[{"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-1660":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},1124112,1453,"Chapter 1660: Chapter 1383: 18-Year-Old Princess Turned Away at the Door","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1660",1660,"\u003Cp>Lawless Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen walked up to the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with his cultivation, it only took him a few steps to get there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinsha had not yet finished reporting when the guard called her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baizhi followed her over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Yinsha's report, she was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen had actually escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they had intended to release him; it was he who refused to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sudden escape left her puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not too important, but she just found it strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fact that the Lawless Tower hadn't stopped him was even stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter needed to be inquired about with the Sect Master, but not now—the current situation had to be dealt with first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, soon someone reported that Zhuang Yuzhen had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his cultivation wasn't ordinary anymore; they said he was now a True Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Baizhi have to go personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she arrived, she found that he had indeed become a True Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Master,\" Zhuang Yuzhen greeted her with a salute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciple Zhuang,\" Baizhi looked at the person in front of her, who was still wearing the clothes of the Lawless Tower:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does Disciple Zhuang intend to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had reached the cultivation of a True Immortal, this level of power was certainly not something she could easily control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sect, aside from the Sect Master and the guards of the Bright Moon Sect, no one could stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she could only talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like this, I've come to ask how I can preserve my cultivation to enter the Lawless Tower,\" Zhuang Yuzhen earnestly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a free man, with no inextricable enmity with your esteemed sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I wish to remain in the Lawless Tower, but I hope to retain my cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If necessary, I can also help your esteemed sect fend off external enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why must you insist on staying inside?\" Baizhi was somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those inside were not normal; while others would be unwilling to enter, these people were eager to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen, Heavenly King Hai Luo, Mi Lingyue, and the lantern bearer were all unwilling to leave on their own accord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Feng Hua, she dared not leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she left, she would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's quite nice inside,\" Zhuang Yuzhen spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baizhi pondered for a moment and nodded, \"Alright, but it's easy to enter and hard to leave, I hope you understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even with your cultivation intact, you won't be able to use it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine,\" Zhuang Yuzhen breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everything was ready, Zhuang Yuzhen asked, \"May I go up now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinsha said, \"I will escort you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back two hundred years, Yinsha had even whipped him with her scourge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now this way, it was indeed somewhat incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baizhi was puzzled, but she didn't ask further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did ask how he got out, and he simply mentioned that a contingency from before had been triggered, so he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This slightly surprised Baizhi. What kind of contingency allowed him to leave the Lawless Tower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly checked and found that the Lawless Tower had been tampered with a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one who could have done so silently was the Sect Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Sect Master interfered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't sure, but she had to report it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the situation here was confirmed, she would report it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen was brought to the fifth floor of the Lawless Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old coot is gone; if it weren't for his quick escape, I could have crushed him with one hand,\" Heavenly King Hai Luo lamented and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a pity, he never saw the Heavenly King in action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've always said, just with my hands in my pockets, I've already reached the limit of his understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One look was enough to prevent him from standing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, footsteps approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinsha brought Zhuang Yuzhen inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, Heavenly King Hai Luo scoffed, \"Yo, has the old coot failed to escape? Do you want the Heavenly King to show you how to leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Mi Lingyue and others were also surprised: \"Old Zhuang, how come you're back again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go in,\" Yinsha opened the door and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen was not in a hurry, but looked at Heavenly King Hai Luo and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little runt, didn't you claim you could crush me with one hand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you say keeping my hands in my pockets was the limit of what I could comprehend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you want to have a showdown with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come out, and I'll satisfy you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, everyone was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly King Hai Luo sneered, \"Old coot, what do you think you are? I am the mighty Human Emperor, invincible in this world; you think you can fight me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinsha wasn't in a hurry either, and calmly said to Heavenly King Hai Luo, \"Doesn't the Heavenly King know? Senior Zhuang has already become a True Immortal. He was already at that level when he came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Mi Lingyue and the others were astounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A True Immortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became a True Immortal just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen stood there, looking at Heavenly King Hai Luo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, little runt, show me the majesty of a Heavenly King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha!\" Hearing this, Heavenly King Hai Luo burst into laughter and arrogantly said to Zhuang Yuzhen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old coot, do you know what a peerless genius is?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what if it's a True Immortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's a high realm worth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what it is to defy a True Immortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, I, the Heavenly King, shall show you what it means when the authority of a Heavenly King cannot be insulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A mere True Immortal doesn't even register in my eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Heavenly King Hai Luo sat down cross-legged, dismissively saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, I'll be right here inside; if you have the strength, break through my door and come in to meet your end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't say I didn't give you a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone thinks summoning with a hand gesture is a deadly move; you try beckoning to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See if I cower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhuang Yuzhen replied coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Turns out you're still a little runt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old coot, come on in,\" Heavenly King Hai Luo said disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is Heavenly King Hai Luo,\" Mi Lingyue remarked with some emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen paid it no heed and walked into his cell instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinsha thought these people were indeed interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After closing the door behind him, she turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had long stopped examining these people; the king of the fifth floor had already been determined.\u003C\u002Fp>",1105,"2026-06-03T11:46:39.407Z","2026-06-03T11:46:42.636Z",1,"novelbin.me","650dddbd106152ea10c02dc6c4c4a8508286e3048fba0c68274cc1d60cb00802","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1661","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1659",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]