Master Dong Ye was a stubborn man who spoke whatever was on his mind.

“Young lord Zhen, I can’t identify that jade token, so I have no room to argue with you on that matter. However, I really think that the Heavencloud Ganoderma is unfit to be classified as supreme rank. It’s only a high-quality sky rank herb. You’ve already classified multiple sky rank herbs as top rank, no? Why is the Heavencloud Ganoderma above its peers?”

The Ganoderma was indeed a sky rank herb. Su Huanzhen also knew that because she recognized it. Neither Han Qianzhan nor Emperor Wellspring could contend on Jiang Chen’s behalf. It would be unfair to give that herb preferential treatment. What purpose did young lord Zhen have for doing so in the first place, though? Did he have something else in mind?

Jiang Chen was immensely relaxed. He examined the Ganoderma over with a patient eye, sighing. “This Heavencloud Ganoderma should be between a thousand to a thousand two hundred years old. It’s been picked it a bit early, alas. A three-thousand-year specimen would...