Chapter 327: Eye of Truth-Breaking

Hua Changxi, having resolved to seize the present and focus on concrete actions, ceased her internal strife and looked at Chu Junhao: "When the Sixth Qihuang Hall begins its classes, the apprentices of Danyuan Peak will be notified in advance."

Chu Junhao detected the hint of dismissal in her words, smiled as he rose, and said, "Then I shall not disturb the Peak Master further." Yet he remained standing, appearing hesitant to speak.

Hua Changxi watched him with a smile: "Is there something else?"

Chu Junhao replied, "The Ye family auction takes place at the end of this month; do not miss the date, Peak Master."

Hua Changxi had always kept this matter in mind, yet she still smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder."

Chu Junhao raised his eyes to look at Hua Changxi, hesitated for a moment, then made one final attempt: "If the Peak Master requires an attendant, I am willing to accompany you down to the Nine Netherworlds; I am quite familiar with the Nine Netherworld Ghost Market."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes flickered; she gazed at Chu Junhao in silence for a while before saying, "I will consider it. If I require an attendant, I will send you a message talisman when the time comes."

Delighted, Chu Junhao quickly took out his own message talisman and placed it on the stone table; seeing that Hua Changxi showed no intention of giving him hers, he felt somewhat disappointed and said, "Then I shall not trouble the Peak Master any longer."

Hua Changxi hummed in acknowledgment, watching Chu Junhao depart; only when he reached the courtyard gate did she speak: "Medicinal pills serve two purposes: first, to assist cultivators in breaking through realms and surviving tribulations; second, to save all living beings from illness and suffering. Merely secluding oneself to specialize in pill-refining techniques is inadvisable; one must also accumulate extensive experience in treating the injured."

Upon hearing this, Chu Junhao immediately halted his steps: "Thank you, Peak Master, for your guidance."

Hua Changxi nodded, watched Chu Junhao exit the courtyard, and only then picked up the message talisman he had left behind to examine it.

Regarding Chu Junhao, she remained guarded in her heart, though she did not dislike him.

He was a clever man who understood that one lie required ten or a hundred more to cover; thus, from the very beginning of their contact, he had been sufficiently 'frank' with her, making no attempt to conceal his ambitions.

He wished to become a member of the Sacred Land, and even hoped to secure a certain status within it; therefore, he had 'invested' in her.

She did not resent such behavior, provided he could offer equivalent value in return.

Hua Changxi stored the message talisman away; afterward, instead of remaining at Danyuan Peak, she mounted her Somersault Cloud and flew toward the Artifact Saint Palace.

Chu Junhao, having descended only a few hundred stone steps, watched the figure flash across the sky and a smile spread across his face.

After this encounter, he could clearly sense that Hua Changxi's attitude toward him had undergone some change.

Indeed, only through frequent interaction can people deepen their 'friendship.'

Upon returning to the medicinal stall of Danyuan Peak, Hua Changxi focused entirely on treating the injured without distraction.

[Observation, Listening, Inquiry, and Pulse-Taking Technique (Perfected): Diagnoses 1500/]

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During the treatment period, because Hua Changxi diagnosed patients so rapidly, Core Formation cultivators who had been queuing at other medicinal stalls all flocked to hers.

Hua Changxi had recalled Yan Zhenzhen's warning to 'not seek the spotlight,' yet after a brief hesitation, she cast those words aside and did not slow her pace of treating patients.

She saved lives through her own abilities; if anyone resented her for this, the fault lay not with her, but with those who bore grudges, whose minds were too narrow, whose medical skills were inadequate, and whose character was flawed.

Over at Qingyao Peak, Xia Zhen watched the number of Core Formation cultivators waiting in line before the consultation tables of Meng Qingyao and Xia Ziyang dwindle, and indeed felt deeply uncomfortable.

The purpose of coming here to treat the injured was not only to gain a certain reputation but also to allow the young people of Qingyao to accumulate more experience in saving lives.

During ordinary times, one could not encounter so many patients within such a short span.

Only by examining a sufficient number of patients could one encounter a wide variety of ailments; having seen many different conditions, one could gain a deeper understanding of the physical structure of cultivators.

Since pill refiners create pills for cultivators to consume, the better they understand the cultivator's body, the better they can refine medicinal pills that meet their needs.

Now that most of the injured had rushed to Hua Changxi's side, the opportunities for the Qingyao disciples to practice were undoubtedly greatly reduced.

Xia Zhen had initially considered devising some scheme to divert Hua Changxi, but upon seeing that Prince Shou and many physicians and pill refiners at the Qihuang Pavilion were glaring menacingly at the Danyuan Peak medicinal stall, he immediately abandoned the idea of sending her away.

Let Hua Changxi continue seizing the interests of others; sooner or later, someone would reach their limit of endurance.

"Sigh..."

Outside the gathering area for the injured, Jing Le and Yan Zhenzhen watched the Danyuan Peak medicinal stall and sighed helplessly.

Yan Zhenzhen said, "I originally thought our words would move Changxi, and that she would at least return to ponder for a few days; who could have expected that not even half a day had passed before she returned?"

Jing Le replied, "...We are merely outsiders; ultimately, her path must be walked by herself."

Yan Zhenzhen said, "Very well, let us speak no more of her. Ten or so Nascent Soul cultivators maintaining the spiritual energy shield have already departed; it seems the people of the Artifact Saint Palace are nearly finished repairing the spatial rifts."

"Now that the protective great formation of the Artifact Saint Palace has been destroyed, once the spatial rifts are repaired, do you think the Artifact Saint Palace will thereby manifest directly into the world?"

Jing Le shook his head: "No. The current concentration of spiritual energy is insufficient to support the revival and reappearance of the Sacred Land, especially since it cannot yet withstand the might of the Divine Tree."

He paused.

"The revival of the Five Great Sacred Lands must proceed gradually, just as it did with the Pill Saint Hall, to ensure stability. If it happens too quickly, the result will be like that of the Artifact Saint Palace: space unable to sustain itself, causing spatial rifts to spread everywhere."

Yan Zhenzhen nodded: "It is unknown to what degree the spiritual energy must revive before it can support the reappearance of the Sacred Lands."

Jing Le said, "Ancient texts record that after a realm undergoes extinction, it must experience at least nine spiritual energy tides before the realm can be fully awakened."

Yan Zhenzhen said, "I have also heard the elders of the Formation Saint Sect mention spiritual energy tides, but they were always vague; do you know how to trigger a spiritual energy tide?"

Jing Le raised his head to gaze at the sun above the firmament: "I do not know much either; I only know that whenever a spiritual energy tide occurs, it is during a time when the sun and moon shine together."

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhenzhen sighed with a troubled expression: "That makes things difficult; who possesses the ability to make the sun and moon appear simultaneously?"

On December 22nd, more than a month after the protective great formation of the Artifact Saint Palace was destroyed, the spatial rifts were finally fully repaired thanks to the efforts of all the Artifact Saint Palace disciples.

Because demonic and monstrous qi continued to leak out, the spiritual energy shield remained in place, though its maintenance shifted from being a joint effort by various factions to being solely managed by the Artifact Saint Palace.

On the side of the injured, over ninety percent had now received treatment.

At the Danyuan Peak medicinal stall, after treating her ten-thousandth cultivator, Hua Changxi finally pushed the Observation, Listening, Inquiry, and Pulse-Taking Technique to its limit.

[Observation, Listening, Inquiry, and Pulse-Taking Technique (Perfected): Diagnoses /]

A warm current, even more intense and scorching than the last, enveloped her eyes; enduring the stabbing pain radiating from her eyeballs, Hua Changxi informed Yu Fu and the others before quickly stepping into the tent.

This surge of warm current lasted for a full day and night.

When Hua Changxi opened her eyes again, she immediately felt as though her eyes had undergone a complete upgrade.

[Observation, Listening, Inquiry, and Pulse-Taking Technique (Perfected): Eye of Truth-Breaking]