Excuse this humble Doaist,
I have come across a conundrum in my study of the Dao.
I have struggled for some time to garner wealth, and have collected some Spirit Stones with which to further my studies and Cultivation. However, not all these Spirit Stones seem stable.
While recently being enlightened on the Dao, and consuming my resources to further my Cultivation, I have found that some of the Spirit Stones were crumbling to dust before others. Some would take 30 days, and some would take 90 days, and there are even higher grade ones that *never crumble until they are used. I believe all Daoists should understand this, and I also understand this basic concept.
From the merchants whom I have occasionally dealt with, I have been gifted a Technique to study the Spirit Stones and determine which would be the fastest to crumble...
However, it seems these merchants are tied to a Demonic Sect, for the Technique is constantly telling me my stones are doomed to crumble under the force of the Time Swallowing Yin Beasts. I make a small transaction in order to use my Spirit Stones before they crumble under the Time Swallowing Yin Beasts, but if I cast my Technique again, it suddenly shows me even more that are in danger of oblivion???
How so? I regularly use the Technique to organize my Spirit Stones, but I am repeatedly told - even after spending far more Spirit Stones than were originally marked by Yin Beasts - that even more will suffer crumbling and nihility before Yang energies can reinforce them the next morning...
I ask the fellow Daoists to tell their Sect members, and be aware of the Demonic nature of the Technique. As well, speak to your Sect Elders and Envoys to find an alternative Technique to track this vital function, lest our Spirit Stones be a clay oxen into the sea.
Respects,