There were too many.
He was spoiled for choice!
The treasures on row after row of shelves gave off astonishing auras. All sorts of literary qi, spiritual qi, and Buddhist power mingled together and washed over him.
Lin Ke felt as though he had walked into a food court, where spicy and sweet aromas mingled and flooded his senses.
Still, there were differences among them.
Most were merely objects with spiritual properties, not yet treasure-grade.
The things that truly reached treasure-grade were farther inside.
Lin Ke immediately set off, following the "aroma" deeper into the storehouse.
Along the way, he could see all manner of objects arranged on the shelves to either side.
Bones from various demon beasts, unidentified ores, plants with spiritual properties, and the like were the most common.
Objects that bore obvious signs of human craftsmanship were comparatively rare.
It seemed that when it came to paying taxes, nobody wanted to hand over their best things.
But Lin Ke also knew this was because of the Mountain Giant Banyan's tolerance and lenient policies.
If a demon beast had only one spiritually imbued object and did not want to surrender it, it might choose to leave Mountain Island.
However, it would then lose not only the opportunity to have the Mountain Giant Banyan exchange its spiritual object for something it needed, but also the Mountain Giant Banyan's protection.
During their earlier conversation, Lin Ke had learned that the Mountain Giant Banyan could use the plants across the entire island to perceive things within a certain range of its abilities.
Through them, it could subtly influence the lives of the island's inhabitants, using roots or other plants to help them, for instance.
It was much like a mother who doted on her children.
Lin Ke respected this approach, but