Chapter 249: The Pushers of the Era (18)

Since the guardian family, the Xia family, appeared in the Medical Division, the eyes of all factions in the capital had not left the Medical Division.

First was the appearance of the Divine Wood Secret Realm, which made all parties restless, each wanting to get a piece of the pie;

Then, the eighteen hall masters of the Qihuang Hall took turns lecturing, with all parties competing to invest in those they favored, and many collaborations were reached in secret;

Finally, the appearance of the Cauldron Altar directly caused the Medical Division to undergo a transformation. The former government office had now revealed a bit of the charm of a Holy Land.

With these events happening one after another in just over a month, the speed and scale of the changes in the Medical Division left countless people unable to keep up.

Before this, as a department under the imperial court, the Imperial Family held absolute control over everything from the appointment of Qihuang Hall masters to the placement of alchemists and pharmacists from the first to the ninth streets.

But now, under the Cauldron Altar, a group of Imperial Family members led by Prince Fu looked at the towering and majestic Cauldron Altar, feeling for the first time so clearly that control was slipping from their hands.

Yesterday evening, various parties had failed to find out the specific situation of the 'green luster' from Hua Changxi and had left one by one. Only Prince Shou, dissatisfied that they, the scions of the imperial house, could only stand in the plaza and look up at the lowly-born Hua Changxi, had the thought of ascending the Cauldron Altar.

Unfortunately, his feet could not reach the steps; an invisible force was blocking Prince Shou from ascending the Cauldron Altar.

If Prince Shou had retreated then, it would have been fine, but Prince Shou, who had always had his way, refused to believe it and channeled his spiritual energy, wanting to force his way up the Cauldron Altar.

And then, it was tragic.

Prince Shou was directly pressed to his knees under the Cauldron Altar by a powerful force.

This pressing lasted the entire night.

During this time, whenever Prince Shou made any struggling movements, the force pressing on him would increase, forcing him to kneel honestly.

When the Emperor learned of this, his expression was truly ugly.

A Prince of the Blood, being publicly pressed to his knees in the Medical Division plaza like this—the Imperial Family had lost all face.

Immediately, the Emperor sent Prince Fu and several Nascent Soul stage cultivators to see if they could rescue Prince Shou.

Unfortunately, Prince Fu and the others tried every method but could not make Prince Shou stand up.

In the end, Prince Fu and the group of Imperial Family members could only watch Prince Shou kneeling under the Cauldron Altar, completely helpless.

It was also at this moment that they clearly realized that this world was no longer under the control of the Imperial Family!

Outside the plaza, countless eyes were fixed on the scene of Prince Shou being pressed to his knees before the Cauldron Altar.

Out of respect for the Imperial Family, all parties tacitly chose to watch from a distance and did not get too close to the Cauldron Altar.

Although Prince Shou's personal experience proved to everyone that the Imperial Family no longer had supreme power, the mood of the various factions was not much better.

For no other reason than that they were all beneficiaries who had followed the Chu Imperial Family.

Now that the big ship of the Chu Imperial Family was unstable, they could not be stable either.

Jiujie, Lingjing Pavilion.

Xia Zhen stood before the second-floor window, looking at everything before the Cauldron Altar with a serious expression.

The sudden appearance of the Cauldron Altar not only caused the Chu Imperial Family to fall from the clouds but also disrupted the Xia family's deployment.

Before Xia Zhen came to the Medical Division, the Xia family had made various arrangements.

Meng Qingyao, with a Fire-Wood Spirit Body, was a natural alchemist and the most suitable person to take over the Holy Land.

According to the Xia family's plan, they would first let Meng Qingyao ignite the pill fire of the Second Street to initially reveal her alchemy strength;

Then, increase Meng Qingyao's reputation through the secret realm bestowed by the Divine Wood.

Afterward, arrange for Meng Qingyao to enter the Qihuang Hall and win over a batch of excellent followers through teaching.

Finally, establish the Lingjing Pavilion and let Meng Qingyao become the first Pavilion Master. Proceeding step by step in this way, with the support of the Xia and Meng families, Meng Qingyao would absolutely become the Holy Land Master that everyone expected.

Xia Zhen never expected that a figure like Hua Changxi would emerge in the Medical Division.

Her existence was simply indescribable to him.

From their first meeting, Hua Changxi had been opposing him at every turn, yet the things she did had truly pushed the development of the Holy Land forward.

"This person is truly someone you can both love and hate!" ===== CHAPTER 250 =====