Chapter 447: Time is Precious

Ye Lingxuan and Jiang Henian actually went to the bamboo house to find Hua Changxi the next day, and they told her about Gu Jinfan's encouragement as well as their own ideas.

"Peak Master, the Qihuang Hall might have other functions."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi recalled the magnificent palace she had seen when she first opened the No. 1 Qihuang Hall.

Inside the palace, besides the first-floor hall for teaching and lectures, there were many mirror-like vortices on the other floors. Thinking back now, those mirror vortices really resembled a series of 'doors'.

Could those 'doors' lead to places that serve the Holy Land for studying medical arts and alchemy?

"Okay, I understand."

Hua Changxi was not particularly surprised that the Qihuang Hall had other functions, but she had little interest in it and did not want to spend time investigating these matters right now.

Right now, she was worried about the Ghost Fire Well.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but after occupying the Wutong Grove, a sense of urgency had been lingering in her heart.

This urgency urged her to quickly explore the remaining six blessed lands in Nanxiang City.

Since she began cultivating, Hua Changxi had made many decisions by following her intuition. Although this sense of urgency came out of nowhere, she took it very seriously.

Now, she only wanted to quickly heal those Vermilion Bird soldiers who had been afflicted by ghostly qi, and then go deal with the Ghost Fire Well.

"If there's nothing else, you may withdraw."

Hua Changxi gestured for Ye Lingxuan and Jiang Henian to withdraw, and then, thinking of their statuses, added, "You can also discuss what you just said with the other hall masters who hold the Qihuang Token."

The Dansheng Hall had the Holy Land's inheritor, Gu Xing, as well as many secret realm masters and Qihuang Hall masters—there was no reason for her to worry about everything.

Ye Lingxuan and Jiang Henian nodded in acknowledgment and then left the bamboo house.

On the way down the mountain, Ye Lingxuan said in confusion, "I get the feeling that the Peak Master doesn't really care much about the possibility that the Qihuang Hall might have other uses?"

Jiang Henian: "I feel the same way."

Ye Lingxuan was silent for a moment. "Gu Jinfan was right—the Peak Master seems to only care about medical arts and alchemy."

Jiang Henian sighed. "Alright, let's quickly report today's matter to the elders. Since the Peak Master isn't concerned about the Qihuang Hall's other functions, maybe we can get good news from other hall masters."

Ye Lingxuan didn't hold much hope for that. "During this time, haven't Master Meng and the cultivators of the Xia and Wu families been tinkering with the No. 12 Qihuang Hall?"

"Except for the initial reaction from the Qihuang Token, there has been no activity since. If we wait for other hall masters to explore the Qihuang Hall's functions, who knows how long it will take to get clear results."

Jiang Henian: "Although Master Meng's progress has been a bit slow, the Qihuang Token's reaction at least shows that their direction of exploration is correct."

"Because of Master Meng's gains, Shen Qianfan, with the support of the imperial family, has also started verifying whether the No. 11 Qihuang Hall focuses on the Dantian aspect, hasn't he?"

"From what I've observed, the other hall masters are also getting restless."

"Anyway, the current situation is pretty good."

"The Qihuang Hall masters have all taken action. They are actively exploring the secrets of the Qihuang Hall using their own means and methods. This is undoubtedly good for the Holy Land."

"I always feel that we can't... rely on the Peak Master for everything. That wouldn't be good for the Holy Land's development."

Ye Lingxuan thought about it and agreed, so she said nothing more.

The two continued walking down the mountain.

After recovering both her mental energy and spiritual power, Hua Changxi went to the No. 10 Qihuang Hall again.

This time, instead of waiting for Gu Jinfan to bring the wounded to her, she went directly to where Gu Jinfan had stationed the wounded and personally selected the patients she would treat next.

With a sweep of her Truth-Piercing Eyes, she directly picked out the cultivators whose spirit roots had been damaged due to absorbing impure spiritual energy or being corroded by demonic qi.

"What's wrong with these Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers? How did they absorb so much demonic qi?"

Hua Changxi looked at Gu Jinfan, who came rushing over.

Gu Jinfan said in a low voice, "These people are all part of the garrison forces stationed in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. In recent years, the Hundred Thousand Mountains have been far from peaceful, and the garrison forces have been in constant battles, large and small, with the demon race."

Hua Changxi frowned. "Are the demons very active?"

Gu Jinfan nodded. "The demons have always wanted to get their hands on human territory. If it weren't for the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Xuan Yuan Army guarding the borders, many places would have already been seized by the demons."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi also felt a bit heavy-hearted. She didn't ask more questions and called to the people she had selected, "Come with me."

After bringing the wounded to the No. 10 Qihuang Hall, Hua Changxi went directly into the treatment room.

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As the last cultivator with impure spiritual energy was healed, Hua Changxi became very adept at performing the Spiritual Root Dredging Technique, Spiritual Root Debridement Technique, and Spiritual Energy Purification Technique.

Removing the impure qi from spiritual roots had become simple, so could she proceed to the next step—removing impure qi from the dantian?

Hua Changxi sent a message to Yu Fu, asking him to inquire at Lingguang Hall: she now had a way to remove the ghost qi from the Vermilion Army's dantians, and asked if they were willing to receive treatment.

Yu Fu quickly came over: "Master, Lingguang Hall is willing to receive treatment."

Hua Changxi hummed in acknowledgment: "You and Jia Lu, the three of you, prepare. While I go treat the Vermilion Army, you can go cultivate in the Wutong Forest."

The Wutong Forest can stimulate bloodline atavism, which can greatly help Yu Fu and the other three improve their strength.

Yu Fu's face lit up, and he hurriedly went to inform Jia Lu and the other two.

That same evening, Hua Changxi took Yu Fu and the other three to Lingguang Hall.

They did not deliberately conceal this matter, but they did not announce it publicly either. It was only a few days later, when agents planted in the Vermilion Army by various parties sent back news, that the people of the Dan Sacred Hall learned that Hua Changxi had gone to treat the Vermilion Army and had, as a condition, arranged for Yu Fu and the other three to cultivate in the Wutong Forest.

After receiving the news, Shen Qianfan looked at the silent Chu Tianxun and the grim-faced Princess Lingyuan, feeling both relieved and helpless.

He was clearly the holder of the Qihuang Token, but he had no say and could only follow the arrangements and manipulations of the royal family. He felt helpless and powerless about this.

Gu Jinfan was able to reach a cooperation with Hua Changxi because Gu Jinfan took the initiative.

But when it came to the royal family, they insisted on Hua Changxi coming to them first, so they could take the opportunity to seek more benefits.

Now, Hua Changxi had simply given up on seeking verification at the No. 11 Qihuang Hall.

It was already confirmed that the No. 10 Qihuang Hall focused on spiritual roots. At the No. 12 Qihuang Hall, after Meng Qingyao performed a series of treatments on cultivators with damaged golden cores, the Qihuang Token reacted, indicating that the No. 12 Qihuang Hall's main research subject was cultivators' golden cores.

Thus, the No. 11 Qihuang Hall's main focus was most likely on the dantian.

And the remaining batch of Vermilion Army soldiers at Lingguang Hall who had not yet received treatment happened to have ghost qi invading their dantians, making them the most suitable research subjects for unlocking the No. 11 Qihuang Hall.

In the No. 10 Qihuang Hall, Tang Yufeng smiled at Gu Jinfan: "You're the clever one. The royal family must be regretting it now."

"I've noticed that Hua Changxi is the type who responds to softness but not to hardness. If your attitude is soft enough, she won't go too far, but if you're tough, she'll definitely be tougher than you."

Gu Jinfan rolled his eyes: "You're overthinking it. Hua Changxi just doesn't want to argue." The Lord of Lingguang Hall's time was very precious.