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Chapter 372, Cherish Your Blessings
"Ah~"

He Zhixuan encountered the closest he had ever come to death since he began cultivating.

A giant hand appeared out of nowhere and attacked. Before they could react, they were all grabbed. Then, their vision changed, and the rift valley turned into a cliff.

Immediately afterwards, their bodies plummeted, and they were thrown to the ground.

"Click~"

With the sound of bones breaking, He Zhixuan felt his body on the verge of falling apart, but he ignored the excruciating pain and tried to look at the person who had attacked them, hoping to find a chance to escape death.

Following the direction of the giant hand's retraction, he saw a red figure, which quickly overlapped with a somewhat blurry figure from his memory.

He Zhixuan's eyes widened and his voice trembled: "Hua Hua Jiu Niang!"

Hua Changxi was pondering how to deal with these people when she heard an incredulous whisper. She turned her head and met He Zhixuan's shocked eyes.

But she didn't know this person.

He Zhixuan saw a hint of confusion flash across Hua Changxi's indifferent eyes, and his face turned bitter.

As the most talented descendant of the Marquis of Wuyi's family, he held a place among the many geniuses in the capital, but he left no impression on Hua Jiuniang.

He Zhixuan endured the pain and struggled to sit up. He wanted to stand up, but the impact on his body was more severe than he had imagined. He could only sit and look up to talk to Hua Jiuniang.

"The Marquis of Wuyi's residence, He Zhixuan."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi was also surprised. She carefully examined He Zhixuan and 'saw' the image of the tiger totem in his bloodline before revealing an expression of remembrance: "You are that little tiger."

When Wu Niang had a difficult childbirth, she caused a scene at the Wu Yi Marquis's mansion, and fought against two spirit tigers, one small and one large, summoned by the power of her bloodline.

He Zhixuan's lips twitched. Hua Changxi didn't remember him as a person, but only the bloodline totem of the He family.

However, he still breathed a sigh of relief.

They are relatives after all; his life should be saved, right?
The others who were with He Zhixuan, after learning that Hua Changxi was the one who arrested them, also began to identify themselves.

“Peak Master Hua, my name is Tang Yuyuan. Tang Yufeng is my cousin. Every time my cousin returns to the Tang family, he mentions you, saying that you not only have superb medical skills, but also a kind and compassionate heart as a doctor.”

"You have no idea how much I admire you. Before this, I always regretted not being able to meet you in person."

"Now that God has opened his eyes, I have finally seen the true Buddha. You are even more perfect than I imagined."

"Peak Master Hua, I cannot express my feelings at this moment. I only regret that God did not give me the talent for alchemy and medicine. Otherwise, I would definitely join Dan Yuan Peak and become your most loyal believer."

Upon hearing this, He Zhixuan and the others all looked at Tang Yuyuan.

Tang Yuyuan didn't even glance back, only looking at Hua Changxi with admiration, as if she were a goddess.

Hua Changxi's lips twitched, but she did not respond.

The other three Nascent Soul cultivators weren't as reckless as Tang Yuyuan, and since they were all older than Hua Changxi, they weren't too willing to save face, so they just dryly said some information that would help them survive.

“Master Hua, I am from the Duke of Xin’s mansion. My Jin Fan often mentions you and says he would like to become your friend.”

“Peak Master Hua, I am from the Duke of Wei’s mansion. Consort Duan is my cousin, and the seventh prince who has become a disciple of your Danyuan Peak is my nephew.”

"Peak Master Hua, I am from the Yuan family. The Master of the Star Gazing Tower is my uncle. Every time the Yuan family holds a family meeting, my uncle will tell us that if Peak Master Hua needs anything, the Yuan family will do its best to help."

As for the other Core Formation cultivators, they either come from these five families or are their vassals.

Hua Changxi looked at the people in front of her speechlessly. Good heavens, after going through them all, they all had some connection with her. How was she supposed to kill them all?

Five Nascent Soul cultivators and thirteen Core Formation cultivators—she certainly wouldn't let these people go, but killing them like this seemed a bit of a waste.

Hua Changxi glanced at the stone cave behind her. Since she had already been captured, she might as well stay here and work.

"Want to live?"

Upon hearing this, before anyone else could express their opinion, Tang Yuyuan nodded frantically: "Peak Master Hua, the spiritual energy revival has only just begun, and the Four Spirit Realms still need us."

Hua Changxi looked at the man and thought the Tang family members were quite interesting: "If you want to live, hand over everything you have. You are not allowed to keep anything for yourself."

"Remember, I'm only giving you one chance."

Upon hearing this, He Zhixuan and his group of five immediately exchanged glances, while the Core Formation cultivator watched them act. He Zhixuan glanced at Hua Changxi, recalling how effortlessly she had subdued them all earlier, and wisely removed his storage ring and placed it on the ground.

Hua Changxi stared intently at him without saying a word.

He Zhixuan met her gaze, felt a pang of fear, hesitated for a moment, and then took out the sword that he had been storing in his dantian.

The others, though unwilling, followed suit.

Finally, only the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Duke of Wei's mansion still had a jade pendant in his dantian.

Hua Changxi's eyes turned cold when she saw that this person was not honest.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, she could create enough value even if she went to mine the Nanming Stone Mine, so she didn't want to kill anyone.

But if this person isn't severely punished, he might cause her trouble in the future.

Looking at the jade pendant in his dantian, she suddenly had an urge to take it out and throw it in his face.

It was this impulse to take out the jade pendant that sparked a flash of inspiration in Hua Changxi's mind.

Although the dantian and sea of ​​consciousness are located within the human body, they are actually 'alternate dimensions' that are almost impossible for outsiders to 'enter' except for the cultivator himself.

Then there's the spiritual root. Although it grows within the physical body, it's different from flesh, bones, internal organs, and meridians. The spiritual root can only be sensed; it cannot be actually touched.

Her spiritual root was alright because it was shallow, and she could use spiritual needles to intervene and touch it to some extent. However, she couldn't apply needles to her dantian and sea of ​​consciousness, which were located in an "alternate dimension," even though she prided herself on her acupuncture skills.

She suddenly wondered if there were any methods or techniques that could directly affect the spiritual root, dantian, and sea of ​​consciousness.
Since unlocking the Qihuang Halls numbered one through nine, Hua Changxi has been wondering from time to time what exactly the Qihuang Halls numbered ten through eighteen teach.

Halls one through nine encompass almost all the steps and processes of alchemy, making halls ten through eighteen seem unnecessary.

But now, she has a different idea.

Are Halls 10 through 18 dedicated to researching areas such as spiritual roots, dantian, and sea of ​​consciousness?
He Zhixuan noticed that Hua Changxi was staring at Duan Yue from the Duke of Wei's mansion. Remembering the palpitation he had just felt, he couldn't help but wink at Duan Yue, signaling him not to keep anything to himself.

Duan Yue felt a chill run down his spine from Hua Changxi's gaze. After hesitating for a long time, he took out the jade pendant from his dantian.

As soon as the jade pendant was taken out, it flew into Hua Changxi's hand.

The jade pendant is a portable cave dwelling, containing many things, including telepathic communication talismans, message stones, and image-recording stones.

Hua Changxi looked at Duan Yue: "You can't see the situation clearly, and you're not honest at all. If I didn't think your cultivation was good, I would never use someone like you."

"I'll leave this jade pendant here. Don't worry, I don't want it. I might not be able to take it back. It all depends on whether you can create enough value for it."

"Given your recent act of hoarding, you shall go to the bottom of the cliff to dig up the Nanming Stone from now on."

Hearing this, He Zhixuan and the others were all shocked.

Hua Changxi actually had the means to probe their dantian!

Ignoring their reactions, Hua Changxi began to examine these people's belongings. After collecting all the items that could transmit messages or were suspected of transmitting messages, she had He Zhixuan and his group take back all the other cultivation resources.

Hua Changxi looked at them and said, "Aren't you looking for this blessed land? You can stay here and refine weapons from now on."

With their lives saved, He Zhixuan and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

One of the Core Formation cultivators spoke up in a low voice: "But we don't know how to forge weapons."

Hua Changxi: "If you don't know how, go mine at the bottom of the cliff."

Everyone: "."

He Zhixuan thought for a moment and asked, "How long do you want us to stay here?"

Hua Changxi thought for a moment and said, "When I become powerful enough that I no longer need to hide my identity, I will let you leave."

Upon hearing this, He Zhixuan and his group were speechless, inwardly thinking, "You don't need to hide your identity anymore!"
Hua Changxi could see their resentment and unwillingness, and comforted them, saying, "This is your fate. You met me, and at least you are still alive and have a future. If you had met someone else, you might already be dead. Cherish your blessings."

He Zhixuan and the others: "."

(End of this chapter)