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Chapter 314, Man-made Disaster Begins
Inside Hall Six, a hundred cultivators each had a wisp of flame floating in their palms. Under their control, the flames swelled and dimmed.

Hua Changxi moved among these people, occasionally giving some pointers on the techniques of 'fire control'.

During this time, many cultivators wore obvious expressions of joy.

The reason was simple: they discovered that after Hua Changxi's guidance, they were more precise than before not only in fire control techniques but also in their control of spiritual energy.

After learning about the fire control abilities of the cultivators present, Hua Changxi took out some first-grade spiritual herbs: "Next, I will explain the complete alchemy process to everyone."

"The first step is to determine what kind of pill to refine and prepare the corresponding medicinal herbs according to the pill formula."

"The second step is to clean and process the spiritual herbs after collecting them. Note that the quality of the processing of the spiritual herbs is directly related to the quality of the pills that are refined later."

"The third step is to decompose and purify the medicinal ingredients to be used, and then break down and grind the required medicinal ingredients into powder."

"The fourth step is to integrate the medicinal materials and break down impurities."

“From the third and fourth steps onwards, the requirements for alchemists increase significantly. Not only do alchemists need to be familiar with spiritual herbs, but they also need to master the differences in the medicinal properties of different parts of the herbs.”

"In addition, one must have an extremely high level of control over spiritual energy; otherwise, insufficient decomposition, insufficient grinding, insufficient fusion, and insufficient removal of impurities will all affect the quality of the elixir."

"Next is the fifth step, which is the most crucial and important step in alchemy: condensing the medicinal herbs into pills. Whether the pills can be formed determines whether this batch of pills has been successfully refined."

"The final step is to seal in the medicinal properties and spiritual energy of the elixir."

Hua Changxi looked at everyone and said, "The steps of alchemy are not complicated, but it is not easy to refine high-quality pills. If you want to go far on the path of alchemy, you need to lay a solid foundation in all aspects."

"Now, I will demonstrate the refining process of the Grade One Yuanling Pill for you."

The alchemy furnace that Hua Changxi used for teaching was just an ordinary furnace. In order to let everyone see the alchemy steps clearly, she deliberately slowed down her movements.

As the spiritual fire ignited, one after another spiritual herbs flew into the alchemy furnace, where they were decomposed, ground, and fused.
Everyone watched intently, even the second- and third-grade alchemists present.

Hua Changxi's every step in alchemy was remarkably simple, exuding a Daoist charm of returning to simplicity.

Soon, the rich fragrance of cinnamon filled Hall 6.

The elixir has solidified and taken shape!

The furnace lid was opened, and ten Grade One Yuanling Pills emitting a green glow appeared in everyone's sight.

It's a top-grade pill!

Although everyone knew that Hua Changxi's alchemy skills were not bad and guessed that she could refine top-grade pills, they were still greatly shocked to see her refine a nearly perfect top-grade pill so easily.

Director Gu's eyes flashed, and a guess popped into his mind: was the Dan Fire on the First Street of the Ninth Street lit by Hua Changxi?
He wasn't the only one who thought this way; many people present also had this guess.

Hua Changxi summoned ten top-grade first-rank Yuanling Pills to his front. The round pills had a conspicuous green pattern on them: "These are first-rank pills, so there is only one pattern."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the ten Yuanling Pills began to circulate inside Hall Six.

The audience immediately suppressed their many thoughts and focused intently on the top-grade first-class pill in front of them.

"To know the quality of the pills you've refined, you only need to look at one thing: whether the pill patterns are complete."

"The inferior grade pills have the most defects in their pill patterns, and the patterns are the dimmest."

"The lower-grade pills also contain the most impurities. Taking too many lower-grade pills will not only leave residual pill toxins in the body, but will also damage the spiritual root."

"The pill patterns of a top-grade pill are complete and surrounded by a radiant glow. Taking a top-grade pill has almost no side effects."

The first-grade Yuanling Pill refined by Hua Changxi had a bright and complete pattern that surrounded the entire pill.

"Alright, I've demonstrated the complete steps of alchemy and the actual refining process. Now, take out your alchemy furnaces and refine a batch of Grade One pills for me to see."

Upon hearing this, everyone took out their prepared alchemy furnaces and spiritual herbs and began refining pills one after another.

Most of the people present were already alchemists, and apart from a few who were quite skilled in alchemy, the others all had obvious shortcomings.

Hua Changxi watched everyone refine pills quietly. At this moment, she only wanted to understand everyone's pill refining skills, so she did not step forward to correct them.

When she saw Dongfang Xu and Dongfang Hao, her eyes flickered.

To be honest, she was quite surprised to see these two people in Hall 6, since they were from the Medical Department who came with the Xia family and should be considered members of the protective family.

Today, apart from the apprentices of Danyuan Peak, everyone else who came to listen to the lecture was from powerful and influential families in the capital, making the appearance of these two seem particularly abrupt.

However, these two are quite skilled at alchemy.

Once most people had finished refining a batch of pills, Hua Changxi saw that it was getting late and said directly, "That's all for today, get out of class dismissed."

Watching Hua Changxi's departing figure, Dongfang Xu tidied up the alchemy furnace and said to Dongfang Hao, "Hua Changxi's class is worth listening to; it's quite rewarding."

Dongfang Hao nodded in agreement: "In the art of alchemy, I'm afraid even Qingyao is no match for her."

Dongfang Xu tilted his head: "Sister Qingyao has great talent, but compared to Hua Changxi, she always seems to lack something." Dongfang Hao was silent for a moment and then said: "Qingyao is a vine clinging to the two mountains of the Xia and Meng families, while Hua Changxi is a lone tree rooted in the earth."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Xu's eyes lit up: "Brother, your description is very apt."

Dongfang Hao sighed inwardly. With Hua Changxi around, it would be difficult for the guardian families to send Qingyao to the position of the Holy Land Lord.

In the days that followed, Hua Changxi would teach alchemy techniques at Hall No. 6 during the day and return to Danyuan Peak at night to practice the "Twelve Forms of Soul Control".

Time slipped away day by day, and before we knew it, it was mid-November.

On November 16th, Hua Changxi was instructing Mu Qingying on how to seal the medicinal properties and spiritual power of the pills when suddenly, a deafening roar, as if something had exploded, rang out, startling everyone.

"What happened?"

"Look, what is that?"

In the south-facing direction of the capital, spiderweb-like black cracks appeared in the sky, from which countless scorching, crimson fire elemental energies surged forth.

The sky over there looked like a cracked eggshell.

This scene left everyone speechless.

"That's a spatial rift!"

Hua Changxi's expression also changed drastically. Through the spatial rift, she saw the fiery red hibiscus tree.

Something happened at the Weapon Saint Palace!
Thinking of Hua Liulang in the Weapon Saint Palace, Hua Changxi didn't hesitate. He condensed his spiritual cloud, flashed into the air, and quickly flew towards the Weapon Saint Palace.

Around the weapon-refining workshop where the ruins of the Weapon Saint Palace are located, spatial rifts continue to spread and grow larger. The surrounding people are either sucked into the rifts, seriously injured by the rifts, or burned by the surging fire spiritual energy.

The casualties were so severe that it was as if they were in purgatory.

When Hua Changxi arrived, she was shocked by the bloody scene.

She wanted to save people, but the spatial rift affected such a large area that she didn't know where to start.

"Space is torn apart! The Artifact Saint Palace requests all fellow Daoists to join forces to suppress this space!"

A voice filled with urgency and pleading rang out in the air. Immediately afterwards, several figures flew out, releasing their spiritual power, anxiously trying to stop the spatial rift from spreading.

As soon as he finished speaking, countless cultivators flew out from all directions and began to work together to suppress the spatial rift.

Hua Changxi joined in, but she soon realized that this wouldn't work. Cultivators' spiritual power was limited, and they couldn't last long.

Just then, Tong Yao suddenly rushed over and grabbed Hua Changxi anxiously: "Changxi, only you can help the Weapon Saint Palace now."

Hua Changxi paused for a moment: "How can I help?"

Tong Yao pulled her along, saying, "Come with me first, we'll talk as we walk."

Seeing this, Hua Changxi withdrew her spiritual power and let Tong Yao pull her towards the ground.

"Someone used Dao soldiers to destroy the protective array of the Weapon Saint Palace, causing a large-scale tear in space. If the spatial rifts are allowed to continue to spread, it will cause space to collapse."

"At that time, not only will the old site of the Weapon Saint Palace be severely damaged, but the Fusang Divine Tree will also suffer heavy damage."

Tong Yao quickly explained what had happened: "Using spiritual power to suppress it can only slow down the spread of the spatial rift. Once the suppressing power disappears, the space will still collapse."

Hua Changxi never expected that the current situation was caused by human error: "How do you want me to help?"

At this moment, the two were already standing on the ground. Tong Yao looked at Hua Changxi with a serious expression, as if he was having some difficulty speaking.

Hearing the screams all around her, Hua Changxi was extremely agitated: "Just tell me, whether I can help or not, I will consider it myself."

Tong Yao stopped beating around the bush: "I've heard Xia Yang and Xia Xue mention that you've been inside the space where the Fusang Divine Tree is located."

Hua Changxi nodded.

Tong Yao: "The Great Sun Divine Flame is the most precious treasure of the Weapon Saint Palace. When combined with the Weapon Saint Palace's Heaven-Refining Hammer technique, it can repair spatial rifts."

Hua Changxi understood his meaning: "You want me to enter the spatial rift and unleash the Great Sun Divine Flame?"

Tong Yao nodded: "I know this is dangerous, but the Artifact Saint Palace really has no other choice."

Hua Changxi pondered for a moment. Entering the spatial rift was undoubtedly dangerous, but she had mastered the law of the word 'rift', so she wasn't afraid of it.

Her concern was that she wouldn't be able to withstand the power of the Great Sun Divine Flame.

Looking at the cultivators struggling to suppress the spreading spatial rifts high in the sky, Hua Changxi gritted her teeth and decided to treat it as tempering her body with the Great Sun Divine Flame: "Alright, I agree."

(End of this chapter)