The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 261, Dan Yuan Peak
Qihuang Hall No. 4

Upon learning that the Heavenly Department had sent a team of retired demon-suppressing soldiers to join the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, Zhang Tianshi came to the Medical Department from the Heavenly Master's Mansion.

After Wei Zhenjie finished talking with Shou Wang, Xia Zhen and others, Zhang Tianshi called Wei Zhenjie to the No. 4 Qihuang Hall.

At this moment, the two are playing chess.

After placing a piece, Zhang Tianshi looked at Wei Zhenjie with a smile and asked, "Why did you decide to help Hua Changxi?"

Wei Zhenjie chuckled and sighed, "You can't truly understand a person's essence just by watching from the sidelines or by listening to others."

"To truly understand someone, you have to get to know them personally."

Master Zhang smiled and said, "It seems you have many feelings to share."

Wei Zhenjie smiled and shook his head: "This contact with Hua Changxi really surprised me."

"Don't be fooled by Hua Changxi's arrogant demeanor; he's actually a straightforward and honest kid at heart."

"He hasn't even mastered the intricacies of interpersonal relationships; at best, he's just a novice."

"Now I understand why she was the most outstanding child in the Hua family, but she didn't receive the support of the Hua family."

"She would never use her advantages and resources to dominate or manipulate people, and I don't think she's even considered that."

"If I were her, with the Dan Yuan Secret Realm at my fingertips, I could easily subdue the Hua family with just a few resources."

"The most fatal flaw is that how she treats her family is how she treats other people. She has a mountain of gold but doesn't use it, and she lacks understanding of her own value, which is why she has fallen into a passive position where she is resisted by Prince Shou and others."

After hearing this, Zhang Tianshi's expression turned serious: "According to what you're saying, then Hua Changxi must be a very kind and virtuous person."

Wei Zhenjie looked surprised: "You seem to appreciate Hua Changxi's obvious flaws?"

Zhang Tianshi: "Shouldn't it be admirable if one doesn't use others as tools? Shouldn't it be admirable if one holds many resources but doesn't use them to satisfy personal desires or pursue the vanity of being superior to others?"

Wei Zhenjie chuckled: "If Hua Changxi had reached your level, she would naturally be worthy of admiration. But she is fundamentally different from you. She hasn't even touched the door of 'entering the world,' yet you use the honor of 'transcending the world' to describe her. You are overestimating her."

"No, it's not even praising someone highly, it's flattering them to death."

Master Zhang smiled and said, "What I observe is the true nature of people. As for 'entering the world' and 'leaving the world,' they are merely people's experiences and choices in the world."

Wei Zhenjie: "You're speaking too soon. How old is Hua Changxi? What if she forgets or changes her true self through her experiences in the world?"

Zhang Tianshi did not continue arguing with Wei Zhenjie, but smiled and remained silent.

Wei Zhenjie continued, "People still need to have a master or mentor, someone to guide them. Otherwise, if they rely solely on their own exploration, they will take too many detours."

"Hua Changxi comes from a humble background, has limited vision, and has no one to guide him. Even with the Dan Yuan Secret Realm as a gold mine, he doesn't know how to make use of it."

"He had a winning hand, but he played it terribly and put himself in danger."

"Hey"

Wei Zhenjie became more and more emotional as he spoke.

Zhang Tianshi looked at him and said, "Everyone has their own path to walk. You shouldn't use your own life experience to judge other people's lives."

What is a dangerous situation for you might be an opportunity for Hua Changxi.

Just as Wei Zhenjie was about to retort, Wen Lanzhou and Huo Yunxiao came in together.

After exchanging greetings, the two quickly relayed the message that Prince Fu had conveyed.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhenjie snorted coldly: "The royal family can only resort to underhanded tactics these days."

Zhang Tianshi sighed and said nothing.

Huo Yunxiao looked at Wei Zhenjie: "Master, it's clear that Prince Fu and the others will continue to resist Hua Changxi's recruitment of apprentices. Are you still going to get involved in this?"

Wei Zhenjie glanced at his apprentice and said, "This is the Department of Medicine, not the Ministry of Heaven. Your master's reach isn't that long. Trying to manage everything would just kill me!"

"I've already overstepped my bounds by helping Hua Changxi stop Prince Shou and his group from targeting the Hua family. If I interfere in other matters, it will be the Heavenly Department that will be targeted."

"How to break through the blockade by Prince Shou and others is up to Hua Changxi himself."

Wen Lanzhou glanced at Zhang Tianshi and said with a smile, "It's a good thing that Prince Shou and the others continue to obstruct Hua Changxi from recruiting apprentices."

"Over the years, quite a few soldiers from the Demon Suppression Army have retired. You can put them all into the Dan Yuan Secret Realm. This can be considered as giving them a way to survive."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yunxiao's eyes lit up: "That's right." Then, he looked at Wei Zhenjie, "Master, what do you think?"

Wei Zhenjie chuckled: "If Hua Changxi is willing to accept it, I have no objection."

Since the Prince of Fu had already made it clear that the Heavenly Department wanted to take over the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, he had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.

If all the retreating Demon Suppression Army soldiers could enter the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, that would be wonderful.

But doing this is a bit like bullying Hua Changxi, this honest child.

To be honest, he actually felt a little guilty.

But for the sake of the Four Spirit Realms' development, he had no choice but to bully the weak.

Seeing that the Minister of the Heavenly Department was practically radiating a smile, Wen Lanzhou quietly pursed her lips.

Well, all those scheming people, including Prince Shou, ended up getting a huge advantage from Minister Wei!

On the other side, Hua Changxi couldn't allow the more than a thousand retired Demon Suppression Army soldiers to remain gathered outside the No. 13 Qihuang Hall. After the first hundred Demon Suppression Army soldiers filled out their resumes and listened to Pharmacist Xu's explanation of various precautions, he led them and Eunuch Yu and the other three to the Dan Yuan Secret Realm Oath Stele in the square. The group arrived in the square in a grand procession, immediately attracting attention from all sides.

In the distance, Prince Shou gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Zhenjie really got off easy."

Elsewhere, Xia Zhen also sighed. He had originally thought that with the support of the Protector's identity, the Xia family would be able to quickly take control of the Medical Department.

However, the complexities of the Department of Medicine far exceeded his expectations.

Having been with the pharmaceutical department for so long, I've hardly ever gained any advantage from them.

Now that the Heavenly Department has directly intervened in the affairs of the Medical Bureau, the situation is likely to become increasingly chaotic.

"Sigh, everyone has their own selfish desires, and there's still a long way to go to revive the interface!"

Beneath the oath monument.

Hua Changxi looked at Eunuch Yu and the other four, as well as the other retired Demon Suppression Army soldiers: "For cultivators, the oath of inner demons cannot be made lightly. You still have a chance to back out now."

Hearing this, no one expressed a desire to withdraw.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi said nothing more. With a wave of his hand, a wooden table appeared in front of the oath monument, and then about a hundred identity tokens appeared on the wooden table.

"Come up now to make a vow to your inner demons. Once the vow is recognized by the oath monument, you will receive an identity token for entering and exiting the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, the onlookers in the distance became briefly agitated.

They had always thought that as long as they made a vow to their inner demons, they could join the Dan Yuan Secret Realm. They never expected that they would also need the approval of the vow stele.

This made many people with ulterior motives suddenly feel nervous and uneasy.

Seeing that Eunuch Yu and the others were also a little nervous, Hua Changxi reassured them, "Don't be nervous. As long as you sincerely join the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, you will all be recognized by the Oath Stele."

In the crowd, Huo Yunxiao had an expression that said, "I knew it: Hua Changxi's recruitment criteria wouldn't be that simple."

Sincerity and honesty—these conditions may seem modest, but they are actually incredibly demanding!
As the managers of the secret realm, the four of them, including Eunuch Yu, took the lead without hesitation.

Grandpa Yu was the first.

Hua Changxi waved an identity token, which floated in front of the eunuch: "Drip a drop of your essence blood on it, and then you can make the oath of inner demons."

Eunuch Yu took a deep breath, forced out his blood essence, and dripped it onto the identity token.

The moment the essence blood merged into the token, both the oath monument and the identity token emitted a faint golden light.

In an instant, the golden light enveloped the father-in-law completely.

"With my three souls and six spirits as my guide, and my life essence as my pledge, I kneel before the nine heavens and ten earths, and inquire of all the spirits of the heavens."

"From this day forward, I voluntarily become an apprentice in the Dan Yuan Secret Realm under the jurisdiction of the Dan Sheng Hall, and take 'refining the spiritual medicines of heaven and earth, cultivating the supreme Dan Xin, helping cultivators break through realms and overcome tribulations, and saving all living beings from calamity' as my lifelong pursuit."

As Eunuch Yu continued to utter his vows, golden light began to surge, as if it had come alive, repeatedly washing over Eunuch Yu's body.

"Heaven and earth bear witness, the sun and moon are our covenant; this oath, once sworn, will never be broken! If I break this oath, may my soul be scattered and my spirit shattered, and may I be condemned to eternal damnation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden light dissipated, and the identity token landed steadily in Eunuch Yu's hand.

The oath monument proved Eunuch Yu's sincerity, and Hua Changxi smiled. Just as she was about to let Eunuch Jia continue, the sky above the oath monument suddenly distorted.

The next moment, a lush, verdant branch burst forth from the sky.

In an instant, everyone in the entire Department of Medicine and the entire capital city witnessed a magnificent, mirage-like scene.

A colossal tree, its branches blotting out the sky and reaching straight into the heavens, kept appearing in the air.

Upon seeing the giant tree, Wei Zhenjie and Zhang Tianshi rushed to the square, their faces filled with astonishment.

"The Immortal Divine Tree!"

Hua Changxi was also dumbfounded. To her shock, the branch above the oath monument began to rotate nimbly around it, as if it were on patrol.

Everyone held their breath at the sight.

The branch 'inspected' for a while, then hovered in front of Hua Changxi.

Then, the branches began to move, and green light appeared at the tips, carving the character '元' out of thin air.

Once the character '元' was formed, it began to slowly descend.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi's expression shifted slightly. He quickly extended his right hand, watching the character 'Yuan' slowly disappear into his hand.

"Many thanks to Shenmu for restoring the name of Danyuan Secret Realm."

The character '元' was integrated into her right hand, and Hua Changxi immediately understood its function. Now, as long as she had a thought, the character '元' would appear instantly.

Upon hearing this, the tree branch trembled slightly.

Then, the branch slashed eastward, and everyone standing in front of the oath monument felt dizzy and their bodies were rapidly moving eastward.

Meanwhile, the people in other parts of the pharmaceutical department were completely dumbfounded.

They watched helplessly as the hundreds of people in front of the oath monument suddenly moved eastward, as if they had been pulled into another dimension.

When everyone came to their senses, the Department of Medicine had grown larger again.

To the east of the square, a rugged and desolate giant peak emerges, with three striking characters carved on the rocky cliff at its summit—Danyuan Peak.