"Now that you mention it...
I remember too!
Of the first few dozen Golden Core Mortal Cultivators to make the list, those who were not detained and sent to the front lines...
Were executed on the spot.
Not a single Golden Core Mortal Cultivator escaped the Alliance's pursuit."
"Looks like the Alliance's tracking methods are exceptionally sophisticated. That's the only way they could achieve such terrifying efficiency."
"Not only that. The heavy rewards for reporting clues were also a factor."
"That's true."
"Tell me, could those Nascent Soul old monsters have stayed put obediently rather than fleeing because of the Alliance's mysterious tracking methods?"
"Impossible, right?
No matter how ingenious a tracking method may be, there must be flaws to exploit.
With the knowledge of Nascent Soul seniors, it shouldn't be difficult for them to resolve it!"
"That may be so...
But do not forget, above the Nascent Soul Realm are Spirit Transformation supreme beings, mighty experts possessing immeasurable divine abilities.
Perhaps there are methods of tracking marks that even Nascent Soul seniors cannot shake off."
"That is possible!
The great might of Spirit Transformation Venerables has always been a mystery in the Cultivation World.
No one can see through it.
There is not even the slightest rumor about it.
So it is entirely possible that Nascent Soul seniors cannot free themselves from a Spirit Transformation Venerable's methods."
"Reasoning from that, the truth may indeed be as such."
"Indeed!
Following that line of reasoning, it makes sense that those Nascent Soul seniors are now 'waiting' for the Alliance's summons."
"That makes sense!
Every link fits perfectly; there isn't the slightest sense of incongruity."
"Enough. We would do better not to dwell on the affairs of such great figures."
"Quite so.
We small households cannot bear the wrath of Nascent Soul