[{"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-1627":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},1123829,1453,"Chapter 1627: Chapter 1367 Saint Bandits: What is Your Relationship_2","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1627",1627,"\u003Cp>\"If that's the case, may we change the deal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao was surprised, \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that if this deal didn't work, the other party would either try to persuade the Heavenly Note Sect or resort to using force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint Bandits, in pursuit of their grand ideals, certainly wouldn't just defer to some strong individual's wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as there was a way, they would strive to achieve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say they were unscrupulous wouldn't be an exaggeration; after all, in the face of grand ideals, it only made sense to sacrifice a few individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot leave, but the members of the Saint Bandits need guidance.\" The Saint Bandits sincerely looked at Jiang Hao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to take over the Saint Bandits for me, until I can leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the meantime, you can use them for whatever you wish, but you must do one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pass on the Sky-locking Power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sky-locking Power?\" Jiang Hao was somewhat taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should know that the Saint Bandits can steal the innate talents of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just me, but also those who follow me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They have learned an alternative version of Heaven Lock, but to master it, they need the Sky-locking Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With such power, they can set up the corresponding formations and ask for it from the heavens and the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, what they get in the end is far less than Heaven Lock, but it allows them to intervene in many matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But with the Sky-locking Power, their progress would be much faster.\" The Saint Bandits looked at Jiang Hao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't have to do much, just give them some strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can do many things for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao did not hesitate and shook his head, \"This matter is too significant; I, a junior, cannot bear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would mean binding himself to the entire Saint Bandits, and if the Saint Bandits didn't emerge, he would then be the Saint Bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever the Saint Bandits did would ultimately fall on his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world's rejection would become increasingly severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Heaven Lock but had never thought about using Heaven Lock to change the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply regarded Heaven Lock as a formidable technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already steered clear of the Shangguan family, let alone the Saint Bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not of sound mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if they became fixated on him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consequences were unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small girl and the others were troublesome enough; adding a Saint Bandits with grand ambitions and ideals was unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like merely wanting to be a common man, but these people intended to crown you emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How terrifying that would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, if he was not of one heart with them, yet they were loyally devoted to him, neither killing nor sparing them would be right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not wish to bear such torment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint Bandits looked at the person before him, \"Do you need anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao thought for a moment and said, \"Perhaps what I need most is peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peace?\" The Saint Bandits seemed puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, as a junior with weak cultivation and little experience in cultivation, what I need the most is a peaceful time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially in this grand era, stability is needed even more.\" Jiang Hao spoke truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint Bandits looked at Jiang Hao for a long time:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you were similar to the Human Emperor, but now it seems you are more like the senior next to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But do you really think what you know can bring peace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You possess unique and outstanding fortune, you have mastered the Moon-Slaying saber technique, you can use Heaven Lock, and not only that, but you have also opened the path of immortality, unprecedented in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven and Earth seem to want to reject you, but at the same time, they wish to favor you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes it's not just about whether you want to isolate yourself from the world, but whether the many other races agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially since you've become acquainted with that powerful being from the Blood Demon, you are even more embroiled in the grand era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just throwing out a Tao Fruit is hardly enough,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait until the dust settles, someone will come looking for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, they won't; if they really do, then just throw out another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao thought to himself, considering he still had one more Dao fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the strife caused by one Dao fruit definitely won't be short-lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few hundred years should suffice; by then, he should be able to reach the Peak of Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only uncertainty was his enlightenment of the Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will come out eventually, senior, so why cling to these things?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint Bandits looked up at the sky, \"The unique and outstanding person has already ascended, her Heavenly Spirit has solidified, and her future self could be a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am doomed never to be at the forefront, but you, who have grasped Heaven Lock early on,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May be the hope to break the stalemate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since her ascension is a threat, why didn't you stop her, senior?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Saint Bandits laughed, \"What is my ideal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A world where all is as one?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, a world where all is as one. If I can't even tolerate a single Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, how can I achieve a world where all is as one?\" The Saint Bandits retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But she is a thorn on your path, senior,\" Jiang Hao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to say, she might end up being an asset to my path just like the Human Emperor,\" the Saint Bandits said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao understood the other's point of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human Emperor would let the Saint Bandits follow his own Tao and not obstruct it, but only if the world was stable enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't senior also believe that Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment is occupying a huge portion of innate talents?\" Jiang Hao asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Saint Bandits laughed, sipping tea:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a world where all is as one, everyone has the potential to pursue the Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Innate talents are not limited to cultivation or race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The dragon race can achieve greatness with the essence of their blood and flesh, bringing innate power with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But such a path is too narrow and uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never see the dragon race delving into Kendo or the way of the saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But people from the Heavenly Joy Pavilion can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And they know too much: the way of scholars, law, agriculture, warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet none of these can lead to the Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can only start with cultivation, and the vast majority of people are unable to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if they understand these matters and master them, they can't make a name for themselves in the heavens and the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Breaking racial barriers, a world where all is as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The dragon race could embrace the way of scholars, warfare, and law, not limited by racial bloodlines, breaking through bloodline limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to limit themselves to just producing an Ancestral Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And people from the Heavenly Joy Pavilion would also have more opportunities to chase the ultimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Likewise, the populations of the many other races would be as numerous as those from the Heavenly Joy Pavilion, without a definitive ceiling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao nodded, saying: \"Wouldn't that cause chaos in the world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1241,"2026-06-03T11:46:33.879Z","2026-06-03T11:46:41.884Z",1,"novelbin.me","739a0e57fe85093679303405868d00ba8dcc706804aff1eeb506e20928af0d0a","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1628","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1626",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]