Chapter 207: Immortal Tree Ganmu
Chapter 207: Immortal Tree Ganmu
When the Hudao Family came to compete with the royal family for control of the Medical Department, Hua Changxi had completely stayed out of it. But now, knowing that the Hudao Family was targeting the Qihuangguan, she could no longer ignore it.
The wooden plaque is the key to unlock the Qihuang Hall. There are eighteen wooden plaques, and she took ten of them. The other eight also have their owners. She is very curious about how the people of the Hudao family will fight for the Qihuang Hall.
Prince Shou saw that the white-haired old man wanted to get involved in Qihuang Hall. He didn't dare to confront the people of the Guardian Family head-on, so he could only say to Chu Junhao who was standing behind him: "Junhao, you take the heads of the halls to pay respect to Elder Xia."
When Chu Junhao heard the order, he quickly stood up and bowed to the white-haired old man, saying, "I, the head of the No. 14 Qihuang Hall, Chu Junhao, greet Senior Xia." Then, he clasped his fists to the people on the right and said, "Greetings, fellow Taoists."
Just like the group of cultivators brought by the Xia family, they did not introduce themselves.
The white-haired old man looked at Chu Junhao with a smile and nodded.
Next, all the hall owners stood up and saluted in the order of Qihuang Hall.
"The head of Hall No. 1, Mu Qingying, greets Elder Xia and all the fellow Taoists."
"Xie An, owner of Pavilion No. 2"
"The owner of Pavilion No. 3, Huo Yunxiao."
"Hua Changxi, the owner of Pavilion No. 13"
Hua Changxi followed the other museum owners, reported his name in the same way, and then sat behind Huo Yunxiao again.
"Duan Yuyan, owner of Pavilion No. 15"
"The owner of Pavilion 18, Wei Xiao."
The white-haired old man and the monks he brought with him looked at the eighteen owners of the Qihuang Clinic very seriously, without any contempt.
The capital city is a place where power gathers. Anyone who can stand out in the vortex of power is definitely not incompetent.
Although they had obtained detailed information of the eighteen museum owners before coming to the Medical Bureau, information is dead and people are alive. A few pages of information cannot fully summarize a person. Moreover, some of the information is inaccurate and incomplete.
The white-haired old man Xia Zhen is the sixteenth elder of the Xia family, a family that protects the Dao in the Central Continent. He has already opened his spiritual platform and is a cultivator at the spiritual platform level who can freely retract and release his spiritual sense for investigation. It can be said that no one in the entire council hall can escape his spiritual sense investigation, unless that person is wearing a magic weapon that can block spiritual sense investigation.
The magic weapons needed to isolate the spiritual sense detection of the Lingtai realm cultivators and the magic weapons needed to isolate the detection of the Nine Nether Ghost Messengers are completely different. To resist the detection of the Lingtai realm cultivators, the magic weapon grade must be at least five or above.
On the Medical Department's side, only Prince Shou can produce a magic weapon of this level. Even Director Gu doesn't have it, let alone others.
Xia Zhen saw through everyone's background with a sweep of his spiritual sense, but there are always unexpected things. What surprised him was that he was unable to find out the depth of Hua Changxi, the owner of the No. 13 Qihuang Hall.
When his spiritual sense swept over, the girl gave him a dissatisfied look. Although she quickly averted her gaze, he still caught her sight.
Interesting, this girl could actually detect his spiritual sense. Is she naturally perceptive, or has she already cultivated her spiritual sense?
Xia Zhen recalled the information of the eighteen museum owners. If he remembered correctly, Hua Changxi was one of the only two people who had no status or background. No matter whether it was a magic weapon above the fifth grade or a method of cultivating spiritual consciousness, it was not easy to obtain. Without the support of her family, how did she get it?
At the beginning, Xia Zhen ranked the importance of the eighteen museum owners according to the forces behind them, but now, Hua Changxi's ranking suddenly rose to the top few.
People who can grow up without anyone supporting them are the ones who should not be underestimated. Such people have opportunities and talents that many children from wealthy families cannot envy.
This girl even dared to glare at him. She's quite brave!
Xia Zhen withdrew his attention from Hua Changxi and smiled at Prince Shou: "The Medical Department has produced many talented people. This shows that the medical field in the Central Continent is flourishing. I am very pleased." Then he looked at the hall owners again, "By the way, which hall owners got the wooden plaques?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the nine museum owners who had obtained the position of museum owner by virtue of their status and background advantages all looked a little unnatural, and Prince Shou even had a frown on his face.
When Director Gu heard Xia Zhen ask about the wooden plaque, his tense mood suddenly relaxed. Yes, how could he forget that even if the people of the Guardian Family wanted to rob the Qihuang Hall, the people who had the wooden plaque were not afraid of being robbed. If they wanted to rob, they would rob the royal family and the dignitaries. Thinking of this, Director Gu smiled at Xia Zhen and said, "Senior Xia, I am not talented, but I was lucky enough to wait for a wooden plaque." Then he pointed to Mu Qingying and Yuan Tianchou standing behind him, "My two apprentices also got one each."
Seeing that the three of them, the master and his apprentice, had all received wooden plaques, Xia Zhen smiled and said, "Director Gu has managed the Medical Department for many years and has made great contributions." Then he looked at the other owners and said, "Which other owners have received wooden plaques? Let me see them?"
The head of Hall No. 4, Wen Lanzhou, bowed to Xia Zhen and said, "Senior Xia, my master Zhang Tianshi was lucky enough to get a wooden plaque."
Gu Jinfan, the head of Hall No. 10, followed suit: "Senior Xia, my daughter was lucky enough to get a wooden plaque."
Then it was the head of Hall No. 11, Shen Qianfan, who said, "Senior Xia, I was lucky enough to get a wooden plaque."
Then it was Zhu Qinghuan, the owner of Hall No. 12: "Senior Xia, I was lucky enough to get a wooden plaque."
The head of Hall No. 3, Huo Yunxiao, was sitting, so he stood up and said, "Senior Xia, my master, the Minister of the Heaven Department, was lucky enough to get a wooden plaque."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Changxi reported like everyone else: "Senior Xia, I also got the wooden sign."
Xia Zhen looked at Hua Changxi. From the fact that she dared to whisper in public from the beginning, it could be seen that this person was a bit rebellious. Such people like to highlight their own uniqueness and difference in their words and deeds. Therefore, when Hua Changxi said that she also got a wooden sign instead of a wooden sign, she simply took it as her trying to highlight herself and did not think about it deeply at all.
Others did the same and didn't take it seriously.
Seeing that no one stood up, Xia Zhen looked at Prince Shou and Director Gu and confirmed again: "Only nine people got the wooden plaque?"
Prince Shou and Director Gu nodded.
Xia Zhen frowned: "There are eighteen wooden signs for the eighteen Qihuang Halls. Didn't you find out who got the remaining nine wooden signs?"
Director Gu shook his head: "My strength is limited, I really can't find out. Now that the seniors are here, maybe we can find something."
Xia Zhen did not respond. It was true that the Xia family was a family that protected the Dao and knew many things that others did not know. However, too much time had passed since ancient times and they did not know much about the internal affairs of the five holy places. If they knew everything, they would have arranged for family members to take over the holy places long ago.
Seeing Xia Zhen remained silent, Prince Shou smiled and said, "Senior Xia, today is New Year's Eve in the human world. The palace has prepared a New Year's Eve banquet. I wonder if Senior Xia and fellow Taoists would be willing to attend?"
Xia Zhen shook his head: "Forget about the New Year's Eve banquet. I came to the Medical Department today with the mission of protecting the Dao family."
After saying that, Xia Zhen stood up and straightened his clothes.
Everyone was puzzled to see him like this, but those who were sitting stood up, even Prince Shou.
Xia Zhen straightened his clothes, then raised his hands and spread them upwards. The next moment, a bronze tripod the size of a basketball appeared in his hands.
After carefully placing the bronze tripod on the table, Xia Zhen then took out eighteen one-meter-long green incense sticks, three of which were as wide as a fist, six were as wide as two fingers, and nine were as wide as a little finger.
Prince Shou looked at the bronze tripod and the green incense: "Senior Xia, what is this?"
Xia Zhen pointed at the bronze tripod and said, "This is the sacred wood tripod used by the Dan Sheng Temple to worship the sacred tree." Then he pointed at the green incense and said, "This is the Dan incense that the Xia family has guarded for generations."
The people from the Medical Department were all surprised when they heard this. It was obvious that the two things, the sacred tree cauldron and the elixir incense used to worship the sacred tree, were things they had never heard of before.
Hua Changxi's expression became serious when she heard the word "sacred tree". She also found that when Xia Zhen took out the sacred tree tripod and the elixir incense, the eyes of the young monks who followed him instantly became eager.
The people from the Medical Department didn't know what Xia Zhen was going to do with these two things, and they all looked confused. Hua Changxi asked directly: "Senior Xia, are you going to lead us to worship the sacred tree? After the worship, will the sacred tree appear in the world? Also, what kind of tree is the sacred tree of the Dan Sheng Temple?"
Xia Zhen glanced at her, then looked at the others: "The sacred tree guarding the Dan Sheng Temple is the immortal Ganmu tree."