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Chapter 418, Based on Faith

Xia Zhen was rendered speechless by Hua Changxi's retort, which made the atmosphere in the council hall even more delicate.

Princess Lingyuan was relieved to see that Xia Zhen had given up when facing Hua Changxi. She was glad that she hadn't provoked this evil star.

Indeed, when Prince Shou was in charge of the Medical Affairs Bureau, he also avoided Hua Changxi.

She should stick to the old ways for now.

Wen Shouren was pleased to see Xia Zhen humiliated. To avoid revealing his smile, he lowered his head and tried to control his expression, while inwardly sighing: It has to be Hua Changxi!

Relying on their role as protectors, the Xia family has seriously overstepped their bounds in interfering with the Dan Sheng Temple.

Their ambition to cultivate Meng Qingyao into the 'Lord of the Holy Land' is almost blatantly obvious.

The Xia family's actions can be seen as a complete disregard for the Dan Sheng Palace successors. It seems that as long as the Xia family makes a decision on matters concerning the Holy Land, all parties must cooperate and the matter must be settled.

Wen Shouren's smile faded, and he tactfully smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about trivial matters. Everyone here is a key member of the Holy Land. Discussion is fine, but let's not ruin the harmony."

Hua Changxi listened, looked over, and interrupted him with a somewhat indifferent expression: "Irrelevant matters? Then tell me, Fellow Daoist Wen, what are important matters?"

Wen Shouren met Hua Changxi's indifferent eyes, and the smile on his face froze.

When Xia Zhen saw that Hua Changxi was targeting Wen Shouren, she changed from being sullen to being very interested.

The others in the council hall also sat up straight, and many of them were scanning Hua Changxi and Wen Shouren with intent eyes.

Wen Shouren couldn't understand it. He was just trying to smooth things over, so how did he end up getting himself into trouble?

Is Hua Changxi born in the Year of the Dog?

Bites anyone it catches?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Hua Changxi looked around at everyone present and asked again, "In Fellow Daoist Wen's heart, what is of utmost importance?"

Wen Shouren had no choice but to speak up: "Naturally, it's due to the development and growth of the Holy Land."

Hua Changxi's tone was full of disbelief: "Really?"

When Wen Shouren saw that Hua Changxi was questioning his loyalty to the Holy Land, he was immediately displeased and said firmly, "Of course."

Hua Changxi: "But why don't I feel anything?"

Wen Shouren said bluntly, "You didn't feel it because you weren't involved in the affairs of the Holy Land at all." His tone was filled with anger at being offended.

Hua Changxi didn't dwell on this point with Wen Shouren, and suddenly changed the subject: "I've been thinking about a question lately, which is how a person's state of mind is actually manifested?"

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Wen?"

Wen Shouren was taken aback by this leap in thought and couldn't understand what Hua Changxi was trying to say. He could only say, "Mental state varies from person to person and there is no fixed standard."

Hua Changxi shook his head: "No, I think there is one thing that can reflect a person's state of mind to a certain extent - that is a person's behavior."

"Fellow Daoist Wen said that everything should prioritize the development and growth of the Holy Land, but is this how you act?"

Wen Shouren: "Of course." This time, he didn't sound as confident as before when he said those two words.

Hua Changxi scoffed, "I don't need to go to other parts of the Holy Land. Just by looking at this council hall, I can see that what you call the development and growth of the Holy Land is nothing more than forming cliques."

"You are talking nonsense."

Wen Shouren stood up abruptly, like a cat with its fur standing on end, glaring angrily at Hua Changxi.

Everyone in the house was shocked!

No one expected that Hua Changxi would dare to be so blunt in bringing things up.

Hua Changxi ignored him and continued, "I have been in contact with several other holy lands. In those other holy lands, I can clearly feel that they have beliefs, and their development is based on those beliefs."

"Fellow Daoist Wen, do you think the Pill Saint Hall has any conviction?"

Wen Shouren was truly angry: "What makes you think the Dan Sheng Temple has no beliefs?"

Hua Changxi looked him straight in the eye: "I'll ask you one question: how many of the attendees here are sitting in this room solely on their own abilities, without relying on power, background, or connections?"

Wen Shouren's angry expression froze instantly. The eyes of the others present also flickered, and undercurrents surged.

Tang Yufeng muttered to Gu Jinfan beside him, "It's all thanks to Hua Changxi's audacity; she offended everyone present with just one word."

At this moment, Gu Jinfan also felt a bit of admiration for Hua Changxi.

Yes, nearly 90% of the people sitting in this council hall have powerful backgrounds and influential connections, and the remaining floor consists of vassals of various major powers.

Ordinary people with no connections don't even have the right to sit at the table in the Dan Sheng Hall, where factions are deeply entrenched.

Hua Changxi is really brave!

Not everyone has the courage to challenge an entire system on their own.

Hua Changxi looked at Wen Shouren's stiff face and curled his lips into a mocking smile: "Don't even mention beliefs. The Dan Sheng Temple doesn't even have the most basic fairness and justice. You actually have the audacity to say that everything is for the development and growth of the Holy Land. It's just a joke."

Wan Feng's heart pounded as he watched Hua Changxi launch such a scathing attack on Wen Shouren.

He knew the Peak Master quite well. She usually ignored people who didn't cross her bottom line. Even if Elder Wen's words were inappropriate, he shouldn't have been targeted by the Peak Master like this.

He always felt that the words the Peak Master said to Elder Wen were like daggers to the heart; could it be that...?
Wan Feng's eyelids twitched violently. He had a feeling that the Peak Master knew that Elder Wen was an elder of the Pill Saint Hall.
That's why the words were so intense.

Rather than saying that the Peak Master was targeting Elder Wen, it would be more accurate to say that he was blaming everyone in the lineage of the Pill Saint Hall successors.

"What Peak Master Hua said is far too arbitrary."

Seeing that Xia Zhen and Wen Shouren were rendered speechless by Hua Changxi, Meng Qingyao, the head of Lingjing Pavilion, Shen Qianfan, the head of Qihuang Pavilion, and Tong Zhou, the head of Jiujie Hall, who had been hiding outside the hall, could no longer hold back and entered together.

The three of them walked into the hall one after the other.

Meng Qingyao was walking at the very front.

Everyone looked over, and Hua Changxi's gaze also fell on the three of them.

After the three were seated, Meng Qingyao looked at Hua Changxi and spoke first: "The operation of the Holy Land depends entirely on the Lingjing Pavilion, Qihuang Pavilion, and Jiujie Hall for their management and responsibility. Peak Master Hua has not participated in anything, yet he is here talking big and criticizing everyone. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Hua Changxi looked at Meng Qingyao: "What, has the Pill Saint Hall become a one-man show among the three departments? Can't you listen to other voices?"

Meng Qingyao frowned: "Peak Master Hua seems to really enjoy misinterpreting other people's words."

Hua Changxi remained expressionless, her smile not reaching her eyes: "Am I the one misinterpreting, or are you being arrogant?"

Knowing that Hua Changxi was difficult to deal with, Meng Qingyao decided not to continue arguing with her and quickly changed the subject: "Peak Master Hua said that the Dan Sheng Hall is not fair and just. What makes you say that?"

Hua Changxi: "Let's start with the participants and the task assignments for each summit."

The matter of the attendees was undeniable, so Meng Qingyao skipped over it: "So, Peak Master Hua is dissatisfied with the three departments' assignment of tasks to Danyuan Peak."

"Then, Peak Master Hua, what kind of task do you think the three departments should assign to Dan Yuan Peak to be fair and just?"

Hua Changxi didn't answer immediately; Meng Qingyao was setting a trap for her.

She was clearly referring to the overall unfairness and injustice of the Dan Sheng Hall, but Meng Qingyao simplified it to her feeling that it was unfair because she was dissatisfied with the task arrangements of Dan Yuan Peak.

Xia Zhen was extremely satisfied to see that Meng Qingyao had immediately curbed Hua Changxi's arrogance upon entering.

Many of the other attendees also showed expressions of support for Meng Qingyao.

Looking at everyone's expressions, especially when he saw Wen Shouren's expression as if Meng Qingyao had stood up for him, Hua Changxi felt extremely annoyed.

She was too lazy to deal with the mess at the Dan Sheng Temple anymore. Let these people do whatever they want; she only needed to take care of Dan Yuan Peak.

Hua Changxi's aura changed instantly, the imposing presence receding like a tide, replaced by a lazy and casual demeanor.

The once aggressive intruder has now become a detached bystander.

This change caused many people's expressions to shift.

Among them, Wen Shouren and the successor of the Holy Land in Jiujietang both frowned.

(End of this chapter)