When Lu Chong returned to the vicinity of the Dao Stele, his face was full of disappointment, just as it had been the previous times.
If no one outside had witnessed his performance and gains from start to finish, no one would have imagined that Lu Chong had already gathered Dao Seeds of the upper, middle, and lower grades.
Still less would they have imagined that, after obtaining an upper-grade Dao Seed, he had not refined it, but had instead returned once again.
However, Lu Chong had to admit that he was now the most carefree and comfortable of them all, with the leisurely ease of sitting back and watching the winds and clouds shift.
After Leaning Jade Great Sage offered Lu Chong a few more words of comfort, she continued waiting in full readiness where she stood.
She even promised Lu Chong again that, once she succeeded, she would at least help him seize a middle-grade Dao Seed.
Lu Chong did not know whether she was merely making empty promises, but in any case, he found himself recognizing Leaning Jade Great Sage a little more.
"There are fewer and fewer people here." Lu Chong noticed that fewer than two thousand people remained near the Dao Stele.
The rest had either already fallen, or gone elsewhere in search of opportunities, hoping to pick up scraps.
However, quite a few peak Great Sages and Perfection Peak Great Sages were still gathered here. In particular, there were still more than sixty Perfection Peak Great Sages.
Lu Chong inconspicuously glanced at Yin-Yang Great Sage, who was waiting for an opportunity in the distance, and thought to himself that he needed to find a chance to avenge that previous sneak attack.
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