The seven members of the Lingxiao Sect exchanged glances and nodded one after another.

Li Yue said, "Friend Yang, Friend Qin, we swore long ago to do our best to protect Earth's civilization, and naturally we will not go back on our word. Besides, during our time here, you have not treated us unfairly in terms of spirit stones. There are no other powerful beings here that could threaten our safety. It's a perfect place for cultivation. Even if not for you two, for the sake of our own future cultivation, we will give it our all."

As soon as he said this, the rest of the Lingxiao Sect members' expressions shifted slightly.

Deep down, they wanted to return to the familiar world of the Lingxiao Sect, but Li Yue's words reminded them.

Returning to the Lingxiao Sect, they would only be mid to lower-level disciples, and would have to earn all their cultivation resources through hard work and sect tasks. This would leave them little time to focus on cultivation, compared to the children of those major families, which would slow their cultivation speed considerably.

The path of cultivation is extremely cruel. Falling behind others just by one step can mean never catching up in a lifetime.

Especially with age. Although nothing is absolute, the younger you are when entering a higher realm, the further you can go in the future.

Time wasted on endless tasks and resource acquisition leaves little time for true cultivation, and progress naturally slows.

However, staying in the Earth Space, they now only need to spend a little time helping others learn the basics of the cultivation world, guiding in cultivation, artifact refining, alchemy, rune tao, and formation knowledge. They can then focus on their own cultivation.

Just in this recent short time of cultivation, they feel it's much more peaceful than when they were in the Lingxiao Sect.

Now that someone wants to destroy their favorable cultivation environment here, they indeed feel a sense of resistance, feeling it's no longer just an issue of Earth natives, but that it is threatening their cultivation, their future, and destiny.

Lu Chen had made a heavy oath, and hearing Li Yue's words, seeing the other fellow disciples have quite the fondness for the current cultivation life, he said, "Senior Brother Li Yue is right. We've long vowed to assist in protecting Earth's civilization, and a cultivator's oath is not to be easily broken; otherwise, we will turn into a heart demon in the future and suffer the Heavenly Dao's backlash.

Moreover, here, Friend Yang hasn't been stingy with resources at all. Staying here for cultivation will allow our strength to increase rapidly, so we must strive to protect this place well.

When one day we have all reached the Core Formation Stage, returning to the Central Great World, we can even be considered significant figures who can suppress one side. Even if we return to Lingxiao Sect and confess everything to our sect leaders, we won't be blamed."

The words of Li Yue and Lu Chen left the other five Lingxiao Sect disciples without reason to refute.

Not just for keeping their promise, but also for their cultivation, to protect their current cultivation environment, they must fight shoulder to shoulder with Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang.

Thus, Ye Wuya led: "Rest assured, both of you, we will certainly fight side by side with you."

Du Hui echoed, "Yes, we will definitely join hands to guard this spiritual ore mountain range."

"If this spirit ore were divided by the three major sects, the resources that end up in our hands would only be a minimal portion. But if we guard it here and don't let it be plundered by the three major sects, this place will be an inexhaustible source of cultivation resources available for us to cultivate from Foundation Establishment to even the Nascent Soul Stage," Yun Zong said excitedly.

Gan Qian and Linglong also nodded silently.

The group gradually brought themselves into the role of Earth's humans, believing the cultivation resources of White Jade City were their private property, considering themselves as one of the stakeholders. In this way, it was not about helping Yang Fei and the Earth Human Clan guard their property, but rather doing everything to defend their property from being looted.

Qin Yanyang secretly smiled, unable to stop himself from transmitting to Yang Fei: "Your generosity in agreeing to share cultivation resources with them initially made an excellent move."

Yang Fei responded: "Of course. How the cultivation resources here are distributed is up to us, but feeding seven more people won't be any pressure at all. This way, they will wholeheartedly safeguard these resources, treating our matters as their own."

"You're just cunning," Qin Yanyang snorted.

Yang Fei quietly responded: "How can you call it cunning? This is called having foresight and strategic planning."

While the two were quietly exchanging asides, Ye Wuya said: "Friend Yang, we're unclear about the exact composition of the force that has arrived on Earth. I think we need to send someone to scout out the situation in advance, so we can know ourselves and the enemy, and win every battle."

Li Yue nodded: "Senior Brother's words are very true. Friend Yang, if you trust us, let a few of our Lingxiao Sect members go to make contact with them. Whether they are people from Lingxiao Sect or other major sects and aristocratic families, they won't act rashly once they see us fellow disciples."

Yang Fei nodded and said: "That's indeed a good idea."

Qin Yanyang couldn't help but secretly warn: "What if, after they contact the other side, they betray our situation?"

Yang Fei was actually worried about this as well.

Though he is skilled with poisons, the toxins he currently possesses pose little threat to these Foundation Establishment experts of Lingxiao Sect.

Thus, he had no way to truly control these people.

More importantly, he initially wanted to make friends with these people with sincerity. If he distrusts them now, it would be like shooting himself in the foot, causing them to look down on him.

Unless, he binds their souls with the Soul Binding Rope.

But that's not feasible either.

The souls of these Foundation Establishment cultivators aren't strong, unable to separate from their bodies.

At this moment, Linglong glanced at the two, a playful smile on her face, and asked, "If we alone make contact with that team, can the two of you trust us?"

Ye Wuya and Li Yue slightly changed their expressions, the latter couldn't help but scold: "Junior Sister Linglong, don't be rude."

Linglong pouted and huffed, "I'm just stating the facts. This is the first real collaboration between us, concerning trust issues that must be resolved."

Everyone fell silent.

Actually, the others of the Lingxiao Sect had thought about this, but no one wanted to bring it up. Now that Linglong mentioned it, everyone could only remain silent, awaiting Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang's decision.

Yang Fei suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Friend Linglong underestimates my wife and me. To us, you are true friends, fellow Daoists who can support each other and improve together.

If I didn't trust you, I could have easily annihilated you all at our first meeting, and then I wouldn't have to worry about betrayal or being sold out.

As for now, if you don't wish to stay on Earth, wanting to return to your world with the arriving team, I can understand.

If my wife and I have the ability to protect Earth's resources from being plundered, we will do our utmost to defend them. If we fail, we won't force it.

Just hope that the day we meet again, we're not enemies. Otherwise, at that time, I will not show mercy."

"Friend Yang, you've said too much. Since I've sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao, I, Li Yue, will definitely not break it." Li Yue's expression changed after hearing Yang Fei's words and he quickly spoke up.

The other cultivators also expressed their solemn commitment one after another.

Firstly, Yang Fei's sincerity and magnanimity earned their admiration and they felt he was someone worth befriending. Secondly, the cultivation resources Yang Fei promised them were indeed too generous for them to want to give up.

Du Hui said, "Friend Yang, how about this: we only send two people to make contact with the team while the other disciples stay here. This way, the trust between our sides can be better maintained."

The members of Lingxiao Sect all nodded, saying this was a good idea, and immediately decided to proceed this way.

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