[{"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-1688":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},1124140,1453,"Chapter 1688: 1397 special channel I kneel before you","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1688",1688,"\u003Cp>Jiang Hao seldom left the Cliff of Broken Hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To learn of the outside world, he almost entirely relied on group discussions and Cheng Chou's descriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Chou's news was always more up-to-date than his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it pertained to information commonly known to the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seldom were ordinary matters discussed in their gatherings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, the group had been focusing on the Northern region, The End of All Things, the Immortal Clan, and the good fortune that clung to Gui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Jiang Hao was surprised at how Gui's luck made everything go smoothly for her in the southern region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the group's trades, no matter what one sought, she always seemed to have a clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the appearance of secret realms, as long as it was in the southern region, she could find them blindfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such good fortune and opportunity were comparable to the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more it occurred, the clearer it became to everyone how urgent the situation was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, ever since the events in the West, whenever Gui's luck was on the rise, typically, it boded no good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each incident was extremely grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't Lou Mantian making his presence felt, or the Corpse Clan sweeping through the West, it was ominous creatures revealing themselves, wreaking havoc in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao, observing their discussion about the Northern region, felt somewhat dispirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he too would soon set out for the North.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time came, what with everything happening at once, it would indeed be troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his cultivation was set to advance once more,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing old and powerful adversaries, he couldn't help but feel a bit intimidated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spent a long time in a realm certainly meant one's strength was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, beyond the early stage of True Immortals, what mattered was enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the passing of time, enlightenment came more easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, over countless years, even within the same realm, the disparity in strength could be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Spirit Herb Garden, Jiang Hao gazed at Yi, who had returned, her face brimming with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had raised a sea fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brought over from overseas by Zhenzhen, she said it was captured by the small girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radiant with iridescent colors, she was particularly fond of it, keeping it in the Spirit Herb Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From time to time, she would feed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao watched her in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he had visited the Lawless Tower, seeking Hai Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked if Hai Luo knew the secrets of the Sea Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Luo indicated he did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, each of them possessed high levels of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had participated in the training of the Lawless Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some wouldn't leave until reaching the True Immortal Realm, others until they became Human Emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Yuzhen, the one with the highest level of cultivation, had outright decided not to leave until reaching the Heavenly Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao felt quite emotional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were truly determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Immortals...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be so bold, they truly had no desire to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the most peculiar among them was the lantern bearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation could only reach the Realm of Immortal Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was influenced by his cultivation method, which was originally the Great Thousand Spirit technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it seemed his spirit had never entered the Mind Control Core, but rather plummeted into the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abyss was teeming with spiritual avatars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made him immortal and indestructible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the abyss existed, so did he.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his cultivation was equally bound by the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not advance an inch further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao had assessed that the abyss buried his divine soul, thus he could not be freed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ascend, he could learn the Reversal of the Great Thousand Spirit technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the improvement was limited, only up to the Vast Heaven Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ascend, he'd have to die once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return to the abyss, raise his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, without becoming an immortal, he couldn't leave the tower, and without leaving the tower, he couldn't advance to Human Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there they were, at a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao thought that in a few years, once he reached the Vast Heaven Platform, perhaps taking a life might prove useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother,\" Yi noticed Jiang Hao staring intently at the fish and reminded him seriously, \"This is a beast collar, you can't eat it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao looked at her and nodded, \"I don't like eating fish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Yi nod with a smile, Jiang Hao sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Luo had hinted to him to release Yi's seal, but he did not take it to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps in the past, he would have respected the decision of Heavenly King, Hai Luo, after all, she was Hai Luo's daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many years had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao had nearly watched Yi grow up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of doing something that would not benefit her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the benefit outweighed the harm, he would have removed the seal long ago, and once she was bigger, directly set her free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Send her to the North.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't let all these people go to the same place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wouldn't be setting free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Jiang Hao seldom took care of spirit herbs; instead, he often sat in the Spirit Herb Garden, expounding on the Dao and techniques to Cheng Chou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Chou's cultivation did not progress quickly, even after so many years, he had not advanced to the Spirit Refinement Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still in the Primordial Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zhi had already reached Immortal Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine item on him started to be utilized, gradually beginning to nourish in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was still concealing his cultivation, showing only the Primordial Spirit Realm, which looked much weaker than Cheng Chou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Cliff of Broken Hearts, no one bullied him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, since Jiang Hao had become the top disciple, no one dared to bully Lin Zhi casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Zhi was hiding all his aura, just cleaning at the Cliff of Broken Hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Lin Zhi's heart was restless, Jiang Hao let him go to the library, where he could read books while cleaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Zhi's ability for comprehension was not particularly high, so reading more could be quite beneficial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed by, day after day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Year after year repeating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spring went and autumn came, seasons changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Chou finally made his preparations and started to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao explained many cultivation methods to him; although the ascension process was somewhat complicated, fortunately, everything proceeded smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the age of three hundred and ninety, Jiang Hao saw Cheng Chou become a Refining God Practitioner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was over four hundred years old himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao observed for a while and felt that ascending to the Spirit Refinement Realm was already not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reach Return to Void seemed quite difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with some effort, perhaps there was still a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Jiang Hao began to observe what Cheng Chou excelled at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out he was quite adept at applying techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, Jiang Hao decided to teach him a Dao technique to provide him with an offensive capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching the sect, he found nothing suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could seek out Star, but there were no gatherings at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he adjusted the Mountain and Sea Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extracting its offensive capabilities, he reorganized them, forming a mark using the harmony of the five elements within heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He named it, the Five Elements Sky Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>",1253,"2026-06-03T11:46:39.407Z","2026-06-03T11:46:42.636Z",1,"novelbin.me","447ae3e279ee5b31ad7e185ea636f68d40a96ca23bb33c0576ed30c2cfe4af46","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1689","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1687",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]