[{"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-1746":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},1124248,1453,"Chapter 1746: Chapter 1425 Baizhi: Who among our lineage caught your eye?","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1746",1746,"\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Candlelight Pill Hall\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man descended from the mountaintop, making his way toward Sea Fog Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a smile played at the corners of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at Sea Fog Cave, he looked at the fog-laden path inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is everyone? Has the seal been broken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, congratulations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a figure faintly appeared and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither here nor there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard someone say a while back that the seal would be broken in a couple of days, how long has it been now?\" Holy Master asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't ask what you shouldn't,\" Saint Bandits replied coldly. \"Go find out about those two; their realms are now equivalent, so there will definitely be developments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their realms are equivalent?\" The Holy Master was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know?\" Saint Bandits shook their head and sighed: \"It's a shame, given how many avatars you possess, that they are of no use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn't the Tao shattered when he sealed the Ancient Yin-Yang Millstone?\" The Holy Master was a bit puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that all you know?\" Saint Bandits sighed again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are clueless, but then again, it's no surprise. If you knew he was Daluo, you probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, to ensure you can sleep, he made you all believe the Tao had collapsed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible,\" the Holy Master disbelieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still unconvinced?\" Saint Bandits said with disdain: \"Look at your strength; do you think you're worth deceiving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to belittle you, but I'm just stating the facts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Master: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't that belittling me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You've already trampled me to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You deserve to be trapped here,\" the Holy Master said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trapped but more well-informed than you; your freedom outside is of less value than being locked away,\" retorted Saint Bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least I am free to do what I wish. What about you?\" Holy Master mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me?\" Saint Bandits laughed heartily: \"I can be locked up as long as I desire. Can you do the same?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Master coldly retorted, \"Then keep being locked up. I'll be busy with my own affairs. By the time others rise to power, you'll still be stuck inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you can still be so optimistic then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, help me find out about their situation,\" said the Saint Bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't,\" challenged the Holy Master. \"What can you do about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weak and playful,\" Saint Bandits commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Master paid no attention to the other and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you curious about what happened?\" Saint Bandits asked in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Master: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was indeed curious; Jiang Hao had clearly fallen from Daluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did Saint Bandits still say he was Daluo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened in the meantime?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in what state was the other party?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without making this clear, it could be problematic to seek restitution in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ku Wu Chang sat silently in the courtyard for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, there was a regular meeting of Branch Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the advent of the great era, there were many matters they needed to face, and an abundance of external resources to contend for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ku Wu Chang attended the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meeting decided that each peak would send out some people to obliterate the influence of foreign races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to make them recognize the territory of the Heavenly Note Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the intruders would become increasingly outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, there could be no concessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the sect's reputation would suffer; there would always be troublemakers looking for disputes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loss would outweigh the gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a dozen people discussed for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meeting concluded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone got up and left, except Ku Wu Chang didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baizhi was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were aware as well but didn't pay it much mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>opting to leave first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When only Ku Wu Chang and Baizhi remained in the grand hall, Baizhi finally spoke, \"Does Branch Master Ku Wu have something to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not much,\" Ku Wu Chang pondered before responding, \"There is one matter for which I'd like to ask the Sect Master's opinion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not bad news?\" Baizhi picked up on his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were bad news, the tone would be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ku Wu Chang nodded, \"It's not bad news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's hear it,\" said Baizhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Ku Wu Chang, this was a first, so he took a moment to consider his words carefully: \"The sect does not forbid marriage, does it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It does not,\" answered Baizhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But internally, Baizhi was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would he ask such a question?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are top disciples' marriages restricted?\" Ku Wu Chang asked further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In theory, no, as that is their freedom. However, the marriage of top disciples is an important affair, so we still need to vet it,\" Baizhi didn't mince words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like Ku Wu Chang hadn't expressed his full thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if a top disciple wishes to marry a genius of White Moon Lake, how does Sect Master Bai view this?\" Ku Wu Chang looked at her and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Baizhi's brow furrowed: \"To take away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" confirmed Ku Wu Chang with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about they come to White Moon Lake instead?\" Baizhi suggested tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That would hardly be appropriate,\" naturally, Ku Wu Chang disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baizhi paused to reflect before saying, \"The population of White Moon Lake is thin; if people keep getting married away, won't my line dwindle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Master Bai is welcome to make any requests,\" Ku Wu Chang spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baizhi slightly narrowed her eyes, saying, \"Let's start by saying who you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't asked yet, but it's likely not the Senior Brother,\" said Ku Wu Chang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Cliff of Broken Hearts must offer a significant compensation,\" Baizhi asserted: \"Apart from other things, I expect Jiang Hao of Cliff of Broken Hearts to give a month-long sermon and teach Dharma at White Moon Lake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A month-long sermon and Dharma teaching?\" Ku Wu Chang furrowed his brow: \"He can't go to White Moon Lake; let him stay at Spirit Herb Garden, and people from White Moon Lake can visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will try to allow your people to ask questions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That will do,\" Baizhi nodded with a smile, then continued, \"Additionally, I heard your disciples possess divine items that can aid cultivation; these should be revealed to release their divine essence as a form of opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mu Qi's divine item is good, I can decide on that one, and Bai Yi's too,\" said Ku Wu Chang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baizhi posed several demands, to which Ku Wu Chang agreed to almost all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Baizhi asked, \"So tell me, who from your lineage intends to make a marriage proposal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1127,"2026-06-03T11:46:40.596Z","2026-06-03T11:46:43.503Z",1,"novelbin.me","7f8fe303ef0c91c76cb57bb3d22ace4140864b3fb682029ff61f531548b278c8","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1747","cultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-chapter-1745",2139,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivating-in-secret-beside-a-demoness-cover.jpg"]