There was indeed profound desolation earth before him, though unfortunately it contained impurities. Even so, Qin Fengming was overjoyed by Qingyu's words.
If one piece were purified, it would yield a lump of profound desolation earth the size of a jujube pit. That alone was an exceedingly rare prize.
The profound desolation earth he had obtained from Zhao Yuantong back then had not been pure either, though its purity had clearly been far higher than that of the pieces of profound desolation stone here.
Whether the profound desolation earth was pure or not, it should still be useful to that round cymbal.
"Qingyu, how many pieces of profound desolation stone this size can you collect at a time?" A keen light shone in Qin Fengming's eyes as he asked.
"Hmph, don't tell me you intend to take all this profound desolation stone away? To tell you the truth, however powerful your methods might be, collecting a single piece in primordial spirit form would still take several days, or even a dozen or more. Yet we cannot stay here for even an hour before we have to return to the foot of the mountain to recover.
"So, to collect a piece of profound desolation stone, we must first break it into smaller pieces, then make repeated trips to work our arts. By that reckoning, collecting a single piece would probably take several months."
At Qin Fengming's question, Qingyu gave a derisive snort and spoke with obvious disdain.
"Mm, I only want to know how much profound desolation stone you can take out of the Qinggu Space using your special method." Qin Fengming smiled faintly, entirely untroubled.
Hearing Qin Fengming persist with the question, Qingyu visibly froze.
"Are you saying you have a way to collect all this profound desolation stone and