Zhang Lingshan took the ring, pulled out a high-grade Spirit Stone, and lightly crushed it in his right hand, grinding it to powder. Then he drew in a sharp breath through his nose and sucked all the Spirit Stone dust into his stomach.
Comfortable!
His whole body suddenly felt filled with strength. No matter how exhausted he had been, at that moment it all seemed to have been swept clean away.
No wonder the Great Qing Dynasty controlled high-grade Spirit Stones. They really were on a completely different level from mid-grade and low-grade Spirit Stones.
Though the latter two could also be used for cultivation, they contained too many impurities. Absorbing too much of them would instead affect cultivation speed, and one had to find ways to expel the impurities.
And if one took pills to expel the Spirit Stone impurities, Pill Poison would accumulate. Over time, one would then have to find ways to expel the Pill Poison as well.
Repeating this cycle would cause cultivation efficiency to drop drastically.
Why had Zhang Lingshan, this High-grade Pure Lotus Pill Master, been placed in the Pure Lotus Pavilion by Anning City and supported there? It was because Pure Lotus Pills could cleanse the meridians. They were precious pills everyone needed.
From this, it was clear how troublesome low-grade and mid-grade Spirit Stones were.
Only high-grade Spirit Stones carried no burden when refined—or rather, the burden was negligible. They were truly good things.
When Tao Yunlu saw Zhang Lingshan refining high-grade Spirit Stones in this manner, he could not help but suck in a cold breath and glance at Bai Changdu.
Bai Changdu also looked stunned. He spread his hands, meaning he did not understand either. This was also his first time meeting this man, and he had likewise been frightened