The most secure job in Dajin

With the restoration of the Qisheng Palace ruins in the southern part of the capital city—the Refining Workshop—and the Dansheng Hall ruins in the eastern part—the Medicine Bureau, the spatial landscape has been extended and expanded, and the former capital of the Great Jin Dynasty has long been unrecognizable.

Nowadays, when people mention the capital, the first thing that comes to mind is no longer the imperial palace, but the Heavenly Department, which represents the central holy land.

The center of power had already shifted quietly long ago.

Tianbu.

As dawn broke and Wei Zhenjie finished his cultivation and stepped out of his cultivation room, a guard came to report that people from the four holy lands had arrived.

"My head hurts."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhenjie looked utterly helpless.

Yesterday, Lingguang Palace responded to the matter of entering the Nine Nether Soul Realm for cultivation. After that, his One Thought Connection kept vibrating, receiving countless messages complaining that Lingguang Palace was asking for an exorbitant price.

At this moment, he sincerely hoped that the Xuanyuan Palace would appear in the world as soon as possible, so that the Central Holy Land would not have to step in to govern and coordinate the various forces of the human race.

Wei Zhenjie dawdled into the main hall, and with a forced smile, greeted the representatives of the four holy lands: "Good morning."

Elder Zhen Shenggong ignored his nonchalant attitude and went straight to the point: "Minister Wei, what do you think of the conditions offered by Lingguang Palace?"

Wei Zhenjie shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Just stand there and watch."

The elder of the Weapon Saint Palace looked helpless: "Minister Wei, we're talking about serious matters. Can you be serious for once?"

Wei Zhenjie sighed, his smile fading slightly, tinged with a hint of helplessness: "The initiative is in the hands of the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace. Naturally, whatever she says goes. What can we do?"

The elder of the Array Saint Sect stared at him, his eyes sharp: "Are you really planning to hand over the meager resources that the Demon Suppression Army risked their lives to acquire?"

"Otherwise what?" Wei Zhenjie retorted. "Do you have some good ideas?"

An elder from the Fu Sheng Pavilion spoke up: "The Palace Master of Ling Guang Palace ventured deep into the heart of the Nine Netherworlds to obtain the Netherfire Firewood. We acknowledge that this is no easy feat."

"It's understandable that we have to pay some price for the opportunity to cultivate in the Soul Realm."

"But the Lord of Lingguang Palace has too many princes!"

On the Dan Sheng Hall side, Xia Zhen came and said, "I heard that Ling Guang Hall asks some sects and families for secret realms, ruins, and spirit mines."

"To put it bluntly, the behavior of the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace is simply taking advantage of someone's misfortune."

Wei Zhenjie looked over and said in a low voice, "Yes, I also think that the Lord of Lingguang Palace is asking for too much. However, you can't just focus on the price to be paid; you also have to think about the gains."

"Many cultivators in the Spirit Platform Realm stagnate in their cultivation because their spiritual sense cannot advance. When they enter the Soul Entry Realm, they are in the Spirit Platform Realm, but when they come out, they may be in the Condensation Realm."

"The higher the cultivation realm, the more difficult it is to advance. I don't need to explain what the addition of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator means to the human race and to all forces."

The people from the four holy sites fell silent.

After a while, the elder of the Weapon Saint Palace said again, "The Nine Nether Soul Realm is related to the high-level combat power of human cultivators. The Palace Master of Lingguang Palace is asking for such a large sum of money. There are probably not many forces that can provide the corresponding resources."

Wei Zhenjie laughed: "You're underestimating those aristocratic families and sects far too much."

To be honest, he wasn't really bothered by the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace's actions this time; in fact, he even wanted to applaud them.

Those powerful and wealthy families who were involved in cultivation, taking advantage of their early knowledge of the spiritual energy revival, plundered and monopolized cultivation resources. Although they cultivated many cultivators, their ultimate goal was to expand their own power.

Rather than letting those forces enrich themselves, it would be better to use the resources on the Vermilion Bird Army. Elder of the Weapon Saint Palace: "Even if they can produce it, it is the hard-earned wealth accumulated over several generations. For the Lingguang Palace Master to obtain the Netherfire Match is a great achievement for the human race, but she is making such a big demand and confiscating other people's wealth. She will offend all the forces involved."

Looking at these representatives who seemed to be full of bitterness and resentment, Wei Zhenjie didn't want to get entangled with them, so he offered a suggestion.

"We want to cultivate to the Soul Realm, and Lingguang Palace wants to charge a fee. In essence, this is a business transaction."

"Since it's a buying and selling transaction, if someone makes a price, we just need to negotiate."

"If you ask me, you should each negotiate your prices first and see how Lingguang Palace reacts."

"In any transaction, there's always a bargaining process involved. In the end, everyone agrees on a condition that's acceptable to both parties."

The representatives of the four holy lands exchanged glances, realizing that Wei Zhenjie was unwilling to take the lead, and could only reluctantly agree to the proposal.

"This is the only way to go."

Just as Wei Zhenjie breathed a sigh of relief after watching the people from the four holy lands leave, his mind started trembling again. He picked it up and looked at it, then immediately let out a cold laugh.

Chu Junyi had just returned from the Nine Netherworld with Meng Ziyu and the other three when he saw Wei Zhenjie with a sneer on his face: "Master, what's wrong?"

Wei Zhenjie looked over and saw that it was his disciple. He immediately snorted coldly, "The major families and sects think that the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace is asking for too much and want to unite to force her to lower the price."

Chu Junyi frowned upon hearing this.

Meng Ziyu sighed: "The Lord of Lingguang Palace is very strong and domineering, but even the strongest fists can't fight against many hands. With pressure from all sides, I'm afraid the Lord of Lingguang Palace won't be able to withstand it."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhenjie chuckled and said, "That's not necessarily true."

This move might work on others, but it won't work on Hua Changxi.

When the Dan Sheng Temple was revived, all parties joined forces to coerce it, but in the end, Hua Changxi still won a great victory.

Now, with the support of 100,000 Vermilion Bird soldiers, she is even more confident.

After hearing this, Chu Junyi and the other four exchanged glances, seemingly deep in thought.

Lingguang Hall.

Yunyou received replies from various forces one after another, and her expression remained gloomy after reading their responses.

Su Yu: "What, everyone disagrees?"

Yun You nodded: "Our conditions are that the four holy lands will cut their profits in half, and some aristocratic families and sects will cut their profits by ninety percent."

After saying that, he started sending messages to Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi was not in Lingguang Palace, but was inspecting the remaining blessed lands.

Crimson Flame Mountain, Flaming Rock Cave, Fiery Cloud Cave, Suiren's Bones, Nirvana Pool
Based on her past experience occupying blessed lands, she had some sense of them. However, of these five places, apart from Crimson Flame Mountain, she had no sense of the internal conditions of the other four, except for spatial fluctuations.

Is it because she lacks ability, or is there some hidden secret in these four blessed lands?
"Om~"

The sudden vibration interrupted Hua Changxi's thoughts.

After reading Yun You's message, she wasn't surprised. She simply replied, "We will not budge an inch from the conditions offered by Lingguang Palace." (End of Chapter)