It wasn't that Xu Yang was useless, after over twenty years of development, unable to come up with even a bit of Spirit Stone, but rather that Fish and Dragon Island was currently in its initial stage. Various investments were inevitable, and on top of that, he had devised a plan that had consumed most of his assets, leaving him with few Spirit Stones to spare.
This was also one of the reasons behind his current actions.
Apart from testing the Three Sects of Golden Core and peering into the foundation of the Liang Kingdom Cultivation Realm, he also needed to seize the opportunity to fill in the shortages, or the development of Fish and Dragon Island would inevitably be affected due to the lack of Spirit Stones.
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Although the consumption was enormous, compared to the original Great Ritual, the Yuan Spirit version of Luotian Dajiao also had a unique advantage, which was the time required to set it up.
