"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.

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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.