Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 197: You are Worthless

Ming Yue just wanted to tease him, and since she succeeded, she didn’t continue pestering him.

Jiang Hao sighed inwardly and took out two more fruits, throwing them to Fenglai and Meiying. Although they weren’t paying attention, Meiying immediately noticed and caught them.

The fruits were of peak-stage grade 5, so Fenglai wouldn’t even be able to eat his completely. Jiang Hao wasn’t worried though, sister Meiying would take care of it.

Jiang Hao took out one for himself and took a bite. Immediately, a burst of sweetness and spirit qi entered his body. A grade 5 fruit still had some effect on him.

The fruits really tasted quite good, far better than any fruits he ever eaten till now.

It had been a while since he cultivated using spirit herbs, so he decided to do it. His refinement strength was already quite high, refining even grade 6 spirit herbs wouldn’t take much time.

Although he would be refining only resources of grade 4 and grade 5, which were in abundance with them.

He had stopped increasing his affinity with other elements, but since he was free right now, he would do so. His cultivation realm might not rise much, but it would still increase something.

Jiang Hao also wanted to give one fruit to Senior Yao, and thank her for protecting his mother and village. But since she wasn’t here, he would do so later. freewёbnoνel-com

He went back to his house.

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In a mountainous region, there existed a single mountain so vast that it’s peak touched the heavens. It was surrounded by clouds, living atop the mountain would feel like residing in the sky itself.

This mountain was surrounded by many smaller mountains nearby. These mountains were all part of a single sect—the Azure Sky Sect.

And the tallest mountain was the core area of the sect.

Right now, the Sect Master of Azure Sky was standing respectfully before the Grand Elders and the Supreme Elder of the sect.

The Supreme Elder, Jing Han, was the strongest among them all. He was almost at the peak of this world, but even with his strength, he had not taken the last step to ascend.

Just because one reaches the peak of the world, it does not mean one can ascend successfully. Only those who possess absolute strength and unshakable will are able to cross the barrier.

As for cultivators like Jing Han, they must wait for an opportunity—an opportunity that might arrive tomorrow, or never.

Sometimes the heavens bestow good fortune, and Jing Han was waiting for that. If his luck increased, he would instantly feel it within his heart, and at that moment, he would have to take that final step—or lose the chance forever.

Although success would still depend on his strength, the chances of success would increase.

This fortune was called the Fortune of Ascendance. It would not come simply because one desired it. Certain conditions must be fulfilled.

The first was to sever all mortal ties—no family relations, no attachments. Breaking such ties was not easy, as they were not like thread that can be cut just because you want too.

Emotional bindings were ethereal and could not be easily severed. Simply convincing oneself that one no longer cared was not enough.

This was why most cultivators avoided forming bonds. And for those who did, the truly heartless ones would slaughter their own kin to sever them, while others went into seclusion and waited for their loved ones to pass away naturally.

There was another path—to ascend alongside one’s close ones. But was it truly possible? Perhaps, if one had a Dao partner just as powerful, then heaven might grant fortune to both together.

The second condition to receive the Fortune of Ascendance was to leave as few marks in the world as possible over a span of ten thousand years.

It was akin to entering seclusion and refraining from meddling in worldly affairs. This was why most high-level cultivators withdrew from the world after reaching a certain age.

They all sought to fulfill these ten thousand years early so that they might be prepared to ascend when the time came.

These were the two conditions that one had to meet to even hope for the Fortune of Ascendance—but even then, it was not guaranteed. One could only pray the heavens showed mercy.

This was all one could do if one lacked the absolute confidence and strength to ascend without the fortune of ascendance.

Right now, Jing Han had just listened to the plan created by all three sects—and their utter failure.

"So, you are saying that the whole thing... failed?"

"Yes."

"All the disciples in Core Formation Realm, Soul Sea Realm, and even elders in the Heavenly King Realm, along with some geniuses of the Void Reversion Realm who had the potential to reach the Heavenly King Realm—are dead, while attempting to kill two Void Reversion Realm cultivators, and two who had not even reached the Void Reversion Realm. Is that correct?"

The Sect Master hesitated a little but still nodded as he replied:

"Yes... but there is one person still alive, Ze Yu. When we checked his location through the treasure, he was somewhere inside the Eastern Forbidden Zone."

Jing Han closed his eyes and contemplated for a moment before speaking:

"You are worthless. You will be punished."

The Sect Master nodded. He knew this loss was immense. Although he could not fully control how the mission progressed, it did not matter—the loss occurred due to his decisions nonetheless. Thus, the blame was his to bear.

One of the Grand Elders stood up, lamenting.

"Sigh... the reputation we built for years has been ruined by merely four puny cultivators. I never imagined that the new generation of our sect had become so pathetic. Very well, I will take action myself."

Jing Han looked at him and spoke:

"Are you sure, Hong Yi?"

"It’s fine. I am the youngest here, and it has only been eighty years. Not much time has passed, so I can still catch up later. And since our reputation is already ruined, there is no shame left in me taking action."

Jing Han nodded. "Very well. Make sure to capture them if you can"

Hong Yi nodded and looked toward the Sect Master.

"Tell me everything in detail."

The Sect Master nodded, and both vanished from the chamber.

They would also need to inform the Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary, and Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary would certainly dispatch one of their Grand Elders as well.

The cultivation realms of Grand Elders ranged from the peak of the Heavenly Emperor Realm to the eighth stage of the Tribulation Ascendance Realm in this world.

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