Chapter 211, 1 Leaf 1 Secret Realm
Chapter 211, One Leaf, One Secret Realm
There is no such thing as extinction in the Shenmu Secret Realm!
Hearing this, Hua Changxi's pupils shook violently. The Divine Tree Secret Realm has not experienced extinction. What does this mean? It means that the magical medicines and herbs inside have survived from ancient times to the present, and there may be countless of them.
The others present were also shocked, not only the cultivators from the Medical Department, but also the cultivators from the Guardian Family. It was obvious that the Guardian Family had not told them about the situation in the Divine Tree Secret Realm in advance.
Xia Zhen felt a little annoyed when he saw the fiery eyes of the cultivators present. He looked at Gu Xing with dissatisfaction. He didn't understand why Gu Xing wanted to say that the Shenmu Secret Realm had never been extinguished.
Is it to test people?
Before, he deliberately concealed the fact that the Divine Tree Secret Realm had never been destroyed. He only said that different grades of elixir fragrance corresponded to different grades of secret realms. This was to prevent Meng Qingyao and others from developing greed and being controlled by greed to the point of making unrealistic decisions.
But now, Xia Zhen looked at his grandson Xia Ziyang and saw that his eyes were no longer calm. Instead, they were filled with an emotion of determination to win, and his brows were twisted into knots.
"Cough cough~"
Xia Zhen coughed twice, interrupting everyone's reverie. He glanced at Gu Xing and said in a deep voice, "Do what you can, don't aim too high. For cultivators, resources are only auxiliary. Don't forget the basics."
Gu Xing took over the conversation: "Fellow Daoist Xia is right. Although the Shenmu Secret Realm is good, all good things in the world require a price to be paid. The more you take, the greater the responsibility you have to bear." As he spoke, he looked around at the cultivators present.
"Before you light the incense, you must think clearly about this. If you are unable to take responsibility, or are unwilling to take responsibility, there is no need to come forward to worship the sacred tree, and there is no need to occupy the position of the owner of the pavilion."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the museum owners turned to look at Hua Changxi at the same time, and they all felt that Gu Xing was talking to her.
Seeing the museum owners like this, the others also looked at Hua Changxi.
Hua Changxi was surrounded by people and was speechless: "Why are you looking at me? Senior Gu is warning everyone, not just me."
Huo Yunxiao gave her a look that said 'don't play dirty': "After the director of Qihuang Hall was confirmed, you were the only one who didn't care about Qihuang Hall."
Hua Changxi laughed angrily: "Yes, I didn't stay in the Qihuang Hall, but you stayed in the hall all day, but what did you do? You didn't even do the most basic teaching in the Qihuang Hall for a day, and you still have the nerve to criticize me!"
Huo Yunxiao was unable to refute Hua Changxi, and could only say dryly: "We have to give lectures, but it's not too late yet. We'll give lectures after the beginning of the year."
Hua Changxi said with a chuckle: "You are teaching without knowing anything. I am afraid of you. You will mislead the students by talking nonsense."
This made Huo Yunxiao a little angry. He rolled up his sleeves, put one hand on his waist, and pointed at Huo Yunxiao with the other hand: "Hua Changxi, let me tell you, quarreling is quarreling, but you are attacking me personally. How could I say such nonsense? You are questioning my character."
"Crack~"
Hua Changxi slapped Huo Yunxiao, leaving a red handprint on the back of his hand that was pointing at him.
Seeing that the slap did not knock Huo Yunxiao's hand down, Hua Changxi wanted to hit him again. At this time, two heavy knocks on the ground were heard. Hua Changxi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gu Xing, leaning on his crutch, looking at him seriously with a long face.
"Huo Yunxiao pointed his finger at me, and I justified my counterattack."
Huo Yunxi looked at the burning back of his hand, and had not yet recovered from the shock that Hua Changxi had dared to hit him in public.
Not only Huo Yunxiao failed to react, but everyone else present also did not expect Hua Changxi to take action in public.
When Chu Junhao saw Hua Changxi taking action, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch a few times. Duan Yuyan saw that he looked strange and smiled, "Hua Changxi is quite different. I'm afraid he will be even harder to subdue."
Chu Junhao didn't say anything.
On the other side, Dongfang Xu also clicked his tongue twice: "This female cultivator has a very hot temper. She shouldn't come to learn alchemy. She should learn to refine equipment. If she learns to refine equipment, her achievements will definitely be higher than alchemy."
After hearing his words, Meng Qingyao looked at Hua Changxi carefully again. After Senior Gu appeared, he was indifferent to everyone except this female cultivator, showing a hint of dissatisfaction. Others might think that Senior Gu disliked this person, but she knew that people would only show dissatisfaction when they have expectations.
Senior Gu values Hua Changxi very much!
Gu Xing knocked the ground with his walking stick again: "Okay, the nine museum owners who have received wooden plaques will start worshiping the sacred tree."
Upon hearing this, the head of Hall No. 4, Wen Lanzhou, quickly spoke up: "Senior Gu, the wooden plaque was obtained by my master, Zhang Tianshi. I dare not worship the sacred tree on my master's behalf. I have already sent a message to my master. My master is on his way. Please wait for a moment."
Huo Yunxiao did not bother to accuse Hua Changxi of hitting him with his eyes, and said, "Senior Gu, I feel the same way." Different levels of elixir incense correspond to different grades of secret realms, and there are only eighteen sticks of elixir. Now everyone knows that the first one to worship the sacred tree, the greater the chance of obtaining a high-grade secret realm, so naturally no one is willing to wait any longer.
Seeing that Gu Xing didn't say anything, Xia Zhen smiled and said, "It's not good to just sit there and wait with so many people. Why don't we worship while waiting? When Minister Wei and Zhang Tianshi arrive, no matter who's turn it is, let them worship first."
Gu Xing nodded: "Okay, let's do as Fellow Daoist Xia said."
Huo Yunxiao and Wen Lanzhou looked at each other helplessly. They were unable to change anything, so they could only hope that their respective masters would arrive sooner.
Afterwards, people from the Medical Department and those brought by the Guardian Family stood on both sides of the altar.
At the same time, the square was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. No one dared to get close, and they all stretched their necks to look towards the stone tripod. It was very noisy.
Xia Zhen looked at this scene with dissatisfaction on his face, and said to Gu Xing: "It is really unbecoming that no one is maintaining order." Then, he looked at Meng Qingyao with soft eyes, "I hope that the Holy Land will elect a Holy Lord as soon as possible. After the Holy Lord is elected, he can order the Holy Guards to come out and maintain order."
Gu Xing followed his gaze and looked at Meng Qingyao. After that, his eyes involuntarily looked at Hua Changxi. Seeing that she was still arguing with Huo Yunxiao at this time, he immediately withdrew his gaze helplessly.
In the crowd, Huo Yunxiao looked at Hua Changxi angrily: "Why did you start fighting just because of a disagreement?"
Hua Changxi said in a cold tone: "If you dare to point your claws at me again, I will chop off your claws, not to mention hitting you."
Huo Yunxiao wanted to point at Hua Changxi and scold her again, but after he stretched out his hand, he met Hua Changxi's dangerous eyes and silently retracted his hand: "No man would like a woman like you."
Hua Changxi glanced at Huo Yunxiao with contempt: "I wouldn't want a man like you even if you gave him to me for free."
Huo Yunxiao was so angry that he didn't want to talk, but if he didn't say something, he felt that he had lost. Just as he was thinking hard about how to fight back, Gu Xing spoke again and said to the nine hall owners who had received the wooden plaques: "You can go forward and pay homage according to your respective Qihuang Hall numbers."
The owner of the No. 1 Qihuang Clinic is Mu Qingying. Mu Qingying was the first to pay her respects. She was a little nervous and looked at Director Gu and her two senior brothers.
Director Gu looked at Gu Xing again and said, "Senior Gu, what should we pay attention to when worshiping the sacred tree?"
Gu Xing: “Follow your heart.”
This is equivalent to saying nothing.
Director Gu was somewhat helpless. Looking at the three kinds of incense on the altar, he guessed that the conditions for lighting the incense might be related to the contribution to the Alchemy Temple. However, he was unsure, so he could only say to Mu Qingying, "Choose whatever you want. Follow your own ideas."
Mu Qingying walked to the altar, looked at the three kinds of incense, quickly ran her finger across the first-grade incense, hesitated for a while between the second-grade and third-grade incense, and finally, picked up a stick of third-grade incense, walked to the sacred wood tripod, kowtowed three times and nine times with a respectful expression, and then she didn't know what to do next.
"Senior Gu, how do I light the incense?"
Gu Xing: "Just insert it into the sacred wood tripod. If you can get the blessing of the sacred wood, the fragrance of the elixir will ignite on its own."
After hearing this, Mu Qingying once again took the elixir and bowed three times to the Shenmu Ding, and then nervously inserted the elixir into the Shenmu Ding.
As soon as the elixir was put into the cauldron, it spontaneously ignited without any fire.
Green smoke continued to pour out and quickly gathered in front of Mu Qingying. In the blink of an eye, it condensed into a green leaf half the size of a palm.
The fragrance of the elixir burned out at a speed visible to the naked eye, the green smoke stopped, and green leaves took shape, floating into Mu Qingying's hands.
When the leaf entered her hand, Mu Qingying's heart moved, and the green leaf sank into her body and disappeared.
Looking at Mu Qingying with burning eyes, Xia Zhen happily explained to everyone: "That green leaf is the key to the secret realm of the sacred tree. Following the guidance of the key, we can find the entrance to the secret realm and enter the secret realm."
After hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes flashed. A green leaf can open up a secret realm. Is this the legendary one leaf, one world?