Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 128: Blocking the Way

Jiang Hao came out and looked towards the pillar. This senior seemed quite straightforward.

Not much time had passed and he was already out. Jing Tian was about to take the test of inheritance just for fun when Jiang Hao emerged.

He looked towards Jiang Hao in confusion. Coming out this early only meant that one had failed the inheritance test and was removed from the inheritance pillar by the will of its owner.

Yu Yan felt a little happy inwardly. This would serve as some lesson. She was still sour about what had happened earlier—it’s not good to disturb someone while they are cultivating.

It’s acceptable if they are not on the verge of breaking through, but if someone is disturbed while on the cusp of advancing, it can cause serious injuries, which can develop to the point where advancing further in the cultivation realm becomes impossible.

Jing Tian came close to Jiang Hao and said,

"Was the test really that hard, Senior?"

"Not at all."

Jiang Hao answered. It was the truth. He was sure he could easily defeat the senior. No matter how experienced one was, in front of absolute strength, it didn’t matter.

"Huh, how come you are out so early then?"

Jiang Hao looked at Jing Tian for a second and understood that this guy thought he had failed the test. Instead of answering, he pointed his finger towards the pillar where the number 1 was now written.

Jing Tian and Yu Yan looked in that direction and saw that the character zero had been replaced by one. This meant that the inheritance had been claimed.

Both of them became stunned. They didn’t know what to say. Yu Yan’s happiness was short-lived.

"Hehehehe... Senior, you are truly amazing! Was the test really that easy? Then how come others have failed till now? Should I give it a try?"

Jiang Hao shrugged and started to leave. He wasn’t interested in waiting any longer in this safe zone. He would go outside and wait for a few hours to see if the cultivators of Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary and Azure Sky Sect would come out or not.

As for Blazing Valley, they wouldn’t even try to pick a fight with him. They might not try to act against him now, even if he gave them reason to. Well, it didn’t matter.

When Jing Tian saw him leaving towards the city gate, he immediately discarded his decision to try and challenge the inheritance and followed while speaking.

"Junior Sister, let’s go. It’s better to find our other sect members as early as possible. I have a feeling that the situation is going to turn worse in the near future."

He already had an inkling of who Jiang Hao was, and he had no doubt that cultivators from both sects had guessed it too. So he had no doubt that there would be a major conflict between Jiang Hao and those two sects.

Sure, associating with Jiang Hao might not be the best idea. No matter how much he cursed those two sects, he knew that these two sects were true behemoths. Nobody knew their real strength, not even his master.

But even then, he wasn’t afraid of them. He had decided to follow Jiang Hao for now, so he would do so.

Yu Yan sighed in exasperation but still followed them.

Just as Jiang Hao was about to enter the middle area, he saw that the cultivators of both sects were standing there—only eight of them, actually.

After the death of the leader of Azure Sky Sect, a total of ten were left. That meant there were still two cultivators missing.

Jing Tian and Yu Yan caught up. Jing Tian knew that these guys were definitely here to stir up something.

There were already some other cultivators coming in this direction, and it wouldn’t be long before all of them arrived here.

Everyone wished to try their hand at the inheritances in the core area, so naturally, they would be coming. And even if cultivation seemed irresistible, they still wished to obtain inheritances. The earlier they came, the better it would be—otherwise, they would have to wait for their turn if someone was already taking the test.

Jiang Hao stopped and looked towards the cultivators of both sects calmly. They were blocking the way. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"Friend, given your strength, I doubt that you are a coward. Then how about you remove that mask of yours so that we can see who you are? You see, we are hunting traitors of the human race who have joined hands with spirit beasts to take over this world.

As the rightful protectors of this world, we are obliged to impose justice. So, friend, you should comply with us and remove the mask so that we may see, and after that, you can wear it again."

These words were spoken loud and clear so that other cultivators could hear them too.

Jiang Hao didn’t respond and looked towards Jing Tian and spoke.

"Will it be considered a violation of the rules if I move and collide with them, since they are the ones who are blocking my path?"

Jing Tian became stunned.

"I... I don’t know, Senior."

He really didn’t know. This situation was totally new for him too.

Others were stunned as well. Jiang Hao was too brazen—he truly didn’t fear these two sects at all. No matter how strong he was, in the end, he was still at the Core Formation Realm.

Just as everyone was wondering what would happen, a voice sounded from above. It was as though the heavens had passed judgment.

"It is fair." The sound was monotonous, and no one could tell whether it was a man or a woman.

But just as Jiang Hao heard this single sentence, he used his full strength and pushed his speed to the limit. Before the cultivators of both sects could even react to the voice, they heard a crashing sound near them.

Jiang Hao had moved straight ahead, and there was a cultivator from Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary standing in front of him. After he collided with him, there was no suspense. The disciple was thrown back with intense speed—his bones might have turned to dust.

The disciple flew back some distance and skidded along the road, painting it with his blood. He was dead before he even touched the ground.

Another strange thing happened, which even surprised Jiang Hao. One of the spirit beasts, which looked like a bear and was in the early stage of Grade 4, coughed mouthfuls of blood before a golden sword appeared beside it and beheaded it immediately.

If he had to guess, then this spirit beast definitely belonged to the disciple he had just killed. Since that man died, the blood contract was broken, which immediately enforced the rule that no spirit beast is allowed inside the inheritance site without a Master-Slave blood contract.

Jiang Hao slowed down and moved towards the city gate at a normal pace.

When the others saw the condition of the disciple from Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary, they all drew in a cold breath. Some cultivators who were on the pathway immediately stepped aside to give Jiang Hao a clear path.

The disciples of both sects gritted their teeth in anger, but there was also despair. Earlier, they had thought of joining hands with all the other cultivators to hunt down this traitor. But now they doubted that any of these ordinary cultivators would even have the courage to face Jiang Hao.

They themselves were quite shaken by his strength. But they still had some methods that could help. There were many ways to kill someone stronger than oneself, so they would still try to follow him.

Two of their disciples had already gone out at night to other safe zones using minor teleportation to spread the information about locating one of their targets. Soon, many more cultivators would head to the next safe zone where Jiang Hao would go. It would be then that they would have their revenge, and it would also complete half of their mission.

Jing Tian looked towards the faces of the cultivators from both sects and smirked.

"Yo, why are you all standing still? See, the traitor whom you were searching for so long is about to leave the city gate of the safe zone. Go and kill him, protect this world—wasn’t that your duty? What happened? Don’t tell me you all are going to get cold feet and let the traitor go?

Che... If that is the case, then I don’t think the world needs protectors like you. Cowards pretending to be protectors is the most laughable thing I have ever seen... hahaha."

Hearing Jing Tian’s words was very unpleasant for both sects. His voice was loud, and others heard him clearly too. They had just declared themselves protectors, and now it had completely backfired.

If they really didn’t go to stop Jiang Hao, then their image would be tarnished. Forget about their image—it would affect the reputation of their sects too.

But what could they do? Confronting Jiang Hao without preparation was certain death.

They could only grit their teeth and accept this outcome. They truly couldn’t do anything.

Jing Tian smirked more and left. Yu Yan shook her head and followed him. She knew that Jing Tian was not going to stop following Jiang Hao, even if she tried to persuade him.

She also knew that a storm was brewing, and they would be at the center of it. She wasn’t afraid, as she had some life-saving measures too, but it would truly be troublesome.