"Are you staying here, or leaving now?"
After exchanging for a batch of resources from the Treasure Vault, Chen Lin went to ask Jin Wanshan.
"Of course I want to leave, but I haven't paid off my debts yet."
Jin Wanshan rubbed his hands together.
"I can lend you what you need. Once you're out, repay me with treasures from the real world. If we never meet again, consider it a gift."
"Thank you, thank you."
Jin Wanshan chuckled as he thanked him.
"Go find Dice Elder and leave now. Don't keep gambling. If you lose again, no one will bail you out."
Chen Lin waved him away.
"Ah."
"Gambling really is something you should never touch."
Jin Wanshan sighed deeply, shook his head, and took his leave.
Chen Lin turned to the two women before him.
Gu Youlan and Mo Ziyan.
He addressed Mo Ziyan first. "I've dissolved your contract. Whether you stay or leave is up to you. But if you come with me, you'll have to participate in the Ascension Trial on my side. It might be more difficult."
"It won't."
Gu Youlan corrected him from the side.
"Every boundary realm has an Ascension Trial. The first two trials only count the region where you accepted the task, and won't overlap with one another. But the third trial brings together powerful cultivators from every boundary realm. Everyone will have the same task then."
"Oh?"
Chen Lin looked at Gu Youlan.
"Is that information reliable? The third trial will gather cultivators from every region together?"
"Yes."
Gu Youlan nodded.
"A Heavenly Monarch Seat isn't so easily obtained. Naturally, all cultivation boundary realms must compete together. You also have to face attacks from the Heavenly Monarch whose seat is being taken. Very few can succeed."
"Then what benefits are