Heaven Refining physique

"Because of these branches, a lot of missions are generated, and since no one else from the central region can come to these cities due to the distance, the nearest region cultivators become their main source of population for these types of cities.

Only teleportation is a viable option for central region cultivators, but I have heard that a single teleportation costs more than 50,000 spirit stones, so no one comes here.

This has become a very good opportunity for us, as there were cases in the past where these branches have recruited some members from cultivators like us to their main sects."

Jiang Hao nodded, he got the gist of it... so basically, the city is the only area where they will be allowed to move freely. As for using missions to sneak inside the central region, it was impossible.

Only cultivators below the Heavenly King Realm are allowed in the city, and they are too weak to reach the core region of the central region without teleportations.

The core region is basically surrounded by Forbidden Zones, so going from this city means crossing a Forbidden Zone, and given that these Forbidden Zones are bigger than even the whole Eastern Region, no matter how much luck you have, it will run out eventually.

Even the small pathways that go to the core region from these cities and are meant for human crossing aren't safe, as beasts below grade 7 are exempted from any kind of agreement.

"Se-senior, would you mind if I ask a question?"

"Go on." Jiang Hao wouldn't mind replying as long as it wasn't something he didn't know.

"Why are you going to Tidewind City?" Since Jiang Hao didn't even know about it, he doubted that Jiang Hao was going there to do some missions.

"To enter the central region." Jiang Hao replied calmly, it wasn't something he was hiding anyway.

The Soul Sea cultivator was stunned, because if Jiang Hao didn't even know about Tidewind City, then it meant he hadn't visited it before. It also meant he wasn't from the central region.

So basically Jiang Hao and his companion were going to enter the central region… is that even possible? Come to think of it, a moment ago he hadn't even paid any attention to this woman, it's like she was invisible… how come? Well, never mind.

"Senior, if it is your first time visiting Tidewind City, then it will be hard for you to enter the core region. Only those who come with someone belonging to the sects inside the central region and are recruited by them are allowed to enter." The cultivator reminded Jiang Hao just in case he didn't know about it.

"Don't worry about it." Entering the core region wasn't even on his list of worries. Right now, he was thinking about how to destroy the teleportation arrays belonging to the Azure Sky Sect or Ethereal Cloud Sanctuary.

Jiang Hao was sure there would be a Heavenly King Realm cultivator guarding it. With his strength, fighting even a late-stage Void Reversion cultivator wasn't an issue, but Heavenly King Realm cultivators were not something he could face yet.

But there was a way he could really destroy it… if everything went according to his plan, that is.

"Senior, I will take my leave." The cultivator bowed and Jiang Hao nodded.

Afterwards, Jiang Hao looked towards the sea. It looked calm. He wanted to open his spirit sense to see into the water, but it was against the rules; it was specifically written at the entry of the boat.

"What a sight… sigh… two utterly silent companions travelling together…"

Jiang Hao was surprised as a woman appeared in the middle of him and Senior Yao. It was none other than Senior Yin.

"You two really are fated with each other, there's no need to check anything else to prove it." Yin Ni shook her head. "Well, where do you guys get so many void stones from?"

Jiang Hao was speechless. There was no need to mention the first sentence—she was definitely teasing them, more likely him. He sighed. "We found them by a stroke of luck, Senior."

"Hmm… seeing that rock inside the ring, it is given that it fell from the upper realm, so there is a high chance that there might exist even more of these in this world. Looks like now I have a good enough reason to speed up my recovery. With enough strength, I can easily search for them."

Jiang Hao didn't doubt her claim. If anyone in the world could find the void stone with their eyes closed, it would be Senior Yin… but he still didn't know how Senior Yin was healing her injuries. What did she really need to heal?

She had said that resting was enough, but that was only for her soul. What about her body? Did she have to create a new one, or could she regenerate it just based on her soul? The soul consisted of everything of a cultivator, from their laws to their understanding of Dao.

So once her soul recovered, her cultivation realm would definitely return due to her understanding of Dao, but he didn't know how the physique worked.

If Senior Yin constructed a new body for herself instead of regenerating one, then would she still have her physique or not? This question truly eluded him.

"What are you thinking?" Yin Ni asked when she saw him contemplating.

Jiang Hao didn't hide the question. "Senior, how would you heal your body? Will you regenerate it or construct one? If it's the latter, then would your physique still be present?"

"Ahh… I see, that really is a good question. The answer is quite simple though. You see—your physique is part of you, and what resides in your soul sea is only a projection, just like your understanding of law… which later develops into seeds.

Your physique isn't part of the body, it's an inseparable part of the soul, so unless you die, it will always be with you.

Even if you created a new body for yourself, it wouldn't leave; it would make that body adapt according to its needs.

Before you go thinking that I might create a body for myself, no, I will regenerate my original body… There are two methods. The first is using your soul to create one from scratch—it takes too much time and you can't leave the process unless your whole body is created, as the heavens assist in this process, and if you stop then everything will crumble and you have to do it again.

The second is far easier and faster, but you need to have one prerequisite to use this method."