Chapter 352

Should she persist and continue to explore the other nine blessed lands?

Hua Changxi actually still wanted to continue occupying the blessed lands. Judging from the benefits revealed by the Karmic Fire Platform and the Nine Heavens Fire Spring, other blessed lands must all have their own advantages, all having aspects beneficial to a cultivator's training.

However, after pondering repeatedly, she still gave up this idea.

Becoming the master of a blessed land was certainly good, but managing a blessed land was not an easy task.

Now, just the management of Mount Wuzhi, Lingguang Palace, and Danyuan Peak had her in a rush. If she got more territory, she really wouldn't be able to manage it.

Furthermore, becoming the master of the Karmic Fire Platform could be said to be because she herself mastered the 'Karma' character law, which allowed her to take down the Karmic Fire Platform; but becoming the Fire Spring Palace Master was entirely because she inherited the shade of Zhu Que, which was an external force.

She thought that taking down other blessed lands should not be an easy task either.

She should first settle down and polish herself.

And during this period of time, in order to rush up to the Fire Spring Palace, she spent quite a bit of time. How long had passed in the outside world, she didn't know, and it was time to go back to Lingguang Palace and Danyuan Peak to take a look.

Hua Changxi wandered around the twelve islands, sprinkled the fire-attribute spiritual medicine and spiritual fruit seeds she carried on the islands, and searched the fine fire marrow stones and fire marrow jade on the islands before flying away from the Fire Spring Palace.

A barrier formed by the combination of clouds, mist, and fire spiritual energy stood between the Fire Spring Palace and the fire spring waterfall below. Its purpose was to motivate cultivators.

Before, she felt that rushing up against the fire spring was a bit like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, and in fact, she didn't think wrong.

A fish leaping over the dragon gate could change its bloodline and transform into a dragon; while if a cultivator could really rush up to the Fire Spring Palace against the fire spring, their physical body would also undergo a qualitative leap.

She relied on going against the current time and time again to directly cultivate the sixth chapter of the "Nine Turns Profound Art," the Viscera Chapter, to perfection. Her current physical body strength was equivalent to that of an Out-of-Body stage cultivator of the Dharma cultivation path.

When flying down from the Fire Spring Palace, a subtle feeling of an 'immortal descending to the world' truly surged in Hua Changxi's heart.

After landing, she collected some fire spirit mushrooms of various grades on both banks of the fire spring waterfall, and Hua Changxi prepared to leave.

Now, she was already the Fire Spring Palace Master and didn't need to look for spatial rifts to enter and exit this Nine Heavens Fire Spring alien space freely.

After coming out of the Fire Spring Palace, Hua Changxi headed straight for Lingguang Palace.

Along the way, she was thinking that although she didn't plan to continue occupying other blessed lands, in order to train the Zhu Que Army in the future, she still had to explore the other blessed lands to know what effects each blessed land had on cultivators.

Furthermore, she was still thinking about whether to arrange for 'her own people' to take over other blessed lands.

She knew the locations of the twelve blessed lands in advance. If she didn't use this information to lay out a plan or two in advance, she always felt it was a loss.

But the problem was, she didn't seem to have any 'own people'.

The twelve blessed lands were ultimately training grounds and supply points for the Zhu Que Army. 'Own people' should ideally come from the Zhu Que Army. Hua Changxi first thought of the An Ran and An Ze siblings, but if she transferred them both over, what would happen to Mount Wuzhi?

"Help~"

A sudden scream interrupted Hua Changxi's thoughts. Looking down, she saw two Nascent Soul cultivators engaged in a fierce battle, and the place where the two were fighting was actually above a village town.

In a short while, hundreds of villagers were killed or injured, and countless houses were destroyed.

Hua Changxi frowned, and with a wave of her hand, the two Nascent Soul cultivators who were fighting above the village town fell from the sky and smashed heavily onto the ground.

The two sensed something was wrong and wanted to escape, but were swallowed by the flames that followed.

Hua Changxi flew down and landed. The villagers in the town were hiding in corners in fear, not daring to approach. There was no joy of being rescued on their faces; instead, it was dead and lifeless.

Finally, a white-haired old man stepped forward tremblingly, bowed, and thanked her: "Thank you, Fairy, for saving our lives!"

Before the old man could bend down, Hua Changxi used spiritual energy to help him up.

Feeling Hua Changxi's kindness and seeing her looking at the villagers hiding in various places, the old man hurriedly explained: "Fairy, don't blame them. It's not that they don't have a heart of gratitude; it's really because..."

"This time, thanks to the Fairy's intervention, we were lucky enough to survive."

"But in the current Nanxiang County, there are cultivators everywhere, and our town is passed by cultivators from time to time. Whenever cultivators from two or more parties meet, fighting will occur."

"In our town, there used to be tens of thousands of people, but now, there are less than ten thousand left."

"Hundreds more died today, and we who are left don't know how long we can live."

Hua Changxi's brows knitted directly into a knot: "Cultivators fighting chaotically, does the government of Nanxiang County not stop it?"

The old man shook his head and sighed: "Ever since Magistrate Song was removed from office, there have been no officials in Nanxiang County to make decisions for the common people."

Hearing the old man's words, Hua Changxi recalled some distant memories: "Magistrate Song? Song Weimin?"

The old man's eyes lit up: "Does the Fairy also know Magistrate Song?"

Hua Changxi: "... I have met him once." Song Weimin was Cao Jun's junior fellow apprentice, and Cao Jun was killed by her. Back then, Song Weimin had approached her to investigate the disappearance of Cao Jun.

The old man's face showed a look of reminiscence: "Magistrate Song was a good official. When he was here, all parts of Nanxiang County were governed in an orderly manner. He was willing to speak for the common people and was willing to seek welfare for the common people, but unfortunately..."

"Ever since Lingguang Palace appeared in the world, Magistrate Song was removed from office. I don't know where Magistrate Song is holding a high position now?"

"However, no matter where Magistrate Song went, it must be the blessing of the common people there."

Hua Changxi did not expect that the cause of today's chaos in Nanxiang County was the appearance of Lingguang Palace, which made her mood even more irritable.

"Old man, is this kind of cultivator fighting very frequent in other parts of Nanxiang County?"

The old man's face showed sorrow, and he said with a sobbing voice: "Very frequent. To tell the Fairy the truth, our town is still lucky; it hasn't been slaughtered completely. Some village towns... are dead without even a chicken or dog left."

Hua Changxi looked at the old man who was silently lowering his head and wiping away tears, her heart feeling very blocked: "Old man, rest assured, if the imperial court doesn't care about the chaos in Nanxiang County, Lingguang Palace will. In the future, if any cultivators harm the common people, the Zhu Que Army will be responsible for suppressing and killing them."

Hearing this, the old man was shocked and hurriedly raised his head, wanting to see if the Fairy was serious. Who knew that the red-clothed Fairy just now had already disappeared.

"Lingguang Palace..."

"Zhu Que Army..."

"Will someone really stand up and manage this chaotic world?"

Hua Changxi returned to Lingguang Palace with a very uneasy mood. As soon as she landed on the square outside the main hall, she felt the liveliness of the entire Lingguang Palace. With a sweep of her divine sense, she found that all the major palaces were in a scene of bustling activity.

Among them, the Martial Arts Hall was the liveliest, with tens of thousands of Zhu Que Army soldiers practicing formations.

Looking at this scene, Hua Changxi's mood improved slightly. After her mood calmed down, she began to conceive the tasks she was about to issue.

Half an hour later, Martial Arts Hall.

Manager Duan Jishan was discussing training with the Battalion Commanders based on the military formation diagrams on the murals of the Martial Arts Hall. Everyone was arguing endlessly about the order when they saw Yun You, the manager of the Logistics Department, arrive.

Duan Jishan was a bit strange. Yun You was the earliest manager appointed in Lingguang Palace and controlled the allocation of supplies. Usually, all managers were very polite to her.

"Manager Yun came here in person, is there anything to instruct?"

Yun You smiled at Duan Jishan, and with a flip of her wrist, ten fourth-grade fire spirit mushrooms appeared in her hand: "The Palace Master just ordered me to state that Manager Duan has a good method of training troops, and specifically rewards ten fourth-grade fire spirit mushrooms, hoping that Manager Duan will continue to make persistent efforts."

Yun You's words, and the fire spirit mushrooms in Yun You's hand, made Duan Jishan and the Battalion Commanders present extremely surprised.

Yun You sent the fire spirit mushrooms toward Duan Jishan: "Fourth-grade fire spirit mushrooms are most suitable for Nascent Soul cultivators to refine their bodies. The Palace Master values Manager Duan very much."

The fire spirit mushrooms emitted an alluring fragrance and dense fire spiritual energy. One look and one knew they were extraordinary spiritual medicines.

Duan Jishan took the fire spirit mushrooms, his expression somewhat excited: "Does the Palace Master know about my training of troops during this period?"

Yun You nodded with a smile: "Of course, the Palace Master just didn't appear publicly. She has been closely watching all matters of Lingguang Palace." After finishing, she looked at the twenty-plus Battalion Commanders present and took out sixty-plus fourth-grade spirit mushrooms again.

"The Palace Master said that all Battalion Commanders have also worked hard, rewarding each person with three fourth-grade spirit mushrooms, hoping that everyone will strive to improve their strength."

Seeing that they also had a share, the Battalion Commanders all showed joy on their faces.

Although with the recovery of spiritual energy, one could find some spiritual plants and spiritual fruits by searching in deep mountains and old forests where spiritual energy was dense.

But the grades of these spiritual plants and spiritual fruits would not exceed the third grade. Spiritual plants and spiritual fruits above the fourth grade were almost only found in secret realms and ruins.

And secret realms and ruins were basically in the hands of the powerful and influential, and ordinary cultivators like them simply couldn't get in.

After Yun You waited for the Battalion Commanders to put away the fire spirit mushrooms, she continued: "The Palace Master has ordered that from today, the Zhu Que Army will take over the security of Nanxiang County and be responsible for the order of Nanxiang County. Once any incident of cultivators harming the common people is discovered, suppress and capture them directly. Those who harm lives can be killed directly."

"This order will soon be announced in the Task Hall. The reward for this task is that the Zhu Que Army, according to the ranking of contribution points, can obtain the opportunity to enter secret realms for training."

"All Battalion Commanders, after going back, convey the Palace Master's order well to the Zhu Que Army under your command."

"The Palace Master said that South Elephant City is the garrison of the Zhu Que Army and will not allow anyone to cause chaos."