Then what of it?
You can't enter!
The Daoist Ancestor's three-thousand-year lecture at Zixiao Palace has resulted in the attendees shifting from an opportunistic mindset to genuinely respecting him. Indeed, he truly imparts the Dao.
During this, both Taiqing and Nuwa, having accumulated enough, smoothly broke through to Quasi-Saint after Hong Jun completed his lecture on the complete Golden Immortal Dao.
Yuan Shi and Tongtian, fearing that breakthroughs might disrupt their lecture attendance, suppressed their progress slightly, falling a bit short. The duo from the West just reached a breakthrough level, equating to Yuan Shi and Tongtian.
As for the others who came later, they too gained significantly, but when compared to the front-runners, the difference was substantial.
The weakest were the Twelve Ancestor Witches, with all but Houtu asleep and even snoring, despite her efforts to concentrate.
