Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1287: Demoness: You’re Going Overseas? (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Hong Yuye had been out for years.

She had opportunities, but not too many.

“Senior, do you have any plans to go overseas in the near future?” Jiang Hao asked.

Hong Yuye was surprised to hear this. She raised an eyebrow at him. “You’re going overseas?”

“Yes.” Jiang Hao nodded. “Lately, Xiao Li has been dreaming. She says she can’t move in her dream. I feel like there might be more to it. Perhaps I can ask the Red Dragon about it. Also, I can find out more about the Dragon Clan and the prophesized group of dragons. I want to show him the Archean Abyss Dragon Pearl. Perhaps I can gain something from it.”

Hong Yuye looked at him with a faint smile.

“Anything else?” she asked.

Did there need to be more?

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Hao said, “This trip could also be an opportunity to seek the ‘End of All Things.’ He owes me a spell. If we meet, I can also ask about the stone tablet. He controls The End of All Things, so he knows a lot of things. Even if we can’t meet him, we can find a way to get close to him. If everything goes smoothly, we’ll know more about everything. However, he’s already become an immortal and stays within his domain. Ordinary people can’t match him, and most can’t even see him. It will be difficult.”

Hong Yuye nodded with a faint smile. “It seems that there are quite a lot of things to do overseas.”

Jiang Hao nodded.

Hong Yuye did not ask any more questions. She only asked if he had found any other clues.

Jiang Hao thought for a moment and took out the Longevity Fruit.

There was no other news.

The gathering had not started, and he had not interacted with anyone significant outside, so there were not many leads.

But since she asked about it, he could not say he had no answer.

The Longevity Fruit was the best choice.

After all, when he got to the courtyard, she would see it.

If she asked for it then, he could not refuse.

Better to present it now than be caught off guard later.

Hong Yuye was surprised to see the item wrapped in a purple aura.

She took it and examined it for a moment. “You have good luck.”

“Thank you, Senior,” said Jiang Hao.

“This fruit is excellent, but ordinary people can’t possess it. This is a fruit that has changed. It absorbs the surrounding things to evolve the immortal path. If kept nearby, it could destroy your immortal path in an instant,” Hong Yuye said with a light laugh. “But for a late-stage Primordial Spirit Realm cultivator like you, it brings many benefits. If its evolution fails, it can produce extraordinary treasures.”

She returned the item to Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao was a little confused. Would keeping this thing by his side affect his Dao?

He believed it would. It was for evolving the path to immortality, after all.

He had gained insights just by observing it.

Without clear intention and focus, one might fall into the Path of Forgetfulness.

But was the Path of Forgetfulness truly wrong?

The Great Dao was indifferent. Cultivators chose the path and were free from restraining emotions.

The highest form of selfishness would become the highest form of selflessness.

That was the Path of Forgetfulness.

It differs from heartlessness and severing emotions entirely.

Jiang Hao felt that the door to the Great Dao was opening up to him.

He could enter the Path of Forgetfulness at any time.

“Senior, do I have to comprehend the Dao after becoming an Immortal?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Considering comprehension of the Dao while still a Primordial Spirit Realm cultivator?” Hong Yuye chuckled. Before Jiang Hao could speak, she said, “Before becoming an immortal, one needs talent in cultivation. Perhaps one needs some comprehension skills too, but not too much. However, after becoming an immortal, one has to temper their True Immortal body, which is a slow, steady process. Anyone can progress. It’s just a matter of time. After becoming a true immortal, each advancement requires understanding the Dao. From the True Immortal Realm onward, cultivation talent is less important. What matters is one’s mindset, comprehension, and understanding of the Dao. Sometimes, those with extreme persistence and madness can advance not because of their cultivation talent but their unique insights into the Dao. They might even gain the Dao’s approval.”

Jiang Hao nodded.

After all, there were three thousand paths to the Dao. Any one path could lead to it.

“Is the Path of Forgetfulness the most common one?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Why do you ask?” she asked in return. “The Dao is indifferent. Immortals sever ties to the mortal world to forget emotions, don’t they?”

Even as a weak cultivator, he understood this.

Perhaps immortals are indifferent not because they must be, but because this path is the easiest to glimpse the threshold of the Dao.

Hong Yuye lowered her eyes and did not answer.

After a moment, she asked, “Do you think there’s a difference between heartlessness, severing emotions, and forgetfulness?”

“Yes.” Jiang Hao nodded earnestly. “Severing emotions means cutting off all emotional bonds. Heartlessness means being indifferent to everything but not yet letting go of all emotions. Forgetfulness means gaining and then forgetting emotions by choice. It means remaining unmoved by them and not being disturbed by feelings. Forgetfulness is not heartlessness. It is a serene state where emotions are forgotten, like those who have truly forgotten.”

Hearing this, Hong Yuye looked at Jiang Hao. She looked slightly surprised. “If you become an immortal and enter the Path of Forgetfulness, you may advance rapidly.”

Jiang Hao lowered his head.

If he had to choose, he would definitely choose the Path of Forgetfulness because that was the path he understood.

Unfortunately, that was not what he wanted.

Just like with the Xuanyuan Sword and other great things he had encountered, his heart was not in it.

“Senior, you flatter me. I won’t walk the Path of Forgetfulness,” Jiang Hao said seriously.

“Is that so?” Hong Yuye asked softly. After a moment of silence, she continued, “When do you plan to go overseas?”

“I’m not sure yet. I need to prepare,” Jiang Hao said.

He still needed to advance. In about nine years, he would advance as far as he could.

With Hong Yuye around, he would not have to worry about an ambush.

He hoped that he could fight against the Five Demons at that time.

If he delayed until after the Great Era began, there would be almost no chance.

Smiling San Sheng had advanced too quickly, and he was being targeted for it. After the Great Era arrived, he would be targeted even more.

Only when it was over could he venture out safely.

“It seems you have neglected my flower after you made it to the Primordial Spirit Realm,” said Hong Yuye suddenly.

Jiang Hao did not know how to explain himself.

He really did not have the time.

“Seems you’ve been neglecting my instructions more and more,” Hong Yuye remarked.

“Senior, you’ve misunderstood,” Jiang Hao immediately said. “It’s because the sect’s mission was too big this time. I’m doing this to give the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower a better place to thrive.”

“So, do you take my words to heart?” Hong Yuye asked.

“Of course.” Jiang Hao nodded. “I dare not forget for a moment.”

“Haha!” Hong Yuye couldn’t help but laugh. “Then let me ask you… Did you buy the tea leaves I asked you to buy?”

“Well…” Jiang Hao hesitated. “I asked around, but it wasn’t available nearby.”

“Did you do your research?” Hong Yuye asked again.

Jiang Hao lowered his head. He had completely forgotten about the tea leaves.

Hong Yuye sneered.

Immediately after, Jiang Hao felt an overwhelming pressure.

A wave of pressure surged toward him. It sent him flying backward.

With a bang, he crashed into a tree trunk.

It did not hurt that much. The impact had worried him.

“Do your tasks well. I won’t let you work for nothing. These two books are your reward for years of effort,” said Hong Yuye.

Two books floated in front of him.

Jiang Hao was surprised.

It had been a long time since Hong Yuye had given him anything.

What would these be?

They were books titled “Nine Forms of the Wandering Dragon” and “Mountain River Fist Techniques.”

Jiang Hao was curious about these techniques.

He opened them and found they were exceptional manuals.

The Nine Forms of the Wandering Dragon was about a spear technique, and the latter was about a fist technique.

Compared to the Seven Forms of the Heavenly Blade, they seemed less powerful.

This meant they were easier to learn, which was good.

He had wanted to learn such things.

…

Overseas, the Red Dragon sat on a small boat outside the Jade Cloud Pavilion and said helplessly, “Today, Lady Feng said she missed me, and I miss her too. We get along well with each other, but it’s so unfair! The people of the Jade Cloud Pavilion refuse to let me into her room…”

“Senior Chi Tian, you’re so powerful. Why don’t you just dine and dash?” Tang Ya asked curiously from the side.

“I may not be human, but I consider myself one. Do you want me to act inhuman?” asked Chi Tian unhappily. “Miss Tang, you’ve been with Mr. Tao for so long. You must have saved up a lot of spirit stones, right? Can you lend me some?”

“No way. If you haven’t saved up enough to make it into the Jade Cloud Pavilion, you surely can’t repay me,” said Tang Ya and refused.

Chi Tian was speechless.

“By the way, I found out something today. I learned about the Five Demons’ cultivation techniques or rather their specialties,” Tang Ya immediately said.

“What are they?”

“One specializes in the spear technique called the Nine Forms of the Wandering Dragon, and another in the fist technique called the Mountain River Fist Techniques.”