Chapter 260: Assigning Tasks

Hua Changxi did not know what the purpose of the Heaven Department Minister was in taking the initiative to help her solve the trouble. She watched coldly as Wei Zhenjie first met with Prince Shou and his party, and then went to meet with Xia Zhen and his party.

In less than an hour, Wei Zhenjie sent Huo Yunxiao to tell Hua Changxi that the matter was resolved, and Prince Shou and the others would no longer deliberately target the Hua family.

Seeing Hua Changxi's suspicious expression, Huo Yunxiao rolled his eyes: "You can just put your heart in your stomach. The matter my master personally came forward to handle has never failed."

Hua Changxi looked at him: "The Heaven Department is also under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Family, right? Can your master still make the people of the Imperial Family listen to him?"

Huo Yunxiao smiled: "The Heaven Department of the past was a department of the imperial court, but the Heaven Department of

"In the Central Continent, the Central Holy Land is supreme."

Hua Changxi looked at the proud and self-satisfied Huo Yunxiao, her expression shifted, and she probed: "Could it be that the Heavenly Department is now even above the Imperial House?"

Huo Yunxiao smiled and did not answer the question: "In short, you can put your heart completely at ease. Do whatever you need to do; no one will target your family anymore."

Hua Changxi glanced at Huo Yunxiao: "I didn't expect the words of the Heavenly Department's Minister to be so effective." Then, she changed the subject: "Does the Heavenly Department have the ability to suppress the supreme powerhouses of the Imperial House and the Guardian Families?"

Otherwise, why would Prince Shou, who prided himself on being above others, listen to Wei Zhenjie? Unless, he couldn't beat him!

Such an obvious probe left Huo Yunxiao speechless: "I don't know about the matters of those above, so stop probing me."

He paused.

"My Master has already sent a message to the Heavenly Department; a batch of retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers will come to join the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm in a while."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi's expression changed slightly.

If ensuring the Hua family would no longer suffer coercion from imperial nobles was still something to be observed, then directly sending a batch of retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers to join the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm was solid, tangible support for her and opposition to Prince Shou and the others.

Hua Changxi could not guess Wei Zhenjie's intentions, but since the current situation was beneficial to her, she would take it one step at a time.

Immediately, Hua Changxi began to instruct Pharmacist Xu and the others to prepare for recruitment.

The Heavenly Department acted quickly. Before long, Department Head Gu personally appeared outside the No. 13 Qihuang Pavilion with a team of disciplined, neatly-ranked disabled Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers.

Hua Changxi activated her Observation Technique and scanned these people one by one.

Hmm, they were all cultivators, and all had Wood Spirit Roots.

It was just that these people either had broken arms, broken legs, or their foundations were damaged and their Qi and blood were in decline...

Fortunately, their ability to work remained; they could still plant, clean, and process spiritual herbs.

"What a pity..."

Hearing Hua Changxi shake her head and mutter, Huo Yunxiao immediately asked: "What's a pity?"

Hua Changxi: "Among these people, many could have fully recovered if they had received timely medical treatment, but unfortunately, they were delayed."

Hearing this, a look of regret also appeared on Huo Yunxiao's face: "There are too few physicians and alchemists capable of treating cultivators."

The Demon-Suppressing Army's missions were heavy and dangerous; whenever something went wrong, a large group of people would be injured, and the Heavenly Department's physicians and alchemists simply could not treat them all.

Thinking of those comrades who died without treatment, Huo Yunxiao looked sharply at Hua Changxi: "Hua Changxi, my Master thinks highly of you; you must cultivate more physicians and alchemists."

Hua Changxi glanced at him and turned to find Pharmacist Xu and the others.

Soon, tables, chairs, stools, and writing materials were set up outside the No. 13 Qihuang Pavilion.

"Everyone, come and fill out your resumes."

Seeing Pharmacist Xu and the others handing out items to the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers, Huo Yunxiao went over to take one, and after reading it, he walked to Hua Changxi's side.

"It's just recruiting apprentices; you're even checking their backgrounds and life stories. Isn't that too harsh?"

Hua Changxi looked at him: "What, when others want to join the Demon-Suppressing Army, you don't investigate them? Can just anyone join?"

Huo Yunxiao stopped talking.

Hua Changxi couldn't be bothered with him and summoned Pharmacist Xu: "Let those who have finished their resumes enter the Qihuang Pavilion. You explain to them the conditions and benefits of being an apprentice, as well as the Heart Demon Oath they must take upon entering the secret realm, and the rules they must follow once inside."

After Pharmacist Xu went to carry out the orders, Eunuch Yu, Eunuch Jia, Eunuch Zhou, and Eunuch Zhao arrived.

"Master, did you call for us?"

Hua Changxi led the four into her alchemy room: "You four have been with me for some time now, and I still trust you very much."

Upon hearing this, the four eunuchs quickly expressed their stance: "We all swear to serve you to the death, Master."

Hua Changxi: "I don't need you to die for me, just earnestly complete the tasks I assign to you."

Hearing this, the four eunuchs were somewhat moved and once again said in unison: "Rest assured, Master, we will do our utmost."

Hua Changxi got to the point: "Once this batch of retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers finishes their resumes, I will take them into the secret realm."

"With so many people, there must be managers."

"Starting today, Eunuch Yu is the logistics manager of the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm; you will be responsible for the apprentices' food, clothing, housing, and transportation, as well as the distribution of pills."

"Eunuch Jia is responsible for the Mission Hall; you are responsible for assigning tasks to apprentices and following up on the completion of those tasks."

"Eunuch Zhou is responsible for the Law Enforcement Hall; you are responsible for maintaining order in the secret realm and the apprentices' code of conduct."

"Eunuch Zhao is responsible for the Merit Hall; you are responsible for the auditing and exchange of the apprentices' contribution points."

Seeing that Hua Changxi valued them so much and had given them such important duties, the four eunuchs felt incredibly fired up: "We will certainly not fail your trust, Master."

Hua Changxi: "I believe in you. Now that you have your assignments, go down and draft the bylaws for your respective departments. I want to know how you plan to go about managing the matters in your hands."

The four eunuchs had rich experience in grassroots management, so Hua Changxi was quite at ease letting them draft the management details for the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm.

At the same time, while the No. 13 Qihuang Pavilion was bustling with the recruitment of retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers, the atmosphere among the noble faction led by the Imperial House and the Guardian faction led by the Xia family was not good at all.

Neither side had expected Wei Zhenjie to openly stand up and help Hua Changxi.

In the Spirit Realm Pavilion, Xia Zhen said with a sigh: "This move by Wei Zhenjie is quite clever."

Throwing a batch of eliminated Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers into the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm—even if these people's hearts turned toward the holy land in the future, the Heavenly Department would not suffer any major loss; they were people the Heavenly Department didn't want anyway.

But if these people still cherished the camaraderie of the Demon-Suppressing Army and provided some convenience in future dealings, then the Heavenly Department would have made a pure profit.

Xia Ziyang looked at Xia Zhen: "Should we also arrange for a batch of people to enter the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm?"

Xia Zhen was silent for a moment: "The people in our hands are not like those discarded remnants; they are all excellent talents carefully cultivated, and cannot be easily used as stakes."

Sure enough, the stronger the four Holy Lands serving as formation eyes were, the stronger the central Holy Land's ability to resist demon energy would be.

The last time he entered the forbidden area, the demon-subduing staff had only condensed four runes. He originally thought it would take a long time for a new rune chain to form, but he did not expect that this time, the appearance of the Pill Saint Hall's Cauldron Altar would cause the staff to quickly condense five runes.

Wei Zhenjie looked at the formation's defensive net, which had increased its defensive capability by a few points due to the addition of a new rune chain. While feeling relieved, he also had more thoughts.

"If only there were a way to push the other three Holy Lands to recover quickly as well..."

Wei Zhenjie also knew this was his own wishful thinking. Reviving the Holy Lands was too difficult. If it were easy, the guardian families and the Imperial Family would have long since held the five Holy Lands in their hands.

That the Pill Saint Hall could make the Cauldron Altar reappear so quickly also greatly exceeded his expectations.

As for the other Holy Lands, apart from knowing the location of the ruins, there was not a single sign of recovery.

Of course, the recovery progress of the central Holy Land was also very slow.

"Is it that the Pill Saint Hall is recovering too fast, or are the other Holy Lands recovering too slowly?" ===== CHAPTER 249 =====

Seeing that Hua Changxi would not take the bait, Gu Xing felt somewhat helpless.

Although this girl was a bit sharp and competitive, she really didn't have much ambition. ===== CHAPTER 248 =====

Prince Fu: "Regardless of everything, the blood of the Chu Imperial Clan flows in his veins."

Prince Shou did not want to mention Chu Junyi and decisively changed the subject: "Are we just going to watch Hua Changxi recruit apprentices on such a large scale?"

Prince Fu was silent for a moment: "Wei Zhenjie wants to promote Hua Changxi, and we can't control that, but our joint boycott with others still stands."

"Since Hua Changxi wants even the discarded Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers, then let her only be able to recruit the remnants and defeated soldiers of the Demon-Suppressing Army in the future."

"I want to see if, when the apprentices in the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm are all from the Demon-Suppressing Army, the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm will still be hers to decide."

Prince Shou frowned: "But in that case, wouldn't the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm fall into Wei Zhenjie's hands? This is too easy for him."

Prince Fu narrowed his eyes: "That is still better than it being in Hua Changxi's hands."

For the Imperial House to bow to Wei Zhenjie, who represented the Central Holy Land, was better than bowing to Hua Changxi, who came from a lowly background.

Prince Fu summoned his subordinates: "Spread the word that the Heavenly Department has taken a fancy to the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm, and the Imperial House is willing to give the Heavenly Department face, so all parties should not interfere blindly."

This explanation made Prince Shou feel a bit better.