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—a medium-quality flying sword gleaming coldly under the sun.
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"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.
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