As he stated, Lex quickly left the temple, summoned the Silent Wanderer and flew away, barely taking a minute in total. But just a few hours later, Lex returned.
Spirit stones were extremely valuable, especially for mortals, since they contained pure spiritual energy which was easy to absorb and use. It was a currency, as well as a valuable resource. On any given planet, it was a finite resource. But that was only if seen on the scale of a planet. On a universal scale, spirit stones and spirit stone mines were hardly rare. In fact, they were fairly common.
