The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 379, With the appearance of the Vermilion Bird, all evil spirits are burned away.
Hua Changxi led the weapon refiners from the Vermilion Bird Army directly into the barrier space of the Fire Cliff.

"This is the Cliff of Departure."

The weapon refiners stood on the cliff, feeling the incredibly rich and abundant fire spiritual energy in the air. Although they were pleasantly surprised, everyone's attention was on Hua Changxi.

Since joining the Vermilion Bird Army, no one had ever seen the Palace Master's true face, but now, they had.

"Greetings, Lord of the Palace!"

Seeing that the weapon refiners were about to perform the kowtow, Hua Changxi used her spiritual power to stop them: "The Vermilion Bird Army only kneels to heaven, earth, and parents. No one else is worthy of your bending your knees."

Upon hearing this, the weapon refiners were somewhat at a loss, but their expressions were excited.

Hua Changxi looked at them and said, "You cannot contact the outside world for a short period of time. I need you to hand over your communication devices."

Upon hearing this, led by seven fourth-grade weapon refiners, everyone handed over their communication devices.

The eldest fourth-grade weapon refiner, Shen Tieheng, stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Palace Master, we will definitely obey your orders."

Hua Changxi nodded in satisfaction and continued, "You should all know about the outsiders impersonating the Vermilion Bird Army. This is a blatant provocation against the Vermilion Bird Army."

"Now, I am going to entrust you with an important task - to refine the Vermilion Bird Token."

Everyone was very excited upon hearing this.

"You guys come with me."

Hua Changxi led the group into the stone cave, and as they walked, he said to the several fourth-grade weapon refiners, "From now on, the seven of you will be in charge of managing this area of ​​Li Huo Cliff."

“I’ve brought in some people. Some of them have impersonated the Vermilion Bird Army, while others have caused chaos in Nanxiang County. Among these people are also weapon refiners. You can assign them tasks as you see fit.”

As she spoke, Hua Changxi took out the Fire Separation Token and then collected a drop of blood essence from each of the seven people and dripped it onto the token.

“I have granted you some privileges. If anyone is disobedient, you can seal their spiritual power and send them to the bottom of the cliff to mine.”

"Of course, you must not abuse your power. In a while, I will set up a suggestion box here. If anyone complains that you are abusing your power, I will not let it go easily once I find out."

The seven fourth-grade weapon refiners quickly declined, saying they dared not.

At this moment, He Zhixuan and the others, who had heard the commotion, ran out of the cave.

Hua Changxi had already used his divine sense to discover that behind the cave, Nanming Stone had filled several stone chambers, indicating that these people were doing their work properly.

“They are all Nascent Soul cultivators, and they are quite clever. If you think they are useful in the future, you can let them be in charge.”

He Zhixuan and the others did not dare to rush forward. They leaned against the stone wall and watched as Hua Changxi led the weapon refiners of the Vermilion Bird Army into the No. 1 forge room.

After reviewing the crafting process of the Vermilion Bird Token, the seven fourth-grade weapon refiners quickly gave Hua Changxi the answer she wanted.

"Palace Master, we can create the form of the Vermilion Bird Token, but we may need your help to create its spirit."

The so-called "god" of the Vermilion Bird Token is the Vermilion Bird Soul that is injected into the Vermilion Bird Token.

After hearing their explanation, Hua Changxi knew that this step was to bind the Vermilion Bird Token to the Vermilion Bird Army roster and imprint it with the Vermilion Bird pattern.

"Okay, I'll do the last step."

When can you begin the refining process?

Shen Tieheng: "The main material for refining the Vermilion Bird Token is Nanming Stone, and we can begin now."

Hua Changxi: "Alright, let's start refining now. When the Vermilion Bird Army can wear the Vermilion Bird Token will be entirely in your hands."

The weapon refiners replied, "Rest assured, Lord, we will work day and night to speed up the refining process."

Hua Changxi granted some permissions to several fourth-grade weapon refiners, allowing them to ignite the flames at the bottom of the cliff and light up the forging furnace.

As flames gradually ignited in each furnace room, Hua Changxi called He Zhixuan and the others aside: "If you can fully assist the weapon refiners I brought, in the future, I will not only restore your freedom, but also provide you with cultivation resources based on your daily performance."

There was a pause.

"I don't like killing people indiscriminately, but if anyone dares to cause trouble, I don't mind making them fuel for the fire at the bottom of the cliff. You'd better watch yourselves."

Gu Xiu quickly replied, "We will definitely do our best to assist you."

After that, Hua Changxi left Lihuo Cliff and returned to Lingguang Palace.

For the next two weeks, Hua Changxi set up the 'Lingguang Palace - Yehuo Platform' teleportation array while patrolling Nanxiang County, searching for clues about the disappearance of the Vermilion Bird Army.

During this period, the cultivators in Nanxiang County were very well-behaved and there were very few chaotic battles.

As a result, the reason for the disappearance of the Vermilion Bird Army could not be investigated.

After the 'Lingguang Hall - Karma Fire Platform' teleportation array was set up, Hua Changxi told the manager of the Discipline Hall the incantation to activate the teleportation array, and asked him to arrange for the Vermilion Bird Army soldiers who needed it to burn their karma at the Karma Fire Platform. Then he went to Lihuo Cliff.

After half a month of intensive work, the weapon refiners produced two thousand Vermilion Bird Tokens.

Hua Changxi obtained the Vermilion Bird Tokens and immediately leaped off the cliff, heading towards the ancient flames of the Li Huo deep within the sea of ​​fire.

Immediately, Hua Changxi sat cross-legged, and soon, two thousand Vermilion Bird Tokens floated around her in the air.

Then, she tossed out the "Vermilion Bird Army Roster." The "Vermilion Bird Army Roster" hung high in the sky, casting down a dazzling light that enveloped all the Vermilion Bird Tokens in its radiance.

Immediately afterwards, Hua Changxi summoned the token of the Lord of Lingguang Palace—the Vermilion Bird Jade Pendant.

The moment the Vermilion Bird Jade Pendant appeared, it caused the Ancient Flame of Departure to tremble violently.

Then, with a 'whoosh,' the Vermilion Bird Jade Pendant flew into the Ancient Flame of Departure.

In the blink of an eye, the jade pendant transformed into a lifelike, fist-sized Vermilion Bird.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi released his spiritual power according to the refining process on the stone wall of the furnace room, and manipulated the Vermilion Bird Tokens floating in mid-air to pass through the 'Vermilion Birds' one by one.

Each Vermilion Bird Token, once successfully pierced, will be imprinted with a lifelike three-dimensional Vermilion Bird pattern.

It was three days later when Hua Changxi left Li Huo Cliff.

As soon as she left Li Huo Cliff, she received a message from Xie Hanzhang of the Mission Hall: Hall Master, another squad of Vermilion Bird Army has gone missing.

Upon seeing this news, Hua Changxi's expression turned grim, and her mood became very heavy.

A squad of Vermilion Bird soldiers, totaling fifty people, has disappeared together. There must be a powerful force manipulating things behind the scenes.

Who is it? Who is targeting the Vermilion Bird Army?
Hua Changxi first sent two thousand Vermilion Bird Tokens to Lingguang Hall, instructing the logistics department to distribute them to the Vermilion Bird Army that was about to go out on patrol. After that, he went to inspect Nanxiang County to search for the missing Vermilion Bird Army.

After three days of continuous searching, they still found nothing.

"Who exactly did this?"

For the next month, Lingguang Palace only sent out one squad of Vermilion Bird Army to patrol, and Hua Changxi secretly followed behind them.

Unfortunately, no one has made a move.

Hua Changxi's expression grew increasingly grim. The person who attacked the Vermilion Bird Army from the shadows was clearly planning a protracted war of attrition.

But where would she find the time to play hide-and-seek with them?

On the fifth day of the ninth lunar month, Tong Yao sent a message to Hua Changxi, saying that the suggestion box was ready and she should come and pick it up.

Hua Changxi thought she should go and come back quickly, so she didn't follow the Vermilion Bird Army anymore.

Upon arriving at the market town outside the Palace of the Sacred Weapon, Tong Yao directly gave Hua Changxi ten suggestion boxes, display disks, and suggestion tokens.

Hua Changxi asked curiously, "How come it was refined so quickly this time?"

Tong Yao laughed and said, "With more than ten elders working together to refine it, how could it not be fast?"

Just as Hua Changxi was about to say something, a bird's cry that resounded through the sky came from above Nanxiang County.

'Bah! '

Hua Changxi's expression changed, and he disappeared from Tong Yao's sight by somersaulting on his cloud.

"Changxi, wait for me!"

Tong Yao summoned his flying sword and quickly gave chase.

Meanwhile, in an abandoned mass grave in the southeastern part of Nanxiang County, surging black mist seeped out from the ground and condensed into a giant hand in the air, rapidly grabbing at the patrolling Vermilion Bird Army.

Just as the Vermilion Bird Army was about to be captured by the Black Hand, the Vermilion Bird Token on the waist of the first Vermilion Bird Army soldier suddenly burst out with a dazzling light.

Then, flames ignited on the Vermilion Bird Token.

Then, a Vermilion Bird bathed in flames burst forth and charged toward the Black Hand.

The black hand, formed from condensed black mist, collided with the Vermilion Bird like an egg hitting a rock, instantly disintegrating and shattering before being completely incinerated by flames.

The bird calls that Hua Changxi and the others heard were from the Vermilion Bird's battle against the Black Hand.

The Vermilion Bird Order stopped the attack of the black mist, and the Vermilion Bird Army, regaining their senses, quickly fled the mass grave.

However, lurking in the shadows, plotting to attack the Vermilion Bird Army, were not only the black mist, but also a Spirit Platform Realm tiger demon that had reverted to the ancestral bloodline of the Taotie.

The tiger demon hid ahead of the fleeing Vermilion Bird Army. When the Vermilion Bird Army was only tens of meters away from the tiger demon, the tiger demon leaped up, hovered in mid-air, and its body suddenly swelled up, becoming as large as a mountain.

Immediately afterwards, the tiger demon opened its blood-red maw and began to suck on the Vermilion Bird Army.

A whirlwind-like suction force swept in, and the Vermilion Bird Army had no chance to fight back. They were swept up by the suction force and flew rapidly toward the tiger demon's gaping maw.

As the bloody maw drew ever closer, at the critical moment, several Vermilion Bird soldiers' Vermilion Bird Tokens simultaneously burst into dazzling flames, followed by the sound of birdsong echoing through the air once more.

Several fiery Vermilion Birds shot out and disappeared into the tiger demon's mouth. In just a moment, the tiger demon let out a bloodcurdling scream.

By the time the cultivators who heard the commotion and rushed over to watch arrived, the tiger demon had already been engulfed in flames.

Watching the tiger demon roll frantically on the ground, unable to extinguish the flames on its body no matter what methods it used, even self-harm, the onlookers swallowed hard in fear.

(End of this chapter)