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Chapter 254, The Driving Force of the Times (Twenty-Three)
The announcement that the Dan Yuan Secret Realm was recruiting apprentices spread throughout the entire Medical Department at lightning speed.

The royal family and other powerful figures never expected that Hua Changxi's conditions for recruiting apprentices would be so simple, nor did they expect that she would provide such good benefits to her apprentices.

Hua Changxi once again surprised everyone.

"Does this Hua Changxi even understand business management?"

The minds of the various secret realm masters had already been somewhat broken by the oath monument erected by Hua Changxi, and now, after seeing Hua Changxi's announcement of recruiting apprentices, their minds were broken once again.

"The Hua family is just a small family. I doubt Hua Changxi has ever managed a shop on her own. She doesn't know anything about business management."

"That's right. Anyone who has ever managed a shop knows the importance of strictly controlling expenses."

Hua Changxi invests far too much in her apprentices; compared to her, these secret realm masters seem incredibly stingy.

People are easily offended by comparisons. Over time, those who join their secret realm will inevitably become dissatisfied.

This Hua Changxi is really making things difficult for them at every turn.

The royal family and nobles were also put in a very passive position by Hua Changxi's announcement of recruiting apprentices.

They had just issued the order to resist Hua Changxi's recruitment of disciples, and Hua Changxi pulled this stunt right afterward.

Prince Fu and Prince Shou could no longer laugh. Resisting Hua Changxi's recruitment of apprentices was not an order they issued in a fit of anger.

They would do this for one reason: Hua Changxi has threatened the interests of the secret realm lords and powerful figures, and all parties will certainly respond positively.

Secondly, the requirement to swear an oath against one's inner demons before entering or leaving a secret realm is a concern for most cultivators who wish to enter.

According to their guess, Hua Changxi's conditions for recruiting apprentices would be extremely harsh, and most people would not be able to enter the secret realm.

"If I can't enter the secret realm, no one else can either." If they just slightly stir up this mentality among the cultivators, their plan to resist Hua Changxi's recruitment will proceed very easily.

But to everyone's surprise, Hua Changxi did the exact opposite of what he had expected, providing his apprentices with benefits and treatment that far exceeded his expectations, catching them completely off guard.

They didn't even need to send anyone to investigate; they could imagine that even if they had to swear an oath to their inner demons, countless cultivators would still want to join Hua Changxi's Dan Yuan Secret Realm.

Chu Junhao looked at the gloomy-faced Prince Fu and Prince Shou, hesitated for a moment, and then walked over: "Uncle Prince Fu, Uncle Prince Shou, shall we withdraw the order?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Shou's icy gaze shot towards Chu Junhao: "Little Seven, do you know what you're saying?"

Chu Junhao felt a chill run down his spine under the Prince of Shou's gaze. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Prince Shou snorted coldly: "After the spiritual energy revival, the power of the nobles in the capital and the local tyrants has been growing stronger and stronger, and they are becoming more and more disrespectful to the royal family's orders."

"Over the years, your father and the clan elders have tried every means to stabilize the overall situation and prevent others from making any rash moves."

"Now, you're actually asking us to withdraw our order to resist Hua Changxi. Do you know what that means?"

"This means that the royal family has bowed down to a little girl! It means that from now on everyone can ride on the royal family's neck!"

Prince Shou grew angrier and angrier as he spoke, and in the end, he resorted to shouting.

Chu Junhao was so shocked by what he said that he knelt down on the ground with a 'plop': "Uncle Shou, Junhao has underestimated the situation. Please punish me, Uncle Shou."

Seeing that Prince Shou was quite angry, Prince Fu did not tell Chu Junhao to get up: "The royal order has been issued and cannot be changed." With that, he waved his hand and had someone summon the Director of the Medical Department.

"Go, remove the registration point that Hua Changxi set up at the entrance of the Medical Department for me."

"The Department of Medicine is a department of the imperial court. No one is allowed to recruit people at the entrance of the Department of Medicine without the imperial court's permission!"

There was a pause.

"Also, give the order to everyone to keep their mouths shut and try not to let Hua Changxi's announcement of recruiting apprentices spread to the Department of Medicine."

While it's impossible to prevent well-informed forces from obtaining the contents of the announcement, it's enough to prevent ordinary people from knowing about it.

As for the other people within the Imperial Medical Bureau, they were either members of the royal family or powerful figures, so they wouldn't dare to openly oppose the royal family.

Upon receiving the order from Prince Fu, the Director of the Department of Medicine personally led a team to the main gate and watched as his subordinates dismantled the registration area set up by Pharmacist Xu and his group, and smashed the recruitment sign.

At the same time, Si Cheng also gave a stern warning to Pharmacist Xu and the others.

"Without the imperial court's permission, who gave you permission to recruit people at the main gate?"

"Get back to the Thirteenth Qihuang Hall. If you offend again, you're out of the Medical Department."

As the group of Pharmacist Xu and his companions slunk away, the cultivators from the guardian families watched with amusement, while the powerful figures from the capital city went along with it.

They knew that the royal family was coercing Hua Changxi into removing the oath monument if she wanted to recruit apprentices.

The reason why all parties are eyeing the Dan Yuan Secret Realm is that they want to use the resources within the secret realm to cultivate their own power, not to give away their manpower to the Dan Sheng Palace for nothing.

Those in power each had their own ulterior motives, and the ordinary cultivators within the Medical Department couldn't hide their disappointment when they learned that Prince Shou had issued an order forbidding them from joining the Dan Yuan Secret Realm.

But they dared not stand up and resist, and could only remain silent.

Hua Changxi was unaware that she had just erected the oath monument and announced the recruitment of apprentices when she was immediately met with a joint resistance from the royal family and various parties.

However, even if she knew, she wouldn't care too much.

Her main force of recruiting apprentices was not in the capital. The royal family and nobles could prevent some people from entering the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, but they could not stop the rest of the world.

After giving the apprentice recruitment notice to Pharmacist Xu, Hua Changxi left the Department of Pharmacy.

At this moment, she was setting up a teleportation array in the Shennong Hall Pharmacy in Feng'anfang. After the teleportation array was set up, she immediately tested its effect. As soon as she activated the array, she was teleported to the fourth level of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm in the blink of an eye.

Then, they were teleported back from the fourth level of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm to the Shennong Hall Secret Realm.

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Hua Changxi was very satisfied with the effect of the teleportation array, and then left the capital without stopping, heading straight for Lingguang Palace. After setting up the teleportation array in Lingguang Palace, he went to Wuzhi Mountain.

She was engrossed in setting up the teleportation array, completely unaware of the turmoil brewing in the capital.

The Marquis of Dingyuan's Residence.

Lord Hua summoned the elders and outstanding descendants of the Hua clan to his residence for a clan meeting.

At this moment, the expressions on the faces of the Hua clan members were quite interesting.

The Hua clan members were overjoyed at the thought that the Altar of Pills had only appeared because of Hua Changxi. This meant that if the Hall of Pill Saints were to be revived in the future, Hua Changxi's status would definitely not be low.

The Pill Saint Hall is one of the five holy lands of the Four Spirit Realms, holding a lofty position. For the Hua clan to occupy a position in the Pill Saint Hall and have a certain say is an immense opportunity for the Hua clan.

However, the elders of the Hua clan couldn't help but sigh when they thought about how Hua Changxi had offended various powerful figures by erecting the oath monument and announcing the recruitment of apprentices.

Uncle Hua looked at the silent Hua Bin family with a complicated expression.

He never imagined that Hua Bin, who grew up relying on the charity of many families, would be the luckiest member of his clan after the spiritual energy revival.

The thought of the twin sisters Hua Changxin and Hua Changxi made him envious of Hua Bin.

Other families would be incredibly fortunate to have even one outstanding granddaughter, but Hua Bin has produced two remarkable granddaughters all at once.

Hua Changxin is the direct descendant of the head of Taisu Palace, and there are many things they cannot access, so we will not discuss them for now.

However, Hua Changxi had always been in the capital, so her actions were still easy to find out.

This girl is currently more prominent in the Department of Medicine than Meng Qingyao, who was recommended by the Guardian Family, and all of this is done by her own efforts, which is truly amazing.

The emergence of such an extraordinary descendant is undoubtedly a blessing and an opportunity for the Hua clan, and a sign of the clan's prosperity.

But who would have thought that Hua Bin couldn't even win over his own granddaughter?

It's quite frustrating that such a close family relationship could be so distant.

Now things are really messed up. Hua Changxi isn't close to her clansmen, and even though she holds such abundant resources, her clansmen can't get a single benefit from them.

What troubled Lord Hua the most was that Hua Changxi was too stubborn and attracted too much hatred.

The interests and conflicts between the royal family and various powerful figures are complex and intertwined, making it very difficult for them to unite against a particular event or person. Even some rising aristocratic families have failed to unite them. Yet Hua Changxi managed to get them to form a united front, which is truly remarkable.

She alone is worth an entire clan!

Having gained no benefits and potentially getting into trouble because of Hua Changxi, Lord Hua was now unsure whether to be happy or worried.

Seeing that the Lord and the others remained silent, Hua Minghe couldn't help but speak up: "Lord, Ninth Sister's secret realm needs manpower. If the clansmen can support her at this time, she will definitely repay the clan in the future."

When the royal family and nobles boycotted Hua Changxi, Lord Hua did not hide it from them. Upon learning of it, he immediately informed his clan.

Hua Minghe was anxious when he learned that his daughter was being coerced by powerful figures.

Jiu Niang was not close to her family and even more indifferent to her clansmen. He also wanted to use this incident to let his daughter know that her family and clansmen were her support.

The Second Elder snorted coldly: "The royal family has already issued an order forbidding anyone from joining the Dan Yuan Secret Realm. If the clan takes action at this time, it will be a direct declaration that they are going against the royal family."

"Even a top-tier family like the Tang family doesn't dare to break ties with the royal family. Can our Hua family withstand the wrath of the royal family?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Minghe fell silent.

Uncle Hua glanced at the First Elder.

Upon receiving the message, the Grand Elder smiled and said, "We are powerless to resist the royal family; however, Changxi is a junior in the clan, and we cannot refuse to help him. Why don't we observe and see if we can come up with a solution that satisfies both sides?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Bin immediately stated, "The Grand Elder is right. There's no rush regarding my Ninth Sister's matter. The secret realm will always be there, so it's alright even if we can't recruit anyone for a while."

Hua Minghe glanced at Old Master Hua. He knew that the old man was afraid that the clansmen would be implicated by Jiu Niang. However, Jiu Niang was not close to the clansmen. If the clansmen did not express their attitude at this time, it would only be more difficult to get Jiu Niang to accept them in the future.

He knew Jiu Niang's personality; she was never stingy with gratitude towards those who had helped her.

Hua Minghe wanted to say something, but Old Master Hua held him down firmly.

Master Hua glanced at Hua Minghe and Hua Bin and said, "The situation in the capital is changing rapidly, so let's not rush to make a decision."

Then, she said to Hua Minghe, "Minghe, you can go and ask Changxi first, and see if she has any thoughts about the clan."

"In the past two years, the strength of the powerful clans has been increasing, but our clan has been stagnant. Without strength, we have to be more cautious when we encounter major events. You must explain these situations to Changxi."

"No matter what, the Hua clan is Changxi's support, and those in the clan who can support her will definitely not abandon her."

Hua Minghe's eyes flickered after hearing this.

He knew that Jiu Niang was recruiting apprentices and treating the Hua clan members and others the same, which displeased the clan members, who wanted preferential treatment in the Dan Yuan Secret Realm.

Lord Bo was subtly implying that if Ninth Sister didn't show sincerity first, the clan probably wouldn't arrange for anyone to join the Dan Yuan Secret Realm.