"No, I haven't. Please enlighten me, senior brother."
Jiang Yang paused at the question, then shook his head. He put on no airs, candidly asking for guidance.
Zang Yu looked as though his suspicion had been confirmed. Seeing Jiang Yang shake his head, he smiled and said:
"I wouldn't call it guidance. The reason Cuiwei is so important is that its Metal and Stone veins belong to 'Xin Metal.' This is a yielding, supple form of metal, spiritually receptive and gentle in nature. Its substance conceals transformations of form, making it especially suited to crafting artifacts."
"The Metal and Stone mined here are called [Brightvoid Origin Gold], [Deepvoid Spirit Gold], and [Cosmic Void Origin Embryo], depending on their grade. These spirit treasures are mostly used to inscribe formation patterns and refine mystic artifacts. The most valuable among them serve as spirit materials for weaving storage bags."
"When spirit treasures are similar in substance, their natures clash. Thus, if these spirit materials are placed directly into a storage bag, even the best outcome is that they burst it open and scatter all over the ground."
Jiang Yang pondered this, then could not help touching his cuff as realization dawned on his face.
The storage bag hidden in Jiang Yang's sleeve reminded him of something Shopkeeper Gao at the Sect's Market Ward had once said. He had not given it much thought at the time.
Now he understood why the Weaving Office of Rain Xiang Mountain produced more storage bags than anything else. The spirit materials all came from here. Their low prices in the Market Ward were, in fact, a hidden benefit the Sect provided to its disciples.
"So that's how it is. It seems this place truly is vital to the Sect. Thank you for the lesson."
Having thought it