The higher one's cultivation, the more origin stones were needed to restore True Essence. After consuming six or seven million origin stones, Ye Chen quickly replenished his True Essence to its peak and could continue collecting Violet Lightning Spirit Fluid.
This collection lasted an entire week.
On the first day, he collected the most Violet Lightning Spirit Fluid—more than 2,300 drops.
The second day saw a slight decline, with just over 2,000 drops.
There was a sharp drop on the third day, with fewer than 1,000 drops.
The fourth day also yielded 1,000 drops.
On the fifth day, the amount was halved again, dropping to 500.
Fortunately, it rose again on the sixth day, reaching 1,100 drops.
On the final day, Ye Chen's luck exploded. Although he collected only 1,000 drops of Violet Lightning Spirit Fluid, they included a potato-sized clump of it, making the haul greater than any of the preceding days.
After seven days, Ye Chen had made a decent harvest. The foot-high jade bucket was filled to one-eighth with Violet Lightning Spirit Fluid, roughly 1.2 inches deep. As for the purple currents over this vast area, there was barely any Violet Lightning Spirit Fluid left. Even if there was, it was scattered sparsely here and there, not worth going out of the way to collect. After all, Ye Chen had to expend True Essence every moment, and he had already used tens of millions of origin stones. It was practically a bottomless pit.
"Ha ha, how were your results? How about we compare?"
Back aboard the Crimson Wind, the five placed their jade buckets on the table in the hall. Crimson Wind Emperor smiled.
"Let's compare, then."
Fire Finch Emperor opened the lid of his jade bucket. Purple currents flickered within, and spiritual energy pressed against them.