Chapter 550: Popularity Dilutes the Sense of Crisis

Except for some remarks denouncing the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall from time to time, Nanxiang County was generally peaceful.

The key to opening the Nine Nether Soul Realm—the Nether Fire Match—rarely fell into the hands of the human race, so the human race did not know much about the situation in the Soul Realm.

One unknown point is: the location for opening the Soul Realm can be randomly designated.

The matter of the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall taking tens of thousands of Zhu Que Army into the Soul Realm at the mountain gate square has been known to the entire cultivator circle after three months of dissemination and fermentation.

As a result, the number of cultivators in Nanxiang County has increased.

Since the entry and exit points of the Soul Realm are determined by the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall, the closer one is to her, the greater the chance of entering the Soul Realm.

Hua Changxi inspected all the way to Nanxiang County City. What came into view was the bustling cultivators on the street, the crowd was shoulder to shoulder, almost squeezing the entire county city to the point of being impassable.

Although the number of cultivators increased suddenly, the order in the city was still orderly.

It can be seen that Song Weimin's governance ability is indeed outstanding.

"Hmm?"

When she was outside the city, Hua Changxi didn't perceive anything unusual, but as soon as she entered the city, she found something wrong—the sense of crisis lingering in her heart had actually diminished!

What is going on?

She immediately released her divine sense and carefully explored the city with the bustling crowd.

However, she didn't find anything unusual.

She scanned every corner of the city three times with her divine sense, but the result was the same.

Hua Changxi pondered, looked at the shoulder-to-shoulder pedestrians on the street, and recalled the situation of entering the city last time.

And the only difference from this time entering the city is that the number of cultivators in the city has increased.

Could it be... because the popularity is prosperous, it dilutes that ominous sense of crisis?

As soon as this thought arose, Hua Changxi wanted to verify it urgently.

Nothing else, the ominousness covering Nanxiang County came inexplicably and without basis, which had always made her restless and uneasy.

If popularity can really dilute that ominousness, then the suggestion of 'massively absorbing cultivators to settle in Nanxiang County' previously proposed by Song Weimin, she must fully support it.

Hua Changxi did not hesitate and immediately took out a Nian Tong, sending messages to Yun You and Song Weimin at the same time.

"Immediately issue an announcement that the second opening location of the Nine Nether Soul Realm is set at the central square of Nanxiang County City."

"Quota: 10,000 people."

"All cultivators can sign up, quotas are limited, first come, first served."

"Soul Realm opening time, when the quota is full."

"Note: Nascent Soul cultivators have not opened the Spirit Platform, the soul power that the physical body can bear is limited, those who have not practiced divine sense cultivation techniques are not recommended to enter the Soul Realm."

At that time, Song Weimin was busy with the sudden increase in cultivators, painful and happy. Suddenly receiving Hua Changxi's news, he was a bit unresponsive.

Didn't the Hall Master already take the Zhu Que Army into the Soul Realm?

In the secret realm, isn't it impossible to send messages to the outside?

When Yun You received the message, she was equally shocked and puzzled.

Although both were shocked, they did not drag their feet in acting, and immediately took action quickly.

In less than half an hour, the announcement of the second opening of the Nine Nether Soul Realm was posted at the major city gates of Nanxiang County City.

At the same time, the Xuanyuan Prefecture, the five major holy lands, and major aristocratic families and sects also received urgent messages from Yun You.

All major forces and the loose cultivators gathered in Nanxiang County were stunned when they heard the news that the Nine Nether Soul Realm would be opened for the second time.

"Is this news true? Could it be fake?"

"The Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall took the Zhu Que Army into the Soul Realm, and it has only been three months at most, and she is out already?"

"The strange thing is that there is no wind of the Zhu Que Army returning from the Lingguang Hall?"

"However, this announcement was issued by the Nanxiang County Government and the Lingguang Hall at the same time, so it should not be fake."

Once the announcement was issued, the cultivator circle boiled over.

However, although they were boiling, there were few sign-ups.

Nothing else, the pricing of the Lingguang Hall is too high. A quota probably requires paying 1 billion low-grade spirit stones.

Major forces can afford it, but the number of cultivators they cultivate is large, and the number of people who want to enter the Soul Realm is definitely not one or two.

Like the five major holy lands, they need at least more than a hundred quotas. In this way, the final astronomical figure they need to pay is definitely astronomical.

No force wants to cut its own meat like this.

Loose cultivators only need to manage themselves, but those who can take out 1 billion low-grade spirit stones at once are definitely rare.

Tian Department, Wei Zhenjie looked at the heads of dozens of sects and families who came together, and his head started to ache again.

"You all want me to come forward to negotiate with the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall, I want to ask everyone, what should I use to negotiate? And how should I negotiate? I can't even see the person's face!"

At this moment, Wei Zhenjie suddenly admired Hua Changxi's move of not announcing her identity.

Look, when encountering a similar situation, people can't be found.

Facing Wei Zhenjie's questioning, the imperial elder smiled and said: "Minister Wei, this is all for the overall situation of the human race, so you have to work hard and bear more."

Wei Zhenjie listened to these high-sounding scene words, feeling greasy in his heart, and sneered unceremoniously.

"Alright, everyone here is the mainstay of the human race, let's not have those vain things, let's open the skylight and speak clearly."

His gaze swept over the crowd, his tone mocking: "The little abacus in your hearts is nothing more than not wanting to cut your own meat."

"However, everyone, you should be able to sit in this position today, you should understand the truth that there is gain only if there is giving, and there is harvest only if there is payment."

"Perhaps, at some times, everyone uniting to exert pressure together can indeed promote some things, but is the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall someone who is easily compromised?"

Wei Zhenjie sneered: "You ran all the way here, nothing more than wanting me to be this bird in the lead, wanting me to exert pressure with power."

The Sanqing Palace elder's face changed slightly upon hearing this, and he hurriedly defended: "Minister Wei misunderstood, I have no such intention, and do not want to exert pressure with power..."

"Forget it."

Wei Zhenjie waved his hand impatiently, interrupting the other party's defense: "You people, you are used to giving orders on weekdays. Obviously, the initiative has long been out of your hands, but you still want to be the master of others and set rules for others."

"To say something unpleasant, your style is too arrogant and too self-righteous."

He stood up, his impatience no longer concealed: "You want to negotiate with the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall, I don't object, whoever has the ability can go."

"But if you want me to come forward, sorry, this Minister doesn't have the leisure to play with you."

"Alright, that's all I have to say, you can see for yourselves."

Seeing Wei Zhenjie leave directly, the heads of all parties were both angry and helpless, and finally had to leave helplessly with anger.

"What now?"

"Drag."

"The Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall is so anxious to open the second Soul Realm, she must have a plan. As long as we join forces not to sign up, she, who cannot achieve her goal in the end, will definitely compromise first."

"Everyone, at this time, we need to work together, everyone must not do backstabbing."

On this side, major sects and families are still discussing boycotting the second Soul Realm together. On the other side, the Xuanyuan Prefecture and the five major holy lands, on the day the news was released, offered resources according to the standards set by the Lingguang Hall and decisively bought the entry quotas.

"It is indeed the Xuanyuan Prefecture and the five major holy lands, the foundation is indeed deep."

Xuanyuan Prefecture, 1,000 quotas; five major holy lands, 500 each.

Once the resources of the Xuanyuan Prefecture and the five major holy lands were received, the Lingguang Hall and the Nanxiang County Government updated the remaining quotas simultaneously.

When this news spread, the cultivators who were still watching exploded.

After a brief shock, an unprecedented sense of anxiety spread rapidly.

The quotas were limited, and the Xuanyuan Prefecture and the five major holy lands took away nearly 4,000 as soon as they made a move, leaving only 6,000 for the outside world.

You know, there are as many sects and families in the Central Continent as crucian carp crossing the river, and these mere 6,000 quotas are not enough to divide.

As a result, major families and sects completely put away the idea of bargaining, full of helplessness but could only stop, scrambling to take out resources to grab quotas.

Those loose cultivators who were still hesitating were even more anxious, gathering resources in groups of three or five, fearing that they would not be able to get a quota if they were late.

Hua Changxi found an inn near the city gate to stay, paying attention to the changes in the quotas at all times.

In just three days, the 10,000 quotas were swept away, not one left.

She sighed secretly in her heart, these families and sects, the depth of their foundation far exceeded her imagination.

As major forces brought their people into Nanxiang County City one after another, Hua Changxi keenly perceived that the heavy sense of crisis in her heart had actually faded a few points.

Popularity can really dilute that ominous sense of crisis!!! ===== CHAPTER 551 =====