887 Errand Boy 5 (2/2)

Normally, it would have taken the Celestial Hamster a few more millions of years to hatch because Primordial Energy was practically extinct in these times. But now, it might only be a few more days until Dyon could see its furry and adorable appearance. After who knew how much time the little hamster spent in its egg, it was probably more excited than Dyon.

”Lastly old man, I need some aurora stones. Are there any here as a reward?”

'There is a spiritual vein you can take as a reward, but it's nowhere near the size of the Angel Clan one. The Angel Clan vein could produce even dao level energy stones, meaning even Earth aurora stones weren't an impossibility. However, these can at most create essence level energy stones. There's potential for growth, especially since you have the Energy Core though. That said, don't let anyone find out you have it, because even Emperor God Clans would go crazy for it.'

These weren't ancient times. Spiritual veins were especially rare. Even the spiritual vein of the Celestial Deer Sect was dug up and taken away by its enemies.

A spiritual vein capable of producing saint level energy stones was already the peak of this era. Some of the exceptionally powerful clans might have a spiritual vein capable of producing lower celestial level energy stones, but that was the absolute cap.

In truth, this wasn't only because of the era, but also because of the limitations of spiritual veins. If they became too large, they would cause vicious apparitions of heavens to descend and destroy them. This would also result in the destruction of the clan that owned them. Only the Energy Core was able to mitigate this.

This might seem odd. If even peak Emperor God clans could only produce lower celestial stones, then where do all of the high level stones come from?

At this point, it's important to separate the idea of energy stone mines from spiritual veins. The purpose of spiritual veins isn't to produce regular energy stones, but rather, to draw the energy of the universe toward a clan, making it easier to cultivate there. A by-product of this would be the various energy stone types that are created.

But, energy stone mines are different. They don't have the same restrictions as Spiritual veins because their abilities are much more focused. Their only reason for existing is to produce energy cultivation energy stones. As such, they don't produce things like Life stones and Aurora stones, and as such, don't deft heaven's laws too much. Thus, they're allowed to fully mature.

Essentially, the term ”Energy Stones” has both a broad and narrow definition. The broad definition includes every energy stone in existence, while the narrow definition only includes the currency of the martial world.