[{"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-1663":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},1124115,1453,"Chapter 1663: Chapter 1384: Ask the Demoness if She Wants to Go Out_2","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1663",1663,"\u003Cp>The great age had begun, and this talented cultivator had it much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would have taken her eight hundred years to ascend to immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can brag too,\" Princess Wen Xue said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Bi Zhu looked around, unconcerned whether the people behind her believed her or not: \"Sister Wen Xue, haven't you married yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Wen Xue paused, then responded, \"How old do you think I am?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two or three hundred years old, perhaps?\" Bi Zhu pondered and then said, \"With a lifespan of six hundred years in the royal family, two hundred is like being thirty for ordinary people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Sister is thirty-five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty-five and not yet married?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this remark, Wen Xue's face reddened, and she retorted, \"I am at the Peak of the Golden Core Realm, about to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll live at least a thousand or two thousand years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a bell sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Zhu was somewhat surprised: \"What's going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The royal family's number one genius is about to give a sermon, let's go listen, it will clear up many doubts,\" Wen Xue, pulling Bi Zhu with her, said as they walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Zhu let herself be pulled along, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Wen Xue, aren't you afraid of being stared at with those special eyes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Zhu always felt this way when she returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being stared at was very uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already been implicated by the royal sister before,\" Wen Xue sighed, then said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone in the palace knew she was close to the royal sister Bi Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, that sister is now over five hundred years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing, Wen Xue looked at Bi Zhu and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, did you come back this time because you don't have much longer to live, and you want to return to your roots?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Zhu, smiling at the person in front of her, said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm only eighteen years old, Sister. If you're returning to your roots, I won't be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xue, walking ahead, suddenly said: \"If only sister truly were an immortal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's good about that?\" Bi Zhu jumped forward and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can stay eighteen forever,\" Wen Xue stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am eighteen now,\" Bi Zhu replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auntie Qiao followed behind, not speaking a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they arrived at the stage behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, many people had arrived and had settled into their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All present were princesses and their attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time arrived, Bi Zhu saw a figure approaching from the skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure was surrounded by a blue glow, immediately followed by the cry of a phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Greens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Nan Qing landed on the platform, divine light swirling around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is a Soul Ascension Realm expert,\" Wen Xue whispered to Bi Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not a Soul Ascension Realm expert. It's the charm brought by the divine bird, looks impressive but isn't practical,\" Bi Zhu explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would Sister know?\" Wen Xue asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't believe me, ask Auntie Qiao. She is also a Soul Ascension Realm expert,\" Bi Zhu said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xue: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is Sister talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auntie Qiao is a Soul Ascension Realm expert?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't she a Primordial Spirit Realm cultivator?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lady in blue, as if a banished immortal had descended, looked down at everyone and said, \"Today, I'm here to explain cultivation to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Golden Core, Primordial Spirit, Spirit Refinement, I will explain all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Return to Void, that will be held at the Prince's location. If you wish to listen, you can go there later.\" After this, the sermon began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening, Bi Zhu felt it was quite rudimentary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did she advance to the middle stage of the Soul Ascension Realm with such understanding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was she focused solely on improving her cultivation without properly understanding the realms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wouldn't do, ascending to immortality would be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time it ended, Bi Zhu was yawning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But feeling various peculiar gazes towards her, she wasn't sleepy anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the sparse whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that the legendary elder royal sister? Some say she has never married or cultivated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, they say she might have died outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard she tried everything to get married, but still failed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Zhu didn't linger, quickly leaving with Wen Xue and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once outside, Bi Zhu asked Wen Xue, \"Sister Wen Xue, has our eldest princess never sparred with anyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She occasionally has hands-on with the brothers,\" Wen Xue said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Bi Zhu laughed and said, \"How will that do? I will write to a senior brother from Blackheaven Sect to come and spar with our first princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So she can understand her shortcomings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auntie Qiao looked puzzled: \"Which princess wants to find whom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A senior brother from Blackheaven Sect,\" Bi Zhu replied with a smile. \"I heard he's about to leave the southern region; he should be able to make it in time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cliff of Broken Hearts, Spirit Herb Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao watched the toddling young girl under the simple hut with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Zhenzhen walked much steadier than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one year old, she had just learned to stand and walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was somewhat late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Girls tend to walk a bit later,\" Cheng Chou seriously commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi spread her hands out, guarding the sides, for fear that the other might fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are the senior brother and sister?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said they went to find a couple for the senior brother, which was delayed for a few decades because of pregnancy,\" Cheng Chou replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two had handed the child over in just a few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao had no choice but to look after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, there were Cheng Chou and Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi was very fond of her and also very careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Jiang Hao hesitate about whether to leave the child to the spirit beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or to let her stay with Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Cheng Chou was with Yi, she was still young and liked children of her own age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhenzhen's childhood was just a few years like that of a normal person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he handed Yi over to the small girl, they were about the same age, and neither of them grew up much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao felt old, growing more sentimental.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He increasingly cared about these little ones' thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Jiang Hao decided to wait until Zhenzhen was seven or eight years old before addressing it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no rush for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, the sect has sent a message, saying someone wishes to visit the senior brother,\" Cheng Chou suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Hao was a bit surprised, \"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably people from Mo Dan,\" Cheng Chou stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The celestials differ from the demons, not seen,\" Jiang Hao said unequivocally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trouble Chu Chuan had caused him, he did not want to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Chou nodded in understanding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, your task as the top disciple has arrived again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao was a bit surprised, \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, his cultivation had advanced to the early stage of the Immortal Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primarily because the one above had been in the middle stage and had not yet reached the late stage, it wasn't good for him to ascend just yet either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, no one was challenging the tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he wasn't in a hurry to experience an evening challenge either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it wasn't easy to find the right people to match against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard the southern royal family has a major competition coming up, inviting many sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our sect is also among them, and as the team lead this time, only the top disciple is needed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So they chose you,\" Cheng Chou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Hao felt somewhat reluctant, \"The royal family? Do they have such a big influence? Can they invite so many sects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's said that they have great luck, and in recent years, this luck will transform into an opportunity,\" Cheng Chou explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Hao nodded, \"That does sound plausible, but are their people strong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only needing to ascend to the Immortal Ascension is strong enough, so that's why they chose you,\" Cheng Chou replied truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The strongest in the competition is in the Ascension?\" Jiang Hao asked, a bit surprised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems our sect really is quite powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, as the top disciple in the early stage of the Immortal Ascension, didn't need to mention the nine ahead, especially the very first among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength was unimaginably powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else could catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many steps to ascend to immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a hundred years he could ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without a grand era, he could ascend around 600 years old, which had significantly advanced now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As team leader, what about the others?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still deciding, the top disciple Senior Brother Bai Yi from Cliff of Broken Hearts said, you decide,\" Cheng Chou stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling somewhat helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the task of the top disciple still had to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had to take time out every day to water in the middle of it, otherwise it would be a waste of time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When is the time?\" Jiang Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next spring, about half a year away,\" Cheng Chou answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, Jiang Hao couldn't say much else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao looked at Zhenzhen, who was still walking. Should he take her with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior brother and sister didn't care, was he supposed to leave her to the martial father?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps to the devoted brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Hao decided to take Yi and the others with him; consider it a trip to relax and clear their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another moment of hesitation, he instructed Cheng Chou to take good care of Zhenzhen and the others, then left the Spirit Herb Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he went to Hundred Flowers Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ask this predecessor if he wanted to go together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I go?\" Heavenly Note Sect inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, I am taking Yi and there's a chance the people looking for her might show up. Perhaps, they could bring news of the man behind the stone slab,\" Jiang Hao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I recommend a book \"From the Left Path to Divine Mastery in Martial Arts.\" Focused on martial arts with a side of the left path—bodybuilding hitting people, shadow puppets, hanging a thousand lanterns, thousand-mile eye kites, etc. The main character conducts himself very methodically and decisively, preferring a ruthless approach to dealing with his enemies and sending them all to be refined. If you like this style, give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, I need monthly passes!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1787,"2026-06-03T11:46:39.407Z","2026-06-03T11:46:42.636Z",1,"novelbin.me","6f8e2c824e76f4d754796f73b07f9769fe33e653023e695468a8f3732f4e2076","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1664","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1662",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]