Chapter 274: Intrusion of Outside Cultivators

Hua Hua Changxi saw Director Gu remain silent and saw other people who had obtained Qihuang Orders thoughtful. She looked around at the expressions of other people in the hall, and where were the gloating and arrogant looks that they would eat her up before!

"Let's start the lecture!"

"Everyone present has a foundation in medicine and alchemy, so I will speak a little faster."

The content in the "Complete Collection of First-Grade Spirit Herb Processing" must be very basic to the people present. Hua Hua Changxi did not investigate their processing level and just followed the rhythm of lecturing to the apprentices of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm.

In the past, Hua Hua Changxi would interact with the students and take care of the students' acceptance level. Today, she just immersed herself in the sorting and consolidation of her own processing techniques for first-grade spirit herbs.

Because she didn't take care of the listeners, the lecture speed was not generally fast.

Hua Hua Changxi was immersed in lecturing above, while most of the people sitting below were not very engaged.

No way, Hua Hua Changxi's attack on Director Gu just now disrupted the hearts of many people, especially the eight Hall Masters who obtained Qihuang Orders.

Even the secret realm masters of the Spirit Realm Pavilion were somewhat distracted.

Seeing Hua Hua Changxi lecturing with single-minded devotion, the Qihuang Hall masters and secret realm masters all realized a problem they had ignored, which was that they only pursued power on weekdays but neglected the corresponding responsibilities they had to bear.

Among the people present, it is estimated that only Gu Xing was happy.

He discovered that Hua Hua Changxi would actually take the initiative to influence other people's thoughts and manipulate other people's behavior, and she was quite good at grasping people's lifeblood.

For the fact that the Qihuang Hall masters only occupied positions and did nothing, and the secret realm masters only took benefits and did not bear responsibilities, he was also not used to it.

Hua Hua Changxi directly pointed out today that Director Gu could not sit firmly in the position of Hall Master, which could be considered as ringing an alarm bell for the Hall Masters and secret realm masters.

First-grade spirit herbs are numerous, but they can all be classified. Hua Hua Changxi explained the processing methods and means according to the categories, and she finished the theory of the "Complete Collection of First-Grade Spirit Herb Processing" in one morning.

"The theory is finished, let's start talking about how to process it by hand."

"Everyone present is not without foundation, so we won't lecture according to the routine. How about this, you take out the first-grade spirit herbs you don't know how to process, and I will guide you on the spot."

Once these words were spoken, everyone present was somewhat surprised, and then they began to discuss in twos and threes.

Xia Xia Ziyang whispered to Meng Meng Qingyao, Dongfang Hao, and others: "Hua Hua Changxi is trying to probe our strength."

Dongfang Xu heard this and smiled: "She wants to probe us, we can also take the opportunity to probe her."

Jiang Nianyi knew that Meng Meng Yuchuan hated Hua Hua Changxi, who snatched his sister's limelight, very much. In order to cater to his preferences, she whispered and smiled: "Brother Meng, I have a way to make her make a fool of herself."

After speaking, she took out a rare first-grade spirit plant emitting purple ghostly light and looked at Hua Hua Changxi with a smile.

"I wonder if Hall Master Hua can process this spirit herb?"

As soon as Jiang Nianyi took out the spirit herb, everyone looked over.

"What spirit herb is this?"

Most people in the hall didn't recognize this spirit herb, and even Xia Zhen frowned, obviously not having seen this kind of spirit herb either.

Hua Hua Changxi looked at the spirit plant, narrowed her eyes, and looked at Jiang Nianyi: "You are?"

Jiang Nianyi was proud that everyone didn't recognize the spirit herb in her hand, but hearing Hua Hua Changxi's inquiry, her expression stiffened.

She was a genius in alchemy selected by the Dao-protecting family. She had been in the Medicine Division for so long, and Hua Hua Changxi didn't even recognize herself!

Jiang Nianyi took a deep breath and forced a smile: "I am a child of the Jiang family in Jizhou, Jiang Nianyi."

Hua Hua Changxi's eyes flickered, and in her mind appeared the Jiang brothers who snatched the mountain spirit in Mount Mount Wuzhi but were killed by her, as well as the old man Jiang whose flesh was burned by her and only had his Nascent Infant escape.

She was the one who found the "Qianyuan Travel Notes" from the old man Jiang's storage equipment, and then learned that outside cultivators had long infiltrated the Four Spirit World.

"So it's the Jiang family in Jizhou!"

Listening to Hua Hua Changxi's tone with a hint of reminiscence, Jiang Nianyi looked confused: "Hall Master Hua... knows the Jiang family in Jizhou?"

Hua Hua Changxi smiled: "Not only do I know, but I also have a great connection with the Jiang family in Jizhou! When I first embarked on the path of cultivation, I knew a Jiang... senior, who helped me a lot."

Jiang Nianyi was really surprised. She really didn't expect Hua Hua Changxi to have a connection with the Jiang family.

Not only was she surprised, but others were also very surprised.

Jiang Nianyi probed: "My Jiang family clansmen are numerous. I don't know what the senior Hall Master Hua knows is called?"

Hua Hua Changxi shook her head: "I don't know. At that time, he didn't leave his name. I only knew his surname was Jiang." She paused, and her gaze fell on the spirit plant emitting purple ghostly light.

"The Jiang family in Jizhou really has a deep foundation, even the Purple Star Fire Grass that only grows in the starry void can be taken out."

Jiang Nianyi saw that Hua Hua Changxi recognized the Purple Star Fire Grass, which was even more shocking than Hua Hua Changxi knowing the Jiang family clansmen earlier.

Hua Hua Changxi smiled at Jiang Nianyi: "This Purple Star Fire Grass is only first-grade, but it is harder to obtain than ordinary fifth-grade or sixth-grade spirit herbs. I wonder how Fellow Daoist Jiang obtained this Purple Star Fire Grass?"

Jiang Nianyi steadied her mind: "Hall Master Hua is really knowledgeable. This Purple Star Fire Grass was obtained by my ancestor in a secret realm by chance."

Hua Hua Changxi: "It was actually obtained in a secret realm. Then this secret realm must be connected to the Star Sea."

Hearing that the Jiang family actually knew about a secret realm connected to the Star Sea, Xia Zhen, Gu Xing, and Prince Shou all looked at Jiang Nianyi suddenly.

Prince Shou thought that the Four Spirit World boundary gate was closed, and it was impossible to leave the world at all. If there was really a secret realm connected to the Star Sea, then the imperial family could send people out of the Four Spirit World to search for resources and opportunities in the outside world.

Xia Zhen frowned and looked at Jiang Nianyi thoughtfully, with a look of inquiry flashing in his eyes.

Is the Jiang family also a family established by outside cultivators?

And Gu Xing, his eyes were full of worry.

The Four Spirit World boundary gate is closed, which although limits cultivators from leaving the world, also protects all living beings in the Four Spirit World.

The closing of the Four Spirits Realm's boundary gates, while restricting cultivators from leaving the realm, simultaneously protected all living beings within the Four Spirits Realm.

One must know that the Four Spirits Realm is currently still in the early stages of spiritual recovery, with the highest cultivation realms being no more than the Spirit Concentration and Out-of-Body stages; to this day, not a single person has attained Dao Integration.

Such combat power is incapable of resisting an invasion by outside cultivators.

A secret realm connecting to the Starry Sea—does that not mean that outside cultivators could all enter the Four Spirits Realm by following this secret realm of the Starry Sea?

Gu Xing asked in a deep voice, "Young Friend Jiang, may I ask where that secret realm connecting to the Starry Sea is located?"

Jiang Nianyi felt her scalp tingle under the scorching gazes of Gu Xing and the other two: "I don't know where the secret realm is either; my family's ancestor didn't tell me."

Worried that the three might actually go to Jizhou to find the Jiang family ancestor, Jiang Nianyi added, "Perhaps I remembered incorrectly; this Purple Star Firegrass might not have been obtained in the secret realm."

Hua Hua Changxi smiled and said, "Purple Star Firegrass only grows in the starry void; if it wasn't in the secret realm connecting to the Starry Sea, then there are only two possibilities."

Jiang Nianyi looked over nervously; at this moment, she regretted immensely bringing out the Purple Star Firegrass to cause trouble for Hua Hua Changxi.

Hua Hua Changxi looked at her: "The first is that the Jiang family ancestor can leave the Four Spirits Realm—only by leaving the boundary can one enter the starry void; the second is that the Jiang family ancestor came from the outside world."

"Hua Hua Changxi, don't talk nonsense."

Jiang Nianyi's expression was agitated: "Hua Hua Changxi, my Jizhou Jiang clan has a long-standing heritage; who in Jizhou does not know of us? How can you allow yourself to make up such random fabrications here?"

Hua Hua Changxi looked at her and said nothing.

Since she was a prodigy selected by the Xia family, Xia Zhen had to defend her a little, so he spoke up: "Cultivators cannot probe each other's opportunities; Young Friend Hua, you have gone too far."

"Regardless of where this spirit herb was obtained, it is the Jiang family's opportunity; outsiders have no right to inquire."

Hua Hua Changxi looked at Xia Zhen, confirming one thing in her heart: that the Xia family, or rather the Guardian Families, definitely know of the existence of outside cultivators.

Jiang Nianyi is a prodigy found by the Xia family; perhaps the Guardian Families still have dealings with outside cultivators?

Gu Xing's mood was somewhat heavy at this moment; he glanced at Gu Gu Jinfan, who was sitting a few spots away, and it just so happened that Gu Gu Jinfan was also looking at him.