Chapter 431: Justified and Proper

Yuan Qi stood at the entrance of the Star Observation Tower, watching Hua Changxi's figure merge into the night on the central street. Thinking of the two treasures she had taken from the Star Sea Pool, a sigh couldn't help but rise in his heart.

There are only nine Realm Tokens in the entire Four Spirits Realm; they cannot be obtained without great fortune.

And the Zhu Que Bow is even more extraordinary; it is the companion magical treasure of the Zhu Que, one of the four spirits that opened up the Four Spirits Realm. Since the Four Spirits sat and transformed, merging with the realm, the Zhu Que Bow has only circulated in the hands of the 'Zhu Que Emperor'.

The legendary imperial weapon was actually obtained by Hua Changxi...

Can she protect it?

Or rather, can she control the Zhu Que Bow?

Although Yuan Qi had a premonition of Hua Changxi's extraordinariness as early as when the Star Observation Tower appeared, the appearance of the Realm Token and the Zhu Que Bow this time refreshed his understanding of Hua Changxi once again.

"What did Hua Changxi go to the Star Observation Tower for?"

Wei Zhenjie's voice sounded in his mind out of the blue.

Yuan Qi looked at Wei Zhenjie on the distant Heaven-Ascending Tower. Thinking of how this person had acted profound and kept his mouth shut when he had previously sought confirmation from him about the rumor that 'Hua Changxi is the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall', a cold snort immediately overflowed from his nostrils.

Now, he didn't need to seek confirmation from this guy.

He already had a count of Hua Changxi's identity in his heart, and at the same time, he knew first-hand information that others didn't know.

Yuan Qi lifted his chin with airs, gave Wei Zhenjie a 'heavenly secrets must not be leaked' smile, then flicked his sleeves, turned around, and walked back to the Star Observation Tower with his hands behind his back.

Seeing his demeanor, Wei Zhenjie shook his head with amusement, then looked again at the direction where Hua Changxi had disappeared, lost in thought.

Hua Changxi went to the Star Observation Tower to collect a debt, and when she left, her brows were full of satisfaction. It seems Yuan Qi suffered a major loss this time.

Did she obtain the artifacts in the Star Sea Pool?

After leaving the Star Observation Tower, Hua Changxi returned directly to the bamboo house on Danyuan Peak.

She was quite satisfied with this trip to the Star Observation Tower.

Yuan Qi didn't try to gain an advantage and still act aggrieved; he directly acknowledged the matter of 'owing her a favor' and also proactively gave 'compensation'.

At the Star Observation Tower, it wasn't convenient for her to refine the Realm Token and the Zhu Que Bow. After returning to her own territory, Hua Changxi couldn't wait to carefully check the Realm Token and the Zhu Que Bow. After confirming that there were no imprints on them, she began to refine them.

Unfortunately, the refinement failed completely!

At this point, Hua Changxi truly realized how high the grade of these two things she had obtained was.

You must know that her current physical strength had reached the level of being able to open up a physical Dao. Under such circumstances, being unable to refine these two magical artifacts was truly beyond her expectations.

Although she could only look at the Realm Token and the Zhu Que Bow without being able to use them, Hua Changxi still felt that this trip to the Star Observation Tower was very worth it.

If she hadn't made a trip to the Star Observation Tower, the Star Observation Tower certainly wouldn't have thought of proactively compensating her.

Relying on herself, just learning the information about the Realm Token and the Zhu Que Bow would probably be impossible to start, let alone possessing them directly.

Putting away the Realm Token and the Zhu Que Bow, Hua Changxi took out the Shennong Cauldron and began to refine the commonly used fourth-grade pills for her trip to Lingguang Hall.

Just as Hua Changxi was immersed in pill refining, the forbidden areas of the Qihuang Pavilion, Lingjing Pavilion, and Dan Sheng Hall were still arguing endlessly about the matter of 'Secret Realm Masters governing the Holy Land'.

Qihuang Pavilion.

Princess Lingyuan looked at Chu Tianxun with full unwillingness: "Grandfather Tianxun, are we just going to watch the Secret Realm Masters snatch away the power in our hands and then wait for them to ride over us?"

Chu Tianxun looked at her: "Otherwise, what do you want?"

Princess Lingyuan was very unconvinced: "Why should we concede power? The predecessor of Dan Sheng Hall was the Medical Department, a government office under the jurisdiction of the royal family. Even if the Medical Department has now become Dan Sheng Hall, it shouldn't be like this, crossing the river and tearing down the bridge."

"The royal family also contributed to the development of Dan Sheng Hall to this day. If there's no credit, there's at least hard work."

"And the Xia family side, I don't believe it, the Xia family is also willing to concede power."

"Nowadays, the backbone of Dan Sheng Hall is either people promoted by the royal family or people cultivated by the Xia family. As long as we don't loosen our grip, the entire Holy Land won't be able to operate."

Chu Tianxun sighed: "If 'Secret Realm Masters governing Dan Sheng Hall' was just a proposal by Hua Changxi, we would have plenty of means to make this proposal die without a trace, but..."

"The Divine Wood acted and issued the Holy Land Decree. It is almost impossible for us to reverse the situation."

Princess Lingyuan was still unwilling: "Then we can't just do nothing, right? If we don't fight back at all, wouldn't it make people think the royal family is easy to bully?"

Chu Junhao couldn't help it and looked at Princess Lingyuan: "Royal Sister, the issuance of the Holy Land Decree means that the Secret Realm Masters governing the Holy Land has become a justified and proper matter."

"Unless we have the ability to overturn this decree, we can only act according to the decree. To engage in small actions at this time is to go against the current, and doing so has no meaning."

Princess Lingyuan hummed with a laugh, looking very disdainful of Chu Junhao: "Nothing has been done yet, and you are already here destroying your own prestige and boosting others' morale. Where is your backbone as an Imperial Prince?"

Royal children, due to different birth mothers, mostly only maintain a superficial sibling relationship and actually don't treat each other as family in private. Chu Junhao didn't care about Princess Lingyuan's sarcasm and just stated the facts calmly.

"Nowadays, the royal family indeed still has some appeal and can indeed carry out some counterattacks."

"But what about afterwards?"

"Whether it's the noble families following the royal family or the ordinary cultivators who have attached themselves, they enter Dan Sheng Hall to seek a bright future."

"Now asking them to act against the Holy Land Decree is almost equivalent to asking them to vent their anger with their own future. Due to the prestige of the royal family, they might listen, but over time, they will definitely harbor resentment."

Chu Junhao didn't look at Princess Lingyuan but at Chu Tianxun: "Doing this will only make the royal family's situation in Dan Sheng Hall even more unfavorable."

Chu Tianxun actually agreed more with Princess Lingyuan, but he also knew that Chu Junhao's words were correct.

Hua Changxi kicking the royal family out of the top management of Dan Sheng Hall so mercilessly—doing nothing really makes one feel stifled!

The atmosphere in the Lingjing Pavilion was relatively much more relaxed.

Xia Ji looked at Meng Qingyao with a smile: "Secret Realm Masters governing the Holy Land is a good thing for you, the Pavilion Master of Lingjing Pavilion who manages the Secret Realm Masters."

Meng Qingyao showed hesitation: "But Master, my contribution to Dan Sheng Hall is not as good as Hua Changxi's; in the Dao of Alchemy and the Dao of Medicine, I may not be able to win against her either. The position of Lingjing Pavilion Pavilion Master... should be Hua Changxi's."

Xia Ji smiled: "Put your heart in your stomach and be a good Pavilion Master of Lingjing Pavilion."

"Hua Changxi doesn't even manage Danyuan Peak and Danyuan Secret Realm herself; she will only care even less about Lingjing Pavilion."

Hearing this, Meng Qingyao wasn't too happy; instead, she felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart.

Facing Hua Changxi, she always had a deep sense of frustration.

Xia Ji saw Meng Qingyao's restlessness but didn't offer much guidance, only saying: "Qingyao, in the future, when managing Lingjing Pavilion, you must put Dan Sheng Hall first. As for the interests of the sect and the family, your brothers and the others will strive for them."

After hearing this, Meng Qingyao's eyes brightened, and she responded very quickly: "Yes."

After hearing this, Xia Zhen looked at her several times. After Xia Ji let Meng Qingyao retreat, he spoke: "I didn't expect Qingyao to be unwilling to strive for the family's interests."

Xia Ji looked at him: "It's not that she is unwilling, but that we have pressed the family's interests on her shoulders, and she feels it is too heavy."

"Qingyao's talent and various conditions are superior to Hua Changxi's, but there is one point where she is clearly not as good as Hua Changxi: her mind is too heavy, and she worries too much, to the point that she cannot fully release her potential."

Xia Zhen nodded in agreement: "Qingyao is too sensible and knows very well how to think for the family and share worries for the elders, unlike Hua Changxi, who only cares about herself in everything."

After hearing this, Xia Ji was somewhat moved.

Perhaps, cultivators should be more like Hua Changxi and follow their hearts, so they can walk more smoothly?

Forbidden area of Dan Sheng Hall.

All the successors of the Holy Land did not oppose the Secret Realm Masters who were bound by the Holy Land Decree to govern the Holy Land; instead, they highly approved.

"After returning from the consultation at Lingguang Hall, we will push for the convening of the Secret Realm Master meeting, and then find a way to set down the operating system of Dan Sheng Hall in the ancient period that Gu Xing mentioned at the meeting."

"As long as this system is built successfully and the Holy Land successors are arranged into various departments, Dan Sheng Hall will be able to operate normally." ===== CHAPTER 432 =====