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—some 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?

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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—Guo 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.

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