Chapter 278: Cultivation Stagnation
On the evening of the day she finished her lecture at Number Two Qihuang Hall, Hua Changxi teleported to Lingguang Hall and began cultivating, closely monitoring her cultivation speed.
『 Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 8.5 billion/1 billion; Spiritual Sense: （100+100） million』
After a night passed, Hua Changxi checked her cultivation data.
Her cultivation speed had increased, and although the increase was small, it had indeed improved.
Before this, her cultivation would increase by 5 million points per hour. Now, cultivating for one hour would increase her cultivation by approximately 5.05 million points.
This meant that even without the Qihuang Token on her person, lecturing at a Qihuang Hall could still increase her cultivation.
With this confirmed, Hua Changxi returned to Dan Yuan Peak and went directly to Number Three Qihuang Hall to find Huo Yunxiao. “Huo Yunxiao, for the next month, I will be lecturing at Number Three Qihuang Hall every day.”
Huo Yunxiao readily agreed without any hesitation. “Certainly.”
Hua Changxi looked at him and added, “Each time I lecture, I will bring one hundred apprentices from Dan Yuan Peak to attend.”
Huo Yunxiao nodded again. “No problem.” He then surveyed the hall. “If you bring a hundred people, and some others come, there might not be enough seats.”
“In that case, to allow more people to attend, I will remove all the tables and chairs from the room and replace them entirely with cushions.”
Hua Changxi looked at Huo Yunxiao suspiciously. “Why are you being so agreeable this time?”
Huo Yunxiao chuckled. “Isn’t it because you showed your power at Number Two Hall yesterday? You even gave Director Gu a piece of your mind. If I were to make things difficult for you, wouldn’t you lash out at me?”
Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi understood after a moment’s thought. “It seems you’ve taken my words to heart. That’s good!”
Huo Yunxiao thought to himself, how could they not take it to heart?
Although the Qihuang Halls didn’t seem to serve much purpose at the moment, everyone clearly understood their important position within Dan Sheng Hall.
Why were all parties fighting so fiercely?
Wasn’t it all for a place in the Sacred Land once Dan Sheng Hall reappeared?
Since they knew the importance of the Qihuang Halls, it was crucial to secure the position of Hall Master.
Hua Changxi’s outburst at Number Two Hall served as a reminder to all the Hall Masters that they were only temporarily occupying the positions of Qihuang Hall Masters.
To maintain their positions, all Hall Masters knew they had to proactively promote the spread of Medical Skills and the Pill Dao.
Regarding the exploration of the Qihuang Halls, the Hall Masters knew very little, certainly not as much as Hua Changxi.
Now, all the Hall Masters had reached a consensus: since Hua Changxi wanted to lecture, they would let her. Perhaps they could even learn something from the rules of her lectures.
“Alright then, I won’t disturb you further.”
After receiving Huo Yunxiao’s reply, Hua Changxi returned to Dan Yuan Peak.
On the first level of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm, the spiritual medicines in the southeastern area had been largely harvested. Now, all that remained was to prepare them and store them.
The medicine fields were now empty and needed to be cultivated.
Once the medicine fields were prepared, spiritual medicines would need to be planted.
Hua Changxi intended to complete the process of harvesting, preparation, and planting of spiritual medicines in the southeastern area of the first level of the secret realm before Tong Yao finished refining the display spiritual artifact.
When the secret realm could recruit new apprentices in the future, this process could be replicated in other areas. In this way, the development and management of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm could gradually be put on the right track.
Hua Changxi summoned Zhou Shou from the Mission Hall and informed him that starting from July 1st, she would be taking one hundred apprentices to lecture at Number Three Hall for a month.
Having previously arranged for apprentices to study spiritual medicine preparation at the Lecturer’s Hall, Zhou Shou quickly assured her, “Hall Master, rest assured. I can have the list ready by tomorrow, ensuring that the preparation of spiritual medicines is not delayed and that each apprentice can take turns attending classes at Number Three Hall.”
Hua Changxi gave a few more instructions before dismissing Zhou Shou. Afterward, she entered the third level of the secret realm.
『 Third-grade Alchemist （ Supreme-grade Pill 』: Alchemy 1550 furnaces 1550/10000』
Hua Changxi looked at her alchemy data. She had already prepared a large batch of third-grade spiritual medicines and could now begin refining third-grade pills to improve her alchemy grade.
While Hua Changxi was focused on alchemy in the secret realm, various departments of the Medical Affairs Department received news that Hua Changxi would be lecturing at Number Three Hall.
Spiritual Realm Pavilion.
Meng Qingyao stood respectfully before Xia Zhen. “Sixteenth Elder, according to recent investigations, each of the eighteen Qihuang Halls has specialized lecture content.”
“Hua Changxi specifically pointed out that she would be lecturing in Halls One through Nine. It is likely that she has already figured out the medical and pill dao content to be taught in these nine halls.”
“Based on the previous competition between Director Gu and his disciples for Halls One, Two, and Six, Hall One should be the place for teaching spiritual medicine identification; Hall Two is for preparing spiritual medicines; and Hall Six is for teaching alchemy.”
“As for what the other Qihuang Halls teach, it will depend on what Hua Changxi lectures on in those halls.”
Meng Qingyao paused. “Sixteenth Elder, Qingyao cannot understand why Hua Changxi would lecture in so many Qihuang Halls. Does Hua Changxi possess many Qihuang Tokens?”
Xia Zhen shook his head. “Unlikely. Qihuang Halls are places for spreading the Dao and resolving doubts. Firstly, it’s questionable whether Hua Changxi can master so much medical and pill dao knowledge. Secondly, the Sacred Land would not allow one person to control multiple Qihuang Halls.”
“I am more inclined to believe that Hua Changxi’s understanding of the Qihuang Halls is still in the exploratory stage. Her lecturing in Halls One through Nine is likely an attempt to investigate or confirm something.”
Meng Qingyao, though still harboring doubts, found Xia Zhen’s words to be quite reasonable.
Xia Zhen was silent for a moment before speaking again. “Although Hua Changxi’s lectures are very basic, there is still value in listening to them.” He then looked at Xia Ziyang and others in the Spiritual Realm Pavilion.
“All of you go and listen. If you have any physicians or alchemists you wish to cultivate, bring them along. With Hua Changxi helping to lay the foundation, you will save yourselves some effort.”
Xia Ziyang and the others acknowledged his command.
The people in Qihuang Pavilion had similar thoughts. Both the Royal Family and the Nobles selected a group of cultivators with talent in Medical Skills and the Pill Dao, preparing to bring them to listen to Hua Changxi’s lectures.
Time flew by, and it was July 1st.
Number Three Qihuang Hall.
Hua Changxi arrived with one hundred apprentices and found the hall already full.
Unlike the previous lecture at Number Two Hall, which was filled with Noble Family scions, this time, many unfamiliar faces appeared, along with some physicians and alchemists from Ninth Street.
After the apprentices found their seats, Hua Changxi began. “Starting today, I will be lecturing on the cultivation of First Rank Spiritual Medicine.” As she spoke, she nodded to four apprentices seated on her left and right, signaling them to take notes for the class.
Cultivation of First Rank Spiritual Medicine
The other people in the hall showed varied reactions upon hearing Hua Changxi’s words.
So, Number Three Hall taught content related to the cultivation of spiritual medicines!
July passed day by day amidst Hua Changxi’s lectures.
Every day, different apprentices from the Dan Yuan Secret Realm attended lectures at Number Three Qihuang Hall. As the apprentices’ knowledge of cultivation increased, the medicine fields in the southeastern area of the first level of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm were gradually planted with spiritual medicines.
The Hall Master of Number Three Qihuang Hall was Wei Zhenjie, the Heavenly Department Minister. Wei Zhenjie urgently hoped for the other Sacred Lands to recover quickly to alleviate the pressure on the Heavenly Department’s suppression.
Therefore, upon learning that Hua Changxi would be lecturing at Number Three Qihuang Hall, he directly ordered Huo Yunxiao to provide full support.
As a result, with Huo Yunxiao’s promotion, many physicians and alchemists from Ninth Street came to Number Three Qihuang Hall to attend lectures on spiritual medicine cultivation.
During this period, Hua Changxi’s cultivation speed also gradually increased. By the end of the month, her cultivation speed had reached 6 million points per hour.
However, starting from July 10th, Hua Changxi’s cultivation progress stagnated.
『 Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 9.99 billion/1 billion; Spiritual Sense: （100+100） million』
Looking at the stagnant cultivation data, Hua Changxi frowned. She could feel that she had reached the limit of the Nascent Soul Realm but could not break through.
Hua Changxi believed it was due to insufficient accumulation and continued to cultivate as usual. Unfortunately, by the end of July, her realm had not changed at all.
