Reaping the Fruits

The blue light that had colored the entire lake faded within a few days.

Yet the fifth-tier spirit vein freed from its seal remained beneath Yeonha’s lakebed.

The lake water absorbed denser water qi than before, while the spiritual energy rising above the surface rode the wind and spread into the surrounding area.

The spirit herbs growing in the spirit fields sprouted new leaves, and even the low-grade spirit stone veins began to gleam with a clear light.

Cultivators who came to train noticed the change as soon as they set foot in Yeonha.

Merchant guilds’ tower ships and flying dharma treasures gathered at the lakeshore day after day, and before long, rumors had spread throughout the southern region.

“If it were a treasure too precious for the clan to handle, we could not have avoided disaster. Fortunately, since it is a spirit vein, we should have some way to protect it.”

There was also a way for the Yeonha Baek Clan to keep all the benefits for itself.

Yeonha had originally been the Baek Clan’s territory, and the person who awakened the spirit vein was also a member of the Baek Clan.

If one considered only the matter of justification, no one could easily object...