Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

"But the strength of the seal I left behind will not last long," Helpless Heaven replied.

"It's enough," Jiang Hao replied.

With that, Helpless Heaven spoke no more of it.

He changed the subject, "What about your cultivation?"

"I have just achieved True Immortality," Jiang Hao replied.

Helpless Heaven fell silent for a moment, then said, "As a will of Dao, my vision is considerably limited, but I can see a mark of the Tao Core on you."

"That is not mine; it belonged to a predecessor," Jiang Hao thought for a moment, then replied.

"Is that so." Helpless Heaven waved his hand and the water in the pool surged to cover them, "You seem to have some concerns, so now no one will be able to hear our conversation.

"Do not doubt, the Ruins of Return is still here, and my strength would not be silently breached even by a notable person."

Jiang Hao was quite surprised; this was isolating the Heavenly Note Sect.

That meant the other party knew of the Heavenly Note Sect's existence, yet did not invite them in.

Out of curiosity, he asked, "Why did the senior invite only me in?"

"Because you are unique," Helpless Heaven replied with a smile, "Do you think you are a genius?"

Jiang Hao reflected briefly, and uncertainly said, "If good fortune counts, barely."

"I am not talking about a normal genius, but a unique and outstanding person in each era," Helpless Heaven said.

"Then, I am not up to the task," Jiang Hao shook his head, "My achievements today are almost entirely due to luck; I can't compare to those geniuses who walk between heaven and earth.

"They have persistence, they have willpower, they have boldness.

"The great Dao is at their feet, nothing in the world can hinder their strides.

"Such people can be the unique individuals of an era."

Hearing this, Helpless Heaven laughed and said,

"How can you be sure a person who sealed three Heavenly Fate Misfortune Pearls and dared to crush them, lacks persistence, willpower, or boldness?

"And how can you be sure that the great Dao is not at his feet, that anything can impede his strides?"

At these words, Jiang Hao was startled and fell silent.

"What kind of person do you think can leave a profound mark on an era?" Helpless Heaven looked at him and asked, "Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment? A person of great fortune? The Sage's Heart? Or some other special constitution?"

"Isn't that so?" Jiang Hao asked.

"No, it isn't," Helpless Heaven said, somewhat emotionally, "Everything in the world has a measure, whether one becomes an immortal in a hundred years, two hundred years, or even eight hundred years.

"Do you think there's a big difference between them?"

"Isn't there?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Is there?" Helpless Heaven asked, smiling,

"A hundred years and eight hundred years are just a gap of seven hundred years.

"What is seven hundred years? After True Immortality, after Heavenly Immortality, seven hundred years is but a flick of a finger.

"This gap seems large, but extend the time to five thousand years, ten thousand years, then?

"Is the gap still large?

"The people from the Heavenly Joy Pavilion are born weak, so ordinary that any demonic beast could devour them.

"The dragon race is born close to immortals, sometimes even with celestial spirits.

"Isn't that gap even larger?

"But what about the outcome?

"Who comes here is not from the Heavenly Joy Pavilion?

"What is the position of the dragon race?"

"Isn't it because the seniors are from the Heavenly Joy Pavilion?" Jiang Hao asked.

"When did I say I was from the Heavenly Joy Pavilion?" Helpless Heaven countered.

Jiang Hao was silent; indeed, the other party had never mentioned it.

"Before True Immortality, it's merely a threshold, the real cultivation starts after True Immortality," Helpless Heaven said calmly,

"Endless opportunities can make you soar only before True Immortality.

"After True Immortality, any opportunity depends on to whom it's given.

"Different people, one is heaven, another is earth.

"Of course, this notion doesn't suit everyone, as for the majority of beings, becoming an immortal is already a great fortune.

"There certainly are many immortals and many True Immortals, but most only remain at an early stage.

"Going further up, there really aren't many."

"So it is," Jiang Hao gained some understanding.

"Whether it's Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment or others, it isn't time to show themselves yet, but you have already stood out.

"For some, becoming strong is just the beginning, while for others, it is almost reaching the end," Helpless Heaven said.

Jiang Hao was silent for a moment, then respectfully said, "You flatter me, senior."

Helpless Heaven smiled, then returned to the previous question,

"How did you come by the mark of the Tao on your body?"

"I died under the Heavenly Extreme Silent Pearl," Jiang Hao replied.

"Was this core used to resurrect you? But it doesn't seem so," Helpless Heaven said.

"Yes, the Tao Core couldn't resurrect me; it merely reshaped my body," Jiang Hao replied.

"Oh?" Helpless Heaven was curious, "Then how did you come back to life?"

"Due to some opportunities, but those opportunities have already been used up," Jiang Hao replied vaguely.

"If you didn't have this Tao Core, would your opportunity have brought you back to life?" Helpless Heaven asked again.

"It could; it could still generate flesh from bones, even more extravagantly," Jiang Hao replied.

"Did you know this all along?" Helpless Heaven asked.

Jiang Hao shook his head, "I did not know; at that moment, I had prepared myself for complete annihilation."

He knew he would come back to life, but inside the Heavenly Extreme Silent Pearl, even resurrection was a death.

So he did not harbor any hope of life.

He completely did not understand the Nine Revolutions Death Substitution.

"So it seems this Tao Core was wasted," Helpless Heaven said regretfully.

Jiang Hao was silent.

Seeing this, Helpless Heaven became interested, "Wasn't it wasted?"