Chapter 433: Just Generous

As the physicians and alchemists of Dan Sheng Hall filed down, Hua Changxi and the other Secret Realm Masters followed closely behind, walking down the flying ship unhurriedly.

Those who could be favored by the Divine Wood of Dan Sheng Hall and conferred the title of Secret Realm Master were all people with extraordinary talent. However, the gazes of the managers of Lingguang Hall still swept past everyone and fell directly on Hua Changxi.

Besides the reason of wanting to probe 'whether she is really the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall', it was really because the independent and outstanding temperament Hua Changxi carried was too penetrating.

From the flying ship to the mountain gate of Lingguang Hall, a short distance, she was seen sweeping the entire scene with a calm gaze, neither arrogant nor timid, like a monarch inspecting territory, carrying a sense of invincible control.

At this, the managers who originally felt that Hua Changxi was too young to be the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall were all hesitant and shaken.

The managers of Lingguang Hall were sizing up Hua Changxi, and Hua Changxi's gaze was also moving back and forth on them without any concealment.

She and these managers had never had face-to-face contact before.

Coming to Lingguang Hall for consultation openly this time, one reason was that she was indeed worried about the injuries of the Zhu Que Army; the second was that she also wanted to understand the managers and battalion commanders of Lingguang Hall at close range.

Soon, Hua Changxi's brows furrowed.

Yang Zhaoye, the manager of the Discipline Hall, Luo Xingyao, the manager of the Practice Hall, and Duan Jishan, the manager of the Martial Arts Hall, were all seriously injured.

A stream of black Qi was flowing in the bodies of all three, and that black Qi was eroding their spiritual roots and dantian.

Especially Yang Zhaoye; that black Qi had condensed into chains, tightly binding his Nascent Soul, making its light dim and withered.

Yang Zhaoye and the other two felt very uncomfortable being stared at by Hua Changxi's sharp gaze. After all, 'Hua Changxi is the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall' was just a rumor, and its authenticity could not be verified. Setting aside this layer of reason, Hua Changxi only represented Dan Sheng Hall.

As managers of Lingguang Hall, on their own territory, they were actually stared at by an outsider until they felt like they were on pins and needles. Where was their face?

"Manager Yun."

"Pavilion Master Meng."

Yun You and Meng Qingyao had already exchanged pleasantries. Subsequently, the two began to introduce their respective people to each other.

After the managers of Lingguang Hall and the Secret Realm Masters of Dan Sheng Hall got to know each other, Yun You led the people of Dan Sheng Hall into the archway gate inscribed with the three gilded characters 'Lingguang Hall'.

When passing through the archway, everyone from Dan Sheng Hall held their breath and focused.

Whether it was the stern momentum emitted by the archway or the Zhu Que Army military discipline stele standing next to the archway, they dared not be presumptuous in any way.

After entering the archway, the first thing that came into view was the magnificent pyramid-shaped palace complex.

The main hall towered into the clouds, bathed in the clouds that never dissipated all year round. The other palaces extended downward like stairs. The lowest palace was tens of meters from the ground, and the red palace walls and vermilion eaves outlined a majestic silhouette under the daylight.

This magnificent and majestic sight, falling into the eyes of the people of Dan Sheng Hall, made them feel that Lingguang Hall was like a torch standing on the earth, illuminating Nanxiang City, and at the same time, illuminating the Central Continent.

"This is Lingguang Hall!"

The people of Dan Sheng Hall looked up at the palace complex that pierced the clouds, their expressions solemn.

The solemnity and majesty of Lingguang Hall made them feel a sense of oppression like 'a mountain pressing down on the top'.

Hua Changxi also carefully felt this solemnity and oppression. In the past, she mostly flew directly into the main hall or traveled back and forth via teleportation arrays, never having walked closer step by step like this.

After a brief shock, everyone continued to walk forward.

"Who are those people?"

After the attention of the people of Dan Sheng Hall shifted from the palace complex, it immediately fell on the hundreds of cultivators on the square who were moving forward while bathed in fire, and on the steps outside the Transmission Hall further ahead, where more than ten people were crawling with difficulty.

Yun You explained with a smile: "These are all cultivators who have come to apply for the Zhu Que Army and are undergoing tests."

Hearing this, Meng Qingyao hurriedly asked: "When I got off the flying ship just now, I saw quite a few foreign cultivators gathered outside the mountain gate of Lingguang Hall. Are they all here to join Lingguang Hall?"

Yun You nodded, a look of pride and arrogance appearing on her face: "Since the Hall Master repelled the invading Phoenix clan with the momentum of thunder and quickly occupied the Wutong Forest, Lingguang Hall has ushered in a peak of cultivators seeking to join."

"The cultivators you see undergoing tests today are still considered few. A while ago, the number of people who wanted to join Lingguang Hall and become the Zhu Que Army was truly large."

While speaking, Yun You's gaze swept across Hua Changxi quickly. Seeing her look exactly like someone visiting Lingguang Hall for the first time, her eyes flickered.

Is this person really not the Hall Master?

Suppressing her doubts and withdrawing her gaze, Yun You continued to smile at Meng Qingyao and the Secret Realm Masters: "However, this scene will soon end."

Meng Qingyao was puzzled: "Why?"

Yun You smiled: "Lingguang Hall only recruits one hundred thousand Zhu Que Army soldiers."

Hearing this, Meng Qingyao and the others all understood.

Yan Qianying, who came from the East Peace Prince's Mansion—one of the four different-surname prince mansions of the Great Jin—exclaimed in surprise: "The Zhu Que Army has recruited one hundred thousand people so quickly?"

Yun You nodded with a smile, and the other managers of Lingguang Hall also smiled with self-satisfaction.

Yue Heng from the West Peace Prince's Mansion also asked: "Are all the Zhu Que Army soldiers single-fire spiritual root?"

Yun You nodded again.

The people of Dan Sheng Hall showed expressions of disbelief in unison.

It is not strange for Lingguang Hall to recruit one hundred thousand Zhu Que Army soldiers, but for all one hundred thousand Zhu Que Army soldiers to be single-fire spiritual root, this is not a simple matter.

In fact, not only did people outside find it unbelievable, but even the managers of Lingguang Hall felt it was a bit inconceivable.

Yan Qianying glanced at Hua Changxi obscurely, then sighed: "The Hall Master of Lingguang Hall... has a broad mind, which is why so many single-fire spiritual root cultivators are vying to join."

Hua Changxi felt the sizing up of the crowd and answered frankly: "Actually, it has nothing to do with whether the mind is broad or not; it's mainly because the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall is generous enough."

"Upon entry, one is taught the 'Zhu Que Divine Art', and with the addition of the Zhu Que Army's fame, this temptation is too great for cultivators who have no foundation, no background, and no cultivation path."

Everyone nodded in agreement, but her frank appearance made those who were doubtful even more doubtful.

After crossing the mountain gate square, Yun You led the crowd to walk up the steps: "The wounded are all placed in the Practice Hall..."

Just as they stepped onto the steps, faint shouts of killing came from the Martial Arts Hall above. The Zhu Que Army was lining up for training, and the aura of killing and cutting was faintly transmitted through the air, making the people of Dan Sheng Hall secretly startled.

"They're here!"

On the square outside the Practice Hall, dozens of temporary consultation sheds had already been set up.

The injured Zhu Que Army soldiers had long been waiting here. Seeing the managers leading the people from Dan Sheng Hall, they all straightened their backs in unison.

When Hua Changxi arrived at the square with Yun You and the others, she immediately harvested a wave of gazes intertwined with amazement, probing, suspicion, and awe.

To this, she just slightly lifted her chin, looking at them with a calm gaze.

Her calm and frank temperament made the Zhu Que Army soldiers who were sizing her up have less probing and more respect. ===== CHAPTER 434 =====