"If that still doesn't make sense, let's use another example. A Cloud Transformation Demon Beast generally hunts Star Beasts in the Infant Transformation Realm or Core Origin Realm. And a Demon Beast at that level eats several meals a day, devouring a great many Star Beasts each day."
"And every one of those Star Beasts it eats contains a great deal of Spiritual Qi, according to humanity's understanding of Spiritual Qi. That's correct, isn't it?"
Zuo Xiaoduo nodded. "Yes, that's right."
"Before that Cloud Transformation Demon Beast advances to God-Imperial, it needs decades of tempering, or even centuries or millennia in the longer cases... And throughout those years, its food consists of those Star Beasts... If all the energy in their bodies were gathered together, it would already exceed the energy of that Cloud Transformation Demon Beast by hundreds, thousands, or even ten thousand times. Can you understand that?"
"Of course I can."
"But that Cloud Transformation Demon Beast doesn't explode after eating all that energy, and it can't possibly absorb that much energy itself. So where does all that energy go?"
"A considerable portion is expelled through bowel movements, while the other, most essential portion is stored throughout the Cloud Transformation Demon Beast's flesh, blood, and bones."
"That's why Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures tend to grow where many Star Beasts live. People say that Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures always have powerful Star Beasts guarding them, but that's actually wrong. The order should be reversed: first came the powerful Star Beast, then came the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Because the area is rich in energy!"
"Now do you understand?" Qin Fangyang asked.
"I understand."
"For ordinary people, a single mouthful of meat containing such enormous spiritual energy would make their entire body explode. It would be like