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.
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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.
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