"Looks like I really do have to thank that bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills."
Lin Shu's eyes were half-closed as he exhaled a breath of fresh air.
All three top-grade Inner Methods offered a chance to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. They differed only in the efficiency with which they converted immortal spiritual energy and the quality of the Dao Foundation they built.
But whatever the case, he had finally entered the late stage of the Qi Refining Stage.
Only with the power to protect himself would he have a chance to think about escaping Blackwater City.
"Remember the original website domain: "
"It's your turn."
Lin Shu slowly opened his eyes. Dense clusters of pitch-black Copper Coins began to appear around him.
He pulled open his damp collar and looked at the Little Wolf, whose breathing was steady.
Compared to its frail appearance at the beginning, the wolf's shadow was now as sturdy as a calf, and it seemed increasingly close to waking.
With more than four hundred and eighty Evil Coins in hand, how far could he raise White Bone Soul Burial?
Lin Shu didn't dare hope for a Foundation Establishment technique.
After all, even the barriers between the three stages of the Qi Refining Stage cost nearly ten times more Evil Coins to overcome at each step.
The transition from Seventh Rank to Sixth Rank was the first threshold, requiring only a dozen or so coins. The next step, from Sixth Rank to Fifth Rank, wouldn't cost much more.
But once he reached the next threshold, from Fourth Rank to Third Rank, the required number suddenly surged to a hundred.
If even Qi Refining was like this, the bottleneck between major realms would be far worse.
Still, surely he could reach First Rank, right?
If