Chapter 412

It was a fiery red figure.

Under the sunlight, the figure was like a burning flame, both dazzling and radiating an intense, inviolable majesty.

She stood quietly in the crowd, as if she had suddenly appeared, or as if she had been standing on the plaza all along.

Without words, without action, just by existing, this fiery red figure caused the entire noisy plaza to instantly fall into an eerie silence, and everyone's mind was firmly captured by her.

"Is she Hua Changxi?"

Xia Ji narrowed his eyes, staring straight at the fiery red figure.

Xia Zhen had imagined various ways for Hua Changxi to appear, but he never thought she would appear before people so silently. After being stunned for a moment, he nodded: "Yes, she is Hua Changxi."

Meng Qingyao asked very urgently: "Master, what is Hua Changxi's cultivation level? Is she the Ling Guang Palace Master?"

Xia Ji glanced at her, and after his gaze returned to Hua Changxi, he said: "Hua Changxi's current cultivation is not even as good as yours; she is just a Nascent Soul stage cultivator who hasn't even opened her Spirit Platform."

"Ah—"

"Really?!"

Meng Qingyao and Xia Zhen's voices, filled with surprise and disbelief, sounded one after another.

Xia Zhen hurriedly said: "Great Elder, you didn't investigate wrong, did you? Is Hua Changxi really still just a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?"

Xia Ji glanced at him: "Are you questioning the Xia family's 'View Realm Technique'?"

Xia Zhen shook his head hurriedly.

Xia Ji ignored him and continued to frown at Hua Changxi: "The Xia family's 'View Realm Technique' can penetrate the foundation of a cultivator's realm. Whether Hua Changxi practiced a breath-concealing technique or wore a high-grade magic tool to hide her aura, her cultivation realm would have nowhere to hide before the 'View Realm Technique'."

"Hua Changxi is currently just a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Hearing Xia Ji's affirmative words, Xia Zhen and Meng Qingyao were both dumbfounded.

Regarding the rumor that Hua Changxi was the Ling Guang Palace Master, although both of them subjectively hoped it was false, as some "evidence" was constantly being uncovered, they had changed from complete disbelief to somewhat believing it.

But now they were told that Hua Changxi was just a Nascent Soul stage cultivator who hadn't opened her Spirit Platform, which really exceeded their expectations.

You know, the strength displayed by the Ling Guang Palace Master was killing Spirit Platform cultivators like killing chickens.

Xia Zhen muttered: "So, the Dan Yuan Peak and the Hua family were not lying; has Hua Changxi really been in seclusion breaking through levels all these years?"

Xia Ji did not respond to this, only staring tightly at Hua Changxi, his eyes flashing with intense curiosity.

Not only were Xia Ji and the others surprised, but other powerhouses paying attention to Hua Changxi were also very surprised.

In the plaza's old courtyard, Wen Shouren and Liu Mingyi stood respectfully behind a white-haired old man in a green robe.

The old man was Han Kun, the Great Elder of the Alchemy Saint Palace's successor.

Han Kun: "Hua Changxi should not be the Ling Guang Palace Master; her cultivation is too low, she is still just a Nascent Soul stage cultivator."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Wen Shouren and Liu Mingyi, but even Gu Xing, who was on the side, looked over.

Wen Shouren: "Great Elder, are you sure?"

Han Kun nodded affirmatively: "It can't be wrong; Hua Changxi has indeed not opened her Spirit Platform."

After hearing this, a look of confusion flashed in Gu Xing's eyes, and then his brows knitted again.

Ever since the rumor that Hua Changxi was the Ling Guang Palace Master spread, although there had been no definitive evidence to prove it was true, he believed it.

No one understood Hua Changxi's potential better than him.

You know, Hua Changxi was the one who took away ten Qi Huang Tokens in succession.

Someone as excellent as Wei Zhenjie only took away one.

Gu Xing looked at the fiery red figure on the plaza with a complex expression: "A low cultivation realm does not mean weak strength. Don't forget, Hua Changxi is also a body cultivator."

Hearing this, Wen Shouren nodded hurriedly: "Oh, right." Saying this, he hurriedly looked at Han Kun, "Great Elder, can you see to what extent Hua Changxi's physical body has been tempered?"

Han Kun shook his head: "Hua Changxi's physical body has all its aura retracted, just like a mortal; there are no signs of tempering at all."

As soon as this was said, let alone Gu Xing, even Wen Shouren did not believe it: "Impossible, Hua Changxi obtained the body-tempering technique of the Qi Huang Pavilion, and the whole Hua family is practicing it; it's impossible for her not to practice."

"Physical body like a mortal..."

Gu Xing murmured these words, his gaze dazed. Could it be that Hua Changxi had already reached the level of returning to simplicity in body tempering?

To reach the level of returning to simplicity in the physical body, one must at least open the path of the physical body.

The path of the physical body...

Gu Xing thought of the briefly appearing realm of laws above the Wutong Forest, and the "Physical Body Great Dao" that appeared and disappeared in a hurry in the mirror.

Didn't it fail to open successfully?

Han Kun naturally thought of this too. He and Gu Xing looked at each other, both with intense confusion in their eyes.

There was no way around it; the path of the physical body was much harder to open than the path of spiritual cultivation. There were very few detailed descriptions of the situation of the path of the physical body by Dao masters who had opened it in ancient books.

Therefore, the two could not see Hua Changxi's situation clearly.

In the Qi Huang Pavilion, Chu Tianxun's brows were also raised high: "Zhu Xin, are you sure you didn't sense the aura of the Eight-Petaled Divine Lamp?"

Behind him sat a female cultivator wearing a white cloak. Because she had just performed a secret technique, her whole face was as pale as paper.

Zhu Xin nodded affirmatively: "I really didn't sense the Eight-Petaled Divine Lamp. Hua Changxi should not be the Ling Guang Palace Master."

Hearing this, Chu Tianxun was clearly unwilling to believe it.

He had personally led people to investigate. Hua Changxi had been kidnapped by Cao Jun, the father of Cao Xingzhi, the magistrate of the Jingzhao Prefecture, and the kidnapping location was the current underground Transmission Hall of the Ling Guang Palace.

All Zhu Que Army soldiers obtained the cultivation technique "Zhu Que Divine Art" there.

Perhaps the reason Hua Changxi was able to embark on the path of cultivation was because she obtained the "Zhu Que Divine Art" there.

Hua Changxi definitely had a connection with the Ling Guang Palace!

Chu Tianxun looked at Zhu Xin: "You can't sense the Eight-Petaled Divine Lamp; could it be because she put the divine lamp into a Sumeru Mustard Seed?"

Zhu Xin shook her head: "With my connection to the divine lamp, even if the divine lamp is in a Sumeru Mustard Seed, I can sense it."

Chu Tianxun still refused to believe it: "Then could it be that Hua Changxi didn't carry the Eight-Petaled Divine Lamp with her?"

Zhu Xin was silent for a moment: "That is a divine lamp? Who would get such a treasure and not carry it with them?"

Chu Tianxun could not refute this.

Shen Qianfan, who was standing in the corner, spoke up: "Perhaps Hua Changxi really is not the Ling Guang Palace Master."

"Wasn't the source of the rumor investigated? It was just a group of former handymen from the Medical Department bragging randomly."

"The red lotus on Hua Changxi's forehead is just an atavistic bloodline totem."

Chu Tianxun looked coldly at Shen Qianfan, in a very bad mood.

If Hua Changxi is not the Ling Guang Palace Master, then who exactly is the Ling Guang Palace Master?!

On the northwest side of the plaza, Tang Yufeng nudged Gu Jinfan beside him with his elbow: "Do you think Hua Changxi is the Ling Guang Palace Master?"

Gu Jinfan withdrew her gaze from the fiery red figure, looked at Tang Yufeng and the other Qi Huang Pavilion masters who were pricking up their ears: "If I say she is, will you really believe it? If I say she isn't, will you really stop investigating?"

Tang Yufeng touched his nose sheepishly: "We're just exchanging opinions."

Gu Jinfan cast her gaze back to Hua Changxi, her eyes distant: "Guessing whether Hua Changxi is the Ling Guang Palace Master is meaningless."

"Who the Ling Guang Palace Master commanding one hundred thousand Zhu Que Army soldiers is, is not important; what is important is the inheritance of the Zhu Que ambition of 'bearing the might of Zhu Que and guarding the peace of the four directions'."

Tang Yufeng: "The Zhu Que Army fought the Phoenix clan to the death before, which did indeed display the might of Zhu Que."

Just when all parties were in doubt about whether "Hua Changxi is the Ling Guang Palace Master," a group of Dan Yuan Peak disciples arrived on the east side of the plaza.

"Make way!"

Dozens of Dan Yuan Peak disciples, led by Ye Lingxuan and Jiang Henian, squeezed into the crowd, trotted to Yu Fu and the other two, and surrounded them in the middle.

Jiang Henian was just about to take the initiative to condemn Princess Lingyuan for being too bullying when he noticed that the gazes of the people on the plaza were drifting toward the south end of the plaza.

Following everyone's gaze, Jiang Henian and the others also saw the dazzling fiery red figure.

"Greetings, Peak Master!"

The moment they saw Hua Changxi, Jiang Henian and his party were unexpectedly stunned. The next moment, the shock turned into a uniform bow in greeting.

The onlookers on the plaza, seeing the extremely respectful posture and the submissive faces of the Dan Yuan Peak disciples, felt a wave in their hearts.

Regardless of what kind of person Hua Changxi is, her support for the Dan Yuan Peak disciples is truly beyond reproach.

Every disciple who joined the Dan Yuan Peak has obtained a considerable degree of development and growth in the Dan Yuan Peak over the years.

Many people's gains even far exceeded their expectations when they joined.

Don't look at the Qi Huang Pavilion and the Spirit Realm Pavilion, both of which are intentionally or unintentionally suppressing the Dan Yuan Peak, but the development of the Dan Yuan Peak is more prosperous year by year; this is something no one can deny.

Wei Zhenjie smiled with emotion: "Although Hua Changxi is a hands-off manager and often plays disappearing acts, the people of the Dan Yuan Peak are all very convinced by her!"

Yun You, standing beside him, heard the appreciation in Wei Zhenjie's tone, and her eyes looking at Hua Changxi became even brighter.

Could Hua Changxi be the Palace Master?

The Palace Master is also a hands-off manager and often plays disappearing acts.

Unfortunately, she is only a Nascent Soul cultivator, and Hua Changxi's aura is retracted too well; she cannot detect her realm and cultivation at all.

At this moment, Hua Changxi stands in the crowd like a mortal.

If it weren't for the three Hall Masters of the Dan Yuan Peak discovering her earlier, I guess no one would know she was on the plaza.

Yun You's mood at this moment is a bit complex.

She also doesn't know whether it's better for Hua Changxi to be the Ling Guang Palace Master or not.

However, Hua Changxi's aura is retracted so well, she doesn't look like someone who has been injured at all, and the Palace Master must have been injured when occupying the Wutong Forest and seizing the ancient zither.

From this point of view, Hua Changxi should not be the Palace Master.

The cultivators gathered at the south end of the plaza, the moment they saw Hua Changxi following Yu Fu and the others' gaze, subconsciously stepped back.

In a moment, a vacuum appeared around Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi crossed her arms, her face smiling, her posture revealing an indescribable composure amidst laziness, and she was not moved in the slightest by the Dan Yuan Peak disciples' salute and the attention of the whole audience.

After nodding to the Dan Yuan Peak disciples, signaling them to get up, her gaze slowly swept across the audience.

Wherever her gaze reached, everyone avoided her eyes, and some cultivators with less experience even held their breath unconsciously.

Clearly, at this moment, Hua Changxi had no spiritual energy fluctuations and was like a mortal, but everyone still felt an invisible yet very real pressure from her.

They didn't know what this pressure was, they just instinctively avoided it.

In the crowd, after Wei Zhenjie felt this pressure, he was first a bit shocked, but soon raised his eyebrows in realization.

The will of heaven and earth!

Opening the Great Dao will be contaminated with the will of heaven and earth.

Hua Changxi actually still has the will of heaven and earth remaining; it seems that the path of the physical body did not fail to open.

Confirming this, Wei Zhenjie's gaze toward Hua Changxi became even more brilliant.

Hua Changxi's gaze swept across the crowd in a hurry, and any cultivator who was swept by it secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, Hua Changxi's gaze fell on Princess Lingyuan, whose face was a bit stiff.

Looking at Princess Lingyuan, who led people to force their way into the Dan Yuan Peak, a hint of a smile appeared on Hua Changxi's face. At the same time, her eyes lifted, and as her gaze flowed, it brought a hint of contemptuous playfulness.

Princess Lingyuan's body stiffened as she was looked at, and a hint of panic that could not be concealed flashed deep in her eyes.

There was no way around it; if Hua Changxi really were the Ling Guang Palace Master, then she was the ruthless person who killed Uncle Shouwang and Aunt Princess Zhao Huang!

Although the cultivation technique Uncle Shouwang practiced was a bit evil, his strength was ranked high in the royal family.

Aunt Princess Zhao Huang was even more so; she activated her atavistic bloodline as soon as she was born and had always been one of the most excellent cultivation geniuses in the royal family.

Both of these people died at the hands of the Ling Guang Palace Master. If Hua Changxi really wanted to attack her, she definitely couldn't escape.

Just as Princess Lingyuan was thinking about how to deal with Hua Changxi's attack, Hua Changxi's gaze moved away from her indifferently, as if she were just an unimportant ornament.

Hua Changxi's gaze fell on Wei Zhenjie, who was standing in the center of the crowd. She changed her arms from being crossed to standing with her hands behind her back, and then walked toward Wei Zhenjie with a smile and a calm gait.

Seeing her walking over, everyone immediately made way.