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Chapter 378, A Powerful Strike

First, someone impersonated the Vermilion Bird Army, and now, the Vermilion Bird Army has gone missing, which is quite bad for Hua Changxi.

She had to temporarily shelve her plan to set up the 'Lingguang Palace - Yehuo Platform' teleportation array.

Fortunately, the 'Lingguang Hall - Nine Heavens Fire Spring' teleportation array had been set up. Hua Changxi told Duan Jishan, the manager of the Martial Arts Hall, the incantation to activate the teleportation array, so that he could arrange for the Vermilion Bird Army to enter the Nine Heavens Fire Spring for cultivation in batches.

After that, she personally set out to search for the missing Vermilion Bird Army.

Upon inspecting Nanxiang County again, Hua Changxi discovered that there were more conflicts among cultivators.

It makes sense, since everyone dares to impersonate the Vermilion Bird Army, they naturally won't obey the Vermilion Bird Army's order forbidding fighting within Nanxiang County.

As the site of Nanxiang City, Nanxiang County's greatest opportunity is naturally the reappearance of the original site of Nanxiang City and the Twelve Blessed Lands. However, in addition to these, the mountains, rivers and other places also have their own opportunities.

This results in top-tier forces vying for 'major opportunities' such as city lord tokens and blessed lands, while smaller forces and ordinary cultivators compete for other 'minor opportunities'.

For example, a small mountain peak rich in spiritual energy attracted more than a dozen cultivators to fight over it.

It's understandable for cultivators to compete for resources, but these people showed no regard for the village at the foot of the mountain, where dozens of villagers lay dead in pools of blood.

Looking at the village that had been almost completely slaughtered, Hua Changxi's eyes surged with killing intent. He used the Buddha's Hand technique and directly killed the dozen or so cultivators with a single palm strike.

During the subsequent patrol, any cultivators who caused injury or death to ordinary people due to fighting were all killed by Hua Changxi with a single palm strike, leaving no room for mercy.

Those cultivators who were mindful and didn't let the battle affect ordinary people were all captured and taken to the Fire Cliff to mine.

After inspecting all parts of Nanxiang County, Hua Changxi killed nearly a hundred cultivators, including quite a few at the Nascent Soul stage; he also captured even more cultivators who had gone to Lihuo Cliff to mine, numbering as many as two or three hundred.

However, she found nothing about the missing Vermilion Bird Army.

Seeing that it was already dark, Hua Changxi returned to Lingguang Palace with a frown, and then sent a message to each captain: When inspecting Nanxiang County in the future, each team of the Vermilion Bird Army should be increased to 50 men.

Then, he sent a message to the head of the mission hall: search for clues about the disappearance of the Vermilion Bird Army, and report any clues found.

Finally, Hua Changxi inquired about the matter of recruiting weapon refiners, and soon, a series of names were received in his mind-to-mind communication system.

There are nearly a hundred first- and second-grade weapon refiners, about twenty third-grade weapon refiners, and only seven fourth-grade weapon refiners.

"Inform these weapon refiners that the Vermilion Bird Army needs them to refine its equipment, and have them gather in the unused square opposite the Discipline Hall."

Within half an hour, all the weapon refiners had arrived at the idle square.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi once again used the Buddha Kingdom Divine Power in his palm, grabbed these weapon refiners, and quickly left Lingguang Palace, heading straight for Lihuo Cliff.

At the same time, because of Hua Changxi's powerful move, the cultivators in Nanxiang County were too frightened to make any rash moves.

"Who exactly is that female demon?"

Killing Nascent Soul cultivators is as easy as killing chickens; they are even burned to ashes after death. It's terrifying!

"Who else could it be? Surrounded by flames, with flames like flowing light, it can only be one person."

"Who?"

"Lord of Lingguang Palace!"

“Last time, someone impersonated the Vermilion Bird Army, which prompted the Lord of the Lingguang Palace to show himself.”

In no time, news of the Lord of Lingguang Palace appearing and massacring cultivators spread like wildfire, quickly becoming a hot topic among cultivators. At Xuanyuan Mansion, Wei Zhenjie had just finished discussing matters with the five generals of Xuanyuan when all six of them received news of the Lord of Lingguang Palace's appearance.

After reading the news, Lu Zhenting pondered: "Last time, those cultivators who impersonated the Vermilion Bird Army were only captured by the Lord of Lingguang Palace. But this time, the Lord of Lingguang Palace went on a killing spree. Something must have happened that we don't know about."

Qin Feng chimed in, "Yes, that Lord of Lingguang Palace is incredibly lazy. Lingguang Palace has been around for several years, and he hasn't even issued them the Vermilion Bird Army's identity tokens. It's truly..."

"So even those who were not doing anything had to step forward, which means something quite serious must have happened."

Huo Jinglei shook his head with a sigh: "The Vermilion Bird Army, one of the four great spirit armies of the Four Spirit Realms, has been impersonated. It's truly the most ridiculous thing in the world."

Seeing that Wei Zhenjie hadn't spoken, Lu Zhenting asked with a smile, "Did the Central Holy Land really not find out the identity of the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace?"

Wei Zhenjie shrugged and said nothing.

The five generals of Xuanyuan disliked Wei Zhenjie's secretive manner, but they did not press him further.

Lu Zhenting: "The Zhuque Army's takeover of Nanxiang County will inevitably lead to confrontations with various forces. The current chaos was something that could have been predicted long ago."

"A fine sword is forged through tempering, and any invincible army must undergo trials and tribulations. Now, let's see if the Vermilion Bird Army can withstand it."

Qin Feng snorted, "With such an incompetent Palace Master, the Vermilion Bird Army is suffering! It's tough!"

Wei Zhenjie spoke up: "Everything has a process of development. The Palace Master of Lingguang Palace may not be really bad. She just hasn't experienced enough and can't think too far ahead."

"But the vision and magnanimity of the Lord of Lingguang Palace are still convincing. Just think, in just a few years, the Vermilion Bird Army has grown to tens of thousands of people. This is not something that ordinary people can do."

The five generals of Xuanyuan, recalling the various difficulties they had encountered when recruiting the Xuanyuan army, showed agreement with Wei Zhenjie's words.

Lu Zhenting: "As soon as the Lingguang Palace appeared, the Palace Master of the Lingguang Palace dared to openly recruit the Vermilion Bird Army. This move was indeed bold and prescient."

Wei Zhenjie: "So, give the Lord of Lingguang Palace some time, and things will gradually get better."

Lu Zhenting smiled at Wei Zhenjie: "It seems you think highly of the Lord of Lingguang Palace."

Wei Zhenjie laughed heartily: "I have a positive view of anyone who is beneficial to the development of the Four Spirit Realms."

Qin Feng, however, spoiled the mood: "But the Lord of Lingguang Palace is very unruly in his actions. This time, he appeared and killed nearly a hundred people at once. Isn't that too bloodthirsty?"

"She's arrested hundreds of people. Is she afraid that Nanxiang County isn't chaotic enough?"

Speaking of this, Lu Zhenting also spoke up: "Speaking of which, the chaotic situation of cultivators fighting in Nanxiang County had been suppressed by the Vermilion Bird Army, so why did it break out into chaos again later?"

Qin Feng was in charge of surveillance in the southern region and knew more about the situation in Nanxiang County: "It's because the sons of noble families such as Yuan, Gu, Tang, Duan, and He have disappeared without a trace. These families are searching for them everywhere, and as a result, some people have started to take advantage of the situation."

"That was bad enough, but then the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace arrested more than a dozen cultivators who were impersonating the Vermilion Bird Army, including many scions of noble families, and the situation became more and more chaotic."

"Just wait and see. The Palace Master of Lingguang Palace's heavy blow will definitely provoke a counterattack from all sides."

Wei Zhenjie replied, "In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary; there's no other way."

"Fortunately, the signal given by the Lord of Lingguang Palace was very clear: cultivators can fight without dying as long as they do not affect the common people; but if they do affect the common people and cause casualties, they will surely die."

"This move will at least make some people more cautious."

(End of this chapter)