Chapter 284: The Imperial Guards Come Knocking
With the deployment of the display spiritual artifact, the news of the joint recruitment of disciples by the four great sacred lands of Pill, Formation, Artifact, and Talisman swept across the Great Jin like a tornado, causing countless cultivators without a master to become ecstatic.
For a time, countless cultivators from all over the country surged towards the Capital City.
The public recruitment of disciples by the four great sacred lands was undoubtedly a good thing for ordinary cultivators; however, it was not a good thing for local magnates and the Royal Family.
Local magnates did not want the talented individuals under their jurisdiction to leave.
As for the Royal Family, they simply did not want the sacred lands to revive and rise too quickly, as this would severely threaten the authority of the Royal Family.
The display spiritual artifacts had already been distributed everywhere, and it was too late to stop it. Moreover, the grade of the display spiritual artifacts was high enough that they could not be destroyed by human means.
When a problem arises and cannot be solved, then solve the person who created the problem!
As if on cue, before the cultivators from various regions even reached the Capital City, the Imperial Guards found Hua Changxi.
It wasn’t that the Royal Family didn’t want to take the opportunity to contact the successors of the other three sacred lands; it was just that among the recruitment announcements of the four great sacred lands, only the recruitment by the Dan Sheng Hall clearly pointed to Dan Yuan Peak.
The other three sacred lands required cultivators to find the registration location themselves. Furthermore, the sacred lands other than the Dan Sheng Hall were usually very low-key in their actions, making it impossible for the Royal Family to contact specific responsible individuals.
Early in the morning of August 21st, the Imperial Guard Commander Xue Xian personally led a team of Imperial Guards to the Medical Affairs Department.
At this moment, at the summit of Dan Yuan Peak, Hua Changxi had just returned from Lingguang Hall, her face still showing the joy of cultivating the fourth chapter, Tendon Refining Chapter, of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to perfection.
Practicing the Floating Light Sword to temper her body had a better effect than she had imagined.
Because her state of mind couldn’t improve, her cultivation stagnated at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, preventing her from further increasing her cultivation, which made her feel very insecure.
Now, since practicing the Floating Light Sword could effectively temper her body, she could proceed to practice the fifth chapter, Blood Refining Chapter, of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique. Tempering her body could also enhance her own strength.
Before her smile had faded, Hua Changxi saw Yu Fu and the other three rushing towards her with panicked expressions: “Master, something bad has happened! The Imperial Guard Commander is here and specifically asked to see you.”
Hua Changxi’s expression changed, and she frowned: “Why would the Imperial Guard Commander be looking for me?”
Yu Fu shook his head: “I don’t know, but the Imperial Guards are here with great force, so it’s probably not a good thing.”
Hua Changxi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: “I am also a member of Qihuang Pavilion and Spiritual Realm Pavilion. Did Qihuang Pavilion and Spiritual Realm Pavilion step forward when the Imperial Guards came looking?”
Yu Fu and the other three were silent for a moment and shook their heads.
Hua Changxi then asked: “What about the Medical Affairs Department? Did Department Head Gu just let the Imperial Guards come in directly?”
Yu Fu replied: “Department Head Gu did come forward and negotiate with the Imperial Guard Commander, but the Imperial Guards were forceful, and Department Head Gu could do nothing.”
Hua Changxi didn’t ask any further questions. She could see that neither Qihuang Pavilion, nor Spiritual Realm Pavilion, nor the Medical Affairs Department considered her one of their own.
She was not surprised by this and thought she didn’t care, but deep down, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Hua Changxi didn’t dwell on this discomfort too much and said to Yu Fu and the other three: “Let’s go, we’ll go and meet that Imperial Guard Commander.”
On the plaza, Xue Xian stood at the eastern edge of the plaza, his hands behind his back, his face expressionless, silently gazing in the direction of Dan Yuan Peak.
Behind him were over twenty Imperial Guards with intimidating auras.
Department Head Gu, as the head of the Medical Affairs Department, accompanied the Imperial Guards with his confidantes and a few disciples.
Originally, according to his plan, he wanted Hua Changxi to meet the Imperial Guards in the council hall of the Medical Affairs Department Building.
This way, no matter what the Imperial Guards were looking for Hua Changxi for, they could discuss it privately and have room for maneuver.
However, he did not expect Xue Xian to want to meet Hua Changxi publicly in the plaza.
Department Head Gu looked at Dan Yuan Peak and sighed inwardly. The Imperial Guards were coming with great force, and it seemed this matter was not trivial.
The other people in the Medical Affairs Department, out of fear of the Imperial Guards, wanted to watch what was happening but dared not get too close.
In Qihuang Pavilion and Spiritual Realm Pavilion, many people stood by the windows, observing the commotion in the plaza.
Xia Zhen chuckled and said: “The Royal Family can’t sit still any longer.”
This time, he wanted to see how Hua Changxi would break through this situation!
“Hua Changxi is here!”
Spirit Clouds descended, and Hua Changxi, along with Yu Fu and the other three, dismounted from the Spirit Clouds.
After Hua Changxi appeared, Xue Xian’s gaze fell upon her.
Hmm.
Unexpectedly young and tender, and at the same time, unexpectedly unfathomable!
Yes, unfathomable.
Xue Xian was surprised to find that he could not gauge Hua Changxi’s depth at all.
As expected, those who dared to cause such a commotion in the Capital City had some backing.
Suddenly, Xue Xian’s expression trembled. He saw that when Hua Changxi looked at him and his subordinates, spiritual light appeared in her eyes. Although it quickly vanished, he was sure he hadn’t misread it.
Is this a special eye?
While Xue Xian was appraising Hua Changxi, Hua Changxi did not hold back. She directly activated the Diagnostic Technique, scanning Xue Xian and all his subordinates.
The Imperial Guards who came this time were very strong. The leader, Xue Xian, was in the late Nascent Soul Realm, his subordinates had eight Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and the rest were in the late Core Formation Realm.
Moreover, these people had powerful auras, indicating they had come from a bloody battlefield.
Facing these aggressive Imperial Guards, Hua Changxi remained relatively calm.
It was not for any other reason than that she discovered that the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators among these Imperial Guards, like those she had seen in Nanxiang County before, had significantly less spiritual energy stored within them than she did.
Even if all the Imperial Guards who came today attacked together, they would not be her match.
With no danger to her life, Hua Changxi relaxed and turned her gaze to Department Head Gu.
Department Head Gu was also a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, and she also observed the amount of spiritual energy stored within him.
Hmm. Like other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
In other words, the spiritual energy stored within other cultivators was not as much as hers.
Hua Changxi was basically certain that her body could store more than ten times, or even more, spiritual energy than other cultivators.
Regarding the reason for this situation, Hua Changxi thought of how she continued to cultivate even after reaching the data cap for each breakthrough.
『 Realm: Nascent Soul Realm 9,999,999,999 / 1,000,000,000 』
She had now cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. Originally, after the cultivation data increased to 1 billion points, she should have been able to break through. However, her cultivation had reached 9.999 billion points, and she still hadn’t broken through.
Hua Changxi guessed that her ability to hold more spiritual energy than others was absolutely related to this.
Seeing that Hua Changxi was either observing the Imperial Guards or lost in thought after appearing, Department Head Gu felt helpless and stepped forward with a smile to act as an introducer.
“Commander Xue, this is Hua Changxi, the Hall Master of Number Thirteen Qihuang Hall, the Peak Master of Dan Yuan Peak, and the Secret Realm Master of the Dan Yuan Secret Realm.”
Listening to Department Head Gu’s lengthy introduction, Hua Changxi’s mouth twitched, and Xue Xian glanced at Department Head Gu.
Department Head Gu, oblivious, then introduced Hua Changxi: “Hall Master Hua, this is the Emperor’s confidant, the Imperial Guard Commander, Xue Xian.”
At this moment, Hua Changxi and Xue Xian’s gazes finally met directly.
