If that were all, it would have been one thing. Mei Hongyu was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator. Her ring had once held a mountain of spirit stones too—though it had only been a small hill, not "towering heights beyond reach."
Yet the waves of spiritual energy emanating from these jade-crystal spirit stones within her Divine Sense were so dense and viscous, while carrying an incomparably pure quality.
"Are these all mid... mid-grade spirit stones?"
Mei Hongyu's entire body had gone rigid. Her mouth felt dry. It was not as though she had never seen mid-grade spirit stones before; she even possessed some high-grade spirit stones herself.
It was simply that there were far too many mid-grade spirit stones here—so many that she had never dared imagine that one day she might possess such an enormous quantity.
This was likewise what Li Yan had decided upon after consideration. He had not given her high-grade spirit stones. He knew that Nascent Soul cultivators in the lower realm naturally had high-grade spirit stones in their possession, but certainly not in great numbers.
Mei Hongyu was merely a Nascent Soul cultivator, and one from the lower realm at that. Cultivators like them, without the backing of a major sect, had to rely on themselves for everything.
Their daily cultivation consumed the greater part of their wealth. In the end, they would not have many high-grade spirit stones left on them.
Thus, giving her too many high-grade spirit stones would only make her heart pound in alarm and send her thoughts running wild.
But if he gave too few high-grade spirit stones, there would be little point in that either. In the end, Li Yan had decided to take out some mid-grade spirit stones, though the amount he gave was not excessive.
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