Xu Yi said, "Senior Yan Yang, I'll remember your kindness. Unfortunately, I've already set my sights on a path and can't change course. If you truly want to help me, why not give me some White-level Ore Essence?" Lie Yan Yang's eyes twitched. So that was what this kid had been holding back all this time. Was he really only after a quick boost to his strength?
If so, there was no harm in it.
Lie Yan Yang said, "I can't give you what you want just yet. Ore Essence is difficult to preserve; it can almost only be refined and used immediately, so it's hard to keep any in reserve. Besides, apart from the Tu Hun Alliance, no one can refine Ore Essence. The Tu Hun Alliance charges exorbitant fees, but that's a minor issue. They rarely refine Ore Essence for outsiders, and if they do, they're sure to investigate the matter thoroughly."
Lie Yan Yang's explanation left Xu Yi confused.
Xi Jin City, who was standing nearby, explained the details.
The crux of the matter lay in how Ore Essence was produced.
The process went like this: first, find a star ore deposit, then use the ore-base method paired with the corresponding model of Star Refining Furnace to imprint an ore base onto the deposit. After that, use the matching furnace to catalyze the ore base. Even then, the chance of successfully producing Ore Essence from a single ore base was less than thirty percent.
Ore Essence also had a very short shelf life, so it had to be consumed immediately.
Catalyzing Ore Essence and refining Star Spirit Essence were two different things.
For the latter, all one needed was a Star Refining Furnace and mastery of the secret refining method.
Xing Tian Sect could manage that; they