.
Moreover, after asking, I found out that "Fire-burning Skill" is still a eunuch skill that only exists in the Qi training stage. When Li Xiuchang reaches the foundation-building stage and switches to practicing skills, it is not certain whether this charcoal-attribute mana can be preserved.
However, several external examiners still have a certain interest in the "Fire-burning Skill".
"May I borrow your sect's "Fire-burning Skill" to take a look?" The chief examiner looked at Yan Song and asked.
"The sect has rules that the skills and classics cannot be borrowed from outside." Yan Song replied.
After hearing this, several examiners put out their thoughts and did not mention it again.
Yan Song asked back: "Li Xiuchang used his own magic power to fertilize, does this result count?"
Some things, it is better to ask clearly and confirm in person than to have someone bring up the past later.
"It counts naturally if he did not violate the rules. Although he may have cheated, he passed the test with his own ability after all. It can only be said that... he was born to do this job." The examiner looked at Li Xiuchang with a burning gaze. If Li Xiuchang was not a disciple of the Xianchen Sect, he would have wanted to accept Li Xiuchang as his disciple.
Before, their evaluation of Li Xiuchang was just a genius of spiritual plants that appeared once in a few decades.
But after Li Xiuchang passed all the tests with full marks and showed his unique charcoal attribute magic power, it was different.
In their opinion, if Li Xiuchang did not have any accidents, it would be a natural thing for him to grow into a master of spiritual plants.
Of course, there are also geniuses who eventually become ordinary people.
But if you accept a disciple like Li Xiuchang, at least you can save a lot of money on fertilizer in the future.
After the test, several examiners did not stay any longer and left one after another.
The other two brothers who passed the test also congratulated Li Xiuchang, exchanged a few words, and left after getting to know each other.
Li Xiuchang deliberately stayed until the end, of course, to receive the reward.
He was still thinking about his seed gift bag and medicinal field.
Yan Song certainly knew what Li Xiuchang was waiting for, and said, "I will report the situation to the sect and apply for rewards for you. You can come to the General Affairs Hall to receive it in a few days."
The tall senior sister next to him took the initiative to say, "You and I have completed the matching of identity tokens. I will notify you when your reward arrives."
"Thank you, senior sister." Li Xiuchang took out his identity token and matched it with the identity token of the tall senior sister.
This identity token pairing is like two people "adding friends". In the future, they can use identity tokens to communicate and chat within the scope of Xianchen Sect.
In the process, Li Xiuchang also learned the name of the tall senior sister, Yan Xue.
"She has the same surname as Senior Brother Yan Song. Are they related?" Li Xiuchang guessed in his heart.
At this time, Yan Song held a handful of spirit stones in his hand and handed them to Li Xiuchang, saying expressionlessly:
"I am willing to accept the bet. Since you have passed the first-level spirit plant husband assessment, according to the agreement, I will pay you the monthly salary for the next three months. This is calculated based on your monthly salary after becoming a first-level spirit plant husband. A total of 60 spirit stones, please count them."
Li Xiuchang's original basic monthly salary was 10 spirit stones, and after becoming a first-level spirit plant husband, it increased to 20 spirit stones.
Li Xiuchang naturally refused to take it, and there was no need to offend this outer sect senior brother for a mere 60 spirit stones.
But Yan Song could not resist and said: "I have always done things according to the rules. One thing is one thing. The spirit stones are what I lost to you, so you take them. You violated the sect rules and practiced multiple skills without obtaining a skill certificate. I will not reduce your monthly salary for three months."
Li Xiuchang had heard about Senior Brother Yan Song's rigid temperament, and finally had no choice but to accept the spirit stones.