《Make My Family Great Again!I’m Just 100 Years Old》 Chapter 1 - A Century of Immortal Cultivation Spirit Creek Sect. In the small courtyard by the Herbal Field. Guo Feilong gazed at the stars in the sky, lost in thought. He was contemplating what kind of life he should lead for the rest of his days. He had transmigrated to this world of immortal cultivation 103 years ago. For 100 years, he had been an Outer Disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect. Due to his poor spiritual root aptitude.He had spent a century cultivating. Yet he had only reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. He was just half a step away from the seventh level.But that half step was as hard as climbing to the heavens. For more than fifty years, he hadn''t broken through. The bottleneck to the seventh level of Qi Refining. Was like the door of a bank vault. No matter how hard he pounded with his fists, he couldn''t break through. Guo Feilong knew. With his spiritual root aptitude, even if he cultivated until death. He would never reach the seventh level of Qi Refining. Immortal cultivators have a much longer lifespan than ordinary people. The higher the cultivation stage, the longer the lifespan. Under normal circumstances.A cultivator at the Qi Refining stage can live to around 150 years old. Then their bodily functions rapidly decline, and they die naturally within a few days. At 120 years old now, he had about 30 more years to live. In the sect, Outer Disciples over a hundred years old. When they feel there''s no hope of breaking through their cultivation stage. Generally, they choose to apply to descend the mountain. To settle in the mortal realm under the sect''s jurisdiction, marry, and have children, living out their remaining years quickly. Only a few choose to stay in the sect''s Heavenly Abode, living carefree until they die of old age. "I''ve lived two lives and still don''t know the taste of a woman." I''m going down the mountain£¡ I''m going to marry!! I''m going to enjoy life!!! *** The next day. After casting a spell to bring rain to the Herbal Field. Guo Feilong performed a low-grade spell, the Soaring Cloud Technique, and a cloud about ten feet wide appeared beneath his feet. The cloud flew towards the main peak of the Spirit Creek Sect at a speed of about 80 miles per hour. In the world of cultivation, powerful sects and immortal families establish themselves in Heavenly Abodes filled with abundant spiritual energy. The Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect is a Third Grade Heavenly Abode. With a diameter of over 1,000 miles. Containing thousands of large and small peaks. Hundreds of lakes. And tens of thousands of acres of cultivated Blessed Fields. Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. The spiritual energy is three times that of the outside world. The main peak of the Spirit Creek Sect stands over 48,000 meters high. Located at the center of the Heavenly Abode. From afar, It resembles the Buzhou Mountain that supports the heavens and the earth. From any peak within the Heavenly Abode. One can see the majestic and towering main peak of the Spirit Creek Sect. *** On the white cloud. Guo Feilong, with his head full of white hair, looking like an immortal, flew for more than two hours before reaching the Outer Disciple Management Office outside the main peak of the Spirit Creek Sect. First, he exchanged the contribution points he had accumulated over the years as an Outer Disciple for 850 low-grade Spirit Stones, some low-level elixirs, 1,000 taels of gold, and 100,000 taels of silver bills. Then he found the steward in charge of managing the Outer Disciples and explained his intention to descend the mountain to marry and have children. Steward Li was an Inner Disciple, with much better spiritual roots than him. At just over eighty years old, he had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining and was already qualified for Foundation Establishment. Once successfully established, he could become a sect elder and have a lifespan of nearly five centuries. However, except for geniuses with Earth Grade spiritual roots, who have a high success rate for Foundation Establishment. Even those with High Quality spiritual roots have a success rate of less than three or four percent. For those with Medium Quality spiritual roots, the success rate is less than three or four per thousand. As for someone like him with Low Quality spiritual roots, ninety-nine percent of people will never reach the seventh level of Qi Refining in their lifetime. In the cultivation world, there is an elixir called the Foundation Pill. It can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment. However, the price of a Foundation Pill is extremely high, beyond the reach of most cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Guo Feilong had heard through the grapevine. That Steward Li had paid a hefty price. He had even used the favor of his long-deceased grandfather to secure the position of managing the Outer Disciples. His goal was to collect gifts and amass Spirit Stones to purchase a Foundation Pill. Having lived two lives and reaching the age of 120, Guo Feilong understood the ways of the world. Outer Disciples who have been in the sect for over a century, when they descend the mountain and leave the Heavenly Abode. The Spirit Creek Sect grants them a town outside as a fiefdom, with the power of life and death, to reward them for their contributions to the sect. The smallest town has a population of less than 1,000. The largest town has a population of over 10,000. How large a town one receives as a fiefdom. Is now up to Steward Li. In Steward Li''s office, Guo Feilong patted his storage bag at his waist, and 100 low-grade Spirit Stones appeared on the table. An Outer Disciple''s monthly salary is three low-grade Spirit Stones, and a month''s sect contribution points can be exchanged for two low-grade Spirit Stones. An Outer Disciple''s total monthly income equals five low-grade Spirit Stones. After deducting the Spirit Stones consumed during regular cultivation, saving 20 low-grade Spirit Stones a year is extremely difficult. 100 low-grade Spirit Stones are a considerable sum even for an Inner Disciple. Steward Li nodded in satisfaction, packed the 100 low-grade Spirit Stones on the table into his storage bag, and said with a smile, "In the east of the sect, 28,000 miles away in Kingdom Wu, under Green Sun County, there''s Yellow Rock Town. The population is between 13,000~14,000. Are you willing?" Guo Feilong''s eyes lit up immediately, and he replied happily, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for taking care of me. I am willing to go to Yellow Rock Town." A large town with a population of 13,000~14,000 is much better than a small town with less than 1,000 people. In his fiefdom, his rules are the rules. He can do whatever he wants, a local despot. Seeing his agreement, Steward Li took out a token from his storage bag, made of a material that seemed neither iron nor jade, and inscribed it with mystic power: "Spirit Creek Sect, within the Kingdom Wu, under Green Sun County, Lord of Yellow Rock Town, Guo Feilong," then tossed it to him. "Drip blood on the token to activate the formation on it. Then go to the registration desk in the first-floor hall to record it, and Yellow Rock Town will be your fiefdom. The sect will send someone every fifteen years to check if the fiefdom lord is still alive. If you die and none of your descendants have spiritual roots, the fiefdom will revert to sect management. If your descendants continue to have spiritual roots, the fiefdom will remain with your descendants. Also, as an affiliated force of the sect, if the sect issues any tasks or orders, you and your descendants must comply, understand?" Guo Feilong nodded, indicating he understood. He left Steward Li''s office on the second floor and went to the office hall on the first floor. At the registration desk managed by an Outer Disciple, he recorded the fiefdom information. Guo Feilong then performed the Soaring Cloud Technique, stepping on a white cloud, and flew towards the Beast Hall, 50 miles west of the main peak. Chapter 2 - Leave the mountain After cultivating in the Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect for a hundred years, Guo Feilong had always wanted to buy a spiritual beast, but the prices were too steep, and he could never bring himself to make the purchase. Now, as he was about to leave the sect and descend the mountain, he felt it was time to buy a spiritual beast. These creatures were not only powerful in combat but could also serve as mounts for travel and assist their masters in battles. Guo Feilong had worked in the Beast Hall for over a decade and had a good understanding of spiritual beasts. After much deliberation and careful selection, he spent 350 low-quality spirit stones to buy a young Fire-Winged Eagle with decent potential. Spiritual beasts are born at the first rank, equivalent to the first layer of the Qi Refining stage for human cultivators. The Fire-Winged Eagle can breathe fireballs from birth, and as its level increases, the temperature and power of its flames grow. Among mid to low-level avian spiritual beasts, the Fire-Winged Eagle is renowned for its speed. A Qi Refining cultivator using the Soaring Cloud Technique can reach a maximum speed of 150 li per hour. In contrast, an adult Fire-Winged Eagle can reach a speed of 600 li per hour, highlighting the significant difference between the two. When the Fire-Winged Eagle matures, it becomes a fifth-rank spiritual beast. Whether it can advance to the sixth, seventh, eighth, or even ninth rank depends heavily on its potential. The young Fire-Winged Eagle he purchased has potential comparable to a medium-quality low spiritual root. With enough spirit stones, there''s at least a 40% chance it could reach the seventh rank in the future. Buying a seventh-rank spiritual beast outright would cost no less than 5,000 low-quality spirit stones, which was beyond his means. Thus, Guo Feilong opted for this one-month-old Fire-Winged Eagle, hoping it would grow into a seventh-rank or higher spiritual beast. It takes about 40 to 45 years for a Fire-Winged Eagle to grow from a juvenile to an adult. By the time this eagle matures, he would have returned to dust, buried and decayed into bones. Guo Feilong''s purpose in buying the young Fire-Winged Eagle was that even after his death, the eagle would remain. One eagle could benefit three generations, with him enduring the hardships and his descendants enjoying the rewards. Though only a month old, the young Fire-Winged Eagle was already the size of a large rooster. Once fully grown, it would stand at least five to six meters tall, easily accommodating five to six people on its back. By dripping a drop of Lifeblood Essence onto the Beast Command Token and activating it with mystic power, Guo Feilong established a telepathic bond with the young Fire-Winged Eagle, allowing seamless communication. "Master, I want to eat meat," was the first message the young Fire-Winged Eagle conveyed to him telepathically. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. Guo Feilong retrieved a strip of beef from his storage bag, about half a jin in weight, and tossed it on the ground. The little creature strutted over with an air of indifference, opened its beak, and spewed a jet of orange flame. Eating cooked food was a habit of the Fire-Winged Eagles. Soon, the aroma of roasted meat wafted from the beef strip, though the young Fire-Winged Eagle wasn''t adept at controlling the heat, resulting in some charring. The little eagle didn''t mind the burnt bits and devoured the half jin of roasted beef in a few bites. Looking at his spiritual beast, Guo Feilong named it "Lucky." Lucky was the name of a dog he had as a child before he transmigrated to this cultivation world, his first pet. The young Fire-Winged Eagle chirped happily, and Guo Feilong understood it was saying, "Great, great, I have a name now, Lucky." *** Guo Feilong stored Lucky in the spiritual beast bag, performed the Soaring Cloud Technique, and flew on a white cloud towards the sect''s main peak mission hall. Whether an inner or outer disciple, to earn spirit stones and sect contribution points, one must take on tasks at the mission hall. Some tasks are issued by the sect, while others are private tasks from sect elders to inner and outer disciples. The Spirit Creek Sect governs over a dozen countries, with a total area twice the size of Earth, filled with countless wandering cultivators and numerous families of all sizes. In the cultivation world, robbery and murder for wealth are never in short supply. The journey to Yellow Rock Town was over 28,000 li, and as a small cultivator at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, he couldn''t guarantee he''d make it there alive. He came to the mission hall to post a task offering 50 low-quality spirit stones as a reward for escorting him to Yellow Rock Town, requiring a cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi Refining to accept. Without Foundation Establishment cultivators, a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator is the pinnacle of combat power in the Qi Refining stage. Moreover, a ninth-layer cultivator from the Spirit Creek Sect, the local hegemon, could easily handle two or three wandering cultivators of the same level. An inner disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, doing nothing, receives a basic monthly stipend of 15 low-quality spirit stones. Those who are diligent and frequently undertake various sect tasks can earn a total monthly income of about 50 low-quality spirit stones. Escorting him to the fiefdom of Yellow Rock Town, a round trip of over 50,000 li, would take less than a month for those ninth-layer Qi Refining inner disciples. With the sect taking a 20% cut of the task reward, the escorting inner disciple could earn 40 spirit stones, making it a simple and easy task for those ninth-layer Qi Refining inner disciples. Guo Feilong''s task had just appeared on the mission wall when it was accepted by a ninth-layer Qi Refining inner disciple, a woman in her forties with a rather attractive appearance. In the cultivation world, aside from those with the same master, where seniority is determined by the order of apprenticeship, the hierarchy among other disciples is based on cultivation level and status. The ninth-layer Qi Refining inner disciple who accepted the escort task was definitely not over ninety years old, at least thirty years younger than him, yet Guo Feilong had to respectfully address her as Senior Sister. *** After introducing themselves, they left the mission hall. Just as Guo Feilong was about to perform the Soaring Cloud Technique, she said, "Junior Brother Guo, my spiritual beast is a ninth-rank Wind-Chasing Iron-Winged Eagle. Riding my beast will be much faster." The next moment, she patted the spiritual beast bag hanging at her waist, and a beam of light flew out. The Wind-Chasing Iron-Winged Eagle appeared before them, standing eight to nine meters tall with a wingspan of over twenty meters, comparable to the largest helicopter. The ninth-rank Wind-Chasing Iron-Winged Eagle''s speed was indeed astonishing. Carrying the two of them, it could cover over 700 li in an hour, truly living up to its name. Moments later, they arrived at the entrance to the passage leading out of the Heavenly Abode. The importance of this entrance was akin to the gates of an ancient imperial capital, guarded day and night. If enemies attacked the Spirit Creek Sect''s main base, the entrance to the Heavenly Abode would become a battlefield. Holding this entrance meant holding the sect; losing it put the entire sect at risk of destruction. Guo Feilong had already completed the formalities to leave the sect''s Heavenly Abode. Once he stepped out today, he would no longer be an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect but the lord of a small town fiefdom under the sect''s influence, no longer enjoying any sect benefits. As he passed through the passage and entered the outside world, he immediately noticed the spiritual energy was much thinner compared to the Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect. If not for the prospect of living a life surrounded by wives and concubines, like a local despot, he would never have left the Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect. Chapter 3 - Arrive at the fiefdom The ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Wind-Chasing Iron-Winged Eagle, can fly seven to eight hundred miles in an hour at its fastest speed. However, it can''t maintain its top speed continuously, so its normal flying speed is about five hundred miles per hour. It can fly continuously for sixteen to seventeen hours and rest for seven to eight hours, covering over eight thousand miles in a day. The journey of over twenty-eight thousand miles would be completed in less than four days. If they relied on their own Soaring Cloud technique, it would take more than half a month. They encountered no danger on the road. This was quite normal. After all, not everyone can possess a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast. Even if someone wanted to kill and rob them, they couldn''t catch up. *** In the woods outside Yellow Rock Town, Guo Feilong left a mystic power mark on the task jade slip of the inner sect female disciple who escorted him, indicating that the task was completed. Once she returned to the sect, she could claim her reward using the task certificate he left in the jade slip. "Junior Brother Guo, until we meet again." The inner sect female disciple who escorted him flew away on the back of the ninth-rank Wind-Chasing Iron-Winged Eagle. "When will I have a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast? Traveling would be so fast and convenient." Guo Feilong watched enviously as the ninth-rank Wind-Chasing Iron-Winged Eagle flew away, then walked towards Yellow Rock Town like an ordinary old man. *** "Sugar-coated haws, sweet and delicious sugar-coated haws, ten copper coins a skewer." "Freshly steamed buns, both vegetarian and meat-filled." "Flatbread, Wu Dalang''s ancestral flatbread, three copper coins each." The main street of Yellow Rock Town was bustling with people, and the shouts of various snack vendors filled the air. Guo Feilong hadn''t had sugar-coated haws in over a hundred years and wanted to buy one to try. He didn''t have any copper coins on him. But before leaving the Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect, he had prepared plenty of gold, silver, and jewels, along with gold and silver bills. He took out a ten-tael silver bill, the smallest denomination, and handed it over. The sugar-coated haws vendor looked troubled and said, "Old man, if you want to eat sugar-coated haws, I''ll give you a skewer. I can''t make change for a ten-tael silver bill."If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. One tael of silver equals 1,000 copper coins. In the Cultivation World, an ordinary person earning one tael of silver a month is considered high income. His ten-tael silver bill was equivalent to several years of savings for an ordinary person. No small vendor carries silver or thousands of copper coins. The sugar-coated haws vendor was willing to give him a skewer for free, treating this white-haired stranger kindly, showing he was a good-hearted person. Guo Feilong casually took a skewer of sugar-coated haws and stuffed the ten-tael silver bill into the vendor''s hand. "I''ll be staying in Yellow Rock Town from now on. Just deliver a skewer of sugar-coated haws to me every day, and this ten-tael silver bill will be the deposit." "Where do you live, old man?" "You''ll find out in a few days." "Hey, old man, don''t walk so fast!" Guo Feilong''s figure suddenly disappeared from the street. The sugar-coated haws vendor rubbed his eyes and looked at the ten-tael silver bill in his hand, confirming he wasn''t dreaming. Who pays ten taels of silver in advance for sugar-coated haws? Could that white-haired old man have lost his mind? Money doesn''t grow on trees. Next time he sees the old man, he''ll return the ten taels of silver. Guo Feilong went to the money exchange in Yellow Rock Town and exchanged ten taels of silver for copper coins, strolling leisurely through the streets. Sometimes he would take a bite of the sweet and sour sugar-coated haws, sometimes buy some street snacks to try. Yellow Rock Town was now his personal fiefdom, but the common folk didn''t know that yet. He still needed to visit Green Sun County, two hundred miles south of Yellow Rock Town, to have the local authorities announce it. Only then would the people of Yellow Rock Town recognize him as the lord of the fiefdom. At the same time, Guo Feilong also needed to meet the cultivators stationed by the Spirit Creek Sect in Green Sun County, get acquainted, and exchange voice transmission jade slips. There was no rush to go to Green Sun County. Guo Feilong spent three days in Yellow Rock Town incognito, not only learning who the bullies were but also hearing about which unmarried daughters were beautiful. His fiefdom would not tolerate any bullies. If there had to be one, it would have to be him. When Guo Feilong stepped on a white cloud and flew away from the bustling street, the people only showed envy, not shock or surprise. Immortal cultivators were just much rarer than ordinary people, not so rare that one wouldn''t see them in a lifetime. Ordinary people often saw immortal cultivators, and some even had ancestors who were cultivators. So it was normal for ordinary people not to be shocked when they saw cultivators flying on clouds. In the Cultivation World, the land was vast and sparsely populated, with great distances between villages, towns, and cities. *** After flying fifty to sixty miles from Yellow Rock Town, Guo Feilong encountered the second town, then flew another seventy to eighty miles before reaching the third town. When he flew two hundred miles to Green Sun City, he hadn''t encountered a fourth town, only a dozen small villages with thirty to fifty households each. Green Sun City had a permanent population of over two hundred thousand, with bustling streets and a lively atmosphere, where one could also encounter cultivators with mystic power strolling around. In just a day of strolling through Green Sun County, Guo Feilong encountered more than thirty cultivators. Most were at the second or third level of Qi Refining, with only seven or eight at the fourth or fifth level, and none at his level of the sixth. There were even some cultivators who looked older than him and had been cultivating longer, yet were only at the third level of Qi Refining. This situation was quite normal outside the Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect. After all, the speed of a cultivator''s progress is not only related to the quality of their spiritual root but also to the availability of cultivation resources. For cultivators of the same level, the spirit stone income of outer disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect is about twice that of wandering cultivators. If you factor in the dense spiritual energy in the Heavenly Abode and various welfare benefits, it''s about three times the income of wandering cultivators. The huge disparity in spirit stone income leads to a significant difference in cultivation levels over the years for cultivators with the same spiritual root quality. If he hadn''t saved a dying Foundation Establishment Elder of the Spirit Creek Sect from a river in his third year after crossing into the cultivation world, he wouldn''t have qualified to join the Spirit Creek Sect with his low-medium spiritual root. To join the Spirit Creek Sect: First: The spiritual root must be at least of medium quality. Second: Within five generations, an ancestor must have been a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Spirit Creek Sect. Meeting either of these conditions is sufficient. Unfortunately for Guo Feilong, the Foundation Establishment Elder he saved from the river was too severely injured and died after two or three years. Otherwise, he would have had a Foundation Establishment Elder backing him in the Spirit Creek Sect. If the Foundation Establishment Elder had given him a high-grade elixir, he wouldn''t have been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for fifty years without breaking through. After spending three or four days in Green Sun City, Guo Feilong either listened to stories and watched performances in teahouses or inquired about the cultivation families in Green Sun County. What he discovered was quite surprising. In the Green Sun County area, there were over a hundred large and small cultivation families. There were nine affiliated cultivation families directly under the Spirit Creek Sect, and with him, there were now ten. The remaining cultivation families had no fiefdoms. They built their own manors in the deep mountains, maintaining estates with dozens or hundreds of servants. In a small place like Green Sun, distinguishing the size of cultivation families was simple. A family with a cultivator at or above the seventh level of Qi Refining was a large family. A family with a cultivator at or above the fourth level of Qi Refining was a medium family. Families below the fourth level of Qi Refining were small families. To Guo Feilong''s surprise, among the over a hundred cultivation families in Green Sun County, only seven were considered large families. They were: The Li Family in Red Pine Town, the Ma Family in Green Ridge Town, the Yang Family in Yang Family Fortress, and the Gongsun, Wang, Liu, and Su families in Green Sun City. Of the seven large cultivation families in Green Sun County, all except the Yang Family in Yang Family Fortress were affiliated families of the Spirit Creek Sect. *** After enjoying himself for seven or eight days, Guo Feilong finally arrived at the Spirit Creek Sect''s outpost in Green Sun City, the tallest and largest building in the city¡ªa nine-story iron tower with a diameter of a hundred meters and over thirty meters high. Chapter 4 - Such generosity The nine-story Iron Tower, known as the Guard Tower, is an exceptional spiritual instrument crafted for defense. Once the defensive formation is activated, it releases a protective light screen. It can withstand continuous attacks from a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator for seven days and nights. If a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is stationed inside the tower, the defense of the formation''s light screen becomes even stronger. Every city within the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory, above the county level, has such a Guard Tower. The higher the status of the city, the higher the grade of the Guard Tower. In this cultivation world, there are many demons hiding in the shadows, and they are humanity''s greatest enemies. They feed on humans, using cultivators as supplements for their cultivation. They can disguise themselves as humans, cunning and deceitful. The primary purpose of the Spirit Creek Sect cultivators stationed in the cities is to monitor the area, and they are to kill any demons they discover immediately. If they encounter a powerful demon they cannot defeat, they are to hide in the Guard Tower and wait for the sect to send elders of higher cultivation stages. Every Guard Tower has the ability to sense demons. Once a demon enters the sensing range, the tower''s defensive formation light screen will instantly activate, marking the demon with an orb of light above its head. It''s like suddenly having a glowing bulb above one''s head at night, making it extremely conspicuous. Of course, nothing is absolute. There are some particularly high-level demons or those with special abilities that the Guard Tower cannot detect. However, such demons are extremely rare. And demons are very cunning and deceitful; they won''t easily infiltrate the Guard Tower to slaughter the cultivators inside unless absolutely necessary. Because once a demon''s aura is exposed inside the Guard Tower, an orb of light will appear above its head, and it will be hunted down by high-level human cultivators. These demon-detecting Guard Towers are available for purchase. During his hundred years as an Outer Disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong worked odd jobs in the Crafting Hall for over a decade. He knows that the price for selling these exceptional spiritual instrument Guard Towers is 200,000 low-quality Spirit Stones, which is beyond the reach of ordinary cultivator families. "I wish I could have a Guard Tower someday," Guo Feilong thought enviously as he touched the large iron door of the Guard Tower and walked inside.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. The first floor of the tower is an office hall, where two cultivators wearing the Spirit Creek Sect''s servant disciple robes were drinking tea out of boredom. The status and treatment of servant disciples in the Spirit Creek Sect are very low, and they don''t even have the qualification to enter the sect''s Heavenly Abode. Yet, even so, the lowest-ranked servant disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect hold a status that countless low-level wandering cultivators would do anything to obtain. It''s like those government jobs on Earth, where the salary isn''t particularly high, but it''s a stable position with guaranteed safety and benefits. The two servant disciples drinking tea were at the second and third levels of Qi Refining. They appeared to be in their forties or fifties, but their true ages were unknown. This is the mystery of cultivators; age is always an enigma. A young woman who looks eighteen or nineteen might actually be a Golden Elixir stage cultivator over a thousand years old. Guo Feilong, at the sixth level of Qi Refining, had a much higher cultivation stage than the two of them. However, they didn''t pay him any attention. When they saw him walk in from outside, they continued to sit there drinking tea and chatting, acting superior. Their attitude was because they had the backing of the Spirit Creek Sect. Even as the lowest-ranked servant disciples, they were still more noble than ordinary wandering cultivators. Green Sun County is remote and resource-poor, with no valuable specialties, and it might not see a Foundation Establishment stage elder visit in a hundred years. Spirit Creek Sect disciples traveling outside either wear the sect''s standard robes or carry a badge symbolizing their identity with the sect. Guo Feilong was neither a Foundation Establishment stage elder nor a Spirit Creek Sect disciple, so their attitude was quite normal. "Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?" one of the servant disciples asked indifferently, putting down his teacup. "I''m here to visit Deacon Wei," Guo Feilong replied, taking out the Yellow Rock Town fiefdom token and casually tossing it to the other. "Oh, so it''s Senior Brother Guo." Upon seeing the fiefdom token, the two servant disciples immediately stood up from their chairs with smiles, their attitudes taking a complete 180-degree turn. Although Guo Feilong was no longer an Outer Disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, he was part of a subsidiary force directly under the sect, making him one of their own, with a status much higher than that of servant disciples who were akin to slaves. "Senior Brother Guo, Deacon Wei is resting on the second floor. Let me take you there." The servant disciple who caught the fiefdom token returned it and enthusiastically led Guo Feilong to the second floor of the tower. Those who could serve as deacons at the outpost were all Inner Disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect with a cultivation stage of Qi Refining level nine. They were like local despots at the outpost, wielding supreme power over life and death. During his time in Green Sun City, Guo Feilong had learned about the number and cultivation stages of the Spirit Creek Sect cultivators stationed there. Deacon Wei was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. The two deputy stewards were at the eighth level of Qi Refining. The ten enforcers were Outer Disciples with cultivation stages at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining. In total, there were thirteen cultivators, which was the number of Spirit Creek Sect cultivators stationed at the county-level outpost. The term "local despot" wasn''t just for show. When Guo Feilong and the servant disciple reached the second floor, they could hear the laughter and chatter of a group of women coming from a room down the corridor. When Guo Feilong was allowed to enter the room, he was greeted by a lavishly decorated and opulent room. Deacon Wei, over 130 years old, was sitting on the edge of a bed with a beautiful young woman who appeared to be in her teens on each of his thighs. In the room, there were also seven or eight other young and beautiful girls, dancing gracefully. Their clothes were all semi-transparent silk gauze, revealing just enough to be tantalizing to any normal man. To Guo Feilong''s surprise, the beautiful girl leading the dance was actually a Qi Refining level two immortal cultivator. "Greetings, Deacon Wei," Guo Feilong said, cupping his hands in a slight bow. "Junior Brother Guo, you were once a disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect too, we''re all from the same sect, just call me Senior Brother from now on. Junior Brother Guo, come, come." Deacon Wei pointed to the beautiful girls dancing gracefully and enthusiastically said, "Take a look, pick any one you like and take her with you. There''s a room next door, feel free to enjoy yourself." Whoa! Guo Feilong was taken aback. This was their first meeting. Such generosity. This was truly bold. However, this was quite normal in the cultivation world. As cultivators age and experience more, in their eyes, women are just playthings that come and go. When one is gone, they find another. There are eighteen-year-old women every year, why be fixated on just one? Guo Feilong had heard many senior brothers talk about this while he was in the sect''s Heavenly Abode. Some cultivators specifically keep young and beautiful mortal dancers to entertain other immortal cultivators. Today, he witnessed it firsthand. If it weren''t for the dense spiritual energy in the sect''s Heavenly Abode that aids in cultivation, they wouldn''t like staying there. Because, in the sect''s Heavenly Abode, unless permitted, non-married disciples and elders are not allowed to engage in romantic affairs. Many Inner and Outer Disciples, when they desire women, take on missions outside, enjoy themselves for a while, and then return to the Heavenly Abode to cultivate. Having transmigrated to this cultivation world, Guo Feilong had been diligently cultivating, completing tasks to earn Spirit Stones. He constantly dreamed of cultivating to immortality, living as long as the heavens, and since the world outside the Heavenly Abode wasn''t safe, he hadn''t ventured out to enjoy himself. Guo Feilong shook his head slightly, declining, "Thank you for your kind offer, Senior Brother Wei." "Haha, since Junior Brother Guo isn''t interested, I won''t insist. Come, come, have a drink with me, we won''t stop until we''re drunk today." Wei Ting waved his hand, signaling the dancing girls and the two sitting on his lap to leave. Soon, a chef brought in a table full of fine wine and delicious food. Chapter 5 - Family Fortune Cauldron Immortal Cultivation. It''s not just about arduous training, ignoring the world outside. One must also understand human relationships and make friends. The older one gets, the more they value social connections. Wei Ting, an Inner Disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect at the ninth level of Qi Refining, was so warmly entertaining Guo Feilong, who was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, for two reasons. First: Everyone has a few friends. Guo Feilong had been an Outer Disciple in the Spirit Creek Sect for a hundred years; surely he had some connections. Otherwise, how could a fiefdom like Yellow Rock Town, with a population of thirteen to fourteen thousand, be casually given to an Outer Disciple with no connections? With no personal grudges between them, who would they put on a cold face for? It''s better to smile and be friendly, making everyone happy. Between people, you never know who might need whom in the future. Why make an enemy when you can make a friend? Second: A table of inexpensive food and drink could strengthen their relationship, so why not? Of course, if Guo Feilong were a Wandering Cultivator, Wei Ting wouldn''t have been so hospitable. In the eyes of disciples from a large sect like Spirit Creek Sect, Wandering Cultivators were nothing, and they could look down on them from above. The banquet ended with both host and guest in high spirits. Guo Feilong and Wei Ting exchanged their Voice Transmission Tool imprints, allowing them to send voice messages to each other within five thousand miles. *** Guo Feilong left the Guard Tower, stepping on a White Cloud, and flew down to the government office in Green Sun County to handle mundane affairs. The county magistrate in the office was not an Immortal Cultivator with mystic power. He was an ordinary person directly appointed by the Spirit Creek Sect''s stationed stewards, considered half a member of the sect. Upon learning of Guo Feilong''s intentions, the Green Sun County magistrate immediately arranged for two officers to accompany him to Yellow Rock Town to announce the fiefdom. Guo Feilong executed the Soaring Cloud technique, and a White Cloud rose beneath his feet, carrying him and the two officers to Yellow Rock Town. *** If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Two hours later, Guo Feilong flew from Green Sun County to Yellow Rock Town, two hundred miles away. If not for the two extra people on the White Cloud slowing it down, he could have reached Yellow Rock Town in less than an hour and a half. It was around three-thirty in the afternoon, and the streets were bustling with people. Seeing Guo Feilong arriving on a cloud, their eyes were filled with envy and awe. Although the Spirit Creek Sect had laws prohibiting Immortal Cultivators from casually killing ordinary people, it was still very easy for them to kill an ordinary person without anyone knowing. Bang! Bang bang bang! The two officers struck the gongs they carried. Shouting loudly. "Attention, important announcement. From today, Yellow Rock Town will be the private fiefdom of Immortal Master Guo. All residents of Yellow Rock Town are now subjects of Immortal Master Guo. Your lives and deaths are in the hands of Mr. Guo." Bang! Bang bang bang! "Attention, important announcement."\ From today, Yellow Rock Town will be the private fiefdom of Immortal Master Guo. All residents of Yellow Rock Town are now subjects of Immortal Master Guo..." The two officers split up, banging gongs along the main streets of the town, loudly announcing to the people of Yellow Rock Town that this place had become the fiefdom of Immortal Master Guo. Guo Feilong stood on a White Cloud, floating fifty meters above Yellow Rock Town. Anyone who looked up could see his flowing white hair, resembling a True Immortal. Guo Feilong had stayed in Yellow Rock Town for a few days before, and his snow-white hair left a deep impression on those who had seen him. "It''s that old man." The vendor selling sugar-coated haws recognized him, feeling the ten silver bills in his pocket burning like hot iron, knowing he must deliver them to Immortal Master Guo later. At this moment, Guo Feilong''s Divine Soul was in shock in his Mindscape, staring at a tripod cauldron with two handles. Just as the two officers struck the gong and announced Yellow Rock Town as his fiefdom, his Divine Soul involuntarily entered his Mindscape, where he saw the tripod cauldron with two handles that had suddenly appeared. The cauldron had an ancient design, with mysterious rune scripts etched on it, glowing with golden light. Buzz! A beam of light suddenly shot out from the cauldron, shining on Guo Feilong''s Divine Soul. Information about the cauldron appeared in Guo Feilong''s mind. Moments later. Guo Feilong absorbed the information. He learned that this tripod cauldron with two handles was called the Family Fortune Cauldron! Its function was that the more family members he had, the more Auspicious Clouds the cauldron would produce. Auspicious Clouds were consumables with incredible effects, not only helping him break through cultivation stage bottlenecks with 100% success. They could also enhance the spiritual root aptitude of him and his descendants, increase the success rate of alchemy, improve the quality of crafted items, boost formation power, and more... They could even temporarily enhance various divine powers, spells, and the power of sacred treasures and spiritual instruments. With enough Auspicious Clouds, even at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he could defeat Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, or even Golden Elixir cultivators, across cultivation stages. This ability was truly extraordinary! It was too defiant of the natural order. There were only stories of ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators escaping from early Foundation Establishment cultivators by fighting and fleeing. But there were no stories of anyone defeating a cultivator one major stage higher, let alone two stages higher. There were two ways to increase the number of family members and obtain Auspicious Clouds. The first method: The more descendants he had, the more family members there would be. For each additional descendant, a certain amount of Auspicious Clouds would appear in the cauldron. If his descendants had spiritual roots for Immortal Cultivation, the cauldron would produce significantly more Auspicious Clouds than for those without spiritual roots. Moreover, the higher the spiritual root aptitude of his descendants, the more Auspicious Clouds the cauldron would produce. The second method: Marry and take concubines. For each wife or concubine he took, the cauldron would produce a certain amount of Auspicious Clouds. If the wife or concubine was also an Immortal Cultivator, the cauldron would produce significantly more Auspicious Clouds than if he married an ordinary woman. The higher the cultivation stage of the wife or concubine, the more Auspicious Clouds the cauldron would produce. The most extraordinary part was that when wives or concubines with spiritual roots and descendants broke through their cultivation stages, the cauldron would produce Auspicious Clouds. The Family Fortune Cauldron also had an Artifact Spirit, which had just recognized him as its master through the beam of light. However, the Artifact Spirit was very weak and had entered a state of recovery, expected to awaken in about ten years. Guo Feilong''s Divine Soul consciousness returned to his body, trembling with excitement, feeling like shouting to the heavens. Over a hundred years. Every day and night, he had hoped for an Elder of the Ring. For an unparalleled sacred treasure golden finger. Or to bind and activate a system. Today, his wish finally came true. He had been recognized as the master by the Family Fortune Cauldron. Wives and concubines! He must take many. Children. He must have many. Chapter 6 - Old face turns red The two officers who came along with Guo Feilong to Green Sun County worked tirelessly, shouting through the streets of the town for nearly two hours until their voices were hoarse. Having suddenly acquired the Family Fortune Cauldron, Guo Feilong was in an exceptionally good mood. He casually handed each of the officers a ten-tael silver bill as a token of appreciation for their hard work. For the two officers, a ten-tael silver bill was equivalent to four months of their salary, so they were overjoyed, bowing and expressing their gratitude, "Thank you, Immortal Master, for your generosity." "I''ll take you back to Green Sun County." Guo Feilong formed a hand seal, and a Soaring Cloud appeared beneath him. "Thank you, Immortal Master." The two officers immediately stepped onto the Soaring Cloud. The Soaring Cloud carried the three of them into the sky. Guo Feilong addressed the people of Yellow Rock Town, "By four quarters past the hour of the dragon tomorrow morning, each household must have at least one person at the town square. I have some words and rules to share with you." With that, Guo Feilong controlled the Soaring Cloud and flew towards Green Sun County. *** By the time he returned from Green Sun County, it was already evening, around eight-thirty or nine o''clock. Since he didn''t have a place to stay yet, Guo Feilong had to spend the night at an inn in the town. As soon as he stepped into the inn, he overheard the guests at several tables in the first-floor hall discussing him while drinking and eating. "Do you think the Immortal is calling us to the square tomorrow to announce that he''s going to marry and take concubines? I''ve heard rumors." "Those older cultivators are all lechers. The first thing they do after settling in their fiefdoms is to hold beauty contests and take concubines to expand their bloodlines." "I also think that old cultivator is planning to rule over us and wants us to recommend who has the prettiest daughters for him to marry and take as concubines." "My daughter is only fifteen, but fortunately, she''s already engaged, so I don''t have to worry about her being taken by that old man over a hundred years old." "Li San, your perspective is too narrow. If I had a daughter as beautiful as yours..." "I would personally send her to the old Immortal Master''s bed. If my daughter became the Immortal Master''s wife or concubine, wouldn''t the bride price be generous? We could use it to buy a big mansion and marry several young wives. Wouldn''t that be wonderful?" "Wang Laowu, I, Li San, am not as shameless as you, pushing my own daughter into the fire for a bride price. Fortunately, you don''t have a daughter."Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Having reached the inn''s entrance, Guo Feilong couldn''t help but blush upon hearing their conversation. If he had a teenage daughter, he certainly wouldn''t want her to marry a man over a hundred years old. Of course, people are often hypocritical; he would be more than willing to marry a teenage girl himself, even at his age. "Ahem!" He cleared his throat. Everyone turned to look at the entrance. Seeing it was him, they all broke into a cold sweat. Gossiping about an Immortal Cultivator and being overheard by one was a disaster waiting to happen. Moreover, Guo Feilong was the master of Yellow Rock Town, their master, holding the power of life and death over them. Thud! Thud... Everyone knelt on the ground. They kowtowed in fear and begged for mercy, "Please, Immortal Master, spare us. We won''t dare to speak ill of you behind your back again. Please spare us." Guo Feilong was not a man who enjoyed killing and believed in freedom of speech, so he wouldn''t punish these ordinary people. With his head full of white hair and an aura of immortality, he said, "Stand up, this is a one-time warning. If I hear you gossiping about me again, each of you will receive a hundred slaps." "Thank you, Immortal Master, for sparing us. Thank you, Immortal Master." Everyone happily stood up from the ground. The guests at the tables pulled out a handful of copper coins, not even counting them, and left them on the table before quickly leaving, fearing he might change his mind. The innkeeper and a few staff members also wanted to leave, but they had no reason to, so they stood there cautiously, not daring to breathe loudly. "I''m not a man-eating demon; I''m not that scary." Guo Feilong took out a ten-tael silver bill from his sleeve and placed it on the counter. "Give me a clean room and prepare a bucket of bathwater." The innkeeper dared not accept his money, repeatedly saying, "I can''t, I can''t." Guo Feilong was displeased and said, "Even though I''m the master of Yellow Rock Town, I won''t bully people. It''s only right to pay for lodging and meals. You must accept this money, or this inn will be closed tomorrow." "Yes, yes, yes, the Immortal Master is right." The innkeeper, sweating profusely, accepted the silver bill, handed over a key, and instructed a staff member to lead him to the best room on the second floor. *** Once in the room, Guo Feilong released Lucky from the Spiritual Beast Bag. "Master, I''m hungry, I want meat." The little creature immediately asked for food upon being released. Guo Feilong took out two pieces of beef from his Storage Bag and tossed them at Lucky''s feet. Lucky opened its mouth and spewed a flame, charring the beef. Fortunately, the inn''s room had a tiled floor similar to ceramic tiles, which was fireproof. If it had been a wooden floor, Lucky''s flame could have easily started a fire. Over the past half month, Lucky had grown significantly, from the size of an adult rooster to that of an adult goose. After devouring the charred beef, Lucky strutted around the room, curiously inspecting everything. Soon, three inn staff members brought in six buckets of warm water and poured them into the bath. After they left, Guo Feilong undressed. Despite being over 120 years old, he still had an eight-pack. In the world of Immortal Cultivation, physical training is essential, and it''s common for male cultivators to have abs and female cultivators to have toned bodies. However, with age, his skin had become somewhat loose. Fortunately, as an Immortal Cultivator, his skin, although a bit saggy due to age, was free of age spots. Sitting in the warm bath, Guo Feilong closed his eyes and entered a state of cultivation. His Spiritual Root was a mid-tier water attribute, making cultivation in water twice as effective. Unfortunately, he had been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for over fifty years. Now, daily cultivation only enhanced his physical abilities slightly, without increasing his Mystic Power at all. *** The next day. In the morning. Many people had already gathered in the square of Yellow Rock Town. The town mayor and other officials had arrived early to wait. To secure their positions in Yellow Rock Town, they brought along their unmarried daughters and granddaughters, as long as they were beautiful. For those with wealth and power, sending their daughters or granddaughters to an Immortal Being in exchange for power was a lucrative deal that benefited themselves and their entire family. Even if their daughters or granddaughters were unwilling to come, unwilling to be chosen by the Immortal Being, unwilling to marry a man over a hundred years old, they had to come along. Not only did the town mayor bring his beautiful daughters to the square, but many others seeking power also brought their beautiful daughters. If their daughters were chosen by the Immortal Master, they might have a chance to become the town mayor. At that moment, Guo Feilong descended on a White Cloud, landing on the high platform in the square. The town mayor led the crowd in shouting, "Welcome, Master." He prostrated himself on the ground as a servant. In a fiefdom, the fiefdom''s master was the master of all its people, a well-known fact in the Cultivation World. "Welcome, Master!" "Welcome, Master!" Thousands of people followed suit, kneeling on the ground. "Rise." Guo Feilong''s voice was not loud, yet it was clearly heard by everyone, as if he were speaking right beside them. In the next moment, everyone stood up from the ground. "Today, there are three matters I need to discuss with you." Guo Feilong raised a finger, saying, "First, in my fiefdom..." Chapter 7 - Seizing property and becoming wealthy "On my fiefdom, no matter who you are. No one is allowed to bully the market, buying things without paying. If you eat or take someone else''s belongings, you must pay for them. And those who owe money and don''t repay it. Repaying debts is a matter of course; if you have the money and maliciously don''t repay. Ask yourselves with a clear conscience, in your most difficult times. Who extended a helping hand to you? Who treated you as a friend and lent you money to get through tough times? Once you''ve overcome your difficulties and have money. But still don''t repay, others may not deal with you. But I certainly will!" At this point, Guo Feilong''s expression suddenly became extremely serious. His voice grew louder, "What I hate most in this life are those. Who clearly have money, but shamelessly act like dead pigs unafraid of boiling water, refusing to repay. I give you seven days to repay the money with interest. If you don''t repay within seven days, as soon as I find out. All your property, houses, and land will be confiscated. Even your children and descendants, for five generations, will be slaves." The crowd in the square was taken aback. They didn''t expect Immortal Master Guo to stand up for the common folk. Instead of selecting beauties to marry or take as concubines. Some people in the crowd suddenly knelt down at this moment. Bowing to Guo Feilong on the high platform: "Thank you, Master, for standing up for us common people." Their eyes were filled with tears and gratitude. Their relatives and friends were those who had money but didn''t repay their debts. They complained to the town mayor. But the mayor took money from those people. They had no way to seek justice. They thought they would never recover their debts in this lifetime. Unexpectedly, today, there was hope. Those who owed money and didn''t repay were now sweating profusely. Wiping their foreheads endlessly. Fortunately, Immortal Master Guo gave them seven days. Without punishing them immediately. Guo Feilong asked those kneeling in gratitude to stand up. Then he read out the names of more than a dozen people. These were all bullies from Yellow Rock Town, committing all sorts of evil. Where there''s a bully. There must be a protector. Without a protector. Bullies have no soil to grow. Bullies in other places can''t be managed. But on his own turf, no bully is allowed. Even if his descendants become bullies in the future.This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. He would still punish them. Killing his own descendants is impossible, but breaking their legs is inevitable. But if others are bullies. They can be directly killed. When he first arrived in Yellow Rock Town, during those few days of incognito visits. He had already found out from the mouths of the common folk who the bullies were and who their protectors were. The dozen people named. All had several lives on their hands. The town mayor of Yellow Rock Town and several town officials. Were also named and stood in front of the crowd. They thought it was something good. They thought Guo Feilong had taken a liking to their daughters or granddaughters. However, in the next moment. Something that made everyone widen their eyes happened. Guo Feilong patted the storage bag at his waist. A flying sword appeared, glinting coldly in the sunlight. "Today, I''m going to set some rules for you." Guo Feilong waved his hand with a murderous aura. The flying sword slashed towards the town mayor of Yellow Rock Town and others like a bolt of lightning. How could ordinary mortals possibly dodge the flying sword of an Immortal Cultivator? Before the town mayor of Yellow Rock Town and others could react, the flying sword had already sliced through the necks of more than a dozen people. Thud, thud, thud... More than a dozen heads fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and stopped. More than a dozen bodies collapsed to the ground, leaving a pool of blood. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen living people were decapitated. Everyone gasped in shock. "Father!" "Grandfather!" "Second Brother!" "Third Brother!" The relatives of the Yellow Rock Town mayor present rushed over, some kneeling, some lying on their bodies, crying bitterly. "You demon, why did you kill my father?" "What grudge did my father have against you?" A beautiful young girl looked up at Guo Feilong on the high platform, her eyes full of hatred. She was the youngest daughter of the Yellow Rock Town mayor. Guo Feilong glanced at her and, as if speaking to her and everyone else, said calmly: "The Yellow Rock Town mayor, 53 years old, has been mayor for 28 years, colluding with the town bully Dong Tianlin, has killed 17 people over the years, the most recent murder was a month ago." Guo Feilong looked at the mayor''s daughter and said, "You can''t possibly be unaware or have no inkling of what your father has done. Such a villain, if not dealt with by me today, would be dealt with by someone else eventually." The girl''s face turned pale instantly, knowing what kind of person her father was. "Well done!" "Well done!" In the crowd, a young man in his twenties suddenly knelt on the ground, crying, "Wife, your revenge has finally been avenged." Half a year ago, he married a beautiful wife from the neighboring town. The young couple was deeply in love. A month ago, on their way to work in the fields. His beautiful wife was taken by the mayor. He went to the mayor''s house to save his wife. Not only was he beaten up. The next day, his wife was found dead on the street. Naked. Covered in whip marks. She died a very tragic death. His wife''s belly was already three months pregnant. Two lives lost. He desperately wanted to avenge his wife and unborn child, but as an ordinary small farmer, how could he possibly kill the mayor, who was always surrounded by a dozen attendants and guards? This grudge. He thought he would never be able to avenge in this lifetime. Unexpectedly. The Immortal Master avenged his wife and child today. Bang, bang, bang! One head after another knocked on the ground, "Thank you, Immortal Master, for avenging my wife and child." In the next moment, at least a hundred people in the crowd knelt down, kowtowing. Among them, some had been bullied by the mayor and bullies, some had family members who died at the hands of the mayor and bullies. Each one was an ordinary person without power or influence. If it weren''t for Guo Feilong killing the mayor and others, they would never have been able to avenge their grievances in this lifetime. Today, their deep-seated hatred was finally avenged, and they felt infinite gratitude and respect for Guo Feilong. Guo Feilong pointed at the bodies of the Yellow Rock Town mayor and others and said, "From now on, all their family property and land will be confiscated. In seven days, I will distribute some economic compensation to the families or individuals who were harmed by them. Before I finish speaking about three matters, no one is allowed to leave the square. Anyone caught will be killed without mercy!" Guo Feilong cast a spell, and a white cloud appeared under his feet, lifting him twenty meters into the air, giving him a broader view. If anyone dared to sneak away to inform the mayor''s family, his flying sword was not just for show. "The second matter I want to announce today." Guo Feilong held up two fingers and said, "All those who farm the land, starting this year, only need to pay a 20% tax annually." "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Immortal Master!" Thousands of people knelt on the ground excitedly. They were all farmers. Every year, they had to pay a 60% tax. Which meant that if an acre of land produced an average of 300 pounds of grain. They had to hand over 60%, which was 180 pounds of grain. They could only keep 120 pounds of grain for themselves. If there was a year of natural disasters. And the grain yield was reduced or there was no harvest at all. The farming common folk still had to owe money to the government. Because the government didn''t care if the grain yield was reduced. They just collected taxes based on how much land you had. Even in years of good harvest. After paying the taxes. The remaining grain. Was only enough to feed a family. All year round, they couldn''t save even three taels of silver. Farmers were already living in such poverty. The mayor and bullies would still find ways to exploit them through high-interest loans. Before crossing over to the Cultivation World, Guo Feilong''s family were farmers, so he cared more about the interests of the farming common folk. He reduced the farming tax to only 20%. So that an acre of land producing 300 pounds of grain. The farming common folk could keep 240 pounds for themselves. Only needing to hand over 60 pounds of grain. They could not only eat well and be full. But also have extra money to buy clothes. And improve their living standards. In the square, thousands of farming common folk knelt down in gratitude. The prospect of a better future was right in front of them, who wouldn''t be happy, excited, and grateful? Looking at the thousands of farming common folk kneeling on the ground, Guo Feilong was genuinely happy for them, "Alright, everyone, stand up." Once everyone stood up. Guo Feilong said, "Now, the third matter I want to talk about is to follow me to raid the homes of those bullies and villains. From now on, my fiefdom will not allow any bully." In the square, thousands of common folk were like they had been injected with chicken blood, their eyes gleaming green as they shouted. "Raid the homes!" "Raid the homes of bullies and villains!" "Raid the homes of bullies and villains!" The dozen people Guo Feilong killed came from nine families. He divided the thousands of men, women, and children in the square into nine groups, instructing them to surround these nine town officials and bullies'' homes, waiting for him to confiscate their properties one by one. It''s said that the rich die rich. And the poor die poor. *** This raid left Guo Feilong stunned by the wealth of the town officials and bullies. Especially the mayor''s home. Twenty thousand taels of silver. Ten thousand taels in silver bills. Countless copper coins, piled up in heaps. Other gold and silver jewelry and treasures were worth at least ten thousand taels of silver. What surprised Guo Feilong the most was that in the secret compartment of the Yellow Rock Town mayor''s underground chamber. He found 2,387 low-quality spirit stones and a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument, the Kunmu Shield. In his hundred years at the Spirit Creek Sect, he hadn''t managed to get a high-quality spiritual instrument. The flying sword in his hand was only a medium-quality spiritual instrument. The price of a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument starts at least at ten thousand spirit stones. Not only did he find spirit stones and spiritual instruments in the mayor''s home, but in another bully''s secret chamber, he also found 568 low-quality spirit stones and a medium-quality flying sword spiritual instrument. A medium-quality flying sword spiritual instrument is worth about 1,500 to 2,000 spirit stones. It''s not uncommon for ordinary families to have spirit stones and spiritual instruments in the Cultivation World, after all, whose ancestors haven''t had an Immortal Cultivator? According to investigations, the Yellow Rock Town mayor''s family settled in Yellow Rock Town over a hundred and fifty years ago from elsewhere, but no one knows where their ancestors came from. Perhaps, only the mayor, whom he had already killed, knew, but that was unimportant to Guo Feilong. Anyway, those spirit stones and the high-quality defensive spiritual instrument, the Kunmu Shield, were his now. Regarding the management of Yellow Rock Town, Guo Feilong only wanted to be a hands-off manager enjoying the benefits, not wanting to manage personally, so he needed to appoint a new town mayor. Among the people nominated by the common folk, he chose someone with good character and high prestige to be the town mayor, responsible for handling town affairs. The former mayor''s mansion now became his mansion, with new maids and guards, totaling more than fifty people. Chapter 8 - Get married and marry a wife From a young age, Guo Feilong was known as a man of his word. Once he made a promise, he would see it through without fail. He had vowed to compensate those who had been bullied by the town mayor and his gang of thugs, as well as the families of those who had been killed. For those injured, he compensated them with 10 to 20 taels of silver, depending on the severity. For those left disabled, he compensated them with 50 to 80 taels of silver. For those who were killed, he compensated their families with 200 taels of silver each. In total, he used over 4,300 taels of silver for compensation. This money came from the confiscated wealth of the corrupt officials and bullies. Not only did he enrich those who had been oppressed, but Guo Feilong also enriched himself in the process. He gained the hearts and admiration of the common folk, as well as unimaginable wealth. In the town square, in front of everyone, he executed the town mayor and the bullies, and confiscated their properties. This frightened those who were notorious for not repaying their debts. That very day, they hurried to repay both the principal and interest to those who had lent them money during their most difficult times. Guo Feilong also decreed that those who had the means but maliciously refused to repay their debts must crawl in and out of the debtor''s house on their knees when repaying. There was no need to show face or dignity to such shameless people. Such individuals were audacious because the law was too lenient and forgiving towards them. Ultimately, it was the lack of justice and fairness in the law that led to this. There were also those who genuinely couldn''t repay their debts because they were too poor. For these individuals, Guo Feilong offered leniency and arranged temporary jobs for them. Once they earned enough to repay their debts, they would be released from their temporary forced labor. For those who were lazy and refused to work, they would receive three meals a day with a small whip. If they could endure it, they could avoid working to repay their debts. If not, they would obediently go to work. There was no debtor that couldn''t be dealt with. In just a few days, the atmosphere in Yellow Rock Town improved significantly. The common folk of Yellow Rock Town genuinely supported him as their leader. Guo Feilong didn''t like being called "Master" by everyone, so he instructed them to call him "Lord" or "Immortal Master." After dealing with these miscellaneous matters, Guo Feilong decided to handle his personal affairs and instructed the steward to gather all the matchmakers in town. Matchmaker Zhang. Matchmaker Wang. Matchmaker Li. Matchmaker Ma. Matchmaker Sun. In a town, having five professional matchmakers was quite a number. The five matchmakers sat properly on their chairs, looking at Guo Feilong with great restraint. "I''m not a man-eating demon or a fierce beast, so there''s no need to be afraid. Just relax." If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Guo Feilong got straight to the point, "I called you here to find me a match." "My requirements are not many, just three." "First: under the age of 20." "Second: the prettier, the better." "Third: no bad reputation, good conduct." "If there are none in Yellow Rock Town, you can look in other villages and towns." "No matter the distance, once the match is made, you''ll be rewarded with 20 taels of silver." "Don''t worry about me not having money, just worry about not finding enough girls to be my wives and concubines." Upon hearing this, the five matchmakers'' eyes lit up. Twenty taels of silver was equivalent to three years'' wages for an ordinary worker in Yellow Rock Town. If they could successfully match a few for the Lord, they would earn a fortune. "As for the bride price for the girl..." Guo Feilong thought for a moment and said, "Tell the girl''s family that the bride price is 1,000 taels of silver." For ordinary people in Yellow Rock Town, the average bride price was 20 to 25 taels of silver. A bride price of 1,000 taels was forty to fifty times that of an ordinary person. Such a high bride price was incredibly attractive to ordinary people. When he mentioned the amount, the matchmakers wished they had a beautiful daughter to marry him. For them, 1,000 taels of silver was an astronomical figure. For Guo Feilong, he was not lacking in wealth, but in young and beautiful wives to warm his bed. Besides small vendors, he now had a thirty percent share in all lucrative businesses in Yellow Rock Town. There were also several metal mines in Yellow Rock Town, which previously belonged to the former town mayor and the bullies. Now, they were his assets. With the addition of farmland taxes, he had an annual income of at least forty to fifty thousand taels of silver. Supporting one or two thousand people was not a problem. Moreover, he had over three thousand low-quality spirit stones in his possession. If he wished to exchange spirit stones for silver, one low-quality spirit stone could fetch at least 5,000 taels of silver. With over three thousand low-quality spirit stones, he could exchange them for at least 15 million taels of silver, enough to marry 15,000 beautiful wives. As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. A bride price of 1,000 taels was indeed enticing. *** The next afternoon, Matchmaker Sun came back delighted. "Lord, I have found a girl who meets your three criteria, and everything has been settled." Matchmaker Sun said, "Her name is Su Xue, she''s sixteen. Whenever you have time, we can visit her family, or I can bring her and her parents over tomorrow." "I have time now, let''s go now." Guo Feilong stood up from his chair, eager and impatient. Su Xue''s home was in the northern part of Yellow Rock Town. Her father was a bookkeeper at a fabric shop, constantly busy with his abacus. When Matchmaker Sun approached them and mentioned the bride price of 1,000 taels, Su Xue''s father agreed without hesitation, regardless of whether Su Xue herself was willing. Upon arriving at Su Xue''s home with Matchmaker Sun, Guo Feilong was immediately taken by Su Xue. She was about 1.68 meters tall, with fair skin, delicate features, and elegant eyebrows, exuding a refined and gentle aura. With her looks and figure, Su Xue could easily outshine those celebrities with beauty filters, even without makeup. A light touch of makeup would make her look like a fairy. After Guo Feilong agreed to the marriage, Su Xue''s father asked him, "Lord, when do you plan to hold the wedding? I need to prepare a wedding dress for Xue''er." Guo Feilong looked at the sky and said, "Today is not possible, the restaurant can''t prepare so many dishes, so let''s have the wedding tomorrow." Su Xue''s parents and Matchmaker Sun were taken aback. Getting married tomorrow, are you in such a hurry? They didn''t know that Guo Feilong, who hadn''t experienced a woman''s touch in over 120 years, was so captivated by Su Xue''s appearance that he wished to consummate the marriage that very night. *** The next day, Guo Feilong''s wedding was completed under the officiant''s guidance. His marriage brought joy to the people of Yellow Rock Town. Guo Feilong had five hundred banquet tables set up along the street in front of his house. No gifts were required. Anyone who wanted to eat could just sit down and enjoy. Eat to your heart''s content. While the common folk didn''t bring gifts, those with some status in town did. And they brought quite a bit. The total amount of their gifts was several times more than the cost of the five hundred banquet tables. *** In the evening, around 9:30, with the full moon hanging high in the sky, Guo Feilong entered the bridal chamber and lifted the red veil of his bride, Su Xue, revealing a face of unparalleled beauty. Beautiful! Absolutely stunning! Guo Feilong didn''t bother blowing out the candles. Instead, he took out a low-quality spiritual instrument from his storage bag¡ªa Bright Lamp, and the room was instantly as bright as day. The bride, Su Xue, immediately felt nervous and said, "Husband, with the light on, I feel embarrassed..." Guo Feilong laughed heartily and said, "It''s fine, it''s better to see clearly with the light." What''s the point of a bridal chamber without light? Today, there''s light. From now on, there will always be light. [Here, a thousand words are omitted...] As time passed, about five minutes later, Guo Feilong was defeated. In his first real battle, no one could last long. The physique of an immortal cultivator was stronger than that of an ordinary person. About three minutes after his defeat, Guo Feilong rallied his troops and rejoined the battle. In this battle, he made significant progress. He lasted ten minutes before being defeated. Three hours later, the seventh battle ended. Feeling a bit exhausted, Guo Feilong put away the low-quality spiritual instrument Bright Lamp, and the room was plunged into darkness. The bride, Su Xue, breathed a sigh of relief and fell asleep peacefully. "I wonder how much auspicious cloud was generated from marrying a wife?" *** At this moment, Guo Feilong remembered the Family Fortune Cauldron. In the next moment, his divine soul entered his mindscape. The Family Fortune Cauldron floated quietly in the center of his mindscape. Golden rune scripts on the cauldron flickered with divine light. Guo Feilong''s divine soul peered into the cauldron. Inside, it was like a heavenly abode, with ten small, colorful auspicious clouds floating. Auspicious clouds had many functions. They could enhance spiritual root aptitude. They could increase the power of spells and divine powers. They could temporarily boost the power of sacred treasures and spiritual instruments. They could improve the success rate of alchemy, artifact crafting, and talisman creation. They could also guarantee a breakthrough through cultivation bottlenecks. "These auspicious clouds might not be enough to enhance spiritual root aptitude. Let me see if they''re enough to break through from Qi Refining stage six to stage seven." In the next instant, with a thought from Guo Feilong, ten auspicious clouds flew out of the cauldron. His divine sense guided the ten auspicious clouds swiftly through his meridians. They arrived at a portal resembling the moon. Once this portal was shattered, he would step into Qi Refining stage seven. Boom, boom, boom! The auspicious clouds collided with the portal like grenades, causing explosions. When the ninth auspicious cloud exploded on the portal, it shattered like the moon. A torrent of pure mystic power, like a waterfall, surged from the newly shattered portal. Guo Feilong''s divine soul guided this pure mystic power into his energy core, merging it with his low-quality medium water spiritual root. The spiritual root was a container for storing mystic power. Without a spiritual root, even if an ordinary person refined the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their own mystic power, it would dissipate due to the lack of storage. Every cultivator had an innate portal within them. Opening a portal released mystic power, which merged with the spiritual root, allowing it to expand and store more mystic power. The higher the spiritual root level, the greater the power when breaking through cultivation stages. This was why those with higher spiritual root levels found it easier to break through stages. Additionally, the higher the spiritual root, the faster one could refine spiritual energy into mystic power. Each pathway to the next stage was blocked. It required mystic power to excavate. Only by clearing the path could one have a chance to break through the bottleneck and shatter the portal. Every cultivator had only one hour a day to excavate the path. As the path to the eighth stage appeared, Guo Feilong wasted no time. Once his spiritual root merged with the mystic power and doubled in size, he began using his mystic power to excavate the path. Chapter 9 - Take another wife During the Qi Refining stage, each passage to the next level is twice the length of the previous one, and the hardness blocking the passage is also double. This results in each level taking two to three times longer to advance than the previous one. Every day, there are only two hours available to use mystic power to dig through and impact the passage. Aside from having high-quality spiritual roots that can quickly generate mystic power, cultivators can also extract spiritual energy from spirit stones to increase the speed of mystic power production. They can also consume elixirs to temporarily enhance the efficiency of their spiritual roots in refining spiritual energy into mystic power. Elixirs are faster than spirit stones in this regard. For a cultivator to train quickly, it''s best to use both spirit stones and elixirs. However, elixirs are too expensive for the average person to afford. Guo Feilong, who has been in the Spirit Creek Sect for a hundred years, only receives one low-grade Qi Refining elixir every three months, while he gets five low-grade spirit stones every month. At this moment, Guo Feilong is lying on his bed, holding two low-grade spirit stones in his hand, his medium-quality spiritual root spinning rapidly. As his spiritual root spins swiftly, the spiritual energy invisible to the naked eye seems to be drawn by an invisible force, rushing into his body. The two low-grade spirit stones in his hand emit a faint mist-like glow, which enters his body through his hands. As the spiritual power in the stones slowly depletes, they shrink like melting ice until they completely disappear. After absorbing the two low-grade spirit stones, Guo Feilong takes out two more to continue absorbing the spiritual energy within, converting it into his own mystic power. Boom! Boom! Boom! The mystic power within his body is like a raging dragon, constantly pounding against the passage to the next level, progressing very slowly. Guo Feilong calculates that, with sufficient spirit stones and his medium-quality spiritual root aptitude, it would take at least 20 years to clear the passage to the eighth level of Qi Refining. Without enough spirit stones, this time would extend to at least 50 years. By then, he would have long returned to dust, buried underground as a pile of bones. Unfortunately, the auspicious clouds produced by the Family Fortune Cauldron cannot directly help him increase his cultivation speed, meaning they cannot directly aid in clearing the passage. Two hours quickly pass, and Guo Feilong finishes his cultivation, cuddling his already asleep bride as he drifts into a sweet slumber. *** The next day. Morning. Guo Feilong steps out of the bridal chamber feeling refreshed, while Su Xue is still sound asleep under the covers. After all, Su Xue is just an ordinary mortal. Last night. After three hours of battle, it''s normal to feel exhausted and sleepy. In the world of immortal cultivation, practitioners must not only practice various divine powers and spells but also train in physical combat and weaponry. At this time, the sky is just beginning to brighten, and the maids and servants in the residence have not yet risen. Guo Feilong takes out a low-grade flying sword from his storage bag and begins practicing martial arts in the courtyard. You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. If an ordinary person were to watch him practice swordsmanship here, they wouldn''t be able to see his sword movements clearly. They would only see sword light and shadows moving like a fan, following his arm. At the same time, Guo Feilong''s steps are incredibly fast, leaving afterimages in the courtyard, as if several of him are chasing each other. Close combat between immortal cultivators is extremely fierce and brutal; one wrong move could result in being sliced into pieces by the opponent. Most cultivators prefer to control attack-type sacred treasures and spiritual instruments, fighting from a distance. With distance, when sacred treasures and spiritual instruments clash in mid-air, there''s time to react. Suddenly, a pigeon from who knows where flies overhead, about thirty meters above the ground. "Die!" Guo Feilong swings his sword at the pigeon from afar. Swish! A transparent sword shadow, shaped like a water ripple, shoots out. Puff! The pigeon''s head separates from its neck, falling from mid-air. Guo Feilong makes a grabbing motion with his left hand, and a thread of light forms, wrapping around the pigeon''s head and body, bringing them over. Retrieving objects from a distance is a common technique for cultivators to fetch things from afar. "Have the maid take it to the kitchen later and let the chef make a bowl of pigeon soup for Su Xue to nourish her." Guo Feilong tosses the pigeon onto the stone table in the courtyard and continues practicing his swordsmanship. After practicing martial arts for a while, Guo Feilong begins practicing flying sword techniques. Under the command of his incantations, the flying sword darts through the air like a flash of lightning. "Kun Wood Shield, come forth!" Guo Feilong pats the storage bag at his waist, and the high-grade defensive spiritual instrument, the Kun Wood Shield, appears. As he channels mystic power into the Kun Wood Shield, with a hum, four beams of green light shoot out from the Kun Wood Shield, transforming into four green shield-shaped light screens, each taller than a person. Together with the main shield, they orbit around him like five planets circling the sun. Next, Guo Feilong multitasks, controlling the flying sword to attack himself while using the Kun Wood Shield to block the flying sword''s attacks. In battles between cultivators, combat experience is crucial; a single moment of carelessness can lead to death and the end of one''s path. During his time in the Spirit Creek Sect, fellow disciples would spar with each other to enhance combat experience. Often, three to four cultivators of the same stage would team up to spar against one person. This not only improved teamwork in group attacks but also honed one''s ability to handle being outnumbered. It''s unlike those cultivation novels he read before, where everyone trains alone without sparring with others, yet becomes incredibly powerful in battles. Now that he''s left the Spirit Creek Sect, there''s no one to spar with him anymore, unless his descendants become cultivators in the future. As for finding other wandering cultivators to spar with, it''s unthinkable unless one has a screw loose, as sparring with other wandering cultivators could be dangerous. If the opponent harbors ill intentions during the sparring, even if they''re two or three minor stages lower, they could kill you. It''s like a grown man sparring with a twelve or thirteen-year-old child using swords. A moment of carelessness, and the child could stab the man fatally, taking all his wealth and treasures. *** In the following period, Guo Feilong spends every night with his new wife, Su Xue, on their life gene continuation research project. During the day, if he''s not indulging in food and leisure, he''s cultivating, living a fulfilling and joyful life every day. The only regret is that half a month has passed since his marriage to Su Xue, and the five matchmakers have yet to find him a suitable second girl. It''s not that the matchmakers haven''t brought girls for him to see; it''s just that the girls they brought, while pretty, pale in comparison to Su Xue in terms of looks. "Should I lower my standards for the sake of the auspicious clouds and marry any girl who looks decent?" Guo Feilong ponders this as he sits in his chair. Just then, the steward reports that Matchmaker Li has brought a girl and her parents for a matchmaking visit. The steward tells him that the girl Matchmaker Li brought this time is very beautiful. Guo Feilong is immediately delighted and asks the steward to bring Matchmaker Li and the others over. The girl Matchmaker Li brought this time is named Wang Yuyan, and she is also in her prime at sixteen. She stands about 170 cm tall, with skin as fair as sheep-fat jade, and her looks surpass even Su Xue''s by a margin. Especially her aura, which is like a fairy stepping out of a painting, exuding an ethereal charm. Guo Feilong instantly falls for Wang Yuyan''s appearance, imagining the excitement, joy, and pleasure of spending a night with her. *** The next day. He marries Wang Yuyan. The common folk of Yellow Rock Town are also delighted, as they can freely enjoy the banquet tables set up along the street. At night. Guo Feilong lifts Wang Yuyan''s red veil. Beautiful! Incredibly beautiful! As beautiful as a fairy maiden from the heavens. (What follows is a ten-thousand-word description of actions, omitted.) Three hours later, Guo Feilong reluctantly ends his conquest. Though he lost ten rounds, he was defeated with honor. After Wang Yuyan falls into a deep sleep, Guo Feilong''s divine soul enters his mindscape, and upon checking the Family Fortune Cauldron, he is stunned. Inside, there are countless auspicious clouds. He sweeps his divine sense over them and counts the number. There are a total of 3,600 auspicious clouds. Gasp! Guo Feilong''s consciousness returns to his body, and he takes a sharp breath. Marrying an ordinary person without spiritual roots as a wife, The Family Fortune Cauldron couldn''t possibly produce so many auspicious clouds. Wang Yuyan must be someone with spiritual roots. She just doesn''t know it herself. In the cultivation world, there are many who are unaware of their spiritual roots. Because it''s rare for immortal cultivators to check other people''s children for spiritual roots. Cultivators charge for checking spiritual roots, at least 1,000 taels of silver, which is not affordable for the average family. Even if a family sells everything to pay 1,000 taels of silver, few would invite a cultivator to check their children for spiritual roots. Because two ordinary people without spiritual roots are likely to have children without spiritual roots, with a probability of less than one in ten thousand. Wang Yuyan''s ancestors for ten generations had no cultivators, making her chances of having spiritual roots even smaller, less than one in a million. Wang Yuyan''s parents run a small grocery store, slightly wealthier than farming families, but even selling everything, they could barely gather 150 taels of silver. They don''t have the money to invite a cultivator to check for spiritual roots. So it''s quite normal for Wang Yuyan to have spiritual roots without knowing it. In fact, even if her family managed to gather 1,000 taels of silver, it wouldn''t be Wang Yuyan''s turn to check for spiritual roots. Because Wang Yuyan has two brothers and two younger brothers. In this cultivation world, where the concept of family lineage is very important, daughters, once married, have little to do with their natal family. If a family has good things, they are naturally given to the sons. "I wonder what grade Yuyan''s spiritual root is?" Guo Feilong holds Wang Yuyan''s hand as she sleeps, channeling a pure stream of mystic power into her hand. Soon, his divine sense and mystic power reach Wang Yuyan''s energy core, and indeed, he sees a spiritual root. The surface of the spiritual root crackles with tiny lightning bolts. In the next moment, Guo Feilong''s eyes widen in shock. Wang Yuyan''s thunder spiritual root is of Earth Grade medium quality. He''s truly struck gold this time. It''s important to know that someone with Earth Grade spiritual root aptitude is extremely rare even in the Spirit Creek Sect. Anyone with an Earth Grade spiritual root is almost guaranteed to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, with a twenty to thirty percent chance of reaching the Golden Elixir stage. In the Spirit Creek Sect, those at the Golden Elixir stage are considered ancestors. Chapter 10 - Start Alchemy "This time, I''ve really brought back a treasure." Guo Feilong couldn''t contain his joy. You see, an Earth Grade medium Spiritual Root. Cultivation speed is ten times faster than his own Low Grade medium Spiritual Root. He remembered twenty years ago. An Ancestor at the Golden Elixir stage from the Spirit Creek Sect. Brought back a child with an Earth Grade low Spiritual Root from outside. The Golden Elixir Ancestor accepted the child as his last disciple. Before the age of twenty, the disciple successfully reached Foundation Establishment and became a sect Elder. The Golden Elixir Ancestor was so pleased that he rewarded this last disciple with the fiefdom of ten counties, making other Foundation Establishment Elders green with envy. Normally, a Foundation Establishment Elder''s fiefdom is just one county. But that Golden Elixir stage Elder''s last disciple was given ten counties upon reaching Foundation Establishment, who wouldn''t be envious? However, envy is just envy. After all, with an Earth Grade Spiritual Root, there''s a twenty to thirty percent chance of becoming a great cultivator at the Golden Elixir stage in the future. Wang Yuyan has a Spiritual Root, which means she can become an Immortal Cultivator. This was excellent news for Guo Feilong. The children they have in the future. Will have a high chance of possessing Spiritual Roots. "Right, Auspicious Clouds can enhance the grade of Spiritual Roots. With 3600 Auspicious Clouds, I wonder what grade my Spiritual Root can be elevated to?" Thinking of this, Guo Feilong''s divine sense entered his mindscape. He directed all 3601 Auspicious Clouds from the cauldron into his Energy Core. Under his divine sense control, one Auspicious Cloud after another drilled into his Low Grade medium Water Spiritual Root. Buzz! His Spiritual Root began to shine brightly, like a small water-blue sun. When the 356th Auspicious Cloud merged into the Spiritual Root. His Low Grade medium Water Spiritual Root evolved into a Low Grade high Water Spiritual Root. Buzz~ The Spiritual Root suddenly burst with brilliant light again. When the 869th Auspicious Cloud merged into the Spiritual Root. The Low Grade high Water Spiritual Root evolved into a Medium Grade low Spiritual Root. Buzz~ The Spiritual Root glowed brightly. When the 2336th Auspicious Cloud merged into the Spiritual Root. The Medium Grade low Spiritual Root evolved into a Medium Grade medium Spiritual Root. Now there were 1265 Auspicious Clouds left. Guo Feilong knew that the remaining Auspicious Clouds couldn''t evolve his Spiritual Root to a Medium Grade high Spiritual Root, so he returned the remaining Auspicious Clouds to the cauldron. Next, he sat cross-legged on the bridal bed, holding two Low Grade Spirit Stones to cultivate. *** After two hours of cultivation, Guo Feilong opened his eyes, a smile spread across his face. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. After his Spiritual Root was elevated to Medium Grade medium, his cultivation speed increased more than twofold. At this rate, with sufficient resources. It wouldn''t take twenty years, at most seven or eight years. He could open the path to the next cultivation stage. Unfortunately, his current Spirit Stones couldn''t support daily cultivation for seven or eight years. In just two hours of cultivation, he consumed 14 Low Grade Spirit Stones. The Spirit Stones he currently possessed could only support daily cultivation for eight months. Now it''s just him using Spirit Stones for cultivation, starting tomorrow it would be him and Wang Yuyan, and in the future, who knows how many descendants would need Spirit Stones for cultivation. He needed to find a way to earn Spirit Stones. During his hundred years in the Spirit Creek Sect, he didn''t waste his time; he learned alchemy, crafting, and even cultivating spirit herbs, making him quite a versatile person. However, he truly had no talent in alchemy or crafting. The success rate for refining the lowest First Grade elixirs was less than ten percent, making alchemy a loss-making endeavor. Crafting was the same, with a success rate of less than ten percent, making it a loss as well. Later, he didn''t pursue further studies in alchemy or crafting. Auspicious Clouds can increase the success rate of alchemy and crafting. As long as the success rate for alchemy and crafting reaches twenty percent, it breaks even, and anything above that is profit. *** The next morning after breakfast. Guo Feilong called Wang Yuyan to the basement, telling her that she had a Spiritual Root and could cultivate immortality. For an ordinary person, the greatest dream is to have a Spiritual Root and become an Immortal Cultivator, to fly among the clouds and live freely. Upon learning that she could also become an Immortal Cultivator, Wang Yuyan excitedly hugged his neck, as happy as a child. In fact, Wang Yuyan was only sixteen years old, so her childlike demeanor was normal. In the basement, he taught Wang Yuyan how to absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth into her Spiritual Root to convert it into mystic power, and how to break through the initial bottleneck of the Qi Refining stage to become a first-level Qi Refining cultivator. Guo Feilong thought that even if Wang Yuyan was fast, it would take ten days to half a month to become a first-level Qi Refining cultivator. However, Wang Yuyan was much faster than he imagined, reaching the first level of Qi Refining in just three days. The cultivation speed of an Earth Grade Spiritual Root is truly extraordinary. Although a first-level Qi Refining cultivator doesn''t have much mystic power, they can still control a flying sword to kill. Guo Feilong gave Wang Yuyan a Medium Grade flying sword, a storage bag, and dozens of Low Grade Spirit Stones. With another cultivator in the family, there was another person needing Spirit Stones for cultivation, so Guo Feilong planned to earn money through alchemy. Alchemy requires a cauldron. It also needs medicinal herbs and recipes. He had recipes for First and Second Grade elixirs. What he lacked now was a cauldron and medicinal herbs. Green Sun County was a place with scarce cultivation resources, and there weren''t many Immortal Cultivators, nor was there a local gathering place for them. But at the junction of five counties, 1300 miles east of Green Sun County, there was a lake island. On the tenth day of each month, many Immortal Cultivators would set up stalls there, buying and selling goods, exchanging what they had for what they needed. *** On this day. The morning of July tenth. Guo Feilong rode on a Soaring Cloud to the lake island. Immortal Cultivators, who were rarely seen, were everywhere on this lake island. Guo Feilong roughly counted. There were about three hundred Immortal Cultivators on the lake island. So many Immortal Cultivators were actually quite normal. After all, it was the junction of five counties. The smallest county had over fifty towns and countless villages. Just in Green Sun County, there were about a hundred cultivation families, and it was normal for a large family to have seven or eight to a dozen cultivators. Having two to three hundred cultivators in a county was normal. For five counties, having one to two thousand Immortal Cultivators was also normal. With one to two thousand Immortal Cultivators, having two to three hundred come here was even more normal. Ordinary people rarely see Immortal Cultivators because they are busy, either searching the mountains for spirit herbs or cultivating divine powers, spells, and martial skills. Guo Feilong had nothing to sell to other Immortal Cultivators, so he didn''t need to set up a stall; he wandered around others'' stalls. When he found spirit herbs he could use, he haggled with the stall owner, buying if he could, and moving on if he couldn''t. As the saying goes, "wealth should not be exposed," so Guo Feilong didn''t dare to buy too much spirit herbs, fearing he''d be targeted as a fat sheep. You should know, just on this small lake island. There were at least ten cultivators with higher cultivation stages than him, three of whom were at the ninth level of Qi Refining. In the cultivation world, every moment, there were cultivators being killed and robbed by other cultivators. With his seventh level of Qi Refining, it was best to stay low-key. After buying about two hundred Spirit Stones worth of spirit herbs, Guo Feilong stopped purchasing; he needed a cauldron, so he took out paper and pen from his storage bag, On a wooden board. He wrote five words: [Looking to Buy Cauldron] High-grade cauldrons are expensive. Low-grade cauldrons aren''t too costly. Not long after he finished writing on the board. A sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator approached him. She was a pretty and pure-looking female cultivator who appeared to be nineteen. But her actual age was definitely over thirty. Because, to reach the sixth level of Qi Refining before thirty. One generally needed a Medium Grade Spiritual Root, meeting the Spirit Creek Sect''s standard for recruiting Outer Disciples. "I have a Low Grade high cauldron here, 5000 Low Grade Spirit Stones." After the woman spoke, Guo Feilong quickly waved his hand, saying he couldn''t afford it. Even if he could afford it, he wouldn''t spend 5000 Low Grade Spirit Stones on it. It''s not that a Low Grade high cauldron isn''t worth 5000 Low Grade Spirit Stones. But taking out 5000 Low Grade Spirit Stones in such a place. Isn''t it just telling everyone, "I''m rich, I''m wealthy, I''m low in cultivation, come rob me"? "I also have two Third Grade alchemy recipes here, do you want them? 1000 Spirit Stones each, selling them cheap to you." The pretty and pure-looking female cultivator asked him. Guo Feilong shook his head, saying he couldn''t afford them. It''s not that he truly couldn''t afford them. But he didn''t dare to buy them. Didn''t you see he only dared to buy around 200 Spirit Stones worth of spirit herbs? 1000 Spirit Stones could definitely make some people think of killing and robbing. He didn''t want to court death. The pretty and pure-looking female cultivator left disappointed. Then Guo Feilong saw her in an open space not far away, taking out a Low Grade high cauldron, several Medium Grade flying swords, and one High Grade flying sword from her storage bag, waiting for people to ask about prices. "Such a pretty face, does she have tofu growing in her head instead of brains?" Guo Feilong thought. A High Grade flying sword is worth at least 5000 Spirit Stones, and with that Low Grade high cauldron, it''s over ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones. 1000 Low Grade Spirit Stones could make people think of killing and robbing. Let alone items worth at least ten thousand Spirit Stones. "I have a Low Grade low cauldron here, 300 Spirit Stones, do you want it?" At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator who looked to be in his forties approached him. A Low Grade low cauldron for three hundred Spirit Stones wasn''t expensive or cheap, so Guo Feilong said, "I don''t have enough Spirit Stones for 300, I only have 290, if you''re willing to sell, I''ll buy it." "290 Spirit Stones will do." The middle-aged cultivator agreed without hesitation, patting his storage bag, and a Low Grade low cauldron appeared in front of Guo Feilong. Guo Feilong gave him 290 Spirit Stones, put the Low Grade low cauldron into his storage bag, and left on his Soaring Cloud. Today, he only showed wealth equivalent to about five hundred Spirit Stones, not enough to make anyone think of killing and robbing him. Indeed, his judgment was correct. *** He returned safely to Yellow Rock Town. Yellow Rock Town was his fiefdom. Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator killed him openly in his fiefdom. The Spirit Creek Sect would avenge him. Daring to kill the lord of a fiefdom openly is a slap in the face to the Spirit Creek Sect, and the sect would be angered. After returning, Guo Feilong called his two wives, Su Xue and Wang Yuyan, telling them he would be in seclusion for alchemy for a few days, and to find him in the underground chamber if needed. A moment later. Guo Feilong placed the cauldron on the basement floor, using mundane fire to ignite the fire crystal at the base of the cauldron, which immediately emitted intense heat. Fire crystals are a type of combustible high-temperature flame material used in alchemy, accidentally created by an ancient crafting master, and now commonly used by alchemists below the Foundation Establishment stage. Guo Feilong began alchemy by adding various spirit herbs into the cauldron in a specific order and proportion. Chapter 11 - House expansion Alchemy is a true test of one''s personal ability and talent. Even for a grand cultivator in the Golden Elixir stage, without the gift for alchemy, the success rate of producing elixirs would be very low. A low success rate means losing money. As the saying goes: There are people who do business that risks their heads. But no one does business that loses money. To become an alchemist, One needs not only talent But also vast financial resources. Without financial backing, no matter how talented, Alchemy will remain out of reach. This time, from the lake island, he bought a total of 30 sets of spiritual herbs and medicines for refining First Grade cultivation elixirs. Each set costs six low-quality spirit stones, which is more than he earned in a month as an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect. His talent for alchemy was poor, with a success rate of less than 5% during his thirty-seven years in the Alchemy Hall. Fortunately, back then, he used ordinary medicinal herbs without grade, so he didn''t lose too much money. Otherwise, he would have gone bankrupt in those thirty-seven years at the Alchemy Hall. "I wonder how many auspicious clouds it would take to raise the success rate of refining First Grade elixirs to 100%?" Guo Feilong first tried adding one auspicious cloud into the alchemy furnace. Each batch would yield ten elixirs. The success rate indicates how many real elixirs there are. The rest are ineffective waste elixirs. Moments later, The first batch of alchemy was complete. Guo Feilong released a stream of mystic power. Ten elixirs flew out from the alchemy furnace. Upon inspection, Seven were successful. Three were waste elixirs. A First Grade cultivation elixir can sell for 3 low-quality spirit stones. Seven First Grade cultivation elixirs would be 21 low-quality spirit stones. The cost of this batch of elixirs was 6 low-quality spirit stones. A net profit of 15 low-quality spirit stones. He packed the 7 First Grade cultivation elixirs into a storage bag. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Guo Feilong began refining the second batch of elixirs. The second batch also used one auspicious cloud. This time, the success rate was even better than the first batch. Eight were successful. Two were waste elixirs. Next, he continued with the third, fourth, and fifth batches... Each batch used one auspicious cloud. The lowest success rate was 70%. The highest was 90%. He didn''t use two auspicious clouds. Because that would be a loss. Even if two auspicious clouds yielded a 100% success rate, it would still only produce ten elixirs. If divided into two batches, Two batches could yield 14 elixirs. Two and a half days later, Guo Feilong finished refining thirty batches of elixirs. He obtained a total of 241 First Grade cultivation elixirs. With a total value of 723 low-quality spirit stones. After deducting the cost of 180 low-quality spirit stones, In less than three days, he earned a full 543 low-quality spirit stones. Huge profits! Absolute huge profits! Cultivation elixirs are the most sought-after cultivation resources. Describing them as in short supply is not an exaggeration. However, Selling so many cultivation elixirs at once In Green Sun County is very difficult. After all, apart from a few large immortal cultivation families with more spirit stones, the other small cultivation families in Green Sun County are very poor. 8000 miles southwest of Green Sun County, there is a cultivation market town, a small town established by the Spirit Creek Sect, with many shops trading cultivation resources. Guo Feilong plans to sell the elixirs at a low price to the elixir shops there. Only the elixir shops in the cultivation market can afford to buy so many elixirs at once. But there''s no rush now; he can wait a month or two before going. The most urgent matter is still to marry and continue the family line. When Guo Feilong emerged from the basement, it was just past noon outside. After taking a hot bath, he went to the main wife Su Xue''s room. Regardless of the time of day, He engaged in a three-hour, eight-session life gene continuation research project with her. Then he went to the second wife Wang Yuyan''s room and engaged in a three-hour, six-session life gene continuation research project with her. Seven or eight days later, Matchmaker Wang introduced him to a pair of twin sisters. The elder sister was named Zhao Xinran. The younger sister was Zhao Xintong. Their figures and appearances, taken individually, were about 8.5 out of 10 beauties. But together, the effect was a 9.4 out of 10 beauty. Beautiful twin sisters. No man could resist them. Unless he wasn''t a normal man. That day, he got married again. And took two at once. The townspeople enjoyed another free banquet, and many wished he could get married every day. At night, Guo Feilong lifted the red veils of his two new brides. (Then two thousand words are omitted.) Four hours later, Guo Feilong lay on the bed, satisfied yet exhausted. This is how life should be. The twin sisters Zhao Xinran and Zhao Xintong were both ordinary people without spiritual roots, just like when he married Su Xue, each added 10 colorful auspicious clouds to the family fortune cauldron. This was over three hundred times less than marrying Wang Yuyan, who had Earth Grade medium spiritual roots. Only by marrying women with spiritual roots as wives and concubines could he gain more auspicious clouds. Unfortunately, people with spiritual roots were too rare, and marrying them was a thousand times more difficult than marrying ordinary women. Moreover, not all women with spiritual roots were beautiful. If a woman wasn''t beautiful, even if she had spiritual roots, he wouldn''t marry her. He only married beautiful women, which was very important, extremely important. Through his diligent efforts in life gene continuation research projects, his main wife Su Xue finally became pregnant. The good news was that a few days after Su Xue became pregnant, the younger twin sister Zhao Xinran also became pregnant. Then, half a month later, Wang Yuyan and the younger twin sister Zhao Xintong also became pregnant. Immortal cultivators age slowly, while ordinary people age quickly. Guo Feilong planned to refine Beauty Retaining Elixirs to keep his wives'' appearances eternally youthful. The Beauty Retaining Elixir is a First Grade elixir, and the main ingredient for alchemy is very expensive, costing 1000 low-quality spirit stones. For some reason, the success rate for Beauty Retaining Elixirs is very low, even for highly skilled alchemy masters, the success rate is less than 10%. Therefore, although the Beauty Retaining Elixir is only a First Grade elixir, its price is exorbitantly high, with a single one costing a low-quality spirit stone, and it''s hard to find, with many noble family female cultivators unable to buy it even if they want to. However, the main ingredient for refining the Beauty Retaining Elixir is not something that can be bought at will; it requires luck. "Lucky, oh Lucky, when will you grow up and mature, so that I can travel quickly wherever I go." Guo Feilong picked up Lucky, took out a spirit stone and a First Grade cultivation elixir, and fed them to it. At this time, Lucky had grown to the size of an adult local dog, and Guo Feilong had used auspicious clouds to slightly improve Lucky''s aptitude. In the future, it might not be 100% certain to become a Ninth Rank spiritual beast, but becoming an Eighth Rank spiritual beast was still very hopeful. To make it easier to find beautiful young girls as wives and concubines, Guo Feilong directly issued a notice in Yellow Rock Town and nearby towns, As long as there was a woman who met the conditions and could marry him, he would give 2000 taels of silver as a bride price. Money is indeed a good thing; once he raised the bride price, For a long period afterward, several or even a dozen parents came every day, bringing their beautiful daughters for matchmaking. If they had good figures and appearances, Guo Feilong agreed to them all. For more than a month, he was a groom every day. Unfortunately, among these more than thirty new wives, not one had spiritual roots; they were all ordinary women. Previously, he thought his large courtyard was spacious, with many rooms, but now, having taken almost forty wives and concubines, Guo Feilong felt the courtyard was small, and there were too few rooms. So he bought the nearby houses, expanded the buildings, and made sure there was a large courtyard that could accommodate at least a hundred wives and concubines and several hundred servants. The house expansion was managed by the main wife, Su Xue. Su Xue also took good care of her maternal family, letting her father, who was an accountant, take charge of the house expansion and renovation project. An accountant managing house expansion would surely earn a lot. In comparison, Guo Feilong didn''t mind; after all, Su Xue''s father was his father-in-law, so the benefits stayed within the family. After breakfast that day, Guo Feilong gathered all 38 wives and concubines in the main hall. "I will be away for a while; all major and minor matters at home will be decided by the main wife, Su Xue." "If you encounter difficult issues, they will be decided by the second wife, Wang Yuyan." In the cultivation world, no matter how many wives and concubines a man has, the most respected among them is the main wife, the legitimate wife. Then come the two secondary wives, the second and third wives, and the rest are all concubines. After instructing the household matters, Guo Feilong left Yellow Rock Town and headed towards the cultivation market town 8000 miles southwest. Chapter 12 - Meet an acquaintance On the way to the housing market, Guo Feilong encountered several cultivators from Green Sun County. Some greeted him warmly, suggesting they should keep in touch more often in the future. Others just nodded at him, which counted as a greeting. Guo Feilong, who understood the ways of the world, knew that life was like a mirror. When others smile at you, you should smile back. When others are harsh to you, you should be harsh back. After all, everyone is mingling in the circle of Green Sun County. Without any conflicts of interest, getting along well with everyone is the best way to coexist. During the two months since he arrived in Yellow Rock Town, Green Sun County, Guo Feilong would sometimes take the initiative to visit other immortal cultivation families. Especially the major cultivation families of Li, Ma, Yang, Wang, Liu, Su, and Gongsun in Green Sun County, he had visited each at least twice. One purpose was to make friends with them. Another purpose was to see if there were any beautiful unmarried female cultivators in their families. Marrying an ordinary person as a wife or concubine would only earn him 10 auspicious clouds, which was too few. The chances of having children with spiritual roots were not very high either. However, if both husband and wife were cultivators, the likelihood of their children having spiritual roots would be much greater. Therefore, in the past month or so, he had been pondering over the unmarried, beautiful female cultivators in other cultivation families. If he could marry those young and beautiful female cultivators from these families, the benefits would be numerous. Not only would it increase the number of auspicious clouds, but the chances of having children with spiritual roots would also be higher. Moreover, it would expand his network of relatives, as all the surrounding cultivation families would be his in-laws or brothers-in-law. No local cultivator would dare to trouble him. Even in future battles with other cultivators, he could rally dozens or even hundreds of relatives to join him in a group fight.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Although incidents of murder and robbery were common in this world, and some cultivators were extremely selfish and would kill anyone for wealth, including their own parents and children, such cultivators were a very small minority in the cultivation world. Most cultivators still valued their friends and family greatly. The cultivation world was not as cruel as some novels depicted, where survival was a brutal struggle of people trampling over each other. Of course, cultivators were still human and could not escape human nature. As long as one did not flaunt their wealth and incite greed or murderous intent in others, and possessed a certain level of strength, they would have many cultivator friends rather than enemies plotting their demise. Cultivators were not much different from ordinary people; if the benefits were great enough, there was nothing they wouldn''t do. Just a few days ago, Guo Feilong organized a banquet in Green Sun County, inviting all local cultivators above the seventh level of Qi Refining. Some attended out of respect for him. Others did not. At the banquet, Guo Feilong told them that he had some talent in alchemy, with a success rate of about 30% for first and second-grade cultivation elixirs. He said that if anyone wanted to save costs on alchemy in the future, they could come to him. His status in the hearts of the cultivators present rose significantly. Their smiles became more genuine, and they were more willing to befriend him. This is the status of an alchemist in the cultivation world; everyone wants to associate with alchemists. Not only because cultivation requires elixirs, but also because healing elixirs are needed when injured. All medicines are inseparable from alchemists. Professions like artifact refiners, talisman makers, and formation masters cannot compare to the status of alchemists. After all, the spiritual instruments refined by artifact refiners are consumed very slowly. A spiritual instrument can even be passed down for several generations before breaking in battle. Nothing consumes as quickly as elixirs. The reason he told them he was an alchemist was to lay the groundwork for future wealth. In the cultivation world, if a cultivator has no means of earning money, no inheritance from ancestors, yet possesses many spirit stones, it easily arouses suspicion from other cultivators, who might wonder if there''s a secret behind their wealth. That would be very dangerous, as others might try to kill you to seize your secret for themselves. One must know how to be low-key, displaying only five or six parts of one''s strength. But one must not be too low-key; it''s necessary to show some strength to make others wary. Only then can many things go smoothly. Guo Feilong flew for over ten hours a day, covering 2,000 miles. Four days later, he finally arrived at the cultivation market 8,000 miles away in Yellow Rock Town¡ªXiaoye Village. It was the only market opened by the Spirit Creek Sect within a radius of over twenty counties. The village had over forty buildings, all top-grade defensive spiritual instruments¡ªguard towers, each serving as a shop. There were shops selling elixirs, spiritual instruments, rune scripts, spirit herbs, and plants, as well as auction houses, inns, and theaters where performances were sold but not the performers. Some of these shops were operated by the Spirit Creek Sect itself. Others were run by other cultivation forces, which had to pay a hefty annual shop rental fee to the Spirit Creek Sect. Because incidents of murder and robbery were frequent in the cultivation world, many cultivators did not want others to know what they bought or sold. They either wore masks or wide-brimmed hats to conceal their identities. Even acquaintances couldn''t recognize them. Guo Feilong followed the local customs and wore a tiger mask before entering Xiaoye Village''s cultivation market, changing into a black robe. At this moment, Guo Feilong, wearing a tiger mask, walked into the Spirit Creek Shop opened by the Spirit Creek Sect. A young and beautiful female clerk immediately approached him. "Fellow Daoist, are you looking to buy elixirs, spiritual instruments, or formation disks and talismans?" The female clerk wore the servant attire of the Spirit Creek Sect, with a Qi Refining level of two, and a professional smile on her face. Under the tiger mask, Guo Feilong got straight to the point: "I am a low-grade alchemist and wish to collaborate with your Spirit Creek Sect to provide elixirs for you to sell." Although the Spirit Creek Sect was the local overlord, the number of alchemists within the sect was not too many, and they were very willing to collaborate with alchemists for mutual benefit. To be precise, anyone who could bring benefits to the Spirit Creek Sect was a guest worthy of being invited to the second floor for tea. The female servant cultivator from the Spirit Creek Sect politely led him to a room on the second floor and said, "Please wait here for a moment. Our manager, Steward Sun, is currently discussing business with another fellow Daoist. Once Steward Sun is finished, they will come to discuss the collaboration with you. There are snacks and tea here, please help yourself." "Alright," Guo Feilong nodded, sitting down to wait without touching the snacks or tea on the table. After waiting for more than half an hour, Steward Sun, dressed in a white long skirt, walked in. The moment Guo Feilong saw Steward Sun, he was taken aback, unexpectedly encountering an acquaintance here. Chapter 13 - Master Dan has no trace In the marketplace managed by the Spirit Creek Sect, Steward Sun, who is responsible for selling elixirs, has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Her name is Sun Yufeng, and she appears to be around twenty-two or twenty-three years old. Her charming demeanor carries a hint of laziness, always giving the impression that she has just woken up. Behind the tiger mask, a smile appeared on Guo Feilong''s face as he looked at Sun Yufeng, who had just sat down across from him, with the same affection one might have for their own daughter. Thirty-five years ago, he had a very good friend among the outer disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. This friend formed a Daoist partnership with a beautiful female outer disciple, and they had a little girl with a high-quality medium spiritual root. That little girl was none other than the current Steward Sun Yufeng sitting across from him. Before she turned fifteen, Sun Yufeng was like a child he watched grow up, constantly clinging to him, calling him "Uncle Guo" incessantly, and pestering him to tell her stories. Since Sun Yufeng became an inner disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong saw her less and less. After she was taken as a disciple by an elder skilled in alchemy, this was only the second time he had seen her in the past ten years. The little child who once wore open-crotch pants now not only had the qualifications to challenge the Foundation Establishment stage with her ninth-level Qi Refining but had also become a steward responsible for the local marketplace business of the Spirit Creek Sect''s elixir shop. Time truly flies. As Guo Feilong was lost in his memories, Sun Yufeng, with her beautiful appearance and always slightly lazy demeanor, spoke up, "The Spirit Creek Sect is willing to cooperate with any alchemist. The purchase price for elixirs will be 85% of the selling price, and our Spirit Creek Sect will only earn a small profit. Alchemists cooperating with our Spirit Creek Sect will also enjoy a 10% discount when purchasing spirit herbs and spirit medicines from our shops, saving you 10% on alchemy costs. If you are a mid-to-high-level alchemist capable of refining elixirs for Foundation Establishment and Golden Elixir stage cultivators, you will become a guest alchemist of our Spirit Creek Sect. The mid-to-high-level elixirs you refine will be purchased at the highest possible price. Purchasing spirit herbs and other alchemy materials from the Spirit Creek Sect will enjoy a discount of 15% to 20%. If you refine some special elixirs, the Spirit Creek Sect will also help you find the alchemy materials. Our purchase price for elixirs may not be the highest, but we can provide the lowest prices for spirit herbs and medicines. If, within ten years, you bring us profits equivalent to a low-quality spirit stone, even a low-level alchemist can become a guest alchemist of our Spirit Creek Sect." Guo Feilong, who had been an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect for a hundred years, naturally knew what Sun Yufeng was saying. The reason he chose to cooperate with the Spirit Creek Sect was: First, the Spirit Creek Sect is the local overlord, the master of war over the territories of more than a dozen countries, and will not harbor greedy or murderous intentions toward its partners, ensuring safety. Second, he wanted to become a guest alchemist of the Spirit Creek Sect, planning to purchase alchemy spirit herbs and medicines at low prices in the future, and the Spirit Creek Sect could likely acquire spirit herbs and medicines unavailable elsewhere. Third, having been an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect for a hundred years, he still had feelings for the sect. If the Spirit Creek Sect were a country, he would be one of its common folk, naturally hoping for his country to grow stronger.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Fourth, his fiefdom, Yellow Rock Town, was given by the Spirit Creek Sect, and his family lived on the sect''s land. In the future, if his descendants had high-quality spiritual roots, he would still send them to the Spirit Creek Sect. Fifth, in the cultivation world, for low-level cultivators, divine powers and spells are relatively easy to obtain. But once reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, acquiring divine powers and spells becomes extremely difficult. Possessing a powerful divine power or spell, one could easily fight three or four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators of the same level simultaneously. Although the Spirit Creek Sect may not be significant in the vast cultivation world, it is definitely a top hegemonic cultivation force within a million-mile radius in this region. Guo Feilong did not remove the tiger mask from his face but deliberately rasped his voice and said, "Agreed." After speaking, he took out a large porcelain bottle from the storage bag at his waist, which contained 200 first-grade cultivation elixirs. Sun Yufeng scanned the number of elixirs in the porcelain bottle with her divine sense and said, "First-grade cultivation elixirs are sold at three low-quality spirit stones each at the shop counter. Two hundred elixirs total 600 low-quality spirit stones. At 80% purchase price, that comes to 480 low-quality spirit stones. By the way, what is the elegant name of the alchemist friend? I''ll make you an identity token." An elegant name is akin to a pen name for a novel author. Guo Feilong casually replied, "Wuhen." Sun Yufeng took out a token from her storage bag, activated a small formation on it with mystic power, wrote the name "Wuhen," and handed it over. Then she said, "Alchemist Wuhen, just drip a drop of your lifeblood essence on it, and you will become a cooperating alchemist with our Spirit Creek Sect. From now on, at any Spirit Creek Sect elixir shop, you can enjoy the benefits associated with this token." Guo Feilong used mystic power to force a drop of lifeblood essence from his fingertip and let it fall onto the token. In the next instant, the formation on the token absorbed the drop of lifeblood essence, and from then on, only he could use this token; it would be useless to anyone else. With 480 low-quality spirit stones and the Spirit Creek Sect''s cooperating alchemist token in hand, Guo Feilong descended from the second floor to the first-floor hall and found the female servant disciple at the second level of Qi Refining who had previously led him upstairs. "I want to buy 100 sets of spirit herbs and medicines for refining third-grade cultivation elixirs." He handed over the token he had just received. The female servant disciple at the second level of Qi Refining quickly retrieved 100 sets of spirit herbs and medicines for refining third-grade cultivation elixirs from a storage bag behind the counter. She calculated aloud, "One set of spirit herbs and medicines for refining third-grade cultivation elixirs costs 24 low-quality spirit stones. A hundred sets cost 2400 low-quality spirit stones. With a 10% discount, that''s 2160 low-quality spirit stones." Guo Feilong took out 2160 low-quality spirit stones from his storage bag, handed them over, and stored the token and 100 sets of third-grade cultivation elixirs in his storage bag before leaving the Spirit Creek Sect''s elixir shop in the marketplace. Xiaoye Village is 8000 miles from Yellow Rock Town, and at his flying speed, a round trip would take eight days. Guo Feilong did not intend to waste time on the road, so he rented a room at the inn in the defense tower of Xiaoye Village for one low-quality spirit stone per day. The room was not large, about thirty square meters, without a window. Once the door was closed, it was completely isolated from outside noise. The entire inn was converted from a top-grade defensive spiritual instrument guard tower, making it extremely safe. Buzz! Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and a beam of light flew out, revealing a low-quality alchemy furnace on the floor of the room. Next, he began refining third-grade cultivation elixirs. In this cultivation world, first, second, and third-grade cultivation elixirs are used by Qi Refining stage cultivators. Fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade cultivation elixirs are used by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade cultivation elixirs are used by Golden Elixir stage cultivators. Those who can refine first, second, and third-grade elixirs are low-level alchemists. Those who can refine fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade elixirs are mid-level alchemists. Those who can refine seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade elixirs are high-level alchemists. The status of an alchemist is very high. If a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining can refine fourth-grade elixirs, they can enjoy the treatment of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator in any cultivation force and will be warmly welcomed. When refining the first batch of third-grade cultivation elixirs, Guo Feilong used two auspicious clouds. The result was six successful pills and four waste pills. The market price for a third-grade cultivation elixir is 12 low-quality spirit stones each. Two pills, or 24 low-quality spirit stones, is the cost of alchemy. This batch earned him 48 low-quality spirit stones. Even selling them at 80% to the Spirit Creek Sect, he could still earn 39 low-quality spirit stones. When refining the second batch of third-grade cultivation elixirs, Guo Feilong used three auspicious clouds, resulting in a full batch of ten pills. Ten third-grade cultivation elixirs have a total value of 120 low-quality spirit stones. At an 80% purchase price, that''s 96 low-quality spirit stones. After subtracting the 24 low-quality spirit stones cost, this batch earned him 72 low-quality spirit stones. Using three auspicious clouds to refine third-grade cultivation elixirs does not always result in a full batch; sometimes, there are nine pills, but never less than eight. Time flew by. Eight days later, he finished refining 100 sets of third-grade cultivation elixirs, yielding a total of 923 third-grade cultivation elixirs. Guo Feilong returned to the Spirit Creek Sect''s elixir shop. At that time, there were several customers in the hall of the Spirit Creek Sect''s elixir shop buying elixirs. Not wanting others to know how many elixirs he was selling, Guo Feilong told the female servant disciple there that he wanted to go to the second floor. In a room on the second floor, Guo Feilong took out all 923 third-grade cultivation elixirs. 923 third-grade cultivation elixirs were no small number, and the female servant disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect immediately looked at him with respect. She calculated aloud, "One third-grade cultivation elixir is 12 low-quality spirit stones. A total of 923 elixirs is low-quality spirit stones. At an 80% purchase price, that''s a total of 8860 low-quality spirit stones." Chapter 14 - Women monks everywhere Guo Feilong completed the transaction with the other party, storing 8,860 low-grade Spirit Stones in his storage bag, feeling extremely pleased. After deducting the cost of 2,160 low-grade Spirit Stones, he earned 6,700 low-grade Spirit Stones in eight days of alchemy, averaging 840 low-grade Spirit Stones per day. Previously, he had been an Outer Disciple at the Spirit Creek Sect for 100 years. His monthly income averaged 5 low-grade Spirit Stones, which amounted to 60 low-grade Spirit Stones a year. Six hundred over ten years. Six thousand over a hundred years. In just eight days of alchemy, he earned what he used to make in 100 years. It''s like someone with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan. 120,000 yuan a year. 1.2 million yuan over ten years. 12 million yuan over 100 years. For any ordinary person, suddenly acquiring 12 million yuan would make them quite wealthy. Of course, being able to earn so many Spirit Stones in eight days of alchemy was all thanks to the Auspicious Clouds. With the Auspicious Clouds, he could easily refine elixirs using common alchemy techniques. Without the Auspicious Clouds, let alone refining Third Grade elixirs. Even refining First Grade cultivation elixirs, he might only produce three or four pills out of ten furnaces, resulting in a huge loss. Guo Feilong asked the servant girl disciple, "By the way, do you have any spirit herbs and medicines for refining Beauty Retaining Pills?" As a service staff in a pill shop, she must know what spirit herbs, medicines, and elixirs are available in the shop. The servant girl disciple thought for a moment and said, "I think there are still two sets of spirit herbs and medicines for Beauty Retaining Pills, I''ll go check for you." The servant girl disciple left and quickly returned. She said, "There are indeed two sets." Guo Feilong was delighted, "Then I''ll buy two sets of Beauty Retaining Pills and 200 sets of spirit herbs and medicines for Third Grade cultivation elixirs." The main ingredient for Beauty Retaining Pills alone cost 1,000 Spirit Stones, and with other spirit herbs and medicines, the cost per furnace after a 10% discount was 1,350 low-grade Spirit Stones. Two furnaces of Beauty Retaining Pills cost 2,700 low-grade Spirit Stones. Plus 100 furnaces of Third Grade cultivation elixirs for 2,160. The 8,860 low-grade Spirit Stones he just acquired were reduced by 4,860 low-grade Spirit Stones.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. Although Beauty Retaining Pills are only First Grade elixirs, their success rate is extremely low. Even for a master alchemist, producing ten or eight pills out of a hundred furnaces is considered good, with a success rate of less than 10%. As for alchemists of lower levels, whether they can produce Beauty Retaining Pills at all is really up to luck. The difficulty in producing Beauty Retaining Pills has led to their high price despite being First Grade elixirs. A single Beauty Retaining Pill can fetch a high price in Spirit Stones, often unavailable for purchase, and those who can buy them are considered lucky. If auctioned, a Beauty Retaining Pill could go for thirty to forty thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, which is normal. Back in his inn room, Guo Feilong began refining Beauty Retaining Pills, knowing that the main ingredients are rarely available, and who knows when he could buy them again. So, when refining the first furnace of Beauty Retaining Pills, Guo Feilong used three Auspicious Clouds. The result was four successful pills and six failed ones. This made Guo Feilong feel a pang of regret, wishing he had used more Auspicious Clouds. At the same time, he was relieved he didn''t use just one Auspicious Cloud for refining the Beauty Retaining Pills. Otherwise, he might not have even gotten one pill, let alone four. Auspicious Clouds only increase the success rate of alchemy, not guarantee it. To achieve a high success rate, more Auspicious Clouds are needed. When refining the second furnace of Beauty Retaining Pills, Guo Feilong used five Auspicious Clouds, resulting in a full batch of ten Beauty Retaining Pills. In the Xiaoye Village market, there are three auction houses, one belonging to the Spirit Creek Sect, and the other two to two other large Immortal Cultivator associations, with more influence than the Spirit Creek Sect and branches in many places. Guo Feilong changed his tiger mask to a wolf mask and entered the first-floor business hall of the Spirit Creek Sect auction house, where he was received by a servant girl disciple. When he mentioned wanting to auction Beauty Retaining Pills, the servant girl disciple immediately led him to the office of Zhao Dezhang, the steward in charge of the auction house, on the second floor. Zhao Dezhang appeared to be in his thirties, with a Qi Refining ninth-level cultivation, very tall, at least 1.9 meters, and robust, likely having practiced some body refining technique. In this cultivation world, cultivation stage is cultivation stage, and divine powers, spells, and techniques are divine powers, spells, and techniques. Body refining cultivators treat their physical form as a spiritual instrument for cultivation. Powerful body refining cultivators can resist attacks from spiritual instruments and sacred treasures with their bare hands. At the same cultivation stage, a body refining cultivator can contend with three or four non-body refining cultivators simultaneously, making them very formidable. However, everything in the world has its pros and cons. Body refining cultivators consume mystic power very quickly during combat. Once a body refining cultivator runs low on mystic power during a fight, their physical defense and strength will significantly decrease. At that point, they become easy to kill. "Please have a seat, fellow cultivator." Zhao Dezhang picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for both himself and Guo Feilong, saying, "Our Spirit Creek Sect auction house charges a 10% commission on the final auction price." "Beauty Retaining Pills are rare elixirs, and we will use the Spirit Creek Sect''s connections to promote them for ten days, attracting more people to the auction." "What do you think?" Guo Feilong nodded, "That''s fine." He then handed over three Beauty Retaining Pills to Zhao Dezhang, who also issued him a certificate for auctioning the Beauty Retaining Pills. With this certificate, he could collect the Spirit Stones from the auction of the Beauty Retaining Pills. The Spirit Creek Sect does not probe into the true identity of auction item sellers, nor do they commit murder for wealth. Even if an ordinary person brings a treasure to the Spirit Creek Sect auction house, the sect will settle the account without shortchanging a single Spirit Stone. For Qi Refining stage cultivators, tens of thousands of Spirit Stones is a significant fortune, but for the Spirit Creek Sect, which owns territories spanning dozens of countries, it''s a mere drop in the ocean, and they won''t let their disciples or elders break the rules. That day, the news of Beauty Retaining Pills being auctioned in Xiaoye Village in ten days spread rapidly to all counties in the Kingdom Wu. In the Kingdom Wu''s thirty-seven counties and over two thousand districts, there are no fewer than two hundred sects and cultivation families with Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Beauty Retaining Pills hold unparalleled allure for the heavenly daughters in these sects and families with Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, as who wouldn''t want eternal youth? In less than a day, many female cultivators arrived in Xiaoye Village, including a Foundation Establishment stage female lead, appearing around twenty-two or twenty-three years old, a heavenly daughter from a family who succeeded in Foundation Establishment before thirty-five. Even if she could fix her appearance at thirty, it would be better than growing old and becoming an ugly old woman. In fact, the appearance and physique of Immortal Cultivators also transform and rejuvenate with breakthroughs in major cultivation stages and extended life spans. For instance, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator nearing 500 years old, appearing seventy or eighty years old, will transform into an eighteen or nineteen-year-old appearance upon breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage, gaining a lifespan of two to three thousand years. Then, as they approach the end of their lifespan, their appearance and physique will age again. This is why many high-level cultivators, truly over a thousand or even several thousand years old, appear to be in their teens or twenties. Relying on breakthroughs to regain youth is not a long-term solution; only by taking Beauty Retaining Pills can one fix their appearance and physique. After regaining a youthful appearance and physique, many high-level cultivators'' first action is to obtain a Beauty Retaining Pill to maintain their youth. Although Beauty Retaining Pills are not high-grade elixirs, they are in high demand. In the following days in Xiaoye Village market. A large number of cultivators arrived daily, mostly female cultivators. Guo Feilong strolled through the streets of Xiaoye Village, seeing many beautiful female cultivators, including a few Foundation Establishment stage female cultivators. He couldn''t help but think, if he could marry so many beautiful female cultivators, how much Auspicious Clouds would the Family Fortune Cauldron produce? Chapter 15 - Body-refining technique Returning to his room at the inn, Guo Feilong took out a Third Grade cultivation elixir and swallowed it, beginning to break through the cultivation stage. The Third Grade cultivation elixir was about twice as effective as the First Grade one. If he had been able to use a Third Grade cultivation elixir every day during his hundred years at the Spirit Creek Sect, he would have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining by now. Days passed by one after another, and soon it was the day of the auction for the Beauty Retaining Pills. Before heading out, Guo Feilong put on a dog-head mask. He had prepared many masks, all of them animal-themed. After all, as a mere cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, there were plenty who could kill him. Concealing his appearance and hiding his identity was a way to ensure his safety. Walking through the market streets, he noticed many people wearing masks and hats. His dog-head mask was quite ordinary, and no one paid attention to him, a small cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Soon, Guo Feilong entered the auction. The first floor was the service hall. The second floor was the office area for the managers. The third floor was the auction stage. The fourth to ninth floors were for the guests participating in the auction, with a view of the stage on the third floor. The fourth to sixth floors were for the general seating area. The seventh and eighth floors were for private VIP rooms. And the inn was only accessible to Foundation Establishment stage guests. To enter the fourth-floor auction, one had to pay a deposit of 1,000 low-quality Spirit Stones to get an auction paddle. Upon leaving, returning the auction paddle would refund the 1,000 Spirit Stone deposit. The 1,000 Spirit Stone deposit deterred many low-level wandering cultivators and small cultivation family cultivators, preventing overcrowding at the auction. The auction in Xiaoye Village''s market wasn''t high-end; those high-scale auctions had very high requirements for participants. Only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators or those who could deposit tens of thousands of Spirit Stones were eligible to enter. After paying the 1,000 Spirit Stone deposit, Guo Feilong took his auction paddle to the fourth floor and casually found a seat. As time passed, more and more people arrived, and the seats on the fourth to sixth floors were almost fully occupied by cultivators. The seats near Guo Feilong were also filled, with several young female cultivators chatting non-stop. Some wore masks, while others didn''t. Those without masks were generally not afraid of others knowing what they bought, indicating they had some background or were strong enough themselves.Stolen story; please report. At that moment, a young and beautiful female cultivator appeared on the auction stage on the third floor and struck a gong with a small hammer. The auction rules stated that once the gong was struck, loud noises were not allowed. "Welcome, fellow Daoists and seniors, to the auction at the Spirit Creek Sect''s Xiaoye Village market branch." "This auction features a total of 37 items." "The first item up for auction today is a body-refining technique called the Golden Body Technique. The grade of this technique is unknown as it only contains the upper part, but it can train the body to a level comparable to a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument." "If one can obtain the subsequent parts of the Golden Body Technique, it''s possible to refine the body to the level of a supreme defensive spiritual instrument or even a sacred treasure." "The starting bid is 1,000 low-quality Spirit Stones, with a minimum increment of 500 low-quality Spirit Stones." The beautiful female auctioneer struck the gong and said, "The bidding starts now." The possibility of obtaining the subsequent body-refining techniques of the Golden Body Technique, which could refine the body to the level of a sacred treasure, attracted many people. More and more cultivators raised their paddles to bid, with many thinking that even if they couldn''t get the subsequent techniques, refining the body to a level comparable to a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument would be a huge gain. It''s known that a physical form reaching the level of a high-quality defensive spiritual instrument couldn''t be harmed by a full-force strike from a Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator''s flying sword. Even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator couldn''t kill such a body in one strike; it would take at least three strikes. Guo Feilong was also interested in the Golden Body Technique. Financially, he had a dozen Beauty Retaining Pills, so he wasn''t short of Spirit Stones. By this time, the price of the Golden Body Technique had been bid up to a certain level, and fewer people were raising their paddles. Soon, the price of the Golden Body Technique reached a certain level of Spirit Stones, and no one was bidding anymore. "Spirit Stones once." On the auction stage on the third floor, the beautiful auctioneer paused for five or six seconds and loudly said, "Spirit Stones twice, is there anyone else bidding?" After another five or six seconds, just as the auctioneer was about to call for the third time, Guo Feilong raised his paddle and said, "I''ll add 500 Spirit Stones." The auctioneer glanced over and said, "This Daoist friend has increased the bid by 500 Spirit Stones. Is there anyone else bidding? If not, it''s Spirit Stones for the first time." At this point, no one else bid. In the end, unsurprisingly, the body-refining technique called the Golden Body Technique was won by Guo Feilong. Having won an item at the auction, Guo Feilong was invited by the auction staff to a private room on the seventh floor. In this room, there were three inner disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Two men and one woman. They were there on a sect mission to help with the auction. On the ninth floor, there was a Foundation Establishment stage elder from the Spirit Creek Sect overseeing the auction. "Daoist friend, the Golden Body Technique is here. Please pay the Spirit Stones," said one of the female cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining with a smile. Guo Feilong took out the Beauty Retaining Pills receipt provided by the auction and said, "I don''t have that many Spirit Stones on me right now. The Beauty Retaining Pills are being auctioned here, so the Spirit Stones from their sale can be deducted." The female cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining said, "In that case, the Golden Body Technique will be given to you after the auction, along with the Spirit Stones from the Beauty Retaining Pills." "Alright," Guo Feilong nodded, then left the room. Instead of returning to the fourth floor, he found an empty seat on the sixth floor to wait for the auction to end. The final transaction prices for the subsequent auction items were mostly between 10,000 and 20,000 low-quality Spirit Stones, with few below 10,000. The auction was savvy in business, placing his three Beauty Retaining Pills in the last three rounds of the auction. Most cultivators came to the Xiaoye Village market auction for the Beauty Retaining Pills, unaware that there were three of them. They thought there was only one Beauty Retaining Pill. When the first Beauty Retaining Pill was up for auction, the scene was exceptionally intense. In the end, the first Beauty Retaining Pill sold for a high price of low-quality Spirit Stones. It was bought by a female Foundation Establishment stage cultivator on the ninth floor. One would think that after the first Beauty Retaining Pill fetched such a high price, the second and third would be relatively lower. However, to Guo Feilong''s surprise, the final prices of the second and third Beauty Retaining Pills were even higher than the first. Moreover, all were bought by the female Foundation Establishment stage cultivators on the ninth floor. Women are truly crazy when it comes to preserving their youthful appearance. After the auction ended, many cultivators left. Guo Feilong returned to the room on the seventh floor. The female cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining said to him, "Your three Beauty Retaining Pills sold for a total of low-quality Spirit Stones." "After deducting a ten percent auction fee and the Spirit Stones for your Golden Body Technique, we owe you low-quality Spirit Stones and the Golden Body Technique jade slip." The female cultivator handed him a storage bag containing Spirit Stones and a jade slip with the Golden Body Technique. After receiving the storage bag and jade slip, Guo Feilong used his Divine Sense to count the Spirit Stones, then left the auction and returned to his rented room at the inn. At this moment, Guo Feilong placed the jade slip containing the Golden Body Technique on his forehead, and his Divine Sense accessed the technique within. The jade slip could be viewed ten times before disappearing. Cultivators have excellent memory, able to remember everything after just one viewing. After reading the cultivation technique of the Golden Body Technique, Guo Feilong frowned slightly. The technique itself was genuine. The problem was that the auxiliary medicinal baths required for cultivating the Golden Body Technique were expensive. Without 100,000 low-quality Spirit Stones, it was impossible to refine the body to a level comparable to a high-quality spiritual instrument. Chapter 16 - Encountering Demons Guo Feilong had always known that cultivating the body as a cultivator was particularly costly. But this wasn''t just costly; it was like burning money. However, the Golden Body Technique was indeed powerful. Even with just the incomplete upper part, it could refine the physical form to a level comparable to a high-quality spiritual instrument. If he could obtain the subsequent body refining techniques of the Golden Body Technique, it might truly be possible to refine the body to a level comparable to a sacred treasure. If the physical form could be refined to a level comparable to a sacred treasure, even a Qi Refining stage cultivator could confront a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator head-on. Of course, Qi Refining stage cultivators have limited mystic power within them. Even if they refined their physical form to the level of a sacred treasure, they would ultimately still fall to a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Because in this cultivation world, whether it is divine powers or spells, or body refining techniques, all require mystic power as support. Without mystic power, everything is just an illusion. A moment later. Guo Feilong checked out of his room. He donned a tiger-head mask and walked into the Spirit Creek Sect''s elixir shop in the market, spending a piece of low-quality spirit stone to buy enough spirit herbs and spirit medicines for two people to cultivate the Golden Body Technique to a level comparable to a low-quality spiritual instrument. Then he went to a shop selling formations and spent spirit stones to buy a courtyard protection formation disk. When set up at home, it could withstand three attacks from a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, making it impervious to attacks from Qi Refining stage cultivators. It was a sort of insurance for the home, after all, this cultivation world still had man-eating demons, and without some defensive measures, it would be hard to sleep peacefully. Those demons particularly loved eating immortal cultivators. Because eating immortal cultivators was more nourishing for them than eating ordinary people, and it could enhance their cultivation stage. If ordinary people were a delicacy in the eyes of demons, then immortal cultivators were walking human-shaped elixirs to them. Guo Feilong not only bought a defensive formation but also purchased a large number of attack talismans, such as lightning talismans, fire talismans, ice blade talismans, and so on. Now, even when facing a ninth-level Qi Refining stage cultivator, he had a seventy percent chance of killing the opponent. Because he had bought nearly thirty thousand spirit stones worth of talismans. Activating a talisman required only a tiny bit of mystic power to unleash a powerful spell attack. He could even exhaust a ninth-level Qi Refining stage cultivator to death. The remaining thirty percent chance of not being able to kill a ninth-level Qi Refining stage cultivator was because wealthy cultivators were not just him; others could be wealthy too. Especially those ninth-level Qi Refining stage cultivators with genius spiritual root aptitude, they were either the pride of various sects or core members of various families, and the good things they carried would only be more than his, never less. Guo Feilong firmly remembered one thing: never underestimate the world''s cultivators just because you have some resources. Playing the pig to eat the tiger, winning with weakness against strength, was not something only he understood, but something many people understood.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. After buying everything he needed, Guo Feilong formed a hand seal, and a white cloud rose under his feet as he was about to fly away, but suddenly he remembered something. Then, he went to a spiritual beast arena operated by the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, a major cultivation force, in the Xiaoye Village market. The variety of spiritual beasts here was vast, from those that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, to those that swam in the rivers¡ªeverything was available. The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect not only sold spiritual beasts but also sold spiritual beast elixirs that specifically accelerated the maturity of spiritual beasts and aided in their cultivation. Even the Spirit Creek Sect didn''t have spiritual beast elixirs because they didn''t have the alchemy recipe for them. The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect''s influence was even greater than that of the Spirit Creek Sect. If the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect''s power were smaller, the Spirit Creek Sect would have long taken their spiritual beast elixir recipe by force. The cultivation world was like this, survival of the fittest; if you couldn''t buy it, you would take it by force, and the logic was determined by who had the stronger fist. After browsing through the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Guo Feilong spent a piece of low-quality spirit stone to buy a ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Ice Flame Hound, which was naturally capable of using ice and fire spell divine powers, had fast running speed, and a fierce temperament, stronger than most ninth-level Qi Refining stage human cultivators. At the same time, all spiritual beasts were natural body refiners, with tough skin and thick flesh, their defense comparable to spiritual instruments and sacred treasures. Originally, Guo Feilong wanted to buy a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast, but the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect''s shop in the Xiaoye Village market didn''t have any ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts. The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect couldn''t cultivate many ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts each year, and the quantity was very limited. Ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts had fast flying speeds, and many cultivators liked them, making them very popular. The ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect were all pre-ordered by customers with a large deposit of spirit stones. If he were to pre-order a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast now, it would take 30 years before he could own one. He couldn''t wait 30 years. Guo Feilong named the ninth-rank spiritual beast Ice Flame Hound "Stupid Husky" because it looked very much like a husky, only much larger in size. Not counting the length of its tail, it was seven to eight meters long from snout to rump. Standing on all fours, it was over four meters tall from the top of its head to the ground, much larger than an African elephant on Earth. After putting Stupid Husky into the spiritual beast bag, Guo Feilong also bought a mature seventh-rank flying spiritual beast, the Fire-Winged Eagle, from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, spending 7,500 low-quality spirit stones, and named it "Great Fortune," to match the young Fire-Winged Eagle at home named "Lucky." Together, they symbolized great wealth and prosperity. In this cultivation world, they were particularly cruel to spiritual beasts destined to be sold. They would neuter them when they were very young. No matter whether the spiritual beasts bought were male or female, they couldn''t reproduce the next generation. Only in this way would spiritual beasts become consumables, forcing people to purchase them from the spiritual beast sects and those major sects. After buying two spiritual beasts, Guo Feilong also bought some spiritual beast elixirs, and now his storage bag only had about twenty thousand low-quality spirit stones left. Unable to think of anything else to buy, Guo Feilong began his journey back to Yellow Rock Village. On the way there. Guo Feilong rode on a white cloud, flying 120 to 130 miles per hour, traveling for sixteen to seventeen hours a day, covering 2000 miles. Now, on his way back. He sat on the back of the seventh-rank flying spiritual beast, the Fire-Winged Eagle "Great Fortune," flying at an average speed of 370 to 400 miles per hour, traveling sixteen to seventeen hours a day, covering over 6000 miles. When he was about 2000 miles from Yellow Rock Town, after flying for more than ten hours, Great Fortune was too tired to continue, so Guo Feilong had it land in front of a mountain forest lake below. He fed Great Fortune over a hundred pounds of beef, and after putting it into the spiritual beast bag, Guo Feilong patted another spiritual beast bag at his waist, releasing the ninth-rank Ice Flame Hound, Stupid Husky. "Master, I''m hungry," Stupid Husky wagged its tail shamelessly and called out for food as soon as it came out of the spiritual beast bag. The Ice Flame Hound, larger than an African elephant, had a stomach like a bottomless pit, eating over four hundred pounds of beef before it was full. After Stupid Husky finished the beef and drank a few sips of water by the lake, Guo Feilong sat on its head, directing it to run towards Yellow Rock Town. The ninth-rank spiritual beast Ice Flame Hound, Stupid Husky, could run at an average speed of 450 miles per hour, and if it sprinted at full speed, it could reach a top speed of 800 miles per hour. However, running at 800 miles per hour wasn''t sustainable, and it would be panting with its tongue out after running for twenty to thirty minutes, needing to stop and rest. As time passed, when they were about 1300 miles from Yellow Rock Town, Stupid Husky suddenly stopped abruptly, almost throwing Guo Feilong off its head. Just as Guo Feilong was about to get angry, Stupid Husky softly whimpered, and Guo Feilong understood its meaning. "Master, it seems like there''s a fight going on in the woods four or five miles ahead. There are two human scents and one demon scent, along with the aura of an unknown spiritual beast." Ordinary dogs had keen noses, let alone a ninth-rank spiritual beast dog, which could smell scents from a hundred miles away. Guo Feilong didn''t doubt Stupid Husky''s words at all. He didn''t want to get involved in the battle five or six miles ahead, so he had Stupid Husky detour far to the right. It''s better to avoid trouble than to seek it. Even if he went to help the human cultivators, there''s no guarantee he could defeat the demon. It''s very likely that after helping them kill the demon and saving them, they might turn on him for the demon''s treasures. Demons were full of treasures for human cultivators, especially the demon core, which was worth at least 5000 spirit stones. For the sake of wealth, after killing the demon, they might very well turn on him, their savior. His philosophy was that if he didn''t have the ability, he shouldn''t meddle in others'' affairs. Without the ability to meddle, it was easy to get himself into trouble. If he were now a Foundation Establishment or Golden Elixir stage cultivator, he would definitely go help those two human cultivators and slap that demon to death. However, the more Guo Feilong wanted to avoid trouble, the more trouble came his way. The two young female cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, who were fighting the demon, had one of them say: "Senior Sister, my Treasure-Seeking Mouse senses the presence of a cultivator and a spiritual beast over there, and they''re trying to avoid us." The other female cultivator, hearing this, showed a look of joy and said, "We are no match for this ninth-rank demon and will eventually be killed. Since that person avoiding us can detect us from such a distance, they must also be a ninth-rank cultivator. With their spiritual beast, if we join forces, we might be able to kill this demon. Junior Sister, let''s go after them." The two young and beautiful female cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining flashed onto the ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mouse, while controlling their flying swords to fend off the ninth-rank demon''s attacks, and urged the Treasure-Seeking Mouse to speed towards Guo Feilong''s direction. Chapter 17 - Crushed to bits "Master, those two cultivators and the demon are catching up." At this moment, the stupid husky barked out. "Damn it!" Guo Feilong cursed and said, "Run faster, we must shake them off." The husky panted as it ran, barking, "Master, you told me to run at my fastest speed earlier, and I haven''t recovered my strength yet, so I can''t run at full speed." Guo Feilong regretted it a bit. Why did he have to test how fast the husky could run when there was nothing else to do? "Fellow Daoist! Please wait a moment." A figure suddenly flew overhead and landed thirty meters in front of Guo Feilong and the husky. It was a female cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Guo Feilong didn''t even glance at her appearance and decisively told the husky, "Run to the left." The husky immediately turned and ran. Only a fool would wait. Lin Feiyu was infuriated. How could this person be so timid? Didn''t he know that demons are the common enemy of humanity? "If you won''t stay and help us deal with the demon, don''t blame me for being rude." The next moment, her hands glowed with an earthy yellow light. She bent over. Stuck out her rear. Squatted on the ground. Her fair and beautiful hands pressed down on the ground with force. Buzz! An earthy yellow circle of light spread rapidly from her as the center. In the blink of an eye, the circle of light surpassed Guo Feilong and the husky, expanding rapidly outward. "What the hell is this spell or divine power?" Guo Feilong warned the husky to be cautious and prepared himself for battle. One hand held a high-quality flying sword spiritual instrument bought at the market in Xiaoye Village, and the other held a high-quality spiritual instrument, the Kun Wood Shield. "Fellow Daoist, your only choice now is to join my junior sister and me in dealing with that ninth-rank demon." As Lin Feiyu spoke, a hundred meters in front of Guo Feilong and the husky, an earthy yellow light screen suddenly rose from the ground. Soon, a massive earthy yellow light screen, like a large bowl, enveloped them and the demon together. "This is the strongest earth-attribute defensive spell among high-quality defensive spells." "A defensive spell can also be used as a cage, capable of trapping a cultivator of the same stage for a quarter of an hour."If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Lin Feiyu spoke rapidly, "Fellow Daoist, you should join us in slaying the demon." "That ninth-rank demon is already injured from the combined efforts of my junior sister and me." "If we all run away now, that ninth-rank demon will rush into nearby villages and towns, slaughtering ordinary people to recover its injuries." "For the sake of the world, for those innocent common folk, we cultivators must risk our lives to slay all demons." "Only then can humanity thrive and prosper." Lin Feiyu hoped that by appealing to these righteous principles, Guo Feilong would sincerely join them in slaying the ninth-rank demon. Although his seventh-level Qi Refining wasn''t very strong, the combat power of the ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Ice Flame Hound, was formidable enough to serve as a meat shield against the ninth-rank demon, creating opportunities for her and her senior sister to kill it. Without Guo Feilong''s cooperation, she and her junior sister would struggle to defeat the ninth-rank demon. "Idiot, foolish, big-chested but brainless. For the prosperity of humanity, you should at least consider your own strength. If you''re not strong enough but still want to slay demons, you''re just delivering snacks to them." Guo Feilong cursed her in his heart. "..." The husky could hear Guo Feilong''s thoughts. Why was it always "dog blood" and not "horse blood" or "pig blood"? Despite cursing her as brainless and foolish, given the situation, he could only join forces with them to slay the demon. Guo Feilong nodded in agreement. Bang! At that moment, a figure flew backward from the sky, crashing heavily on the ground between the two of them. "Junior Sister!" Lin Feiyu exclaimed, rushing over to help the person up. "Senior Sister..." Shangguan Mingyue coughed up a mouthful of blood, sorrowfully saying, "Little Grey sacrificed itself to save me... it''s dead..." Earlier, to intercept Guo Feilong, Liu Feiyu had come to stop him and join forces against the ninth-rank demon. Shangguan Mingyue and her ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse Little Grey, were dealing with that ninth-rank demon. The demon''s physical form was as tough as a spiritual instrument, and its combat power was much stronger than human cultivators of the same level. While Senior Sister Lin Feiyu went to intercept Guo Feilong, Shangguan Mingyue and her ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse, quickly found themselves in a perilous situation. At the critical moment, if not for her ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse, taking a fatal blow for her, she would have died instead of Little Grey. "You two, stop grieving. The ninth-rank demon is coming." Guo Feilong activated the Kun Wood Shield, and four energy-formed Kun Wood Shield light screens rotated around him and the husky. At this moment, the ninth-rank demon emerged from the forest, approaching the three humans and one dog step by step. Its head resembled a lizard, and its entire body was covered in blood-red scales, like armor forged from steel, comparable to high-quality defensive spiritual instruments. It had four arms, with hands like eagle claws, and its claws were over a foot long, resembling registered knives, gleaming with a cold white light under the moonlight. It was tall, at least six or seven meters, with a long, thick tail behind it, covered in sharp bone spurs like a mace, looking terrifying. The ninth-rank demon spoke in a muffled voice, "I''ve only eaten a few thousand ordinary people and dozens of cultivators, yet your Spirit Creek Sect has been hunting me for over ten years. If I hadn''t kept a low profile, always disguising the crime scenes as the work of seventh-rank demons, causing your Spirit Creek Sect to misjudge, I would have died at the hands of you weak and despicable human cultivators long ago. Foolish human cultivators, tonight I know that by devouring you three and that dog, I can advance to a great demon, hahaha!" After speaking, the ninth-rank demon fixed its gaze on Guo Feilong, "The weakest one is you. My habit is to kill the weak before the strong." Before finishing its words, the ninth-rank demon charged at Guo Feilong and the husky. However, the demon was cunning and sly. In the middle of Guo Feilong''s defensive preparations, it suddenly changed direction, rushing towards Lin Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. "Die!" The demon''s knife-like claws swung towards the heavily injured Shangguan Mingyue''s heart. Bang! Shangguan Mingyue used her flying sword to block the demon''s claws, but she was sent flying by the terrifying physical strength of the ninth-rank demon. The demon had high defense, great strength, and fast movement speed, making it terrifying in close combat. Only cultivators skilled in body refinement could somewhat contend with it. "Damn, the ninth-rank demon is so fierce." Guo Feilong watched with his heart pounding. Although Shangguan Mingyue was injured, she was still a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, yet she was sent flying like a scarecrow with a single strike. This proved that among the same cultivation stage, the ninth-rank demon was overwhelmingly powerful compared to human ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators. "Fellow Daoist, quickly let your dog entangle it. We''ll attack from a distance and prevent it from getting close." Liu Feiyu shouted anxiously. "You want my dog to be a meat shield? What if it dies? I spent money on it; will you compensate me?" Guo Feilong grumbled in his heart, but he couldn''t really stand by and do nothing. After all, he was trapped in the light screen for a quarter of an hour. Once the ninth-rank demon killed the two ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivators, it certainly wouldn''t spare him. Guo Feilong saw that Liu Feiyu, a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, couldn''t even pierce the scales of the ninth-rank demon with her high-quality flying sword, and he was anxious. "Right, auspicious clouds can temporarily enhance the power of divine powers, spells, and martial skills, and can also temporarily enhance the power of sacred treasures, spiritual instruments, formations, and talismans." With this thought, Guo Feilong released the Kun Wood Shield with his left hand, letting it autonomously revolve around him. With his right hand free, he took out a ninth-grade talisman from his storage bag, sealed with a lightning attribute attack, equivalent to a spell attack from a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator with a lightning spiritual root. "Let''s see if this works, auspicious clouds." Guo Feilong quickly injected auspicious clouds into the ninth-grade lightning talisman. He didn''t know how much the auspicious clouds could enhance the talisman, but to kill the ninth-rank demon and save his life, he directly injected ten auspicious clouds. "Go!" Guo Feilong activated the ninth-grade lightning talisman with mystic power, locked onto the ninth-rank demon with divine sense, and threw it. The ninth-grade lightning talisman transformed into a one-meter-diameter lightning ball, swiftly striking the chest of the ninth-rank demon. Boom! With a loud explosion, the ninth-rank demon, whose body was comparable to a spiritual instrument, was blown to pieces on the spot, dead beyond doubt. Guo Feilong was shocked, not expecting the auspicious clouds-enhanced ninth-grade lightning talisman to have such immense power. Lin Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, both with ninth-level Qi Refining cultivation, looked at him in astonishment. Chapter 18 - Life-saving grace "Fellow Daoist, what grade of talisman did you just use? Its power was incredible." Liu Feiyu asked, recovering from her shock. The power of that lightning ball from the talisman had truly stunned both of them. The power of a talisman equals the cultivation stage of the cultivator. A First Grade talisman seals the divine power and spells of a Qi Refining stage one cultivator. A Second Grade talisman seals the attacks of a Qi Refining stage two cultivator. And so on. A Ninth Grade talisman seals the attacks of a Qi Refining stage nine cultivator. Liu Feiyu and her junior sister Shangguan Mingyue were both Qi Refining stage nine cultivators, and any divine power or spell they used was equivalent to the attack of a Ninth Grade talisman. The attacks of Qi Refining stage nine cultivators could hardly harm a Ninth Rank demon whose body was as tough as a spiritual instrument. Otherwise, the two Qi Refining stage nine cultivators would have long since dealt with that Ninth Rank demon. Their two Ninth Rank spiritual beasts were also killed by the demon during the siege. Their attacks struggled to break through the Ninth Rank demon''s defenses. Even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would have to exert considerable effort to kill a Ninth Rank demon. Guo Feilong, pretending to be heartbroken, said from atop the stupid husky''s head, "The talisman I used was a lightning ball spell sealed by a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. It was my last one, my ultimate weapon, and now it''s gone." A spell sealed by a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could naturally shatter the body of a Ninth Rank demon in an instant. Bringing an unfamiliar cultivator into a battle with a Ninth Rank demon, Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue felt somewhat guilty. Not all cultivators in the cultivation world are selfish, especially in a powerful sect like the Spirit Creek Sect, where disciples are taught to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for the sect and to have the resolve to exterminate demons for the prosperity of humanity. Whether one believes it or not is another matter. Under such education, there are always some simple-minded and righteous disciples willing to sacrifice their lives for the sect and fight demons to the end. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue were such righteous individuals. Even though they couldn''t defeat the Ninth Rank demon, they could have escaped.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. The reason they fought hard against the Ninth Rank demon, losing two Ninth Rank spiritual beasts, was because if they fled and left the demon unchecked, ordinary people living in nearby villages and towns would become its prey. Even nearby cultivators would be killed and devoured by the demon to enhance its cultivation and break through to a higher stage. This Ninth Rank demon was not an ordinary one; it was on the verge of becoming a great demon, much stronger than a typical Ninth Rank demon. A great demon is equivalent to a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator among humans. Otherwise, Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, along with their two Ninth Rank spiritual beasts, four Qi Refining stage nine beings in total, would not have been unable to defeat a Ninth Rank demon. Even if they couldn''t win, they could at least fight to a draw. After all, Qi Refining stage nine cultivators from the Spirit Creek Sect are not comparable to those from small sects or families. It was because that Ninth Rank demon was nearly a great demon that they were beaten so badly. A talisman sealed by a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is worth thirty thousand spirit stones, and it''s not something you can buy even if you have the money. Not all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can make talismans; without the talent, they can''t make even one. Even those late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators skilled in making talismans don''t know how much effort and time it takes, and how many failures, to produce one late Foundation Establishment talisman. Feeling guilty, Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue exchanged a glance, and Liu Feiyu said, "Fellow Daoist, we will never forget your life-saving grace today. The demon core of this Ninth Rank demon, due to its nearing great demon status, can sell for at least ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. Please accept it. Its claws and scales are also excellent high-grade spiritual instrument materials, worth two or three thousand spirit stones. We give them all to you to compensate for your loss in using the late Foundation Establishment talisman. If either my junior sister or I succeed in Foundation Establishment in the future, we will surely make up for your loss today. We need to take the demon''s head back to the sect''s Demon Extermination Hall for a substantial reward, which we will also share with you." They were quite sincere, and Guo Feilong could see their genuine intentions, not the hypocritical pretense often found in the cultivation world. People with such character are rare in the cultivation world, so Guo Feilong didn''t take the demon core but said, "To be honest, I was once a disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect. However, due to my age, I felt hopeless in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage. I left the sect and became part of a small affiliated family under the Spirit Creek Sect. Not far from here is Yellow Rock Town, my fiefdom. I see both of you are seriously injured. Why not stay at my residence for a while to recover before leaving?" The two women were delighted, "Then we''ll trouble you for ten days." They were seriously injured, and their protective spiritual beasts were dead. If they encountered malicious cultivators, it would be very dangerous. They were righteous but not foolish. "By the way, fellow Daoist, you should still take this demon core." Shangguan Mingyue gestured, and a blood-red demon core flew from the demon''s shattered body to Guo Feilong. Guo Feilong waved his hand, and the mystic power wrapped the demon core, sending it back to the two women, saying, "I have a favor to ask of you two. I want to buy a top-grade guard tower from the Spirit Creek Sect to protect my family. Let this demon core be the payment for the guard tower." He could also auction three Beauty Retaining Pills to buy a top-grade guard tower, as it costs only ten thousand spirit stones. But the problem is, as a former outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, how could he afford a top-grade guard tower worth ten thousand spirit stones? If he bought it, it would raise suspicions and cause trouble. Now it''s different; he saved two Qi Refining stage nine inner disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. Exchanging the demon core for a top-grade guard tower would seem natural, and it would also signal to other cultivation forces in Green Sun County that he has strong connections in the Spirit Creek Sect and is a lifesaver to two Qi Refining stage nine inner disciples. Anyone thinking of causing trouble would have to consider the two inner disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. Shangguan Mingyue waved her hand, and the demon core worth tens of thousands flew back to Guo Feilong. Shangguan Mingyue then said, "We cannot repay your life-saving grace with mere words. A top-grade guard tower is nothing. My senior sister and I are disciples of the Artifact Refining Hall. Once we recover, we''ll select the most functional top-grade guard tower from the sect''s Heavenly Abode and personally install it for you." A guard tower is not a simple spiritual instrument but a composite one, assembled like a building. "Thank you both very much," Guo Feilong said with a smile, no longer standing on ceremony, and stored the demon core worth tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones in his storage bag. The demon core''s high price is because it is a main ingredient in refining the Mirror Breaking Elixir. The Mirror Breaking Elixir helps cultivators break through small stage bottlenecks. A Ninth Rank demon core can be refined into a Ninth Grade Mirror Breaking Elixir, giving a high chance for cultivators below Qi Refining stage nine to break through to the next stage. Demons are hard to find, and elixirs are hard to refine. A Ninth Grade Mirror Breaking Elixir costs ten thousand spirit stones each. And it''s not something you can buy easily, even with spirit stones. Cultivators reaching Qi Refining stage nine are eligible for Foundation Establishment. Once successful, they gain several hundred more years of life span, rejuvenate, and their status is vastly different from Qi Refining stage cultivators. In the dead of night. Guo Feilong brought Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue back to his home in Yellow Rock Town. After having the butler arrange rooms for them, he slipped into the room of one of his beautiful concubines. Chapter 19 - Formal marriage proposal "Who is it?" The beautiful concubine exclaimed in surprise. "It''s me, little darling." Guo Feilong, a man over a hundred and twenty years old, chuckled. "Oh, it''s my husband." The beautiful concubine breathed a sigh of relief. Then she pinched him, "You nearly scared me to death just now." At the same time, she was secretly pleased. Her husband had just returned and came straight to her room, showing she was favored. What followed was a scene omitted by ten thousand words of action description. This time, on the trip to the Xiaoye Village market, whether it was refining elixirs or battling demons on the way back, a total of over two hundred auspicious clouds were consumed. After returning to Yellow Rock Town, besides visiting the recuperating Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, Guo Feilong spent day and night working on a life gene continuation project with his thirty-something beautiful wives and concubines. Through their diligent efforts, his young wives and concubines gradually became pregnant. To Guo Feilong''s surprise, while practicing the Golden Body Technique, he mixed the auspicious clouds into the medicinal bath that matched the technique, significantly accelerating his cultivation speed. This discovery allowed him to cultivate the Golden Body Technique to the level of a high-quality spiritual instrument in the shortest time possible. Among his thirty-plus wives and concubines, the only one with a spiritual root, Wang Yuyan, also practiced the Golden Body Technique with him, and her cultivation speed was several times faster than his, which made Guo Feilong envious for quite some time. The reason Wang Yuyan''s cultivation speed was several times faster was due to her earth-grade medium spiritual root. It allowed her to refine the medicinal bath''s essence more efficiently, transforming it into energy to nourish her flesh and bones. Moreover, it must be said that Wang Yuyan, with her earth-grade medium spiritual root, advanced rapidly in cultivation. In just three months, she had already reached the third level of Qi Refining. Guo Feilong remembered that it took him ninety-seven years to reach the third level of Qi Refining. Guo Feilong placed great importance on marrying and taking concubines, once again increasing the bride price. As long as a young and beautiful woman met his criteria and was willing to marry him, he was willing to offer a bride price of 3,000 taels of silver. He also rewarded matchmakers with 50 taels of silver for every successful match. Many who were not originally matchmakers joined the profession due to the temptation of 50 taels of silver, specifically seeking young and beautiful women to match with him. Every so often, one or two young and beautiful girls from the towns surrounding Yellow Rock Town would marry over and become his beautiful wives and concubines. However, it was unfortunate that among the twenty-plus beautiful wives and concubines he married after returning, not one had a spiritual root. But fortunately, the number of auspicious clouds increased by over two hundred due to these new wives and concubines.Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue stayed at his home for half a month to recover from their injuries before returning to the Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect. In the blink of an eye, they had been back at the Spirit Creek Sect for over half a month. ... In the basement. Guo Feilong was placing medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace, intending to refine Qi Refining Breakthrough Pills. He didn''t need them, but his descendants might in the future. After more than half an hour, ten Ninth Grade Qi Refining Breakthrough Pills appeared in his hand, which he placed into a small porcelain bottle and stored in his storage bag. Among all elixirs, only the Qi Refining Breakthrough Pill is graded from First to Ninth Grade to better distinguish its value. Otherwise, Ninth Grade elixirs are high-grade elixirs for Golden Elixir stage cultivators. A Ninth Grade Qi Refining Breakthrough Pill can sell for fifty to sixty thousand low-quality spirit stones, even more expensive than Beauty Retaining Pills. Because, besides female cultivators, most male cultivators don''t care much about their appearance, whether they look like their youthful selves or not. As long as their cultivation stage is high, they can marry young and beautiful female cultivators as wives and concubines, and power and wealth are easily within reach. Two days later, Guo Feilong arrived at Zhou Family Manor, a medium-sized immortal cultivation family in Green Sun County. The Zhou Family had a history of over four hundred years in Green Sun County, and at its peak, had over twenty cultivators, once the largest family in Yellow Rock Town. Zhou Family Manor was built like a small city, with walls six to seven meters high, housing over five thousand people, most of whom were ordinary Zhou family members without spiritual roots. Nowadays, the Zhou family was in decline, with fewer and fewer members possessing spiritual roots, showing a lack of successors. In recent decades, the Zhou family had only four cultivators. The head of the Zhou family appeared to be in his sixties, with a vigorous appearance and a head full of white hair. In reality, the Zhou family head was over ninety years old, stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for over thirty years, unable to break through to the seventh level. Guo Feilong was the lord of the fiefdom of Yellow Rock Town, and himself a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator. Moreover, he arrived at the Zhou family on a Ninth Rank spiritual beast, the Ice Flame Hound. The four immortal cultivators of the Zhou family warmly welcomed him from the gate to the Zhou family reception hall. Guo Feilong was twenty years older than the Zhou family head and a cultivation stage higher, so he was addressed as Brother Guo by the Zhou family head. After the two white-haired old men chatted for a while, the Zhou family head couldn''t help but ask, "Brother Guo, what brings you to my Zhou family?" Guo Feilong laughed heartily, "To be honest, Brother Zhou, I''ve come to propose marriage. I''ve taken a liking to your Zhou Zhiruo." Zhou Zhiruo was the great-granddaughter of the Zhou family head, just sixteen years old, with a high-quality low-grade spiritual root, currently at the third level of Qi Refining. Her appearance was exceptional, standing about 175 cm tall, with skin as white as milk and a heroic spirit between her brows. Zhou Zhiruo was present in the reception hall and, upon hearing Guo Feilong''s purpose, was so angry that she cursed, "You old man over a hundred and twenty years old, wanting to marry me, shameless! My great-grandfather would never marry me to you." The other two immortal cultivators of the Zhou family were also furious. It''s one thing for immortal cultivators to marry teenage ordinary girls, as they can offer them endless wealth and glory. But female cultivators, who don''t rely on men, can live a life of wealth and glory on their own. Why marry an old man so much older, who might be buried in the ground in a few years? The Zhou family head''s face also turned somewhat unpleasant. Zhou Zhiruo was his most cherished great-granddaughter, always treated as a precious jewel. "Fellow Daoist Guo, although my Zhou family is in decline and not as prosperous as one or two hundred years ago, with no cultivators above the seventh level of Qi Refining, my family may lack strength, but we have backbone." The Zhou family head emphasized, issuing a dismissal, "Fellow Daoist Guo, please leave. I won''t push Zhiruo into the fire pit." Guo Feilong''s age of over 120 was no secret in Green Sun County. At such an age, if he couldn''t become a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he could live at most another twenty or thirty years. His great-granddaughter Zhou Zhiruo was just sixteen. If she married Guo Feilong, wouldn''t she become a living widow in twenty or thirty years? In this world of immortal cultivation, only men continuously marry wives and take concubines; no woman marries twice. At this moment, everyone in the Zhou family was giving him unfriendly looks, but Guo Feilong remained unperturbed and didn''t leave. Instead, he said, "Fellow Daoists of the Zhou family, don''t be angry. First, listen to the bride price I''m offering, then decide whether to let Fellow Daoist Zhou Zhiruo marry me." "No matter what bride price you offer, I won''t marry you, and my great-grandfather won''t marry me to you," Zhou Zhiruo fumed. Guo Feilong took out a Ninth Grade Breakthrough Pill from his storage bag and said, "This is a Ninth Grade Breakthrough Pill. Its effects, I need not elaborate, as you all know it can significantly increase the chance for a Qi Refining stage cultivator to break through a small stage. Family Head Zhou, if you possess this Ninth Grade Breakthrough Pill, you might soon break through and become a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator. I know the Zhou family has been at odds with the Li family for over two hundred years. Several of the Zhou family''s mines have been seized and occupied by the Li family. The Zhou family''s spirit stone income has been minimal in recent years, unable to sustain normal cultivation. If the Zhou family marries Zhou Zhiruo to me, besides this Ninth Grade Breakthrough Pill, I will also offer 2,000 low-quality spirit stones and 200 First Grade cultivation elixirs as the bride price. As for the mines occupied by the Li family, once I marry Zhiruo, I can use the status of the Zhou family''s son-in-law to help you reclaim them." The bride price he offered was so generous that the Zhou family head''s eyes lit up with greed, and he excitedly asked, "Brother Guo, is what you say true?" The address changed from Fellow Daoist Guo to Brother Guo. Guo Feilong replied, "Of course, it''s true." "Alright, I agree to this marriage." The Zhou family head asked, "When does Brother Guo plan to marry my Zhiruo?" Before Guo Feilong could respond, Zhou Zhiruo interjected, "Great-grandfather, I won''t marry, I won''t marry." "Rubbish!" The Zhou family head scolded, "You were born in the Zhou family, raised in the Zhou family, and everything you eat, wear, and use comes from the Zhou family. Marrying Brother Guo is for the benefit of the entire Zhou family, thousands of people. How can you decide whether to marry or not? Old Ninth, Zhou Zhiruo is your granddaughter. Take her back and let her parents talk some sense into her." A middle-aged cultivator in his forties, Zhou Zhiruo''s grandfather, replied, "Yes, Father." The middle-aged cultivator took Zhou Zhiruo away. The Zhou family head asked again when Guo Feilong planned to marry. Guo Feilong said, "Then tomorrow. These two thousand spirit stones as the bride price, and tomorrow when I come to marry, I''ll bring the Ninth Grade Breakthrough Pill and two hundred First Grade cultivation elixirs as part of the bride price." The Zhou family head happily agreed, "Alright, everything will be arranged according to Brother Guo''s plan." Chapter 20 - Take Zhou Zhiruo After Guo Feilong left the Zhou family, the members of the Zhou family began to work on Zhou Zhiruo''s mindset. "Zhiruo, marrying Brother Guo isn''t such a bad thing." The head of the Zhou family, with a kind face and earnest words, said, "Think about it, Brother Guo is already over 120 years old." "How many more years can he live? At most, thirty more years before he''s buried." "But you''re different, Zhiruo. You''re only sixteen, in the prime of your youth, like the morning sun, with a long future ahead." "You know the situation of our Zhou family. We''ve been suppressed by the Li family to the point where we don''t even have enough resources for daily cultivation." "Once you marry Brother Guo, when he passes, his wealth will be yours." "He can offer a bride price worth sixty to seventy thousand spirit stones, which shows he still has money." "Moreover, he recently saved two ninth-level Qi Refining inner disciples from the Spirit Creek Sect. Those two are geniuses and might become Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in the future." "Those two ninth-level Qi Refining inner disciples from the Spirit Creek Sect will be your backing, and no one in Green Sun County will dare to mess with you." "Zhiruo, don''t think marrying an older man is a loss. Your great-grandfather is over 90, and didn''t he marry a concubine two years younger than you just last month?" "Look at your uncles and cousins, which one of them doesn''t have several wives and concubines, and which one doesn''t have girls your age?" "If our family falls, think about your parents, your two younger siblings, and the thousands of people in our Zhou family. What will happen to them?" After saying so much and seeing Zhou Zhiruo still looking unwilling, the head of the Zhou family got angry and said, "Zhiruo, you''re the descendant I dote on the most. For the sake of the Zhou family, don''t blame your great-grandfather for being ruthless." The next moment, the head of the Zhou family sealed Zhou Zhiruo''s mystic power cultivation. Without her mystic power, she couldn''t escape the Zhou family. "Zhiruo''s parents, you two should persuade her well. If Zhiruo runs away or something happens to her, you two can go meet the ancestors of the Zhou family." After speaking, the head of the Zhou family left Zhou Zhiruo''s room. Zhou Zhiruo''s parents didn''t want their beloved daughter to marry an old man close to the grave. But in the face of family interests, when it''s necessary to sacrifice a family member. Anyone can be sacrificed, and must be sacrificed. The next day. Guo Feilong, dressed as a groom, rode the ninth-rank spiritual beast Ice Flame Hound, Erha, to the Zhou family to fetch his bride. He came alone, without anyone else accompanying him. After all, the Zhou family is about two hundred miles from Yellow Rock Town.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. For ordinary people, fetching a bride would take four to five days round trip. For immortal cultivators, marrying is usually very simple. Him coming alone wasn''t disrespectful; it was normal. After confirming that the bride was indeed Zhou Zhiruo, Guo Feilong took her back to Yellow Rock Town. The common folk of Yellow Rock Town enjoyed another free feast today, and everyone hoped the lord would marry and take concubines every day, so they could enjoy sumptuous free meals every day. At night. The sky was full of twinkling stars. Guo Feilong pushed open the door to the bridal chamber, where the orange flames of the red candles flickered. The flames swayed with the breeze from the open door, like dancing fire fairies. He lifted the red veil of the bride, Zhou Zhiruo. How beautiful she was, how pretty. Such a tender age of sixteen. Seeing this, Guo Feilong, a man over 120 years old, felt his heart race. Zhou Zhiruo not only had her mystic power sealed. Her ability to move was also sealed, like in martial arts dramas, where only her eyes could move, and she couldn''t even speak. Guo Feilong casually released Zhou Zhiruo''s ability to move. What followed was a thousand-word description of actions and techniques. Three hours later. Zhou Zhiruo fell asleep from exhaustion. Guo Feilong, however, was invigorated and in high spirits. The next moment. His divine soul entered his mindscape, looking into the Family Fortune Cauldron. He counted the auspicious clouds inside with his divine sense, finding 360 more clouds. Taking a female cultivator with a low-quality superior spiritual root added 360 auspicious clouds, equivalent to taking 30 ordinary women as wives and concubines. Zhou Zhiruo was born into a cultivation family, pampered and cherished as the apple of her family''s eye, never having suffered grievances. She was extremely unwilling to marry Guo Feilong, an old man close to the grave, but that''s how the world was. When she received two spirit stones and one third-grade cultivation elixir every day for cultivation. She realized how sweet it was to marry a wealthy old man. You see, when she was in the Zhou family, she only got two low-quality spirit stones a month and could only use a first-grade cultivation elixir once every three months. After marrying Guo Feilong, she received two low-quality spirit stones and one third-grade cultivation elixir every day. One day was equivalent to five months in the Zhou family. Gradually, she didn''t resist Guo Feilong as much, and eventually accepted it. Besides, Guo Feilong, apart from having gray hair and slightly loose skin, looked quite decent otherwise. Ordinary women, no matter how beautiful, couldn''t compare to female cultivators. Because female cultivators, whether in skin elasticity or smoothness, were like newborns. Less than ten days after marrying Zhou Zhiruo, Guo Feilong went to propose to the Murong family, a cultivation family 300 miles away. The Murong family had been in Green Sun County for over two hundred years and was a medium-sized cultivation family. The family head was over fifty years old, at the fifth level of Qi Refining, considered young and promising among small cultivation families. The Murong family head had a young daughter named Murong Xue, with a low-quality superior spiritual root, sixteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, delicate eyebrows like a painting, and bright, star-like eyes. Coupled with her naturally cute baby face, she was truly both beautiful and adorable. Murong Xue was about 148 cm tall, with a petite and exquisite figure, but with perfect proportions, a golden ratio, skin as white as warm jade, and at least a D+ in certain areas. You could say Murong Xue was a true D+ Lolita, and Guo Feilong had taken a liking to her when he saw her while strolling in Green Sun County. Guo Feilong placed four thousand spirit stones and 100 third-grade cultivation elixirs on the table and said, "Head of the Murong family, these are my betrothal gifts for marrying Miss Murong Xue. If you agree to this marriage, these things will belong to your Murong family now." The head of the Murong family and the other cultivators present from the Murong family all had eyes glowing green with greed as they looked at the spirit stones and cultivation elixirs on the table. Their Murong family had never seen so many spirit stones and third-grade cultivation elixirs at once in over two hundred years in Green Sun County. This was a huge fortune for the Murong family. As the saying goes, money moves people''s hearts, and coupled with Guo Feilong''s own seventh-level Qi Refining cultivation and the ninth-rank spiritual beast Ice Flame Hound he brought, it was a display of strength. The head of the Murong family thought, "My seventh brother and third uncle have always been dissatisfied with me becoming the family head. Their cultivation isn''t lower than mine, and they''ve always wanted to oust me from the position and take over themselves. If I marry my daughter to Guo Feilong, my position as the head of the Murong family will be rock solid, and with these spirit stones and cultivation elixirs. With my low-quality superior spiritual root aptitude, I could become a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator in less than thirty years. When that old man Guo Feilong dies, I''ll help my daughter seize power and acquire his wealth. I might even reach the ninth level of Qi Refining and attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. If I become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Murong family will be glorious." Thinking of this, the head of the Murong family immediately agreed to the marriage, regardless of whether his daughter Murong Xue agreed or not. In the cultivation world, the marriage of children was still decided by parents and family elders. Unless the daughter''s cultivation was unmatched in the entire family, only then could they escape the family''s arrangements and have freedom in marriage. The next day. The common folk of Yellow Rock Town enjoyed another free feast. That night. Guo Feilong was in the bridal chamber. With a height of 148, a golden ratio figure. At least D+. The cute and beautiful Murong Xue was consummated. Murong Xue was obedient, sensible, and understanding. She and Zhou Zhiruo both had low-quality superior spiritual roots. After taking her. The Family Fortune Cauldron also produced 360 auspicious clouds. The young and beautiful women within a few hundred miles of Yellow Rock Town had basically all become Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines, showcasing the allure of wealth and power. That morning. After eating a few fruits, Guo Feilong. Was about to go to Zhou Zhiruo''s place for some fun when. A massive ninth-rank flying spiritual beast descended into his courtyard from the sky. Chapter 21 - Golden body initially formed The ninth-rank flying spiritual beast lowered its body, its chin almost touching the ground. Two young and beautiful girls descended from it. They looked to be only about eighteen or nineteen years old. "Fellow Daoist Guo, don''t you recognize us?" The girl on the left spoke with a smile, revealing two shallow dimples that added to her charm. "Of course, I recognize you both," Guo Feilong said in surprise. "I just didn''t expect that after not seeing you for over a month, you both would appear so young." "If I''m not mistaken, Fellow Daoist Liu and Fellow Daoist Shangguan, you have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, haven''t you?" "Should I start addressing you as seniors now?" The two girls who descended from the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast were Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, who had returned to the Spirit Creek Sect after recovering from their injuries. Upon their return, their master, a Golden Elixir Ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect, had obtained two high-quality Foundation Pills for them from afar. The two then entered seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. The results were excellent; both successfully established their foundations and became Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, earning them the title of elders in the Spirit Creek Sect. After stabilizing their cultivation for a few days, they came to fulfill their promise to Guo Feilong to build an exceptional spiritual instrument guard tower for his family. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue were both grateful individuals. "You are our savior, Fellow Daoist. How could we dare let you call us seniors? Let''s continue addressing each other as fellow daoists," they said with a smile. "Besides, you have some connections with our master." Guo Feilong was taken aback and asked, "Your master is a Golden Elixir Ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect. How could I have any connection with such a figure?" If he had connections with a Golden Elixir Ancestor, he wouldn''t have remained an outer disciple in the Spirit Creek Sect for over fifty years, stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Liu Feiyu explained, "Over a hundred years ago, you saved an elder of the Spirit Creek Sect, which is how you became an outer disciple." After returning to the Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode, they had looked into Guo Feilong''s records and gained a general understanding of his situation. Guo Feilong nodded, "That''s right, I did save a sect elder and became an outer disciple." Liu Feiyu continued, "The elder you saved back then, Elder Chen, is my master''s full-blooded brother. So, you do have some connection with my master. Unfortunately, your spiritual root aptitude was too poor. My master secretly checked on you back then but couldn''t take you as a named disciple. However, my master did instruct the elder in charge of the outer disciples not to make things difficult for you. So, you haven''t been bullied during your time as an outer disciple, have you?"If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. "No, I haven''t been bullied," Guo Feilong nodded, then smiled wryly. "I thought it was because I had a wide network of friends that no one dared to bully me. Turns out it was your master''s protection." The reason they looked into Guo Feilong''s records after returning to the Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode was out of curiosity about why a former outer disciple of the sect would possess a talisman sealed by a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Coincidentally, the elder Guo Feilong saved back then was a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator with a lightning attribute spiritual root, skilled in crafting talismans. They speculated that the lightning ball talisman Guo Feilong used that day was a gift from that elder. Guo Feilong then led the two girls to the reserved location for the guard tower. The two girls took out several iron plates from their storage bags. These iron plates were components for assembling the guard tower. With the help of Guo Feilong, it took them two full days to complete the assembly of the exceptional spiritual instrument guard tower. The tower had a diameter of 100 meters and consisted of nine floors. Except for the first-floor hall, which was over five meters high, each of the other floors was approximately three meters and six centimeters high. Floors two to nine were empty, allowing for flexible interior design and room partitioning. "Fellow Daoist Guo, this is the array disc for the exceptional spiritual instrument guard tower. Once you activate this disc, the guard tower will truly become an exceptional spiritual defense instrument. You need to drip your blood and infuse your mystic power to activate it," Shangguan Mingyue said, handing over an array disc from her storage bag. Guo Feilong took the disc, dripped his blood, and infused his mystic power. Buzz! The disc emitted a light, and the guard tower responded. One floor after another lit up. Every iron plate on each floor displayed rune scripts, which then became hidden within the plates. "Fellow Daoist Guo, the guard tower will continuously absorb the earth''s energy to maintain normal operation," Shangguan Mingyue explained. "Once you activate the guard tower''s defensive light screen, the energy absorbed from the earth won''t be sufficient, and you''ll need to add spirit stones to the control center." Guo Feilong was aware of this; the defensive light screen was only necessary when facing Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Even without the light screen, Qi Refining stage cultivators couldn''t breach the guard tower''s defenses, or it wouldn''t be considered an exceptional spiritual instrument guard tower. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue didn''t stay long. After completing the guard tower, they left on their ninth-rank flying spiritual beast. Humans aren''t adept at flying, and even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can only fly slightly faster than ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts. Flying themselves would consume mystic power, so it''s more convenient to travel using flying spiritual beasts. Before leaving, Guo Feilong gave each of them a Beauty Retaining Pill, which delighted them greatly. Beauty Retaining Pills are rare and not something that can be bought at will. After they left, Guo Feilong called Su Xue''s father, his father-in-law, to find a construction team to renovate the guard tower from the ninth floor to the first. Before transmigrating to the cultivation world, Guo Feilong had studied interior design, so he had already planned the layout and number of rooms for each floor. He didn''t handle the construction details himself; he just provided the funds. In the following days, Guo Feilong frequently visited other cultivation families, boasting about his guard tower and his life-and-death friendship with two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Spirit Creek Sect. He made sure everyone in Green Sun County knew he had the backing of two Foundation Establishment stage elders from the Spirit Creek Sect. In just a few days, the Guo family gained the reputation of being the top cultivation family in Green Sun County, and even Wei Ting, the Spirit Creek Sect''s steward stationed in Green Sun County, came to Yellow Rock Town to visit. Wei Ting, knowing Guo Feilong''s fondness for young and beautiful girls, even gifted him a pair of young and beautiful twin sisters, both pure and untouched. With this pair of twins from Wei Ting, Guo Feilong now had three pairs of twin sisters as wives and concubines, each more beautiful than the last. In the following days, Guo Feilong frequently visited various cultivation families in Green Sun County, offering bride prices to marry their young and beautiful female cultivators with spiritual roots. Guo Feilong offered generous bride prices, sometimes more spirit stones, sometimes more elixirs, and with the backing of two Foundation Establishment stage elders from the Spirit Creek Sect, the cultivation families couldn''t find a reason to refuse his proposals, even though he was already over 120 years old. In less than four months, Guo Feilong had married almost all the young and beautiful female cultivators in Green Sun County. Now, excluding ordinary wives and concubines without spiritual roots, he had 23 wives and concubines with spiritual roots. Supporting such a large family and so many cultivators with spiritual roots required significant resources. Guo Feilong had twice traveled to distant cultivation markets to buy medicinal herbs, refine elixirs, and earn spirit stones. He also auctioned four Beauty Retaining Pills and four Breakthrough Pills at the Spirit Creek Sect''s auction. Otherwise, he couldn''t afford to support so many wives and concubines with spiritual roots. After all, he provided his wives and concubines with spiritual roots a high standard of cultivation resources, giving each two low-quality spirit stones and a third-grade cultivation elixir daily. The monthly consumption was at least over a thousand low-quality spirit stones, not to mention the bride prices he spent on marrying so many women with spiritual roots, which was astronomical for ordinary cultivators. One day, while soaking in a medicinal bath, Guo Feilong''s body suddenly emitted a burst of golden light. Chapter 22 - The first child is born "The first layer of the Golden Body Technique is finally mastered." Guo Feilong exhaled a breath of stale air and opened his bright eyes. From now on, as long as his mystic power was sufficient, his body could always be comparable to a low-grade spiritual instrument. Splash! He emerged from the medicinal bath, his previously aged and somewhat loose skin becoming firm. It was as if he had returned to his youth, his whole body brimming with strength. The Golden Body Technique had improved every cell in his body. Even without infusing his body with mystic power, it was no longer something an ordinary person could damage with a sword or knife. He reached out for his clothes, put them on, and walked out of the room into the courtyard. This courtyard was for training, very spacious, with many iron-forged wooden stakes. A cultivator''s physical form could rival sacred treasures and spiritual instruments, so naturally, one had to master hand-to-hand combat, becoming invincible in close quarters. Guo Feilong approached an iron stake and punched it. With a thud, a fist imprint appeared on the iron stake, about two to three millimeters deep. A mere flesh and blood body could leave a two to three millimeter imprint on iron, something an ordinary person couldn''t achieve even with a heavy hammer. At this moment, Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and a low-grade flying sword flew out, slashing diagonally at the iron stake. With a swish, the low-grade flying sword cut two-thirds deep into the iron stake before losing its power. Retrieving the first-grade flying sword, Guo Feilong took out a medium-grade flying sword and, using the same mystic power, slashed at the iron stake. This time, the iron stake was cut through, the power far surpassing that of the low-grade flying sword. Guo Feilong put away the second-grade flying sword and moved to another iron stake. With a thought, mystic power from his energy core filled his entire body. In the next moment, a faint golden light appeared on the surface of his skin. This was the effect of the Golden Body Technique, where every cell in his body naturally turned golden, causing the skin to emit a golden glow. Thud! Guo Feilong used his hand as a blade, slashing fiercely at the iron stake. With a swish, his palm sliced the iron stake horizontally. A large section of the iron stake fell to the ground, shattering the marble floor beneath. "Indeed, comparable to a low-grade spiritual instrument, I can now withstand spiritual instruments barehanded." Guo Feilong felt pleased. From now on, even if someone tried to ambush him with a flying sword, he wouldn''t be afraid. A low-grade flying sword couldn''t harm him. A medium-grade flying sword could only scratch his skin but couldn''t pierce his muscles. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. A high-grade flying sword could still be fatal to him. A high-grade spiritual instrument was worth at least ten thousand spirit stones. Most cultivators couldn''t afford it. Even among the ninth-level Qi Refining inner disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect, not everyone had a high-grade flying sword. It was good if three or four out of ten had one. As a cultivator''s cultivation stage increased, the resources needed for cultivation also increased, making daily cultivation a significant expense. How could they afford ten thousand spirit stones for a high-grade flying sword? The power difference between flying sword qualities was substantial. A low-grade spiritual instrument flying sword would shatter into dozens or hundreds of pieces after three to five hundred collisions with a medium-grade spiritual instrument flying sword, unable to be reforged. A medium-grade spiritual instrument flying sword would similarly shatter after three to five hundred collisions with a high-grade spiritual instrument flying sword. A low-grade spiritual instrument flying sword would shatter after just thirty to fifty collisions with a high-grade spiritual instrument flying sword. Between two cultivators of the same cultivation stage, one using a low-grade flying sword and the other a medium-grade flying sword, the one with the low-grade flying sword would inevitably be killed by the one with the high-grade flying sword after their sword shattered. Cultivation stage is king, with spiritual instruments and sacred treasures as support. A person with a higher cultivation stage could kill someone with a lower stage with a single slap, even without using spiritual instruments or sacred treasures, just by directly attacking with mystic power. For example, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could effortlessly kill a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator wielding a high-grade flying sword barehanded, illustrating the gap in cultivation stages. A Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator could crush a Qi Refining stage cultivator from hundreds of meters away with a single divine sense. A Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator could shatter a mountain with a mystic power-infused palm strike, an incredibly terrifying feat. So far, Guo Feilong had over twenty immortal cultivator wives and concubines at home. He gathered them all in this large training courtyard. Among his more than twenty immortal cultivator wives and concubines, the highest cultivation stage was the third level of Qi Refining. The rest, including Wang Yuyan with her medium Earth Grade spiritual root aptitude, were all at the second level of Qi Refining. In the Qi Refining stage, each level''s mystic power was double that of the previous level. He was now at the seventh level of Qi Refining, with mystic power equivalent to the total of thirty-two second-level Qi Refining cultivators. And thirty-two second-level Qi Refining cultivators could definitely kill a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator. Because thirty-two second-level Qi Refining cultivators could simultaneously wield a total of thirty-two flying swords. A seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator could only use one flying sword and couldn''t possibly defend against thirty-two flying swords. Not to mention a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, even a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator would be killed by thirty-two second-level Qi Refining cultivators. When the number of lower-level cultivators reached a certain point, they could also kill a cultivator of a higher stage. At this moment, Guo Feilong said to his more than twenty second-level Qi Refining wives and concubines, "Take out your first-grade flying swords and attack me. I want to practice my martial skills. Anyone whose flying sword hits my vital parts¡ªthroat, chest, back, head¡ªwill be rewarded with two low-grade spirit stones each time." As the saying goes, great rewards inspire bravery. Without spirit stones as a reward, none of his more than twenty immortal cultivator wives and concubines would dare to attack his vital parts. Sure enough, upon hearing that hitting his vital parts would earn them three spirit stones, all of his beautiful wives and concubines had their eyes light up. They looked at him as if he were a mountain of spirit stones. "Let''s begin!" As Guo Feilong spoke, a faint golden light appeared on the surface of his skin. Fortunately, it was daytime, so the golden light wasn''t too noticeable. If it were nighttime, he would look like a glowing little golden man. More than twenty second-level Qi Refining wives and concubines surrounded him, standing thirty to forty meters away. Buzz, buzz, buzz! In the next instant, more than twenty first-grade flying swords shot towards him from all directions, as fast as bullets fired from a gun. If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn''t be able to dodge such fast-flying swords. But Guo Feilong was different. He was a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, with quick eyes, quick hands, and quick speed. His body moved up and down in the field, forming afterimages. Facing the onslaught of more than twenty flying swords, he dodged those he could and used his fists and feet to deflect the ones he couldn''t. For the flying swords he really couldn''t avoid, he let them hit other parts of his body, avoiding vital areas. In the state of the Golden Body Technique, his body was comparable to a low-grade spiritual instrument, and low-grade spiritual instruments couldn''t harm him. Before long, one of his wives managed to stab him in the back. Without the Golden Body Technique, that stab could have killed him. About an hour later, his more than twenty immortal cultivator wives and concubines stopped because they had exhausted their mystic power and couldn''t control their flying swords anymore. Guo Feilong''s mystic power was also nearly depleted after being attacked by more than twenty second-level Qi Refining cultivators for an hour. He had about twenty percent left. Mystic power was like physical stamina; without deliberate cultivation to recover, the spiritual root in his energy core would automatically absorb energy from the heavens and earth to slowly restore mystic power. However, the recovery speed of mystic power was much slower compared to actively absorbing spiritual energy from the heavens and earth to convert into mystic power. "Husband, I hit your vital parts three times, so that''s nine spirit stones," said Murong Xue, who looked like a cute little lolita, extending her fair little hand. Guo Feilong chuckled and gave her nine low-grade spirit stones. Then he gestured for the other wives who had hit his vital parts to come and collect their spirit stones. A few wives who hadn''t hit his vital parts pouted on the side, looking unhappy. Guo Feilong said, "Come, come, even if you didn''t contribute, you worked hard. Everyone gets two low-grade spirit stones as a reward." "Thank you, husband." "Husband, you''re the best." They immediately beamed with joy. In Yellow Rock Town and the nearby towns, there were basically no young girls who met his standards for marriage and concubinage. Throughout Qingyang County, he had married almost all the young and beautiful female cultivators he could. In the days that followed, Guo Feilong either practiced martial skills or worked on the life gene continuation project with those wives and concubines who hadn''t yet become pregnant. Life was carefree and enjoyable. In the blink of an eye, several months passed. The first to become pregnant, Su Xue, reached her due date today and gave birth to a son for him in the morning. Chapter 23 - Naming the son Guo Jing The birth of his first child filled Guo Feilong with immense joy. He planned to host a grand feast on the street outside his home for three days, where anyone who offered a few words of blessing could join in the celebration. Holding his son in his arms, Guo Feilong felt a twinge of regret. The child had no spiritual root and would not be able to pursue immortal cultivation in the future. Ordinary people who toiled in the fields could consider themselves fortunate to live to sixty, with most only reaching their forties or fifties. Even wealthy ordinary people, who did not endure physical labor, typically did not live much longer, perhaps reaching their sixties or seventies. However, if an immortal cultivator regularly used mystic power to cleanse an ordinary person''s body and reduce illness, it was common for them to live to eighty or ninety. "Husband, what shall we name our child?" Su Xue, still weak from childbirth, asked. Guo Feilong thought for a moment, unable to come up with a good name, then suddenly remembered the name of a TV show protagonist and said, "Let''s name him Guo Jing." "Guo Jing..." Su Xue pondered for a moment and said, "That''s a good name." The Family Fortune Cauldron produced more auspicious clouds as the family grew. Marrying and having children were different matters. Wives and concubines became family members through marriage. Descendants were part of the family through bloodline. Although the first son was an ordinary person without a spiritual root, his birth caused the Family Fortune Cauldron to produce thirty auspicious clouds, which delighted Guo Feilong for a long time. He now had over eighty wives and concubines. If each bore a child every year, that would mean over eighty children annually, yielding 2,400 auspicious clouds. With so many auspicious clouds, if used for alchemy, the spirit stones earned would be more than enough. Wang Yuyan and the twin sisters Zhao Xinran and Zhao Xintong were pregnant around the same time. Seven or eight days after Su Xue gave birth, Wang Yuyan and the twins also delivered their children one after another. Wang Yuyan gave birth to a daughter, whom Guo Feilong named Guo Xiang. She had a low-quality superior spiritual root, generating 1,000 auspicious clouds for the Family Fortune Cauldron. The twin sisters Zhao Xinran and Zhao Xintong, both ordinary people without spiritual roots, gave birth to children who also lacked spiritual roots, each generating thirty auspicious clouds. Zhao Xinran had a daughter named Guo Yue. Zhao Xintong had a son named Guo Yang. In the following days, other pregnant wives and concubines reached their due dates, with some even sharing the same day. On one particular day, Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines collectively gave him thirteen children.The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Unfortunately, none of the children born to women without spiritual roots had spiritual roots themselves. As time passed, all the wives and concubines gave birth, and with Guo Feilong''s efforts, Su Xue and Wang Yuyan became pregnant again. The children born to wives with spiritual roots had a low chance of possessing spiritual roots themselves. On average, only two out of every ten children had spiritual roots, the rest being ordinary people. Currently, five children had spiritual roots: three boys and two girls. The children were still young, unable to even call for their parents, let alone begin cultivation. Guo Feilong adored each of his eighty-plus children, but with so many, he couldn''t spend time playing with each one. To ensure all his children had healthy bodies, Guo Feilong prepared a medicinal bath to enhance their health. Each child soaked in the medicinal bath for an hour daily, ensuring they would live healthy lives without major illnesses. One day, in the basement, after refining over a hundred third-grade cultivation elixirs, Guo Feilong used auspicious clouds to enhance his spiritual root to a high-quality medium level. Such a spiritual root, while not comparable to an earth-grade root, was considered an exceptional talent within the Spirit Creek Sect. With the enhancement to a high-quality superior root, his cultivation speed and the progress of the Golden Body Technique increased significantly. In the blink of an eye, two years passed. Guo Feilong''s cultivation reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. The Golden Body Technique advanced to the second level, making his physical form comparable to a medium-quality spiritual instrument. During these two years, he did not marry or take concubines. One reason was his reluctance to marry ordinary women without spiritual roots. Another was that all eligible female cultivators in Qingyang County had already been brought back by him. To marry a young and beautiful female cultivator with a spiritual root, he would have to venture to other counties. Cultivators, like rural communities of the past, tended to socialize within their own circles, rarely mingling with outsiders. Seeking a woman with a spiritual root in another county was challenging, so he temporarily halted his plans for marriage and concubinage. However, with over eighty wives and concubines, he had enough for the time being. When not cultivating, he could spend time with about ten wives each day. "Although an immortal cultivator''s body is much stronger than an ordinary person''s, spending time with ten wives daily for two or three years is still taxing, even for a cultivator with a strong constitution." "If this continues, it won''t be long before I exhaust myself to death." "I need to buy a dual cultivation technique, or else even an iron rod will be worn down to a needle." Guo Feilong realized the urgency of the situation. Emerging from the basement, he instructed the ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Ice Flame Hound Erha, to guard the house. If anyone dared to cause trouble, they were to be dealt with mercilessly. He then mounted the seventh-rank spiritual beast, the Fire-Winged Eagle Da Gui, and swiftly flew towards the market town of Xiaoye Village, 8,000 miles away. The Spirit Creek Sect had numerous cultivation market towns, each spaced about a thousand miles apart. During his three years as the lord of Yellow Rock Town, Guo Feilong visited eight different market towns, primarily to auction rare elixirs like Beauty Retaining Pills and Breakthrough Pills. He had purchased nearly all the main ingredients for Beauty Retaining Pills from the eight market towns, ensuring that all eighty-plus wives and concubines in his household had consumed them, preserving their youthful beauty until death. Traveling on a seventh-rank flying spiritual beast was swift; the 8,000-mile journey took just over a day and a half. Guo Feilong first bought a large quantity of spirit herbs and spirit medicines from the Spirit Creek Sect''s elixir shop, along with many third-grade cultivation elixirs, before heading to the Stone Cloud Merchant Guild''s general store. The Stone Cloud Merchant Guild was a cultivator force specializing in various trades, selling everything from sacred treasures, spiritual instruments, and elixirs to talismans and formations. Upon entering the general store, a young and beautiful female cultivator clerk approached him with a professional smile. In a gentle and steady voice, she asked, "Fellow Daoist, we at the Stone Cloud Merchant Guild sell and buy everything. How may I assist you?" Glancing around the hall, Guo Feilong saw only a few clerks and no other customers. Feeling a bit embarrassed, he quietly said to the young female clerk, "I''m looking to buy a dual cultivation technique. Do you have any here?" The young clerk blushed slightly at the request, thinking it improper for someone his age to seek such a technique. She quietly replied, "Yes, we do. Are you looking for a single-sided absorption technique or a mutual enhancement technique?" "Mutual enhancement," Guo Feilong whispered. "Oh," the young female cultivator nodded, then asked, "We have low-quality, medium-quality, and high-quality mutual enhancement dual cultivation techniques, but no top-quality ones." Dual cultivation techniques, unlike other techniques, were graded into four levels: low, medium, high, and top quality, with higher grades offering faster improvement. "I''ll take a high-quality one," Guo Feilong, not lacking spirit stones, chose the most expensive option without asking the price. The clerk said, "We have three types of high-quality mutual enhancement dual cultivation techniques, priced at 10,000, 11,000, and 13,000 spirit stones respectively." "I''ll take the one for 13,000 spirit stones," Guo Feilong chose the most expensive one, knowing that in the cultivation world, higher-priced items were usually better, with no risk of overpaying for inferior goods. Especially in a business setting, shops would not risk their reputation by deceiving customers, as the consequences could range from lost business to being killed in the night. After paying 13,000 low-quality spirit stones, a jade slip containing the technique was handed to Guo Feilong, who immediately placed it against his forehead to examine its contents. The dual cultivation technique recorded was called the Dragon and Phoenix Harmony Technique, which allowed both parties to benefit during the process of procreation. Moreover, it could control the timing and quantity. Feeling as if he had obtained a treasure, Guo Feilong stored the jade slip in his storage bag and left the Stone Cloud Merchant Guild''s general store. In the past two or three years, he had earned over two million spirit stones from selling elixirs, making him exceptionally wealthy. After leaving the Stone Cloud Merchant Guild''s general store, Guo Feilong entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, now wearing a monkey mask on his face. Chapter 24 - Please ask Liu Feiyu for help At home, all of Guo Feilong''s immortal cultivation wives and concubines knew he was an alchemist and that his alchemy could earn money. Every time they shared a room with him, they would softly ask for a spiritual beast. A spiritual beast equates to the most loyal protector and can also run fast when needed. Guo Feilong was not short of spirit stones, so during this trip to the immortal cultivation market in Xiaoye Village, he decided to buy a spiritual beast for each of his more than twenty immortal cultivation wives and concubines. Guo Feilong preferred flying spiritual beasts. The price of a seventh-rank flying spiritual beast ranged from 5,000 to 8,000 low-grade spirit stones. He bought 27 seventh-rank flying spiritual beasts at once, spending nearly 180,000 low-grade spirit stones. Among them were beasts with fast flying speeds and some with slower speeds. When the time came, his 27 immortal cultivation wives and concubines would draw lots to determine which seventh-rank flying spiritual beast they would own. This ensured fairness and impartiality. After buying the flying spiritual beasts, Guo Feilong initially planned to leave the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect store. But then he thought, since I''ve already bought seventh-rank flying spiritual beasts, why not also buy some eighth-rank and ninth-rank land-running spiritual beasts? With more spiritual beasts at home, wouldn''t it be safer? This cultivation world is not peaceful. There are demons that eat humans and use cultivators as supplements, as well as demonic cultivators and immortal cultivation bandits. Demonic cultivators are human cultivators who, based on the characteristics of demons, created demonic techniques that increase cultivation levels through human flesh, blood, and souls. Although demonic cultivators are human, they are no different from demons. Immortal cultivation bandits have no family or sect. They move in groups, sometimes as few as three to five people, sometimes dozens. They either hunt other cultivators on the road or target small families for extermination and looting. Guard towers have a strong defensive capability against demons. As long as they come within several hundred to a thousand meters, they can be detected. However, demonic cultivators and immortal cultivation bandits cannot be distinguished. Safety at home is fundamental, so Guo Feilong bought nine ninth-rank land spiritual beasts at the price of one spirit stone each, spending 450,000 spirit stones. He then bought twenty eighth-rank land spiritual beasts at the price of one spirit stone each, planning to give one to each of his immortal cultivation wives and concubines. In this way, his home would have nearly sixty-seven eighth and ninth-rank spiritual beasts, enough to put up a fight even if a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator came. The mystic power of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators is not infinite and can be overwhelmed by a large number of Qi Refining stage cultivators and spiritual beasts. Spending over a million spirit stones on spiritual beasts at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect store, even Guo Feilong felt a pang of heartache as more than half of the spirit stones in his storage bag were gone. After leaving the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Guo Feilong ensured he wasn''t being followed, then rented a room at an inn and swapped his monkey-faced mask for a black bamboo hat, and went to other immortal cultivation shops in Xiaoye Village to buy various supplies. Spiritual beasts need to eat a large amount of food daily, so Guo Feilong bought a lot of beef and mutton. After returning to Yellow Rock Town, he started raising sheep and cattle to make the spiritual beasts'' food self-sufficient.Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. Upon his return, all the spiritual beasts were distributed to his 27 immortal cultivation wives and concubines by drawing lots, and everyone''s face lit up with joy. Those wives and concubines who were forced by their families to marry him now felt they had married the right person. The seventh, eighth, and ninth-rank spiritual beasts they received were things most cultivators couldn''t afford in a lifetime. Moreover, each of them received 60 spirit stones every month, something they could only dream of before. Time flew by. Year after year passed. In the blink of an eye, another three years had gone by. The children born in the same year as Guo Jing were already five years old. Guo Feilong planned to send his sons and daughters over five years old with spiritual roots to the Spirit Creek Sect. The Spirit Creek Sect was the local overlord, with territories in more than ten countries and complete Earth-grade divine power spells and body refining methods. As long as one became an elite inner disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, they could learn Earth-grade divine power spells, which were rare and precious. Auctions only sold incomplete Earth-grade divine power spells, never complete ones. To become stronger, one must join a larger immortal cultivation force and become an elite among its inner disciples. The Spirit Creek Sect had two ways of recruiting disciples. The first: a public recruitment ceremony every ten years, requiring spiritual root aptitude ¡Ý medium quality and age ¡Ý 8 years. The second: spiritual root aptitude ¡Ý medium quality, no age limit, and a Foundation Establishment stage elder willing to accept them as a disciple. That day, Guo Feilong called his five sons and daughters with spiritual roots, who were already five years old this year, to him. When they were born, they all had low-quality spiritual roots, none had medium quality. At that time, Guo Feilong used auspicious clouds to enhance their spiritual roots to medium quality, which pleased him greatly. The amount of auspicious clouds he used to enhance his children''s spiritual roots was about one-third of what he used for himself. "Calling you five here, Father wants to tell you that in ten days, I will send you to the Spirit Creek Sect to learn from a master, so prepare yourselves mentally." As soon as he said this, the five little ones started to protest, with one crying, "Father, I don''t want to learn from a master, I don''t want to leave you and Mother, boo hoo..." When one cried, the other four followed suit. No five or six-year-old child in the world wants to leave their parents. Similarly, parents don''t want to be separated from their children. The five children cried, and their mothers all had red eyes, reluctant to part. But becoming a disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect was a blessing for the children, and their mothers, no matter how reluctant, had to support Guo Feilong''s decision. Ten days later, Guo Feilong took his five just-turned-five-year-old children, sitting on the back of the seventh-rank flying spiritual beast Da Gui, and flew towards the Spirit Creek Sect. The journey of over 28,000 miles took just five and a half days. The Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode was off-limits to non-sect members, only accessible to guests invited by the sect''s high-ranking members. Guo Feilong was no longer an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, nor was he an invited guest of the sect''s high-ranking members, so he was not qualified to enter the Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode. At the entrance to the Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode, Guo Feilong took out a voice transmission jade slip and sent a voice message to Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, explaining his purpose. Soon, Liu Feiyu arrived at the entrance of the Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode. Guo Feilong cupped his hands and said, "I entrust my five children to Fellow Daoist Liu''s care in the future." Liu Feiyu, having taken a Beauty Retaining Pill, maintained the appearance of eighteen or nineteen after her Foundation Establishment transformation. Her voice was pleasant as she said, "Fellow Daoist Guo, there''s no need for formalities. You saved my life, and I will treat your children as my own nieces and nephews." "By the way, Fellow Daoist Liu, why haven''t I seen Fellow Daoist Shangguan?" Guo Feilong had also sent a voice transmission jade slip message to Shangguan Mingyue earlier. Liu Feiyu replied, "My junior sister is not in the sect''s heavenly abode. She went out with my master a few days ago." "Oh, I see." Guo Feilong suddenly said to Liu Feiyu, "Fellow Daoist Liu, I have another favor to ask. Let''s talk over here." He left his five children at the entrance of the Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode and flew with Liu Feiyu into the sky, saying, "Fellow Daoist Liu, I''ve recently had a breakthrough in alchemy, and my skills have been improving rapidly. I wanted to ask if Fellow Daoist Liu could help me obtain alchemy recipes for fourth-grade or higher cultivation elixirs. I want to try advancing to an intermediate alchemist." Although he had spent over a decade in the alchemy hall as an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect, he only had access to first, second, and third-grade elixir recipes for Qi Refining stage cultivators. He was not qualified to access fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade elixirs used by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Fourth-grade elixirs used by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were ten times the price of third-grade cultivation elixirs used by Qi Refining stage cultivators. Liu Feiyu shook her head and said, "The recipes for fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade cultivation elixirs used by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are not to be shared with non-sect members." Guo Feilong, having been an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect for a hundred years, was well aware of this rule. The fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade elixirs used by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were a significant source of income for the Spirit Creek Sect and were not to be disclosed to outsiders. Guo Feilong explained, "I don''t mean for Fellow Daoist Liu to give me the Spirit Creek Sect''s recipes. I wanted to ask if Fellow Daoist Liu knows where I might find cultivation elixir recipes at the Foundation Establishment level." "In that case..." Liu Feiyu pondered for a while, her eyes suddenly lighting up as she said, "In the eastern part of our Spirit Creek Sect''s territory, 150,000 miles away, there''s a cultivator city called Wanhua City. I went there once with my master. There are countless cultivators, many auction houses, and large commercial associations. Sometimes, the auction houses and large commercial associations there have cultivation elixir recipes for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. You might want to take a look." It was the first time Guo Feilong had heard of Wanhua City, and he thought, "Indeed, different realms lead to different perspectives. What I haven''t heard of is known to Foundation Establishment stage cultivators." "Thank you for the information, Fellow Daoist Liu," Guo Feilong cupped his hands and descended to the ground with Liu Feiyu. Liu Feiyu took his five daughters and entered the Spirit Creek Sect''s heavenly abode. Guo Feilong then rode Da Gui back home. Chapter 25 - Ninth Layer of Qi Training Returning to his home in Yellow Rock Town, Guo Feilong didn''t immediately set off for Wanhua City. From here to the easternmost border of the Spirit Creek Sect, it''s still fifteen thousand miles. Then, adding another one hundred fifty thousand miles, makes it a total of one hundred sixty-five thousand miles. Along the way, he needs to cross two immortal cultivation forces similar to the Spirit Creek Sect to reach Wanhua City. Such a distant journey would take over a month just to go one way. Adding the return trip, it would be more than two months. He''s not a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, so traveling alone, he might encounter immortal cultivators who specialize in killing and robbing. For now, relying on refining third-grade cultivation elixirs for Qi Refining stage cultivators is enough to easily support his family. It''s better to wait until he''s stronger to go to Wanhua City. In the following days, Guo Feilong lived happily every day. If he wasn''t refining pills and cultivating, he was enjoying time with his young and beautiful wives and concubines. One day, good news arrived. Matchmaker Wang found him a set of quadruplet sisters from a distant town. Riding his seventh-rank flying beast, Da Gui, Guo Feilong eagerly brought Matchmaker Wang to the quadruplet sisters'' home and was immediately captivated by their looks. The four sisters were absolute beauties, scoring at least 9.3 out of 10 in terms of appearance. Standing together, they could only be described as perfectly beautiful. The names of the quadruplet sisters were: The eldest was Jiang Chunmei, The second was Jiang Xialan, The third was Jiang Qiuzhu, The fourth was Jiang Dongju. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter; Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum. These represented the quadruplet sisters. Their family used to be wealthy. When their grandfather was alive, he was one of the richest in the town. Two years ago, their grandfather passed away due to illness. Their father took over the family business, but he was a habitual gambler. With the old man gone, no one could control him anymore. The gambling dens were full of tricks, and in less than a year, their father lost the entire family fortune and owed the casino 2000 taels of silver. Two thousand taels was no small amount, and their family had no way to repay it. Coincidentally, Matchmaker Wang was eager to introduce a wife or concubine to Guo Feilong for a reward of 50 taels of silver. She had been diligently searching for young and beautiful girls in places even further than Yellow Rock Town.Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. By chance, she came to this town, saw one of the quadruplet sisters, was amazed by her beauty, and learned that none of the sisters were married, leading to Guo Feilong''s visit. The father of the quadruplet sisters had heard of Guo Feilong''s reputation, knowing that there was an old immortal cultivator in Yellow Rock Town who loved to marry and take concubines, and was generous with bride prices, offering 3000 taels of silver. At this moment, the father of the quadruplet sisters was full of respect, nodding and bowing, saying, "Immortal Master Guo, you offer 3000 taels of silver as a bride price for one wife or concubine. If all four of my daughters marry you, could you make it a round number, two taels of silver as the bride price?" Guo Feilong was very satisfied with the quadruplet sisters and didn''t care about the silver. One low-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for ten thousand taels of silver. Marrying four beautiful, fairy-like quadruplet sisters would cost less than two low-grade spirit stones. He nodded generously without hesitation, saying, "Two taels of silver is fine, but if you gamble again in the future, I won''t pay off your gambling debts." The father of the quadruplet sisters immediately nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, okay, I promise I won''t gamble again. If I do, I''ll be a bastard." Guo Feilong didn''t care if he gambled in the future; he just didn''t want him to come looking for him after losing money, which would be annoying. Guo Feilong placed fifteen thousand taels of silver on the ground and prepared to return to Yellow Rock Town with the four beautiful sisters. The eldest sister, Jiang Chunmei, suddenly tugged at his arm and softly pleaded, "Immortal Master, before we leave, could we visit the town mayor''s house? The town''s casinos are all run by the mayor. Please tell them that if my father goes to gamble again, they should throw him out. I don''t want my father to lose all the money again." It was just a warning, a small favor for Guo Feilong. He said, "If you four call me ''husband'' a few times and make me happy, I''ll go." The four girls blushed. But they obediently called him ''husband'' a few times. Guo Feilong laughed heartily and took the four sisters to the town mayor''s house, gave a warning, and then brought the quadruplet sisters back to Yellow Rock Town. That very day, Guo Feilong held a wedding with the four beautiful sisters, not delaying even a night. Having learned a high-quality dual cultivation technique, Guo Feilong truly enjoyed the bliss of the mortal world on his wedding night. To his surprise and delight, all four sisters had spiritual roots. Although they were low-grade spiritual roots, it was still much better than having none. Marrying them added over two thousand auspicious clouds to the Family Fortune Cauldron, a huge gain. Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, three years passed. Guo Feilong sent children to the Spirit Creek Sect three more times. Once four. Once seven. Once five. All were accepted under Lin Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. Including the first five children sent to the Spirit Creek Sect. Guo Feilong now had 21 children who became disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. Sending so many children with medium-grade spiritual roots to the Spirit Creek Sect every year shocked Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. The two women smiled wryly, saying, "Fellow Daoist Guo, you really can have children, truly blessed..." They both knew that Guo Feilong had eighty to ninety wives and concubines, could have eighty to ninety children a year, and had over thirty immortal cultivation wives and concubines. Guo Feilong blushed and said, "I have no choice. If I die in the future, the family won''t fall apart." Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue nodded in agreement. Guo Feilong was now over 130 years old. If he couldn''t establish a Foundation and become a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he could live for at most another sixteen or seventeen years. And in another sixteen or seventeen years, his children would have made some progress on the path of immortal cultivation, ensuring the family he built wouldn''t fall apart. "By the way, Fellow Daoists, here are some third-grade cultivation elixirs I refined and some spirit stones. Please distribute them monthly to my children." Guo Feilong handed each of them a storage bag. "Alright." Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue accepted the storage bags. Many inner and outer disciples in the Spirit Creek Sect received cultivation resources from their families, such as elixirs and spirit stones. Guo Feilong returned to Yellow Rock Town. Half a month later. He broke through to the ninth-level Qi Refining stage. Becoming a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator. He now had the qualification to establish a Foundation. But Foundation Establishment was a profound subject. Without using heavenly materials and earthly treasures, one could only create a low-grade Foundation Platform. Using heavenly materials and earthly treasures could create medium-grade, high-grade, or even top-grade Foundation Platforms. The different qualities of Foundation Platforms stored different amounts of mystic power. To put it in numbers: A low-grade Foundation Platform stores a certain amount of mystic power. A medium-grade Foundation Platform stores more. A high-grade Foundation Platform stores even more. A top-grade Foundation Platform stores the most. The Foundation Establishment stage is divided into four sub-stages. Early stage, mid-stage, late stage, and great perfection. Each sub-stage of the Foundation Establishment stage stores double the mystic power of the previous one. The higher the quality of the Foundation Platform, the faster the recovery speed of mystic power. The heavenly materials and earthly treasures needed for Foundation Establishment are rare and extremely expensive. To obtain heavenly materials and earthly treasures for Foundation Establishment, one could try their luck in the Dark Forest, where they might find some. Because in the Dark Forest, there are creatures called fairies, with strange appearances, some of which have heavenly materials and earthly treasures for Foundation Establishment, also known as spiritual objects. The outer layer of the Dark Forest is shrouded in mist, preventing creatures above the Qi Refining stage from entering; only those at the Qi Refining stage can enter. "The matter of the Dark Forest can wait for the future. It''s known as a meat grinder for Qi Refining stage cultivators, too dangerous." Time flew by, and half a year passed. One afternoon. In a medicinal bath. Guo Feilong''s skin burst with intense golden light. He had cultivated the Golden Body Technique to the third level. His body was comparable to a high-quality spiritual instrument. "Hahaha..." He laughed wildly. From now on, no cultivator below the Foundation Establishment stage could kill him. If he used auspicious clouds, he might even be able to kill Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Emerging from the medicinal bath, Guo Feilong gathered all his wives and concubines in the hall. Eighty to ninety young and beautiful wives and concubines held babies under one year old, each accompanied by two or three children. Since marrying Su Xue, ten years had passed, and these eighty-plus wives and concubines had given him a total of six hundred fifty-four children. If not for the strong memory of immortal cultivators, he might not even remember all their names or know who their mothers were. Chapter 26 - Enter the territory of the Primordial Sect Many children hadn''t arrived yet. Those children were over five years old and were currently in class, learning to read and write. In this world, there were no ancient texts like the Four Books and Five Classics, nor the Three Character Classic, or the Hundred Family Surnames. They simply learned to read and write normally. Watching his wives and concubines with a large group of children, Guo Feilong smiled and said, "I will be traveling far soon. If all goes well, I''ll be back in two months; if not, it might take three to four months." "While I''m away, all major and minor matters at home will be handled by First Wife Su Xue and Second Wife Wang Yuyan." "As usual, First Wife Su Xue will manage the finances and the children''s education, while Second Wife Wang Yuyan will oversee cultivation arrangements and handle emergencies." "Also, I''ve recently set up a new formation at home. I''ll activate it shortly, and distribute the entry tokens to those with cultivation." As he spoke, Guo Feilong took out a formation disk from his storage bag and infused it with mystic power. In the next moment, a beam of light shot out from the formation disk, activating the grand formation. A faint sky-blue light screen rose from around the Guo family courtyard, forming a massive dome that enveloped the entire Guo family estate. Over the past decade, Guo Feilong had not only achieved success in alchemy but also in formations, crafting spiritual instruments, and making talismans. Of course, all his achievements were tied to auspicious clouds; without them, he wouldn''t be anything. He simply lacked the talent, and it wasn''t his fault. It was like his struggle with learning English; his math and Chinese grades were excellent, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn''t grasp English. You might think he was dumb, but he had represented his school in a city math competition and won second place. But if you thought he was smart, he failed every English exam. It wasn''t that he didn''t study English seriously; he just couldn''t learn it. Similarly, there were students in his class who were utterly clueless about math, unbelievably dense. Yet, they excelled in English, scoring high in listening, reading, and writing. There were also students who were poor in math, Chinese, and English, no matter how they were taught. But they had exceptional talent in sports, singing, and performing. He vividly remembered a girl from his school days who was particularly poor in academics but had a beautiful singing voice. Through online live streaming and singing covers, she gained over seven million fans. She earned 20,000 to 50,000 yuan a day from her live streams. Talent is indeed a mysterious thing. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Those who have it, have it. Those who don''t, simply don''t. After activating the grand formation, Guo Feilong distributed several small formation tokens to over thirty of his immortal-cultivating wives and concubines. The grand formation he set up cost over 300,000 low-quality spirit stones, and the light screen that enveloped the entire Guo family estate. It could withstand attacks from Foundation Establishment stage cultivators for seven to eight days, and Qi Refining stage cultivators couldn''t break it, offering better defense than top-grade spiritual instruments. The reason was that he used auspicious clouds as materials when setting up the formation, enhancing its defensive power. With this defensive formation, Guo Feilong no longer worried about the safety of his home. At the same time, Guo Feilong set up demon-sensing formations in various hidden locations around Yellow Rock Town. As soon as a demon set foot in Yellow Rock Town, the demon-sensing formation would activate, causing an orb of light to appear above the demon''s head, warning the immortal cultivators at home. As the saying goes, "To die under a peony flower, even as a ghost, one remains dashing." Before heading to Wanhua City, tens of thousands of miles away, Guo Feilong spent ten days without leaving his room. He spent time with eighty to ninety of his wives and concubines¡ªuntil he was utterly exhausted, then slept soundly for a day and a night. Only then, under the watchful eyes of his many wives and children, did he sit on Da Gui''s back and fly into the sky. Three days later. Guo Feilong left the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory and entered the domain of the Divine Wind Sect. The Divine Wind Sect was not as powerful as the Spirit Creek Sect, controlling only the territory of four countries and having four Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. In this world of immortal cultivation, any sect that had a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator would be granted a country as a fiefdom. The descendants of the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator would become the royal family of that country. If the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator fell, the royal family would be given two hundred years. If no new Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator emerged in the royal family within two hundred years, the fiefdom would be reclaimed, and their royal status revoked. To gauge the strength of an immortal cultivation force, one only needed to see how many countries were within its territory. The number of countries equaled the number of Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. Although the Divine Wind Sect wasn''t as strong as the Spirit Creek Sect, it was still a sect with Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. Avoiding conflicts with Divine Wind Sect cultivators was wise. Getting into conflicts on someone else''s turf would only lead to losses. Among the major Golden Elixir level forces, there was an unspoken rule not to maliciously trouble the inner disciples and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators of other Golden Elixir forces. Unless those disciples and cultivators committed crimes within their territory, they wouldn''t be killed. Whether or not the inner disciples and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators of other Golden Elixir forces committed crimes on their turf, well, that was just a matter of saying so. You might not have committed any crimes. But if I say you did, then you did, and I can find plenty of evidence and witnesses. Once outside the Spirit Creek Sect, one must be discreet, discreet, and more discreet. While traveling through the Divine Wind Sect''s territory, Guo Feilong encountered several battles between cultivators. In some cases, the disadvantaged side even sought his help. Those at a disadvantage might be killed, which was pitiful. But those at a disadvantage might not be good people; they could be pursued for wrongdoing. Whether those seeking his help were good or bad, To Guo Feilong, they were strangers. Minding one''s own business meant fewer troubles. Whenever someone sought his help, Guo Feilong would have Da Gui fly away immediately, as it wasn''t his concern. In this manner, it took him four days to traverse the Divine Wind Sect and enter the Primordial Sect''s territory. Previously, Liu Feiyu had given him a map with coordinates to Wanhua City. After crossing the Divine Wind Sect, he would pass through the Primordial Sect and then cross the Endless River, which was thirty thousand miles wide, to reach Wanhua City. A river thirty thousand miles wide¡ªhow long must it be? Even Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators didn''t know the length of the Endless River. Flying upstream for a year, they still couldn''t find its source. Flying downstream for another year, they still couldn''t find where the downstream ended. Liu Feiyu had advised him to take the boats at the docks along the river when crossing the Endless River. The Endless River was extremely dangerous, with many powerful aquatic spiritual beasts. Even powerful Golden Elixir stage cultivators flying over the river could be eaten if they were unlucky enough to encounter a spiritual beast comparable to a Golden Elixir stage. The boats at the docks belonged to the Primordial Sect. The Primordial Sect had an agreement with the king-level aquatic spiritual beasts in the Endless River not to attack their boats. Every year, the Primordial Sect provided the king-level aquatic spiritual beasts with many land-based cultivation resources. The Primordial Sect was slightly more powerful than the Spirit Creek Sect, as it had over twenty countries within its territory. On the third night within the Primordial Sect''s territory, under the bright moon, Guo Feilong sat cross-legged in the forest, cultivating. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed into his body like water. The spiritual energy was refined into mystic power, stored within his water attribute spiritual root. The seventh-rank flying spiritual beast, the Fire-Winged Eagle Da Gui, stood nearby, half-asleep, keeping watch over him. At that moment, several figures flew toward him from high in the sky. "You can''t escape, Netherworld Demon Hand." Following these figures was a black-robed cultivator, who swung a palm into the void, conjuring a massive blood-red palm print that swiftly struck the fleeing individuals. Boom! Two of them were instantly turned into blood mist, while the remaining ones spat blood, all injured. The sounds of battle in the sky naturally reached Guo Feilong, who was cultivating on the ground. He opened his eyes and quickly jumped onto Da Gui''s back, ready to leave the area. However, before Da Gui could take off, three figures landed nearby. "Fellow Daoist, please don''t leave. If you can save us today, we will surely repay you in the future." These three figures were all women, the ones being pursued from the sky. Among them, One was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and two were at the seventh level. The black-robed pursuer was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Guo Feilong wasn''t the type to be swayed by the sight of women; he was rational and still intended to leave, not wanting to meddle in others'' affairs. Chapter 27 - Arrogant and conceited demon cultivator "Sorry, ladies, my abilities are limited," Guo Feilong said, planning to leave immediately and not meddle in others'' affairs. The man in the black robe let out a sinister laugh, "Anyone who sees me must die. Netherworld Demon Hand!" Boom! The black-robed man struck through the air, and a massive red palm print descended toward Guo Feilong and the three women. "Fellow cultivator, let''s join forces. As long as we hold out for a quarter of an hour, reinforcements from the Primordial Sect will arrive, and this demon cultivator will surely die," said a woman at the eighth level of Qi Refining, as she unleashed a flame that soared like a fiery serpent toward the enormous blood-red palm print, at least fifty meters wide. "Senior Sister Sun, we''ll help you!" Two women at the seventh level of Qi Refining joined in, one directing a flying sword at the blood-red palm print, while the other unleashed a thick bolt of lightning with a wave of her hand. Guo Feilong frowned slightly, not expecting to encounter a demon cultivator here. Demon cultivators are human cultivators who have practiced the divine powers and spells of demons. Every demon cultivator is a wicked being, committing all sorts of evil without hesitation. Similarly, demon cultivators are the most powerful among cultivators of the same stage. Rarely can a cultivator of the same stage defeat a demon cultivator in a one-on-one battle. This is because demon cultivators practice both body and magic, making their physical forms as strong as demons, while also mastering powerful divine spells. Demon cultivators differ from demons; demons can transform into humans and hide among them, but can be detected through demonic energy. Demon cultivators, however, are originally human. If they don''t actively use their demonic skills, they appear as ordinary cultivators, and no one can tell the difference. Boom! At that moment, the fiery serpent, flying sword, and lightning collided with the blood-red palm print, erupting in a thunderous explosion. "Ha! Such feeble spells, and you dare show off in front of me? Overestimating yourselves," the black-robed demon cultivator sneered from mid-air. The fiery serpent and lightning extinguished simultaneously. The flying sword fell with a mournful cry. The three female cultivators coughed up blood, their spells and divine powers shattered, leaving them severely injured and dispirited. "My Ten Thousand Souls Banner still lacks a few main souls, and you four are just perfect," the black-robed demon cultivator said, raising his hand to strike at Guo Feilong and the three women again. The three female cultivators looked desperate. Their group of over ten had taken on a sect mission to investigate the massacre of tens of thousands in a county town and seven villages by a demon cultivator.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Their team was strong, led by two senior brothers and sisters at the ninth level of Qi Refining, along with five at the eighth level and nine at the seventh. Unexpectedly, the black-robed demon cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining turned out to be the steward of the Primordial Sect stationed in that county town. Their team had traced the clues back to this black-robed steward. However, before they could act against him, the black-robed demon cultivator struck first. The demon cultivator had control over the sect disciples in the county, who were also demon cultivators. The battle was one-sided, with the two leading senior brothers and sisters at the ninth level of Qi Refining easily killed by the black-robed demon cultivator. The remaining members fled, hoping to report the true identity of the demon cultivator to the sect. They fought and fled, pursued relentlessly by the black-robed demon cultivator, until they stumbled upon Guo Feilong meditating in the forest. Discovering he was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, they flew to him for help without hesitation. If this ninth-level Qi Refining elder could hold off the demon cultivator for just a quarter of an hour, the distress signal they had sent out earlier would bring Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the sect stationed in nearby cities. Boom! At that moment, the massive blood-red palm print descending upon them was shattered by a single punch from Guo Feilong. "When the tiger doesn''t show its might, you really think I''m a sick cat, huh?" "I just didn''t want to get involved and cause trouble for myself. Did you really think I was scared?" Guo Feilong stood on a white cloud, his whole body gleaming with golden light, like a golden statue cast in gold. "This fellow cultivator is amazing, he actually shattered the blood-red palm print with one punch. We''re saved, we''re saved," the three female cultivators from the Primordial Sect cried tears of joy. One of them took out a bamboo tube, a signal spiritual instrument, and infused it with her mystic power. Whoosh! A beam of light shot into the sky, exploding like fireworks into a massive orb of light. This was to signal the approaching Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Primordial Sect. "So you''re a body cultivator. No wonder you dare boast and bark at me. Today, I''ll show you what a demon cultivator is," the black-robed demon cultivator sneered, his body enveloped in a blood-red aura, like a red flame in mid-air. In the next instant, the black-robed demon cultivator''s body began to change, growing to three and a half meters tall. His head transformed into that of a demon, his body covered in red scales, his hands turned into eagle claws, his feet into hooves like those of a donkey, and a pair of blood-red wings sprouted from his back. "Ha! To die under my demon form is your honor. Now, die!" The transformed demon cultivator flapped his blood-red wings, moving as fast as lightning, appearing before Guo Feilong in an instant, his eagle-like red claws reaching for Guo Feilong''s chest. Bang! Guo Feilong raised his hand, punching into the demon''s palm. Both were knocked back over ten meters, though Guo Feilong retreated a bit more. Guo Feilong felt his fist go numb, realizing from the impact that the demon''s body was as strong as a top-grade spiritual instrument. His Golden Body Technique at the third level was only comparable to a high-quality spiritual instrument. He wasn''t as physically strong as the demon. "Ha! I didn''t expect your body to be as strong as a high-quality spiritual instrument. I almost don''t want to destroy it, I''d love to turn your body into a puppet," the black-robed demon cultivator muttered. "But time is short, and delays could be dangerous. Better to kill you first, then the three of them, before the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators arrive and discover my identity as a Primordial Sect disciple." "Die!" In an instant, the demon cultivator appeared before Guo Feilong again, his eagle-like claws reaching for his heart. "I think the one who should die is you," Guo Feilong snorted, punching at the demon''s hand. As he punched, ten auspicious clouds merged into his fist. Bang! His fist collided with the demon''s hand again. "Ah!" The demon cultivator screamed, his hand shattered by the punch, leaving only a bare forearm, with fingers and palm completely gone. "How is this possible? How did your body suddenly become so strong, comparable to a low-grade sacred treasure?" the demon cultivator exclaimed in horror. A body comparable to a low-grade sacred treasure was something even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators couldn''t handle. "You talk too much!" Guo Feilong''s killing intent surged. With the energy of the ten auspicious clouds still in his fist, he struck the demon''s chest with a second punch. Bang! With this punch, the demon''s chest was pierced through. However, the demon cultivator didn''t die, as his heart wasn''t in the usual place but had been moved to his abdomen. The demon cultivator turned to flee, not forgetting to shout a threat, "Just you wait, I''ll repay today''s grudge a hundredfold in the future." Guo Feilong disliked letting those who couldn''t defeat him escape. He infused one auspicious cloud after another into the Soaring Cloud beneath his feet. With each cloud infused, the Soaring Cloud''s speed increased. When the seventh auspicious cloud was infused, his speed surpassed that of the fastest ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts. However, the demon''s blood-red wings weren''t slow either, each flap faster than the ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts by a third. When the tenth auspicious cloud was infused, the Soaring Cloud''s speed far exceeded that of the demon cultivator. Catching up to the demon, Guo Feilong unceremoniously punched at his head. Unfortunately, the punch missed. After all, the demon cultivator was a battle-hardened veteran. With rich combat experience, dodging a punch was normal. But his flying speed couldn''t match Guo Feilong''s, leaving him unable to escape, forced to dodge Guo Feilong''s attacks passively, not daring to confront him head-on. A sacred treasure is a whole level above a spiritual instrument. It''s like the gap between a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator. "Fellow cultivator, we have no grudge between us. How about I give you a million spirit stones, and you spare my life?" the demon cultivator pleaded, offering a million spirit stones to buy his life after having an arm shattered by Guo Feilong. "Fellow cultivator, you can''t let him go. Demon cultivators must be killed by everyone. If you let him go, who knows how many innocent common folk will be used by him to cultivate his demonic skills," the three female cultivators from the Primordial Sect shouted from behind, fearing Guo Feilong might let the demon go for the spirit stones. Chapter 28 - Half-finished Ten Thousand Souls Banner "Two million! Two million spirit stones for my life, how about it?" The black-robed demon cultivator was panicking, his left calf had been blown apart by a kick from Guo Feilong. "Three million! Three million spirit stones should be enough, right?" The black-robed demon cultivator roared in frustration, lamenting his bad luck at encountering such a formidable adversary who had trained his body to be even stronger than his own demon transformation. Three million spirit stones would make even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator envious. The three female cultivators from the Primordial Sect behind him feared that Guo Feilong might be swayed by the money and continued to shout, "Fellow Daoist, you must not let him go. He is a demon cultivator, and they always seek revenge for the slightest grievance. If you let him go today for spirit stones, he will surely come back for revenge." "Four million! Four million, plus three Foundation Pills, spare my life, and I swear I will never seek revenge." Another arm of the black-robed demon was shattered, and he was desperate and terrified, loudly begging for mercy. Guo Feilong sneered coldly, "If I kill you, your spirit stones and Foundation Pills will be mine anyway. Why should I need you to give them to me?" "No! You can''t kill me!" The black-robed demon cultivator spoke quickly, "The spirit stones and Foundation Pills aren''t on me; I''ve hidden them. If you kill me, you won''t get anything." Guo Feilong smashed his head with a punch and said, "If I can''t get them, so be it. Do you really think I care about spirit stones and Foundation Pills? I''m not falling for your tricks. It''s safer to just kill you." Guo Feilong reached out, took a storage bag from the black-robed demon cultivator''s corpse, and dashed off into the distance without looking back. The three female cultivators from the Primordial Sect were left dumbfounded. Why did he run away as if escaping? Didn''t he want their gratitude? Is there really someone who does good deeds without leaving a name? They didn''t know that the reason Guo Feilong killed the black-robed demon cultivator and ran immediately was that he feared the arrival of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Primordial Sect. As the saying goes, to stay safe, one should avoid facing those stronger than oneself. He could defeat a ninth-level Qi Refining demon cultivator, but he might not be able to handle a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, which is a whole stage above him. Moreover, who knows if the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators coming to rescue the three female cultivators from the Primordial Sect are good or bad? If the arriving Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are bad, and he doesn''t hand over the storage bag he got from killing the black-robed demon cultivator, he might end up being killed by them. It would be infuriating to hand over the spoils of his battle to someone else. Moreover, as a ninth-level Qi Refining body cultivator, he defeated a ninth-level Qi Refining demon cultivator. What if they want the body cultivation technique that allowed him to train his body to the level of a Sacred Treasure, and he doesn''t have it to give them? Would they let him go easily? People''s hearts are unpredictable.If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. It''s better to be cautious. In less than ten minutes, after flying over a hundred miles, the energy of the Auspicious Clouds in the Soaring Cloud was exhausted, and Guo Feilong landed on the ground. The Divine Sense range of an early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is at most 10 miles. For a mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, it''s at most 15 miles. For a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, it''s at most 20 miles. For a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at Great Perfection, it''s at most 25 miles. Even if the rescuers for the three female cultivators from the Primordial Sect are late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators at Great Perfection, they won''t be able to find him now. With high mountains and dense forests, Guo Feilong was more cautious this time. In the future, when cultivating in the wild, he would make sure to hide his body and never expose himself again. This was already the second time he was seen while resting and cultivating, and someone came to him for help. He found a cave and went inside, where a regular black bear was sleeping soundly. He killed the black bear and put it into his storage bag. Guo Feilong released the ninth-rank spiritual beast Ice Flame Hound, Erha, to guard him while he entered cultivation. Although cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining have the qualification to attempt Foundation Establishment at any time, there is a path beyond the ninth level leading to the tenth level of Qi Refining. If one can clear this path and break through the barrier, they can reach the tenth level of Qi Refining. However, the length of the path to the tenth level of Qi Refining is unknown. It''s said that the length of the path varies from person to person. Some people suddenly reach the end while digging, while others dig their whole lives without reaching the end, as if it has no end. According to literature, reaching the tenth level of Qi Refining, or the Great Perfection stage of Qi Refining, guarantees a superior Foundation Platform upon successful Foundation Establishment. According to records, out of 100 ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, only three or four on average manage to reach the tenth level. The bottleneck barrier between the ninth and tenth levels of Qi Refining is as difficult to break through as a major cultivation stage, blocking many from reaching the Great Perfection stage of the tenth level. Guo Feilong, with his Auspicious Clouds, feared no bottlenecks in cultivation stages, only that the path to the tenth level of Qi Refining might be too long. In the blink of an eye, his cultivation session ended. Outside, dawn was breaking, but the sun had not yet risen. Cultivators are still human and need to eat. However, even without eating, they can survive for a long time. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can practice Inedia, eating once every month or two is normal. At the Golden Elixir stage, one can go a year or two without eating. If they have elixirs, they can live a long time regardless of the type. According to records, powerful Elemental Infant stage cultivators in this cultivation world can truly live without eating anything, absorbing energy solely from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Whether Golden Elixir or Foundation Establishment stage, they are still far from him. He is just a small Qi Refining stage cultivator and still needs to eat. He took some flatbreads from his storage bag and started eating. The ninth-rank spiritual beast Ice Flame Hound, Erha, looked at him pitifully, hoping for a bite of the bread. Guo Feilong tossed a flatbread to it and then threw the black bear he killed last night at Erha''s feet for it to eat. The Ice Flame Hound, naturally capable of spewing fire and ice, used a mouthful of orange high-temperature flame to scorch the black bear''s fur. Then, with a breath of cold air, the flame was extinguished, and the black bear was frozen into a block of ice, with an inch-thick layer of ice on the surface. Next, another high-temperature flame vaporized the ice into steam, followed by another breath of cold air. After repeating this process a dozen times, the aroma of roasted meat spread, and Guo Feilong used his flying sword to slice off a bear paw, removing the charred skin. He skewered it with the flying sword and said to the Ice Flame Hound, "Erha, give it a light roast." Whoosh~ A relatively low-temperature flame was sprayed over, and the skewered bear paw quickly rotated, soon turning golden brown and oily, smelling even more delicious. "Alright, alright, any more and it will be overcooked," Guo Feilong gestured, and the flying sword returned to his hand from the air. In his storage bag, he had chili powder, cumin, salt, honey, and other seasonings, which he sprinkled on the golden, oily bear paw. Taking a bite, it was truly delicious, and with a second bite, even more so. "Woof woof..." "Woof woof..." Erha lifted its paw, pointing at the roasted black bear, indicating it wanted some chili powder, cumin, and salt too. Guo Feilong waved his hand, and the chili powder, cumin, and salt flew over. Erha, acting like a human, began to sprinkle seasonings on the black bear. Before long, both of them were full and satisfied. Erha didn''t eat the black bear''s innards, but it devoured everything else, including the bones. After eating, Guo Feilong opened the black-robed demon cultivator''s storage bag. Inside were about one hundred and fifty to sixty thousand low-quality spirit stones. Who knows how many heinous acts this guy committed to gather so many spirit stones? There were also many cultivation elixirs, among which one bottle contained five blood-red pills with a strong bloody smell, clearly not good things, seemingly refined from human blood. "This banner has such a strong sinister aura." Guo Feilong took out a black flag from the black-robed demon cultivator''s storage bag, from which a chilling wind emanated, accompanied by ghostly wails, disturbing the mind. "This must be the Ten Thousand Souls Banner the black-robed demon cultivator mentioned." Guo Feilong infused his Divine Sense into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and saw tens of thousands of souls, some weak, some fierce and ghostly. Guo Feilong, knowledgeable in refining instruments, knew this Ten Thousand Souls Banner was a semi-finished product, not a complete one. Even as a semi-finished product, it was at the level of a top-grade spiritual instrument. Releasing the tens of thousands of souls inside could destroy a city of tens of thousands in less than ten minutes. "This thing is too evil. If I use it against enemies in the future, I''ll definitely be mistaken for a demon cultivator. Keeping it isn''t a good idea." "If demon cultivators find out, they might come to steal it. When I return to Yellow Rock Town, I''ll give it to my son to hand over to the Spirit Creek Sect for more sect contributions." Apart from this Ten Thousand Souls Banner, there was nothing particularly special, nor any manuals on becoming a demon cultivator. Even if there were, Guo Feilong wouldn''t look at them. He couldn''t bring himself to kill thousands of innocent people for the sake of cultivation progress. Chapter 29 - Board the ship and stroll through the entertainment district In the following days, whenever Guo Feilong encountered a village or town, he would stay at an inn or tavern there. If there were no villages or towns along the way, he would either find a cave to rest and cultivate or have Erha dig one out with its claws. In short, he avoided resting in open areas. A few days later, Guo Feilong arrived at the ship port built by the Primordial Sect on the Endless River. Next to the port was a cultivation market where immortal cultivators could enjoy food, drinks, and entertainment, and also purchase elixirs and spiritual instruments for their cultivation practice. There were over twenty ships of various sizes at the port, each heading to different cultivation power ports across the river. One of the larger ships was bound for the Wanhua City territory port, departing every ten days. Guo Feilong arrived just in time, as the ship was set to sail to Wanhua City territory that afternoon. The ship charged a fare of 300 spirit stones per person. There were cabins available on the ship, but they required an additional fee. A standard room cost 10 spirit stones per day. A deluxe room cost 30 spirit stones per day. A luxury room cost 100 spirit stones per day. Guo Feilong paid the spirit stones and boarded the ship. The ship was enormous. It was about a thousand meters long. Over two hundred meters wide. It had a total of eight levels. It was several times larger than the largest aircraft carrier on Earth. The ship was not made of wood. It was a medium-quality sacred treasure forged from steel. Even a Golden Elixir stage cultivator couldn''t damage it. The number of cultivators heading to Wanhua City was far more than Guo Feilong had imagined, nearly ten thousand. At 300 spirit stones per person, the tickets for ten thousand people amounted to three million spirit stones. The journey took five days. The accommodation fees for ten thousand people on the ship were at least another one million spirit stones. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. A round trip would cost about eight hundred thousand spirit stones. And there were another twenty to thirty ships heading to different cultivation powers across the river. This port was indeed a significant source of income for the Primordial Sect, truly a gold mine. Most of the people taking the ship to the opposite cultivation world were there for trade, dealing in spirit herbs and spirit medicines for alchemy, materials for crafting, ores, and so on. Some were simply there to broaden their horizons. The cultivation world across the Endless River was called the Northern Borders Continent, while the continent where the Spirit Creek Sect was located was called the Arctic Continent, which was poor in cultivation resources and not as prosperous as the Northern Borders Continent. According to the records Guo Feilong had read in the Spirit Creek Sect, the Northern Borders Continent, spanning millions of miles, wasn''t considered large in the cultivation world. It was said that there were also the Central Lands Continent, Southern Wilderness Continent, Eastern Domain Continent, Western Continent, and overseas continents, among others. In short, the cultivation world was vast, far beyond comparison with Earth. After all, the area of the Spirit Creek Sect alone was already several times the total land and ocean area of Earth. And the Arctic Continent had more than a dozen cultivation powers like the Spirit Creek Sect. The Endless River, three thousand miles wide, was like a boundless sea, with no sight of the opposite shore. Buzz! In the afternoon, the large ship set sail. The ship traveled at a speed of about 250 miles per hour, covering 6,000 miles in a day. The ninth-level Qi Refining stage was considered advanced among the lower-level cultivators. Guo Feilong didn''t pretend to be poor by renting a standard room for 10 spirit stones, nor did he opt for the luxury room at 100 spirit stones. Instead, he chose a deluxe room for 30 spirit stones. The room was over thirty square meters, more luxurious than most five-star hotels on Earth. The floor was paved with pure gold, and the decorations on the walls were either gold or silver. The ship offered many entertainment options, such as tea rooms for chatting, theaters for listening to music and watching plays, as well as separate theater and high-class brothel venues. The theater and high-class brothel were distinct. The performers in the theater were female cultivators with spiritual roots, each of them stunningly beautiful, selling their art but not their bodies. However, if the price was right, it wasn''t impossible for them to sell their bodies. The women in the high-class brothel were ordinary women without spiritual roots, all under twenty-two years old, each very beautiful, with at least an 8.5 in looks and figure. For 10 spirit stones, one could have them as wives and concubines for a day, taking them back to the room for enjoyment. The theater and high-class brothel were also one of the main sources of income on the ship. Some cultivators, eager to spend time with the theater''s art-selling but not body-selling female cultivators, didn''t treat spirit stones as money but as water. With nothing else to do, Guo Feilong also went to the theater to sit for a while, even inviting two beautiful second-level Qi Refining female cultivators. The two female cultivators were both in their prime, with fair and tender skin that seemed to ooze water when pinched¡ªdon''t ask where, just the cheeks. Although the theater''s female cultivators sold art and not their bodies, hugging and light flirting were allowed, much like the singing companions in Earth''s KTV nightclubs. Guo Feilong, a 130-year-old man with a harem of wives and concubines, wasn''t a modest person. Having spent the money, it would be a waste not to enjoy some light flirting. During their idle chat, Guo Feilong learned that all the theater''s female cultivators on the ship were not forced; they came voluntarily. They all had poor spiritual root qualifications and no family background, making it particularly difficult to earn cultivation resources. Because of their beauty, they were easily bullied by more powerful advanced cultivators. For the sake of cultivation resources, they voluntarily came to the ship to work as theater female cultivators, earning high spirit stone income. If they encountered a generous customer, the tips they received could equal a year or several years of income for ordinary low-level cultivators. Some female cultivators came to the theater specifically to find wealthy patrons. It''s known that female cultivators are no different from ordinary women; some are beautiful, while others are extremely ugly, with most being average-looking. Beautiful female cultivators were very rare in the cultivation world and were deeply loved by male cultivators. Some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators specifically came to the ship''s theater to find beautiful female cultivators to marry as wives or concubines. After chatting for a while, Guo Feilong suddenly asked, "If I wanted to spend some time with you two, how many spirit stones would it take?" One of the young, beautiful female cultivators shook her head, "I''m sorry, I sell art, not my body. I don''t do flesh trade." The other young, beautiful female cultivator replied without hesitation, "20 spirit stones for one time, 100 spirit stones for a day." She said it quite fluently. Ordinary low-level Qi Refining stage cultivators could only earn about three spirit stones a month, so 20 spirit stones equaled six to seven months'' income for an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator. It''s like an ordinary person on Earth earning 4,000 yuan a month, with six to seven months equaling 24,000 to 27,000 yuan, which is not cheap at all, and ordinary people simply couldn''t afford it. 100 spirit stones for a whole day equaled tens of thousands of yuan, something only wealthy people could afford. With over two million spirit stones in his storage bag, Guo Feilong could certainly afford it. He turned to the young, beautiful female cultivator who had initially refused and asked, "If I give you 1,000 spirit stones, would you accompany me for a whole day?" 1,000 spirit stones were like asking a woman on Earth, "I''ll give you a million yuan, can you be my wife for a day?" The previously refusing female cultivator''s heart raced, greed taking over. After a slight hesitation, she nodded in agreement, "Okay." Indeed, in the face of enormous benefits, many girls couldn''t tighten their belts. Guo Feilong suddenly chuckled and said, "I''m very sorry, I was just teasing you two. I don''t have that many spirit stones." Chapter 30 - Large number of demon cultivators attacking the ship Guo Feilong was fine with hugging and flirting with the theater girls, but he couldn''t accept going further. After all, he had a house full of beautiful wives and concubines, including three sets of twins and one set of quadruplets. There was no need for him to seek women outside, especially since he had a cleanliness obsession. However, the theater girls on the ship were quite good-natured. When he teased one of them, she didn''t get angry and even offered him a drink with a smile. After spending over two hours at the theater, Guo Feilong left, having spent 20 Spirit Stones, which was enough to have a good time with a young and pretty female cultivator. This place was truly a money pit. On the ship''s deck, many people were admiring the river scenery, much like watching the sea from a boat. Occasionally, spiritual beasts would leap out of the water. The ship had a rule that no one was allowed to hunt the spiritual beasts in the river. This was an agreement between the Primordial Sect and the river''s king-level spiritual beasts. If anyone on the ship hunted the beasts in the river, the Primordial Sect''s representative on the ship would kill that person. Standing on the deck, Guo Feilong took strips of beef jerky from his storage bag and tossed them into the river, where they were eaten by a river turtle that had been following the ship. This river turtle was a Sixth Rank spiritual beast, with a shell as large as a room, and it could swim faster than the ship, easily keeping pace with it. Not only were there spiritual beasts in the river in front of him, but there were also spiritual beasts in front of others on the deck, all begging for food. There was also a spiritual beast that looked like a dolphin, performing tricks for the cultivators on the ship, such as fancy swimming and flips. The cultivators on the ship were generous, throwing various land-based meat strips to the performing spiritual beast. To the spiritual beasts, the meat of land creatures was a rare delicacy. Some generous cultivators even threw Spirit Stones to the spiritual beasts performing alongside the ship. Such harmony between cultivators and spiritual beasts was unique to this place. Elsewhere, encountering a spiritual beast would either result in the beast being killed or captured by cultivators. Of course, sometimes the cultivator would be killed and eaten by the spiritual beast. At night, while Guo Feilong was cultivating in his room, he suddenly sensed an evil aura in the adjacent room. The aura was fleeting, disappearing without a trace in an instant, as if it were just his imagination. The evil aura could either be from a demon or a demon cultivator. "Could there be a demon or demon cultivator on the ship?" Feilong pondered for a moment before dismissing the thought. The ship not only had a Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Primordial Sect on board but also many formation devices that detected demonic auras. Any demon or demon cultivator coming aboard would be courting death. "It''s possible that someone, like me, obtained a demonic spiritual instrument or weapon, and the evil aura is emanating from it," Guo Feilong speculated. He was merely taking the ship to Wanhua City on the opposite bank and wasn''t interested in meddling. Regardless of whether the person in the adjacent room was a demon or a demon cultivator, it had nothing to do with him. Better to avoid unnecessary trouble.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. However, on the third day of the voyage, over a dozen ships, each over a hundred meters long, approached and surrounded the large ship. Encountering other ships on the river was normal, but when the blood-red flags appeared on these ships, panic ensued. "It''s the Ten Thousand Demons Sect! They''re attacking our ship! Quickly, activate the defense shield!" someone on the Primordial Sect''s kilometer-long ship shouted in panic. "What!" "The Ten Thousand Demons Sect!" Countless cultivators on the ship were terrified. Guo Feilong had heard of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, a sect entirely composed of demon cultivators. Unlike other immortal cultivation forces, the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had no territory or headquarters. Only superiors could find subordinates, not the other way around. The relationships within the sect were either master-disciple or blood relatives, making them very united in battle. "Not good! The ship''s defensive formation has been sabotaged! Send out a distress signal!" The terrified scream sent chills down everyone''s spine. Without the defensive shield, the demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect would soon board the ship for close combat. "The Ten Thousand Demons Sect dares to hijack our Primordial Sect''s ship? Aren''t they afraid our Ancestor will eradicate them from this world?" At that moment, a tall middle-aged man suddenly disappeared from the most luxurious room on the ship. When he reappeared, he was a hundred meters above the large ship. He was Cao Man, the Golden Elixir stage cultivator guarding the ship from the Primordial Sect. With the appearance of this Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Primordial Sect, the many cultivators on the ship seemed to gain confidence, no longer as fearful of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. "Cao Man, since my Ten Thousand Demons Sect dares to hijack your Primordial Sect''s ship, we have made thorough preparations. Your Primordial Sect''s half-step Elemental Infant Ancestor has already died on the battlefield outside the domain," said an old woman with white hair, flying out from one of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s ships. Her aura was eerie and terrifying, also a Golden Elixir stage cultivator. "How could our Primordial Sect''s Ancestor be dead? You ugly old hag, you''re courting death!" The Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Primordial Sect shouted, raising his hand to strike at the Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. Boom! In the sky, a massive palm print, thousands of meters wide, appeared, carrying the terrifying aura of the Golden Elixir stage, and slammed towards the Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s ship. "Petty tricks!" The Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect pointed her staff at the massive palm print. Boom! A dazzling blood-red beam burst from the staff, like a spear piercing the sky. Boom! The massive palm and the blood-red light from the staff collided, sending terrifying waves of energy in all directions, raising waves twenty to thirty meters high on the river. "Children of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, go aboard the large ship and kill to your heart''s content. Whatever Spirit Stones and Elixirs you seize are yours. Kill, kill to your heart''s content. This world will eventually belong to us demon cultivators," the Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect suddenly transformed into a demonic form, standing seven to eight meters tall, covered in red scales, with bat-like wings on her back. "Kill!" "Kill everyone on the ship." "Refine their flesh and blood into Blood Essence Pills, and turn their souls into fierce ghosts!" The ten ships of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect emitted a blood-red light, forming a blood-red barrier that trapped the Primordial Sect''s large ship inside. One by one, the Ten Thousand Demons Sect cultivators flew out from the ten ships, heading towards the Primordial Sect''s large ship. "All cultivators on the ship, prepare to face the enemy. It''s either the death of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect cultivators or our extinction. Don''t hold back, fight with all you''ve got," rallied the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Primordial Sect on the large ship. Among the demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, there were both Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Although they numbered only about two thousand, each was formidable. The Primordial Sect''s large ship had between eight and ten thousand cultivators, but the number of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators was fewer than that of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. As soon as the two sides clashed, the cultivators on the Primordial Sect''s ship fell into a disadvantage. As one of the cultivators on the ship, Guo Feilong had no choice but to engage in combat with the Ten Thousand Demons Sect cultivators. Chapter 31 - Escape from the mud at the bottom of the river The demon cultivators practiced both body and spell cultivation, each with a physique comparable to a spiritual instrument. The cultivators on the ship were fighting against the demon cultivators, but they were truly not on the same level. In just a few minutes, hundreds of cultivators on the ship had died at the hands of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect cultivators. Yet, only a dozen or so demon cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had fallen. The gap between the two sides was too vast. As the saying goes, "The tree that stands out in the forest is sure to be toppled by the wind." Among the crowd, Guo Feilong tried not to stand out too much to avoid attracting the attention of the Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivators. He didn''t even release his ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Ice Flame Hound, Erha, from his Spiritual Beast Bag. He had already seen several very powerful ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, who, because they shone too brightly, killed several demon cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, only to attract the attention of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the sect and get killed. Buzz! A sound of a staff came from behind, and Guo Feilong had no time to dodge. He could only use the Golden Body Technique, causing a faint golden light to appear on his skin. With a clang, the iron staff struck the back of his head, but he was unharmed. This was the benefit of having a body comparable to a high-quality sacred treasure. If it had been another ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator taking that hit, their head would have exploded, and they would have died on the spot. Without even looking at who hit him from behind, Guo Feilong swung his sword backward, slicing the attacker in half at the waist. The flying sword in his hand was a top-grade spiritual instrument, and being a body cultivator, his strength was terrifying, making it easy to kill Qi Refining stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. In the battle involving thousands of cultivators on both sides, various spiritual instruments emerged endlessly, and cultivators continued to die or get injured. As long as he wasn''t targeted by the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, Guo Feilong wasn''t afraid of any Qi Refining stage cultivators from the sect. While fighting, he kept an eye on the battle between the two Golden Elixir stage cultivators high in the sky. Guo Feilong knew very well that the outcome of the battle between those two Golden Elixir stage cultivators would determine the final victory or defeat of this battle. Boom! At that moment, a figure suddenly rushed out from a Ten Thousand Demons Sect ship outside the blood-colored barrier, exuding a terrifying aura.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. It was another Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator. "Cao Man, two hundred years ago when I first entered the Golden Elixir stage, you chased me for three days and nights. Today, I''m going to turn your soul into the main soul of my Ten Thousand Souls Banner to avenge that pursuit." The newly appeared Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand, releasing ghosts that flew out, filling the sky with a dense yin energy that formed black clouds, blocking out the sun. Cao Man, the Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Primordial Sect, had a slight change in expression. He had barely managed to hold his own against the Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s Old Ou with the help of a sacred treasure, but with another Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator joining, his situation worsened. Seeing this, Guo Feilong felt a chill in his heart. He hadn''t expected to encounter such a situation just by going out. "No, I have to find a way to escape." "If the Golden Elixir stage cultivator Cao Man from the Primordial Sect is killed or flees, we Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators will be lambs to the slaughter in front of the Golden Elixir stage cultivators." Guo Feilong''s mind raced, trying to figure out how to escape. Flying away was definitely not an option, as the blood-colored barrier set up by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s ship had blocked the path to the sky. With a splash, a cultivator was killed by a demon cultivator and fell into the river. Guo Feilong''s eyes lit up, deciding to find an opportunity to slip away from the riverbed. Although there were many ferocious spiritual beasts in the Endless River that would attack human cultivators, it was still better than being killed by demon cultivators. Once he made up his mind, Guo Feilong continued to fight the demon cultivators while taking storage bags from the bodies of dead cultivators. Moments later, the battle between the Golden Elixir stage cultivators in the sky reached a conclusion. Cao Man, the Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Primordial Sect, lost an arm and fled quickly into the distance. The two Golden Elixir stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect pursued him relentlessly. With the defeat of the Primordial Sect, everyone was in despair, and many began jumping into the river, intending to escape underwater. However, to their horror, there were also Ten Thousand Demons Sect cultivators underwater, including several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators with water spiritual roots. Water spiritual root cultivators wouldn''t suffocate underwater and were as agile as fish, unlike other spiritual root cultivators, whose combat abilities were greatly diminished underwater. Fire spiritual root cultivators, in particular, lost their spells underwater, unable to produce fire, and were severely restrained. In the blink of an eye, the cultivators who jumped into the river were slaughtered by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect cultivators underwater. Seeing the demon cultivators underwater, Guo Feilong hesitated. But when he saw the two Golden Elixir stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect returning from chasing Cao Man, he knew he couldn''t hesitate any longer. In the next moment, Guo Feilong killed an eighth-level Qi Refining demon cultivator with a single sword strike and plunged into the water. Once in the river, two demon cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect immediately approached him. Being a water spiritual root cultivator, Guo Feilong was also as agile as a fish in water. He didn''t entangle with the two demon cultivators and quickly rushed toward the riverbed. To escape, he merged auspicious clouds with his Golden Body Technique. In an instant, his body''s strength increased to the level of a top-grade spiritual instrument, then further to the level of a low-quality sacred treasure. His speed in the water increased rapidly, and a water spiritual root Foundation Establishment stage cultivator from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect chased him for a while before giving up, unable to catch up. A cultivator''s divine sense faced great resistance in water, reducing its range compared to in the air. Guo Feilong kept swimming toward the riverbed and away from the battle. After diving who knows how many meters¡ªmaybe two or three thousand, or perhaps four or five thousand¡ªGuo Feilong finally reached the riverbed. Without a word, he burrowed into the riverbed mud. Fortunately, as a water spiritual root cultivator, his skin could generate oxygen in the riverbed mud, preventing suffocation. At this time, with the return of the two Golden Elixir stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, none of the thousands of cultivators on the ship survived. Their blood and flesh were refined into blood spirit pills by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. To demon cultivators, blood spirit pills were divine elixirs, not only enhancing cultivation and mystic power but also increasing the chances of breaking through cultivation stages. Their divine souls were collected by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect to be refined into ghosts for the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. The two Golden Elixir stage cultivators scanned the river with their divine sense twice, discovering over a hundred cultivators who had escaped several miles away, and killed them through the river before steering the Primordial Sect''s ship away. Guo Feilong''s decision to hide in the riverbed mud was absolutely the right choice, as even the divine sense of Golden Elixir stage cultivators couldn''t penetrate the mud after passing through thousands of meters of river water. In the mud, Guo Feilong didn''t know if the Ten Thousand Demons Sect cultivators had left. He didn''t dare to emerge hastily and waited for seven or eight hours. Only then did he come out of the mud and swim toward the river surface. Chapter 32 - The Primordial Sect has been destroyed On the river. It was nighttime. A light rain was falling. Guo Feilong leaped out of the water. He formed a hand seal. A white cloud appeared beneath his feet. He glanced around. There was nothing but the surging river water. Apart from knowing which way was upstream and which was downstream, he had no idea which direction led to the Primordial Sect''s shore and which led to Wanhua City''s shore. Based on the location where the large ship was ambushed by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, it was right in the middle of the river, about equidistant from both shores. The river was filled with many aquatic spiritual beasts, some of which were as powerful as Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. These aquatic spiritual beasts would attack and eat people if they encountered individuals alone or in small numbers. Aquatic spiritual beasts at the Foundation Establishment stage could also fly, and they were quite fast, though they didn''t particularly like flying. "Motherfucker, whatever, I''ll just pick a direction and fly." "With the Auspicious Clouds boosting the power of the Golden Body Technique, even if I encounter aquatic spiritual beasts comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, they won''t be able to do anything to me." Guo Feilong chose the direction to his left and began flying that way. He didn''t dare release the Seventh Rank flying spiritual beast, Da Gui, because the aquatic spiritual beasts in the Endless River loved to hunt flying spiritual beasts. After flying for a short while, Guo Feilong suddenly saw a large turtle emerge on the water''s surface, its shell larger than a house. The large turtle spiritual beast even raised a paw as thick as an elephant''s leg and waved at him in a friendly manner, as if meeting an old friend. Guo Feilong was momentarily stunned, then remembered that this was the same Sixth Rank large turtle he had fed beef strips to while standing on the deck of the large ship. It was rare for this Sixth Rank large turtle to remember him. Guo Feilong took a strip of beef from his storage bag and tossed it to the Sixth Rank large turtle below. The Sixth Rank large turtle caught the beef strip in its mouth, ate it, and then patted the water with its paw, indicating it wanted more.Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. During his time at the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong had spent over a decade as an Outer Disciple in the Beast Hall, specifically tending to spiritual beasts, including large turtles, so he understood some of their expressions and actions. Any spiritual beast, when friendly towards humans, would have non-aggressive eyes. If they were hostile, their eyes would appear fierce. If they were afraid, their eyes would show fear. Guo Feilong was one hundred percent sure that the Sixth Rank large turtle on the river had a friendly, non-aggressive look towards him. Guo Feilong threw a few more five or six-pound beef strips to the Sixth Rank large turtle, then flew in front of it and tentatively asked, "Do you know which direction Wanhua City is?" To Guo Feilong''s delight, the Sixth Rank large turtle seemed to understand, turned around, and pointed its paw forward. Guo Feilong took out a few more beef strips for it and then asked, "Brother Turtle, can you carry me to the dock near Wanhua City? I''ll not only give you plenty of beef every day but also lots of spirit stones. If you can, nod your head; if not, shake your head." The Sixth Rank large turtle immediately nodded and pointed to its back with its paw. Guo Feilong was overjoyed and landed on the large turtle''s shell. As the saying goes, if you want a horse to run, you must let it eat its fill. Without hesitation, Guo Feilong took out a few more beef strips for the large turtle and also gave it a dozen spirit stones. With these benefits, the large turtle moved across the river like a round speedboat, faster than the large ship. This Sixth Rank large turtle was truly gluttonous; every now and then, it would stop, stretch its neck, and look at him with its disproportionately small eyes, indicating it was time for more beef strips and spirit stones. Guo Feilong chuckled and fed it beef strips and spirit stones. With this Sixth Rank large turtle carrying him, no other aquatic spiritual beasts attacked him along the way, as they all assumed Guo Feilong was the large turtle''s food. The Sixth Rank large turtle could travel at a speed of about 350 li per hour on the water, covering seven to eight thousand li in a day. Two days later, Guo Feilong saw land in the distance, along with a port and many ships of various sizes. "Brother Turtle, don''t approach the port; let''s head to that deserted area over there. I want to go ashore from there." Guo Feilong took out a few beef strips and spirit stones and tossed them into the large turtle''s mouth. With food in its mouth, the large turtle obediently swam towards the deserted shore. When they reached the deserted shore, Guo Feilong gave all the beef strips to the Sixth Rank large turtle and also handed it a hundred thousand spirit stones as a token of gratitude. The large turtle, as big as a house, swallowed the hundred thousand spirit stones in a few bites, enough to sustain it for a long time, at least helping it advance two or three minor cultivation stages. The large turtle rubbed its head against him reluctantly before sinking into the river and disappearing. Guo Feilong released the Seventh Rank flying spiritual beast, Da Gui, and flew to the cultivation market by the dock. Walking through the market streets, Guo Feilong heard shocking and unexpected news: the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had come out of hiding and declared war on the Primordial Sect across the river. In Guo Feilong''s current understanding, demon cultivators were like rats crossing the street; once discovered, the entire cultivation world would unite to attack them. The Ten Thousand Demons Sect could remain hidden, and no one could find their headquarters, so people couldn''t do anything about them. But now, they were like lice on a bald man''s head, exposed for all to see, and people wouldn''t hesitate to crush them. What shocked and surprised Guo Feilong even more was that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had three Golden Elixir stage cultivators at the Great Perfection stage who, by slaughtering multiple ships from the Primordial Sect, used the blood and flesh of tens of thousands of cultivators to refine a large number of blood spirit pills, breaking through to the False Nascent Soul Realm. The False Nascent Soul Realm was a vague stage between the Golden Elixir stage and the Elemental Infant stage. In essence, it was still a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, but one who could wield some of the abilities of an Elemental Infant stage cultivator. The appearance of three False Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect allowed them to capture the Primordial Sect''s Third Grade Heavenly Abode in less than a day. They slaughtered nine out of ten Golden Elixir stage cultivators from the Primordial Sect, and countless Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stage cultivators were also massacred. Now, the entire territory of the Primordial Sect had become the domain of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. The destruction of the Primordial Sect was a massive shock to the cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent, including the Spirit Creek Sect, which naturally couldn''t tolerate the existence of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, a demon sect. The cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent, including the Spirit Creek Sect, sent twelve False Nascent Soul stage cultivators to attack the three False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. However, the result was only a slight advantage, and they couldn''t do anything about the three False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. The Spirit Creek Sect and other cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent then came to the Northern Borders Continent to seek external aid. After all, demon cultivators were too evil, using the blood, flesh, and divine souls of ordinary people and cultivators for alchemy and crafting, making it easy to find help. After all, if the demon cultivators were allowed to grow stronger, it would be a disaster for all nearby cultivation forces. Just as the Spirit Creek Sect and other cultivation forces from the Arctic Continent found dozens of False Nascent Soul stage external aids on the Northern Borders Continent across the Endless River, preparing to wipe out the Ten Thousand Demons Sect in one fell swoop, something unexpected happened. Chapter 33 - Encountering the Golden Body Technique at the Auction House The unexpected news shocked everyone. An envoy from the Human Immortal Cultivator Alliance arrived here. He announced that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had joined the Human Immortal Cultivator Alliance, willing to set an example for demon cultivators and contribute to the human race on the outer battlefield. He also mentioned that the Primordial Sect failed to stop the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, which signified the end of the Primordial Sect''s heavenly fate. From now on, the territory of the Primordial Sect would belong to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect were forbidden from committing crimes against other immortal cultivation forces or the common folk within their own sect''s territory. They were only allowed to use the flesh, blood, and souls of death row criminals for alchemy and artifact crafting. Thus, in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, under the Spirit Creek Sect, there emerged the only demon sect in the cultivation world. No one knew what the Human Immortal Cultivator Alliance was thinking, allowing a demon sect to openly occupy a territory. Wasn''t this akin to raising a tiger to invite calamity? However, the voices of the lower-ranked cultivators were insignificant. Even if they were dissatisfied with the demon sect occupying the land, they could do nothing about it. Perhaps in the eyes of the Human Immortal Cultivator Alliance, the Ten Thousand Demons Sect could be easily wiped out with a single slap, unable to stir any waves. The Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s willingness to participate in the outer battlefield might be considered a good thing for the Human Immortal Cultivator Alliance. Upon hearing this news, Guo Feilong was stunned for a moment. The news was truly extraordinary. As the saying goes: The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. With one demon sect occupying a territory, a second will follow, then a third, a fourth, and possibly countless more. Demon cultivators, once universally condemned, suddenly became a legitimate existence. The heavens of this cultivation world seemed to be changing. Guo Feilong was filled with worry. However, when the sky falls, taller people will hold it up. It wasn''t his place, as a mere Qi Refining stage cultivator, to worry about such matters. He only needed to take care of his family and loved ones. After purchasing some ordinary beef and lamb strips at the cultivation market, Guo Feilong sat on the back of the Seventh Rank flying spiritual beast, Da Gui, and flew towards Wanhua City.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. It took him a full four days and over twenty thousand miles to reach the large cultivation market of Wanhua City. In the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were rare. But in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, they were frequently encountered. Wanhua City was a city where cultivators and ordinary people lived together. Cultivators made up at least one-tenth of the population, something Guo Feilong had never seen in the Spirit Creek Sect or the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The rules in Wanhua City were strict: no cultivator was allowed to kill ordinary people at will. The punishment for such an act was severe. If a cultivator killed an ordinary person, they would lose an arm, which could never be regenerated with any spirit herb. If they killed two ordinary people, both hands and legs would be severed, with no chance of regrowth. If they killed three ordinary people, the only outcome was death. In Wanhua City, the status of ordinary people was higher than in any other cultivation force Guo Feilong had seen. Similarly, ordinary people were not allowed to insult cultivators with words or actions. If they were killed by a cultivator for such behavior, with witnesses and evidence, the cultivator only needed to pay a certain amount of compensation. Additionally, Wanhua City prohibited any cultivator from forcibly taking women. If discovered, the punishment was death. Wanhua City belonged to the Wanhua Sect, which consisted entirely of female disciples, with no males in the entire sect. Within the Wanhua Sect''s territory, women held higher status than men. Women were the heads of households, could inherit family property, and children took their mother''s surname. Moreover, in the Wanhua Sect''s territory, theaters and high-class brothels operated in reverse compared to other places. Men were the performers and escorts, while women were the patrons. Even elderly women in their eighties or nineties, with faces full of wrinkles, could hire handsome young men in the theaters and brothels. In short, within the Wanhua Sect''s territory, one must respect women, or they might not leave the area alive. Female cultivators in the Wanhua Sect could marry and have children. Wanhua City had numerous cultivator shops and auction houses, far more prosperous than the largest market in the Spirit Creek Sect. Guo Feilong first visited several auction houses to inquire about the auction of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Foundation Establishment stage cultivator elixir recipes. After asking seven places, he finally got an answer. The seventh place, Shunlong Auction House, had an auction in ten days, featuring the auction of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Foundation Establishment stage cultivator elixir recipes. Guo Feilong didn''t know how many spirit stones it would take to acquire the elixir recipes for Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but in the various cultivator pharmacies in Wanhua City, Beauty Retaining Pills were readily available. Beauty Retaining Pills were the most popular elixirs in the Wanhua Sect, and their price was much higher than in the Spirit Creek Sect. Guo Feilong directly bought spirit herbs and spirit medicines to refine 100 furnaces of Beauty Retaining Pills. He rented a room in an inn and began refining the pills. Four days later, the alchemy was complete. He obtained 1,000 Beauty Retaining Pills. Without going to the auction house, all the cultivator pharmacies in the city would purchase Beauty Retaining Pills at a high price. The Spirit Creek Sect had a pharmacy branch in Wanhua City, and Guo Feilong, without using his title as the Wuhen Alchemist of the Spirit Creek Sect, sold 10 Beauty Retaining Pills to the Spirit Creek Sect''s pharmacy. Each Beauty Retaining Pill sold for 40,000 low-quality spirit stones, totaling 400,000 low-quality spirit stones. Next, Guo Feilong, wearing a bamboo hat, entered various other cultivator pharmacies, selling 10 Beauty Retaining Pills to each. In two days, he sold all 1,000 Beauty Retaining Pills. Moreover, he bought 300 sets of spirit herbs and spirit medicines for refining Beauty Retaining Pills, nearly depleting the main materials for refining Beauty Retaining Pills in Wanhua City. Although he bought 300 sets, he didn''t refine them immediately, saving them for the wives and concubines he would marry in the future. Time quickly passed, and the day of the auction arrived. Guo Feilong entered the auction wearing a tiger mask. There were at least eighty to a hundred people wearing tiger masks, so he wasn''t the only one, making it easier to hide his identity and prevent others from knowing he was wealthy. Guo Feilong wasn''t interested in other items at the auction, and soon it was time for the auction of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Foundation Establishment stage cultivator elixir recipes. These elixir recipes were of no use to large cultivation forces but were valuable to medium-sized families with Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, as Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade alchemists were not easy to come by, resulting in little competition. The final result was: Guo Feilong spent 800,000 low-quality spirit stones to acquire the Fourth Grade elixir recipe. He spent 2.5 million low-quality spirit stones to acquire the Fifth Grade elixir recipe. He spent 8 million low-quality spirit stones to acquire the Sixth Grade elixir recipe. In total, he spent 11.3 million low-quality spirit stones. If he hadn''t refined so many Beauty Retaining Pills in advance, he wouldn''t have had enough spirit stones. After acquiring what he wanted, Guo Feilong intended to leave the auction house immediately. But at that moment, the beautiful cultivator host on the auction stage announced, "Next, we will auction the middle section of the body refining technique, the Golden Body Technique. The starting bid is 1 million low-quality spirit stones, with a minimum increment of 100,000 spirit stones, and no upper limit." Chapter 34 - Make preparations before it rains Upon hearing about the middle section of the Golden Body Technique, Guo Feilong immediately stopped in his tracks, as if under a spell, staring at the auction stage. He had already completed the upper section of the Golden Body Technique, making his body comparable to a high-quality Sacred Treasure. If he mastered the middle section as well, his body would at least be comparable to a supreme Spiritual Instrument, or even reach the level of a low-grade Sacred Treasure. The bidding for the middle section of the Golden Body Technique wasn''t very fast, as if many people weren''t interested. Guo Feilong thought for a moment and then understood. Some people might buy the middle section without having the lower section, making it impossible to cultivate. It''s like building a house; if you don''t build the first, second, and third floors, how can you proceed to build the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors? Moreover, some people might have practiced the Golden Body Technique, but each level requires more expensive medicinal baths, which aren''t affordable for everyone. Even though the bidding wasn''t too fierce, the middle section of the Golden Body Technique was still a very powerful body refining technique, and it had already reached a price of 5.3 million Spirit Stones. After all, most body refining techniques could only train the body to the level of a low-grade Sacred Treasure or a medium-quality Spiritual Instrument, with only a few reaching the high-quality Spiritual Instrument level. "Is there anyone willing to bid more than 6.4 million Spirit Stones for the Golden Body Technique? If not, then 6.4 million Spirit Stones for the first time." With a clang, the beautiful hostess struck the copper gong on the table, smiling as she continued, "Is there anyone willing to bid more than 6.4 million Spirit Stones for the Golden Body Technique? If not, then 6.4 million Spirit Stones for the second..." Before she could finish her sentence, Guo Feilong raised his auction paddle, "7 million Spirit Stones." He increased the bid by 600,000 Spirit Stones in one go. The beautiful hostess on the auction stage looked over at him, smiling as she said, "This fellow Daoist has bid 7 million Spirit Stones. Is there anyone willing to bid more? If not, then 7 million Spirit Stones for the first time." Clang! "7 million Spirit Stones for the second time." Clang! "7 million Spirit Stones for the third time." Clang. "Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for winning the middle section of the Golden Body Technique for 7 million Spirit Stones." In the end, the Golden Body Technique ended up in Guo Feilong''s hands. Having bought everything he needed, he had no reason to stay at the auction house any longer. After returning to the inn he was renting, Guo Feilong placed the Jade Slip containing the middle section of the Golden Body Technique on his forehead and began studying the cultivation method.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. After reviewing the cultivation methods for the middle section of the Golden Body Technique, Guo Feilong felt that the Spirit Stones in his storage bag were far too few. The Golden Body Technique was practically a little monster that devoured Spirit Stones. The middle section of the Golden Body Technique detailed the requirements for the fourth, fifth, and sixth levels, which translated to approximately: To cultivate to the fourth level, 5 million Spirit Stones were needed, making the body comparable to a supreme Spiritual Instrument. To cultivate to the fifth level, 20 million Spirit Stones were needed, making the body comparable to a low-grade Sacred Treasure. To cultivate to the sixth level, 80 million Spirit Stones were needed, making the body comparable to a medium-quality Sacred Treasure. Moreover, to cultivate the Golden Body Technique to the fourth, fifth, and sixth levels, it wasn''t enough to just have Spirit Stones to purchase the corresponding medicinal baths. It also depended on the quality of one''s Spiritual Root and physical aptitude. The better the Spiritual Root, the faster the cultivation speed of the Golden Body Technique. With poor Spiritual Root quality, it might take two to three hundred years to advance from the third to the fourth level, seven to eight hundred years from the fourth to the fifth level, and thirteen to fourteen hundred years from the fifth to the sixth level. This is just in the case of poor Spiritual Root quality. If the physical aptitude is poor, one might encounter a bottleneck in body refinement. For instance, even if one has cultivated the Golden Body Technique to the peak of the third level, if the physical aptitude cannot withstand the advancement to the fourth level, one might be stuck at the peak of the third level, unable to progress to the fourth level. However, these two points were not issues for Guo Feilong. His Spiritual Root quality had already been elevated to high-quality. If it weren''t for the fact that upgrading the Spiritual Root to Earth Grade required too many Auspicious Clouds, he would have already elevated his Spiritual Root quality to Earth Grade. In the Cultivation World, a high-quality Spiritual Root was considered a small genius level. In a major sect like the Spirit Creek Sect, one would become an inner disciple upon entry and be sought after by many Elders. Moreover, the benefits and treatment within the sect were much higher than those of ordinary inner disciples, making one an elite inner disciple. As for the physical aptitude for body refinement, Guo Feilong was even less worried. If he encountered a bottleneck, he could directly use Auspicious Clouds to help break through. "Auspicious Clouds are still somewhat insufficient," Guo Feilong sighed, deciding that once he returned home, he would continue to marry and take concubines to have children. As his descendants'' cultivation stages improved, the Family Fortune Cauldron would also produce Auspicious Clouds, representing stronger rewards for the family. Enhancing the cultivation stages of children with Spiritual Roots also increased Auspicious Clouds. Guo Feilong planned that regardless of the quality of his children''s Spiritual Roots, they must all cultivate the Golden Body Technique. Having come to Wanhua City, Guo Feilong spent the next few days continuing to refine Beauty Retaining Pills to earn more Spirit Stones. In the Cultivation World of the Northern Borders Continent, there were many major cultivation forces like Wanhua City, each stronger than the Spirit Creek Sect. With the newly refined Beauty Retaining Pills, Guo Feilong dared not continue selling them to the cultivation pharmacies in Wanhua City, fearing that someone might catch on and deduce that he could mass-produce these pills. Before leaving Wanhua City, Guo Feilong went to a shop specializing in selling spiritual beasts and bought 40 ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts at a price of 150,000 Spirit Stones each. He also bought 100 ninth-rank land spiritual beasts at a price of 50,000 Spirit Stones each. This purchase alone cost him 11 million Spirit Stones, and combined with nearly 20 million Spirit Stones spent at the auction, he had spent around 30 million Spirit Stones during his stay in Wanhua City. Without money, he couldn''t afford anything. Before leaving Wanhua City, he not only bought 140 ninth-rank spiritual beasts but also spent 10 million Spirit Stones on medicinal herbs needed for the Golden Body Technique''s medicinal baths. Before leaving Wanhua City, the 4,000 Beauty Retaining Pills he sold earned him 40 million Spirit Stones, which he spent entirely, even dipping into his savings by over 2 million Spirit Stones to cover the costs. In the next month and a half, Guo Feilong visited four cultivation markets similar in scale to Wanhua City, selling 1,000 Beauty Retaining Pills at each market for 40 million Spirit Stones. At the same time, he bought out all the main medicinal herbs for the Beauty Retaining Pills in each market, as these pills were a highly profitable source of income for him. Guo Feilong also spent a fortune purchasing large quantities of spirit herbs and spirit medicines used for the Golden Body Technique''s medicinal baths. All his wives, concubines, and children with Spiritual Roots had to cultivate the Golden Body Technique. He speculated that since the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had established a foothold in the Arctic Continent''s Cultivation World, other demon sects would likely establish themselves there in the future. At that time, whether the Spirit Creek Sect could continue to exist was uncertain. Buying so many ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts was Guo Feilong''s contingency plan. If the Spirit Creek Sect truly faced decline in the future, he would take all his wives, concubines, and children, and fly on the spiritual beasts to bypass the demon sects'' territories, migrating to the Northern Borders Continent''s Cultivation World. Not only did he buy the spirit herbs and spirit medicines needed for the Golden Body Technique''s medicinal baths, but Guo Feilong also purchased many spirit herbs and spirit medicines that were difficult to find in the Spirit Creek Sect. Having bought everything he needed, Guo Feilong planned to return to the Arctic Continent''s Cultivation World. To return, he needed to cross the Endless River. The Ten Thousand Demons Sect had taken over the Primordial Sect''s territory and had reached an agreement with the king-level spiritual beasts in the Endless River to transport cultivators between the Arctic Continent and the Northern Borders Continent using large ships. Guo Feilong couldn''t trust a demon sect like the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. Even if nothing happened during the boat ride, what if something went wrong on his way back to the Spirit Creek Sect through the Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s territory? There were also ships in the Northern Borders Continent''s Cultivation World that could safely cross the Endless River to the Arctic Continent and the Northern Borders Continent. To return to the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong didn''t plan to pass through the Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s territory; demon cultivators were too dangerous. He intended to take a detour through other cultivation forces to return to the Spirit Creek Sect. After a few days of inquiries and investigations, Guo Feilong had mapped out his return route. On this particular morning, around nine or ten o''clock, he arrived at the Tianxuan Sect''s ship port. Chapter 35 - Encountering danger on the way home Five days later. The grand ship of the Tianxuan Sect docked at the port of the Treasure Instrument Sect on the Arctic Continent. A white cloud appeared beneath Guo Feilong''s feet as he flew towards the cultivation market at the port of the Treasure Instrument Sect. He was unsure of the current situation in the cultivation world of the Arctic Continent and needed to gather some information. After all, a demon sect like the Ten Thousand Demons Sect openly occupying a place would inevitably impact the cultivation world of the Arctic Continent. The strength of the Treasure Instrument Sect was comparable to that of the Primordial Sect. This sect was skilled in crafting spiritual instruments and sacred treasures, and its disciples were well-equipped, making them formidable in battle. The Treasure Instrument Sect was adjacent to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, and both engaged in shipping businesses, making them competitors. Due to the fearsome reputation of the demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, the shipping business of the Treasure Instrument Sect had recently boomed, with a constant stream of passengers. This surge also extended to the cultivation market at the port of the Treasure Instrument Sect, where the number of immortal cultivators had increased three to four times compared to before. Guo Feilong casually entered an inn within the market. Without needing to ask anyone, he simply sat in the first-floor hall, eating and drinking, while listening to the conversations of other cultivators discussing the Ten Thousand Demons Sect and the surrounding cultivation forces. After listening for a while, Guo Feilong couldn''t help but sigh at the ruthlessness of demon cultivators in their pursuit of advancing their cultivation stages. Ordinary people living within the Ten Thousand Demons Sect''s territory faced numerous death penalty laws, and any slight misstep could result in execution, with the convicts becoming sacrifices for the sect''s cultivation practices. Ordinary people over the age of 45 had to pay a hefty tax every year. Failure to pay for three consecutive years resulted in execution, and they would be taken by the sect''s cultivators to be refined into elixirs. Ordinary folk wishing to leave the Ten Thousand Demons Sect and relocate to other cultivation territories found it impossible. They couldn''t traverse tens of thousands of miles on foot, with not only ordinary beasts but also more ferocious spiritual beasts lurking in the wild. Moreover, the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had implemented a household registration system, prohibiting ordinary people from moving from one county to another. Ordinary people were confined to their own county, and traveling to another county was a capital offense. Merchants were restricted to trading within designated counties and were not allowed to conduct business in unauthorized counties. If caught, they faced the death penalty. Ordinary people within the Ten Thousand Demons Sect found it nearly impossible to escape. Even cultivators within the Ten Thousand Demons Sect fled, fearing being captured and refined into elixirs. This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. In just a month or two, the once-glorious cultivation world within the Primordial Sect''s territory had completely transformed into a haven for the demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. The Ten Thousand Demons Sect wasn''t entirely isolated; it engaged in high-quality resource trade with other sects. Cultivation forces with commercial tokens could conduct business within the Ten Thousand Demons Sect and receive its protection. After spending over an hour in the inn, Guo Feilong learned what he wanted to know from other guests. The current cultivation world of the Arctic Continent still appeared peaceful, with little impact on other cultivation forces. The Ten Thousand Demons Sect did not disturb the surrounding cultivation forces, maintaining a "live and let live" attitude, with everyone seemingly coexisting peacefully. However, Guo Feilong had a feeling that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect was like a lurking beast, ready to reveal its fangs and attack the surrounding cultivation forces one day. After settling the bill, Guo Feilong left the inn. With a rise of the white cloud beneath his feet, he flew away from the market at the port of the Treasure Instrument Sect. In a secluded area, Guo Feilong selected a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast from his storage bag and took ten days to traverse the Treasure Instrument Sect, entering the Taiyi Sect. The Taiyi Sect was a major cultivation force on par with the Spirit Creek Sect, boasting over a dozen Golden Elixir stage cultivators and an Exalted Ancestor at the False Nascent Soul Realm. Eight days later, Guo Feilong passed through the Taiyi Sect and entered the territory of the Divine Wind Sect. Once he crossed the Divine Wind Sect, he would reach the Spirit Creek Sect. However. On the third day of traveling within the Divine Wind Sect''s territory, an unexpected event occurred. A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator he encountered on the road suddenly slashed at him from a distance. Swish! A sword qi, tens of meters long, appeared and sped towards him and his ninth-rank flying spiritual beast like lightning. Guo Feilong took out a ninth-grade lightning talisman, infused it with several auspicious clouds, and threw it at the incoming sword qi. In the next moment, a lightning bolt as thick as an arm shot out from the talisman, colliding with the sword qi of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. The lightning and sword qi simultaneously shattered and dissipated. Guo Feilong directed the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast to descend while asking, "Senior, this is our first meeting, and we have no grievances. Why do you want to kill me?" He knew that asking was futile and wouldn''t change the other''s intent to kill him. In the cultivation world, a higher-stage cultivator could kill a lower-stage cultivator without reason, or for any reason. But he had to ask, as he was puzzled. When they first met, Guo Feilong sensed that this Foundation Establishment stage cultivator had no intent to kill him, only the disdainful gaze of a higher-stage cultivator looking down on a lower-stage one. However, after they passed each other by nearly two hundred meters, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator suddenly attacked, as if something had abruptly changed his mind. With over 130 years of experience, Guo Feilong was certain the other had no initial intent to kill him. What had changed the other''s mind to want to kill him? He wanted to find out. The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator said sinisterly, "I didn''t intend to attack you, but my ninth-rank treasure-seeking mink sensed a large amount of spirit stones on you, a lot of them. That''s why I want to kill you. Now you have no doubts, right? If not, then die!" This Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was decisive, wasting no words, and simply stated his reason before controlling his flying sword to attack Guo Feilong. The opponent''s flying sword was merely a top-grade spiritual instrument, not a sacred treasure-level flying sword. With a thought, a golden halo appeared on Guo Feilong''s body, and the Golden Body Technique made his body comparable to a high-quality spiritual instrument. A top-grade spiritual instrument flying sword could harm a body comparable to a high-quality spiritual instrument. After infusing several auspicious clouds, Guo Feilong''s body became comparable to a top-grade spiritual instrument. However, the opponent was not at the Qi Refining stage but a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, one major stage higher, and using a top-grade flying sword, its power was several times greater than that of a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator. Guo Feilong dared not gamble with his life. He infused the Golden Body Technique with auspicious clouds as if they cost nothing, enhancing his body to be comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure, and only then stopped infusing the technique with auspicious clouds. With a clang, the top-grade spiritual instrument flying sword of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator struck Guo Feilong''s head, producing a metallic clashing sound. "A body comparable to a sacred treasure, quite difficult to kill." The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator frowned slightly, not expecting Guo Feilong to have cultivated his body to such a degree. Even for a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, it was rare to cultivate the body to be comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure. "Any body cultivation technique in the world relies on the support of mystic power. Once your mystic power is exhausted, your body cultivation technique will collapse on its own, losing its ability to be comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure." The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator seemed to mutter to himself, yet it was as if he was speaking to Guo Feilong. With a change in his sword technique, the flying sword, which had been deflected from Guo Feilong''s head, circled in the air and slashed towards Guo Feilong again. Understanding why the other suddenly wanted to kill him, Guo Feilong became excited. He had never killed a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator before. In the next moment, he took out a talisman from his storage bag, sealed with ninth-grade sword qi, equivalent to a full-power mystic sword qi attack from a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator. Infusing a hundred auspicious clouds into the ninth-grade sword qi talisman, he felt it would explode in his hand if he didn''t activate and throw it soon. Guo Feilong threw the ninth-grade sword qi talisman at the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Chapter 36 - Instantly kill Foundation Establishment stage cultivator Boom! The sword qi talisman shot out, manifesting a hundred-meter-long sword qi that slashed toward the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. "What a massive sword qi!" The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was shocked. His flying sword was already caught barehanded by Guo Feilong and couldn''t break free or return to him. He didn''t have time to retrieve a shield-type spiritual instrument from his storage bag and could only gather a protective mystic power barrier in front of him. Crash! In the blink of an eye, everything happened in a flash. The hundred-meter-long sword qi struck the mystic power barrier like a massive iron hammer smashing into a glass window. The mystic power barrier shattered instantly, turning into specks of light that returned to the heavens and earth. The sword qi dimmed slightly but continued its relentless assault, slicing the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator from head to groin without even a scream. His body split in two, utterly dead, with even the divine soul in his mindscape dissipating into nothingness. "Squeak, squeak..." A ninth-rank spiritual beast, a Treasure-Seeking Mink, darted out from the left side of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator''s corpse. It was small, with snow-white fur. Unable to fly, the ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink flailed its limbs and tail in panic, plummeting toward the ground. Guo Feilong gestured at the ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink, and the little creature was pulled toward him by his mystic power, struggling fiercely. "Stay still, don''t move." Guo Feilong threatened it, "Or I''ll skin you and roast you." Spiritual beasts generally have high intelligence, and since this one was raised by humans, it could understand simple human speech. The Treasure-Seeking Mink was so frightened it stopped moving, trembling like a little puppy as Guo Feilong held it by the scruff of its neck. Guo Feilong had the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast beneath him land on the ground, then took a storage bag and a spiritual beast bag from the two halves of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator''s corpse. From the storage bag, he found the Beast Command Token that controlled the ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink, dripped a drop of blood on it, and reactivated the token with his mystic power. In the next moment, he became the owner of this Beast Command Token, and the ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink became his spiritual beast. Spiritual beasts grow larger with higher ranks, but this ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink was only the size of a puppy. This was because Treasure-Seeking Minks have a natural ability to shrink their bodies, capable of reducing to about one foot in size. Guo Feilong released the grip of his hand, which was comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure, and said to the ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink, "Transform to your largest state." A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. In an instant, its snow-white fur glowed, and its body expanded like a balloon being inflated, growing larger and larger. Finally, it became three times the size of a normal adult stallion before stopping, revealing the true size of a ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink. Spiritual beasts with treasure-seeking abilities are relatively rare. Their price is about three times that of flying spiritual beasts of the same rank, making them hard to purchase even with money. Treasure-seeking spiritual beasts can help their owners find spirit herbs and spirit medicines in the wild and sense if there are treasures in someone''s storage bag. Some cultivators like to keep treasure-seeking spiritual beasts, not for finding spirit herbs and spirit medicines in the wild, but to know if someone''s storage bag contains treasures. Generally, if a cultivator finds treasures in someone''s storage bag and that person is at a lower cultivation stage, they might engage in the dark act of killing and looting. Guo Feilong had always wanted to buy a treasure-seeking spiritual beast, but such beasts were too rare, and no cultivator would easily sell them. He had searched several large cultivation markets in the Northern Borders Continent but found none. Unexpectedly, he obtained one by killing a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator today. Someone who owned a ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink couldn''t be an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Guo Feilong deduced that this Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was likely from the Divine Wind Sect. Indeed. He guessed correctly. In the storage bag of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he found a Divine Wind Sect Elder''s token. Throwing the Divine Wind Sect identity token beside the corpse, Guo Feilong took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, a semi-finished spiritual instrument, from the storage bag and infused it with mystic power, giving it a slight shake. In an instant, countless fierce ghosts flew out, filling the air with a chilling aura, causing the surrounding temperature to drop several degrees. Under his command, the ghastly apparitions devoured the two halves of the Divine Wind Sect Foundation Establishment stage cultivator''s corpse, leaving only bones behind. Anyone who came to investigate would think it was the work of a demon cultivator. No one would suspect him. After dealing with the corpse, Guo Feilong looked at the snow-white ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink and gave it a new name, "From now on, you''ll be called Little White, got it?" "Squeak, squeak..." The Treasure-Seeking Mink nodded, indicating it understood. A murder scene is a place of trouble, not suitable for lingering. After putting the ninth-rank Treasure-Seeking Mink, Little White, into the spiritual beast bag and storing the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in the storage bag, Guo Feilong sat on the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast and continued his journey toward the Spirit Creek Sect. Two days later, he returned to the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory. Two and a half days later, he arrived home in Yellow Rock Town. Despite being over a hundred and thirty years old, he was the backbone and stabilizing force of his family. The news of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had reached the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory, and his wives and concubines were all worried about him, knowing he had gone to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world for business. Now, seeing him return safely, his eighty to ninety beautiful wives and concubines all breathed a sigh of relief, surrounding him with joy, showering him with care and affection. Though old, the family couldn''t do without him. Having not been with a woman for two or three months, Guo Feilong stayed home, not stepping out for half a month, enjoying the company of his beautiful wives and concubines. After spending half a month happily with his many wives and concubines, Guo Feilong began setting up a defensive formation throughout the small town of Yellow Rock, which housed over ten thousand people. When fully activated, this defensive formation could produce three layers of protective barriers. The first barrier could cover the entire Yellow Rock Town. The second barrier could cover the entire Guo family compound. The third barrier could cover the Guo family''s rear hall. The strongest defense was the third barrier, capable of withstanding the attacks of several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators for ten to fifteen days. To prepare for any eventuality, Guo Feilong purchased a large amount of grain from several grain-producing counties in the Spirit Creek Sect, enough to feed fifty thousand people for twenty years. He also visited the Spirit Creek Sect''s Heavenly Abode to see the children he had sent there and gave them the medicinal herbs for the upper part of the Golden Body Technique''s cultivation bath. He also caught up with Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, rekindling old friendships and giving them some cultivation elixirs for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators as a token of gratitude for taking care of his children over the years. Only by marrying wives and concubines with spiritual root aptitude and having more children with spiritual roots could the Family Fortune Cauldron produce more auspicious clouds. Auspicious clouds are consumables, and the more, the better. When he had free time, Guo Feilong would leave Yellow Rock Town and Qingyang County. He would inquire in neighboring counties about which cultivation families had young, unmarried female cultivators. In this male-dominated cultivation world, as long as the bride price was sufficient. Families would agree to marry off their daughters or granddaughters to a man over a hundred and thirty years old. Even if the groom were to die the next day, those families would still consent. The belief in sacrificing one for the good of the family was deeply ingrained in the bones of cultivators in this world. When Guo Feilong proposed to those cultivation families, he not only offered a generous bride price but also revealed himself as an intermediate alchemist. If they agreed to the marriage and let their daughters or granddaughters marry him, they could purchase cultivation elixirs from him at a significantly reduced price. An intermediate alchemist''s status is much higher than that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and any cultivation force would welcome them warmly. In the absence of enmity, all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators would show respect to an intermediate alchemist. After all, they couldn''t do without alchemists for refining elixirs in the future. In the days that followed, every three to five days. Guo Feilong managed to marry a young and beautiful female cultivator. If not for learning the dual cultivation technique, Dragon and Phoenix Harmony. The iron rod might have long been worn down to a needle. That night. The stars shone brightly outside the window. Guo Feilong had just finished a life-gene continuation research project with a newlywed female cultivator wife when the Artifact Spirit of the Family Fortune Cauldron awakened. His divine soul immediately entered his mindscape. Chapter 37 - The Artifact Spirit awakens in the cauldron "Master." From the Family Fortune Cauldron, a smaller spiritual entity version of the cauldron flew out, complete with a nose, eyes, and mouth. This was the artifact spirit of the Family Fortune Cauldron, and its soft voice sounded just like a three or four-year-old girl speaking. Guo Feilong''s divine soul beckoned with his palm facing up. The artifact spirit of the Family Fortune Cauldron immediately flew into his palm. This little thing looked peculiar yet quite adorable. Guo Feilong gently stroked the artifact spirit with a finger from his other hand. The little creature, almost like a person, let out a tinkling child''s voice, "Hahaha, Master, hahaha, don''t tickle me, I''m ticklish, hahaha..." Guo Feilong stopped his finger''s movement, held the artifact spirit up to his eyes, and asked, "What''s your name?" The mouth on the artifact spirit emitted a little girl''s voice, replying, "My previous master called me Little Cauldron. Master, you can give me a new name if you like." "Little Cauldron is a pretty good name, I won''t give you a new one," Guo Feilong said, then asked, "What was your previous master''s name?" Little Cauldron replied, "My previous master''s name was Ji Xuanyuan, also known as the Yellow Emperor. He was the one who forged and created me. As long as the master marries more wives and takes more concubines, and the descendants multiply, My main body, the Family Fortune Cauldron, can produce more auspicious clouds." The previous owner of the Family Fortune Cauldron was the emperor, which startled Guo Feilong, but then he recalled a myth. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor ascended to the heavens with three thousand women, and his main wife bore him 25 sons, 14 of whom were granted fiefdoms and new surnames. The other wives and concubines of the Yellow Emperor bore him countless children. Although there aren''t many records of the Yellow Emperor''s children, a saying has been passed down: all Chinese descendants are the offspring of Yan and Huang. The Yellow Emperor ascended to the heavens with three thousand women; could it be because of this Family Fortune Cauldron? Guo Feilong immediately asked the artifact spirit of the Family Fortune Cauldron, and indeed, his guess was correct. The artifact spirit explained that the emperor married and had children, using the auspicious clouds produced by the Family Fortune Cauldron to continuously break through cultivation stages, eventually ascending to the heavens.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. The Yellow Emperor''s three thousand women didn''t mean he married three thousand wives and concubines to ascend; rather, it was a metaphor for marrying many wives and concubines. Guo Feilong asked the artifact spirit why he had crossed over to this cultivation world and when he became the owner of the Family Fortune Cauldron. The artifact spirit replied that it didn''t know either. At that moment, the artifact spirit suddenly said, "Congratulations, Master, one of your children has broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, producing 400 auspicious clouds in the cauldron." Guo Feilong was taken aback and asked, "You can sense when one of my descendants breaks through a cultivation stage?" "Of course, as long as they are a member of the master''s family, whether it''s a wife, concubine, or descendant," Little Cauldron said. "Whenever they break through, and auspicious clouds are produced in the cauldron, I know who has broken through from which stage to which stage." Guo Feilong understood, and suddenly remembered something, eagerly asking, "Little Cauldron, you''ve been with your previous master for so long, do you know about the Yellow Emperor''s cultivation techniques, as well as his alchemy, artifact crafting, and talisman formation skills?" Little Cauldron replied, "The previous master, the Yellow Emperor''s techniques were innate, suitable only for him. However, I do remember some things about alchemy, artifact crafting, talisman, and formations." Buzz! As it spoke, a green light shot from Little Cauldron into Guo Feilong''s divine soul, containing the Yellow Emperor''s knowledge in alchemy, artifact crafting, formations, and talismans. It was unclear how much time passed, as if millions of years had gone by, or perhaps just a moment, but Guo Feilong understood the Yellow Emperor''s alchemy and artifact crafting techniques. The Yellow Emperor''s alchemy involved understanding the properties of all things in the world, then combining them as needed to refine elixirs, with a focus on analysis. There were two types of analysis: One was forward analysis. The other was reverse analysis. Forward analysis involved putting different medicinal herbs together to determine what kind of elixir could be refined. Reverse analysis involved someone giving you an elixir, which you would crush and, through observation and scent, deduce which different medicinal herbs were used to refine it, essentially determining its composition. Additionally, there was a set of personal insights from the Yellow Emperor on elixirs, teaching how to analyze and deduce both forward and backward. Once proficient in this ability, there would be no need to spend a fortune buying alchemy recipes; just a few elixirs would suffice. Through analysis, one could determine what ingredients were used to refine an elixir and in what proportions, thus obtaining the alchemy recipe. Similarly, there were no shortcuts in alchemy; whether one could learn these methods depended on their comprehension. Without sufficient comprehension, even if the methods were taught, one wouldn''t grasp them. Guo Feilong wasn''t sure about his own comprehension in this area, so he planned to visit the cultivation market later to buy some unused elixirs and practice reverse deduction to see if he could deduce the recipes. The Yellow Emperor''s alchemy was vast and profound, something he couldn''t learn in a short time, but he could take it slow in the future. The Yellow Emperor also had profound knowledge in artifact crafting, using the properties of various objects and the effects produced by their fusion to craft sacred treasures and spiritual instruments. In terms of formations, the Yellow Emperor was extremely skilled, able to use ordinary flowers, trees, stones, as well as mountains, rivers, and all things in the world to set up formations, even using the entire world to create grand formations, which was quite impressive. The Yellow Emperor was also incredibly skilled in drawing talismans, achieving a 100% success rate in creating any talisman. Of course, even though he now had the Yellow Emperor''s legacy in alchemy, artifact crafting, formations, and talismans, learning all of these wasn''t just a matter of knowing them; it required long-term practice and research. It''s like a physics or chemistry book; just having it in front of you doesn''t mean you can create anything after reading it once. It requires constant deduction and experimentation to finally create something. In short, the Yellow Emperor''s methods in alchemy, artifact crafting, formations, and talisman creation were very advanced and easy to grasp compared to those in this cultivation world. In any case, they were impressive. All methods in the world are interconnected, and the great path is one. Through obtaining the Yellow Emperor''s legacy, Guo Feilong suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Since he could reverse deduce alchemy recipes through analyzing elixirs, and create things by understanding the properties of all things, why couldn''t he deduce the lower part of the Golden Body Technique by combining the upper and middle parts of the cultivation technique? Even if the deduced lower part of the Golden Body Technique differed from the original, as long as it continued to enhance his body''s strength, it would be acceptable. Perhaps the deduced lower part of the Golden Body Technique might even be better than the original; it''s not impossible. If others could create cultivation techniques, why couldn''t he? After all, all techniques in the world are man-made. Not only the body cultivation technique Golden Body Technique, but also other divine powers and spells, as long as he understood the principles, he could create them too. With this thought, Guo Feilong''s mind suddenly cleared, as if a door to the path of creation had opened. Chapter 38 - Become a guest alchemist The next day. After breakfast. Guo Feilong rode a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast. It took him more than a day. To arrive at the cultivation market in Xiaoye Village, 8000 miles away. He wore a pig-head mask and walked into the Spirit Creek Sect''s pharmacy. Every time he came, he wore a different mask, so the servant girl who often attended to him never recognized him. Seeing a customer arrive, the servant girl who frequently attended to him was about to speak when Guo Feilong took out the alchemist collaboration token given by the Spirit Creek Sect and said, "I want to see Steward Sun." "So it''s Alchemist Wuhen." The young and pretty servant girl recognized his token and enthusiastically led him to the second floor. The reason this young and pretty servant girl was so enthusiastic was not only because he was an alchemist collaborating with the Spirit Creek Sect. It was also because Guo Feilong was very generous to this pretty servant girl, giving her three to five spirit stones as a tip every time he came. Three spirit stones were equivalent to her monthly income. Who wouldn''t be enthusiastic toward someone like that? Of course, this young and pretty servant girl was not the same one who attended to him when he first came ten years ago. The servant girl from ten years ago was of average looks, not as pretty as the current one, who had at least an 8.7 in terms of figure and looks. Guo Feilong had always been generous to young and pretty female cultivators who met his standards for figure and looks. He came a bit early today, and Sun Yufeng, the steward of the Spirit Creek Sect''s pharmacy in Xiaoye Village, hadn''t gotten out of bed yet. Sun Yufeng had been lazy since she was young. Although she didn''t know Guo Feilong''s true identity as her Uncle Guo, they had met twenty or thirty times over the past ten years, so they were considered acquaintances. Therefore, the somewhat lazy Sun Yufeng didn''t bother to brush her hair or wash her face, and she came to see him in a nightgown. "Alchemist Wuhen, why do you always come so early in the morning? I just want to sleep in, why is it so hard?" Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! Sun Yufeng yawned lazily, sitting across from him with a listless look. Ten years had passed, and Sun Yufeng was still at the ninth level of Qi Refining, not having attempted Foundation Establishment. She wanted to save more spirit stones to buy a Foundation Pill. After all, the failure rate of Foundation Establishment was too high, and each failure required more than twenty years to recover before attempting again. Failure in Foundation Establishment would damage the spiritual root, which needed to be restored to its peak state. Ten years had passed, and Sun Yufeng''s appearance hadn''t changed much, still looking like she was twenty-six or twenty-seven, but her eyes had become more alluring. Her allure wasn''t deliberate; it was a natural charm she had since childhood. Especially with her mature figure, she easily gave men a visual impact, unlike the youthful looks of Guo Feilong''s beautiful wives and concubines, who were all under twenty. Now, he found the mature allure of someone like Sun Yufeng, who looked twenty-five or twenty-six, to have a unique charm. He and Sun Yufeng had no blood relation; he was just a good friend of Sun Yufeng''s father, so she called him Uncle Guo since childhood. Putting aside his scattered thoughts, Guo Feilong didn''t mention that it was almost noon and not early anymore. Instead, he lowered his voice and got straight to the point, "Fellow Daoist Sun, I''m here not only to sell elixirs but also to become a guest alchemist for the Spirit Creek Sect." "Guest alchemist!" Sun Yufeng looked at his pig-head mask in surprise, her lazy demeanor disappearing as she tentatively asked, "Alchemist Wuhen, have you refined fourth-grade elixirs and reached the level of a mid-level alchemist?" A mid-level alchemist capable of refining cultivation elixirs for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had a higher status than ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, and her tone became more respectful, changing from "fellow Daoist" to "you." "That''s right, my alchemy skills have now reached the mid-level alchemist stage, and I can refine fourth and fifth-grade elixirs." Guo Feilong took out two palm-sized porcelain bottles from his storage bag and placed them on the table, "Fellow Daoist Sun, these are 100 fourth-grade cultivation elixirs and fifth-grade cultivation elixirs I refined." Sun Yufeng gestured, and a glow of mystic power appeared in her palm, causing one of the porcelain bottles on the table to fly into her hand. She removed the sandalwood stopper, and a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted from the porcelain bottle. Sun Yufeng poured an elixir into her palm, and with her years of experience in appraising elixirs, she could tell at a glance that it was a genuine fourth-grade elixir. She gestured again, and the other porcelain bottle flew into her hand. She removed the stopper and poured out an elixir, which was a fifth-grade cultivation elixir. To become a guest alchemist for the Spirit Creek Sect, one needed to refine elixirs on the spot and have the entire process recorded with a recording stone to prove their capability. Guo Feilong took out a medium-quality superior alchemy furnace he had bought in the cultivation world of the Northern Borders Continent and began refining elixirs in front of Sun Yufeng. Sun Yufeng held the recording stone, not fully aiming it at him, only recording his half-profile, as the alchemy recipe and refining techniques were the secrets of an alchemist. To avoid overly impressing others with his success rate, Guo Feilong only used forty percent of his usual auspicious clouds during the refining process. When the batch of fourth-grade elixirs was completed, there were four finished products and six failures. Sun Yufeng put away the recording stone, smiling as she congratulated, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on becoming a mid-level alchemist. I''ll make you a guest alchemist token right away." Guest alchemists enjoyed the status of ordinary elders in the Spirit Creek Sect. Although they didn''t receive a monthly stipend, they received discounts when purchasing spirit herbs and spirit medicines at the sect''s pharmacy. Before long, Sun Yufeng had crafted the Spirit Creek Sect guest alchemist token, "Alchemist Wuhen, you''ll enjoy a 25% discount on spirit herbs and spirit medicines at any Spirit Creek Sect pharmacy, and the purchase price of elixirs will be 90% of the market selling price." Recruiting a mid-level guest alchemist was also highly beneficial for Sun Yufeng, earning her a large amount of sect contribution points. It also added a significant achievement to her record, which would greatly influence the level of positions she could manage in the future. Guo Feilong activated the guest alchemist token and stored it in his storage bag, then said to Sun Yufeng, "Fellow Daoist Sun, could you do me a favor?" In a good mood, Sun Yufeng smiled and asked, "Alchemist Wuhen, if you need my help, just say the word. If I can help, I certainly will." Guo Feilong said, "I''d like to ask Fellow Daoist Sun to play matchmaker for me. I''ve taken a liking to the female clerk, Zhang Xiaomei, in the pharmacy hall on the first floor." Zhang Xiaomei was the servant girl he tipped three to five spirit stones each time he came. Sun Yufeng was taken aback; it was the first time someone had asked her to be a matchmaker. The next moment, she covered her mouth and laughed, "Alright, I''ll call her over and ask her." Before long, Sun Yufeng returned with the unsuspecting young beauty, Zhang Xiaomei. "Xiaomei, our guest alchemist, Alchemist Wuhen, wants me to play matchmaker for you two and marry you as his wife. Do you agree?" Sun Yufeng was direct, and the young Zhang Xiaomei was instantly stunned, her cute and pretty face turning bright red. Chapter 39 - Taking off the mask "Uh... uh..." Zhang Xiaomei was momentarily stunned, her face flushed as she fiddled with the hem of her clothes, repeating "uh" several times without giving a clear answer. Suddenly, she remembered something and said, "Can I see your face? You always wear a mask when you come." Hearing this, Sun Yufeng also realized she had never seen the face behind Alchemist Wuhen''s mask. She immediately became interested and said, "Alchemist Wuhen, that''s not fair. If you like Junior Sister Zhang Xiaomei and want to marry her, shouldn''t you at least let her see what you look like? Discussing marriage while wearing a mask, what kind of behavior is that?" Guo Feilong replied, "Taking off the mask is not impossible, but you two should be prepared, so you don''t get startled." Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaomei thought, he must be extremely ugly, otherwise why would he warn us not to be scared? Sun Yufeng thought, although Alchemist Wuhen''s voice is hoarse, it carries a hint of age. He shouldn''t be an old man, right? Yes, Alchemist Wuhen must be an old man; the skin on his hands is a bit loose, unlike that of young or middle-aged people. At this moment, Guo Feilong placed his hand on the pig-head mask, removed it, revealing a head full of white hair and a face that looked like a man in his sixties or seventies. However, his appearance was quite handsome. Even though he had the appearance of an elderly man, he was a charming old gentleman. The years had given him a refined and gentle look, yet he still exuded a certain strength. He was the kind of person whose smile felt like a spring breeze, making people think of him as a kind and amiable elder. But when he was serious or solemn, he resembled a high-ranking official with an innate authority that commanded respect. Despite his aged appearance, Guo Feilong''s looks and demeanor were top-notch, very pleasing to the eye. Zhang Xiaomei breathed a sigh of relief; at least he wasn''t hideously ugly. However, for someone her age, he was still too old. In her heart, she would never agree to marry him. Seeing Alchemist Wuhen''s appearance brought back a flood of dusty memories. Back then, she was very young and would cling to a very handsome uncle all day. Even though at that time, the uncle already had the appearance of a man in his forties. But even as a middle-aged man, that uncle''s demeanor and looks were the best she had ever seen.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. When she was a few years old, she loved to cling to that uncle to tell her stories. When she was in her teens, she still loved to cling to that uncle to tell her stories. She had heard those stories countless times since she was little, but she just loved using this way to cling to that handsome uncle. After becoming a closed-door disciple of a sect elder, she saw that handsome uncle less and less. The last time they met seemed to be twenty years ago, when she was burying her father. Time flies, and now she was forty-five or forty-six, still unmarried, because of that shadow in her heart. She would always compare other men to that figure in her heart. Never satisfied, she remained single. "Uncle Guo... is that you?" Sun Yufeng raised her hand in shock and joy, wanting to touch that familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar face, but midway, she put her hand down. The uncle was still the same uncle. But he was no longer the incredibly handsome uncle in her memory. After all, the difference between a forty-something appearance and a sixty or seventy-something appearance is significant. "Yes, it''s me." Guo Feilong nodded. "Uncle Guo, you''ve aged..." Sun Yufeng walked over, somewhat complaining, "Uncle Guo, since you recognized me, why didn''t you let me know it was you ten years ago?" Guo Feilong said, "Haven''t I aged?" He knew very well that Sun Yufeng had liked him since she was a child. But back then, he was focused on breaking through the seventh-level Qi Refining, aiming to enter the Foundation Establishment stage, become a Golden Elixir, then an Elemental Infant, and eventually become immortal, living as long as the heavens and earth. Unfortunately, those beautiful thoughts were mere fantasies under his poor spiritual root. Moreover, Sun Yufeng was a little girl he had watched grow up. Even rabbits don''t eat the grass by their burrow; he couldn''t possibly make a move on someone familiar. With all these reasons combined, he never revealed his true appearance in front of Sun Yufeng. After catching up for a while, Sun Yufeng asked many questions, mainly about how he suddenly became so skilled in alchemy and where he was living now. Regarding alchemy, Guo Feilong simply said he had studied it for decades, and one day he suddenly had an epiphany, continuously improving his alchemy skills. Such situations, while rare, were not unheard of in the Cultivation World. Out of a thousand people with no alchemy talent, one or two might suddenly have an epiphany after decades of study, rapidly advancing in alchemy skills. Though rare, given the vast number of cultivators, such occurrences were frequently heard of. Not only in alchemy, but also in crafting, formation, and talisman making, there were people who suddenly had epiphanies. Guo Feilong also told Sun Yufeng where he currently lived and invited her to visit whenever she had the chance. After chatting and reminiscing, Guo Feilong looked at Zhang Xiaomei standing beside Sun Yufeng and smiled, "Would you like to marry me? Listen to my bride price first, then decide." Female cultivators in the Cultivation World were very pragmatic. With his rich experience, Guo Feilong knew how to win their hearts¡ªby using money. If he couldn''t win a woman over with money, he wouldn''t waste time, as the same money could be used to win over other young and beautiful women. "If you agree to marry me, I''ll give you 5,000 spirit stones as a bride price, along with a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast. I''ll also provide the elixirs and spirit stones you need for cultivation." It''s said that money moves hearts; a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast is worth 150,000 spirit stones, a fact known to all cultivators. Zhang Xiaomei, as a servant disciple in the Spirit Creek Sect, earned only three spirit stones a month, with elixir subsidies, amounting to an annual income of 50 spirit stones. Fifty spirit stones a year. Five hundred spirit stones in ten years. Five thousand spirit stones in a hundred years. Fifty thousand spirit stones in a thousand years. She would need to work as a servant disciple in the Spirit Creek Sect for 3,000 years to earn 150,000 spirit stones. Just moments ago, Zhang Xiaomei was determined not to marry this old man, Guo Feilong. Now, her heart raced as she asked, "Is the bride price you mentioned real? Will you really give me a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast?" "Of course, it''s real. If you agree, I''ll give you a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast right now." Guo Feilong patted the spiritual beast bag at his waist, and a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast appeared in the room. He wasn''t being generous by giving a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast to a female cultivator he was marrying; he gave each of his female cultivator wives a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast. His wives and concubines each had a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast and one or two ninth-rank land spiritual beasts. Instead of giving the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast after marriage, it was more enticing to offer it as a bride price. Zhang Xiaomei looked at the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast with stars in her eyes and said, "I... I''m willing to marry you." She comforted herself, thinking, what''s wrong with marrying an old man? As long as this old man has money and can give me the life I want, it''s fine. Guo Feilong was a man of his word. He handed the Beast Command Token of the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast to Zhang Xiaomei, along with 5,000 spirit stones. Sun Yufeng, watching enviously, suddenly said, "Uncle Guo, why don''t you give me a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast as a bride price too, and I''ll marry you as well?" Chapter 41 - Breakthrough to the tenth level of Qi Refining His water-attribute Spiritual Root, after reaching the Great Perfection of the tenth level of Qi Refining, had doubled in size compared to when he was at the ninth level, and the mystic power stored had also doubled. When he reaches Foundation Establishment, his Foundation Platform will be twice as large as that of other early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, storing twice as much mystic power. When cultivators reach the Foundation Establishment stage, the Foundation Platform formed by the Spiritual Root is also graded. A supreme-grade Foundation Platform stores sixty percent more mystic power than a low-grade one. For a cultivator who has reached the Great Perfection of the tenth level of Qi Refining, the Foundation Platform formed upon successful Foundation Establishment is bound to be a supreme-grade one. Originally, it is twice the size of a normal Foundation Platform, plus the supreme-grade Foundation Platform stores sixty percent more mystic power than a normal one. If you think of the Foundation Platform as a fuel tank: A normal Foundation Platform formed by a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator can store 1000 milliliters of gasoline. A supreme-grade Foundation Platform formed by a tenth-level Qi Refining cultivator can store 1000¡Á2¡Á1.6=3200 milliliters of gasoline. In the future, if he successfully establishes his foundation, his mystic power will be 3.2 times that of those with low-grade Foundation Platforms formed at the ninth level of Qi Refining. The Foundation Establishment stage consists of four minor stages: early, middle, late, and Great Perfection. Each time a minor stage is advanced, the mystic power doubles compared to before. With the supreme-grade Foundation Platform formed at the tenth level of Qi Refining, even at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, his mystic power will be more abundant than that of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. The Foundation Platform not only determines the amount of mystic power stored but also represents the rate and speed of mystic power output. To describe it in terms of strength: Both are low-grade Foundation Platforms. The maximum mystic power output value for an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator is 100. For a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, it is 150. In a clash of mystic power, the mystic power of an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would collapse. If we use strength as an analogy, an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator has 100 tons of strength, while a mid-stage one has 150 tons.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. As long as he successfully establishes his foundation, his mystic power will surpass that of an ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, with greater power. This is why countless ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators strive to break through the bottleneck at the tenth level of Qi Refining. Unfortunately, on average, only one or two out of a million ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators manage to become tenth-level Qi Refining cultivators, a very low ratio. It is said that those with Heaven-grade Spiritual Roots above Earth-grade have a 100% chance of breaking through to the tenth level of Qi Refining. The rarity of Heaven-grade Spiritual Roots is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Since the founding of the Spirit Creek Sect by the first ancestor, over 58,600 years have passed, and fewer than twenty cultivators with Heaven-grade Spiritual Roots have appeared. In 58,000 years, on the vast lands of the Spirit Creek Sect, which are several times the size of Earth, countless cultivators have emerged, numbering in the tens of billions. Yet, fewer than twenty Heaven-grade Spiritual Root cultivators have appeared, averaging one every two to three thousand years. Guo Feilong now possesses an upper Earth-grade Spiritual Root, and even if he hasn''t broken through to the tenth level of Qi Refining yet, once he upgrades his Spiritual Root to Heaven-grade, he can reach the tenth level of Qi Refining. Breaking through from the Great Perfection of the tenth level of Qi Refining to the Foundation Establishment stage has at least an eighty percent success rate. Upper Earth-grade Spiritual Roots almost guarantee a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage. Combining the two, he can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at any time and become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, he cannot break through to the Foundation Establishment stage yet because he needs to go to the Dark Forest to obtain some spiritual items that can enhance the quality of the Foundation Platform during its formation. Once a cultivator''s stage surpasses the Qi Refining stage, they cannot enter the Dark Forest, as it is a world akin to a Heavenly Abode. He doesn''t need spiritual items to enhance the quality of his Foundation Platform. But his children will need them in the future, and besides, he has two wives and concubines who are already qualified for Foundation Establishment. One is Sun Yufeng, who has been at the ninth level of Qi Refining for many years, and the other is Wang Yuyan, with a mid-level Earth-grade Thunder Spiritual Root. It must be said that those with Earth-grade Spiritual Roots are indeed exceptional. Wang Yuyan has only been cultivating for twelve years, yet she broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining this spring. In contrast, even if those with low-grade Spiritual Roots cultivate for 130 to 140 years, 90% of them will only reach the sixth level of Qi Refining at most by the time they die. The gap is evident. Of course, Wang Yuyan''s rapid progress to the ninth level of Qi Refining in just eleven or twelve years is also due to her having ample cultivation resources over the years. Otherwise, no matter how exceptional a mid-level Earth-grade Spiritual Root is, it wouldn''t be possible to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining in just eleven or twelve years. In the past two years, Guo Feilong, through the Yellow Emperor''s legacy in alchemy, has reverse-engineered many alchemy recipes for various elixirs. Among them is the recipe for refining Foundation Pills. The spirit herbs and spirit medicines needed to refine Foundation Pills are not too rare or hard to find. The scarcity of Foundation Pills is mainly due to the extremely low pill formation rate. Out of a hundred furnaces and a thousand elixirs, perhaps only one Foundation Pill is produced, or even none, with the rest being waste pills. The pill formation rate for Foundation Pills is terrifyingly low. Another reason is that Foundation Pills are sixth-grade elixirs, and only mid-level alchemists or above can refine them. With auspicious clouds, Guo Feilong doesn''t worry about the low pill formation rate. He has already refined 300 ninth-grade Foundation Pills, some stored in his storage bag, and some in an underground secret chamber. No cultivator can guarantee they won''t encounter unexpected death outside. If all assets are stored in a storage bag, it would be like gifting wealth and warmth to the enemy. So, some assets must be kept at home. A single ninth-grade Foundation Pill is worth 300,000 Spirit Stones, and it''s so rare that it''s hard to buy even if you want to. Cultivators beyond the Qi Refining stage cannot enter the Dark Forest, but there are fairies in the Dark Forest comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage. Before heading to the Dark Forest, Guo Feilong would carve talismans that seal divine power spells on spiritual beast hides every day. He has a water-attribute Spiritual Root and can only create talismans sealing water-attribute divine power spells and mystic power Sword Qi. Over the past two years, he has crafted and sealed hundreds of ninth-grade talismans, and every family member with Spiritual Root qualifications has one or two of his ninth-grade talismans. Even the Golden Body Technique reached the fourth level the day before yesterday, making his body as strong as a medium-quality Spiritual Instrument. In these two years, Guo Feilong''s various abilities and strengths have developed rapidly. This noon, Guo Feilong sat on the back of a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast, flying alone towards the Dark Forest. He didn''t bring Wang Yuyan and Sun Yufeng because the Dark Forest, a Heavenly Abode world, is one of the most dangerous places for cultivators in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Inside, the greatest danger isn''t the fairies comparable to Foundation Establishment cultivators but those malicious immortal cultivators who specialize in murder and robbery. Chapter 42 - Enter the Dark Forest The entrance to the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest was not within the territory of the Spirit Creek Sect but at the junction of the Spirit Creek Sect and three other sects, belonging to a no-man''s land. Each sect wanted to control it, but they were always suppressed by the other three sects joining forces. After much friction and negotiation, the Dark Forest became a no-man''s land where any cultivator could freely enter and exit. Five days later, in the afternoon, Guo Feilong arrived at the edge of the entrance to the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest, observing from high above. Outside the Dark Forest, a faint white mist barrier enveloped an area of a hundred miles, resembling an overturned giant bowl placed there. The white mist barrier was a natural barrier formed by the power of rules, blocking any existence above the Qi Refining stage from entering the Dark Forest. Similarly, the white mist barrier also prevented the fairies within the Dark Forest from entering this Cultivation World. In the Arctic Continent''s Cultivation World, there were several such Heavenly Abodes like the Dark Forest, which contained fairies and resembled true small worlds. Throughout the Cultivation World, there were countless such places, merely with different names. The Dark Forest was considered a treasure trove, containing not only spiritual items that could enhance the quality of the Foundation Platform when Qi Refining cultivators broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage. It also had many spirit herbs and spirit medicines, along with various heavenly materials and earthly treasures. About eighty percent of the main ingredients for refining Foundation Pills were discovered in small worlds like the Dark Forest. Even some elixirs consumed by Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators contained many auxiliary spirit herbs and spirit medicines produced in such small worlds. In the Cultivation World, there was also a profession known as Spirit Plant Masters, who specialized in cultivating various spirit herbs and spirit medicines, holding a status only slightly below that of Alchemists. Some spirit plants could only grow in specific special environments and would wither and die if moved to a different environment. Spirit Plant Masters had the ability to transplant these spirit plants that required special environments to grow, ensuring they would thrive without withering in a new location. Auspicious Clouds were almost omnipotent, capable of enhancing the survival ability of spirit plants when transplanted to a new environment. With the use of Auspicious Clouds, Guo Feilong was confident that he could successfully transplant any spirit plant. From the outside, the white mist barrier of the Dark Forest only covered an area of a hundred miles. In reality, the area within the small world of the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest was incredibly vast. The part connected to the Cultivation World was just the tip of the iceberg of the small world of the Dark Forest. Swoosh!The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Guo Feilong, riding a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast, passed through the white mist barrier and entered the small world of the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest. Suddenly, the entire world in his vision darkened. Apart from the bright white mist barrier leading outside behind him, the light here felt as if it had suddenly turned overcast, like the sudden onset of dusk. The ground was black, the trees were mostly gray-brown and dark red, but the grass was a normal green. Looking into the distance from above, the undulating mountains resembled waves on the sea, stretching endlessly layer upon layer. He was here to find spiritual items for his Foundation Establishment, not to seek treasures. He patted the back of the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast. The ninth-rank flying spiritual beast immediately understood and descended towards the ground. After landing, Guo Feilong stored the ninth-rank flying spiritual beast into his Spiritual Beast Bag and released the Treasure-Seeking Mink, Xiaobai, and Erha from the bag. Erha was responsible for being his mount. Xiaobai was responsible for finding treasures. He only needed to relax and handle unexpected situations. His current location was very close to the entrance, so there wouldn''t be any valuable items here. If there were valuable items, they would have been taken long ago. The spiritual items he needed had to be obtained by killing fairies and acquiring them from their bodies. Here, fairies referred to flowers, trees, and stones that had developed intelligence, possessed cultivation stages, could move, and had various divine powers and spells. Not every fairy had spiritual items that could enhance the quality of a cultivator''s Foundation Platform during the Foundation Establishment stage. It might take killing a hundred fairies to obtain two or three pieces of spiritual items. These items appeared in a crystalline state and could be absorbed by ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, merging into their Spiritual Roots like Spirit Stones. Fairies could be an unremarkable tree, an ordinary blade of grass underfoot, or a stone on the ground. Humans killing fairies to extract the spiritual items from their bodies was also called obtaining spirit crystals. Fairies would also attack humans and spiritual beasts, treating their corpses as the best fertilizer for absorption. Both sides coveted each other''s possessions. Even if a spiritual item went unnoticed, it would seize the opportunity to attack a cultivator. Although fairies were not as intelligent as humans, they were as cunning as foxes, knowing how to hide, ambush, and flee when outmatched. "Squeak, squeak..." At this moment, the Treasure-Seeking Mink, Xiaobai, suddenly became excited, and a divine thought wave appeared in Guo Feilong''s mind: "Master, there are spirit herbs and spirit medicines over there." Xiaobai stopped in front of an unremarkable blade of grass. The Treasure-Seeking Mink not only found treasures but also dug them up. Its paws glowed with an earthy yellow light, quickly excavating the spirit herb without breaking a single root. Guo Feilong picked up the spirit medicine Xiaobai had dug up and glanced at it. It was a relatively common Third Grade spirit herb, often used in the refining of many low-level elixirs. Its market price was about 25 to 30 Spirit Stones. Although not very valuable, Guo Feilong was quite pleased and directly rewarded Xiaobai with the Third Grade spirit herb as a snack. Spiritual beasts didn''t refine elixirs. When they found spirit herbs and spirit medicines, they usually consumed them directly, and the effects were no worse than consuming elixirs refined by cultivators, sometimes even better. Cultivators, on the other hand, couldn''t do the same. If they consumed spirit herbs and spirit medicines directly, the effects would be very poor, far inferior to the effects of refined elixirs. Some spirit herbs and spirit medicines were even poisonous to humans and had to be refined and combined with other elixirs to transform into beneficial elixirs for cultivators. Alchemy was essentially the process of combining and fusing spirit herbs and spirit medicines with different functions and effects. It''s like using a bowl of flour, a piece of pickled vegetable, and a piece of pork belly to cook. Eating raw flour, raw pork belly, and raw pickled vegetables at the same time would not only likely cause stomach issues but also taste terrible. However, if you make dumplings, buns, pies, or pickled vegetable and pork noodles with them, the taste would be entirely different. Similarly, a single spirit herb or spirit medicine, when combined with different amounts of other spirit herbs and spirit medicines, could produce dozens of different elixirs with varying effects. This was the art of alchemy. All spiritual beasts had the ability to discover spirit herbs and spirit medicines, but Treasure-Seeking Beasts were particularly adept at it. Even the Ice Flame Hound could find spirit herbs and spirit medicines, but it was only sensitive to ice and fire attribute spirit herbs and spirit medicines. If other spirit herbs and spirit medicines were placed in front of it, it would consider them useless trash, not recognizing them as spirit herbs and spirit medicines. The Treasure-Seeking Mink''s ability to find treasures was truly remarkable. In less than a day, it had already found thirteen spirit herbs and spirit medicines. Although they were all low-grade First, Second, and Third Grade spirit herbs and spirit medicines, the sheer quantity made up for it. The total value of the thirteen pieces was roughly equivalent to one hundred to three hundred Spirit Stones. The small world Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest was a place of both opportunity and danger for low-level cultivators. Some cultivators were lucky enough to find rare high-grade spirit herbs and spirit medicines, which could be sold for thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones, making them wealthier than other low-level cultivators. Others were unlucky, encountering powerful fairies or ruthless cultivators and meeting their end here. During his days in the Dark Forest, Guo Feilong came across three sets of human cultivator skeletons, one of which had died no more than two months ago. Another seven or eight days passed, and Guo Feilong finally encountered his first fairy¡ªa seemingly unremarkable stone, about the size of a dining table, suddenly transformed into a stone man, swinging a stone axe in a sneak attack at him. Chapter 43 - Two Great Tree Fairies When this stone fairy remains still, it appears just like an ordinary stone, even Guo Feilong didn''t notice it, which shows how well these fairies in the Dark Forest can hide themselves. Guo Feilong was at the tenth level of Qi Refining, while the aura emanating from the stone fairy that suddenly attacked him was only equivalent to the sixth level of Qi Refining. However, the stone body of this stone fairy was comparable to a low-quality spiritual instrument, essentially a humanoid stone weapon. Bang! A layer of golden light appeared on Guo Feilong''s skin as he punched the stone axe coming at him with his bare hands, his body comparable to a top-quality spiritual instrument. In this collision, his fist was unharmed, but the stone axe of the opponent was left with a large notch, demonstrating the damage a top-quality spiritual instrument can inflict on a low-quality one. Swish! Guo Feilong''s figure flickered, appearing in front of the stone fairy, and his fist, as strong as a top-quality spiritual instrument, struck the opponent''s head fiercely. With two consecutive punches, the stone fairy''s head shattered with a bang, but the stone fairy did not die. A flash of earthy yellow light appeared on the stone fairy, and a new stone head grew from its neck. Knowing it couldn''t win, it immediately turned to flee. How could Guo Feilong let it escape? He chased after it, and with a few punches, turned the stone fairy into a pile of rubble. A round, egg-sized earthy yellow crystal, emitting a faint earthy yellow light, stood out in the pile of rubble. The first fairy he killed had a spiritual object; his luck was indeed very good. With a wave of his hand, the earthy yellow spirit stone flew into Guo Feilong''s palm. This was a low-quality earth attribute spiritual object spirit stone, with a market price of 5,000 low-quality spirit stones. Gathering ten such low-quality earth attribute spiritual objects equates to one medium-quality earth attribute spiritual object, which can allow a cultivator''s Foundation Establishment platform to reach a medium quality level. No amount of low-quality spiritual objects can allow a cultivator to form a high-quality or top-quality Foundation Establishment platform. Only ten medium-quality spiritual objects can form a high-quality Foundation Establishment platform. Ten high-quality spiritual objects can form a top-quality Foundation Establishment platform. As for ten top-quality spiritual objects, they can still only form a top-quality Foundation Establishment platform, no matter how many are used. It''s like a cup that can only hold 1000 milliliters of water; it can''t hold more. A top-quality Foundation Establishment platform is the pinnacle, the highest level that cannot be surpassed. This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. Fairies cannot be enslaved like spiritual beasts with a Beast Command Token. Besides the spiritual object crystals within them, their corpses can also be useful after they die. Some can be used as spirit herbs and medicines since they originally gained intelligence and cultivated from spirit herbs and medicines. Some can become materials for refining spiritual instruments and sacred treasures, like the stone fairy he killed; the rubble could be taken back and smelted into metal. Killing a fairy, regardless of whether it contains a spiritual object spirit stone, is always profitable. However, their most valuable part is the spiritual object crystal within them; the rest is not as valuable. Guo Feilong collected the rubble of the stone fairy, put it into his storage bag, and continued deeper into the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest on the back of Erha. The deeper he went into the Dark Forest, the higher the chance of encountering fairies. If unlucky, one might even encounter fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage. The higher the level of the fairy, the higher the grade of the spiritual object crystal within them, and the greater the danger. In the blink of an eye, another five days passed, and Guo Feilong had been in the Dark Forest for thirteen days. During these thirteen days, he encountered seven fairies, but only the first stone fairy he killed produced a low-quality spiritual object crystal. The Ninth Rank Treasure-Seeking Mink, Xiaobai, found more spirit medicines each day, including a Sixth Grade Nine Aperture Blood Spirit Plant, an excellent material for refining healing medicines, valued at over 100,000 spirit stones. He also encountered several groups of cultivators, ranging from over twenty people to as few as five or six. They were not all ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators; many were low-level cultivators banding together for safety, as it was the only way to be safer in the Dark Forest. Guo Feilong, traveling alone with two Ninth Rank spiritual beasts, was not bothered by these cultivators, who, despite their numbers, dared not provoke him and would take a detour upon encountering him. Without much trouble along the way, Guo Feilong reached the dangerous area of the Dark Forest, where fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage appeared. Ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators would not proceed further here, as they couldn''t defeat fairies comparable to Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. But Guo Feilong was different; unless he encountered fairies comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage or Great Perfection, he was confident in defeating any fairy comparable to the early or mid Foundation Establishment stage, especially with the surprisingly powerful Ninth Grade talisman enhanced by auspicious clouds. Moreover, he could elevate the Golden Body Technique to make his body comparable to medium or high-quality sacred treasures. Even a Golden Elixir stage great cultivator couldn''t kill him with a single slap. As the saying goes, "Man dies for wealth, birds die for food." Some Qi Refining stage cultivators risked entering the dangerous area, betting they wouldn''t encounter fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, to search for spirit herbs and low-level fairies. Of these people, seven or eight out of ten would die in the dangerous area. The two or three who survived would indeed gain a fortune in spirit herbs and medicines. On the second day of entering the dangerous area of the Dark Forest, the Ninth Rank Ice Flame Hound, Erha, suddenly barked softly, "Master, there''s a battle fluctuation coming from ten miles ahead." The ears, nose, and spiritual energy perception of spiritual beasts are many times that of humans. What Guo Feilong couldn''t sense, Erha could. "Let''s go and take a look," Guo Feilong said, holding several Ninth Rank talismans, both defensive and offensive. The reason he wanted to go was because of his strength. Without strength, one must be cautious. With strength, one can be low-key and unassuming. But being low-key doesn''t mean being afraid of trouble. Soon, Guo Feilong could feel the mystic power fluctuations and sounds of battle ahead. Judging from the mystic power fluctuations and sounds, it was not something that could be caused by the Qi Refining stage; it should be two fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage fighting. As he got closer, Guo Feilong finally saw the two combatants. One was a tree fairy, thirty meters tall, with a trunk so thick it took seven or eight people to encircle it. The trunk had a nose, mouth, eyes, and ears, and its branches formed human-like hands, with roots moving quickly along the ground. It spat green light from its mouth, transforming into sharp-tipped logs to attack its opponent. Its opponent was also a tree fairy, but of a different species, entirely purple with lightning power crackling around it, emitting a crisp, weak, and dense crackling sound, spitting out one thunderball after another. These two different species of tree fairies, fiercely fighting, were both comparable to mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Guo Feilong put the Ninth Rank spiritual beasts, Xiaobai and Erha, into the Spiritual Beast Bag, fearing their large sizes would attract the attention of the two tree fairies. In front of tree fairies comparable to mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Ninth Rank spiritual beasts were like toddlers, easily killed with a slap. "Wang Yuyan is of the thunder attribute, and Sun Yufeng is of the wood attribute, perfectly matching the attributes of these two tree fairies. I hope both tree fairies have spiritual object crystals inside." Guo Feilong hid behind a large tree, eyes fixed on the fighting tree fairies, calculating the best moment to strike. Moments later, the two tree fairies, with little mystic power left, engaged in fierce physical combat. Their branch-formed hands slapped each other like a brawl. The bodies of these two tree fairies, comparable to mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, were as strong as high-quality spiritual instruments. If they had enough mystic power, their bodies could reach top-quality spiritual instrument levels. After about half an hour, the two tree fairies were exhausted, their strikes as weak as if they hadn''t eaten. Now was the perfect time for a sneak attack. Guo Feilong held a Ninth Rank Sword Qi Talisman in each hand, injecting 100 auspicious clouds into each, and threw them at the two tree fairies. Boom! Boom! The two Ninth Rank Sword Qi Talismans transformed into hundred-meter-long Sword Qi, slashing down from the sky. The two tree fairies, exhausted from fighting, hurriedly used their branch-formed hands to block in front of them. Chapter 44 - Unexpected surprise Crack! Crack! The ninth-grade sword qi talisman, enhanced by a hundred auspicious clouds, was more than a hundred times more powerful. Two tree fairies, comparable to mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, had bodies as strong as high-quality spiritual instruments. However, their massive branch-like hands were instantly severed under the two hundred-meter-long sword qi. The sword qi nearly split their trunks from top to bottom. Guo Feilong gasped, not expecting the two tree fairies, already exhausted and depleted of mystic power, to withstand such a powerful sword qi attack. The two towering tree fairies, standing dozens of meters high, were shocked by the severe damage, not expecting a third party to be hiding and launching a sneak attack. The nearest thunder attribute tree fairy immediately located Guo Feilong''s hiding spot, and its giant wooden hand swung down. Guo Feilong had a ninth-grade swift wind talisman on him, which increased his speed. He infused the swift wind talisman with fifty auspicious clouds, making its effect about three times stronger than a normal ninth-grade swift wind talisman. Before the thunder attribute tree fairy''s giant hand could land, he flashed away, covering a distance of seventy to eighty meters. Boom! He dodged, but the tree he was hiding behind was not so lucky. It was smashed into splinters by the thunder attribute tree fairy''s hand, with arcs of electricity crackling on the flying wood chips. If that slap had hit any Qi Refining stage cultivator, it would have turned them into a pulp. Of course, for Guo Feilong, who had cultivated the Golden Body Technique to a level comparable to a top-quality spiritual instrument, he wasn''t afraid of being slapped to death. In the Cultivation World, all divine powers, spells, and combat techniques rely on mystic power, much like a car running at 180 miles per hour, consuming fuel every second. Body refining techniques can make the body as strong as spiritual instruments and sacred treasures, but if a cultivator runs out of mystic power, all divine powers, spells, and combat techniques will fail. If he hadn''t dodged earlier and took the hit head-on, he wouldn''t have been injured, but his mystic power would have rapidly depleted. At any time, ensuring sufficient mystic power is the right thing to do, even if it means conserving power while fighting desperately. Because when the cultivation stages are similar, the battle ultimately depends on who has more mystic power left, who can still use divine powers, spells, and combat techniques.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Although he cultivated the body refining Golden Body Technique, making his body comparable to spiritual instruments and sacred treasures, Guo Feilong would never engage in a head-on clash with any cultivator of a higher stage unless absolutely necessary. What if the opponent had some divine power, spell, or combat technique that could enhance their body strength, or some treasure that could boost their physical strength, and he went head-to-head with them, especially if they were a stage higher? That would be overconfidence, courting disaster when hitting a hard wall. He''d rather dodge the attacks of two tree fairies comparable to mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators than clash head-on. The two tree fairies, seeing that it was just a small Qi Refining stage bug like him, immediately relaxed their tense expressions. But the two tree fairies didn''t continue fighting each other, instead focusing their gaze tightly on Guo Feilong, this little figure. After all, it was this little figure who almost split them in half with two sword qi attacks. Buzz! Buzz! The two tree fairies almost simultaneously began to glow, using their remaining mystic power to heal the parts of their trunks that had been cut. All fairies have strong vitality; unless their core is destroyed, they can regenerate even if they lose their heads, growing a new head or a body beneath the head. As the saying goes, strike while the enemy is weak. Guo Feilong wouldn''t give the two tree fairies, comparable to mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, the chance to heal. He already had a ninth-grade sword qi talisman in each hand. Swish! Swish! He threw out two ninth-grade sword qi talismans, again enhanced with a hundred auspicious clouds. Two hundred-meter-long sword qi rose to the sky, slashing towards the two tree fairies. Boom! Boom! The two tree fairies, comparable to mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, were slow to move and couldn''t dodge the sword qi attacks, nearly being split from the treetop to the roots. However, before the two tree fairies could recover, Guo Feilong threw out two more ninth-grade sword qi talismans, each infused with a hundred auspicious clouds. Boom! Boom! The two tree fairies, comparable to mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, were split in two from the treetop down to the roots. Yet, even in such a state, the two tree fairies, comparable to mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, were not dead, still struggling to merge their split trunks. At this moment, Guo Feilong noticed that each of the two halves of the tree fairies'' trunks had a round, large bead embedded in them¡ªone emitting thunder, the other glowing green. These were equivalent to the Foundation Establishment platform of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. However, if a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator dies, their platform would automatically disintegrate into light rain and vanish into the world. But the source beads inside fairies do not dissipate; they remain and can be made into one-time explosive sacred treasures with significant power, capable of harming even Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. These source beads are only found in fairies comparable to Foundation Establishment stage cultivators; ordinary fairies comparable to Qi Refining stage cultivators do not have them. At the same time, the source beads are where fairies store their divine soul consciousness. Guo Feilong immediately charged towards the thunder attribute tree fairy. Fearing any unforeseen events, Guo Feilong used auspicious clouds to enhance his body to a level comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure, so even if the opponent had a last burst of energy, he wouldn''t be afraid. Swish! Guo Feilong''s figure moved as fast as lightning, leaving a trail of afterimages as he appeared on the split trunk of the thunder attribute tree fairy. His fingers, like steel claws, easily pierced into the trunk as if it were tofu, and he pried out the fist-sized thunder attribute source bead. In the next instant, the thunder attribute tree fairy, comparable to a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, immediately died. The other wood attribute tree fairy was so terrified that it was scared out of its wits, abandoning the half of its trunk without the wood attribute source bead and using the other half to flee. Its roots moved swiftly through the soil, but how could it outrun Guo Feilong, who had the swift wind talisman? After catching up, Guo Feilong mercilessly pried out its wood attribute source bead as well. Thus, he killed both tree fairies, each comparable to mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. The bodies of spiritual creatures are treasures, usable for alchemy and crafting. Naturally, Guo Feilong wouldn''t let the wooden bodies of the two tree fairies go to waste, storing them in his storage bag. However, to Guo Feilong''s surprise, while searching for spirit stones on the wooden corpses, he found three thunder attribute spirit stones on the thunder attribute tree fairy and three wood attribute spirit stones on the wood attribute tree fairy. Among them, one thunder attribute spirit stone was of high quality, while the other five were of medium quality. This made Guo Feilong both happy and puzzled. He initially thought finding one spirit stone would be good enough, but finding six was certainly a pleasant surprise. He wondered if all fairies comparable to Foundation Establishment stage had three spirit stones, or was this just a coincidence this time? Chapter 45 - Added a trump card Guo Feilong pondered the question for a moment, then decided to stop thinking about it. Anyway, when he encounters a fairy comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage again and kills it, he''ll know. This time, after killing two tree fairies equivalent to mid-Foundation Establishment, he used six Ninth Rank Sword Qi Talismans and one Swift Wind Talisman, totaling 750 auspicious clouds. Enhancing his body to the level of a low-quality Sacred Treasure took another 50 auspicious clouds, making it a total of 800 auspicious clouds. His children with spiritual roots, when they break through in cultivation, signify the family''s growing strength, and the Family Fortune Cauldron will produce a certain amount of auspicious clouds. When any of his children reach the first level of Qi Refining, the cauldron can produce 100 auspicious clouds at once. At the second level of Qi Refining, it can produce 200 auspicious clouds. At the third level of Qi Refining, it can produce 300 auspicious clouds. And so on, until the ninth level of Qi Refining, when it can produce 900 auspicious clouds. Currently, the highest cultivation level among his children is the third level of Qi Refining. The Artifact Spirit of the Family Fortune Cauldron, Little Cauldron, informed him that reaching the ninth level would yield 900 auspicious clouds. If any of his children manage to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, the cauldron will produce even more auspicious clouds. The wood bodies of the two tree fairies, equivalent to mid-Foundation Establishment, are comparable to high-quality spiritual instruments and are materials for making high-quality spiritual instruments. One is worth a million low-quality spirit stones, and two are worth two million low-quality spirit stones. After all, killing a fairy equivalent to mid-Foundation Establishment is much harder than killing a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. A medium-quality spirit stone is worth 50,000 low-quality spirit stones. The total value of six spirit stones is 750,000 low-quality spirit stones. However, the most valuable items are the two source beads equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage, each worth at least 1.5 million low-quality spirit stones. The reason they are so expensive is that the one-time explosive Sacred Treasures made from them have immense power and can even pose a threat to Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. How could they not be expensive? Moreover, obtaining source beads from spiritual objects equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage is extremely difficult. Cultivators beyond the Qi Refining stage cannot enter the Dark Forest. Those at the Qi Refining stage do not dare to seek out spiritual objects equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Otherwise, it would be like an old man eating arsenic, courting death! Of course, outside the Dark Forest''s Small World, in other higher-level Small Worlds, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can enter. But higher-level Small Worlds are also more dangerous, and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can become prey for spiritual objects and die inside. The value of the two fairy source beads is three million low-quality spirit stones. Guo Feilong calculated that the total value of killing two tree fairies equivalent to mid-Foundation Establishment is about 6.25 million low-quality spirit stones. However, whether it''s the source beads inside the fairies or the spirit stones, they are scarce resources with a price but no market. You can''t buy them just because you have money. Acquiring them is a matter of fate and opportunity. Guo Feilong has no intention of selling the two fairy source beads, which can be made into one-time explosive Sacred Treasures that can pose a threat to Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. Since receiving the Yellow Emperor''s legacy from the Artifact Spirit Little Cauldron, Guo Feilong has also achieved considerable success in the art of refining. Most of the spiritual instruments his wives use were personally crafted by him. A moment later, Guo Feilong saw the foot of a low hill. He patted his Storage Bag, and a top-quality spiritual instrument flying sword flew out. Under his control, the flying sword cut through the hillside like tofu, and rubble fell from the mountain. In just over half an hour, Guo Feilong had carved out a cave in the low hill. The cave corridor was one and a half meters wide and two meters high, with a circular hall at the end five meters high and ten meters in diameter. Buzz~ Guo Feilong released a high-quality refining furnace from his Storage Bag, placing it steadily on the ground. He intended to refine the two fairy source beads into one-time explosive treasures. The more life-saving trump cards, the better. He placed several fire stones at the bottom of the refining furnace, and a roaring fire filled the stone chamber with intense heat. Although it was his first time refining fairy source beads, Guo Feilong knew how to make them into one-time explosive Sacred Treasures. During his hundred years as an Outer Disciple at the Spirit Creek Sect, he enjoyed reading whenever he had free time. He read every book he was allowed to in the Spirit Creek Sect''s library, including those on alchemy, refining, and talisman creation. Making fairy source beads into one-time explosive Sacred Treasures isn''t difficult; the challenge lies in obtaining the fairy source beads, much like learning to shoot a gun isn''t hard, but acquiring a gun is. Though not difficult, refining isn''t easy either. It took him about thirteen or fourteen hours, consuming most of his mystic power, to refine the thunder attribute fairy source bead into a one-time explosive Sacred Treasure. As for its power? He wasn''t sure. But it was undoubtedly immense. If he infused it with auspicious clouds to enhance its power, it could increase several times, tenfold, or even dozens of times. In a surprise attack, it might even kill a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator. The thought excited Guo Feilong so much that his body trembled. Even if one couldn''t kill a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, what about two, three, or even dozens or hundreds? He believed that with enough quantity, he could certainly kill a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator. However, doing so would consume a lot of auspicious clouds. "When I return, I must marry more female cultivators with spiritual roots and have more children, producing more children with spiritual roots." Guo Feilong resolved. He held the refined thunder attribute fairy source bead in his hand, which had its own name after refinement. It was called a Spirit Explosion Bead. Meaning a one-time explosive Sacred Treasure made from a fairy source bead with great power. He released the Ninth Rank spiritual beast, Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai, from the Spiritual Beast Bag to stand guard. Guo Feilong took out many low-quality spirit stones, sat on them, and began cultivating to restore his mystic power. About two hours later, his cultivation ended, and his mystic power was fully restored. He tossed a few strips of beef jerky to the Ninth Rank spiritual beast, Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai, and took out the wood attribute fairy source bead from the Storage Bag, placing it into the refining furnace to start refining the second Spirit Explosion Bead. With the experience from the first Spirit Explosion Bead, the second one took less than ten hours to refine, nearly a third faster, and even saved about a fifth of his mystic power. Of course, to ensure success, he used some auspicious clouds during the refinement of the two Spirit Explosion Beads. These two Spirit Explosion Beads were undoubtedly his most powerful trump cards, and he wouldn''t use them unless in a life-or-death situation. After meditating to restore his mystic power, Guo Feilong left the cave and released several land spiritual beasts from the Storage Bag, instructing them to search for spirit herbs and spirit medicines nearby. Whether human, spiritual beast, or fairy, they all have their territories. Having killed two tree fairies equivalent to mid-Foundation Establishment, the area was temporarily safe, with no other fairies of that level around. The released land spiritual beasts didn''t disappoint, gradually bringing back spirit herbs and spirit medicines, including five Sixth Grade spirit herbs and more than ten Fifth Grade spirit medicines. Guo Feilong wasn''t in a hurry to leave, allowing the spiritual beasts to search the surrounding area for three days and nights, finding many spirit herbs and spirit medicines. He then ventured deeper into the Dark Forest. Chapter 46 - Tips from the Artifact Spirit in the Cauldron The dangerous zone within the Dark Forest. To Guo Feilong, it''s a treasure trove. There are countless spirit herbs and spirit medicines. As long as he confirms a certain area is safe, he releases a large number of spiritual beasts to search for spirit herbs and spirit medicines. He groups the spiritual beasts in threes or twos, ensuring they don''t stray too far from each other. The relatively safe areas are those without fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, though there are still some comparable to the Qi Refining stage. If a spiritual beast is alone, it might get ambushed and killed by a fairy. After all, the physical strength of fairies is not inferior to spiritual beasts, and sometimes even stronger. However, if three or two spiritual beasts are together, the fairies are more cautious and do not dare to ambush them. All Ninth Rank spiritual beasts act alone; even if they encounter fairies, the fairies cannot easily ambush and kill them. Thus, Guo Feilong''s main task is to slay fairies comparable to the Qi Refining stage in certain areas, while the dozens of spiritual beasts he brought search for spirit herbs and spirit medicines in relatively safe areas. After killing other fairies comparable to the Qi Refining stage, Guo Feilong discovered that each fairy of this stage has three spirit stones inside them, all at least of medium quality. Day by day passed like this, and in the blink of an eye, Guo Feilong had been in the dangerous zone of the Dark Forest for more than three months. He dared not venture into deeper, more dangerous areas, only searching along the edges for fairies comparable to the Qi Refining stage. Over the course of more than three months, he killed a total of 48 fairies comparable to the Qi Refining stage, and gathered countless spirit herbs and spirit medicines, all stored in storage bags, piled up like mountains. Fortunately, he brought a large number of storage bags this time, each one being a high-quality storage bag with ample internal storage space. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have been able to carry so much, especially since some fairies comparable to the Qi Refining stage have enormous bodies. One of them, a stone fairy, was essentially a low mountain over a hundred meters tall, indistinguishable from a mountain when still. Killing forty-eight fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage yielded abundant materials for both alchemy and refinement, as their bodies provided high-quality materials. During this time, Guo Feilong became obsessed with refinement, particularly with the Yellow Emperor''s refinement legacy. Whenever he had free time, he studied and analyzed the properties of various refinement materials.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. Especially a month ago, when he killed a metallic fairy and obtained a piece of silvery-white metal the size of two rooms. Its strength reached the level of top-quality refinement material, and just two or three pounds could be used to craft a top-quality spiritual instrument. That silvery-white metal, weighing at least two to three hundred thousand pounds, could be used to craft a hundred thousand top-quality flying swords. This was comparable to the total output of a large top-quality spiritual instrument metal mine. Most importantly, Guo Feilong discovered a unique property of this silvery-white metal: it could absorb other metals to enhance its quality. Even though the soul consciousness of the silvery-white metal was killed by him, its ability to devour other metals for advancement remained. He had never heard of such metal before. If it were refined into a spiritual instrument and provided with metals, it could potentially advance into a sacred treasure, or even higher. Not only was this silvery-white metal rare, but half a month ago, he also killed a fairy comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage, made of blood-red metal. This blood-red metal, weighing thirty to forty thousand pounds, had self-repair capabilities, merging like mercury when damaged. At that time, he exerted tremendous effort to kill this blood-red metal fairy, cutting it into dozens of pieces. After storing the red metal fragments in a storage bag, he was surprised to find them fused into a single piece the next day when he opened the bag again. These days, Guo Feilong has been researching how to smelt the silvery-white metal with the red metal to create a new metal with both the ability to devour other metals and self-repair capabilities. In this cultivation world, once a spiritual instrument or sacred treasure is crafted, if it gets damaged and shattered, it becomes useless scrap metal. Even if re-smelted into metal, it cannot become a spiritual instrument or sacred treasure again, only ordinary iron. Guo Feilong is a man of action. These days, he hasn''t gone looking for fairies comparable to the Qi Refining stage, but instead, in a cave he dug himself, he cuts the two metals into small pieces and attempts to fuse them in a refinement furnace. He first melts the two small metal pieces into molten iron, thinking of mixing them together like pouring a bottle of blue ink and a bottle of red ink into a basin. However, the result is that the two metals, like water and crude oil, cannot blend at all. When he stops using mystic power to stir, the two metal molten irons automatically separate to the left and right. This method doesn''t work. He then heats the two metals red-hot and uses a blacksmith''s method, repeatedly folding and hammering the two pieces. After folding them hundreds of times, the result is like a mille-feuille, with each layer distinct and unable to become one. "I refuse to believe I can''t merge you two," Guo Feilong stubbornly muttered, staring at the two fist-sized metal pieces. Using the Yellow Emperor''s refinement legacy, he unknowingly spent another seven or eight days researching. On this day, it started raining outside the cave, with thunder rumbling. After days of research, Guo Feilong had an idea for merging the two metals but hesitated to try it. Because if this method fails, he would lose two origin spirit beads comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage fairies. These beads are much more valuable than those of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. One costs five million low-quality spirit stones, and two would be ten million low-quality spirit stones. The loss wouldn''t just be over ten million spirit stones, but also two powerful trump cards, as these could be refined into Spirit Explosion Beads with greater power. The origin spirit beads of fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage are expensive because they can be made into one-time explosive sacred treasures, Spirit Explosion Beads, capable of threatening Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. "Motherfucker, you can''t catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. If I don''t give up these two origin spirit beads, I won''t get the new metal I want." Gritting his teeth, Guo Feilong took out a red fairy origin spirit bead and a silvery-white fairy origin spirit bead from his storage bag. These two spirit beads were the origin spirit beads inside the two metal fairies. Guo Feilong planned to grind these two origin spirit beads into powder, mix them, then melt the two metals into molten iron and mix everything together. Without further ado, Guo Feilong began by grinding the two origin spirit beads into powder. Fairy origin spirit beads aren''t hard, like pearls, they can be ground into powder. Before long, the origin spirit beads of two fairies comparable to late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators produced a total of two piles of powder, one silver-white and one red. Next, he placed the two types of powder in a larger porcelain bottle and used mystic power to stir them inside the bottle. Soon, the two powders fused together. Then, Guo Feilong began putting all the metal into the refinement furnace, melting it into molten iron, and quickly using mystic power to blend the two molten irons together. If he stopped the fusion, the two metals would automatically separate. Guo Feilong poured all the powder made from the fairy origin spirit beads into the refinement furnace. In the next instant, a miraculous scene unfolded. Under the influence of the origin spirit bead powder, the two metals burst into dazzling light and actively began to merge. During the fusion of the two metal molten irons, Guo Feilong''s divine sense could see the volume of the two molten irons shrinking. Three days and nights later, Guo Feilong released a stream of mystic power, and the lid of the refinement furnace automatically opened. A head-sized, dark red metal emitting high heat flew out. At this moment, the Artifact Spirit Little Cauldron in his mindscape suddenly spoke: "Master, quickly inject 3,000 auspicious clouds into this metal, and also drip a drop of your lifeblood essence. Refine it into the shape of the item you desire, and it will become your lifebound sacred treasure. At the same time, this lifebound sacred treasure will also give birth to an artifact spirit." [PS: The author is here to ask everyone for some free little gifts. Just power up with love, thank you very much for your support, thank you!] Chapter 47 - Refining Lifebound Sacred Treasure Guo Feilong was overjoyed upon hearing this. He immediately infused 3,000 auspicious clouds into the head-sized red-hot iron and simultaneously forced a drop of his lifeblood essence from his left middle finger, which fell into the iron like a glowing red sun. He was momentarily unsure of what shape to forge this high-temperature red iron into. One thing was certain: lifebound sacred treasures could only be crafted by Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. Those in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages were not qualified to forge lifebound sacred treasures. As the name implies, a lifebound sacred treasure is as important as a cultivator''s second name, perfectly capable of carrying one''s divine soul and golden elixir. If a cultivator''s physical form is destroyed and they cannot find a vessel to carry their divine soul in time, their soul will dissipate into nothingness. However, if a cultivator possesses a lifebound sacred treasure, their divine soul can enter it when their body is destroyed, making it a second body. In the future, if they obtain heavenly materials and earthly treasures capable of regenerating flesh, the cultivator can even rebuild their physical form. Guo Feilong hadn''t expected that in his attempt to forge a metal capable of upgrading and self-repair, he would create a metal that could directly become a lifebound sacred treasure. Logically, since he was skilled with flying swords, he should forge his lifebound sacred treasure into a flying sword. But he didn''t like fighting with others, as the saying goes, "If you walk by the river often, your shoes will get wet." Constant fighting could lead to disaster if he encountered a formidable opponent. "Why not forge this iron into a shield?" Guo Feilong thought for a moment but quickly shook his head and abandoned the idea. Various different instruments flashed through his mind, and Guo Feilong finally decided to forge this new metal into a human shape. If one day his body was destroyed, his divine soul could enter this humanoid lifebound sacred treasure. With determination, he set to work. Moments later. Using his mystic power, he molded the head-sized new metal into a two-foot-tall iron figure resembling his younger self, with arms and legs spread wide, and even a slightly open mouth with teeth and a tongue, detailed to perfection. Next, he began inscribing various rune scripts onto the iron figure. Only with rune scripts could it become a spiritual instrument or sacred treasure; without them, it was just scrap metal. Inscribing rune scripts onto a spiritual instrument or sacred treasure is the most crucial step in refinement, and there can be no carelessness. The functions of the spiritual instrument or sacred treasure are determined by the inscriptions. For example: To refine a Soul Suppressing Bell, it must be inscribed with soul suppression and sound wave scripts. To refine a defensive shield, it must be inscribed with defensive rune scripts to possess the shield''s capabilities. You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. To refine a flying sword, it must be inscribed with scripts to enhance sharpness and speed. To refine a guard tower, it must be inscribed with defensive rune scripts and other combinations of scripts. The path of refinement is vast and profound, with over ten thousand different functional rune scripts, and the effects of the same script vary depending on the refinement material. Guo Feilong inscribed many sturdy and speed-enhancing rune scripts, among others, onto his humanoid lifebound sacred treasure. It took him a full seven days and nights to complete the final rune script. At the moment his lifebound sacred treasure took shape, a terrifying aura from the heavens suddenly descended. Startled, Guo Feilong asked the Artifact Spirit of the Family Fortune Cauldron, "Little Cauldron, what''s happening?" "Congratulations, Master. This is the tribulation brought by the completion of your lifebound sacred treasure. Once it overcomes the tribulation, it can give birth to an Artifact Spirit and may even gain other incredible abilities. This is a good thing." Hearing the Artifact Spirit Little Cauldron''s words, Guo Feilong became worried. The tribulation is a double-edged sword. Even though it''s the treasure undergoing the tribulation. He knew, The lifebound sacred treasures of those Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators undergoing tribulation. If they pass, the benefits are immense. If they fail, they shatter into pieces. He asked the Artifact Spirit Little Cauldron, "Is there a way to increase the success rate of my lifebound sacred treasure''s tribulation?" "Don''t worry, Master," the Artifact Spirit Little Cauldron replied. "During the refinement of your lifebound sacred treasure, it absorbed over 3,000 auspicious clouds. Auspicious clouds are the blessings of heaven and earth, beloved by the heavens, like the children of the world. The tribulation is both a punishment and a reward from the heavens. In this world, what parent would kill their own child? The tribulation will only bestow endless benefits upon your lifebound sacred treasure and will not cause it any harm." With the Artifact Spirit Little Cauldron''s reassurance, Guo Feilong felt at ease. With a thought, his humanoid lifebound sacred treasure flew out of the cave to the outside. At this moment, high above in the sky. Tribulation clouds were spreading at a terrifying speed. Within the dark clouds, lightning flickered like thousands of thunderous serpents slithering through the clouds. All beings in the world feared the heavenly thunder of the tribulation, for it could destroy not only the physical body but also the intangible soul. As the tribulation clouds appeared, all the fairies with souls and consciousness in the small world of the Dark Forest''s Heavenly Abode concealed their presence, becoming like ordinary creatures. Those fairies comparable to the Golden Elixir stage were all terrified and hid, some retreating into caves, some burrowing into the earth, and others sinking to the riverbeds. Boom! A thunderbolt as thick as a barrel descended from the tribulation clouds. Like an angry thunder dragon, it struck the metal figure. Crackle~ Crackle~ The metal figure absorbed the lightning. Boom! Another tribulation thunderbolt struck down. The metal figure continued to absorb the power of the tribulation. Boom! Boom! Boom! One thunderbolt after another descended from the tribulation clouds. A total of eighty-one thunderbolts struck. Only then did it end. Buzz~ At that moment, his lifebound sacred treasure, the metal figure, suddenly shone brightly, revealing numerous mysterious rune scripts on its surface. Each rune script seemed like a heavenly book, and after staring at them for a while, Guo Feilong felt dizzy and lightheaded. Knowing he couldn''t continue looking at the rune scripts, he immediately closed his eyes. After more than a minute, the dizzy feeling completely subsided. When he opened his eyes again, a smaller metal figure''s light shadow appeared on his lifebound sacred treasure, the newly born Artifact Spirit. The Artifact Spirit curiously observed its surroundings, and Guo Feilong felt an indescribable connection with it, as if he were the Artifact Spirit and the Artifact Spirit were him. This was the bond between a lifebound sacred treasure and its master. Swish! The lifebound sacred treasure, the metal figure, flew to his front, then, along with the Artifact Spirit, transformed into a beam of light and entered his body, finally settling into his energy core, becoming very small, sitting atop his spiritual root, absorbing the mystic power from the spiritual root like a person cultivating. In fact, this was a form of cultivation for the lifebound sacred treasure, known professionally as nurturing the lifebound sacred treasure. The longer the nurturing period, the higher the compatibility between the lifebound sacred treasure and its master, and the greater its power. Meanwhile, Guo Feilong''s divine soul consciousness entered the energy core, intending to converse with the lifebound sacred treasure sitting on the spiritual root to discover its special abilities. It couldn''t have absorbed the tribulation lightning for nothing. But before he could inquire, the Artifact Spirit of the lifebound sacred treasure spoke in a childlike voice, "Master, I''m so sleepy. I''m going to take a nap." Then, Guo Feilong sensed that the Artifact Spirit of his lifebound sacred treasure had fallen asleep, so he could only have his divine soul enter the metal figure of the lifebound sacred treasure. In the next moment, Guo Feilong''s divine soul felt as if it had returned to his body. When he wanted to raise an arm, the lifebound sacred treasure''s arm lifted. Whatever action his divine soul wanted to perform, the lifebound sacred treasure would execute. Swish! In the next moment, Guo Feilong controlled the lifebound sacred treasure''s form, appearing outside his body, establishing a faint connection with the spiritual root in his energy core. Even though his divine soul was outside his body, he could still mobilize the mystic power from the spiritual root, seemingly unaffected by spatial distance. Swish! Guo Feilong''s divine soul controlled the metal figure, flying to a low mountain two to three hundred meters high, and punched the mountain. With a thunderous boom, the mountain crumbled under the metal figure''s punch, sending countless rocks shooting in all directions, an incredibly terrifying display of power. Guo Feilong gasped at the result, realizing that this punch could shatter any top-tier defensive spiritual instrument. [PS: The author here is asking for a small gift from the readers, a free show of support would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your support!] Chapter 48 - Supreme Sacred Treasure Level The power of the lifebound sacred treasure, the metallic iron man, was beyond imagination. A mountain two to three hundred meters high was shattered into rubble. At this moment, Guo Feilong''s heart was filled with shock that words could not describe. Cultivators skilled in body refinement had bodies comparable to sacred treasures. This referred to the toughness of their bodies, not their power. For instance, a Qi Refining stage cultivator''s body could be as tough as a sacred treasure, and even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators couldn''t harm him in the slightest. However, this didn''t mean that the Qi Refining stage cultivator had the combat power of the Foundation Establishment stage. It''s like an ordinary person wearing a bulletproof vest; they can block bullets, but they themselves don''t have the power of a bullet. But a sacred treasure is different; not only is it extremely tough, but its power is also immense. It''s like an ordinary person wearing a bulletproof vest and holding a handgun, capable of both offense and defense. His humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure was crafted using 3,000 auspicious clouds. It was tempered by the power of eighty-one heavenly tribulations, making it not an ordinary low-quality sacred treasure. Instead, it was a top-tier sacred treasure infinitely close to a low-quality divine treasure, hence its tremendous power. The rarity of divine treasures was such that even the Spirit Creek Sect didn''t have any. Of course, Guo Feilong was not a high-ranking member of the Spirit Creek Sect. Whether the Spirit Creek Sect had divine treasures might be a secret. They might have them, or they might not. Anyway, on the surface, the Spirit Creek Sect didn''t have any divine treasures. Guo Feilong, who wielded this humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure, discovered that his lifebound sacred treasure had gained the ability to unleash the power of tribulation lightning through the tempering of heavenly tribulations. The power depended on how much mystic power he supplied to the lifebound sacred treasure. The more mystic power supplied, the greater the power of the tribulation lightning released. There are many types of lightning, categorized by power, such as ordinary lightning during rain, which is generally not very powerful. Cultivators can cultivate various types of lightning, such as Yin Fiend Lightning, Nine Yang Lightning, Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, Palm Lightning, Five Lightning Formation, and so on.Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. Tribulation lightning, however, is the most powerful and domineering lightning in the world, capable of destroying everything, even gods and immortals. In summary, the power of tribulation lightning is the greatest in the world, and its power is terrifying. Guo Feilong looked at a mountain a thousand meters away, five hundred meters high. He controlled the humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure, raised its palm, and a flash of lightning shot out. Boom! The mountain a thousand meters away was struck, and half of it was shattered into sand-sized rubble. If it hit a person, not even ashes would remain. The power of this tribulation lightning was too domineering. Even if a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator were hit, they would be instantly pulverized. He wondered if the body of a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator could withstand this domineering heavenly tribulation power. Guo Feilong thought for a moment. A Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator could definitely withstand it, but they would certainly be injured. Of course, Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators have protective divine light, with very strong defenses. The arm-thick tribulation lightning might not be able to penetrate the protective divine light. The power of tribulation lightning is terrifying, but it consumes a lot of mystic power. Just now, the arm-thick lightning consumed a third of his mystic power. The most mystic power-efficient method was still using the humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure for physical attacks on targets, though its destructive power wasn''t as great as using tribulation lightning. No matter what, if he were to fight a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at Great Perfection now, he could confidently guarantee that the one to die would definitely be the late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Swish! The humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure flashed and returned to his energy core from mid-air. Once the artifact spirit of the lifebound sacred treasure awakened, he wouldn''t even need to personally control it; the artifact spirit could autonomously fight for him. "Once I return, I must practice a divine power spell for multitasking, so I can split a part of my divine soul to personally control the lifebound sacred treasure, making it more handy." Guo Feilong withdrew his divine soul consciousness from his energy core, sat in meditation to restore his mystic power to full, and continued searching the dangerous areas of the Dark Forest. A day later. Guo Feilong encountered a fairy comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage. This fairy was a mass of defensive black soil, soft like mud when loose, and as hard as a high-quality spiritual instrument when solid, making it extremely difficult to kill. It was even immune to physical attacks to some extent, able to reform into a puddle of mud after being chopped into pieces. Fortunately, Guo Feilong was well-prepared, with many divine power spells and talismans of various attributes. Using a Ninth Rank freezing talisman with an additional 100 auspicious clouds, he froze this black mud fairy comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage, shattered the soil covering the original spirit bead, and took the original spirit bead in his hand, finally killing it. The black mud comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage was a treasure. Planting spirit herbs and spirit medicines on it not only increased their survival rate but also made them grow very fast. After this battle, Guo Feilong released dozens of spiritual beasts to search for spirit herbs and spirit medicines within a radius of thirty to fifty miles. The harvest was quite abundant. ... ... Two months passed in the blink of an eye. Guo Feilong had ventured deep into the Dark Forest, encountering two or three fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage every day, and the good things he obtained were increasing. "I can''t go any further. The intuition I get from ahead is terrifying; it should be the territory of fairies comparable to Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators." At this moment, Guo Feilong stood on a mountain peak, looking at the towering forest mountains ahead, planning to return home. He had been out for over five months, almost half a year. As long as he didn''t establish his Foundation, he would have many more opportunities to come here in the future. However, just as Guo Feilong was about to leave the Dark Forest, a fiery red figure suddenly soared from the mountains ahead. It was a creature resembling a flood dragon, but with some differences, as it had two pairs of wings on its back. A terrifying aura spread from the creature resembling a flood dragon, and even from two to three thousand meters away, Guo Feilong felt immense pressure, and his mystic power was somewhat sluggish. Golden Elixir stage! It was definitely the Golden Elixir stage. He didn''t know what stage of the Golden Elixir it was. Guo Feilong didn''t want to provoke a fairy comparable to the Golden Elixir stage, but he was curious about what the fairy resembling a flood dragon with wings was. Fairies are born from the divine soul consciousness of flowers, trees, and stones, evolving into fairies after absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and cultivating for countless years. Once fairies reach a stage comparable to Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, they evolve into forms resembling certain creatures, and only when they are killed does their true form reveal itself. Guo Feilong didn''t want to provoke it, but the creature noticed him immediately, its eyes, larger than lanterns, filled with a greedy look, like a dog seeing a bone. Whoosh! The creature flapped its wings, and its body, over a hundred meters long, flew rapidly toward him. Guo Feilong was shocked. He used auspicious clouds to enhance the Golden Body Technique to a level comparable to a medium-quality sacred treasure. At the same time, his humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure flew out from his energy core, and he held it in his hand. Injecting mystic power, the humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure began to flicker with lightning. Buzz! An arm-thick bolt of tribulation lightning shot out like a spear, straight toward the fairy comparable to a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator flying at him. Chapter 49 - Scare away the Fairy of the Golden Elixir stage In the world, every living being is deeply afraid of tribulation lightning. Even a fairy, evolved from mere food and earth, was almost scared to death when it sensed the power of tribulation lightning within that bolt. It desperately activated its protective divine light. A fiery red, transparent spherical light shield enveloped it. Boom! A bolt of tribulation lightning, as thick as an arm, struck its protective divine light shield. The shield was indeed strong and managed to block the power of the tribulation lightning. Guo Feilong felt a bit disappointed, but he knew this was normal. After all, the opponent was comparable to a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, while he was merely a Qi Refining stage cultivator, two major stages apart. At this moment, the fairy, comparable to a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, seeing its protective shield withstand the tribulation lightning, glared fiercely at Guo Feilong but dared not approach. It was afraid! After all, that was the power of lightning with a hint of tribulation aura, a natural fear, like a mouse encountering a cat. But it couldn''t understand why a mere human could release lightning with the aura of tribulation. It defied logic! Absolutely defied logic! "Damn it, I''ll add some auspicious clouds and try again. Even if I can''t kill it, I''ll make it run," Guo Feilong thought as he saw the opponent not retreating. He immediately infused his mystic power and auspicious clouds into his humanoid metal sacred treasure. In the next instant, lightning appeared on the humanoid metal lifebound sacred treasure. Guo Feilong infused it with 200 auspicious clouds, unsure how much the power of tribulation lightning would be amplified. Buzz! A bolt of lightning, as thick as a dish, shot out. Boom! The lightning struck the opponent''s red protective shield. With a crisp crack, the red protective shield showed cracks. Seeing this, Guo Feilong was delighted and gritted his teeth, continuing to infuse mystic power into his lifebound sacred treasure. As the mystic power increased, the thickness of the lightning also grew. With a loud boom, the red protective shield shattered, and the lightning struck the opponent. The fairy, comparable to a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, let out a miserable scream and fled, disappearing without a trace in an instant.The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. It wasn''t killed, just injured. As for how severe the injury was, Guo Feilong didn''t know. A fairy comparable to a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator had a body as tough as a sacred treasure, not easily killed. Sacred treasures weren''t easily destroyed, and Guo Feilong realized that his lifebound sacred treasure could harm a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator but couldn''t kill it. It wasn''t that his lifebound sacred treasure wasn''t powerful, but his cultivation stage was too far behind the opponent''s. No matter how powerful the lifebound sacred treasure was, it wasn''t enough. Ten days later, Guo Feilong emerged from the Dark Forest, and at that moment, a group of seven or eight cultivators flew toward him. Among them, the highest cultivation was a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, while the others were either at the seventh or eighth level. They all wore uniform white robes, with a silver flying sword emblem embroidered on the left chest, and three words below it¡ªCloud Sword Sect. The Cloud Sword Sect''s strength was similar to that of the Spirit Creek Sect. However, the cultivators of this sect were skilled in the art of flying swords, making them formidable. In one-on-one situations, cultivators from other sects generally couldn''t defeat those from the Cloud Sword Sect. This led to Cloud Sword Sect cultivators being arrogant and domineering when venturing outside, acting as if they were the top of the world. Now, with their numbers, they naturally saw Guo Feilong, just out of the Dark Forest, as easy prey. Typically, cultivators emerging from the Dark Forest would have some gains. So, the seven or eight Cloud Sword Sect cultivators surrounded Guo Feilong. The ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator from the Cloud Sword Sect said, "If you know what''s good for you, hand over your storage bag and spiritual beast bag, or today next year will be your death anniversary." Killing and treasure hunting were common in the cultivation world, and these people spoke and acted with such familiarity, clearly not their first time doing this. There was no way Guo Feilong would hand over his storage bag and spiritual beast bag. Without a word, he tapped his waist storage bag, and a top-grade flying sword appeared before him. With a pinch of the spell, the flying sword shot toward the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator of the Cloud Sword Sect. "A mere wandering cultivator dares to use a flying sword in front of a Cloud Sword Sect cultivator. Truly ignorant of the vastness of the heavens and earth," the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator of the Cloud Sword Sect said, not taking Guo Feilong seriously. He also had a top-grade flying sword. A Qi Refining stage cultivator who could afford a top-grade flying sword wasn''t an ordinary cultivator. Clang! The two flying swords collided. In the next moment, the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator of the Cloud Sword Sect was shocked. His flying sword was knocked away by the opponent''s. He didn''t know Guo Feilong was at the tenth level of Qi Refining because Guo Feilong wore a spiritual instrument that concealed his cultivation. The cultivation stage he displayed was the ninth level of Qi Refining. In the absence of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators were the pinnacle, not to be underestimated wherever they went, reducing many unnecessary troubles. "Senior Brother, be careful!" someone warned. However, the warning was futile. Guo Feilong''s top-grade flying sword severed the opponent''s neck, and the head rolled off, followed by the body falling from the flying spiritual beast. To eliminate future troubles, Guo Feilong unleashed his tenth-level Qi Refining cultivation, releasing several ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts, quickly killing the remaining Cloud Sword Sect cultivators. He collected the storage bags and spiritual beast bags from the corpses, then had a fire-breathing spiritual beast incinerate their bodies to ashes. He began inspecting the storage bags, discarding anything with Cloud Sword Sect markings, keeping only items unrelated to the sect. As for the wealth in these storage bags, Guo Feilong didn''t even glance at it. Not to mention the wealth of these Qi Refining stage cultivators, even the wealth of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator wouldn''t catch his eye. After all, in the five or six months he spent in the Dark Forest, he accumulated wealth that even a typical Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator couldn''t match. However, he did find a Nine Sword Technique swordsmanship inheritance in the storage bag of the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator from the Cloud Sword Sect, which allowed simultaneous control of nine flying swords against enemies. Moreover, the nine flying swords could form a Qiankun Sword Formation, a sword formation with immense power. The Nine Sword Technique was a well-known technique of the Cloud Sword Sect, reserved for elite inner sect members. If someone else learned this sword technique and the Cloud Sword Sect found out, it would lead to relentless pursuit. Guo Feilong wasn''t afraid because he didn''t plan to use the Cloud Sword Sect''s Nine Sword Technique in battle. He wanted to learn the method of controlling multiple spiritual instruments simultaneously. A few days later, Guo Feilong finally returned home to Yellow Rock Town. Having not enjoyed conjugal life for half a year, upon his return, he stayed in his room for half a month without leaving, with several beautiful wives and concubines lining up to enter his room each day. They all left the room utterly satisfied. After half a month of bliss, Guo Feilong gave his wives, Sun Yufeng and Wang Yuyan, each a high-quality spirit stone matching their attributes and a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill he personally refined. Then, Guo Feilong entered the underground chamber, activated the defensive formation within, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began his Foundation Establishment. Chapter 50 - Chapter 50 Foundation Establishment is an incredibly important milestone for all cultivators at the Qi Refining stage. Once successfully established, not only does one''s status elevate by a whole rank, but their lifespan can also extend to over three times, reaching up to five hundred years. For Guo Feilong, Foundation Establishment only has success, not failure. First, there are the auspicious clouds that can help him break through the bottleneck of his cultivation stage with absolute certainty. Then there''s his spiritual root grade, which is now an upper Earth Grade, giving him a 90% success rate for Foundation Establishment. Lastly, he has a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill that increases his success rate by 50%. With these three factors combined, failure is impossible. The time it takes to break through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage can range from a year to just ten days to half a month. The higher the quality of the Foundation Establishment platform, the longer the time required. Guo Feilong aims to forge a top-quality Foundation Establishment platform, so naturally, it will take longer. However, this time Guo Feilong is not truly aiming for Foundation Establishment but rather simulating the process because he still covets the spirit stones and original spirit beads within the bodies of the fairies in the Dark Forest, which are comparable to Foundation Establishment. If he succeeds in Foundation Establishment now, he won''t be able to enter the small world of the Dark Forest''s Heavenly Abode in the future. For long-term planning, it''s best to delay true Foundation Establishment for another ten years or so. He informed all his wives and children about this Foundation Establishment attempt. It won''t be long before news of his seclusion for Foundation Establishment spreads throughout the cultivation world of Green Sun County, especially since some members of the cultivation families in Green Sun County are from the maternal families of his wives. The effect Guo Feilong desires is for everyone to know he is attempting Foundation Establishment, and then, after more than half a month, he will emerge and announce his failure. In seven or eight years, when he truly attempts Foundation Establishment, that will be the best time. After all, a 120-year-old cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining, having left the sect only twelve or thirteen years ago, suddenly succeeding in Foundation Establishment would arouse suspicion among some ill-intentioned cultivators, curious about why he suddenly became so formidable, which is not a good thing. Looking at the bigger picture, failing once at Foundation Establishment is the best course. Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. As they say, the highest level of deception is to make a false act appear real. At this moment, as Guo Feilong begins Foundation Establishment, the mystic power within his spiritual root undergoes a significant transformation, changing from a seed-like form toward the direction of a Foundation Establishment platform. Half a month later, Guo Feilong voluntarily ended the Foundation Establishment process, resulting in failure, causing a minor injury to his spiritual root. But it''s not a big problem; he had long prepared top-quality elixirs for healing spiritual root injuries, which would restore it to its original state in three to four months at most. Emerging from the basement, his face was somewhat pale, and his aura slightly weak, the aftereffects of Foundation Establishment failure. His wives and concubines were saddened by his failure, as Guo Feilong was their husband, the pillar of their family. Failure in Foundation Establishment meant that this pillar of the family would, at most, have only a decade or so left before returning to dust, plunging the entire Guo family into great turmoil. It''s important to know that all of the Guo family''s cultivation resources are supported by Guo Feilong, a mid-level alchemist. If he were to die, the family''s cultivation resources would be cut off. Although Guo Feilong had been training his wives and children with spiritual roots in alchemy and refinement, none showed much talent, unable to support the expenses of over a hundred cultivators in the family. For a cultivation family, if cultivation resources cannot support the entire family of cultivators, it will eventually split into many smaller families. If he were to die, the family would inevitably fall into chaos and collapse. His wives would each take their children, either returning to their maternal families or forming branches of the Guo family with their children. However, his wives did not know he intentionally failed Foundation Establishment; they all believed he would exhaust his lifespan in less than a decade and die of old age. Because of his failure, his wives treated him even better, obeying his every wish, trying to please him and make him happy. Their purpose was simple: to keep him happy and then persuade him to give them more cultivation resources for their children. If they didn''t seize the opportunity to gather more resources while he was alive, obtaining cultivation resources after his death would be incredibly difficult. After all, when it comes to dividing the family, the stronger one is, the more assets they will receive. These thoughts from his wives were mainly because the cultivation family he established had too shallow a foundation, and the family members developed too rapidly. It''s important to know that he had over a hundred wives and concubines and eight or nine hundred children. The family''s main source of cultivation resources relied entirely on his alchemy and selling elixirs, unlike those families that had developed slowly over hundreds or thousands of years, with a complete system of cultivation resource income to maintain family unity. Although each of his wives had their own thoughts and plans, this was beneficial for Guo Feilong, as he enjoyed warmth and affection he hadn''t experienced before. After the failure of Foundation Establishment, Guo Feilong often visited various cultivation families in Green Sun County and nearby counties. Firstly, to let everyone know he failed Foundation Establishment. Secondly, to search for unmarried women who were beautiful and of good character, offering a generous bride price to marry them and continue his research on the life gene continuation project. Unfortunately, in the nearby counties, all the female cultivators who met his criteria for marriage and concubinage had already been taken by him. Only a few cultivation families had suitable female cultivators, but those women did not agree, nor did their parents or elders, as not everyone is swayed by a high bride price. This is quite normal, considering Guo Feilong''s reputation for having over a hundred wives and concubines and thousands of children in the nearby counties. Even if they married their daughters to Guo Feilong, once he died, their daughters wouldn''t receive much in terms of cultivation resources during the family division. After the failure of Foundation Establishment, Guo Feilong not only frequently visited various cultivation families in nearby counties but also often went to the entrance of the Spirit Creek Sect''s Heavenly Abode. There, he met his children who had joined the Spirit Creek Sect, as well as Liu Feiyu, Shangguan Mingyue, and Sun Yufeng''s beautiful senior and junior sisters who had no partners. Guo Feilong was very generous, always giving them gifts when meeting and having tea with these beauties, under the pretense of asking them to take care of his other children when they grew up. He also asked them to look after his wives and concubines after his death, should they encounter any difficulties. In truth, he had only two real objectives. First, to inform the Spirit Creek Sect that he had failed Foundation Establishment and would die of old age in less than a decade, with no secrets on him. Second, to leave an impression on Liu Feiyu, Shangguan Mingyue, and Sun Yufeng''s beautiful senior and junior sisters that he was a generous and worthy friend. Everything was to lay the groundwork for the future, to make everyone believe he was just an ordinary cultivator who had suddenly become skilled in alchemy, with no secrets, and that all his current wealth was solely from alchemy. As for why he advanced from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the ninth level in just over a decade, it was due to the rapid accumulation of a large amount of cultivation resources. Chapter 51 - Internal Structure of the Sect In the blink of an eye, five months had passed since Guo Feilong''s failed attempt at Foundation Establishment. The two women, Sun Yufeng and Shangguan Mingyue, who had been in seclusion trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at the same time as him, emerged two days apart. Both of them succeeded in their Foundation Establishment, achieving it on a high-quality Foundation Establishment platform. On the night they came out of seclusion, Guo Feilong, who favored them, spent an entire night with each of them, just like a wedding night. For any cultivator who succeeds in Foundation Establishment, it is customary to hold a grand banquet within a month, similar to a child''s full moon celebration, inviting friends and family to celebrate. Since Sun Yufeng and Wang Yuyan succeeded in their Foundation Establishment two days apart, Guo Feilong arranged their celebration banquet on the same day. A month passed in the blink of an eye. And soon, the day arrived. Wang Yuyan didn''t have many friends or family in the cultivation world; her maternal family and relatives were ordinary people from Yellow Rock Town. Apart from her parents, who were arranged to dine in the inner hall, the rest of her relatives were placed in other courtyards. As for all the common folk in Yellow Rock Town, they were able to enjoy a three-day feast, with two meals a day, ensuring everyone was well-fed and happy. Sun Yufeng, being an elite inner disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect and having served as a steward at the Xiaoye Village market pharmacy for over twenty years, knew countless cultivators. In addition, many of her Senior Sisters, Junior Sisters, Senior Brothers, and Junior Brothers under her Master''s tutelage came to congratulate her on becoming a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, totaling over three hundred people. In the Spirit Creek Sect, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is sure to become an Elder, a person of high status and power in the future. They can obtain a county seat and a fiefdom extending five hundred miles around it. Since Yellow Rock Town is in Green Sun County, the Spirit Creek Sect granted Sun Yufeng the county seat of Green Sun County as her fiefdom. The five hundred miles around Green Sun County, including Yellow Rock Town, comprise nine towns in total, with a population of over three hundred thousand people. The Spirit Creek Sect also sent a Foundation Establishment stage Elder to congratulate Sun Yufeng on becoming a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and to deliver the fiefdom token. Although Yellow Rock Town is within Sun Yufeng''s fiefdom, it remains Guo Feilong''s fiefdom. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. The county seat of Green Sun County and the five hundred miles around it belong solely to Sun Yufeng. In the future, only the children born to Guo Feilong and Sun Yufeng can inherit Sun Yufeng''s fiefdom. As for the children born to Guo Feilong and his other wives and concubines, they can only inherit the rights to Yellow Rock Town. At the Foundation Establishment celebration banquet, people looked at the white-haired, elderly-looking Guo Feilong, and then at the two beautiful Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Sun Yufeng and Wang Yuyan, and were filled with envy. During his more than ten years in Yellow Rock Town, Guo Feilong had made many connections with cultivators, all from cultivation families in Green Sun County and nearby counties. Although their cultivation levels were low, there were many of them, and they came with their families, totaling at least two thousand cultivators, each offering congratulations and gifts. With so many cultivators present, not everyone had the privilege to dine in the same hall as Guo Feilong; many had to eat outside in the garden and courtyard. The large Guo residence was almost unable to accommodate all the cultivators who came to offer their congratulations. On the day of the banquet, all the cultivators who came to congratulate left, except for the pretty Senior Sisters and Junior Sisters close to Sun Yufeng, who stayed at the Guo residence for a few more days. They stayed with a purpose, hoping to ask Sun Yufeng and Guo Feilong for a low-priced Foundation Pill. Despite being inner disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect, they were only slightly better off than small families and wandering cultivators. Facing the expensive price of Foundation Pills, even if they saved for decades, they might not accumulate enough Spirit Stones to buy one. Due to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect replacing the Primordial Sect, the major cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent felt a looming threat, leading to stricter control over Foundation Pills, with very few available for sale. Before the Ten Thousand Demons Sect replaced the Primordial Sect, the Spirit Creek Sect would release 200 Foundation Pills annually in the Contribution Hall for inner disciples to purchase with sect contribution points and Spirit Stones. Now, the Spirit Creek Sect only releases 80 Foundation Pills annually in the Contribution Hall for inner disciples to buy with sect points and Spirit Stones. Moreover, the sect points and Spirit Stones required to purchase Foundation Pills in the Spirit Creek Sect have significantly increased, making it even harder for them to afford. Not only is the Spirit Creek Sect doing this, but all major cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent are controlling Foundation Pills in this way. This situation is also related to the internal structure of the major sects in the cultivation world. The upper echelons of each major sect are composed of various large and small cultivation families. For example, the current upper echelons of the Spirit Creek Sect are made up of the families of the ten or so Golden Elixir stage Ancestors, with their family members holding important positions in the sect, easily obtaining various benefits. Besides these families of the Golden Elixir stage Ancestors, the Spirit Creek Sect also has dozens of large Foundation Establishment stage families that have existed for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. These Foundation Establishment stage families are deeply rooted in the Spirit Creek Sect and have close marital ties with the Golden Elixir Ancestor families, receiving sect benefits first. Then there are the ordinary Foundation Establishment stage families, which have existed for less than a thousand years. Although their status is much higher than ordinary cultivators, they pale in comparison to the deeply rooted Foundation Establishment stage families in the sect. Finally, there are Foundation Establishment stage cultivators like Sun Yufeng, who have no large family backing and rely solely on their efforts to become sect Elders at the Foundation Establishment stage. As for Sun Yufeng''s Senior Sisters and Junior Sisters, who have no background, although nominally disciples of a Foundation Establishment stage Elder, they serve more like obedient servants to their Master, receiving little cultivation resources. With so many cultivation resources, their Master''s sect still has to care for their descendants and family members. Ultimately, it boils down to one thing: those without a large family background are outsiders. In essence, the internal structure of sects in the cultivation world is composed of various families, and disciples without background or identity. Unless a disciple''s Spiritual Root reaches the Earth level and is accepted as a disciple by a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, they can enjoy abundant cultivation resources. Other disciples without background, even if their Spiritual Root is of high quality, can only climb step by step to reach the top. This situation is similar to the early Tang Dynasty and previous dynasties on Earth. People without background could at most become lower-level officials in the court. Mid-level officials were people from local aristocratic families. High-level officials were held by noble families in the court. In ancient times, emperors who tried to challenge the power of aristocratic families were often overthrown by them or replaced by a more compliant emperor. Every change of dynasty couldn''t alter the control of the court by noble families. For example, even if a marshal''s son couldn''t become a marshal, he could at least be a general. It''s not because the marshal''s son is smarter or wiser than others. It''s simply because his background is stronger. A large sect like the Spirit Creek Sect doesn''t lack ninth-level Qi Refining inner disciples; there are at least four to five thousand, if not more. Foundation Pills aren''t like Chinese cabbages, and even the disciples from large families in the sect don''t have enough to share. How could they possibly release too many in the sect''s Contribution Hall for ordinary ninth-level Qi Refining inner disciples without background to purchase? Chapter 52 - Getting a high-level female cultivator is more cost-effective No matter the time, cultivation resources are always controlled by a select few at the top. For cultivators at the bottom, obtaining cultivation resources is extremely difficult. Take the Foundation Pill, for example. To those disciples from prominent families within the sect, as long as they reach the ninth-level Qi Refining stage, their families or elders will prepare a Foundation Pill for them. If they fail to establish their foundation, they will have to gather the money themselves to buy a second one. However, for inner disciples at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage without any background, obtaining a Foundation Pill requires years of completing sect tasks to earn contribution points and spirit stones for purchase. It could take decades to save enough spirit stones and sect points to buy a Foundation Pill. The difference between immortal cultivators from prominent families and those without any background is like night and day. Whose sect is it? The sect doesn''t belong to any one person or family. The various families within the sect have divided up most of the sect''s profits. The cultivation resources that ordinary cultivators in the sect can obtain are just the leftovers after others have taken their share, barely enough to get by. Foundation Pills are currently in short supply. When Sun Yufeng used a Foundation Pill to establish her foundation, her beautiful senior and junior sisters found out that Guo Feilong had refined the Foundation Pill for her, and it was of high quality. They all started to have ideas. Since they couldn''t get a Foundation Pill from the sect, why not try to get one from Guo Feilong? Without a Foundation Pill to increase their success rate, they would be lucky to have even a five percent chance of success with their spiritual root quality. If they could get a high-quality Foundation Pill, their chances of success would be much higher. A 500-year lifespan. An increase in status and position. The return of youthful looks. This is an irresistible temptation for any female cultivator at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage. A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. Among Sun Yufeng''s beautiful senior and junior sisters, two were particularly proactive. One afternoon after lunch, they pulled Sun Yufeng aside and quietly told her they wanted to marry Guo Feilong. They didn''t want any other bride price, just a Foundation Pill. Using a Foundation Pill as a bride price is an astronomical price for Qi Refining stage cultivators. Even the disciples from prominent families in the sect would never use a Foundation Pill as a betrothal gift. With a Foundation Pill, it would be better to let someone in their own family use it. Having an additional Foundation Establishment stage cultivator in the family is more worthwhile than marrying a Foundation Establishment stage wife. But for Guo Feilong, Foundation Pills were not a big deal. He had previously purchased many spirit herbs and spirit medicines for refining Foundation Pills, and with the Auspicious Clouds enhancing the pill formation rate, he was not lacking in Foundation Pills. When Sun Yufeng told him that her two senior sisters wanted to marry him and needed a Foundation Pill as a bride price, Guo Feilong agreed without hesitation. Guo Feilong knew that a Spirit Creek Sect disciple without any background who could cultivate to the ninth-level Qi Refining stage by the age of forty or fifty was invariably of high-quality spiritual root. Marrying a woman with a high-quality spiritual root as a wife or concubine is much more worthwhile than marrying ten with medium-quality spiritual roots. First, the higher the cultivation stage of the wives and concubines, the more Auspicious Clouds the Family Fortune Cauldron would produce. Second, the higher the spiritual root quality of the wives and concubines, the greater the chance of their children having spiritual roots. Third, marrying a female cultivator at a lower Qi Refining stage would require spending decades and a lot of cultivation resources to help them reach the ninth-level Qi Refining stage. At that point, he would still need to give these wives Foundation Pills to help them become Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. It''s better to marry a ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivator directly as a wife or concubine, requiring only one Foundation Pill. This saves decades of time and all the cultivation resources needed to advance from a lower Qi Refining stage to the ninth level. For Guo Feilong, this is extremely worthwhile. Fourth, marrying ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivators as wives and concubines would allow the Guo family he established to have more Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in the shortest time. After Guo Feilong agreed, Sun Yufeng brought her two senior sisters to him. They had met many times before, and Guo Feilong was quite familiar with Sun Yufeng''s two senior sisters. Although they were nearly fifty years old, they looked like they were in their late twenties. One had a petite and delicate figure, while the other was tall and slender. Both had looks around 8.8 out of 10, and with the added 0.2 points for the immortal cultivator''s aura, they were standard 9 out of 10 beauties. Guo Feilong got straight to the point: "I can use Foundation Pills as a bride price to marry both of you, and my Foundation Pills are Ninth Grade." "You know, I marry to have children and develop my family. My only requirement is that after you give me a child or two, I will immediately give you the Foundation Pills." This might sound a bit harsh, but it''s the reality. After all, if he gave them the Foundation Pills first, they could turn around, go into seclusion, break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and then refuse to marry him, leaving him with nothing. The Spirit Creek Sect would undoubtedly side with their own Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. He would be left with nothing. Guo Feilong took out two Ninth Grade Foundation Pills to show he had them and then handed them to Sun Yufeng. He said, "You''ve seen the Foundation Pills. If you agree to my terms, we''ll get married tomorrow. If not, that''s understandable." Upon seeing the Ninth Grade Foundation Pills, Sun Yufeng''s two senior sisters'' eyes lit up, and they agreed without hesitation. Guo Feilong smiled happily, called the steward to prepare two bridal chambers, and planned the wedding for the next day. The steward was accustomed to his frequent weddings and was very experienced in making all the arrangements. The next day, Guo Feilong married Sun Yufeng''s two senior sisters, both ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivators, and was overjoyed. On the wedding night, he spent the first half in the room of Sun Yufeng''s petite senior sister and the second half in the room of her tall senior sister. Using Foundation Pills as a bride price to marry two ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivators as wives and concubines made Guo Feilong''s ambitions and courage grow. Sun Yufeng still had seven or eight beautiful senior and junior sisters visiting their home. Guo Feilong staggered the time and approached Sun Yufeng''s beautiful senior and junior sisters one by one, discussing marriage. As long as they were willing to marry him, he would offer a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill as a bride price. Apart from one of Sun Yufeng''s junior sisters, who hesitated for a long time and refused, the others all agreed. In the following days, Guo Feilong married one each day, and over six days, he married all six of Sun Yufeng''s other beautiful senior and junior sisters. Among these six, two were at the eighth-level Qi Refining stage, while the remaining four were at the ninth-level. Now, all eight of Sun Yufeng''s senior and junior sisters were Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines. To ensure they became pregnant soon and bore him children, Guo Feilong spent half a month diligently with all eight of them. Chapter 53 - All have started not getting pregnant In half a month of relentless effort, Guo Feilong''s dedication finally paid off. Sun Yufeng''s eight Senior Sisters all became pregnant one after another. With them expecting, Guo Feilong began to ponder his next steps. In the current Cultivation World of the Arctic Continent, the presence of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had everyone on edge. All major Immortal Cultivation forces felt the pressure. They feared that other demon cultivator forces might emerge and wage war against their sects to replace them. Foundation Pills were no longer sold externally; every sect''s families were scrambling to secure Foundation Pills for their descendants to help them establish their Foundation. For ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators without any background, achieving Foundation Establishment was even more challenging. The Cultivation World was not short of ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, nor was it short of beautiful female cultivators at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage. "If I use Foundation Pills as a bride price to propose to those ninth-level Qi Refining women without background, most of them would likely marry me." Guo Feilong believed that by doing so, he could quickly marry more ninth-level Qi Refining women and soon have more Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in his family. However, he did not act immediately; he wanted to wait until he himself reached the Foundation Establishment stage before taking action. After all, if people knew he had many Foundation Pills but was not yet a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it might attract unwanted attention from cultivation families, who might try to take advantage of him. Low profile! He needed to keep a low profile. Time flew by. Eight or nine months passed. Sun Yufeng''s eight beautiful Senior Sisters recently gave birth. The eight women had eight children. Three boys and five girls. Among them, five had Spiritual Roots. Three did not have Spiritual Roots. Of the five children with Spiritual Roots, one had a high-quality Spiritual Root. Guo Feilong used Auspicious Clouds to enhance this child''s high-quality Spiritual Root to an Earth Grade low-quality Spiritual Root, giving them a great chance of becoming a Golden Elixir stage cultivator in the future. Three months after giving birth, Sun Yufeng''s eight Senior Sisters took Ninth Grade Foundation Pills and the medium-quality spirit stones given by Guo Feilong to go into seclusion and attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Guo Feilong hoped all eight of them would successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. If so, his family would have ten Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. In the Spirit Creek Sect, a family with ten Foundation Establishment stage cultivators was considered a significant cultivation family. Why not call it a great family? Because within the Spirit Creek Sect, there were quite a few families with more than ten Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Only when his family''s number of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators exceeded twenty could it be considered a great cultivation family within the Spirit Creek Sect. Only families with Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators could be considered top-tier great families. Otherwise, no matter how many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators a family had, it could not become a top-tier great family. While these eight wives and concubines were in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Guo Feilong once again ventured into the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest. To him, it was a treasure trove, with countless low and mid-level spirit herbs and spirit medicines. Especially in the dangerous areas inside, there were many fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, which were even more valuable. After spending three months in the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest, Guo Feilong returned home to Yellow Rock Town, which had been expanded into a larger city. The Guo family had constructed a building twice the size of an earthly palace, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people. The county seat of Green Sun County was now Sun Yufeng''s fiefdom, but Guo Feilong wasn''t particularly fond of its location. So he had Sun Yufeng issue an order to relocate half the county''s population to Yellow Rock Town. Now, Yellow Rock Town had a permanent population of 150,000, making it the most populous place in Green Sun County. Large tracts of farmland had been cultivated outside Yellow Rock Town. In drought years without rain, Guo Feilong would have his water Spiritual Root wife use the Spring Rain Technique to water the fields. In years of heavy rain, there was no fear, as the terrain around Yellow Rock Town was high, preventing the fields from flooding and only forming temporary lakes and rivers in low-lying areas. This was the benefit of ordinary people in the Cultivation World; with Immortal Cultivators around, they didn''t have to worry about natural disasters, only demonic calamities and human conflicts. A few days after returning from the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest, Sun Yufeng''s eight beautiful Senior Sisters completed their seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Although the Ninth Grade Foundation Pill could maximize the success rate, it wasn''t a guaranteed success. Eight people went into seclusion. Five successfully established their Foundation, their appearances reverting to youthful eighteen or nineteen-year-olds, full of vitality. Three failed, their faces pale, their breaths weak, and their Spiritual Roots damaged. Guo Feilong had anticipated some would fail, so he had already prepared top-grade elixirs to restore their Spiritual Roots, allowing them to recover in three to five months instead of taking twenty to thirty years. For the five wives and concubines who succeeded in establishing their Foundation, Guo Feilong gave each of them a Beauty Retaining Pill to maintain their youth forever. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had to hold a celebratory banquet. Their Foundation Establishment celebration banquet was set for the same day. On that day, two to three thousand cultivators attended, and the Spirit Creek Sect sent a Foundation Establishment stage Elder to grant them the entire Green Sun County as their fiefdom. Before leaving, the Spirit Creek Sect Elder sent a voice transmission, stating that if Guo Feilong''s family produced more Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, the Spirit Creek Sect would no longer grant any fiefdoms. To expand the fiefdom''s area and population, they would have to make significant contributions to the Spirit Creek Sect. This was the only way for all Foundation Establishment stage families within the Spirit Creek Sect to expand their family fiefdoms, not just targeting Guo Feilong. If someone in his family could become a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, it would be a huge contribution to the Spirit Creek Sect, and they would be granted a large territory as a fiefdom. Having a county as a fiefdom, Guo Feilong was already very content. Green Sun County was vast, much larger than the capital cities on Earth. Guo Feilong already had many wives and concubines, and he no longer wanted to marry ordinary women without Spiritual Roots or female cultivators with poor Spiritual Root aptitude and low cultivation stages. Even with immense wealth, he couldn''t provide cultivation resources for an overly large number of cultivators. As a mid-level alchemist, supporting a large family of cultivators was already quite a stretch. Before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, Guo Feilong didn''t plan to marry or take concubines anymore; over a hundred wives and concubines were enough for now. In the following years, Guo Feilong would go to the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest twice a year to gather spirit herbs, spirit medicines, and spirit fruits, and to hunt fairies comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage. On his seventeenth visit to the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest, he had almost wiped out the fairies at the Foundation Establishment stage, nearly exterminating them. As for the fairies comparable to Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, Guo Feilong once prepared thoroughly but still couldn''t defeat them and almost got killed. Since then, he hadn''t provoked those fairies or entered their territories. Unfortunately, within the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory, there were over thirty small worlds similar to the Heavenly Abode of the Dark Forest. But they were monopolized by the Spirit Creek Sect, and no one outside the sect was allowed to enter. Otherwise, he would have loved to explore them. Year after year passed, and ten years flew by. Guo Feilong grew older, especially in the two or three years approaching the end of his life span, he became increasingly aged, with age spots appearing on his once slightly loose skin. Over the years, Guo Feilong discovered something. His wives and concubines, after giving him ten children each, became less likely to conceive. Some, no matter how hard he tried to increase the frequency, simply wouldn''t get pregnant, as if they had reached menopause. Only those who had given him fewer than ten children were more likely to conceive. Guo Feilong decided that after successfully establishing his Foundation, he would immediately marry new wives and concubines. That day, Guo Feilong entered the underground chamber. He activated the defensive array and began the true seclusion for Foundation Establishment. [The author here asks everyone for some free support, thank you very much for your support, thank you!] Chapter 54 - Successful foundation, turning into a young man For Guo Feilong, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was a certainty, with no chance of failure. At this moment. In his energy core, his spiritual root shone like a small sun, radiating brilliantly. Streams of water-like spiritual energy flowed out, weaving into the shadow of an octagonal platform above the spiritual root. This platform was the Foundation Establishment Platform. This was only the first step, shaping! The higher the quality of the Foundation Establishment Platform, the longer the time needed for establishment. Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed. Buzz! On this day, the shadow of the octagonal Foundation Establishment Platform fully materialized, hovering like a bagua disk in his energy core. Next. Was the second step of Foundation Establishment, solidification! This step required a large amount of mystic power to be injected into the Foundation Establishment Platform, solidifying it into a spirit stone state. Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and a pile of spirit stones appeared beside him. The first two steps of Foundation Establishment were guaranteed successes for any cultivator. The most challenging part of Foundation Establishment was the final step, bearing. The crystallized Foundation Establishment Platform had to bear the infusion of the laws of heaven and earth during the Foundation Establishment stage. If it couldn''t bear it, the platform would shatter and revert to the spiritual root. The role of the Foundation Pill was to assist the Foundation Establishment Platform in bearing the power of the laws of heaven and earth during the third step. Of course, Guo Feilong didn''t need to use a Foundation Pill. Time passed slowly, and another four hours went by. His Foundation Establishment Platform was fully crystallized, resembling a transparent crystal stone. Now it was time to bear the power of the laws of heaven and earth. Buzz! As the spiritual root merged into the Foundation Establishment Platform, an invisible force suddenly appeared in the energy core, pressing down on his platform. The higher the quality of the spiritual root, the stronger the Foundation Establishment Platform''s ability to bear the power of the laws of heaven and earth.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. This was why sects were reluctant to accept disciples with poor-quality spiritual roots. Because their Foundation Establishment attempts mostly failed, with success rates being extremely low. Cultivating a poor-quality spiritual root cultivator was a waste of cultivation resources. It was better to invest those resources in disciples with better spiritual roots, increasing the chances of successful Foundation Establishment. Auspicious clouds allowed him to ignore the bottlenecks of cultivation stages. As long as there were enough auspicious clouds, he could break through any stage with a 100% success rate. Time flew by, and another five months passed. The Foundation Establishment Platform in Guo Feilong''s energy core emitted a loud rumble and then shone brightly. The spiritual root fully merged with the platform, marking a successful Foundation Establishment. Simultaneously, mysterious energy surged from the platform, washing over his internal organs, muscles, and bones. His pores began to expel dark, greasy substances, forming a cocoon-like black skin on his body. He was undergoing a process of rejuvenation, returning to his youthful state. Time passed slowly, and another half month went by. On this day, Guo Feilong opened his eyes. With a slight movement, the black cocoon-like layer on his skin cracked open, falling away like peeling paint. When the last piece of black cocoon fell from his skin, Guo Feilong stood up, patted his storage bag, and a tall bronze mirror appeared on the ground. In the mirror, he looked about twenty-one or twenty-two years old, with handsome features, tight skin, and a well-defined eight-pack. He was no longer the frail old man he once was, but a young man. If he went out like this, none of his wives or children would recognize him. "A young body is truly wonderful." Guo Feilong nodded in satisfaction in front of the bronze mirror, then put it away, donned a snow-white robe, and, holding a fan, walked out of the underground retreat room with an air of elegance and charm. Outside, the sky was clear, and it was around nine-thirty or ten in the morning. Since it was autumn, the leaves of the trees in the courtyard were golden, creating a beautiful scene. Soon, he encountered a young maid at the entrance of the courtyard. "Who are you, and why did you come out of the forbidden zone?" The young maid didn''t recognize him. After all, the appearance of a frail old man and a young man were worlds apart. "Xiao Cui, it''s me, the Family Head," Guo Feilong said with a smile. "Ah! You''re the Family Head?" The maid Xiao Cui was shocked, her eyes wide, her mouth forming an O shape, big enough to fit an egg. "That''s right, it''s me." Guo Feilong snapped open the white fan in his hand with a flourish, saying proudly, "The Family Head has become young again, can''t recognize me, can you? Hahaha." Guo Feilong walked past the stunned maid Xiao Cui, feeling very pleased with himself. From an old man with age spots to a handsome young man, it was only natural to leave them in awe of his good looks. If he were to rate his looks, without any exaggeration or bias, he would give himself at least a 9.4 for his handsome appearance. When he appeared before his many wives and concubines, their eyes were all glowing green with envy. Sharing a bed with an old man was nothing compared to being with a young man. Guo Feilong''s transformation into a young man after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage delighted his over a hundred beautiful wives and concubines. That very night, a long line formed outside his room. Guo Feilong did not disappoint, maintaining a pace of twenty to thirty minutes per person, serving over fifty people a day, for three days and nights, with an additional five or six hours. This allowed each of his wives and concubines. To experience how formidable he was in his youth. A month later. Many cultivators attended Guo Feilong''s Foundation Establishment banquet. Among them were some he didn''t even know or have any connection with. Those unfamiliar cultivators mostly brought along their young and beautiful female relatives, hoping to marry their daughters or granddaughters to him. Guo Feilong was now not only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator but also a mid-level alchemist. Marrying their daughters or granddaughters to him could bring significant benefits, not to mention the potential discounts on purchasing elixirs in the future. Moreover, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could live up to five hundred years unless killed. Having such a powerful ally could ensure their family''s safety for three to five hundred years. Now that Guo Feilong was in the Foundation Establishment stage, his standards naturally rose. He wouldn''t marry a woman without a spiritual root unless she was exceptionally beautiful. Even with a 9 out of 10 in looks, he wouldn''t take her as a wife or concubine. In this cultivation world, although spiritual energy was more abundant than on Earth, ordinary people without spiritual roots found it hard to live past eighty. Most died of old age between fifty and seventy. Even with daily consumption of elixirs, it was rare for ordinary people to live to ninety. Guo Feilong rejected not only those who brought beautiful but rootless women but also those with spiritual roots of poor quality, even if they were attractive female cultivators. It wasn''t that he had become virtuous or lost his interest in beauty, but now that he was in the Foundation Establishment stage, his standards naturally rose. Besides looks and figure, he also cared about the quality of a woman''s spiritual root. The auspicious clouds in the Family Fortune Cauldron could only enhance him and his bloodline descendants, not his wives and concubines'' spiritual roots. The cultivation world was vast, and the territory of the Spirit Creek Sect alone was as large as several Earths, with a population of hundreds of billions and millions of cultivators. There was no shortage of beautiful female cultivators. Now, Guo Feilong was no longer in the same position as when he had just left the Spirit Creek Sect, struggling to marry a female cultivator and having to settle for ordinary beautiful women. [The author is here, asking for a free little gift from dear readers to power the love, thank you all for your support, thank you!] Chapter 55 - Cooperate with the Spirit Creek Sect In the present day, Guo Feilong is not just a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator but also a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage, making him highly valued by the Spirit Creek Sect. For his Foundation Establishment celebration banquet, the Spirit Creek Sect even sent a vice sect master to attend. The reason for such an honor, having a vice sect master from the Spirit Creek Sect attend, is because he is a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage. Some Sixth Grade cultivation elixirs used by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can only be refined by those at the Foundation Establishment stage, and mid-level alchemists at the Qi Refining stage cannot produce them. There are not many mid-level alchemists at the Foundation Establishment stage within the Spirit Creek Sect, resulting in the sect having a large stock of medicinal herbs but not enough alchemists to refine them. In a large sect like the Spirit Creek Sect, there is typically a sect master and several vice sect masters who handle various affairs, akin to a general manager and deputy general managers in a large company. However, the real decision-makers are the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators within the sect. But these grand cultivators are either in seclusion cultivating or enjoying life, leaving them no time to deal with the sect''s trivial matters. In the absence of a Golden Elixir Ancestor, the sect master and vice sect masters wield significant power, capable of influencing many decisions. Guo Feilong was quite surprised that the Spirit Creek Sect arranged for a vice sect master to attend his Foundation Establishment banquet. After most of the other immortal cultivator guests had left, the vice sect master Ma Huayun stayed behind, indicating he had something to discuss with Guo Feilong. Guo Feilong gestured for his wives, daughters, and servants to leave before asking, "Vice Sect Master Ma, is there something you wish to discuss with me?" The vice sect master of the Spirit Creek Sect, Ma Huayun, was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, appearing as a scholarly middle-aged man in his thirties, much like a teacher in a private school. "Elder Guo, I am here to discuss a matter on behalf of the sect, something beneficial for both you and the sect." Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun addressed Guo Feilong as Elder, indicating that regardless of his previous departure from the Spirit Creek Sect, upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he automatically became an elder of the sect. However, since he had left the sect before, his position as an elder was nominal, without any real authority, unlike his wife Sun Yufeng and her senior and junior sisters who successfully established their Foundation at the sect and held positions of real power, receiving substantial benefits annually. "Vice Sect Master Ma, what is it that you wish to discuss?" Guo Feilong asked earnestly, expressing his loyalty to the Spirit Creek Sect, "If the sect needs my assistance, I will do my utmost without complaint, contributing my modest efforts."Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. Living under the sect''s protection, he had no choice but to comply. Although he was a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he lived within the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory, and his fiefdom was granted by the sect, making him part of an affiliated cultivation family. The Spirit Creek Sect could grant him a fiefdom or take it back, allowing his family to live there or expelling them. Whatever Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun was there to discuss, as long as it wasn''t about taking his wife, Guo Feilong planned to comply with the sect''s arrangements. Moreover, from Ma Huayun''s demeanor, Guo Feilong sensed no malice or difficulty. He speculated it might even be a good thing, considering he had many children in the sect as disciples, six wives as Foundation Establishment elders, and he himself was from the sect. The Spirit Creek Sect wouldn''t propose something excessively difficult for him. Thus, he spoke as eloquently as possible. His attitude pleased Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun, who smiled and said, "You know the sect has many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but very few mid-level alchemists at that stage. Many cultivation elixirs are in short supply, leaving many Foundation Establishment elders without the necessary elixirs. I am here to propose that the sect provides the spirit herbs, spirit medicines, and alchemy recipes, and you will need to submit forty percent of the finished elixirs to the sect each month. The remaining elixirs will be your compensation, and if you agree to cooperate with the sect, it will be considered a significant contribution. Your children and future descendants in the sect will also receive favorable treatment. Additionally, the sect can allocate a First Grade Small World near Green Sun County as your fiefdom. As long as you do not betray the sect, this First Grade Small World will remain with your family." Alchemy is a time-consuming and energy-intensive process, with higher-grade elixirs taking longer to refine. Some special elixirs can take ten days to half a month to complete. Moreover, the success rate for a mid-level alchemist is typically just over forty percent. Submitting forty percent of the finished elixirs to the sect leaves mid-level alchemists with very little profit. The Spirit Creek Sect provides the recipes and the spirit herbs and medicines for refining, and Guo Feilong could easily guess that the sect would supply him with plenty of materials, turning him into their alchemy tool, continuously refining elixirs for them. Otherwise, why would they offer him a First Grade Small World as a family residence? Even the smallest Small World has twice the spiritual energy of the outside world and spans over three hundred miles in diameter. Living in a Small World, as long as the entrance is guarded, there is no need to worry about demons or demon cultivators causing trouble. Moreover, there are areas within the Small World with abundant spiritual energy, suitable for cultivating Blessed Fields, and large-scale planting of spirit grains, spirit rice, and spirit herbs. For an average mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage, this would be a difficult decision due to the time-consuming nature of alchemy. However, Guo Feilong saw it as a good opportunity. With the aid of Auspicious Clouds, his success rate was one hundred percent, and the time required for alchemy was significantly reduced, unmatched by other alchemists. The Spirit Creek Sect provided the recipes and the spirit herbs and medicines, and after submitting forty percent of the finished elixirs, his profit would be sixty percent of the elixirs. Moreover, he would gain a First Grade Small World, which was an incredible deal, a fortune for Guo Feilong. Without hesitation, Guo Feilong sincerely said, "The sect has been immensely kind to me. As long as the sect needs me, I am willing to go through fire and water, without hesitation. I agree to cooperate with the sect in alchemy." "Good! Well said, the sect needs people like Elder Guo," Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun praised happily, "If everyone in the sect thought like Elder Guo, how could our Spirit Creek Sect not flourish? Unfortunately, there are always some parasites in the sect, taking advantage of the sect''s benefits without contributing, unwilling to exert any effort, and always making excuses. Yet, when there''s profit to be made, they fight over it." At this point, Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun showed a look of frustration, genuinely displeased with some elders in the sect. However, there was nothing he could do, as the sect comprised dozens of family factions. Even as a vice sect master, he couldn''t change the sect''s internal structure. After all, even the Golden Elixir Ancestors had their own families and descendants, and using their positions for personal gain was common. Of course, Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun himself had also used his position to benefit his own family and descendants. "Elder Guo, let me take you to the First Grade Small World. In a few days, once the sect''s people have moved out, you can relocate your family there." Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun, being an impatient person, wasted no time. He stepped outside the hall, tapped his Spiritual Beast Bag, and a flying spiritual beast at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage appeared in the courtyard. Guo Feilong joined him on the back of the flying spiritual beast, which then spread its wings and soared into the sky. [The author here asks for a small gift from the readers, a free show of support would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your support!] Chapter 56 - New Fiefdom First Grade Heavenly Abode The speed of a mid-Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast is incredibly fast, covering about 1,500 li in an hour. If it pushes itself to the limit, it can reach up to 2,000 li in an hour. Guo Feilong watched with envy. Even the fastest speed of a Ninth Rank flying spiritual beast, when fleeing for its life, is only seven or eight li per hour, and typically, it only travels about 500 li per hour. Unfortunately, the Foundation Pill has no effect on spiritual beasts; otherwise, he would have long ago fed all the Foundation Pills he had at home to the Ninth Rank spiritual beasts, allowing them to advance to a level comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage. The First Grade Small World that the Spirit Creek Sect was granting him as a fiefdom is located 3,000 li north of Green Sun County. It is a relatively unimportant Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect, with over 13,700 mu of Blessed Field cultivated inside, growing a lot of spiritual grains and low-grade spirit herbs and medicines. Although this First Grade Small World was granted to Guo Feilong, he still has to pay taxes to the Spirit Creek Sect every year. Those 13,700 mu of Blessed Field are not given to him for free. Of course, the taxes aren''t particularly high, regardless of what he plants on the Blessed Field. The taxes are calculated based on the value of the yield of spiritual grains, approximately 40% of the income per mu. Before leaving the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong''s last task was to take care of the spiritual grains, so he knows that planting one mu of spiritual grains yields 800 jin of spiritual rice. Paying 40% of the yield as tax to the Spirit Creek Sect means giving 320 jin of spiritual rice per mu. The value of spiritual rice is 1 low-quality spirit stone for 100 jin of spiritual rice. The cost of planting one mu of Blessed Field with spiritual grains is about 3 spirit stones, equivalent to 300 jin of spiritual rice. With 620 jin of spiritual rice as tax and cost, from the 800 jin of spiritual rice, he can only get a profit of 180 jin of spiritual rice, which is a 22.5% profit margin. Meanwhile, the Spirit Creek Sect does nothing and earns a clean 40% profit. Although his profit is small, with over 13,700 mu of Blessed Field, the profit is still significant. A profit of 1.8 low-quality spirit stones per mu. The profit from over 13,700 mu of Blessed Field is about 24,660 low-quality spirit stones, which is quite substantial. Moreover, any additional Blessed Field he cultivates in the Small World later on is not included in the 13,700 mu and is exempt from any taxes. A regular Foundation Establishment stage Elder in the Spirit Creek Sect receives a fixed monthly benefit of 400 low-quality spirit stones, totaling 5,000 low-quality spirit stones a year. If they undertake more tasks to earn contributions, a Foundation Establishment stage Elder in the sect can earn over 10,000 low-quality spirit stones a year.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. If this Elder specializes in a cultivation skill, such as alchemy, refinement, talisman crafting, or formation setting, their income can be even higher, earning 30,000 to 50,000 spirit stones, or even 100,000 spirit stones a year is normal. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators have high incomes, but their expenses are equally large. Their income not only needs to purchase cultivation elixirs for themselves but also to support their descendants with spiritual roots. If a descendant reaches the ninth-level Qi Refining stage, they must prepare a Foundation Pill for them. If they succeed in establishing a foundation, not only does the family''s strength increase, but they can also inherit the family''s fiefdom. If a Foundation Establishment stage Elder in the sect dies and none of their direct descendants break through to the Foundation Establishment stage within ten years, the fiefdom will be reclaimed by the sect. At that time, a large family will fall apart without a fiefdom, and the descendants will live separately, each on their own. From a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation family, it will split into many Qi Refining stage cultivation families, which is something all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators hope to avoid. They will do their utmost to pave the way for their descendants. Although Guo Feilong is also a Foundation Establishment stage Elder of the Spirit Creek Sect, he had previously left the sect, so his benefits are much lower than other Foundation Establishment stage Elders, receiving only 200 low-quality spirit stones a month, with no other benefits. But he is a mid-level alchemist and has now agreed to refine a large number of elixirs for the Spirit Creek Sect. His benefits are now the same as those of the mid-level alchemist Elders in the sect''s Alchemy Hall. He receives a fixed monthly salary of 1,000 low-quality spirit stones and other benefits. His benefits far exceed those of a regular Foundation Establishment stage Elder, which is quite satisfactory. The Spirit Creek Sect''s Vice Sect Master, Ma Huayun, had a good impression of Guo Feilong and talked to him a lot along the way about the complex power dynamics among the sect''s high-level members. And about things in the vast cultivation world of the Extreme Continent that Guo Feilong was unaware of. There''s no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and the reason the Spirit Creek Sect gave him a First Grade Small World as a fiefdom is that he is not yet 150 years old. As long as he isn''t killed, he can live for another 350 years. And the benefits generated by his alchemy for the Spirit Creek Sect over these 350 years are enormous. Moreover, a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage can accumulate a staggering amount of wealth over 350 years, enough to nurture several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators within a family using various resources. When the news of Guo Feilong breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage reached the Spirit Creek Sect, they conducted an investigation and analysis of him. They found out that he suddenly had an epiphany in alchemy at the age of over 120 and managed to refine a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill, becoming a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. They directly asked Sun Yufeng and several other women who knew him, as they all succeeded in establishing their foundations after becoming Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines. The high-level members of the Spirit Creek Sect also knew that he had taken over a hundred wives and concubines, among whom over a hundred had spiritual roots, and he paid a high bride price to bring them back. Many of the children born also had spiritual roots, and some became disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. Among his children who joined the Spirit Creek Sect, several had high-quality spiritual roots, and if they used Foundation Pills in the future, they had a good chance of becoming Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Based on the above analysis, the Spirit Creek Sect concluded that with Guo Feilong''s abilities as a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage, he could ensure his family''s prosperity for at least a thousand years, meaning at least several generations could become Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Therefore, the Spirit Creek Sect decided to grant him a First Grade Small World as a fiefdom; otherwise, no Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could easily obtain a Small World. On the way, the two chatted while traveling, mostly with Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun speaking and Guo Feilong listening. After two hours, the flying spiritual beast, comparable to a mid-Foundation Establishment stage, landed at the entrance of the First Grade Small World. The entrance was a circular misty vortex with a diameter of over a hundred meters, resembling a bronze mirror, guarded by several Outer Disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. Ma Huayun''s clothing bore the embroidered patterns exclusive to the Vice Sect Master of the Spirit Creek Sect. After checking their identity tokens, the Outer Disciples respectfully made way. Guo Feilong followed Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun into the entrance passage. After a distance of just over a hundred meters, they passed through the spatial passage and entered the interior of the First Grade Small World. Here, the sky also showed the sun, moon, and stars, but at the edges of the Small World, there was a dense white mist, like a barrier. Even a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator couldn''t penetrate the mist. Vice Sect Master Ma Huayun spoke, "The First Grade Small World isn''t very large, with a diameter of 370 li. We can just use Soaring Cloud to take a look." "All right, I''ll follow Vice Sect Master Ma''s arrangements," Guo Feilong nodded, forming a hand seal, and mystic power condensed beneath his feet into a white Soaring Cloud. Then, the two of them each stepped onto a Soaring Cloud and flew into the air. [The author here would like to ask a favor from the readers. I hope you can give a five-star rating. If not, a four-star rating would also be great. Thank you very much for your support!] Chapter 57 - Everything has been settled This First Grade Small World is a circular microcosm with a diameter of about 370 to 380 li, covering an area approximately equal to five times the size of a metropolis on Earth. Without considering food issues, this First Grade Small World can comfortably support a population of 30 million, equating to about 1,000 people per square kilometer. In the future, the Guo family he establishes will have a very large population, and with additional servants and such, housing five to six million people here would be just right. This First Grade Small World has a vast grassland in the northwest, a large forested area in the northeast, a flat plain with some hills in the southeast, and mountainous regions in the southwest. The water resources are abundant, with four rivers and hundreds of various-sized lakes. The source of the rivers seems to be the endless white mist at the edge of the small world, as if the water flows continuously from there. The downstream ends of the rivers also lead to the white mist at the edge, as if beyond the mist lies a vast ocean that gathers all waters. Guo Feilong, along with Deputy Sect Master Ma Huayun, flew on a white cloud over this First Grade Small World, taking two laps to see it all clearly. "Elder Guo, the sect will arrange for disciples to build a city here for you, free of charge, to accommodate a population of 100,000," said Deputy Sect Master Ma Huayun, pointing to the land below. "Where do you think the city should be built?" Upon hearing this, Guo Feilong fixed his gaze on the southeastern flat plain with hills, pointing to the north side of a river, and said, "Building the city here would be ideal. It would be convenient to take a boat from here to the vast grasslands in the northwest. If we dig through these rivers horizontally, we can establish a north-south waterway, making it easier to transport timber from the forest." In the future, as the population of this First Grade Small World increases, many cities accommodating 100,000 people will be established in various locations. Building the central city at a transportation hub is crucial. After all, his descendants and those servants cannot all be cultivators with spiritual roots, and convenient transportation will facilitate travel and leisure for ordinary people. Deputy Sect Master Ma Huayun drew a red circle on the map of this First Grade Small World at the location where Guo Feilong wanted to build the city, and then drew a straight line across several rivers. He then said, "Elder Guo, the city will be completed in three months, and you can relocate your family here. At that time, the sect will dispatch some disciples with flying spiritual beasts to help you move 100,000 ordinary people for free. If you wish to relocate more, there will be additional costs." "Thank you, Deputy Sect Master Ma," Guo Feilong said with a wave, and the two of them left the First Grade Small World. Guo Feilong returned to Yellow Rock Town in Green Sun County, while Deputy Sect Master Ma returned to the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters in the Heavenly Abode to arrange the construction of the cultivation city for him.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. The Spirit Creek Sect conducts its business with great acumen. On the third day after Guo Feilong returned to Yellow Rock Town, Deputy Sect Master Ma Huayun delivered five ordinary Sixth Grade elixir recipes and twelve sets of spirit herbs and medicines needed to refine these five kinds of Sixth Grade elixirs. To refine a batch of ordinary Sixth Grade elixirs, a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage typically requires about four hours. In total, there are sixty batches of Sixth Grade elixirs. A month has thirty days. On average, refining two batches a day takes eight hours. This really seems like they want him to work non-stop for a month without a single day off. Guo Feilong, who had been an outer disciple at the Spirit Creek Sect for over a hundred years and the top outer disciple in the Alchemy Hall for over twenty years, knew well. Those mid-level alchemist elders at the Foundation Establishment stage only needed to refine 20 batches of elixirs per month, submitting them to the sect at a 37% completion rate to fulfill their monthly fixed tasks as elders of the Alchemy Hall. Yet he needed to refine 60 batches a month, submitting 40% of the finished elixirs, truly leaving him with no profit, treating him as nothing more than an alchemy tool. Fortunately, he also received contribution points from the Spirit Creek Sect for each batch of elixirs he submitted. These points could be exchanged for various cultivation resources within the Spirit Creek Sect, so it wasn''t too exploitative. His descendants who joined the Spirit Creek Sect would also enjoy some special benefits that ordinary disciples could not. In a way, he was suffering so that his descendants could enjoy a better life. In truth, Guo Feilong knew that those mid-level alchemists at the Foundation Establishment stage in the Alchemy Hall were capable of refining more elixirs per month. But after completing their monthly fixed tasks for the sect, they spent the rest of their time refining elixirs for themselves, their descendants, and their families. Guo Feilong knew the number of mid-level alchemists in the Spirit Creek Sect: a total of 43, with 13 elders at the Foundation Establishment stage and the remaining 30 at the Qi Refining stage. Mid-level alchemists at the Qi Refining stage took longer to refine a batch of ordinary Sixth Grade elixirs due to their limited mystic power, requiring about twelve to thirteen hours, with a long recovery time for their mystic power. After accounting for cultivation time and other matters, they were required to submit ten batches of elixirs per month at a 37% completion rate. Some special Sixth Grade elixirs required the power of Foundation Establishment stage laws to refine. Mid-level alchemists at the Qi Refining stage could only look on and were unable to refine them. Elixirs that required the power of Foundation Establishment stage laws were most effective for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. None of the five elixir recipes sent by Deputy Sect Master Ma Huayun required such power. It was not hard to guess that the Spirit Creek Sect was not yet willing to give him such important recipes. The number of low-level alchemists in the Spirit Creek Sect was extremely large, numbering two to three thousand, with at least a hundred elders at the Foundation Establishment stage. Alchemy depended on talent; even at the Foundation Establishment stage, without alchemical talent, one could only practice low-level alchemy and could not become a mid-level alchemist. Guo Feilong had auspicious clouds when refining elixirs, and now at the Foundation Establishment stage, he could refine a batch of ordinary Sixth Grade elixirs in about an hour. Being a man of action, Guo Feilong entered the alchemy room after Deputy Sect Master Ma Huayun left and began refining the newly delivered Sixth Grade elixirs. He understood the recipe after reading it once, and then proceeded to place fire spirit stones at the bottom of the alchemy furnace to ignite the fire and start refining. An hour later, Guo Feilong waved a hand of mystic power, the lid of the alchemy furnace opened, and ten Sixth Grade elixirs flew out. These ten Sixth Grade elixirs were emerald green, like jade carvings, emitting an indescribable fragrance. Guo Feilong placed these ten Sixth Grade elixirs into a porcelain bottle; this type of elixir was called Little Rejuvenation Pill, with a market price of 500 low-quality spirit stones each. The cost of two pills per batch. Out of ten pills per batch, he had to give four to the Spirit Creek Sect. The Spirit Creek Sect, after deducting the cost of two pills, would net a profit of two pills, equating to 1,000 low-quality spirit stones. The Spirit Creek Sect sent him 60 batches, which was a month''s supply, amounting to a profit of 60,000 low-quality spirit stones, and 720,000 low-quality spirit stones annually. "Tsk tsk." Guo Feilong clicked his tongue twice; the Spirit Creek Sect''s calculations were indeed sharp. He would generate 720,000 spirit stones in profit for the Spirit Creek Sect annually. In ten years, that would be 7.2 million low-quality spirit stones in profit. In a hundred years, that would be 72 million low-quality spirit stones. He could live for at least 350 years. By the time he died, he would have generated at least 252 million low-quality spirit stones in profit for the Spirit Creek Sect. This was the terrifying earning power of a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage. [Please give a five-star rating. The author sincerely asks all readers for a five-star review. Thank you very much for your support!] Chapter 58 - Training for Children When it comes to earning spirit stones, of course, no one does it better than him. Thinking of this, Guo Feilong''s lips curled into a slight smile, his face full of joy. He could produce ten pills in one batch. Four were given to the Spirit Creek Sect, And he kept six for himself. His alchemy could earn the Spirit Creek Sect 720,000 low-quality spirit stones a year. While he himself earned 2.16 million low-quality spirit stones annually. That''s exactly three times the profit of the Spirit Creek Sect. Calculating it this way, it''s like the Spirit Creek Sect is working for him, rather than him working for them as an alchemist. In fact, if he were to purchase these alchemy materials himself, it would be very difficult. Because some auxiliary alchemy herbs, along with the main ingredients, are controlled by major cultivation forces. The quantity available for public sale is very limited, and it''s not something an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator can easily buy. Collaborating with the Spirit Creek Sect for alchemy is much better than becoming a guest alchemist for them. He only needed to provide the alchemy skills, while the Spirit Creek Sect took care of gathering all the alchemy materials. Thinking of this, Guo Feilong''s enthusiasm for alchemy soared, and his mood improved significantly. To be honest, the most profitable elixirs are still the Foundation Pills. Unfortunately, some auxiliary herbs needed for refining Foundation Pills are now controlled by major cultivation forces, making them hard to find on the market. Fortunately, before these forces began controlling the main ingredients for Foundation Pills, he had already purchased a large stock of materials for them. He currently had enough materials to refine 123 batches of Foundation Pills, producing a total of 1,230 Ninth Grade Foundation Pills. For other cultivators reaching the ninth-level Qi Refining stage, having a Foundation Pill might not be crucial, but for his wives and children at home, they currently don''t need them. In the coming days, Guo Feilong would spend ten hours a day refining Sixth Grade elixirs provided by the Spirit Creek Sect. He would finish refining sixty batches of elixirs in just six days. Because in three months, he planned to move his family to that First Grade Small World, his wives had been extremely busy these days. The entire Green Sun County was their fiefdom, with nearly three million ordinary people, and it was impossible to move them all to the First Grade Small World. Guo Feilong''s plan was to move 100,000 ordinary people in the first relocation three months later. Then, gradually move about 500,000 people into the Small World.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. The remaining two million or so people would stay in Green Sun County. Everyone knew the benefits of moving into the Small World. The spiritual energy there was more abundant, making it difficult for ordinary people to fall ill. It also had a certain effect on extending the lifespan of ordinary people. The number of people wanting to move into the Small World was countless. His wives all had maternal families, and they were busy registering their relatives, like aunts and uncles, and various kin. Guo Feilong left the relocation of ordinary people to his wives to handle. After finishing the elixirs, Guo Feilong left the alchemy room and went to the family training ground. His children, who had spiritual roots and were under ten years old and not yet part of the Spirit Creek Sect, were practicing combat techniques here. In this cultivation world, all cultivation families, big or small, would start teaching their descendants with spiritual roots to cultivate at the age of five and train their combat skills by seven. Guo Feilong was no exception. Cultivation depended on spiritual roots, so there was no need to worry too much. Those with good spiritual roots cultivated quickly, while those with poor spiritual roots cultivated slowly. Guo Feilong treated each child equally. When they were born, if their spiritual roots were not of medium quality, he would use auspicious clouds to raise them to medium quality. If they had medium-quality spiritual roots, he would raise them to high quality. As for those with high-quality spiritual roots, Guo Feilong would enhance them to the highest level of high quality. It wasn''t that he didn''t want to raise his children''s spiritual roots to Earth Grade. But raising a high-quality spiritual root to Earth Grade required too many auspicious clouds. He didn''t have the ability to raise all his children''s spiritual roots to Earth Grade. He could only enhance them to a moderate level based on their original quality. Guo Feilong had his own training methods for his children''s combat training, different from other families in this world. At this moment. In the family training ground. His children. Some were practicing spells. Small fireballs, water balls, ice spikes, and lightning were all present. Some were practicing controlling flying swords. They slashed at spiritual instrument steel targets from various angles in the air. Some daughters were surrounded by five to ten ordinary archers. These ordinary archers continuously shot arrows at his surrounded daughters. His children were unarmed, dodging arrows coming from different directions. Of course, to prevent accidental injuries to his children, the arrowheads were rounded. Even if they hit the body, they couldn''t harm the skin, having no lethality. Initially, those ordinary archers were afraid to really shoot arrows at his children. Guo Feilong told them that if any injuries occurred, he wouldn''t blame them. Moreover, if anyone hit a target, they would be rewarded with one tael of silver. Two hits would earn two taels of silver. And so on. For each hit, they would earn an additional tael of silver. As the saying goes, money can make the devil turn the millstone. For the sake of silver. Those ordinary archers not only stopped fearing but became very enthusiastic. Now, his household had three teams of ordinary archers. Each team had one hundred archers, with one skilled captain for every ten archers. The best archer in each team was the brigade leader, managing a hundred-man brigade. The three hundred-man archer teams were managed by a maid skilled in accounting, appointed by Guo Feilong. This maid had ten assistants who could read and write. They were responsible for recording how many arrows each archer hit, and at the end of each month, they would go to the accounting room to collect money and distribute bonuses to the archers. Being surrounded and shot at by multiple archers could train his children''s dodging ability and subconscious physical reflexes. "Father." "Lord." People of different statuses addressed him differently when they saw him. Guo Feilong told them, "Continue training, don''t stop. When I''m at the training ground, unless I give you the order to stop, just pretend you don''t see me and train as usual." "Yes, Lord." "Okay, Father." Although Guo Feilong usually had a smiling face, giving off a friendly and approachable vibe, everyone respected him greatly, except for his wives. His children and those ordinary archers continued training as if he wasn''t there. After watching his children''s training at the family training ground for a while, Guo Feilong left. Soon, he arrived at the family''s private school, where his ordinary children without spiritual roots were studying, shaking their heads as they read. In this cultivation world, there were no imperial examinations, and reading and writing were not for gaining fame or composing poetry. It was simply for literacy and reading, but Guo Feilong wrote down the Three Character Classic and some articles he remembered from Earth for the teacher to teach his children to recite. Guo Feilong had already planned the future for his ordinary children without spiritual roots. He would set up a small village for each of them in the fiefdom, where they could be a small village head. A village didn''t need many people, just forty or fifty households. They wouldn''t need to work, just manage the village, and they would have enough to eat and drink for a lifetime. If, in the future, the number of descendants became too large. Guo Feilong would let them go to other counties to do business, become small landlords, and live a life without worries. If they didn''t want to do business or be a small village head. He would just support them in the Small World, as he had no shortage of money to support them. Time flew by, and a month had passed since Deputy Sect Master Ma delivered the alchemy recipe. The Spirit Creek Sect sent another late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, Elder Zhao, to deliver materials for sixty batches of Sixth Grade elixirs and take back the elixirs he had refined. When Elder Zhao, at the late Foundation Establishment stage, was about to leave, Guo Feilong cheerfully said to him, "Elder Zhao, it''s been a long time since I''ve seen my children in the Spirit Creek Sect. Let''s travel together, and I''ll take advantage of your Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast." "Elder Guo, you''re too kind." Elder Zhao, eager to befriend a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage, warmly invited him to ride on his Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast. [Happy New Year to everyone! May all your wishes come true in 2024, and may every reader prosper and have healthy family members. By the way, the author humbly requests a 5-star rating from all the readers. Thank you very much for your support!] Chapter 59 - Friend Shangguan, please open the door The flying spiritual beasts comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage are truly remarkable. Their speed far surpasses that of Foundation Establishment cultivators riding on clouds. Guo Feilong was filled with envy. Unfortunately, there¡¯s no place to buy spiritual beasts of the Foundation Establishment stage. Otherwise, he would definitely buy a few no matter what. "When I become stronger, I must visit the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and secretly learn their methods of nurturing spiritual beasts." Guo Feilong made a silent vow. Spiritual beasts, like human cultivators, can enhance their cultivation stage by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Similarly, they are also affected by their innate qualities. The better the quality, the higher the potential to reach greater heights. However, unlike human cultivators, whose aptitude is determined by the grade of their soul, spiritual beasts are judged by the grade of their bloodline. The bloodline grade of spiritual beasts corresponds to the level of spiritual roots in human cultivators. A low-quality inferior bloodline is equivalent to a low-quality inferior spiritual root. A low-quality medium bloodline equals a low-quality medium spiritual root. And so on, they are all equated. Spiritual beasts have an advantage over human cultivators in that the offspring born directly from high-level spiritual beasts are incredibly powerful from birth. Guo Feilong had read in ancient texts that the offspring of spiritual beasts comparable to human cultivators at the Elemental Infant stage are born at the level of seventh, eighth, or ninth rank spiritual beasts, with no bottleneck up to the Foundation Establishment stage. Once they reach adulthood, they surpass the Foundation Establishment stage. Some spiritual beasts, even stronger than those at the Elemental Infant stage, give birth to even more powerful offspring. It is said that some spiritual beasts are born comparable to Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, with exceptionally fierce combat abilities. In contrast, the children born to two human cultivators are quite fragile, and some even lack spiritual roots, making cultivation impossible. Of course, heaven is fair. The more powerful the spiritual beast, the harder it is for them to give birth. Some particularly strong spiritual beasts may take hundreds of years to conceive and up to a thousand years to give birth. While it is true that the higher the cultivation stage of human cultivators, the harder it is to have offspring, it is not as exaggerated as with spiritual beasts. The bloodline level of spiritual beasts can be improved, but the methods to do so are only known to a select few experts. Even a large immortal cultivation force like the Spirit Creek Sect does not have a method to enhance spiritual beast bloodlines. Only specialized beast-taming sects like the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect know these methods, and they guard them as family heirlooms, never sharing them with outsiders.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect not only has methods to improve spiritual beast bloodlines but also knows how to refine spiritual beast elixirs, both of which are things Guo Feilong desires. ... ... ... On the road, Guo Feilong began a casual conversation with an elder of the Spirit Creek Sect surnamed Zhao. Elder Zhao was not as talkative as the Deputy Sect Master Ma Huayun. Mostly, it was Guo Feilong asking questions and Elder Zhao providing answers. In the blink of an eye. A day and a half passed. Guo Feilong and his companions had traveled nearly thirty thousand miles. They finally arrived at the Third Grade Small World, the headquarters of the Spirit Creek Sect. Having been an outer disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect for over a hundred years, Guo Feilong was more than familiar with the sect''s headquarters, as if it were his own home. If he hadn''t broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and become an elder of the Spirit Creek Sect, he wouldn''t even have the qualification to enter the sect again. His children, whom he sent to the Spirit Creek Sect, had all become disciples under Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue''s master was a newly promoted Golden Elixir stage ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect in the past century. She was the elder sister of the elder Guo Feilong had saved back in the day. A Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator is an incredibly strong backing. Therefore, Guo Feilong sent his sons and daughters to Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. By relation, his children were the grand-disciples of the Golden Elixir ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect, which meant they wouldn''t be easily bullied in the sect. Of course, Guo Feilong also wanted to establish some connection with the Golden Elixir ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect, which is why he sent his children to Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. The Spirit Creek Sect granted him a First Grade Small World as a fiefdom not just because he was a mid-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage. The main reason was that his children were the grand-disciples of that Golden Elixir ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect. This relationship was particularly important; otherwise, the Spirit Creek Sect would not easily grant even a First Grade Small World to someone. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue''s Golden Elixir stage master was skilled in alchemy and was the only high-level alchemist in the Spirit Creek Sect, in charge of the sect''s Alchemy Hall. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue were now elders of the Alchemy Hall, residing on the mountain peak of the Alchemy Hall. When Guo Feilong was an outer disciple in the Alchemy Hall of the Spirit Creek Sect, Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue hadn''t even been born, and their Golden Elixir master wasn''t yet a Golden Elixir stage cultivator. After parting ways with Elder Zhao in the Spirit Creek Sect''s Heavenly Abode, Guo Feilong stepped on a white cloud and flew directly to the Alchemy Hall. His current status was that of an external elder of the Alchemy Hall, similar to a guest elder. However, in terms of relationships, he was closer to the Spirit Creek Sect than a guest elder. After all, he was born in the Spirit Creek Sect, even though he had left the sect. Those guest elders, however, were not from the Spirit Creek Sect. They came from various places, with all sorts of backgrounds. Guo Feilong knew the layout of the Alchemy Hall well, but he didn''t know where Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue lived. Although he came to see his children, he still had to visit their masters first, as a matter of etiquette. There were many inner and outer disciples on the mountain peak of the Alchemy Hall. Guo Feilong casually stopped a passing female inner disciple and asked, "Young lady, do you know where Elders Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue live?" The inner disciple he stopped was about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a white long dress, with a doll-like face, looking cute. She was stunned by Guo Feilong''s appearance, thinking, "This man is so handsome, I''ve never seen such a good-looking man." Guo Feilong wasn''t wearing the Spirit Creek Sect''s Alchemy Hall elder''s robe. After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he regained his youthful appearance, looking about twenty-one or twenty-two, and had concealed his cultivation aura. The young girl didn''t recognize him and didn''t know how to address him, so she asked, "Who are you? What do you want with my master and martial uncle?" Hearing her address them as master and martial uncle, Guo Feilong immediately knew who her master was. Guo Feilong smiled and said, "Young lady, your master should be Shangguan Mingyue. I am a close friend of your master and martial uncle. I am the father of Guo Xiang, Guo Zhan, and Guo Wei." The young girl''s eyes widened in surprise. She hadn''t expected this handsome man to be the father of Guo Xiang and the others. Suddenly feeling a bit disappointed, she said, "So you''re the father of Junior Sister Guo Xiang and Junior Brother Guo Zhan. I am Ma Xiaoling, nice to meet you, Uncle Guo. Let me take you to my master." Guo Feilong took out a porcelain bottle from his storage bag. "Since you called me Uncle Guo, and you are a disciple of my friends and the senior sister of my children, I didn''t prepare any gifts, so I''ll give you this bottle of third-grade cultivation elixir as a meeting gift." Before Ma Xiaoling could speak, Guo Feilong placed the bottle in her hand and said, "If you don''t accept it, Uncle will be upset." Ma Xiaoling, both happy and a bit shy, said, "Thank you, Uncle Guo. I''ll accept it then." A bottle of elixirs usually contained ten pills, equivalent to over a hundred low-quality spirit stones, which was a considerable amount for Ma Xiaoling. Her attitude towards Guo Feilong immediately warmed up, and she happily led him to her master Shangguan Mingyue''s cave abode. "Father, why are you here?" One of his daughters happened to be near the entrance of Shangguan Mingyue''s cave abode and joyfully rushed into his arms. Guo Feilong picked up his daughter, affectionately patted her head, and pinched her cheeks. "I missed you all, so I came to see you and your siblings." Due to having hundreds or even thousands of children, Guo Feilong rarely held them except when they were born. After all, with so many children, holding one and not the other could easily make them feel that their father was biased and didn''t like them. Guo Feilong rarely held any child, although he liked to hold them. After holding this daughter for a while, he put her down and took out a voice transmission jade slip, saying, "Daoist Friend Shangguan, I''m here to see you. I''m right outside your cave abode." [Happy New Year! The author wishes all readers a happy New Year and kindly asks for a five-star review and some free gifts to power up the love. Thank you all for your support!] Chapter 60 - The consequences of not working hard After sending the voice transmission. Before Guo Feilong could put away the jade slip, the defensive formation at the entrance of the cave abode split open from the middle, parting like curtains. "Fellow Daoist Guo, why didn''t you notify me in advance? I could have come with Senior Sister to greet you." Shangguan Mingyue emerged, her white dress as pure as snow. After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, she regained her youthful appearance. Having taken the Beauty Retaining Pills given by Guo Feilong, her appearance hadn''t changed at all over the years. Her face was full of youthful vitality, resembling a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. Liu Feiyu was visiting her Junior Sister Shangguan Mingyue and came out with her. She also appeared to be eighteen or nineteen, but her demeanor was more composed and less lively. She smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Guo, please come in." Guo Feilong followed them into the cave abode. Inside, the cave abode was magnificent and spacious. All the furniture and decorations were exquisitely crafted. Describing it as opulent would not be an exaggeration. The floor was laid with golden carved tiles, and the walls and semi-circular ceiling were embedded with numerous fist-sized Night Pearls, providing gentle yet bright illumination. There were also many potted spirit herbs and spirit medicines emitting a unique fragrance, decorating the hall of the cave abode with vibrant colors, making it quite beautiful. Women will be women, dressing adorably and decorating their homes beautifully. Guo Feilong thought that if he had a cave abode, just having tables and chairs would suffice; the simpler, the better. On the day Guo Feilong held his Foundation Establishment banquet, both Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue attended. They were truly astonished when they saw Guo Feilong''s youthful and handsome appearance. They hadn''t expected an old man to look so good after becoming young, still retaining a masculine charm. After they all sat down, Guo Feilong took out two storage bags, giving one to Shangguan Mingyue and the other to Liu Feiyu.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. Inside were ten thousand low-quality spirit stones and several bottles of Sixth Grade cultivation elixirs for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, with a total value of seventy to eighty thousand spirit stones. This was to thank them for taking care of his children and speaking well of him at the Spirit Creek Sect, which led the sect to grant him a First Grade Small World as his fiefdom, in consideration of their children''s Golden Elixir stage master. Even though his wife Sun Yufeng and others were now Foundation Establishment stage elders at the Spirit Creek Sect, their status was vastly different compared to Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. Although Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue were Foundation Establishment stage elders, and their master was a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, they still had to earn their own cultivation resources. The resource expenditure for cultivating at the Foundation Establishment stage was significant. If they earned fifty thousand low-quality spirit stones a year, their cultivation expenses would be around forty thousand. Adding the costs of social obligations and gifts, they would have at least several thousand spirit stones in expenses, leaving little by the year''s end. Sometimes, if a disciple performed well, they would reward them with spirit stones or elixirs, leaving the two women somewhat financially strained. Seventy to eighty thousand spirit stones were not a small amount for them, and after a few polite refusals, they gladly accepted. Relationships between people cannot rely solely on emotions; only benefits can maintain a long-lasting good relationship. Guo Feilong understood these social intricacies well, using money and gifts to maintain relationships with practiced ease. Everyone who had worked with him had a very good impression of him. Shangguan Mingyue''s children thought he genuinely wanted to see the children, so they sent people to bring all of Guo Feilong''s children at the Spirit Creek Sect over. Guo Feilong affectionately hugged each child, then set them down, giving each one a storage bag containing 2000 low-quality spirit stones and ten bottles of cultivation elixirs for Qi Refining stage cultivators. This is the advantage of having wealthy parents; the children don''t need to work hard to earn spirit stones for cultivation resources, as their parents have already prepared everything. They don''t need to do any tasks, and their cultivation resources are inexhaustible. Ordinary disciples with no background or support from their families have to work tirelessly to earn more cultivation resources, sometimes risking their lives for them. There is a common misconception about children from wealthy families, thinking they are spoiled, ignorant, and unable to withstand challenges, like the foolish sons of landlords. In reality, most children from wealthy families work harder and endure more than those from ordinary families. Although they don''t worry about food, clothing, or shelter, they undergo intense learning and social training from a young age. In this cultivation world, the survival of the fittest and the law of the jungle prevail. Those wealthy second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of cultivators, although they don''t do miscellaneous tasks, spend long hours practicing spells and sparring. They are instilled with the belief from a young age that: If you don''t work hard, your family won''t prosper. If you don''t work hard, your family might fall apart. If you don''t work hard, you might die in a fight. If you don''t work hard, the woman you like might end up with someone else. If you don''t work hard, your descendants won''t continue to live well. As for the incompetent and idle second-generation cultivators people see, it''s because their families have given up on them, knowing they are hopeless. Just like in ordinary families, there are also very capable children and those who are not. However, people envy those who are born into wealth, who don''t need to work hard, who can enjoy life without effort, living a life of leisure. In major cultivation sects, ordinary disciples without background are seen as laborers, meant to handle various tasks. Whether ordinary disciples can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage is not of great importance to large cultivation sects. More Foundation Establishment stage cultivators mean higher expenses for the sect. And the territory of a sect is generally fixed. The output of cultivation resources is also more or less fixed. In a situation where there are many wolves and little meat, major cultivation sects and families will prioritize resources for descendants and personal disciples with higher spiritual root aptitude. They won''t allocate much to those with decent aptitude but no background. If you have only one Foundation Pill, the kind that guarantees Foundation Establishment, would you give it to your disciple or your son? Anyone with a normal mind would give the Foundation Pill to their son, not their disciple. Just like ancient emperors, who would pass the throne to their biological sons, not adopted ones. In an environment where cultivation resources are not abundant, those with strong family backgrounds can enjoy cultivation resources without worry, while ordinary disciples without such backgrounds have to fight tooth and nail for resources. For example, obtaining a Foundation Pill was very difficult for ordinary disciples at the ninth level of Qi Refining in the past, and it''s even harder now. Disciples with background never had to worry about Foundation Pills; their families would prepare them. It''s still the same now; their families will still prepare Foundation Pills for them, and they only need to ask for what they need. [The author wishes everyone a Happy New Year! Please consider giving a five-star rating and free gifts to support the work. Thank you for your support!] Chapter 61 - Come with me for a moment In the Spirit Creek Sect, Foundation Establishment stage elders are entitled to a cultivation cave abode in the sect''s heavenly abode. Guo Feilong is currently a Foundation Establishment stage elder in the Alchemy Hall of the Spirit Creek Sect. He has the right to have his own cultivation cave abode in the sect''s headquarters heavenly abode. This time, Guo Feilong came to the sect''s headquarters heavenly abode for three reasons: first, to visit his children; second, to bring gifts to Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue to strengthen their relationship; and third, to secure a cave abode in the sect''s heavenly abode. Guo Feilong is affiliated with the Alchemy Hall of the Spirit Creek Sect, serving as an elder, so his cave abode should be located on the Alchemy Peak. The master of Shangguan Mingyue and Liu Feiyu, a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, oversees the Alchemy Peak and is the highest authority there. Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators are either in secluded cultivation or busy with other matters, so they rarely manage affairs on the Alchemy Peak, let alone handle minor issues like cave abodes. The person actually in charge of affairs on the Alchemy Peak is Yuwen Yanhong, the senior sister of Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, and the third daughter of their master, who has a great talent for alchemy. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue brought Guo Feilong to meet their senior sister, Yuwen Yanhong. Yuwen Yanhong is at the Great Perfection of the late Foundation Establishment stage. Having taken Beauty Retaining Pills in her youth, she appears to be perpetually eighteen or nineteen years old, with top-tier looks and figure. Guo Feilong rates her appearance at 9.2 out of 10. In fact, Guo Feilong had known Yuwen Yanhong before. After all, during his years as an outer disciple in the Alchemy Hall, how could he not know the elders of the hall? However, during his time working hard and completing tasks in the Alchemy Hall, Shangguan Mingyue''s master had not yet become a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, and Yuwen Yanhong had not yet managed the Alchemy Peak. Guo Feilong knew Yuwen Yanhong. But Yuwen Yanhong did not know him. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue had a very good relationship with their senior sister, Yuwen Yanhong. Their foundational knowledge in alchemy was taught by their senior sister on behalf of their master. Additionally, the Foundation Establishment elder whom Guo Feilong had saved years ago was Yuwen Yanhong''s uncle, which added another layer to their relationship. Yuwen Yanhong arranged a very nice cave abode for him on the Alchemy Peak. The Gathering Spirit Array inside can make the spiritual energy within the cave abode ten times that of the outside, making cultivation much more efficient. Without these connections, he would have at most received an ordinary cave abode.Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. The Gathering Spirit Array in such an abode would only gather three to four times the spiritual energy of the outside. Guo Feilong did not plan to stay long in the sect''s headquarters heavenly abode; he wanted to return to his fiefdom and enjoy life with his over a hundred wives and concubines. This cave abode was prepared for his children residing in the sect''s headquarters heavenly abode. If he didn''t live there, his children would. This was a common practice in the Spirit Creek Sect and across all major sects in the cultivation world. Sun Yufeng and five other Foundation Establishment stage wives and concubines of Guo Feilong served as stationed elders outside the sect''s headquarters. They were all near Green Sun County, some managing the cultivation market, others guarding certain areas in the heavenly abode, none residing in the sect''s headquarters heavenly abode. The cave abodes of Sun Yufeng and the other wives and concubines were also occupied by Guo Feilong''s children. This was a case of keeping resources within the family, taking care of one''s own. After handling the cave abode matters, Guo Feilong did not immediately return home to Yellow Rock Town. He had another very important task to complete in the sect''s headquarters heavenly abode. On the third day of his visit to the sect''s headquarters heavenly abode, Guo Feilong donned the special attire of an Alchemy Hall elder, holding a fan in his hand. His handsome and sunny face, along with his suave and gentle demeanor, made him very attractive wherever he went. Whether it was the inner and outer female disciples or the Foundation Establishment stage female elders, they couldn''t help but take a few extra glances at him. It wasn''t that they hadn''t seen handsome men before, but men as handsome as Guo Feilong were rare and not easily encountered. As the saying goes, it''s very difficult for someone to reach out to someone above their level; if you''re not in the same circle or tier, they won''t pay attention to you. But if someone of higher status wants to associate with someone below them, it''s very simple. Especially when it comes to marrying or taking concubines, this situation is even more common. For instance, if a seventh-grade county magistrate wanted to take the emperor''s daughter, a princess, as a concubine, it would be a delusional dream. But if this seventh-grade county magistrate wanted to take a girl from an ordinary family in his county as a concubine, it would be almost certain, a done deal. One has the power to take your life. The other doesn''t have the ability to refuse you. That''s how simple the logic is. The Spirit Creek Sect has hundreds of thousands of inner and outer disciples. Over ninety percent have no background or status. To any ordinary inner or outer disciple without background, a Foundation Establishment stage elder is a lofty figure. The mission hall is the place with the most inner and outer disciples. When Guo Feilong walked into the mission hall, many disciples taking on tasks couldn''t help but feel a bit nervous. "Carry on with your tasks, I''m just here to find someone," Guo Feilong said with a smile to everyone, allowing the ordinary inner and outer disciples to breathe a sigh of relief and continue with their work. Standing in the mission hall as a Foundation Establishment stage elder wasn''t quite appropriate, so an inner disciple in charge of the hall quickly brought over a chair. Respectfully, he said, "Elder, it''s too tiring to stand while waiting for someone. Please sit here and wait. If you need anything, you can tell me who you''re waiting for, and I can wait for you." Guo Feilong waved his hand, casually took out a bottle of second-grade cultivation elixirs for Qi Refining stage cultivators, and tossed it to the perceptive inner disciple, saying, "I''ll wait here myself, you go about your business. If I need you, I''ll call for you." "Thank you for your generosity, Elder," the inner disciple in charge of the mission hall said happily, bowing and retreating. In a place where no one could see, he opened the porcelain bottle and found ten second-grade cultivation elixirs inside, making him respect Guo Feilong even more. Casually rewarding a bottle of second-grade cultivation elixirs, this elder was truly generous and worth currying favor with. Guo Feilong had a purpose in giving him the bottle of second-grade cultivation elixirs, but that purpose was not to be mentioned for now. At this moment, Guo Feilong''s eyes were constantly scanning the female inner and outer disciples in the mission hall. As he looked, he muttered to himself, "This one looks quite pretty, but her walking posture is off; she must have been with a man before, not suitable for me." "That one looks decent too, but there''s a long hair on the black mole at the corner of her mouth, not good, not good." "This one has a great figure, at least a D-plus starting point, with a slim waist and long legs, but alas, her looks are only a 7 out of 10, not good, not good." "Oh, this one looks really nice, face value 8.8 out of 10. Height around 172 centimeters, with a golden ratio figure, at least a D-plus, slim waist, and skin as white and tender as jade, very satisfied with this figure." Guo Feilong''s eyes suddenly lit up as he stood up from the chair and walked toward an inner female disciple who had just entered the mission hall. Approaching her, Guo Feilong cleared his throat and said to this inner female disciple with a face value of 8.8 and a perfect figure, "Come with me for a moment, I have something to ask you." Before the inner female disciple could react, he turned and walked toward the door of the mission hall. The inner female disciple was momentarily stunned but quickly followed him out, wondering what this unfamiliar Alchemy Hall elder wanted with her. However, she wasn''t afraid, as there was no malice in Guo Feilong''s eyes or tone earlier. Moreover, the Spirit Creek Sect had strict rules, and no one was allowed to force themselves on female disciples. She wasn''t worried about her safety, just puzzled about why this Foundation Establishment elder was looking for her. With this question in mind, the inner female disciple followed Guo Feilong outside. Guo Feilong led her to a secluded spot where no one was around, then stopped and turned to look at the inner female disciple. "What is your name?" Guo Feilong asked her. [Happy New Year to everyone, and the author kindly requests a five-star review. Thank you all for your support!] Chapter 62 - This is casting a wide net "Reporting to the Elder, my name is Feng Chengcheng." An inner disciple answered. "Feng Chengcheng?" Guo Feilong was momentarily stunned. This instantly reminded him of a movie he once watched called "Business Beach," which had a female lead named Feng Chengcheng. Of course, there are many people with the same name. Even Wang Yuyan and Zhou Zhiruo exist, so having another Feng Chengcheng isn''t surprising. Guo Feilong asked again, "How old are you this year? Are you from one of the major families within the sect?" Feng Chengcheng replied, "Reporting to the Elder, I am 38 years old. I am not from a major sect family, just from a small cultivation family affiliated with the sect." At 38 years old, on Earth, she would definitely be considered a middle-aged woman, but in this cultivation world, a 38-year-old woman is actually very young. She is from a small cultivation family, which is a good thing for Guo Feilong. Small cultivation families do not have Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, which in his eyes means they have no significant background. Guo Feilong, being a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, could easily discern that Feng Chengcheng''s cultivation level was at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage. At such a young age of 38, to have reached this level of cultivation, she must have a high-quality spiritual root. In the future, she has at least a 20-30% chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. After understanding this, Guo Feilong smiled and asked, "Do you have a master?" Upon hearing this, Feng Chengcheng''s face lit up with joy, thinking, "Could it be that this handsome Elder wants to take me as a disciple? Yes, it must be so." Feng Chengcheng pretended to be calm and said, "Reporting to the Elder, I have not yet taken a master." The Spirit Creek Sect governs over a dozen countries with a population of hundreds of billions. Even though the proportion of people with spiritual roots is low compared to ordinary people, with such a large population base, and the fact that children born to cultivators with spiritual roots have a higher chance of possessing spiritual roots, the total number of cultivators within the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory is very large. There are also many cultivators with high-quality spiritual roots, who can be considered small geniuses. As long as they are given a Foundation Pill, they generally have a good chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. Unfortunately, Foundation Pills are scarce resources. If one is a child of a major cultivation family, even if they have medium-quality spiritual roots, their family will definitely prepare a Foundation Pill for them. If they are from an ordinary small cultivation family with no significant background, even with high-quality spiritual roots, the family would not be able to afford a Foundation Pill even if they sold everything over several generations. Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. Moreover, in this cultivation world, there is a rule that a married daughter belongs to another family and is no longer part of her own family. If a cultivation family has a son and a daughter, and the son has medium-quality spiritual roots while the daughter has high-quality spiritual roots, and the family has one Foundation Pill, it will 100% be given to the son with medium-quality spiritual roots, not the daughter with high-quality spiritual roots. This is because the son¡¯s children will carry on the family bloodline, while the daughter¡¯s children will belong to her husband''s family. Feng Chengcheng thought that the Elder in front of her wanted to take her as a disciple and was full of anticipation when Guo Feilong asked her, "Has your family prepared a Foundation Pill for you?" Feng Chengcheng shook her head and said, "No." Guo Feilong asked again, "Have you saved enough sect contribution points and spirit stones to buy a Foundation Pill?" Feng Chengcheng shook her head and said, "I have none." Hurry up. Please take me as your disciple. Elder, hurry up. Feng Chengcheng urged in her heart. However, Guo Feilong suddenly pointed to a male outer disciple passing by not far away and asked, "If you had to choose between marrying him or marrying me, who would you choose?" "Ah?" Feng Chengcheng was stunned, not expecting such a question. Guo Feilong continued to ask her, "Honestly, if you had to choose, would you choose to marry him or me?" Feng Chengcheng confirmed she hadn''t misheard, looked at the passing male outer disciple, who was average-looking, neither ugly nor handsome, a bit short, not too fat but with a bit of a belly. Feng Chengcheng withdrew her gaze and looked at Guo Feilong. Compared to the male outer disciple, they were like two different species. One made her heart race... The other left her with no feelings at all. Feng Chengcheng''s face suddenly turned red, and she softly said, "I would choose you, Elder." If it weren''t for Guo Feilong''s keen hearing, an ordinary person would definitely not hear such a soft voice. Guo Feilong was delighted and didn''t beat around the bush anymore. He directly said, "I like you and want to marry you as a wife or concubine." His words left Feng Chengcheng dumbfounded, her face turning bright red. In her 30-plus years, it was the first time she had encountered such a situation. Guo Feilong continued, "Don''t be in a hurry to refuse or agree. Listen to what I have to say first." "If you agree to marry me, I will give you a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill as a bride price. If you fail to establish your foundation in the future, I will continue to provide you with elixirs to restore your spiritual roots and Foundation Pills until you succeed." "Moreover, after marrying me, I will provide you with plenty of cultivation resources every month." "I won''t hide it from you; I have other wives and concubines, but I will treat you all equally." "Take out your voice transmission jade slip, and let''s leave a voice transmission mark for each other. I will ask you within three days whether you agree or not." Feng Chengcheng, blushing, exchanged voice transmission marks with Guo Feilong on the jade slip. Guo Feilong took out a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill from his storage bag and showed it to Feng Chengcheng. Her eyes lit up instantly, thinking, "He really has a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill; he''s not lying." "These bottles of elixirs are for you. Consider them a meeting gift." Guo Feilong took out ten bottles of third-grade cultivation elixirs from his storage bag. Just as Feng Chengcheng was about to say something, Guo Feilong placed the ten bottles of elixirs in her hands. If she didn''t take them, the bottles would fall to the ground. After giving the elixirs, Guo Feilong stepped on a white cloud and flew off into the distance. Feng Chengcheng stood there holding the ten bottles of elixirs, her mind in a whirl. She could feel that Guo Feilong was sincere, and if she married him, her life would indeed be very good. Feng Chengcheng was a very beautiful woman with high-quality spiritual roots, and many people liked and pursued her, including some wealthy disciples within the sect. Although wealthy disciples were rich, their wealth was only relative to ordinary inner and outer disciples with no background. They would not give her a Foundation Pill as a bride price. The wealthy disciples in the sect would not give her a Foundation Pill as a bride price because such rare cultivation resources are reserved by major cultivation families for their male family members, not for an outsider wife or concubine. Moreover, the Foundation Pill Guo Feilong showed was a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill. With a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill and her high-quality spiritual roots, her success rate for Foundation Establishment could reach about 70%. Foundation Establishment stage, nearly 500 years of lifespan. Foundation Establishment stage, a status far higher than the Qi Refining stage. There are truly very few female cultivators, especially those at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage, who can resist such temptation. In the vast cultivation world, there are many beautiful women. In any city with tens of thousands of people, you can find dozens or even hundreds of beauties. The children of large cultivation families can easily sleep with many beauties at a small cost. They would never use a Foundation Pill as a bride price to marry a wife. At this moment, Feng Chengcheng had a strong desire for the Ninth Grade Foundation Pill and wanted to immediately take out the voice transmission jade slip to tell Guo Feilong she agreed to marry him. But she quickly abandoned the idea of saying it immediately, planning to agree when Guo Feilong asked her through voice transmission, so she would appear more reserved and less eager. At this time, Guo Feilong had already landed on a high mountain peak. After seeing Feng Chengcheng leave the mission hall, he returned to the hall to continue searching for targets. In this way, within less than a day, Guo Feilong found five more targets. He took these five beautiful ninth-level Qi Refining female cultivators out for a talk, said the same words, and gave them the same ten bottles of third-grade cultivation elixirs. This is called casting a wide net; you are bound to catch some fish. Chapter 63 - The cultivation resources are a bit insufficient For the next two days, Guo Feilong went to the mission hall every day, looking for targets among the female disciples who were handing in tasks. In just these two days, Guo Feilong found seventeen more targets. Adding the six from the first day, including Feng Chengcheng, he spoke the same words to twenty-three female inner disciples with a score of nine or above, giving each ten bottles of third-grade cultivation elixirs. At this moment. Guo Feilong took out a jade slip for voice transmission and sent a message to Feng Chengcheng, asking her, "Have you thought it over? Will you agree to marry me?" Soon, the jade slip vibrated with a hum. Guo Feilong input a bit of mystic power, and Feng Chengcheng''s voice came through, "I... I agree." Hearing her agreement, a slight smile appeared on Guo Feilong''s lips. Feng Chengcheng agreeing to marry him was no surprise at all. He had wealth. He had looks. He had status and power. Beautiful women love heroes, but they also love power and wealth. After chatting with Feng Chengcheng via the jade slip and setting a wedding date, Guo Feilong began asking the second and third female inner disciples. It didn''t take long for him to ask all twenty-three female inner disciples. Some agreed to marry him, while others did not. Among the twenty-three, eighteen agreed to marry him, and they had already set wedding dates through the jade slip. Five were still undecided. Guo Feilong told these five that if they ever wanted to marry him, they could contact him anytime, and he would reserve a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill for them. Having set wedding dates with these eighteen female cultivators, Guo Feilong no longer waited at the mission hall for opportunities but instead found the disciple who had brought him a chair that day. For the price of ten low-quality spirit stones per person, he had this mission hall disciple named Liu Sanshi record the identity information of all the beauties visiting the mission hall. Every month, Guo Feilong would visit the Spirit Creek Sect, precisely finding the beautiful female inner disciples on the list and having detailed conversations with them. He treated this mission hall disciple, Liu Sanshi, as a matchmaker, helping him gather beauties. Liu Sanshi, on the other hand, saw Guo Feilong as the God of Wealth. There were so many beautiful female disciples in the Spirit Creek Sect that counting spirit stones until his hands were sore was inevitable.Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. The wedding was set for the same day. In the blink of an eye, the day of the wedding arrived. The eighteen brides were all stunned. They hadn''t expected so many of them to marry him. But apart from the Foundation Pill, which would be given after the wedding, they had already received the spirit stones and spiritual instruments as bride prices. It was too late to regret and back out of the marriage. According to the customs of the cultivation world, if the man initiates the divorce, he cannot ask for the bride price back from the woman. If the woman initiates the divorce, she must compensate the man ten times the value of the bride price. Excluding the Foundation Pill, Guo Feilong had already given them spirit stones, elixirs, and spiritual instruments worth 100,000 each. If any of them wanted to back out of the marriage, they would have to pay 1,000,000 spirit stones. They were just disciples from ordinary small cultivation families. Even if they sold everything, including all their sacred treasures, spiritual instruments, and spiritual beasts, they couldn''t gather 1,000,000 spirit stones. And so, Guo Feilong married all eighteen of them on the same day. In the bridal chamber. Each wife and concubine spent three hours with him. Eighteen of them meant forty-eight hours. It took two whole days and nights to get to the last one. During these two days and nights, apart from drinking some water, Guo Feilong didn''t even have a meal, diligently working on the life gene continuation project. The people of Yellow Rock Town were long accustomed to his marrying wives and taking concubines. They wouldn''t be surprised or shocked even if he married a hundred wives and concubines at once. They would even praise him as a formidable lord. When he married Feng Chengcheng and the other seventeen, all of them had friends come to send them off, mostly female inner disciples from the Spirit Creek Sect. It''s often said that beautiful women have beautiful friends, and this was no exception. Feng Chengcheng''s friends who came to send them off were all stunning. At first, they envied Feng Chengcheng and the others for marrying an exclusive Foundation Establishment stage elder, who was also a mid-level alchemist. But when they discovered that Feng Chengcheng and the other seventeen women were all marrying the same man, and that Guo Feilong already had over a hundred wives and concubines at home, they no longer envied them. Guo Feilong tried to keep them as guests for a few more days, but they all found excuses to leave, running faster than rabbits. Guo Feilong thought to himself, there''s no need for you to run faster than rabbits. Once Feng Chengcheng and the others have children and become Foundation Establishment stage cultivators with the Ninth Grade Foundation Pill, raising their status to elders and extending their lifespans to around 500 years, let''s see if you envy them then. Foundation Pills have now become controlled items, and obtaining them is extremely difficult. They don''t have Earth Grade spiritual roots. Even with high-quality spiritual roots, without the aid of a Foundation Pill, the chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is only about two to three percent. When they envy Feng Chengcheng and the others for becoming Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and enjoying endless glory, Guo Feilong will have a heart-to-heart with them, and they will likely agree to marry him. For now, the time is not right, and Guo Feilong is in no hurry. With Guo Feilong''s efforts, in less than a month, Feng Chengcheng and the others were all successively pregnant. In the following months, Guo Feilong would personally visit the Spirit Creek Sect''s headquarters in the Heavenly Abode to hand over elixirs and collect alchemy materials. Most importantly, he would obtain detailed information on beautiful female disciples from Liu Sanshi at the mission hall, then go and have heart-to-heart talks with those beautiful female disciples. As a result, every month, he would bring back wives and concubines from the Spirit Creek Sect''s Heavenly Abode headquarters. Sometimes he would bring back as many as ten at a time, and at the very least, he would bring back two or three. In the blink of an eye, several months passed, and Feng Chengcheng and the batch of eighteen wives and concubines all successively gave birth to their children. Five of the children had spiritual roots. Thirteen did not. Unfortunately. None of the five children with spiritual roots had high-quality spiritual roots. The best one had medium-quality upper spiritual roots. Two of them only had low-quality medium spiritual roots. Guo Feilong used auspicious clouds to raise their spiritual roots to medium-quality medium. Feng Chengcheng and the other eighteen were all at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage. After giving birth, Guo Feilong gave them each a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill and a medium-quality spiritual object crystal. Three months later, Feng Chengcheng and the others, with only a few days apart, successively broke through. Of the eighteen, only seven failed to establish their foundation. The remaining eleven successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage. When Feng Chengcheng and the eleven others held their Foundation Establishment banquets, their friends who initially thought they had married poorly were all enviously sour. Guo Feilong wouldn''t miss the opportunity. He found a chance to exchange voice transmission marks with Feng Chengcheng''s beautiful friends. Under the temptation of the Ninth Grade Foundation Pill, Guo Feilong married fifteen of Feng Chengcheng''s good friends within twenty months. Chapter 64 - Qi Family Elixir Pharmacy As time passed, Guo Feilong now had over two hundred and forty wives. Most of them were wives and concubines with spiritual roots, with over a hundred being inner disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. The daily consumption of cultivation resources was truly terrifying. When the number of wives and concubines reached two hundred and fifty-one, Guo Feilong dared not marry any more. He was already feeling the pressure on cultivation resources. It''s important to note that he now had a total of one hundred and sixty-eight children with spiritual roots and nearly two hundred wives and concubines with spiritual roots. The spirit stones he earned from alchemy were just enough to balance his expenses. The main issue was that within a year, more than half of those wives and concubines at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage would break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. By then, his cultivation resources wouldn''t just be tight; they would be completely insufficient. "No, I need to find a way to get my hands on an alchemy recipe for seventh-grade or higher elixirs." Because seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade elixirs are meant for Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. That day, Guo Feilong arrived at the Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters, seeking out Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. He asked them to take him to their Senior Sister, Yuwen Yanhong. "Fellow Daoist Guo, running low on cultivation resources, aren''t you? That''s what you get for being so indulgent, marrying so many wives and having so many children. Now you know it''s tough, right?" Shangguan Mingyue teased him along with Liu Feiyu. A cultivation family or sect isn''t incapable of having more cultivators; it''s just a matter of having more children and recruiting more disciples. The problem is, whether it''s marrying female cultivators to have children with spiritual roots or recruiting disciples, it all requires cultivation resources. Without sufficient cultivation resources, it''s impossible. This is why one can afford to give birth but not raise them, and can only control the number of cultivators in a family or sect. After being teased by the two, Guo Feilong could only smile awkwardly. In his heart, he thought, "You two can tease me now, but when I refine the Shenyang Elixir that helps Foundation Establishment stage cultivators break through to the Golden Elixir stage, you''ll both end up marrying me eventually." As the three of them chatted, they arrived outside Yuwen Yanhong''s cave abode. Shangguan Mingyue took out a jade slip for voice transmission, infused it with mystic power, and said, "Senior Sister, I''ve brought Elder Guo Feilong to see you."This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. After she finished speaking, about five or six seconds later, the defensive barrier at the entrance of the cave abode split open like a curtain, forming a portal. Shangguan Mingyue, with her lively personality, was the first to enter. Guo Feilong and Liu Feiyu followed behind her. Soon, the three of them met Yuwen Yanhong. Though she appeared to be a beautiful young girl of eighteen or nineteen, Yuwen Yanhong was actually three hundred and fifty to sixty years old. Having managed Alchemy Peak for fifty to sixty years, she exuded a noble aura like that of an empress, with a particularly calm and composed demeanor. "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yuwen," Guo Feilong said with a slight bow. "Fellow Daoist Guo, no need for formalities. Please, all of you, have a seat," Yuwen Yanhong''s voice was clear and pleasant, like the tinkling of a mountain stream, delightful to hear. The three of them sat down. After some casual conversation, Yuwen Yanhong asked if there was something he needed. Guo Feilong didn''t hold back and explained that he had recently gained new insights into alchemy. He felt that his alchemy skills had improved significantly and wanted a seventh-grade alchemy recipe to refine seventh-grade elixirs. He hoped the sect could provide him with a seventh-grade alchemy recipe and the spirit herbs and medicines needed for refining seventh-grade elixirs. A seventh-grade alchemy recipe was no small matter. Yuwen Yanhong furrowed her brow slightly and said, "I can authorize you to have a seventh-grade alchemy recipe. But claiming you can refine seventh-grade elixirs without seeing it firsthand doesn''t prove you can actually do it. Every ingredient for a seventh-grade elixir is hard to come by and expensive. If you fail in refining, it would be a significant loss for the sect. Therefore, you''ll need to acquire the spirit herbs and medicines for refining seventh-grade elixirs yourself. Once you truly manage to refine a seventh-grade elixir, the sect will naturally provide you with the spirit herbs and medicines for further refinement." After she finished speaking, Guo Feilong immediately nodded and said, "Agreed." Getting a seventh-grade alchemy recipe for free was certainly something he was willing to accept. As for the Spirit Creek Sect not providing the spirit herbs and medicines for refining seventh-grade elixirs, Guo Feilong understood. After all, those ingredients were genuinely expensive and hard to come by. Even he wouldn''t easily hand over such costly and rare spirit herbs and medicines to an alchemist who wasn''t yet a high-level alchemist. After obtaining a seventh-grade alchemy recipe from Yuwen Yanhong, Guo Feilong left. In the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, it was nearly impossible to buy the spirit herbs and medicines needed for refining seventh-grade elixirs. Such high-level ingredients weren''t available in ordinary cultivation markets. Therefore, Guo Feilong planned to leave the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world and head to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. The Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world was larger, with more major cultivation powers, and the quality of spirit herbs and medicines sold in its cultivation markets was higher. Before rushing to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, Guo Feilong returned to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world, where he refined a large quantity of cultivation elixirs for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, distributing them to his wives, concubines, and children. Only then did he set off for the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, avoiding the water port of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. Instead, he chose to take a boat from the Treasure Instrument Sect''s water port to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world for safety. In the absence of Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were the pinnacle of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The journey was smooth, without any incidents of robbery, and he arrived safely at the Treasure Instrument Sect''s water port. After paying the fare and boarding the ship, Guo Feilong settled into a luxurious room, occasionally stepping onto the deck to watch the waves of the Endless River, but mostly spending his time sleeping in his room. Occasionally, when he felt bored and wanted to chat, he would visit the theater on the ship, where he would find a couple of young and pretty female cultivator entertainers to chat about life and dreams, while also enjoying some flirtation. After five days and nights on the ship, Guo Feilong finally set foot on the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world at the Tianxuan Sect''s water port. This was his second visit to the Northern Borders Continent, and he was much more familiar with it now, unlike his first visit when he knew nothing. Upon arriving in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, the first thing Guo Feilong did wasn''t to purchase the spirit herbs and medicines for refining seventh-grade elixirs but to buy a large quantity of spirit herbs and medicines for refining Beauty Retaining Pills. Beauty Retaining Pills were every woman''s favorite, and their price remained consistently high. After spending half a month, he managed to refine over four thousand Beauty Retaining Pills, which he began selling in batches at various large cultivation markets. Once all the Beauty Retaining Pills were sold, his storage bag was filled with over fifty million low-quality spirit stones, ready to purchase the materials for refining seventh-grade elixirs. At noon that day, Guo Feilong walked into a pharmacy called Qi Family Elixir Shop. Chapter 65 - Please help me convey a message to your teacher If we were to compare the Arctic Cultivation Continent and the Northern Borders Cultivation Continent to Earth, the level of prosperity between the two would be akin to: The Arctic Continent''s cultivation world being like a northern county town, while the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world is comparable to a second-tier city in the south. The difference between the two is immense. In the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, the False Nascent Soul stage cultivators are the ceiling, followed by the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, then the Foundation Establishment stage, and lastly the Qi Refining stage. However, in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, not only are there Elemental Infant stage cultivators, but also those who have surpassed the Elemental Infant stage to reach the Transformation stage. The area of the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world is hundreds to thousands of times larger than that of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The Qi Family Pharmacy is ranked among the top ten pharmacies in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, with business spread across various major cultivation markets throughout the Northern Borders Continent. The staff at the Qi Family Pharmacy greet everyone who enters with a smile, showing great enthusiasm. They do not look down on anyone, even if they are a poorly dressed, low-level Qi Refining stage cultivator. After Guo Feilong entered the Qi Family Pharmacy, he glanced around the hall and saw only five or six Qi Refining stage cultivators at the third or fourth level conversing with a female cultivator behind the counter, making the business seem rather quiet. At this moment, a beautiful female shop assistant with a sweet appearance and outstanding temperament approached Guo Feilong with a smile and said enthusiastically: "Hello, guest. I''m Wang Xinrong, a staff member at the Qi Family Pharmacy. On the first floor, we handle transactions below 1,000 spirit stones. Transactions exceeding 1,000 spirit stones can be conducted in private rooms on the second floor, where divine sense is isolated to ensure customer privacy." Guo Feilong replied, "Then let''s go to a private room on the second floor." The beautiful female cultivator led him to the second floor, which resembled a hotel, with a long corridor and about twenty or thirty room doors. Several of the room doors were covered by a moon-white formation light screen, which isolated sound and divine sense detection, preventing people from suddenly barging in from outside. However, this light screen did not prevent people inside from coming out. Rooms with light screens outside the doors were occupied, while those without light screens were unoccupied. The most profitable transactions at the Qi Family Pharmacy took place in these private rooms on the second floor. At this moment, the transaction amount in one of the rooms with a light screen could be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of spirit stones. Just then, the light screen outside one of the rooms Guo Feilong passed by suddenly disappeared, and two female cultivators wearing black hats, whose faces were not visible, walked out. The female cultivator on the left, wearing a hat, paused her gaze on Guo Feilong for a few seconds, slightly furrowed her brows, and then left with her companion. After the two female cultivators wearing black hats left the Qi Family Pharmacy, one of them asked, "Sister, do you know that cultivator? Your gaze lingered on him for quite a while." Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. "That cultivator was wearing a mask; how could I possibly know him? You know I have a natural instinct for danger. That person gave me the feeling that he could easily kill the two of us." "Sister, that can''t be right. We''re both at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and he''s just a mere early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. How could he easily kill us?" "Sister, how many times have I told you not to judge things by their appearance? Seeing isn''t always believing, and hearing isn''t always the truth." "We sensed that he was at the early Foundation Establishment stage, but does that necessarily mean he truly is an early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator? Couldn''t he be a higher-level cultivator concealing his aura?" "Oh, alright, sister. Please stop lecturing me. It''s already annoying enough with our parents and grandfather lecturing us at home. We finally got a chance to go out and have some fun, so please don''t lecture me anymore." "I''ve already remembered what our parents and grandfather said: don''t provoke anyone outside, don''t meddle in matters that don''t concern us, and if we decide to fight, strike first to gain the upper hand. If we can''t win, then run away and send a distress signal." "By the way, sister, let''s head to that newly appeared Third Grade Heavenly Abode. I''m getting impatient." "Alright." The sister nodded and released a flying spiritual beast from her Spiritual Beast Bag, which was comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage. The two sisters stood on the back of the flying spiritual beast and soared into the sky, disappearing into the horizon. ... ... ... Inside the private room. The beautiful female shop assistant, Wang Xinrong, poured a cup of spirit tea for Guo Feilong. The aroma was refreshing, and just smelling it cleared his mind. This tea was picked from a Fourth Grade spirit tea tree, known as Awakening Tea, and cost 400 low-quality spirit stones per ounce. Ordering a pot of Awakening Tea at a restaurant or inn would cost 10 low-quality spirit stones. A low-level Qi Refining stage cultivator would need two months'' income to afford a pot of Awakening Tea. Although spirit tea doesn''t increase cultivation levels, it can speed up the recovery of mystic power, relieve mental fatigue, refresh the mind, and leave a pleasant taste, making it very enjoyable to drink. Guo Feilong had sold dozens of pounds of it before, and when entertaining guests of similar status, he would brew a pot or two of Awakening Tea for them. Despite the enticing aroma of the Awakening Tea poured by the beautiful shop assistant, Guo Feilong didn''t take a sip. When buying or selling things outside, he never casually consumed any tea or food offered by others. If someone were to add a colorless and tasteless poison to the food or drink, it would be his misfortune. One can never be too cautious outside. Not only did he avoid consuming external food and drink, but he also never let anyone see his true appearance, always wearing a mask-like spiritual instrument on his face. After stating the names of the medicinal herbs he wanted to purchase, the beautiful shop assistant, Wang Xinrong, was delighted and said with a hint of joy in her voice, "The spirit herbs and spirit medicines you wish to buy are of a high grade, which is beyond the authority of an ordinary staff member like me. Please wait a moment while I notify one of our managers to discuss it with you." She left and shortly returned with a middle-aged late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. "I am Qi Peng, a minor manager at the Qi Family Pharmacy. Greetings, Fellow Daoist." He cupped his hands in salute to Guo Feilong. As they were of the same cultivation level, Guo Feilong also cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Qi." Qi Peng said, "The spirit herbs and spirit medicines you wish to purchase, unfortunately, one of them was just bought out by a customer a few days ago. If you can wait, it will be restocked in seven days." "Seven days is fine," Guo Feilong nodded. He was purchasing medicinal herbs for refining Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs, and as long as he could buy them, waiting an extra week or so was no issue. Before coming to the Qi Family Pharmacy, he had visited several other pharmacies, and some had the spirit herbs and spirit medicines he needed, while others didn''t, with even longer waiting times. The medicinal herbs for refining Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs were truly expensive. Moments later, the spirit stones in Guo Feilong''s storage bag were reduced by half, leaving him with about 25 million. As Guo Feilong was about to leave the private room, Qi Peng asked him, "May I ask if Fellow Daoist Guo is purchasing these Seventh Grade cultivation elixir ingredients for yourself or on behalf of your master?" Guo Feilong replied, "How could a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator like me have so many spirit stones? Of course, I''m buying them for my master." Qi Peng asked, "Could you please convey to your master that our Qi Family is willing to associate with all high-level alchemists? If your master is willing to collaborate with our Qi Family and become a guest alchemist for us, all high-grade elixirs refined will be purchased at a high price. Additionally, when purchasing spirit herbs and spirit medicines from our Qi Family Pharmacy, there will be a 15% discount. We have the capability to obtain spirit herbs and spirit medicines that are hard to find on the market. Furthermore, your master can participate in the high-level alchemist exchange conference organized by our Qi Family Pharmacy, where they can exchange experiences with other high-level alchemists and collaborate on researching new elixirs and recipes. Most importantly, by becoming a guest alchemist for our Qi Family, your master can earn contribution points, which can be used to purchase spirit herbs and spirit medicines unavailable elsewhere. If enough contribution points are accumulated, they can even request our Qi Family to do anything, including eliminating enemies." After hearing this, Guo Feilong was somewhat tempted and nodded, "Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qi, I will convey your message to my master. However, I cannot guarantee whether my master will become a guest alchemist for the Qi Family." Qi Peng smiled and said, "As long as you convey the message, that''s enough." Without an alchemist, even the most advanced spirit herbs and spirit medicines cannot be turned into elixirs. Selling spirit herbs and spirit medicines doesn''t earn as much as selling elixirs. Any cultivation force places great importance on alchemists. A high-level alchemist can not only become a guest alchemist for one cultivation force but can also serve multiple cultivation forces simultaneously. Whenever a high-level alchemist is encountered, major cultivation forces will invite them to become a guest alchemist and collaborate for mutual benefit. Chapter 66 - Spirit Creek Sect is better After leaving the Qi Family Pharmacy, Guo Feilong walked along the bustling street, pondering how he could become a guest alchemist for the Qi Family without revealing his true identity. Currently, he was just a small Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, as insignificant as a fly or ant under the massive presence of the Qi Family Pharmacy. If they discovered he was a high-level alchemist at the Foundation Establishment stage, they might harbor malicious intentions and imprison him to refine elixirs every day. Although the likelihood of such an event was low, it was still possible, especially given his weak strength. A high-level alchemist capable of refining Seventh Grade elixirs could generate enormous profits annually. In this cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, and power is revered. Countless dark deeds occur for the sake of profit. "Walking by the river often, how can you not get your shoes wet? I can''t let my weak self stay under the tiger''s den. As long as I earn enough cultivation resources to support my wife and children, that''s enough. One shouldn''t be too greedy." In the end, Guo Feilong gave up the idea of becoming a guest alchemist for the Qi Family. Selling high-level cultivation elixirs to the Spirit Creek Sect was the best choice. Although the Spirit Creek Sect couldn''t compare to the powerful Qi Family Pharmacy, His connections within the Spirit Creek Sect were strong; his friend''s master was a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator. Most of his wives, concubines, and children were also cultivators of the Spirit Creek Sect. If he could refine Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs, proving himself as a high-level alchemist, The entire Spirit Creek Sect would treat him like an ancestor. His status would be no less than that of a Golden Elixir stage ancestor within the Spirit Creek Sect. In a cultivation world where human life is as insignificant as grass, one can never be too cautious. This was Guo Feilong''s motto for navigating the outside world. He was still missing one last type of spirit herb for refining the Seventh Grade cultivation elixir. He had visited all the major pharmacies in the cultivation market, but none had it. He could only wait for the Qi Family''s supply in seven days. Due to the low success rate and high profit of the Beauty Retaining Pills, Guo Feilong visited many medium and small pharmacies, purchasing materials for refining 1,000 Beauty Retaining Pills, and also bought several Eighth and Ninth Grade cultivation elixirs. After all, he had the ability to analyze and deduce the recipe from the elixir, though it might take a long time to crack high-level elixirs like the Eighth and Ninth Grades, possibly three to five years or even ten to twenty years. But at least he could obtain it; otherwise, he would have to spend a huge amount of spirit stones, and might not even be able to buy the recipe for Eighth and Ninth Grade cultivation elixirs.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Back in the room he rented at the inn, Guo Feilong began refining the Beauty Retaining Pills. His alchemy skills had improved significantly over the past ten years. Moreover, he was now at the Foundation Establishment stage, so his speed in refining First Grade elixirs like the Beauty Retaining Pills was much faster than before. On average, he could refine a batch of Beauty Retaining Pills in half an hour, and using auspicious clouds during the process, each batch yielded ten pills. In the inn room, Guo Feilong refined 30 batches of Beauty Retaining Pills daily, which took about fifteen hours. The remaining time was spent either cultivating or researching Eighth and Ninth Grade cultivation elixirs, keeping him very busy. The only downside was the absence of his wives and concubines; otherwise, he could engage in the life gene continuation project for two hours daily. Seven days passed quickly, and Guo Feilong went to the Qi Family Pharmacy, spending 15 million low-quality spirit stones to buy the last spirit herb. A Seventh Grade cultivation elixir cost 150,000 low-quality spirit stones each. An Eighth Grade cultivation elixir cost 250,000 low-quality spirit stones each. A Ninth Grade cultivation elixir cost 350,000 low-quality spirit stones each. The cost to refine a batch of Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs was 300,000 low-quality spirit stones. Guo Feilong bought enough spirit herbs for 150 batches from the Qi Family Pharmacy. Back in his room at the inn, it took Guo Feilong over twenty days to refine all 150 batches of Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs. Each batch produced 10 Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs. 150 batches resulted in 1,500 Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs. The total value was 2.25 billion low-quality spirit stones. After deducting the 450 million cost, he netted 1.8 billion spirit stones. Compared to the Beauty Retaining Pills, the Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs were much more profitable. A cultivator only needed one Beauty Retaining Pill in their lifetime. However, for Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs, Golden Elixir stage cultivators with the means would consume one daily, while those without might take one every three to five days, or even ten days to half a month. In reality, high-level cultivators in every cultivation force were the biggest consumers of cultivation resources. A Seventh Grade cultivation elixir cost 150,000 low-quality spirit stones. Consuming one daily. In a year, that would be 365 Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs, equivalent to consuming 54.75 million low-quality spirit stones annually. The Spirit Creek Sect had over a dozen Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, consuming over 700 million spirit stones in resources annually. Fortunately, the Spirit Creek Sect had vast lands and abundant resources, with many small heavenly abodes and various cultivation resource mines, as well as plantations for low and mid-level spirit herbs and spirit rice. Otherwise, they wouldn''t have enough cultivation resources to sustain such a large sect. What puzzled Guo Feilong the most was the spirit stones, as they weren''t mined from the ground. The cultivation world had existed for countless years, with an unknown number of immortal cultivators. If spirit stones were mined, they would have been exhausted long ago. Guo Feilong had cultivated with spirit stones for over a hundred years, yet he had no idea how they were produced. Not only him, but even the Golden Elixir ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect didn''t know. They only knew that spirit stones were issued by the Human Immortal Cultivator Alliance to the cultivation world. In his spare time, Guo Feilong would also study spirit stones as if they were elixirs. He speculated that spirit stones might be refined from some kind of heavenly material or treasure using alchemy or refinement techniques. If he could master the method of creating spirit stones, it would be like having a money-printing machine. Spirit stones appeared as white, semi-transparent stones, feeling similar to jade. Upon absorption, they would melt like ice and disappear completely as mystic power was depleted. In the following days, Guo Feilong visited over a dozen large cultivation markets across the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, selling the refined Beauty Retaining Pills and Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs to hundreds of different pharmacies. Traveling to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world wasn''t easy, so Guo Feilong converted the billions of spirit stones he had into various cultivation resources. Such as various spirit herbs, refinement metals, spiritual beast skins for making talismans, and more. He also bought a lot of Beauty Retaining Pills and the main material for Breakthrough Pills, the demon pearls. After spending most of his billions of low-quality spirit stones, Guo Feilong refined many Foundation Pills and Seventh Grade cultivation elixirs, selling them for billions of spirit stones again, and bought over two hundred Ninth Rank flying spiritual beasts. At a high-level auction that required at least a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator to enter, he acquired an alchemy recipe for Third Grade spiritual beast elixirs. Previously, he had analyzed spiritual beast elixirs, deducing the number of spirit herbs used, but faced a major issue. He couldn''t identify seven of the spirit herbs used in the spiritual beast elixirs. Without knowing their names, he couldn''t purchase them, making it impossible to refine spiritual beast elixirs. By acquiring the Third Grade spiritual beast elixir recipe, he learned the names of the seven unidentified spirit herbs. After becoming an Elder of the Spirit Creek Sect''s Alchemy Hall, he had read all the books on spirit herbs available to him within the sect. Unfortunately, the Spirit Creek Sect wasn''t a sect focused on alchemy, nor was it a more powerful cultivation sect. The existing knowledge on spirit herbs was quite shallow compared to the entire cultivation world. If there were a million types of spirit herbs in the cultivation world, The Spirit Creek Sect''s Alchemy Peak recorded less than ten thousand types. Of course, while the types of spirit herbs in the cultivation world were countless, many had similar medicinal effects. When the main ingredient for some elixirs couldn''t be found, a spirit herb with similar effects would be used as a substitute. For example, if you wanted to make dumplings with pickled cabbage and pork filling, But didn''t have pickled cabbage or pork, you could make dumplings with chive and egg filling instead. They''re both dumplings, just with different flavors, but still dumplings nonetheless. Chapter 67 - Secret alliance Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, Guo Feilong had been in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world for over three months. "It''s time to head back." With nearly six to seven hundred million spirit stones in his possession, Guo Feilong was on his way to the Tianxuan Sect''s waterfront port to return to the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. On his way, he passed by a large cultivation market and heard some news in a teahouse. Ten days ago, a Fourth Grade Small World suddenly appeared five thousand miles east of this cultivation market. Any newly emerged Small World, even the lowest First Grade Small World, is filled with countless treasures, an undeveloped treasure trove. The Fourth Grade Small World had only recently merged with the cultivation world, and currently, only Qi Refining stage and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators could enter. If a few thousand or ten thousand years passed and the laws of the entrance between the two worlds stabilized, cultivators of any stage could enter. Right now, this newly appeared Fourth Grade Small World was an excellent place for low-level cultivators to make their fortune, attracting many Qi Refining stage and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to seek treasures. "Since I''ve come across it, it would be a shame not to take a look inside." Guo Feilong became intrigued by the newly appeared Fourth Grade Small World. After inquiring about its exact location from other cultivators in the teahouse, he headed there as well. There are many types of Small Worlds, and the entrances connecting them to the cultivation world are varied and peculiar¡ªsome are misty, some are light curtains, some are dark holes, and some are water ripples. After nearly ten hours of flight on a ninth-rank flying spiritual beast, Guo Feilong saw from afar a massive, inverted green light curtain covering an area of fifty to sixty miles. From the outside, the green light curtain was shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see anything clearly. As Guo Feilong approached the blue light curtain, a figure suddenly flew up from the ground. "Fellow Daoist, please wait." The figure called out to him. Guo Feilong looked down. He saw a young man in a black robe, appearing to be around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, exuding the aura of a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. He had a broad and sturdy build, standing about 1.85 meters tall and weighing over two hundred pounds. "Fellow Daoist, my name is Zhou Qiang," the man introduced himself, then said, "I assume you''re also here to seek treasures in this Fourth Grade Small World." Guo Feilong nodded, "That''s right." Zhou Qiang continued, "The newly appeared Fourth Grade Small World is indeed a treasure trove waiting to be explored for us cultivators, but it''s also a very dangerous place. Currently, inside this Fourth Grade Small World, there are not only many powerful spiritual beasts but also many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators with ill intentions. Going in alone could be very dangerous. Why not join us and go together?If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Once we gather around twenty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, we can enter together and look out for each other. There''s strength in numbers, and we won''t be bullied by other Foundation Establishment groups. What do you think, Fellow Daoist?" Following his gesture, Guo Feilong looked down and saw a dozen or so cultivators sitting on the ground in the forest clearing, in small groups, not too close to each other, looking unfamiliar with one another. "Hmm." Upon seeing two female cultivators wearing black hats, Guo Feilong felt he had seen them somewhere before. After thinking carefully, he remembered. Three months ago, when he first visited the second floor of the Qi Family Pharmacy, he encountered those two female cultivators leaving. Although he hadn''t seen the faces of the two female cultivators, the mystic power aura imprint of the two hat-wearing female cultivators was unmistakable. Mystic power aura imprints are like human fingerprints, unique to each individual. The reason he remembered the two hat-wearing female cultivators was not only because cultivators have excellent memory but also because one of the hat-wearing female cultivators had glanced at him several times, leaving a deeper impression. After seeing the two hat-wearing female cultivators, Guo Feilong confirmed that the many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators below weren''t an ambush, so he nodded and agreed to join this group of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Guo Feilong followed the late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator named Zhou Qiang and descended to the ground. The dozen or so Foundation Establishment stage cultivators present gave him a cursory glance and then ignored him. Only the two hat-wearing female cultivators lingered their gaze on him a bit longer. The others either meditated with their eyes closed or chatted quietly with acquaintances. Zhou Qiang, the organizer of this group, briefly introduced the others to Guo Feilong, though whether the names were real or not was unknown. At the same time, Zhou Qiang casually introduced Guo Feilong to the others with the fake name "Guo Chang''an." The two hat-wearing female cultivators were called White Fox Fairy and Red Fox Fairy, names clearly made up on the spot, without even revealing their surnames. Zhou Qiang wanted to gather twenty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to travel together, and they were still five short. The Fourth Grade Small World wasn''t going anywhere, so everyone didn''t mind waiting a few more days. After all, sticking together was much better than going in alone or in pairs. Guo Feilong found a random spot to sit and began observing the cultivation stages of the others. Excluding himself, there were fifteen people. Among the remaining fourteen: Eight were at the early Foundation Establishment stage. Four were at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Two were at the late Foundation Establishment stage. These two at the late Foundation Establishment stage were Zhou Qiang and a person named Xu Liang. Of course, the cultivation stages visible might not be their true stages. In the cultivation world, where the strong prey on the weak and deception is rampant, what you see and hear isn''t always the truth. For instance, those two hat-wearing female cultivators¡ªGuo Feilong remembered that when he encountered them on the second floor of the Qi Family Pharmacy, their aura was at the late Foundation Establishment stage Great Perfection. Yet now, the aura they revealed was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage. If anyone were naive enough to treat them as early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and try to bully them, they would undoubtedly meet a tragic end. The late Foundation Establishment stage Great Perfection is the pinnacle of the Foundation Establishment stage, qualifying one to forge the Golden Elixir of the Great Dao. "Fellow Daoist Guo, I am White Fox Fairy. My sister, Red Fox Fairy, and I would like to form an alliance with you. Once we enter this Fourth Grade Small World, no matter what happens, we will advance and retreat together. What do you think?" At that moment, a pleasant divine sense voice transmission suddenly sounded in Guo Feilong''s ear. Guo Feilong turned his head to look at the two hat-wearing female cultivators about a dozen meters away. One of them nodded slightly at him, causing the black hat to bob up and down. "An alliance is fine." Guo Feilong slightly opened his mouth and sent a divine sense transmission back. Since someone wanted to ally with him, only a fool would refuse. Whether the alliance was genuine or not, agreeing on the surface was much better than outright rejection. In the cultivation world, one needs to be outwardly smooth and avoid making enemies. It''s not about being aloof and looking down on everyone. Guo Feilong taught his children this way at home, and he certainly adhered to it while traveling the world. He even wore a fake face mask now, just in case he got into trouble and someone tried to track him down based on his appearance. The reason the two hat-wearing female cultivators wanted to secretly ally with him was that the elder sister, Wu Xuemeng, was naturally sensitive to dangerous individuals. She was somewhat afraid of Guo Feilong, so she proposed a secret alliance to try to turn a potential threat into a friend, which was a wise move. This Fourth Grade Small World was indeed very enticing. Guo Feilong had been sitting on the ground for less than half an hour when he saw five or six groups enter the Small World from the sky. Most of them were at the Qi Refining stage, with some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but one group had six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were too many, making it difficult to maintain unity within the alliance. Zhou Qiang wanted to find companions with three or fewer Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to ally with them. Whenever he saw three or fewer Foundation Establishment stage cultivators flying over, Zhou Qiang would actively fly over and use his persuasive skills to bring them into their temporary alliance. An hour and a half later, Zhou Qiang had gathered twenty people. He said to everyone, "Fellow Daoists, we have enough people now. Let''s enter this Fourth Grade Small World. I''ll go over the rules once more. When we find valuable items inside, three-tenths will be taken out and evenly distributed based on value. The remaining seven-tenths will be divided according to each person''s contribution. Those who contribute more get more, and those who contribute less get less. Of course, low to mid-grade spirit herbs and spirit medicines belong to whoever finds them, with no need to share with anyone. Does anyone have any additional suggestions?" Everyone shook their heads, indicating they had none. Then, Guo Feilong followed them into the Fourth Grade Small World. [The author has been updating more frequently these days. Here, I kindly ask for a five-star review and free gifts to support the work. Thank you all for your support!] Chapter 68 - Making them professionals in this aspect After entering the blue light curtain, the dense fog inside was like boiling water. Even with the vision of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, one could only see vaguely around four or five meters. The dense fog had the ability to isolate Divine Sense, rendering it useless within the fog. In such an environment, it was easy to be ambushed by others. Caution is the parent of safety, so Guo Feilong used the Golden Body Technique, and his Mystic Power instantly filled every cell of his body. A layer of golden light appeared on the surface of his skin, making his body as strong as a medium-quality Sacred Treasure. Even if a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator attacked him with full force, his body would not suffer any damage. Of course, the greater the attack''s power, the faster his Mystic Power would be consumed. Once his Mystic Power was exhausted, the Golden Body Technique would no longer maintain his body''s strength equivalent to a medium-quality Sacred Treasure. Guo Feilong had fought with a Fairy comparable to an early Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator; he was at the tenth level of Qi Refining and had a top-quality Foundation Establishment platform. His current Mystic Power was 3.2 times that of a normal early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator with a low-quality Foundation Establishment platform. For Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, each breakthrough to a minor stage roughly doubled their Mystic Power. In terms of Mystic Power, he had more than a mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivator but less than a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. When cultivators practice without breaking through to a new stage, their Mystic Power limit does not increase. Regular practice is to prepare for the next stage, like building a structure. The early Foundation Establishment stage is like a building, with Mystic Power equivalent to the number of residents. Daily practice at the early Foundation Establishment stage is essentially constructing a second building on the foundation of the first. During the construction of the second building, because it is not fully completed, residents cannot move in. Once the second building is completed, residents can live there. This is equivalent to breaking through from the early to mid Foundation Establishment stage, providing a place to store Mystic Power. The early Foundation Establishment stage is one building. The mid Foundation Establishment stage is two buildings. The late Foundation Establishment stage is four buildings. The Great Perfection of the late Foundation Establishment stage is eight buildings. Guo Feilong''s Mystic Power is half more than that of a normal mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivator with a low-quality platform, and less than a quarter less than a normal late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator with a low-quality platform. Compared to when he was at the tenth level of Qi Refining, his Mystic Power is about thirty times more.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. When Guo Feilong was in the small world of the Dark Forest''s Heavenly Abode, he fought against a Fairy comparable to the early Golden Elixir stage, and at that time, he was at the tenth level of Qi Refining. Guo Feilong calculated that he could withstand ten attacks comparable to the early Golden Elixir stage, and only then would his Mystic Power be exhausted. Now his Mystic Power is thirty times that of back then, meaning that an early Golden Elixir stage cultivator''s attack would need to hit him three hundred times to exhaust his Mystic Power. As long as his Mystic Power is not depleted, the Golden Body Technique will continue to make his body as strong as a medium-quality Sacred Treasure. In this fog where vision is blurred and Divine Sense is ineffective, he is not afraid of being ambushed by a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, let alone a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. At this moment, advancing in the fog, Guo Feilong appeared the most relaxed, completely unconcerned about being ambushed by others. Other cultivators, however, were not as relaxed as him, with everyone''s mind tense, fearing a sudden ambush in the fog. The fog that isolated Divine Sense was about two thousand meters thick. It was this fog that isolated Divine Sense, preventing cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage from entering the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. After several hundred to a thousand years, when this fog completely dissipates, it will no longer restrict higher-level cultivators from entering. Moments later, everyone finally passed through the two thousand meters of fog and entered the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. No one was ambushed by their teammates, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The black sky and white night in the small world of the Heavenly Abode were consistent with the Cultivation World, with sunrise and sunset times being the same. The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, along with cloudy and sunny days, differed from the Cultivation World, and some small worlds of the Heavenly Abode even had only one season. The Seventh Grade Heavenly Abode small world that Guo Feilong and his group entered was currently in the middle of summer, with a large, dazzling sun hanging in the sky. Each of them stood on a white cloud, suspended in mid-air, with a vast green grassland below, where some ordinary animals like cattle and sheep were grazing. Looking into the distance, the end of the grassland was a forest plain. Beyond the forest plain were rolling green mountains, undulating like waves. Different grades of Heavenly Abode small worlds varied in size. In the First, Second, and Third Grade Heavenly Abode small worlds, the largest Third Grade Heavenly Abode had a diameter of about a thousand miles. In the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Heavenly Abode small worlds, the smallest Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode had a diameter of at least ten thousand miles, the Fifth Grade twenty thousand miles, and the Sixth Grade thirty thousand miles. In the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade Heavenly Abode small worlds, the smallest Seventh Grade Heavenly Abode had a diameter starting at least at a hundred thousand miles, with the Ninth Grade reaching up to a million miles. Above the Ninth Grade, there are even higher-grade Heavenly Abode worlds, but the records Guo Feilong had read did not mention the size of Heavenly Abode small worlds above the Ninth Grade. The higher the grade of the Heavenly Abode small world, the stronger the creatures inside, and the higher the danger level. Zhou Qiang organized these Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to travel together so that when encountering danger, everyone could resist together, enhancing their ability to deal with risks. At this moment. Guo Feilong slightly sensed the surroundings and discovered that the Spiritual Energy in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world was at least four to five times that of the outside world. The rich Spiritual Energy did not mean that cultivation speed here would be four to five times faster than outside. It only meant that cultivation here would be somewhat faster than outside, but not by much. Places with abundant Spiritual Energy are more likely to nurture natural treasures and spirit herbs and medicines, along with powerful Spiritual Beasts or Fairies. To outside cultivators, the small world of the Heavenly Abode is a place full of spirit herbs and medicines, natural treasures, and countless dangers. Here, a cultivator might strike it rich or face death and the dissipation of their Dao. "Fellow Daoists, this grassland has likely been searched countless times by cultivators before us, so there probably aren''t any spirit herbs or medicines left." Zhou Qiang, the organizer of the group, spoke up: "Let''s choose a direction and search for spirit herbs and medicines towards the forest and mountains. Each person should be spaced about one hundred and fifty meters apart, forming a line and advancing parallel forward. Remember, we are a whole. We must adhere to the agreed rules, and no one should break them. Otherwise, they become the enemy of us all. Any spirit herbs, medicines, and other natural treasures found within each person''s effective range belong to the individual. No one should attack others out of jealousy to seize their finds. When encountering high-grade spirit herbs and medicines or natural treasures guarded by powerful Spiritual Beasts or Fairies, if one person can''t handle it, everyone should work together to kill the Spiritual Beast or Fairy. As previously agreed, thirty percent will be shared equally among everyone. The remaining seventy percent will be distributed according to each person''s contribution in resolving the issue. Fellow Daoists, let''s choose a direction and push forward from there towards the forest." After Zhou Qiang finished speaking, everyone began to voice their opinions, pointing out several different directions. Guo Feilong watched silently, not saying a word. To him, it didn''t matter which direction they advanced. The two women wearing black hats, who had secretly allied with him, also remained silent, watching quietly like him. Finally, after a round of voting, they chose a direction to advance. The twenty or so people, each spaced about one hundred and fifty meters apart, formed a three-mile-long line heading towards the forest plain at the end of the grassland. Guo Feilong was positioned at the far right, with no one on his right side, giving him a broader range for searching spirit herbs and medicines. Most importantly, if the people in the middle encountered trouble and couldn''t handle it, he could escape instantly. Of course, if he encountered big trouble on his side, others would run away faster than rabbits. To his left were the White Fox Fairy and Red Fox Fairy sisters, the two female cultivators wearing black hats who had secretly allied with him. The sisters knew Guo Feilong was powerful and wanted to stay close to him. In a Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world with a diameter of over ten thousand miles and Spiritual Energy four to five times richer than outside, it was safer to be near someone as strong as him. "Xiaobai, time to get to work." Guo Feilong released the Ninth Rank Treasure-Seeking Mink from the Spiritual Beast Bag. Treasure hunting relies on Spiritual Beasts, with their innate treasure-seeking abilities, making them professionals in this aspect. [The author here humbly requests a 5-star review from all dear readers, as well as free small gifts to power the love. Thank you very much for your support, thank you!] Chapter 69 - Treasure Hunt in the Forest Plain Hmm? Just as Xiaobai emerged from the Spiritual Beast Bag, Guo Feilong sensed an aura comparable to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He turned his head to look at the White Fox Fairy on his left. There, in the forest, was a white fox much larger than a full-grown horse, exuding an aura equivalent to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. "Xiaobai, we''ll be counting on you for the spirit herbs and medicines." The White Fox Fairy sat on the white fox''s back, gently stroking the head of the Treasure-Seeking Fox. Seeing this, Guo Feilong was filled with envy. Their Treasure-Seeking Fox was named Xiaobai and was a mid-Foundation Establishment spiritual beast. His own Treasure-Seeking Mink was also named Xiaobai, but it was only a Qi Refining stage spiritual beast. Both named Xiaobai, yet the difference between them was so vast. "Xiaobai, when will you reach the mid-stage too?" Guo Feilong took out a few spiritual beast elixirs and fed them to his Ninth Rank Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai like candy, hoping it would also advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. The difference between a Foundation Establishment Treasure-Seeking Beast and a Qi Refining one in treasure hunting is enormous. Cultivators, though possessing Divine Sense akin to an infrared scanner, can see objects clearly within a certain range without using their eyes. However, even if a cultivator''s Divine Sense covers hundreds of meters, there might be tens of thousands of plants within that area. It''s impossible to instantly identify spirit herbs and medicines among them. The larger the area covered by Divine Sense, the more detailed the objects it can perceive. Unless the object being sought is particularly distinctive, like finding a person in a forest, where the difference in appearance between a person and the surrounding flora is stark, making it easy to spot. If a cultivator''s Divine Sense covers a hundred miles, finding one person among tens of thousands is still extremely challenging. Unless the person''s aura imprint is remembered, allowing them to be instantly located within the Divine Sense''s range. It''s impossible to easily identify spirit herbs and medicines within a few miles using Divine Sense alone. Spirit herbs and medicines contain Spiritual Energy that is internalized, not emitted outward. Even if Divine Sense sweeps over them, without sensing any spiritual fluctuations, they might be mistaken for ordinary plants.Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. Unless the spirit herbs and medicines are in a special state, emitting spiritual energy like a light in the night, they won''t be easily detected by Divine Sense. Human cultivators must rely on their eyes and a small area of Divine Sense to quickly differentiate and identify spirit herbs and medicines. Treasure-Seeking Beasts, however, are different. They are particularly sensitive to the aura of spirit herbs and medicines, able to detect what human cultivators cannot. Like a dog''s nose, which can smell scents from hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away, far beyond what a human nose can do. At this moment, Guo Feilong''s Divine Sense detected another aura comparable to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He looked to the left again, his gaze and Divine Sense passing over the White Fox Fairy and through many shrubs and tall trees. He saw another female cultivator wearing a black bamboo hat, with a Red Fox Fairy beside her, accompanied by a fiery red fox. This was another Treasure-Seeking Fox spiritual beast comparable to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, making Guo Feilong even more envious. This also indicated that the two sisters wearing black bamboo hats had extraordinary backgrounds. Treasure-Seeking Beasts are rare, and those at the Foundation Establishment stage are even rarer. Guo Feilong knew that in the Spirit Creek Sect, there were only four Foundation Establishment stage Treasure-Seeking Beasts, all owned by Golden Elixir stage Ancestors of the sect. The Divine Sense range of early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators is about ten miles, mid-stage twenty miles, late-stage thirty miles, and late-stage Great Perfection is forty miles. The range of a cultivator''s Divine Sense is related to the strength of their Divine Soul. At the same cultivation stage, the stronger the Divine Soul, the farther the range. The weaker the Divine Soul, the closer the range. There are several ways to strengthen the Divine Soul. The first is through cultivation techniques that enhance the Divine Soul. However, such techniques are extremely rare and precious. Even the Spirit Creek Sect doesn''t have them. Only larger cultivation forces might possess them. The second is by consuming natural treasures or spirit pills that can enhance the Divine Soul. These natural treasures are equally rare and precious. Guo Feilong had visited many cultivation markets and auctions in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world but never encountered such treasures. The third is that when a cultivator breaks through major or minor stages, their Divine Soul naturally grows. In truth, regardless of the being, the Divine Soul is the true essence of life, while the physical form is merely a vessel for the Divine Soul. If the Divine Soul perishes, it''s true death. If the Divine Soul exists but the physical form is destroyed, it''s not considered death; one can seize another body or reconstruct their physical form. Guo Feilong had read in a tome at the Spirit Creek Sect that the Elemental Infant of an Elemental Infant stage cultivator serves as a second body for the Divine Soul. Even if the physical form is destroyed, the Divine Soul can reside within the Elemental Infant, continuing to exist in the world. However, without the protection of the physical form, the Elemental Infant becomes very fragile over time and can be easily shattered. Thus, reconstructing the physical form or seizing another body becomes necessary. The tome recorded that when cultivators and other beings reach a certain level of cultivation, they essentially cultivate the Divine Soul. Cultivating the Divine Soul to the point where it can exist in the world without a physical form, just as it can with one, capable of igniting mountains and boiling seas with a thought, shaking the heavens and earth. But those thoughts were distant for now. Guo Feilong calmed his mind, setting aside such considerations. This Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world had powerful spiritual beasts, and Guo Feilong feared for the safety of Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai, so he sat directly on Xiaobai''s back. If danger arose, he could respond immediately. Humans, spiritual beasts, and fairies, when concealing their aura, are difficult to detect with Divine Sense. Better safe than sorry; he only had this one Treasure-Seeking Beast and couldn''t afford to lose it here. This undeveloped Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world was truly a treasure trove. In less than three hours of entering the forest, Xiaobai had already found four Sixth Grade spirit herbs and medicines, over twenty Fifth Grade ones, and more than a hundred low-grade ones. Of course, this was only possible because he had a Treasure-Seeking Beast. Without one, relying solely on eyes and a small area of Divine Sense to differentiate and search bit by bit would never yield such a bounty. Achieving even a tenth of it would be fortunate. In the blink of an eye, two days passed. Guo Feilong and his companions had crossed over two hundred miles of forest plains and reached the edge of a continuous mountain range. During these two days in the forest plains, they encountered only one spiritual beast comparable to the early Foundation Establishment stage; the rest were equivalent to the Qi Refining stage. They also came across some corpses, all of which, judging by the spiritual energy fluctuations, were Qi Refining stage cultivators. This was quite normal, considering this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world had only been connected to the cultivation world for a little over ten days. It was essentially brimming with spirit herbs and medicines. Those who entered first must have collected a significant amount of spirit herbs and medicines. In the eyes of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Qi Refining stage cultivators were as weak as chicks, easily killed, and having their treasures seized was commonplace. Chapter 70 - It really looks like it For the past two days, as Guo Feilong and his group traveled in a straight line across the forest plains, they encountered other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. These cultivators often traveled in groups of five or six, though some were alone. Seeing Guo Feilong''s group was large and formidable, they all kept their distance, not daring to approach. "There must be quite a few spiritual beasts in the mountains comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage. Fellow Daoists, please be cautious," Zhou Qiang advised. "If you encounter something you can''t handle, nearby Daoists should come to help. We are a team, and only by working together can we gain more." Everyone readily agreed on the surface. But when the time comes, will they actually help in time? That''s uncertain. "Roar!" Not long after entering the mountains, Guo Feilong encountered an Ice White Tiger, a spiritual beast comparable to the early Foundation Establishment stage. They were less than two hundred meters apart. The Ice White Tiger naturally possessed ice abilities. With a tiger''s roar, the temperature within a kilometer radius suddenly plummeted. A layer of white frost instantly appeared on all the plants. The ground, centered on the Ice White Tiger''s feet, quickly formed a thin layer of ice spreading outward. At the same time, hundreds of ice spikes formed from mystic power appeared above and behind the Ice White Tiger. Each ice spike was over two feet long, sharp at the front and thick at the back, emitting a chilling aura under the sunlight. Though it sounds lengthy, all this happened in the brief moment of a tiger''s roar. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! In the next instant, hundreds of ice spikes shot toward Guo Feilong and the Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai like arrows from a bow. Each ice spike was not only powerful but also incredibly fast, capable of easily killing any ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator. The divine sense detection range of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators is at least ten miles. The other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in the team saw through their divine sense that Guo Feilong had encountered the Ice White Tiger, a spiritual beast comparable to the early Foundation Establishment stage. Before becoming a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, Guo Feilong could easily kill beings of the early Foundation Establishment stage with talismans, let alone now. However, Guo Feilong didn''t want to reveal his true strength to everyone, so he only displayed the standard level of an early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. As soon as the Ice White Tiger appeared, Guo Feilong took out a top-quality defensive shield from his storage bag and infused it with mystic power. The top-quality spiritual instrument shield rotated around him, simultaneously forming five shield light screens. These light screens surrounded him and the Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai, forming a circular defensive barrier. Sacred treasures are expensive in the Cultivation World, and not all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators have them. Most early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators use top-quality spiritual instruments. Clang, clang, clang! The ice spikes struck the defensive shield light screens, producing clanging sounds. Some were deflected, while others shattered upon impact. "Beast! Take this sword!" Guo Feilong shouted, infusing mystic power into the top-quality flying sword in his hand. With a hum, the flying sword vibrated and emitted a resonant sound. Under the control of the sword technique, the flying sword shot toward the Ice White Tiger like lightning. The stronger the spiritual beast, the tougher its body defense. The Ice White Tiger raised its paw and swatted at the flying sword. With a clang, the top-quality flying sword was knocked back dozens of meters, while the Ice White Tiger''s paw remained unharmed. This demonstrated that the Ice White Tiger''s body defense was comparable to the level of a top-quality spiritual instrument, capable of withstanding such an instrument without injury. "Roar!" After swatting away the top-quality flying sword, the Ice White Tiger flashed forward, reaching Guo Feilong and swiping its paw at his defensive shield light screen, causing it to tremble violently and emit loud bangs. While maintaining the light screen by infusing mystic power into the defensive shield, Guo Feilong used one hand to form a sword technique, controlling the top-quality flying sword to attack the Ice White Tiger. The Ice White Tiger, with body defense comparable to a top-quality spiritual instrument, ignored the attacks of the top-quality flying sword and continued to swipe rapidly at the defensive shield light screen. As long as it shattered the shield light screen, it could kill the intruder in its territory. Spiritual beasts in the small Heavenly Abode, though highly intelligent, are also aggressive and ferocious. They relentlessly pursue intruders of the same cultivation stage in their territory. Either they kill or drive away the intruder, or they are defeated and killed or forced to flee, relinquishing their territory. Guo Feilong displayed the strength of a typical early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, evenly matched with the early Foundation Establishment stage Ice White Tiger, neither able to gain the upper hand. The contest now depended on whose mystic power ran out first. Without mystic power, death was inevitable. Of course, when two cultivators of the same stage fight, if one can''t win, they will find a way to escape rather than fight to the death. "Fellow Daoist Guo, I''ll help you." A pleasant voice called from Guo Feilong''s left. Wu Xuemeng, wearing a black hat, rode the Treasure-Seeking White Fox, swiftly approaching. The Treasure-Seeking White Fox was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, one small stage higher than the Ice White Tiger. The Ice White Tiger wasn''t truly foolish. Sensing the Treasure-Seeking White Fox''s stage, it immediately abandoned its attack on Guo Feilong''s defensive shield light screen and turned to flee. "Where do you think you''re going!" Wu Xuemeng flicked her finger, sending a yellowish-brown light of mystic power to the ground in front of the Ice White Tiger. Boom! A wall of earth, tens of meters long, rose from the ground, instantly reaching over a hundred meters high, blocking the Ice White Tiger''s escape route. Subsequently, Guo Feilong and Wu Xuemeng, along with the mid-Foundation Establishment stage Treasure-Seeking White Fox, quickly killed the Ice White Tiger, which was comparable to the early Foundation Establishment stage. Guo Feilong''s disguised face showed gratitude as he clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, White Fox Fairy, for your assistance. Otherwise, I would have lost my life to this Ice White Tiger. The Ice White Tiger''s corpse is yours, Fairy." Though the corpse of an early Foundation Establishment stage spiritual beast could sell for tens of thousands of spirit stones, Guo Feilong wasn''t interested in such a small amount. If he was pretending to be an early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he had to act the part convincingly. Seeing his grateful expression, Wu Xuemeng''s lips curled under her black hat. "What an act." If she didn''t know Guo Feilong''s true strength, which even made her, a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at Great Perfection, feel terrified as if facing an ancient fierce beast, she might have been fooled by his sincere performance. Wu Xuemeng didn''t expose him and said, "This early Foundation Establishment stage Ice White Tiger was killed together. Let''s split it. I''ll take the original beast core, and you can have the body. How about that?" The original beast core inside a spiritual beast is the most valuable part. The fur is also valuable, used for making talismans. "Alright," Guo Feilong agreed, then controlled the top-quality flying sword to pierce the Ice White Tiger''s head. While alive, the Ice White Tiger''s body was comparable to a top-quality spiritual instrument. Once dead, it no longer had that capability. Soon, Guo Feilong performed a "craniotomy" on the Ice White Tiger, extracted its original beast core, and tossed it to White Fox Fairy Wu Xuemeng. After this brief episode, Guo Feilong continued riding Xiaobai deeper into the mountains, searching for spirit herbs and spirit medicines. As time passed, their harvest grew, with more high-grade spirit herbs and spirit medicines appearing. Seven days later, after traveling over a thousand miles in the mountains, Zhou Qiang, the team leader, suddenly said, "Fellow Daoists, come quickly. My treasure-seeking instrument has found precious metal ores. Let''s dig them out together and split them evenly." Guo Feilong and the others flew toward Zhou Qiang''s location. Chapter 71 - Trapped in the great formation After passing through, Guo Feilong stared at Zhou Qiang''s treasure-hunting spiritual instrument, as if a new world had opened up before him. The treasure-hunting instrument was shaped like a small UFO, capable of flying in the air, with a white light that could shine from its base. When the white light hit land containing metal ores, the treasure-hunting instrument would emit a red glow. Isn''t this just like a metal detector in the Cultivation World? It was the first time Guo Feilong had seen such a thing here. He asked Zhou Qiang, the owner of the treasure-hunting instrument, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, where did you buy this treasure-hunting instrument, and how much does it cost?" Zhou Qiang looked at him and said, "This treasure-hunting instrument was invented by a friend of mine a few days ago. It can detect various metals. I didn''t believe it at first, but I didn''t expect this thing to actually detect metal treasures." Metals that could be used to refine spiritual instruments and sacred treasures were considered heavenly materials and earthly treasures in this cultivation world. There was a freshly dug pit on the ground, containing a dark red stone with a rusty-looking substance on its surface. At this moment, Zhou Qiang held a piece of this stone in his hand and said, "This stone is called Red Star Iron Ore. It can be refined into Red Iron, which is a material for making top-quality spiritual instruments. If it can be refined into Red Iron Steel, it can be made into a sacred treasure. This mountain should have a lot of Red Star Iron Ore. If we break it down, everyone will definitely earn a few million low-quality spirit stones." Forget a few million low-quality spirit stones; even tens of thousands would be a significant amount for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Most of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators present were from small sects or families. Hearing about a few million low-quality spirit stones, their eyes immediately lit up. Someone immediately took out a large hammer spiritual instrument, rolled up their sleeves, and said, "What are we waiting for? Let''s start digging now." Under normal circumstances, an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would earn only twenty to thirty thousand spirit stones a year, and two to three hundred thousand in ten years. A few million spirit stones would be at least a hundred years'' total income, enough to make anyone envious. Boom! With a loud bang, the large hammer spiritual instrument smashed into the ground of the hillside like a small missile explosion, creating a large pit with rocks flying in all directions. The pit created by the hammer was about thirteen or fourteen meters in diameter and three or four meters deep. This was the power of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator using a top-quality spiritual instrument with a casual strike. With that hammer strike, quite a bit of Red Star Iron Ore was indeed unearthed. Seeing this, the other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators no longer hesitated and took out their spiritual instruments, smashing them against the thousand-meter-high mountain.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! The unearthed Red Star Iron Ore was collected together using mystic power, to be evenly divided later, avoiding disputes and fights. Guo Feilong wasn''t particularly interested in the Red Star Iron Ore. He already had plenty of Red Iron in his storage bag. He was more interested in Zhou Qiang''s treasure-hunting instrument. So he said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, may I take a look at this treasure-hunting instrument?" "Of course." "Thank you." "We''re all companions, no need to be polite." Guo Feilong held the treasure-hunting instrument in his hand. It was about the size of a dinner plate, shaped like a UFO, or like two plates stacked together. Under the observation of his Divine Sense, he quickly understood the structure and principle of this treasure-hunting instrument. It was just a low-quality spiritual instrument, and he thought it wouldn''t be difficult to replicate and refine it. Returning the treasure-hunting instrument to Zhou Qiang, Guo Feilong had a strong idea: why not refine a flying spiritual instrument similar to an airplane or rocket? The fastest airplane on Earth could reach over 7,000 kilometers per hour, about 14,000 li. In the Cultivation World, a flying spiritual beast comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage Great Perfection could fly at about 3,000 li per hour, or 1,500 kilometers. A flying spiritual beast comparable to the early Golden Elixir stage could fly at about 4,500 kilometers per hour, or 9,000 li. The fastest speed of a rocket on Earth could reach kilometers per hour, or li. This was four to five times faster than a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, possibly even faster than the fastest speed of an early Elemental Infant stage cultivator. Thinking of this, Guo Feilong''s heart burned with excitement. If he could refine a flying spiritual instrument like a rocket, he could escape even if he couldn''t defeat an Elemental Infant stage cultivator. This cultivation world didn''t have those novel-like powerful beings who could destroy the heavens and earth at will, nor were there cultivators who could pluck stars and moons with a single hand or shatter planets with a yawn. In fact, Guo Feilong had also studied gunpowder before, but the gunpowder formulas from Earth didn''t have the expected effects in this cultivation world, merely becoming flammable substances. While Guo Feilong was pondering how to refine a rocket-like flying spiritual instrument after returning, a dissatisfied voice suddenly rang out. "Hey, Guo, everyone is working hard mining, and you''re just standing there doing nothing. If you don''t start mining, you won''t get a share of the ores." "Exactly, everyone is working, and you''re just watching. What''s the deal?" Others also expressed their displeasure. "Sorry, I got lost in thought for a moment. I''ll start mining right away." Guo Feilong pretended to be average, controlling his flying sword to join the others in mining. With about twenty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, each one''s attack was like an infinite small missile. The thousand-meter-high mountain was shattered into countless pieces in less than a day. The useful Red Star Iron Ore was piled together, forming a thirty-meter-high heap of rubble. Next, it took the group less than half an hour to evenly divide the thirty-meter-high heap of Red Star Iron Ore. As Zhou Qiang had said, each person''s share of Red Star Iron Ore was worth several million low-quality spirit stones. Some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators present had never been this wealthy in their lives, their faces beaming with joy. In the following days, Guo Feilong and the others ventured two hundred li deeper into the mountains each day, harvesting many spirit herbs and spirit medicines daily. After venturing two to three thousand li into the mountains, the other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators dared not go any further. Because they had just seen from a distance. Two kinds of spiritual beasts, six or seven in total, comparable to the Golden Elixir stage, were fighting. This meant that ahead was the territory of Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts. If they encountered Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts, these Foundation Establishment stage cultivators would just be snacks for them. Going forward was not an option, and returning the way they came was impossible. At Zhou Qiang''s suggestion, the group moved horizontally to the right, picking spirit herbs and spirit medicines when they encountered them, and mining metal ores when they found them. During these days, Guo Feilong and his group also encountered other Foundation Establishment stage cultivator teams, with numbers similar to theirs, or as few as six or seven. As for one or two-person Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, they hadn''t encountered any. There were likely only two reasons for not encountering them. One reason was that solo treasure-hunting Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had been killed and robbed by larger groups. Another reason was that those solo treasure hunters had formed larger Foundation Establishment stage cultivator teams. A month later, Guo Feilong and his group were caught in a formation ambush, with a formation barrier trapping them all inside. "Gahaha, Junior Brother Zhou, Junior Brother Xu, if you hadn''t brought people over, I would''ve thought you were dead." Outside the formation barrier, a black-robed cultivator wearing a ghost-face mask appeared, looking at Zhou Qiang and Xu Liang. The aura emanating from the ghost-face mask black-robed person was at the late Foundation Establishment stage Great Perfection level. The Junior Brother Zhou and Junior Brother Xu he referred to were evidently Zhou Qiang and Xu Liang, the leaders of Guo Feilong''s team. "Fellow Daoist Zhou, Fellow Daoist Xu, what''s going on here?" Someone questioned. Zhou Qiang and Xu Liang had somehow distanced themselves from Guo Feilong and the others. Facing the questioning, Zhou Qiang, who usually had a kind and friendly demeanor, suddenly turned cold and sinister, saying, "Bringing you here, of course, is to kill you." As he spoke, the aura on Zhou Qiang and Xu Liang suddenly changed from the late Foundation Establishment stage to the late Foundation Establishment stage Great Perfection level. [Please give a five-star rating, and send free small gifts to support the author. Thank you for your support, dear readers!] Chapter 72 - He can really hold his breath Original text: ``` "Fellow Daoist Zhou, Fellow Daoist Xu, I''m willing to leave all my wealth behind. Could you spare my life?" Someone spoke fearfully. "No." Zhou Qiang''s sinister voice replied, "Killing you means everything on you naturally becomes ours. Why bother letting you go?" "Fellow Daoist Zhou, Fellow Daoist Xu, we''ve had no past grievances nor recent enmity with you. Why must you exterminate us?" Someone frowned slightly and said, "Even if we must die, at least let us die knowing why." "Fine, I''ll let you die knowing. It''s because we are demon cultivators." Zhou Qiang''s entire body surged with demonic energy, transforming into a humanoid demon in the blink of an eye. His body was covered in dark red scales, hands like eagle claws, feet like ox hooves, and two massive bat-like wings sprouted from his back. His head resembled that of a lizardman, with interlocking fangs, speaking in a strange voice, "Fellow Daoists, I need your flesh and divine souls to refine elixirs and break through to the Golden Elixir stage. You can''t escape, so just stand there and close your eyes. I''ll make it quick for you." Demon cultivators were originally human cultivators who practiced demonic arts, learning to refine elixirs and medicines using human flesh and divine souls, extremely cruel and bloodthirsty. Upon realizing Zhou Qiang and his companions were demon cultivators, those trapped within the formation''s light barrier immediately abandoned any hope of negotiating for their lives. "Fellow Daoist Guo, what should we do?" At this moment, the sisters Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng approached Guo Feilong, asking softly. The strength of demon cultivators far exceeded that of cultivators of the same stage. Their physical forms were as powerful as spiritual instruments and sacred treasures, making them nearly invincible at the same level. After nearly two months of interaction, Guo Feilong had developed a good relationship with the sisters. Moreover, both sisters were high-level alchemists. In conversations with them, Guo Feilong had gained a lot. Especially since the sisters had generously gifted him a compendium of spirit herbs, documenting the characteristics of no less than ten thousand kinds of spirit herbs and medicines. This was no small favor to Guo Feilong. While he could ignore others, he felt obliged to protect the sisters, at least to repay the favor of the spirit herb compendium. Guo Feilong knew the sisters'' true cultivation stages and could guess their extraordinary backgrounds, assuming they had life-saving treasures. He transmitted his voice, "Take out any defensive sacred treasures you have and protect the three of us first. We are all high-level alchemists and must have a large supply of elixirs for quickly restoring mystic power. The demon cultivators'' demonic transformation is different from true demons; maintaining that form consumes mystic power. Let''s see whose mystic power lasts longer.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! As long as we endure, victory will be ours." Guo Feilong didn''t want to reveal his life-saving sacred treasure or waste his auspicious clouds to enhance talismans. Letting the sisters take the lead was the most cost-effective strategy. "Alright, we''ll listen to Fellow Daoist Guo." The younger sister, Wu Yumeng, was straightforward. She patted her storage bag, and a fist-sized pearl-like low-quality defensive sacred treasure flew out. At the same time, the elder sister, Wu Xuemeng, performed the Cloud Walking Technique, and a white cloud with a diameter of about three meters appeared beneath her feet. Guo Feilong stepped onto Wu Xuemeng''s white cloud, and Wu Yumeng followed, channeling mystic power into the low-quality defensive sacred treasure pearl. Buzz~ The fist-sized pearl floated three feet above Wu Yumeng''s head, and a white transparent defensive barrier appeared, enveloping the three of them. "Junior Brother Zhou, stop wasting time with them. Finish them off quickly, then go out and form a Foundation Establishment stage team to come over. Remember, don''t take so long to bring people next time." The ghost-faced black-robed demon cultivator also transformed into a demonic form, joining Zhou Qiang and Xu Liang in attacking Guo Feilong and his companions. The true cultivation stages of other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were as they appeared. Only Zhou Qiang, Xu Liang, and the Wu sisters concealed their cultivation. In front of the late Foundation Establishment stage grand perfection demon cultivators, early and mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators were as fragile as chicks. Moreover, everyone was trapped within a formation barrier only a few hundred meters wide, leaving little room to escape or dodge. Soon, Zhou Qiang and the other two demon cultivators killed several people. Wu Xuemeng maneuvered her cloud to dodge attacks. Wu Yumeng used the low-quality defensive sacred treasure pearl to block attacks. Guo Feilong seemed unaffected, but he held a Spirit Explosion Bead, capable of injuring even Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. Naturally, it could harm late Foundation Establishment stage grand perfection demon cultivators, even if their bodies were as tough as low-quality sacred treasures. Seeing that they couldn''t break Wu Yumeng''s pearl defensive barrier, Zhou Qiang and the others said, "Let''s deal with the other Foundation Establishment cultivators first, then handle these three." The demon cultivators were powerful, and in less than ten minutes, everyone except Guo Feilong and the sisters was killed within the formation barrier. Each time the demon cultivators killed someone, they used a bottle-like spiritual instrument to collect the cultivator''s divine soul and corpse. It was unclear what kind of spiritual instrument the bottle was, but once the divine soul and corpse were collected, the soul emitted a piercing scream, as if undergoing some torture. Each Foundation Establishment cultivator''s divine soul screamed for over ten seconds in the bottle before suddenly falling silent, as if completely dead. At this moment. The three late Foundation Establishment stage grand perfection demon cultivators surrounded Guo Feilong and the sisters, launching a fierce attack on the pearl defensive barrier. Their attacks were powerful and frequent, and in less than a minute, the pearl defensive barrier became unstable, flickering as if it could collapse at any moment. Mystic power was everything, and as the pearl defensive barrier was attacked, Wu Yumeng, as the pearl''s owner, consumed mystic power rapidly. Wu Yumeng took out a bottle of elixirs for quickly restoring mystic power from her storage bag. After consuming them, her mystic power quickly replenished. The pearl defensive barrier also strengthened, no longer showing signs of imminent collapse. However, even after taking the elixirs, Wu Yumeng''s mystic power continued to deplete rapidly. "Fellow Daoist Guo, what should we do? Even after taking the elixirs, my mystic power is depleting faster than it replenishes. I can hold on for at most half an hour." Late Foundation Establishment stage grand perfection demon cultivators were terrifying, their bodies as tough as low-quality sacred treasures. Even against early Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, they could put up a fight. Of course, the final result would be getting killed by a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, but the demon cultivators'' bodies, after demonic transformation, could indeed contend with early Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators for a short time. Their bodies were simply too strong. "Half an hour is enough. Those three demon cultivators might not last half an hour." Although Guo Feilong hadn''t encountered many demon cultivators, the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world had the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, a demon cultivator sect. From various sources, he knew that maintaining demonic transformation consumed mystic power rapidly. Sure enough, in less than half an hour, the three demon cultivators'' auras weakened, reverting to their human forms. However, after each consumed a blood-red elixir, their auras surged again, becoming stronger. Judging by the effect of the blood-red elixirs, they were far superior to the elixirs Wu Yumeng had taken. "Fellow Daoist Guo, what should we do now?" The sisters asked anxiously, thinking to themselves, "How long is Fellow Daoist Guo going to keep pretending? It''s already this critical, why hasn''t he shown his power yet?" Guo Feilong then spoke, "Fellow Daoists, don''t hold back any powerful sacred treasures or spiritual instruments. Each of us should take on one opponent, and you two just need to hold them off." After saying this, Guo Feilong preemptively swallowed two Seventh Grade elixirs for quickly restoring mystic power. With a thought, he activated the Golden Body Technique, which he had cultivated to a level comparable to low-quality sacred treasures. Auspicious clouds rose beneath his feet, and he left Wu Yumeng''s pearl defensive barrier, charging towards the ghost-faced black-robed demon cultivator. "Sister, you hold off Zhou Qiang, and I''ll handle Xu Liang." The sisters split up, their late Foundation Establishment stage grand perfection auras surging, charging towards their respective targets. "I thought you three had some skills, but it turns out you''re just two late Foundation Establishment stage grand perfection cultivators and a body cultivator with a physique comparable to low-quality sacred treasures." The ghost-faced black-robed demon cultivator sneered, his bat-like wings flapping furiously, moving as fast as a red lightning bolt, charging towards Guo Feilong and throwing a punch. ``` Chapter 73 - Demon Cultivators Nemesis "Good timing!" Seeing the opponent coming at him with a punch, Guo Feilong shouted in approval. He used Auspicious Clouds to enhance the power of the Golden Body Technique, elevating his physical form from the level of a low-quality sacred treasure to that of a medium-quality one. Suddenly, Guo Feilong had a wild idea: could he save some of the Auspicious Clouds by focusing them on a specific part of his body to enhance it to a higher level? In an instant, he concentrated the Auspicious Clouds on his right hand, boosting the power of the Golden Body Technique there, and met the punch of the black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask head-on. Bang! "Ah!" With a loud crash, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking and a scream, the fist of the black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask was shattered. His right arm''s bone protruded a foot from the flesh of his shoulder, rendering the entire arm useless. "How is this possible!" The demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask was filled with shock and disbelief. Even in his demon-transformed state, his body was comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure. Even a great cultivator at the early Golden Elixir stage wielding a low-quality sacred treasure couldn''t break his defense; at most, they could kick him away like a ball, sending him flying far away. Not only was he shocked, but Guo Feilong was equally astonished. He had thought that by conserving the Auspicious Clouds and concentrating them on his right hand, he could at most elevate it to the level of a high-quality sacred treasure. He never expected to raise the Golden Body Technique of his right hand to the level of a supreme-quality sacred treasure. The hardness of a supreme-quality sacred treasure is vastly different from that of a low-quality one. Moreover, both of them had bodies comparable to sacred treasures, but they weren''t actual sacred treasures. True sacred treasures remain hard even without the support of mystic power. Guo Feilong and the black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask had only strengthened their bodies to the level of sacred treasures using mystic power, but at their core, they were still physical forms. With that punch, Guo Feilong''s fist, at the level of a supreme-quality sacred treasure, directly dispersed the mystic power on the demon-transformed fist of the opponent, causing it to explode. The outcome of their clash shocked the other four people as well. Zhou Qiang and Xu Liang were filled with shock and disbelief, and a great sense of dread and fear arose in their hearts. Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, the two sisters, were both shocked and overjoyed, casting various spells and divine powers at the two demon cultivators.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. Although they couldn''t break the demon cultivators'' defenses, they could restrain them, preventing them from assisting the black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask. At this moment, the black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask opened a gap in the light barrier of the formation. Once a demon cultivator''s body couldn''t withstand the opponent''s attack, other means were useless. The only correct course of action was to flee. "Trying to escape? Not a chance!" Guo Feilong pulled a small copper bell from his storage bag and tossed it out. Buzz! The copper bell instantly grew large, at least tens of meters high, trapping him and the black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask inside. This copper bell was a low-quality sacred treasure, capable of blocking enemy attacks and trapping foes. Guo Feilong had acquired it at an auction for fifteen million low-quality spirit stones. Clang! Clang! Clang! The black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask had already used demonic energy to regenerate his right hand, showcasing the terrifying nature of demon cultivators. At this moment, he was frantically striking the low-quality defensive sacred treasure copper bell with both hands, producing a deafening humming sound. Unfortunately, his body''s strength was on par with the copper bell, making it impossible to shatter it. Given more time, he might have been able to overturn the bell. Those outside couldn''t see what was happening inside the copper bell as Guo Feilong activated his lifebound sacred treasure. All demonic and yin energies feared the utmost yang and rigid lightning. The humanoid lifebound sacred treasure possessed the power of tribulation lightning, the strongest lightning in the world. A small bolt of tribulation lightning shot from its palm. With a bang, the black-robed demon cultivator with the ghost-face mask was blasted to pieces by the tribulation lightning, leaving no remains. Guo Feilong knew the power of lightning was immense against demon cultivators and creatures, but he hadn''t expected it to be this overwhelming. A demon cultivator with a body comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure was annihilated by a single bolt of tribulation lightning. Unfortunately, the power of tribulation lightning could only be released through his lifebound sacred treasure. If he could directly unleash the power of tribulation lightning, that would be ideal. He strapped the storage bag of the black-robed demon cultivator to his waist. Buzz! A surge of mystic power struck the copper bell. In the next instant, the copper bell shrank to the size of a palm and was taken into his hand. He then threw the copper bell sacred instrument over Zhou Qiang''s head. Buzz~ The copper bell expanded to tens of meters and landed on the ground. Trapping him and Zhou Qiang inside. The humanoid lifebound sacred treasure emerged from Guo Feilong''s Baihui Acupoint, and a bolt of tribulation lightning from its palm shattered Zhou Qiang, who was at the late Foundation Establishment stage Great Perfection, leaving no remains. Guo Feilong collected Zhou Qiang''s storage bag, retrieved the copper bell, and flew towards Xu Liang, who was fighting with Wu Yumeng. Demon cultivator Xu Liang, not wanting to follow in the footsteps of his two companions, immediately pleaded for mercy, "Fellow Daoist Guo, spare..." Before he could finish the word "spare," the copper bell sacred instrument trapped him and Guo Feilong inside. "Fellow Daoist Guo, please spare my life," demon cultivator Xu Liang pleaded again. "I''m willing to give you all my treasures." Guo Feilong replied, "If I kill you, your things will be mine anyway." As he spoke, the humanoid lifebound sacred treasure flew from his Baihui Acupoint, and with a wave, a bolt of tribulation lightning was sent forth. Demon cultivator Xu Liang quickly dodged, trying to evade the lightning attack. However, the demonic energy on him acted like a tracker, and the tribulation lightning followed, turning a corner to pursue him. With a bang, the last demon cultivator, Xu Liang, was also blasted to pieces by the lightning, leaving no remains. After securing Xu Liang''s storage bag and strapping it to his waist, Guo Feilong put away the low-quality sacred treasure copper bell, stashed it in his storage bag, and turned to look at Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, the two sisters. The sisters felt a sudden tension, fearing that Guo Feilong might turn on them as well. Three demon cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage Great Perfection, who had transformed into demons, were killed by him in such a short time. They were no match for the demon cultivators, and if Guo Feilong decided to kill them, they wouldn''t survive or escape. "You two don''t need to worry. You''ve been good to me these past days, even gifting me a compendium of spirit herbs and medicines. We''re friends, not enemies, and I won''t harm friends." After saying this, Guo Feilong pointed to the storage bags and spiritual beast bags of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators that had been collected by the three demon cultivators but had fallen to the ground, "Let''s split these evenly among the three of us." Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng quickly declined, "We didn''t contribute much to killing the three demon cultivators; it was all thanks to Fellow Daoist Guo. We won''t take the storage bags." Since they refused, Guo Feilong didn''t insist and unceremoniously collected the dozen or so storage bags from the ground. In this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, they had spent two months collecting spirit herbs and medicines and mining ores, all stored in these storage bags. What delighted Guo Feilong most was that some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had spiritual beasts comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage. Although they weren''t flying spiritual beasts, they were still Foundation Establishment stage spiritual beasts, which were hard to buy with spirit stones. "Fellow Daoists, let''s part ways here. If fate allows us to meet again, I''ll host and treat you both to a meal." With that, Guo Feilong rose on a white cloud, ready to part from them. However, Wu Yumeng, the younger of the two sisters, suddenly spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Guo, wait a moment." [Please give a five-star rating, and support with free small gifts. The author sincerely thanks every reader for their support. Thank you!] Chapter 74 - Count the many storage bags Guo Feilong turned around and asked, "Red Fox Fairy, is there anything else?" He didn''t know the real names of the two women and still called them by their fake names. Of course, he hadn''t revealed his true name either, and others referred to him as Fellow Daoist Guo. "Fellow Daoist Guo, could you leave a voice transmission mark? We would like to visit you in the future to seek advice on alchemy," said Red Fox Fairy, Wu Yumeng, taking out a jade slip for voice transmission to exchange contact information with him. In the hearts of the two sisters, this Fellow Daoist Guo, who could easily annihilate a late Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivator at Great Perfection, must have an extraordinary background. Otherwise, an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would only be on the receiving end when facing a demon cultivator of the same stage. Only those from top sects and cultivation families could possibly annihilate a late Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivator so effortlessly. Demon cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage had bodies comparable to low-quality sacred treasures, and even Golden Elixir stage cultivators couldn''t harm their physical forms. Only by exhausting their mystic power and breaking their demon transformations could one kill a demon cultivator whose body was as tough as a low-quality sacred treasure. To kill a demon cultivator of the same stage, one needed either extremely powerful sacred treasures or incredibly strong spells and divine powers. Neither of these conditions was something an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could possess; only top-tier cultivation powers could. Guo Feilong was also proficient in alchemy, and during their exchange of alchemy experiences, his views on elixir combinations and properties opened a new world for the sisters, revealing that elixirs could be experimented with in such ways. Although their family was not a renowned alchemy family, their ancestor was a grand cultivator at the Elemental Infant stage, a well-known figure in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The Wu family possessed countless texts on alchemy, refinement, formations, and talisman crafting. Every family member with a spiritual root was required to master at least one craft unless they were particularly dim-witted. The sisters were considered geniuses in alchemy, though not unparalleled. They began learning alchemy at eight, became low-level alchemists at ten, mid-level alchemists at twenty, and high-level alchemists at fifty. Now, at over two hundred and forty years old, they were on the verge of reaching the grandmaster level in alchemy, but had been stuck at the high-level for nearly a century. Their exchange with Guo Feilong in alchemy gave them hope of breaking through to the grandmaster level. Guo Feilong bore them no ill will, and they had fought alongside him, so not leaving a voice transmission mark would be a lifelong regret. Guo Feilong and the sisters exchanged voice transmission marks in the jade slip. As he was about to leave, the elder sister, Wu Xuemeng, asked, "Fellow Daoist Guo, could you tell us where we might find you? We would like to seek your guidance on alchemy in the future." Guo Feilong didn''t want to reveal his background but was interested in learning more from them about spirit herbs and medicines. After a brief consideration, he replied, "I am in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. If you want to find me, send a voice transmission within the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory, and I will come to meet you."If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Although he wanted to gain alchemical knowledge from them, he didn''t want others to know his true identity or address. Since he was wearing a mask and hadn''t revealed his true appearance, and there were thousands of cultivation families with the surname Guo in the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory, no one would suspect him. When they met again, he could claim his real surname was Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, or Wang, and that Guo was just a temporary alias. "Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, Spirit Creek Sect?" The sisters had heard of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world but not the Spirit Creek Sect. In their understanding, the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world was a backwater place without even a single Elemental Infant stage cultivator. If not for the Human Cultivation Alliance prohibiting other cultivation forces from invading, the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world would have long been annexed. The Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world would be a province, and the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world a county, with the Spirit Creek Sect being just a village within it. It was normal for them not to know about the Spirit Creek Sect. Their family had several Elemental Infant stage cultivators, over a hundred Golden Elixir stage elders, and nearly ten thousand Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, with a population of billions living in a Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world rich in Spiritual Energy. Such a family was barely considered an upper-class family in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, far from being a top-tier family. In the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world rankings, the Wu family was 78th, not even in the top 50. A place like the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, without even an Elemental Infant stage cultivator, was too weak to attract any attention. However, to break through to the grandmaster level in alchemy, they would visit Guo Feilong regardless of his origins to exchange alchemical experiences. A high-level alchemist''s status was comparable to a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, while a grandmaster level alchemist''s status was comparable to an Elemental Infant stage cultivator. The Wu family currently had only one grandmaster level alchemist. If the sisters could become grandmaster level alchemists, the Wu family would prosper even more. The ability of a grandmaster level alchemist to earn spirit stones was formidable, but despite years of guidance from their family''s grandmaster level alchemist, they had made no progress. The sisters had been stuck at a bottleneck in alchemy for over a century, unable to break through. Only their chance encounter and exchange with Guo Feilong in alchemy gave them hope of becoming grandmaster level alchemists. "Farewell, fair maidens!" Guo Feilong cupped his hands in salute and stepped onto a white cloud, departing into the distance. This Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world was a treasure trove, and he wouldn''t leave without reaping its benefits. Half an hour later, Guo Feilong entered a cave, setting up an illusion formation at the entrance to conceal it. Inside, he began to inventory the storage bags of the three late Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivators at Great Perfection, as well as those of the dozen Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. The storage bags of the three demon cultivators contained a vast array of spirit herbs, elixirs, and other treasures, with a total value exceeding three billion low-quality spirit stones. The storage bags of the dozen Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were worth only seventy to eighty million low-quality spirit stones, most of which were obtained by Guo Feilong and his companions in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. The high value of the three demon cultivators'' storage bags was likely due to their having killed many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and seized their possessions. The storage bags also contained many demon cultivator elixirs, whose value Guo Feilong couldn''t determine, so he didn''t count them in spirit stone value. To Guo Feilong''s disappointment, none of the items in the storage bags of the three demon cultivators or the dozen Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were particularly useful to him. After inventorying the storage bags, he began checking their spiritual beast bags, cursing the three demon cultivators for killing three Foundation Establishment stage spiritual beasts, effectively depriving him of three such beasts. However, the spiritual beast bags still contained five Foundation Establishment stage spiritual beasts. Although none were flying beasts, they would still be useful for guarding his home. Overall, the harvest was quite good. Three days later, Guo Feilong ventured into the territory of Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts, where the spirit herbs and medicines were more abundant and of higher grade. To Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts, low-grade spirit herbs and medicines were like weeds and were largely untouched, so there were many. Fortunately, spiritual beasts couldn''t practice alchemy; otherwise, there wouldn''t be so many low- and mid-grade spirit herbs and medicines. Where there were Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts, there were usually high-grade spirit herbs and medicines or other treasures. Back in the Qi Refining stage, he could already fight with fairies comparable to Golden Elixir stage. Now, at the Foundation Establishment stage, his mystic power was dozens of times stronger than at the tenth level of Qi Refining, making him capable of hunting Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts. Chapter 75 - Kill Spiritual Beast at Golden Elixir stage One day later, Guo Feilong found a large snake-type spiritual beast at the early Golden Elixir stage. It was over two hundred meters long and two to three meters thick, with black and brown scales that seemed to be forged from steel. The body strength of a Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast was comparable to a medium-quality sacred treasure. Some exceptionally powerful Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts could even reach the level of high-quality sacred treasures, forcing cultivators of the same stage to retreat. In the eyes of this early Golden Elixir stage snake spiritual beast, Guo Feilong was just a tiny insect, barely enough to fill the gaps between its teeth. It raised its massive head and spewed a stream of flames from its mouth. The terrifying heat distorted the nearby air, capable of turning Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to ashes. Guo Feilong, who had activated the Golden Body Technique, was unafraid, but he didn''t want to waste his mystic power by getting burned. He dodged the flames, and his humanoid lifebound sacred treasure flew out from the Baihui Acupoint, transforming into a golden light that charged toward the snake. The snake foolishly tried to bite his humanoid lifebound sacred treasure, only for it to slip into its stomach. While the snake''s scales were as tough as medium-quality sacred treasures, its internal organs and stomach were at most comparable to medium-quality spiritual instruments. Guo Feilong attached a portion of his divine sense to his lifebound sacred treasure and began wreaking havoc inside the snake''s belly. First, he tore apart the snake''s stomach and intestines, causing it to writhe in pain, and then he reached the snake gallbladder. The gallbladder of a Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast was a high-grade medicinal herb. Guo Feilong couldn''t bear to destroy it, so he plucked it out like a monkey picking peaches, causing the snake to nearly pop its eyes out in pain. The snake''s heart had no medicinal value, so his lifebound sacred treasure smashed it with a punch. However, beings at the Golden Elixir stage had incredibly strong life forces. As long as their divine soul remained intact, even if their heart was shattered, they wouldn''t die immediately. Given enough time, they could regenerate a new heart using mystic power. The higher the life stage of a creature, the harder it was to kill. After destroying the snake''s heart, Guo Feilong controlled his lifebound sacred treasure to break the bones and sever the tendons beneath the snake''s neck, rendering it immobile. Bang! At this moment, the humanoid lifebound sacred treasure shattered the snake''s skull and retrieved a fiery red original beast core from its head. This core could be used to refine elixirs or embedded in sacred treasures and spiritual instruments to enhance their power. The most valuable part of a spiritual beast was its original beast core. With the death of the Golden Elixir stage snake spiritual beast, its scales lost their spiritual luster and could no longer match the level of medium-quality sacred treasures. However, the scales could still be used to craft low-quality defensive sacred treasures, such as armor or shields. Unfortunately, the beast core couldn''t be made into a Spirit Explosion Bead, or it would have been incredibly powerful. The dwelling place of a Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast was always a place rich in spiritual energy, often nurturing high-grade natural treasures like spirit herbs and spirit medicines. Every powerful spiritual beast had its own territory, and finding the lair of this Golden Elixir stage snake couldn''t be done with divine sense alone. After reaching the Golden Elixir stage, spiritual beasts naturally learned some simple formation illusions to hide their lairs. For such tasks, dog-type spiritual beasts were the best.Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Guo Feilong released the ninth-rank spiritual beast, Ice Flame Hound Erha, from the Spiritual Beast Bag. Even though the Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast was dead, its aura still exerted a strong pressure on lower-level spiritual beasts. Erha trembled with fear at the aura emanating from the snake''s corpse, its tail tucked tightly between its legs. Guo Feilong patted its head to comfort it, saying, "I''ve already killed it. Smell its scent and take me to its lair." Hearing that the snake was dead, Erha perked up. It ran to the snake''s corpse, baring its teeth and growling fiercely. "Master, can I eat some of its meat? Its flesh could benefit me and might even help me advance to the Foundation Establishment stage." Erha returned, rubbing its head against Guo Feilong''s pant leg in a fawning manner. "Can eating high-level spiritual beast meat help you break through?" Guo Feilong was taken aback. "It should be possible," Erha said uncertainly, then added, "I have a feeling that if I can eat about one-fifth of this Golden Elixir stage snake''s body, I could break through to the next level." If that were the case, feeding the snake''s body to five ninth-rank spiritual beasts could potentially yield five Foundation Establishment stage spiritual beasts. Filled with anticipation, Guo Feilong said to Erha, "If you can find this snake''s lair, I''ll give you one-fifth of its body when we return." Hearing this, the dog spiritual beast Erha became excited, sniffing the air and barking in a certain direction. "Master, the snake''s lair should be over there. Its scent is strongest in that direction." Guo Feilong stored the Golden Elixir stage snake spiritual beast''s body in his Storage Bag, then rode on Erha''s back, traveling over a hundred miles to stop beneath a large mountain. Erha barked, "Master, it''s here, but I can''t find the exact location. It''s as if the scent suddenly disappeared." Guo Feilong looked ahead, frowning slightly, and instructed Erha to continue forward. "Master, if we go any further, we''ll hit the mountain wall." "Just go, no more nonsense." Erha had no choice but to walk toward the mountain wall. However, in the next moment, its body passed through the mountain wall, arriving at the entrance of a cave. "As expected, it''s an illusion formation." Guo Feilong rode Erha into the cave. The cave was very long and sloped downward. They followed the tunnel for over 2,000 meters, and the temperature began to rise. After another thousand meters, the temperature in the cave reached at least over a hundred degrees. An ordinary person wouldn''t last a few minutes here before becoming dried meat. Guo Feilong, being a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and Erha, being a ninth-rank spiritual beast with dual ice and fire attributes, naturally weren''t afraid of the heat. The Golden Elixir stage snake spiritual beast was over two hundred meters long, and the underground tunnel spanning several kilometers was a short distance for it. Guo Feilong continued riding Erha for another 3,000 meters. Suddenly, the path ahead brightened, and there was a red glow accompanied by the bubbling sound of boiling water. At the end of the cave tunnel was an underground lava lake, with the bright red lava emitting a sulfuric acid smell. Hmm! Guo Feilong''s eyes suddenly lit up, focusing intently on the center of the lava lake, where there were nine red lotuses. If not observed carefully, they would be impossible to spot because the color of the red lotuses was identical to that of the lava. Moreover, when Guo Feilong used his divine sense to probe the lava lake earlier, he hadn''t detected the nine red lotuses. Lotuses growing in lava were naturally fire-attribute natural treasures. Guo Feilong used the Soaring Cloud spell, and a white cloud appeared beneath Erha''s feet, carrying them both to the center of the lava lake where the nine lotuses were. "It''s Earth Flame Fire Lotus!" Guo Feilong was overjoyed. This item was a great tonic for cultivators with fire-attribute spiritual roots and fire-attribute spiritual beasts. Directly consuming and refining it could not only enhance the purity of the fire-attribute Foundation Establishment platform but also increase the power of fire-attribute divine powers and spells. If used to refine elixirs, it could produce pills that quickly replenish mystic power for fire-attribute cultivators. Taking one could instantly restore mystic power even for those at the late Golden Elixir stage of great completion. In battles, when mystic power was nearly depleted, consuming a pill made from a ninth-grade Earth Flame Fire Lotus to restore mystic power instantly would be incredibly advantageous. Unfortunately, of the nine Earth Flame Fire Lotuses, only three had reached the level of ninth-grade spirit herbs and spirit medicines, while the remaining six were equivalent to eighth-grade, likely due to their shorter growth period. The growth cycle of natural treasures was extremely long, often requiring hundreds or even thousands of years to advance. Only the natural treasures that could fit into one''s Storage Bag were truly one''s own. Guo Feilong couldn''t wait for a hundred years and swiftly picked all nine Earth Flame Fire Lotuses, storing them in his Storage Bag. Unfortunately, the Earth Flame Fire Lotus was a fire-attribute natural treasure, while his spiritual root attribute was water. The elixirs refined from it couldn''t be used by him. "Erha, can you dive to the bottom of the lava and dig out the roots of the Earth Flame Fire Lotus for me?" he asked Erha. Being a water-attribute mystic power user, diving into the depths of the lava would cause his mystic power to deplete ten to dozens of times faster than usual. "Woof woof!" Erha barked, "Master, I''ll give it a try." "Alright." Guo Feilong dismounted from Erha''s back. Erha leaped from the white cloud into the lava, diving into its depths without any issues. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. If you enjoyed this novel, then you''re bound to love my other exciting novel ¡ª Sleeping to Immortality: Getting Stronger One Nap at a Time. Sick and tired of the same old tropes in Xuanhuan and Xianxia novels? This story is a breath of fresh air! Give it a try! Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 76 - Earth Spirit Fruit, a precious treasure! The magma had a certain isolating effect on Divine Sense. Guo Feilong''s Divine Sense could only probe a few dozen meters into the magma. The figure of Erha, who was diving into the magma, quickly disappeared from his Divine Sense. After waiting for more than half an hour, the stem and leaves of the Earth Flame Fire Lotus above the magma began to move with the bubbling magma. Guo Feilong knew that Erha was at the bottom of the magma, digging out the roots of the Earth Flame Fire Lotus. Buzz! With a wave of his hand, he conjured a large hand of Mystic Power, grabbing the stem and leaves of the Earth Flame Fire Lotus floating on the magma''s surface and wrapping them around. It took nearly two minutes to bundle the Earth Flame Fire Lotus, which was about a thousand meters long. This meant the magma was a thousand meters deep. Although the most important part of the Earth Flame Fire Lotus was the lotus seeds it bore, its roots, stems, and leaves were all medicinal herbs, equivalent to Fifth or Sixth Grade in different parts. He stored the Earth Flame Fire Lotus in his Storage Bag and waited for about ten more minutes before Erha''s dog head emerged from the magma. Erha''s mouth held a black fish. This black fish was no ordinary fish but a Fourth Rank Spiritual Beast. Erha, not yet at the Foundation Establishment stage, couldn''t fly. It climbed onto the White Cloud beneath Guo Feilong''s feet, shook its body, and the scorching magma clinging to its fur flew off. Erha placed the big black fish on the White Cloud and barked, "Master, there are many of these black fish at the bottom of the magma. I want to catch more to eat later." These black fish, Spiritual Beasts living in the magma, were extremely yang and nourishing, especially beneficial for men. Their effects were hundreds of times stronger than goji berries, chives, or green onions. Such nourishing treasures shouldn''t be wasted by Erha; they should be kept for himself to make soup and eat meat, and he needed to stock up on them. Guo Feilong not only agreed to let Erha continue catching these black fish Spiritual Beasts in the magma but also released all the Ninth Rank fire-attributed Spiritual Beasts from his Spirit Beast Bag to catch these black fish Spiritual Beasts in the magma. As the saying goes, if the grass by the roadside could enhance virility, it would be eaten down to the last blade. Although dual cultivation techniques were powerful, the vitality lost had to be replenished. To nourish his body, Guo Feilong stayed here for more than ten days. He only left when his fire-attributed Spiritual Beasts nearly wiped out the black fish Spiritual Beasts. Three days later. A bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast slapped its paws on the ground.You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. In an instant, thousands of earth spikes shot up from the ground. Like thousands of archers shooting arrows at the sky, they aimed at Guo Feilong in the air. The White Cloud beneath his feet was like paper against the earth spikes, unable to withstand them at all. Fortunately, he had already used the Golden Body Technique, making his body comparable to a Medium Quality Sacred Treasure, unafraid of the earth spikes hitting him. Buzz~ Guo Feilong''s Lifebound Sacred Treasure flew out from the Baihui Acupoint atop his head, transforming into a golden light, and charged toward the bear-type Spiritual Beast at the early Golden Elixir stage. The massive bear paw swung at his Lifebound Sacred Treasure. Boom! The strike missed, hitting the ground instead. The power of the Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast''s bear paw was terrifying. The ground rumbled loudly, causing an earthquake. Crisscrossing deep ravines appeared on the earth. The longest ravine was at least a thousand meters long, five or six meters wide, and dozens or even hundreds of meters deep, with underground water gushing out. All the trees within a radius of two to three hundred meters exploded into wood chips from the roots up, and the trees further away toppled over. From mid-air, Guo Feilong looked down at the scene of devastation within a kilometer radius from the bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast''s paw strike, resembling a nuclear explosion. This was the terrifying power of a Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast. Since becoming a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, Guo Feilong''s Mystic Power had increased dozens of times, and the power of his Lifebound Sacred Treasure had risen accordingly. Bang! His Lifebound Sacred Treasure punched the left eye of the bear-type Spiritual Beast, instantly bursting it, causing the bear-type Spiritual Beast to let out an angry wail of pain. Bears, when injured, become even more ferocious and violent, terrifyingly so when enraged. Its body glowed with an earthen yellow light, growing from over twenty meters long to over a hundred meters, then two hundred meters, finally stopping at over three hundred meters. With a body length of over three hundred meters, standing on all fours, it was nearly two hundred meters tall, like a small mountain. "Roar!" The bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast roared, using its Mystic Power to condense over thirty large stone balls, each about fifty meters in diameter, which revolved rapidly around it. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! In the next instant, the fifty-meter stone balls shot toward Guo Feilong in the air at lightning speed. Only a fool would take them head-on. Guo Feilong wanted to dodge, but he was locked by the Divine Sense of the bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast on the ground, leaving him no choice but to take them head-on. Guo Feilong multitasked, infusing Auspicious Clouds into his hands, making them comparable to top-quality spiritual instruments, and punched the incoming stone balls one by one. Bang, bang, bang! One stone ball after another was shattered by his fists, exploding into a rain of spiritual light and dissipating into the world. Each time he smashed a stone ball, the Mystic Power in his Foundation Establishment platform would rapidly decrease. In the Cultivation World, Mystic Power was everything; without it, one was like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others. While taking the stone balls head-on, a part of Guo Feilong''s mind stealthily slipped into the bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast''s waste expulsion gate from its nine orifices, just as it was angrily glaring at him. The bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast was shocked, its massive bear paw reaching back to grab. Unfortunately, it was two steps too late, its massive paw grabbing nothing but air. "Heh heh!" Guo Feilong smirked, his Lifebound Sacred Treasure, controlled by a part of his Divine Soul, slipped from the intestines to the stomach, then smashed the bear''s stomach and moved to the gallbladder. First, he took the bear''s gallbladder, then smashed its heart. Finally, he rushed into the brain from the neck. He shattered the skull above the neck, entered the brain, and retrieved the original beast core of the Golden Elixir stage black bear. With a loud crash, the bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast died instantly, its massive body collapsing to the ground with a deafening sound. Without the support of Mystic Power, the massive body of the bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast rapidly shrank, reverting to its original form of a black bear over twenty meters long. Guo Feilong descended from mid-air on a cloud, collecting the corpse of the Golden Elixir stage bear-type Spiritual Beast. The entire body of a Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast was a treasure. The bear''s gallbladder was an excellent medicinal herb. The bear''s skin could be made into defensive leather armor or used to make talismans. The bear''s claws could be crafted into low-quality attack Sacred Treasures. The bear''s meat was a great tonic for low-level Spiritual Beasts. The feces in its intestines and stomach were highly nutritious for spirit herbs, spirit medicines, spirit grains, and spirit trees. The lair of a Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast almost always had heavenly materials and earthly treasures growing. It could also be said that Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beasts would settle in places where heavenly materials and earthly treasures grew. Firstly, to guard the heavenly materials and earthly treasures from being eaten by other Spiritual Beasts. Secondly, places where heavenly materials and earthly treasures grew were feng shui treasures with particularly dense Spiritual Energy, beneficial for Spiritual Beasts to absorb Spiritual Energy and temper their bodies. An hour later, Guo Feilong, riding the keen-nosed Erha, found the lair of the bear-type Golden Elixir stage Spiritual Beast. It was a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. The valley was vast, with three small lakes inside. The three lakes formed a triangular shape, and in the middle of the three lakes grew a towering tree over a hundred meters tall. The branches were laden with basketball-sized fruits, their skins a golden yellow, emitting a faint earthen yellow glow. "Earth Spirit Fruit!" Guo Feilong flew over in surprise; this was a treasure indeed, an essential main ingredient for refining Yang Essence Pills. The effect of the Yang Essence Pill was to help late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators at Great Perfection condense the Great Dao Golden Elixir, its function and effect as crucial as the Foundation Pill for ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators. At the same time, the Earth Spirit Fruit was a great treasure for cultivators with earth Spiritual Roots, increasing the purity of earth-attributed Mystic Power and accelerating cultivation speed when consumed. The Earth Spirit Fruit was absolutely a priceless heavenly material and earthly treasure. With this, the chance of a family producing a Golden Elixir stage cultivator was easily within reach. [Please give a five-star rating and a few free small gifts to support with love, thank you very much for the support of every dear reader, thank you!] Chapter 77 - Indulging in self-comfort The main ingredient for refining the Yang Essence Pill, the Earth Spirit Fruit, was already in hand. However, he didn''t have the alchemy recipe for the Yang Essence Pill. Guo Feilong frowned slightly. Even the Spirit Creek Sect didn''t possess the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill, so obtaining it from the sect was impossible. Although he had the ability to reverse-engineer alchemy recipes from elixirs, he didn''t have a Yang Essence Pill to work with. Occasionally, some auctions on the Northern Borders Continent would feature the Yang Essence Pill, but it was a matter of luck to encounter such an event. It might happen once every fifty or sixty years, or even once in a hundred years. The grand cultivators at the Golden Elixir stage in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world had mostly never consumed a Yang Essence Pill; they reached the Golden Elixir stage through their own cultivation efforts. To cultivate to the Golden Elixir stage in such a remote and barren place as the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, one must possess extraordinary aptitude, with Earth Grade spiritual roots being one in ten thousand. Of course, even with Earth Grade spiritual roots, the chance of reaching the Golden Elixir stage was only about ten to twenty percent. In a sect like the Spirit Creek Sect, there were still a hundred or so cultivators with Earth Grade spiritual roots, and the sect took great care of these disciples. They didn''t have to perform tasks and enjoyed all the resources needed to cultivate from the Qi Refining stage to the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection. The sect hoped that some of them would become Golden Elixir stage cultivators to maintain the sect''s prosperity. For a cultivation force like the Spirit Creek Sect, if there were no Golden Elixir stage cultivators to oversee it, or if their numbers were too few, the sect could face destruction. The situation was different in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, where many Elemental Infant-level forces existed, and they generally had the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill and could obtain the materials for it. If they had cultivators with Earth Grade spiritual roots, with some effort, they could generally acquire the Yang Essence Pill, increasing their chances of breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage. Even if a sect like the Spirit Creek Sect obtained the materials for the Yang Essence Pill, without the recipe, they would have to sell the materials cheaply. After pondering for a moment, Guo Feilong came up with an idea: "The White Fox Fairy and Red Fox Fairy sisters must be from an Elemental Infant-level force.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. They have great talent in alchemy, but they can''t break through to become grandmaster-level alchemists. If I help them become grandmaster-level alchemists, they could exchange the Yang Essence Pill recipe for my guidance, which seems quite reasonable. Moreover, there''s a saying that a talented man and a beautiful woman will develop feelings over time. If I intentionally spend more time exchanging alchemical insights with them, we might develop feelings. I don''t need to marry both; marrying one would allow me to gain more recipes from them. However, having such motives while exchanging alchemical knowledge seems a bit unethical." Thinking of this, Guo Feilong''s conscience pricked him slightly, but he quickly shook his head and muttered to himself, "I''m not alone now; I should set aside such ethical concerns. I must obtain the Yang Essence Pill recipe. I have so many wives, concubines, and children with spiritual roots. For them to cultivate to the Golden Elixir stage, what''s wrong with being a bit more strategic and less conscientious with others?" With just a few words, Guo Feilong successfully comforted himself, and his mood brightened considerably. Even though nothing was set in stone, he began to imagine how beautiful the faces behind the black hats of the White Fox Fairy and Red Fox Fairy sisters might be. Although he hadn''t seen their faces, their voices and their smooth, jade-like hands indicated they were beauties, not ordinary-looking women. Of course, there was a possibility that the sisters were too ugly and wore hats to avoid scaring others with their looks. Guo Feilong had seen many women with beautiful voices, fair skin, and perfect figures, but whose faces ruined everything. However, the chance of this being true for the White Fox Fairy sisters was almost nil. In the cultivation world, the number of cultivators was hundreds or thousands of times fewer than ordinary people. And the number of beautiful women among cultivators was significantly higher, with many being exceptionally beautiful. Cultivators marrying beautiful wives and concubines and having unattractive children was particularly common because the cultivation world didn''t have cosmetic surgery for beautiful women. Shaking his head, Guo Feilong stopped thinking about these trivial matters. Next, he released several earth-attribute spiritual beasts from his Spiritual Beast Bag to dig up the Earth Spirit Fruit tree from the ground. If he didn''t take it, once this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world had an owner, the Earth Spirit Fruit tree would belong to someone else. The Human Cultivation Alliance had regulations that any newly discovered Heavenly Abode small world, regardless of its grade, couldn''t be claimed by any cultivation force within the first 100 years. Any cultivator could enter to seek treasures, providing an opportunity for all small and medium-sized cultivation forces and countless wandering cultivators to get rich and change their destinies. It''s undeniable that the Human Cultivation Alliance was a good thing; without it, the cultivation world would be chaotic. Various spirit herbs, spirit medicines, and spirit fruit trees could all be transplanted. With the right cultivation techniques and environment, they could thrive. The Earth Spirit Fruit tree was a Ninth Grade spirit tree, requiring a growth environment with spiritual energy twenty times that of the outside world, though it had no specific soil or other environmental requirements. Guo Feilong planned to transplant the Earth Spirit Fruit tree to his Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world. As for the concentration of spiritual energy, he was an advanced Formation Master skilled in formations. With enough materials, setting up a large Gathering Spirit Array wasn''t impossible. The root system of this spirit fruit tree was enormous underground. It took several earth-attribute spiritual beasts three hours to dig it out. The spirit fruit tree was over a hundred meters tall, with roots also over a hundred meters long, requiring a massive amount of space. Fortunately, the storage bag he obtained from the black-robed demon with the ghost-face mask was a top-grade spatial storage bag with an internal space equivalent to a diameter of a thousand meters. As long as the physical volume didn''t exceed the internal space of the storage bag, it could be shrunk and stored inside. After storing the Ninth Grade Earth Spirit Fruit tree in the storage bag and the earth-attribute spiritual beasts in the Spiritual Beast Bag, Guo Feilong rode the Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai to continue searching for Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts. Unfortunately, adult spiritual beasts were fiercely independent and would rather die than submit, making them impossible to tame. It''s like trying to tame a wild adult tiger on Earth to be cuddly and rideable, which is nearly impossible. They must be raised from a young age, before weaning, to accept the control of the Beast Command Token; otherwise, even the Beast Command Token would struggle to make them submit. In the following days, Guo Feilong found one Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast after another. Through his previous experiences with the giant snake and bear-like Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts, he had developed his own method for dealing with them: letting his lifebound sacred treasure find an opportunity to enter the Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast''s body. Break the intestines. Extract the gallbladder. Burst the heart. Dig out the original beast core from the brain. With this method, no Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast could survive his hands; they all died without a chance of revival. Chapter 78 - Dont do stupid things and you wont die Although using this method, Guo Feilong easily killed many Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts, he did not become complacent. When encountering late Golden Elixir stage or those at the peak of the late stage, he avoided fighting whenever possible, not provoking them actively. This was because the attack power of late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts was much greater than those at the early and mid stages, and his Golden Body Technique couldn''t withstand more than a few hits, depleting his mystic power completely. In terms of endurance, even a hundred of him couldn''t match a single Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast. Sometimes, when he encountered mid-stage Golden Elixir spiritual beasts, if his lifebound sacred treasure couldn''t find an opportunity to penetrate the opponent''s body, Guo Feilong would decisively retreat. Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts were not easy to kill; they flew fast, and if they felt they couldn''t defeat Guo Feilong, they would flee, and he couldn''t catch up. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, he had been in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world for half a year, and the Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts that could be killed were basically all slain by him. For those he couldn''t kill, he truly had no solution and could only give up. The Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world even had spiritual beasts comparable to the Elemental Infant stage. Such high-level spiritual beasts resided in the deepest parts of the Heavenly Abode small world. Guo Feilong didn''t recklessly venture into the deepest parts of the Heavenly Abode, for if he encountered a spiritual beast comparable to the Elemental Infant stage, it could kill him with a single slap. After spending over half a year in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, he had gathered almost all the good things he could. "Now it''s time to leave." Guo Feilong missed home, missed his young and beautiful wives and concubines, missed his twin and quadruplet wives, and even more so, he wanted to see the children born during his absence, whom he hadn''t met yet. Because he had so many children, he could only hold them for a short while when they were first born; he had no time to spoil any child regularly. He couldn''t be like an ordinary family, spending every day with the children, lifting them high, letting them ride on his shoulders to play games. What he could do now was earn more money, ensuring all his children lived a life of luxury, like princesses. Glancing in the direction of the Heavenly Abode small world''s entrance, Guo Feilong put away the Ninth Grade Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai, summoned a Ninth Grade flying spiritual beast, and flew towards the exit. For the next hundred years, this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world would remain ownerless, allowing any cultivator to enter and seek treasures. Guo Feilong planned in his heart to return when he reached the mid or late Foundation Establishment stage, to kill those spiritual beasts comparable to the late Golden Elixir stage and those at the peak of the late stage. As long as Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators couldn''t enter this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, those spiritual beasts comparable to the Golden Elixir stage wouldn''t fear being hunted by any Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Guo Feilong wasn''t worried at all that the Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts here would become someone else''s prey, or that the treasures in their habitats would become someone else''s. When Elemental Infant stage grand cultivators could enter this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, according to the Human Cultivation Alliance''s rules, those who had contributed to the human cultivation families would have the opportunity to enter this small world, kill the Elemental Infant stage spiritual beasts inside, and become the master of this Heavenly Abode small world. Being alone in a newly discovered Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world could easily attract other cultivators to kill and seize treasures. Not long after Guo Feilong left the Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast area, he was blocked by seven Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. To Guo Feilong''s surprise, the leader of the opposing group, a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, was riding a flying spiritual beast comparable to the mid Foundation Establishment stage. He had been coveting a Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast for a long time, and he didn''t expect someone to deliver one to him just as he was about to leave. After surrounding him, the seven Foundation Establishment stage cultivators didn''t waste any words, directly controlling various spiritual instruments and divine spells to attack Guo Feilong. This Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world was filled with treasures, and killing to seize treasures was the fastest way to get rich. A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator daring to act alone was courting death. In the eyes of those seven early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Guo Feilong was already a dead man, about to be overwhelmed by their spiritual instruments and divine spells in the next moment. However, they didn''t know that Guo Feilong had killed thirty to forty spiritual beasts comparable to the Golden Elixir stage, so how could he die at the hands of these seven mere Foundation Establishment stage cultivators? In the next instant, Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure flew out from the Baihui Acupoint atop his head, with the power of tribulation lightning crackling on its two small palms, quickly unleashing seven bolts of lightning. The power of tribulation lightning, capable of harming spiritual beasts with bodies comparable to sacred treasures of the Golden Elixir stage, was like using missiles to smash tofu when hitting Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. With seven consecutive explosions, the heads of the seven Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were blasted to pieces by the lightning from Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure, turning them all into headless corpses. The flying spiritual beast under the leader''s feet, comparable to the mid Foundation Establishment stage, was so frightened it was about to flee. Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure surged with the power of tribulation lightning in its palm, and he coldly said, "If you dare run, I''ll kill you and cook you in a pot." Spiritual beasts controlled by the Beast Command Token had been with human cultivators since they were young, possessing high intelligence and understanding human speech. Under Guo Feilong''s threat, the flying spiritual beast, comparable to the mid Foundation Establishment stage, dared not run, obediently stopping in mid-air, looking at Guo Feilong with fear and trepidation as he flew towards it. Guo Feilong landed on the back of the flying spiritual beast, comparable to the mid Foundation Establishment stage, and found the Beast Command Token from the headless corpse of its former owner. After activating the formation on it with a drop of blood, this flying spiritual beast became his. Guo Feilong said to the newly acquired mid Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast, "I don''t know what your name was before, and I don''t want to know. From now on, your name is Dapeng, remember that." "Yes, Master, Dapeng remembers." It was quite clever, immediately referring to itself by the new name Dapeng. Guo Feilong took the storage bags and spiritual beast bags from the corpses of the other six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and examined them briefly. He was quite satisfied. These seven Foundation Establishment stage cultivators must have killed many other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators here, as the good things in their storage bags were quite abundant, with the least valuable items worth millions of spirit stones. For an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, having a net worth of several million low-quality spirit stones was almost impossible. On the way out, Guo Feilong encountered several more groups of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators who, seeing him alone, attempted to kill and seize his treasures. Guo Feilong was not polite with them either, killing them all and taking their storage bags and spiritual beast bags for himself. This was a classic case of "if you don''t court death, you won''t die." If they hadn''t seen Guo Feilong alone and tried to kill and seize his treasures, Guo Feilong wouldn''t have counter-killed them. If Guo Feilong wanted to kill and seize treasures here, none of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators he encountered would have been able to escape alive. Although killing and seizing treasures was common in the cultivation world, Guo Feilong didn''t want to be someone who actively did so, because such people, if they kicked an iron plate when tempted by wealth, were courting death. For example, if a low-key powerful cultivator disguised as a low-level cultivator was traveling, and you, seeing him alone, harbored ill intentions to kill and seize his treasures, it would be surprising if you didn''t die. Some cultivators might look ordinary, but who knows if they have something powerful on them that can easily kill you? Being low-key and not actively causing trouble is the way to avoid kicking an iron plate you can''t afford to provoke. Of course, if someone actively tries to kill and seize your treasures, there''s no need to hold back. At this moment. Guo Feilong put away Dapeng and stepped onto a white cloud, flying into the white mist leading outside. The white mist had the ability to suppress divine sense and vision, making it easy to be ambushed. While in the white mist, Guo Feilong used the Golden Body Technique, raising his body to a level comparable to a low-quality sacred treasure, ensuring no one could ambush and kill him here. The journey was smooth, and Guo Feilong successfully passed through the white mist and arrived outside. As soon as he emerged, he frowned deeply. A dozen cultivators in uniform attire were extorting those coming out of the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. Chapter 79 - Impersonate a Qi Family disciple All those who emerged from the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world obediently opened their storage bags in front of the dozen cultivators. It wasn''t just because these cultivators were all at the Foundation Establishment stage. Behind them sat a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator on a white cloud. Guo Feilong glanced around and noticed that this wasn''t the only Golden Elixir stage cultivator present. In other areas of the semi-circular light screen of the small world, similar scenes were unfolding. Groups of cultivators, dressed in the same attire, were extorting those emerging from the small world. The identical clothing indicated they belonged to different cultivation forces. Each of these forces had a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator overseeing them. This newly discovered Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world currently only allowed entry to Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stage cultivators. Naturally, those emerging from it were only at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages. A Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator was more than enough to suppress any dissent from these cultivators. Guo Feilong had already figured out the situation. These cultivation forces had divided the small world into several regions. Cultivators emerging from a specific region were extorted by the force with a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator overseeing that area. Guo Feilong flew to the side of a Qi Refining stage cultivator waiting in line to be extorted and asked, "Little brother, do you know which cultivation forces they belong to?" "Who are you calling little brother?" The person turned around, revealing the face of an elderly woman in her sixties or seventies, though her real age might be over a hundred. Her hair was black, clearly dyed. Most importantly, despite her elderly face, she was dressed like a young person. Calling an old woman "little brother" was indeed inappropriate, and Guo Feilong felt slightly embarrassed. The elderly woman, initially displeased by being called "little brother," softened her attitude upon realizing Guo Feilong was at the Foundation Establishment stage. "What can I do for you, senior?" Guo Feilong asked her, "Which level of force do they belong to?" The elderly woman glanced at the extorting cultivators and whispered helplessly, "They are from the Liu Family, thirty thousand miles east of here. The Liu Family is an Elemental Infant-level force, and those charging fees around here are all from Elemental Infant forces. Senior, when it''s your turn to open your storage bag, don''t defy them or say anything unpleasant, or they might really kill you." At that moment, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator in line refused to open his storage bag, shouting, "I am from the Ma Family of Yuzhou, and our Ma Family is not weaker than your Liu Family. Why should I open my storage bag like other cultivators and let you pick through what I worked hard to obtain in the small world? Your Liu Family shouldn''t bully people too much."A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. "Why?" The Liu Family''s Golden Elixir stage cultivator sitting on the white cloud sneered, "Because we are stronger than you now. The weak are like ants and lambs. Your Ma Family may be in Yuzhou, but this is our Jizhou. Take his storage bag and Spiritual Beast Bag, and give him a hundred slaps to teach him a lesson, so he knows why our Liu Family can do this." In the next moment, two late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators subdued the Ma Family''s early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, took his storage bag and Spiritual Beast Bag, and gave him a hundred slaps as instructed by the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator. Since this Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was from the Ma Family, a conflict between forces of the same level could result in secret killings, but openly killing would lead to a bloody feud between the forces. After all, the cultivators within a family are very united, with close blood relatives. How could they tolerate their sons and grandsons being openly killed? If someone were killed openly without retaliation, other family members venturing into the cultivation world would frequently be killed. The Ma Family''s Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, beaten and bruised, lost all his belongings and was driven away. Others with less background naturally queued obediently, waiting to be extorted. If that person hadn''t been from an Elemental Infant-level force, but from a Golden Elixir-level force, the Liu Family''s Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator would have killed him outright, not sparing his life. As time passed, it was almost Guo Feilong''s turn to open his storage bag and let the Liu Family cultivators extort him. The treasures in his storage bag would make even Elemental Infant-level cultivators envious and murderous, let alone Golden Elixir stage cultivators. A new Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world is a treasure trove, not something that appears every day, month, or year, but once in hundreds or thousands of years. "This is troublesome," Guo Feilong frowned deeply. He was determined not to open his storage bag for the Liu Family cultivators to see. "Damn it, looks like I''ll have to fight my way out," murderous intent surfaced in Guo Feilong''s heart. He didn''t want to provoke the Elemental Infant-level Liu Family, but he couldn''t let things go peacefully with them either. There was no Elemental Infant-level grand cultivator present, and he had a way to quickly deal with the Liu Family''s early Golden Elixir stage cultivator. "To quickly kill the Liu Family''s early Golden Elixir stage cultivator, I need to get close and launch a surprise attack." "Otherwise, if I can''t kill the Liu Family''s early Golden Elixir stage cultivator quickly, I''ll be stuck in a prolonged battle, and other Golden Elixir stage cultivators will arrive, causing me trouble." Guo Feilong''s mind raced, quickly formulating a detailed plan. In the next moment, Guo Feilong''s demeanor changed dramatically. His eyes were arrogant, and he exuded confidence and nobility, clearly someone with a significant background. The Qi Refining stage elderly woman in front of him opened her storage bag, and the Liu Family cultivators took away about ninety percent of her treasures and spirit herbs, leaving her with a grim face as she flew away. Then it was Guo Feilong''s turn. With an arrogant gaze, he looked at the Liu Family''s late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator in front of him and disdainfully said, "I am from the Qi Family. Do I also need to open my storage bag for your insignificant Liu Family?" The Qi Family was a Divine Transformation-level cultivation force, one of the top ten in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. A mere stomp from them would make the entire cultivation world tremble. The Liu Family was only an Elemental Infant-level force, insignificant in front of a Divine Transformation-level force. The Liu Family''s late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was intimidated by the Qi Family''s name and didn''t dare to check Guo Feilong''s storage bag. "If you are truly a Qi Family member, you naturally don''t need to open your storage bag or hand over anything." At that moment, the Liu Family''s early Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, sitting on the white cloud, flew over, "But if you are not from the Qi Family, then my Liu Family will kill you for impersonating them. Show me your Qi Family identity token and activate it for me to see." Every cultivation force, whether a sect or family, has its own identity tokens. Each force''s identity token has unique formation restrictions that, when activated by the owner, prove their identity. Others cannot forge or impersonate it. Guo Feilong didn''t have a Qi Family identity token, so he couldn''t possibly produce one. His main goal was to lure the Liu Family''s early Golden Elixir stage cultivator closer. Now, the distance between them was less than five meters, extremely close, akin to half a meter between ordinary people. Maintaining his arrogant gaze, Guo Feilong acted as if he didn''t regard the Liu Family''s Golden Elixir stage cultivator at all. He reached into his storage bag and said, "Didn''t you want to see the Qi Family token? I''ll show you." He grabbed three Spirit Explosion Beads from his storage bag, infused them with a hundred Auspicious Clouds each, and hurled them at the Liu Family''s early Golden Elixir stage cultivator. Chapter 80 - After the matter is settled, I will leave without a trace At such a close distance, even a Golden Elixir stage cultivator couldn''t react in time. The Golden Elixir cultivator from the Liu Family would never have dreamed that a mere early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would dare to launch a sneak attack on him. Boom! Boom! Boom! Three Spirit Explosion Beads, enhanced with auspicious clouds, exploded on the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator from the Liu Family. If they were ordinary Spirit Explosion Beads, they would only injure a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator, not take his life. However, Guo Feilong''s Spirit Explosion Beads were enhanced with auspicious clouds, instantly amplifying the explosion''s power several times over. Moreover, with three Spirit Explosion Beads exploding simultaneously, the power was naturally terrifying. The Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Liu Family was instantly blown to pieces, leaving no remains. Before the three Spirit Explosion Beads exploded, Guo Feilong had already activated the Golden Body Technique, using auspicious clouds to enhance its power, bringing his body to a level comparable to a top-grade sacred treasure. At such a close range, the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator from the Liu Family was obliterated, while Guo Feilong remained unharmed, though the low-quality spiritual instrument clothing he wore was destroyed by the explosion''s shockwave. All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and the other cultivators nearby didn''t have time to react to what had occurred. Guo Feilong didn''t bother to change his clothes. He quickly grabbed over a dozen talismans from his storage bag, infused each with 100 auspicious clouds, and threw them at the dozen or so Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Liu Family. Each talisman sealed a Water Dragon Spell. These were all created by Guo Feilong himself after he became a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Under normal circumstances, the Water Dragon Spell he sealed in the talismans would barely match the power of a late Foundation Establishment stage spell. But with the addition of 100 auspicious clouds, the power of each Water Dragon Spell talisman increased more than tenfold, almost reaching the level of a casual strike from an early Golden Elixir stage cultivator. Caught off guard, all the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Liu Family were killed by the Water Dragon Spell talismans. Guo Feilong quickly collected all their storage bags and spiritual beast bags, shouting angrily: "You Liu Family have some nerve! You even dare to rob the belongings of my Qi Family! Today, I blew up one of your Golden Elixir stage cultivators, let''s see what your Liu Family can do about it!" The explosion of the Spirit Explosion Beads caused a significant fluctuation in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, attracting the attention of other Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators from various Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces who were extorting people. The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. The furthest Golden Elixir stage cultivator, a hundred miles away, instantly sensed with his divine sense what had happened here and saw Guo Feilong kill the dozen or so Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Liu Family and heard his departing words. The Qi Family has Divine Transformation stage cultivators, making them an absolute top-tier cultivation force in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. The dozen or so Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators from different Elemental Infant-level forces initially wanted to come over to see what was going on, and some even considered capturing Guo Feilong to hand him over to the Liu Family for some benefits. But after hearing Guo Feilong angrily claim to be from the Qi Family, those dozen or so Golden Elixir stage cultivators abandoned any thoughts of meddling. The Qi Family was not someone they could afford to provoke, and regardless of whether Guo Feilong''s identity was real or fake, it had nothing to do with them. The most crucial point was that they didn''t know what method Guo Feilong used to kill the Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator from the Liu Family. In their divine sense perception, Guo Feilong was just a small early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Without being from a top-tier force, it was impossible to possess the means to kill a Golden Elixir stage cultivator across a major cultivation stage. Moreover, the descendants of top-tier families are calculated in the billions, and cultivators are as numerous as cattle, not every Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is given treasures to kill Golden Elixir stage cultivators across cultivation stages. It must be a direct descendant or a genius from the top-tier family to enjoy such treatment. Guo Feilong claimed to be from the Qi Family. He had the means to kill a Golden Elixir stage cultivator. He dared to ignore Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces and actually killed a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator from the Liu Family. Additionally, those dozen or so Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators used their divine sense. They saw Guo Feilong throw out over a dozen talismans, instantly killing the dozen or so late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Liu Family. The power of those dozen or so talismans was definitely comparable to a casual strike from a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator. Because of the distance, they mistakenly believed that those dozen or so talismans were spell talismans sealed by Golden Elixir stage cultivators. For an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, a talisman sealed with a spell by a Golden Elixir stage cultivator is an invaluable life-saving means. An ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator couldn''t afford to buy a talisman sealed by a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, even if they sold themselves. Because not every cultivator can make talismans, perhaps only one or two out of thirty cultivators can become a talisman master. It''s equivalent to only one or two Golden Elixir stage cultivators out of thirty can create spell talismans sealed with Golden Elixir stage spells. Throwing out over a dozen such talismans at once is absolutely not something an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator without a background could do. For all these reasons combined. The dozen or so Golden Elixir stage cultivators from different Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces had already truly regarded Guo Feilong as a descendant of the Qi Family. Moreover, they considered him an important descendant of the Qi Family. Even if he wasn''t a genius of the Qi Family, he had to be a direct descendant of the Qi Family. The Qi Family wasn''t someone they, as mere Golden Elixir stage cultivators, could provoke, so they all just watched as Guo Feilong rode a mid-Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast away, without anyone attempting to intercept him. Until Guo Feilong''s figure disappeared from their sight and divine sense, the dozen or so Golden Elixir stage cultivators from different cultivation forces simultaneously arrived in the area under the Liu Family''s jurisdiction. The dozen or so Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators inquired about the situation from some of the cultivators who had just come out of the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, and quickly understood what had happened. But those cultivators also believed most of Guo Feilong''s claim of being a Qi Family descendant. The Liu Family lost a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator and a dozen or so early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Although it wouldn''t weaken the Liu Family''s strength, the impact of this incident on the Liu Family was indeed severe. The Liu Family gathered the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stage cultivators present at the time and had them draw a portrait of Guo Feilong. An Elemental Infant-level ancestor from the Liu Family took the portrait to the Qi Family to confirm whether this person was from the Qi Family. If he was from the Qi Family, they would have to accept it begrudgingly. If not, and someone was impersonating a Qi Family member, the Liu Family would not let him go. After the Qi Family''s identification, the person in the portrait was definitely not from the Qi Family. In the following period, the Liu Family issued a huge bounty, offering immense wealth to anyone who could capture or kill the person in the portrait or provide clues. Unfortunately, the Liu Family''s bounty was destined to go unclaimed, as Guo Feilong always wore a mask similar to a human skin mask. As long as he changed his mask or walked the cultivation world with his true appearance, no one could connect him to the person wanted by the Liu Family. While the Liu Family mobilized their cultivators and forces to search the world for the culprit, Guo Feilong was happily celebrating. The Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator from the Liu Family he killed not only had several powerful divine power spell inheritance jade slips but also five different functional sacred treasures and a medium-quality sacred treasure level flying sword. Moreover, all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures extorted by the Liu Family in the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world over several months were now his. A month later. Guo Feilong returned to his Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world. Chapter 81 - This concubine gave birth to nine babies When Guo Feilong returned home, it was already around eleven at night. He sneaked into the room of the quadruplet sisters. What happened next is omitted for a hundred thousand words. It wasn''t until the sun was high in the sky that Guo Feilong, feeling refreshed, emerged from the room of his beautiful concubines. After lunch, Guo Feilong gathered all his wives and concubines in the family meeting hall. He inquired if anything had happened at home during his absence. The result was that everything at home was fine, with nothing significant occurring. A few of his wives and concubines, who had some talent in alchemy, had advanced from apprentice level to low-level alchemists during his absence, now able to refine first, second, and third-grade elixirs. Several others, who showed some talent in artifact refinement, also progressed from apprentice to low-level artifact refiners while he was away. Additionally, a few wives and concubines with talent in formations and talismans had advanced from apprentice level to low-level formation masters and talisman masters. Moreover, thirty thousand ordinary people had been relocated from outside to this First Grade Small World, establishing dozens of villages and towns. In the eight or nine months he was away, many children he had not yet met were born. Children with spiritual roots would have their spiritual root grades increased by one or two levels, with the lowest being medium quality. Currently, the total number of his children had exceeded a thousand. Although he, as a father, had no time to accompany these children, fortunately, their mothers did. In the following two months, Guo Feilong worked hard every day to ensure his wives and concubines became pregnant. Unfortunately, those who had already given birth to eight or nine, or even more than ten children, found it difficult to conceive again, as if they had reached a limit. No matter how hard he tried or how well he cared for them, they just wouldn''t get pregnant, as if they had undergone sterilization. The more wives and concubines he married and the more children he had, the more auspicious clouds would be generated in the Family Fortune Cauldron. As Guo Feilong''s cultivation stage improved and the grade of elixirs he refined increased, the consumption of auspicious clouds also grew. Fortunately, when his children with spiritual roots broke through their cultivation stages, it contributed to the family''s strength, and the Family Fortune Cauldron would produce auspicious clouds. During his time back, Guo Feilong also visited the Spirit Creek Sect''s Heavenly Abode headquarters to submit several elixirs that needed to be handed over. Because he had gained enough cultivation resources from the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, Guo Feilong adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. He did not certify himself as a high-level alchemist at the sect''s Alchemy Peak, as making a fortune was what he enjoyed. He went to the Spirit Creek Sect''s Heavenly Abode headquarters, using Ninth Grade Foundation Pills and a large number of spirit stones as a bride price. He successively married over a dozen beautiful inner disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. Although he wasn''t a groom every day, he could marry three to five wives and concubines each month, living a happy and joyful life. In the days since his return, Guo Feilong had been busy crafting a large number of high-level formation bases and formation flags. From that Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, he obtained three Ninth Grade spirit fruit trees, a Ninth Grade spirit tea tree, and several Seventh and Eighth Grade spirit herbs and medicines. Some of these spirit herbs and medicines were scarce and in high demand on the market, so they needed to be transplanted into the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world. After more than half a year of preparation, Guo Feilong finally completed the formation bases and flags needed for his grand formation. The materials alone cost a staggering 120 million spirit stones. The formation arts passed down from the Yellow Emperor differed greatly from those in the cultivation world. First, the Yellow Emperor''s formation arts utilized the principle of leverage. With minimal cost, they could mobilize the surrounding mountains, rivers, and earth veins to form a powerful formation. A single formation could encompass attack, defense, illusion, and transformation, creating a comprehensive mixed formation. In contrast, the formations in the cultivation world were generally more singular in function. A defensive formation was solely for defense, a killing formation for attack, and an illusion formation for illusions. They could layer formations within formations, but a single formation couldn''t encompass multiple types. Moreover, the power of formations in the cultivation world heavily depended on the quality of the formation tools. The higher the grade of the tools, the more powerful the formation. They had no concept of harnessing the power of mountains, earth veins, and rivers. When comparing the two, even with the same grade of formation tools, the Yellow Emperor''s formation arts were more potent. Guo Feilong mapped out the entire First Grade Small World, including all mountains, earth veins, and rivers. The small world had a circular sky and square earth shape. Guo Feilong divided it into nine regions based on the principles of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, and Nine Palaces. He then identified the best location for the grand formation, a place with mountains to the west and back, a winding river to the east, and flat terrain to the south, covering an area with a diameter of about six to seven kilometers. Guo Feilong combined the Yellow Emperor''s formation arts with the local formation arts of the cultivation world. He spent over three months placing high-level formation stones beneath every mountain, within every river, and in every lake, connecting the entire small world''s energy. Using the entire small world as the Yin-Yang Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams formation plate, Guo Feilong set up eighty-one formation bases and flags in the six-kilometer diameter area he selected. The grand formation he intended to set up was one of the powerful formations passed down by the Yellow Emperor, called the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Beast Formation, capable of both defense and offense. It took Guo Feilong a whole year to complete the setup of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Beast Formation, finally finishing this afternoon. Next, he needed to activate the formation and set it in motion. "Rise!" Guo Feilong cast a spell onto the most crucial formation stone to activate the grand formation. In the next moment, accompanied by a rumbling sound from the earth, the entire small world seemed to experience an earthquake. "Don''t panic, it''s just me activating the grand formation," Guo Feilong announced, reassuring everyone not to worry. At this moment, Guo Feilong flew high into the sky and looked down. The ground of the entire small world displayed glowing veins, resembling human blood vessels. Moments later, the formation was fully activated, and the glowing veins on the ground vanished, replaced by thick white fog in the six-kilometer diameter area he designated. Guo Feilong flew into the white fog, where visibility was less than a meter, and everything appeared blurry. The white fog had no offensive capability, only the ability to block divine sense and vision, rendering divine sense ineffective within. Guo Feilong, as the master of the formation, had his divine sense unaffected in the white fog. Anyone wearing a formation token he crafted would also have their divine sense unaffected. Passing through about a hundred meters of white fog, one would enter the killing zone of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Beast Formation. If someone attempted to force their way in without a formation token, the formation would summon the divine statues of the Orient Loong God in the east, the Rosefinch in the south, the White Tiger in the west, and the Basalt in the north to attack the intruder. Even if the divine statues were shattered, they could be infinitely reformed. Their power was so formidable that even a late-stage Golden Elixir cultivator would meet their end. As for whether the formation could kill an Elemental Infant stage cultivator, Guo Feilong hadn''t witnessed an Elemental Infant cultivator in action, so he wasn''t sure. If someone proficient in formations and extremely powerful forced their way through the killing zone, they would enter the defense zone of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Beast Formation. Here, the defense zone was covered by a two-foot-thick earth-yellow defensive light screen. If the defensive light screen was attacked, the earth''s spiritual energy would condense into a Kylin statue, boosting the defense formation''s power up to thirty times. Even if an Elemental Infant stage cultivator came, Guo Feilong was confident in holding them off. Inside the defensive light screen was a safe area with a diameter of three kilometers, containing a large Gathering Spirit Array. The spiritual energy within this three-kilometer area was at least thirty to forty times more abundant than outside. In the grand scheme of the universe, everything is balanced. Because the spiritual energy here was so abundant, the rest of the small world had slightly thinner spiritual energy than before, but not significantly so. Guo Feilong transplanted the spirit fruit trees he obtained from the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, along with some rare Seventh and Eighth Grade spirit herbs and medicines, into this area. After activating the formation and transplanting the high-grade spirit herbs, medicines, and fruit trees, Guo Feilong returned home. Within ten minutes, one of his beautiful concubines gave birth to nine children. Chapter 82 - Nangong Wan has made a great contribution This concubine, who once gave birth to nine children for him, was named Nangong Wan. She had a dignified and graceful appearance, scoring about 9.5 in looks. She hailed from a small cultivation family, possessing a high-quality medium Spiritual Root. At the age of eight, she joined the Spirit Creek Sect and reached the ninth level of Qi Refining by the age of 37. She is now 43. Four years ago, Guo Feilong married Nangong Wan with a Ninth Grade Foundation Pill and a bride price of 200,000 Spirit Stones. Two years ago, Nangong Wan had already given him a son. Now, she has once again given birth to nine children, making Guo Feilong so delighted that he couldn''t stop smiling for several days. Not only is it extremely rare to have nine children at once, but even more extraordinary is that all nine children possess Spiritual Roots and can cultivate. The nine children consist of five sons and four daughters. And all of them have high-quality Spiritual Roots. Nangong Wan has indeed made a great contribution. Because of this. Guo Feilong rewarded Nangong Wan with many cultivation resources and even gifted her a Spiritual Beast at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He also used half of the auspicious clouds stored in the Family Fortune Cauldron to enhance the Spiritual Root aptitude of these nine children to Earth Grade low-quality. These nine children are all candidates for the Golden Elixir stage. As long as nothing unexpected happens, once they obtain the alchemy recipe for the Yang Essence Pill, with one pill each, at least five or six of them will become Golden Elixir stage cultivators. If the number of Yang Essence Pills is not a concern, all nine of them could potentially become grand cultivators at the Golden Elixir stage. According to the Artifact Spirit of the Family Fortune Cauldron, the higher the cultivation stage his descendants reach, the more auspicious clouds the cauldron will produce. If one of his children breaks through from the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection to the Golden Elixir stage, the cauldron can produce 250,000 to 350,000 auspicious clouds at once. To upgrade a child with low-quality low-grade Spiritual Root to Earth Grade low-quality Spiritual Root requires a total of 70,000 auspicious clouds. In other words, the more of his descendants reach the Golden Elixir stage, the more auspicious clouds he will have to enhance the aptitude of more children to Earth Grade low-quality. Of course, Guo Feilong himself is not yet at the Golden Elixir stage, and who knows when his children will reach it. In the days that followed, Guo Feilong lived a very fulfilling life. Besides alchemy, refinement, and making talismans, he enjoyed happy and comfortable times with his beautiful wives and concubines in his chambers. Every month, he would also visit the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters to submit his elixir tasks and then seek out beautiful inner female disciples with no background, marrying as many as he could with Ninth Grade Foundation Pills and a large bride price of Spirit Stones. In the blink of an eye, several years passed. Guo Feilong, who had long since possessed a Heaven Grade Spiritual Root, broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage on this day.Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. His original single-layer Foundation Establishment platform became two layers, doubling his mystic power storage capacity. Because he broke through from the tenth level of Qi Refining at Great Perfection to the Foundation Establishment stage, the mystic power stored in his top-quality Foundation Establishment platform was higher than that of ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators and slightly less than that of ordinary late Foundation Establishment cultivators. With this breakthrough to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, the total mystic power stored in his Foundation Establishment platform exceeded that of ordinary late Foundation Establishment cultivators, almost reaching the level of ordinary late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection. Three months after breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, Guo Feilong cultivated the Golden Body Technique to the sixth level, making his body comparable to a medium-grade Sacred Treasure. Over the years, Guo Feilong had married almost all the beautiful and virtuous inner female disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect. Many of the beautiful inner female disciples who met his criteria were unwilling to marry someone with 360 wives and concubines. Guo Feilong had not taken a new wife or concubine from the Spirit Creek Sect for two consecutive months. His reputation for having too many wives and concubines grew in the Spirit Creek Sect, earning him the nickname "Stallion," known for marrying and fathering many children. Moreover, this unflattering nickname spread to several sects of similar strength around the Spirit Creek Sect. Everyone knew that on Alchemy Peak of the Spirit Creek Sect, there was an elder named Guo, skilled in alchemy, who had married 360 wives and concubines and fathered over 2,000 children. He married many of the original inner female disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect as wives and concubines after providing Ninth Grade Foundation Pills. Starting with Sun Yufeng, he had 128 wives and concubines successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, becoming Foundation Establishment stage elders of the Spirit Creek Sect. With so many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, the Guo family now had the reputation of being the top Foundation Establishment stage family under the Golden Elixir stage families of the Spirit Creek Sect. Even the families of the ten or so Golden Elixir Ancestors in the sect did not have as many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators as Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines. The cultivation resources for so many wives and children required a minimum daily expenditure of 200,000 low-quality Spirit Stones, amounting to 600,000 low-quality Spirit Stones per month and nearly 7.2 million low-quality Spirit Stones per year. An ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would be unable to sustain such high Spirit Stone expenses. Even a mid-level alchemist could not support such a large expenditure. Unlike the Golden Elixir Ancestors in the sect, who received a fixed monthly salary of 1 million Spirit Stones and could earn an annual income of 30 to 40 million Spirit Stones by completing sect tasks. To avoid suspicion about his wealth, Guo Feilong proved his high-level alchemist skills at Alchemy Peak of the Spirit Creek Sect four years ago, demonstrating his ability to refine cultivation elixirs for Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. The Arctic Continent''s cultivation world lacked high-level alchemists. Due to the insufficient number of high-level alchemists, the cultivation forces of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Every year, they sold many spirit herbs and spirit medicines capable of refining Golden Elixir stage cultivation elixirs to the cultivation forces of the Northern Borders Continent, which operated pharmacies here. High-level alchemists enjoyed Golden Elixir stage treatment anywhere in the cultivation world, even if they were only Qi Refining stage cultivators. As long as they were high-level alchemists, they received Golden Elixir level treatment from various cultivation forces. After Guo Feilong publicly proved his high-level alchemist status, the Spirit Creek Sect sought to bind him permanently to the sect. His status and treatment were on par with the Golden Elixir Ancestors in the sect, receiving 1 million low-quality Spirit Stones in benefits each month, along with other various benefits. Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch. While enjoying the high benefits and treatment of the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong also had to contribute to the sect, with fixed monthly alchemy task quotas. The Spirit Creek Sect provided the spirit herbs and spirit medicines for refining cultivation elixirs for Golden Elixir stage cultivators, and he was responsible for refining them and handing them over to the sect. The Spirit Creek Sect then sold the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade elixirs he refined. Some were supplied at low prices to the Golden Elixir Ancestors within the sect, while others were sold to grand cultivators of other cultivation forces, earning substantial profits. This was the earning power of a high-level alchemist. Through marrying and taking concubines, Guo Feilong also learned a principle: as long as he married enough wives and concubines, he would have in-laws everywhere, including fathers-in-law, mothers-in-law, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law, essentially having people who were like family, aside from blood relatives. To establish a firm foothold in the Spirit Creek Sect and avoid antagonism or dissatisfaction from any Golden Elixir Ancestors in the sect, Guo Feilong pondered for a long time and decided that he should marry a female descendant from each Golden Elixir Ancestor''s direct line in the Spirit Creek Sect. However, given his current large number of 360 wives and concubines. The Golden Elixir Ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect were unlikely to marry off their daughters, granddaughters, or great-granddaughters to him. And the previous method of using Ninth Grade Foundation Pills and Spirit Stones as bride price had no appeal to the female descendants of the Golden Elixir Ancestors. Because those Golden Elixir Ancestors could obtain Ninth Grade Foundation Pills for their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, his Ninth Grade Foundation Pills held no allure. To marry the young and beautiful female descendants of the sect''s Golden Elixir Ancestors, he needed to offer a bride price that even Golden Elixir stage cultivators couldn''t refuse. The Yang Essence Pill was an irresistible bride price for Golden Elixir stage cultivators. Unfortunately, he currently did not have the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill. Just as Guo Feilong was regretting not asking the White Fox Fairy sisters which cultivation force they belonged to, he received a voice transmission from the White Fox Fairy sisters: "Fellow Daoist Guo, we have arrived at the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory. Do you have time to meet at a place to exchange alchemy experiences?" ¡¾Please give a five-star rating and send free gifts to support the author. Thank you to every reader for your support!¡¿ Chapter 83 - See each others true appearance Upon receiving the voice transmission from the White Fox Fairy and her sister, Guo Feilong immediately sent a message back, instructing them to book a room at an inn in a cultivation market far from the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode and wait for him there. The reason he didn''t want the White Fox Fairy sisters to come directly to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode was because, after leaving the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, he had killed a Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Liu family, and no one knew who was responsible. The White Fox Fairy and Red Fox Fairy sisters were certainly aware, as the Liu family had put a bounty on him with a portrait of his fake face, which the sisters recognized. When meeting the White Fox Fairy and Red Fox Fairy sisters, Guo Feilong still didn''t plan to reveal his true face. If he did, they could deduce his real identity from his appearance. He informed his first wife, Su Xue, that he would be away for a while and instructed her to send him a voice transmission if any urgent matters arose at home. Leaving the minor affairs to Su Xue and Wang Yuyan, Guo Feilong stepped onto a white cloud and departed from the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. In a secluded, uninhabited area, Guo Feilong retrieved a brand-new, human-skin-like spiritual instrument mask from his storage bag and put it on. After infusing it with mystic power, the mask adhered seamlessly to his skin, indistinguishable from the real thing, down to the pores. The spiritual instrument mask, which he crafted himself, had the ability to block divine sense detection. Even Golden Elixir stage cultivators couldn''t see through it; only those at the Elemental Infant stage or higher could penetrate its disguise. Once he donned the mask, he transformed into a slightly handsome, mature-looking young man of about twenty-six or twenty-seven. Ten hours later. Hovering above the Red Canyon cultivation market, seventeen thousand miles from the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world, Guo Feilong put away his mid-Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast into his storage bag and descended on a white cloud at the entrance of an inn. In the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, where Golden Elixir stage cultivators were extremely rare, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were the brightest stars, drawing attention wherever they went from lower-level cultivators. As Guo Feilong stepped into the inn, a second-level Qi Refining stage attendant immediately rushed over with a respectful smile, saying, "Senior, are you here to dine or stay? We offer a ten percent discount to all Foundation Establishment stage seniors." "I''m here to meet a friend. You can go about your business." Having stayed at this inn twice before, Guo Feilong was familiar with the place and made his way upstairs to the third floor. The White Fox Fairy had sent him a voice transmission, stating that their rented room was 308. After reaching the third floor, Guo Feilong went straight to room 308.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Outside the door was a defensive formation light screen, capable of blocking sound and divine sense detection, as well as preventing unauthorized entry. Standing before the light screen, Guo Feilong took out a jade slip for voice transmission and sent a message to the White Fox Fairy: "White Fox Fairy, I''m here, right outside your door." Soon, the light screen disappeared, the door opened, and two female cultivators in black dresses, wearing black hats, appeared before Guo Feilong. Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, the sisters from the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, were momentarily stunned upon seeing Guo Feilong''s current appearance, but quickly recovered. "Fellow Daoist Guo, please come in." Sister Wu Xuemeng stepped aside, allowing Guo Feilong to enter, and the door closed behind him, with a defensive light screen rising outside. The room the sisters rented was a luxury suite, costing five low-quality spirit stones per day, equivalent to a month''s income for an ordinary Outer Disciple of the Spirit Creek Sect. However, the spirit stones were well spent, as the room was a suite with approximately 80 square meters, featuring a living room and two bedrooms, luxuriously decorated. Thanks to the Gathering Spirit Array, the spiritual energy inside the room was about three times that of the outside. Cultivators feel extremely comfortable in places rich with spiritual energy. Moreover, for Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, the cost of five low-quality spirit stones per day was like a drop in the ocean. After the three sat down in the living room, they casually chatted and caught up. The younger sister, Wu Yumeng, curiously asked, "Fellow Daoist Guo, can we see your true appearance?" She had used her divine sense to examine Guo Feilong''s face earlier and knew it was another fake mask. Curiosity may kill the cat, but women''s curiosity can be quite intense too. "Sister, don''t be so presumptuous," Wu Xuemeng said. "Fellow Daoist Guo must have his reasons for not wanting us to see his true appearance. Don''t make such unreasonable requests in the future." Wu Xuemeng then apologized to Guo Feilong, saying, "Please don''t take offense, Fellow Daoist Guo. My sister has always been straightforward and without guile." "No problem, no problem," Guo Feilong said, waving his hand dismissively. "If you two wish to see my true face, you only need to agree to two conditions." "What are those conditions, Fellow Daoist Guo?" Wu Yumeng''s eyes lit up with anticipation. Guo Feilong smiled and said, "First, you both remove your hats so I can see your faces. Second, you must not investigate my true identity. If you agree to these, I''ll remove this fake mask." His conditions were fair and reasonable. "Agreed." The sisters agreed without hesitation. Wu Yumeng, being the straightforward one, said, "I''ll go first," and promptly removed her black hat. A stunningly beautiful face appeared before Guo Feilong, with skin as white as sheep-fat jade, eyebrows like paintings, eyes like stars, a delicate nose, and a small mouth, looking about eighteen or nineteen, with a lively and straightforward demeanor. "Sister, let me help you." Before Wu Xuemeng could remove her hat, her lively sister took it off for her. Another breathtakingly beautiful face appeared before Guo Feilong, with the sisters bearing an eighty percent resemblance, almost like twins. However, their temperaments were quite different. Wu Yumeng was lively and straightforward, while Wu Xuemeng was dignified and composed, exuding the grace of a well-educated lady. If Guo Feilong were to rate their looks, he would give both a 9.5 out of 10. Most men would be stunned by such beauty, unable to take their eyes off them. But Guo Feilong merely admired them briefly. After all, he had 360 wives and concubines at home, with at least thirty or forty scoring 9.5 in looks. Any man who has seen and been with many beauties develops a strong immunity to them. "Fellow Daoist Guo, it''s your turn," Wu Yumeng urged, her face full of anticipation, like a child eager to open a gift. Without further ado, Guo Feilong''s mask flashed with mystic power and was removed, revealing a very handsome face of a young man around twenty-one or twenty-two. "Wow, Fellow Daoist Guo, you''re so good-looking," Wu Yumeng exclaimed, covering her mouth with her hand. "Better than any man I''ve ever seen." In terms of looks, Guo Feilong was quite proud, with a face that was flawless from any angle. What pleased Guo Feilong most was that his handsomeness was not effeminate but rather masculine and resolute, full of manliness. After seeing Guo Feilong''s stunning appearance, Wu Yumeng became chatty and lively, akin to a social butterfly. Taking advantage of a pause when her sister was thirsty from talking, Wu Xuemeng finally had a chance to speak, "Fellow Daoist Guo, I have some thoughts on alchemy I''d like to discuss with you." Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 84 - What do you two want to exchange for? "Before we delve into the exchange on the path of alchemy, I have a question for you two," Guo Feilong said, his gaze fixed on the two sisters. Wu Xuemeng replied, "What is the question, Fellow Daoist Guo? If it doesn''t involve anything we can''t disclose, my sister and I will certainly tell you everything we know." Guo Feilong smiled slightly and asked them, "You two have been stuck at the high-level alchemist stage for a long time, I presume. You came all the way from the Northern Borders Continent to discuss alchemy experiences with me. You must be hoping to gain a different perspective from me to break through to the grandmaster level in alchemy, right?" Wu Xuemeng nodded, admitting, "You''re right, Fellow Daoist. We came to seek insights from you in hopes of finding a breakthrough opportunity in alchemy. We hope you can help us." After speaking, she pulled her sister up from the chair and bowed to Guo Feilong, hoping he would assist them. Guo Feilong gestured for them to sit down and said, "We are merely ordinary friends, without any deep ties. Helping you would be a favor, not helping you is my prerogative. You both are alchemists and should know that a grandmaster-level alchemist is not only beneficial to an individual but also immensely important to a family or a sect. Let''s set aside our ordinary friendship and discuss what I would gain if I helped you become grandmaster-level alchemists. You should know that simple exchanges of alchemy experiences won''t elevate your skills to the grandmaster level. I would need to share my core alchemy inheritance with you, which involves the essence of my alchemy path. What do you think you should offer in exchange for my core alchemy knowledge?" There''s no free lunch in the world, and he wasn''t someone who would be swayed by beauty and act like a simp. Equivalent exchange is the best approach. For a moment, the sisters, Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, were at a loss for what to offer Guo Feilong in exchange for his alchemy guidance. The level of alchemy inheritance he possessed was priceless. Before coming, they hadn''t considered this issue at all. They simply wanted to gain inspiration and broaden their alchemy perspective through experience exchange with Guo Feilong. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. The atmosphere in the living room suddenly fell silent. The sound of their breathing and heartbeats became the loudest noise in the room. After a moment, the younger sister, Wu Yumeng, who was more impulsive, suddenly had an idea when she saw Guo Feilong looking at her sister. "Fellow Daoist Guo, how about this: if you help us become grandmaster-level alchemists, I''ll marry my sister to you, and we''ll become family. Let me tell you, my sister is fair-skinned, beautiful, with long legs and smooth skin like warm jade. Once you marry her, you''ll never want to leave the bed. How about it?" She looked at Guo Feilong with great anticipation, thinking her solution was perfect. Before Guo Feilong could speak, she received a knock on the head from her sister Wu Xuemeng. "Why not marry yourself to Fellow Daoist Guo in exchange for his guidance to make us grandmaster-level alchemists?" Wu Xuemeng transmitted her thoughts with a fierce glare at her whimsical sister. "My sister hasn''t married yet, so how could I, the younger sister, marry first?" Wu Yumeng rubbed the spot where she was hit and transmitted back, "But if I have to marry Fellow Daoist Guo, it''s not impossible, but you''ll have to tell him. I can''t say it myself." For high-level alchemists, the desire to become grandmaster-level is akin to a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator yearning to become an Elemental Infant stage cultivator. To know that: Qi Refining stage cultivators have a lifespan of about 150 years. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators have a lifespan of about 500 years. Golden Elixir stage cultivators have a lifespan of about 1500 years. Elemental Infant stage cultivators have a lifespan of about 5000 years. Who wouldn''t want a longer lifespan and higher status? In the Cultivation World, alchemists are the most lucrative profession. A grandmaster-level alchemist can earn at least a million spirit stones a day. Becoming a grandmaster-level alchemist means having endless wealth. With their spiritual root aptitude and abundant resources, the sisters have a very high chance of reaching the Elemental Infant Realm in the future. No cultivator wouldn''t be tempted. "Sister, you said it, so I''ll discuss it with Fellow Daoist Guo." Ending her thought transmission with her sister, Wu Xuemeng earnestly said to Guo Feilong, "Fellow Daoist Guo, if my sister marries you, would you guide us in alchemy?" This question caught Guo Feilong by surprise. He initially planned to ask for the Yang Essence Pill in exchange for his guidance. But now, they were offering to marry the sister to him as a wife. Although Guo Feilong had considered this plan before, he dismissed it later. He thought the sisters came from an extraordinary background, and if he proposed this, they would certainly refuse. But he never expected the sisters to propose it themselves, offering to marry him. Guo Feilong thought this might be a case of unintended success. Marrying Wu Yumeng, the younger sister, was naturally something Guo Feilong was willing to do. Only a fool would refuse. Guo Feilong was momentarily stunned but then nodded in agreement, "If that''s the case, I will naturally help you both become grandmaster-level alchemists." "You agreed so readily, did you have this thought when you saw my appearance?" Wu Yumeng blushed and asked, feeling her charm was irresistible. "Yes, I did have that thought. Who wouldn''t be moved by someone as cute and beautiful as you?" Guo Feilong replied with a smile. In fact, Wu Yumeng had three reasons for wanting to marry him. First: She desperately wanted to become a grandmaster-level alchemist. Second: Guo Feilong was incredibly handsome, and just looking at him made her happy. Third: Guo Feilong''s alchemy skills surpassed theirs, and he would surely become a grandmaster-level alchemist in the future, making them well-matched. Fourth: Besides marriage, she had nothing equivalent to exchange for Guo Feilong''s alchemy inheritance. In the Cultivation World, marriage alliances are a common means of obtaining cultivation resources. All cultivators in the Cultivation World recognize this form of mutual benefit through marriage. Examples of marrying for love are extremely rare. For instance, if a female cultivator with excellent spiritual root aptitude falls in love with an ordinary man without spiritual roots, their marriage is destined to be a tragedy. Without Beauty Retaining Pills, the aging process of ordinary people is much faster compared to cultivators. Ordinary people in their sixties or seventies are considered elderly, while cultivators in their sixties or seventies appear no older than thirty. Even if ordinary people consume life-extending elixirs daily, they rarely live past eighty, dying naturally of old age. In contrast, a highly talented cultivator can live for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, with each major breakthrough extending their lifespan. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 85 - Why not today? In this Cultivation World, male cultivators often marry ordinary women without spiritual roots to expand their family lineage. Female cultivators, on the other hand, typically marry male cultivators. Only those who are extremely unattractive might marry ordinary men, but this is rare since cultivators generally look down on ordinary people. Even unattractive female cultivators would rather remain single than marry an ordinary man. In large cultivation families, outstanding female cultivators are taught that as long as it benefits the family, they should sacrifice personal interests for arranged marriages. The status of female cultivators in these families is far inferior to that of males. After marriage, female cultivators belong to their husband''s family, while male cultivators are the heirs of their own family. Sons and daughters receive vastly different resources, even with the same spiritual root quality. Some cultivation families arrange marriages to exchange female cultivators with similar cultivation potential. If a female cultivator has a high-quality spiritual root, she might never marry, instead reaching higher cultivation stages to become a family guardian. Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, sisters from the Wu family, are not direct descendants but collateral ones. If not for their talent in alchemy, making them high-level alchemists who bring wealth to the family, they would have been married off like other female cultivators in arranged exchanges with other families. A married female cultivator''s position in her husband''s family is awkward, as she is considered an outsider by blood. The husband''s family prioritizes their own descendants for cultivation resources, leaving little for daughters-in-law. Once married, female cultivators can''t rely on their own family for resources, slowing their cultivation progress. Some female cultivators marry unattractive husbands for family benefits. In extreme cases, they might be forced to marry anyone, even a pig, if it benefits the family. Only those who bring significant wealth to the family are spared from early marriage. Guo Feilong''s appearance captivated Wu Yumeng, and she grew increasingly fond of him. Cultivators admire those stronger than themselves, and Guo Feilong''s prowess in alchemy and combat is well-known. He once killed a Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Liu family and impersonated a Qi family member to escape. Guo Feilong is the ideal man for many female cultivators, though they might reconsider if they knew about his reputation as a stallion with over 370 wives and concubines. Wu Yumeng, from a prominent cultivation family, would likely have her sister marry him instead.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. While having multiple wives and concubines is normal for cultivators, having as many as Guo Feilong is rare. Female cultivators from large families aren''t passive; they might tolerate a few wives but not hundreds. If pushed, they might resort to violence. The reason for such drastic measures is that a married female cultivator relies on her husband for at least half of her monthly spirit stones and elixirs. If there are too many wives, the resources dwindle, threatening their cultivation. Some female cultivators might not have the best spiritual roots, but their children could. As mothers, they often sacrifice their resources for their children''s future. Ultimately, financial power dictates how many wives and children one can support. Without it, even one wife is a burden, and no female cultivator would marry into poverty. Guo Feilong asked Wu Yumeng, "When shall we get married?" He didn''t want to wait until they both became grandmaster-level alchemists, fearing they might change their minds. "Ah!" Wu Yumeng hesitated, "I don''t know. We definitely can''t tell my family. The elders would never agree. It''s so difficult..." The sisters frowned, unsure of what to do. In their large cultivation family, even collateral women must report marriages. Guo Feilong suggested, "There''s no need to worry. If you want to marry me, and I want to marry you, let''s do it here without informing your family. Once you both become grandmaster-level alchemists and reach the Golden Elixir stage, we can have a formal ceremony with your family." "Is that okay?" Wu Yumeng blushed and whispered, "If so, you pick the date." Guo Feilong thought for a moment, "Why not today? We can take the heavens as our witness, no need for guests." "So soon?" Wu Yumeng was shocked. After a brief divine sense conversation with her sister, she agreed to marry in the inn room that night. Guo Feilong pretended to shop for wedding attire, though he had them in his storage bag. After wandering the streets for an hour, he returned to the inn room. Soon, he donned his groom''s outfit, and Wu Yumeng wore her bridal attire, her head covered with a red veil. "First, bow to the heavens!" Wu Xuemeng officiated. Guo Feilong and Wu Yumeng bowed. "Second, bow to the parents!" They bowed to empty chairs. "Third, bow to each other!" They faced each other and bowed. "Enter the bridal chamber." Guo Feilong led Wu Yumeng to the bedroom. This was the simplest wedding he had arranged. Firstly, Wu Yumeng''s family, a Elemental Infant-level cultivation family, would never agree to her marrying a Foundation Establishment stage elder like Guo Feilong. Secondly, before consummating the marriage, Guo Feilong didn''t want to risk Wu Yumeng backing out. In the room, Guo Feilong lifted the veil to reveal a beautiful bride. He was well-versed in bridal chambers, with over 370 experiences. What followed was left to the imagination... The Family Fortune Cauldron produced more auspicious clouds based on the spiritual root quality and cultivation stage of the wives. Wu Yumeng''s high-quality spiritual root and late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection resulted in 25,000 clouds, eight times more than when he was with Wang Yuyan, who had Earth Grade spiritual roots. This demonstrated the benefits of a high-stage wife. Guo Feilong wondered how many clouds a Golden Elixir or Elemental Infant stage wife would produce. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 86 - The gap between collateral and direct lineage The day after Guo Feilong''s wedding night with Wu Yumeng, he began teaching the two sisters about the concepts and theories in alchemy passed down from the Yellow Emperor. These concepts and theories are crucial not only in alchemy but also in the arts of refinement and formations. They are as important as the human brain; without understanding these concepts and theories, one only learns a craft at best. If one possesses their own concepts and forms a feasible and complete theory, they gain a soul to guide them forward on their path. Anyone with talent, who isn''t too dull, can become a low, mid, or high-level alchemist. Those without talent are another matter. To elevate their skills to the grandmaster level, an alchemist must have their own set of feasible concepts and theories. Different grandmaster-level alchemists have their own concepts and theories developed through their experiences. Some alchemists, due to similar personalities and experiences, can learn from their predecessors and become alchemists. However, some alchemists, due to their unique personalities, have concepts and theories vastly different from those of their predecessors, even opposing them. Such individuals cannot gain effective experience or guidance from their predecessors, and they remain stuck at the grandmaster level, unable to advance. The alchemy concepts and theories passed down from the Yellow Emperor involve precise analysis and inclusivity, combining various elements and effects of all things in the world to create elixir recipes, forming the most suitable alchemical path for oneself. Not only in alchemy, but even in formations, the cultivation world cannot compare to the formations passed down from the Yellow Emperor. In this cultivation world, formations can be set up anywhere using pre-made formation flags, disks, and bases, without needing to consider the surrounding environment. The advantage is that even non-formation masters can quickly and easily set up a formation using these tools. However, the formations passed down from the Yellow Emperor require consideration of the environment before setting up, utilizing the natural surroundings like mountains, rivers, and forests to create a grand formation. The same grand formation can be set up differently depending on the geographical environment, with no fixed method. But by mastering the theory of utilizing the surrounding environment and the forces of nature, one can quickly set up a grand formation. The advantage is that using the same level of formation materials, the formations passed down from the Yellow Emperor are more powerful. The downside is that non-formation masters cannot set up these formations, as the threshold is too high. Even formation masters in this cultivation world cannot set up these formations without understanding the Yellow Emperor''s formation theories.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. In the following days, Guo Feilong spent his nights happily with Wu Yumeng in their room and his days in the living room explaining the Yellow Emperor''s alchemy concepts and theories to the two sisters. Believing that practice is the best teacher, and not wanting to waste the resources of these two high-level alchemists, Guo Feilong used the monthly quota of Sixth Grade spirit herbs and medicines given by the Spirit Creek Sect for them to practice alchemy while applying the theories. In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed. During this time, Guo Feilong took three days to return to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode to spend time with his wives, concubines, and children. One night, through his experience and keen sense of life, Guo Feilong realized his efforts had paid off¡ªWu Yumeng was pregnant. In this cultivation world, both immortal cultivators and ordinary people cherish their children and would never consider abortion. If a fetus dies accidentally in the womb, they would be heartbroken and erect a monument for it, unlike the current situation on Earth where unwanted pregnancies often lead to abortion. Abortion is essentially the hospital forcibly dismembering a living fetus with forceps and scissors and discarding it in the trash. Guo Feilong once saw a news story about a couple where the woman was eight months pregnant, just a month away from giving birth. However, due to disagreements over the bride price, the woman went to the hospital to abort the child, which is essentially killing her own child. Many children born prematurely at seven months are already considered human. If a child is eight months in the womb, how can it not be considered a person? Of course, the couple''s breakup and abortion are their own business, and he has no time to worry about it, as the aborted child is not his. After Wu Yumeng became pregnant, Guo Feilong took the two sisters back to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. When Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng learned that Guo Feilong had over three hundred wives and concubines and more than a thousand children, they were stunned. They had guessed that Guo Feilong would have wives and concubines, given his skilled techniques during their wedding night, but they never imagined he would have so many. It was too late for regrets now, as they were already pregnant, and they had to accept their fate. In this cultivation world, married couples, including those who take concubines, do not divorce or write divorce papers. In the days that followed, Guo Feilong taught Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, along with his talented wives and children, the path of alchemy. He had already passed on the Yellow Emperor''s alchemy concepts and theories to Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng. When they could break through and become grandmaster-level alchemists depended on their own understanding and fortune. Like a perfect seed planted in suitable soil, it was now up to the seed to sprout, grow, bloom, and bear fruit. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng would certainly become grandmaster-level alchemists; it was only a matter of time. Guo Feilong was adept at utilizing resources. He not only had Wu Yumeng and Wu Xuemeng help him with alchemy but also had them guide his talented wives and children in the art. Guo Feilong mentioned to Wu Yumeng and Wu Xuemeng that he wanted to obtain the alchemy recipe for the Yang Essence Pill or even just one Yang Essence Pill. Unfortunately, Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng were only collateral members of the Wu family. Even though they had decent spiritual root qualifications and were high-level alchemists, their current status and position did not allow them access to the Yang Essence Pill recipe. The high-level recipes they could access were only for conventional Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade elixirs. To obtain the Yang Essence Pill recipe, they would need to be direct descendants of the family, which was clearly impossible as they were collateral members. They were nearly a hundred generations removed from the direct line, sharing only a common ancestor. To obtain the Yang Essence Pill recipe as collateral members, they would need to become grandmaster-level alchemists. At that point, all the family¡¯s recipes would be available to them, reflecting the status and treatment of a grandmaster-level alchemist. However, despite being collateral members, as high-level alchemists, if they wished to attempt breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage, the family would provide each of them with a Yang Essence Pill for free. The Wu family had many cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection who could attempt to break through to the Golden Elixir stage, requiring a large number of Yang Essence Pills. Priority for the Yang Essence Pills was given to geniuses with Earth Grade spiritual roots, talented direct descendants, and those with strong connections, before less important and collateral members. Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng had applied for Yang Essence Pills from their family fifteen years ago and were scheduled to receive them in twenty years. Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng knew that Guo Feilong¡¯s alchemy inheritance had the ability to reverse-engineer elixir recipes. Five years later, when they received the Yang Essence Pills from their family, Guo Feilong could reverse-engineer the recipe or create a new one based on the Yang Essence Pill. As for when the two sisters would advance to grandmaster-level alchemists, it could be three to five years or even ten to twenty years. One day, Guo Feilong arrived at the Forbidden Zone in the small world of the Heavenly Abode. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 87 - Start refining the flying Spiritual Instrument In the forbidden zone of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, there lay the grand formation of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Beasts, where numerous high-grade spirit herbs, spirit medicines, and spirit fruit trees were cultivated. Especially the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree, which was the primary ingredient for refining the Yang Essence Pill, its value beyond estimation. If news of the Earth Spirit Fruit were to spread, it would immediately provoke all Golden Elixir stage forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world to attack the Spirit Creek Sect, forcing him to hand over the Earth Spirit Fruit. The best outcome would be to evenly distribute the Earth Spirit Fruit produced by the tree among the other Golden Elixir stage cultivation forces. Therefore, this place was deemed a forbidden zone by him, and apart from himself, no one else had entered here. Buzz~ Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and a massive refining furnace, ten meters tall, appeared before him, standing like a three-story villa. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! With another pat on the storage bag, a large number of third-grade Fire Crystals were thrown into the bottom of the refining furnace. Activating the formation on the furnace, with a whoosh, the Fire Crystals ignited, emitting terrifying heat, distorting the air around them. Next, Guo Feilong placed a variety of metal ores into the furnace, refining them into different metals. This time, he aimed to create a flying spiritual instrument, the first of its kind in the cultivation world. Perhaps there were flying spiritual instruments and sacred treasures in this world, but his current status and position did not grant him access to them. After all, he was merely a small Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and his sect was only a Golden Elixir stage cultivation force. It was said that even in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, the entire cultivation world was just a slightly larger place. There were also larger areas like the Central Continent''s cultivation world, the Southern River Continent''s cultivation world, the Eastern Domain Continent''s cultivation world, and countless large islands overseas. The world was vast and full of wonders. He hadn''t seen flying instruments, but that didn''t mean they didn''t exist in the cultivation world. But for now, if he could refine a flying instrument, it would be the first in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world and the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. He intended to create a large flying spiritual instrument, making it convenient for moving house or relocating the entire family in the future. Due to the size of the flying spiritual instrument, Guo Feilong spent a full six months in this forbidden zone just gathering the necessary metals for refinement. Of course, it wasn''t six months of continuous metal refinement; every three days, he would return home for a day to enjoy the company of his beautiful wives and concubines. Once he had enough metal, Guo Feilong began to mix them in specific proportions, placing them back into the refining furnace to create an alloy, enhancing its quality. While refining the alloy, Guo Feilong also shaped them as needed, so that when the time came, he could inscribe formations on the alloy and assemble them together. With Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, two high-level alchemists, around, Guo Feilong didn''t need to worry about the monthly alchemy tasks assigned by the Spirit Creek Sect. He could focus solely on refining his flying spiritual instrument and sacred treasure. Time flew by in busy days, and another three to four months passed. At this moment, Guo Feilong''s jade slip for voice transmission activated. "Husband, I''m about to give birth." It was Wu Yumeng''s voice. Guo Feilong stopped the flames in the refining furnace, took out the metals that hadn''t yet fused into an alloy, and placed them on the ground. He released a flying spiritual beast from his Spiritual Beast Bag, comparable to a mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and headed home. The flying spiritual beast at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage had an average speed of about 1,300 li per hour, and the diameter of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode was only about 360 li. Moreover, the forbidden zone was only 80 li from home, so in less than five minutes, Guo Feilong returned to the small courtyard where Wu Yumeng and her sister lived. Cultivators had incredibly strong vitality, not to mention female cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection. Even a female cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining wouldn''t face complications or death during childbirth. However, the Guo family still had a professional midwife department for deliveries. After all, he had many ordinary wives and concubines who couldn''t cultivate. When ordinary people gave birth, they still needed midwives. With over 370 wives and concubines, averaging 365 days a year, there was practically a birth every day. Guo Feilong wasn''t a greedy person; in the years since he returned from the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, he rarely married new wives and concubines. Ordinary women without spiritual roots, no matter how beautiful, fair-skinned, or well-proportioned, he no longer married. If there were female cultivators who met his criteria, such as having high-quality spiritual roots, good looks, fair and tender skin, and a perfect figure, Guo Feilong would still marry them. Unfortunately, within the Spirit Creek Sect, the female cultivators who met his standards had already been married by him, and there were no suitable ones for now. Guo Feilong considered marrying some outstanding female disciples from other Golden Elixir stage cultivation forces, but unfortunately, this was more challenging than marrying across countries on Earth. Outstanding female cultivators were in short supply even within those Golden Elixir stage forces themselves, and if a Spirit Creek Sect elder like him were to intervene, it would be like stirring a hornet''s nest, inviting male cultivators from other forces to come and scold him at home. Guo Feilong knew his limits. Until his cultivation stage broke through to the Golden Elixir stage, he would stay within the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory. Within the Spirit Creek Sect''s domain, even Golden Elixir stage ancestors had to show him some respect. If he ventured into other Golden Elixir stage forces, and he wasn''t a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, those forces would undoubtedly have Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators secretly target him to hinder the Spirit Creek Sect''s growth. One, they might kill him outright, depriving the Spirit Creek Sect of a high-level alchemist. Two, they might imprison him to refine pills and medicines for them, treating him as a free tool. Of course, if any Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator dared to capture or kill him, Guo Feilong would make them understand what it meant to play the fool to catch the tiger, and what it meant to provoke an unyielding force. "Wow~" Just then, the cry of a newborn echoed from the room, and Guo Feilong, waiting outside the door, immediately stepped into Wu Yumeng''s room. At this moment, Wu Yumeng lay on the bed, her sister Wu Xuemeng standing by her side, while the forty-something midwife held the newborn in her arms, its cries loud and clear. "Congratulations, my lord, it''s a boy," the midwife said with a flattering smile to Guo Feilong. Guo Feilong took the child into his arms and said to the midwife, "Go to the accounts room and collect ten taels of silver as a reward." "Thank you, my lord," the midwife said happily as she headed to the accounts room. Guo Feilong used his divine sense to check if his son had spiritual roots. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 88 - Guess the sons Spiritual Root "Wow!" Guo Feilong suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He hadn''t expected that the child Wu Yumeng bore him not only had a Spiritual Root but that the root''s quality was of Earth Grade high quality, just a step away from the Heavenly Spirit Root. For his other children who had Spiritual Roots, Guo Feilong would always enhance their root quality. Although this child''s root quality was already high, he couldn''t favor one over the others. Guo Feilong believed in treating all his children equally. Moreover, when he married Wu Yumeng, he had received a large number of Auspicious Clouds, and when this child was born, tens of thousands of clouds were produced in the cauldron as well. In the next moment, a large number of Auspicious Clouds flew out from the Family Fortune Cauldron, following his hand, and without anyone noticing, entered the child''s body, heading straight for the Earth Grade high-quality Spiritual Root in the Energy Core. It took a full twenty-seven thousand clouds for the child''s root quality to reach the level of a Heavenly Spirit low-quality root. In the future, even without the Yang Essence Pill, this child would have an eighty percent chance of cultivating to the Golden Elixir Realm. A Heavenly Spirit low-quality root, even among the Elemental Infant-level great cultivator forces in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, would be considered a genius among geniuses. Even if born from a side branch, they would be nurtured as the future pillar of the entire family. They wouldn''t need to perform any tasks, and all kinds of cultivation resources would be prepared for them. They would only need to focus on cultivation without worrying about anything else. Because those with a Heavenly Spirit Root not only have an incredibly fast cultivation speed but also face no bottlenecks in their cultivation stage before the Golden Elixir stage. Additionally, there is a twenty percent chance they could cultivate to the Elemental Infant stage. According to Wu Yumeng and her sister, whether a cultivator can reach the Divine Transformation stage has nothing to do with their Spiritual Root quality. It depends on personal insight and opportunities. Even if someone with a low-quality root cultivates to the Elemental Infant stage, their chances of reaching the Divine Transformation stage are the same as those with a Heavenly Spirit Root at the Elemental Infant stage. The Divine Transformation stage involves the transformation of the Divine Soul and is no longer just about absorbing Spiritual Energy and converting it into Mystic Power. The Divine Transformation stage was too distant for Guo Feilong to think about. He was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and was in no rush. After all, as long as he had enough Auspicious Clouds, he could ignore any cultivation stage bottlenecks and would break through one hundred percent of the time. For others, the Divine Transformation stage might be an unattainable dream, but for him, it was just a matter of time. Like a seed of a great tree, once it sprouts and grows in the soil, as long as no unexpected situations occur, it will eventually grow into a great tree. "Husband, let me hold the baby." Wu Yumeng, lying on the bed, had already used her Mystic Power to sweep away the discomfort from childbirth. Her body was now just as it was before giving birth. Guo Feilong, holding the baby happily, walked to the bedside and sat down, beaming with joy, "Guess what kind of Spiritual Root our child has? Guess optimistically."The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Hearing this, Wu Yumeng''s face lit up with joy. The difference in life between a child with a Spiritual Root and one without was worlds apart. Without a Spiritual Root, a child might live to seventy or eighty years old and then naturally die of old age, while their parents, being high-level cultivators, would still be alive. It would be a heartbreaking situation for any parent to outlive their child. Parents would be deeply saddened when their children die. Watching them grow from being held and pampered as infants to getting married and having children, and then seeing them grow old and die, would be distressing for anyone. If their children had a very good Spiritual Root quality, they could cultivate, and their lifespan would be very long. Looking at the son in Guo Feilong''s arms, Wu Yumeng guessed with anticipation, "Is my son an Earth Grade low-quality root? Right?" Guo Feilong shook his head, "No, no, guess higher." "Better than an Earth Grade low-quality root." Wu Yumeng''s eyes widened in surprise. In the cultivation world, a root reaching high quality was already considered very good. If it reached Earth Grade, it was already a genius. "Could my son''s root quality be Earth Grade high quality?" Wu Yumeng guessed boldly, but Guo Feilong still shook his head, smiling, "Keep guessing higher." Wu Yumeng''s eyes widened in shock, hardly daring to believe, "Could my son''s root quality be a Heavenly Spirit Root?" "You guessed it right this time," Guo Feilong said, handing the child to Wu Yumeng with a smile, "Our son has a Heavenly Spirit low-quality root, with limitless potential in the future." "My nephew has a Heavenly Spirit low-quality root!" Wu Xuemeng, standing by the bed, suddenly exclaimed, almost startling Guo Feilong and his wife. "Sister, let me hold my nephew for a while." Wu Xuemeng, almost snatching, took the child from her sister Wu Yumeng''s arms. "Oh my, my nephew really has a Heavenly Spirit low-quality root." Usually composed and dignified, Wu Xuemeng was now as happy as if she had given birth herself, "Come on, dear nephew, give your auntie a smile, come on, smile." "Sister, I haven''t held him enough yet." Wu Yumeng said to her sister. "Let me hold him for a while first," Wu Xuemeng said assertively, "You can hold him later." "By the way, husband," Wu Yumeng, unable to do anything about her sister, turned to Guo Feilong, "We must keep our child''s Heavenly Spirit Root a secret. If it gets out, it will definitely arouse jealousy from other cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, and they might harm our child." Guo Feilong understood what she meant. In the cultivation world, to weaken other cultivation forces, many would seize any opportunity to assassinate the geniuses of rival forces. Such occurrences were common in the cultivation world. Many cultivation forces would hide their geniuses at home and secretly nurture them until they had the strength to protect themselves. The cultivation of geniuses by major cultivation forces involved not only the provision of cultivation resources but also more brutal training in combat and killing. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators would serve as sparring partners, Golden Elixir stage cultivators would serve as sparring partners, and sometimes even Elemental Infant stage cultivators would take time to serve as sparring partners. They also paid great attention to training the mindset of genius disciples. If a genius was raised to be foolish, they would be easily tricked and killed without knowing how it happened. Those major cultivation forces put a lot of effort into nurturing genius disciples, teaching them various methods and strategies from a young age. Regardless of the genius''s personality¡ªwhether arrogant, domineering, insidious, straightforward, or taciturn¡ªthey would be trained to be as cunning as a seasoned fried dough stick. Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng didn''t know how their Wu family trained those pillar geniuses, only having a shallow understanding of the training direction. At this moment, Guo Feilong gently stroked Wu Yumeng''s hair and said, "Don''t worry, the fact that our son''s root quality is Heavenly Spirit low-quality will remain a secret between the three of us. We won''t tell anyone else. As for the cultivation of a genius child with a Heavenly Spirit Root, our Guo family has its own set of theories, and we don''t need to reference the Wu family or other cultivation forces." Guo Feilong chuckled, "No matter how talented the child is, they must start by learning the Three Character Classic I compiled. As long as their values are set right, everything else will fall into place." What he meant by setting the values right wasn''t about being chivalrous or shouting for justice but about teaching the children to respect their parents, get along harmoniously with their siblings, and never bully any of their siblings. Over the years, Guo Feilong had visited many cultivation families as a guest. In those families, children with good Spiritual Root quality were often very arrogant, looking down on those in their clan with lesser quality. To secure more cultivation resources for themselves, some genius children in the family would even act like bandits, extorting and intimidating their own clan''s cultivators. Guo Feilong didn''t want anyone in his family to bully their siblings. After spending more than two hours with Wu Yumeng, Guo Feilong returned to the Forbidden Zone to continue refining and creating alloy metals. In the blink of an eye, another three months passed. Guo Feilong''s first flying Spiritual Instrument was finally completed. [Please give a 5-star rating and send free gifts to support the author. Thank you to every reader for your support!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 89 - Howls Moving Castle The flying spiritual instrument he crafted was a large disc shaped like a UFO spaceship. With a diameter of 158 meters and a height of 28 meters, it had seven internal levels, comprising a total of 3,050 rooms of various sizes. If the entire family were to relocate, without considering how many people per room, these 3,050 rooms alone could accommodate a significant number of people. Each level had a central hall with a diameter of 50 meters, nearly as large as five basketball courts. A six-level hall could hold up to ten thousand people. The seventh level lacked a central hall because it housed the control room and energy chamber of the flying instrument. The external alloy metal defense of the flying instrument was of top-quality spiritual instrument grade, not forged as a single piece but assembled from tens of thousands of alloy metal parts, making it impossible for even a sacred treasure to destroy it quickly. On the alloy metal of this flying instrument, Guo Feilong also carved defensive formations from shield talismans. Once the defensive formation was activated, the flying instrument would be enveloped in a light screen. The strongest defensive effect of the formation''s light screen could withstand attacks from Golden Elixir stage cultivators. However, the size of this flying instrument was enormous. Whether it was the flight formation or the activation of the defensive formation''s light screen, it consumed a significant amount of spirit stones every second. Additionally, this flying instrument could also serve as an attack instrument; with its top-quality spiritual instrument grade, it could directly ram into enemies. With its massive size, terrifying weight, and the impact force generated during high-speed flight, even Golden Elixir stage cultivators would be knocked away. It could be said that once this gigantic flying instrument was activated, all enemies ahead would have to make way. If they didn''t, even Golden Elixir stage cultivators would be knocked away, unable to stop it. Guo Feilong also designed a powerful spell attack capability for this flying instrument, allowing it to unleash the power of lightning to attack enemies. The lightning attack could reach the level of late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection. Don''t underestimate this; the lightning power of this flying instrument also had an intermediate killer move. That was his humanoid lifebound sacred treasure, which could combine the power of tribulation lightning with the lightning spell attack on the flying instrument to attack enemies, with immense power. How immense? Guo Feilong didn''t know either. It could at least rival the attack of a late Golden Elixir stage cultivator at Great Perfection. The functionality of this flying instrument was excellent, but the manufacturing cost was also enormous. The alloy metal raw materials alone cost 100 million low-quality spirit stones,If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. while a low-quality sacred treasure only cost three to four million low-quality spirit stones. Adding in other rare refinement materials and the labor costs for carving various formations, the total cost amounted to 200 million low-quality spirit stones. His current level in refinement and formations, as well as alchemy and talisman crafting, was at the grandmaster level. If others hired him to carve formations, the fees would be extremely expensive. One must remain low-key; he was already at the grandmaster level in alchemy, having suddenly made great strides in his skills. If he were to reveal his true level in refinement, formations, and talisman crafting, it wouldn''t just cause a sensation but would lead to countless cultivation forces speculating about him. They would think he had obtained some treasure or inheritance and come to kill him for it. Of course, in reality, he had indeed obtained treasures and inheritances. The Family Fortune Cauldron was a treasure, and the Yellow Emperor''s inheritance was an inheritance. In fact, if talismans weren''t limited by his own cultivation stage, preventing him from crafting Golden Elixir stage talismans, he would have already crafted a pile of Golden Elixir stage talismans to dominate the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Which Golden Elixir stage cultivator would dare provoke him? He could just throw a bunch of talismans at them, and who could withstand it? Anyone seeing him kill a Golden Elixir with talismans would just say he was rich and willful, without thinking much else. It was Guo Feilong''s first time crafting a flying instrument, and he didn''t know how fast it could fly; he needed to test it. The Guo family''s Heavenly Abode couldn''t test the speed of the flying instrument because it was only about 360 li in size. Swish! Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and a green light fell onto the gigantic flying instrument. In the next instant, the enormous flying instrument shrank to the size of dust and was stored in the storage bag. As long as the internal space of the storage bag was large enough, it could store any item. If the item was connected to the ground, it couldn''t be stored. Moments later, Guo Feilong emerged from the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, stepping on a white cloud to fly into the sky. A mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could only fly to a certain height, then it was like hitting a wall, unable to fly higher. For a Qi Refining stage cultivator, stepping on a white cloud could only reach a certain height, unable to fly higher. When he reached a certain height, Guo Feilong patted his storage bag and released the flying instrument. At this height, people on the ground couldn''t see the flying instrument. Even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators didn''t have such distant vision; only higher-stage cultivators could see clearly. Guo Feilong waved a hand, casting a spell onto the flying instrument, activating its formations. The control room door at the top automatically opened. Guo Feilong entered the control room, using his divine sense to control the formation disk inside. In the next moment, the gigantic flying instrument began to fly rapidly. The flying instrument was entirely metal, with no glass windows. Guo Feilong''s perception of the outside world came entirely from his divine sense. The primary purpose of crafting this flying instrument was for escape, with the flight and hovering formations being the most numerous. Half an hour later, Guo Feilong concluded the flying speed test of the instrument. The maximum speed could reach a certain distance per hour, about three times faster than Golden Elixir stage flying spiritual beasts. However, the spirit stone consumption was enormous; in just half an hour of flight, it consumed 300,000 low-quality spirit stones. If it flew at maximum speed for 24 hours, it would consume 7.2 million spirit stones, equivalent to the cost of two low-quality sacred treasures, which wasn''t something an ordinary cultivator could afford. Nevertheless, the speed was indeed impressive, capable of flying 600,000 li in 24 hours. In less than 10 hours, it could fly from the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. In the future, if anything unexpected happened in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, he could take his family and relocate to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. After returning to the Guo family''s forbidden zone, Guo Feilong named the flying instrument "Mobile Fortress," meaning a movable fortress. The Mobile Fortress was intended for the family''s future relocation, as its massive size and spirit stone consumption made it unsuitable for one or two people to use for escape. There was still a lot of alloy metal left after crafting the Mobile Fortress. Next, Guo Feilong planned to use the remaining alloy metal to craft several smaller flying instruments. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed. Guo Feilong had crafted five small flying instruments. Each small flying instrument had a diameter of eight meters and a height of two and a half meters. Apart from the control room, there were no other rooms, but it could accommodate five or six people. The speed of the small flying instruments wasn''t as fast as the large one. The maximum speed per hour was less than that of the large flying instrument, the Mobile Fortress. However, the speed was already excellent, and Golden Elixir stage cultivators couldn''t catch up. Only Elemental Infant stage experts could. The cost of the small flying instruments was also lower, at 300,000 low-quality spirit stones each. A top-quality spiritual instrument guard tower cost only 100,000 spirit stones, and the small flying instruments were a hundred times smaller than the guard tower, yet three times the price. The reason lay in the different metal prices; the flying instruments used a lot of high-grade metal ores, making them expensive. Moreover, once a top-quality spiritual instrument guard tower was built, it couldn''t be moved. But his top-quality small flying instruments could be stored in a storage bag and carried around. Among his wives and concubines, Wang Yuyan had Earth Grade spiritual roots, with great potential in the future, and she was tight-lipped, able to keep secrets. At night, while enjoying himself in Wang Yuyan''s room, Guo Feilong gave her a token to enter and exit the forbidden zone. If he wasn''t in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world in the future, and something happened to the Spirit Creek Sect, he instructed Wang Yuyan not to worry about anything else, but to load the family members into the Mobile Fortress and immediately fly to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. Guo Feilong had stored 80 million low-quality spirit stones in the Mobile Fortress''s energy chamber, enough for the Mobile Fortress to fly at full speed for ten days and nights. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 90 - Youre absolutely right Time flew by, and five years passed in the blink of an eye. Wu Xuemeng and Wu Yumeng, the two sisters, although not yet grandmaster-level alchemists, had reached a level in alchemy that was almost indistinguishable from that of a grandmaster. "Husband, it''s our turn to receive the Yang Essence Pill from the Wu Family this year. My sister and I plan to return to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world tomorrow to collect it." That afternoon, Wu Yumeng, holding their second daughter in her arms, brought up the matter. Guo Feilong was fully supportive of this. That night, he stayed in Wu Yumeng''s room. The next day, as the sisters were about to leave, Guo Feilong gifted Wu Yumeng a small flying device. Although they were at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection, the cultivation world was fraught with dangers. What if they encountered a Golden Elixir stage cultivator with ill intentions? With the small flying device, unless they ran into an Elemental Infant stage old monster, even flying spiritual beasts at the late Golden Elixir stage at Great Perfection wouldn''t be able to catch up with them. After the sisters left, Guo Feilong went to the Spirit Creek Sect''s Heavenly Abode headquarters, though he didn''t have much to do there. He just wanted to check on his children who had joined the Spirit Creek Sect and, incidentally, exchange alchemy experiences with Yuwen Yanhong, the daughter of the Golden Elixir Ancestor from Alchemy Peak. Over the years, he and Yuwen Yanhong had become very good friends. Every time Guo Feilong came to exchange alchemy experiences, Yuwen Yanhong would gain something, especially in the past year or two. She felt as if she could step into the high-level alchemist realm at any moment. But it always seemed like something was missing, yet she couldn''t figure out what it was, unable to break through that barrier. After exchanging alchemy experiences with Yuwen Yanhong for two days, Guo Feilong returned. Although it was called an exchange, he was actually guiding and advising her unintentionally. Otherwise, with Yuwen Yanhong''s talent in alchemy, she would never reach the threshold of a high-level alchemist in her lifetime. High-level alchemists were not as common as Chinese cabbage; in the entire Spirit Creek Sect, only Guo Feilong and the Golden Elixir Ancestor from Alchemy Peak held that title. Even across the entire Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, the number of high-level alchemists wouldn''t exceed 30. It''s important to note that there are three to four hundred Golden Elixir stage cultivators in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, yet there are fewer than 30 high-level alchemists. This shows how rare high-level alchemists are. Over the years, Guo Feilong had rarely married or taken concubines, with his total number of wives and concubines now at exactly 380.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. Many of his wives and concubines who had given him seven or eight children seemed to have reached menopause; no matter how hard he tried, they just wouldn''t get pregnant. Especially those like Su Xue, who didn''t have spiritual roots, after his cultivation reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, almost none of them got pregnant, as if there was a reproductive barrier. This situation wasn''t unique to Guo Feilong; it was common among all male cultivators at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and beyond. At the Foundation Establishment stage, there was still a chance, if lucky, to impregnate ordinary women without spiritual roots. However, male cultivators at the Golden Elixir stage couldn''t impregnate any ordinary women without spiritual roots. As the cultivation stage increases, the chances of reproduction decrease, and the requirements for partners become higher. Now at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, Guo Feilong still had a good chance of impregnating women at the Qi Refining stage. But once he reached the Golden Elixir stage, it would be difficult for women at the Qi Refining stage to get pregnant. In contrast, the smaller the cultivation stage gap between immortal cultivator couples, the higher the chance of pregnancy. However, the higher the cultivation stage, the more difficult it is to reproduce. If two Elemental Infant stage cultivators were to marry, even with constant effort, it might take a hundred or eighty years for the female to get pregnant, or even longer. If an Elemental Infant stage man married a Foundation Establishment stage woman, the chance of pregnancy would be almost zero. As his cultivation stage increases, Guo Feilong will also face this issue in the future. Therefore, he no longer marries women without spiritual roots. Bringing them back would make it difficult to have children. For him, they would just be like ornamental stands. With 380 beautiful wives and concubines, he certainly wasn''t lacking in ornamental stands. With no suitable female cultivators left in the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong sighed deeply and walked into the courtyard where his beautiful quadruplet wives and concubines lived. In the days that followed, Guo Feilong''s life was fulfilling. He either crafted strange and rare spiritual instruments in the Forbidden Zone or spent joyful times with his beautiful wives and concubines. Otherwise, he would teach his children with spiritual roots about matters to consider when venturing outside. Today, he came to give a lesson to several children who had just turned five, possessed spiritual roots, and had already cultivated to the first level of Qi Refining. "You must remember, when you venture out into the cultivation world in the future, always prepare a few masks." Guo Feilong looked at the young children obediently sitting at their desks and continued, "Think about why your father wants you to wear masks when you''re out and about." "Father, I know." A son raised his hand. Guo Feilong chuckled and said, "Go ahead." "Father, I think the purpose of wearing a mask outside is because the sun is too big and hot, and wearing a mask can protect us from getting sunburned." His son''s answer was unexpected for Guo Feilong. But, children are children, and it''s normal for them to have strange and whimsical thoughts. Even though his son''s answer was incorrect, Guo Feilong wasn''t upset at all. It''s normal for children not to understand, and they can be taught. "Does anyone else have a different opinion?" Guo Feilong smiled and asked the other children present. "Father, I have a different opinion." A little daughter with two pigtails, exquisitely cute, raised her hand. Guo Feilong chuckled and said, "Go ahead." "Father, the function of a mask is to cover one''s appearance, so I think wearing a mask when venturing outside is to hide one''s identity and appearance, so others won''t know who I am." The adorable daughter finished speaking, blinking her big eyes, and eagerly asked, "Father, am I right?" Guo Feilong laughed heartily and said, "You''re absolutely right." He looked at all the children in the classroom and said, "The cultivation world outside is full of dangers, and bad people are everywhere. We can''t tell who is good and who is bad. When we venture out, wearing a mask ensures that even if we make enemies, they won''t know our true identity. This way, we can protect ourselves and our family. Today''s first lesson from your father is how to use masks." As he spoke, Guo Feilong took out many spiritual instrument masks from his storage bag and distributed one to each child. Using the spiritual instrument masks was simple: just inject mystic power to activate the formation on the mask and stick it on your face. The children, after putting on the spiritual instrument masks, danced with joy. Because they saw each other transform into strangers, which they found very amusing. Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~ At this moment, the jade slip for voice transmission hanging from Guo Feilong''s waist suddenly began to flash and vibrate, indicating multiple messages arriving at once. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 91 - Arctic Continents Cultivation World in Shock Guo Feilong picked up the jade slip for voice transmission and attached his divine sense to it. Immediately, over a dozen different voices sounded one after another. [Sun Yufeng: Husband, the demon cultivators broke through the headquarters of the Spirit Suppression Sect''s small world yesterday and established the Blood Demon Sect. Also, the White Dove Sect was destroyed by a demon sect called the Ten Thousand Souls Hall yesterday...] [Lin Feiyu: Fellow Daoist Guo, the demon cultivators have been too rampant recently. Yesterday, they even broke through the Spirit Suppression Sect, the White Dove Sect, and the Demon Suppression Sect...] [Shangguan Mingyue: Fellow Daoist Guo...] [Jiang Meijun: Husband...] [Yuwen Yanhong: Elder Guo...] [Deputy Sect Master Ma: Elder Guo...] After listening to each voice transmission, Guo Feilong''s brows furrowed deeply. All these transmissions were about one thing: four Golden Elixir-level cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent, similar in strength to the Spirit Creek Sect, were destroyed in a single day by different demon cultivator forces. These demon cultivators not only wiped out the four Golden Elixir-level cultivation forces but also established four demon sects: the Blood Demon Sect, the Ten Thousand Souls Hall, the Nine Yin Sect, and the Rakshasa Sect. If you add the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, which had previously destroyed the Primordial Sect, there are now five demon sect forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. In the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, there are only about thirty Golden Elixir-level cultivation forces, and the demon sects have suddenly taken over one-sixth of them. The reason these four demon sects could wipe out four Golden Elixir-level cultivation forces overnight is not only because the demon cultivators are far stronger than cultivators of the same stage but mainly because there were traitors at the Golden Elixir Ancestor level within the destroyed forces. These traitors colluded with the demon sect cultivators, making it easy for them to be wiped out. The Golden Elixir Ancestor-level traitors first poisoned their fellow Golden Elixir Ancestors and then launched sneak attacks. Damn, who could guard against that? Although the four Golden Elixir-level cultivation forces were destroyed, which Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator doesn''t have a few friends from other sects? The sects with traitors among their Golden Elixir stage cultivators were all from those four Golden Elixir-level sects. Before dying, they sent voice transmissions to their Golden Elixir friends in other sects, warning them to thoroughly investigate their own sects to prevent their Golden Elixir stage cultivators from colluding with demon sects to destroy their sects and families. The Spirit Creek Sect''s Sect Master also sent him a voice transmission, asking him to first investigate his own family to see if any of his family members had been infiltrated by demon cultivators, meaning if anyone had secretly become a demon cultivator.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. Not only his Guo family but all Foundation Establishment-level families within the Spirit Creek Sect''s territory had to conduct self-investigations. Through the destruction of the four cultivation forces by demon cultivators, all sects realized that demon cultivators had infiltrated to a terrifying extent without anyone noticing. Now, no one knows if their friends, partners, or descendants might be demon cultivators. All cultivation forces are conducting internal investigations to root out demon cultivators. Once each family completes its self-investigation, the Spirit Creek Sect will send Golden Elixir Ancestors to conduct a second review of each Foundation Establishment family. Demon cultivators! Guo Feilong sighed deeply. The thing he feared had finally happened. It wouldn''t be long before a great war between righteous and demon cultivators might erupt in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. However, he wasn''t too worried. In the ten years since his family moved into this small world, Guo Feilong hadn''t just been focused on marrying wives, taking concubines, and having children to propagate his lineage. He had long since set up a grand formation throughout the entire small world. Once activated, it could easily annihilate Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. Even if an Elemental Infant stage cultivator came, Guo Feilong couldn''t guarantee he could keep them, but he could certainly make them leave with severe injuries. Dong! Guo Feilong took out a copper bell spiritual instrument and rang it three times. Different numbers of bell rings represented different meanings. One ring: signifies a meeting; those who can come should come, those who can''t may skip it. Two rings: still signifies a meeting; everyone must attend, except those in closed-door cultivation. Three rings: signifies an emergency; even if you''re in closed-door cultivation, you must come out upon hearing the bell. Before long, everyone with spiritual roots and cultivation, whether his wives, concubines, or children, hurriedly gathered in the family meeting hall. "Husband, what happened? Why have you gathered us all here?" Wang Yuyan asked on behalf of everyone. She had been brought back by Guo Feilong early on and, with her Earth Grade spiritual root aptitude, had reached the early Foundation Establishment stage, holding a high position among Guo Feilong''s many wives and concubines. It was natural for her to ask. Guo Feilong explained the situation of the four Golden Elixir-level cultivation forces being destroyed by demon cultivators and the Spirit Creek Sect''s directive for him to investigate whether there were any demon cultivators within his family. The young children didn''t understand what this meant, but their mothers did, realizing it signified future chaos in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, and their faces showed various expressions of worry and fear. Guo Feilong comforted his many wives, saying, "As long as you don''t leave the small world, you won''t encounter demon cultivators and won''t be in danger. I''ve gathered you all here to inform you to notify the children who are training outside to return as soon as possible." This was the reason he had gathered his many wives and concubines for a meeting. Although Guo Feilong had a jade slip for voice transmission for each of his children with spiritual roots, it was too difficult to send a divine sense transmission to each one individually. After all, he now had over two hundred children with spiritual roots, some of whom were already in their teens and out gaining experience. In the meeting hall, the mothers with children training outside began sending voice transmissions to their respective children, telling them to return. Within three days, all the children training outside had returned. Although they were young, they always went out in groups of at least three. Not only did they have seventh, eighth, and ninth-rank flying spiritual beasts, but each also carried mid-Foundation Establishment stage attack talismans made by Guo Feilong. Even if they encountered Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, they could rely on the defensive spell talismans he made to hold out for a long time. As long as the children didn''t leave the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, he could reach them before the mid-Foundation Establishment stage talismans'' defensive spells collapsed to rescue them. Each child carried over a dozen mid-Foundation Establishment stage defensive spell talismans and over a dozen mid-Foundation Establishment stage attack spell talismans. Moreover, all his children had been practicing the Golden Body Technique from a young age. To leave the family''s small world and venture outside, they had to meet two conditions. First: their cultivation must reach the fourth level of Qi Refining. Second: they must cultivate the Golden Body Technique to the first level, where their bodies are comparable to low-grade sacred treasures. All his children with spiritual roots had at least medium-quality spiritual roots. With an ample supply of elixirs and spirit stones, they could all meet the conditions to leave home and venture outside by the age of twelve or thirteen. "Now, only the children at the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters and the wives and concubines stationed at the cultivation market are left." Guo Feilong''s eyes flickered as he left the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, riding a mid-Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast to the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters. [Please give a five-star rating and send free small gifts to support us. Thank you very much for the support of every dear reader. Thank you!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 92 - Before doing business, one needs to give a gift Guo Feilong''s purpose in coming to the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters was singular. He intended to bring back all his wives on missions and his children within the sect to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. With the demon cultivators running rampant in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, there was no telling when the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters might be suddenly attacked by them. Bringing his wives and children home was the only way to feel at ease. Guo Feilong knew that his more than a hundred wives and concubines at the Foundation Establishment stage were a considerable strength for the Spirit Creek Sect. Naturally, the sect wouldn''t allow him to take all these Foundation Establishment elders back to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. However, Guo Feilong understood the principle that people die for wealth as birds die for food. Before stating his purpose, he presented Ninth Grade Foundation Pills as gifts. He visited the sect master, the two deputy sect masters, and over twenty elders with significant power in various peaks. These influential elders all had descendants at the ninth-level Qi Refining stage who needed Foundation Pills, and none could refuse the Ninth Grade Foundation Pills. The influential high-ranking members of the Spirit Creek Sect accepted his gifts and promised to agree and not oppose him. As for whether other elders would oppose, they couldn''t control that. The elders Guo Feilong bribed with the Ninth Grade Foundation Pills were all from the families of the Golden Elixir Ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect. As long as they didn''t oppose, the matter was ninety percent settled. But merely visiting these influential Foundation Establishment elders wasn''t enough for Guo Feilong to feel secure. He then took out some seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade cultivation elixirs. He visited all the Golden Elixir stage ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect as well. As a high-level alchemist, his status and treatment were equivalent to that of a Golden Elixir stage ancestor. Moreover, the Golden Elixir stage ancestors in the sect had privately sought him for alchemy, so they owed him some favors, big or small. These Golden Elixir stage ancestors naturally wouldn''t oppose or make things difficult for him. After all, they had taken his benefits, and opposing him would mean falling out with Guo Feilong, the high-level alchemist. What did it matter if they were Golden Elixir stage ancestors? A high-level alchemist wouldn''t give them any face. Even the ferocious demon cultivators, who had recently destroyed several Golden Elixir level cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, hadn''t killed the alchemists in those sects. Because even though demon cultivators practiced demonic arts, they still needed cultivation elixirs and spirit stones for their cultivation. Alchemists were living treasures, and even demon cultivators wouldn''t go against wealth; they would keep alchemists well-provided for. The Golden Elixir stage ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect, who had lived for hundreds or even thousands of years, were shrewd individuals. Without a huge conflict of interest, they wouldn''t offend a high-level alchemist. On the morning of the third day after visiting these influential high-ranking members of the sect, the meeting bell representing the gathering of influential elders of the Spirit Creek Sect rang three times.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Those influential elders who heard the bell knew what meeting was to be held today. One by one, they stepped on Soaring Clouds and arrived at the Spirit Creek Sect''s meeting hall. Before long, over twenty influential elders at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection, along with the sect master, the two deputy sect masters, Guo Feilong, and a Golden Elixir stage ancestor on duty, all gathered in the meeting hall. Guo Feilong''s status in the Spirit Creek Sect was comparable to that of a Golden Elixir stage ancestor. He sat side by side with the Golden Elixir stage ancestor on duty today, on the chairs behind the sect master of the Spirit Creek Sect. After the sect master discussed some topics about the demon cultivator sects in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world and other matters within the Spirit Creek Sect, he asked, "Does any elder have anything else to say? If not, let''s adjourn today''s meeting." No one else in the hall spoke, so Guo Feilong took the opportunity to say, "Sect Master Wu, I have something to say." Sect Master Wu turned to look at him and asked knowingly, "What does Elder Guo have to say?" Although the status and treatment of a high-level alchemist were comparable to that of a Golden Elixir stage ancestor, without reaching the Golden Elixir stage, one couldn''t be called an ancestor; the title remained elder. Guo Feilong presented the reason he had prepared long ago, saying, "In a few days, it will be my 140th birthday. I would like the sect to allow my wives and children to return home to celebrate my birthday. I ask for everyone''s permission." Wanting his wives and children to return to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode required a reasonable excuse, and a birthday celebration was a perfect reason. Sect Master Wu Ming, who had accepted his benefits, naturally spoke in his favor, "Over the years, Elder Guo''s contributions to the sect have been evident to all. I agree to allow all of Elder Guo''s wives and children in the sect to return home to celebrate his 140th birthday. What do the ancestors and cultivation elders think? Do you agree or oppose?" The Golden Elixir ancestor sitting next to Guo Feilong expressed his stance, "Over the years, Elder Guo has provided a large amount of cultivation elixirs for the sect. Whether it''s us Golden Elixir stage ancestors or you Foundation Establishment stage elders, we''ve all benefited from Elder Guo''s alchemy. The spirit stone wealth created by Elder Guo has also been enjoyed by the Qi Refining stage disciples in the sect. Now that Elder Guo is celebrating his 140th birthday, the sect should hold a grand celebration for him, but with the demon cultivators rampant in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, the sect has many matters to handle, so we won''t hold a grand celebration for Elder Guo''s 140th birthday. I agree to let Elder Guo''s wives and children in the sect return home to celebrate his birthday. If anyone has a different suggestion, feel free to bring it up for discussion." The influential elders in the hall, having accepted Guo Feilong''s gifts and with the Golden Elixir stage ancestors agreeing, naturally had no objections. Yuwen Yanhong, who had a good personal relationship with Guo Feilong, was the first to express her agreement, "I agree." Deputy Sect Master Ma nodded afterward, "I agree too." "I agree as well." "Agreed." "I also agree." In no time, everyone in the hall voiced their agreement. What seemed like a difficult matter was thus smoothly handled by Guo Feilong. As long as his wives and children returned to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode and stayed for three to five years without returning to the Spirit Creek Sect for missions, the high-ranking members of the sect would turn a blind eye. Of course, not doing sect missions would mean the cessation of some sect benefits. For Qi Refining stage disciples, failing to complete a certain number of tasks for two consecutive months would result in the suspension of benefits starting the fourth month. For Foundation Establishment stage elders, failing to complete a certain number of core sect tasks for a year would result in the cessation of sect benefits the following year. Guo Feilong didn''t care about the sect benefits for his wives and children, as he was now extremely wealthy, not just ordinarily rich. However, he didn''t want to forgo the sect benefits either. On the afternoon of the meeting''s conclusion, he went to find Sect Master Wu Ming of the Spirit Creek Sect. He said that even if his children at Alchemy Peak returned to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, they could still refine elixirs and submit them as sect tasks if the sect provided the medicinal herbs. As long as the alchemists produced elixirs, the sect would profit, so Sect Master Wu Ming naturally agreed. In the evening, Guo Feilong visited Yuwen Yanhong, exchanged some alchemy experiences, and said, "Elder Yuwen, I would like to invite Elder Lin Feiyu and Elder Shangguan Mingyue to my home to guide my children. They will still submit the same amount of elixirs to the sect each month. What do you think?" Lin Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue were very close to him, arguably his two best friends at the moment, and they took great care of his children. Guo Feilong wanted to bring them to his Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, which was safer than the Spirit Creek Sect headquarters. Guo Feilong knew that the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect, along with several False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from other Golden Elixir level forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, had recently gone to the Human Cultivation Alliance branch in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. They went to request the Human Cultivation Alliance''s help in exterminating those demon cultivator sects. Guo Feilong speculated that the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect would return empty-handed this time. The reason was simple: since the demon cultivators had openly destroyed five Golden Elixir level cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, established sects, and created demon cultivator sects, they had naturally already settled matters with the Human Cultivation Alliance. Otherwise, the Human Cultivation Alliance could have easily dispatched a few Elemental Infant stage cultivators to wipe out these five demon cultivator sects in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Guo Feilong deduced that a fierce battle between righteous and demonic cultivators would inevitably erupt in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world in the near future, and Lin Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue would be safest with him. Yuwen Yanhong listened to him but remained silent. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 93 - The attitude of the Human Cultivation Alliance Yuwen Yanhong was silent for a moment before asking, "Elder Guo, do you really have such little faith in the righteous cultivators of the Arctic Continent?" The two of them shared a deep bond, having a relationship that was part mentor, part friend in the field of alchemy. Guo Feilong shared his speculations. Yuwen Yanhong sighed deeply, her face full of worry. "My mother and the other Golden Elixir Ancestors in the sect share your suspicions. They believe that those demon cultivators have already dealt with the Human Cultivation Alliance, which is why they dare to show themselves so openly." Guo Feilong was puzzled and asked, "Since everyone has already guessed it, why are the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from the sect still going to the Human Cultivation Alliance in the Northern Borders Continent to seek reinforcements? Aren''t they afraid that once they leave, our Arctic Continent''s cultivation world will be vulnerable to attacks from those demon cultivators due to the lack of False Nascent Soul stage cultivators?" Yuwen Yanhong smiled slightly and suddenly asked him, "Elder Guo, why don''t you guess whether the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors in the sect really went to the Human Cultivation Alliance for reinforcements? Or perhaps they didn''t go at all? Or maybe they truly went to seek reinforcements? We fear the demon cultivators attacking our sect, but don''t those demon cultivators fear us attacking them? As it stands, our righteous cultivators are still stronger. If those demon cultivators had the strength, they wouldn''t just swallow the Golden Elixir stage forces in our Arctic Continent''s cultivation world without taking more. There will inevitably be a battle between us and the demon cultivator sects. It all depends on who prepares for the decisive battle faster and whose backup plans are stronger. In the short term, within three to five years, the decisive battle won''t happen. We aren''t ready, and neither are the demon cultivator sects. Elder Guo, I know what you''re thinking. As a high-level alchemist, neither our righteous cultivators nor those ruthless demon cultivators will harm you. You just need to arrange for the people you want to protect to stay in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, and they will be safe. It''s not just you preparing for the worst-case scenario of losing to the demon cultivator sects. We are also making preparations. The elders guarding the cultivation market outside the sect, who used to be from prominent families, have now been replaced by ordinary Foundation Establishment stage elders with shallow roots and little power. Elder Guo, haven''t you noticed that in the past two days, the number of disciples and elders in the sect''s headquarters Heavenly Abode has decreased significantly?" Guo Feilong listened quietly without responding. Yuwen Yanhong continued, "The sect agreed to let you bring your wives, concubines, and children back to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode not just because you gave everyone benefits. A significant reason is that you have the ability to protect them. In the final battle between the righteous and demon paths, the key to victory will always be those Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. We Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can only follow the winners or losers. Alright, I''m a bit tired today. Tomorrow, I''ll arrange for Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, the two junior sisters, to assist you with alchemy tasks in your Guo family''s Heavenly Abode." Guo Feilong cupped his hands in gratitude, "Thank you, Elder Yuwen." Afterward, he left Yuwen Yanhong''s place. The next afternoon. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. Guo Feilong, along with dozens of children, wives, and concubines from the Spirit Creek Sect, as well as Lin Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, returned to the small world of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and all his wives, concubines, and children who were out adventuring returned to the small world of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. As long as they were in the small world of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, even if a grand cultivator of the Elemental Infant stage came, Guo Feilong wouldn''t be afraid. In the future, if the righteous cultivators of the Spirit Creek Sect win, that would be the best outcome. If the result is that the demon cultivators win, he would relocate his entire family. Although it''s difficult for any new cultivation force to establish a foothold in the cultivation world, Guo Feilong wasn''t worried about this issue. In that case, he could always become a son-in-law to the Wu family of Wu Yumeng. With his status as a high-level alchemist and Wu Yumeng possibly reaching the grandmaster-level alchemist stage by then, the Wu family would surely grant him a small world as a territory. Of course, this was the worst-case scenario. Guo Feilong still hoped that the righteous path of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world would prevail because he didn''t like places with too many high-level cultivators. In places with too many high-level cultivators, there are many forces that can suppress him. Only in places like the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, where cultivation resources are scarce and high-level cultivators are few, can he live more freely and develop his family better. At this time, the False Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect, along with several other False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from Golden Elixir stage forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, arrived at the Human Cultivation Alliance''s branch in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. "The issue with the demon cultivators in your Arctic Continent''s cultivation world is something the high-levels of the Human Cultivation Alliance have allowed. If you want to eliminate the demon cultivator sects there, you''ll have to rely on yourselves. The Human Cultivation Alliance won''t interfere, and neither will any forces from the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world." This was the response given to the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect by a representative of the Human Cultivation Alliance stationed in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. A False Nascent Soul stage ancestor, with a displeased expression, questioned, "Deputy Hall Master, for countless years, many of our predecessors from the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world have gone to the outer battlefield to die for the human race. Even if we haven''t achieved great merits, we''ve at least worked hard. Will the Human Cultivation Alliance just stand by and watch as demon cultivators run rampant in our Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, causing untold suffering?" The deputy hall master of the Human Cultivation Alliance stationed in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world sighed and said, "The Human Cultivation Alliance is composed of both the righteous and demon paths, working together to resist the external demons. A hundred years ago, one of our righteous path''s Supreme Tribulation Crossing cultivators died under the heavenly tribulation. Meanwhile, on the demon cultivator side, two new Supreme Tribulation Crossing cultivators have emerged in the past century. Our righteous path is at a disadvantage, and the demon cultivators have proposed that as long as they achieve enough merits on the outer battlefield, they are allowed to establish forces anywhere. Only the local cultivation world can oppose them, and the Human Cultivation Alliance and other righteous path forces cannot send high-level cultivators to intervene against those demon cultivators. It''s not that the Human Cultivation Alliance doesn''t care about the demon cultivators in your Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, but rather that we can''t do anything about it. The demon cultivators want to infiltrate the northern cultivation world controlled by our righteous path, and we, the righteous path, also want to infiltrate the southern cultivation world controlled by the demon cultivators. Not only are demon cultivators establishing sects on our side, but we, the righteous path, also have some forces establishing sects on the demon cultivators'' territory. In short, the situation within the Human Cultivation Alliance is very complex. Both the high-levels of the righteous and demon paths have their own plans and arrangements, which we cannot know. The contributions made by the predecessors of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world on the outer battlefield for the human race will not be forgotten by the Human Cultivation Alliance. Here''s what I can do: I can authorize the free rental of three low-quality Divine Treasures for a hundred years. If you can''t resolve the demon cultivator sects in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world within this hundred years, there''s nothing more I can do. If you admit defeat and give up the territory of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, I will arrange a place for your sects and families to settle in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world." Hearing this, the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world felt somewhat relieved. In their hands, the low-quality Divine Treasures could exert power comparable to early-stage Elemental Infant cultivators. However, the current problem was that they had come with eight False Nascent Soul stage cultivators, so who would wield the three low-quality Divine Treasures? Once the demon cultivator sects were defeated, whoever held the low-quality Divine Treasures would have more influence and could claim more territory occupied by the demon cultivator sects, gaining more benefits. Even before resolving the demon cultivator issue in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, these False Nascent Soul stage cultivators were already scheming for the future. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 94 - The problems of Wives and Concubines have emerged The matters occurring within the Human Cultivation Alliance of the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, involving those False Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Spirit Creek Sect, were unknown to Guo Feilong. Given his current cultivation stage, such matters were beyond his reach. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he had temporarily abandoned the idea of seeking suitable women to marry and take as concubines. After all, with each additional wife or concubine, he would have to deal with their maternal families. The children born to his wives and concubines would naturally have grandparents and maternal uncles and aunts to consider. This is why having a large number of wives and concubines can be quite overwhelming. In normal circumstances, in-laws and siblings-in-law are close relatives. Recently, the wives and concubines of Guo Feilong who had maternal families had brought their parents, elders, and siblings to reside in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. His children got along well with their maternal grandparents, uncles, and aunts, primarily because Guo Feilong and his wives held high status, and their maternal families were eager to curry favor with them. If he were a person without status or position, the attitudes of his wives'' maternal families would be unpredictable. The influx of relatives from his wives'' maternal families suddenly increased the population of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode by twenty thousand. Among them, a few hundred were cultivators with spiritual roots, while the majority were ordinary people without spiritual roots who could not cultivate. Although Guo Feilong had spirit stones and cultivation elixirs, he did not have enough to spare for his wives'' maternal families. However, the parents and siblings of his wives still needed cultivation resources. Since they entered the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, Guo Feilong had forbidden anyone from leaving to prevent the possibility of demon cultivators infiltrating. He set up a large formation at the entrance of the Heavenly Abode, which could not be entered or exited without a token. If someone tried to force their way in, there were only two methods. The first and simplest method was to break in with brute force, which would immediately alert Guo Feilong. The second method required the intruder to be a formation master, at least at an advanced level. Formation masters could not only set up formations but also break them silently. A skilled formation master could enter and exit another''s protective formation as easily as walking through their own front door. In many important places within cultivation forces, not only are there large formations for protection, but people are also stationed to guard them around the clock to prevent skilled formation masters from bypassing their defenses and stealing. The formation outside the Heavenly Abode was not set up with high sophistication; it could withstand the attack of a Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. Its primary purpose was to serve as a warning, alerting him of any approaching enemies. If a friend arrived, they only needed to send him a voice transmission, and he would naturally go to bring them in. The Guo family palace within the Heavenly Abode was enveloped by a protective formation barrier. Only Guo Feilong''s wives, concubines, children, and household servants were allowed to stay there. No other outsiders, including his wives'' maternal families, were permitted entry.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. Due to the pervasive threat of demon cultivators, Guo Feilong could not guarantee that a demon cultivator wouldn''t disguise themselves as one of his relatives or that a relative might not be a demon cultivator. If not for the pleas of his hundreds of wives and all his children, Guo Feilong would not have allowed those relatives to reside in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode during this period. Managing these relatives was challenging for Guo Feilong, so he built a town for them in the northernmost forest area of the Heavenly Abode. Wherever there are people, there are conflicts. Fearing disputes among so many relatives, Guo Feilong established a set of laws specifically for them. Firstly, anyone who committed murder, regardless of their identity or background, even if it were the children''s grandparents, would be sentenced to death. Secondly, anyone who humiliated women would also face the death penalty. As for verbal disputes or causing injury, severe punishments were imposed. Severe punishments were necessary because these were his wives'' relatives. If two of his fathers-in-law fought and one was killed, and he didn''t execute the surviving father-in-law, it would inevitably turn the two wives into mortal enemies, and their children would become adversaries, losing the familial bond of siblings. If one brother-in-law seduced the other''s wife, it would lead to a life-and-death struggle between the two brothers-in-law, turning the two wives into enemies and their children into foes. These were scenarios Guo Feilong wished to avoid, so he made the rules clear and enforced them strictly, without leniency. However, despite the clear rules, someone still broke them. It involved a brother from one wife and a brother from another. The two had a longstanding grudge and, during a heated argument, one severed the other''s arm. The one who severed the arm was Guo Feilong''s elder brother-in-law, while the one who lost an arm was his younger brother-in-law. The sister of the injured brother naturally felt heartache for her sibling. "Husband, you must seek justice for my brother. He''s lost an arm." This concubine was named Jiang Xuewei, at the early Foundation Establishment stage. "Father, you must stand up for our uncle," her five children cried alongside her. The other concubine, named Li Ying, also at the early Foundation Establishment stage, pleaded for her brother with her four children. Both wives had close friends among the other concubines, and at least forty of them had divided into two groups, standing behind Jiang Xuewei and Li Ying, though they remained silent. At this moment, Guo Feilong felt overwhelmed. The more wives and concubines he had, the more family conflicts arose. He used to think palace dramas were just for entertainment, but now he truly understood the challenges of being an emperor. "Enough, everyone be quiet!" Guo Feilong impatiently slammed the table, silencing everyone instantly. This was the authority of the head of the household. "I''ll say it again: anyone who breaks the rules here, regardless of who they are, will be dealt with according to the rules." "Bring the two of them to me." Guo Feilong ordered. The steward quickly brought the two men into the main hall. "Brother-in-law, you must seek justice for me," Jiang Xuewei''s brother pleaded, kneeling before Guo Feilong. Though his bleeding had stopped, his clothes were stained with blood, presenting a pitiful sight. "Uncle..." "Woo woo woo..." Several nieces and nephews went over to help their uncle with the severed arm. Guo Feilong turned his attention to the other man, Li Ying''s brother. Li Ying''s brother said, "Brother-in-law, I did cut off his arm, but he attacked me first with a flying sword. I was forced to defend myself, and many can testify to this." Jiang Xuewei''s brother retorted, "If you hadn''t provoked me with such harsh words, I wouldn''t have been driven to attack you with a flying sword." Li Ying''s brother replied, "You could have insulted me back. Using a flying sword was your mistake. If you can''t beat me, that''s your problem, loser!" Jiang Xuewei''s brother shouted angrily, "Shut your filthy mouth! If you want to fight, let''s take it outside. Even with one hand, I can take you down." "Enough!" Guo Feilong slammed the table hard. The ordinary redwood table couldn''t withstand his strength and shattered into pieces. Li Ying''s brother was the instigator, not a good person. Jiang Xuewei''s brother had a fiery temper and was no pushover. This matter had to be resolved properly today, or the consequences would be dire. His two wives and several children were already influenced by their relatives. In the cultivation world, people always sided with family over reason. When family members had conflicts with outsiders of similar strength, they would support their family first and deal with them later. Regardless of who was right or wrong between the two brothers-in-law, his two wives would inevitably side with their respective siblings. [Please give a 5-star rating and send free gifts to support. Can anyone guess how the author will handle this plot? Feel free to leave your guesses in the comments section.] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 95 - Perfectly solve the problem The conflict between the brothers from different wives and concubines must be resolved today. Guo Feilong narrowed his eyes slightly, forming a plan in his mind. He turned to Sun Yufeng beside him and said, "Go ring the copper bell three times and gather everyone." This matter must be dealt with severely, all hidden dangers must be eliminated, and all the maternal families of those wives and concubines must witness his iron-fisted methods. Sun Yufeng left to carry out the order. Dong! Dong! Dong! The meeting bell outside the grand hall rang three times. The bell was a spiritual instrument, its sound could travel five hundred miles. The Guo family''s Heavenly Abode wasn''t even five hundred miles wide. Whether ordinary people or cultivators, as long as they were within the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, they could hear the bell. The three rings of the bell were a mandatory summons for all immortal cultivators with spiritual roots. After the bell rang, some people rode on white clouds, some on land spiritual beasts, and others on flying spiritual beasts, all heading towards the Guo family palace from various parts of the Heavenly Abode. In less than half an hour, all of Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines, all his children, even infants, were brought to the Guo family square by their mothers or older siblings. All the maternal family members of his wives and concubines who had cultivation levels also gathered at the Guo family square. At this moment, nearly three thousand people were present at the Guo family square. Among them, two thousand were Guo Feilong''s wives, concubines, and children, the rest were the maternal family members of his wives and concubines. Guo Feilong stood on the high platform in the square like an emperor, exuding authority. Below the high platform was another platform half a meter lower, where his brother-in-law and brother-in-law stood. Everyone could see them. "A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. Today, I''ve gathered you all here to tell you that in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, no matter if you''re my father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, you must abide by the laws and rules." Guo Feilong''s voice carried authority without anger, reaching everyone''s ears, "Anyone who doesn''t follow the laws and rules will be punished. I''ve already told you what punishments will be meted out for breaking various rules.This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. Today, someone has broken the rules, and these two people are not outsiders." Guo Feilong pointed to the person with a severed arm below and said, "Some of you know him, some don''t. Let me introduce him to you. He is the younger brother of my wife Jiang Xuewei, my brother-in-law. His arm was severed today." Guo Feilong then pointed to another person standing on the platform, "This is the elder brother of my wife Li Ying, my brother-in-law. He used a flying sword to sever and destroy his arm." "None of you here are outsiders; you are all my family. Today, I will handle the matter between the two of them according to the laws and rules." "Now, let them explain what caused the conflict and why a flying sword was used." After Guo Feilong finished speaking, his brother-in-law and brother-in-law recounted the events in detail, along with those present who supplemented what they saw and heard. After they finished recounting the events, Guo Feilong looked expressionlessly at his brother-in-law, Li Ying''s elder brother. "According to the rules, the one who provokes and causes serious consequences must lose a hand or a foot. You choose one." "Brother-in-law, I..." Li Ying''s brother turned pale, now realizing the fear and wanting to plead. But Guo Feilong''s face was cold, showing no room for pleading. He immediately looked at his sister and nephews and nieces. "You all keep quiet, no one is allowed to plead," Guo Feilong said to his wife Li Ying and several children with a stern face, "If anyone pleads or cries, I''ll cut off both his legs or feet." "I''ll give you ten breaths to make a choice. If you don''t choose, I''ll choose for you," Guo Feilong said coldly to his brother-in-law. His brother-in-law, with only the fourth level of Qi Refining cultivation, had reached this level only a few years ago after receiving cultivation resources from his sister becoming Guo Feilong''s wife. Under the aura of Guo Feilong, a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, his brother-in-law''s legs trembled, and he stammered, "I... I... I choose the left hand." Without hesitation, Guo Feilong swung his flying sword, and a flash of sword light passed. His brother-in-law let out a scream, and his left arm fell to the ground. "You severed and destroyed someone else''s arm, showing malicious intent. An eye for an eye, you don''t need this arm either." After saying this coldly, Guo Feilong waved his hand, sending out a mystic power light to destroy his brother-in-law''s severed arm on the ground. Everyone present didn''t dare to breathe at this moment. It was the first time they had seen Guo Feilong''s ruthless side, and their hearts were shaken. Usually, Guo Feilong had a smiling demeanor, and everyone thought he was easygoing and kind. Now, that perception melted away like snow under the warm sun. After dealing with his brother-in-law, Guo Feilong looked at his brother-in-law, who was smug after getting his revenge. He still expressionlessly said, "Although you were the one provoked, you ignored the rules and took the initiative to use a weapon to attack. Think about the consequences. You are at the third level of Qi Refining, and he is at the fourth level. Using a weapon first, weren''t you just asking for trouble? This is in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. If it were outside, you would have been killed, not just lost an arm. You two, one is malicious and cunning, the other impulsive and brainless. Now look, both of you have lost an arm, and you''ve caused hatred between your sisters and brothers-in-law, and your nephews and nieces. They are all my wives, concubines, and children. If they turn against each other because of you two, brothers and sisters fighting among themselves... Honestly, I almost want to kill you both right here on this platform. But you two are ultimately my wives'' brother and brother-in-law, and my children''s uncles. I can''t bear to make them lose family and feel sad. As the saying goes, it''s better to resolve enmity than to keep it. I remember you both have a daughter and a son of marriageable age who are not yet engaged or married. To resolve your hatred and prevent my children from turning against each other because of you two in the future... Your daughters will marry each other''s sons. From now on, you will be in-laws. The children born will either be your grandsons or granddaughters, resolving your enmity. Are you willing? If not, don''t blame me for not recognizing family." Murderous intent flickered in Guo Feilong''s eyes. If these two didn''t know what was good for them, he had plenty of ways to deal with them in the future. Seeing Guo Feilong''s undisguised murderous gaze, both were so frightened that cold sweat dripped from their foreheads. They quickly agreed, willing to marry their daughters to each other''s sons. Seeing their compliance, Guo Feilong smiled slightly, first congratulating them on becoming in-laws, then sternly addressing the maternal families of his wives and concubines. In a cold and indifferent tone, he said, "You are all the maternal families of my different wives and concubines. I don''t want any conflicts between you to affect the relationships between my wives and concubines, or the familial bonds of my children. Here, I tell you for the last time. If anyone deliberately causes trouble and breaks the rules I''ve set, don''t blame me for not recognizing family. I''ll kill who needs to be killed and punish who needs to be punished, with no room for personal feelings. Alright, the matter is resolved. If you have nothing else, you can all leave." Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 96 - Successfully PUA two Wives and Concubines After the crowd dispersed from the square, the maternal families of his wives and concubines returned to their homes to relay the day''s events to their ordinary relatives who lacked Spiritual Roots. They warned these relatives to never break the law or disrupt the rules within the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Because when Guo Feilong gets ruthless, he truly shows no mercy, cutting off his brother-in-law''s arm without a second thought, showing no leniency. At the same time, they greatly admired Guo Feilong. For Guo Feilong had managed to marry off the daughters of two sworn enemies to each other''s sons, turning them into in-laws with shared grandchildren, naturally dissolving their hatred. Such a method, such a way of resolving enmity, was unheard of and unseen, completely refreshing their understanding. However, this way of resolving hatred was indeed brilliant, as it not only settled the feud between the brothers-in-law but also eased the hostility between Guo Feilong''s two wives and their children, resolving internal family conflicts. After the maternal families of the wives and concubines left, Guo Feilong convened a family meeting with all his wives and children. The main topic of the family meeting was that with so many people in the family, no one should engage in fratricide, especially his wives, who must not form factions. Particularly today, Li Ying had gathered twenty or thirty sisters to support her, and Jiang Xuewei had similarly found twenty or thirty close sisters to back her. They were all Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines, and now clear factions had formed, which was unacceptable. While the relationships among the wives were their own business, forming factions would affect the overall unity of the Guo family and influence their children to form small groups. As the head of the family, their husband, and the father of all the children, Guo Feilong hoped to see a united family, harmonious relationships, and sibling love. During the family meeting, Guo Feilong emphasized how he handled the issue between the brothers-in-law today. The primary goal was to resolve their grievances, dissolve the enmity between Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei, and prevent future conflicts among their children. Any negative influence on the family must be nipped in the bud. When necessary, there was only one word: kill.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. Kill until no one dared to violate the laws or rules of the Guo family. Brothers-in-law or not, they should all be treated as outsiders. Only in this way could the Guo family remain united and cohesive. Of course, as long as they didn''t violate the laws and rules within the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, Guo Feilong would still treat them as relatives, allowing them to enjoy the benefits they deserved. After the family meeting, Guo Feilong kept Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei, along with their children, in the conference hall. Guo Feilong needed to adjust the relationship between Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei, or it could become a future problem. Looking at his wife Li Ying, Guo Feilong smiled and said, "You don''t hold a grudge against me for cutting off your brother''s arm, do you?" "I wouldn''t dare!" Li Ying replied with those two words. She wouldn''t dare say it, but she was still angry inside. Li Ying knew her brother had overstepped by causing trouble. But after all, he was her biological brother. His arm was cut off without any consideration for her feelings. How could she face her parents and brother when she returned to her maternal home? Guo Feilong smiled, pulling her into his arms and sitting down, saying, "If your brother hadn''t caused trouble, he wouldn''t have violated the family rules and lost an arm. Think about it, if I hadn''t handled it this way, you and Jiang Xuewei would become enemies, and your children would also become enemies in the future. Would you want your children to kill each other because of our adult conflicts? Tell me, could you accept your daughter being killed?" "No," Li Ying shook her head, then fiercely said, "If anyone kills my children, I''ll destroy their entire clan, leaving no survivors." Guo Feilong said, "So, cutting off your brother''s arm was actually saving our children. Your children''s Spiritual Root aptitude isn''t as high as Jiang Xuewei''s son''s; they wouldn''t be able to defeat him in the future. To prevent them from becoming enemies, I showed no mercy in cutting off your brother''s arm. Do you think that''s right?" Li Ying, having been successfully persuaded by his words, felt he made a lot of sense. No matter how close a brother was, he couldn''t compare to her children. Li Ying nodded, "Husband is right. My brother brought it upon himself by causing trouble and losing an arm. He has no one to blame but himself." After persuading Li Ying, Guo Feilong reached out and pulled his other wife, Jiang Xuewei, into his arms, sitting her on his left leg. Then he spoke to Jiang Xuewei, "Xuewei, your brother is impulsive and hot-headed. You need to advise him to change this flaw. Picking fights when he can''t win is just asking for trouble. In our Cultivation World, if you''re not as strong as others, the best approach is to endure. If you can''t learn to endure, you''ll get beaten. Everyone understands this. It''s only because he''s in our family. If your brother picked a fight outside and got killed, we wouldn''t even know. Don''t you think I''m right?" "Yes, husband is right," Jiang Xuewei, with her good nature and understanding, was easily comforted and didn''t hold grudges. Guo Feilong continued, "So, the relationship between you and Li Ying shouldn''t be affected by your brothers'' issues. Especially, it shouldn''t affect our children. Whoever the parents favor, the children will favor. If the parents have a grudge against someone, the children will naturally follow suit and hold a grudge against them. As parents, we should set an example for our children. Don''t you both agree?" Jiang Xuewei nodded, "Husband is right." Li Ying also nodded, "Husband is absolutely right." Guo Feilong suddenly chuckled mischievously, "Since I''m always right, and to ensure there''s no more rift between you two, from today, for the next month, you two will sleep in the same room and bed, talk more, get to know each other better. Oh, and I''ll join you tonight." Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei''s faces flushed red, thinking of some embarrassing and awkward things. "Father, Mother, I want to sleep with you tonight too," their three-year-old daughter shouted. The other younger children also clamored to sleep with their parents. Guo Feilong glared at them and said, "Tonight, Father has important matters to discuss with your mothers. If any of you dare to come, you''ll have to write a thousand characters every day." Hearing about writing a thousand characters, the younger children were instantly frightened, shaking their heads like rattles, quickly saying they''d sleep on their own. Watching the children leave in a hurry, Guo Feilong smiled, looking at the setting sun outside, and eagerly said to Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei, "It''s getting dark, let''s go inside and talk." The following scenes are omitted by ten thousand words. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 97 - Joyfully Acquired Yang Essence Pill Alchemy Recipe To completely resolve the rift between Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei, over the next month, Guo Feilong frequently spent joyful times with the two of them. As they became more open with each other, Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei also grew closer. Both of them had rather petty personalities, but under Guo Feilong''s efforts to bring them together, they became good sisters. Their children, under Guo Feilong''s deliberate arrangements, also played together often these days. Children don''t hold grudges or remember much, so they played happily every day, long forgetting about their uncle''s issues. In dealing with the conflicts and grudges between his brothers-in-law, everyone saw Guo Feilong''s cold and ruthless side. No one dared to violate the laws and rules within the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, and everyone behaved themselves, maintaining good relations with the families of Guo Feilong''s other wives and concubines. Some people, to improve relations, began arranging marriages between cultivators with spiritual roots and those without, ordinary people with ordinary people. Through such intermarriages, many of the families of Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines became in-laws, with relationships as intricate as a spider''s web. For Guo Feilong, these marriages were beneficial. If any conflicts arose between them in the future, they wouldn''t drag his wives and children into it. Since they were mostly in-laws, any disputes would likely be resolved within their respective families, turning big issues into small ones, and small ones into nothing. By making Li Ying and Jiang Xuewei happy together, Guo Feilong realized he should often group his wives and concubines into different teams, letting them enjoy time with him in small groups. This not only made him happier but also improved the relationships between some of his wives who weren''t particularly close, making them more familiar and friendly with each other. He acted on this thought, being the head of the family, and his wives and concubines had to follow his arrangements. Seven wives formed a group, with a small group leader, spending time together often. After half a month, the groups were reshuffled, forming new groups with six different wives, and those who had been grouped together couldn''t be in the same group again until five years later. Through this method, the relationships among his 380 wives and concubines improved significantly, though unfortunately, Wu Yumeng had returned to her family. The higher a cultivator''s level, the longer it takes to reach the next minor or major stage. Guo Feilong''s spiritual root aptitude was now of heavenly middle grade, and with no shortage of cultivation resources, his cultivation speed was astonishingly fast for an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Yet, even so, it would take him seven or eight years to progress from mid to late Foundation Establishment stage. Cultivation isn''t something that happens overnight; it requires time and patience. Guo Feilong spent his days either practicing alchemy, refining instruments, making talismans, or enjoying time with his many wives and concubines at home.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Of course, he also placed great importance on instilling the right values in his children, frequently educating them on such matters. Guo Feilong crafted a large cannon and used Spirit Explosion Beads to create small missile instruments, which not only had greater power than before but also tripled in speed, making them difficult for even Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators to evade. "Husband, I''m back." That morning, Wu Yumeng returned. She came back alone; her sister Wu Xuemeng did not return. On her way back to the family, Wu Xuemeng had a breakthrough in alchemy, becoming a grandmaster-level alchemist. The entire Wu family was preparing a grandmaster-level alchemist banquet for Wu Xuemeng, inviting various Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces to witness the event. Grandmaster-level alchemists are rare, their status comparable to Elemental Infant stage cultivators. Originally, Wu Yumeng planned to return to the Guo family after her sister Wu Xuemeng''s grandmaster-level alchemist banquet. But the banquet was scheduled for a year later. Wu Yumeng missed her children and couldn''t wait a year, so she returned. Wu Yumeng brought back many alchemy recipes from the Wu family, including the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill. The Yang Essence Pill is extremely important to Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces. Without enough Yang Essence Pills, a cultivation force wouldn''t have many Golden Elixir stage cultivators. Without enough Golden Elixir stage cultivators, many important places would be left unguarded. Moreover, it would be difficult for such a force to produce Elemental Infant stage cultivators. After all, if one can''t even reach the Golden Elixir stage, becoming an Elemental Infant stage cultivator is out of the question. Not every Elemental Infant-level cultivation force has the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill. Typically, at least three out of ten such forces have the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill. The remaining seven forces have to purchase Yang Essence Pills from others or fight for the Human Cultivation Alliance on the outer battlefield to earn points, which can be exchanged for Yang Essence Pills. To fight for the Human Cultivation Alliance on the outer battlefield, one must be at least at the late Golden Elixir stage. Currently, all major Golden Elixir stage cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world have late Golden Elixir stage cultivators fighting for the Human Cultivation Alliance on the outer battlefield. Unfortunately, to return from the outer battlefield, one must stay there for a hundred years. The war on the outer battlefield is extremely brutal. Out of ten late Golden Elixir stage cultivators who go, only three or four might return alive, with six or seven dying there. If a Golden Elixir stage cultivator dies on the outer battlefield, their affiliated cultivation force receives compensation points and two Yang Essence Pills. For any Golden Elixir stage cultivation force, losing a late Golden Elixir stage cultivator for two Third Grade Yang Essence Pills and some points is a significant loss. A cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection who takes a Third Grade Yang Essence Pill only has about a 20% higher chance of becoming a Golden Elixir stage cultivator. Even if they become a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, they start at the early stage, and it takes at least several hundred years and a vast amount of cultivation resources to reach the late stage. Even with the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill, obtaining the main ingredients is difficult because the Human Cultivation Alliance monopolizes them. To get the main ingredients for the Yang Essence Pill, one must fight for the Human Cultivation Alliance on the outer battlefield to earn points, which can be exchanged for the ingredients. Of course, the Human Cultivation Alliance only monopolizes about 80% of the main ingredients for the Yang Essence Pill. The remaining 20% is split between various cultivation forces and newly discovered small Heavenly Abodes. Having the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill and refining it oneself is much more cost-effective than exchanging points with the Human Cultivation Alliance. Normally, Wu Yumeng wouldn''t be able to take the Yang Essence Pill recipe out of the Wu family. But her sister Wu Xuemeng became a grandmaster-level alchemist, and her status in the Wu family is now comparable to an Elemental Infant stage ancestor, granting her significant power, making it easy to obtain the Yang Essence Pill recipe. After all, grandmaster-level alchemists are extremely rare, much rarer than Elemental Infant stage cultivators. The Wu family is one of the top hundred major cultivation forces in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, with over thirty Elemental Infant stage cultivators. Before Wu Xuemeng became a grandmaster-level alchemist, the Wu family only had one. Smaller Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces don''t have grandmaster-level alchemists, and their Elemental Infant stage cultivators must purchase cultivation resources or fight on the outer battlefield to earn points for resources. If news spread that the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode had Earth Spirit Fruits, the main ingredient for the Yang Essence Pill, all Golden Elixir stage cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world would go crazy trying to seize the Earth Spirit Fruit Tree. Wu Yumeng not only brought back the Yang Essence Pill recipe but also books on various spirit herbs and treasures, essentially using her maternal family''s resources to support her husband''s family. Of course, all this was possible because her sister Wu Xuemeng became a grandmaster-level alchemist. If Wu Xuemeng were still a high-level alchemist, doing such a thing would be considered treason and punishable by death. This is the double standard rule, where the same action has completely different consequences based on one''s status. After Wu Yumeng returned, Guo Feilong spent three days with her in the room before taking the jade slip containing the Yang Essence Pill recipe to the Guo family''s forbidden zone. [Please give a five-star rating and send free gifts to support the author. Thank you to every reader for your support!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 98 - Even the gods will have murderous intentions In the path of alchemy, Guo Feilong had long reached the grandmaster level. The Yang Essence Pill is a Ninth Grade elixir, and a high-level alchemist can easily refine it. For a grandmaster-level alchemist, refining the Yang Essence Pill is a piece of cake. In the Forbidden Zone, Guo Feilong took out the jade slip containing the alchemy recipe for the Yang Essence Pill and pressed it against his forehead. In the next instant, his divine sense saw the recipe for the Yang Essence Pill. The Earth Spirit Fruit is the main ingredient for refining the Yang Essence Pill, and he had it. Then there were 35 types of auxiliary spirit herbs and medicines, three of which he currently didn''t have. However, these three spirit herbs and medicines could be substituted with others that had similar medicinal effects. One Earth Spirit Fruit could be used to refine one batch of Yang Essence Pills, and he had previously harvested a total of 324 Earth Spirit Fruits from the transplanted Earth Spirit Fruit Tree. 324 Earth Spirit Fruits. With the use of auspicious clouds, each batch could yield a full set of pills, which meant ten pills per batch. 324 Earth Spirit Fruits equaled 3,240 Yang Essence Pills. The calculation was astonishing. If he wished, he could, in a short time, allow the Spirit Creek Sect to have over a hundred Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. Unfortunately, the Spirit Creek Sect was composed of hundreds of families, not just his Guo family''s Spirit Creek Sect. There was no need to give the Yang Essence Pills he refined to the Spirit Creek Sect. After memorizing the ratio of the main ingredient and auxiliary herbs for the Yang Essence Pill, Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and an Eighth Grade alchemy furnace appeared before him. This Eighth Grade alchemy furnace wasn''t his; it was lent to him by the Spirit Creek Sect after he publicly reached the high-level alchemist stage. In the future, if he died, the Eighth Grade alchemy furnace would have to be returned to the Spirit Creek Sect. If any of his descendants became high-level alchemists, they could continue to use this Eighth Grade alchemy furnace. Until there were no high-level alchemists among his Guo family descendants, this Eighth Grade alchemy furnace would have to be returned to the Spirit Creek Sect. After all, the value of an Eighth Grade alchemy furnace was as high as tens of millions of low-quality spirit stones, equivalent to the price of a medium-quality sacred treasure. The Spirit Creek Sect wouldn''t be so generous as to give him such an expensive Eighth Grade alchemy furnace. Among all spiritual instruments and sacred treasures, high-grade alchemy furnaces were the most expensive. Because the higher the quality of the alchemy furnace, the higher the pill success rate. Having a high-quality alchemy furnace could allow an immortal cultivation force to earn a lot more money.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. A high-quality alchemy furnace was also useful to Guo Feilong. Using a high-quality alchemy furnace could save auspicious clouds. Although the amount of auspicious clouds saved per batch wasn''t much. But over one or two years, ten or twenty years, a hundred or two hundred years, or even thousands of years accumulated. The amount of auspicious clouds that could be saved would be a very large number. He placed high-grade fire spirit stones under the alchemy furnace, and after igniting them, the terrifying high temperature caused the surrounding air to appear in distorted ripples. Following the refining sequence and dosage, Guo Feilong added each type of medicinal herb for the Yang Essence Pill into the alchemy furnace. At the same time, when Guo Feilong was adding the herbs, he also added auspicious clouds to neutralize the medicinal effects within the herbs. An hour later, an incredibly rich medicinal fragrance wafted out from the small holes of the alchemy furnace, and upon smelling it, his mind instantly became much clearer, and the mystic power within him stirred restlessly. "Rise!" Guo Feilong softly uttered, casting a Daoist art. Buzz! The lid of the alchemy furnace opened automatically, and ten golden pills, like ten dazzling little suns, flew out from the furnace. With a wave of his hand, Guo Feilong used mystic light to draw the ten golden Yang Essence Pills into his palm. Each Yang Essence Pill was the size of a quail egg, with nine faintly visible rune scripts on its surface. Foundation Pill, Yang Essence Pill, Elemental Infant Pill, and Divine Transformation Pill, these elixirs specifically for breaking through major cultivation stages, all belonged to special elixirs, and once refined, they would have rune scripts on them. One rune script indicated First Grade. Two rune scripts indicated Second Grade. And so on. Nine rune scripts indicated Ninth Grade. A Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill could increase the success rate of a cultivator breaking through from the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection to the Golden Elixir stage by fifty percent. In other words, if a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at Great Perfection had two Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pills, they would almost certainly become a Golden Elixir stage cultivator. The effect of a First Grade Yang Essence Pill wasn''t as good, at most increasing the success rate by ten percent. At this moment, Guo Feilong took out ten small jade bottles from his storage bag. After placing one Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill into each small jade bottle, he stored the ten small jade bottles into his storage bag. Each of these small jade bottles was engraved with a Gathering Spirit Array, ensuring that even if the Yang Essence Pills were stored inside for ten thousand years, they wouldn''t lose their medicinal efficacy, making their shelf life very long. Each of these small jade bottles alone was worth 500 low-quality spirit stones. And if a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill were put up for auction, it would fetch at least several billion low-quality spirit stones. And it would still be a situation where there was a price but no market, meaning it couldn''t be bought even if one wanted to. Increasing the hope of breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage by fifty percent meant that not only would one''s status and position in the cultivation world rise a level, but their lifespan would also increase by about a thousand years compared to the Foundation Establishment stage. Low-quality Yang Essence Pills could occasionally be found at auctions and in major pharmacies, but high-quality Yang Essence Pills of Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade were basically unavailable for purchase. Wu Yumeng and her sister returned to the Wu family to receive the Yang Essence Pills. Under normal circumstances, as collateral relatives, the Wu family would only give them one Second Grade Yang Essence Pill each. Even though Wu Xuemeng became a grandmaster-level alchemist, the Yang Essence Pills the Wu family gave them were only Fifth Grade, which at most increased the success rate by thirty percent. It wasn''t that the Wu family didn''t want to give Wu Xuemeng higher quality Yang Essence Pills, but rather that the Wu family simply couldn''t produce higher quality Yang Essence Pills. If the Yang Essence Pills weren''t distributed by the cultivation forces, any late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at Great Perfection couldn''t afford them on their own. Family cultivators were slightly better off, as they were family members, and as long as their spiritual root aptitude was good enough, they would be given the pills for free. Those with lesser aptitude would need to make significant contributions to the family to receive them. For late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators at Great Perfection in a sect, obtaining Yang Essence Pills was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. When a sect obtained Yang Essence Pills, they were typically divided among the Golden Elixir stage ancestors in the sect, who then distributed them to their descendants. For late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators at Great Perfection without backgrounds in a sect, obtaining Yang Essence Pills was nearly impossible. Descendants of Golden Elixir stage ancestors, even if they only had high-quality spiritual roots, would receive the Yang Essence Pills over someone with Earth Grade spiritual roots but no background. Unless one could marry a descendant of a Golden Elixir stage ancestor, or become one, the Golden Elixir stage ancestor would not give them the Yang Essence Pills. In the Spirit Creek Sect, several cultivators with Earth Grade spiritual roots and no background had married into or married descendants of Golden Elixir stage ancestors. Of course, the Golden Elixir stage ancestors in various sects were also willing to have their descendants marry cultivators with Earth Grade spiritual root aptitude. Because cultivators with Earth Grade spiritual root aptitude had a higher success rate of breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage when taking the Yang Essence Pills. In the days that followed, Guo Feilong refined ten batches of Yang Essence Pills daily in the Forbidden Zone, each batch yielding ten pills, all Ninth Grade. It took him a full 32 days to refine all 324 Earth Spirit Fruits into 3,240 Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pills. If outsiders knew about such a large number of Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pills, even Divine Transformation-level cultivators would be tempted to kill and seize the treasure, traveling from afar to do so. Guo Feilong hid 3,200 Yang Essence Pills underground in the Forbidden Zone, so that if anything happened to him outside, his family could still rise to prominence. Currently, in the Guo family, only Wu Yumeng was eligible to break through to the Golden Elixir stage. Guo Feilong went to the courtyard where Wu Yumeng lived, and before entering, he heard Wu Yumeng playing with her newborn daughter. "Give mommy another smile, tickle tickle, hahaha..." Inside the room, Wu Yumeng was tickling her child''s armpits, and both mother and daughter were laughing happily. At this moment, Guo Feilong pushed the door open and walked in. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 99 - Wu Yumeng is in seclusion to break through to the Golden Core Wu Yumeng heard footsteps and turned around to see Guo Feilong. She was as happy as a child and said, "Husband, come quickly and look, our daughter is smiling so happily. Come, give your father a smile." "Giggle..." Their daughter immediately let out a joyful laugh. Guo Feilong''s lips curled slightly as he thought to himself, "Tickle your armpits, and you''ll surely laugh happily too." He walked over to Wu Yumeng and their daughter, bent down, and joined in teasing their daughter with a lullaby. The little one, though just over a year old, could speak basic words and happily shouted, "Father, don''t tickle me, hahaha, I''m ticklish, hahaha..." After playing with his daughter for a while, Guo Feilong pulled Wu Yumeng into his arms, letting her sit on his right leg, and said, "Give me your Fifth Grade Yang Essence Pill, and I''ll give you a higher quality one." "A higher quality one? Seventh Grade?" Wu Yumeng asked in surprise. "Not Seventh Grade." Guo Feilong took out a small jade bottle from his storage bag. Wu Yumeng opened the small jade bottle and poured out a gleaming Yang Essence Pill, counting the rune scripts on it, "One, two, three, four... five, six, seven, eight, nine... My goodness! It''s a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill!" She was shocked, her face full of excitement and happiness, "Husband, you''re so good to me." After saying this, Wu Yumeng left a dozen strawberry marks on Guo Feilong''s face. If it were an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator without a Golden Elixir, possessing a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill, they wouldn''t even think about giving it to their wife. If they knew their wife had a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill, they would snatch it for themselves. The allure of the Golden Elixir stage to someone in the Foundation Establishment stage was far greater than that of a throne. Some late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators at Great Perfection, in order to increase their chances of breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage, would even turn to demonic cultivation, wiping out their entire family. They would use the blood and souls of their own kin to refine elixirs similar to the Yang Essence Pill to step into the Golden Elixir stage. Some cultivators, to break through major stages, increase their lifespan and status, would kill their own parents, children, wives, and concubines to refine demonic pills, their hearts ruthless beyond measure. Guo Feilong giving her a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill moved Wu Yumeng deeply, though she didn''t know that Guo Feilong had many more Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pills.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. "Husband, you''re the head of the family. If something happens to you, the family would fall apart. You should keep this Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill for when you attempt to break through to the Golden Elixir stage." Wu Yumeng placed the Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill back into Guo Feilong''s hand and said, "I''m already content with a Fifth Grade Yang Essence Pill. Even if I fail to break through to the Golden Elixir stage, once I become a grandmaster-level alchemist, the Wu Family will provide me with a Yang Essence Pill." The Wu Family didn''t know she was already married and had children. If they knew, they would have sent someone to deal with the Guo family long ago. As a daughter of an Elemental Infant-level cultivation family, and a genius in alchemy like Wu Yumeng, even if she married, her husband''s family must also be an Elemental Infant-level cultivation force. A mere Foundation Establishment stage elder in a Golden Elixir-level cultivation force, marrying a genius female cultivator from the Wu Family without their consent, even if she were from a collateral line, was beyond his reach. If Wu Yumeng became a grandmaster-level alchemist, her status would be comparable to an Elemental Infant stage cultivator, and the Wu Family wouldn''t dare interfere. Whom she wished to marry would be her choice. Every family has its rules, and every country its laws. If everyone in a family disregarded the family and broke its rules at will, no family would allow it. Free love is simply impossible in the cultivation world unless one''s cultivation level surpasses the rules. In some large cultivation families, even men cannot decide whom to marry; it must be arranged by the family. Even taking a concubine requires the consent of the main wife, because if her maternal family is powerful, she could kill a concubine if he dared to take one. Only the family head can marry and take concubines without restriction, and the main wife cannot interfere. The family head must produce more children with spiritual roots and higher spiritual root qualifications to inherit and protect the family''s direct line. If the family head''s son lacks spiritual roots or has poor qualifications, the family head''s position becomes unstable. His close kin, brothers, and uncles would remove him according to family rules and elect a new direct line family head. Of course, many family cultivators, unable to resist beauty, would keep a female cultivator concubine outside, having children with her. If a child with good spiritual root qualifications is born, they would bring them back to the family. Since they were born in secret, they can''t be considered direct line, only collateral. If the spiritual root qualification reaches Earth Grade, they would be considered direct line, as geniuses are hard to come by. Wu Xuemeng could push the Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill to him, making Guo Feilong happy and holding her tighter, saying, "I have dozens of Ninth Grade Foundation Pills that I refined; you can use this one." With that, he tapped his storage bag. Thirty-nine small bottles appeared on the table. Wu Yumeng opened a few small jade bottles to check. They were indeed all Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pills. Even a grandmaster-level alchemist would rely on luck to refine a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill, as it couldn''t be done solely by skill. Whether it''s a Foundation Pill, Yang Essence Pill, Elemental Infant Pill, or Divine Transformation Pill, the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grades are all refined by chance. Only the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades are refined by skill. Any high-level alchemist can refine First, Second, and Third Grade pills. This is why grandmaster-level alchemists hold such high status. For example, if a cultivation force gathers the ingredients for a Yang Essence Pill, would they seek a high-level alchemist to refine a First, Second, or Third Grade Yang Essence Pill, or a grandmaster-level alchemist to refine a Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Grade Yang Essence Pill? Obviously, they would seek a grandmaster-level alchemist to refine a Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Grade Yang Essence Pill. A grandmaster-level alchemist charges a hefty fee for a single alchemy session. If they refine four Yang Essence Pills in one batch, the grandmaster-level alchemist would take one as payment. People waiting for a grandmaster-level alchemist''s services often have to book in advance. A grandmaster-level alchemist can bring a cultivation force substantial wealth. Moreover, alchemists are the safest cultivators, not needing to venture into dangerous places to gather spirit herbs and medicines. Anyone who gathers spirit herbs and medicines must hand them over to alchemists to refine into elixirs. Even if two cultivation sects go to war, resulting in one sect''s annihilation, the alchemists of the defeated sect can survive, being accepted to refine elixirs for spirit stones. "Since you have so many Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pills, I won''t hold back." Wu Yumeng was extremely happy today, spending two days and nights with Guo Feilong before going into seclusion in the Forbidden Zone to break through to the Golden Elixir stage. On the second day of her seclusion, Guo Feilong took a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill to the small courtyard on the mountain where Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue were. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 100 - Tonight, anything goes in the bridal chamber Guo Feilong arranged for Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue to reside in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Firstly, he wanted to protect them. Secondly, he hoped to develop a deeper relationship with them. Thirdly, he intended to guide them in the art of alchemy. After they arrived at the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, Guo Feilong selected a mountain peak for them and built a small courtyard halfway up the mountain. As soon as he arrived, Shangguan Mingyue teased with a smile, "Elder Guo, how do you have time to visit us? Aren''t you busy keeping your wives and concubines happy?" Guo Feilong was very familiar with them, and they often joked with each other. He retorted, "Elder Shangguan, Elder Liu, look at this bright day, perfect for staying in bed. Why don''t the three of us enjoy some fun under the covers?" Such teasing could be considered flirtatious, but Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue were not offended. They sometimes made similar jokes with Guo Feilong. "Get lost, stop trying to fool us. We are focused on cultivation and have no time to bear children for you. If you want to have fun in bed during the day, I''ll lend you my spiritual beast." Shangguan Mingyue patted her Spiritual Beast Bag, and a spiritual beast resembling a female leopard appeared on the ground. Shangguan Mingyue laughed, "Elder Guo, go have fun with it. I promise to keep it a secret and not tell anyone." Liu Feiyu, who was usually dignified and steady, had also learned to make risqu¨¦ jokes after spending time with the lively Shangguan Mingyue. She patted her Storage Bag, and a spiritual beast resembling a qilin appeared on the ground. She covered her mouth and laughed, "Elder Guo, I also have a female spiritual beast here. You can take both of them. I''ll even give up the room for you." Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue had a good relationship with Guo Feilong''s wives and concubines. Some of the children of his wives and concubines were even their disciples. When they chatted with Guo Feilong''s wives, they would hear some blush-inducing stories. They knew Guo Feilong especially enjoyed spending time with several wives and concubines at once. Faced with their teasing, Guo Feilong smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoists Liu and Shangguan, marriage and having children do not conflict with cultivation. Who knows, if you bear children for me, your cultivation might progress by leaps and bounds." "Stop trying to fool us. My Senior Sister and I won''t fall for it," Shangguan Mingyue said as she put away her spiritual beast. "You already have 380 wives and concubines. If we married you, with 365 days in a year, we wouldn''t even get a turn."If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "We don''t want to compete with your beautiful wives and concubines. We''ll just focus on alchemy and cultivation," she added. Liu Feiyu also put away her spiritual beast and poured a cup of spirit tea for Guo Feilong, herself, and her Junior Sister. Then she joked, "If Elder Guo didn''t have so many wives and concubines, with your handsome appearance, my Junior Sister and I would be more than willing to marry you and bear children." "Why don''t you divorce them all, and then we can marry you?" she teased. After exchanging jokes with them, Guo Feilong became serious and asked, "Fellow Daoists, how confident are you about reaching the Golden Elixir stage in the future?" The Golden Elixir Realm is a dream for every Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Unfortunately, less than half a percent of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators actually reach the Golden Elixir stage. On average, out of a hundred Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, only three to five might reach the Golden Elixir stage. Moreover, these three to five cultivators not only have good spiritual root aptitude but also need the assistance of the Yang Essence Pill. Cultivators who reach the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection generally have good spiritual roots, but they lack the Yang Essence Pill to aid in forming their Golden Elixir. When the topic of reaching the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection and forming a Golden Elixir came up, Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue sighed. Liu Feiyu said, "In our Master''s family, including Senior Sister Yuwen Yanhong, there are four descendants with high-quality spiritual roots. Even if our Master obtains the Yang Essence Pill, it would first go to Senior Sister Yuwen Yanhong and the others. Whether we would ever get a chance to receive the Yang Essence Pill in our lifetime is uncertain. However, it doesn''t matter if we become Golden Elixir stage cultivators or not. If I can cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection, I would be very satisfied. With nearly five hundred years of life span in the Foundation Establishment stage, eternal youth, and a life of ease, it''s far better than ordinary people without spiritual roots who can''t cultivate, age, fall ill, and only live for a few decades. I am truly content with my life. As for the Golden Elixir Realm, it depends on fate. Living each day happily is what''s most important." What she said made sense and was quite carefree, and it was the truth. Compared to ordinary people without spiritual roots who can''t cultivate, a long life of five hundred years, eternal youth, and the ability to fly and escape are indeed much better. Guo Feilong smiled slightly and asked, "What if an opportunity were placed before you? An opportunity that almost guarantees you can become a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, but the condition is that you must marry and bear children for someone who is also very handsome. Would you refuse this opportunity? Or would you agree to marry and bear children to seize this opportunity? Please share your true thoughts." The last sentence was key, and Guo Feilong looked at them with a smile. Shangguan Mingyue, being straightforward, said without hesitation, "Isn''t that obvious? If such an opportunity were in front of me, I would immediately marry him and bear children. Who wouldn''t want to become a Golden Elixir stage cultivator?" Any normal person would make such a choice. Guo Feilong wasn''t surprised by Shangguan Mingyue''s answer. He turned to Liu Feiyu and asked, "What about you? What would you choose?" Liu Feiyu paused and said, "If such an opportunity truly existed, I would choose to seize it." Her response was simple and direct, and Guo Feilong''s smile grew wider, feeling that his plan had succeeded. "Why are you smiling so slyly?" Shangguan Mingyue waved her hand in front of his eyes. "Have you gone mad?" "You''re the one who''s gone mad," Guo Feilong laughed, pushing her hand aside. The next moment, he took out two small jade bottles from his Storage Bag and said, "These are two Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pills, which can increase the chance of forming a Golden Elixir by fifty percent. Let''s be frank, if you agree to marry me, I''ll offer one Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill as a bride price. You know how well I treat my wives and children. Although I can''t be with them every day and night, I''ve never shortchanged any wife or child in terms of cultivation resources. You can verify the elixirs and then decide if you want to marry me." "Are you saying this contains a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill?" Shangguan Mingyue suspiciously picked up a small jade bottle and said, "If it''s really a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill, I''ll marry you tonight." As she spoke, she removed the spirit wood stopper from the jade bottle. [Please give a five-star rating and send free gifts to support us. Thank you very much for your support!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 101 - Take Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue "It''s really a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill!" Shangguan Mingyue and Liu Feiyu, the two women, widened their eyes in shock, looking utterly incredulous. Both of them were mid-level alchemists, naturally able to discern the authenticity of the Yang Essence Pill. After the shock, the lively Shangguan Mingyue looked at him full of anticipation and asked, "Elder Guo, are you really willing to use the Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill as a bride price to marry both of us?" "Of course!" Guo Feilong nodded very affirmatively and asked, "Then are you willing to accept the bride price and marry me?" "I am willing, only a fool wouldn''t be." Shangguan Mingyue, as if afraid he would go back on his word, quickly put the Yang Essence Pill into a small jade bottle and stored it in her storage bag, securing it safely. Having settled one, Guo Feilong''s smile grew even wider as he turned to the sexy, calm, and dignified Liu Feiyu, asking, "And you, are you willing to accept the bride price and marry me?" Compared to Shangguan Mingyue, Liu Feiyu was more reserved. She tightly clutched the small jade bottle containing the Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill, shyly and bashfully saying, "Yes, I am willing." "Hahaha!" Guo Feilong laughed happily, pulling both of them onto his lap. That night, Guo Feilong stayed there and entered the bridal chamber with Shangguan Mingyue and Liu Feiyu ahead of time. There was something that made Guo Feilong very surprised and delighted. He never expected it. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue. Were both extremely rare. Legendary beauties! And they were among the top five on the list of legendary beauties. The joy they brought. Was beyond imagination. The next day, at the Guo family palace, a grand wedding banquet was held for the marriage and concubinage. The following night, Guo Feilong once again spent a long, joyful time with the two women in the bridal chamber. In the days that followed, Guo Feilong would visit Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue''s home every few days, diligently working on the life gene continuation research project. Thanks to his diligent efforts, in less than half a month, Guo Feilong had Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue both pregnant with his children. As time passed day by day, a shocking event occurred in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world: three Golden Elixir stage cultivation forces were wiped out by three demon cultivation forces.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. After conquering the three Golden Elixir stage cultivation forces, the three demon cultivation forces established three demon sects. They were: the Yin Corpse Sect, the Underworld Sect, and the White Bone Sect. Adding to that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, the Blood Demon Sect, the Nine Yin Sect, the Rakshasa Sect, and the Ten Thousand Souls Hall, there were now eight demon sects in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Each demon sect had two to three powerful False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators, whose strength far surpassed ordinary False Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Suddenly, demon sects occupied a quarter of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The righteous cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world couldn''t sit still anymore. If this continued, with demon sects popping up now and then, they couldn''t bear it. Shortly after the establishment of the Underworld Sect, Yin Corpse Sect, and White Bone Sect, all the Golden Elixir stage cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world formally formed the Righteous Path Cultivator Alliance to wage war against the eight demon sects. The alliance leader was Zhao Qing, the Exalted False Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Nanyang Sect. The two deputy leaders were Sun Kun, the Exalted False Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect, and Li Hou, the Exalted False Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Qingcheng Sect. While the righteous cultivators formed the Demon Extermination Alliance, the demon cultivators also formed a Demon Cultivator Alliance. In less than half a month, a great war erupted between the righteous and demon cultivators in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The war between cultivators was a test of hard strength, aiming to kill the opponent''s high-level cultivators. When the number of low-level cultivators reached a certain point, they could also attack and kill cultivators of a higher major cultivation stage. But no matter how many cultivators were two major cultivation stages higher, it was useless. Qi Refining stage cultivators facing Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators weren''t even considered cannon fodder. However, when there were many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, they could form a large formation, capable of exerting combat power comparable to early Golden Elixir stage cultivators. If the person leading the formation was an early Golden Elixir stage cultivator, they could exert mid-Golden Elixir stage strength. If the person leading the formation was a mid-Golden Elixir stage cultivator, they could exert late Golden Elixir stage strength. If the person leading the formation was a late Golden Elixir stage cultivator, they could exert late Golden Elixir stage completion level strength. Unfortunately, even if a late Golden Elixir stage completion cultivator led the formation, the most they could exert was a stronger late Golden Elixir stage combat power, and it was impossible to exert False Nascent Soul stage combat power. The slogan of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world''s Righteous Path Alliance was: "The first battle is the decisive battle, one battle to determine the universe, no prolonged war with demon sects, only swift and decisive battles." Because when those False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world returned from the Human Cultivation Alliance sub-hall in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, they received a tip from the Deputy Hall Master. The best way to deal with demon cultivators was to do it early, because once demon cultivators who met the conditions gained enough contributions on the outer battlefield, they would create more new demon sects in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Previously, there weren''t so many high-level demon cultivators in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The current high-level demon cultivators were disciples of top demon sects from the cultivation continent controlled by the Path of Demons. They came to the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world to establish sects, all as branches of top demon sects. No Elemental Infant stage demon cultivators would appear in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, nor would Elemental Infant stage righteous demon cultivators participate in the war between the righteous and demon paths in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. At the same time, the number of demon cultivators allowed to enter the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world was also specifically limited. Moreover, every high-level demon cultivator who obtained a spot would have a record left with the Human Cultivation Alliance. If a high-level demon cultivator not on the list appeared in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, the righteous side of the Human Cultivation Alliance would dispatch Elemental Infant stage or above cultivators to eliminate them. In other words, the number of Golden Elixir stage and False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators allowed to come to the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world was limited. They couldn''t just come with as many Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators or False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators as they wanted. This was agreed upon internally within the Human Cultivation Alliance, with the righteous and demon paths negotiating together. Similarly, the righteous cultivators also arranged for cultivators to go to the cultivation continent controlled by demon cultivators and established branches there, similar to the demon cultivators'' approach. Everything was a game between the high-level cultivators of the righteous and demon paths. It''s just that the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world was chosen as the battlefield for invasion by the demon cultivators. For the demon cultivators to gain a foothold in this resource-poor place, they had to infringe upon the interests of the local righteous cultivation forces. If the demon forces developed too quickly, they would eradicate all the local cultivation forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, turning it entirely into a region controlled by demon cultivators. On this day, the Golden Elixir stage ancestor of the Alchemy Peak from the Spirit Creek Sect arrived outside the entrance of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode and sent Guo Feilong a voice transmission jade slip message. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 102 - Elder Guo, you have such great courage! In the Spirit Creek Sect''s Alchemy Peak, there was a Golden Elixir Ancestor named Sun Shangxiang. Although she had been married for over four hundred years and was the mother of several children, she hailed from the Sun family, a Golden Elixir stage family within the Spirit Creek Sect. As a genius of the direct lineage, she was the cherished princess of the Sun family. At the age of eighteen or nineteen, she had taken Beauty Retaining Pills, and she still looked like a young girl of that age. Her youngest daughter, Yuwen Yanhong, inherited her looks and bore a nine-tenths resemblance to her. If the two stood together, they would be mistaken for twin sisters rather than mother and daughter. Such was the nature of the cultivation world, where the existence of Beauty Retaining Pills could preserve youthful appearances indefinitely. If two young-looking cultivators stood side by side, without revealing their identities, it would be impossible to discern their relationship just by sight. What might appear to be brothers could very well be father and son, grandfather and grandson, or an ancestor with his great-great-grandson. In the small world of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, upon receiving a voice transmission from Sun Shangxiang, the Golden Elixir Ancestor of Alchemy Peak, Guo Feilong immediately set out to greet her. In the cultivation world, a higher cultivation stage commanded respect as a senior. Although Guo Feilong, as a high-level alchemist, held a status comparable to the Golden Elixir stage, this was only in terms of status, not strength. In front of a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, he was still a junior. Of course, if it came to actual combat strength, he wouldn''t fear even a late-stage Golden Elixir cultivator at the peak of completion. In a one-on-one situation, he had at least an eighty percent chance of killing a late-stage Golden Elixir cultivator, with the remaining twenty percent being the chance of them escaping. If he set up a grand formation in advance and lured them into it, even a late-stage Golden Elixir cultivator wouldn''t be able to escape. Sun Shangxiang, the Golden Elixir Ancestor of Alchemy Peak, had only just stepped into the early Golden Elixir stage less than a hundred years ago. If Guo Feilong wanted to kill her, it would be easier than killing a Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast. Human cultivators were much more fragile compared to spiritual beasts, and a close-range surprise attack could easily result in death. Unless absolutely necessary, Guo Feilong wouldn''t expose his true combat strength. Only when others were unaware of his true power could he catch them off guard and counterattack easily. If his strength were fully known, his enemies would undoubtedly use means beyond his capabilities to deal with him. Moreover, Guo Feilong wouldn''t attack Sun Shangxiang without reason. Not to mention that many of his children were her disciples and grand-disciples. His two wives, Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, were both her kneeling disciples, almost like half-children to her. By rights, he should call her Master, just like Liu Feiyu. Furthermore, he had a very good friendship with Sun Shangxiang''s daughter, Yuwen Yanhong, making it even less likely for him to act against Sun Shangxiang. Besides, Guo Feilong''s current status in the Spirit Creek Sect was already tacitly acknowledged as being under Sun Shangxiang''s influence. If any other Golden Elixir Ancestor in the Spirit Creek Sect tried to bully him, the first to protect him would undoubtedly be Sun Shangxiang. The relationships among the various Golden Elixir Ancestors in the Spirit Creek Sect were mostly connected by blood or marriage, with some degree of kinship. Unless there were significant interests at stake, they wouldn''t turn against each other. For instance, Sun Shangxiang came from the Sun family, whose ancestor was also a Golden Elixir Ancestor in the Spirit Creek Sect. The family she married into, the Yuwen family, also had a Golden Elixir Ancestor. A cousin from the Sun family''s ancestor''s maternal side was another Golden Elixir Ancestor from a different family, who was also a Golden Elixir Ancestor in the Spirit Creek Sect. These Golden Elixir Ancestors in the Spirit Creek Sect had intermarried among various families, forming a unified whole long ago. Of course, even blood brothers could become enemies over interests, let alone families with distant blood ties. For the sake of their respective family interests, whether in the Spirit Creek Sect or other sects, there was always internal power struggle, but externally, they were very united.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. Golden Elixir Ancestors were not ones to visit without reason. Guo Feilong speculated that Sun Shangxiang''s visit to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode was related to the recent outbreak of the righteous and demonic war in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators could go to the battlefield and form formations to fight against Golden Elixir stage cultivators. Among his wives and concubines, over a hundred were Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Recently, the Spirit Creek Sect had sent people to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, asking him to send a hundred Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to participate in the righteous and demonic war. The battlefield was extremely brutal; not only could Foundation Establishment stage cultivators die there, but even False Nascent Soul stage cultivators could perish in the current righteous and demonic war in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. Guo Feilong was absolutely against sending a hundred Foundation Establishment stage wives and concubines to such a dangerous battlefield. He cultivated to protect his wives, children, and descendants. Sending his wives and concubines to war as cannon fodder was out of the question. Therefore, Guo Feilong steeled his heart and used formation materials worth nearly a billion spirit stones to set up a powerful defensive formation at the entrance and exit of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Not to mention Golden Elixir stage cultivators, even Elemental Infant stage cultivators might not be able to break through his defensive formation. Guo Feilong had already decided that as long as the righteous and demonic war in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world continued, he and his wives, concubines, and children would not leave the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Regardless of the chaos outside, he didn''t have the power to meddle in such matters. Taking care of his own family was enough. Before the outbreak of the righteous and demonic war, Guo Feilong had stockpiled a large amount of cultivation herbs, seeds, spiritual grains, and spiritual rice. Even if they didn''t go out for three to five hundred years, the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode could be self-sufficient, lacking nothing. Guo Feilong wasn''t worried about the Righteous Path Alliance winning and the Spirit Creek Sect settling scores with him later. As a high-level alchemist, he could bring significant wealth and benefits to the Spirit Creek Sect. At most, they would impose a symbolic punishment, such as doubling his elixir production for ten or twenty years, but they wouldn''t kill him. Moreover, he had over a hundred Foundation Establishment stage wives and concubines, which was a considerable force that the Spirit Creek Sect wouldn''t want to destroy. If the Spirit Creek Sect dared to go too far, Guo Feilong wouldn''t hesitate to use his flying spiritual instrument, an aerial fortress, to relocate his entire family to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. Even if he had to seek refuge with the Wu family, where Wu Xuemeng came from, his grandmaster-level alchemist status would earn him a Heavenly Abode as a fiefdom, and the Wu family would have to treat him with respect. Guo Feilong had already planned his retreat. If the final outcome in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world was a victory for the demon cultivators, he would immediately relocate his entire family to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world to seek refuge with the Wu family. Guo Feilong flew out of the Heavenly Abode, surrounded by the white mist of the formation. Although the white mist could block the divine sense and sight of other cultivators, it didn''t hinder Guo Feilong''s divine sense as the master of the formation. His mid-Foundation Establishment stage divine sense spread in all directions, instantly covering a radius of thirty miles. After confirming that only Sun Shangxiang, the Golden Elixir Ancestor of Alchemy Peak, was outside the formation and there were no other Golden Elixir stage cultivators, he performed a Daoist art. The white mist surged, and the area between him and Sun Shangxiang outside the formation cleared, allowing them to see each other. As soon as they met, Guo Feilong immediately performed the junior''s salute and, based on the relationship with his wives Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, addressed her, "Disciple greets Master." Sun Shangxiang, the Golden Elixir Ancestor of Alchemy Peak, scrutinized him for a moment before speaking in a deep voice, "Elder Guo, you have quite the nerve to repeatedly ignore the sect''s summons and refuse to let your wives and concubines participate in the righteous and demonic war. If everyone in the sect were as cowardly as you, how could the sect endure in this world? Defending the sect is defending our own future. From the Golden Elixir Ancestor families to the various Foundation Establishment families, all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators must participate in the war. What makes your small Guo family special? Why can''t you participate? Today, I must take a hundred Foundation Establishment stage cultivators with me. If not for your status as a high-level alchemist, all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in your Guo family would have to go to the battlefield today. Moreover, defying the sect''s war order, according to sect rules, warrants death. But given the current war situation, with a severe shortage of elixirs, I''ll spare your life for now. From today, you must refine five furnaces of Ninth Grade elixirs daily, with four pills per furnace. Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, as your wives and also disciples of the Spirit Creek Sect, must each refine seven furnaces of Sixth Grade elixirs daily, with four pills per furnace. Additionally, your children, who are my disciples and grand-disciples, totaling sixty-three, must each refine seven furnaces of Third Grade elixirs daily, with four pills per furnace. Every ten days, the sect will send someone to collect the elixirs and deliver them to the battlefield. Do you understand?" Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 103 - As the saying goes, one should not harbor intentions to harm others, but must always b In the Spirit Creek Sect''s Alchemy Peak, the Golden Elixir Ancestor Sun Shangxiang spoke with a stern and somewhat impolite tone. However, Guo Feilong, being a junior and unwilling to let his wives and concubines go to the battlefield, understood the stance of those Golden Elixir Ancestors from the Spirit Creek Sect. With a smile, he said, "Disciple understands, but I still stand by my words. I can refine elixirs for the sect tirelessly, contributing to the sect''s resources. Even if it means refining elixirs for twelve hours a day, I am willing. But if the sect wants me to send my wives and children to the battlefield, I will not agree. I will not allow any of my wives or concubines to go to the battlefield of the righteous and demonic paths to fight. Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are as fragile as eggs on a battlefield filled with Golden Elixir and False Nascent Soul stage cultivators, easily crushed by a high-level demon cultivator. Master can leave the alchemy materials on the ground, and once you leave, I will bring them inside. In ten days, I will hand over every elixir due to the sect without fail to the person sent by the sect." He spoke these words politely and with a smile while remaining inside the formation, without opening it. The opponent was a Golden Elixir stage cultivator; if he opened the formation, they could enter instantly. As the saying goes, one should not harbor intentions to harm others, but must always be vigilant. His divine sense could only cover a radius of thirty miles, and if a Golden Elixir stage cultivator concealed their aura or used a spiritual instrument to hide it, his divine sense would not detect them. If there were hidden Golden Elixir stage cultivators from the Spirit Creek Sect nearby, they could slip in the moment he opened the formation to take something. Would he obediently let them take away his 100 Foundation Establishment stage wives and concubines, or would he tear off the facade and eliminate the Golden Elixir stage cultivator? Neither outcome was something he wanted to see. Therefore, when faced with the visit from the Golden Elixir Ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect, he did not open the formation to invite them in. Whether it was considered rude or not was irrelevant; protecting his wives and children was the most important thing. As long as his status as a high-level alchemist remained valuable to the Spirit Creek Sect, he was not afraid of any repercussions. Guo Feilong''s firm refusal to send his wives and concubines to the battlefield infuriated Sun Shangxiang. Even as a Golden Elixir Ancestor, she couldn''t take them away, feeling as if she''d been slapped in the face. "Elder Guo, how dare you defy the sect''s orders. Today, I must take them away." With a flash of light, Sun Shangxiang''s lifebound sacred treasure appeared in her hand¡ªa medium-quality flying sword gleaming coldly under the sun.The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. "Master, to be honest, as long as I don''t leave the formation, there''s nothing you can do to me," Guo Feilong said with a smile. "Before the righteous and demonic war, I had a premonition it might occur. I went to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world and spent a fortune to buy a high-level protective defense formation. Even several False Nascent Soul stage ancestors working together might not be able to break it by force." His smile, at this moment, appeared particularly obnoxious to Sun Shangxiang, who said coldly, "Well, Elder Guo, defy the sect''s orders, and you''ll face punishment in the future." With that, she left a storage bag filled with alchemy materials and prepared to fly away. Guo Feilong transmitted his voice, "Master, the righteous and demonic war is extremely dangerous, and the sect might have demon cultivator traitors. You can have Elder Yan Hong come to my Guo family''s Heavenly Abode under the pretense of supervising my alchemy. No matter the outcome of the righteous and demonic war, Elder Yan Hong will be safe." Sun Shangxiang flew away without turning back, but Guo Feilong heard her voice transmission, "At least you have some conscience, I didn''t come alone." This transmission explained everything; the Spirit Creek Sect indeed sent more than just her, with hidden Golden Elixir Ancestors lurking. Guo Feilong knew the Spirit Creek Sect wouldn''t let someone who disobeyed orders off easily. Once he opened the defense formation, the hidden Golden Elixir Ancestors would instantly enter. In the calculations of those Golden Elixir Ancestors from the Spirit Creek Sect, as long as a Golden Elixir Ancestor entered the formation, they could control him and involve his hundred-plus Foundation Establishment stage wives and concubines in the righteous and demonic war. Thus, the high-ranking members of the Spirit Creek Sect sent Sun Shangxiang. Unfortunately for them, their plan didn''t work. Having lived two lives, and in an era of advanced internet on Earth, Guo Feilong had read countless history books and online novels, encountering all sorts of schemes. As long as he stayed within the formation, no matter how many schemes the Spirit Creek Sect had, they were useless since they couldn''t get in, inherently placing him in an invincible position. Of course, Guo Feilong dared to defy the sect''s orders during wartime mainly because he had the confidence to relocate his entire family at any time. If this place doesn''t keep me, there''s always another place that will. If you push me too hard, I''ll take my entire family and leave. Without the ability to relocate his entire family at any time, he would indeed fear the Spirit Creek Sect to some extent, as he currently couldn''t defeat False Nascent Soul stage cultivators. False Nascent Soul stage cultivators are those who failed to break through to the Elemental Infant stage but haven''t completely failed. They have one foot on the Elemental Infant stage, although still at the late Golden Elixir stage of completion, they can use a small portion of the abilities of Elemental Infant stage cultivators. According to Wu Yumeng, False Nascent Soul stage cultivators can withstand at most ten moves against early Elemental Infant stage cultivators before being killed. Cultivators at the late Golden Elixir stage of completion can at least fight against False Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Within fifty moves, a False Nascent Soul stage cultivator can kill a late Golden Elixir stage cultivator. Since he couldn''t defeat False Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Guo Feilong wouldn''t send his wives and concubines to participate in the righteous and demonic war. He couldn''t accept any of his wives or concubines dying in the righteous and demonic war. Guo Feilong cast a Daoist art, causing the white mist within the formation to surge, making it impossible for anyone outside to see his figure, only the dense white mist. As for the storage bag on the ground outside the formation, he wasn''t in a hurry to retrieve it, just in case there wasn''t a hidden Golden Elixir Ancestor. Better safe than sorry, Guo Feilong took a reclining chair from his storage bag, lay back leisurely, and waited quietly. About half an hour later, Guo Feilong sensed a presence moving away from a hundred meters outside the formation. Although he couldn''t see who it was with his eyes or divine sense, it must have been a Golden Elixir Ancestor with a spiritual instrument concealing their presence. But again, better safe than sorry, who knew if there was a third Golden Elixir Ancestor? Guo Feilong still didn''t retrieve the storage bag outside the formation, continuing to wait leisurely on the reclining chair amidst the dense white mist. An hour passed. Two hours passed. After the third hour, Guo Feilong suddenly opened his eyes, looking fifty meters outside the formation. Although his eyes and divine sense didn''t see anyone, his divine sense sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations of someone leaving. Guo Feilong figured three Golden Elixir Ancestors were enough; there shouldn''t be a fourth. He opened a small gap in the formation''s light screen and used mystic power to bring the storage bag inside. The storage bag contained medicinal herbs needed for refining elixirs. The medicinal herbs were funded by the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world''s Righteous Path Alliance, not by any single force. Although the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world''s Righteous Path Alliance''s slogan was "The first battle is the decisive battle, one battle to determine the outcome," aiming to quickly end the righteous and demonic war. But demon cultivators aren''t fools; why would they engage in a decisive battle with you in the short term? It''s like gambling at a table; just because you go all-in doesn''t mean your opponent will too. Whether to go all-in depends entirely on strength. Guo Feilong concluded that this battle was destined to be a prolonged tug-of-war, impossible to end in the short term. The longer the war lasted, the more cultivators would die, and his wives and concubines, with their delicate arms and legs, wouldn''t get involved. [Please give a five-star rating, and support with free little gifts. Thank you very much for your support, thank you!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 104 - How can we distinguish between this mother and daughter? "Wow, there are so many medicinal herbs in here!" Guo Feilong glanced at the medicinal herbs inside the storage bag and was shocked by the sheer quantity. Not only were there countless mid-to-low-grade herbs, but even high-grade ones were abundant. A rough estimate put the value of the herbs in this storage bag at over four billion. "Does the Arctic Continent''s cultivation alliance trust me this much? Aren''t they afraid I''ll run off with the money?" Guo Feilong happily fastened the storage bag to his waist and returned to the Guo family palace. For each batch of elixirs he produced, he only needed to hand over four pills. He could produce ten pills per batch, making a solid profit of six pills each time. Of course, this was because he had auspicious clouds, allowing him to produce ten pills per batch. Other alchemists didn''t have this capability; their success rate was typically between forty to forty-five percent, with some barely reaching forty percent. Upon returning, Guo Feilong gathered all his wives, concubines, and children who could refine elixirs in the meeting hall. He distributed medicinal herbs corresponding to their alchemy levels and sent them off to refine elixirs. For other alchemists, improving their skills depended on talent, experience, and inheritance. With the Arctic Continent''s cultivation alliance providing herbs, not refining elixirs diligently would be a disservice to oneself. At this moment, Guo Feilong actually hoped the war between the righteous and demon paths in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world would last longer. The longer the war, the more the righteous path alliance would supply him with herbs for refining, increasing his profits. Being cautious by nature, after refining ninth-grade elixirs for Golden Elixir stage cultivators for two days, Guo Feilong worried that if Spirit Creek Sect sent someone every ten days to collect the elixirs, a Golden Elixir stage elder might take advantage of him opening the defensive formation to sneak in, which would be troublesome. As the saying goes, "Do not harbor intentions to harm others, but be vigilant against those who might harm you." For safety and to prevent any unforeseen incidents, Guo Feilong took advantage of the night to set up a fog formation outside the entrance and exit of the large formation. This fog formation was only capable of blocking divine sense and vision. By dawn, Guo Feilong had finally completed the fog formation. Whoosh! A Daoist art activated the formation, and a dense white fog appeared within a thirty-mile radius outside the defensive formation of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. From then on, he would place the refined elixirs randomly within the fog. When someone came to collect them, he would guide them to the location, eliminating the need to open the formation''s light screen when they arrived. Even if a Golden Elixir stage cultivator entered the fog formation, they would be as blind as a bat. The fog formation had no offensive or defensive capabilities, and a cultivator could easily leave by flying high enough to surpass the fog''s height. On the third day at noon after setting up the fog formation, Yuwen Yanhong arrived above the fog formation with her dozen disciples. Looking down at the dense white fog covering a thirty-mile radius, Yuwen Yanhong immediately guessed Guo Feilong''s intention.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. "Elder Guo, I''m above the fog formation outside your Guo family''s Heavenly Abode," Yuwen Yanhong said, taking out a jade slip for voice transmission and sending a divine sense message. Officially, she was there to oversee the Guo family''s alchemy, but in reality, she sought safety. The defensive formation outside the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode was of high quality, making it difficult for demon cultivators to breach. Although the Spirit Creek Sect''s headquarters also had advanced formations, who knew if there were demon cultivator spies within? At least, the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode had no demon cultivator spies, making it relatively safer. Who would have thought that the Spirit Creek Sect''s headquarters would be less secure than a small Foundation Establishment family? At that moment, Guo Feilong''s voice suddenly echoed from the fog formation below. "Senior Sister Yuwen, why didn''t you inform me in advance of your visit? I could have prepared a welcome." Yuwen Yanhong looked down, seeing the white fog below parting like curtains, revealing a clear path. Her eyes met Guo Feilong''s through the formation''s light screen. Due to his connections with Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, it was normal for Guo Feilong to address Yuwen Yanhong as Senior Sister. After all, calling her Senior Sister Yuwen was more intimate than Elder Yuwen. In the art of building relationships and giving gifts, Guo Feilong had become quite adept. Yuwen Yanhong and her dozen personal disciples landed outside the formation''s light screen. Truth be told, Yuwen Yanhong resembled her mother, Sun Shangxiang, so much that they could be mistaken for twin sisters. Looking at Yuwen Yanhong, who appeared to be eighteen or nineteen, Guo Feilong couldn''t help but think, "If I were to take her as a wife or concubine, would I mistake her for Golden Elixir Ancestor Sun Shangxiang after the wedding night? Their faces are just too similar." "Junior Brother Guo, why are you smiling so strangely?" Yuwen Yanhong frowned slightly, feeling uneasy about Guo Feilong''s smile. "Is my smile strange? It must be," Guo Feilong quickly suppressed his inappropriate thoughts and casually said, "I can''t help but smile at the thought of exchanging alchemy experiences with Senior Sister." As he spoke, Guo Feilong sent a mystic light from a Daoist art onto the formation''s light screen between him and Yuwen Yanhong. In an instant, a portal opened in the light screen, allowing Yuwen Yanhong and her disciples to enter. All of Yuwen Yanhong''s personal disciples were beautiful female disciples with a talent for alchemy, each being a low-level alchemist. Their spiritual root qualities were also impressive, with the worst being medium-quality, and five or six having high-quality spiritual roots. Guo Feilong knew all of Yuwen Yanhong''s personal disciples and had a good relationship with them. Whenever he visited the Spirit Creek Sect''s headquarters, he generously gave them cultivation elixirs, spirit stones, and spiritual instruments as gifts if they were present. Yuwen Yanhong''s young and beautiful disciples greeted Guo Feilong warmly, "Greetings, Uncle Guo." "Good, good," Guo Feilong said, patting his storage bag as a dozen bottles of third-grade cultivation elixirs for Qi Refining stage cultivators flew out. "One bottle each, everyone gets one." "Thank you, Uncle Guo!" "Thank you, Uncle Guo!" The dozen female disciples happily accepted a bottle each, their fondness for Uncle Guo increasing even more. "Senior Sister Yuwen, this isn''t the place for chatting. I''ve had a banquet prepared; let''s head inside the Heavenly Abode." With a wave of his hand, Guo Feilong closed the formation''s light screen, and the fog outside rolled back, blocking any view or divine sense from the outside. Yuwen Yanhong and her disciples, all women, could have stayed at the Guo family palace, but Guo Feilong arranged for them to stay at the Guest Peak in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, a mountain with dozens of independent courtyards for hosting guests. Whenever he had free time, Guo Feilong would visit Yuwen Yanhong''s courtyard to discuss alchemy experiences, and as their interactions increased, their friendship deepened. One day, Guo Feilong asked Yuwen Yanhong, "Senior Sister, have you prepared the Yang Essence Pill?" Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 105 - Yuwen Yanhongs bridal chamber Yuwen Yanhong was already over three hundred and seventy years old, with a spiritual root of high-quality medium grade. Both her mother''s and father''s families were Golden Elixir stage cultivation families, making her the cherished princess of her clan. From birth, she never lacked cultivation resources, and seventy years ago, she had already reached the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection. Thirty years ago, Yuwen Yanhong received a Second Grade Yang Essence Pill prepared by her family and went into seclusion to attempt breaking through to the Golden Elixir Realm. Unfortunately, even with the Second Grade Yang Essence Pill, which could increase the success rate by fifteen percent, her overall chance of breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage was only about twenty percent. The final result was unfortunate; she failed to break through to the Golden Elixir stage, and her Foundation Establishment platform and spiritual root were both injured. After more than thirty years of recuperation, her Foundation Establishment platform and spiritual root still had not fully recovered. It would take another twenty years for them to completely heal, at which point she could attempt to break through to the Golden Elixir stage again. For a Golden Elixir stage cultivation force like the Spirit Creek Sect, it would take thirty to forty years to obtain one or two Yang Essence Pills, and even then, they were of low quality, First or Second Grade. Even low-quality First or Second Grade Yang Essence Pills were precious resources in the Spirit Creek Sect, where there were many competitors and limited resources. The Spirit Creek Sect had over a dozen Golden Elixir stage ancestors, each with a large family, so they naturally had many descendants with good spiritual root aptitude. When the Spirit Creek Sect obtained a Yang Essence Pill, it was distributed in turn among the Golden Elixir stage ancestors, who then gave it to their descendants. This rule had been in place for tens of thousands of years. According to the rules, it would be at least six hundred years before her mother, Sun Shangxiang, would receive a Yang Essence Pill again. By then, she would have long passed away. In reality, a genius in a Golden Elixir stage family only had one chance in their lifetime to receive a Yang Essence Pill. With so many geniuses in the family, others needed it too. Many more geniuses, because they were not direct descendants or their parents and elders were not powerful, did not even have the qualification to obtain a Yang Essence Pill. Mentioning the Yang Essence Pill, Yuwen Yanhong''s eyes suddenly dimmed as she said, "Barring any unexpected events, I will never receive another Yang Essence Pill in this lifetime." Guo Feilong learned from Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue that Yuwen Yanhong had once used a Yang Essence Pill to attempt breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage but failed. He used the same method he had with Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. He asked, "Senior Sister Yuwen, if someone offered a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill as a bride price to marry you as a wife or concubine, would you accept the bride price and marry him, or would you refuse it? Speak honestly, no lies." Yuwen Yanhong was taken aback, not expecting him to ask such a question and demand honesty. Without hesitation, Yuwen Yanhong replied, "Is there even a question? Of course, I would immediately accept the bride price and marry him." Few cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage could resist the temptation of a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill. Once they became a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, they would gain over a thousand years of life span, elevated status, and enjoy worldly riches. Only a fool would refuse. "Alas," Yuwen Yanhong suddenly sighed, "it''s just a pity that no one has offered me a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill as a bride price. If someone did, I would marry him right away." Hearing this, Guo Feilong was secretly delighted. Discussing cultivation resources with female cultivators was indeed easier than talking about emotions. He took out a small jade bottle from his storage bag and placed it on the table between their chairs. Then he smiled and said, "Senior Sister Yuwen, I''ve liked you for a long time. This is a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill I obtained by chance. If you are willing to marry me, this Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill will be your bride price. Do you agree?" Yuwen Yanhong''s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at him and the small jade bottle on the table, not expecting Guo Feilong to make such an offer. She rolled her large eyes at him, picked up the small jade bottle with her fair and slender hand. With a pop, she pulled out the spiritual wood stopper from the jade bottle, and a familiar elixir fragrance wafted into her nose. "It''s the scent of a Yang Essence Pill!" Yuwen Yanhong''s spirit was lifted, and she eagerly poured out the Yang Essence Pill from the small jade bottle. The golden, glowing Yang Essence Pill looked like a small golden sun in her palm. One rune script. Three rune scripts. Five rune scripts. Seven rune scripts. Nine rune scripts. Counting to the last rune script, Yuwen Yanhong''s breath tightened, her eyes filled with joy and shock. A Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill could increase the chance of forming a Golden Elixir by fifty percent. For a cultivator like her at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection, it was an irresistible temptation. She carefully put the Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill back into the small jade bottle and looked at Guo Feilong, asking, "Are you really willing to use a Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill as a bride price?" "Of course," Guo Feilong replied. "As long as Senior Sister is willing to marry me, after the wedding night, this Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill will be yours." Yuwen Yanhong blushed, lowered her head, and said softly, "Alright, I agree to marry you." Guo Feilong happily stood up, took out a jade slip, and informed his family in the palace that he was getting married today and would take Yuwen Yanhong as his wife or concubine. His family was used to him marrying and taking concubines over the years, and they even had a department dedicated to arranging wedding chambers. On the same day, Guo Feilong brought Yuwen Yanhong home as his bride. He didn''t inform Yuwen Yanhong''s parents or elders. After the deed was done, he would notify them and arrange a wedding ceremony with Yuwen Yanhong''s family later. Around eight in the evening, since it was summer, the sky hadn''t completely darkened yet. Guo Feilong eagerly arrived at the wedding chamber. With a wave of his hand, a defensive light screen rose outside the wedding chamber. Guo Feilong walked to the bed and lifted Yuwen Yanhong''s red bridal veil. A stunningly beautiful and shy face appeared before Guo Feilong''s eyes. Beautiful! So beautiful! Gorgeous! So gorgeous! The essential spiritual instrument for the wedding chamber couldn''t be left out. Guo Feilong took out a spiritual instrument lamp from his storage bag. It was a crystal ball similar to a Night Pearl. He infused it with mystic power, and the light it emitted illuminated the entire wedding chamber as if it were daylight. "Can we turn off the light? I... I''m embarrassed," Yuwen Yanhong said in a soft voice. Guo Feilong chuckled and said, "Senior Sister, you don''t understand. Having light in the wedding chamber creates a better atmosphere. Trust me, I have experience." He eagerly sat on the edge of the bed. What followed was the omitted ten thousand words of the life gene continuation research project. Three hours later, Guo Feilong finished the life gene continuation research project, and he couldn''t help but think, "What expression should I have when I meet my mother-in-law, Sun Shangxiang, next time? It''s just that Yuwen Yanhong looks so much like her mother, Sun Shangxiang. They could be mistaken for twin sisters." In the days that followed, aside from alchemy and crafting talismans, Guo Feilong visited Yuwen Yanhong every day. Each visit lasted at least two hours. With his constant efforts, Yuwen Yanhong, who was at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection, successfully became pregnant, with the presence of a small life in her womb. Boom! Two months after Sun Shangxiang''s pregnancy, a terrifying Golden Elixir aura suddenly emanated from the Guo family''s Forbidden Zone. At the same time, above the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world, a tribulation cloud quickly formed, expanding rapidly in all directions. In less than the time it took to burn a stick of incense, the pitch-black tribulation cloud covered the entire Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 106 - Intervening in Others Tribulation Lightning Guo Feilong gazed towards the Forbidden Zone, knowing that Wu Yumeng had successfully formed her Golden Elixir. In the path of immortal cultivation, one defies the heavens. Upon reaching the Golden Elixir stage, each breakthrough to a higher stage requires facing tribulation lightning. For those in the Tribulation Crossing stage, even a minor breakthrough means enduring a heavenly tribulation. Tribulation lightning is extremely dangerous for cultivators. Failing to overcome it can result in permanent damage to one''s spiritual root or, at best, injuries that require a long recovery. For those at the Tribulation Crossing stage, failing to overcome the tribulation can have severe consequences, ranging from serious injury to complete annihilation. The Golden Elixir formed by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators starts as a false elixir. If it withstands the power of the tribulation lightning, it will solidify into a true Golden Elixir. If the false elixir cannot withstand the tribulation lightning, it will shatter back into the Foundation Establishment stage, damaging the spiritual root and the foundation, resulting in a failed elixir formation. The Yang Essence Pill is known for increasing the success rate of forming a Golden Elixir because it has the ability to stabilize the false elixir, enhancing its resistance to tribulation lightning. At this moment, Guo Feilong saw a figure flying out of the Forbidden Zone, stepping on auspicious clouds and then sitting cross-legged in mid-air. It was Wu Yumeng. A brilliant Golden Elixir emerged from above Wu Yumeng''s head, resembling a small, golden sun. Upon closer inspection, one would notice that her Golden Elixir appeared quite illusory, like a bubble, not yet fully solidified. The current state of the Golden Elixir was that of a false elixir. "Master, I want to go to the tribulation site." At this moment, the artifact spirit of Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure suddenly awakened and communicated with him through divine sense, saying, "I feel I can absorb the power of the tribulation lightning to help the mistress successfully pass through it." Guo Feilong was taken aback and asked, "You can help someone overcome tribulation lightning?" "I''m not entirely sure, but I believe I can absorb the power of the tribulation lightning and reduce the damage it does to the mistress''s Golden Elixir." The artifact spirit of the lifebound sacred treasure was not entirely confident. Guo Feilong thought, "Regardless, it''s worth a try. My lifebound sacred treasure was crafted using three thousand auspicious clouds, so it should be capable of absorbing tribulation lightning." After all, his lifebound sacred treasure could also release the power of tribulation lightning, sharing the same origin. It might indeed help Wu Yumeng overcome the Golden Elixir tribulation. In the next moment, a white cloud rose beneath his feet as he flew towards a mountain peak near the Guo family¡¯s Forbidden Zone, ensuring no one was around. His lifebound sacred treasure transformed into a beam of light from the Baihui Acupoint atop his head, soaring directly into the sky. The lifebound sacred treasure did not fly directly into the tribulation clouds but hovered five to six thousand meters above Wu Yumeng''s Golden Elixir. Boom!Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. At that moment, a bolt of tribulation lightning descended from the tribulation clouds. It was as terrifying as a furious dragon emerging from the abyss. In the tens of thousands of meters high sky, Guo Feilong''s humanoid lifebound sacred treasure appeared, with mysterious runes surfacing on its metallic exterior, drawing in strands of tribulation lightning. The tribulation lightning first struck his humanoid lifebound sacred treasure, then continued downwards towards Wu Yumeng''s Golden Elixir. Connected in mind and spirit with his lifebound sacred treasure, Guo Feilong sensed the mysterious runes on it absorbing a significant amount of the tribulation lightning''s power, reducing its strength by at least thirty percent. Don''t underestimate this thirty percent reduction; sometimes even a five percent difference can determine success or failure. With the tribulation lightning''s power reduced by thirty percent, combined with the Yang Essence Pill''s fifty percent increase in success rate, Wu Yumeng now had at least an eighty percent chance of becoming a Golden Elixir stage cultivator. Thinking of this, Guo Feilong was overjoyed. For his wives and children with spiritual roots, if they were to face the Golden Elixir tribulation in the future, they would also have an eighty percent success rate. Even if they failed the first time, they would still have an eighty percent chance on their second attempt. In the future, when facing the Elemental Infant stage tribulation or the Transformation stage tribulation, his lifebound sacred treasure could help weaken the tribulation lightning. Boom! Boom! Boom! One bolt of tribulation lightning after another descended. Moments later, the tribulation ended. Wu Yumeng''s Golden Elixir suddenly shone brightly, transforming from a false elixir into a solid Golden Elixir in an instant, like a drop of water rapidly freezing into an ice bead. Whoosh! Wu Yumeng retrieved the Golden Elixir into her energy core, looking up into the sky with confusion, seeing nothing. During the tribulation, she felt as if something was weakening the power of the tribulation lightning. "Was it just my imagination?" Wu Yumeng withdrew her divine sense and gaze, thinking, "It must have been an illusion. I''ve never heard of anything in this world that can directly reduce the power of tribulation lightning." In the early Golden Elixir stage, divine sense can cover 100 miles; in the mid-stage, it''s 150 miles; in the late stage, it''s 200 miles; and at the late stage''s completion, it''s 250 miles. In the False Nascent Soul stage, it''s 300 miles. Guo Feilong was only thirty miles from the Guo family¡¯s Forbidden Zone, and the moment Wu Yumeng''s divine sense spread, she discovered him. In the next moment, Wu Yumeng transformed into a beam of light, flying over and leaping into Guo Feilong''s arms, exclaiming, "Husband, I''ve become a Golden Elixir stage cultivator!" Her face was full of excitement and joy, a feeling any cultivator would share upon such an achievement. "Husband, my Golden Elixir is a medium quality one, with ten percent more mystic power than a normal Golden Elixir," Wu Yumeng said happily. Golden Elixirs are divided into four grades: low, medium, high, and supreme. A low-quality Golden Elixir stores normal mystic power. A medium-quality Golden Elixir has ten percent more mystic power than a low-quality one. A high-quality Golden Elixir has twenty percent more mystic power than a low-quality one. A supreme-quality Golden Elixir has thirty percent more mystic power than a low-quality one. Don''t underestimate the difference of one, two, or three percent in mystic power. In battles between cultivators, even a five percent difference in mystic power can determine victory or defeat, let alone ten percent. "Husband, I''ve just formed my Golden Elixir, and my stage needs to stabilize. I''ll go into seclusion to consolidate my stage." After embracing for a moment, Wu Yumeng returned to the Guo family¡¯s Forbidden Zone to cultivate in seclusion, where the spiritual energy was dozens of times more abundant than outside. Not only is it easier to absorb spiritual energy and convert it into one''s own mystic power during cultivation, but staying in a place rich in spiritual energy also makes the body feel particularly comfortable. As soon as Wu Yumeng entered the formation of the Forbidden Zone, Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure returned from the sky to his energy core. "Master, I''ve absorbed a lot of tribulation lightning power. I need to convert it into my own tribulation rune power and will go into a period of dormancy," the artifact spirit''s voice gradually weakened. Guo Feilong hadn''t expected such a fortunate turn of events. His lifebound sacred treasure bore mysterious tribulation runes. The more tribulation runes it had, the greater the power of tribulation lightning it could release. Wu Yumeng spent three days in seclusion, thoroughly stabilizing her stage, and returned from the Guo family¡¯s Forbidden Zone to the Guo family palace. Now, she was the only Golden Elixir stage grand cultivator in the Guo family. Guo Feilong''s other wives and concubines all respected her, as cultivation stage was the true symbol of status and position in the cultivation world. Wu Yumeng was now the foremost figure in the Guo family, and Guo Feilong gave her the token to control the secondary formation of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, familiarizing her with the formation''s capabilities over several days. Although he was the creator of the small world within the Heavenly Abode, he was only a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and his mystic power was far inferior to Wu Yumeng''s Golden Elixir stage. If a powerful enemy were to invade in the future, the formation in the hands of Wu Yumeng, a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, would be far more formidable than in his own hands as a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. The difference between the Golden Elixir and Foundation Establishment stages was not only in mystic power storage but also in output capability. For example, the Foundation Establishment stage can release up to 5 units of mystic power, while the Golden Elixir stage can release up to 50 units. They are simply not on the same level. In the blink of an eye, several months passed. It was time for Yuwen Yanhong to give birth. Perhaps it was divine favor, or perhaps the Family Fortune Cauldron influenced their luck, but Yuwen Yanhong''s firstborn daughter had a high-quality medium spiritual root. When Yuwen Yanhong was taken, she received many auspicious clouds, and Guo Feilong directly enhanced this daughter''s spiritual root from high-quality medium to earth-grade high. The righteous and demon paths'' war on the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world continued as Guo Feilong had anticipated, not ending quickly but still ongoing. That night, a Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator arrived above the fog formation at the entrance of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. [Please give a five-star rating and send free gifts to support us with love. Thank you very much to every dear reader for your support. Thank you!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 107 - Unexpectedly locked eyes The demon cultivator hovering above the fog formation was named Wei Wuya, at the mid-Golden Elixir stage. He was proficient in formations, almost at the grandmaster level, making him a high-level formation master. The war between the Righteous Path and the Path of Demons in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world had been raging for a year, with both sides suffering losses. Wei Wuya had come to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode with the intent to capture Elder Guo from the Spirit Creek Sect''s Alchemy Peak, aiming to reduce the number of high-level alchemists in the Righteous Path Alliance. In such large-scale battles between cultivators, the contest was not only about the combat power of the higher-ups but also about the cultivation resources of both sides. Elixirs were undoubtedly the most crucial cultivation resources. When cultivators were injured, they needed high-level elixirs to recover quickly. To swiftly restore the mystic power consumed in battle, high-level elixirs were also necessary. Even for daily cultivation practice, cultivators required elixirs to aid their progress. The importance of elixirs to immortal cultivators was akin to the necessity of daily meals for ordinary people. Without them, it was impossible to continue. Capturing or killing the high-level alchemists of the Righteous Path Alliance in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world would severely deplete their supply of high-level elixirs. In a battle between two equally matched cultivators, if one lacked elixirs to restore mystic power while the other had them, the outcome was likely that the one without elixirs would be killed. On the surface, the demon cultivators had only established sects in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world in recent years. In reality, they had been secretly infiltrating for centuries. Every Golden Elixir-level cultivation force in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world had many hidden demon cultivators, disciples secretly practicing demonic arts. Among them were not only those with no significant background but excellent spiritual roots, but also many direct descendants of Golden Elixir-level families, all secretly nurtured by demon cultivators. Some Golden Elixir Ancestors within these forces were even cultivated by demon cultivators with resources and techniques centuries ago. The demon cultivators'' hidden agents had long infiltrated every major Golden Elixir-level cultivation force. Finding out how many high-level alchemists the Righteous Path Alliance had and where they practiced alchemy was a simple task. The high-level alchemists of the Righteous Path Alliance were generally protected by Golden Elixir stage experts. Capturing or killing them was extremely difficult. The high-level alchemist in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode of the Spirit Creek Sect refused to let his Foundation Establishment stage wives and concubines go to the battlefield, defying the sect''s orders. He set up a high-level formation at the entrance to the Heavenly Abode, allowing only the Righteous Path Alliance to use it for alchemy, a fact that the demon cultivator alliance had discovered. Without the protection of numerous Golden Elixir cultivators, relying solely on a high-level defensive formation to protect a high-level alchemist was, in the eyes of the demon cultivation alliance''s higher-ups, like a ripe fruit ready to be picked.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. To enter a place guarded by a formation light screen, one could either use brute force to break it or employ a formation master to infiltrate it using formation techniques. Using brute force, even with a dozen Golden Elixir stage cultivators working together, breaking a high-level defensive formation light screen would take ten days to half a month. By then, the Righteous Path Alliance would have sent Golden Elixir stage cultivators to assist. The most discreet and reliable method was to send a high-level formation master to infiltrate the formation light screen. Unfortunately, there was an agreement between the human cultivation alliances of the Righteous and Demonic Paths in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world: no Elemental Infant stage demon cultivators or grandmaster-level formation masters were allowed to intervene, or the Righteous Path would have been destroyed long ago. For a grandmaster-level formation master, breaking a high-level defensive formation of a Golden Elixir-level force was a simple task. Wei Wuya, with one foot in the grandmaster-level formation master realm, was at the pinnacle among high-level formation masters. At this moment, he flew into the fog formation below on a black cloud. "A mere fog formation, trying to block my sight." Wei Wuya took out a palm-sized blood-red formation flag, infusing it with mystic power. In an instant, the blood-red flag expanded into a three-meter-long formation flag. As he waved it, streams of blood-red mystic light shot out, forming a transparent blood-red light screen above him. This light screen had no defensive capability but could repel the dense white fog fifty meters away. As the blood-red light screen expanded, the fog-free area grew larger. Eventually, within a five-hundred-meter radius around Wei Wuya, there was no trace of fog, and his vision and divine sense were exceptionally clear. He could perceive every blade of grass and tree within five hundred meters, even sensing the activities of ants in an anthill on the ground. Wei Wuya shrank the blood-red formation flag back to palm size, tucked it into his sleeve pocket, and proceeded deeper into the fog formation. As he moved, the blood-red light screen moved with him, and the fog-free area followed. The fog formation spanned thirty miles in circumference. Wei Wuya searched within it for over half an hour before finding the entrance to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. The entrance was shrouded by a high-level defensive formation light screen. Wei Wuya tapped his storage bag, and one hundred and eight black formation flags, each about a foot long, flew out. He cast one Daoist art after another, causing the black flags to attach themselves to the defensive formation light screen one by one. Moments later, the one hundred and eight black formation flags formed a Taiji-less Nine Palace Eight Trigrams diagram on the formation light screen. "Open for me!" Wei Wuya cast the final Daoist art, and the one hundred and eight black formation flags released a surge of black energy, transforming into black threads that connected with each other. In the next instant, the black formation flags began to melt into the formation light screen, like red-hot iron bars on ice, accompanied by a sizzling corrosive sound. Meanwhile, in a large shared room within the Guo family palace of the Heavenly Abode, Guo Feilong, who was engaged in a life gene continuation research project with Liu Feiyu, Shangguan Mingyue, and Yuwen Yanhong, suddenly paused his work, his gaze shifting towards the entrance of the small world. "A formation master is stealthily attempting to break the formation." Guo Feilong had set up an alarm system on the defensive formation light screen to alert him of any attempts to breach it. He frowned slightly, then said to Liu Feiyu and his seven wives and concubines, "An uninvited guest is coming. I''ll go check it out. Wait for me here." Guo Feilong donned a robe, hung his storage bag and spiritual beast bag at his waist, and left the room. In the courtyard, he tapped his spiritual beast bag, releasing a mid-Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast. Guo Feilong mounted the beast and flew towards the entrance of the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Moments later, he arrived at the entrance, entering the passage. At that moment, Wei Wuya, the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, had just opened a gap in the defensive formation light screen and darted into the passage. In the next instant, the two unexpectedly locked eyes. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 108 - Catch a turtle in a big pot Their eyes met. Both were stunned. Guo Feilong was surprised because he hadn''t expected that someone could so quickly create an opening in the defensive formation he had set up. The opponent''s skill in formations was undoubtedly at the threshold of a Grandmaster Formation Master. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to break through so swiftly. Wei Wuya, a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, was surprised because he hadn''t expected to encounter anyone at this time and place. Moreover, he had seen portraits of Guo Feilong, the high-level alchemist of the Spirit Creek Sect. To run into his target right after entering¡ªwho wouldn''t be surprised? "Ha ha ha, I thought capturing you would be a challenge, but here you are," Wei Wuya laughed, raising his hand to grab at Guo Feilong from twenty meters away. Wei Wuya, a Golden Elixir disciple of the Nine Yin Sect, specialized in ghost and spirit manipulation, with yin-attributed mystic power. As he made a grasping motion, a massive black hand of mystic power materialized, reaching for Guo Feilong. In Wei Wuya''s mind, dealing with a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was as easy as an adult catching a newborn baby, with no resistance possible. However, he hadn''t anticipated that Guo Feilong''s skin would glow with a golden light. Raising his hand, Guo Feilong swung a palm at the incoming black hand. Bang! The collision of the two palms produced a deafening sound. Guo Feilong was pushed back dozens of meters by the black hand of mystic power. The opponent was a mid-Golden Elixir stage cultivator, while he was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. The gap between them was more than an entire major stage. Being pushed back dozens of meters was normal. If not for his Golden Body Technique, making his body as tough as a medium-quality sacred treasure, that slap would have easily captured any Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Even a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at Great Perfection wouldn''t stand a chance. This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. The gap between cultivation stages was like an insurmountable chasm. Moreover, the opponent was not just at the early Golden Elixir stage but at the mid-stage, with twice the mystic power. "You''ve trained your body to the level of a sacred treasure," Wei Wuya remarked in surprise, muttering to himself, "The information I received might have mentioned this. It seems capturing you will require some effort." As he spoke, Wei Wuya''s body emitted a cold, dark aura, transforming into a demon-like form. In this form, his body was covered in silver scales, and his head was bald with silver scales. His hands turned into talon-like claws, with sharp nails akin to red knives, terrifying to behold. He had a pair of wings covered in silver scales, and his mouth protruded like a wolf''s, filled with interlocking fangs. His eyes glowed crimson, enough to scare any timid ordinary person to death on the spot. Swish! Wei Wuya''s figure flashed, moving as fast as lightning, appearing directly in front of Guo Feilong and punching at his chest. Guo Feilong, considering himself a Grandmaster in martial arts, raised a hand to block the punch. An ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would have been shattered to pieces by such a punch from a demon-transformed Golden Elixir stage cultivator. But Guo Feilong''s body, at this moment, was as hard as a medium-quality sacred treasure. And Wei Wuya, in his demon form, had a body equally tough. Thus, Guo Feilong could block the punch without suffering any damage. However, Wei Wuya, being a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, had a strength in his punches that Guo Feilong couldn''t match. After taking the punch, Guo Feilong was sent flying like a sandstorm, his mystic power slightly depleted. "I advise you to surrender immediately and spare me the trouble," Wei Wuya said. "Otherwise, when your mystic power can no longer sustain your sacred treasure-like body, I have a hundred ways to torment you." As Guo Feilong retreated quickly into the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, he replied, "You sure talk a lot." With that, he threw a talisman that transformed into a fiery serpent, charging at Wei Wuya. Bang! Wei Wuya casually slapped the fiery serpent, shattering it into countless fiery sparks. Such was the power of a Golden Elixir stage cultivator¡ªterrifyingly strong. Of course, Wei Wuya could easily shatter a fiery serpent equivalent to a full-power strike from a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. This was because Guo Feilong hadn''t infused it with auspicious clouds. Otherwise, the talisman''s power could have been elevated to match a normal strike from an early Golden Elixir stage cultivator. But a normal spell attack from an early Golden Elixir stage cultivator was useless against a demon-transformed Wei Wuya, whose body was as tough as a sacred treasure. Mid-Foundation Establishment stage spell talismans couldn''t harm Wei Wuya, but they could slightly slow his advance. Guo Feilong threw talismans like they cost nothing, aiming to retreat into the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode as quickly as possible. He planned, "Once I deal with this mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, I''ll set up formations at the entrance of this Heavenly Abode to avoid being so passive next time." In an instant, both of them dashed out of the passage and entered the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Without a word, Guo Feilong infused his formation disk with mystic power. Buzz! The entire Heavenly Abode trembled slightly. In the next moment, the formation Guo Feilong had set up activated. Not to mention mid-Golden Elixir stage cultivators¡ªeven Elemental Infant stage cultivators would struggle to leave unscathed once the formation was activated. Golden Elixir stage cultivators in this formation were doomed. "Roar!" A white tiger, formed from the power of the formation, appeared between Guo Feilong and Wei Wuya. The aura of this formation-created white tiger was comparable to an early Golden Elixir stage. "Is a formation-created Golden Elixir stage tiger your trump card?" Wei Wuya charged at the tiger, engaging it in battle. The formation-created tiger, equivalent to a normal early Golden Elixir stage, was quickly shattered by Wei Wuya, who was at the mid-Golden Elixir stage. "Husband, let me help you," came a voice as Wu Yumeng, at the early Golden Elixir stage, flew over. With the formation token of the Heavenly Abode, she moved unimpeded through the formation and quickly reached Guo Feilong''s side. The activation of the Heavenly Abode''s formation was sensed not only by Wu Yumeng but by all cultivators present. "A Golden Elixir stage cultivator in this Heavenly Abode," Wei Wuya frowned slightly, but relaxed upon sensing Wu Yumeng''s early Golden Elixir stage aura. In a one-on-one, a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator could easily kill a normal early Golden Elixir stage cultivator. Without special means, an early Golden Elixir stage cultivator couldn''t even escape. "I''ll deal with you, an early Golden Elixir stage cultivator, first, then capture him," Wei Wuya said, flashing towards Wu Yumeng. Wu Yumeng was about to summon her flying sword when Guo Feilong placed a confident hand on hers, saying, "No need to act. The formation can easily kill him." In the next moment, the formation''s power condensed ten white tiger shadows, each at the early Golden Elixir stage, in front of them. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 109 - So, you should just die In the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, Guo Feilong had set up a deadly formation passed down from the Yellow Emperor, known as the White Tiger Devours Immortals Formation. The power of the formation conjured a white tiger. If it was shattered, ten more would appear. If those ten were destroyed, a hundred would emerge. Once a hundred white tigers appeared, killing one would cause another to form, endlessly and without limit. The most terrifying aspect was that after a hundred white tigers appeared, each new tiger that formed after one was destroyed would be stronger than the last, becoming increasingly formidable. The White Tiger Devours Immortals Formation was truly capable of annihilating immortals. However, the materials required to set up the formation had to be of extremely high quality. If the materials were sufficiently advanced, Guo Feilong could now arrange a formation capable of killing Elemental Infant stage cultivators. The white tigers conjured by the formation were all under Guo Feilong''s control. They were fearless, like a suicide squad, focusing solely on attack without regard for defense. Wei Wuya, a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, was incredibly powerful, with a demon form as fierce as a sacred treasure. Ten fearless white tigers, comparable to early Golden Elixir stage cultivators, were quickly reduced to just two or three by him. "Is this it? Hahaha!" Wei Wuya laughed triumphantly, dispatching each white tiger with five punches and three kicks. A true early Golden Elixir stage cultivator would never foolishly charge in, risking a head-on clash with a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator. They would certainly use spells and flying swords for long-range attacks, avoiding direct combat with the physically formidable demon cultivator. Bang! At that moment, Wei Wuya smashed the last white tiger with a punch, turning his gaze to Guo Feilong and Wu Yumeng. "Do you have any more tricks? Bring them on, your Grandpa Wei hasn''t had enough fun yet!" Wei Wuya, the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, thought the formation had ended, crossing his arms in front of him, his wings gently flapping, surrounded by wisps of black aura. "As you wish!" Guo Feilong''s voice was cold and indifferent, looking at Wei Wuya as if he were a dead man. This made Wei Wuya''s heart skip a beat, thinking, "Does this kid have an even more powerful trump card?" "Roar!" At that moment, a hundred energy white tigers suddenly formed within the formation, surrounding Wei Wuya. Wei Wuya''s expression changed slightly, but he wasn''t afraid. As long as he could engage in close combat, even a hundred white tigers wouldn''t scare him. The white tigers'' attacks couldn''t break his defenses, only depleting some of his mystic power. The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. He had plenty of elixirs on him to quickly replenish his mystic power. As long as his mystic power wasn''t exhausted, he could maintain his demon form indefinitely. One had to admit, the physique of a demon cultivator was formidable, facing a hundred fearless white tigers comparable to early Golden Elixir stage cultivators. That mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, Wei Wuya, was like a tiger among sheep, truly fearless. However, Wei Wuya soon realized something was wrong. No matter how many white tigers he killed, new ones kept appearing, always numbering a hundred. Moreover, what made his heart sink was that the new white tigers were growing stronger. How the hell was he supposed to fight this! After punching a charging white tiger to death, Wei Wuya shouted in frustration, "I don''t believe you have enough spirit stones to keep the formation conjuring white tigers endlessly. When the spirit stones powering the formation run out and it can''t conjure white tigers anymore. I''ll make you suffer in a hundred and eight ways, making you wish for death!" From a distance, Guo Feilong smiled slightly and said, "Let''s wait and see if you have more elixirs to restore your mystic power or if I have more spirit stones." In this cultivation world, all formation masters setting up such offensive and defensive formations relied on the spiritual energy from spirit stones. The number of spirit stones consumed by such formations was enormous. Once the spirit stones were depleted, the formation would cease to operate. To use an analogy. The operation of the formation is like an electric scooter running. And the spirit stones are like the battery of the scooter. Without spirit stones, it''s like the scooter''s battery running out of power, and it won''t operate anymore. However, the White Tiger Devours Immortals Formation set up by Guo Feilong was a formation path passed down from the Yellow Emperor, differing from the energy requirements of formations in this cultivation world. The energy source for this White Tiger Devours Immortals Formation was supplied by all the mountains, rivers, and earth veins in this small world, harnessing the momentum of heaven and earth. It''s as if this small world is continuously providing energy for the White Tiger Devours Immortals battle, without needing to consume spirit stones. Unless this small world runs out of spiritual energy, the White Tiger Devours Immortals Formation will never stop operating due to lack of energy. But such a situation will never occur because the white tigers formed by the formation, once killed, will transform back into spiritual energy and return to the heavens and earth. It''s like the cycle of rainwater, falling to the ground, evaporated by the sun, forming clouds in the sky, and the clouds will rain again. The energy in the universe is conserved; there is always a balance between increase and decrease. The things that decrease and increase may not be the same, but they can transform into each other. Just like a cultivator reaching the Elemental Infant stage, consuming countless spirit stones and absorbing endless spiritual energy. When this Elemental Infant stage cultivator dies, the energy from the dispersal of the Elemental Infant will transform back into spiritual energy and return to the universe, following the same principle. For example, when people eat a lot of food, they will excrete waste, and the waste will be absorbed by plants as nutrients, growing into fruit, which is then eaten, and transformed back into waste, continuing the cycle. In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour passed, and the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator Wei Wuya was getting anxious. The elixirs he had to quickly replenish his mystic power were running low. If he couldn''t leave here or destroy the formation base to dismantle the entire formation, he would eventually die here. However, he had already tried several times to leave the formation, but his attacks couldn''t break the formation''s barrier. He was also trying to use his knowledge of formations to find the formation base. But the places he searched all lacked a formation base. It was as if his knowledge of formations was completely ineffective within this formation. There was another way to escape. That was if he had enough time to use a hundred and eight formation flags to open a gap in the formation''s barrier and escape. But the problem was, Guo Feilong would never give him enough time. "Fellow Daoist Guo, spare my life today, and I will repay you in the future. We demon cultivators are determined to conquer the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. In the future, the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world will belong to us demon cultivators. I can protect your entire family." The mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator Wei Wuya began to plead for mercy. He was truly at his limit; the white tigers were growing stronger, already comparable to mid-Golden Elixir stage cultivators. If it weren''t for his demon form, with a body as strong as a medium-quality sacred treasure. Any Golden Elixir stage cultivator would have been killed by the white tigers long ago. "Demon cultivators are determined to conquer the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world?" Guo Feilong''s eyes narrowed slightly, sensing from Wei Wuya''s expression that he wasn''t lying. "Then tell me, what means do you demon cultivators have to overpower the righteous cultivation forces of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world?" He asked. While fighting the white tigers, Wei Wuya quickly replied, "We demon cultivators are currently at a disadvantage for two reasons. First, we don''t have as many Golden Elixir stage cultivators as the righteous path, nor as many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to form formations with Golden Elixir stage cultivators. Second, the righteous cultivation forces have three low-quality spirit stones, which we lack. It won''t be long before more Golden Elixir stage cultivators from our side arrive in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. They will also bring low-quality Divine Treasures, and then the advantage of the righteous cultivators will vanish. Fellow Daoist Guo, spare my life, and I swear I will protect your entire family in the future." After understanding the demon cultivators'' confidence, Guo Feilong calmly said, "My entire family''s lives don''t need your protection; I can protect them myself. So, you should just die." As he spoke, Guo Feilong''s humanoid lifebound sacred treasure flew out from the Baihui Acupoint on his head. [Please give a five-star rating, and send free gifts to support us. Thank you all for your support!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 110 - Kill the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator His lifebound sacred treasure emerged, leaving Wu Yumeng beside him and the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator Wei Wuya in the distance both stunned. "Are you a Golden Elixir stage cultivator? No, that''s not right! You''re only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage," Wei Wuya asked in bewilderment. In the cultivation world, only lifebound sacred treasures can be absorbed into the body and nurtured within the Golden Elixir. Other spiritual instruments and sacred treasures cannot be absorbed and must be carried or stored in a storage bag. Of course, innate sacred treasures above the level of divine treasures can also be absorbed into the body. Wei Wuya did not believe that Guo Feilong''s humanoid lifebound sacred treasure was an innate sacred treasure, because the humanoid metal lifebound sacred treasure resembled Guo Feilong himself. And Guo Feilong''s aura and cultivation stage were definitely at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, not possibly at the Golden Elixir stage, which was utterly puzzling and confusing. "Whether I''m at the Golden Elixir stage is not important," Guo Feilong said indifferently. "What''s important is that you''re about to die!" The humanoid lifebound sacred treasure above his head raised its metal right hand, mysterious tribulation runes appearing on its body, and the power of tribulation lightning emerged in its palm. The tribulation lightning power on the lifebound sacred treasure was Guo Feilong''s greatest trump card against demon cultivators, discovered when he annihilated Zhou Qiang and the other demon cultivators in that Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. The pure yang tribulation lightning power was the nemesis of all yin and demonic energy, inflicting tremendous damage on demon cultivators. At this moment, the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator Wei Wuya, who was battling a white tiger, instinctively felt immense fear towards the tribulation lightning on Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure''s hand. It was as if the lightning power on that metal hand was specifically prepared to annihilate him. In fear, the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator Wei Wuya roared, a massive amount of black yin energy surging from his body, condensing into a black cloud. In an instant, Wei Wuya was enveloped by a black cloud covering an area of forty to fifty meters. Guo Feilong''s vision couldn''t see his body, and his divine sense couldn''t perceive his presence. Wei Wuya thought he could hide within the black cloud, believing that the tribulation lightning power on Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure couldn''t hit him. After all, a black cloud nearly forty to fifty meters high was equivalent to a fifteen or sixteen-story building''s height. Inside, a person was very small, making it easy to hide someone. Looking at the black cloud ahead, Guo Feilong couldn''t help but smile. In the midst of yin and demonic energy, he didn''t need to find the opponent.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Crack! With a thought, the tribulation lightning power in the palm of his lifebound sacred treasure transformed into a long bolt of lightning, like an angry thunder dragon, charging towards the black cloud sphere. Boom! The tribulation lightning power struck the black cloud, igniting it like a torch thrown into a barrel of gasoline, exploding and burning instantly. For the tribulation lightning power, yin and demonic energy were like fire meeting flammable and explosive materials. In an instant, Wei Wuya''s screams echoed from within the black cloud. In the span of a dozen breaths, the black cloud formed by yin energy and mystic power burned away, and a corpse fell from mid-air to the ground. This corpse was Wei Wuya''s, but now it was charred and blackened, completely unrecognizable. Cautious as ever, Guo Feilong feared the opponent might be feigning death, and his lifebound sacred treasure''s palm immediately sent another bolt of lightning. With a bang, Wei Wuya''s charred corpse was shattered by the tribulation lightning power, leaving no bones behind, turning to ashes. Fortunately, the storage bag was a spiritual instrument, impervious to water and fire, and remained intact. A white tiger formed by a formation brought the storage bag to Guo Feilong''s side, then dissipated into a rain of light, returning to the heavens and earth. "Husband, is this an innate sacred treasure?" Wu Yumeng asked, her voice filled with astonishment. A mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, already transformed into a demon form, was obliterated by a single bolt of lightning from a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator''s sacred treasure. It was unbelievable. Facing Wu Yumeng''s inquiry, Guo Feilong did not hide the truth, especially since she was his wife who had borne him two children. He smiled and said, "This is a lifebound sacred treasure I accidentally refined while crafting a sacred treasure. The lightning power on it is an ability it gained during its tribulation, a natural divine power of my lifebound sacred treasure." Although Wu Yumeng was not a refiner, she had read many books related to refinement and had seen a record in an ancient tome. When cultivators refine sacred treasures, there is a one in a billion chance of creating a lifebound sacred treasure, which would possess powerful divine powers. Wu Yumeng never expected that her husband would encounter the legendary one in a billion chance, a stroke of luck that defied the heavens. A Golden Elixir stage cultivator''s lifebound sacred treasure is not self-refined. Instead, they find a sacred treasure and use their lifeblood essence and the fire of the Golden Elixir to temper it for forty-nine days. The sacred treasure then becomes a lifebound sacred treasure, which can be absorbed into the cultivator''s body. It is then continuously tempered within the Golden Elixir, becoming not only more powerful than ordinary sacred treasures but also attuned to the cultivator''s mind, making it easier to wield. Moreover, lifebound sacred treasures give birth to artifact spirits, which can fight autonomously when the owner is unable to focus. Cultivators can have more than one lifebound sacred treasure, with the number increasing as they break through major cultivation stages. Golden Elixir stage cultivators can have one lifebound sacred treasure. Elemental Infant stage cultivators can have another lifebound sacred treasure. Transformation stage cultivators can have yet another lifebound sacred treasure. And so on, with each major cultivation stage above the Golden Elixir stage allowing for one additional lifebound sacred treasure. Wei Wuya''s lifebound sacred treasure was a medium-quality sacred treasure spear. Unfortunately, his medium-quality spear sacred treasure was full of yin energy and was destroyed by the tribulation lightning power. Guo Feilong opened Wei Wuya''s storage bag, finding it piled high with treasures, including a large quantity of mid to high-grade spirit herbs and spirit medicines. There were also numerous rare metal ores and precious metals. Additionally, there were many other types of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, as well as a large number of elixirs. Naturally, there were also many spirit stones. With a sweep of his divine sense, Guo Feilong estimated there were about 150 million low-quality spirit stones in the storage bag. The value of those spirit herbs, spirit medicines, precious ores, and metals was also approximately 150 million. Killing a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator yielded cultivation resources equivalent to 300 million low-quality spirit stones. It truly confirmed the saying, "A horse doesn''t get fat without night grass, and a man doesn''t get rich without windfall." For a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator to have such wealth was actually quite normal. After all, reaching the mid-Golden Elixir stage meant they had lived for several hundred or even a thousand years. "Huh? The spiritual energy in these spirit stones is quite abundant," Guo Feilong remarked, his divine sense discovering about 200,000 spirit stones in the pile that were much better than low-quality spirit stones. With a thought, a spirit stone appeared in his hand. This spirit stone was the same size as a low-quality spirit stone, but its glow was slightly brighter. When Guo Feilong scanned it with his divine sense, he found it contained about eight times the spiritual energy of a low-quality spirit stone. Beside him, Wu Yumeng spoke with some excitement, "These are medium-quality spirit stones." [Please give a five-star rating and send free gifts to power love. Thank you all for your support, thank you!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 111 - A crazy and bold idea Guo Feilong had heard of medium-quality spirit stones before, but he had never seen one. This was because medium-quality spirit stones simply didn''t circulate among cultivators below the Golden Elixir stage. Wu Yumeng said, "The spiritual energy within a medium-quality spirit stone is about eight times that of a low-quality spirit stone, but it takes a hundred low-quality spirit stones to exchange for one medium-quality spirit stone. Using medium-quality spirit stones for cultivation at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages is a loss. After all, the spiritual energy in one medium-quality spirit stone is only equivalent to that in eight low-quality spirit stones. Yet, it takes a hundred low-quality spirit stones to exchange for one medium-quality spirit stone. Even Golden Elixir stage cultivators are usually reluctant to use medium-quality spirit stones for regular cultivation. They only use them when breaking through minor and major stages. That''s when they use medium-quality spirit stones to quickly absorb spiritual energy and then rapidly refine their Golden Elixir or Elemental Infant again, which is much more effective than using low-quality spirit stones. There are usually two ways to obtain medium-quality spirit stones. The first is to participate in the extraterritorial battlefield and exchange points in the Human Cultivation Alliance warehouse. The second is for Golden Elixir stage cultivators to take low-quality spirit stones to the various branches of the Human Cultivation Alliance. They exchange at a rate of one hundred low-quality spirit stones for one medium-quality spirit stone. Above medium-quality spirit stones, there are high-quality spirit stones and supreme-quality spirit stones. The spiritual energy in high-quality spirit stones is also about eight times that of medium-quality spirit stones, but it takes a hundred medium-quality spirit stones to exchange for one high-quality spirit stone. The same goes for supreme-quality spirit stones, where the spiritual energy is about eight times that of high-quality spirit stones, and it still takes a hundred high-quality spirit stones to exchange for one supreme-quality spirit stone. High-grade spirit stones have many uses that low-grade spirit stones cannot replace. The higher the cultivation stage, the more high-grade spirit stones are needed when breaking through stages." Guo Feilong understood, and couldn''t help but curl his lips, thinking, "This Human Cultivation Alliance is really something. Even though the spiritual energy difference is just eight times, they insist on a hundred-to-one exchange rate. Based on the storage ratio of spiritual energy in spirit stones, the spiritual energy in 100 low-quality spirit stones equals the total amount in 12.5 medium-quality spirit stones. Low-level cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages really can''t afford to use high-grade spirit stones for cultivation. But if a family is very wealthy, using medium-quality spirit stones for cultivation is much faster than using low-quality ones."The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Wu Yumeng then said sourly, "Husband, do you know, I heard from my Wu family ancestor that some geniuses in major immortal cultivation forces, those Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators, start their cultivation using high-quality spirit stones. They can reach Foundation Establishment in a hundred days, Golden Elixir in ten thousand days, and Elemental Infant in a hundred years. Compared to normal cultivators, they have more time and more opportunities to reach the Divine Transformation stage. Most Elemental Infant stage cultivators have a lifespan of about five thousand years. Until their lifespan runs out, they haven''t even reached the late Elemental Infant stage at Great Perfection, let alone have the qualifications to attempt the Divine Transformation stage. Ultimately, they are defeated by time and the lack of cultivation resources. The resources needed for an immortal cultivation force to nurture a Divine Transformation stage cultivator are astronomical. The larger the cultivation force, the more geniuses they have, and they never lack Heavenly Spirit Root-level geniuses. Whoever gets nurtured as a Divine Transformation stage seed faces intense competition among geniuses. Those geniuses in top-tier cultivation forces can become Elemental Infant stage cultivators within a hundred years. While geniuses in small cultivation forces like ours can at most reach the early Golden Elixir stage within a hundred years. There''s simply no comparison." Wu Yumeng, a side-line genius from an Elemental Infant-level family, felt like she was from a small family, enviously speaking of those top-tier family geniuses. Guo Feilong suddenly felt that the Golden Elixir-level forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world were like beggars compared to those top-tier cultivation forces. And the Guo family he founded wasn''t even on the level of a beggar. Comparing people really made him feel like crying. Guo Feilong scanned his storage bag with his divine sense and knew there were about 300,000 medium-quality spirit stones inside, equivalent to the value of 30 million low-quality spirit stones. Guo Feilong guessed that these 300,000 medium-quality spirit stones in the storage bag were likely prepared by the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator he killed to break through to the late Golden Elixir stage. Previously, when he killed a Liu family early Golden Elixir stage cultivator in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, he didn''t see any medium-quality spirit stones in the opponent''s storage bag. Thinking that medium-quality spirit stones could speed up cultivation. Guo Feilong suddenly had a crazy and bold idea. His spiritual root aptitude was already Heavenly Spirit Root of the highest quality. If he had enough medium-quality spirit stones for cultivation, wouldn''t he quickly reach the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection and use auspicious clouds to directly break through to the Golden Elixir stage? There were many Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world who had earned points from the extraterritorial battlefield, and they must all have medium-quality spirit stones on them. If he secretly hunted Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators and obtained the medium-quality spirit stones they had, wouldn''t he be able to quickly cultivate to the late Golden Elixir stage at Great Perfection and then use auspicious clouds to directly break through to the Elemental Infant stage? The thought of going out to hunt Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators lingered in Guo Feilong''s mind, tempting him like a devil. His lifebound sacred treasure''s tribulation lightning power was the nemesis of demon cultivators. He had already killed a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, so what was there to fear? As long as he didn''t encounter a False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivator, Guo Feilong felt that even if he met a late Golden Elixir stage at Great Perfection demon cultivator, he could kill them. Even if he couldn''t kill a late Golden Elixir stage at Great Perfection demon cultivator, he could at least successfully escape. "Husband, what''s wrong with you? Sometimes you smile cunningly, sometimes you smile foolishly, and sometimes you look worried." Wu Yumeng''s concerned words interrupted Guo Feilong''s crazy thoughts. Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and instantly, 100,000 medium-quality spirit stones flew out of the storage bag, forming a pile on the ground. "I was smiling just now because the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator we killed had 300,000 medium-quality spirit stones in his storage bag. You''re at the Golden Elixir stage now, so take these 100,000 medium-quality spirit stones." Wu Yumeng happily waved her hand, and half of the pile of medium-quality spirit stones on the ground turned into dust-sized particles and entered her storage bag. "Husband, I''m not yet at the peak of the early Golden Elixir stage. I won''t use medium-quality spirit stones for cultivation unless I''m breaking through to the mid-Golden Elixir stage. That would be too extravagant and wasteful." Wu Yumeng said, "I only need 50,000 medium-quality spirit stones. I''ll give these 50,000 medium-quality spirit stones to Dong''er, hoping he can reach the Foundation Establishment stage soon." The "Dong''er" she mentioned was named Guo Zhendong, a Heavenly Spirit Root genius, and her first child with Guo Feilong. "Alright." Guo Feilong nodded, collected the remaining 50,000 medium-quality spirit stones from the ground into his storage bag, and then cast a mystic light spell, covering the entire small world of the Heavenly Abode with the White Tiger Swallowing Immortal Formation, which immediately stopped operating and returned to its previous state. The next moment, he and Wu Yumeng arrived outside the entrance of the small world of the Heavenly Abode and checked the defensive formation''s light screen. The gap in the formation''s light screen that the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator had opened had long since healed. After checking the defensive formation, Guo Feilong and Wu Yumeng returned to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode palace. It was still dark, equivalent to around 2:30 in the morning. After that, he continued with Wu Yumeng, Lin Feiyu, Shangguan Mingyue, and several other wives and concubines, working on the life gene continuation research project. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 112 - The demon cultivator concluded that the Guo family is a trap Time flew by, and it had been over a month since Guo Feilong killed the mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator, Wei Wuya. During this period, Guo Feilong set up a grand formation at the entrance and exit, ensuring there were no more vulnerabilities in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Wei Wuya had come to capture him, but after more than a month without returning to the Path of Demons Alliance, the high-ranking Golden Elixir stage members of the alliance sent over a hundred voice transmissions to Wei Wuya''s jade slip, asking where he was and what he was doing. Wei Wuya was long dead, his ashes scattered to the wind, so how could he respond to their transmissions? After failing to contact him for over a month, the Path of Demons Alliance realized that Wei Wuya must be dead. Otherwise, it was impossible for a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator to go missing for over a month without resolving the issue with a mid-Foundation Establishment stage alchemist. Finally, after some deliberation, the high-ranking Golden Elixir stage members of the Path of Demons Alliance speculated that the Spirit Creek Sect''s mid-Foundation Establishment stage high-level alchemist, Elder Guo Feilong, must have Golden Elixir stage cultivators stationed in his Heavenly Abode. They believed that Guo Feilong''s refusal to follow the Spirit Creek Sect''s wartime orders was a conspiracy by the Arctic Continent''s Human Cultivation Alliance, aiming to lure their Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators into the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode to capture Guo Feilong, the high-level alchemist. In reality, any demon cultivator entering the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode to capture Guo Feilong would be ambushed and killed by several Golden Elixir stage cultivators lying in wait. After deducing this conspiracy, the demon cultivators'' alliance in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world decided not to send anyone to capture or kill Guo Feilong. After all, a high-level alchemist capable of refining elixirs for Golden Elixir stage cultivators would undoubtedly be well-protected. Thus, due to this misunderstanding, the demon cultivators'' alliance did not send anyone to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode. Regardless of how fierce the battles between the righteous and demon paths in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world became, Guo Feilong lived a very comfortable life. By refining ninth-grade high-level elixirs for the Righteous Path Alliance, he made a fortune, earning seventy million low-quality spirit stones every ten days, equivalent to fourteen million low-quality spirit stones a day. If the Righteous Path Alliance knew about this, they''d be furious. When not refining elixirs or making talismans, Guo Feilong spent most of his time in his room with his various wives and concubines, working on the life gene continuation research project. He ensured that his wives and concubines who weren''t pregnant became pregnant and kept those who were newly pregnant in good spirits, living a life as happy as a deity. Another thing that delighted Guo Feilong was that Wu Yumeng, who had long been on the verge of reaching grandmaster-level alchemist status, officially reached that level ten days ago and could now refine cultivation elixirs needed by Elemental Infant stage cultivators. If the demon cultivators truly won in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world in the future, he could take his entire family to the Wu family''s territory. With Wu Yumeng''s status as a grandmaster-level alchemist, the Wu family would undoubtedly provide the Guo family with a good fiefdom.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. After all, according to the customs of this cultivation world, a married woman belongs to her husband''s family, and her maternal family has less control over her. For the Wu family to keep Wu Yumeng, the grandmaster-level alchemist, working for them, they must treat Guo Feilong''s Guo family well. Otherwise, Guo Feilong could take his entire family to any cultivation force and receive excellent treatment due to Wu Yumeng''s grandmaster-level alchemist status. Not only would they arrange a good place for the Guo family as a fiefdom, but they would also arrange for unmarried, eligible clan members to marry Guo Feilong''s children, binding the two families together with shared bloodlines. In fact, Guo Feilong himself was now a grandmaster-level alchemist, but he didn''t want to reveal his status yet. He planned to announce his grandmaster-level alchemist status once he reached the Golden Elixir stage, as revealing it now would bring unnecessary trouble. If Wu Yumeng''s grandmaster-level alchemist status were made public and reached the Wu family in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, they would undoubtedly send Elemental Infant stage cultivators to forcibly take Wu Yumeng and the Guo family away. The grand formation in the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode could indeed severely injure Elemental Infant stage cultivators, but it couldn''t be used against Wu Yumeng''s maternal family without a major conflict. Moreover, he considered Wu Yumeng''s maternal family as a backup support, so he couldn''t easily harm his own support. Therefore, only he and Wu Yumeng knew about her becoming a grandmaster-level alchemist. Even their children were unaware. Since discovering that medium-quality spirit stones could enhance cultivation speed, Guo Feilong had been unable to shake the idea of going out to hunt Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators. Guo Feilong knew that one must be strong to forge iron, and although his lifebound sacred treasure was the nemesis of demon cultivators'' demonic and yin energies, there were powerful Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators with potential trump cards. It would be troublesome if he encountered a tough opponent. As the saying goes, "Better safe than sorry." To be more secure, Guo Feilong planned to cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment stage, doubling his mystic power before venturing out to hunt Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators from the Path of Demons Alliance. It wasn''t out of a sense of justice to contribute to the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world but purely because he coveted the medium-quality spirit stones carried by those Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators returning from the outer battlefield. There''s no denying that cultivating with medium-quality spirit stones was much faster. Without them, using low-quality spirit stones would take at least thirteen to fourteen years to reach the late Foundation Establishment stage. But after using medium-quality spirit stones, Guo Feilong''s Foundation Establishment platform progressed at rocket speed. Although the spiritual energy in medium-quality spirit stones was only about eight times that of low-quality spirit stones, it was much easier to absorb, refine, and build the Foundation Establishment platform. Overall, with enough medium-quality spirit stones, the cultivation effect was about twenty times that of low-quality ones. In seven to eight months, he could reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, and then he could secretly hunt Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators. Though he stayed within the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, his wife''s mother, Sun Shangxiang, was a Golden Elixir stage cultivator from the Spirit Creek Sect. Through his mother-in-law''s connections, Guo Feilong had a general understanding of the current number of Golden Elixir stage cultivators from both the righteous and demon paths in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world. The Arctic Continent''s cultivation world had over twenty Golden Elixir level forces, with a total of about three hundred and thirty Golden Elixir stage cultivators. To increase their number of Golden Elixir stage cultivators, the Righteous Path Alliance, with secret support from the Human Cultivation Alliance, obtained over three hundred Yang Essence Pills. Although they were mostly first and second-grade Yang Essence Pills, the sheer quantity made them effective. These Yang Essence Pills allowed the Arctic Continent''s Righteous Path Alliance to gain sixty to seventy new early Golden Elixir stage cultivators within a few months. While sixty to seventy Golden Elixir stage cultivators seemed like a lot, when distributed among the over twenty righteous Golden Elixir level forces in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, each force gained fewer than three new early Golden Elixir stage cultivators on average. Now, the number of Golden Elixir stage cultivators on the righteous side of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world had reached over four hundred. Seeing this increase, the Path of Demons Alliance couldn''t sit still, as their number of Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators was already fewer than the righteous side. Moreover, Golden Elixir stage cultivators could form formations with numerous Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, enhancing their power, putting the demon cultivators at a disadvantage. However, the demon cultivators'' alliance within the Human Cultivation Alliance, having finally gained the opportunity to invade the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, couldn''t just watch their demon cultivators be suppressed. They secretly provided Yang Essence Pills to the demon cultivators'' alliance in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, resulting in dozens of new Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators. The battle between the righteous and demon paths in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world was intense and fierce. Since the war began, the number of Golden Elixir stage cultivators killed on both sides had already reached double digits. Guo Feilong realized that both sides in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world were secretly supported by others, and this great war wouldn''t end anytime soon. One day, Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong came to the forbidden zone to find him, saying, "Husband, we have a suggestion regarding the development of our family disciples. We want to discuss it with you to see if it''s feasible." [Please give the book a five-star rating and send free gifts to support us. Thank you very much for your support!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 113 - Family Youth Development Plan "Suggestions for the development of family members?" Guo Feilong paused for a moment, multitasking as he refined a Ninth Grade elixir for Golden Elixir stage cultivators, and asked, "What do you two think?" Wu Yumeng presented the prepared documents and explained, "Some of the children in our family who possess Spiritual Roots have never realized how scarce cultivation resources are in the Cultivation World. From birth, they have had ample resources for cultivation, losing the drive to strive and improve, which is detrimental to the family''s future development. We can learn from other cultivation families in the Cultivation World and adopt a system for nurturing our descendants, based on the actual wealth of our family''s cultivation resources. Family members at different cultivation stages should receive varying amounts of cultivation resources each month, but the amount of Spirit Stones should not be excessive. If we give our family members too many cultivation resources each month, they will become complacent, turning into the family''s vampires. Currently, our situation is such that if the children lack cultivation resources, we provide them with whatever they need. The children have been raised to simply ask for resources when they lack them, losing the spirit of hard work and effort. They only know how to take without contributing to the family." At this point, Wu Yumeng couldn''t help but give Guo Feilong a sidelong glance, while also admiring her husband''s approach. Despite spending little time with the children, he was undoubtedly the most indulgent parent she had ever seen. He truly treated each child equally, never showing favoritism or neglect. In the Cultivation World, no father with many children could compare to Guo Feilong''s approach. Fathers in the Cultivation World tend to favor children with excellent Spiritual Roots, treating them as treasures. Children with poor or no Spiritual Roots are generally not favored. Compared to the pampered ones, the difference in treatment is stark. Especially daughters, since they will eventually marry into another family, fathers with many children are even less inclined to favor daughters without Spiritual Roots. But with her husband Guo Feilong, this was not the case at all. Even daughters without Spiritual Roots were cherished as treasures. It felt as if her husband Guo Feilong was not like anyone else in the Cultivation World. In fact, Wu Yumeng''s feeling was quite accurate; Guo Feilong was not originally from this Cultivation World.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. He had traveled here with both body and soul, not through a soul transfer or possession. In Guo Feilong''s heart, he did not see himself as a qualified good father, because there were too many children, and he couldn''t accompany each one as they grew, nor provide them with the fatherly love of being together. To him, daughters with or without Spiritual Roots were the same; as long as they were his daughters, they were cherished. This was because he had too many wives and children. If he had only one wife and one daughter, he would surely have accompanied her every day as she grew up, always treasuring her. He couldn''t accompany each of them as they grew, and even for a long time after their birth, he hadn''t held them a second time. In Guo Feilong''s heart, he felt he owed these children fatherly love. Since he owed them all fatherly love, Guo Feilong sought to make up for it in other ways. First, he ensured that all children were treated equally, without favoritism or neglect. Then, in terms of material benefits, within his capabilities, Guo Feilong ensured that each child lived a life of luxury, never lacking money. For ordinary children without Spiritual Roots, he worked hard to make them wealthy, with servants to attend to them, so they could enjoy life. For those with Spiritual Roots, he did his utmost to provide them with cultivation resources, so they wouldn''t have to risk their lives seeking resources in dangerous places. After all, as a grandmaster-level alchemist, he could easily refine high-level elixirs for their cultivation needs. Of course, Guo Feilong didn''t want to spoil his children into becoming sheltered flowers. He established a family rule, with one of the most important being: Every child with Spiritual Roots must undergo intense combat training and experience the Cultivation World at an appropriate age. Only with great strength can one acquire more wealth. With enough combat experience, the one who survives at the same cultivation level is oneself. Combat isn''t just about Divine Powers and Spells; Guo Feilong also developed a set of verbal tactics. For example, during a fight, one could provoke, insult, distract, or deceive the opponent with words. Don''t underestimate the power of words during combat; if you can anger your opponent, they might lose their composure and rhythm, exposing vulnerabilities. Guo Feilong also placed great emphasis on teamwork. Children with Spiritual Roots were encouraged to work in teams for any task. A team should have at least three members, but no more than seven. When venturing into the Cultivation World, if there were fewer than three members, they weren''t allowed to go out. Only teams of at least three could leave the family''s Heavenly Abode to explore outside. As the saying goes, "Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang." At least three people venturing into the Cultivation World are stronger than one. If unexpected situations arise, three people can discuss strategies and choose the best one from different opinions. This is much better than one person acting impulsively without considering the consequences. Wu Yumeng continued, "Husband, my suggestion is to change the monthly distribution of Spirit Stones and elixirs for all family members from giving as much as they lack to: Distributing different amounts based on their Spiritual Root quality and cultivation stage. The better the Spiritual Root, the more Spirit Stones and elixirs they receive each month. The poorer the Spiritual Root, the fewer Spirit Stones and elixirs they receive each month. Moreover, based on the quality of their Spiritual Roots, we can plan their future within the family. For talented children with good Spiritual Roots, we should focus our cultivation resources on them. We should nurture them into advanced cultivators and pillars of the family. For children with poor aptitude, we can guide them towards alchemy, refinement, formations, or spiritual plant cultivation. Those with poor aptitude can focus on creating wealth for the family through alchemy and refinement, supporting the cultivation of the talented. In this way, the talented can focus on cultivation, and as their cultivation stage increases, the family will grow stronger and more prosperous. Additionally, for the girls in the family, regardless of their Spiritual Root quality, their monthly cultivation resources should be only one-third of the boys''. After all, when girls marry, they become part of their husband''s family. In the Cultivation World, all families allocate resources this way." Wu Yumeng paused and continued, "To ensure all family members contribute to the family, we should limit the monthly cultivation resources to only support ten days. To obtain resources for the remaining twenty days, they must complete various family tasks to earn them. Husband, what do you think?" Wu Yumeng''s proposal for the development of family members was selfless. It was entirely for the long-term consideration of the family''s future over thousands of years. Other large cultivation families with many members often adopt similar methods. Guo Feilong smiled and said, "Your suggestion is excellent, but I don''t plan to implement it this way for now. I''ve been considering this matter as well, so listen to my approach." Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 114 - Just take good care of the second generation of the family In order for a large family to continue developing, a reasonable system is necessary. Guo Feilong had been contemplating this issue for some time. He currently had many children and would have even more in the future. After his children got married, there would be a third and fourth generation of descendants. If he were to provide unlimited cultivation resources to everyone, even with his abilities, he wouldn''t be able to earn enough resources. He felt indebted to all his children, unable to lift them high and play with them, or hold them often. This sense of guilt made him want to treat all his children well, at least ensuring they wouldn''t lack material resources. While continuing his alchemy, Guo Feilong shared his thoughts: "Here''s what I think: all my children, as the second generation of the family, should have spiritual root qualifications. Based on their spiritual root qualifications, we can estimate how much cultivation resources each of them would need to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining within a certain period, and provide them with a fixed amount of resources so they won''t worry about cultivation resources before the Foundation Establishment stage. To motivate the children in their cultivation, they will receive a fixed reward of cultivation resources each time they break through a level. For example, when a child breaks through from the first level of Qi Refining to the second level, they will be rewarded with 300 low-quality spirit stones and three bottles of third-grade cultivation elixirs. Breaking through from the second level to the third level will earn them 600 low-quality spirit stones and six bottles of third-grade cultivation elixirs. Breaking through from the third level to the fourth level will earn them 1,200 low-quality spirit stones and twelve bottles of third-grade cultivation elixirs. And so on, with each breakthrough reward being double that of the previous level. If the children don''t work hard in their cultivation, the time they receive their rewards will be delayed. If they work hard, they will receive their rewards sooner. If the children have talent in alchemy, refinement, talisman creation, or formation, the family will provide all necessary resources. Take alchemy, for instance. I know other cultivation families provide their family members with alchemy recipes and materials for refining elixirs. The family takes seventy percent of the profits from the elixirs refined by the family members, leaving thirty percent for the family members. However, in our family, we will only take twenty percent of the profits from the elixirs refined by our children, leaving them with eighty percent. If they want more cultivation resources, they will naturally work hard in alchemy to earn them. Although the family needs to provide alchemy materials and handle sales and other matters, and twenty percent profit is too little, they are my children, and as their father, I don''t need to compete with them for profits or use their hard-earned spirit stones to replenish the family treasury.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Before the Foundation Establishment stage, those with good spiritual root qualifications should reach the Foundation Establishment stage sooner, while those with poorer qualifications should reach it later. This way, regardless of the quality of the children''s spiritual roots, they will all receive the same treatment. Once the children reach the Foundation Establishment stage, whether they are in alchemy, refinement, or any other field, the family will take thirty percent of the profits, leaving seventy percent for the children. After all, in other cultivation families, during the Foundation Establishment stage, the family takes seventy percent of the profits, leaving thirty percent for the family members. I''ve calculated that after deducting the monthly expenses of all members from this thirty percent profit, the family will still have a ten percent profit left. Compared to other cultivation families, the family''s profit is too little, but I don''t care. Then, there''s the matter of the third generation of grandchildren born to my sons. By then, the number of family members will rapidly expand by an unknown multiple. If we continue to distribute cultivation resources in this way, even if we have several grandmaster-level alchemists, we won''t be able to support them. Therefore, starting from the third generation, the family will only provide free cultivation resources up to the seventh level of Qi Refining for those with spiritual roots. From the seventh level of Qi Refining, they will need to complete family tasks to earn cultivation resources. For the fourth generation with spiritual roots, the family will provide free cultivation resources up to the fourth level of Qi Refining. After the fourth level, they will need to complete family tasks to earn cultivation resources and contribute to the family. Starting from the fifth generation, regardless of how many generations, the family will provide free resources up to the third level of Qi Refining. After that, each person will need to complete various family tasks to earn cultivation resources. If, in the future, any child reaches the Golden Elixir stage, I will have them establish a branch family outside. The descendants of the branch family will have their cultivation resources managed by the branch family founder. Of course, no matter how many generations separate them from me, they are still my descendants. When they turn eighteen, regardless of their cultivation stage at the time, they can receive a one-time gift from the main family: low-quality spirit stones, a medium-quality flying sword spiritual instrument, and a medium-quality defensive shield spiritual instrument. This is my reward as the ancestor for those descendants beyond the fifth generation. Of course, any descendant with Earth Grade spiritual roots or higher, when breaking through from the late Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Elixir stage, can come to the main family to receive a high-quality Yang Essence Pill. I will establish an Elder Council within the family. Whether they are descendants of the branch family or the main family, once they reach the Golden Elixir stage, they will automatically join the Elder Council. At that time, the treatment and responsibilities of the Golden Elixir stage elders in the family will be determined. This is the direction I want to plan for the family descendants. Do you two have anything to add?" Guo Feilong looked at Wu Yumeng and Yu Wenyanhong. The Guo family he established would have an ever-growing population of descendants. He only needed to take good care of his children, the second generation of the family, ensuring they wouldn''t lack cultivation resources. His goal was not to favor any one child or neglect any other. As for the third generation of grandchildren, it wouldn''t be his responsibility as a grandfather to favor or be partial to them. Whether the grandchildren were favored or not would be up to their respective parents. As for the fourth generation and beyond, it wouldn''t be his concern as the great-grandfather. Why didn''t he mention the treatment of grandsons born to his daughters? That''s because once his daughters married, their children belonged to their husband''s family. The grandchildren would take the surname of their father''s family, becoming blood-related relatives with a different surname, not members of the main family. For example, if a daughter married a man with the surname Li and had a granddaughter with the surname Li, and that granddaughter married a man with the surname Zhang and had a great-granddaughter with the surname Zhang. Therefore, the descendants of his daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters would have a certain blood relation with him, but their surnames could vary. However, his son''s sons, his grandson''s grandsons, and his great-grandson''s great-grandsons would all bear the surname Guo, forming a single family. The family genealogy would record all members, regardless of gender, but would not include any with a different surname, meaning no grandchild''s name would appear in the family genealogy. This is the family legacy: anyone with the surname Guo, no matter how many generations back, would have ancestors with the surname Guo. If you asked them what their grandmother''s surname was, they might not know. Even if they knew their grandmother''s surname, they might not know their grandmother''s mother''s surname, or their grandmother''s grandmother''s surname, or their grandmother''s grandmother''s mother''s surname. For example, someone might know their grandmother''s surname but not their grandmother''s mother''s surname, or their grandmother''s grandmother''s surname, or their grandmother''s great-grandmother''s surname. No one could answer these questions. Thus, the family and relatives with different surnames are separate. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 115 - Do you two have a list? Certainly, here''s the translation: Of course, a daughter''s descendants are also his descendants. In the future, if his daughter''s descendants encounter danger, he would naturally go to save them, just like he would for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As long as there are descendants with his bloodline, no matter how many generations removed, if they are willing to change their surname to Guo, Guo Feilong would welcome them into the Guo family, treating them the same as any Guo family member, with no differences. Guo Feilong''s approach to the development of family descendants is entirely focused on benefiting future generations. This method would be impossible in other cultivation families. Because the size of a cultivation family''s territory and the projects that can generate income within it are generally fixed. If all the profits were distributed to family members, the family wouldn''t be able to operate normally. But Guo Feilong doesn''t have this problem. Even if each of his children required 10 spirit stones per day for cultivation resources. Currently, he has over four hundred children with spiritual roots; the rest are ordinary people without spiritual roots. Calculating for 400 children with spiritual roots? They need 4,000 spirit stones a day. 120,000 spirit stones a month. 1.44 million spirit stones a year. 14.4 million spirit stones in ten years. 144 million spirit stones in a hundred years. Currently, by refining Ninth Grade elixirs for the Righteous Path alliance of the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, he earns a daily profit of 70 million low-quality spirit stones, which is enough to support his over four hundred children for a hundred years in just two days. Even if the number of children increased tenfold or a hundredfold, he could still afford the cultivation resources. Of course, besides himself, no one else knows that his elixirs are perfect, earning him an average of 70 million low-quality spirit stones daily. At this moment, the elixirs in the cauldron were ready. Guo Feilong cast a Daoist art, and a mystic light shot out. Buzz! The lid of the cauldron opened automatically, and seven elixirs flew out.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Because Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong suddenly arrived, Guo Feilong reduced the number of auspicious clouds to keep the secret of the perfect elixirs. Thus, this batch only produced seven elixirs. Even so, Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong were delighted, saying, "Husband, you''re really lucky. Seven elixirs, we can submit four and keep three for ourselves." Yuwen Yanhong, responsible for the affairs of Alchemy Peak in the Spirit Creek Sect, was well aware of the value of elixirs. Under Guo Feilong''s guidance, she had long become a high-level alchemist. She had also used the Ninth Grade Yang Essence Pill to break through to the Golden Elixir Realm. As for Wu Yumeng, it goes without saying. Not only is she a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, but also a grandmaster-level alchemist, naturally aware of the value of Guo Feilong''s Ninth Grade elixirs. Yuwen Yanhong calculated, "The Ninth Grade elixirs refined by Husband in this batch are worth one million low-quality spirit stones each, three are worth three million spirit stones." An alchemist''s success rate in refining elixirs is unrelated to their level. Even a grandmaster-level alchemist has an average success rate of just over forty percent per batch. Getting six or seven elixirs in one batch is a matter of luck. Guo Feilong smiled slightly, packed the seven elixirs into seven small jade bottles, placed them in his storage bag, and concluded the day''s alchemy. If Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong had arrived a bit later, there would have been ten Ninth Grade elixirs instead of seven. As the head of the family, Guo Feilong could set the welfare and benefits for family members as he pleased. Although Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong were Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators, they only had the right to suggest family welfare policies, not to decide them. In the family forbidden zone, Guo Feilong discussed in detail with Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong how to distribute cultivation resources, finally devising a comprehensive plan. The children''s monthly cultivation resources would depend on the total needed to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage based on their spiritual roots, and the approximate time required to reach that stage. The amount of resources each month would vary according to their spiritual roots. If a family member used up their allocated resources without reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, they would have to earn spirit stones by doing household tasks, as the family would no longer provide free spirit stones. Only upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage would they enjoy the benefits and fixed monthly free resources for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. The wives and concubines'' benefits were based on their current cultivation stage. Guo Feilong provided them with the resources they needed for their daily cultivation, as agreed upon when they were betrothed. As for the resources the wives and concubines received, whether they used them for their own cultivation, gave them to their children with spiritual roots, or supported their maternal families, Guo Feilong did not interfere. In the cultivation world, it was normal for women to support their children and maternal families. Guo Feilong also took good care of his wives'' maternal families. He taught them alchemy, refinement, talisman-making, and formations. He also provided them with alchemy and refinement materials. Then he purchased elixirs and spiritual instruments from his wives'' maternal families. Overall, his wives'' maternal families now earned more than ten times their previous income, benefiting from their daughters'' marriages. At the same time, Guo Feilong earned a fifty percent profit from the elixirs and spiritual instruments produced by his wives'' maternal families. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement, bringing prosperity to all. After setting the family welfare policies, Guo Feilong thought there was nothing else to attend to and was about to engage in a quick life-gene continuation research project with Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong in the forbidden zone, using the sky as a blanket and the earth as a bed. However, Wu Yumeng had something to discuss, "Husband, every large cultivation family selects ten Kirin Scions with excellent spiritual root aptitude from the direct descendants, providing them with abundant resources for rapid cultivation. These ten Kirin Scions, with the best spiritual roots, are trained to become the family''s future pillars. The next family head is also chosen from the Kirin Scions. Our family now has many immortal cultivators, and Husband should select ten sons with the best spiritual root aptitude to become our family''s Kirin Scions." Indeed, every large cultivation family has ten Kirin Scions. The status of Kirin Scions in the family is much higher than that of the elders. When receiving important guests, if the family head is absent, one of the ten Kirin Scions would handle the reception. Simply put, if the family head is the emperor, before a crown prince is chosen, any of the ten Kirin Scions could become the crown prince and have the opportunity to inherit the position of family head. In the family, there are Kirin Scions, and in the sect, there are core disciples. Kirin Scions of Divine Transformation stage cultivation forces are called Holy Sons and Holy Daughters. To be honest, Guo Feilong didn''t want to establish Kirin Scions yet, as he believed he could remain the family head for a very long time. However, having Kirin Scions in the family is beneficial, as they can handle various matters, and it allows the family to identify those capable of taking on significant responsibilities, training them in various skills. "Do you two have a list of candidates for the Kirin Scions?" Guo Feilong asked Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong. [Please give a five-star rating and send free gifts to support the author. Thank you to every reader for your support!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 116 - Wild battle in the Forbidden Zone! "Yes, we''ve prepared a list." Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong nodded simultaneously. They each took out a list from their sleeves. Seeing that they had even prepared lists, Guo Feilong guessed that the names of their children must be on them. Sure enough, upon receiving the lists from them, he saw that each list of ten names included their sons. The son Wu Yumeng bore him had a high-quality spiritual root, naturally qualifying him to be the Kirin Scion of the family. The son Yuwen Yanhong bore him had an Earth Grade spiritual root, barely qualifying him to be the Kirin Scion of the family. Among all of Guo Feilong''s sons, three had high-quality spiritual roots. All of them were on these two lists of candidates for the family Kirin Scion. There were twenty-two with Earth Grade spiritual roots. The reason Yuwen Yanhong''s son with an Earth Grade spiritual root barely qualified was because his spiritual root was at the lower end of the Earth Grade. He couldn''t compare with those of medium Earth Grade or high-quality spiritual roots, but Yuwen Yanhong was a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, and her maternal family was also a Golden Elixir level force, which were all bonus points. The other children with Earth Grade spiritual roots had mothers and maternal relatives who were much weaker, not even on the same level. To be honest, Guo Feilong really didn''t want to establish the position of Kirin Scion in the family now. Because the Kirin Scion was akin to the crown prince in ancient times, and other siblings would have to greet him with respect. He wanted his children to have sibling relationships based on family love, not relationships with vast differences in status. Especially for young children, if they were revered by their siblings from a young age, they would develop a natural sense of superiority, disregarding their siblings. Moreover, in the cultivation world, the Kirin Scions of various families had ranking orders. There was a minor competition every five years and a major one every ten years. Every twenty years, all direct descendants of the families could compete for the Kirin Scion position. The higher the rank of the Kirin Scion, the more cultivation resources they received. This often led to poor relationships among family Kirin Scions, sometimes even turning into enmity due to accumulated conflicts. As a father, Guo Feilong didn''t want conflicts among his sons, nor did he want them to become enemies, especially not over interests. At this moment, Guo Feilong deeply understood why ancient founding emperors worried about their sons killing each other over the throne. Indeed, wealth and power could stir the heart, and human greed could drive people to madness, leading them to commit terrifying acts. The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. Holding the two lists, Guo Feilong smiled slightly and returned them to Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong, saying, "The people on these lists are indeed qualified to become the Kirin Scion of the family. Especially the sons you two bore me, they are all qualified to be the family Kirin Scion." These words hit the sweet spot for the two women, making them beam with joy. Their ultimate goal in seeking out Guo Feilong in the forbidden zone was for their sons to gain the status of family Kirin Scion. With the status of family Kirin Scion, not only would they receive vast cultivation resources in the future, but their status would also be second only to the Family Head. In reality, Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong were not overly concerned about their sons'' cultivation resources; they cared about their sons'' status. Both were Golden Elixir stage cultivators. Moreover, one was a high-level alchemist, and the other a grandmaster-level alchemist. The resources they earned from alchemy were enough to support all their sons'' cultivation needs. But family status was different; no matter how powerful a mother was, if her son wasn''t the family Kirin Scion, it would be a disgrace. Becoming the family Kirin Scion was the only path to becoming the Family Head. In any larger cultivation family, the Family Head always emerged from the Kirin Scions. Without the status of Kirin Scion, no matter how talented, one could not inherit the family position, at most being cultivated as a family pillar or guardian elder. If their sons became the family Kirin Scion, they could become the family leader in the future. According to the traditional rules of the cultivation world, only the descendants of the family leader could become Kirin Scions. Those who were not descendants of the leader had no chance of becoming a Kirin Scion. Fighting for the Kirin Scion position for their sons, assisting them in becoming future leaders, was the true purpose of Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong today. Guo Feilong naturally saw through their intentions, so he spoke to reassure them, giving them peace of mind. Guo Feilong then smiled and said, "However, there''s no rush for the family Kirin Scion matter; let''s put it aside for now. Your sons are just three and a half and a little over one year old, their worldviews not yet formed, and they haven''t even studied the books I wrote. It''s too early to make them Kirin Scions. When they turn eighteen and their cultivation reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, we''ll decide on the family Kirin Scion matter. Rest assured, in the future, among the ten family Kirin Scions, your sons will certainly be included. You don''t need to worry about the family Kirin Scion matter. The weather is so nice today, and the temperature is just right, why not enjoy ourselves here? Maybe both of you will get pregnant." As he spoke, Guo Feilong patted his storage bag, and a spiritual beast fur carpet appeared on the ground. Following that, he transformed his clothes into the emperor''s new clothes. Although their sons couldn''t become the family Kirin Scion now, their husband had promised that their children would become Kirin Scions in the future. Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong were in high spirits and quickly changed into the emperor''s new clothes as well. Next, the sky was their blanket, the ground their bed, and the forbidden zone their wilderness. They engaged in the life gene continuation research project in the wild. It was Guo Feilong''s first time, and he was particularly excited. The subsequent events are omitted by ten thousand words. ... Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, another year had passed through spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In the underground chamber, Guo Feilong sat cross-legged on the ground. His mind sank into his energy core. Each of his hands held five medium-quality spirit stones. He was breaking through his cultivation stage. Auspicious clouds entered the Foundation Establishment platform. The absorbed spiritual energy transformed into mystic power, enveloping the Foundation Establishment platform in his energy core like a small sun, radiating light throughout the energy core sea. Auspicious clouds could bypass the bottleneck of any cultivation stage; as long as there were enough auspicious clouds, any stage could be broken through with certainty. As time passed, Guo Feilong absorbed over eighteen thousand medium-quality spirit stones and consumed more than thirty-seven thousand auspicious clouds, finally breaking through from mid-Foundation Establishment to the late Foundation Establishment stage. In the energy core sea, Guo Feilong''s divine soul observed his Foundation Establishment platform, which was in the shape of a Bagua, with three layers, each rotating clockwise. However, each layer rotated at different speeds, with the uppermost layer rotating the fastest. The spiritual energy absorbed from all directions quickly transformed into mystic power, existing on the three-layer Foundation Establishment platform. At this time, the spiritual root was like a seed buried in the soil, invisible, and after reaching the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection, the spiritual root could be forged into a cultivator''s Golden Elixir. His humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure autonomously moved over and sat cross-legged on the Foundation Establishment platform. Just like a person cultivating, it used the mystic power on the Foundation Establishment platform to nurture itself. The longer the lifebound sacred treasure was nurtured, the greater its power and the higher the intelligence of the artifact spirit. Guo Feilong had cultivated from the tenth level of Qi Refining to the Foundation Establishment stage, and his mystic power was twice that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage. Additionally, with his top-quality Foundation Establishment platform, his mystic power was sixty percent more than that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment platform. In total, Guo Feilong''s mystic power at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection was equivalent to 3.2 times that of an ordinary late Foundation Establishment cultivator. And the mystic power of an ordinary late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection cultivator was twice that of an ordinary late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. In other words, Guo Feilong''s total mystic power and output level were the same as those of a cultivator with a top-quality Foundation Establishment platform at the late Foundation Establishment stage at Great Perfection. Whoosh! Guo Feilong''s mind exited the energy core sea, and he opened his eyes, with two beams of mystic light, each three meters long, shooting out from his pupils. The mystic light from his pupils lasted for four to five seconds before dissipating. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 117 - Unexpectedly closed the river crossing port "I''ve now broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage; it''s time to go out and hunt those wealthy Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators." Guo Feilong got up and left the underground chamber where he had been in seclusion, stepping outside. Back when he was at the early Foundation Establishment stage, he could use his lifebound sacred treasure to slay spiritual beasts comparable to the early and mid-Golden Elixir stage in that Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world of the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. Just a few days ago, he easily dealt with a mid-Golden Elixir stage demon cultivator. Now that his cultivation had advanced to the late Foundation Establishment stage, his total mystic power and output had doubled. Guo Feilong felt confident that even if he encountered a demon cultivator at the peak of the Golden Elixir stage, he could take them down. As for the special False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators within the Golden Elixir stage, Guo Feilong wasn''t afraid; if he couldn''t win, he could always escape. The small flying spiritual instrument he crafted could reach speeds of fifteen to sixteen thousand miles per hour, far beyond what a False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivator could catch up to. It was now dusk, with the sun setting and the sky ablaze with red clouds, as vibrant as a bride''s red dress. Guo Feilong realized it had been years since he had taken a new wife or concubine, and he fondly remembered the wedding night, the bride''s shy and bashful demeanor. Over time, as the number of occasions increased, his current wives and concubines had long shed their initial shyness and embarrassment while researching the life gene continuation project. His wives were all stunningly beautiful, with perfect figures and fair, tender skin. There was no rush to hunt Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators. As soon as Guo Feilong emerged from the underground chamber, he went to visit the quadruplet sisters and then gathered several pairs of twin wives and concubines. In a large room, they engaged in the enjoyable life gene continuation research project. For the past month and a half since breaking through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, Guo Feilong had been conducting the life origin research project with different wives and concubines every day. His efforts left three to four hundred wives and concubines very satisfied. Unfortunately, as his cultivation stage advanced, none of his wives and concubines without spiritual roots had been able to conceive in the past two years. Even those who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, after bearing him five, six, seven, or eight children, had a low chance of pregnancy. However, Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong, both at the Golden Elixir stage, became pregnant during Guo Feilong''s month and a half of effort. That morning, Guo Feilong held a meeting with all his wives and concubines, announcing that he would be in seclusion for a long time to refine several spiritual instruments. He entrusted ordinary household matters to his first wife, Su Xue, and Wang Yuyan, while major issues would be handled by Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. If Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong were both busy, Sun Yufeng, Lin Feiyu, and Shangguan Mingyue would take over. After giving these instructions, Guo Feilong dismissed the other wives and concubines, leaving only Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong behind. "I''ll be away for a while, so the sect''s alchemy matters are up to you two." "The array disc of the Heavenly Abode small world is in your hands, Yumeng." "If a formidable enemy breaks through the first grand array while I''m away, lead the entire clan into the Forbidden Zone." "The token for the grand array in the Forbidden Zone is in your hands, Yanhong." After handing them the two tokens, Guo Feilong left the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode small world. Wu Yumeng and Yuwen Yanhong were both Golden Elixir stage cultivators. Guo Feilong felt most assured with them overseeing the family''s Heavenly Abode small world. Although he hadn''t left the Heavenly Abode small world for years, he was well-informed about the current situation of the righteous and demon paths'' war in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world, thanks to his Golden Elixir stage mother-in-law, Sun Shangxiang, from the Spirit Creek Sect. Half a year ago, the Righteous Path Alliance of the Arctic Continent broke through the defensive array of the Blood Demon Sect''s Heavenly Abode small world, wreaking havoc inside. The Blood Demon Sect lost a False Nascent Soul stage ancestor, four Golden Elixir stage cultivators, and countless Foundation Establishment stage elders and Qi Refining stage demon cultivator disciples. This was the first demon sect to have its base eradicated since the start of the righteous and demon paths'' war. Of course, in the past few years of war, the Righteous Path Alliance had two Golden Elixir level cultivation forces whose headquarters'' Heavenly Abode small worlds were breached by the Path of Demons Alliance. Those two Golden Elixir level forces suffered heavy casualties, and if not for cultivators on the Righteous Path Alliance battlefield, they would have been completely annihilated. Investigations later revealed two main reasons why those two Golden Elixir level forces were so quickly wiped out by demon cultivators, without even sending out a call for help. The first reason was that among the Golden Elixir stage cultivators stationed at the headquarters of those two forces, someone had defected to the demon path, acting as a spy, and secretly let demon cultivator experts in using the grand array token. The demon cultivators capable of attacking a Golden Elixir level force were naturally not weak; they were all Golden Elixir stage demon cultivators, with three False Nascent Soul stage great cultivators among them. Moreover, one of the False Nascent Soul stage great cultivators possessed a low-quality Divine Treasure. With the number of Golden Elixir stage and False Nascent Soul stage experts from the demon path, killing a False Nascent Soul stage cultivator without a Divine Treasure and several Golden Elixir stage cultivators was a simple task. The second reason was that the Path of Demons Alliance had set up a grand array capable of blocking the reception and transmission of divine sense messages via jade slips for voice transmission. This prevented those two Golden Elixir level cultivation forces from seeking external assistance, leading to their massacre by demon cultivators. Each Golden Elixir level cultivation force''s headquarters'' Heavenly Abode small world contained numerous natural treasures and a large amount of spirit stones and cultivation resources. The Path of Demons Alliance gained a substantial amount of cultivation resources by destroying those two Golden Elixir level forces, making it a bountiful year for them. Although the Righteous Path Alliance had always held the upper hand, they hadn''t dealt any real blow to the Path of Demons Alliance. To avenge those two Golden Elixir level forces, the Righteous Path Alliance''s cultivators, with the help of various forces, destroyed the Blood Demon Sect''s main headquarters'' Heavenly Abode small world. The Path of Demons Alliance''s experts attempted to rescue them but were intercepted by the Righteous Path Alliance halfway, resulting in a stalemate. The righteous and demon paths'' war in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world wouldn''t end anytime soon, and those demon Golden Elixir stage cultivators wouldn''t leave the Arctic Continent, so Guo Feilong wasn''t in a hurry to hunt them. Before hunting demon Golden Elixir stage cultivators, Guo Feilong had another task to complete: visiting the newly discovered Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. That Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world was an undeveloped treasure trove, and any natural treasure from a Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast''s lair was worth a fortune. A newly discovered Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world was a rare opportunity, and Guo Feilong intended to take all the valuable items he could before breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage. The Path of Demons Alliance had a ferry port leading to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. Similarly, the Righteous Path Alliance had a ferry port leading to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. However, to Guo Feilong''s surprise, all the ships from the Righteous Path Alliance''s port to the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world had stopped operating. Moreover, three Golden Elixir stage cultivators were stationed at the port to prevent low-level cultivators from the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world from going to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. If any low-level cultivators insisted on crossing to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, they would be killed without hesitation. Since there were no ships from the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, Guo Feilong planned to cross the thirty-thousand-mile river himself. He patted his storage bag, and a small flying instrument appeared before him. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 118 - The Terror of the Endless Rivers Upper Reaches The small flying spiritual instrument wasn''t large, about the size of a room, and could accommodate three people inside. A Daoist art was cast onto the small flying spiritual instrument, and like the lid of a rice cooker, it automatically opened. Guo Feilong flew inside, and the lid closed automatically. His divine sense and mystic power controlled the formation disk of the flying instrument, activating various formations inside. Buzz! The small flying spiritual instrument ascended at an angle, its speed increasing rapidly, reaching a considerable velocity within an hour. The Endless River was home to many aquatic spiritual beasts, with powerful ones comparable to the Golden Elixir stage and False Nascent Soul stage. If it were only Golden Elixir and False Nascent Soul stage water-attributed spiritual beasts, it wouldn''t necessitate the Arctic and Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world to rely on ships for navigation, nor would it deter cultivators from hunting aquatic spiritual beasts in the Endless River. Because within this river between the two continents, there were four aquatic spiritual beasts comparable to the Divine Transformation stage, along with many comparable to the Elemental Infant stage. Once, a Divine Transformation stage cultivator from the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world entered the Endless River to increase the chances of one of his descendants reaching the Divine Transformation stage by killing twelve Elemental Infant stage aquatic spiritual beasts. As a result, he provoked an aquatic spiritual beast in the Endless River, comparable to the late Divine Transformation stage at full completion. This aquatic spiritual beast, whose body was as hard as a top-grade divine treasure, was incredibly powerful. It not only killed the Divine Transformation stage cultivator but also annihilated his entire family. Any Divine Transformation-level cultivation family would have long-standing marital ties with other Divine Transformation-level forces, with interconnected bloodlines. The three other Divine Transformation-level cultivation families with close blood ties to this force joined forces to slay the aquatic spiritual beast comparable to the late Divine Transformation stage. A total of five Divine Transformation stage cultivators barely gained the upper hand. The aquatic spiritual beast, with a body as hard as a top-grade divine treasure, was nearly invincible, and they couldn''t break its defense. Divine Transformation stage cultivators, having lived for thousands of years, all had friends of the same cultivation stage. The five Divine Transformation stage ancestors from the three families called upon over ten Divine Transformation-level allies. With so many Divine Transformation-level cultivators joining forces, even the aquatic spiritual beast with a body as hard as a top-grade divine treasure couldn''t withstand it. It also called for reinforcements, and three more aquatic spiritual beasts comparable to the Divine Transformation stage emerged from the Endless River. The greatest characteristic of spiritual beasts is their incredibly strong physical forms, all comparable to divine treasures. The battle between both sides in the Arctic Continent''s cultivation world was earth-shattering, destroying many mountains and creating numerous lakes, with countless ordinary people perishing in the crossfire. In the end, it was the hall master of the Human Cultivation Alliance''s branch who intervened. He captured the four Divine Transformation stage aquatic spiritual beasts. After a slight reprimand, he released the four aquatic spiritual beasts back into the Endless River.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! Guo Feilong learned all this from Wu Yumeng. The reason the hall master of the Human Cultivation Alliance''s branch released those four aquatic spiritual beasts was because there was a holy land for aquatic spiritual beasts upstream of the Endless River, home to supreme-level spiritual beasts comparable to the human Tribulation Crossing stage. The strength of aquatic spiritual beasts in the cultivation world was not inferior to the Human Cultivation Alliance, and even surpassed it by two or three degrees. However, most aquatic spiritual beasts resided deep in the ocean and rarely ventured onto land. Humans and aquatic spiritual beasts in the ocean maintained a "you mind your own business, and I''ll mind mine" relationship, with no major conflicts. The four aquatic spiritual beasts comparable to the Divine Transformation stage in the Endless River were members of a holy land upstream. If the hall master of the Human Cultivation Alliance''s branch had bullied the weak and killed these four aquatic spiritual beasts, it wouldn''t necessarily have sparked a war between the Human Cultivation Alliance and aquatic spiritual beasts. But it would have certainly brought unimaginable disaster to the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. Thus, there was an agreement prohibiting human cultivators from hunting aquatic spiritual beasts in the Endless River. Moreover, the Endless River belonged to the territory of aquatic spiritual beasts. If human cultivators entered the water or sky of the Endless River, the aquatic spiritual beasts had the right to attack them. Similarly, if high-level aquatic spiritual beasts from the Endless River caused trouble on the Arctic and Northern Borders Continents, cultivators from the two continents could kill them. The higher the level of the spiritual beast, the higher its intelligence. Agreements were made with cultivation forces near the Endless River in the Arctic and Northern Borders Continents. Every year, spirit stones and elixirs were given to the spiritual beasts in the Endless River. In return, they allowed ships to ferry people between the two cultivation continents. If one flew over the Endless River without using a ship, the high-level aquatic spiritual beasts in the river would not be polite and would attack those flying across the river. Guo Feilong didn''t want to provoke the high-level spiritual beasts in the Endless River, so his flying instrument ascended higher and higher, eventually reaching about 100,000 meters in altitude before flying parallel towards the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. However, despite his intention to avoid conflict with the high-level aquatic spiritual beasts in the Endless River, fate had other plans. As his flying instrument reached the middle of the Endless River, a water-attributed spiritual beast comparable to a late Golden Elixir stage human, bored and seeking entertainment, flew out from the river surface, intending to play in the sky and summon rain. Not only humans have divine sense; spiritual beasts, demons, and fairies also possess it. The divine sense of a late Golden Elixir stage could cover an area of about 350 miles. A water-attributed spiritual beast, resembling a crocodile by seven or eight parts, comparable to the late Golden Elixir stage, noticed the flying instrument. What was this thing? It had never seen it before and assumed it was being ignored, intruding into its territory. Boom! The crocodile-like water-attributed spiritual beast of the late Golden Elixir stage opened its mouth wide, releasing a lightning bolt as thick as a barrel towards the small flying instrument. The speed of the lightning was unparalleled, striking the metal underside of the flying instrument in the blink of an eye. At the same time, Guo Feilong''s humanoid metal lifebound sacred treasure flew out from the Baihui Acupoint on his head, with its two small metal hands pressed against the flying instrument. His humanoid metal lifebound sacred treasure had the ability to absorb lightning, and in an instant, it absorbed the lightning that struck the flying instrument. "I didn''t provoke you, yet you come to provoke me. You''re asking for death!" Guo Feilong, with part of his divine soul controlling the lifebound sacred treasure, flew out from the flying instrument, charging towards the late Golden Elixir stage aquatic spiritual beast below. Buzz! The humanoid lifebound sacred treasure unleashed a force of tribulation lightning from its palms. Boom! With a loud explosion, the power of the tribulation lightning struck the late Golden Elixir stage aquatic spiritual beast. It had strong resistance to lightning, but the power of tribulation lightning was the strongest in the world. The late Golden Elixir stage aquatic spiritual beast was instantly paralyzed, losing consciousness for a brief moment. Guo Feilong seized this fleeting opportunity, controlling his lifebound sacred treasure to dive into the creature''s nostril, then into its throat. He then entered its abdomen, beginning to destroy the internal organs of the late Golden Elixir stage aquatic spiritual beast, finally reaching its brain, taking its Golden Elixir, and extinguishing its divine soul. Just like that, he easily exterminated a late Golden Elixir stage aquatic spiritual beast. The entire body of a spiritual beast was a treasure. Guo Feilong stored the corpse of the late Golden Elixir stage aquatic spiritual beast in his storage bag and continued flying towards the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. For the rest of the journey, he encountered no further attacks from aquatic spiritual beasts. An hour later, Guo Feilong arrived at the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. He crossed the 30,000-mile-wide Endless River in just over two hours, much faster than taking a ship. There were many high-level cultivators in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world, and occasionally, he could see Elemental Infant stage cultivators traveling. Guo Feilong didn''t want those Elemental Infant stage cultivators to discover the existence of his flying instrument. He put away the flying instrument and patted his spiritual beast bag. A flying spiritual beast at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage appeared before him. It wasn''t his first time in the Northern Borders Continent''s cultivation world. Based on his memory, Guo Feilong sat on the back of the flying spiritual beast and headed towards the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. Half a month later, Guo Feilong finally arrived in front of the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. Damn it, the area around this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world was controlled by those Elemental Infant-level forces. Entering was no problem. But anyone coming out had to open their storage bags and be extorted before being allowed to leave. "It seems I''ll have to kill a Golden Elixir stage cultivator on the way out," Guo Feilong sighed slightly in his heart and charged into the mist outside the Heavenly Abode small world. [Please give a five-star rating, and support with free small gifts. Thank you all for your support, thank you!] Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 119 - Second Journey to the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode Upon entering the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, Guo Feilong was momentarily taken aback. Looking around, he saw countless people flying through the air on clouds in the distance. "Why are there so many people here?" Guo Feilong was puzzled, thinking, "Could it be that some treasure has appeared here? The kind that even low-level cultivators can obtain?" With doubt in his heart, his Divine Sense at the late Foundation Establishment stage surged out like a tide in all directions. He was at the tenth level of Qi Refining, and when he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, his Divine Soul was twice as powerful as other Foundation Establishment cultivators. In an instant, his Divine Sense covered a radius of fifty miles. Within this fifty-mile radius, he detected two to three thousand low-level cultivators. Divine Sense was not only equivalent to a cultivator''s eyes, allowing them to see. It was also like their ears, enabling them to hear. Even like their hands and feet, as far as the Divine Sense reached, so did their Mystic Power. Looking at the expressions of those two to three hundred low-level cultivators, it didn''t seem like anything significant or treasure-related had happened here. This was strange. Guo Feilong decided to find someone to ask why there were so many people in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. Just within fifty miles, there were so many cultivators, and in the farther sky, there were even more low-level cultivators either flying or landing on the ground. A moment later. Guo Feilong, riding a mid-Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast and holding the early Foundation Establishment stage Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai in his arms, landed in front of a group of seven low-level cultivators, both men and women. Among them, the highest was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and the lowest was at the third level of Qi Refining. A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could easily wipe them out. Seeing Guo Feilong land in front of them, all seven were tense, fearing that Guo Feilong might bully the weak and kill them to seize treasures. "Senior, we have only been here for less than three days and have not gained anything. If you don''t mind, we are willing to offer our storage bags to honor you." The leader, an eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator, reluctantly took off his storage bag from his waist. The other six followed suit, taking their storage bags from their waists.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. "Please accept them, Senior." They were respectful, and even though they were reluctant to part with their storage bags, they forced smiles on their faces. In the Cultivation World, low-level cultivators were like grass in front of high-level cultivators, and the lower they bowed, the better. "I''m not here to rob you," Guo Feilong said. "I just want to ask you a question. I visited this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world a few years ago, and there weren''t so many people back then. Now there are so many people here. Has some treasure appeared?" The seven low-level cultivators breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, hanging their storage bags back on their waists. A senior who wasn''t here to rob was a good senior. "Senior, the reason there are so many people in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world now is not because of any treasure appearing." The leader, the eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator, respectfully explained, "It''s because people like us from small low-level cultivation families can''t earn many spirit stones outside and don''t have Heavenly Abodes with abundant spiritual energy. So we come to this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world to cultivate and search for spirit herbs and medicines all over the mountains. Even low-level spirit herbs and medicines are worth quite a few spirit stones to us. Many low-level cultivators like us have come in and never left, settling here temporarily because the spiritual energy here is at least four times that of the outside. If, in the future, the entry and exit restrictions of this small world disappear and it becomes owned by someone, we won''t be able to cultivate here and will be driven out of the Heavenly Abode. However, the entry and exit restrictions of the Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world won''t completely disappear for several hundred or even a thousand years. This Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world is now a paradise for low-level cultivators like us. Many low-level cultivators come here every day and don''t plan to leave in the short term. We are the same, planning to cultivate here as long as we can." "I see," Guo Feilong finally understood. In the Cultivation World, various Heavenly Abodes and cultivation resources were basically controlled by powerful cultivation forces. Small family cultivation forces didn''t fare well outside, so many low-level cultivators settled here. It wasn''t because of any treasure appearing, which left Guo Feilong slightly disappointed. Still puzzled, he asked, "Those who settle here, how do they obtain the elixirs and spirit stones they need for cultivation?" Cultivation elixirs and spirit stones were essential cultivation resources for cultivators. Without these two things, relying solely on the spiritual energy concentration here, which was four times that of the outside, was still not as fast as using cultivation resources. The eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator respectfully replied, "Senior, a few years ago, many Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces established cultivation cities and markets in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. We can sell any treasures we find here to their shops in the cultivation markets and buy the cultivation elixirs we need directly from those market shops. Although they suppress prices, buying treasures at lower prices and selling cultivation elixirs at higher prices than outside. Overall, the cultivation resources we can obtain here in a month are equivalent to three or four months outside. If we''re lucky and find mid to high-level spirit herbs, medicines, or treasures, we can earn as much as several years or even decades of income. However, there are now too many people in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world, and the chances of finding spirit herbs, medicines, or treasures are getting lower." After lamenting how difficult it was becoming, Guo Feilong asked, "Can you tell me how many cultivation markets there are here and which Elemental Infant-level forces they belong to?" The other party quickly answered his question. Currently, there were twenty-two Elemental Infant-level cultivation forces that had established cultivation markets in this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. Each cultivation market had a defensive formation capable of withstanding attacks from Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts, making them very safe, without fear of robbery. If someone robbed others in the market, the cultivation force that established the market would kill them. This was normal because if a cultivation market couldn''t guarantee the safety of cultivators, no cultivator would dare to shop there. To Guo Feilong''s surprise, Wu Yumeng''s maternal family, the Wu Family, had also established a cultivation market here. Because of Wu Yumeng, Guo Feilong had a favorable impression of the Wu Family, considering them closer than other Elemental Infant-level forces. However, he didn''t plan to visit the Wu Family''s cultivation market to acknowledge any kinship. After all, the Wu Family, as an Elemental Infant-level cultivation family, had tens of thousands of cultivators, and there were many relatives like him with different surnames. Having too many relatives was almost like having none. In the next moment, Guo Feilong, riding the mid-Foundation Establishment stage flying spiritual beast and holding the early Foundation Establishment stage Treasure-Seeking Mink Xiaobai, flew deeper into this Fourth Grade Heavenly Abode small world. His main purpose for coming this time was to hunt Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts. A few hours later, Guo Feilong arrived at the territory of a late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast he couldn''t defeat before. He knew where the opponent''s lair was, but Guo Feilong didn''t recklessly go there directly. Instead, he found a suitable place to set up an array and stopped there. Hi everyone, if you like this novel and want to read more in advance, please support me on PawRead. Discord:https://discord.com/invite/ua2A852bws Chapter 120 - Golden Morning Spatial Ore One by one, the formation flags were seemingly tossed out by Guo Feilong, but in reality, the placement of each flag was meticulously calculated. Moments later, he had set up a high-level defensive formation in this area. Why not set up a high-level killing formation? Because the equipment needed for a killing formation is too complex, and it takes a long time to set up. Most importantly, he didn¡¯t need a killing formation to hunt Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts. Buzz! Guo Feilong infused his mystic power into the formation disk, and streams of Mystic Light flew out from the disk, merging with the formation flags, activating this high-level defensive formation. This high-level defensive formation is called the Xuanwu Turtle Breath Formation, which Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts cannot break through. If he had higher-grade formation flags to set up the Xuanwu Turtle Breath Formation, even Elemental Infant stage spiritual beasts would find it hard to break through. Unfortunately, he currently didn¡¯t have the materials to refine such high-level formation flags; otherwise, he would have set up a formation of that level here. Once the formation was activated, the defensive barrier was an earthy yellow, and outside the defensive barrier was a layer of illusion formation. Neither the naked eye nor divine sense could see the light of the formation barrier here; all they saw were false illusions consistent with the surrounding scenery. After activating the formation, Guo Feilong''s humanoid metallic lifebound sacred treasure flew out from the Baihui Acupoint at the top of his head. In the next moment, Guo Feilong sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes slightly closed, and his divine soul split into two. Most of his divine soul entered the lifebound sacred treasure, leaving this place to go to the lair of that late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast. A small part of his divine soul remained in his body to guard against unforeseen circumstances and prevent any unexpected situations from occurring with his physical form. A cultivator''s physical form is extremely important. If the physical form is destroyed while the divine soul is outside, the consequences could be dire. Guo Feilong''s divine soul resided in the lifebound sacred treasure and soon arrived at the lair of the late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast he couldn¡¯t defeat before. Outside the lair was only a simple illusion formation, with no powerful defensive formations or killing formations. The ability to set up a simple illusion formation is a Divine Power and Spell that spiritual beasts comprehend on their own after reaching the Golden Elixir stage, not something arranged by human cultivators using various formation instruments. The lifebound sacred treasure entered the lair of the late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast, which was a valley with Spiritual Energy dozens of times more abundant than outside. In the valley was a small lake, and the water was a pale golden color.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. On the surface of the golden lake, many golden lotuses were growing; some were blooming, some had formed lotus seeds, and some were still budding. The Nine-Turn Golden Lotus is a Ninth Grade Spirit Herb, and the lotus seeds it produces can restore a cultivator''s mystic power. Even if a False Nascent Soul stage cultivator directly eats a lotus seed from the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus, their depleted mystic power will instantly be restored to full. Directly eating the lotus seeds from the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus to restore mystic power would be too wasteful. If refined into an elixir, it would yield many pills with the same power-restoring function. Mystic power is extremely important to cultivators, like gasoline in a car''s tank or the battery in a flashlight; without mystic power, a cultivator is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. If a Golden Elixir stage cultivator''s body is completely devoid of mystic power, even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could kill them. It''s akin to a strongman lying exhausted on the ground, unable to move a finger, and a twelve or thirteen-year-old child with a knife could kill the strongman. "Ribbit!" On the golden lake, a green frog resting on a lotus leaf suddenly opened its eyes and croaked. The frog on the lake was the late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast Guo Feilong intended to hunt this time, and it was the size of a house. The frog-like late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast immediately recognized Guo Feilong, and a not-so-pleasant memory surged into the frog''s mind. "Ribbit~" The frog, comparable to a late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast, flew toward Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure, its tongue shooting out like lightning. Don''t underestimate the frog''s tongue as being soft and harmless; this is a late Golden Elixir stage spiritual beast, and its tongue is comparable to a medium-quality sacred treasure in strength and power. It could easily kill any Foundation Establishment stage spiritual beast if it struck Guo Feilong''s lifebound sacred treasure. Although it couldn''t damage his lifebound sacred treasure, it would rapidly deplete his mystic power. If his mystic power were exhausted, the opponent could take his lifebound sacred treasure. To reclaim his lifebound sacred treasure, he would need the power to kill the opponent. Otherwise, it would be impossible to reclaim his lifebound sacred treasure; he couldn''t win if he couldn''t fight. Swish! Guo Feilong maneuvered his lifebound sacred treasure to dodge the opponent''s tongue attack. Neither Guo Feilong nor the late Golden Elixir stage frog spiritual beast wanted their battle to destroy the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus in the golden lake. In the blink of an eye, they were a hundred miles away in the mountains, engaged in fierce combat. Indeed, his current late Foundation Establishment stage was much stronger than when he was at the early Foundation Establishment stage. Previously, he couldn''t defeat this late Golden Elixir stage frog spiritual beast, but now he could overpower it. Before long, Guo Feilong controlled his lifebound sacred treasure to slay the late Golden Elixir stage frog spiritual beast. Simultaneously, Guo Feilong''s physical body within the external formation opened its eyes, waved his hand, and collected the formation flags of the Xuanwu Turtle Breath Formation. Soon, Guo Feilong arrived at the golden lake. His lifebound sacred treasure also returned, transforming into a stream of light and re-entering his Energy Core from the Baihui Acupoint. Guo Feilong, possessing a water attribute Spiritual Root, moved through the water with ease. It didn''t take long for him to dive to the bottom of the golden lake and carefully extract the roots of the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus from the lakebed silt. When he returned to the Guo family''s Heavenly Abode, he planned to transplant the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus into the Forbidden Zone, essentially acquiring a hen that lays golden eggs. The golden lake''s water contained traces of Spiritual Energy, but not much. To ensure the successful transplantation of the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus, Guo Feilong used three Storage Bags with ample internal space to collect all the golden lake water from the not-so-large lake. "Huh?" With the lake water gone, Guo Feilong suddenly noticed a golden stone protruding from the lakebed silt, glistening in the sunlight like gold. He stepped on a White Cloud and flew to the golden stone at the lakebed, reaching out to take the golden stone in his hand. "Golden Morning Spatial Ore!" Guo Feilong recognized the golden stone and couldn''t contain his joy. Golden Morning Spatial Ore is an extremely rare metallic ore with spatial properties. Adding a bit of Golden Morning Spatial Ore during refinement endows spiritual instruments and sacred treasures with the ability to store items. The storage space is much larger than that of a Storage Bag. Because Storage Bags are woven from the skin of a common vine with spatial attributes. "There can''t be just this one piece of Golden Morning Spatial Ore; there must be a Golden Morning Spatial Mine here." Guo Feilong''s divine sense scanned the entire lakebed silt, and indeed, beneath the silt, he found many pieces of Golden Morning Spatial Ore. In the next instant. He tapped his Spiritual Beast Bag, and forty to fifty spiritual beasts appeared. There were Ninth Rank spiritual beasts and Foundation Establishment stage spiritual beasts. "Dig out stones of this color for me in this lake; the more you dig out, the more rewards you''ll get." He showed the Golden Morning Spatial Ore in his hand to the spiritual beasts. In the next moment, these forty to fifty different types of spiritual beasts began digging for Golden Morning Spatial Ore in the lakebed silt. Meanwhile, Guo Feilong took out formation flags and set up an illusion formation and maze formation in this area to prevent other Golden Elixir stage spiritual beasts from discovering it. 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