"Back then, mortals weren't the only ones here. Many cultivators also lived here year-round. But once this city lost its city lord and anyone to manage it, those people moved away one after another. Almost everyone who knew about this matter is gone now.
"So we had to ask a great many people just to piece together a rough outline."
"Three hundred years ago, there really was a fisherman who became rich overnight. After settling in the city, he would take a few pearls to a pawnshop every so often to support his increasingly extravagant lifestyle."
"Yes. Once he became wealthy, he began squandering money without restraint."
"Perhaps because he flaunted his wealth so openly, someone eventually set their sights on him. At first, people thought he'd hauled the pearls up while fishing. But later, they realized he never went fishing at all. So where were the pearls coming from?"
"Something like that couldn't withstand scrutiny. It was soon exposed, and both cultivators and mortals began coveting his plate."
"Unsurprisingly, the fisherman died. Yet even his death failed to stir any waves, because the instant he died, the plate vanished. Yes, it disappeared right before the eyes of all those fighting over it."
Silver Star froze briefly. "Cultivators fought over it too? Even if it was a magic treasure, wouldn't it be a fairly useless one? Pearls are no use to us."
Silver Snow smiled mysteriously, then took a perfectly round bead from his Storage Ring.
The instant it appeared, Su Jiu's and Silver Star's gazes were drawn to it.
"Such pure spiritual qi!"
Silver Snow placed the pearl on the table. "This is a pearl formed by that legendary plate."
Silver Star stared blankly. "No wonder cultivators fought over it. A pearl like this could practically rival a superior-grade