After trading away the large stock of spirit wine he had accumulated over this period, Huo Hai saw Sikong Rouyu off. In fact, he did not have much spirit wine left now, at least far less than before.
After reaching the Spirit Emperor Realm, accumulating spiritual power was no longer the most important task. Instead, condensing and polishing his crystal cores mattered most. Huo Hai had finally discovered the difference between his spirit energy crystals and spirit crystals.
Spirit energy crystals were a special form of solid spiritual energy produced by his Spirit Insects. They could replenish his spiritual power as quickly as possible and help weaker people cultivate. However, ordinary spirit energy crystals lacked certain things, so after he reached the Spirit Emperor Realm, they were of little use to him. Accumulating spiritual power was no longer particularly difficult for Huo Hai.
By contrast, when it came to polishing his star cores, the best method was to absorb spirit crystals and use the special power within them.
Although the spirit energy crystals that Spirit-Gathering Insects produced directly from spirit crystals were also highly effective, the insects absorbed spirit crystals far too slowly. Even expanding their breeding would not help much. He would be better off finding another way.
Now that spirit energy crystals were of little use, Huo Hai naturally accumulated far less spirit wine. He left most of his ordinary spirit energy crystals to Fang Biya and the others. At least for them, who were still in the Spirit King Realm, absorbing these things had some effect. In the blink of an eye, another few days slipped by.
"Why hasn't Yun'er come out yet? Just what Spirit Art is she cultivating?" Huo Hai found it rather strange. That girl normally could not sit still at all. What could