Chapter 435: Solving Problems in Dantian and Sea of Consciousness

The holy and majestic flames, as if imbued with life, swept across the entire training hall plaza, carrying a blazing will to incinerate all evil.

The fire lotus was not still; it rotated slowly in the void, each petal flowing with a sacred light like molten gold.

Everyone touched by the flames felt a vast, irresistible life-warmth surging through their limbs and bones.

Those from the Vermilion Bird Army who had been corroded by ghostly qi felt it most directly.

For someone like Yan Guichen, who had sealed the ghostly qi within the surface layers of his skin, under the radiance of the flames, the yin-cold, bone-eating ghostly qi inside his body melted and dissipated wildly, like ice under a scorching sun.

An unprecedented sense of comfort, mixed with relief after intense pain, swept through their entire bodies.

"This is..."

On the plaza, whether it was the people from Dan Sheng Hall or the Vermilion Bird Army soldiers like Yun You, all were stunned on the spot by the suddenly appearing fire lotus.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment; everyone looked up, unable to tear their gaze away from the slowly blooming crimson flame lotus.

Meng Qingyao and the other Secret Realm Masters also walked out of the diagnostic tent, staring at the crimson flame lotus in the sky, their faces filled with astonishment.

"Is this... Nanming Lihuo?"

Gu Jinfan looked at the holy and sacred flames within the fire lotus, his eyes slightly moist.

How wonderful, in this life, someone had mastered Nanming Lihuo so early.

Nanming Lihuo is both a purifying flame that incinerates all evil, a fire of hope that starts a prairie blaze, and a symbol of ruling heaven and earth and illuminating the world.

In the Four Spirit World, Nanming Lihuo is the supreme flame, capable of commanding all fire.

Yun You and the other stewards of Lingguang Hall were also filled with awe at this moment, looking at the fire lotus with expressions of submission on their brows.

"Is it the Hall Master?"

Duan Jishan asked Yun You in a low voice; the other stewards also looked over.

Yun You nodded: "Yes, I just reported the diagnostic results from the Dan Sheng Hall physicians up, and then the fire lotus appeared."

The stewards were startled: "The Hall Master has been here all along!"

Yun You quickly glanced at Hua Changxi; at this moment, she already had an answer as to whether Hua Changxi was the Hall Master.

Hua Changxi had been in everyone's sight all along; the fire lotus absolutely could not have been created by her.

Therefore, she was not the Hall Master!

The other stewards held the same opinion. Not only that, but the Secret Realm Masters of Dan Sheng Hall also thought so.

Gu Jinfan heard Tang Yufeng say to Huo Yunxiao with certainty, 'Hua Changxi is not the Lingguang Hall Master,' and sighed inwardly.

How could they know that once a cultivator can freely control the laws, within their own domain, everything can be manifested out of thin air?

The Vermilion Bird Army soldiers outside the training hall were also drawn by its holy flames; they put down their tasks one after another, ran to the outside of the training hall, craning their necks to look toward the fire lotus.

"What happened in the training hall?"

Hua Changxi stood at the entrance of the diagnostic tent, calmly watching everyone's amazement, seemingly oblivious to the various scrutinizing gazes falling on her.

Soon, she withdrew her gaze and turned back into the tent.

"Snap out of it, everyone."

"The sooner you get the acupuncture, the sooner you can expel the ghostly qi from your bodies."

Her voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of the injured who had been staring dumbfounded.

Soon, a new round of acupuncture began.

The injured actively cooperated with Hua Changxi, hoping to quickly finish and go out to bask in the sacred flames.

They had never imagined that one day they would personally witness the legendary Nanming Lihuo, let alone that it would appear before them to heal their wounds.

The tent was solemn, with only the suppressed groans of pain as the needles pierced flesh.

Before long, Meng Qingyao led the Secret Realm Masters over.

"Peak Master Hua."

Hua Changxi did not stop her needling; she looked up: "What is it?"

Meng Qingyao quickly said, "Using spirit needles to seal ghost qi is something many physicians are not good at."

Hua Changxi paused for a moment, understanding their purpose, and immediately said, "First, summon the physicians from Danyuan Peak. I will teach them the needling technique, and then instruct the physicians from other secret realms."

To this, Meng Qingyao and the other secret realm masters had no objections. It was already very rare and commendable for Hua Changxi to so readily agree to instruct the physicians in acupuncture techniques.

Soon, Jia Lu brought Hua Sanlang and the other physicians from Danyuan Peak over.

The injured in the large diagnosis tent were all in critical condition. Although Hua Changxi was explaining acupuncture techniques to everyone, her speed of inserting needles did not slow down.

"Watch my technique just now. Using the 'Seal' technique's needle manipulation method, force all the ghost qi within their bodies to the surface layer of the skin, sealing it.

"Remember, the force must be steady, precise, and fast! If there is even the slightest mistake, the ghost qi will backfire, and the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Yes, Peak Master!"

The physicians from Danyuan Peak listened very attentively. Most of them had a foundation in acupuncture, so they learned quickly.

Only after the ghost qi of the critically injured had been sealed did Hua Changxi lead the physicians from Danyuan Peak to begin needling the Zhuque Army members who were not as severely eroded by ghost qi.

"Ye Lingxuan, you come and perform the needling."

Ye Lingxuan, who was called upon, was stunned for a moment and a bit nervous, but she still accepted the spirit needle from Hua Changxi's hand.

Under Hua Changxi's personal guidance and demonstration, Ye Lingxuan quickly calmed down from her initial panic, and her technique became methodical.

One after another, spirit needles shimmering with faint light accurately pierced the acupoints of the wounded, firmly locking away wisps of ghost qi.

After Ye Lingxuan's technique became increasingly steady, Hua Changxi began instructing others.

Only after the physicians from Danyuan Peak could all perform the technique did she begin instructing the physicians from other secret realms.

Inside one diagnosis tent after another, the sounds of spirit needles entering bodies and the suppressed groans of the wounded intertwined, forming a tense yet orderly picture of medical treatment.

In a corner of the square, several chiliarchs who had just finished training gathered around Yan Guichen.

At this moment, the ghost qi on Yan Guichen had been completely expelled, and he sat leaning back on the stone steps with a relaxed expression.

"So, what do you think? Could that Hua Peak Master from the Dansheng Hall be our Hall Master?" The chiliarchs' gazes all converged on Hua Changxi, who was constantly moving through the diagnosis tents.

Yan Guichen hesitated and shook his head: "Can't be sure."

Chu Yuhen looked at him: "So what is your impression of this Peak Master Hua?"

Yan Guichen thought for a moment before saying: "How should I put it? She's an open and upright person, with no scheming, somewhat assertive but also very straightforward."

Another chiliarch, Xie Hanjiang, interjected: "I don't think she's the Hall Master. We shouldn't believe the rumors outside."

Chu Yuhen, however, shook his head: "There are no waves without wind; rumors don't come from nowhere."

Xie Hanjiang said puzzledly: "I just can't figure it out. Why doesn't the Hall Master reveal her identity? With her strength, there's absolutely no need to hide."

Yan Guichen's gaze sharpened, cutting him off: "Don't use your own thoughts and standpoint to speculate about the Hall Master's matters."

After instructing all the physicians of Dansheng Hall, Hua Changxi finally had some free time.

Looking at the Zhuque Army sitting cross-legged under the fire lotus, expelling ghost qi, her brows remained tightly furrowed.

Using spirit needles to seal ghost qi at the skin's surface has its limitations.

This method can only help those with mild ghost qi erosion. For patients whose ghost qi has seeped into their dantian, golden core, or nascent soul, it's impossible to use spirit needles to guide out the ghost qi and seal it.

No other reason—according to the acupuncture techniques she currently mastered, spirit needles simply cannot 'penetrate' into the dantian to perform acupuncture.

You see, although the dantian is inside the body, it belongs to a 'different space'.

Aside from the physical body, cultivators have two 'different spaces': one is the dantian, and the other is the spiritual platform sea of consciousness.

Illnesses of the physical body are easy to treat, but what about lesions in the 'different spaces'? How should they be resolved?

Hua Changxi couldn't help but think again of the Qihuang Hall in Dansheng Hall.

From Hall 1 to Hall 9 of Qihuang Hall, from growing spirit herbs to observation, auscultation, interrogation, and palpation—if classified, they actually all address the illnesses and hidden dangers of the physical body.

Extrapolating from this, could it be that Halls 10 to 18 of Qihuang Hall teach how to resolve the difficult and complicated diseases of the 'different spaces'?