Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1280: Look At You, Becoming An Immortal Human At Eighteen (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The middle-aged man looked at Jiang Hao and the others. Then, he glared at them and shouted angrily, “You’re lying! You’re asking for death!”

Jiang Hao was shocked.

This man was determined to kill them, or at least some of them. Killing members of a demonic sect would be ideal for him.

As for whether they were lying or not did not matter at all. Everything was up to this person.

However, just as the man was about to strike, a spell from a distance targeted the middle-aged man.

With a loud boom, the middle-aged man was forced back.

“Who’s there?!” shouted the man angrily.

At that moment, a young man walked over from a distance.

He walked straight up to Jiang Hao.

Seeing him, Jiang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. “Greetings, Senior Brother Bai.”

It was Bai Yi.

Bai Yi nodded. “Go complete the mission. That’s what’s important.”

Jiang Hao nodded and led his group into the mine while ignoring the others.

He vaguely heard Senior Brother Bai Yi speaking. “If you’re here for revenge, you can die now. If you’re here for the treasure, then behave yourself.”

Jiang Hao stayed in the mine from then on.

That hidden presence was still there, but it seemed to change over time, likely due to interference, especially since many powerful cultivators came here for the treasure.

Perhaps this aura was from the treasure.

Everyone focused on the treasure, and no one cared about the people who had died.

With Senior Brother Bai Yi around, no one disturbed them from completing their mission.

At the end of October, Bi Zhu sat at the edge of the forbidden area of the Shangguan Clan. From up there, she could see many of the members of the Shangguan Clan below.

These people were there to avoid the pain of the curse.

The source of their pain was Gu Changsheng.

Coincidentally, she was also going to talk to Gu Changsheng here.

“It feels a little strange,” Bi Zhu said to Gu Changsheng.

She quickly received a response.

“Why did you call me so early?” Gu Changsheng asked.

“Senior, can you guess what I found? Or can you guess where I am?” Bi Zhu asked with a smile.

“The Longevity Clan?” Gu Changsheng was surprised. “What is it that suppresses me there?”

“That.” Bi Zhu pointed at the pearl in the center.

Gu Changsheng was stunned when he noticed the pearl.

“Senior, do you know what that is?” Bi Zhu asked.

“You’re bold. Are you using this to heal your injuries? I advise you to just do some simple healing and then go home. When the Great Era arrives, you’ll be mostly healed,” Gu Changsheng said.

“The Great Era might just work… but what exactly is that?” Bi Zhu asked curiously.

“The Blood Pool… If I’m not wrong, it’s the same Blood Pool where the Heavenly Fate Misfortune Pearl was born. Although it doesn’t look like the real Blood Pool, it’s definitely a part of it. The person who did this has extraordinary skills. Being able to separate the Blood Pool like this… Such a person should not be provoked. They could definitely take you down with them,” Gu Changsheng said seriously.

Bi Zhu laughed. “Senior, you think too highly of me. They could probably crush me with one hand, let alone take me down with them. At eighteen, I’m no match for someone like that.”

As she said that, Bi Zhu quietly distanced herself from the Blood Pool.

She planned to go home in a few days. When she was ignorant, she felt bold. But knowing about the pearl, she could not linger here.

Luckily, she had recovered quite a bit over the last few days. With some more rest, she could start improving her cultivation again.

The curse had already started.

Gu Changsheng could sense that the Hundred Nights Curse was being suppressed.

“With the arrival of the Great Era, the Longevity Clan will indeed be able to regain their freedom.” Gu Changsheng chuckled. “But it remains to be seen how far they can go.”

“Is there a problem?” Bi Zhu asked curiously.

Gu Changsheng did not answer her directly. “Just go back as soon as possible. The Great Era is coming. If you miss the moment of its arrival, you’ll fall far behind others. Achieving the Immortal Human Realm before becoming a True Immortal will take over a hundred years of refining your cultivation. But with the Great Era, those with enough talent and opportunities can save decades. If you can become a True Immortal beforehand, you can take the most crucial step and gain the aura of the Dao. Perhaps you could reach the middle stage in two or three years. With the aura of the Dao, the subsequent realms will be much easier. You could achieve the Heavenly Immortal Realm in five hundred years and the Transcendent Realm in three thousand years. The world would be your oyster.”

“What if I can’t achieve the True Immortal Realm before the Great Era?” Bi Zhu asked.

Achieving the True Immortal Realm was already impressive enough.

“Then it will take two hundred years to reach the True Immortal Realm, eight hundred years to reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and five thousand years to reach the Transcendent Realm,” Gu Changsheng said casually.

“Is the gap that big? That’s six thousand years,” Bi Zhu said in disappointment.

Gu Changsheng shook his head. “That’s not a long time. It’s actually quite fast. Generally, a talented and successful cultivator can become an immortal in a thousand years, a True Immortal in three thousand years, and a Heavenly Immortal in eight thousand years. Compared to them, you’re much faster at achieving the Immortal Human Realm at just eighteen.”

Comparing herself this way, Bi Zhu realized she was indeed progressing quickly.

Of course, thinking about it was one thing, but cultivating was another. Everything depended on smooth progress.

If something went wrong, she could be stuck for thousands of years.

“But to be fast, you must seize the Great Era. You must be ahead of everyone else. Once the opportunity is gone, it will be hard to catch up,” Gu Changsheng kindly reminded her.

Hearing this, Bi Zhu knew she could not stay overseas any longer. She had to return as quickly as possible.

She would spend whatever it took to enter the formation and return in three to five months.

This time, she would not leave home for ten years and would have a good talk about life with Sister Wenxue.

” “By the way,” Bi Zhu suddenly said, “will the one leading the Twelve Kings advance as an immortal in the Great Era?”

“No.” Gu Changsheng shook his head. “Didn’t you see that his path was cut off? The Great Era won’t benefit him much, except for some insights into spells. If his comprehension isn’t enough, he will lag behind. But someone who can reach that level surely isn’t weak. Be careful. I sensed a presence at that time. If it’s truly that person, his advancement could be very rapid.”

“How rapid?” Bi Zhu hurriedly asked.

“For him, it’s not impossible to become a True Immortal in thirty years, a Heavenly Immortal in two hundred years, and a Transcendent Immortal in a thousand years,” said Gu Changsheng.

“Is it possible that he is already a True Immortal?” Bi Zhu asked.

Gu Changsheng was speechless.

…

Jiang Hao looked at the purple mineral vein that had been completely excavated and sighed.

A month passed, and he had dug out everything. He had obtained sixty-six blue bubbles and varying numbers of green and white bubbles.

He had also obtained a purple bubble.

It was a huge gain.

In addition, he had obtained a Longevity Fruit.

It could be used to evolve the path to immortality. That was his greatest gain.

Additionally, he gained insights into the aura of the Dao.

He was much stronger than before. He could hold his own if he encountered the Five Demons again.

“I need to figure out how to deal with them.”

Since Smiling San Sheng was the one who had lost, he should be the one to regain his honor.

But there was a risk: others might be lurking in ambush.

He needed to consider it carefully.

As for killing the Five Demons, he already had a plan.

Before taking action, he needed to improve himself.

One used spells, one used fists, one used a spear, and one used a shield and a greatsword.

If he could not learn the necessary skills, he would need to study these techniques.

They would come in handy.

Additionally, he needed to learn the sixth form of the Heavenly Blade as soon as possible and other techniques of the Hong Meng Heart Sutra.

While Jiang Hao was thinking, he noticed that the faintly discernible aura had disappeared.

Or rather, he clearly sensed it outside the cave.

Moreover, it was divided into many parts.

“It seems someone has obtained the treasure.”

Jiang Hao did not care. He could not go out at this time because he did not want to get involved.

Everything in this cave was for enhancing the path of immortality. They were not that useful to him anyway.

The source was in his hands, after all.

After that, he joined the inner beast-clearing team.

With his participation, no matter how the demonic beasts counterattacked, they were not able to win.

Three days later, the demonic beasts were extremely few and dared not come out.

After a while, they might become formidable again, but it would not be the team’s concern anymore.

When they went out, Duan Tiancheng asked about the ores. “What should we do about them?”

Jiang Hao thought for a moment. “Let’s take them out. We can say we dug them up while clearing the inner areas.”

When they collected the ores, Jiang Hao left a small portion behind.

The others pretended not to notice.

This was for the three of them.

This way, they would all be in the same boat and would each get a small benefit.

But they could not take too much. That would be counterproductive.

The three were pleased and happily accepted their share.