Seeing this, Bai Jin'er hurried over to explain, eager to prove her worth as Third Boss.
"Great King, there's something you don't know."
"Heaven-tier magical treasures aren't actually worth that much on their own. It's mainly because of the current situation in our Eastern Region."
"With the Emperor Pavilion looming over them, the major powers in the Eastern Region don't dare wage large-scale wars openly. They can only monopolize resources behind the scenes, weakening their opponents that way, slowly eating away at them until they collapse."
"Over time, some weaker sects began huddling together for warmth to protect themselves, forming one alliance after another."
"Once someone took the lead, all sorts of alliances emerged over time-the Alchemist Alliance, the Formation Masters Alliance, the Myriad Treasures Alliance, and countless others."
"The Thousand Sects Alliance our Azure Cloud Sect joined is just one of them."
"As for magical treasures, the Artifact Refining Alliance has always held a monopoly on them, using it to weaken other sects."
"That's made top-grade magical treasures extremely scarce on the market, especially heaven-tier magical treasures."
"Heaven-tier magical treasures are called 'heavenly artifacts' because they can resonate with the power of heaven and earth, drawing on that power to strengthen their wielder."
"If a Nascent Soul True Person possesses a heaven-tier magical treasure, their combat strength can shoot up by fifty percent!"
"For any sect, every additional heaven-tier magical treasure means another powerful asset and a greater say in affairs!"
"That's why a heaven-tier magical treasure is practically a Sect-Towning Treasure in any sect."
"And ninety-nine percent of the heaven-tier magical treasures on the market are firmly in the hands of those Top-Tier Sects and the Sacred Sect."
"As a result, heaven-tier magical treasures are now almost impossible to buy outside, even for a fortune. Their scarcity naturally