The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 307, The Divine Wood Sword
After returning to Danyuan Peak, Hua Changxi was unable to calm down. Thinking of the Southern Elephant City manifested by the Zhou Tian Star Chart and the twelve grotto heavens guarding the Southern Elephant City, he flashed into the secret realm and was directly teleported to Lingguang Palace.

With the influx of cultivators from all over the country into the capital, Lingguang Hall also experienced a surge in worshippers.

Looking at the hundreds of figures struggling forward in the square, Hua Changxi's heart stirred, and the "Vermilion Bird Army Roster" appeared in her hand.

"More than 15,000 Vermilion Bird soldiers."

Hua Changxi did not expect that by deploying display artifacts in various places, not only would the problem of recruiting disciples for the five holy lands be solved, but the Lingguang Palace would also be brought into the sight of cultivators in various places, thus promoting the recruitment progress of the Vermilion Bird Army.

This is truly a pleasant surprise!
In fact, the influence of magical artifacts extends far beyond this.

If the earth-shattering battle at Wuzhi Mountain marked the full-scale revival of spiritual energy entering the public eye, then the deployment of spiritual artifacts signified that cultivators who had been confined to their original homes had begun to move around, gaining the motivation to explore the outside world.

It can be said that with the movement and exchange of cultivators, the era of cultivation in the Four Spirit Realms truly arrived.

Although the number of Vermilion Bird troops had increased, Hua Changxi was not particularly happy.

The reason is simple: the more Vermilion Bird Army there is, the greater the consumption.

Aside from the cultivation techniques in the Transmission Platform, the only advantage of Lingguang Palace is its abundant fire spiritual energy, which is suitable for cultivation. Unlike the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, which provides ample resources to train apprentices.

In other words, she has to support all the Vermilion Bird Army!
One hundred thousand Vermilion Bird soldiers, how many resources would that consume?
Hua Changxi's head throbbed more and more. He stopped looking at the cultivators in the square who wanted to join him, went straight back to the main hall, took out paper and pen, and drew Nanxiang City and the Twelve Grotto-Heavens.

"The twelve grotto-heavens guard Nanxiang City, so the existence of the twelve grotto-heavens is all for the service of Nanxiang City?"

"Lingguang Palace is the garrison of the Vermilion Bird Army, and one of the Vermilion Bird Army's duties is to maintain the stability of Nanxiang City."

"Could the other grotto-heavens be places that provide resources to the Vermilion Bird Army?"

Hua Changxi scribbled on the paper, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her guess was correct.

But if she does this, wouldn't she have to seize the other eleven grotto-heavens to ensure the Vermilion Bird Army's resource supply?
Hua Changxi's head throbbed with pain. Not to mention the royal family's various plans for Nanxiang City, even the demon race was involved. She was confident that she could seize one or two grotto-heavens, but she really didn't have the confidence to seize all eleven of them.

"No, no!"

You're mistaken!

"It should be the responsibility of the city lord of Nanxiang City to take control of the Twelve Grotto-Heavens. The Lingguang Palace is responsible for maintaining the stability of Nanxiang City, so they should ask the city lord for their salary."

With that thought, Hua Changxi immediately felt relieved.

As for who will become the city lord of Nanxiang City, it's not up to her to decide, so there's no need to think about it; it's pointless anyway.

"The Vermilion Bird Army now has more than 15,000 men. They can no longer be a disorganized mess like before. They need to be divided into units."

"Don't rush to appoint a commander of ten thousand, but we should start looking for a commander of a thousand."

Hua Changxi planned to use the investigation of the strange phenomena in Nanxiang City as a pretext to infiltrate the Vermilion Bird Army and assess candidates for centurion.

"Hey"

There's still a ton of stuff to do at Danyuan Peak, and in November she'll be teaching apprentices alchemy at Hall No. 6. Now she's also busy with the Lingguang Hall's affairs. She knows that some things can't be taken on lightly.

"Whether it's Danyuan Peak or Lingguang Hall, we need to train more capable assistants!"

Hua Changxi posted an announcement in the mission hall that "Lingguang Hall is about to select a centurion," telling those who were interested to prepare, and then teleported back to Danyuan Peak.

Dan Yuan Peak was quiet and peaceful under the moonlight. Hua Changxi was about to go to the bamboo house to extract the snake demon's blood essence when she suddenly sensed a spatial fluctuation in the northern part of Dan Yuan Peak. She immediately flew there.

To the north of Danyuan Peak, a gray haze hangs in the air; that's where the barrier is, preventing people from going any further.

When Hua Changxi was exploring the area around Danyuan Peak, he tried to break through the barrier to explore inside, but unfortunately, he failed.

But at this moment, she saw Dugu Lie emerge from the barrier.

In Dugu Lie's hand, he held a green wooden sword. With a light stroke, the sword cut a gash in the barrier.

"That wooden sword is..." Hua Changxi's eyes widened as she recalled what Tong Yao had once told her about the unique token of the Holy Land's successor—the Divine Wood Sword!

"Senior Brother Dugu!"

A suppressed yet angry voice rang out. Hua Changxi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Wan Feng running angrily toward Dugu Lie.

Wan Feng was furious: "Senior Brother Dugu, didn't I tell you that we can't just enter and leave the forbidden area? If the peak master finds out, our identities will be exposed."

Dugu Lie: "I didn't mean to. I was really at the critical moment of breaking through. If I didn't enter the forbidden area, my cultivation level would not be able to be hidden."

Upon hearing this, Wan Feng didn't say much: "Let's leave here quickly, so no one sees us."

"Senior Brother Dugu, although there were reasons for this incident, next time you want to enter the forbidden area, it would be best if you told me first so that I can find out where the peak master is."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the Peak Master spends most of her time in the secret realm and doesn't come out. That doesn't mean she doesn't patrol Dan Yuan Peak."

Dugu Lie: "Okay, next time I want to enter the forbidden area, I will definitely tell you in advance."

Once Wan Feng and Dugu Lie had gone far away, Hua Changxi landed from the air and looked at their backs: "They are actually the successors of the Pill Saint Hall!"

She just couldn't understand why they were being so secretive.
Even if their identities are exposed, so what?
Compared to other holy sites, the recovery of the Dan Sheng Temple is definitely ahead of the curve. If the successor of the Dan Sheng Temple shows up and takes the lead, it might be able to end the complicated and chaotic situation of the Medical Department as soon as possible!
Hua Changxi then realized that if the successor of the Dansheng Hall could place people on Danyuan Peak, he could also place people in other places.

So, are they trying to take the "mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" route?

After people like her and Meng Qingyao have fought to the death at the forefront, they will come out and reap the benefits.
Thinking about it this way, Hua Changxi instinctively felt displeasure: "Compared to the successors of other holy lands, the successor of the Pill Saint Hall is far too irresponsible!"

"If you want to be a coward, then keep being one."

Hua Changxi withdrew his gaze and looked at the barrier. After failing to break through the barrier again, he flew back to the bamboo house on the peak, took out the snake demon's corpse, and began to refine its essence blood.

By the time the extracted blood essence was properly sealed, it was already broad daylight.

Just then, Pharmacist Xu sent a message: "Peak Master, Master Huo has arrived. He says he's brought you a demon beast corpse."

After receiving the message, Hua Changxi went directly to the personnel department.

Huo Yunxiao placed the corpse of the three-headed Nascent Soul demon beast directly at the foot of Danyuan Peak, attracting many onlookers.

After Hua Changxi arrived, she waved her hand and put the monster's corpse into the Sumeru Mustard Seed, then looked at Huo Yunxiao and asked, "What kind of monster's blood do you want?"

Huo Yunxiao leaned closer to Hua Changxi: "I don't want the demon beast blood, but can you answer a question for me?"

Hua Changxi: "Go ahead."

Huo Yunxiao stopped laughing: "Did you get the body-refining techniques that the Hua clan practiced from the Qihuang Hall?"

Hua Changxi glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Huo Yunxiao took it as a tacit agreement: "To be honest, the Heavenly Department also has other body-refining techniques, but those techniques have major flaws. They either require drinking the blood of demonic beasts or using the blood of demonic beasts to make medicinal baths. Do you know what the result is of using the blood of demonic beasts?"

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered.

Huo Yunxiao: "They will become bloodthirsty, and may even show some demonic characteristics. There are already quite a few such people in the Demon Suppression Army."

“We have studied the body-refining techniques you gave to the Hua clan, and they are the most suitable for human cultivation among the body-refining techniques we currently know.”

"You should know that cultivators with spiritual roots are a minority. Most people don't have spiritual roots and can only rely on body tempering if they want to cultivate."

"Therefore, the Heavenly Department wants to exchange with you the complete body-refining techniques of the Qihuang Hall."

Hua Changxi shook her head: "I can't exchange them. I haven't fully comprehended the body-refining techniques in the Qihuang Hall either." Seeing Huo Yunxiao's disbelief, she paused.

"Alright, I'll have Yu Fu post the first three chapters of the Qihuang Body Refining Technique at the entrance of the Medical Department later. You can copy them if you want. As for the later chapters on body refining, I really can't do anything about them right now."

(End of this chapter)