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Time seemed to have stopped flowing.
The cultivators present were battling their inner conflict.
After a long while, He Zhenghao was the first to make a decision.
He said in a deep voice, "I'm willing to give it a try!"
"After all, I'm just a minor Island Guard. There's nothing to regret if I give it up!"
In He Zhenghao's eyes, a long-lost unique gleam emerged, "Now with the aid of the mutual assistance society, I've obtained the Nascent Soul Cultivation Technique in advance."
"The Golden Core Realm is within my grasp, and the Nascent Soul is also within my reach."
"If I could enter the Central Immortal Alliance state region while in the Golden Core Realm..."
"Then my future prospects would be very different from staying in the Misthaven Ocean!"
It seemed he was convincing himself, but also persuading everyone present to join him.
He Zhenghao spoke with conviction and his words were full of persuasive power.
