Chapter 428

"Responsibility?"

"Mission?"

Hua Hua Changxi stood outside the old courtyard, calming the mood that had been stirred up by Gu Xing. She did not linger, leaving with long strides, as if moving away from here could smooth out those troubled thoughts.

"Master!"

Yu Fu and the other three had been waiting at the Dan Ding Altar Square for a long time. Seeing Hua Hua Changxi come out of the old courtyard, they immediately greeted her, their faces filled with unconcealable joy.

Seeing the four of them, Hua Hua Changxi thought of the newly acquired Xinfeng and the secret realm: "You came at the right time, come with me." After saying this, she took the four of them and flew directly toward the newly appeared mountain peak.

Xinfeng was located on the west side of the Dan Ding Altar Square, directly opposite Dan Yuan Peak on the east side of the square.

Hua Hua Changxi brought the four of them to the foot of Xinfeng.

"Master, it's a spiritual mine."

Because of the significant expansion of the sacred land's territory this time, some underground mineral veins had been exposed.

Buried beneath Xinfeng was a Wood Spiritual Mine. Around the foot of the mountain, a warm green light shimmered in the exposed rock layers.

Yu Fu and the other three ran excitedly toward the exposed Wood Spiritual Mine, and Hua Hua Changxi also released her divine sense at the first opportunity.

Her divine sense penetrated the ground, scanning all the way down to a massive, top-grade Wood Spiritual Mine.

Feeling the pure spiritual energy in the Wood Spiritual Mine, Hua Hua Changxi's heart was somewhat comforted, and she suddenly felt it wasn't such a loss after all.

"Let's go, let's go up the peak and take a look."

Afterward, the five of them followed the mountain path up and soon reached the summit.

The size and height of Xinfeng were about the same as Dan Yuan Peak.

The mountain wind at the summit was fierce, blowing their robes about.

Hua Hua Changxi took out the previously prepared 'Nanxiang City Twelve Caves? Lingguang Hall' round-trip teleportation array, set the entrance and exit of the newly acquired eighth-grade secret realm at the summit, and then took Yu Fu and the other three into the secret realm for a tour.

"From now on, this mountain peak will be called Dan Ding Peak, and the secret realm will be called Dan Ding Secret Realm."

"Everything on Dan Ding Peak will be managed according to Dan Yuan Peak. But the affairs of the two peaks must be managed separately and must not be confused."

Hua Hua Changxi gave instructions to Yu Fu and the other three regarding the names of the new peak and secret realm, as well as the management methods, then took out a Mind-Link to send a message to Tong Yao.

She told him she wanted another oath stele identical to the Dan Yuan Secret Realm oath stele, as well as a batch of identity tokens and dharma robes marked with 'Dan Ding Peak'.

Tong Yao replied instantly: "Congratulations, you've gained a new peak and a secret realm."

Hua Hua Changxi raised her eyebrows after reading it: "You are well-informed."

Tong Yao: "The movement in the Dan Saint Hall is too big; it's hard not to know. Besides, the five sacred lands have always been connected to each other."

"You, you don't appear until you have to, and when you do, it's earth-shattering."

"The price paid for issuing the sacred land decree was high, right?"

Hua Hua Changxi hesitated for a moment before replying with two words: "Merit."

In the artifact refining room of the Artifact Saint Palace, Tong Yao was clearly shaken upon seeing the reply. Then, he revealed an "as expected" expression. Knowing that Hua Hua Changxi's information channels were blocked, he shared what he knew about the sacred land decree.

"The five sacred lands, because they shoulder the responsibilities of guarding the Divine Wood, suppressing the Demon Prison, and spreading the traditions of alchemy, artifacts, talismans, and arrays, are very cautious and strict about issuing sacred land decrees."

"In the ancient times, issuing a sacred land decree required the Lord of the Sacred Land and all management personnel to take an oath to the Dao of Heaven together, with everyone sharing the responsibility. Those who violated it would suffer heavenly punishment."

"The first sacred land decree you issued actually has a light punishment for violators. The Secret Realm Masters of your sacred land should thank you."

"Although you restricted the scope of the Secret Realm Masters' actions, you left a path of survival for violators, only reclaiming the secret realm and having them bear the karmic debt themselves."

"Do you know what the heavenly punishment was in ancient times?"

"It was the trials of the three disasters: thunder, fire, and wind."

"Thunder striking the head, Yin fire burning the body, and fierce wind eroding the bones—with all three disasters descending at once, the punished person could hardly escape death."

After reading this, Hua Hua Changxi thought of the expressions of the Secret Realm Masters after the sacred land decree was issued and raised her eyebrows with self-satisfaction.

Tong Yao continued to send messages: "Hua Changxi, do you know what Elder Yi Ming just told me?"

"He said you are a very good helmsman, having both the heart to sympathize with ordinary disciples and the magnanimity to tolerate people's mistakes. He feels it is a great pity that you are a fire-attribute spiritual root cultivator who should have entered the Artifact Saint Palace, so why did you go to the Medical Department back then?"

Seeing this message, Hua Hua Changxi smiled, and her heart, which had been congested because of Gu Xing's words, became much clearer: "Because I am a natural healer."

The moment this message was sent, the smile on Hua Hua Changxi's face suddenly froze, and the word 'mission' suddenly popped into her mind, leaving her dazed.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Master!"

Yu Fu called out three times before Hua Hua Changxi came back to her senses.

Hua Hua Changxi looked at Yu Fu, steadied herself, and asked: "What is it?"

Yu Fu: "Wan Feng sent a message saying that the Secret Realm Masters unanimously agree that for the trip to Lingguang Hall, the number of people from each peak should be determined by the grade of the secret realm, and he asks if you have any opinions?"

Hua Hua Changxi nodded: "Let it be so; that is very fair." She paused and looked at Yu Fu and the other three.

"In the future, for the Secret Realm Master meetings, the four of you will take turns representing Dan Ding Peak and Dan Yuan Peak to attend."

"When discussing matters, if there is a conflict with other Secret Realm Masters, provided that the interests of the sacred land come first, be assertive when you need to be, and show them my confidence."

Yu Fu and the other three looked at each other and immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes."

Hua Hua Changxi looked at the four of them: "You must manage Dan Yuan Peak and Dan Ding Peak well, and at the same time, pay attention to other matters in the sacred land."

"Before, you only needed to take care of Dan Yuan Peak, but that won't do anymore."

"The Secret Realm Masters are in charge of the sacred land and control its future development; the responsibility is great. When I am not here, you represent me. When considering problems, you must also start from the entire sacred land."

"As long as you are competent and possess the ability to control the situation, I will promote you to be the Deputy Peak Masters of Dan Yuan Peak and Dan Ding Peak."

Hearing this, Yu Fu and the other three were all excited.

"Master, rest assured, we will definitely not let down your trust and cultivation."

Hua Hua Changxi thought of something, her gaze darkened, and she continued: "Ye Ye Lingxuan, Jiang He, and those people—use them when you should, and you can even delegate some power to them when necessary."

Yu Fu and the other three listened carefully and nodded in agreement.

By the time the five of them left Dan Ding Peak and returned to Dan Yuan Peak, Wan Feng had already been waiting for a while.

"Peak Master."

Wan Feng stepped forward and quickly recounted the process and content of the meeting held by the Secret Realm Masters after Hua Hua Changxi left.

Because of the further awakening of the Dan Saint Hall and the issuance of the sacred land decree, everyone was in no mood to discuss matters. They just hurriedly decided on the number of physicians to go to Lingguang Hall for consultations and then dispersed.

"Pavilion Master Meng said that how the Secret Realm Masters should implement the sacred land decree and the specific details need further discussion. After the Lingguang Hall matter is over, they will meet again to discuss it."

Hua Hua Changxi nodded to show she understood and let them withdraw.

Afterward, she did not return to the bamboo house at the peak of Dan Yuan Peak, but left the Dan Saint Hall and went to the Star Gazing Tower.

The Divine Wood absorbed her power of merit, stimulated the further awakening of the Dan Saint Hall, and even gave a new peak and an eighth-grade secret realm as compensation. Back then, the Star Gazing Tower absorbed her power of merit, but it didn't show anything at all.