[{"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-1605":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},1123807,1453,"Chapter 1605: Chapter 1356: Mr. Tao's Small Token of Appreciation_2","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1605",1605,"\u003Cp>After hesitating, Jiang Hao asked, \"What month is it now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"June,\" answered a member of the Heavenly Note Sect looking at the person before him. \"You should be one hundred thirty-seven years old by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have disturbed my senior again,\" Jiang Hao stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Note Sect member nodded slightly, then asked, \"What are you realizing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, just senselessly daydreaming,\" Jiang Hao replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was perhaps an illusion, but in that moment, it felt like the person before him should be walking the path of immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of lonely and desolate feeling was beyond understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he indeed had some realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of immortality, there lies infinite void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what lies at the end of the void?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao didn't think it over much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The member of the Heavenly Note Sect looked at the person before him and then pointed a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mystical Taoist strength, which Jiang Hao felt, roared forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It then touched the center of his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Jiang Hao felt his body being hurled backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crashed into a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar pain made Jiang Hao wince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon observing his surroundings, he realized he had returned to his own courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had crashed into the Immortal Peach Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao got up and sat on a chair, staying silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred thirty-seven years old,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao bowed his head and sighed, \"Have I become old?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It always feels like a few years pass with every spell of daydreaming,\" he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that seventy years would be enough to accumulate full cultivation and lifeblood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems now somewhat impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A couple of daydreaming spells are equivalent to several years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more, and decades would have passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tidying up the courtyard, only then did Jiang Hao leave it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three years had gone by, maybe the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment would come soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having prepared himself, Jiang Hao headed to the Spirit Herb Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just arrived when he saw Miao Tinglian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked very annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Jiang Hao, she immediately ran over and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother, where have you been these years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was in retreat,\" Jiang Hao answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around; Senior Brother Mu Qi wasn't there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was going to be troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mu Qi has gone on a mission, stop looking,\" Miao Tinglian said slightly displeased. \"There are usually problems at the mine, so he went over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Won't Sister Miao go over to check on him?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't,\" Miao Tinglian explained. \"Master ordered me to watch over the Spirit Herb Garden. Recently, the Giant Spirit Clan has been up to something. They seem more excited than usual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows, they might just run over causing trouble,\" Miao Tinglian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miao Tinglian continued, \"The Seven-Colored Stones have been emitting light frequently. Some disciples have advanced a few levels using these stones, but they acquired some marks of the Seven-Colored Stones on their bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This excites the Giant Spirit Clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say they also have them on their bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the time comes, they are all our people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some members of the Giant Spirit Clan, along with fellow sect disciples, roam around challenging others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sect doesn't intervene much, which easily leads to damage to the spirit herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I've come to watch over the place,\" Miao Tinglian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do they want to challenge others just because they got the Seven-Colored Marks?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know, but they want to fight,\" Miao Tinglian chuckled. \"Lately, I've been earnestly searching for that fairy guard for you, Junior Brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I find her again, I'll bring her to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By then, Junior Brother, don't beg me to introduce her to you,\" she teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was good that lately, Senior Sister Miao hadn't been finding him other sisters to meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should probably thank that fairy guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other than the Giant Spirit Clan, have you heard about anything else these years?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Giant Spirit Clan, it was likely the work of the Sect Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How exactly she managed it, he did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could do a lot while he was absent-minded for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite a few things happened, some people came from overseas claiming that they wanted to visit you, Junior Brother,\" Miao Tinglian said with some worry:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are not ordinary people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the sect dares not slack off, probably they are immortals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortals?\" Jiang Hao was slightly surprised. \"Why would they want to visit me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know, but it might have something to do with those rumors,\" Miao Tinglian looked around and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's about the flowers in your courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister Miao knows about them?\" Jiang Hao was astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I look like an idiot who would only find you a partner? You should know I have a deeper understanding of spirit herbs than you,\" Miao Tinglian said earnestly. \"When I was in your courtyard, I felt something divine. By making inquiries, we know a bit about the world of the powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao nodded, \"So they are coming because of the flowers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miao Tinglian shrugged:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm only responsible for finding you a partner, the rest is beyond my duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the top disciple, and I am just a regular inner disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao: \"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Miao put it lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But meeting those from overseas was indeed necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did anyone else come?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People from the Bright Moon Sect came, but who they are, I don't know,\" Miao Tinglian shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she suddenly looked up and said, \"I feel that now is an auspicious time. I must go back to calculate. I'm leaving the Spirit Herb Garden in your hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she left swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao sensed for a moment and discovered that the Mountain and Sea Seal mark had diminished somewhat, though he wasn't sure if it was the work of his fellow disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making up for it, Jiang Hao found Cheng Chou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many years had passed, and Cheng Chou was still in the intermediate stage of the Golden Core Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The later stage should be soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Mu Longyu also followed, still in the guise of a monk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his hands clasped together, he no longer carried the superior air of Buddhist teachings but seemed to blend into the secular world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation was about to reach the peak of the Return to Void Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The speed of your improvement is very fast,\" Jiang Hao remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now his state had finally merged with the secular world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Mu Longyu and Lin Zhi were not much different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only about ten or twenty years younger than Han Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming should be in the late stage of Return to Void by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Longyu was also catching up little by little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thinking of leaving the mountain?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Mu Longyu seriously replied. \"Does Senior Brother think I can leave the mountain now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Jiang Hao nodded and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you need another year. After a year, I will take you down the mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay,\" Mu Longyu replied without joy or sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many years, and the junior brother also wants to go out,\" Cheng Chou remarked somewhat emotionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now only Lin Zhi and Yi remained by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi was still young, and it was uncertain when Lin Zhi would leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jiang Hao asked Cheng Chou if anyone had come to visit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, they said to let them know whenever Senior Brother is available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will come over immediately,\" Cheng Chou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Human Emperor coming personally? Jiang Hao was somewhat shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who considered him so important?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know who it is?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said it's someone from the Heavenly Tower overseas,\" Cheng Chou replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Tower? Jiang Hao thought of Mr. Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then said, \"Take me there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Shen and Tang Ya were staying in a guest room of the Heavenly Note Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their arrival had been somewhat unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of members from the Giant Spirit Clan here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but there were also many strong cultivators from the Bright Moon Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although their cultivations were not weak, they dared not act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Heavenly Note Sect was also very courteous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Branch Masters came to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had wanted to meet that specific person but discovered they couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The individual, as the tenth top disciple, held an extremely high status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When in seclusion, they could not be disturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's so special about the person Mr. Tao talked about?\" Tang Ya asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Tao knows a lot; you don't need to ask,\" Zhu Shen said while drinking his tea as a reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys love playing riddles,\" Tang Ya said, leaning back in her chair and looking at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been here for over a year now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't done much, just quietly waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, and also that tenth top disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, they hadn't met either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, someone approached, reminding them, \"Two seniors, Senior Brother Jiang has come to ask if you are available.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Zhu Shen immediately stood up and said, \"We are available.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he proceeded out with Tang Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ya also adjusted her clothes, not daring to show any neglect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would fully commit to whatever Mr. Tao mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they went out, they saw a young man standing at the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation was in the late stage of Return to Void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the young man looked calm and serene, like an ancient, dry well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man was not simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Shen immediately concluded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then approached with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow disciple Jiang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao looked at the two with some surprise, recognizing them as people from Mr. Tao's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two seniors are too kind to the junior,\" Jiang Hao performed a greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all, not at all,\" Tang Ya also performed a greeting, saying, \"You don't need to be so polite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was Tang Ya being so polite?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was known as 'laugh three times,' he had not seen her being so courteous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, Tang Ya had met him while 'laugh three times' was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao curiously asked, \"May I know what matter brings the two seniors here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like this, our master had long heard about your extraordinary nature, so while we were traveling, he also wanted us to bring some overseas specialties for you,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a small token of appreciation.\" Zhu Shen then handed over a storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao casually took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon checking, he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This token of appreciation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that small?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A straightforward ten million spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, within my capabilities in the southern region, I could also offer them some protection.\u003C\u002Fp>",1827,"2026-06-03T11:46:33.879Z","2026-06-03T11:46:41.884Z",1,"novelbin.me","662a893f45b7bbc489aa335cdfd0756fcf3ae07acbae7e8b89de072b61fd2b41","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1606","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1604",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]