Only 140 years are left...I need to at least enter the Void Refinement Realm during this period of time!
He reminded himself inwardly.
With this current cultivation speed, it wasn’t impossible to reach the Void Refinement Realm in around 50 years of time. However, he didn’t knew how much greater the difficulty of cultivating will be in the Void Refinement Realm, and thus, felt uneasy.
By entering the Void Refinement Realm, he was sure he could fight beings of the early stages of Nascent Soul Realm at the very least.
But the upcoming war would include experts of even the Tribulation Transcendence Realm!
It was the main cause of his unrest.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but sigh.
It would take him quite a while to reach the Nascent Soul Realm, so he shifted his focus on the situation at hand.
First of all, strive to achieve the Void Refinement Realm!
Sixth Stage of Golden Core Realm isn’t enough!
With that, he called Yan Jingfei in through the Symphony of Infinite Distance.
Some time later, she entered the cultivation chamber, and Tian Yongheng told her about the upcoming events.
At this moment, she had a complicated expression on her face.
As Tian Yongheng had expected, the war never took place in Yan Jingfei’s past life, the original timeline.
It was an event orchestrated because of his actions, or particularly, his existence alone.
Tian Yongheng seemed to have comprehended something deeply at this moment.
He seemed to have come to understand the most basic workings of the karmic strings that bind fate and destiny. His knowledge of these Daos increased exponentially, although not to the level of enlightenment.
This was another perk of having a great Bloodline such as the Jade Pure Bloodline.
He should have never existed in the first place. His existence in itself was the greatest change of the original timeline and destiny.
Which meant that even if he did not take any actions, those things would’ve still happened, albeit on a lower scale probably.
Now these major changes had taken place, he had to take full responsibility of them. He would’ve ran away if it wasn’t a problem of his own, not afraid of being labeled a coward or anything of the sort.
No one would even object to it, since survival was the most fundamental principle of Immortal Cultivators, and many would even follow suit.
However, it was a problem that was caused by his very existence in itself, and even though he had no control over it, he had to be held accountable for it.
And if things were to get really messy that even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were to die every second, he would naturally escape. Not just him, most cultivators would escape.
But if things were in control till the end and he was strong enough to protect himself and the Eternal Peak, there would be no need to escape at all.
"Get ready. We’ll be leaving in a few days."
Tian Yongheng said to Yan Jingfei, his tone of voice as calm as ever.
After Yan Jingfei left his cultivation chamber, he went straight to find Zhao Ye to inform him about his plans to depart.
A few days passed by just like that, and soon, it was time for both Tian Yongheng and Yan Jingfei to leave the Turquoise Lake Sword Manor.
Zhao Ye and Sun Hao stood in air along with Tian Yongheng and Yan Jingfei at the level of the floating mountains, bidding farewell with eachother.
Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly felt an unknown presence approaching.
The presence wasn’t too strong, barely reaching the Seventh Stage of Golden Core Realm.
It was one minor realm higher than Tian Yongheng, but he didn’t care as he was still countless times stronger than even a average cultivator of the Void Refinement Realm, and felt no threat from this approaching presence.
Just a few moments later, a young buddhist monk who seemed to be in his twenties came into their sight.
He wore a simple orange-yellow Kasaya, and his build was quite impressive, standing at a height of around 6’4" feet with visible muscles straining against his Kasaya.
His face had sharp features, making him appear quite handsome.
However, unlike most buddhist monks, he had vibrant, long black hair nearly reaching his feet, which was his most distinct feature, and also the thing that caught Tian Yongheng’s eye the most.
Because of his unique interests in his past life, he had met quite a number of spiritual believers, daoist priests and buddhist monks alike. But all the buddhist monks he had seen were bald.
And since his reincarnation, he had never come into contact with buddhist cultivators.
This was the first time he had seen one, and never expected even it to be out of stereotypes.
Was it really not necessary to go bald to practice Buddhism?
He couldn’t help but wonder.
Of course, there might be a difference between the Buddhism of earth and the Lower Realm too.
Or it could be that since there was no such thing as Immortal Cultivation on earth, that might have caused the differences.
At this moment, the buddhist monk finally appeared in front of them.
As soon as he appeared, he quickly bowed respectfully to Zhao Ye.
This sudden action of his caused Zhao Ye’s face to show a hint of confusion. It was clear that he had no idea who this buddhist monk was whatsoever.
"Yun Jiang of the Benevolent Buddha Hall and the last Personal Disciple of the Truth Endeavoring Arhat, greets the Turquoise Lake Swordmaster!" The buddhist monk exclaimed, his voice full of righteous spirit.
As soon as he said this, everyone including Yan Jingfei’s expressions changed slightly, and Tian Yongheng quickly checked his identity.
[Yun Jiang: Seventh Stage of Golden Core Realm.
Disciple of the Benevolent Buddha Hall. Personal Disciple of the Truth Endeavoring Arhat.]
Benevolent Buddha Hall!
One of the strongest factions in the entire world!
Truth Endeavoring Arhat, Tian Yongheng had heard this name being mentioned many times in the history books back in his family when he was a kid.
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The Truth Endeavoring Arhat, known as a legendary figure in history, is the Second Elder of the Benevolent Buddha Hall, and the third most influential and powerful figure of the Benevolent Buddha Hall aside from the First Elder and the Hall Master, being a Immortal Ascension Realm ultimate being, recognized as one of the strongest cultivators of the past generation, and thus, one of the most powerful beings in the world.
It was said that once, the Truth Endeavoring Arhat nearly shattered an entire Region of the Western Continent into pieces in a outburst of power when fighting against a great Demon who was about to ascend to immortality after using countless mortals and Immortal Cultivators as sacrifices.
There were also many such other records in the history books about the Truth Endeavoring Arhat in which he showcased his ultimate prowess in search for truth and righteousness.
It was no doubt that Yun Jiang was also very righteous, although he seemed to be more grandiose and flashy, probably due to his age and experience in the world, or it could also be a part of his nature.
At this moment, Yun Jiang’s gaze landed on Tian Yongheng and the others, and he was momentarily stunned.
Without a doubt, he was also fascinated by Tian Yongheng’s appearance, but he quickly snapped back to reality.
[Yun Jiang has developed favorability towards you.]
[Current favorability: 2-Star]
Tian Yongheng ignored the notification in front of him and turned his gaze to Zhao Ye, awaiting his response to Yun Jiang.
"Master, the buddhist monk from the Benevolent Buddha Hall that I once told you about who would come to the Qingyun Region is him. I met him around a hundred years later from this point, so I recognize him."
Suddenly, Yan Jingfei sent this message to him.
Tian Yongheng didn’t reply, just casting a glance at her to let her know that he received her message.
"It’s my honor to be able to meet a great figure such as Monk Yun of the Benevolent Buddha Hall, may I know for what reason have you come to visit me in my humble abode?" Zhao Ye replied to Yun Jiang, his tone of voice extremely humble as he extended his hand, inviting him to the floating mountain behind.
Sun Hao was quite shocked to see his master being so respectful to a junior. Even though he couldn’t see through Yun Jiang’s cultivation level, he could still guess that the other party was probably weaker than his master.
Despite knowing about the Benevolent Buddha Hall, he still didn’t thought of them as much as he personally hadn’t witnessed the power of any major faction.
On the other hand, both Tian Yongheng and Yan Jingfei had calm expressions on their faces. They understood that facing a behemoth like the Benevolent Buddha Hall, only by having a trusted backing on the same level as them could one talk to the other casually.
The weak could only bow their head to the strong, hoping for their survival and prosperity.
Because sometimes, even survival was not guaranteed.