The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 384, The Well Keeper
Following the attack on the Vermilion Bird Army by what appeared to be the Ghost Clan and the Demon Clan, Nanxiang County became noticeably more lively. During Hua Changxi's inspection, he saw an increasing number of cultivators pouring in.

The more people there are, the more volatile the situation becomes.

Currently, the Vermilion Bird Army is not strong enough to suppress all unrest, and she herself is not psychologically prepared to lead tens of thousands of Vermilion Bird soldiers to defend Nanxiang City.

Hua Changxi was used to fighting alone, but now, no matter what he did, he had to think about Nanxiang City and the Vermilion Bird Army.

The city lord of Nanxiang City has not yet appeared, and all the blessed lands and grotto-heavens are still sealed off. As the palace master of Lingguang Palace, she is the highest person in charge of Nanxiang City, which makes it impossible for her not to inquire about what is happening in Nanxiang City.

But this made her feel a strong sense of constraint, as if her hands and feet were tied.

Introspection revealed a host of pressing issues: her cultivation level remained stagnant, her alchemy skills were stalled, and she couldn't find a suitable place for body tempering.
From the outside, the situation in Nanxiang City is chaotic, with the demon race and the royal family lurking in the shadows, and the Vermilion Bird Army lacking in strength and equipment.
It can truly be described as beset by internal and external troubles.

Hua Changxi, who has always believed that she only needs to take care of herself, was suddenly overwhelmed by this heavy pressure.

Hua Changxi smiled bitterly. She had escaped the heavy responsibility of reviving the Dan Sheng Temple, but she could not avoid the responsibility of guarding Nanxiang City.

"It seems I really am a chosen one!"

Hua Changxi gave a self-deprecating smile. "Those destined to wear the crown must bear its weight," she thought. "Being a chosen one is not easy; the burden is heavy." She actually preferred to be an ordinary cultivator, living a carefree life, but ordinary cultivators didn't have as many opportunities.
It's true that no matter which path you take, there are always advantages and disadvantages.

Suppressing her troubled thoughts, Hua Changxi went to Li Huo Cliff and obtained another batch of Vermilion Bird Tokens. Before returning to Lingguang Palace, she discovered that Li Huo Cliff was not far from the Ghost Fire Well, and once again stepped into the mortuary where the boy with the Dark Eye was located.

The first time he came, the boy with the blind eye was grinding rice in the yard; this time, he was kneeling motionless in front of a stone tablet in the backyard of the mortuary.

As always, he showed no reaction to Hua Changxi's arrival.

Hua Changxi walked over, and when she was five meters away from the stone tablet, she felt an invisible force blocking her way.

Indeed, the boy with the blind eye was able to survive, which shows he had some ability to protect himself.

The next moment, Hua Changxi's pupils trembled.

She sensed that the Karmic Fire Platform Seal, the Nine Heavens Fire Spring Token, and the Separation Fire Cliff Token in her sea of ​​consciousness simultaneously emitted light, and then the invisible force of obstruction disappeared.

Hua Changxi was shocked. She looked at the boy with the Dark Eyes, then at the stone tablet. She was unsure who had created that invisible force.

Immediately, Hua Changxi walked silently behind the boy with the Dark Eye.

The boy with the blind eye faced the stone tablet. Although she couldn't see his face, the slight tilt of his head revealed his shock and surprise at approaching her.

Hua Changxi noticed that the stone tablet was completely blank, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is there no inscription?"

Upon hearing this, the boy with the dark eyes frowned and looked up at her with displeasure.

Hua Changxi suddenly realized that the boy with the blind eye couldn't see the inscriptions, so the normal inscriptions were useless to him: "Do we need to use our divine sense to view the inscriptions?"

The boy with the blind eye did not respond.

Hua Changxi then asked, "Can I use my divine sense to 'take a look'?"

The boy with the Dark Eyes hesitated for a moment, then lowered his eyes. After waiting for a while, seeing that Hua Changxi did not release his divine sense, he finally responded and nodded.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi immediately released his divine sense and probed into the stone tablet.

"Boom~"

Inside the stone tablet was a surging sea of ​​blood, with pure and rich blood energy rushing towards you.

In an instant, Hua Changxi felt as if she had become a drop of blood in a sea of ​​blood, experiencing both the warmth of being enveloped by the sea of ​​blood and the sense of being out of control, being forced into the waves of the sea of ​​blood.

The feeling of losing control was so intense that Hua Changxi panicked. Just as she was about to withdraw her divine sense, her right hand felt a chill.

The boy with the blind eye grabbed Hua Changxi's cold hand!

The next moment, Hua Changxi had a new guiding technique in his mind—the Zhu Rong Meridian Opening Technique.

Hua Changxi was quite surprised by the actions of the boy with the Dark Eye. Thinking that the tokens of the three lords of the blessed lands and grotto-heavens vibrated simultaneously after she approached the stone tablet, she hesitated for a moment and then tried to cultivate the Zhu Rong Meridian Expansion Technique.

To her surprise, she discovered that the Zhu Rong Meridian Expanding Technique actually used her divine sense to draw upon the Qi and blood within the stone tablet to nourish her physical body and aid in expanding her meridians. Once the Zhu Rong Meridian Expanding Technique was running smoothly, a light crimson hue appeared around Hua Changxi's body.

The human body has eighty-one meridians. After the Zhu Rong Meridian Extension Technique circulated nine times, Hua Changxi sensed that the first meridian had been lit up.

"Humph!"

An unhappy hum sounded in her ear, and Hua Changxi reluctantly withdrew her divine sense from the stone tablet.

The moment I opened my eyes, I saw the boy with the dark eyes who had a sour expression.

The boy with the blind eye didn't look at Hua Changxi, but only 'looked' at the stone tablet. At this moment, a crack appeared on the stone tablet, running through the end.

Hua Changxi looked at it and swallowed hard: "Could this be something I did?"

The boy with the Dark Eyes finally 'looked' at Hua Changxi, looking extremely aggrieved: "This was specially left by my grandfather for me to use in my cultivation."

Feeling guilty for breaking someone else's things, Hua Changxi said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

The boy with the dark eyes said angrily, "If I had known you needed so much blood and energy, I wouldn't have told you about Zhu Rong's Meridian Opening Technique."

Hua Changxi smiled awkwardly and asked with concern, "With the crack, can you still use this stone tablet?"

The boy with the dark eyes nodded.

Seeing that it was still usable, Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the boy with the Dark Eyes: "Why did you tell me about Zhu Rong's Meridian Opening Technique?"

The boy with the ability to see through the darkness said, "Grandpa said that anyone who can pass through the cave's barrier is one of our own."

After listening, Hua Changxi seemed to understand something, and then asked, "Who is your grandfather?"

The boy with the blind eye: "The well keeper."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered: "So you're a well guardian too?"

The boy with the dark eyes nodded first, then his face showed a sorrowful expression: "Unfortunately, the Ghost Fire Well was taken away by bad guys, and my grandfather was also beaten to death by them."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi roughly understood the boy's identity. Seeing that he was in low spirits, she patted his shoulder. Not knowing how to comfort him, she could only change the subject.

"What kind of stone tablet is this? Where did your grandfather get it?"

The boy with the blind eye said, "Grandpa said this is Zhurong Stone, which can help me strengthen my body and soul. I don't know where Grandpa got it from."

Hua Changxi activated the Eye of Truth again and indeed 'saw' that the bloodline power within the boy with the Dark Eye seemed stronger than when she first saw him, and the blood-red chains also looked thicker.

"Zhurong Stone"

"Zhurong."

This reminded Hua Changxi of Zhu Rong's Tomb, and she now knew which blessed land to explore next.

Hua Changxi smiled at the boy with the Dark Eyes: "Perhaps, I can give you a new stone tablet."

The boy with the dark eyes shook his head: "I don't want the stone tablet. Can you help me get the Ghost Fire Well back?"

Hua Changxi's expression turned serious: "I will drive away the person currently occupying the Ghost Fire Well, but I cannot guarantee whether the Ghost Fire Well will belong to you." She did not find any token of the Ghost Fire Well's master on the boy with the Dark Eye.

The boy with the dark eyes tilted his head, seemingly confused.

Hua Changxi didn't know much about the Ghost Fire Well and didn't know how to explain it to the boy, so she didn't say anything more: "I have to go. By the way, what's your name?"

The boy with the blind eye: "Jing Sheng."

Seeing that the boy with the Dark Eyes was extremely thin, Hua Changxi left him some Blood Spirit Mushrooms to nourish and stabilize his body before departing.

After leaving the mortuary, she realized that she had stayed there for three days.

(End of this chapter)