The Question Li Yan Asked (Part One)

After saying that only Nascent Soul Cultivators could use the cross-realm teleportation array, Xingming deliberately paused and looked at Li Yan.

Li Yan nodded slightly and said calmly,

"Then the cost of using it must be so high that only a Nascent Soul Cultivator could afford it."

Li Yan had guessed as much. But after plundering so many Storage Pouches on Fengliang Mountain, he was no ordinary cultivator when it came to wealth.

He had obtained so many low-grade spirit stones in the war that he could not be bothered to count them. He even had more than 340 mid-grade spirit stones. Not every Golden Core Realm cultivator could match him.

Back when he had teleported home from the Wangliang Sect, the journey of several hundred thousand li had cost him only six mid-grade spirit stones. Of course, at the time, that had been nearly everything he owned.

So although Li Yan expected the figure Xingming was about to give him to be staggering, he doubted he would fall too far short. At worst, he could raid a few more foreign sects.

At his current level of cultivation, slipping unnoticed into a second- or third-rate sect should be no problem. Besides, he had the Heaven-Stealing Kerchief, possibly an ancient treasure, to break through restrictions.

But Xingming's next words froze Li Yan's expression. He stood rooted to the spot.

"You're right, Junior Brother. Activating the cross-realm array once requires two thousand high-grade spirit stones, or one Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone.

"And I don't just mean the expense. Cross-realm teleportation requires power that is not only immense but exceptionally pure.

"That is why the array can only be activated with a natural treasure like a Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone. Even a substitute must be at least high-grade spirit stones. It is an enormous burden