Yuwen Yanhong was silent for a moment before asking, "Elder Guo, do you really have such little faith in the righteous cultivators of the Arctic Continent?"
The two of them shared a deep bond, having a relationship that was part mentor, part friend in the field of alchemy.
Guo Feilong shared his speculations.
Yuwen Yanhong sighed deeply, her face full of worry. "My mother and the other Golden Elixir Ancestors in the sect share your suspicions. They believe that those demon cultivators have already dealt with the Human Cultivation Alliance, which is why they dare to show themselves so openly."
Guo Feilong was puzzled and asked, "Since everyone has already guessed it, why are the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from the sect still going to the Human Cultivation Alliance in the Northern Borders Continent to seek reinforcements? Aren't they afraid that once they leave, our Arctic Continent's cultivation world will be vulnerable to attacks from those demon cultivators due to the lack of False Nascent Soul stage cultivators?"
Yuwen Yanhong smiled slightly and suddenly asked him, "Elder Guo, why don't you guess whether the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors in the sect really went to the Human Cultivation Alliance for reinforcements? Or perhaps they didn't go at all? Or maybe they truly went to seek reinforcements? We fear the demon cultivators attacking our sect, but don't those demon cultivators fear us attacking them? As it stands, our righteous cultivators are still stronger. If those demon cultivators had the strength, they wouldn't just swallow the Golden Elixir stage forces in our Arctic Continent's cultivation world without taking more.
There will inevitably be a battle between us and the demon cultivator sects. It all depends on who prepares for the decisive battle faster and whose backup plans are stronger. In the short term, within three to five years, the decisive battle won't happen. We aren't ready, and neither are the demon cultivator sects.
Elder Guo, I know what you're thinking. As a high-level alchemist, neither our righteous cultivators nor those ruthless demon cultivators will harm you. You just need to arrange for the people you want to protect to stay in the Guo family's Heavenly Abode, and they will be safe.
It's not just you preparing for the worst-case scenario of losing to the demon cultivator sects. We are also making preparations. The elders guarding the cultivation market outside the sect, who used to be from prominent families, have now been replaced by ordinary Foundation Establishment stage elders with shallow roots and little power.
Elder Guo, haven't you noticed that in the past two days, the number of disciples and elders in the sect's headquarters Heavenly Abode has decreased significantly?"
Guo Feilong listened quietly without responding. Yuwen Yanhong continued, "The sect agreed to let you bring your wives, concubines, and children back to the Guo family's Heavenly Abode not just because you gave everyone benefits. A significant reason is that you have the ability to protect them. In the final battle between the righteous and demon paths, the key to victory will always be those Golden Elixir stage grand cultivators. We Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can only follow the winners or losers.
Alright, I'm a bit tired today. Tomorrow, I'll arrange for Liu Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, the two junior sisters, to assist you with alchemy tasks in your Guo family's Heavenly Abode."
Guo Feilong cupped his hands in gratitude, "Thank you, Elder Yuwen."
Afterward, he left Yuwen Yanhong's place.
The next afternoon.
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Guo Feilong, along with dozens of children, wives, and concubines from the Spirit Creek Sect, as well as Lin Feiyu and Shangguan Mingyue, returned to the small world of the Guo family's Heavenly Abode.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and all his wives, concubines, and children who were out adventuring returned to the small world of the Guo family's Heavenly Abode.
As long as they were in the small world of the Guo family's Heavenly Abode, even if a grand cultivator of the Elemental Infant stage came, Guo Feilong wouldn't be afraid.
In the future, if the righteous cultivators of the Spirit Creek Sect win, that would be the best outcome. If the result is that the demon cultivators win, he would relocate his entire family.
Although it's difficult for any new cultivation force to establish a foothold in the cultivation world, Guo Feilong wasn't worried about this issue. In that case, he could always become a son-in-law to the Wu family of Wu Yumeng. With his status as a high-level alchemist and Wu Yumeng possibly reaching the grandmaster-level alchemist stage by then, the Wu family would surely grant him a small world as a territory.
Of course, this was the worst-case scenario. Guo Feilong still hoped that the righteous path of the Arctic Continent's cultivation world would prevail because he didn't like places with too many high-level cultivators. In places with too many high-level cultivators, there are many forces that can suppress him. Only in places like the Arctic Continent's cultivation world, where cultivation resources are scarce and high-level cultivators are few, can he live more freely and develop his family better.
At this time, the False Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Spirit Creek Sect, along with several other False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from Golden Elixir stage forces in the Arctic Continent's cultivation world, arrived at the Human Cultivation Alliance's branch in the Northern Borders Continent's cultivation world.
"The issue with the demon cultivators in your Arctic Continent's cultivation world is something the high-levels of the Human Cultivation Alliance have allowed. If you want to eliminate the demon cultivator sects there, you'll have to rely on yourselves. The Human Cultivation Alliance won't interfere, and neither will any forces from the Northern Borders Continent's cultivation world."
This was the response given to the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors of the Spirit Creek Sect by a representative of the Human Cultivation Alliance stationed in the Northern Borders Continent's cultivation world.
A False Nascent Soul stage ancestor, with a displeased expression, questioned, "Deputy Hall Master, for countless years, many of our predecessors from the Arctic Continent's cultivation world have gone to the outer battlefield to die for the human race. Even if we haven't achieved great merits, we've at least worked hard. Will the Human Cultivation Alliance just stand by and watch as demon cultivators run rampant in our Arctic Continent's cultivation world, causing untold suffering?"
The deputy hall master of the Human Cultivation Alliance stationed in the Northern Borders Continent's cultivation world sighed and said, "The Human Cultivation Alliance is composed of both the righteous and demon paths, working together to resist the external demons. A hundred years ago, one of our righteous path's Supreme Tribulation Crossing cultivators died under the heavenly tribulation. Meanwhile, on the demon cultivator side, two new Supreme Tribulation Crossing cultivators have emerged in the past century. Our righteous path is at a disadvantage, and the demon cultivators have proposed that as long as they achieve enough merits on the outer battlefield, they are allowed to establish forces anywhere. Only the local cultivation world can oppose them, and the Human Cultivation Alliance and other righteous path forces cannot send high-level cultivators to intervene against those demon cultivators.
It's not that the Human Cultivation Alliance doesn't care about the demon cultivators in your Arctic Continent's cultivation world, but rather that we can't do anything about it. The demon cultivators want to infiltrate the northern cultivation world controlled by our righteous path, and we, the righteous path, also want to infiltrate the southern cultivation world controlled by the demon cultivators. Not only are demon cultivators establishing sects on our side, but we, the righteous path, also have some forces establishing sects on the demon cultivators' territory.
In short, the situation within the Human Cultivation Alliance is very complex. Both the high-levels of the righteous and demon paths have their own plans and arrangements, which we cannot know. The contributions made by the predecessors of the Arctic Continent's cultivation world on the outer battlefield for the human race will not be forgotten by the Human Cultivation Alliance.
Here's what I can do: I can authorize the free rental of three low-quality Divine Treasures for a hundred years. If you can't resolve the demon cultivator sects in the Arctic Continent's cultivation world within this hundred years, there's nothing more I can do. If you admit defeat and give up the territory of the Arctic Continent's cultivation world, I will arrange a place for your sects and families to settle in the Northern Borders Continent's cultivation world."
Hearing this, the False Nascent Soul stage ancestors from the Arctic Continent's cultivation world felt somewhat relieved. In their hands, the low-quality Divine Treasures could exert power comparable to early-stage Elemental Infant cultivators.
However, the current problem was that they had come with eight False Nascent Soul stage cultivators, so who would wield the three low-quality Divine Treasures?
Once the demon cultivator sects were defeated, whoever held the low-quality Divine Treasures would have more influence and could claim more territory occupied by the demon cultivator sects, gaining more benefits.
Even before resolving the demon cultivator issue in the Arctic Continent's cultivation world, these False Nascent Soul stage cultivators were already scheming for the future.
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