While the sword pagoda could also store items, time was not frozen within it. Certain ingredients would gradually lose their properties if stowed there. Thus, Lu Yun put everything he collected into storage rings. And since he would use them shortly, he had Long Aotian carry them instead of piling the rings into the sword pagoda.

He fully harvested everything within fifty kilometers after three days—be it the lowliest first ranked herb or the highest ninth ranked grass.

When he was certain that nothing existed within fifty kilometers, he sat down cross-legged in a clearing and had Long Aotian stand guard. Lu Yun retrieved the fist-sized Purplestar Silver that weighed several hundred kilograms and brought out a few other low ranked ores.

“Three parts zircon, two parts copper, four parts mica, and one part Purplestar Silver. Flaming Grass, Ripple Seaweed, Earthy Root, and Breezy Grass. Good, very good.” He smiled at the assortment on the ground.

Apart from Purplestar...