[{"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-1690":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},1124142,1453,"Chapter 1690: 1398 special channel Demoness's Knife","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1690",1690,"\u003Cp>In front of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao looked at Senior Sister Miao with quite a bit of confusion in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Senior Sister Miao had also made introductions in the past, she had never done so like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that this time she wanted him to meet someone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had even insisted on it for twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, she even wanted him to kneel down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a kneeling was indeed not proper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he always felt something was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his level of cultivation, strangeness sometimes was far from an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he thought he might as well meet her, but not face-to-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not face-to-face?\" Miao Tinglian asked curiously, \"What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be in the Spirit Herb Garden, Senior Sister brings her to stroll around the garden once,\" Jiang Hao explained seriously, \"No interaction, just consider it passing by, how about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine,\" Miao Tinglian said earnestly, \"I won't even tell her anything about Junior Brother. Just let her take a distant look, and let Junior Brother have a glance as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since when has Senior Sister become so easy-going?\" Jiang Hao was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough, just one glance. Next time, it will be Junior Brother kneeling down for me,\" Miao Tinglian declared confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Miao really was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a thing was impossible by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only letting her walk around in the Spirit Herb Garden wasn't much of a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even saved him from the trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the background of the person Senior Sister found this time?\" Jiang Hao asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secret,\" Miao Tinglian said mysteriously, \"When Junior Brother sees her, you can ask her yourself, but right now I will not say anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Qi beside her remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it wasn't a secret, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for that woman, they were completely ignorant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No information at all, they could not even produce a portrait of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly baffling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Jiang Hao didn't mind either, \"But I can't meet her now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Miao Tinglian asked, astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've recently felt an epiphany and want to enter a retreat for cultivation. After it ends, I need to make a trip out. Wait for my return,\" Jiang Hao stated truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really didn't have time now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Jiang Hao]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Age: 410]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cultivation: Late-stage Absolute Immortal]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cultivation Method: Heavenly Sound Hundred Revolutions, Hong Meng Heart Sutra]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Daily Appraisal: Daily Appraisal, Clear and Pure Heart, Reappearance of the Hidden Spirit, Divine Might, The Revival of Withered Tree, Heavenly Cauldron, Indestructible Vajra, Myriad Nature Forest, Cause and Effect Ruins]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lifeblood: 100\u002F100 (can cultivate)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cultivation: 100\u002F100 (can cultivate)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Daily Appraisal: 1\u002F3 (unattainable)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he could raise his cultivation level; afterward, he needed to head north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the meeting was just a short stay in the Spirit Herb Garden,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>compared to the matters of the Heavenly Note Sect, it was clear what was more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how long the trip would take, Jiang Hao was uncertain as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The North was very complicated at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? A retreat?\" Miao Tinglian exclaimed in surprise, \"What is Junior Brother's current cultivation level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth stage on the Vast Heaven Platform,\" Jiang Hao answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mu Qi is already at the seventh step, why is Junior Brother only at the fifth?\" Miao Tinglian was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the ninth top disciple is only at the sixth step,\" replied Mu Qi from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth top disciple is almost at the seventh step, thought Jiang Hao internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was sure that Han Ming and Chu Chuan had probably already ascended the Vast Heaven Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over four hundred years to ascend, one could be considered amongst the favored and blessed sons of heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this light, Lin Zhi seemed slow, but he had the luxury of being slow, no need to blindly pursue speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miao Tinglian nodded, then asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Junior Brother, how long will it take to advance to the sixth step?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably a few days,\" Jiang Hao replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how long will the trip out take?\" Miao Tinglian asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to say, short may be a year or two, long could be several decades,\" replied Jiang Hao truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really didn't know how long he would be away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything depended on the situation in the North.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that there appeared a strength vortex in that area, seemingly the Li Clan had begun to display their internal seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao could only go and take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Gui's kind of luck also made him a bit apprehensive, worried there might be something fearsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he failed to complete the task and instead got trapped in it, that would be troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before leaving, he thought he might as well go ask Gu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he would also understand a thing or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After many years without sight, the other party would certainly be happy to see him; after all, it had been a few hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself was over four hundred years old now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely different from the few decades of youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Several decades?\" Hearing the answer, Miao Tinglian was stunned, and finally let out a deep sigh, \"It's done for, seems like this might all be in vain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the matter?\" Jiang Hao asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miao Tinglian turned to look at Mu Qi, and then said earnestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, then we'll wait for Junior Brother's return. Challenges are always there, I won't give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention five years, even fifty years, I can bring her to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister, what are you getting so worked up about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother need not take it too seriously. It's just a casual meeting. Go if you have time, and if not, no need to worry too much,\" Mu Qi said seriously, \"Advancing and going out are more important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on, Junior Brother, leave the rest to me,\" Miao Tinglian said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not quite understanding what was going on, it was fine as long as Senior Sister Miao wasn't pestering him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they left,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao then vanished on the spot, he needed to feel the Moon-Slaying Saber Technique once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength was still not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be the last time he used the bubbles to enhance his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to comprehend more of the Moon-Slaying Saber Technique as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be difficult to make advancements later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundred Flowers Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao appeared in front of the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found that there was no sign of anyone from the Heavenly Note Sect in the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching, he saw a figure walking among the flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed someone from the Heavenly Note Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao stepped forward and walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard your Senior Sister is finding you a couple?\" said the Heavenly Note Sect member, not turning her head and looking down at the red flowers at her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao nodded, replying, \"They are always like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Makes sense, you're not young anymore,\" the Heavenly Note Sect person nodded in acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Hao shook his head and said, \"Senior is joking. I have never considered such matters. With the great era coming, not having sufficient strength makes another person a burden instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1213,"2026-06-03T11:46:39.407Z","2026-06-03T11:46:42.636Z",1,"novelbin.me","7eb6bf0ef4a4792b8a3361327958ce35d944d1ffcf1b739f5bec3ec7ec66ac9e","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1691","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1689",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]