Chapter 272: Chapter 137: Reverence of the Strongest, This is Not a Tier Two Celestial Demon Bone!
Upon hearing Granny Guan’s inquiry about Mr. Mu, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er, who was holding onto Guan Nanfeng’s arm, looked at Lin Xuankong and said, "This is Mr. Mu. He claims to be a Loose Cultivator from the countryside."
Guan Nanfeng’s eyes showed a hint of doubt as she sensed him from top to bottom, her doubts growing even deeper. A Loose Cultivator from the countryside, with Sixth-Layer Cultivation, yet he can withstand a Late-stage Tier Seven demon?
At that moment, Lin Xuankong’s three Spirit Puppets were stationed outside the valley and had not been brought over. Guan Nanfeng was naturally puzzled.
Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er looked serious. "Granny, Mr. Mu has great talent; we cannot simply evaluate him based on his Cultivation!"
Guan Nanfeng frowned. "His appearance is indeed not bad! But to say he has great talent, can he really be stronger than Cao Qingshan, the Sect Leader’s True Disciple from the Yuqing Sect, with all his various techniques?"
Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er whispered something in Guan Nanfeng’s ear, then smiled and said, "Just by relying on that Demon Prison Cage, Mr. Mu’s Artifact Refining techniques can be claimed to be the best in Great Xia. Not to mention that in just over ten days, he subdued three Late-stage Tier Seven Great Demons and refined them into Spirit Puppets!"
After hearing what the Third Princess said, Guan Nanfeng couldn’t help but scrutinize Lin Xuankong once more. A flicker of surprise appeared in her eyes—she, an Eighth-Layer Perfection powerhouse who instilled deep apprehension in Cultivators from Prince Dong’s Mansion, Prince Yu’s Mansion, and Prince Qi’s Mansion. A Demon Prison Cage that can suppress Late-stage Tier Seven demons! Refining three Late-stage Tier Seven Spirit Puppets in fourteen days! If he truly possesses these abilities, it is indeed impressive!
Not far away, Little Yu King, upon hearing this, could not help but speak up.
"I was just wondering why Mr. Mu came to the Secret Realm Center at this time. So it turns out he had already finished refining two Late-stage Tier Seven Corpse Scorpions! Mr. Mu is indeed extraordinary; such refining speed is beyond even the several Tier Eight Powerhouses in my Prince Yu’s Mansion!"
Guan Nanfeng said, "When I flew over the valley entrance earlier, I sensed three powerful Late-stage Tier Seven demons lurking on one side of the valley entrance. I thought they were demons spying on the Celestial Demon Bone, but it turns out they are this Mr. Mu’s Spirit Puppets! With such Spirit Puppets, he can even fight and win against an ordinary Early-stage Tier Eight opponent! A Tier Six Cultivator possessing such techniques is indeed rare and can be considered a remarkable person!"
She looked at Xiaoo Ying’Er with a doting expression on her face.
"I have always said that the Third Princess is the most talented and fortunate among all the princes and princesses of Emperor Xiaoo of Great Xia! Now it seems that the Third Princess indeed has deep blessings. Even the Golden-haired Demon Bear from the Sealing Demon Mountain Range sending a Tier Seven Great Demon was just gifting a Spirit Puppet! Moreover, with just a casual trip to the Ba Mountain Secret Realm, the Third Princess could even gain a subordinate like Mr. Mu; such fortune is indeed comparable to the True Disciples of the Yuqing Sect!"
Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er, however, slightly shook her head and sighed.
"Granny, you always praise me, every day with a different compliment. No wonder Father says you spoil me too much! Besides, Mr. Mu is not my subordinate; he personally taught me the Demon-Capturing Array and has saved me multiple times at critical moments. Someone like him cannot be taken as a mere subordinate! If Mr. Mu could be a Tributor at my Princess’s Mansion in the future, Ying’Er would be extremely happy!"
"A Tributor at the Princess’s Mansion?" Guan Nanfeng’s expression changed slightly.
The Tributors of the Princess’s Mansion are all Tier Eight and above Cultivators, every one of them a top-tier powerhouse of this era, and they are all women personally appointed by Emperor Xiaoo of Great Xia! How could a man with Sixth-Layer Cultivation, no matter how many techniques he possesses, become a Tributor at the Princess’s Mansion!
However, being the steward of the Princess’s Mansion, she had a discerning mind. At this moment, seeing that the Third Princess seemed to hold ’Mu Shiba’ in high regard, and knowing that ’Mu Shiba’ possessed three Spirit Puppets, she could not underestimate him. Even though she was opposed to Lin Xuankong being a Tributor, she did not say it out loud.
With a shift in her thoughts, Guan Nanfeng reached into her Ghost Frog Pouch, took out a green gallbladder, and changed the topic.
"Third Princess, on my way here to find you, I encountered an Early-stage Tier Eight Marsh Python Great Demon in a lake eighty miles outside this valley. That Great Demon was clearly spying on the Celestial Demon Bone, lurking in the lake. It had already taken many Cultivators’ lives and happened to be encountered by me, so I killed it. I obtained ten thousand pounds of Demon Flesh and a Tier Eight Marsh Python Gall. The gall juice of this Tier Eight Marsh Python Gall has extremely powerful healing effects. Please accept this as an apology gift from this old one for arriving late to protect you!"
Upon hearing this, many Martial Cultivators present could not help but look closely. Whether it was the thousands of Fifth-Layer powerhouses or Tier Eight Powerhouses like Yang Luochen, Yang Luofeng, and Han Li, all showed deep fear on their faces.
Within the borders of the Great Xia Dynasty, there are numerous demons, their species likely numbering in the tens of thousands. If measured by attack capabilities, Marsh Python Demons would not be considered very formidable and would probably rank outside the top several hundred. But in terms of sheer survivability, Marsh Python Demons would at least rank in the top five among all demons!
The fact that Guan Nanfeng had killed an Early-stage Tier Eight top-tier Great Demon with such formidable survivability—and spoke of it so lightly—showed that this powerful expert, known worldwide as Emperor Xiaoo of Great Xia’s wet nurse, possessed skills that truly lived up to her reputation!
Especially since Guan Nanfeng had already reached Eighth-Layer Perfection. Once she left the Ba Mountain Secret Realm, stabilized her Realm, and advanced with the help of a Treasure Elixir or Spiritual Object, the Great Xia Dynasty would have another top-tier powerhouse who could suppress thousands of Martial Cultivators. And with a Tier Nine Powerhouse, Third Princess Xiaoo Ying’Er’s Princess’s Mansion would undoubtedly see its prestige soar!
Amidst the numerous Cultivators from Prince Yu’s Mansion, Wang Linghui could not help but cup her hands and say, "Granny Guan, your techniques are far beyond what Linghui could ever hope to achieve."