The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 832: Delivering Spirit Stones to Penglai Island

After passing through the concealed magical barrier, the group split into two teams.

Nanli, using an Invisible Talisman, followed Shen Chong and the others closely. Since this was a life-and-death matter, she made her intentions clear: "I need to place a Talisman on you to ensure my safety. After I finish my task, I’ll undo it."

The three had no objections, but the situation still felt risky. They exchanged anxious glances, not hiding their unease. If they were discovered, they would be dead.

Having lost some time along the way, Nanli reminded Chi Xun with a few final words, telling him to say the right things when the situation called for it to stay alive.

Penglai Island was now in sight. Nanli raised an eyebrow as she examined the magical array barrier. It wasn’t bad at all, and she could tell Yan Buxiu had put in a lot of effort.

Visitors were required to land on the small island ahead, where they would undergo an inspection, before being guided into the main island by the disciples.

Chi Xun explained their purpose. A disciple glanced at him with contempt but lazily relayed the message to Penglai Island.

Sima Xin, having received the message, had been waiting on the island for their arrival. Upon hearing they were coming, she had her disciples escort them to the island.

The disciple led them forward, and Sima Xin had also sent people to wait at the array’s entrance to confirm the group’s identity. Once verified, the elder guarding the array opened it for them to enter.

Nanli couldn’t help but smile inwardly. It seemed that after Xuan Yinyue’s rampage, Penglai Island had become extra cautious.

"Thank you," Chi Xun said, trying to act calm as they walked in, their steps stiff with anxiety.

Wu Dapeng, still nervous, kept glancing around, worried Nanli would be discovered. But... Where was Nanli? He couldn’t see her.

As he stood there, the elder guarding the entrance noticed his odd behavior and was about to speak when Chi Xun pushed him aside and scolded, "Stop staring! You, of all people, dare to offend the senior sisters of Penglai Island?"

The female cultivators at the gate turned their attention to Wu Dapeng. Seeing he was only a Base Building stage cultivator with no sect affiliation and a rather unremarkable appearance, they grew annoyed and began berating him.

"Where did this waste come from? Don’t you know your place?" one shouted.

"Yeah, dreaming of eating swan meat when you’re just a toad. What are you looking at?" another added.

"Elder, don’t let him in," they demanded.

Chi Xun immediately apologized, ushering Wu Dapeng forward.

The elder, seeing the situation, nodded. "Enough. They are here to see the madam. Let them through."

Once inside, the gate was closed behind them, sealing them off from the outside world. Another disciple led them toward Penglai Island’s golden hall.

Still, there was no sign of Nanli. They were confused, wondering if she had entered with them. Just then, Nanli’s voice echoed in their minds: "I’ve come in too. Wait for the right moment, and if we’re discovered, I’ll lead you out."

The three of them relaxed, letting out a collective sigh of relief.

However, Nanli didn’t immediately search the entire island. The Water-Suppressing Pearl, a rare and powerful treasure used to control water, was likely in Sima Xin’s possession or on her person. Nanli needed to investigate further before making her move.

She followed them into the golden hall.

Yan Hu now sat in the position of sect leader, while Sima Xin sat on the left, looking haggard with dark circles under her eyes.

Seeing her like this, Nanli thought to herself that her strategy had worked—Sima Xin was clearly being tormented by her inner demons.

In the hall, there were only Sima Xin, her son Yan Hu, and Jiang Chongliang. The door was closed, and a magical array was formed, isolating them from the outside world.

The three of them walked to the center, nervously meeting Sima Xin’s gaze. Had Nanli’s presence been detected?

Nanli’s voice rang in their minds again: "Stay calm. Their cultivation isn’t strong enough to see through my talismans."

The three composed themselves and bowed respectfully to both Yan Hu and Sima Xin.

Chi Xun, being the most eloquent, began by expressing his anger at the deaths of Yan Buxiu and Yan Rui before presenting a Qiankun Bag. "These are humble gifts from us, to show our respect for Penglai Island."

Sima Xin snorted coldly. "The previous island master sent so many people, and only the three of you return?"

Her sharp gaze locked onto them.

Yan Hu also asked, "What is the situation in the Human World now?"

Chi Xun replied without haste, "Just as the former island master expected, after Chu Yan ascended to the throne, spiritual energy began to manifest in the Human World. But we were too weak to pinpoint the exact locations of the Spirit Tree and Spirit Mine. Then, Sima Chang and Asura Palace intervened and broke the talismans set by Nanli. That’s when we found out where they were."

"At the time, Chu Yan had already reached the Spirit Mine and forced Gu Xuanfeng to his death. We didn’t dare act recklessly, so we waited for him to leave before moving."

"Indeed, those Spirit Mines are enormous, and most of the stones are top-tier spirit stones! We gathered as many as we could, but just as we were about to leave, two powerful experts appeared out of nowhere and started slaughtering us without a word! We were ready to die with them, but remembering the former island master’s orders, we managed to grab some Qiankun Bags and escape with them to offer to the island master and madam!"

Yan Hu’s heart tightened, and he murmured, "So the Human Emperor is that strong?"

He then asked, "How many Spirit Trees and Spirit Mines are there?"

Chi Xun answered without hesitation, "According to our investigation, there’s one Spirit Tree near the Capital. There are signs of others sprouting in different places, but they haven’t fully grown yet. As for the Spirit Mines near the Capital’s Spirit Tree, there are at least eight or ten, scattered across the entire mountain range."

Shen Chong chimed in, "That mountain range... was recently bought by Chu Yan’s second son."

Jiang Chongliang frowned and couldn’t help but speak up, "The Chu family is truly favored by fate. Now Nanli has even more resources to help her."

Yan Hu’s worries deepened.

Suddenly, Sima Xin spoke, "Elder Jiang, please check the Qiankun Bags and see how many spirit stones we have."

"Of course," Jiang Chongliang replied.

He first examined the ownership of the Qiankun Bags, his eyes flashing before he nodded at Sima Xin. He then took out a magical tool to start counting the spirit stones. At first, he thought one tool would suffice, but after discovering each Qiankun Bag was packed full, he had to use several more.

Even so, it still took him an entire hour to finish the count.

Jiang Chongliang stared, wide-eyed.

Yan Hu and Sima Xin were also unable to sit still, jumping up to check the spirit stones for themselves.

To their astonishment, most of the stones were top-tier, with some even mid-tier. After checking every Qiankun Bag, they discovered over sixty thousand top-tier spirit stones!

Jiang Chongliang trembled, exclaiming, "Island master, madam, this... this is over sixty thousand top-tier spirit stones!"

This was huge. Penglai Island only had about ten thousand top-tier spirit stones left.

With these new additions, the island’s strength would skyrocket!

Yan Hu couldn’t contain his excitement. "Mother, this is incredible!"