They Must Not Be Greedy [Monthly Vote Request]

The moment Ji Yuan saw that line of text, he did not do anything as dramatic as suck in a sharp breath, but his heart did instinctively tighten.

He had waited so long.

He had tried countless methods without activating the Spirit Vein, and now it had opened just like that?

The road had been rough and winding, but at least he had finally made it.

Ji Yuan let out a long breath, then summoned the Panel.

[Spirit Vein: Lv1 (Upgradeable)]

[Spirit Effect 1: Within a radius of one li, spiritual energy density +50%.]

[Spirit Effect 2: Produces 10 Low-Grade Spirit Stones per day.]

[Upgrade requirements: 10 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones. (Met)]

Ji Yuan scanned the Panel.

His delight grew.

Not only were the upgrade requirements simple, but a level-one Spirit Vein already had two Spirit Effects.

What more could he ask for?

To be safe, Ji Yuan did not hesitate. He chose to upgrade it at once.

What if he failed to develop the level-one Spirit Vein now, and the effect here disappeared before he could upgrade it?

As the ten Middle-Grade Spirit Stones in Ji Yuan's hand turned to ash, ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones grew out of the stone wall before him.

They really did grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That was today's yield.

At ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones a day, it would take only a hundred days to recoup the cost of upgrading the Spirit Vein.

After that, everything would be pure profit.

A hundred days might sound long, but on the endless road of cultivation, it was nothing.

A single retreat could last years.

Ji Yuan summoned his Frostfall flying sword, pried all ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones from the wall, and put them into his Storage Bag.

They had been produced