Chapter 296: Poaching People

After entering the ninth month, cultivators from other regions who wanted to apply for the five great Holy Lands entered the capital one after another.

For the first half of the month, Hua Changxi was still very worried that the entry of cultivators into the capital would threaten the normal life of ordinary people. Every noon and evening, she would patrol the area around the Dongcheng of the capital.

Fortunately, most of the cultivators came to apply for the Holy Lands, and they complied relatively well with the regulations formulated by the capital prohibiting cultivators from flying and fighting.

Hua Changxi also contacted Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen several times to ask about the situation in other urban areas, and was told that nothing had happened.

Seeing that the cultivators entering the capital did not cause chaos as the imperial family had worried, Hua Changxi's tense heart slowly relaxed. She reduced her patrols from twice a day to once a day, and then to once every three days.

"Line up one by one."

"If you want to join Pill Origin Peak, testing your spiritual roots is the first step. As long as you have wood spiritual roots, you have a chance to join Pill Origin Peak."

At the foot of Pill Origin Peak, Hua Shuran and Hua Wanyue, with several menial staff from the Personnel Department, were responsible for testing the spiritual roots of those who came to sign up.

Because there were too many people, both of them were busy running around.

Since the middle of the ninth month, several hundred people had come to Pill Origin Peak to sign up every day. Although they were very busy every day, both of them were in high spirits.

"The second step: after testing your spiritual roots, someone will lead you into the hall and then explain to you the various precautions you need to follow when joining Pill Origin Peak and entering the secret realm."

"Remember, this is a two-way choice."

"If any of you feel that you cannot comply with the rules and regulations of Pill Origin Peak and the Pill Origin Secret Realm, don't waste your time. Please go elsewhere to seek your own opportunity."

"The third step: those who have wood spiritual roots and can comply with all rules and regulations will be taken to the peak of Pill Origin Peak for the Heart Demon Oath test."

"As long as you pass the recognition of the Oath Stele, you can become a member of Pill Origin Peak. If you do not get the recognition of the Oath Stele, please return from where you came."

"Of course, joining Pill Origin Peak does not mean that everyone can stay permanently. Pill Origin Peak will have irregular assessments, so after joining Pill Origin Peak, please do not slack off."

On the mountainside of Pill Origin Peak, Hua Changxi stood on a spiritual cloud, watching the fiery registration scene at the foot of the mountain with a smile on her face.

Thinking that the number of apprentices joining Pill Origin Peak was approaching ten thousand, and among them were many with outstanding talent for pill refining, Hua Changxi felt even better.

However, regarding the bustling scene of recruiting apprentices at Pill Origin Peak, other forces within the Medical Department were somewhat jealous.

Because of this, on the twenty-fifth of the ninth month, the Spirit Realm Pavilion specifically held a secret realm master meeting.

In the conference hall, after the secret realm masters had all arrived, Long Chenyi was the first to speak: "I have to say, Hua Changxi's method of uniting with other Holy Lands to release recruitment notices in various places is really good. Pill Origin Peak must have recruited at least several thousand apprentices this month."

Bai Zhixin nodded in agreement: "Yes, it not only solved the problem of Pill Origin Peak recruiting apprentices but also promoted the cross-regional integration and communication of cultivators in various places."

Seeing that the guardian family side had started the topic, Yuan Tianchou and Mu Qingying also smiled and joined the conversation.

Yuan Tianchou: "Indeed. Nowadays, many teahouses and restaurants in the capital have become places for cultivators to communicate. Cultivators gather together to exchange their experiences and cultivation insights. My junior brother and sister and I have listened a few times and felt that we have gained a lot."

Mu Qingying also followed: "After seeing cultivators from all over the place, I truly understand what it means to have a sky beyond the sky and people beyond people."

With cultivators from all over entering the capital, all parties were paying attention, and then they talked about their own experiences and insights one after another.

Seeing that everyone was talking enthusiastically and had no intention of getting to the main point, Xia Ziyang could not help but look at Meng Qingyao.

Meng Qingyao looked at Xia Zhen, and seeing him lowering his head not knowing what he was thinking, she hesitated for a moment, but still interrupted everyone: "Alright, everyone, stop for a moment."

After everyone stopped talking, Meng Qingyao continued: "Calling everyone together today is mainly to discuss the matter of secret realm recruitment."

Hearing this, the expressions of those present fluctuated.

Everyone understood Meng Qingyao's meaning; it was just wanting to take advantage of the momentum of Pill Origin Peak's recruitment to also recruit a batch of talented people.

Watching hundreds or thousands of cultivators join Pill Origin Peak every day, especially when there were many with excellent talent among them, it would be a lie to say they weren't jealous.

At any time, talent is a high-quality resource, and naturally, the more the better.

Xia Ziyang said: "As far as I know, among the apprentices joining Pill Origin Peak, many have double or triple spiritual roots, and there are also many cultivators with single wood spiritual roots."

"With so many excellent cultivators, I think Hua Changxi alone cannot cultivate them all."

"There are so many cultivators coming to the Medical Department to sign up every day; I think we can help Hua Changxi share some of the burden."

These words could be considered to have spoken the hearts of many secret realm masters. Everyone remained silent, which was considered tacit approval.

Although Mu Qingying also wanted to recruit some talent for her own secret realm, she still spoke out in opposition: "It's not very good for us to do this."

"We didn't put in any effort in releasing the recruitment notices in various places. If we also recruit apprentices, that's poaching people from Pill Origin Peak."

Xia Ziyang smiled: "Fellow Daoist Mu, what you said doesn't make much sense. Which secret realm a cultivator wants to join is their own freedom. How can you say we are poaching people?"

Mu Qingying frowned: "But all the cultivators from other regions who come to the Medical Department are aiming for Pill Origin Peak."

Xia Ziyang looked disapproving: "That's because they only have one option if they want to join a Holy Land, which is Pill Origin Peak."

"We are masters of the Divine Wood Secret Realm and also represent the Holy Land. Our recruiting apprentices can also be considered giving cultivators from other regions more choices. What's wrong with that?"

Regarding this, the secret realm masters on the guardian family side expressed their agreement one after another.

Yuan Tianchou knew that if they continued to talk, Mu Qingying would offend people, so he quickly gave her a wink.

Seeing this, Mu Qingying ignored it: "If we want to poach people from Pill Origin Peak, we at least need to get Hua Changxi's consent."

Seeing Mu Qingying pursuing it relentlessly, Xia Ziyang felt annoyed: "Fellow Daoist Mu is wrong again. Hua Changxi is a member of the Spirit Realm Pavilion. She should unconditionally obey the decisions passed by the majority in the Spirit Realm Pavilion meeting."

Mu Qingying was laughed at by these words. Ignoring Xia Ziyang, she looked at Meng Qingyao: "Pavilion Master, do you think so too?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Meng Qingyao knew she had to state her position: "As long as it is something that can promote the development and growth of the Holy Land, we secret realm masters should actively do it."

As she spoke, she paused and looked at Mu Qingying.

"It is true that Hua Changxi spread the news of the Palace of the Pill Saint recruiting apprentices, but just because of this reason, forbidding other secret realm masters from recruiting cultivators from other regions would be too overbearing on Hua Changxi's part."

Mu Qingying couldn't help but sneer: "It seems that Hua Changxi has never been notified once for the Spirit Realm Pavilion meetings."

Xia Ziyang immediately countered: "It is Hua Changxi who has no Spirit Realm Pavilion in her heart. If she really considered herself a member of the Spirit Realm Pavilion, she should have taken the initiative to pay respects to the Pavilion Master."

Mu Qingying looked at him, her face full of sarcasm: "Believe whatever you want to believe."

Seeing this, Xia Ziyang was also annoyed: "If Fellow Daoist Mu is so protective of Hua Changxi, then don't recruit cultivators from other regions."

"Why should I?"

Yuan Tianchou refuted before Mu Qingying: "Other secret realm masters can recruit, so naturally Qingying can too. Fellow Daoist Xia, the Spirit Realm Pavilion is not your one-man show. Everyone has the freedom to express their opinions."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Meng Qingyao spoke: "What is the purpose of recruiting apprentices? It is for the development and growth of the Holy Land, not for any one person." As she spoke, she looked at Mu Qingying.

"Secret Realm Master Mu, you must remember that you bear the responsibility of strengthening the Holy Land."

"Recruiting apprentices is the common task of all secret realm masters in the Spirit Realm Pavilion. Each secret realm must recruit at least five thousand apprentices."

"Today's meeting ends here. Everyone can leave."

No matter how unconvinced Mu Qingying was, she could not say anything at this moment.

Xia Zhen, who was sitting below Meng Qingyao and had been silent, saw Meng Qingyao suppress Mu Qingying and others, and a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Starting from the twenty-seventh of the ninth month, all secret realm masters set up registration points for recruiting apprentices at the gate of the Medical Department.

After all, the number of cultivators from other regions entering the capital every day was limited. With the five great Holy Lands dividing them, the number of people signing up at the Medical Department was not too many. Now, with another large batch being poached by other secret realms, the number of people signing up at Pill Origin Peak dropped off a cliff.

"Shameless, truly too shameless!"

The decrease in the number of sign-ups was most obvious to the Personnel Department. Pharmacist Xu was so angry that he wanted to tear down the registration points at the gate of the Medical Department.

The managers of the various departments of Pill Origin Peak also attached great importance to this matter and gathered in the Personnel Department to discuss countermeasures.

That evening, when Hua Changxi came out of the secret realm and was about to patrol the Dongcheng area, she was blocked in the Personnel Department by the managers.

After hearing the report from the managers about other secret realms poaching people, Hua Changxi was a bit annoyed, but not too angry.

She knew that this kind of thing was unavoidable, and other secret realm masters starting to recruit apprentices was also a good thing for the development of the Holy Land.

She just didn't expect it to come so quickly, and that the group of people in the Spirit Realm Pavilion didn't even notify her.

Hua Changxi looked at the personnel of the Personnel Department and the managers who were so angry that their faces were blue, and asked with a smile: "What do you think should be done about this?"

Pharmacist Xu said quickly: "We cannot let other secret realms snatch away the cultivators who come to sign up."

Hua Changxi shook her head: "I'm afraid that's a bit difficult. I alone cannot fight against all the secret realm masters, and I cannot stop cultivators from other regions from choosing to join other secret realms."

Yu Fu and the others all felt that this matter was a bit tricky.

Wan Feng hesitated for a moment and stood out: "Peak Master, I think we should make other secret realms compensate you."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi became interested: "How to compensate?"

Wan Feng: "Not to mention the manpower and financial resources the Peak Master spent on releasing recruitment notices in various places, just the cultivators entering the capital, the Peak Master also paid a large amount of resources to the imperial court, and also had to patrol the Dongcheng."

"Other secret realm masters can recruit apprentices, but they must share your expenses."

Hua Changxi smiled. With a flip of her wrist, she handed the resource list provided to the imperial family to Wan Feng, looking at him with a smile: "I will leave this matter to you."

Wan Feng was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the list: "Peak Master, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to complete the task." ===== CHAPTER 297 =====