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."
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"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.