Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 55: Burden of Having a Physique

Huan Caiyi took out 80,000 spirit stones and gave them to him.

"Give me all."

Yu Hang praised when he saw the spirit stones.

"As expected from a top-tier alchemist, spirit stones are the last thing they will ever lack."

He gave all five talismans and asked,

"Do you need anything else, Fairy Huan?"

Huan Caiyi thought for a moment before speaking.

"Yes, Truth Seeker."

"Haah... how can a mere branch manager like me have the right to sell it? In fact, I haven’t even been allowed to see it till now, Fairy Huan. Only five people are allowed to see it, and they are all in the central region."

"Then farewell." After saying that, Huan Caiyi disappeared.

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Jiang Hao was looking at the city from the top. Meiying was flying too high—weak cultivators wouldn’t even be able to see her at this height. Even with his strong eyesight, he wasn’t able to see the city clearly.

Although Jiang Hao knew that Meiying was quite terrifying, he didn’t know her exact grade.

He looked beside him. Ming Yue was also looking towards the city; she seemed a little worried to him.

It was expected, as they would be living in dangerous situations from now on and any small mistake could cost them their lives.

He couldn’t help but nudge her with his shoulder.

"Senior Sister, you look way down compared to your usual self. That’s not very like you."

Ming Yue was surprised when she heard that. While sighing, she spoke.

"It’s not like that, Junior Brother. I’m just a little worried about us. I have always known that this world is unfair and that only strength matters, but it’s still a little unsettling for me.

Just because we are blessed with a special physique, we have to face dangers far beyond what we can handle. If I hadn’t met Master and Aunt, I would have been dead by now.

So, are we really blessed? No, it’s more like a curse, Junior Brother. Others envy us because they haven’t faced the consequences of having a physique.

It’s fitting to say that the things you want most in life are often the things that disappoint you the most when you get them."

Jiang Hao knew that Ming Yue had a strong will and that it wouldn’t take her long to regain her composure. Even so, he couldn’t help but worry a little when he heard her.

When Ming Yue saw his worried look, she couldn’t help but smile.

"That look doesn’t suit you, Junior Brother. Don’t worry, I am fine. I was just feeling a little reluctant to run away every time."

Jiang Hao sighed when he heard that. Even he was reluctant. He wanted to peacefully cultivate, but until now, he had gotten everything but peace—quite the irony indeed.

Zhi Hui sighed in relief when she saw that both were fine and not too stressed. They were both below 20 years of age and had to face multiple life-threatening situations from now on. It was normal for them to feel stressed.

She was, in fact, quite surprised when she noticed Jiang Hao’s mental state. He didn’t seem affected at all. His mental fortitude was truly amazing.

While she was thinking, Huan Caiyi appeared. She asked immediately,

"How many?"

"Two major, three minor. Not as bad as I thought."

"Well, getting even one would have been good for us."

"Hmm... Let’s go. It’s time to visit our new home."

Meiying understood her intentions and sped up.

In a second, they entered the range of the Dark Forest. The Dark Forest was 10,000 miles deep, but no one had measured how far it spanned to the sides. It was definitely more than 100,000 miles, maybe two or three times that.

Jiang Hao wasn’t able to understand how their enemies would be able to keep an eye on the whole forest, but from what he had seen so far in his life, he understood one thing—nothing was impossible.

He had knowledge of cultivation levels up to the Void Reversion realm, so he knew that when cultivators reached the Soul Sea realm, they unlocked their spirit sense.

Spirit sense was totally different from any other sense. It was a unique sense that allowed cultivators to perceive things around them even without looking at them. The range of spirit sense depended on the cultivator’s strength.

He didn’t know how many enemies were coming for them, but the number should be quite high if they wanted to block their exit from the Dark Forest. Their strength would need to be at Void Reversion or above to make any difference at all.

So, was it really okay to send such huge strength to the eastern region? After all, even though the peace treaty was signed, it only restricted the top mighty figures from attacking each other.

Low-level spirit beasts still roamed outside the forbidden zones and sometimes even attacked cities on the border. This was likely even more true in the central region.

Strong cultivators above Void Reversion weren’t as numerous as low-level cultivators, after all.

If such a huge number of them came here, then who would protect the cities in the central region?

He was really puzzled by this, so instead of pondering about it aimlessly, he asked them.

It was Zhi Hui who answered.

"You are right about one part. If a large number of cultivators from these two sects are displaced here in the eastern region, then it will indeed leave a lot of cities unguarded.

But here’s the thing. They won’t send as many as you think. In fact, the number of cultivators coming here is far less than you imagined. Do you know why? Because they don’t need to monitor the Dark Forest constantly.

It’s not these cultivators who are truly dangerous for us; it’s the Sky Pavilion that we should really be afraid of.

The Sky Pavilion is a profit-based organization. As long as you give them enough spirit stones, they can do anything for you.

How do you think we got the news about us being targeted?

Both of these sects must have hidden it extremely well from the whole world. After all, the world’s top two righteous sects engaging in this kind of scheme isn’t something they want the whole world to know.

But even then, the Sky Pavilion was able to accurately figure out this news and deliver it to us on the same day we commissioned them.

It’s all because of a unique treasure that the Sky Pavilion recently got their hands on. They even publicized their ability to obtain any news after acquiring it.

They call it Truth Seeker. Although we don’t know what it is, it has already been proven multiple times.

This treasure can answer any question, with the only restriction being that the question shouldn’t be too complex.

All these sects have to do is ask the Sky Pavilion if we have left the forbidden zone or not. If they get the answer ’yes,’ then they will actively search for us.

As I said, the Sky Pavilion’s treasure can only give yes-or-no answers—at least, that’s what they claim so far. They also claimed that they can use it only twice a day."

Jiang Hao was stunned when he heard that. Wasn’t this treasure too good? If he had to guess, it might be related to a universal treasure. But how rare were these treasures? He had already encountered two such treasures, and both were on him right now.

It could be said that his case was unique, as he got them from Senior Hu Tian, who came from the upper world. Then, who did this treasure in the Sky Pavilion’s possession belong to?

It seemed his world was far closer to the upper worlds than he had thought.

Jiang Hao and the others had no clue that another person was listening to their conversation. It was none other than the woman inside the special dimension within his ring.

Jiang Hao would never have believed that the woman he had met last time could now easily perceive the outside world, now that he had woken her up.

She was surprised when she heard about it, as there was only one treasure capable of doing this—Fate Whisperer. Although what this so-called Sky Pavilion possessed was just a fraction of its byproduct thread, it was still amazing to hear about it in this world.

Jiang Hao sighed again when he thought about this treasure. If it had no restrictions, wouldn’t the person holding it be able to know everything?

Even his concealment wouldn’t work then. He kept finding things that could affect him far more than he could imagine—if he wasn’t aware of them.

"This means they will use one question every day to check if we have left the zone or not. And if they get ’yes,’ then they will ask where we are?" Ming Yue asked.

Zhi Hui answered, "Well, if they booked the use of the treasure for themselves, then yes, and they will do so. But asking where we are isn’t feasible if what they claim is true. They can only use place names and ask if we are there, as the answer will only be yes or no."

Huan Caiyi smiled and spoke.

"Do you know what’s the funniest thing? If they didn’t have this treasure, they would have definitely sent a huge number of cultivators—far more than you can imagine—even if it cost them the lot of border cities in central region.

Their so-called righteousness only exists until they are not in danger. And they know in their hearts that if you two reach a higher level, even people from the upper world might not be able to save them."