Chapter 127: Spiritual Sense

After being unconscious for seven days and seven nights, Hua Changxi woke up in the underground cultivation square of Lingguang Hall. At that moment, the section of Soul-Destroying Tree branch had disappeared.

[Realm: Transformation Infant realm 295.5 million / 1 billion; Spiritual Sense: 110,000+]

Seeing that an extra data for Spiritual Sense had appeared in her cultivation stats, Hua Changxi was first startled, then immediately sensed her body, discovering that her mind was much clearer than before.

The most obvious experience was that her control over her body seemed more precise; as soon as a thought emerged, her body immediately made the corresponding response.

The command ability of her brain, or rather, the command ability of her thoughts, had become stronger!

Hua Changxi was somewhat puzzled—wasn't Spiritual Sense supposed to be cultivated only after advancing to the Spirit Platform realm? How did she have it now?

Recalling the earlier encounter when crossing the River Styx, Hua Changxi still had lingering fear.

Six great demons appeared and struck simultaneously. Although the Long-Browed Arhat blocked most of the soul attacks, a portion still came at her.

The reason she was unharmed was not due to good luck; the Shennong Cauldron vibrated and helped block the soul attack.

Just as the Shennong Cauldron vibrated, she vaguely saw, in her mind, a pitch-black dim star domain waiting to be opened, and the Shennong Cauldron stood within it.

Above the Shennong Cauldron, there was also a firebird crouching in slumber.

"That's the Sea of Consciousness, right?"

Thinking of the scene she had seen earlier, Hua Changxi immediately sat cross-legged, trying to probe into the Sea of Consciousness, but unfortunately, after many attempts, she failed.

"Could it be that the vibration of the Shennong Cauldron loosened my Sea of Consciousness, allowing me to cultivate Spiritual Sense ahead of time?"

Unable to think of another reason, Hua Changxi could only assume this.

This trip to the Ghost Market and the life-or-death crisis she encountered made her reflect deeply—she had greatly underestimated the danger of the cultivator world and trusted people too much.

Eunuch Lin had entrusted Lin Sheng to her, so she felt he had no reason to harm her. She assumed that the Ghost Market was just a market where cultivators gathered to trade, and even though she had prepared defenses, she never imagined the Ghost Market could be so dangerous.

Eunuch Lin hadn't revealed any of the dangers of the Ghost Market to her—was he intentional? Did he want her to die in the Ghost Market? But what was his reason for doing so?

If he truly wanted to harm her, why would he send Lin Sheng to her side?

Not asking about the dangers of the Ghost Market in advance was her negligence, but that did not prevent her current anger toward Eunuch Lin and her suspicion that he intended to harm her.

Thinking of this, Hua Changxi stood up, preparing to leave and return to the Medical Department. Soon, she noticed something unusual about the surrounding environment.

The exit to leave the underground cultivation square was gone; at the edge of the square, only the stone door leading to the transmission platform remained.

Previously, the underground cultivation square had been a cavern carved out with some open space, but now it was a hollow deep pit resembling a courtyard.

"How has it changed..."

Hua Changxi remembered the Vermilion Bird Pendant she had taken earlier and quickly took it out.

The pendant had not yet bonded to an owner. Hua Changxi looked at it and still wasn't very keen on taking it. She had a strong feeling that accepting this pendant would inevitably entail bearing corresponding responsibilities.

After hesitating for a while, she still dripped a drop of blood onto the pendant.

She changed her mind because the fire spiritual energy here was dense and very suitable for cultivation, and since she couldn't find a talisman maker anytime soon, she would come here to cultivate in the future.

Moreover, she had taken the pendant in front of court officials. According to the common belief among most people in Great Jin that "all under heaven is the king's land," she was now probably regarded as a traitor. Even if she gave up Lingguang Hall, she might still be resented.

After the Vermilion Bird Pendant absorbed the blood, it "whooshed" and plunged into her brow.

"Boom~"

The moment the pendant entered her brow, Hua Changxi's "vision" radiated outward, and in an instant, a three-dimensional map of Lingguang Hall appeared in her mind.

"Is this... spiritual sense external release?"

Hua Changxi was both shocked that Lingguang Hall could be fully captured in her "sight," and amazed that the hall had become so magnificent and grand.

But this shock did not last long; without further ado, she received a task transmitted to her by the pendant.

"The one who obtains the Vermilion Bird Pendant becomes the master of Lingguang Hall."

"Every master of Lingguang Hall has the responsibility to form a Vermilion Bird Army of one hundred thousand!"

Form a Vermilion Bird Army of one hundred thousand...

Upon learning of this task, Hua Changxi instantly felt a heavy boulder pressing on her shoulders—she knew this pendant wouldn't be so easy to take.

A Vermilion Bird Army of one hundred thousand—where would she find a hundred thousand cultivators with fire spiritual roots? And these cultivators would also have to swear to inherit and promote the will of the Vermilion Bird.

Hua Changxi stood before the transmission stone tablet in the square, staring at the carvings on the stone for a long time, then let out a helpless sigh and heavily stepped onto the spiral stone staircase.

On the stone steps, at intervals, there were Vermilion Bird statues made of some unknown material, burning with blazing flames.

At the end of the stone steps was a stone cliff with a stone door. Hua Changxi waved her spiritual power, the stone door opened, and she stepped into a wide and empty hall.

In the very center of the hall hung a plaque inscribed with the four characters 'Vermilion Bird Divine Might', and there was nothing else.

Hua Changxi glanced around and then left the hall. Although she already had a three-dimensional map of Lingguang Hall in her mind, the moment she stepped out of the hall and personally experienced its grandeur and height, she was still shocked.

The palace complex of Lingguang Hall had five layers in total, with the highest palace already bathed in the clouds. At this moment, Hua Changxi stood outside the Transmission Hall, located on the lowest left level.

Hua Changxi was now the master of Lingguang Hall and could teleport to any location. With a thought, she 'whooshed' and appeared outside the highest palace.

Standing at the highest point and looking down, a heroic feeling of 'I must ascend the mountain's crest, and view all mountains at a glance' welled up within her, which made her back straighten considerably, and even the task of forming the Vermilion Bird Army seemed less heavy.

"Did something just flash by?"

Among the soldiers stationed outside the gate tower, some noticed the fleeting shadow of Hua Changxi, and Hua Changxi, standing at the highest point, also saw them.

There were several hundred soldiers stationed there. Seeing that the imperial court had sent so many troops to camp outside Lingguang Hall, Hua Changxi frowned. With a wave of her spiritual power, a whirlwind immediately sprang up where the soldiers were stationed, forcing them to retreat.

"What's going on? Why is it so windy?"

"It must be the cultivators in Lingguang Hall who are angry and driving us away. Let's go quickly."

"But Prince Fu ordered us to stay here..."

"Are you trying to die? Do you really think cultivators won't kill people?"

The soldiers were afraid of cultivators killing people and also afraid of Prince Fu's punishment. In the end, they withdrew several li and then continued to camp, watching Lingguang Hall from a distance.

Seeing that she could not drive away the soldiers, Hua Changxi guessed that the imperial court would likely focus more on Lingguang Hall from now on. She could not directly kill all the guards, so she could only take things one step at a time.

After touring all the palaces, she rode a cloud back to the capital.

On the way back to the capital, she clearly felt that the territory of Nanxiang County had expanded a great deal.