Body Refining Bottleneck

If Lin Yi had risen spectacularly through the Ancient Domain, then his trip to the Southern Domain had conveniently brought that region under his control as well.

Not only had he become the nominal ruler of two domains, but he had also been hailed as the strongest in the Apocalypse World.

By comparison, Venerable Saint, Wushi, and the others who had already infiltrated Ascension Iron City were having a far less smooth time.

They discovered that this supposedly higher realm was not nearly as wonderful as they had imagined.

Although Ascension Iron City had well-established rules and regulations, information and materials related to breaking through to Emperor Rank were still extremely difficult to obtain.

Especially now, with Ascension Iron City caught up in the Realm War, many secret cultivation arts and materials had surged in price.

At an inn, Venerable Saint and Qian Wuliang returned and shared the information they had gathered.

"We've asked around. To use the Teleportation Array and enter the Source Realm during the war, each person needs to pay at least ten thousand Void Crystal Coins. The other option is to participate in the Realm War, earn enough contributions, and exchange Contribution Points for a chance to leave."

"Ten thousand Void Crystal Coins? Damn it, is that Teleportation Array made of gold?"

Hearing how exorbitant the price of teleporting into the Source Realm was, the Mansion Master could not help but complain.

After entering Ascension Iron City, they had come to understand just how precious Void Crystal Coins were.

Although these coins were made from Profound Yellow Qi, a portion of Profound Yellow Qi could only be exchanged for seven or eight Void Crystal Coins in the trading district.

To say nothing of anything else, their group had rented rooms at this high-class inn for half