Chapter 413

"Minister Wei, you really like to take sides!"

Hua Changxi walked up to Wei Zhenjie with a fake smile.

Just now, if it weren't for Wei Zhenjie's intervention, Zhao Xi would definitely have let Princess Lingyuan taste the consequences of provoking the Dan Yuan Peak.

Wei Zhenjie looked at Hua Changxi, who had dissatisfaction in her eyes. The smile on his face did not diminish, but he was complaining crazily in his heart: This Hua Changxi is really like a dog biting Lu Dongbin, not recognizing a good heart.

If he hadn't intervened, and the people of the Dan Yuan Peak had really injured Princess Lingyuan in public, the royal family, for the sake of face, would not have let Zhao Xi off easily.

At that time, would Hua Changxi dare to expose her own strength and go head-to-head with the royal family?

"Peak Master Hua, you are still as impulsive as ever!" Doing things only to vent emotions, without considering the consequences at all.

Wei Zhenjie retorted to Hua Changxi lightly.

After hearing this, the smile on Hua Changxi's face faded. She glanced at Princess Lingyuan, who was surrounded by cultivators again, and sensing the inquisitive gazes falling on her, ripples arose in her heart.

Although Wei Zhenjie's words carried a joking tone, they made her think of the admonitions from Tong Yao and Jing Liao to her.

Tong Yao said she didn't know how to restrain herself...

Jing Liao said she didn't keep the precepts...

In the past, Hua Changxi would not have taken these words to heart, and even scoffed at them, but today, she suddenly understood the meaning of restraint and keeping precepts.

She was indeed a bit too easily provoked!

Wei Zhenjie looked at Hua Changxi, who was lost in thought, a smile flashing in his eyes.

It's good that she can listen to advice and reflect.

Body cultivators have a big weakness, which is that they easily ignore the role of the state of mind.

But cultivation, whether walking the path of the physical body or the path of magic cultivation, in the end, is about cultivating one's own heart.

On the path of cultivation, the greatest enemy has never been others, but oneself.

For Hua Changxi, this is especially true.

He really didn't want to see Hua Changxi eventually become a brute with developed limbs and a simple mind, who would start fighting at the slightest disagreement and only be carried away by emotions.

Wei Zhenjie skipped the matter of "intervening to save Princess Lingyuan." He knew very well that many people were secretly paying attention to the situation here, so he followed their wishes and asked about the matter everyone cared about: "I heard that Peak Master Hua has been in seclusion breaking through levels all these years?"

Seeing him change the subject, Hua Changxi followed suit and replied: "Yes."

Wei Zhenjie asked again: "Did you break through?"

Hua Changxi sighed, her expression regretful: "No."

Wei Zhenjie smiled: "I suppose there is a problem with your state of mind."

Hua Changxi looked over and asked sincerely: "Minister Wei, do you know how to improve the state of mind?"

Seeing her so informal, Wei Zhenjie laughed twice. He didn't answer, only saying: "The state of mind is of great importance to cultivators. If the state of mind is unstable, it will damage the Dao foundation."

"For such an important matter, you shouldn't ask an outsider like me; you should ask your teachers."

Hua Changxi shrugged: "I don't have any teachers; all along, I've been fumbling and practicing blindly on my own."

As soon as these words were spoken, a brief commotion occurred among the onlookers.

"Hua Changxi really has no master?"

On the second floor of the Spirit Realm Pavilion, Xia Ji looked at Xia Zhen for verification.

Xia Zhen nodded: "On this point, nothing has been found indeed."

He paused.

"In alchemy, Hua Changxi can still be said to have inherited something from the Hua family, but when she embarked on the path of cultivation, it seemed like she suddenly became enlightened."

Because Uncle Shouwang practiced ghost clan cultivation techniques and created many missing person cases in the suburbs of the capital, the royal family destroyed the relevant data to avoid involving Uncle Shouwang in the matter of Hua Changxi and dozens of others being kidnapped and sacrificed.

As a result, other forces did not find out about this matter at all.

After hearing this, Xia Ji's thoughts drifted: "Suddenly became enlightened..."

"In the western territory of the Great Jin, there is also a person who suddenly became enlightened and embarked on the path of cultivation rapidly."

After hearing this, Xia Zhen's expression moved: "The Great Elder is talking about Li Xiao, who obtained Mount Kunlun and shone brilliantly in the Kunlun Secret Realm."

Xia Ji said "Hmm" and didn't say anything else.

Xia Zhen was also silent. Hua Changxi's family background was already not worth mentioning, but Li Xiao was even worse than her; he was just a wild boy whose parents had both died and who grew up eating from a hundred families.

Opportunity...

Cultivation emphasizes opportunity, but sometimes, the randomness and contingency of the word "opportunity" really make them, these noble families, feel desperate.

In the face of opportunity, their years of accumulation seem very insignificant.

In the Qi Huang Pavilion, Shen Qianfan looked at the gloomy Chu Tianxun and gathered his courage to say: "Hua Changxi has no sect. Relying on herself alone, wanting to cultivate to the level of the Ling Guang Palace Master is almost impossible."

He was also projecting from himself; he knew too well how difficult it was to save up cultivation resources on his own.

The Ling Guang Palace Master kills Spirit Platform cultivators like killing chickens; her cultivation is at least above the Spirit Concentration stage.

To cultivate to that level, the resources consumed are massive.

Such huge resources, let alone an individual, even a noble family might not be able to take them out.

Chu Tianxun rarely didn't give Shen Qianfan a hard time this time.

For no other reason, as the younger brother of the Retired Emperor, he knew something about the process of the royal family accumulating resources. Among them, he had participated in the contention for some ruins and knew how difficult it was.

On the plaza, Wei Zhenjie looked at Hua Changxi and suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about joining a sect or something?"

Hua Changxi smiled at him: "I don't know much about the various sects. Minister Wei, who do you think I should take as a master?"

This question had an element of probing. The Three-Fork Medicine Valley had been taken over by the Demon-Suppressing Army. She knew that Wei Zhenjie must know something about her situation.

It's just that she wasn't sure how far he had investigated.

Did he already know she was the Ling Guang Palace Master, or was he still in the suspicion stage?

Wei Zhenjie raised his eyebrows, understanding that Hua Changxi was asking him—who could be her master?

Also, this guy had already touched the threshold of the path of the physical body. Except for those old guys guarding the boundary gate, no one could really be her master.

Wei Zhenjie smiled: "Taking a master is a private matter; how can I comment? However, I do know a piece of news that I can tell you in advance."

Hua Changxi asked very cooperatively: "What news?"

Wei Zhenjie: "After the Xuanyuan City reappears, the Xuanyuan Prefecture will open the Dao Transmission Hall. At that time, seniors proficient in various Dao methods will conduct Dao transmission and answer questions. At the same time, the Hong Dao Pavilion will be opened, which includes all the cultivation techniques and ancient books that the Xuanyuan Prefecture can collect."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes really lit up. Not to mention the Dao transmission, she was really lacking in various cultivation techniques and ancient books.

You know, she doesn't even know the Sound Transmission Technique yet!

The cultivation techniques and arts available for disciples to choose from in the Dan Yuan Peak, Ling Guang Palace, and Five Elements Gate are pitifully few.

"Really?"

"When can I enter the Hong Dao Pavilion?"

"Can the cultivation techniques and ancient books inside be borrowed and copied?"

Looking at the eager Hua Changxi, Wei Zhenjie found it a bit funny: "I already said, it has to wait until after Xuanyuan City reappears."

Hua Changxi's face fell instantly: "Then there's a long wait."

Wei Zhenjie didn't pick up on this, but it made the cultivators around who were pricking up their ears anxious. They also wanted to participate in the Dao transmission and Hong Dao hosted by the Xuanyuan Prefecture.

"Improving the state of mind is not a small matter; you must not take it lightly." Wei Zhenjie pulled the topic back to the state of mind again.

Hua Changxi nodded noncommittally while secretly guessing his intention in saying this.

Wei Zhenjie looked at her: "Although I shouldn't discuss the specific situation of the state of mind with you, I can tell you what I saw in an ancient book, a deity's insight into the improvement of the state of mind."

"That deity said that the process of improving the state of mind is the process of a person finding themselves."

"People whose hearts are not upright and whose hearts are not determined cannot break through the dilemma of the heart."

Hua Changxi heard the implication in Wei Zhenjie's words. Just as she was about to ask him to explain more clearly, she heard him say: "People whose state of mind cannot break through for a long time are all people with chaotic hearts. Your heart must have been very chaotic during this period."

This directly diverted Hua Changxi's attention: "Minister Wei, tell me, how is my heart chaotic?"

Wei Zhenjie looked at her: "During this period, the rumors spreading wildly outside, didn't they stir up your heart?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a brief silence appeared on the plaza, and everyone pricked up their ears.

Hua Changxi's eyes narrowed slightly. When Princess Lingyuan forced her way into the Dan Yuan Peak, Wei Zhenjie happened to come to the Medical Department. If this was a coincidence, she wouldn't believe it.

The Demon-Suppressing Army took over the Three-Fork Medicine Valley. She thought Wei Zhenjie was helping her, but now, he took the initiative to ask about the rumors, which made her unable to grasp what he really wanted to do.

"Only stupid people would believe rumors."

As soon as Hua Changxi's answer came out, the onlookers discussed in low voices.

Wei Zhenjie continued to ask: "So, the rumors are false, and you are not the Ling Guang Palace Master?"

Hua Changxi looked at him, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

She naturally could not deny that she was not the Ling Guang Palace Master, because she indeed was. Denying it now, and having her identity exposed later, would definitely be a slap in the face.

However, Hua Changxi soon smiled again: "Minister Wei, do you think I am?"

Wei Zhenjie laughed along: "This Minister thinks... you are."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a brief commotion among the onlookers, and many cultivators nodded in agreement.

Hua Changxi laughed "Haha," seemingly very happy: "Minister Wei thinks so highly of me?"

Wei Zhenjie did not deny it at all: "Yes, I have always thought highly of you."

Hua Changxi smiled even more brightly: "To live up to Minister Wei's high regard, I think... I must be the Ling Guang Palace Master; otherwise, I would have let you down."

She paused.

"Since Minister Wei says I am the Ling Guang Palace Master, then I have to represent the Zhu Que Army and ask Minister Wei a question."

Wei Zhenjie raised his eyebrows high. The hostility in Hua Changxi's tone was not small. Was this dissatisfaction with him?

"What do you want to ask?"

The smile on Hua Changxi's face disappeared, as if she had really become the Ling Guang Palace Master: "After the Wutong Forest appeared, the Phoenix clan's demon race invaded Nanxiang County. Why did the Demon-Suppressing Army sit by and do nothing?"

"Also, some humans secretly attacked the Zhu Que Army, and the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Xuanyuan Army just watched from the sidelines. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

If Hua Changxi's previous ambiguous answer made all parties feel that she was confusing the public, now, after hearing Hua Changxi's questioning of Wei Zhenjie, many people who originally leaned toward Hua Changxi being the Ling Guang Palace Master were shaken.

The various behaviors of the Ling Guang Palace Master indicate that she is a low-key person. If Hua Changxi really were the Ling Guang Palace Master, she would definitely not publicly question Wei Zhenjie like this.

"I always thought Hua Changxi was quite upright, but I didn't expect her to be quite slippery."

Tang Yufeng shook his head with emotion. Hua Changxi's righteous questioning of Minister Wei was to make everyone believe she was the Ling Guang Palace Master, and then use the identity of others to bully people.

Gu Jinfan glanced at Tang Yufeng, who was complacent and thought he had seen through the truth, and rolled her eyes speechlessly.

However, she had to admit that Hua Changxi's move of publicly admitting that she was the Ling Guang Palace Master was indeed quite capable of confusing some "smart people."

Wei Zhenjie looked at Hua Changxi in surprise: "You would actually ask such a question, it really makes me..."

"Why do you take it for granted that the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Xuanyuan Army should support the Zhu Que Army?"

"The Xuanyuan Army has the responsibilities of the Xuanyuan Army, and the Demon-Suppressing Army also has the duties of the Demon-Suppressing Army. You don't think only Nanxiang County was invaded by the demon race, do you?"

"In the Ten Thousand Mountains in the west, the demon race runs out from time to time to harm the surrounding people. Who do you think is defending against the demon race there? Do you know that the casualties experienced by the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Xuanyuan Army are much more tragic than those of the Zhu Que Army?"

Hua Changxi was stunned. She really hadn't thought about these things. At the same time, she heard that Wei Zhenjie was angry about her previous question.

Wei Zhenjie continued: "Why did you have the thought that the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Xuanyuan Army should prioritize the Zhu Que Army?"

Hua Changxi: "I didn't ask the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Xuanyuan Army to prioritize the Zhu Que Army. I just think that everyone is for the peace of the human race, so at least we should help each other."

Wei Zhenjie frowned: "Do you know what it means to perform one's own duties?"

"The Xuanyuan Army needs to balance the various forces of the entire human race, and the Demon-Suppressing Army defends against all demon races that invade human territory."

"How big is Nanxiang County?"

"If you can't even handle the turmoil in such a small area, shouldn't the Zhu Que Army first look for its own reasons?"

Having said this, Wei Zhenjie stopped and shook his head in disappointment: "I take back what I just said; you are not the Ling Guang Palace Master."

"If you were the Ling Guang Palace Master, the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Xuanyuan Army would all become sinners."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi was a bit angry. However, thinking that this could blur some people's inquiry into her identity, her mood calmed down, but she just pretended to be angry: "You look down on me? Why am I not the Ling Guang Palace Master?"

Wei Zhenjie seemed to have lost the interest to speak. He shook his head and walked away. After walking a few steps, he turned back and looked at Hua Changxi: "Hua Changxi, not only is your vision small, but your heart is also small. You must know that the world has no obligation to operate in the way you expect!"

After saying this, he left without looking back.

Hua Changxi's anger was provoked again. Looking at Wei Zhenjie's departing back, her face was full of anger, but ripples were surging deep in her eyes.

She had indeed taken Wei Zhenjie's words to heart.

The Zhu Que Army suffered heavy casualties. Before this, she really blamed Wei Zhenjie and the five Xuanyuan generals a bit.

But now that she thinks about it, she seems to have indeed only been looking at problems from her own standpoint...