The Taixuan Sect encountered more misfortunes that day than just the destruction of their herb garden.
As evening approached, the Sect Master Duan Yi's foul mood had barely improved when yet another piece of bad news reached his ear just as he was about to return to the Sect Master Hall for a brief respite.
"Report to the Sect Master, we have lost a large number of Spirit Stones from the Essence Stone Vein near the primeval forest..."
The disciple who came to report this news was well aware of the Sect Master's foul mood and spoke cautiously, barely daring to breathe.
The Spirit Stone Vein near the primeval forest had been discovered by a Taixuan Sect disciple a thousand years ago by chance. It housed a huge reserve, mostly consisting of King Grade Spirit Stones, with a small number of Royal Grade lower-grade Spirit Stones. It was considered a heavily guarded ground by the sect, monitored day and night by two Elders and four Stewards.
