Chen Chen was the most restless of them all. Holding that small bundle in her hands, she flaunted it before Abbess Jingyi as though presenting a treasure. Fortunately, she knew this was an Immortal Mansion and that everyone was searching for a way to control it, so she did not beam with joy, merely speaking in a low voice.
After Chen Chen finished, Abbess Jingyi was slightly moved. She lowered her head in brief thought, then lifted the brocade handkerchief to look again and smiled. "If this truly is the Nine Heavens Profound Lotus, there would be no need to refine it into pills. Even taken directly, it could heal the Supreme Elder's injuries. Not to mention the two soft swords you obtained... and all those other odds and ends! The three of you have rendered the greatest service on this journey into the Immortal Mansion!"
Chen Chen smiled sweetly, but Abbess Jingyi immediately sighed again. "Unfortunately... our cultivation is too shallow. We have merely touched the threshold of the Immortal Path—some have not even seen the threshold. This Immortal Mansion conceals countless treasures. If... we cannot seize that central throne and control the entire Immortal Mansion... I fear we will have entered a mountain of treasures only to return empty-handed!"
Seeing Chen Chen's confusion, Abbess Jingyi looked toward the people still feverishly trying to claim the throne ahead and explained, "Chen Chen, do not think that you have already obtained many fine things. Even this brocade handkerchief is rarely seen in the world. But... the place you visited... was merely a place accessible to the lowest-ranking disciples of this Immortal Mansion—or perhaps its lowliest servants. Those pavilions you visited... were likely... where those servants lived and rested!"
"Ah???" Not only Chen Chen, but Peacock and Rain Swallow were stunned