The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 288, Five Elements Sect
All parties are closely watching the royal family's reaction, but unfortunately, several days have passed since the Embroidered Uniform Guard approached Hua Changxi, and the royal family has yet to respond.

"Are they planning to just let this go?"

The Embroidered Uniform Guard is the royal family's private army. Hua Changxi's attack on the Embroidered Uniform Guard is undoubtedly a blatant slap in the face to the royal family, and the royal family doesn't even pursue this matter.
On August 27th, the Embroidered Uniform Guard came to the Medical Department again, informing Hua Changxi to go to the Northern Garrison Command in three days to discuss the matter of cultivators entering the capital. Only then did all parties confirm that the royal family really did not intend to pursue Hua Changxi.

Many people are deeply disappointed by this.

"Pity!"

Xia Zhen was very disappointed. Hua Changxi's strength was even greater than he had imagined. He had thought that he could use this confrontation between her and the royal family to further explore what cards she held in her hands. He did not expect that the domineering royal family would choose to settle things peacefully.

Compared to the disappointment of all parties, Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief.

She certainly didn't want to confront the royal family head-on, even though she had the Vermilion Bird Army under her command.

As she said, once something starts, no one can decide how it will go or how it will end.

Using the Vermilion Bird Army is not a good thing for her.

Managing a single Dan Yuan Secret Realm was already keeping her quite busy. Once the Vermilion Bird Army was mobilized, even more aspects would be involved, and the tasks she would be responsible for would snowball.

At that time, her cultivation time would be compressed indefinitely, which is definitely not what she wants.

Although her actions to teach the Imperial Guards a lesson were somewhat impulsive, Hua Changxi did not regret them. People are often bullied because they are kind, and it was only right for her to show her claws.

However, revealing her strength ultimately triggered her sense of crisis, making her realize that she still had too few cards to play.

Before this, she thought that having four strongholds—Shennong Hall, Wuzhi Mountain, Lingguang Hall, and Danyuan Peak—was already quite good. But this time, her opponent was the royal family. Compared to the royal family, she suddenly felt that her accumulation was really too inadequate.

Moreover, apart from Danyuan Peak and Shennong Hall, which she was involved in managing, she left Wuzhi Mountain and Lingguang Hall to their own devices. If something really happened, the assistance she could provide would be very limited.

This confrontation with the royal family serves as a reminder to Hua Changxi that she should get Wuzhishan and Lingguang Palace running smoothly.

Fortunately, her cultivation has stagnated, freeing up some time for practice.

Wuzhishan is alright; with Anze and Anran overseeing things, it's perfectly acceptable to directly copy the management model of Danyuan Peak.

Managing the Kelingguang Hall was giving her a headache.

Although the Vermilion Bird Army only has a little over 6,000 men, it is still an army. How could she have any experience in managing an army?
Without experience, we can only learn from others.

It's not good to ask outsiders for advice on the Vermilion Bird Army, so this is considered one of her trump cards. As a result, Hua Changxi can only learn from the management models of the Demon Suppression Army and the Demon Suppression Guard that she has access to.

The soldier ranking system of the Demon Suppression Guard is as follows: General → Assistant General → Garrison Commander → Commander of Ten Thousand → Commander of a Thousand → Commander of a Hundred → Squad Leader → Guard.

The promotion path is very simple, clear, and easy to understand.

Hua Changxi wanted to borrow it directly, but to be on the safe side, she went to the lecture hall. While chatting with a lecturer who was a retired soldier of the Demon Suppression Army, she learned about the soldier management system of the Demon Suppression Army.

She was genuinely surprised to learn that the Demon Suppression Army still followed the management model of General → Lieutenant General → Garrison Commander → Commander of Ten Thousand → Commander of a Thousand → Commander of a Hundred → Squad Leader → Guard.

"It seems this management model can be applied directly."

Having experience in planning the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, Hua Changxi skillfully began planning the operation of Wuzhi Mountain and Lingguang Palace.

Hua Changxi plans to build a Five Elements Gate on Wuzhi Mountain to better maintain order there.

The Five Elements Sect is divided into six departments: Personnel Department, Logistics Department, Mission Hall, Merit Hall, Lecturer Hall, and Law Enforcement Hall.

Disciple promotion path: Apprentice → Outer Disciple → Inner Disciple → Personal Disciple
After establishing this management model, Hua Changxi teleported directly to Wuzhi Mountain, summoned An Ran and An Ze to his side, and explained to them the plan to establish the Five Elements Sect and its planning scheme.

Upon hearing Hua Changxi's words, An Ran and An Ze both showed expressions of surprise and delight.

As spiritual energy continues to recover, more and more people are becoming cultivators. Due to the scarcity of training grounds, Wuzhi Mountain has become the preferred training ground for cultivators.

With the arrival of more cultivators, conflicts followed. If Qingzhou hadn't been under the jurisdiction of the King of Dong'an, and if the King of Dong'an hadn't owed the fairy a favor, helping them suppress some of their covetousness, Wuzhi Mountain would definitely have been very unsettled.

Although they do recruit some cultivators, because they don't have a formal official title, in the eyes of outsiders they are just like the martial arts gangs of the past.

Now that the Five Elements Sect has been established, it will surely attract more and better cultivators to join them.

Shanling and Xiaosong had also come over at some point. When they heard that Hua Changxi wanted to build the Five Elements Sect, Shanling jumped up and down with joy: "Fairy, you've finally come to your senses."

With a legitimate sect overseeing it, it will definitely be able to recruit more disciples. The more disciples there are, the more prosperous the incense offerings will be, and the better Five Elements Mountain will naturally become. It will also be able to advance to the status of the Five Elements Mountain God more quickly.

Seeing that the mountain spirit was now the size of a five or six-year-old child, Hua Changxi patted its round head and smiled, "You've grown up again."

Shanling stood close to Hua Changxi, behaving very affectionately, her eyes crinkling into slits with laughter: "The fairy has become stronger, so I have become stronger as well."

Hua Changxi looked at Shanling and said, "The Five Elements Sect has just been established, and everything is still being explored. I am often away from home, so you will have to keep an eye on things for me."

Shanling puffed out her chest: "Don't worry, I will." Hua Changxi then asked: "By the way, what is the highest cultivation level of the strongest demon beast in Five Finger Mountain?"

Cultivating the Blood Refining Chapter of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique requires the blood of demon beasts, and before this, she hadn't paid much attention to demon beasts.

Mountain Spirit: "Core Formation Realm".

Hua Changxi: "No Nascent Soul Realm demonic beasts?"

Mountain Spirit: "Five Finger Mountain is your sacred ground, Fairy. No demon beasts dare to take human form on human territory. In the past two years, several demon beasts at the peak of the Core Formation Realm have secretly left Five Finger Mountain."

There was a pause.

"Fairy, do you want to acquire a spirit pet?" she said, becoming excited on her own.

“The Five Elements Sect must have a few guardian beasts. Beasts that grew up in Five Fingers Mountain are definitely more loyal. Fairy, I know a few peak Core Formation stage beasts in the mountain with decent bloodlines. Do you want to recruit them?”

Hearing this, Hua Changxi immediately became interested. He gave the Five Elements Sect's planning scheme to An Ze and An Ran, asking them to take a look first. Then he took Shan Ling and Xiao Song to find those few demonic beasts.

Hua Changxi, at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, had an increasingly accurate sense of the various places in Five Finger Mountain. However, exploring each place required the use of divine sense, which was not strong enough for her. Exploring each place individually would consume too much energy, so she could only follow the mountain spirit around Five Finger Mountain before she could find all five demonic beasts.

At the foot of Zhongzhi Peak, a golden eagle, a five-colored deer, a green python, a fiery red queen bee, and a black ape trembled and lay prostrate in front of Hua Changxi.

The five demonic beasts possess the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in their spiritual veins.

This was Hua Changxi's first time dealing with a demon beast, and unsure of how to handle the situation, she looked to the mountain spirit.

Upon seeing this, the mountain spirit immediately smiled and said to the five demon beasts, "This is the Fire Lotus Fairy."

Upon hearing this, the five demonic beasts trembled.

Fire Lotus Fairy, the master of Five Elements Mountain!
At this moment, all five demons were filled with regret.

They were tempted by the rich spiritual energy in the Five Elements Mountain, and they believed that cultivators could not keep up with the speed of demon beasts. Even if the mountain lord returned and discovered them, his cultivation level was lower than theirs and he could not do anything to them. So they stayed with a fluke mentality.

If they had known that the Fire Lotus Fairy was so powerful, able to immobilize them with a single glance, they would never have stayed on Five Finger Mountain.

Mountain Spirit: "If the fairy wishes to establish the Five Elements Sect, she needs several guardian beasts. Are you willing to acknowledge the fairy as your master?"

Upon hearing this, the five demonic beasts breathed a sigh of relief; at least they weren't going to be killed.

"I'm willing."

Hua Changxi was surprised to see the five demonic beasts being so straightforward and decisive.

The mountain spirit explained, "In the world of the demon race, the strong are respected, and the weak have no choice but to submit."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi nodded and then had the five demonic beasts sign the spirit pet contract.

Once the contract was completed, the mountain spirit congratulated them with a smile: "Now that you have become the guardian beasts of Five Fingers Mountain, you can advance and transform in Five Fingers Mountain in the future."

Knowing they wouldn't die, the five demons relaxed a little. The next moment, seeing their master wave out five bottles of pills, seemingly for them, they quickly stepped forward to take them.

Hua Changxi: "This is a Grade 3 Beast Essence Pill that I used for fun. After taking it, it should be helpful for your cultivation."

The five demons didn't know much about human elixirs, but they tried opening the elixir bottle. When the rich aroma of the elixir wafted into their noses, the five demons' faces lit up with ecstasy.

"Thank you for the elixir, Master."

After confirming that Hua Changxi would not enslave them without compensation, the five demons' resentment dissipated considerably.

Hua Changxi: "If you help me guard Wuzhi Mountain and Wuxing Sect well, I will not treat you unfairly. At the very least, you will not be short of pills."

There was a pause.

"Even helping you purify your bloodline is not impossible."

Upon hearing this, the five demons immediately expressed their loyalty with great excitement.

The bloodline of a demon beast is related to the upper limit of its cultivation. The higher and purer the bloodline, the higher and farther it can go.

The five demons were too large to take to the outer mountains, so Hua Changxi spent some more time getting to know them before leaving with the mountain spirit and Xiaosong.

For the next two days, Hua Changxi stayed at Wuzhi Mountain, discussing the specific details of managing the Five Elements Sect with An Ran and An Ze.

On August 30th, as dawn broke, Hua Changxi was teleported back to the Dan Yuan Secret Realm.

(End of this chapter)