He intended to select from among the Great Firmament Golden Immortals who had survived the Dragon Clan calamity, bearing heavy Bloodshed Karmic Force, those with decent temperament and character, relatively lighter Bloodshed Karmic Force, and no excessive burdens behind them.
He would take them under his command, help them suppress their Bloodshed Karmic Force, lead them to the Western Continent to repair the Earth Veins, set up the Heaven-Earth Origin-Returning Formation, earn Merit, and eliminate their Bloodshed Karmic Force.
As for those who did not meet the conditions, he would simply let nature take its course.
If they failed to appreciate his goodwill and provoked him of their own accord, he would show no mercy. He would kill them outright and earn a little Merit in the process.
But if they behaved themselves and did not offend him first, he had no intention of hunting them down.
Having established these principles in his heart, Yuan Yan already had a clear idea of which Great Firmament Golden Immortals he wished to recruit.
During his travels through the East Sea, he had visited a total of fourteen Great Firmament Golden Immortals.
Of course, this did not mean there were only fourteen Great Firmament Golden Immortals in the entire East Sea. There were actually far more than that; Yuan Yan estimated there were at least thirty or forty.
It was simply that, aside from the four Great Firmament Golden Immortals of the Dragon Clan who each guarded one of the Four Seas Dragon Palaces, the remaining Great Firmament Golden Immortals and Primordial Golden Immortals had all entered the Four Seas Sea Eyes. They suppressed the Four Seas Sea Eyes, using the blessings of heaven and earth and the power of Merit gained through doing so to steady themselves and prevent their minds from