"That couldn't mean they get to have the final say in everything." I chuckled. Saying I had no designs on the Five Sects' Office of Affairs was impossible—I even had designs on every move, every technique, and every art of the other sects. I just feared saying so would scare this young girl.
"But we might not even be able to keep our sect. How can we afford to reach for the stars?" Song Ruo asked in astonishment.
"We have the medicine fields, and a whole heap of treasures at the bottom of the deep pool. Why shouldn't we reach for the stars?" I countered.
Song Ruo stared at me wide-eyed before finally saying helplessly, "You don't know that every other sect has its own supreme treasure guarding the sect, do you? They're just in the hands of seniors who have attained the Dao, so they rarely show themselves. Our Luojian Immortal Sect did have a solid foundation in the past, but after all these years, it's long since been ground away. Even the supreme treasure passed down through our ancestors from sect master to sect master was lost. Being able to struggle on and survive is already impressive. Thinking of anything more will only leave you disappointed!"
"How could a sect's supreme treasure be lost? What kind of useless treasure was it? And when did it go missing?" I asked in surprise.
"It happened during the last time our sect encountered a Dao Tribulation. Many disciples died, and the sect's supreme treasure was lost, so it couldn't be passed down to you. According to the sect master, the Dao Tribulation stole it and sent it on to attain the Dao. There was nothing we could do." Song Ruo spoke gloomily.
"If the supreme treasure was lost, shouldn't it have