Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 140: Recruiting

"In this inheritance site, it is said that the core area where all the main inheritances were left behind by the strongest seniors of their generation lies at the top of this mountain.

The test is simple, to reach there. See that road? It starts exactly from the center of the city and goes to the top of the mountain.

It isn’t as simple as I made it sound. Master said that those who walk on it would feel pressure and pain, pressure that increases continuously until it reaches a point where even a peak-stage Grade 3 cultivator would find it almost impossible to move, and pain it is illusory but still affects similar to real pain, it also increases continuously.

So, only those cultivators who are the strongest are able to reach the top of the mountain, but very few have done so from ancient times until now.

Even I am not confident in reaching there.

Well, it doesn’t matter. Even if you reach only the mountain base, you can still get rewards from the main consciousness. The higher you climb, the better the reward.

The inheritances at the top are almost unclaimable anyway.

But for you, sen— I mean, Brother Jiang, it’s a piece of cake."

Jiang Hao neither nodded nor acknowledged his flattery. He merely looked toward the top of the mountain. This mountain was bigger than the one he had climbed inside the Mountain Sword Sect. The testing seemed similar too.

Maybe the Mountain Sword Sect tried to imitate this test from this inheritance site. The stairs that lead to the top of the mountain seem similar.

"Senior Sister, I am going to cultivate."

He decided to cultivate for time being.

"I will too, Junior Brother"

Ming Yue nodded.

They had just broken through to the peak stage of the Core Formation realm. They were still far from reaching the Soul Sea realm. Only one day had passed inside the inheritance site till now, so it was only the beginning.

It was better to reach the point of breakthrough. It would take about three months with the spirit density here. Since it didn’t cost him any resources, it was perfect to utilise it.

"Then I will ask Baofeng to look out for anyone coming. Brother Jiang, it would be perfect if you didn’t deploy the barrier of your house," Jing Tian said immediately.

Jiang Hao nodded and picked the nearest house. Since there was no distinction inside this main city, all houses might be the same. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

After entering, he looked toward the barrier. He didn’t know how to remove it as it worked on its own, but since last time the main consciousness had answered about fairness, it meant he could directly communicate with it.

"I don’t want this barrier."

He just said it simply while looking toward the barrier. As expected, the barrier got removed. He nodded internally and went to cultivate.

Time passed gradually. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

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"I think we should make a move now. Those who are capable have already arrived at this level," Ya Ting said.

Zhe Han and Yan Chen nodded.

They had planned to visit every single city on the third level and gather as many cultivators as possible.

They could have done this on the fifteenth level too, but many cultivators would have died before reaching the fifteenth level, so it wouldn’t work for them. Not to mention, the cultivators who are able to arrive at this level by themselves aren’t weak and aren’t fools who would fall for them easily.

So, gathering them here and taking them to the fifteenth level sounded more fruitful.

They weren’t keen on recruiting strong cultivators, but those who could act as meat shields and take the first blows.

It was easy to recruit these kinds of cultivators. All they had to do was give enough rewards and the promise of recruiting them all into their sect if they managed to kill the traitors.

They weren’t worried about really recruiting them into the sect because most of them would definitely die. If some survived and they truly succeeded in their mission, then they would be taken to the Central Region. Their sects needed some ordinary cultivators for menial work too.

This would be enough to entice most of the cultivators who dreamed of entering the Central Region.

"I am going," Ya Ting said and used minor teleportation to leave.

They had already sent their sect cultivators to all the cities on this level to make preparations for this announcement. All that was left was to go to these cities and complete this recruitment.

Ya Ting arrived at the Left most safe zone of the third level.

Various cultivators were gathered in the core area. They had already been informed about a special announcement that was going to be made by the acting leader of the Azure Sky Sect.

This news alone was enough to gather many cultivators, which are mostly from the Eastern Region. After reaching the third level, most cultivators had already formed groups.

The biggest group in this city was from the Mountain Sword Sect, containing thirty-six disciple cultivators, followed by the Blazing Valley with thirty-three disciples, and the Thousand Petal Order with twenty-eight disciples.

There were many clans and families too. Their groups usually consisted of five to eight cultivators at most, but there were many such groups.

After briefing her disciples that they were going to start recruiting, she went ahead and spoke.

"Nice to meet you all. I am Ya Ting. Some of you might know me, but let me introduce myself again. I am the acting leader of the Core Formation realm disciples of the Azure Sky Sect for this mission."

When others saw someone from the Azure Sky Sect step forward to speak, they all became quiet and listened.

"I don’t have to tell you which mission I’m referring to, because it is already well known.

But what you don’t know is that we have already found the traitors. Some of our disciples have already confronted them, but the results were not as we desired.

We are not disheartened by it. Some of you have already seen how strong that traitor was, right? But didn’t you find something odd? Yes, I am talking about his unstoppable strength. Was that strength and speed truly achievable by someone in the Core Formation realm?

No, it isn’t. This is all because of a secret stolen by those devil sisters of our sect. I can’t tell you what it is, but I can tell you its weakness.

It is like an array inscribed on the body of the cultivator who uses it. It is a special array which uses not only nature’s qi but also the cultivator’s qi along with his lifespan to increase his strength tremendously."

Others were shocked when they heard that. Was there really such an array in this world? Its value truly seemed outstanding. Gaining unimaginable strength for the mere cost of lifespan was not something they were overly worried about.

Cultivators have long lives. Using some of that lifespan to gain tremendous strength, even if temporarily, could save their lives in precarious situations.

"Surprised? Well, don’t be. This array might seem like a good thing, but it isn’t, trust me. The amount of lifespan it uses is far more than your imagination.

True, it is quite effective in emergency situations, but using it as those two are doing is only harming themselves.

You see, the reason we are targeting these traitors is not merely because we are punishing them for stealing this array, but because they are colluding with spirit beasts.

Everyone knows spirit beasts have long lifespans but cannot use arrays. But with these four joining hands with them, this is no longer a problem.

The death of these traitors is extremely important, or else they will use this array on spirit beasts, and that might become the end of humanity.

The only way to kill these traitors is to force them to use this array and deplete their lifespan, eventually, they will die of old age.

This is also the reason they wear masks, to not show you their weakness. Who knows, they might already be old, because staying alive in the Forbidden Zone isn’t easy.

This is the reason I am here to recruit you all. Our ancestors have sacrificed themselves for the prosperity of humankind. It is our time to do the same.

Fear not. The rewards for success will definitely be to your liking. First, fifty thousand spirit stones will be given to everyone. Five spirit pills which will help you break through successfully. You can also choose a supreme weapon of your liking. And lastly, if we truly succeed, then I will invite you all to join our sect. You can in fact choose between the Azure Sky Sect, the Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary, and the Golden Lotus Temple."

When the group of cultivators heard the rewards, they were stunned. Even the first reward alone was enough for many to accept this proposal, not to mention the last one—which was a dream for many cultivators here.

They could easily leave their own sects to join any of these sects gladly. The benefits of joining these sects were immense, especially the top two.

They would be respected wherever they went. Who wouldn’t want that kind of status?

While everyone was dreaming about the rewards, there was one group that didn’t seem enthusiastic about it. It was the group consisting of the Mountain Sword Sect disciples.

"What do you think, Senior Brother Zi?"

One of the disciples asked Zi Xuan. He was the strongest among them, so even if he wasn’t the leader, the others naturally assumed him to be.