Chapter 310: Chapter 152: Rapid Strength Increase, Immortal Spiritual Artifact_3
However, the most eye-catching sight in Linshui Pavilion at this moment wasn’t the unseasonably blooming flowers, but the formidable Earth List Powerhouses gathered around the banquet tables.
Numerous Seventh-Layer and Eighth-Layer powerhouses from various regions were seated according to their strength and status.
At the head of the tables, naturally, was the seat of the Third Princess, Xiaoo Ying’Er.
Seated to Xiaoo Ying’Er’s left was Ouyang Qinglan, one of the Grand Elders from the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect and an Eighth-Layer Perfection powerhouse. This Grand Elder reportedly ranked 12th among the Celestial Sect’s many Grand Elders. At 247 years old, she had a full head of white hair, yet her face was fair and delicate, resembling a woman in her 30s.
To her right sat Jia Yu, a Grand Elder from the Holy Dragon Association. He was said to be 276 years old and a Late Eighth-Layer powerhouse. His demeanor was solemn, giving him the appearance of a man in his 40s.
Further down were the Tier Eight Powerhouses from various Prince Mansions: Han Li and others from Prince Qi’s Mansion; Yang Luochen and his contingent from Prince Dong’s Mansion; Wang Linghui and company from Prince Yu’s Mansion; and Guan Fengbo from Prince Yi’s Mansion. All were Tier Eight Powerhouses.
Below them were the seats for the Seventh-Layer powerhouses from the various Prince Mansions.
As for the Sixth-Layer Prefects, Fifth-Layer Sect Leaders, and Fourth-Layer Cultivators, there were simply no seats for Sixth-Layer Cultivators at the Princess’s banquet...
With the exception of Little Yu King Yu Changge from Prince Yu’s Mansion, who was granted a seat, Cultivators at the Sixth Layer and below all gathered around long tables at the periphery!
「The banquet began.」
Amidst delightful music, captivating dances, and a spread of exquisite delicacies, the powerhouses from the various Mansions and regions began to present their birthday gifts. What made Lin Xuankong particularly envious was that the gifts from the Prince Mansions and even the Prefects were, astoundingly, Demon Pearls!
Several Prince Mansions, along with dozens of Prefects from nearly half of Great Xia’s State Mansions, each presented a Demon Pearl, varying in combat strength.
In this first wave of gifts alone, the Third Princess of Great Xia received a staggering 48 Demon Pearls!
Yet, despite receiving 48 Demon Pearls, the Third Princess of Great Xia maintained a perfectly calm expression, seemingly unfazed!
Damn! She truly lives up to her title as the Princess of Great Xia and the Celestial Sect Saintess! When I saw her casually bestowing tens of thousands of catties of Demon Flesh and several Demon Pearls on others before, I thought she was just a spendthrift! But now it’s clear—the wool comes from the sheep’s back. Those Demon Pearls she so freely gave away were all gifts from various prominent families and Prince Mansions! If she holds a birthday banquet like this every year, wouldn’t she receive at least 48 Demon Pearls annually? Others risk life and limb and might not obtain a single one, yet this girl just sits there with a gentle smile, and people eagerly present her with 48 of them!
Lin Xuankong, standing near a long table in the farthest corner, furiously devoured Demon Flesh while seething internally.
For a moment, he almost didn’t want to give this girl the 6,000 Profound Truth Jade Particles he had prepared!
"Forty-eight Demon Pearls! If the Third Princess of Great Xia’s birthday banquet weren’t held here, I doubt I’d ever see so many Demon Pearls gathered in one place in my entire life!" Grand Chief Steward Wu Liangye exclaimed, clutching a wine pot, thoroughly astounded.
Gao Yunchao remarked with deep emotion, "These Demon Pearls alone could equip dozens of Celestial Sect disciples, making them far stronger than other Same-Tier Powerhouses! The Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect remains the mightiest sect in our Great Xia. Even if our Founding Ancestor were to be reborn, he could only sigh in resignation when faced with the ever-strengthening Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect!"
Jiang Yuran frowned at this. "Hmph! Demon Pearls might be potent, but they don’t guarantee a Martial Cultivator invincibility within the Same Tier! If you ask me, that Conical Hat Guest who compelled Zhao Renxiong to surrender so readily is far more formidable. His absurdly powerful weapon is easily worth ten, twenty, or even thirty Demon Pearls!"
A Sixth-Layer Prefect nearby overheard Jiang Yuran and couldn’t help but smile. "The Conical Hat Guest from Great Marsh Prefecture is indeed exceptionally powerful! Although Liuyun State, which I govern, is thousands of miles from Great Marsh Prefecture, tales of the Conical Hat Guest’s weapon have long since reached us. When I discuss it with my colleagues, we all concur that his weapon could undoubtedly be hailed as the foremost Battle Armor in our Great Xia! Furthermore, we are all in agreement that the Conical Hat Guest’s weapon might even rival the Immortal Spiritual Artifacts from the Central Divine Dynasty’s Immortal Sects. It’s rumored that the Immortal Spiritual Artifacts of an Immortal Sect can weigh up to 10,000 catties when activated! Regrettably, even the most powerful Battle Armor in our Great Xia Dynasty weighs little more than 1,000 catties when fully empowered!"
The surrounding Fifth-Layer and Sixth-Layer Cultivators listened, their expressions shifting as envy filled their eyes. Yin Talisman Sect Leader Jiang Haiyan remarked, "Immortal Spiritual Artifacts... I’ve heard that even the Immortal Sects of the Central Divine Dynasty possess few such wondrous and terrifying Magical Artifacts. How could Martial Cultivators like us in Great Xia ever hope to obtain such legendary immortal Treasures!"
Lin Xuankong, who had by now devoured thousands of catties of Demon Flesh, suddenly froze. Immortal Spiritual Artifacts from an Immortal Sect, weighing 10,000 catties? By that proportion, wouldn’t it amplify a Cultivator’s True Qi attack range by about twentyfold? That’s truly formidable!