Chapter 191: Seven Sets of Magic Robes
“No wonder the space here is a bit unstable; it turns out a teleportation array was set up!”
Hua Changxi finally understood the reason for the instability of the space here. Seeing Tong Yao supporting Xia Yang into the teleportation array, she also followed in with Xia Xue.
After entering the teleportation array, Tong Yao drew a rune in the air. The next moment, Hua Changxi felt a wave of dizziness, her vision filled with red light, and she couldn’t see anything clearly. When she could see again, she found they had appeared on a stone platform surrounded by lava.
The stone platform was very large, estimated to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Outside the stone platform was a vast and boundless sea of churning, boiling, and scorching lava, like an ocean.
Hua Changxi looked around, thinking to herself: The Divine Wood connects the Nine Netherworlds and the Human World. Have they been teleported to the underground lava layer of the Human World?
Just then, Tong Yao drew another rune in the air. Following that, a root of the Fusang Divine Wood appeared out of thin air, forming a bridge from the stone platform and rapidly extending towards the distance.
“Let’s go.”
Tong Yao supported Xia Yang and was the first to step onto the root, walking quickly towards the other side.
Hua Changxi cautiously followed, carefully observing her surroundings.
She had expected it to take a long time, but after stepping onto the Divine Wood root, they soon saw the lava sea coast, like a horizon.
As soon as the four of them stepped ashore, the Fusang Divine Wood root retreated and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Hua Changxi looked at the lava sea before her and thought, the lava layer connected to the Artifact Saint Palace is even deeper than the one near Lingguang Hall. Although Lingguang Hall is also connected to lava, the lava here is far more vast.
Back at the Artifact Saint Palace’s Earth Fire Vein base, after sending Xia Yang and Xia Xue to a lava cave on the shore of the lava sea, Tong Yao’s worried heart finally settled.
“This time, I truly must thank Fellow Daoist Hua for your assistance. Otherwise, not only Senior Disciple Brother, but Xia Yang, Xia Xue, and I would have perished in Tang Valley.”
“There is no way to repay you. In the future, if there is ever anything you need my help with, Fellow Daoist Hua, please do not hesitate to ask.”
Hua Changxi replied that such politeness was unnecessary: “I just happened to be there. Although guarding the Formation Eye is the responsibility of the Four Great Sacred Lands, the leakage of demonic aura concerns the safety of all humans in the Human World. As a member of the human cultivators, I should do my part.”
Tong Yao cupped his fists: “Fellow Daoist Hua, your righteousness is admirable.”
Hua Changxi smiled modestly and did not dwell on the topic. Looking at the formation platform in the center of the lava sea, she asked with confusion: “Fellow Daoist Tong, I don’t quite understand. Since there is a teleportation array directly to the center of the Formation Eye, why did Fellow Daoist Baili risk entering Tang Valley from Qianmen Fort before?”
Tong Yao thought of the petrified Baili Changfeng, his mood becoming somewhat dejected: “To be honest with you, Fellow Daoist Hua, before the Fusang Divine Wood appeared, we couldn’t find this teleportation array at all.”
He found this teleportation array by following the traces of the Divine Wood when it appeared.
Tong Yao paused, then looked at Hua Changxi: “The sudden appearance of the Fusang Divine Wood should be related to you, right, Fellow Daoist?”
When he entered the center of the Formation Eye through the teleportation array, the Fusang Divine Wood had already disappeared. At that time, Senior Disciple Brother, Xia Yang, and Xia Xue were struggling against the demon race followers, and Fellow Daoist Hua was not present.
Hua Changxi remained silent.
Seeing this, Tong Yao took it as her tacit agreement. His eyes flickered, and he suddenly said: “If you are not the successor of the Dan Sheng Hall, Fellow Daoist Hua, you could consider the Artifact Saint Palace. If you are willing, I will recommend you as an Elder of the Artifact Saint Palace.”
Hua Changxi was taken aback by his abrupt change of topic and chuckled: “Fellow Daoist Tong is joking. I don’t know how to refine artifacts.”
The more Tong Yao thought about it, the more he felt his idea was excellent: “The Artifact Saint Palace primarily focuses on artifact refining, it doesn’t mean other skills are not practiced. Fellow Daoist Hua, you know alchemy, so you would be perfectly suited to be the Alchemy Elder of the Artifact Saint Palace.”
Hua Changxi found Tong Yao’s enthusiastic recruitment amusing. She had shied away from the responsibilities of the Dan Sheng Hall, so how could she willingly bind herself to the Artifact Saint Palace? “I am used to my freedom.”
Tong Yao quickly interjected: “The Artifact Saint Palace will not interfere with your daily life, as long as you are willing…”
Hua Changxi directly interrupted him: “I am not willing.”
Tong Yao: “…Fellow Daoist, you don’t need to rush to refuse. You can go back and think about it. The Artifact Saint Palace, if nothing else, has plenty of Spiritual Artifacts.” He then looked at the Magic Robe Hua Changxi was wearing.
“Fellow Daoist, your Magic Robe is quite damaged and probably beyond repair. Coincidentally, I recently refined several sets of Magic Robes myself. Please wait here for a moment, Fellow Daoist Hua, and I will bring them for you to see.”
Hua Changxi did not stop him and let Tong Yao leave.
The Magic Robe she was wearing was the tuition fee given by the Seventh Prince Chu Junhao for attending his lectures. It was now so tattered by the space rift that it could barely cover her body. If she went out dressed like this and got it any dirtier, she would look like a beggar.
Soon, Tong Yao returned, holding seven sets of Magic Robes: “These are all women’s Magic Robes that I refined myself. Please take a look, Fellow Daoist Hua, and see if you like them. If you do, they are all yours.”
Hua Changxi shook her head and smiled: “Even between friends, there’s no reason for free gifts. Didn’t I give you a few bottles of Third Rank Fire Returning Pills before? Please calculate their value and see how many sets of Magic Robes my pills can exchange for. Let’s not take advantage of each other; an exchange where both parties get what they need is the path to a long-lasting relationship.”
Hearing this, Tong Yao’s expression stiffened slightly, and he quickly chuckled: “Fellow Daoist Hua is right. Supreme-grade pills are rare and hard to come by. These seven sets of Magic Robes are all yours, Fellow Daoist Hua.”
Only then did Hua Changxi accept the Magic Robes: one set each of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
Tong Yao introduced the Magic Robes: “These seven sets of Magic Robes were refined by me based on the colors of the Seven-Colored Exotic Fire in Tang Valley. They are impervious to water and fire and can automatically adjust their size to fit the wearer’s body. The red, orange, yellow, and green sets can block spiritual energy detection. For the cyan, blue, and purple sets, I used soul silkworm silk, which can also block Spiritual Sense detection.”
Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi fell silent for a moment, then took out over ten more bottles of Third Rank Supreme-grade Pills, including those for improving cultivation, restoring Spiritual Power, and healing injuries.
Tong Yao looked at Hua Changxi and accepted the pills without hesitation.
The seven sets of Magic Robes he refined indeed used a lot of precious materials.
“By the way, Fellow Daoist Hua, I prefer a clean and neat style. The Magic Robes I refine are a bit different from those flowing, ethereal, wide-sleeved robes.”
Hua Changxi noticed and smiled: “I quite like this style of Magic Robe.” With fitted sleeves and a cinched waist, this style of Magic Robe made one look more heroic and capable.
Tong Yao smiled: “As long as you like it.”
Hua Changxi put away the Magic Robes and looked at Tong Yao: “Fellow Daoist Tong, if I want to refine any Spiritual Artifacts in the future, I might have to trouble you.”
Tong Yao quickly replied: “Fellow Daoist, please don’t hesitate to ask.”
Hua Changxi did not stand on ceremony: “Fellow Daoist Tong, if you need any pills, please also feel free to ask.”
This lava sea connected to the center of the Formation Eye in Tang Valley, it must be a secret important place of the Artifact Saint Palace. Hua Changxi didn’t want to stay too long and said directly: “I won’t disturb your recovery. How do I leave here?”
Tong Yao did not try to keep her. Instead, he quickly sent a message, summoning two disciples, a man and a woman, and instructed them to look after Xia Yang and Xia Xue. Then, he led Hua Changxi into a stone room.
Inside the stone room, there was also a formation platform.
“I will send you out, Fellow Daoist Hua.”
Hua Changxi nodded and stood on the formation platform with Tong Yao.
This time, she didn’t feel any dizziness. In the blink of an eye, she saw brilliant sunlight.
“Where is this…”
After Hua Changxi clearly saw her surroundings, her eyes flickered. It turned out to be the office yamen of the Imperial Guards in the South City of the Capital City.
