Zhou Xuan unfastened a separate Storage Bag from his waist and respectfully offered it with both hands.
"As a venerable Dao Orthodoxy, Formless Mountain indeed possessed deep reserves."
"But most of its cultivation methods concerning the soul are not particularly profound. I have placed every jade slip involving the soul inside."
"As for the Chess-Condensing Method Your Highness mentioned..."
Shame crossed Zhou Xuan's face. "I searched through every jade slip, but found not a single word about it."
Jiang Yuechu accepted the Storage Bag and nodded slightly.
She was not particularly disappointed.
"Anything else?" Jiang Yuechu asked casually.
Only then did Zhou Xuan raise his head, his expression turning somewhat solemn.
"However... I did discover several dozen varieties of the Heart Material Your Highness mentioned."
"I eliminated the ordinary low- and mid-grade materials and selected the three finest."
Zhou Xuan paused, lowering his voice a little.
"Two high-grade materials."
"And one supreme-grade material."
Supreme-grade.
Those words reached her ears.
A trace of astonishment finally appeared on Jiang Yuechu's normally expressionless face.
Supreme Heart Material!
Her heart jolted, and she immediately extended her spiritual sense into the Storage Bag.
Sure enough.
Three jade boxes lay quietly in the deepest part of the Storage Bag.
Two emitted a gentle spiritual glow, their auras much like that of twelve-colored rosy cloud silver.
They clearly contained two high-grade Heart Materials.
The jade box in the middle, however, was pitch-black as ink.
Its aura was several times stronger than that of the twelve-colored rosy cloud silver she had obtained before!
Jiang Yuechu said nothing more.
She reached straight into the Storage Bag and took out the jade box.
The box weighed heavily in her hand, its touch cold enough to pierce her bones.
With a click.
The lid opened.
There was none of the dazzling