Li Chen sensed Lin Yuanji's doubts. Nor was he alone; Wu Fangdao, Pang Huo, and the others were deeply puzzled as well.
The engineering techniques of the Puppet Dao were there for all to see, and since the Puppet World Heavenly Net had gone online, the prices of various spirit materials and treasures had become almost entirely transparent. Any differences were merely due to uneven regional development.
But those differences generally concerned only the logistics hubs where Teleportation Arrays were located. Even with Cloud-Raising Immortal City now remaining inside the Azure Billow Immortal Abode, greatly reducing transportation costs, it could not possibly bring costs down this far.
Suddenly, a Grandmaster Artisan from the Creation Sect exclaimed in surprise, "Grand Void Spirit Iron... I remember now! Grand Void Spirit Iron was released by you, Grandmaster Artisan Li!"
The others were startled at his words. "Grand Void Spirit Iron?"
Shen Longcheng, Lin Yuanji, and the others looked distinctly puzzled. "What Grand Void Spirit Iron?"
The Grandmaster Artisan replied, "You've been on the front lines, with no mind to browse the Puppet World Heavenly Net, so you wouldn't know. Some time ago, someone spent a fortune advertising in the Trading Hall of the Creation Secret Realm, promoting a rare treasure called Grand Void Spirit Iron!"
"I only heard about it afterward, so I didn't make the connection at first. But fellow Daoists fortunate enough to snap some up said it was extraordinarily miraculous. Its Spell Resistance was so high that it could withstand the mighty power of all manner of Divine Abilities without suffering the slightest damage!"
He briefly explained its properties, describing its two defining characteristics-extreme Spell Resistance and ordinary physical properties-in vivid detail, saving Li Chen a great deal of explanation.
At the end, he said with immense regret, "It simply