The passage from the Fourth Zone to the Fifth Zone had been rather unusual.
Nine people had sat on nine stone steles and worked together to cross over.
To leave this place, nine people likewise had to open the barrier before they could return to the Fourth Zone.
Now, He Pingsheng was not leaving.
Without him, the others could not muster nine people, so naturally they could forget about leaving. They could only wait until He Pingsheng finished comprehending the Dao, or until the Emperor Palace closed.
Everyone had their own choices to make, and no one could fault He Pingsheng!
After all, staying was perfectly normal.
"About thirty-seven years have passed since the Secret Realm opened!"
Bai Yuyu of the Heavenly Fox Clan said, "There are still sixty-three years until the Emperor Palace closes!"
"But I don't mind. If I can see someone enter the Sixth Zone with my own eyes, what harm is there in waiting sixty-three years for you?"
"All right!" Crown Prince Golden Rhinoceros stepped forward and said, "We'll wait... in any case, for Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators like us, a mere sixty-three years is nothing!"
"To put it bluntly, who among us hasn't broken through three or four layers of Dao Obstacles during this visit to the Netherworld Emperor Palace? Yet everyone's cultivation is still around the second level of Spirit Transformation. We can take this opportunity to cultivate and break through our flesh barriers!"
"The spiritual energy here is abundant, too!"
Crown Prince Golden Rhinoceros had nearly been poisoned to death just now, and He Pingsheng had saved him. Naturally, he spoke up for He Pingsheng now.
"That works!" Nanli nodded. "Then let's wait for Fellow Daoist Long!"
He Pingsheng cupped his hands. "My apologies, and thank you, everyone!"
"Well... I have some spirit-nurturing