Chapter 84, Fire Lotus Fairy

Chapter 84, Fire Lotus Fairy

Chapter 84, Fire Lotus Fairy

After learning from Manager Leng what was going on with the black flame, Hua Changxi felt a lot more at ease and no longer felt like there was a sword hanging over his head.

Since the black flame is related to the seven emotions and six desires, she should just control her desires.

She felt that she was not a person with high desires and should be able to control the black flame.

Of course, we still have to find the white jade lotus petals.

As the third manager, Hua Changxi had more free time than when she was a errand boy. In addition to practicing and reading the books in Taoist Jiang's storage ring, she would often walk around the square.

The old courtyard opposite the stone tripod had its gate closed as usual, giving her a dusty feeling and reminding her of the magnificent palace that she had only glanced at briefly.

Is that magnificent palace real?

Or is that what the old courtyard originally looked like?
Why project it so that she can see it?

If that palace really exists, what kind of power would be needed to seal it?

On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, the day of the Little New Year, Gu Jinfan went to the old courtyard again and came out after staying there for less than a quarter of an hour.

Hua Changxi looked at Gu Jinfan, who looked somewhat lost and frustrated, and his eyes flashed.

What did Gu Jinfan want to get by going to the courtyard?

Hua Changxi thought of what Grandma Sun had told her, that the hunchbacked old man living in the yard was the original owner of the Medical Bureau, and the original name of the Medical Bureau was Dan Sheng Temple.

The Alchemy Temple and the stone tripod both point to alchemy.

Could it be that Gu Jinfan wanted to obtain the alchemy inheritance of the Dan Sheng Temple from the hunchbacked old man?

Hua Changxi felt that the probability of this possibility was very high. Although she really wanted to know what secrets the courtyard was hiding, she did not rashly knock on the door. Gu Jinfan was staring at that place, and she didn't want to get involved for the time being.

After looking at the courtyard for a while, Hua Changxi returned to the sixth bureau. As soon as he returned, he saw that Manager Leng, who rarely appeared in public, was there.

The more Manager Leng thought about it, the more she felt that the monk's voice that night was somewhat familiar. She must have heard it before, and she couldn't help but want to investigate, so she came to the sixth game today.

"where did you go?"

Manager Leng looked at Hua Changxi with scrutiny in her eyes. She was quite impressed by this girl. Whether it was her boldness or her medicine refining skills that were comparable to those of a pharmacist, they all made her want to explore more.

Such a person was willing to work as a handyman in the menial hall. She was sure that this person, like her, had ulterior motives.

Hua Changxi looked very calm: "I'm going to deliver the herbs. Manager Leng, is there anything I can help you with?"

Steward Leng smiled and said, "It's okay, I just wanted to ask you, are you used to being a steward?"

Hua Changxi nodded: "I'm used to it."

Steward Leng looked at her and said, "That's good. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, just come to me. Eunuch Lu just told me to take good care of you."

Hua Changxi thought of the beating of Eunuch Lu and asked with concern, "Is Eunuch Lu okay?"

Steward Leng sighed, "The external injury is not serious, but I feel uncomfortable. I see that Eunuch Jia thinks highly of you. You should speak well of Eunuch Lu in front of Eunuch Jia in the future."

Hua Changxi was surprised: "Manager Leng, you must have made a mistake. Eunuch Jia and I have only met twice. He appointed me as the third manager. I thought I was recommended by Eunuch Lu."

Manager Leng's eyes flashed: "Really? Maybe I made a mistake. I'm fine here, you can go and do your work."

"Manager Leng, I will withdraw first."

Watching Hua Changxi walk away, Manager Leng looked at the spirit-detecting talisman in his waist pouch, but there was no reaction.

Not her!
She had basically come into contact with all the female servants in the sixth bureau, and the spirit-detecting talisman had no reaction.

"Isn't that monk from the Odds Hall?"

Her daily social circle was not limited to the Servants' Hall; she would occasionally go to the Apprentice Hall as well.

"Could it be someone from the Apprentice Hall?"

Many of the people in the Apprentice Hall have powerful people behind them, so they are indeed more likely to be exposed to the path of cultivation.

However, isn’t it a bit of a waste of talent to place cultivators above the Qi Hai realm in the apprentice hall?
After Hua Changxi returned to his residence, his expression became serious. Manager Leng was secretly looking for the monk that night.

She was not surprised by this. Judging from the reaction of Manager Leng just now, he did not realize that she was a monk.

Hua Changxi thought of what the Green Bull Demon said, that there was no spiritual energy fluctuation in her body and she was no different from a mortal. This was verified by Manager Leng.

Although I don't know the specific reason, it's a good thing for her.

Knowing that Steward Leng was secretly watching the Servants' Hall, Hua Changxi had to act more carefully and took out a round plate that was two palms wide.

This is an isolation array disk, which was found in Taoist Jiang’s storage ring.

When she practices in the future, she only needs to set up the formation to isolate the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

After finishing his task, Hua Changxi inspected his subordinates again. Seeing that they were working actively and seriously, he returned to his room, lay on the bed and began to practice.

"what?"

An hour later, Hua Changxi suddenly opened his eyes with a look of surprise on his face.

The speed of cultivation has increased!
In the past, one hour could increase one's cultivation point by 10,000 points, but now it can increase by 11,000 points.

"How is this going?"

When spiritual energy is sufficient, Hua Changxi knows two ways to increase his cultivation speed. First, the realm is improved. With each increase in realm, the cultivation speed will increase. Second, the consciousness is always attached to the inner elixir.

But these two factors have not changed, so why has her cultivation speed increased?
Hua Changxi still remembers that when she was in the Qi training stage, she went to the First Department to help, and her training speed increased once.

She didn't think that the speed of cultivation would increase for no reason, but she did nothing both times. What was going on?
Just when Hua Changxi was racking his brains for the solution, two open stone houses were repaired on the outskirts of the first peak of Wuzhi Mountain.

In a stone house there was a stone jar, in the jar stood a fire lotus carved from red stone; in another stone house there stood a stone more than one meter high and shaped like five fingers.

At this moment, there were long queues outside the two stone houses, and everyone was holding incense in their hands.

As soon as they enter the stone house, people will light the incense in their hands and insert it into the fire lotus or the strip incense burner in front of the stone.

"Five Finger Mountain is the Taoist temple of the Fire Lotus Fairy. The Fairy is kind and allows everyone to enter the Five Finger Mountain to look for opportunities."

"Anyone who wants to enter the Five Finger Mountain must first enter the Fire Lotus Hall, burn incense and make a petition, report to the Fire Lotus Fairy, and ask for pine needles before they can enter the Five Finger Mountain. Those who do not have pine needles will be burned upon entering the mountain."

"You can enter the first and second peaks of Wuzhi Mountain. You cannot enter the third, fourth, and fifth peaks."

"There are many monsters and plants in the mountains. Please explore according to your own situation. Don't be greedy and lose your life."

"Everyone can stay in the Five Finger Mountain for a maximum of one month. If they stay longer than one month, they will be burned by the Fire Lotus. After that, the power of the Fire Lotus will double for every five days they stay."

"Before entering the mountain, if you are worried about getting lost, you can go to the mountain temple to burn incense and pray, and the mountain spirits will protect you."

Outside the team, Anze Anran and several young men from Thumb Village patiently told everyone about the rules of Wuzhi Mountain. Because of the big commotion in Wuzhi Mountain some time ago, many people came to inquire. After the Fire Lotus Hall and the Mountain Spirit Temple opened for business today, they immediately attracted countless people to watch.

At the beginning, only the villagers around Wuzhi Mountain came. They did not go into the mountain, but wanted to get the protection of the Fire Lotus Fairy and the mountain spirits, so they would go into the stone house to worship.

Not long after, some brave monks entered the Fire Lotus Hall. After bowing, they were excited to see that they had really obtained a pine needle. They held the pine needle in their pockets and carefully entered the Five Finger Mountain.

After entering the mountain, they found that there was really no Fire Lotus. Only then did they believe that as long as they asked the Fire Lotus Fairy for permission and obtained the pine needles, they could really enter the Five Finger Mountain.

With the people in front trying it out, the people behind seeing that they had nothing to do also eagerly joined the petition. Soon, a long line formed outside the stone house.

On a giant tree behind the stone house, Shan Ling and Xiao Song sat in a row on the branches, looking at the team below with smiles on their faces.

The mountain spirits in particular, after breathing in the incense offered by believers, felt so comfortable that they seemed to be floating.

"I wonder if the fairy received the incense?"

"Of course I have received it. I have benefited from it, let alone the master."

Shan Ling looked at An Ze and his group who were busy below and said: "When the fairy comes back, I must ask her to take these people in."

The Fire Lotus Hall and the Mountain Spirit Temple were built by An Ze Anran and the people from Thumb Village. They built the building quickly and with great craftsmanship, which made the mountain spirits very satisfied.

Xiao Song: "It's a pity that they can't eat the spiritual fruits in the mountains, otherwise we could send them some spiritual fruits."

Shan Ling: "They are human beings, and their cultivation methods are different from ours. Otherwise, we can teach them the cultivation methods. As long as they start to practice, they can absorb the spiritual energy in the spiritual fruit."

Komatsu: “Yes.”

Shan Ling: "We can only wait for the fairy to come back and let her teach them how to practice."

Xiaosong: "Will the master take them in?"

Shan Ling: "Why not? They are so good at working."

As the sky gradually darkened, the number of people outside the stone house gradually decreased. When it was completely dark and no one was burning incense or praying, An Ze calmly went into the house to clean.

The main thing is to wipe the fire lotus and the five-finger stone, and clean the ashes in the incense burner.

After cleaning, the brother and sister returned to Thumb Village.

On the way, An Ran and An Ze were talking: "Brother, do you think we can meet the Fire Lotus Fairy in the future?"

Anze: "There will be a chance."

An Ran: "When those hateful monks fought for the Five Finger Mountain, they didn't care about the lives of the people around them. If it weren't for the timely intervention of the Fire Lotus Fairy, Thumb Village would probably have been gone."

An Ze: "Come to think of it, Fire Lotus Fairy saved us twice."

An Ran thought about how they were almost blown up by Shan Ling and Xiao Song feeding them spiritual fruits, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's a pity that we were unconscious at that time and didn't get to see the true appearance of the Fire Lotus Fairy."

An Ze saw an outline in his trance: "We should protect the Fire Lotus Palace and the Mountain Spirit Temple well. One day, the Fire Lotus Fairy will come out to see us. Then we will thank her for saving our lives."

An Ran: “Yeah.”

The news that people could enter and exit the Five Finger Mountain spread quickly, and immediately attracted more people to come and inquire. From then on, the incense offerings to the Fire Lotus Hall and the Mountain Spirit Temple never stopped.

At the same time, the name of the Fire Lotus Fairy gradually spread. No matter whether it was a cultivator or a mortal, when people mentioned Qingzhou, they would immediately think of the Fire Lotus Fairy of the Five Finger Mountain.

The opening of the Five Finger Mountain can be said to have unveiled a mysterious scene in this world. It is undoubtedly a good thing for cultivators who lack cultivation resources and who want to embark on the path of cultivation.

It also let ordinary people who were isolated from the news of the revival of spiritual energy know that there really are extraordinary beings in this world.

But for some people, this is a bolt from the blue.

When Jiang Guanyun of the Jizhou Jiang family learned about this, he was so angry that his injuries worsened again.

how so? !

Didn't that wild girl come from a wild background? How could she think of opening the Five Finger Mountain to win people's hearts?

Which monk, after obtaining a temple, would not keep it well hidden and provide the resources to his own people? Why would he open it to everyone like that wild girl?
Damn it, the battle for luck starts so soon!

"Why is the cultivation speed still increasing?"

Hua Changxi was really confused. In the past few days, her cultivation speed had been increasing rapidly. Now she could increase her cultivation level by 15,000 points in one hour.

"Could it be that the Medical Department is a paradise suitable for cultivation?"

Just when Hua Changxi was thinking hard, Zhou Qiuyu came to the dormitory and said that Manager Leng was looking for her.

Hua Changxi went to the front yard and met Manager Leng.

Manager Leng asked curiously, "Why do you always stay in the house? Are you practicing martial arts?"

Hua Changxi glanced at her and said with a smile: "I'm reading a medical book."

Manager Leng didn't believe it, but he didn't ask any more questions. "Here is a batch of medicinal herbs that you and your men need to clean. After cleaning, you will send them directly to Eighth Street."

Hua Changxi was puzzled: "Aren't the errand boys only responsible for cleaning the herbs? It's not our job to deliver the herbs, right?"

Manager Leng smiled and said, "This was instructed by Eunuch Jia. I don't know the specific reason." As he said that, he asked the people behind him to move down several carts of medicinal materials.

Hua Changxi looked at the medicinal herbs, his eyes flashing. They were all powerful herbs, and ordinary people would be "poisoned" if they were not cleaned properly.

What does Eunuch Jia mean?
These medicinal herbs are all needed by high-level warriors. Eunuch Jia asked her to be responsible for handling these herbs. Is he trying to test her ability or to make things difficult for her?
Seeing Zhou Qiuyu was about to move the herbs, Hua Changxi quickly stopped him: "These herbs are very potent and cannot be touched directly. I will teach you how to clean them later."

After hearing this, Steward Leng smiled and said, "As expected, you are someone that Eunuch Jia values. You really have a deep understanding of medicinal herbs."

Hua Changxi smiled faintly and said, "The more medical books you read, the more you know."

Manager Leng: "But as far as I know, many of the herbs here are newly discovered, and the pharmacists in the Medical Department don't even know their properties."

Hua Changxi was surprised: "How can a medicinal herb that I already know be a new medicine? The pharmacists don't know about it. Could it be that they don't have enough knowledge about medicinal herbs?"

Hearing this, Manager Leng laughed and looked at Hua Changxi: "To be honest, I really like your personality. I hope you can stay like this."

Hua Changxi smiled faintly and did not comment.

After Manager Leng turned around and left, Hua Changxi began to teach Zhou Qiuyu and others how to clean.

At the door of the Sixth Bureau, Steward Leng suddenly stopped and turned to look at Hua Changxi who was teaching her subordinates how to clean medicinal herbs. She now seemed to understand why Eunuch Jia promoted this girl to the position of steward.

Eunuch Sun from the First Office died in the struggle, and Eunuch Jia also had a lot of troubles.

Behind the doctors and pharmacists of Jiu Street there are more or less other forces. The people in power want to use the pharmacists to deal with Eunuch Jia, and Hua Changxi is the shield that Eunuch Jia uses to deal with the difficulties caused by the pharmacists.

However, she still couldn't understand. This girl did have some real skills, but in the Medical Department, skills alone were not enough. Why was Eunuch Jia so sure that she could get out safely?

Just because she's brave?