Aside from Long-eared Rabbit, the other living beings were not so fortunate. They knew they could not pass the Formation, yet Duobao's side was no easier to approach.
With nowhere else to go, they gathered once more and knelt together on Golden Ao Island.
"Please show us mercy, Saint Tongtian. We beg you to accept us!"
As they pleaded, they continuously kowtowed.
Though they did not know why Tongtian had established such a Formation, they had no other option besides using righteousness to pressure him.
They certainly could not return. Leaving aside the immense distance and time required for the journey—
the road itself was fraught with danger. To reach Golden Ao Island despite not even possessing Golden Immortal cultivation, they had exhausted every ounce of strength and every method at their disposal.
Without realizing it, they had offended many living beings. If they returned now without a Saint's protection, they would have no peaceful days ahead.
Even so, Duobao gave them no response. A bunch of opportunists—how could cultivating the Dao possibly be so easy?
Sure enough, Tongtian was no longer the Tongtian he had once been. The two conflicts at Kunlun Mountain and Xuan Qing's guidance had already changed him.
No matter how long they knelt, they received no response from Tongtian.
Seeing that the Saint ignored them, they came up with another scheme.
Had Saint Tongtian not once sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao? Then they would use that oath to pressure Tongtian. As long as they could remain on Golden Ao Island, what did it matter if the Saint did not favor them?
With a Saint's reputation backing them, they would be able to do whatever they pleased in the future.
"Heavenly Dao above, please deliver justice! We beg Saint Tongtian to take us in!"