Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 155: Being Targeted

Ming Yue and Jiang Hao didn’t see anyone from those sects in the outer area, so they moved towards the core area. But as expected, someone didn’t like the fact that two early-stage Soul Sea realm cultivators had dreams of heading towards the core area, where even they themselves weren’t able to obtain a dwelling.

"Where the hell are you two going? Just because you managed to reach this level by surviving miraculously, you think there is something special waiting for you in the core area?"

Jiang Hao looked towards a bulky cultivator. He wasn’t from any sect he recognized. There were cultivators from all three renowned sects of the Eastern Region in this city, they were, in fact, the majority.

There were also some cultivators like this man, who didn’t seem to belong to any group and were completely alone.

But unlike other lone cultivators, this man didn’t seem to be maintaining a low profile.

"You two, be careful. That guy is a devil cultivator."

This was said by someone from Blazing Valley.

He sounded genuinely concerned for them, this was something new.

Not many would care for others’ wellbeing, not in the inheritance site at least, but some people were inherently kind by nature.

"Says a cultivator of Blazing Valley. You people might be more devil than me. Didn’t an elder of your sect burn down an entire village once?

What explanation do you give? That he was a traitor to your sect and you had removed him? But the entire world still knows he is still part of Blazing Valley. Such hypocrisy."

The cultivator from Blazing Valley shook his head but didn’t respond and stepped back.

The devil cultivator smiled at this and looked back at Jiang Hao and Ming Yue.

"You haven’t answered yet. Why the hell are you heading to the core area? And is this mask some kind of treasure that helped you arrive here without being noticed?"

Jiang Hao didn’t look at the devil cultivator, but instead asked the Blazing Valley cultivator, who was still not far away,

"Are there any cultivators from the Azure Sky Sect or Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary here?"

The cultivator from Blazing Valley frowned slightly. Given Jiang Hao’s cultivation realm, he should be respectful and address him as senior if he wished to ask something.

But he still answered.

"Not in this city, but I did see them on the eighth level. After that, they didn’t seem intent on moving forward. Instead, they appear to be gathering in one particular city. Which city it is, I don’t know."

Jiang Hao nodded and took out one hundred spirit stones. Since this information was useful to him, he wouldn’t take it for free.

He controlled the hundred spirit stones with his spirit sense and sent them towards the cultivator from Blazing Valley.

The cultivator was surprised but still accepted them. A hundred spirit stones were still quite a lot for such simple information. He hadn’t expected anything in return for his answer.

The eyes of the devil cultivator shone.

"Ahh, you two seem quite wealthy. How about you ask me questions? I will definitely answer every one of them. In fact, how about letting me accompany you? I will ensure you reach the eighth level safely."

Jiang Hao didn’t answer. Since there were no cultivators from those sects in this city, there was no point in staying here. Not to mention, he already knew where they were.

Ming Yue had already started walking back, so he followed her.

When others saw them leave so openly, they were shocked again.

Were they confident that they could leave in front of everyone? Not to mention this devil cultivator, many others had already thought of targeting them once they exited the city.

They had planned to keep an eye on them to ensure the two couldn’t sneak away from the city, but what was this? Were these two idiots? If so, then how had they survived until now?

The greed for such a treasure wasn’t something cultivators could let go of easily, specially not in a place where killing for treasures was encouraged. frёewebηovel.cѳm

Even if Jiang Hao and Ming Yue didn’t have any treasures, many would still target them.

Having a lower cultivation realm in the inheritance site was a curse. If you were killed, then it was your own fault to enter the inheritance site with your cultivation level.

Jiang Hao and Ming Yue didn’t stop and reached the gate.

The devil cultivator smiled and said,

"How reckless of them. I can’t bear to see them die so easily, so I think I should accompany them for protection."

He was already moving as he spoke.

"A devil cultivator like you, worried about someone’s wellbeing? You think others are blind not to see through your hypocrisy?

Don’t worry. My clan has quite the reputation. We can ensure their safety. You should back off."

Said one of the men who was near the gate and close to Jiang Hao and Ming Yue. He was part of group of cultivators who seem to belong to same clan

"You, offering protection? Can you even save yourself? Come, let’s go together."

"You think I am afraid of you? Don’t forget, we are three, and you are only one."

"Hahahaha... even if you were five, it wouldn’t matter. Forget it, in fact. It will be better if you all come along. I will offer you protection too."

Ming Yue was quite amused at this show.

" Junior brother, we need to wear some scarier masks from now on. These ones look too innocent. See, everyone is targeting us now."

She sent her voice directly through spirit sense.

It was similar to speaking, but with thoughts instead of sound.

Jiang Hao didn’t agree with her, though. They were being targeted because of their cultivation realm, not because of their plain masks.

He also knew that she knew this but was using it as an excuse to make him wear something foolish.

He didn’t need to turn back to know how many were following them.

Although only the devil cultivator and that other group had openly declared their intent, many others had silently followed them out.

The only ones who didn’t follow were cultivators from the Mountain Sword Sect, Blazing Valley, and Thousand Petal Order.

The reason was simple: they couldn’t target someone so easily in front of so many people, they had reputations to maintain.

Just as he was about to take the last step out of the safe pathway, he heard Ming Yue’s voice, this time loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Junior brother, stop."

Jiang Hao stopped and looked at her questioningly.

He was genuinely confused as to why they had halted.

"Junior brother, what if there are any unclaimed inheritances in this city? Why are we leaving so early? Since we’ve come here, why not check?"

Jiang Hao looked at her eager expression and sighed inwardly. He understood what she was doing. She was playing with these people.

He shook his head and remained silent.

"There isn’t. All inheritances here have been claimed. You don’t have to waste time."

The devil cultivator spoke immediately upon hearing Ming Yue.

The ones who had mostly followed them were on the outer area of the city, they were the weaker cultivators which worked in his favour.

If Ming Yue went into the core area and the others followed, it would become troublesome even for him.

"Really? What if you’re lying so that you can challenge it alone?"

The devil cultivator and the others were dumbfounded.

What was wrong with this woman? Even if there were unclaimed inheritances, they definitely wouldn’t be claimed by cultivators like them, much less an early-stage Soul Sea cultivator.

There were already powerful experts in the core area.

"He is speaking the truth. There are no unclaimed inheritance pillars in this city."

One of the guy from the clan spoke.

"Hm..."

Ming Yue nodded.

"I will believe it. These devils never speak the truth anyway."

The expression of the devil cultivator was about to turn fierce, but he controlled it perfectly.

"Would you two just leave already? I have better things to do than follow you."

The devil cultivator spoke while suppressing his voice.

"Eh?... Who told you to follow us anyway?"

Ming Yue asked in an innocent tone.

"You bitch! I know you’re playing with us. Fine! Wait here. Let’s see how you two leave. Just wait until I get my hands on you, your mask won’t be the only thing I’ll be removing!"

"Finally showed your true colors, huh? Actually, here—"

Ming Yue said and leapt off the safe pathway. Her leap was enough to carry her a hundred meters away from it.

She landed gracefully and spoke, "Here I am, out of the safe path."

"Hahaha... you really are quite confident. Fine, let’s see what is hidden behind that mask."

The devil cultivator jumped and reached in front of Ming Yue.

The others didn’t follow. They let the devil cultivator do the hard work. Not to mention, Jiang Hao hadn’t left yet. What if he quietly ran away?

Jiang Hao didn’t know what they were thinking, but he also walked out of the safe pathway. He paid no attention to the enemies behind him, none of them were worthy of keeping him on edge.

He kept his attention on the battle, though.

He trusted Ming Yue and her abilities but nothing was ever truly perfect, anything could happen. So, he had to be ready, just in case.

The group of cultivators belonging to the same clan, as well as others, were surprised by Jiang Hao’s nonchalant attitude toward them.

They couldn’t help but wonder, were these two truly idiots who had survived until now by luck?