"Even advancing from the Dan Origin Realm to Infant Transformation requires suppression? And you can even suppress it multiple times?" One of them jumped in surprise at that.
"Of course. If you want to go far in the future, you have to suppress your cultivation at every realm. But the suffering really does grow with every layer, rising with every realm. It's definitely not something just anyone can endure. The captain's expression hasn't even changed. Ah, that resilience alone already leaves us so far behind we can't even see her dust..."
"That's true. The Thorny Road back then hurt enough to last me a lifetime. I never want to go through that again..."
"Come on, then. Finished cleaning up?"
"Be more thorough. We completed the mission without lifting a finger. If we miss anything while cleaning up afterward, we really will be useless..."
"Okay."
"Hey, have you noticed something?"
Someone suddenly stopped cleaning and said thoughtfully, "Our Lady Spirit Cat-have you noticed how incredibly lucky she is?"
At that, everyone began to ponder.
"That's true! Spirit Cat's luck is unbeatable. A few days ago, all four of our teams went out on a mission together. We arrived last, so by rights, there should've been nothing left for us. But that guy actually fought desperately to break out, got lucky beyond belief and escaped the encirclement, then ran straight into Spirit Cat and became an ice sculpture."
"That's nothing," another said dismissively. "On that mission outside the city ten days ago, we went out together. On that little hill, Lady Spirit Cat was walking beside the road and braced her hand against a rock. A piece of stone came off under her hand, and there was actually a Blood Spirit Flower behind it. Can you believe that?"
"I remember now. That