Jin Ruhua had already helped him cover a hundred jin of Finger Sand. Chen Lin would have to provide the rest of the contribution himself.
He could not keep relying on her.
As an ordinary elder, he needed to contribute items worth a total of ten thousand points.
It was an outrageous amount.
Chen Lin grumbled inwardly about it.
Wan Zhencang was effectively using everyone else's resources to buy himself a chance to ascend to the Eternal Realm.
And he was not the only one.
The Nine Alliance Elders all had the same need. Other factions with experts at the Late True Realm or above would inevitably approve of this behavior as well.
No one could oppose it.
Anyone who opposed it would be ruthlessly suppressed. Better to go with the flow and pick up a few benefits along the way.
Chen Lin carefully read through the list.
He let out a soft breath of relief.
His stock of treasures was still fairly abundant, and the list covered a wide variety of items, many of which were used to create formations.
He had purchased plenty of such materials while preparing to construct the Realm-Protecting Array. They had gone unused afterward, so now was the perfect time to bring them out.
They should come to roughly ten thousand points.
Still, having his resources taken for nothing left a bitter taste in his mouth.
Chen Lin silently resolved himself.
Sooner or later, he would recoup this loss from Wan Zhencang.
But doing so would not be easy. Without outside help, he had no hope of defeating Wan Zhencang within a thousand years.
Nor would Wan Zhencang give him time to grow.
"The Rainbow Bridge..."
Chen Lin had a feeling.
If he could absorb the Rainbow Bridge's energy to cultivate, it would surely