Chapter 278: Stagnant Cultivation

On the night of the day she finished lecturing at the No. 2 Physician's Hall, Hua Changxi teleported to the Lingguang Palace. After beginning her cultivation, she closely monitored her progress.

【Realm: Nascent Soul Stage 8.5 billion/10 billion; Divine Sense: (100/100) ten thousand】

After a night passed, Hua Changxi checked her cultivation data.

Her cultivation speed had increased. Although the margin of improvement was small, it had indeed increased.

Before this, she could increase her cultivation by 5 million points per hour of practice; now, she could increase it by approximately 5.05 million points per hour.

In other words, even without the Physician's Token on her person, lecturing at the Physician's Hall could still increase her cultivation.

Having confirmed this, Hua Changxi returned to Dan Yuan Peak and went straight to the No. 3 Physician's Hall to find Huo Yunxiao: "Huo Yunxiao, for the next month, I will be lecturing at the No. 3 Physician's Hall every day."

Huo Yunxiao did not make things difficult for her and agreed directly: "That's fine."

Hua Changxi looked at him and added: "Every time I come to lecture, I will bring one hundred Dan Yuan Secret Realm apprentices with me."

Huo Yunxiao nodded again: "No problem." As he spoke, he scanned the hall. "If you bring a hundred people, and others come as well, I'm afraid there won't be enough seats."

"In that case, to allow more people to attend, I will remove the tables and chairs in the room and replace them all with meditation cushions."

Hua Changxi looked at Huo Yunxiao suspiciously: "Why are you being so agreeable this time?"

Huo Yunxiao laughed heartily: "It's because of the show of force you put on at the No. 2 Hall yesterday. You even mocked Elder Gu. If I were to make things difficult for you, wouldn't you just take it out on me?"

Hua Changxi understood as soon as she thought about it: "It seems you have taken my words to heart. Very good!"

Huo Yunxiao thought to himself, how could he dare not take them to heart?

The Physician's Halls might look like they didn't have much use right now, but everyone knew very well the important status of the Physician's Halls in the Dan Sage Palace.

The various factions were fighting so fiercely—what was it for?

It was all to secure a place in the Holy Land once the Dan Sage Palace fully reappeared.

Since they knew the importance of the Physician's Halls, it was necessary to secure their positions as Hall Masters.

Hua Changxi's outburst at the No. 2 Hall served as a reminder to all the Hall Masters that they were merely occupying their positions temporarily.

To secure their positions, all the Hall Masters knew they had to actively do more to promote the spread of medicine and alchemy.

The Hall Masters knew very little about the exploration of the Physician's Halls—at least, none knew as much as Hua Changxi.

Now, all the Hall Masters had reached a consensus: since Hua Changxi wanted to lecture, let her lecture. Perhaps they could learn something from the rules she set for her classes.

"In that case, I won't disturb you any further."

After getting Huo Yunxiao's reply, Hua Changxi returned to Dan Yuan Peak.

In the first layer of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, the spiritual herbs in the southeast region had basically all been harvested. Now, all that remained was to process these herbs and put them into storage.

The herb fields were now vacant, so it was time to start tilling them.

Once the herb fields were tended to, it would be time to plant spiritual herbs.

Hua Changxi wanted to ensure that before Tong Yao finished refining the display spiritual tool, the southeast region of the first layer of the secret realm would have completed the process of harvesting, processing, and planting.

Once new apprentices were recruited to the secret realm in the future, they could replicate this process in other regions, allowing the development and management of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm to gradually get on the right track.

Hua Changxi summoned Zhou Shou from the Mission Hall and informed him that starting from the first of the seventh month, she would be taking one hundred apprentices to the No. 3 Hall to lecture every day for a month.

Having had the experience of arranging apprentices to go to the Lecturer's Hall to learn herb processing, Zhou Shou immediately indicated: "Hall Master, rest assured. I can have the list arranged by tomorrow, ensuring that it neither delays the processing of spiritual herbs nor prevents every apprentice from having a turn to go to the No. 3 Hall for lectures."

Hua Changxi gave two more instructions before letting Zhou Shou withdraw. Afterward, she entered the third layer of the secret realm.

【Third-Grade Alchemist (Top-Grade Pills): Alchemy 1550 furnaces/1550】

Hua Changxi looked at her alchemy data. She had already processed a large batch of third-grade spiritual herbs and could now begin refining third-grade pills to raise her alchemy rank.

While Hua Changxi was focused on alchemy in the secret realm, the various factions in the Physician's Division received news that Hua Changxi would be lecturing at the No. 3 Physician's Hall.

Spirit Realm Pavilion.

Meng Qingyao stood respectfully before Xia Zhen: "Sixteenth Elder, according to the investigations over this period, each of the eighteen Physician's Halls has specialized lecture content."

"Hua Changxi specifically pointed out that she wanted to lecture in the No. 1 through No. 9 Halls. It seems she has already figured out the medical and alchemical knowledge taught in these nine halls."

"Based on the previous contention between Elder Gu's disciples over the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 6 halls, the No. 1 Hall should be a place for teaching spiritual herb identification; the No. 2 Hall is for teaching spiritual herb processing; and the No. 6 Hall is for teaching alchemy."

"As for what content is taught in the other halls, we will have to see what lessons Hua Changxi decides to teach there."

Meng Qingyao paused: "Sixteenth Elder, Qingyao cannot understand why Hua Changxi wants to lecture in so many Physician's Halls. Could it be that Hua Changxi possesses many Physician's Tokens?"

Xia Zhen shook his head: "That is unlikely. The Physician's Halls are places for preaching and resolving doubts. Not to mention whether Hua Changxi could be proficient in so many medical and alchemical subjects, the Holy Land would not allow one person to control several Physician's Halls."

"I am more inclined to believe that Hua Changxi's understanding of the Physician's Halls is still in the exploratory stage. Her wanting to lecture in the No. 1 through No. 9 halls is likely an attempt to investigate or verify something."

Meng Qingyao listened, and although she still had doubts, she felt Xia Zhen's words made a lot of sense.

Xia Zhen was silent for a while before speaking again: "Hua Changxi's lessons, although very basic, are still worth listening to for the insights they provide." He looked at Xia Ziyang and the others in the Spirit Realm Pavilion.

"You should all go and listen. If you have any physicians or alchemists you are cultivating, bring them along as well. With Hua Changxi helping them build their foundations, you can save yourselves some trouble."

Xia Ziyang and the others agreed one after another.

The people on the side of the Physician's Pavilion had similar thoughts. The Imperial Family, the nobility, and others all selected a batch of cultivators with talent in medicine and alchemy, preparing to bring them along to listen to Hua Changxi's lectures.

Time flew by until the first of the seventh month.

No. 3 Physician's Hall.

Hua Changxi brought one hundred apprentices over, only to find the hall already full of people.

Unlike the No. 2 Hall, where the audience consisted entirely of nobility and aristocratic children, this time, there were many unfamiliar faces, as well as some physicians and alchemists from the Jiujie.

After the apprentices found their seats, Hua Changxi began: "Starting today, I will be lecturing on the cultivation of first-grade spiritual herbs." As she spoke, she nodded to the four apprentices sitting on her left and right, signaling them to take good notes.

The cultivation of first-grade spiritual herbs...

Others in the hall heard Hua Changxi's words, and their expressions fluctuated.

So the No. 3 Hall was for teaching the content of spiritual herb cultivation!

The seventh month slipped away day by day amidst Hua Changxi's lectures.

Every day, different Dan Yuan Secret Realm apprentices came to the No. 3 Physician's Hall to listen to the lectures. As the apprentices' knowledge of cultivation increased, spiritual herbs were planted in the herb fields of the southeast region of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm one after another.

The Hall Master of the No. 3 Physician's Hall was Wei Zhenjie, the Minister of the Heavenly Department. In order to alleviate the suppression pressure on the Heavenly Department, he urgently hoped for the other Holy Lands to recover quickly.

Knowing that Hua Changxi was going to lecture at the No. 3 Physician's Hall, he gave a direct order to Huo Yunxiao to provide full support.

This resulted in many physicians and alchemists from the Jiujie coming to the No. 3 Physician's Hall to listen to the lectures on spiritual herb cultivation under Huo Yunxiao's promotion.

During this period, Hua Changxi's cultivation speed also gradually accelerated. By the end of the month, her cultivation speed had reached 6 million points per hour.

However, starting from the tenth of the seventh month, Hua Changxi's cultivation stagnated.

【Realm: Nascent Soul Stage 9.999 billion/10 billion; Divine Sense: (100/100) ten thousand】

Looking at the stagnant cultivation data, Hua Changxi frowned. She could feel that she had reached the limit of the Nascent Soul Stage, yet she was unable to break through.

Hua Changxi thought it was because her accumulation was insufficient, so she continued to practice as usual. Unfortunately, by the end of the seventh month, her realm had not changed at all.