Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 113: Inheritance Site

Maybe it was something he couldn’t disclose because the immortal he was following didn’t want him to, so she had accepted it before. But how would a spirit beast come here?

Would he be coming here to bring her that beast? How could she let him do that? Was he compromising his own growth for her? She wouldn’t allow it.

This time, he had to tell her about it. She didn’t want him to worry about her. She would not accept anything that hindered his own growth.

When Jiang Hao heard her stern voice, he sighed. He decided to tell her about the fox—it would put her at ease.

He wanted her to live happily without worrying too much about him. It would have been better if she didn’t asked him about cultivation-related matters, but it seemed like that was just his wishful thinking.

He called the fox internally. In just a minute, it arrived at the back of the farm. It was easy for her to evade mortal eyes with her speed.

His mother was stunned and shocked upon seeing it. This might be the first time she had seen a spirit beast this large, after all.

Jiang Hao sighed and began explaining about it.

...

After he was done with it, she came to terms with it. Jiang Hao spent one more day with her and left again.

He went to the Fortune Pavilion to gather information about the cultivators from the two sects.

When the guards saw his token, they let him pass without even questioning him.

He arrived in front of Mei Ling’s room without anyone accompanying him.

The door opened, and he entered.

"More pills?"

Jiang Hao shook his head. They hadn’t refined any pills to sell this time. They had a proper source for spirit stones, so instead of wasting time creating countless pills, they cultivated wholeheartedly.

In fact, he hadn’t even brought her commissioned pill.

"Senior, this time I visited on my own to obtain some information."

"I see, you must be here because of the new cultivators who have been arriving recently. Every month, someone new comes to the Sky Pavilion branch."

Jiang Hao nodded. This was expected. He wanted to know how many of them were here.

"Well, according to my sources, at least fifteen Heavenly King Realm cultivators have arrived till now. Seriously, what do you people even do? This much strength is far greater than any sect in the Eastern Region. Not to mention the manner in which they’re arriving—I have a feeling more will come in the future."

Jiang Hao wasn’t surprised at the numbers, as it was expected. But he understood that they were still gathering. There might be cultivators from Sky Pavilion as well, as the loss of the Truth Seeker must have pushed them to the edge.

"Well, that’s all I know. Some went to the Dark Forest, but not all have left. As for the matter of the Blazing Valley disciples, there was a group of seven disciples who left from here two days ago, so I doubt anyone else will be coming to this city.

They are quite vigilant these days. Although months have passed, their shop was destroyed like it was nothing, so their sightings have decreased in this city. But there is another group in the next kingdom."

Jiang Hao shook his head.

"It’s fine, Senior. This visit was just to gather information about new cultivators, so thank you for sharing it. How much should I pay?"

"It’s fine. There’s no need. I’ll deduct everything from the value of my pill when you bring it later."

Jiang Hao nodded. That worked for him. He wasn’t short of spirit stones anyway.

"Then I shall urge Senior Huan to complete your pill."

"There is no need for that. I am still quite far away from reaching the point where I would need it, so there is no need to worry about that."

Jiang Hao nodded again. She had recently broken through, and she couldn’t be considered a genius like Huan Caiyi or Zhi Hui, so it was expected that she wouldn’t advance in just a few years.

"Then I will take my leave, Senior."

"Well, there is one more piece of information, if you are interested. You might already know about it, in fact?"

"Hm... what is it?" Jiang Hao didn’t show much interest outwardly, though any other information wouldn’t affect him much. But since she wanted to tell him, he would listen.

"The inheritance site of the Eastern Region is about to open. This information might have already been spread by Sky Pavilion to the other regions.

Every hundred years, it opens. There are inheritance sites similar to this one in every region. Well, you might already know about it, as you guys are from the Central Region—there lies the grandest inheritance site, after all.

Since you all are now in the Eastern Region, given Huan Caiyi’s personality, she might already know about it , I just reminded it, if in case she really don’t know"

Jiang Hao didn’t know whether he should nod or deny it. After all, his entire persona was a fabrication. He didn’t ask any questions regarding it, like where it was or when it would open. She seemed quite sure that he would know about it.

Although he was curious and wanted to ask more, he let it go. Maintaining his facade was more important for the time being.

He nodded. Senior Huan would definitely know about it.

"Thank you for the information, Senior."

After bowing, he left. The news about the inheritance site didn’t intrigue him too much. In terms of resources, he lacked nothing. Still, he would deliver this information to the others. Perhaps it truly was a matter of great importance—who knows.

...

He immediately went to the Dark Forest and began his journey. This time, he used teleportation directly.

After teleporting, he arrived at his usual place on the mountain. They usually gathered at the end of the month each time. It was also the time when he went to pick up the spirit stones.

In all these months, they had collected about seventeen million spirit stones. That was far more than the amount they would have obtained through pill sales.

The speed at which the rodents were extracting spirit stones was truly far superior to human cultivators or even other spirit beasts.

The time for the next gathering was nearing, so he remained on the peak instead of returning to his cave abode. Absorbing spirit stones didn’t require deep concentration, so it wouldn’t affect him.

On the last day of the month, the others finally emerged from their cave abodes.

"Oh, Junior Brother, you seem like you were waiting for everyone?"

The first one to arrive was Ming Yue. When she saw that he was cultivating while sitting outside, she immediately asked about it.

Jiang Hao nodded, as it was true.

"Yes, Senior Sister. I went to the city and bought some information."

"How fortunate of you, Junior Brother. You can leave whenever you wish. Unlike me, who can’t even step off this mountain."

Jiang Hao didn’t comment on that, as it was true. Without the ring, even he might not be able to leave the mountain.

Huan Caiyi and Zhi Hui arrived shortly after.

He stood up and bowed while addressing them.

"Senior, there is new information from the Heavenly Fortune Pavilion."

"Oh? You went to the city, huh... What is it?"

"There are a total of fifteen new Heavenly King Realm cultivators who have arrived over the past months."

"That’s expected. We might have to move from here. It would be better to live near a territory. I was thinking about the mountain beside the spirit mine—they won’t come that deep, for sure."

Huan Caiyi said this without much concern.

Jiang Hao knew which mountain she was referring to. It was the one where they had created a cave to collect spirit stones.

No doubt it was far from both territories and some distance away from the spirit mine, but the number of spirit beasts wandering into that area was too high. What if some of them tried to rest on their mountain?

Killing those beasts would be the only option. Perhaps that wouldn’t create much trouble for them, as the death of one or two beasts occasionally wouldn’t affect the territories. But the real problem would arise if the lords of those territories came there on a whim.

He shook his head internally. She had a keen mind—she must have thought of these things already. No matter how much she loved spirit stones, she wouldn’t risk their safety.

"Secondly, Senior Mei mentioned the opening of the inheritance site."

"Oh, that—I already know. We had received that news back at Mountain Sword Sect. This is a perfect opportunity for us."

Jiang Hao was surprised. He knew she might be interested, but not to this extent.

When she saw Jiang Hao’s surprised expression, she realized he didn’t know much about inheritance sites, so she explained.

"Let me tell you more about inheritance sites. They are far different from the inheritance grottos of single mighty figures.

An inheritance grotto is the area or cave abode of a mighty figure who leaves behind his treasures or inheritance for someone fated to find them. But an inheritance site is far different.

It was created by many mighty figures.

They combined their strengths to open a new dimension, and since it was created by them, the rules of that dimension were also decided by them.

This dimension is far greater and acts like its own world."