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Chapter 294, The Opportunity in Nanxiang County

After leaving the Northern Garrison, Jing Liao and Yan Zhenzhen were in a hurry to return to their sect to report the results of their discussion, and they left one after the other. Hua Changxi, on the other hand, went to the Weapon Saint Palace with Tong Yao.

She went to the Weapon Saint Palace for two reasons: first, to see Hua Liulang; and second, to purchase a batch of magical artifacts.

Hua Changxi was surprised when Tong Yao said he wanted to take her out of the city: "Why do we have to leave the city?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of annoyance and disgust flashed across Tong Yao's face: "The area around the weapon refining workshop is closely watched by the royal family and powerful noble families. Even the slightest abnormality will attract their attention."

"To avoid any unforeseen complications, disciples of the Weapon Saint Palace can now only enter and exit through the teleportation channel outside the city gates."

Hua Changxi admired the many backup plans of the Artifact Saint Palace, but still said, "This is not a long-term solution. When cultivators from other places come to the capital, as long as you still want to recruit disciples, they will eventually find out your whereabouts."

Tong Yao was aware of this as well, and said with a helpless expression: "Before the display of the spiritual artifacts was deployed, the elders of the Holy Land had been arguing about it. In order to prevent the Holy Land from being infiltrated by the royal family and other forces, they even wanted to continue the old method of secretly recruiting disciples."

As he spoke, he smiled at Hua Changxi and said, "Do you know what the main reason was that prompted the elders to make the decision to publicly recruit disciples?"

Hua Changxi looked at him: "Could it be related to the Pill Saint Hall?"

Tong Yao nodded: "That's right. When the Dan Sheng Temple lit the Dan fire on the first and second streets, the elders were surprised, but they remained relatively calm."

"Afterwards, the emergence of the Xia family, a family that protects the Dao, led to the opening of the Eighteen Divine Wood Secret Realms in the Pill Saint Hall, and the elders were still able to keep things stable."

"However, when the Altar of Pill Cauldrons appears, not only the Elders of the Weapon Saint Palace, but also the Elders of the Talisman Saint Pavilion and the Array Saint Sect will not be able to sit still."

"Not to mention the subsequent appearances of Danyuan Peak, Shenhe Peak, Qingyao Peak, and Xuanhuang Peak, as well as the appearance of the Holy Guard, which completely panicked the elders."

"The revival of the five holy lands will definitely occur at different times, but the difference cannot be too great."

"Seeing how quickly the Dan Sheng Temple is recovering, while other holy lands remain completely silent, how can the elders not be anxious?"

"It is for this reason that the elders made up their minds to recruit more apprentices and develop and expand the Holy Land. At the same time, they also hoped that the addition of fresh blood could promote and drive the revival of the Holy Land."

"As for the various forces wanting to take this opportunity to plant their own people in the Weapon Saint Palace, there's nothing we can do about it."

"Fortunately, the management structure of the Weapon Saint Palace has been established long ago, and key positions in each department have been filled. Even if the royal family and nobles want to infiltrate, the general direction of the Weapon Saint Palace's development will not deviate too much."

Hua Changxi wasn't very interested in the development plans of the other holy lands, but nodded to show that he was listening. After Tong Yao finished speaking, he offered his blessings.

"The five holy sites will recreate their ancient glory."

Tong Yao smiled and agreed: "It definitely will. As long as the five holy lands are fully restored, they will be able to command the central continent, and then the chaos in various places will be effectively suppressed, giving the people a peaceful and prosperous life."

Although Hua Changxi felt that it would be difficult to achieve this and would take a long time, she was not discouraged: "Yes, I definitely will."

Tong Yao smiled at her and said, "Let's work hard together."

Hua Changxi: ".Okay."

The two talked as they walked, and soon they were out of the south gate. They walked south for a quarter of an hour before stopping in front of a deserted, dry well.

Just as Tong Yao was about to tell Hua Changxi to jump into the well, he saw her frowning and looking in the direction of Nanxiang County: "You felt it too?"

Hua Changxi looked at the fiery clouds over Nanxiang County and nodded: "Such rich fire elemental energy."

In fact, it wasn't just the fire elemental energy; in her perception, it seemed as if flames were burning and rising in that area.

Tong Yao paused for a moment: "Since last year, the concentration of fire spirit energy around Nanxiang County has been rising, and the rate of increase has continued to rise after the Spring Festival this year."

Hua Changxi: "What do you think will happen in Nanxiang County?"

Knowing that Hua Changxi lacked sources of information, Tong Yao said, "In ancient times, Nanxiang County was called Nanxiang City, which was the residence of the Vermilion Bird Emperor in the Central Continent."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi's expression changed drastically: "So, does that mean Lingguang Palace and Nanxiang City are one entity?"

Tong Yao: "I guess so."

Hua Changxi stared intently at Nanxiang County: "Such an unusual phenomenon has appeared in Nanxiang County. Is a hidden ancient site about to be revealed?"

Tong Yao shook his head: "This is no ordinary ancient ruin or secret realm. It's the emergence of Nanxiang City." As he spoke, he looked at Hua Changxi and said, "Fellow Daoist Hua, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You must not miss it."

Hua Changxi looked over: "Why do you say that?"

Tong Yao: "You can imagine how high the level of the Vermilion Bird Emperor's residence is. It may not be comparable to the five holy lands, but it is definitely far superior to ordinary ruins and secret realms."

"According to ancient records, the Four Symbols Cities of the Central Continent are all protected by blessed lands and grotto-heavens. In other words, the appearance of the Southern Symbols City will be accompanied by the emergence of blessed lands and grotto-heavens."

“Nanxiang City belongs to the fire element, which is an enormous opportunity for cultivators with fire spirit roots.”

"The fire tiger we encountered outside the Northern Garrison was after the opportunity in Nanxiang County." "Just wait and see, Nanxiang County will soon become lively. Not only humans, but also demons will come to compete for this blessed land."

Just then, a cultivator flew by on a sword in the sky. Tong Yao saw this and shook his head with a smile.

"The royal family has blocked all the roads leading into and out of Nanxiang County, attempting to monopolize the opportunities in Nanxiang County. This is truly wishful thinking. Not to mention anything else, Lingguang Palace is the first to object."

As he spoke, Tong Yao revealed a look of curiosity: "Lingguang Palace has been quiet all this time. I wonder who exactly the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace is?"

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered, and she quickly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about Nanxiang County anymore, let's go down quickly."

Tong Yao nodded, and he and Hua Changxi jumped into the dry well one after the other, and then were teleported to the underground palace of the Artifact Saint Palace.

After arriving underground, Hua Changxi first went to see Hua Liulang and learned that he was doing well in the Weapon Saint Palace, managing both cultivation and weapon crafting. Reassured, she then followed Tong Yao to select spiritual weapons.

Tong Yao took Hua Changxi directly to the fourth-tier spirit weapon storehouse.

Looking at the wide variety and large quantity of fourth-tier spiritual artifacts in the warehouse, Hua Changxi sighed, "Indeed, there is strength in numbers."

On Danyuan Peak, she was the only one refining pills. Because of the Shennong Cauldron, she could refine quite a few pills, but her time and energy were limited, so the types of pills she could refine were rather rare, and she couldn't compare with the Weapon Saint Palace at all.

Tong Yao understood Hua Changxi's feelings at this moment: "The Dan Sheng Hall is currently somewhat fragmented, resulting in a dispersion of manpower. However, there are ways to change this situation."

Hua Changxi looked over: "What method?"

Tong Yao looked at her and said, "You crushed everyone with your absolute strength, making them dare not disobey your orders."

Hua Changxi's eyes widened: "Don't say I don't have the ability, even if I did, I wouldn't do it."

Now it was Tong Yao's turn to be surprised: "Why?"

Hua Changxi: "Because I don't want to be the head of the Dansheng Hall. I might have had that thought before, but after taking charge of Danyuan Peak, I found that managing people and affairs is too troublesome and a waste of time and energy."

"Not to mention, the Department of Medicine is full of all sorts of monsters and scoundrels. If I get mixed up with them in this mess, will I still be able to cultivate?"

"I want to be a lecturer who spreads medical knowledge and alchemy."

Tong Yao looked at Hua Changxi with confusion: "I thought you were a very ambitious person, but I didn't expect that."

There was a pause.

"If it is your responsibility to revive the Dan Saint Temple, will you not even fight for it?"

Hua Changxi quickly clarified: "Don't put so much pressure on me. Reviving the Holy Land is the responsibility of all the disciples of the Holy Land, not just me. Of course, I will also do what I can for the Holy Land."

Not wanting to continue discussing this issue with Tong Yao, Hua Changxi began selecting spiritual artifacts.

"I am a healer. Do you have any magical artifacts that can be used as weapons with spiritual needles? Ideally, they would be something that can be used to heal people and fight enemies at the same time."

Tong Yao glanced at Hua Changxi, suppressed his urge to continue persuading her, and took a five-colored jade ring from the shelf for her.

"This is the Five Elements Divine Ring. As long as you input spiritual energy into the ring, it will condense the Five Elements Divine Needles of the corresponding attributes. The needles can penetrate the body of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi's face lit up with joy: "This magical artifact is excellent, I'll take it."

After that, Hua Changxi chose a Fire Spirit Sword. Although she still couldn't draw the Floating Light Sword, her swordsmanship continued to improve, and she had no problem using the sword to fight enemies.

Besides requesting two fourth-tier spiritual artifacts, Hua Changxi also selected fifty second-tier spiritual gourds, each with a one-cubic-meter internal space, convenient for her to store pills.

"Give."

Hua Changxi handed Tong Yao a batch of top-grade third-rank pills at market price.

Tong Yao took the pill, looked at Hua Changxi, and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Hua, in the art of alchemy, I'm afraid no one can rival you."

Hua Changxi said modestly, "There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. Fellow Daoist Tong, you flatter me too much."

Tong Yao smiled, said nothing more, and turned to see Hua Changxi out.

As they passed through some parts of the underground palace, Hua Changxi sensed spatial fluctuations: "Fellow Daoist Tong, the spatial boundary of the Artifact Saint Palace is a bit unstable."

Upon hearing this, Tong Yao's face showed a rare expression of annoyance: "Isn't this all the work of the royal family and powerful noble families? I don't know what kind of magical artifact they activated, but several times they've caused the underground palace to shake violently."

Hua Changxi warned, "Instability in space is no small matter; we must be extremely careful to prevent the appearance of spatial rifts."

Tong Yao nodded heavily: "We will be careful."