Chapter 250: The Pushers of the Era (19)

It was not just Xia Zhen who both loved and hated Hua Changxi; other factions felt the same.

After the guardian family, the Xia family, appeared in the Medical Division, their ambition to compete for the top position in the Pill Saint Hall could be said to be clear to all.

Given the disparity in strength, the various factions that had been laying out plans in the Medical Division for many years had to compromise, but this did not mean they would willingly give up their interests, especially since the Xia family wanted to take the biggest piece of the cake as soon as they arrived.

The Xia family's intention in pushing Meng Qingyao out was obvious: they wanted to build her into the leader pushing for the revival of the Pill Saint Hall.

With the alchemy talent Meng Qingyao had revealed, as well as the deployable resources in her hands, she was indeed enough to attract a large number of followers.

On this point, the various factions really could not find a corresponding person to compete with her.

Fortunately, there was Hua Changxi!

Although Hua Changxi was inferior to Meng Qingyao in every aspect, this person seemed to be a natural foil to Meng Qingyao. Every time the Xia family prepared to build momentum for Meng Qingyao, it seemed like Hua Changxi would steal the spotlight.

It was like this when the Divine Wood bestowed the secret realm, and it was like this when the Qihuang Hall masters took turns teaching.

The various factions were happy to see Hua Changxi get the upper hand over Meng Qingyao, but they were not particularly optimistic about Hua Changxi as a person.

For no other reason than that this person was too maverick; she seemed not to understand what 'cooperation' meant, and she was even too lazy to rely on her own family, which was truly speechless.

For these noble families, people who fight alone cannot go far.

However, it was Hua Changxi who caused the Cauldron Altar to reappear, and now, watching Prince Shou being pressed to his knees under the Cauldron Altar, Hua Changxi's weight in their hearts had increased a bit.

Let's wait and see. Now is only the initial stage of spiritual energy recovery; everything has just begun...

It was not until the sun was high in the sky that the force suppressing Prince Shou was withdrawn.

The various parties watching from the surroundings, seeing Prince Fu leading Prince Shou toward the Ninth Street, all quickly retreated.

In the current Medical Division, the largest factions were the noble faction led by the Imperial Family and the guardian faction led by the Xia family.

Although the noble faction was not as united as the guardian faction and was riddled with internal factions, they could still act in unison and face the outside world when it involved the struggle for interests.

The appearance of the Cauldron Altar gave the Medical Division a bit of the charm of a Holy Land and also stimulated the noble faction's determination to compete for control of the Holy Land.

The most important resource in the Medical Division right now was the Divine Wood Secret Realm.

Hearing that Hua Changxi was going to open the secret realm, the people from the noble faction gathered in the No. 3 Qihuang Hall, which the Heaven Department had taken over.

Everyone was eyeing the only three high-grade secret realms.

The high-grade secret realm in Meng Qingyao's hands was controlled by the Xia and Meng families, making it difficult for others to get any benefits.

The same went for the one in Gu Xing's hands. That old guy only let alchemists enter, but alchemists were not cabbages, and the various factions didn't have many, making it impossible to obtain a large amount of resources from the secret realm.

Now, only the one in Hua Changxi's hands remained.

As the head of the capital's noble families, Tang Yufeng saw that everyone was silent and took the lead in breaking the silence with a smile: "The high-grade secret realm held by Hall Master Hua is finally going to open. We must give it plenty of support."

Wen Lanzhou, the head disciple of the Three Pure Palace, was the first to respond: "That goes without saying."

Because of the appearance of the guardian family, neither the Tang family nor the Three Pure Palace had been able to keep their positions as Qihuang Hall masters, which was no small loss for them.

The other secret realm masters all had family backgrounds and connections, and it was difficult for outsiders to intervene in the secret realms they held.

Only Hua Changxi had a low background, poor vision and structure, and didn't know how to utilize the resources in her hands, making her the most suitable target for them to exploit.

Gu Jinfan glanced at Huo Yunxiao: "I heard that Hall Master Huo went to find Hall Master Hua to cooperate before, but was rejected by her?"

Huo Yunxiao did not speak, which was considered a tacit admission.

After hearing this, Mu Qingying thought of how she only knew what a secret realm master possessing a Divine Wood Secret Realm represented after her master explained it, and could not help but say: "She probably doesn't even know what the secret realm in her hands represents, right?"

After the spiritual energy recovery, what is most important?

Status, family background?

No, these are things of the past. The most important thing is possessing enough cultivation resources.

And the Divine Wood Secret Realm is undoubtedly a rich and high-quality resource, and a resource that is endless and self-renewing.

Even if it is a low-grade Divine Wood Secret Realm, the cultivation resources inside are enough to manipulate countless people to work for one's own use.

Clearly, Hua Changxi didn't seem to realize this at all.

Gu Jinfan shook her head: "She thinks that by rejecting Hall Master Huo's proposal for cooperation, she can stop all parties from inserting people into the secret realm? It's simply wishful thinking."

Regarding Hua Changxi, Gu Jinfan's mood was very complex.

Hua Changxi was a variable. Because of her existence, the direction of many major events in the Four Spirit Realm was different from her previous life. However, sometimes this person's way of conducting herself was truly indescribable to her.

In her previous life, there had also been several cultivation geniuses like her who were reckless and did as they pleased, but without exception, they all perished early.

Hua Changxi... how far could she go?

Mu Qingying listened to Gu Jinfan's words and looked at the calculation flashing in the eyes of everyone present, sighing silently.

She could already imagine that nine out of ten apprentices Hua Changxi recruited would be people inserted by various parties.

Hua Changxi had no idea how powerful the Imperial Family and the noble families were. If they didn't want her to recruit people, she probably wouldn't be able to recruit a single one.

On the guardian faction side, Meng Qingyao and the others were also gathered together discussing Hua Changxi's opening of the secret realm to recruit apprentices.

Dongfang Xu: "Listening to Hua Changxi, it seems like anyone can sign up to participate?"

Meng Yuchuan sneered: "Hua Changxi would like to restrict it, but does she have the ability?"

Jiang Nanyi smiled: "Since anyone can go, we can also send people into Hua Changxi's secret realm."

Meng Qingyao frowned and said nothing. She didn't think Hua Changxi would be stupid enough to let just anyone enter her secret realm.

Dongfang Hao saw that many people were eager to try and could not help but say: "Hua Changxi's conditions for recruiting apprentices haven't been announced yet, everything is still unknown."

He paused.

"I feel that things may not go as you expect."

Meng Yuchuan showed disapproval: "Brother Hao, you think too highly of Hua Changxi. She has no background and no one to use behind her, so she simply cannot stop all parties from inserting people into the secret realm."

"If others can insert people, we can certainly insert people too."

"With so many spiritual herbs and spiritual fruits in the secret realm, rather than letting those people from the Imperial Family benefit, it's better for us to take them."

Dongfang Xu also felt that Hua Changxi could not stop interested parties from entering the secret realm and smiled: "I have already been inside to see the seven-grade secret realm of Qingyao and Senior Gu, and I also want to go in and take a look at Hua Changxi's high-grade secret realm."

"When the Danyuan Secret Realm starts recruiting apprentices, I will also go sign up."

Jiang Nanyi and the others also showed similar smiles.

Just as all parties were sharpening their knives, wanting to bite a piece of meat off Hua Changxi, Hua Changxi was in the Artifact Saint Palace observing the Oath Stele that Tong Yao was helping her refine.

Jing Le had also come, holding the Talisman Saint Pavilion's divine artifact, the Yin-Yang Talisman Brush, laboriously outlining a 'True' character rune.

Once the 'True' character rune took shape, it merged into the Oath Stele.

Seeing that the rune had completely merged with the Oath Stele, Jing Le wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and looked at Hua Changxi with a smile.

"Limited by my cultivation, the power of the rune I inscribed is not yet strong. However, as long as it is someone with a cultivation at or below the Nascent Soul stage, if their heart is not true, the Oath Stele will attract heavenly thunder."

Hua Changxi thanked him solemnly, then smiled: "Being able to affect Nascent Soul stage cultivators is enough for now. When Master Jing Le's cultivation improves in the future, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you for help again."

Jing Le smiled: "Easy, easy." ===== CHAPTER 251 =====