Chapter 473: Opening a Lion

"Hall Master, we have all decided. We are willing to stay and guard the Ghost Fire Well."

They knew their own bodies. The bodies of the Zhu Que soldiers had been severely damaged by ghost energy and ghost fire. Even if they could be treated, it would probably take a long time to recover, and they might even be left with hidden injuries.

In that case, it would be better to stay and guard the Ghost Fire Well and cultivate the "Red Nether Flame Prison" divine ability.

Hua Changxi nodded after hearing this: "Your choice is wise."

Not everyone was Song Weimin, whose dantian had not been eroded by ghost energy and ghost fire, and whose cultivation foundation had not been destroyed.

She could clear the ghost energy and ghost fire in the Zhu Que soldiers' bodies, but she could not guarantee that the physical body, dantian, and spiritual roots damaged by the erosion of ghost energy and ghost fire could be completely cured.

After Fang Zhuyue gathered all the Zhu Que soldiers together, Hua Changxi stood in front of them, her right hand in a sword finger shape, lightly pressing against her own forehead.

In an instant, a circle of soft but pure white light bloomed from her fingertips, the light flowing endlessly, jumping as if it had life.

The next moment, the white light transformed into hundreds of white light spots like fireflies, quickly and accurately merging into the forehead of every Zhu Que soldier.

The moment the light spots entered their bodies, the soldiers felt a roar in their minds. Without words, without classics, the cultivation method of the "Red Nether Flame Prison" divine ability appeared clearly like a brand, the trajectory of every wisp of spiritual energy, the transformation form of every flame, all clearly visible in their minds.

"The divine ability has been taught to you. To what extent you can cultivate it and how much combat power you can exert will depend on your own exploration."

"Thank you, Hall Master, for bestowing the divine ability."

"It is not a bestowal; this is what you deserve. You have made contributions in guarding the Ghost Fire Well. I have already sent a message to the manager of the Merit Hall. After your injuries heal, go to the Lingguang Hall Merit Hall to report, and then the manager will give you corresponding merit points based on your specific performance."

Hua Changxi paused, looked at the Zhu Que soldiers present, and suddenly said: "Can you do me a favor?"

Fang Zhuyue heard this and immediately expressed her stance: "Hall Master, you are being too polite. If you have anything to order, just say it."

Hua Changxi did not stand on ceremony and said directly: "I don't want to expose my identity. I hope you can keep it a secret for me."

Hearing this, the Zhu Que soldiers immediately said in unison: "Hall Master, rest assured, we will never leak a word."

Hua Changxi smiled, her face full of trust: "I naturally believe you."

Watching this scene, Gongshu Xingyan sighed: "Treating people differently is played to perfection." He paused and added, "And quite good at manipulating people's hearts."

Song Weimin was quite satisfied with Hua Changxi's approach. Since he had already chosen to work for Hua Changxi, he naturally hoped that Hua Changxi would be as shrewd as possible.

The Zhu Que soldiers were going to cultivate the "Red Nether Flame Prison" divine ability, so there was no need to clear the ghost energy and ghost fire for them. Next, Hua Changxi asked Song Weimin to take that batch of loose cultivators out of the nine-story prison tower and gather them in the rift valley outside the tower.

"Everyone sit cross-legged on the spot. I will clear the ghost energy and ghost fire in your bodies right now."

After Hua Changxi used South Bright Li Fire to clear the ghost energy and ghost fire in the bodies of this batch of loose cultivators and returned to the mouth of the Ghost Fire Well, she found that Jing Sheng was no longer continuing to absorb the blood energy from the Zhu Rong stones.

This startled her.

Hua Changxi went up to carefully check Jing Sheng's situation, really unable to figure out why this would happen.

At this time, Gongshu Xingyan spoke: "I said, you are wasting your effort, his injuries are too heavy..."

Hua Changxi directly interrupted, frowning at Jing Sheng: "It's not the reason for the injuries."

Gongshu Xingyan: "..." "Of course it's the reason for the injuries. His physical body has suffered too much damage. Now, even if you pile all the heavenly treasures in front of him, he is too weak to be supplemented."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi immediately turned her head to look: "Too weak to be supplemented?" She pondered for a moment, her face showing realization, "Yes, Jing Sheng's physical foundation is too weak, and the shackles in his body should never have been broken, which is why he would be unable to absorb and digest too much blood energy."

Gongshu Xingyan: "That's the logic. He is like a wooden bucket, and a broken one at that. Even if you move the ocean in front of him, he can only hold that much water."

"You say, aren't you doing useless work?"

Hua Changxi did not speak, looking at Jing Sheng, not knowing what she was thinking.

Gongshu Xingyan coughed twice, wanting to attract Hua Changxi's attention, but seeing that she didn't mean to turn her head to look at him, he could only talk to himself:

"That... since you have heard of the name Gongshu, you should know a little bit about the Gongshu family's ability to refine."

"I can refine military equipment for the Zhu Que Army..."

Speaking of this, Gongshu Xingyan saw that Hua Changxi still didn't look at him, and could only continue: "Do you know the Xuanyuan Army? Over a hundred years ago, the five generals of the Xuanyuan Army invited me to join the Xuanyuan Army, and I directly refused."

Seeing that Hua Changxi still didn't react, the originally confident Gongshu Xingyan was a bit wilted: "The Demon Suppression Army also invited me to refine for them, and there are the five great guardian families..."

Hua Changxi finally looked over: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Gongshu Xingyan sat up straight: "I refine for the Zhu Que Army, shouldn't you express something?"

Hua Changxi looked at him: "Of course, as long as you work for the Zhu Que Army, there is a monthly allowance."

Seeing Hua Changxi use a little monthly allowance to send him away, Gongshu Xingyan's face collapsed, and he didn't beat around the bush anymore: "I don't have high requirements." As he said this, he pointed at Jing Sheng.

"Anyway, he is beyond saving. You give the Ghost Fire Token to me, and I am willing to take his place and guard the Ghost Fire Well."

Hua Changxi laughed out loud upon hearing this.

Gongshu Xingyan frowned when he saw her reaction: "What do you mean by this?"

Hua Changxi stopped smiling and

Gongshu Xingyan was stunned. Hua Changxi's undisguised disdain in her tone severely wounded him: "Why am I not qualified?"

Hua Changxi couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind. She turned her gaze back to Jingsheng, watched for a moment, and as if having made a decision, she turned quickly and left.

Seeing her leave, Gongshu Xingyan, having nowhere to vent his inner fury, immediately began to shout loudly.

"Are you coming back?"

"You explain yourself clearly to me—why am I not qualified?"

"I am a master artifact refiner. Never mind sixth or seventh-grade magical artifacts; even Dao soldiers... I could attempt to refine those too."

"Do you have any idea how many factions want me to work for them?"

Unfortunately, no one responded.

Gongshu Xingyan was truly angered. Looking at Jingsheng and recalling the expression on Hua Changxi's face when she left, he muttered, "What, can you upgrade a little broken bucket and turn it into a large pool?"

After exiting the Ghost Fire Well, Hua Changxi immediately took out her One-Thought Connection and sent messages to Hua Liulang, Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen.

"Urgently need first-grade and second-grade Profound Yellow Fruit. I am willing to trade other grades for them."

All four replied promptly, and their responses were uniform.

Hua Liulang: "Jiuniang, my Profound Yellow Fruit was used by my family."

Tong Yao, Jing Le, Yan Zhenzhen: "Turned over to the Holy Land."

After reading this, Hua Changxi was silent for a moment, then summoned the Somersault Cloud and flew toward the Xuanyuan Prefecture.