Many Dao Seal Golden Cores did not want to hone themselves. They felt things were perfectly fine as they were:
"We can already throw our weight around."
"As Dao Seal cultivators, we're bound to become [One-Way Passage] in the future."
"Besides, we're already Golden Cores. Rather than waste time fighting and killing, we might as well establish safe zones and earn favor."
Ruo Jinghong sighed. "Everyone, if not for Fellow Daoist Flower-Scatter this time, I'm afraid we would have been snatched up and sealed away too."
"In the end, we would inevitably have had a turn in the steamer."
"Even if we didn't end up in the steamer, we could still have been sealed away."
"They might have no way to kill us in this world, but what if they took us back to the Heavenly Realm?"
"Surely you don't think immortals have no way to kill us for good!"
At these words, the Dao Seal Golden Cores chuckled sheepishly. "Never mind immortals-even Dao Seal Primordial Spirits can kill us for good."
As for ordinary Primordial Spirits, they did not mention them, because in their eyes, those without Dao Seals were all ants-even those in the Blessed Land Grotto Heaven Realm-and not worth mentioning.
After some thought, everyone decided to follow Wang Quan's idea and launch a surprise attack on the enemy.
Wang Quan said, "Everyone, I killed a member of their team. That [Snow-Treading Madmen] must have noticed."
"So we must hurry."
"Everyone, follow me back to Stone City in the Mortal World."
"Very well!"
Everyone left the Fourth Layer behind and turned back toward the Mortal World.
The Golden Cores and Yang Spirits of the Fourth Layer exchanged glances. They, too, wanted to see how Wang Quan would build up his reserves.
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