At those words, Jiang Yang thought, More than heard of it—I practically saw it with my own eyes.
This was known throughout the world, so he answered frankly:
"You jest, Miss Tai. When the True Lord attained the Dao, he proclaimed it to heaven and earth. Attached Fire flourished, and the whole world rejoiced. Naturally, everyone knew of it."
Tai Pei'er nodded, but turned to another matter:
"The Shangsu Star has brightened again in the heavens, and baleful fire should emerge from the earth veins in response. In Duguang alone, where our Tai clan resides, three fire veins have risen and erupted. Several nearby aristocratic clans have been fighting tooth and nail over the spirit lands..."
Jiang Yang did not know what Tai Pei'er intended by this, so he followed her lead:
"Fire Veins are first-rate Spirit Lands. They can nurture spirit treasures and Spirit Resources within them—a veritable treasure basin. Wealth stirs the heart, so it is only natural that the clans would fight over them."
The world's spirit treasures did not emerge without cause. Most were nurtured by various Spirit Lands. In rich, first-rate lands such as Rain Xiang Mountain, where Water Veins flourished, Water Virtue spirit treasures grew everywhere, ready to be picked up with a bow of the head. Most, however, were tended by people or contained within spirit arrays, so ordinary disciples never saw them.
Spirit Lands arose in many different ways. Some formed naturally, while others were born from the manifestations of cultivators breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm. The most formidable were those born through a True Lord's exalted standing. The present flourishing of Attached Fire throughout the world rested entirely upon a single thought from True Lord Zhu Lin.
In barren wastelands, by contrast, even spirit vigor was scarce, scarcely sufficient