After all, anything that could tempt a Core Formation stage cultivator is absolutely priceless. If others were to find out, not only would Henry Bolton be in trouble, but the entire Windgate Sect would likely be implicated.

In Windgate Sect, there isn’t even a single Core Formation stage cultivator holding down the fort. If a Core Formation cultivator were to come knocking, wiping out the entire Windgate Sect would be no difficult task.

Therefore, the news about the Tieling Ore Mother absolutely cannot be leaked to anyone—not even the ancestor behind Henry Bolton is an exception.

If it were any other low-level cultivator who obtained such a supreme ore, they would definitely try to secretly trade it away in exchange for a spiritual artifact or elixirs suitable for their own use.

After all, such a supreme ore is useless to a low-level cultivator, because to smelt the Tieling Ore Mother, one must use the Samadhi True Fire of a Core Formation stage cultivator. Even the innate true fire of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator would have a hard time melting it.

But it’s different now that this ore is in Henry Bolton’s hands, because he doesn’t need to use the Tieling Ore Mother for artifact refining. He possesses the most perverse cultivation technique in the history of the cultivation world—“Refine Heaven and Transform Earth.”

This “Refine Heaven and Transform Earth” is said to be able to refine all tangible substances in the world and transform all intangible things—its name is not for nothing.

With this piece of Tieling Ore Mother, Henry Bolton now has hope of cultivating the perverse technique he’s coveted for so long. The only thing he needs to worry about now is how long this Tieling Ore Mother can support his cultivation.

It’s important to know that just reaching the initial stage of the perverse technique requires dozens of rare items at the spiritual artifact level—presumably referring to lower-grade spiritual artifacts.

And this Tieling Ore Mother is a material used to forge top-grade spiritual artifacts, even treasures for Core Formation stage cultivators. He doesn’t know if it will be enough to let his perverse technique reach the initial stage.

At this moment, Henry Bolton felt both anticipation and anxiety, because the success or failure of the perverse technique would determine his future fate in the cultivation world.

With these thoughts in mind, Henry Bolton rode the Wuling Sword to Tieling Peak, where Windgate Sect was located. Along the way, he often encountered disciples of Windgate Sect. When they saw the lower-grade spiritual artifact under Henry Bolton’s feet, they couldn’t help but show envy and jealousy.

But most people here recognized “Edward Foster,” this elegant young man. After all, the former Edward Foster used to throw his weight around in Windgate Sect, and with the ancestor backing him, even inner sect disciples stronger than Edward Foster wouldn’t easily provoke him.

During the flight, quite a few disciples greeted Henry Bolton; some were fellow inner sect disciples, while others were outer sect disciples trying to curry favor.

While exchanging greetings, Henry Bolton acted very aloof, because he had now taken over Edward Foster’s body. If he continued to interact too much with them, he might inadvertently reveal some flaws.

After all, it was Henry Bolton who now held the dominant position in this body, and the current expressions, movements, and speech habits were all based on Henry Bolton. No matter how well Henry Bolton imitated, it would never be perfect.

Moreover, Henry Bolton had many secrets. Whether it was possessing the perverse technique or carrying the Tieling Ore Mother, both were things that would make others insanely jealous. The less he interacted with these people, the lower the risk of his secrets being exposed.

Soon, Henry Bolton flew to the inner sect disciples’ quarters, where everyone he encountered was an inner sect disciple.

Among the inner sect disciples here, only a few possessed lower-grade spiritual artifacts, and those who did basically only had lower-grade ones. Compared to Xianyun Sect, the treatment enjoyed by Windgate Sect disciples was much worse. According to what Henry Bolton knew, more than half of Xianyun Sect’s inner sect disciples possessed spiritual artifacts.

Entering his own private room, Henry Bolton stepped into the training chamber where he usually cultivated.

All inner sect disciples of Windgate Sect had their own private rooms—this was a privilege they enjoyed.

Sitting on the meditation cushion, Henry Bolton planned to immediately begin cultivating the perverse technique and use up the Tieling Ore Mother as soon as possible. This thing was a hot potato; it was best to get rid of it quickly.

Just as Henry Bolton was about to use his divine sense to enter the silvery-white jade tube in his mind, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.

Henry Bolton’s brows furrowed. For cultivators, being disturbed during seclusion is a major taboo. But this was his own oversight—he had actually forgotten to hang the “in seclusion” sign before starting.

He walked out of the room and into the courtyard, curious as to who would come looking for him at this time. Apparently, Edward Foster didn’t have a great reputation among the inner sect disciples—after all, he got in through the back door, and there was still some resentment from those who entered the inner sect through their own strength and talent.

Chapter 012: The Only One in the World

Arriving in the courtyard, he saw a young man with an unfamiliar face standing at the gate, looking around as if searching for something.

Henry Bolton couldn’t help but feel puzzled. He had been in the inner sect for over ten years, but had never seen this person before.

The young man looked to be in his early twenties, with an ordinary appearance. Judging from his aura, his cultivation was about at the early Qi Refining stage, roughly the same as Henry Bolton.

“You must be Senior Brother Foster, right? I am Philip Grant, a newly admitted inner sect disciple. I have long admired Senior Brother Foster. Please take care of me in the future.” The young man actually recognized Henry Bolton at a glance.

Henry Bolton responded coldly and asked, “You just came in from the outer sect, right?”