"...wasn't it?"
She offered a decisive nod, confirming his deduction, her gaze steady and unwavering. "Precisely," she affirmed. "The moment an individual successfully achieves Level 250, they immediately meet the necessary qualifications to traverse a truly ancient and formidable barrier: the legendary Ninefold Heaven Gate Mountain. Passage through that leads directly into the expansive, mysterious realm known as the Middle Domain. And it is there, upon making that momentous entry into the Middle Domain itself, that an individual undergoes a profound, fundamental transformation, shedding their former limitations and ascending to become what is universally recognized as an Ascendant."
The very word, Ascendant, resonated with an almost physical presence, heavy with immense, ancient significance and power that transcended anything Lin Yi had known.
