Chapter 384: The Well Keeper

Following the Zhu Que Army's encounter with suspected attacks from the ghost and demon races, Nanxiang County was clearly more lively. During her patrol, Hua Changxi saw more and more cultivators pouring in.

The more people there were, the more turbulent the situation became.

Nowadays, the strength of the Zhu Que Army was not enough to suppress all unrest, and she herself was even less prepared psychologically to lead tens of thousands of Zhu Que soldiers to guard Nanxiang City.

Hua Changxi was used to fighting alone, but now, no matter what she did, she had to think about Nanxiang City and the Zhu Que Army.

The City Lord of Nanxiang City had not appeared, and the various blessed lands were still under seal. As the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall, she was the highest person in charge of Nanxiang City, which made it impossible for her not to inquire about what was happening in Nanxiang City.

But this gave her a strong sense of being tied up, hands and feet.

Looking inward, she had a pile of problems that needed to be solved urgently: her realm could not break through, her alchemy skills were stagnant, and she couldn't find a suitable place for body refining...

Looking outward, the situation in Nanxiang City was chaotic, with the demon race and the Imperial House lurking in the shadows, and the Zhu Que Army lacking strength and equipment...

It could truly be described as internal and external troubles.

Hua Changxi, who had always followed the principle that she only needed to take care of herself, was suddenly faced with this heavy pressure and was truly at a loss for a moment.

Hua Changxi showed a bitter smile. She had avoided the heavy burden of reviving the Alchemy Saint Hall, but she could not avoid the responsibility of guarding Nanxiang City.

"It seems I really am a person of destiny!"

Hua Changxi laughed at herself. One must bear the weight of the crown they wear. A person of destiny was not easy to be; the burden was heavy. She would actually rather be an ordinary cultivator who was a free spirit, but ordinary cultivators didn't have so many opportunities...

Truly, no matter which path one took, benefits and disadvantages coexisted.

Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her heart, Hua Changxi went to Li Huo Cliff and obtained another batch of Zhu Que Tokens. Before returning to Lingguang Hall, she discovered that Li Huo Cliff was not far from the Ghost Fire Well, so she stepped into the righteous manor where the boy with the ghost eyes lived once again.

The first time she came, the boy with the ghost eyes was grinding rice in the courtyard; this time, he was kneeling in front of a tombstone in the backyard of the righteous manor, motionless.

As always, there was no reaction to Hua Changxi's arrival.

Hua Changxi walked over, and at a distance of five meters from the tombstone, she felt an invisible force of obstruction.

Sure enough, the boy with the ghost eyes could live well because he indeed had some self-protection ability.

The next moment, Hua Changxi's pupils shook.

She sensed that the Karma Fire Platform Seal, the Nine Heavens Fire Spring Token, and the Li Huo Cliff Token in her sea of consciousness emitted light at the same time, and then, that invisible force of obstruction disappeared.

Hua Changxi's heart was shaken. She looked at the boy with the ghost eyes and then at the tombstone. She was not sure who had created that invisible force just now.

Then, Hua Changxi walked behind the boy with the ghost eyes calmly.

The boy with the ghost eyes was facing the tombstone. Although she couldn't see his expression, his slightly tilted head exposed his shock and surprise at her approach.

Hua Changxi discovered that the tombstone was blank, with nothing on it, so she couldn't help but ask: "Why is there no inscription?"

Hearing this, the boy with the ghost eyes frowned, looked up, and gave her a "displeased" sideways glance.

Hua Changxi realized suddenly that the boy with the ghost eyes couldn't see, and normal inscriptions were useless to him: "Does the inscription need to be viewed with divine sense?"

The boy with the ghost eyes did not respond.

Hua Changxi said again: "Can I 'take a look' with my divine sense?"

The boy with the ghost eyes hesitated and lowered his eyes. After waiting for a while, seeing that Hua Changxi did not release her divine sense, he finally gave a reaction and nodded.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi immediately released her divine sense and probed it into the tombstone.

"Boom~"

Inside the tombstone was a surging sea of blood, and the pure and rich power of blood and Qi rushed towards her.

In an instant, Hua Changxi felt as if she had become a drop of blood in the sea of blood, feeling both the warmth of being wrapped in the sea of blood and the loss of control of being forced into the waves of the sea of blood.

The feeling of losing control was too strong, making Hua Changxi panic. Just as she wanted to withdraw her divine sense, her right hand felt cold.

The cold hand of the boy with the ghost eyes grabbed Hua Changxi!

The next moment, a guidance technique appeared in Hua Changxi's mind—the Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique.

Hua Changxi was very surprised by the actions of the boy with the ghost eyes. Thinking of the three blessed land tokens vibrating at the same time after she approached the tombstone, she hesitated for a moment and tried to practice the Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique.

Upon trying, she was pleasantly surprised to find that this Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique actually used divine sense to trigger the power of blood and Qi in the tombstone to nourish the body and assist in widening the meridians.

After the Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique ran smoothly, a layer of light blood-red color appeared around Hua Changxi's body.

The human body had eighty-one meridian nodes. After the Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique ran for nine cycles, Hua Changxi sensed that the first node had been lit up.

"Hmph!"

A displeased hum sounded in her ear, and only then did Hua Changxi reluctantly withdraw her divine sense from the tombstone.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the boy with the ghost eyes with a sour expression.

The boy with the ghost eyes did not look at Hua Changxi, but "looked" at the tombstone. At this moment, there was an extra crack on the tombstone that ran from top to bottom.

Hua Changxi looked and swallowed: "This wouldn't have been caused by me, would it?"

The boy with the ghost eyes finally "looked" at Hua Changxi, his expression very aggrieved: "This was left by Grandpa specifically for me to practice with."

Having broken someone else's thing, Hua Changxi felt very guilty: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to happen."

The boy with the ghost eyes said indignantly: "If I had known you needed so much blood and Qi, I wouldn't have told you about the Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique."

Hua Changxi gave a sheepish smile and asked with concern: "With the crack, can you still use this tombstone?"

The boy with the ghost eyes nodded.

Seeing that it could still be used, Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the boy with the ghost eyes: "Why did you tell me about the Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique?"

The boy with the ghost eyes: "Grandpa said that those who can pass through the blessed land barrier are our own people."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi was thoughtful and asked again: "Who is your grandfather?"

The boy with the ghost eyes: "The Well Keeper."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered: "Then you are also a Well Keeper?"

The boy with the ghost eyes nodded first, then showed a sorrowful expression: "Unfortunately, the Ghost Fire Well was snatched away by bad people, and Grandpa was also beaten to death by them."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi roughly understood the boy's identity. Seeing him in low spirits, she patted him on the shoulder. Not knowing how to comfort people, she could only change the subject.

"What kind of tombstone is this? Where did your grandfather get it?"

The boy with the ghost eyes: "Grandpa said this is Zhurong Stone, which can help me strengthen my body and soul. I don't know where Grandpa got it."

Hua Changxi activated her Truth-Seeing Eyes again and indeed "saw" that the bloodline power in the boy with the ghost eyes seemed stronger than when she first saw him, and the blood-red chains looked thicker.

"Zhurong Stone..."

"Zhurong..."

This made Hua Changxi think of the Zhurong Tomb. Now, she knew which blessed land to explore next.

Hua Changxi smiled at the boy with the ghost eyes: "Perhaps, I can return a new tombstone to you."

The boy with the ghost eyes shook his head: "I don't want a tombstone. Can you help me snatch the Ghost Fire Well back?"

Hua Changxi's expression became solemn: "I will drive away the people who are currently occupying the Ghost Fire Well, but I cannot guarantee whether the Ghost Fire Well will be yours." She had not found the token of the owner of the Ghost Fire Well on the boy with the ghost eyes.

The boy with the ghost eyes tilted his head, seeming a bit confused.

Hua Changxi didn't know much about the situation of the Ghost Fire Well and didn't know how to explain it to the boy, so she didn't say anything more: "I have to go. By the way, what is your name?"

The boy with the ghost eyes: "Jing Sheng."

Seeing that the boy with the ghost eyes was very thin, Hua Changxi left him some blood ganoderma that nourished and stabilized the body, and then left.

Only after coming out of the righteous manor did she realize that she had actually stayed in the righteous manor for three days. ===== CHAPTER 385 =====