Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1686: Chapter 1395: Demoness: Promotion Failed?_2 Chapter 1686: Chapter 1395: Demoness: Promotion Failed?_2 But with observation, he began to gain some understanding.

It was as if he drew closer to the other party.

After a long while, that figure disappeared.

It was then that Jiang Hao finally surfaced from the water, his longing still unsatisfied.

That's as far as it goes for now; he couldn't afford to linger any longer.

Otherwise, the loss would outweigh the gain.

One step at a time, there will be other chances.

When he emerged, a breeze stirred, drying the droplets of water on his body.

Thus, Jiang Hao stepped out of Hundred Flowers Lake feeling refreshed.

He saw the red and white figure still walking in the pavilion, pouring tea with not a hint of emotion showing.

At that moment, the other party suddenly turned their head and looked over.

The moment she turned, the wind tousled her hair, leaving Jiang Hao quite stunned by her beauty.

He stood frozen on the spot for a moment.

Shortly after, her voice reached him, “Did you succeed in advancing?”

Hearing this, Jiang Hao lowered his head and sighed, “I failed, still at the final stage of Immortal Ascension.”

Heavenly Note Sect turned away her gaze, continuing to pour tea, “That's a pity. You're over three hundred years old and still haven't ascended to Vast Heaven Platform. There's no hope of becoming immortal by four hundred, perhaps only a chance at five hundred.”

Jiang Hao walked over and nodded, “Becoming an immortal at five hundred isn't too slow.”

“Don't you have a younger fellow disciple? You always used to be a bit ahead of him in cultivation, what realm is he at now?” Heavenly Note Sect inquired casually.

After contemplating for a moment, Jiang Hao said, “At the third or fourth level of Immortal Ascension, I suppose. Given just over a hundred years, he might have the chance to ascend, and if he can push through in one go, a hundred-year ascent isn't impossible.”

“Chu Chuan should be around the same realm too.

“Others might be slightly lesser but are still only a step behind.”

Hearing this, Heavenly Note Sect was slightly curious, “So when your younger fellow disciple comes back, doesn't that mean you'll be defeated?”

“It will be like that, but by that time he should have already become immortal, so he wouldn't come to bully me,” Jiang Hao said with a laugh.

He truly hadn't considered what would happen if Han Ming came back.

After all, he never expected the other to return.

Wandering the world amidst a great era of strife, a genius like Han Ming wouldn't have the time to come back.

He needed to fight continuously, as this would allow for rapid advancement.

When he decided to return, he might be at the early stages of being a True or Heavenly Immortal.

By then, whether Jiang Hao was still in the Heavenly Note Sect was another matter.

By that time, his own strength should be quite formidable, and perhaps it would be time to leave this place.

While he couldn't free others, he could certainly try to evade on his own.

Of course, there was no rush for these matters.

It would take hundreds of years to become a True Immortal, and thousands or even longer to become a Heavenly Immortal.

The advent of a great era would enhance the spiritual energy and opportunities of the Tao.

But comprehending the Tao had never been easy.

Therefore, the realms after the early stages of True Immortals would still stump countless individuals.

Holding them back from making any progress.

Different people would have different estimates of the time required.

It was the same with the eras.

Some eras were filled with geniuses, but cultivation was difficult.

Advancing quickly didn't mean they were particularly strong.

For example, after the great era, many people advanced quickly, but those from the same period before the great era were far stronger and ascended faster.”

“Well, you'll have to wait for him to come back so I can see whether he will bully you or not,” Heavenly Note Sect said flatly.

Then she placed the tea in front of Jiang Hao, “This time it took you three months to try to ascend.”

“That long?” Jiang Hao was a bit surprised.

“Yes, more than two months were spent trying to comprehend the Moon-Slaying saber technique,” Heavenly Note Sect mentioned offhandedly.

After saying that, she just looked at Jiang Hao.

This gaze made Jiang Hao somewhat uncomfortable, “Does senior find something amiss?”

“Nothing, just thinking that the time spent trying to comprehend the Moon-Slaying saber technique would have been better spent if you were daydreaming,” Heavenly Note Sect took a sip from her tea cup.

Jiang Hao considered for a moment and replied, “Recently, I've hardly daydreamed.”

It has happened only once or twice in over a hundred years, adding up to less than twenty years.

Heavenly Note Sect chuckled softly.

Jiang Hao didn't offer any further explanation.

After the failed ascent, Jiang Hao didn't linger. Instead, he continued to cut wood and water the flowers.

The Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower had grown much larger and was showing changes.

It could still produce bubbles.

Meanwhile, after one successful evolution, the Longevity Fruit bore rarely evolved again.

It seemed to be searching for the correct path.

As for the Immortal Peach Tree, Jiang Hao had not completed the last nirvana.

He would wait a bit longer.

Perhaps when his own strength was sufficient, he would be assured of a successful evolution.

In the last hundred years, he had rarely ventured out.

Apart from a few necessary occasions, he focused entirely on increasing his cultivation.

The same went for those outside.

Gui had been experiencing increasingly good luck recently, and Yi had more contact with the outside world.

But it wasn't him personally making the contacts, of course. With the help of gatherings, his status was akin to a guardian of a large district.

He was a member of the higher echelons.

Yet he still hadn't received any news from the outside world.

Perhaps they had grown suspicious of his changes over the years.

For now, the only option was to continue looking for solutions in secret.

As for what exactly was over there, they still hadn't figured out yet.

Jiang Hao had asked Baizhi, but she just shook her head.

For a moment, Jiang Hao couldn't tell if she couldn't speak of it or didn't know.

Then, life went back to its uneventful ways.

Thirty years later.

The Heavenly Note Sect was attacked by the Earth Demon Clan, who launched the assault.

They discovered that the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Note Sect was rich and their clan had recovered a lot, so they felt confident enough to attack.

So, Baizhi sent out disciples from various branches.

She let the disciples begin their trials.

The battle lasted six years, during which many disciples saw rapid increases in their cultivation as what they lacked was combat experience.

Later, the powerful Earth Demons arrived, and True Immortals at the pinnacle of their realm suppressed everything.

The Giant Spirit Clan had three True Immortals at the pinnacle step forward, stunning the Earth Demon Clan. Finally, all the Earth Demons were thrown into the Devil's Den.

After all, Earth Demons were similar to demons, and throwing them in together could be used to train the sect disciples.

Jiang Hao did not participate in any of this, as the Heavenly Note Sect was already strong enough now.

The Giant Spirit Clan believed it was entirely their merit.

In secret, the Earth Demons even tempted them, stating they could join forces to subjugate the Heavenly Note Sect entirely.

To this, the Giant Spirit Clan expressed contempt.

It wasn't because of the pressure Jiang Hao had exerted before.

It was because, before they joined the sect, Acting Sect Master Baizhi had brought forth a decree from the Sect Master.

They let their strongest look at it.

Regrettably, everyone who touched the decree was severely injured and on the verge of death.

To this day, no one knows what was written in the decree.

They could only learn about it from the Acting Sect Master.

Thus, they completely understood.

The Acting Sect Master was the leader of the Heavenly Note Sect, and no one could defy her.

Because behind her stood a powerful figure unknowable to them.

So the Giant Spirit Clan dared not harbor any second thoughts.

Fourteen years later.

Jiang Hao was now three hundred and sixty years old.

He learned from the secret code stone pieces that Gui's luck was now extravagantly good.

But there was still a range, and it was still improving.

Unfortunately, everyone only knew that everything was related to the North.

What exactly it was related to, there was still no answer to this day.

Today she finally left the capital.

Jiang Hao just watched, not concerned with anything in particular.

The great world conflict had started, and conflicts were erupting everywhere.

Many ordinary people were fleeing for their lives.

But the southern region was still relatively safe, with the Earth Royal Family walking between heaven and earth, standing on the side of all living beings.

Sect conflicts were kept at bay.

The Great Earth Sovereigns had also entered the Human Emperor realm a hundred years ago.

The day he ascended, there was no path of immortality displayed, but the great mountains trembled, heralding ten consecutive years of bountiful harvests.

Countless lives were thereby sustained.

Fellow disciples from all sects were astonished.

Such changes spanned all four regions.

The Great Earth Sovereigns worked for the living, not for the cultivators.

Lady Bi Zhu, at the gates of the capital, lamented, “The Great Earth Sovereigns really are good people, I've made quite a lot of spirit stones.”

Then she waved at Princess Wen Xue, “Say hello to our ancestors for me, I'll come back in a few years and pay respects with incense.”

Princess Wen Xue felt the royal family's great luck vibrating within her.

“Our ancestors do not look forward to your return at all,” Princess Wen Xue sighed inwardly.

Especially since Lady Bi Zhu had extended her life by four hundred years.

And still had three hundred years left to live.

Meanwhile, Lady Bi Zhu had already left far behind.

As she walked, she sighed, “Let's go to the Immortal Gazing Platform and ask about the Dao fruit, and if that nail can fix my good luck in place, it's too frightening.”

As her luck continued to improve, Lady Bi Zhu felt that her days were numbered.

This feeling was completely different from before.

It seemed somehow unsolvable.

Even Gu Changsheng had stopped speaking.