Chapter 275: Chapter 138: Great Xia’s Number One Celestial Demon Bone, Only Eighteen Steps in the Seventh Layer Late Stage?
After numerous Martial Cultivators handed over Elixirs or treasures to Yu Jiansheng, they each moved towards Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er.
There were a total of twenty-four Cultivators preparing to approach the Celestial Demon Bone.
Besides Little Yu King and Lin Xuankong, the lowest Cultivation level among the others was at the mid-grade seventh layer. All were elite experts hailing from Prince Yu’s Mansion, Prince Dong’s Mansion, and Prince Qi’s Mansion!
Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er then took out a Profound Iron Box, placing twenty-four special Jade Pearls into it. She looked at everyone and spoke,
"During the process of approaching the Celestial Demon Bone, there are countless dangers. Although the Celestial Demon’s Demon Qi is suppressed within a hundred-zhang radius, the concentration of the Demon Qi varies in different positions. Someone might take just a single step and encounter a high concentration of Demon Qi that annihilates all their True Qi in an instant, leaving no time to use Elixirs to replenish it! Conversely, someone might get within three hundred steps of the Celestial Demon Bone without encountering an extremely high concentration of Demon Qi!
"So, there’s no need to worry about the sequence. Perhaps the first to attempt refining might have to retreat after a few steps. Perhaps the last to attempt refining could smoothly approach it with ease!
"But I urge everyone to remember: though the Celestial Demon Bone is a supreme treasure, it is ultimately an external thing. We Cultivators must ultimately temper ourselves to make progress in the Martial Dao! If any of you enter the Celestial Demon’s Demon Qi Group and cannot endure, you must withdraw quickly. Otherwise, after your True Qi is annihilated, the Demon Qi will then annihilate your body and Divine Soul. Soon, your flesh will shatter and your soul will dissipate!"
Everyone nodded in agreement before stepping up to the Profound Iron Box one by one to take a Jade Pearl.
Lin Xuankong moved within the crowd, beside Little Yu King, and took a Jade Pearl as well.
Before Lin Xuankong could activate his True Qi to reveal the number on the Jade Pearl, Little Yu King frowned and sighed, "I picked number twenty-two. With all the powerful experts gathered in the valley now, what chance does the twenty-second have to get the Celestial Demon Bone? I’m afraid the first few will have the best shot at it!"
After speaking, he repeatedly shook his head, looking at Lin Xuankong. "Mr. Mu, what number did you get?"
Lin Xuankong infused his True Qi into the Jade Pearl, then examined it closely, and his face immediately tensed. Affected by True Qi, the displayed number on the Jade Pearl was twenty-three... even further back than Little Yu King’s! Among those preparing to refine the Celestial Demon Bone, he ranked second to last! This luck is truly terrible!
He couldn’t help but furrow his brow. "It’s twenty-three!"
Little Yu King glanced at it, his eyes flickered, and he smiled bitterly. "Mr. Mu and I are both at the Sixth-Layer Cultivation. The odds of refining the Celestial Demon Bone were already slim. Perhaps being ranked so far back is a good thing!"
Not far away, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er had been observing Lin Xuankong’s Jade Pearl. Seeing his number was twenty-three, she let out a sigh of relief.
Mr. Mu is only at the Sixth-Layer Cultivation. Once he enters the Demon Qi, his speed will be suppressed, making it extremely difficult to move forward! Although his True Qi Amount seems far beyond ordinary people, even if it’s ’just’ dozens of times that of an ordinary person—like Lin Xuankong’s—refining the Celestial Demon Bone still relies on luck. Should he encounter highly concentrated Demon Qi, even a hundred times the normal True Qi Amount might be exhausted within ten breaths! Now that Mr. Mu drew twenty-three, he won’t need to take risks! Given Mr. Mu’s exceptional talent, focusing on his Cultivation and refining the Demon Prison Cage is the right path.
While Xiaoo Ying’Er pondered, Lin Xuankong was frowning deeply. My luck is truly outrageous!
Unfortunately, all the Cultivators in the valley obediently followed Xiaoo Ying’Er’s orders, with even Eighth-Layer Perfection experts backing her. Despite the Third Princess’s respect, he couldn’t change the situation... Would she really bend the rules publicly just for me?
The key issue was that even with three Spirit Puppets, he likely couldn’t beat the Eighth-Layer Perfection expert Guan Nanfeng!
All he could do now was proceed cautiously, hoping the Cultivators ahead couldn’t reach the Celestial Demon Bone!
"HAHA! My Thousand Sword Sect’s Fourth Elder got number one!" Han Li suddenly shouted, laughing.
Everyone looked up to see a seventh-layer Cultivator beside Han Li raise a Jade Pearl, clearly displaying the number "One"!
Those from Prince Dong’s Mansion and Prince Yu’s Mansion shook their heads slightly.
Yu Jiansheng’s expression changed several times, then he sneered, "Refining the Celestial Demon Bone is fraught with danger. The speed at which Demon Qi annihilates True Qi is astonishingly fast. I hope your Fourth Elder from the Thousand Sword Sect can at least make it a hundred steps!"
Han Li stroked his white beard and laughed. "Our Fourth Elder has reached the late seventh-layer, and his strength is formidable. With thirty Restoration Elixirs, he should manage two hundred steps. If lucky, he might reach three hundred steps and directly touch the Celestial Demon Bone! Excuse us, everyone, our Fourth Elder from the Thousand Sword Sect will go ahead! HAHAHA!"
The Martial Cultivators saw his arrogance as they looked at the Jade Pearl in the Fourth Elder’s hand with envy.
Among the crowd, General Wang Linghui, at Early Eighth Layer, shook his head and said, "Restoration Elixirs might replenish True Qi quickly, but it’s slower than directly absorbing True Qi from Profound Truth Jade. During the time it takes to walk two hundred steps, one can convert fifteen Restoration Elixirs at most; that’s the limit. Elder Han shouldn’t celebrate too early!"
Han Li, however, pulled the Fourth Elder quickly towards the Demon Qi Group surrounding the Celestial Demon Bone, laughing heartily.