10 [[[EFFECTS OF THE PEARL]]]

If lucy hadn't witnessed the formation of the miraculous pearl that lay in her hands, she would have thought it was not special. The pearl gave off a pleasant feeling. This was the same sensation she felt when Valencia was healing her.

This was a priceless treasure. she thought. Just who is this little fairy. Tears were flowing from her eyes but she didn't forget to express her gratitude. "Thank you, Lenci"

"I'm not sure how long the pearl will last but I can make as many as you like".sheknew she could probably make about ten more with the energy that she had left. she smiled and brushed away valencias tears. "let's get sentimental later once your people are better. I'm not sure how effective the pearl is but it should do the trick," Valencia said smilingly

Lucy immediately got up and valencia followed suit. They rushed out to the main building of the village to inform the chief that she had found a cure for the poison.

The chief was one of the first people afflicted with the deadly poison. he was an old man at the peak qi condensation realm.

The poison had a strange property, every morning at 7 am the poison would flare up and cause immense pain. For the cultivators, with qi, the pain was considerably more intense than for mortals. The poison was diagnosed by previous doctors to first destroy the dantian (the destruction of the dantian was a painful experience to all cultivators) and then attack the blood vessels eventually causing death.

mortals were able to last longer with poison than cultivators. the reason was unknown but it still caused weakness and pain to whoever is infected.

A heavy door was swung and in walked the two young ladies. "Chief, I have found a cure for the poison".

He and the village elders were sitting in the main hall contemplating the matters of the village. so they all heard the shouts of the young lady.

silence ensued the entire hall.

then the chief spoke, "speak my child. what is this cure?"

Valencia stood at the entrance of the main hall while lucy made her way in large strides to the center of the hall. she opened her palms where there could be seen a small white pearl.

At first, the chief thought it was a pill to be eaten. he could instantly sense the uniqueness of the object in her hands.

"Child, this is but one pill, how can this pill solve the problems of our people. one of the elders said with a smug face." He was happy to hear of a cure but when he saw one pill in the girl's hand. Anger once again resurfaced in his heart.

all the elders nodded and agreed, they wanted to punish this stupid girl for ruining their hopes and interrupting their meeting.

Lucy was lost for words on how the pearl should work. she didn't ask valencia how to activate the pearl but before she lost confidence she heard Valencia's voice, "Village chief take the pearl into your hands". she hesitantly retorted after hearing Valencia's voice, "This is not a pearl but a priceless treasure given by my friend. Once you hold it, you will be able to ascertain its effect for yourself chief."

The pearl was placed in the chief's hands. as soon as it made contact with his skin. a splendor of bright light burst forth covering his entire body.

Lucy and Valencia knew the strange scene meant the pearl was working so they both breathe a sigh of relief. all the elders exclaimed in shock. The only ones that weren't alarmed were the two girls and the village chief who was now experiencing the wonders of the pearl.

"No need to be alarmed everyone, it's just the effect of the pearl". the village chief assured them that he was fine. Amazement could be heard in his voice. After a few seconds, the light subsided.

"How do you feel chief?" Lucy asked expectantly.

Before he could respond, his body started to shake violently. The same thing happened when Lucy was healed so she knew what was gonna happen next.

The chief started to puke out the same black substance but it was of a greater amount

The view of the old chief throwing up was very comical and Lucy could only look away until he was done.

After expelling the poison from his body, the chief looked at the pearl in his hands and the substance that just left his body. He could feel the changes in his body. " so miraculous", he thought. Not only was the poison expelled but some of his old wounds had also recovered and his deteriorating dantian was more or less healed. he could also sense a slight fluctuation in his cultivation.

"This is indeed a treasure". His voice was shaking and his hands were trembling. He was thrilled, then his expression changed slightly, with his cultivation he noticed the size of the pearl had shrunken.

The more it's used the smaller it will become.

The other elders were waiting around for the chief's confirmation about the effectiveness of the pearl. They all witnessed the chief's previous actions and it wouldn't be a lie to say they weren't anxious.

"The pearl is true as the young one says. All of you will get a turn to witness its glory. "

The amount of uses is limited so we need to use it carefully" he added

The pearl slowly made its way around the room and into the hands of each of the elders. After a few seconds, they were all expelling the poison.

After retrieving the pearl, the drop in size was evident to the chief. it was now the size of a baby's fingernail. He raised his head in Lucy's direction then his gaze fell on the lady at the entrance of the room that had spoken up earlier.

"Is that the friend in which you spoke of that gifted you this pearl?"

"Yes chief, this is my friend and our benefactor" she was a little hesitant to admit it out of fear of what the village elder would do.

He sized up the young lady and only one word came to mind. A mortal? He thought. He could sense no cultivation but he figured her background was unfathomable and maybe she was using an artifact to hide her cultivation. he must be careful now to cause her to lose face.

"Esteem guest, welcome to our stone village. Thanks for aiding our village in its toughest of times."

Valencia nodded and proceeded to walk to the center of the main hall. She was nervous being around so many people staring at her but there was no time for that with people's lives at stake. she knew her efforts had been a success based on the multiple black liquids expelled on the floor.

the reduction of the pearl hadn't missed her eyes but she wasn't worried. She could make as many as possible. ever since awakening, she felt energy being absorbed into her body.

It was important for her to finish her mission, the whole time she had her mission in mind. the people of the stone village had given her a bountiful harvest and she was gonna repay them.

Even though a place like this was beneficial to her cultivation. she would not sit by and watch innocent people die. As a matter of fact, she would not allow it. her whole demeanor seemed to have changed.

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