Yuchi slunk away from the Ascension Gate, haunted by the terrifying laughter of those three girls in his mind.

When Yuchi initially planned to start a side business for the Ascension Gate, his thought was rather simple and straightforward. It was just about growing some vegetables, what could go wrong?

He even imagined some young girls with pure smiles, barefoot on the dirt of the herb field, wearing adorable soil-colored straw hats, dreaming of becoming the king of pirates.

But today’s events have thoroughly educated Yuchi.

Oh my heavens, these three girls are no ordinary people. Previously, Yuchi casually mentioned grafting while chatting with Qin Miaoyu. It was merely to show off his knowledge as her Sect Leader, indicating that aside from being quite capable in combat, he has profound understanding of many plants.

Essentially, it was just to flaunt a bit. This is understandable; after all, in front of beautiful young girls, if a man doesn’t feel the urge to show off even a little, it indicates he’s already numb and beyond remedy!

Old Yuchi doesn’t see himself that way; he liked pretty ladies at eighteen, and he still likes them at eighty, always ready for battle. This is the youthful vigor a young man should have; it can evoke the shy enthusiasm of youth from within!

However, it was just a casual remark, yet Qin Miaoyu completely opened a new world door, triggering a shift in world line, as she began researching various plant matters. So during the three to four months Yuchi wasn’t at the Ascension Gate, she made some achievements.

Now, under the leadership of the formidable Qin Miaoyu, three disciples, who should be young and green, have fully developed their original strategy.

Starting with relatively simple experiments, they have now begun researching grafting!

If it were solely about grafting, it wouldn’t be a big deal; biology textbooks covered this stuff before, and it’s an effective farming method, with benefits like increased yield. So grafting itself is a perfectly normal operation from previous lives, but when this technique falls into their conversations, its meaning transforms.

Qin Miaoyu introduced the concept of grafting to Yuchi, referring to it as "life".

Yuchi broke out in a cold sweat immediately. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He simply couldn’t understand why, so he asked Qin Miaoyu, trying to comprehend the absurd name through this girl with a straw hat. Qin Miaoyu seriously explained her understanding of the entire process to Yuchi.

The conversation went as follows:

"Miaoyu, I told you about this; it’s called grafting. How did it turn into life?"

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, don’t rush, I’ll analyze this for you, see if my understanding is correct."

"Go ahead."

"Alright!"

After a simple exchange, a formal introduction followed.

Qin Miaoyu took out two different medicinal herbs:

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, these two herbs are Hemostatic Grass and Poison Clearing Grass, like two different people. In the wild, they’re two incredibly free little plants. No matter how they grow, no one minds if they’re skinny or small."

"But once I have them in my hand, they must obey my commands."

"If they grow even a little feeble, I’ll directly eliminate them. Haven’t they lost the right to control their own lives? Their entire life’s explanation lies in my hands. If I claim they lack ambition, they’re just worthless medicinal herbs."

"They have no chance to argue. After all, in the same herb field absorbing all the Spiritual Qi benefits, why can’t they grow well and bring me good value? While they’re so weak, you can tell they’re the field’s outcasts, destined to be pulled out to avoid contaminating the spirited other herbs nearby."

"Even if they’re inadequate now, I’m still trying to extract their value. Look at this Hemostatic Grass; its rhizome is more lush than Poison Clearing Grass, and it grows faster, but its price is cheaper, it’s considered trash."

"Whereas Poison Clearing Grass grows slower, with a fragile heart. If I solely rely on Poison Clearing Grass, it can’t grow to satisfy me or let me quickly gain profits. So I can directly chop off the Hemostatic Grass’s top and graft the Poison Clearing Grass’s top onto it."

"You see, originally two worthless medicinal herbs now suddenly have value! Even though they’ve lost their unique aspects, they benefit me now. I can significantly gain resources from them, and they must constantly strive and perform to receive my praise."