Immortal Essence Stone

Normal primeval stones are grey and duck-egg sized. Immortal essence stones are the same size but round like pearls, glossy, translucent, and sparkly, with a crystal look and jade lustre. If primeval stones equate to mortals, immortal essence stones equate to immortals. They replenish immortal essence and serve as precious currency in transactions between immortals. In the vast Gu world, only Heavenly Court can produce them. Two stones are treated as more valuable than two hundred million primeval essence stones. In Fang Yuan’s previous five hundred years, the most he held at one time was merely over sixty pieces. ^{ch. 466} Immortal essence itself is covered on immortal essence.

During ordinary times, immortal essence stones serve as currency for Gu Immortal trade. In war, they are tactical resources because Gu Immortals can replenish immortal essence with them. One immortal essence stone is equivalent to one green grape immortal essence bead. Each yellow apricot immortal essence bead is worth a million immortal essence stones. Heavenly Court is the source of the stones in the market of the five regions and two heavens, and limiting their flow raises their value while starving other forces of quick replenishment. ^{ch. 2228}