The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 387, Under Control
If the Nine Heavens Fire Spring uses the roaring sound of the fire spring to induce the internal organs to resonate and achieve the effect of body refinement, then the first stage of entering the Tomb of Zhu Rong is to enter the body through the 'fire element', illuminating the whole body and manifesting the meridians.

Now, Hua Changxi's meridian network has been fully manifested under internal vision. Next, it is time to light up the eighty-one nodes where the meridians intertwine.

Hua Changxi had already lit up one node using the Zhurong Stone from Jing Sheng. She knew that to light up the other nodes, she had to go deeper into the blood-red bone mountain ahead.

To enter Bone Mountain, one must first deal with the royal family member at its foot.

Zhu Yan also spotted Hua Changxi immediately. He was quite surprised to find that someone could still enter this blessed land despite the tight control of the Zhu clan and the Chengen Duke's Mansion.

The two figures, standing dozens of meters apart, gazed at each other from afar.

Although both viewed each other as a threat, neither acted rashly.

There was no other reason than that both of them were currently enduring unimaginable burning pain.

Flames covered his body's surface; inside, fire element scorched every cell.

The pain that penetrated to the bone constantly tested their wills, and the slightest disturbance amplified the suffering they endured.

"who are you?"

Zhu Yan, unlike Hua Changxi, was more composed and spoke up first.

Hua Changxi: "The owner of this place!"

Upon hearing her words, Zhu Yan sneered, "If you were the owner of this place, I wouldn't be able to get in at all."

Hua Changxi: "Not now, but it will be soon."

Zhu Yan seemed to have heard a joke: "Fellow Daoist, your tone is a bit too arrogant."

Hua Changxi was too lazy to waste words with him and directly threw a fire lotus at Zhu Yan.

The fire lotus grew larger in the air at a visible speed. Zhu Yan tried to avoid it, but unfortunately, he was not fast enough to dodge.

The fiery lotus enveloped Zhu Yan, landed, took root, and in the blink of an eye, formed a sealed lotus domain!

Zhu Yan tried to break free of the Fire Lotus, but unfortunately, he couldn't break through the Lotus Domain at all. He tried to escape by transforming into flames, but that also ended in failure.

In order to deal with Zhu Yan, Hua Changxi also flew into the Lotus Domain and summoned the Floating Light Sword, wanting to finish the battle quickly.

Unfortunately, several swings of the sword only wounded Zhu Yan, failing to kill him. Zhu Yan always managed to narrowly avoid fatal crises unless the moment was critical.

Hua Changxi didn't want to waste too much time on Zhu Yan. Knowing that she couldn't kill him in a short time, she decided to seal him inside the fire lotus and wear him down.

Just as she was about to leave the Fire Lotus, a layer of black flames suddenly appeared on Zhu Yan's body.

Upon seeing the black flames, Hua Changxi felt a sudden dizziness, her pupils instantly filled with the black flames, and then an undeniable voice rang in her mind: "Swallow your own throat with your sword."

Hua Changxi's eyes flashed, and the hand gripping the Floating Light Sword trembled violently. At the same time, the black flames imprinted on his pupils flickered constantly, like flames that were about to be extinguished in a storm.

Zhu Yan's expression changed when he saw that Hua Changxi did not comply. He knew that the person opposite him was determined and could not be manipulated. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke again with a hint of reluctance: "Withdraw the fire lotus."

This time, Hua Changxi did as instructed. With a wave of her hand, the fire lotus transformed into a rain of fiery petals, quickly disintegrating and dissipating.

Zhu Yan sensed that Yin Yan's control over Hua Changxi was weakening. Although he wanted to kill her, he rationally chose to avoid her for the time being and quickly ran towards Bone Mountain.

Just as he ran a hundred meters, the black flames in Hua Changxi's eyes died down, and his mind returned to clarity.

She didn't chase after Zhu Yan, but instead clutched her chest, breathing heavily with lingering fear.

Just now, the black flames on the Nascent Soul's heart engulfed her entire heart, instantly stealing all her consciousness and turning her into an unconscious person.

If it weren't for the occasional chirping of the Vermilion Bird echoing from her dantian, briefly pulling her back to consciousness, she might have truly become a puppet controlled by others.

Hua Changxi watched Zhu Yanfei's figure disappear into the Bone Mountain, his eyes filled with killing intent.

That man must die!
Hua Changxi had originally planned to get a few pieces of Zhu Rong Stone and leave Zhu Rong Tomb, but now she changed her mind. The situation in Nanxiang County was more important than her life. She would not leave Zhu Rong Tomb until that person died.

After calming her flustered emotions, Hua Changxi went to chase after the person.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yan disappeared after entering Bone Mountain.

Hua Changxi knew that Zhu Yan had the ability to transform into fire, so he could only patiently venture deeper into the Bone Mountain and search slowly. If entering Zhu Rong's Tomb and embarking on the path of being burned by flames and having 'fire element' enter his body was the first stage of his journey, then entering the Bone Mountain was now the second stage.

The blood and qi emanating from Bone Mountain are extremely rich and pure, becoming purer the further one goes into the mountain.

Hua Changxi had previously used his divine sense to guide the Qi and blood power in the Zhu Rong Stone to light up the meridian nodes at Jing Sheng's place. After being in the Bone Mountain, he immediately understood that the second stage of entering the Zhu Rong Tomb was to guide the Qi and blood power in the Bone Mountain into the body to light up the meridian nodes.

Afterwards, Hua Changxi went deep into the Bone Mountain to find people while simultaneously using the 'Zhu Rong Meridian Expanding Technique'.

Running the "Zhu Rong Meridian Opening Technique" on Bone Mountain had a very good effect. It felt like it wasn't long before she lit up the second meridian node, and then the third and fourth.
Every time a meridian node lights up, Hua Changxi feels grateful that she met Jing Sheng and learned the 'Zhu Rong Meridian Opening Technique' before entering Zhu Rong's Tomb.

Otherwise, even if she entered Zhu Rong's Tomb, she would only be able to watch helplessly as such a mountain of bones lay before her.

Running the 'Zhu Rong Meridian Opening Technique' requires using one's divine sense to guide the power of qi and blood into the body, which consumes a great deal of divine sense. Fortunately, Hua Changxi has the Soul River Water, which can replenish her divine sense in time. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't have been able to last long.

Walking through the Bone Mountain, the passage of time becomes imperceptible.

When half of the eighty-one meridian nodes were lit up, Hua Changxi arrived at the heart of Bone Mountain and saw a chaotic space shaped like a chicken egg.

The person she wanted to kill was in that space, frantically chasing a flaming fire axe.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi's expression became somewhat anxious. Could that fire axe be the token of the Lord of Zhurong Tomb?

Despite her anxiety, Hua Changxi did not rashly enter the chaotic space. Instead, she sat cross-legged and focused on circulating the 'Zhu Rong Meridian Opening Technique', wanting to quickly light up all eighty-one meridian nodes.

If she improves her strength, she will have more power to fight back when that royal prince tries to control her again.

Inside the chicken-shaped space, Zhu Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Hua Changxi hadn't come in, but he became somewhat anxious when he saw that she could draw the energy of the bone mountain into her body.

He really didn't expect that the person would know the ancestral witch secret technique that even the Zhu clan didn't possess.

Zhu Yan's sense of crisis grew stronger, and he could only become more eager to pursue the fire axe.

Meanwhile, outside, the royal family had secretly contacted the Phoenix Clan of the demon race, intending to seize the blessed land closest to the Lingguang Palace.

The royal family's original plan was to divert the attention of the Lord of Lingguang Palace and various forces from the Ghost Fire Well by revealing the location of this blessed land.

Therefore, they never intended to do it secretly from the beginning.

The appearance of the Phoenix Clan's demon race was immediately spread by the royal family.

As expected, the Vermilion Bird Army was quickly attracted, and the Vermilion Bird Army and the Phoenix Clan clashed almost immediately.

Meanwhile, the attention of various forces was also drawn to this, but none of them intervened.

First, all parties felt that defending Nanxiang City was the duty of the Vermilion Bird Army and had little to do with them. Joining the battle would inevitably result in casualties, and no one wanted to diminish their own strength.

Secondly, all parties wanted to take this opportunity to gauge the strength of the Vermilion Bird Army and the Demon Clan.

Thirdly, the recent arrests and killings by the Lord of Lingguang Palace have caused dissatisfaction among many people, and this time, standing by and doing nothing can be seen as a form of retaliation.

The royal family's plan was very successful. The only thing that displeased them was that the Phoenix Clan had been fighting the Vermilion Bird Army for several rounds, but the Lord of Lingguang Palace had not yet appeared.

The appearance of the Phoenix Clan in Nanxiang County has made the situation even more chaotic.

Fortunately, the Vermilion Bird Army withstood all the storms brought by the Phoenix Clan, demonstrating their fearlessness and bravery in protecting Nanxiang City through their actions.

Originally, the people of Nanxiang County lost trust in the Vermilion Bird Army because of the previous incident of the Vermilion Bird Army being impersonated. However, after the great battle with the Phoenix Clan, the Vermilion Bird Army regained its military prestige.

The Phoenix Clan dispatched demons at the Core Formation Realm and above. The Vermilion Bird Army was slightly weaker overall, but the Vermilion Bird soldiers who participated in the battle all wore Vermilion Bird Tokens. Whenever danger arose, a Vermilion Bird spirit would fly out and severely injure a large number of demons.

After several battles, the Phoenix Clan did not gain any advantage.

At first, things were developing as the royal family had anticipated, with the Phoenix Clan and the Vermilion Bird Army keeping each other in check, while the royal family secretly plotted to gain access to the blessed land.

Unfortunately, the royal family underestimated the covetousness of other powers for this blessed land.

The royal family is looking for an opportunity to seize the blessed land, and other forces are also using various methods. Because the barrier is being attacked too frequently, it has been directly exposed.

(End of this chapter)