The silent bright moon reflected ripples in the pond water.

The two returned to the stone table, and Jia Yu noticed the smile on Senior Brother Zhuu’s face, feeling quite curious, but did not ask further.

Junior Brother Ji talked with the senior brother alone, probably due to some confidentiality requirements.

At this moment, Wei Songtao and others had already offered Tier Two Spirit Wine and Spirit Tea, and everyone started chatting amiably, with laughter occasionally ringing out.

Li Haoran put down his wine cup and asked:

"With your cultivation now improved, what are your plans for the next step?"

A Chao Origin Stage Cultivator with Five Mansions Perfection needs to go out to seek opportunities and comprehend the Path of Five Elements Mutual Generation.

"After the volcanic eruption in a few days, I will visit Sunrise Peak to meet the ancestor and heed their advice."

Ji An replied that within the sect, the inheritance was still complete before breaking through the Golden Core Stage, and there was no lack of resources. It’s good to have someone leading the way.

The reason he did not go to meet the ancestor directly was that he was afraid Red Flame Peak might erupt in his absence.

The Dao Rhyme was too important to him, allowing for no mistakes, so he didn’t visit the Agricultural Hall during these few days.

Jia Yu concurred, "It’s best to heed the ancestor’s advice. Even if you travel outside, Junior Brother should wait for the Central Continent Merchant Flying Ship to arrive before leaving, to purchase some protective items by then.

By the way, do you need help converting your small merit into relevant resources?"

Every Chao Origin Stage Cultivator with Five Mansions Perfection is the future of the sect, and life safety is paramount.

According to sect customs, a Tier Three Talisman for protection will certainly be provided.

"I haven’t decided yet. I’ll see by then."

Ji An will definitely wait for the Middle Continent Cultivator to arrive before leaving, purchasing several Tier Three Talismans as a preparation, and also getting hold of the Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner.

He drank a cup of Spirit Tea and said:

"I want to exchange my middle-grade spirit stones for top-grade spirit stones, and I will trouble Senior Brother then."

He had less than one hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones, and having too many middle-grade spirit stones on hand was of no other use, so exchanging them was better.

"Of course, you can. Junior Brother, just find me at the Treasure Pavilion.

But there is a limit to the exchange, and there is a 20% fee, within ten years, Junior Brother can only exchange up to thirty pieces."

Top-grade spirit stones are strategic resources, which can be used to activate high-tier arrays and quickly restore a cultivator’s magical power, hoarded by all large powers.

In the spirit stone mine veins, not many top-grade spirit stones can be excavated.

"Thirty pieces are enough. Speaking of spirit stones, how are these things formed? Will there be a day when they are exhausted?"

Ji An asked, knowing the sect had spirit stone mines, but hadn’t paid attention to the specifics.

All he knew was that security was tight, with law enforcement hall cultivators stationed there all year round, and the diggers were body cultivators trained by the sect.

"Spirit stones are a by-product of the spiritual vein, a renewable resource. As long as a spiritual vein exists, the spirit stones won’t be exhausted.

Of course, the premise is not to over-exploit them."

Liu Yu began explaining the origin of spirit stone mine veins, nourished by spiritual veins, the soil and stones transform into spirit stones, but without human intervention, this is a relatively slow process, taking at least several hundred years.

However, humans, after thousands of years of exploration, created an epoch-making magic array to speed up the forming of spirit stones.

If planned well, with planned excavation and then sealing of the spirit stone mine veins, continuous exploitation can be achieved.

This magic array quickly spread, and with the aid of magic arrays, human cultivators’ strength quickly surpassed the Demon Race, taking over the dominant position on the continent.

Moreover, after a spiritual vein withers, spirit stone mine veins will also be left behind.

Ji An slightly frowned and said:

"I often practice the Earth Escape Technique on Red Flame Peak but have never encountered spirit stone mine veins?"

Not to mention veins, not even individual spirit stones were found.

Liu Yu laughed, "Haha, how can it be that every node of a spiritual vein has spirit stone veins forming, only a few nodes of the sect meet the conditions for nurturing spirit stone mine veins.

Red Flame Peak will sparsely nurture some spirit stones, too few to encounter is normal.

Moreover, to get higher-grade spirit stones, the longer the mine vein is sealed, the better.

Now the sect’s mine veins have upgraded to Tier Three, with a chance in the following years to nurture top-grade spirit stones."

Jia Yu also laughed, "Spirit stone mine veins are conceived only near the core nodes of spiritual veins, which are generally in the middle of the vein.

Red Flame Peak is at the tail of the spiritual vein, not destined to nurture spirit stone mine veins.

Moreover, if it had the conditions to nurture spirit stone mine veins, you wouldn’t be able to have entered during the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"Got greedy," Ji An chuckled foolishly, raising his wine cup:

"Don’t just talk, let’s drink up."

After a while, a clear call rang out from a distance, "Coo Coo!"

With the pleasant ringing of bells, the Cyan Deer came stepping through the wind.

It felt disturbed by the agitation of Spiritual Mechanism over the past few days, very uncomfortable.

Zhuu Xiangrong was stunned, sensing the strong demonic power emanating from the Cyan Deer, and said:

"Chao Origin Stage! How come Junior Brother hasn’t revealed a word of having such a beast tamed?"

Among the same door disciples, cultivators with Chao Origin Stage beasts are rare, only seven, and he is not among them.

Others were also surprised, as at their level, a Chao Origin Stage beast could provide significant assistance.

Ji An patted the head of the Cyan Deer for comfort and replied:

"This beast’s capabilities are similar to mine, within the bloodline inheritance it received, there’s a magic technique akin to Azure Dragon Shocking Skill.

In the future when I leave the sect, it will take care of the spirit plants at Red Flame Peak."

Jia Yu laughed, "As expected of Junior Brother’s beast, this makes it the second Chao Origin Stage Spirit Farmer of the sect!"