Spirit Stone
Starting My Immortal Life by Upgrading Buildings
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Original Name:灵石 (líng shí)Gender:NeutralKind:ItemScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:1,513Chapters:401
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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Spirit Stone (灵石) |
| Classification | Cultivation resource, medium of exchange, and output of Spirit Veins |
| Known Grades | Low-Grade Spirit Stone; Middle-Grade Spirit Stone; High-Grade Spirit Stone; Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone; Low-Grade Purple Spirit Stone; Mid-Grade Purple Spirit Stone |
| Status | In active circulation throughout Zengtou City, Cloud-Rain Marsh, the Water Dragon Sect, and major markets across the continents; higher-grade stones are strategic resources controlled by powerful factions. 68 613 656 |
| First Appearance | 1 |
Properties and Denominations
- Low-grade Spirit Stones contain spiritual qi; they turn to powder when expended on a Building Upgrade Panel upgrade or absorbed during cultivation. 1 9
- Spirit Fragments function as smaller currency: one Spirit Egg is valued at five fragments, while two Spirit Eggs equal one Low-Grade Spirit Stone. 3
- One Middle-Grade Spirit Stone is normally exchangeable for one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, though the Hundred Treasures Pavilion charges an unfavorable rate of 102 Low-Grade stones per Middle-Grade stone in urgent exchanges. 24 25 68
- One High-Grade Spirit Stone is valued at roughly one hundred Middle-Grade Spirit Stones. 229
- Freshly harvested Spirit Vein stones retain their qi completely and can command an additional one or two Low-Grade Spirit Stones in an exchange for a Middle-Grade stone. 205
- Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones are rare seven-colored stones produced only by sufficiently high-grade Spirit Veins; they are necessary for high-level building upgrades and are used by Nascent Soul cultivators preparing for Spirit Transformation. 200 447 448
- Purple Spirit Stones contain qi several times purer than Supreme-Grade stones. In theory, one Low-Grade Purple Spirit Stone equals one hundred Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, though such an exchange is practically unheard of because Purple Spirit Stones are even scarcer. 613
- Mid-Grade Purple Spirit Stones are strategic resources that even Body Integration cultivators must use sparingly. 656
- Spirit Stones mined from sect-controlled Spirit Veins bear special restrictions. Such “contraband” stones can be identified, and reporting their use earns ten times their value while exposing the holder to execution. 186
Uses
Cultivation
Spirit Stones provide the concentrated spiritual qi needed to accelerate and stabilize breakthroughs.
| Breakthrough or Cultivation | Spirit Stones Used | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Third to Fourth Layer of Qi Refining | 14 Low-Grade | Ji Yuan reaches the Middle Qi Refining Stage, then stabilizes his cultivation. 9 |
| Fourth to Fifth Layer of Qi Refining | 44 Low-Grade | Ji Yuan completes a three-day breakthrough and reaches the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining. 26 |
| Late Qi Refining preparation | 4 Middle-Grade acquired for 408 Low-Grade | Ji Yuan exchanges at an unfavorable rate because higher-quality stones better support breakthroughs. 68 |
| Golden Core Middle to Late Stage | Stored Spirit Stones within the Spirit Vein | Ji Yuan uses the Spirit Vein’s reserves alongside heavenly treasures to stabilize his Golden Core Late Stage breakthrough. 416 |
| Spirit Transformation stabilization | Nearly 1,000 High-Grade | Ji Yuan fills his dantian after breakthrough by repeatedly absorbing High-Grade Spirit Stones through Spirit-Gathering Formations. 658 |
Building Upgrades
| Upgrade Target | Spirit Stone Requirement | Additional Documented Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Fish Pond Lv1 | 1 Low-Grade | Water-purifying reeds planted and waterway dredged. 1 |
| Chicken Coop Lv1 | 2 Low-Grade | 50 jin of ordinary rice. 1 3 |
| Pigsty Lv1 | 5 Low-Grade | 50 jin of iron ingots and 10 jin of coarse salt. 9 |
| Cave Abode Lv1 | 5 Low-Grade | Three barrels of glutinous-rice slurry and repaired roof tiles. 18 |
| Talisman Room Lv1 | 10 Low-Grade | Introduction to the Way of Talismans and one successfully drawn Calming Talisman. 21 |
| Chicken Coop Lv2 | 50 Low-Grade | A coop made from Centennial Parasol Wood. 29 |
| Talisman Room Lv2 | 20 Middle-Grade | Mica Crystal Clusters, Crimson Marrow Thunder Jade, and a complete Five-Element Talisman set. 24 |
| Pigsty Lv3 | 50 Middle-Grade | Earthcore Molten Rock and successful refinement of a Qi-Blood Pill. 39 |
| Spirit Field Lv3 | 50 Middle-Grade | Two Second-Order Demon Beast Cores, five jin of Profound Yin Soil, and three Second-Order Flying Locust corpses. 116 |
| Spirit Vein Lv4 | 1 Supreme-Grade; 800 High-Grade; 10,000 Middle-Grade; 100,000 Low-Grade | Five drops of Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk and 100 drops of Millennium Spirit Milk. 238 |
| Heavenly Grotto upgrade | 30,000 Middle-Grade | The Level 1 Heavenly Grotto evolves into Ji Yuan’s Life-bound Dharma Treasure, Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain. 292 |
| Star-Gazing Tower Lv4 | 1 Supreme-Grade; 10,000 High-Grade | All-Heaven Star Array Diagram, Stardust, Nine-Yin Nine-Yang Stone, and three Fifth-Order Demon Cores. 689 |
| Pigsty Lv7 | 1 Mid-Grade Purple | Sixth-Tier Metal-, Fire-, and Earth-Attribute Demon Cores, Ten-Thousand-Year Fire Melt Crystal, Earthcore Soil, and Primal Heavy Water Essence. 626 |
Trade and Payment
- Ji Yuan’s Immortal Residence Fee is three Low-Grade Spirit Stones per month; inability to pay risks expulsion from Zengtou Market. 1 4
- Spirit Stones purchase techniques, talismans, artifacts, cultivation materials, and spirit beasts. Ji Yuan pays ten stones for the first layer of the Water Drop Finger and twenty-five for the Dragon Armor Shield. 11 30
- The Water Dragon Sect’s demand for Cold Iron Sand raises its market price from five to fifteen Spirit Stones per jin. 20
- Spirit Stones remain the preferred payment in major transactions because they are readily usable for cultivation and building upgrades. Ji Yuan specifically chooses payment in Middle-Grade Spirit Stones when selling Ageless Spring to the Li Family. 292
- Foundation Establishment Pills are generally unavailable for direct purchase within the Water Dragon Sect, while one-mark pills sold in open markets cost roughly 300–500 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones. 81 116
- Purple Spirit Stones serve as prestigious hard currency among Spirit Transformation cultivators and above. 613
- Ji Yuan spends ten Low-Grade Purple Spirit Stones to purchase three rare poison treasures for future ambushes and combat against powerful enemies. 701
Recorded Values
| Commodity or Service | Value |
|---|---|
| Two Spirit Eggs | 1 Low-Grade Spirit Stone. 3 |
| Ordinary Low-Grade Spirit Fish | 8–15 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. 2 |
| Stonehide Grouper’s intact stone armor | About 18 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. 6 |
| One drop of Waterglow Dew | 8 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. 1 |
| Blood Essence | 20 Spirit Stones per tael. 10 |
| Spirit Soil | At least 5 Spirit Stones per qian. 30 |
| Middle-Grade Talisman | About 10 Spirit Stones. 41 |
| Cold Iron Sand | 15 Spirit Stones per jin during the sect shortage. 20 |
| Mid-Grade Magical Artifact flying sword and Low-Grade Spirit Artifact needle | 96 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones combined. 136 |
| Millennial Illusion Spirit Grass | About 150 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones per stalk. 116 117 |
| One-mark Foundation Establishment Pill | Roughly 300–500 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones. 116 |
| Thousand-year Earthcore Fire Lotus | 8,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones. 531 |
| Three-thousand-year Nine-Leaf Soul-Returning Herb | 12,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones. 531 |
| Low-Grade Purple Spirit Stone | Theoretical value of 100 Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones. 613 |
Ji Yuan’s Recorded Holdings
| Chapter | Holdings or Transaction | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Possesses exactly one remaining Low-Grade Spirit Stone. | Spends it to upgrade the Fish Pond to Lv1, triggering the evolution of a Seven-Star Bass into a Coldblood Bass. |
| 9 | Accumulates 20 Spirit Stones from selling a Spine Bream. | Uses 14 for his Fourth-Layer breakthrough, leaving 6. |
| 25 | Holds 98 Spirit Stones after selling Spirit Fish and 32 Water-Repelling Talismans. | Chooses to invest in cultivation rather than new facilities. |
| 26 | Arranges 50 Spirit Stones for secluded cultivation. | Consumes 44 during his Fifth-Layer breakthrough; 6 remain afterward. |
| 37 | Searches the Ghost Island Master’s Storage Bag. | Finds 100 neatly stored Spirit Stones plus another 20–30 loose stones, recovering the cost of his earlier preparations. |
| 68 | Reaches 504 Low-Grade Spirit Stones after selling artifacts, talismans, pills, and a damaged Stone-Armored Crab corpse. | Exchanges 408 Low-Grade stones for four Middle-Grade stones to support a Late Qi Refining breakthrough. |
| 134 | Inventories accumulated resources. | Holds 453 Low-Grade and 89 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones. |
| 136 | Raises his funds through sales on the Island of All Things. | Reaches 137 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones before spending heavily on combat equipment and complete Five-Element Talisman Arts. |
| 229 | Loots Heavenly Silkworm True Person’s Storage Bag. | Obtains 6,450 Middle-Grade and 100 High-Grade Spirit Stones. |
| 253 | Divides the Spirit Stone harvest from Mourning Eccentric, Luo Sifu, and their associates. | Gains 15 High-Grade, 14,656 Middle-Grade, and 2,906 Low-Grade Spirit Stones; his total wealth exceeds 26,000 Middle-Grade stones in value. |
| 292 | Sells a bottle of Ageless Spring to the Li Family. | Receives 55,000 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, then spends 30,000 to upgrade the Heavenly Grotto. |
| 447 | Raids the Soul-Refining Hall’s private Spirit Vein. | Seizes a seven-colored Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone after battling the Many-Ghost Devil Master. |
| 613 | Searches Great Shaman Sea-Devouring’s possessions. | Obtains his first Low-Grade Purple Spirit Stone and preserves it with three Supreme-Grade stones for future breakthroughs. |
| 650 | Trades Demon Cores and a Fifth-Tier defensive Dharma Treasure at a Kunwu trade fair. | Receives two Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones and alchemy insights. |
| 701 | Purchases Soul-Corroding Powder, Forgetting River Mayfly Exuviae, and a Ninefold Netherworld Soul-Severing Thorn. | Spends his remaining ten Low-Grade Purple Spirit Stones on preparations for an ambush of the Phoenix Clan. |
| 716 | Searches Feng Yudao’s Storage Bag. | Finds four chests containing more than four hundred Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones and thirty-seven Low-Grade Purple Spirit Stones. |
Story Role
- Ji Yuan’s final Spirit Stone is the catalyst for his recovery from poverty: the Fish Pond upgrade produces the Coldblood Bass that allows him to settle his overdue residence fee. 1 2
- His growing supply of Spirit Stones shifts his priorities from immediate survival to infrastructure, talisman production, body tempering, and combat preparation. 20 25
- Spirit Stone scarcity repeatedly limits his upgrades; the unavailable Cold Iron Sand needed for the Fish Pond forces Ji Yuan to pursue talisman crafting and other methods of income. 20 21
- The wealth seized from the Ghost Island Master gives Ji Yuan the resources to upgrade the Pigsty and continue his independent cultivation. 37
- Ji Yuan’s creation and successive upgrades of an artificial Spirit Vein transform Spirit Stones from scarce currency into a renewable foundation for cultivation, buildings, and his expanding Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain. 202 205 238
- At the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, Middle- and High-Grade Spirit Stones become essential resources for artifacts, pills, cultivation breakthroughs, and large-scale construction rather than ordinary spending money. 136 229 292
- Supreme-Grade and Purple Spirit Stones represent the threshold into higher-realm cultivation, strategic building upgrades, and transactions among Spirit Transformation cultivators and stronger powers. 448 613 656
- Ji Yuan’s immense wealth increasingly enables him to negotiate with major clans and sects, purchase scarce advancement resources for himself and his spirit beasts, and prepare for conflicts far beyond his apparent cultivation. 531 701
Appearances
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