Chapter 127: Spiritual Sense
After being in a coma for seven days and seven nights, Hua Changxi woke up in the underground Transmission Plaza of Lingguang Hall. At this moment, the branch of the Soul Devouring Tree had disappeared.
『 Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 255,000,000/1,000,000,000; Spiritual Sense: 110,000+』
Seeing that a new data point for Spiritual Sense had appeared in her cultivation stats, Hua Changxi was stunned for a moment. She immediately sensed her body and found her mind much clearer than before.
The most noticeable improvement was that her control over her body seemed more precise. A thought would arise, and her body would immediately react accordingly.
Her brain’s command ability, or rather, the command ability of her thoughts and intentions, had strengthened!
However, Hua Changxi was also a bit puzzled. Spiritual Sense was supposed to be cultivated only after advancing to the Spiritual Platform Realm. Why did she have it now?
Hua Changxi recalled her experiences in the Ghost Market, especially when she leaped across the Underworld River, and still felt a lingering fear.
Six Great Demons appeared and attacked simultaneously. Although the Long-Browed Arhat blocked most of the soul attacks, some still struck towards her.
The reason she was unharmed was not due to good luck, but because the Shen Nong Cauldron vibrated and helped her block the soul attacks.
As the Shen Nong Cauldron vibrated, she vaguely saw a dark, dim space in her mind, waiting to be opened. The Shen Nong Cauldron stood within it.
Above the Shen Nong Cauldron, there was a fire bird lying dormant.
“That must be the Sea of Consciousness?”
Hua Changxi wanted to enter her Sea of Consciousness again and immediately sat down cross-legged. Unfortunately, she tried many times but failed.
She didn’t dwell on it, thinking that perhaps the vibration of the Shen Nong Cauldron had loosened her Sea of Consciousness, allowing her to cultivate Spiritual Sense prematurely.
Her encounter with a life and death crisis in the Ghost Market this time made her reflect deeply. She had underestimated the dangers of the cultivator’s world and had trusted people too much.
Eunuch Lin entrusted Lin Sheng to her, and she felt there was no reason for Eunuch Lin to harm her. She had taken it for granted that the Ghost Market was merely a marketplace for cultivators to gather and trade. Even with some preventive measures, she hadn’t anticipated it would be so dangerous.
Eunuch Lin hadn’t revealed anything about the dangers of the Ghost Market. Was he doing it intentionally? Did he want her to die in the Ghost Market? But what would be his reason?
If he truly wanted to harm her, why would he send Lin Sheng to her side?
Failing to inquire about the dangers of the Ghost Market beforehand was her oversight, but it didn’t stop her from feeling resentment towards Eunuch Lin at this moment, suspecting he intentionally wanted to harm her.
Thinking of this, Hua Changxi stood up, preparing to leave and return to the Medical Affairs Department. Soon, she noticed something unusual about her surroundings.
The exit from the underground Transmission Plaza was gone. Only the stone door leading to the Transmission Platform remained at the edge of the plaza.
The previous underground Transmission Plaza had been a simply excavated cavern, but now, it was a hollow, well-like deep pit.
“How did it change?”
Hua Changxi thought of the Vermilion Bird Jade Pendant she had taken earlier and quickly took it out.
At this moment, the jade pendant had not yet recognized a master. Hua Changxi looked at it and still didn’t quite want it. She had a strong feeling that accepting this jade pendant would mean taking on corresponding responsibilities.
After hesitating for a while, she still dripped a drop of blood onto the jade pendant.
She changed her mind because the Fire Spiritual Energy here was dense and suitable for cultivation. Since she couldn’t find a talisman master anytime soon, she would cultivate here in the future.
Furthermore, she had taken the jade pendant in front of court officials. According to the common belief in Great Jin, “All under heaven is the king’s land,” she was likely already labeled a traitor. Even if she gave up Lingguang Hall, she might still be resented.
In that case, taking over Lingguang Hall would naturally be better for her, at least giving her an additional “asset.”
After absorbing the blood, the Vermilion Bird Jade Pendant shot into Hua Changxi’s forehead.
“Boom~”
The moment the jade pendant entered her forehead, Hua Changxi’s “vision” radiated outwards, and in an instant, a three-dimensional map of Lingguang Hall appeared in her mind.
“Is this… Spiritual Sense projection?”
Hua Changxi was shocked not only that Lingguang Hall was completely within her “sight” but also by how grand and magnificent it had become.
However, this shock didn’t last long, as she received a mission from the jade pendant.
“He who obtains the Vermilion Bird Jade Pendant shall be the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall.”
“Every Hall Master of Lingguang Hall bears the responsibility of recruiting no less than one hundred thousand members for the Vermilion Bird Army on the Central Continent!”
Recruit no less than one hundred thousand members for the Vermilion Bird Army…
Upon learning of this mission, Hua Changxi instantly felt a heavy boulder pressing down on her shoulders. She knew this jade pendant wouldn’t be easy to obtain.
One hundred thousand members for the Vermilion Bird Army. Where would she find a hundred thousand Fire Spiritual Root cultivators? Moreover, these cultivators would have to swear to inherit and promote the aspirations of the Vermilion Bird.
Hua Changxi stood before the Transmission Stone Tablet in the plaza, staring at the carvings on it for a long time. Finally, with a sigh of helplessness, she heavily stepped onto the spiraling stone stairs.
On the stone stairs, at intervals, there was a Vermilion Bird statue. The statues, made of an unknown material, were burning with fierce flames, illuminating the space.
At the end of the stone stairs was a stone cliff. On the cliff was a stone door. Hua Changxi unleashed her Spiritual Energy, and the stone door opened. She then stepped into a spacious and grand hall.
In the center of the hall hung a plaque with the words “Vermilion Bird Divine Might” written on it. There was nothing else.
After Hua Changxi surveyed the hall, she exited. Although she already had a three-dimensional map of Lingguang Hall in her mind, the moment she stepped out of the hall and personally felt its grandeur and magnificence, she was still awestruck.
Lingguang Hall’s palace complex had a total of five levels, with the highest palace directly bathed in the clouds. Currently, Hua Changxi was standing outside the Transmission Hall on the lower left.
Hua Changxi was now the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall and could teleport to any location. With a thought, she flashed to the outside of the highest main hall.
Standing at the highest point and looking down, a heroic feeling of “standing on the highest peak and looking down upon all other mountains” arose, making Hua Changxi straighten her back considerably. Recruiting the Vermilion Bird Army seemed less burdensome.
“Did something just flash by?”
Some of the soldiers stationed outside the Gate Tower noticed Hua Changxi’s fleeting light. Hua Changxi, standing at the highest point, also saw them.
There were several hundred soldiers guarding the area. Hua Changxi frowned upon seeing the Imperial Court had stationed so many troops outside Lingguang Hall. With a wave of her Spiritual Energy, a whirlwind kicked up in the soldiers’ encampment, forcing them to retreat.
“What’s going on? Why is there such strong wind?”
“It must be the cultivator inside Lingguang Hall who’s angry and driving us away. Let’s go.”
“But Prince Fu ordered us to guard here…”
“Do you want to die? Do you really think cultivators won’t kill people?”
Fearing that cultivators might kill them and also fearing punishment from Prince Fu, the soldiers retreated several miles before setting up their camp again, keeping a distant watch on Lingguang Hall.
Seeing that she couldn’t drive away the soldiers, Hua Changxi’s expression became somewhat serious.
Lingguang Hall was so grand and vast, and not far from the Capital City, the Royal Family and the Imperial Court would likely not ignore it.
She hadn’t figured out how to deal with the Royal Family and the Imperial Court yet, so she could only take things one step at a time.
Afterward, Hua Changxi toured all the palaces and then rode a cloud back to the Capital City.
On the way back to the Capital, she clearly felt that the territory of Nanxiang County had become much larger than before.
