"Then we should take precautions before it's too late, for we can't defeat it. Since it does not wish for us to escape into the Artificial Immortal Realm, we shall do exactly the opposite, persist in our grand endeavor, complete the construction of the Artificial Immortal Realm, and then collectively flee into it. Once inside, even if the world consciousness discovers us, the likelihood of it catching up would be slim."
"But initially, our Cultivation Bases were peerless, among those present, even the weakest was in the Nascent Soul Realm, and we had numerous capable and ambitious individuals. Now, however, our numbers are less than one-tenth of what they were, and our Cultivation Bases have greatly diminished; even you, Taoist Friend Lin, are merely in the Nascent Soul Realm."
Mere Nascent Soul.
Lin Yuan thought to himself, just how high were your Cultivation Bases before?