The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 189, Guardian
The topic of the human-shaped stone sculpture was too heavy, so Hua Changxi moved his eyes away from the stone sculpture and looked at the hammer in the middle that was emitting red light: "I heard from Daoist Baili that this is a divine hammer."

Tong Yao nodded: "The four holy places each have two artifacts."

Hua Changxi heard this and looked over quickly: "Two artifacts? Which two?"

Tong Yao looked at her: "Friend Hua, don't you know?"

Hua Changxi was also surprised when she heard his surprised tone: "I should know?"

Tong Yao was silent for a moment: "Fellow Daoist Hua, have you been to Kunmen Pass before?"

Hua Changxi was a little confused when he suddenly changed the subject: "Fellow Daoist Tong, please speak directly if you want to say anything."

Tong Yao: "I have seen you in Kunmen Guang. This is the second time we meet."

Hua Changxi looked at Tong Yao. The time she went to Kunmen Pass was her first time in the Nine Netherworld and she knew nothing. She was first caught by the ghost and then she almost lost her life because of her cooperation with Master Changmei. During that time, she didn't make any friends.

"Did Daoist Tong recognize the wrong person?"

Tong Yao shook his head: "I can't make a mistake. You are the one who helped Master Changmei rescue me and other monks at Kunmen Pass. I recognized you when you formed a fire palm just now. Your fire palm is very special. It is engraved with the Buddhist '卍' rune. And the fire lotus you just formed is exactly the same as the one used by that monk."

As he said this, Tong Yao bowed to Hua Changxi again.

"I am one of the people you rescued from the underworld by carrying me across the Styx with Master Changmei's cassock. I was seriously injured last time and had to leave in a hurry when I returned to the human world. I am sorry that I was unable to thank you in time."

"Friend Hua Dao, this is the second time you've saved me."

Hua Changxi was a little surprised to hear him say that. The situation was really critical when they crossed the Styx, and the monks she escorted were all disguised. She really didn't expect that Tong Yao was among them.

"Now that you mention it, we are quite predestined."

Hua Changxi did not deny saving people: "However, what does this have to do with whether I know the artifacts of the four holy places?"

Tong Yao looked at her in astonishment: "Last time, Daoist Fellow Hua showed up at Kunmen Pass in time, so we were able to escape disaster, and the Fusheng Pavilion's talisman pen didn't fall into the hands of the demons. This time, the demons sneaked into Tanggu and destroyed the center of the formation, and Daoist Fellow stopped them in time, so the demonic energy didn't spread to the world."

Hua Changxi: "So?"

Tong Yao looked at Hua Changxi whose clear eyes reflected the words "I don't understand": "Aren't you a protector?"

Hua Changxi's expression changed: "Protector, what protector?" This was another information that she didn't know.

Tong Yao was silent for a while before he said, "Before the ancient war, some strong men had already calculated that the four spiritual realms would experience a great extinction of spiritual energy. In order to ensure the continuity of inheritance, the five continents all selected families to protect the way."

"In the Central Continent, other sects and forces may have disappeared forever in the passage of time, but the Five Great Sacred Places are definitely the focus of the Guardian Family because of the sacred trees and because they are the core and eye of the Demon Prison."

"I don't know about the situation in other holy places, but the reason why the inheritance of the Saint Weapon Palace has not been cut off is because of the secret protection of the Guardian Family. If it weren't for the Guardian's action, the underground fire veins of the Saint Weapon Palace would have been seized by the royal family long ago."

"You appeared twice when the Fusheng Pavilion and Qisheng Palace were facing crises, so I thought you were from the Guardian Family."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi was silent.

Before this, because she knew that many powerful families had already discovered the revival of spiritual energy, and had seized the cultivation resources in advance and embarked on the path of cultivation, she felt very urgent and did not dare to slack off in her cultivation.

Now, there is an even more powerful family that protects the way.

In this world of cultivators, there are always stronger ones above the strong ones, and we cannot relax for even a moment.

Hua Changxi wanted to find out more about the Guardian Family's background, so he asked tentatively, "From ancient times to now, I don't know how many tens of thousands of years have passed. How could the Guardian Family be able to pass on their legacy from generation to generation until now? Have there been no accidents during this period?"

After hearing her ask this, Tong Yao was completely convinced that she knew nothing about the Guardian Family: "The Guardian Family has always lived in a secret realm with abundant spiritual energy. Whenever there is chaos in the human world, the Guardian will appear and save the human world depending on the situation."

"You should know that in Dajin, there have always been stories of myths and legends. In addition to the gods and monsters handed down from ancient times, most of the people talk about the protectors who appear in the world."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered: "Born in a secret realm with abundant spiritual energy, the guardian's cultivation must be very high."

Tong Yao nodded: "That's for sure." Then he looked at Hua Changxi and wanted to say, "Your cultivation is also very high" and your magical powers are strong. It was for this reason that he guessed that she was a protector. Who knew that she was not.

Tong Yao looked at Hua Changxi. If he wasn’t a protector, then he must be a disciple from another cultivation family.

However, he had never heard of a family of cultivators with the surname Hua.

Is he a rising star?

Seeing Tong Yao looking at him inquiringly, Hua Changxi interrupted him, "You haven't told me which two artifacts the four holy places have?"

Tong Yao collected his thoughts: "From the names of the four holy places, we can guess what one of the artifacts they possess is. The one in the Alchemy Temple is the alchemy furnace for refining elixirs, the one in the Instrument Palace is the divine hammer for refining artifacts, the one in the Talisman Pavilion is the talisman pen for drawing talismans, and the one in the Array Sect is the Zhoutian Xingluo Array Plate for deducing array formations."

Hua Changxi: "I know this, what about the other one?"

Tong Yao: "Another artifact, the four holy places all have the same one, it's a demon-killing sword."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes moved. She now knew what the sword on the wooden sign of Qihuang Hall was. Suddenly she thought of something and asked, "What is the name of the other holy place among the five holy places you just mentioned?"

Tong Yao: "There is another holy land, the Central Holy Land. The Central Holy Land is the center of the Central Continent and the place where Jianmu grows. Jianmu connects the Nine Skies, the Human World, and the Nine Netherworlds. It is the center of the Demon Prison."

Hua Changxi pondered for a moment, "The four major formations of elixir, weapon, talisman, and formation are located in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and northeast. The Central Holy Land is probably in the center of the four major holy lands, so..." He looked at Tong Yao, "The location of the Heaven Department is the Central Holy Land?"

Tong Yao nodded: "Yes."

Tianbu is the site of the central holy land, and this fact has been known by the royal family and various forces long ago.

Hua Changxi asked again: "The Celestial Tribe is governed by the royal family. Doesn't that mean that the Central Holy Land has been controlled by the royal family?"

Tong Yao shook his head: "According to my observation, the Heavenly Department only obeys the orders of the royal family in order to maintain stability in the human world. However, the left and right generals of the most powerful Demon Suppression Army of the Heavenly Department are both royal children. The left general Chu Junyi is the son of the King of War; the right general Chu Junling is the eldest son of the current emperor."

Hua Changxi knew nothing about the royal family and asked curiously, "Prince Zhan is the emperor's brother?"

Tong Yao nodded: "The Emperor had two empresses, one was the deposed Empress Su, and the other is the current Empress Dowager Zhu. Prince Zhan is the son of Su, the eldest son of the Emperor. If Su had not been deposed and the Su family had not been executed, the throne of the Emperor should have been passed to Prince Zhan."

"What a pity! The Su family was abolished and uprooted. Although the War King survived, he was sent to guard the frontier, where he fought bloody battles until his death and finally died in a foreign land."

"When the War King was guarding the border, he was revered as the God of War because he never lost a battle. After his death, the Emperor gave him the title of 'War King'."

When Tong Yao said this, his tone was somewhat sad: "Chu Junyi is the son of the War King. When he was born, an auspicious scene of a fire unicorn appeared in the sky. He was taken to his side by the Emperor Retired to be raised personally. At the age of five, he became a disciple of Wei Zhenjie, the Minister of Heaven, and then joined the Demon Suppression Army. Step by step, he became the Left General of the Demon Suppression Army."

"At the royal family banquet where the emperor abdicated, Chu Junyi was jokingly called the royal family's unicorn son by the emperor. For this reason, Chu Junyi was feared by many people in the royal family, especially the princes born to the emperor, who regarded him as a thorn in their side."

"In the Demon Suppression Army, Chu Junyi and Chu Junling also don't like each other and often compete with each other."

Hua Changxi simply treated these news from the royal family as gossip. As for whether the Central Holy Land was really controlled by the royal family, she could not do anything and did not want to do anything. As long as it did not affect her, it was fine.

"What should we do about this rift?"

There was also a human-shaped stone sculpture that was mostly broken into pieces, leaving a hole.

Tong Yao walked over and lifted up the stone sculpture: "When I recover my spiritual power, I will repair the stone sculpture."

Hua Changxi: "Can it be repaired?"

Tong Yao nodded: "The center of the formation is made of boundary stone. The Saint Palace of Qi just happens to have some boundary stone powder preserved. We can use the boundary stone powder to repair the stone sculpture."

After hearing what he said, Hua Changxi handed over a few bottles of third-grade Huo Huan Dan and said, "Take the pills to recover faster."

Tong Yao took the pills and was surprised to see that they were all top-grade pills. "Fellow Daoist, are you also an alchemist?"

Hua Changxi nodded: "I have some talent for alchemy. Fellow Daoist Tong can make tools, and I can make pills. We can share what we have in the future."

(End of this chapter)