Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 13: Groups

Jiang Hao had a celestial physique, the benefits of which were far greater than one could even imagine.

His senses were sharper than those of formidable spirit beasts of the same level, and he also had a peerless instinct that could detect dangers unknown to him.

He had no doubt that the most dangerous situation in this forest was venturing into the territory of a dangerous spirit beast. Spirit beasts were territorial in nature and would definitely attack those who entered their territories.

But he could easily avoid such dangers.

His cultivation path was very simple. He didn't need any specific resource to cultivate; he just needed a lot of resources, that was all. He didn't care what they were or what type they were.

This forest was the best place for him if he wanted to cultivate faster. Since this place also contained many strong spirit beasts, he could always fight them to gain experience as well.

"Junior brother Jiang, why did you come to this city?"

Xiao Dan was talkative by nature, and Jiang Hao knew he would inquire about him too.

"I also came here to find some resources, senior brother."

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"You are still very young, junior brother Jiang. It is dangerous for you to travel alone.

Does your family know that you came here?"

Everyone had already assumed that Jiang Hao belonged to some prestigious clan. After all, reaching stage 9 of the Qi Refinement realm at the age of 15 years was not possible for an ordinary cultivator.

"What do you think, senior brother Xiao?"

Jiang Hao said with a little smile on his face.

"Hmm... since you are already here, I think you sneaked out."

Xiao Dan also responded with a little smile on his face.

"Maybe," Jiang Hao just let them assume whatever they wanted.

"Hehehe... looks like someone is up for punishment when they return home."

Xin Yan chimed into their conversation.

Jiang Hao didn't mind the misconceptions they had about him. After all, he had never lied to them; they had assumed everything themselves, so he wasn't to blame for anything.

They reached the entrance of the forest while talking casually.

Jiang Hao was able to gain some new knowledge. The region he lived in was the Eastern Region. There were a total of five regions in this world: North, South, West, East, and Central regions.

The Central Region was the most prosperous of all regions. Places like the Dark Forest existed there in abundance, but the dangers were also high, as there were more than one forbidden zone in the Central Region.

Since Jiang Hao needed a lot of resources to grow, he had no doubt he would have to go to the Central Region one day.

Although he now had a general view of how big this world was, he wasn't able to learn much. After all, these topics were general knowledge for cultivators from big clans or sects.

He couldn't ask about these topics directly.

He had already thought about it. If he wanted to gain deep knowledge about this world, he had to join a sect.

Although this forest would be enough for him to cultivate, it was not enough for him to gain knowledge. So, joining a sect was also good for him. After he learned enough, he would just leave the sect.

"Junior brother Jiang, the reason we are entering this forest is to complete a sect mission we have accepted.

We are here to collect at least 100 poisonous sacs from blue-striped snakes .

We have to complete this mission in 10 days, or else it will be considered a failure.

But you don't have to worry, junior brother. Even if we fail this mission, we will still pay you 20 spirit stones. If we complete the mission, we will give you 40 spirit stones."

Jiang Hao didn't know the actual value of spirit stones, nor did he know how much he should get for helping them for 10 days, so he could only trust them.

In fact, he didn't care much about 20 or 40 spirit stones. If they were talking about normal spirit stones, then he already had a lot of them.

"There is a lake about 60 miles deep inside this forest, and the blue-striped snakes' habitat is there.

We only need poisonous sacs from peak Qi Refinement realm snakes. If we find Grade 2 snakes, it will just be a bonus for us."

Sixty miles wasn't far. They could reach it before noon given their speed, and this was just the outer area of the forest, so it wouldn't be dangerous either.

They entered the forest. The trees were dense and quite big, and he had an inkling of why this forest was called the Dark Forest.

The trees in this forest were broad and covered quite an area with their leaves and branches. With many trees standing almost together, they formed a barrier that blocked the view of the sky.

Hence, the inside of the forest was almost dark, with only some places properly lit.

This forest really was the best place for spirit beasts to set traps for human cultivators.

As Jiang Hao had thought, after two hours they arrived at a slightly damp place.

"We are here. Blue-striped snakes love to live in the outer areas of the lake.

Although this is their habitat, it is very hard to find them. To collect 100 sacs, we have to waste a lot of time.

That is also the reason why we recruited you, junior brother Jiang.

With a total of eight cultivators, we can form four groups of two people and increase our search area.

This will be much more effective."

Jiang agreed with this point. Since they were only hunting stage 9 spirit beasts, two cultivators were enough.

And since it was a snake beast, it wouldn't be physically strong. Even two stage 9 Qi Refinement cultivators would be enough to handle it.

But Jiang Hao had no doubt he wouldn't be paired with any of the stage 9 Qi Refinement cultivators.

After all, he was just a stranger to them. No matter how cheerful Xiao Dan was, even he wouldn't trust him that easily.

In fact, if the situation were reversed, Jiang Hao wouldn't trust them either.

Trust was something that built over time; it couldn't just form with a few words.

In the cultivation world, this was even truer. Senior Hu Tian had said the cultivation world was far more treacherous than Jiang Hao could imagine. He had taken those words to heart.

Hence, they wouldn't pair him with any of the Qi Refinement realm cultivators. After all, they had seen his strength. If he were a bad guy, there was a chance he might kill his partner and loot them.

So they would definitely pair him with someone who was confident enough to handle him.

Jiang Hao easily guessed their cultivation realms.

If he was not wrong, the real leader of these cultivators was Ming Yue, and she was probably at the middle stage or late stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.

After her, the strongest was Xiao Dan, but he was definitely at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. There was one more person at the Foundation Establishment realm: Le Yang, who was also at the early stage.

So there were a total of three Foundation Establishment cultivators in their group. He would be paired with one of them.

He had a feeling it would be Xiao Dan, but he wasn't sure.

Logically, Ming Yue was the best candidate to go with him, but he doubted they thought he was stronger than an early Foundation Establishment cultivator. So there won't be any need for her to keep an eye on him.

The difference between major realms was quite steep, and it wasn't easy to overcome.

As he was thinking, he heard Xiao Dan's voice.

"Le Yang and Zhe Peng, Jun Jei and Xin Yan, senior sister Ming Yue and Jia Li, and junior brother Jiang Hao and me.

How about this arrangement, senior sister Ming?"

When Ming Yue heard that, she looked at Jiang Hao and shook her head.

"I will be the one going with junior brother Jiang. You should change accordingly now."

Everyone was stunned when they heard that, for different reasons obviously.

For Jiang Hao, he knew it definitely wasn't because he looked quite handsome or anything. In fact, he had a feeling she didn't take him as lightly as the others. She had good judgment.

Others were stunned for different reasons. They knew about her personality, so it really wasn't because Jiang Hao was handsome. But there was definitely some reason they couldn't figure out.

Xiao Dan came to his senses and nodded.

"As you wish, senior sister Ming. Then Xin Yan and Jia Li will be one team, Jun Jei and I will be the last team.

We should meet here at sunset. This place is good for camping too."

It was an open place with fewer trees, so it was better than any other cramped spots nearby.

With that, everyone scattered.

Jiang Hao followed Ming Yue in the direction of the lake. The lake was still not visible, but it was definitely nearby.

After walking for a while, he decided to ask how to search for these snakes, because he really didn't know anything about them.

"Senior sister Ming, how can we find them?"

Since she used the term "junior brother" while addressing him, she wouldn't mind him calling her "sister," right?