Chapter 115: X-Ray Vision
After finishing her class, Hua Changxi hurried back to her courtyard and then threw herself into cultivation, beginning to consolidate her cultivation.
However, after cultivating for a while, she stopped.
Now, when she cultivates, she can increase her cultivation by over a million Spiritual Energy Points in an hour. She absorbs too much Spiritual Energy, and when she cultivates, the surrounding Spiritual Energy will surge towards her.
Before, when the Labor Department wasn’t paid much attention to, she could cultivate freely, but now she didn’t dare to cultivate like that.
Today, seeing Mu Qingying and the He Family Sisters in class, she knew that the Department Head and the He Family were all watching her.
And Gu Jin Fan, since she obtained the cultivation method from the Vermilion Bird Transmission Stone, he would most likely be watching her from the shadows as well.
She was now being scrutinized by these people, and if she continued to cultivate as before, it wouldn’t take long before she attracted their attention.
She had finally managed to increase her cultivation speed, but now she couldn’t cultivate freely. Hua Changxi was very depressed, “If only I knew how to set up a Teleportation Array.”
With a Teleportation Array, she could instantly teleport to Five Finger Mountain to cultivate and then teleport back, without worrying about others knowing she had left.
But Teleportation Arrays are high-level Array Formations, and the Four Arts Beginner section didn’t mention them at all.
Although her Somersault Cloud speed was already very fast, and it only took her half an hour to get to Five Finger Mountain, traveling back and forth like this every day, not to mention her getting tired, if she did it too many times, it would inevitably be discovered by those watching her from the shadows.
“Bang bang bang~”
At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard gate from outside. Hua Changxi composed herself, went out of the room, opened the courtyard gate, and found Yu Hui.
Yu Hui: “Sister Changxi, I hope I’m not disturbing you.”
Hua Changxi shook her head: “What do you need me for?”
Yu Hui lowered his voice: “Do you remember Eunuch Xuan from the Eastern Depot?”
Hua Changxi nodded: “He’s poisoned again?”
Yu Hui choked: “Eunuch Xuan isn’t poisoned, but his subordinates are injured, and he wants to ask you to come and treat them. Godfather asked me to come and see if you have time to go to the Eastern Depot?”
Hua Changxi’s eyes darted around: “Go to the Eastern Depot?”
Many places within the inner city of the Capital City were off-limits to ordinary citizens, especially areas near the Imperial City.
The Eastern Depot was located next to the Imperial City, so she could openly explore places she hadn’t been to before. Hua Changxi was naturally willing.
“Eunuch Xuan has taken care of my business quite a bit. If he asks, how can I refuse?”
Seeing that she was willing to go to the Eastern Depot, Yu Hui immediately took her to see Eunuch Yu, and then Eunuch Yu took Hua Changxi to the Eastern Depot.
The Eastern Depot not only bordered the Imperial City but also occupied an entire alley, its power not inferior to the Imperial Guards.
Upon arriving at the Eastern Depot, Eunuch Yu cautioned Hua Changxi: “Master, many of the matters handled by the Eastern Depot involve the Royal Family. Once inside, if we can avoid speaking, we should not speak, lest we offend.”
Hua Changxi could see that the people in the Eastern Depot acted very cautiously. She silently followed Eunuch Yu to Eunuch Xuan’s courtyard.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw patients all over the yard.
Looking at the wounds of the injured, it was obvious that they had been attacked by Spiritual Power.
However, weren’t the wounds of these people too uniform?
Hua Changxi examined the injuries of a few people nearby and found that their degree of injury was almost the same.
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Hua Changxi’s eyes flickered. These people were likely severely injured by some artifact or Array Formation capable of area-of-effect attacks.
What were the people from the Eastern Depot doing?
Hua Changxi surveyed the injured in the courtyard. There were as many as sixty to seventy people. Although most of them were Martial Artists, there were also quite a few Cultivators, about twenty.
These Cultivators were definitely not all of the Eastern Depot. If one Eastern Depot had so many Cultivators, she wondered how many Cultivators the Royal Family secretly nurtured.
At this moment, Eunuch Xuan came out of the house. Seeing Eunuch Yu and Hua Changxi arrive, he hurried forward.
He was also injured, but his injuries were not as severe, and he could still move. Unlike those lying in the courtyard, many were in a coma, and a small portion, though awake, were barely breathing.
Hua Changxi looked at Eunuch Xuan, then at the others lying in the courtyard, her eyes flickering.
How did the people from the Eastern Depot manage to bring back so many injured people who had difficulty moving?
“Steward Hua, please take a look quickly, can you treat these people?”
“After examining their injuries, I will know if I can save them.”
“Then please examine them quickly.”
Hua Changxi walked towards the Martial Artist with the most severe injuries.
Eunuch Xuan saw her saving the Martial Artists first and quickly stopped her: “Save the Cultivators first.”
Hua Changxi looked at him: “Cultivators have Spiritual Energy to support them and can hold on for a longer time. But Martial Artists are mortals. If they are severely injured by Spiritual Power, they cannot hold on for long.”
Eunuch Xuan was silent for a moment after hearing this, but still insisted: “Save the Cultivators first.”
Cultivating a Cultivator was much more difficult than cultivating a Martial Artist.
Cultivators first needed Spiritual Meridians, then cultivation methods, cultivation resources, and a lot of time to cultivate.
As for Martial Artists, the Great Jin’s Martial Arts were flourishing, and there was no shortage of Martial Artists. As long as one spent a little more Silver, there were plenty of Martial Artists willing to fight.
Hua Changxi frowned. After thinking for a moment, she wrote a prescription to slow down the rampant Spiritual Energy and had Eunuch Xuan brew the medicine for the injured Martial Artists to take, which would at least allow them to hold on for a while longer.
After all, they were from the Eastern Depot. Eunuch Xuan gritted his teeth when he saw that the prescription required more than ten kinds of high-quality Medicinal Herbs, but he still ordered someone to fetch the herbs from the Storeroom to brew the medicine.
Most of the Cultivators were not in a coma, so Hua Changxi began to inquire about their conditions.
Diagnostic Technique Beginner: Diagnosis 4/10
Data popped up before her eyes, and Hua Changxi’s eyes flickered as she continued to diagnose diligently.
Diagnostic Technique Beginner: Diagnosis 5/10
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Diagnostic Technique Beginner: Diagnosis 10/10
When the number of diagnosed Cultivators reached ten, Hua Changxi felt a warm current flowing into her eyes.
Hua Changxi immediately closed her eyes, feeling the warm current wash over her eyeballs again and again.
Eunuch Xuan frowned when he saw Hua Changxi suddenly stop her diagnosis and looked at Eunuch Yu.
Eunuch Yu shook his head, pulled Eunuch Xuan aside, and explained: “Treating Cultivators is very draining. After diagnosing seven people in a row, it’s time to rest.”
Eunuch Xuan rubbed his throbbing forehead and said anxiously: “It doesn’t matter if one or two of these Cultivators die, but if too many die, I will be held accountable.”
Eunuch Yu lowered his voice: “What exactly did you go to do to get so many people injured?”
Eunuch Xuan glanced at him: “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask.” Seeing Eunuch Yu’s embarrassed expression, he added, “I’m doing this for your own good. Knowing too much about some things is not good.”
At this moment, Hua Changxi opened her eyes again. The moment she opened them, a five-colored Spiritual Light flashed across her pupils.
When she looked at the injured again, she possessed the ability of X-ray vision. Her eyes were like scanners, able to thoroughly scan the injured from the inside out.
Hua Changxi’s heart trembled. At this moment, she could not only see the amount of Spiritual Energy in the injured’s Spiritual Meridians and judge their cultivation based on the Spiritual Energy concentration, but she could also clearly see a small sword condensed from Spiritual Energy in the injured’s Spiritual Meridians, wreaking havoc and damaging their Spiritual Meridians.
Wherever the small sword passed, not only were the Spiritual Meridians damaged, but the overflowing Spiritual Power was also rampantly attacking the Body.
Hua Changxi returned to examine the previous six diagnosed people, and they were all the same.
Afterward, she continued to diagnose the remaining Cultivators. Without exception, she saw the wandering small swords in their Spiritual Meridians.
Hua Changxi tried to force the small sword out with Spiritual Power, but unfortunately, she failed.
Seeing this, her expression became solemn.
She had corresponding Elixirs to treat damaged Cultivator Spiritual Meridians, but how could she eliminate the small swords in their Spiritual Meridians?
“What’s wrong?”
Eunuch Xuan noticed the change in Hua Changxi’s expression and immediately asked.
Hua Changxi scanned Eunuch Xuan with her eyes and judged from the concentration of Spiritual Energy in his Spiritual Meridians that he was a Qi Sea Realm Cultivator.
“There is a sword energy rampaging within these people, destroying their bodies. They can take Recovery Pills and Meridian Strengthening Pills to repair the physical injuries.”
“However, if the sword energy is not removed, they will not be able to fully recover. Moreover, over time, it will damage their cultivation aptitude.”
Eunuch Xuan was first shocked by Hua Changxi’s gaze. When she looked at him, he felt as if he had been seen through. Then he was surprised that she could diagnose that they were injured by swords.
“Can’t you eliminate the sword energy?”
Hua Changxi thought for a moment and said: “There is a method that can be tried, which is acupuncture. However, ordinary silver needles won’t work. They are Cultivators, and that sword energy is formed from Spiritual Energy, so corresponding needle-shaped Magic Tools must be used.”
Seeing Eunuch Xuan’s brow furrowed, Hua Changxi asked, “Eunuch, do you have any Cultivators who can refine artifacts? It shouldn’t be difficult to refine needle-shaped tools that can carry Spiritual Energy.”
“If there are corresponding needle-shaped tools, I should be able to neutralize the sword energy within them.”
Eunuch Xuan’s eyes lit up, and he said quickly: “You suppress their injuries first, I’ll be back soon.” With that, he was about to leave.
Hua Changxi quickly stopped him: “Eunuch, suppressing their injuries requires taking Meridian Strengthening Pills.”
Eunuch Xuan’s expression paused: “Meridian Strengthening Pills?”
He had heard of Meridian Strengthening Pills, but he didn’t have any such Elixirs on hand.
Eunuch Xuan looked at Hua Changxi: “The Eastern Depot doesn’t have Meridian Strengthening Pills. Can you refine them?”
Hua Changxi smiled: “If it were anyone else, I certainly wouldn’t, but since Eunuch asked, I can refine them. However, Meridian Strengthening Pills are very difficult to refine.”
Eunuch Xuan could tell that Hua Changxi was asking for a favor. He glanced at Eunuch Yu, who was pretending to be a quail beside him, and said, “If the Eastern Depot can help you with anything in the future, just ask.”
Hua Changxi smiled: “Eunuch is joking. The Eastern Depot is a place for important matters. How dare I, a commoner, trouble you? However, I do have a small matter I’d like to ask Eunuch about.”
Eunuch Yu quickly glanced at Hua Changxi, truly impressed that she dared to negotiate with the Eastern Depot.
Eunuch Xuan gazed at Hua Changxi for a moment and smiled: “What do you want to ask?”
Hua Changxi: “Eunuch understands Teleportation Arrays, right?”
Eunuch Xuan’s expression changed, and a hint of coldness entered his gaze as he looked at Hua Changxi.
Seeing this, Hua Changxi pointed to the Martial Artists lying on the ground in the courtyard: “So many people were severely injured. It must have been difficult to bring them back by manpower. They were probably teleported back, wasn’t I right?”
“Eunuch, I don’t mean anything else. I just find traveling back and forth between the Medical Affairs Department and home too tiring and troublesome. I want to set up a Teleportation Array to reduce the burden.”
Eunuch Xuan looked deeply at Hua Changxi: “I cannot make decisions about Teleportation Arrays. I will have to report to the Director.”
Bringing up the Director of the Eastern Depot was meant to scare Hua Changxi away, but who knew that Hua Changxi was not intimidated at all.
Hua Changxi: “Then I will await Eunuch’s news. For now, I will go and treat the injured Martial Artists.”
Eunuch Yu looked at Hua Changxi, his understanding of her boldness renewed.
Eunuch Xuan was silent for a moment, but ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.
After he left, Eunuch Yu wanted to say something, but seeing Hua Changxi treating the injured Martial Artists without being affected, the words in his mouth finally turned into a long sigh.
In the most magnificent courtyard of the Eastern Depot, Director Zhang Fang of the Eastern Depot, after hearing Eunuch Xuan’s report, asked, “Hua Changxi” – knowing the palace’s various factions well – “What is her relationship with Hua Changxin, the direct disciple of the Taisu Palace Sect Leader?”
Eunuch Xuan replied: “They are twin sisters.”
Zhang Fang smiled: “No wonder she has such confidence. Give her a copy of our Teleportation Array diagram. Consider it building good karma.”
Eunuch Xuan did not expect Zhang Fang to agree so readily, but he soon understood.
The Taisu Palace must also have the Teleportation Array diagram. Even if they didn’t give it to Hua Changxi this time, she would get it when Hua Changxin returned to the capital.
It was better to give it now and have her treat the Eastern Depot’s Cultivators.
Moreover, Teleportation Arrays are not easy to set up. Even if Hua Changxi was given the diagram, she might not be able to set it up.
Zhang Fang usually dealt with important figures entering and leaving the palace and didn’t pay much attention to Hua Changxi. However, her ability to refine Elixirs did make him take notice and remember her.
Seeing Zhang Fang begin to handle other matters, Eunuch Xuan quietly withdrew. He then went to the Artifact Refining room and found an Eastern Depot artifact refining Cultivator, asking him to refine a set of acupuncture needles. After that, he returned to the courtyard where the injured were.
Hua Changxi looked at the Teleportation Array diagram handed to her by Eunuch Xuan. To be honest, she was a little surprised. When she asked for it, she had actually prepared to be rejected. She didn’t expect the people from the Eastern Depot to be so accommodating and actually give it to her.
Since others had given her the Teleportation Array diagram, she didn’t delay. She directly took out two bottles of Meridian Strengthening Pills and handed them to Eunuch Xuan, asking him to give them to the injured Cultivators.
Seeing that Hua Changxi actually carried refined Meridian Strengthening Pills with her, Eunuch Xuan’s tone became even more amiable: “The needles will take two more days to be refined. Will they be alright during this period?”
Hua Changxi: “Cultivators should be fine, but I’m not sure about these Martial Artists. I just checked their physical condition. I will write a new prescription and see if they can hold on until the needles are refined.”
Martial Artists have mortal bodies. The small swords formed from Spiritual Energy, lacking Spiritual Meridians to contain them, wreaked havoc within their bodies. Many had already injured their internal organs. It was hard to say how long they could last.
After leaving the Eastern Depot, Hua Changxi returned to the Medical Affairs Department and eagerly began to study the Teleportation Array diagram.
After looking at it, she found that she couldn’t set it up.
Teleportation Arrays require some special Array Stones. Five Finger Mountain should have them, but engraving Runes on the Array Stones was difficult for her.
She didn’t know how to draw Runes, let alone draw them on stones.
However, Hua Changxi eventually thought of a solution. She first went to Five Finger Mountain and gathered the Xuan Tie Stones required for the Teleportation Array. She cut the stones according to the Teleportation Array diagram and, on the day Eunuch Xuan notified her that the needle-shaped Magic Tools were refined, she brought the Xuan Tie Stones to the Eastern Depot.
