Chapter 262

In the blink of an eye, Hua Changxi, along with Eunuch Yu and the hundred-plus people, was moved directly from the square to the summit of a magnificent and wild strange peak.

Everyone was a bit unable to react.

However, having had the experience of the Cauldron Altar suddenly appearing, Hua Changxi quickly came to her senses. Because the 'Yuan' character was in her hand, with a thought, the full view of the mountain she was on appeared in her mind.

The mountain peak towered into the clouds, like a sharp sword inserted into the sea of clouds.

Yet, the mountain body was severely weathered, with thousands of gullies crisscrossing it, like the vicissitudes of wrinkles washed out by the passage of time, giving one a strong sense of wildness.

The summit had traces of being cut away by great force, and some places were covered with huge cracks, all of which revealed that this mountain had once experienced a fierce battle.

The air was filled with a heavy scent of dust, as if silently telling of the long, forgotten years.

The mountain was desolate yet full of vitality, and every inch of the mountain body was overflowing with spiritual energy.

This spiritual energy gathered at the waist and summit of the peak, forming white bands like ribbons, lingering among the mountains and surging slowly.

"Cauldron Origin Peak!"

After seeing the three characters 'Cauldron Origin Peak' on the stone cliff at the summit, Hua Changxi's heart trembled slightly.

Was it called Cauldron Origin Peak because the entrance to the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm was moved to the summit?

Yes, besides them, the Oath Monument and the teleportation array had also been moved over from the square together.

Now that she thought about it, it made sense; the square was bustling with people and was not suitable as an entrance to the secret realm.

Just as Hua Changxi was thinking about these things, the Divine Wood branch in the air suddenly moved downward, pointing at the Oath Monument like a fingertip touching stone.

In an instant, green light flowed into the Oath Monument like water, and immediately after, the Oath Monument shone with brilliant green light.

At this moment, others only saw the green light on the Oath Monument, but Hua Changxi 'saw' the green light follow the Oath Monument all the way down, permeating the entire mountain.

With the influx of green light, the Oath Monument and the mountain merged into one.

Before this, the situation Hua Changxi had worried about—that cultivators with cultivation levels above hers would forcibly move the Oath Monument—would no longer happen.

Soon, the Divine Wood branch withdrew.

"Hmm?"

Hua Changxi's eyes suddenly lit up; on top of the Oath Monument sat a green pill emitting green light.

"It's a Sage Pill!"

Hua Changxi stepped forward quickly and collected the Sage Pill.

The Sage Pill flew into her sea of consciousness, and soon, Hua Changxi knew that this Sage Pill contained five hundred Sage Protection Orders.

Having obtained another Sage Pill, Hua Changxi was still happy in her heart.

At this time, she discovered that the Divine Wood branch was rapidly moving away from Cauldron Origin Peak, flying swiftly toward the towering giant tree that seemed to be between reality and illusion, as if separated from them by a space.

She had just brought people over to join the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm, and the Divine Wood branch had appeared; this was the Divine Wood's support for her!

Thinking of this, Hua Changxi couldn't help but shout: "Rest assured, Divine Wood, I will definitely manage the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm well and will cultivate many more alchemists and physicians for the Sage Cauldron Hall."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Divine Wood branch, which was retreating rapidly, suddenly paused.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi was stunned for a moment, then her eyes rolled; if the Divine Wood could bestow a secret realm, could it also bestow something else?

Thinking this, Hua Changxi extended her hands, palms facing the Divine Wood branch: "Please bestow a blessing, Divine Wood."

The Divine Wood branch shook.

Hua Changxi stared at the Divine Wood branch; at this moment, she seemed to see a look of confusion on the branch, but the next moment, she was deeply disappointed.

The Divine Wood branch retreated rapidly and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

The magnificent scene like a mirage in the high sky also disappeared along with it.

"Sigh!"

Failing to get anything, Hua Changxi was somewhat disappointed. Just as she withdrew her raised hands, a lush, dripping-green tender branch about a meter long fell out of thin air.

"Ah!"

Looking at the tender branch full of vitality in her hand, Hua Changxi was truly pleasantly surprised.

So when you ask the Divine Wood for something, it really gives it!

A Salary Wood Branch!

A tender branch that the Undying Divine Wood only sprouts once every hundred thousand years, containing rich and pure power of vitality, possessing the transformative power of bringing withered wood back to life.

Holding the Salary Wood Branch, Hua Changxi could clearly feel her body being nourished by the rich vitality.

Not only her, but Eunuch Yu and the others around her were also nourished by the power of vitality overflowing from the Salary Wood Branch.

Especially the hundred retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers, who benefited the most; many of their internal injuries were rapidly improving.

For those soldiers whose Qi and blood were in decline and whose hair had turned gray, the white hair on their heads was turning black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

For a time, all the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers were invigorated and excited.

Seeing this scene, Hua Changxi immediately smiled: "You are the first batch of apprentices to join the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm; the Divine Wood's blessing should be shared."

After finishing, she picked up the Salary Wood Branch and waved it at the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers.

As the Salary Wood Branch moved, countless specks of green light overflowed.

As these green lights merged into the bodies of the Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers, some who had broken arms and legs actually began to regrow them.

Hua Changxi hadn't expected the power of vitality in the Salary Wood Branch to be so powerful. Looking at the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers who were crying and laughing, she put away the Salary Wood Branch.

The vitality contained in the Salary Wood Branch was not inexhaustible; if used too much, it would dry up and needed to be nourished by wood-water spiritual energy.

Just after waving the Salary Wood Branch, Hua Changxi noticed that the power of vitality had decreased a little.

"Eunuch Yu, give me your identity token!"

Hua Changxi took Eunuch Yu's identity token, and with a thought, a 'Yuan' character appeared in the palm of her right hand.

She covered the token with her right hand, and in an instant, the 'Yuan' character was branded onto the token.

Hua Changxi looked at the 'Yuan' character on the token with joy; in this way, no one would be able to forge tokens to enter and exit the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm.

"Alright, now let's continue."

Eunuch Jia, Eunuch Zhou, and Eunuch Zhao were already Hua Changxi's people and had been entrusted with important tasks, so their hearts for joining the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm were naturally sincere.

Once the four eunuchs had all received their identity tokens, it was the turn of the hundred retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers.

At first, these retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers had only joined the Cauldron Origin Secret Realm with the mentality of finding a job. Now, having first seen the Undying Divine Wood appear and then being nourished by the Salary Wood Branch, their mentality had undergone a 180-degree turn.

When taking the Heart Demon Oath, each and every one of them had a very devout expression.

On Cauldron Origin Peak, the Heart Demon Oaths were being taken in full swing; in the Medical Department square, more and more people were gathering.

The flash of the Undying Divine Wood shocked everyone.

At this very moment, those nobles who boycotted Hua Changxi were stunned like wooden chickens.

The shock in Wei Zhenjie's eyes was no less; he looked at Zhang Tianshi, tongue-tied: "You just said that Hua Changxi being boycotted by Prince Shou and the others might be her opportunity—did you...?"

Zhang Tianshi knew Wei Zhenjie wanted to ask if he had divined any information in advance, and he shook his head directly to interrupt: "This poor Daoist just said it casually."

How was he to know it would actually come true!

Zhang Tianshi looked at the summit of Cauldron Origin Peak: "Spiritual energy is reviving, the Cauldron Dao is beginning to flourish... some major trends cannot be stopped by human power."

On the other side, Xia Zhen rubbed his throbbing forehead, feeling powerless for the first time. This Hua Changxi had actually given him a sense of crisis that he could not suppress.

What cannot be artificially suppressed is the major trend, and only the major trend.

But could Hua Changxi represent the major trend?