Chapter 280: Chapter 140: Lin Xuankong, the Sole Dazzling Figure Shocks the Strong Ones in the Valley
Thirty Low-grade Profound Truth Jades!
As expected of the chief steward of the Princess’s Mansion!
More than twice what the people from Prince Yu’s Mansion had!
So many Profound Truth Jades... Lin Xuankong’s brows furrowed. The Zheng Family Trading Company behind Zheng Yunrui, which dealt with officials in the Rakshasa Kingdom trafficking various goods, possessed only two or three Profound Truth Jades as an entire family! Even top-tier families like the Black Tiger Gang in Great Marsh Prefecture, the Guo Family, and the Feng Family, which had operated for hundreds of years, could barely gather two or three Profound Truth Jades! Yet this Guan Nanfeng actually took out thirty Profound Truth Jades from her Ghost Frog Pouch? Thirty Profound Truth Jades are equivalent to storing 1,500 points of True Qi!
The foundation of the strongest Princess’s Mansion in the Great Xia Dynasty was indeed unmatched by ordinary forces. Even Prince Dong’s Mansion, Prince Qi’s Mansion, and Prince Yu’s Mansion could not compare!
Lin Xuankong couldn’t help but look at his own Life Plate:
[True Qi: 1,499,988/1,500,000]
Thirty jades can store 1,500 points of True Qi. Although this amount is merely one-thousandth of his Life Plate’s current capacity, if this pudgy old lady, carrying so many Profound Truth Jades, manages to get close to the Celestial Demon Bone...
"Mr. Mu, the two jade tokens I gave you have a higher storage capacity than Low-grade Profound Truth Jade! I’ve lent my Holy Arrival Jade Token to Granny Guan. Mr. Mu, can you lend your two jade tokens to her temporarily?" Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er suddenly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuankong couldn’t help but look at the Third Princess.
However, before he could speak, Guan Nanfeng suddenly said, "Third Princess, no need to trouble Mr. Mu! The Demon Qi of the Celestial Demon Bone becomes denser the closer you get to it. I’ll try first with these Profound Truth Jades. If I can walk 150 steps, it means there’s a glimmer of hope! If that happens... I will return to the outskirts of the Demon Qi Group, and not only will I borrow Mr. Mu’s two jade tokens, I will also borrow the Profound Truth Jades from Prince Yu’s Mansion, Dongfang Mansion, and Prince Qi’s Mansion!"
Saying this, she looked at the people from Prince Qi’s Mansion, Prince Dong’s Mansion, and Prince Yu’s Mansion with a half-smile on her face. "Everyone, you wouldn’t refuse, right?"
Seeing this old lady from the Princess’s Mansion speak, Yu Jiansheng, Yang Luochen, Han Li, and other Tier Eight powerhouses, though reluctant, could only nod in agreement.
Seeing that no one dared to oppose her, Guan Nanfeng finally smiled and took a step forward, entering the Demon Qi Group.
In the valley, nearly 1,000 powerful figures immediately focused their gaze on the ball of light that Guan Nanfeng had transformed into.
Soon, Han Li, Yu Jiansheng, Yang Luochen, and others had solemn expressions, and a look of apprehension appeared in their eyes.
This Guan Nanfeng was indeed worthy of an Eighth-Layer Perfection powerhouse. After stepping into the Demon Qi Group, her forward speed was considerably fast, several times faster than that of Han Li and other early-stage Tier Eight powerhouses!
In twenty breaths, Guan Nanfeng had walked fifty steps, twice as fast as the fastest Wang Linghui!
At fifty breaths, Guan Nanfeng had accomplished what none of the powerhouses present could achieve—she had walked 100 steps straight!
The surrounding cultivators immediately began whispering among themselves. Everyone remarked with admiration that this chief steward of the Princess’s Mansion, whom they all feared, certainly lived up to her realm and reputation!
However, after 100 steps, Guan Nanfeng’s pace significantly slowed down.
Taking two or three steps forward, she quickly grasped a Profound Truth Jade, continuously absorbing True Qi from it without stopping!
Clearly, even as powerful as she was, at 100 steps, where the Demon Qi became denser, she couldn’t withstand the depletion. Her own True Qi had completely dissipated, and she had to rapidly replenish it to keep moving forward!
Seeing this, Lin Xuankong’s previously tense heart gradually relaxed. It’s already this difficult at 100 steps. If she were to walk 110 or 120 steps, the Demon Qi would become even denser, and this chief steward would move even slower...
As Lin Xuankong had anticipated, upon reaching 120 steps, a bitter expression already appeared on Guan Nanfeng’s face.
After pushing herself for three more steps, she clenched her teeth, eyes revealing a look of reluctance, and turned back towards the outskirts of the Demon Qi Group!
When she reached the outer edge of the Demon Qi Group, only one of the thirty Profound Truth Jades in her hand remained with its True Qi untouched!
Worrying about Granny Guan’s safety, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er, who had been waiting outside the Demon Qi Group, quickly stepped forward to support the slightly staggering Guan Nanfeng.
Guan Nanfeng sighed, a bitter smile on her face, her body slightly hunched, and her face seemed much more haggard.
"My apologies to the Third Princess, my strength is insufficient, and I could only manage 123 steps!"
Saying this, she used True Qi to transmit her voice, "Third Princess, the Demon Qi inside is terrifyingly dense, far beyond the level of a Tier Three Celestial Demon Bone. It should be a Tier Four Demon Bone! Alas, the closer to the Celestial Demon Bone, the denser the Demon Qi. Even if I gathered all the Profound Truth Jade here, I estimate I might only reach 150 or 160 steps, far from touching the Celestial Demon Bone! I estimate that to get to that Celestial Demon Bone, even a late-stage Ninth-Layer cultivator would need to bring several hundred to 1,000 Profound Truth Jades to succeed!"
Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er looked at Guan Nanfeng with some heartache. "Granny, you’ve done your best. Your safety is more important than that Celestial Demon Bone!"
After Guan Nanfeng sat down to rest, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er frowned and thought to herself: