After all, in the understanding of Falling Dragon Arhat and the others,
advancing from an Earth Immortal to a Heavenly Immortal was measured in hundreds of thousands of years!
Advancing from a Heavenly Immortal to a Golden Immortal was measured in millions, even tens of millions, of years!
No matter how talented Ding Ling was, even if he was the number one person in the Players' mouths, Lord of the Myriad Heavens Divine Gate... a true peerless genius!
But with them sealing off so many secret realms and guarding against Ding Ling entering them to cultivate,
he had no resources.
Even the cleverest housewife couldn't cook without rice.
No matter how monstrous Ding Ling's talent was, how could he cultivate to a higher realm?
The fact that he had fled the moment he encountered Guanyin Bodhisattva earlier was proof enough!!
As for going to the Lower Realm to improve himself?
That was even more absurd!
Falling Dragon Arhat and the others had dealt with Players and Ascenders extensively over the years. How could they not know that, compared with their world, the spiritual energy in the Lower Realm was extremely sparse?
A shallow pool could never raise a True Dragon!
No matter how heaven-defying a barren land in the Lower Realm was, it could never nurture a Heavenly Immortal, let alone a Golden Immortal!!
This was the result of the ingrained worldview of Falling Dragon Arhat and the others.
This was their deep-rooted understanding and way of thinking!
That was precisely why.
The moment Ding Ling's shadow merely swept through their minds, they consciously cast it aside.
They all felt that it couldn't possibly be Ding Ling.
"Then who could it be?!"
They were horrified, apprehensive, and curious.
Their horror and apprehension came from their fear that the newcomer would