Chapter 243: The Mover of Eras
When Hua Changxi lectured, she always paid close attention to the reactions of her listeners. Seeing many cultivators diligently taking notes, she immediately said, “Everyone, listen carefully.”
“I have specifically assigned people to record the spiritual medicines discussed today. If you need them, you can go to Number Thirteen Qihuang Hall after the lecture for free rubbings.”
“Not only the First Rank spiritual plants discussed today, but I will also compile a compilation of spiritual plants in the future, which will be announced then.”
Upon hearing this, the vast majority of the listeners in the plaza became incredibly excited.
At this stage, most inheritances are controlled by the powerful and influential. Ordinary cultivators who wish to cultivate or learn a cultivation skill can only choose to join a certain faction.
It can be said that many people fall into a passive state the moment they embark on the path of cultivation.
Hall Master Hua had previously compiled a compilation of mortal plants, which she also made public without reservation. Now, not only do major apothecary shops and medicine halls have a copy, but even some martial artists who don’t understand medical skills buy one to keep at home.
In the past, the pills, medicinal soups, and medicinal baths required for martial artists to practice martial arts could only be purchased from apothecary shops and medicine halls. With the compilation of mortal plants, because the properties of the mortal plants recorded within were too detailed, martial artists who had been practicing for a long time could even prepare simple medicinal soups themselves.
Now that Hall Master Hua is compiling a compilation of spiritual plants, this is good news for all cultivators.
As long as one learns to identify spiritual medicines, even if they cannot become an alchemist, they can collect spiritual medicines encountered in the future to exchange for other cultivation resources.
Compared to the excited ordinary cultivators, the expressions of the powerful and influential varied.
Gu Xing showed a look of relief. Among the eighteen Secret Realm Masters, only Hua Changxi truly propagated medical skills and the Pill Dao from the perspective of the Dan Sheng Hall.
Department Head Gu looked on in admiration. He also possessed several alchemy inheritances, which he treasured like precious jewels, rarely showing them to outsiders except for a few direct disciples.
He truly couldn’t bring himself to easily reveal the inheritances he held.
Prince Shou frowned. This Hua Changxi is really good at causing trouble. If other inheritors were to share their inheritances freely like her, allowing cultivators below to learn cultivation methods and skills to make a living, then what advantage would the Royal Family have in recruiting cultivators for their own use in the future?
The cultivators from the Guardian Families remained silent.
The reason was simple: Guardians existed to ensure the continuity of the Four Spirit Realm’s traditions. They should be the ones to publicly share various inheritances and promote the development of cultivation without reservation.
However, due to limited resources, Guardian Families generally only selected exceptionally talented individuals for training, and had little time to spare for ordinary people.
Hua Changxi’s ‘generous’ behavior, her care for ordinary people, undoubtedly slapped the Guardian Families in the face.
On the other hand, Gu Jin Fan’s expression was also quite complex. She increasingly felt that Hua Changxi was more of a variable than herself.
The opening of the public Divine Wood Secret Realm and the announcement of the Spiritual Medicine Compendium would directly promote the revival of the Dan Sheng Hall, with profound influence.
Compared to Hua Changxi, she seemed to have done nothing to promote the development of the Four Spirit Realm.
“Everyone, quiet down. Let’s continue the lecture.”
As soon as Hua Changxi spoke, the previously bustling plaza instantly fell silent.
If many people came to the plaza before simply to learn more about medical and alchemy knowledge, and had no strong feelings about Hua Changxi herself.
But at this moment, because Hua Changxi allowed free rubbings of the spiritual medicine records, most people felt a greater sense of respect for her.
Before, people only had the desire to learn; now, Hua Changxi herself had also ‘entered’ their sight.
Another spiritual medicine was moved by Hua Changxi to hover above the stone cauldron.
Hua Changxi sat with her back to the stone cauldron and did not notice that as the spiritual medicine floated above it, a faint, ethereal ripple appeared in the air.
Gu Xing, sitting in the front and with his destiny bound to the Dan Sheng Hall, was the first to notice the anomaly with the stone cauldron, which immediately sent a shock through him.
For the next period, Gu Xing had no time to listen to the lecture. He stared intently at the stone cauldron, feeling the ripples appearing above it, his eyes unable to hide his excitement.
Following Qihuang Hall, another important site of the Dan Sheng Hall showed signs of revival!
Hua Changxi’s explanation of identifying spiritual medicines began with the most basic and common ones.
Those who possessed alchemy or medical inheritances already knew these things well. Therefore, when listening to Hua Changxi’s lecture, they found her content boring and didn’t want to waste time sitting there.
For a time, many people in the plaza were seen whispering and talking softly.
Among them, the disciples of the Guardian Families, who felt their faces had been slapped by Hua Changxi, were the most vocal. They colluded with Meng Yuchuan, who felt Hua Changxi was stealing his sister’s spotlight, and chatted animatedly.
At first, these people were careful to control their volume, but gradually, their voices grew louder, severely disrupting those around them who were trying to listen.
Given the identities of Meng Yuchuan and others, the people around them dared not speak out of anger.
Just as everyone thought they would have to endure this for the rest of the lecture, an irresistible spiritual force swept through, directly throwing Meng Yuchuan and his group out of the plaza.
Not only Meng Yuchuan and the others, but also other people who were talking.
There were Tang Yufeng and other noble family disciples, and Huo Yunxiao and others from the Heavenly Department.
Among those thrown out of the plaza, the quick-reacting ones managed to stabilize themselves and land safely, at least not losing face in front of others.
Those who couldn’t react in time fell to the ground, covered in dust.
Uh…
The plaza fell into dead silence.
Those thrown out were too stunned to recover, and those still sitting in the plaza were also in shock.
Outside the plaza, Huo Yunxiao, who had almost fallen face-first in front of everyone, was now somewhat disheveled and incredibly shocked. He was a late Core Formation cultivator, yet he had been thrown out by Hua Changxi without any resistance.
Meng Yuchuan and the others were even more shocked than Huo Yunxiao. The lowest cultivation among them was Core Formation, and there was even Dongfang Xu at the early Nascent Soul stage. They were all bundled up and thrown out like this!
Most of the people sitting in the plaza: Hall Master Hua is truly formidable, throwing out noble family disciples just like that. But, it’s good that she did!
The other nobles sitting there, at this moment, had uniformly serious and solemn expressions: Hua Changxi’s strength is much higher than they imagined!
“Between people, if you respect me one inch, I will return it with a foot.”
“If you don’t want to listen, you don’t have to come. If you do come, you should respect each other.”
“You can come to my lectures without understanding medical skills or the Pill Dao, but you must at least be a person and understand basic etiquette.”
“Those I threw out today are forbidden from attending my lectures from now on.”
Hua Changxi’s resounding and uncompromising voice echoed across the plaza.
Gu Xing listened and felt helpless: Very good, she’s really good at making enemies!
Department Head Gu: Her methods are too extreme. Fortunately, fortunately, I didn’t take Hua Changxi as a disciple back then. This fellow is too powerful in combat; I couldn’t handle being her master.
Gu Jin Fan: Is Hua Changxi truly a variable? Can someone with her personality go far?
Meng Qingyao: With such arrogance, isn’t she afraid of provoking public anger?
Dongfang Hao’s shock was the greatest. From Hua Changxi’s domineering words and actions, he saw a kingly aura that looked down upon the world.
After throwing out the talkative individuals, Hua Changxi continued her lecture in an orderly manner.
“Spiritual medicines are the foundation of alchemy, and identifying spiritual medicines is the first step in alchemy.”
“If one’s understanding of spiritual medicines is insufficient, subsequent preparation, decomposition, and even drug fusion will be improper.”
“I know some people think they have a thorough understanding of spiritual medicines. Unfortunately, what I see is that nearly ninety percent of the spiritual medicines prepared by the Medical Affairs Department, as the highest medical guidance agency of Great Jin, are currently improper.”
“With the assistance of Pill Fire on Ninth Street’s First Street, the quality of pills refined by First Rank Alchemists should not be too low. However, the reality is that most alchemists can only refine low-grade pills.”
“The fundamental reason why the quality of pills cannot be improved is the improper preparation of spiritual medicines!”
“Every step of alchemy is crucial, and no step can be understood superficially. Insufficient understanding of the properties of spiritual medicines will naturally lead to errors in the subsequent preparation process.”
Listening to Hua Changxi’s words, many people, including Mu Qingying, showed expressions of sudden realization.
“I know that some people have abundant cultivation resources and use heavenly materials and earthly treasures to assist in alchemy, improving pill quality, without regard for the inherent quality of the spiritual medicines themselves.”
“What I want to say is that this method is merely a minor path.”
“Alchemy is not just about skill; the integrity of the alchemist is also crucial.”
“Even if someone has abundant resources, they cannot always guarantee that they can find corresponding heavenly materials and earthly treasures for every pill they refine. Ultimately, the problem must be solved by returning to the fundamentals of alchemy.”
Hua Changxi glanced at Meng Qingyao as she said this.
The Supreme Elixir Meng Qingyao refined during her previous lecture was due to the use of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk.
Meng Qingyao’s divine soul trembled at being looked at. She had long been accustomed to using all sorts of good things for alchemy and had never considered this issue before.
Now that Hua Changxi had pointed it out, she felt both shocked and embarrassed.
Was she, an alchemy genius, built upon heavenly materials and earthly treasures?!
With those with distracted minds removed, the subsequent lecture was unprecedentedly quiet. It seemed as if only Hua Changxi’s voice remained in the world.
Hua Changxi lectured with focus, and the people in the plaza listened with focus.
As spiritual medicines flew above the stone cauldron one by one, an invisible Dao rhythm emanated from the stone cauldron, stirring up ripples in the air.
For a time, Hua Changxi, who was lecturing, and the listeners seemed to enter a mysterious state.
When Meng Yuchuan and the others, who had been thrown out of the plaza, called Xia Zhen over, they saw everyone in the plaza with expressions of rapturous intoxication, deeply immersed.
Xia Zhen’s heart trembled, and he quickly looked towards Hua Changxi. Upon seeing her, his pupils widened in shock.
Hua Changxi sat in the center, with everyone spread out around her. She lectured with a focused mind, and the listeners listened with focused minds. This scene was clearly a scene of spreading the Dao.
Dao?
Hua Changxi only spoke of some First Rank spiritual medicines; how could it be called Dao?
Xia Zhen had originally come to seek justice for Meng Yuchuan and the others, but at this moment, he did nothing but quietly listen to Hua Changxi’s lecture.
It wasn’t until the last spiritual medicine was discussed that everyone snapped back from their mysterious state.
“Today’s lecture has concluded.”
As soon as Hua Changxi finished speaking, a white-haired old man stood up and bowed, “Thank you, Hall Master Hua, for your lecture.”
His words seemed to flip a switch, and the people in the plaza gradually stood up, saying in unison, “Thank you, Hall Master Hua, for your lecture.”
The sound waves swept across the plaza, interacting with the ripples generated by the stone cauldron.
The next moment, a spiritual light lit up beneath the stone cauldron.
The spiritual light suddenly appeared, quickly outlining a square formation diagram. Before Hua Changxi could even see the diagram clearly, the ground began to shake, accompanied by a rumbling sound.
