Chapter 69: Barrier Token

Standing in the depths of the Xu Clan's vault, Lin Yuan held his ultimate prize.

It was the Barrier Token.

To the untrained eye, it looked entirely unremarkable. It was just a simple grey jade slip, roughly the size of a palm, maybe larger, but devoid of any spiritual pressure. If one were to drop it in the mud of the outer-city slums, a passing beggar would not even bother to bend down and pick it up. Yet, this piece of jade was the absolute key to the starry domain—the artifact capable of allowing a cultivator to enter the fragmented Barrier Realm without their soul instantaneously collapsing under the pressure.

Lin Yuan stared at the grey jade slip resting in his palm. His eyes softened slightly as his thoughts drifted away from the area and back to his home.

Five years, Lin Yuan thought, his grip on the token tightening just a fraction.