CHAPTER 258: VALUE!

Eight hours later, the throne hall,

The matriarch had returned from the meeting of all the emperor realm cultivators present in the north region.

She sat on her throne as the meeting was about to be resumed.

In front of her stood the supreme elder and the enigmatic path cultivator who had accompanied her on the trip.

The enigmatic path cultivator had a neat and wise appearance. With a small goatee beard and a long cuboidal hat sitting on his head, he appeared like a typical scholar. He just had a fan missing in his hand.

He was the one who faced the most attention right now as the supreme elder announced:

"The meeting will resume now, and the information regarding the treasure will be revealed by the tribe’s best enigmatic path cultivator."

It was always better to just hear the information from the expert. Since he was the one who used his enigmatic path to gather the information about the treasure, then he should be the one to reveal it to everyone present.

He wasn’t great at facing a crowd, as revealed by his nervous expression.

His voice broke in between due to the tension he felt as he began speaking:

"The treasure... uh... is a heavenly treasure... uh... it has a healing function!"

"Healing??" The supreme elder asked to confirm.

The enigmatic path cultivator nodded enthusiastically, as if this was a topic of his interest:

"Yes! This is a treasure never seen before. It can cure any wound or disease or even save anyone from the brink of death. Even someone stated as hopeless by the physicians, someone who is destined to die, can be brought back to full health. It is like a miracle. Even if it is the most lethal poison, this treasure can cure it. It can even rejuvenate the body of old age, giving a few more years to live."

"Really??" The supreme minister asked, hearing this information for the first time himself.

Even other ministers couldn’t hide their shock as they began expressing their opinions.

The matriarch had already allowed them to act freely since this meeting was to come to a decision.

They needed to decide the action their tribe would take. If the matriarch silenced them now, she wouldn’t be able to hear everyone’s thoughts on the matter.

"This treasure is really wonderful. Isn’t it worth going after with full force?"

"Indeed. If it can cure anything, that would be too good to be true!"

"Yeah, we can save many with this treasure."

"We can use this treasure to cure the cultivators who are wounded by the enemy and send them away with full health again. It would be like having endless soldiers."

"Correct. We can reduce the death counts by a lot!!"

Hearing their conversation, the enigmatic path cultivator panicked as he hurried to explain the limitation of the treasure:

"Wait! I haven’t explained it fully!" He yelled, getting the attention of many with his voice. "This treasure can only be used once in a hundred years!"

As he yelled this, the ministers, who were busy murmuring, came to a stop.

"What?? Only once in a hundred years??" One of the ministers asked in shock, being greatly disappointed.

The enigmatic path cultivator nodded, explaining:

"The treasure needs to gather qi for a hundred years before it can be used. Once it is used, it cannot be used for another hundred years! Moreover, once used on someone, it cannot be used on the same person a second time!"

As he finished, the minister already had a disappointed look in their eyes, as if someone had snatched their favorite toy from a child.

They looked as if they had been betrayed.

Noticing this, the matriarch decided to make them come to reality:

"No need to look so disappointed." The matriarch said. "A treasure that can cure anything. Isn’t it obvious that it would have some limitations?"

"Y-Yeah..." The ministers reluctantly agreed, not convinced by her argument.

Of course, all the tribes weren’t the same.

The Xue Mo Tribe had already decided to go all out to acquire this treasure.

Their princess, the blood demon lord’s daughter, Wang Biao, could be saved with this treasure.

Of course, they would do everything in their power to get their hands on it to save their princess.

It was as if heavens had sent this treasure just for them.

It hadn’t even been a month since the blood demon princess was critically wounded by the evil friend of villain Du Ya Fei, and as if the heavens were smiling on them, they sent a treasure that could cure and save her.

Obviously, the real value of a medicine was recognized by the sick!

Since the Zhuji tribe didn’t have the urgent need for the treasure, they undermined its value.

It wasn’t until the matriarch mentioned the real value of this treasure that everyone recognized how valuable the treasure could be:

"Everyone, you are undermining the value of this treasure." She spoke calmly. "Just think, what if I’m inflicted with a heavy injury or attacked with the poison arts of the Yedu tribe’s patriarch? You know curing it is nigh impossible unless you get help from the Yedu Tribe or the Tang Clan, which is one of the sacred clans. But with this treasure, I can be cured instantly even if inflicted by the poison of the Tang Clan!"

The ministers’ eyes widened in realization upon hearing her analogy.

However, the matriarch wasn’t finished as she continued:

"Think, what if another emperor realm cultivator is in need of this treasure to cure themselves or someone dear to them? We can gain their favor by lending it to them in times of need. This treasure is a great tool to gain allies and make connections!"

Suddenly, the image of this treasure changed completely in everyone’s minds, making it seem like the treasure of the millennium.

Thinking like this helped them recognize the true value of this treasure.

It was true that the value of a treasure depends on the user.

If the user didn’t know how to make use of it, it would be treated as dirt; otherwise, it would be the most precious treasure that everyone desired.

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)