Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 422: True Harmony

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Esteemed guest, please take care,” said the woman as she bid him farewell. “Next time you have magical treasures, please consider us first. The prices are negotiable.”

Jiang Hao gave a simple nod in return and turned to leave.

This time, he had sold all the spirit swords, spirit sabers, and spirit spears.

He had over four thousand spirit weapons. He sold them all and earned around sixteen thousand spirit stones.

Accumulating a lot of spirit weapons over the years wasn’t without benefits.

He still had a few daggers left, but he kept them for sneak attacks.

Now, he had over thirty-seven thousand spirit stones.

The Immortal Peach Tree would cost over twenty or thirty thousand spirit stones for the next incarnation. He would still be left with several thousand spirit stones after that. For a moment, he didn’t know how to spend it all.

Since he had reached a higher realm in cultivation, some spirit herbs no longer produced enough bubbles to help him in his cultivation.

The further he went, the more he needed divine and sacred items to trigger blue bubbles.

Even high-grade spirit herb seeds, which had a high probability of producing blue bubbles, had a much lower chance now.

‘After returning, I need to find a way to get the Candlelight Pill Pavilion to send me some high-grade seeds for nurturing. If I somehow display a Golden Core

Realm cultivation, they might agree willingly.’

It was already late at night, and he should be heading back.

However, on his way back, two people blocked his path.

One was a disheveled-haired youth, and the other was a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard.

Jiang Hao remembered these two. He had met them both during that time on the boat.

Their strength exceeded his expectations.

“Fellow disciple, we meet again. It seems fate is at work.” The middle-aged man smiled. “I am Wan Xiu. I’m Just a commoner who enjoys poems.” The disheveled youth hiccuped. “I’m… Si Cheng.”

“I am Jiang Hao Tian. What can I do for you, Seniors?” Jiang Hao asked.

It was clear they had come looking for him.

“We want to ask… does the poet you mentioned have any more verses in that poem?” Wan Xiu asked politely.

“I only remember that one verse,” Jiang Hao said truthfully.

“Just one verse?” Wan Xiu sighed. “Will you be able to remember the rest of the verses?”

Jiang Hao frowned. The person seemed to be implying something.

‘Does he think I composed the poem?’

Jiang Hao felt troubled. Such powerful individuals couldn’t be easily fooled by a cultivator like him.

It would be best to clarify the situation as soon as possible.

“Senior, you might have misunderstood. I didn’t compose the poem,” Jiang Hao said.

“Then, is it the young woman from yesterday?” Si Cheng asked.

‘Young woman?’ Jiang Hao’s heart raced, but he remained calm.

“Not quite. It was composed by a deceased senior.”

Wan Xiu and Si Cheng exchanged a glance. They felt that Jiang Hao wasn’t being dishonest. Had they made a mistake?

The two invited Jiang Hao to their loft for a drink.

When an expert extended an invitation, he could only go along.

With Hong Yuye not around, he needed to be cautious in the presence of such seniors. Provoking them wouldn’t benefit him in any way.

Indeed, the city was brimming with formidable experts.

At the riverside loft, Jiang Hao and the two sat by the window. It overlooked the boats sailing on the river. It was quite lively tonight, with many figures bustling about on the largest boat.

“It’s a wonderful thing to be young. I heard that there’s a young woman on that boat, and she is exceptionally talented. I wonder if any of you will get to meet her,” Wan Xiu said with a smile.

“This wine is just average.” Si Cheng shook his head.

Jiang Hao focused on his food.

As for the bustling boat below, he wasn’t interested at all.

In his eyes, even the most extraordinary woman was no different from an ordinary one.

“Aren’t you curious about this young woman?” Wan Xiu asked.

“She’s just the alchemist from the Bright Moon Sect. She shows off a little magic here and there. Her talent isn’t that remarkable,” Si Cheng casually said.

“Oh? Then who would you consider truly remarkable?” Wan Xiu asked. “Could it be that you fancy that newly recruited young woman?”

“She’s still young and can’t be considered truly remarkable. Mainly because she lacks her own opinions. Without unique ideas that leave an impact, she can’t truly be called remarkable.” Si Cheng sipped his wine.

“You should just focus on your drink,” Wan Xiu said. “Don’t be so critical. When you’re young, that doesn’t apply. It’s impressive to be exceptionally talented to astound their peers.”

He looked at Jiang Hao. “What do you think, fellow disciple?” “I think both perspectives are valid,” said Jiang Hao.

Wan Xiu burst into laughter but didn’t press him further.

Instead, he looked at the large boat outside.

At that moment, a figure flew out from the boat.

The first to emerge was a woman dressed in white. She appeared ethereal under the moonlight. Following closely behind was a scholarly-looking man. The two of them seemed to be comparing their movement techniques.

‘Soul Ascension Realm…’ Jiang Hao was surprised.

They were weaker than he had anticipated.

He had thought the majority of experts on this boat would be at the Return to Void Realm. It seemed that wasn’t the case everywhere.

This made him feel safer. At least he wouldn’t easily encounter those above the Soul Ascension Realm.

If they were at the Soul Ascension Realm, he could afford to escape. After all, with the Nine Heavens Battle Armor and the golden rings, he would have some means to flee from danger.

However, he couldn’t be reckless. A moment of carelessness might mean severe injuries that he wouldn’t be able to recover from.

“Is that young woman playing games with someone? Her movement technique is quite impressive,” Wan Xiu said.

Si Cheng squinted his eyes and glanced outside.

“Her Thousand Dragon Step isn’t bad. As for the person behind her… Is he using the Light and Dust Technique from the Astronomical Academy?”

“Light and Dust?” Jiang Hao asked.

“You don’t know? That’s normal. Few people practice Light and Dust, after all,”

Wan Xiu said.

Jiang Hao squinted and looked at the man more carefully.

There was indeed a vague resemblance in the technique he used.

However, it was just a faint similarity, and everything else was completely different.

He could barely keep up.

The reason why the man was able to keep up with the woman so far was solely due to his cultivation advantage.

The Thousand Dragon Step was quite formidable, while Light and Dust from the Astronomical Academy was rather ordinary.

“So… this is Light and Dust Technique…” Jiang Hao sighed.

This technique was different from the one he practiced.

“Speaking of Light and Dust, according to the people from the Astronomical Academy, it’s an extremely powerful body technique, but no matter how their people practice it, it ends up like this. It’s not too bad, but it’s not outstanding either,” Wan Xiu said.

“Is it a lost technique?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Not exactly. This body technique was learned by a relatively senior disciple of the Astronomical Academy while he was outside. It was a fortuitous encounter.

When he returned with it, he claimed it could astonish the world.

Unfortunately, he spent his whole life without achieving much with it. In the end, he left it within the Astronomical Academy for others to learn. He hoped someone would fulfill his last wish and achieve true harmony with the light,” said Wan Xiu.

“Unfortunately, after so many years, it’s still the same. No matter how one learns it, it remains like this. Maybe he didn’t learn it fully, or perhaps he created it himself… Either way, the end result is the same. That person was so sure when he spoke about it. It didn’t sound like he was lying. I’m also quite curious about the Light and Dust Technique that he envisioned,” said Si Cheng.

“I see.” Jiang Hao nodded.

It seemed that he had learned the complete Light and Dust Technique.

Just a moment ago, he was worried about being accused of stealing the Astronomical Academy’s technique. Now, it seemed they had learned it from outside their academy as well.

In that case, there was nothing to worry about..