[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness":3,"chapter-cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1502":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1124004,1453,"Chapter 1502: Chapter 1305: Do You Think It's Possible That You're Over 400 Years Old?_2","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1502",1502,"\u003Cp>\"Is there a difference?\" Yuezhi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, if it's about the Ruins of Return, whether I go or not is optional. Anyone can take from the Ruins of Return as long as they can make it there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many such people.\" Chu Jie fell silent, then continued, \"As for the opportunity that belongs to me, the time has not yet come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet come?\" This stirred Yuezhi's curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a will there, waiting for a genius. That genius will not be me, so there's no need for me to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once he has seen what he needs to, I can proceed.\" Chu Jie said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Genius?\" Yuezhi frowned deeply, \"Are you not a genius?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Chu Jie laughed and said, \"Am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you?\" Yuezhi retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do outsiders call me?\" Chu Jie asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, person of great fortune.\" Yuezhi answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, they know the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, the person of great fortune, but they do not know me, Chu Jie.\" Chu Jie replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Yuezhi was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jie continued searching for books: \"Yuezhi, do you know why the Human Emperor's sword is called that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuezhi did not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jie continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Initially it wasn't called the Human Emperor's sword; it's just that it ended up in the hands of the Human Emperor, hence the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I am like that sword, known because of the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, the person of great fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To you all, I might be a genius, but am I still a genius in the eyes of the central will?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jie turned to look at Yuezhi as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Digesting these words, Yuezhi was at a loss for words for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, this is just a radical view. As long as I can carve my own path, then I am me. If I cannot, then I am merely the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, the person of great fortune.\" Chu Jie nonchalantly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cultivation path is never easy; it's just that everyone's hardships are different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How old are you?\" Yuezhi suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nearly seventy,\" Chu Jie said as she seemed to remember something, \"I have a sister who seems to never age, always looking eighteen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn't that be your younger sister?\" Yuezhi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jie nodded: \"That's right, next time I wonder if I can call her my younger sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She might be happy about it, after all being young.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the two didn't delve further into the matter of the Ruins of Return but continued looking for books while analyzing the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't think any opportunities were worth more than the books here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Historical records can sometimes be crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumbling continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon retreated bit by bit, with Zhu Shen and Tang Ya besieging it from front and back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made it impossible for the dragon to escape or focus on attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when it had to be wary of the sturdy scholar standing by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a chance to escape initially, but a punch from the adversary had confused it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so it found itself at a disadvantage, unable to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our request is simple; we just hope you can lead us to places others can't reach. It's not asking too much,\" Mr. Tao said from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are countless opportunities in this forest; you can pick any,\" the dragon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Mr. Tao asks you to guide us, naturally he isn't interested in those opportunities,\" Tang Ya said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she didn't understand why, it wasn't important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know,\" the dragon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon, a native of these lands, had exceptional strength but wasn't that formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Shen could still overpower it to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Tao replied with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should be grateful that Zhu Shen can suppress you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how much I'm suppressed, I still don't know,\" the dragon said fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We at Heavenly Tower aren't unreasonable. We have Confucian literature to help you understand the greater good,\" Mr. Tao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many other opportunities; many had already gone for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to find what others couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not that opportunities were vitally important; if they had them, great, but without them, they could still grasp the general situation here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blind wandering was less effective than seeking knowledge from an intelligent being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon was the best choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confucian literature?\" the dragon sneered, \"Do you think I can understand that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter,\" Mr. Tao said with a smile, \"If you don't understand Confucian literature, I also have some understanding of the use of physical strength and martial skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Shen slowly stepped back and said, \"You still don't understand. My ability to suppress you is fortunate for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon: \".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment Mr. Tao approached, it yielded: \"I'll lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To where?\" Mr. Tao asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To a spiritual ground, where there are spirit herbs and spiritual energy trees,\" the dragon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Tao nodded slightly, \"Then lead the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't really worried, as he had other means if things got tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Self-preservation wasn't an issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the peak of the mountain, Jiang Hao continued to walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and knew he was not far from the very top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This sword's intent is really not simple,\" Jiang Hao couldn't help but remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer he got, the more he felt a sense of suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was strange, as if it was specifically targeting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from that, there were no other pressures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name of Gu Jin was enough to break through all obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's a willpower above,\" Heavenly Note Sect spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it the Heavenly Extreme Emperor?\" Jiang Hao asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword's intent was clearly from the Seven Forms of Heavenly Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was willpower, it must be the Heavenly Extreme Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Note Sect simply replied, \"You'll know when you go up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao didn't say anything else and kept moving upwards in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived at the top of the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he got there, the sword's intent disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suppression that had been directed at him also vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that had just happened seemed as if it had never been there at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pond at the top of the mountain with a lotus in the center, and two other lotuses beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like the two were growing around the central lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the one in the center was the main, and the others were accompanying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Hao arrived, he had a strange feeling, as if he had been there before, and even sat on one of the two lotuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the aura of Gu Jin that had led him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant Gu Jin had been here and had entered the lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the central lotus began to change, and a force slowly gathered above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, a phantom appeared above the lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sitting cross-legged, his facial features indiscernible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But somehow, Jiang Hao could feel the figure's gaze on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the figure appeared, a saber materialized on the edge of the pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark as ink, capable of absorbing all manner of stars, gazes, and thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruins of Return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he saw it, Jiang Hao knew it was the divine item that could save the southern region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was happening now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like the figure was examining him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the name Gu Jin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is your name?\" the phantom suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised by the question, Jiang Hao nevertheless replied reverently, \"I am called Gu Jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was unsure who the person before him was, but he had his suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any secret realm like this, any presence with consciousness was surely an elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his answer, the figure laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao looked at the lotus with the aura of Gu Jin. He intended to go there, but before he could take a step, the water in the pond began to stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to the lotus of Gu Jin, a new lotus gradually revealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that it was for him to sit on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao stepped forward and walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought another lotus would open up for Heavenly Note Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he reached the lotus, the pond returned to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No new lotus appeared, and the figure showed no intention of inviting Heavenly Note Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Jiang Hao quite puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you find it puzzling, Friend Xing?\" the figure asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little,\" Jiang Hao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By all rights, it shouldn't have been him to be invited to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of Heavenly Note Sect was unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how many people have been able to enter this lotus pond, with my Dao intent here for endless eons?\" the figure asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao looked at the lotuses and had some guesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've guessed?\" the figure asked with a smile. \"The number of lotuses corresponds to the number of visitors. Do you know who they all are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao looked at the second position, then turned his gaze to the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he shook his head, \"I do not know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure laughed warmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you don't know, I won't say much more. You can guess slowly if you have time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So can you tell me why you are here now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you just passing by, curious about this place, or did you come to obtain something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1602,"2026-06-03T11:46:36.654Z","2026-06-03T11:46:32.358Z",1,"novelbin.me","889f0c3d6f6fbc7e4b85a2c05669aebac4ca6038d1794d84b3b5c0e33f9fe2bb","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1503","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1501",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]