Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1261: Junior Brother, You’re Not Young Anymore. Are You Looking For A Partner? (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

As Jiang Hao spoke, he looked towards the dragon hovering in the air.

The dragon was stunned. ‘Again?’

Xuanyuan He also looked at the dragon.

The dragon pouted. She wondered why it always had to be here who needed to be pricked for blood.

Ultimately, Jiang Hao left with a bottle full of dragon’s blood.

He had requested it on a whim. The dragon’s blood was useless for him currently.

Jiang Hao heaved a sigh of relief as he walked out of the Blackheaven Sect.

He could finally be at peace in the Heavenly Note Sect.

After that, it would be time to welcome the arrival of the Great Era. No one knew what would happen then.

No matter what happened, they had to go all out.

At the Heavenly Note Sect, Jiang Hao returned to his courtyard and sighed.

He had done what he needed to do. The coming years would likely be the last peaceful days.

When the Great Era began, it was uncertain whether the Heavenly Note Sect would remain the same.

Step by step, he walked to the Spirit Herb Garden and realized that the entrance to it had never changed in all these years.

He had cultivated here a few times. No one had changed its appearance.

When he got closer, he realized it had been repaired a little.

It seemed that there were people who had supported him and the garden quietly.

Sometimes, the support came in small gestures, but they contributed to the peace of the sect.

“Senior Brother…” Cheng Chou ran over to him. He looked strange.

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Hao knew that something had happened.

Otherwise, Cheng Chou would not have such a look in his eyes.

“A sect mission involving you had been issued,” said Cheng Chou.

‘Sect mission?’ Jiang Hao thought for a moment and finally understood.

He had been away for more than ten years, which meant that he had not accepted any sect missions at that time.

Since he was back, he would definitely be in line for the missions.

However, he was curious about what kind of mission a True Disciple was usually assigned.

“Well…” Cheng Chou could not continue.

Jiang Hao did not rush him. He waited quietly.

When Cheng Chou had composed himself, he said, “You are supposed to lead the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Golden Core Realm, and the Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators to fight the people of the Fallen Moon Sect. The mission is to defeat the other party and keep the people here.”

“Keep them here?” Jiang Hao asked in surprise.

Did that mean he had to kill them all?

“Keep them in the sect as a Dao partner. It’s said that most of them are looking for partners,” said Cheng Chou.

Cheng Chou stole a glance at Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao finally understood.

He needed to lead the team to compete with the Fallen Moon Sect and influence the outcome of the fight so that the opponents would be willing to stay back and join the sect.

Those who stayed behind would choose their partners from the winning team.

It was no wonder Cheng Chou had a strange look on his face.

“I object,” said a voice from afar.

Jiang Hao looked over and saw Senior Sister Miao.

She pulled Mu Qi over as if something big had happened.

Cheng Chou quickly bowed when he saw them.

“Senior Brother Mu, Senior Sister Miao…” Jiang Hao bowed to them too.

“I object to it,” Miao Tinglian said once again. “What kind of mission is this? If he wins, he has to marry someone from the loser’s side? Why? It doesn’t make sense! What if the Fallen Moon Sect offers someone who is not worthy?”

“Winning doesn’t necessarily mean we have to marry them, right?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Actually, it’s supposed to be like that. But you are a True Disciple and a candidate for the seat of the top disciple, so your opinion and willingness will matter,” said Cheng Chou.

“Your Senior Brother is no longer a candidate,” said Miao Tinglian to Cheng Chou.

“That’s simple enough to solve,” Mu Qi said. “If Junior Brother Jiang can find someone in his current realm who is a candidate and challenge him to a duel, he can very well be a candidate again.”

Miao Tinglian was dumbfounded. What did Mu Qi mean by it was “simple enough” to solve?

The candidacy was not so easy to win.

Cheng Chou also felt that it was not so simple.

He knew that Senior Brother Jiang was strong, but it would still be difficult to win.

Jiang Hao did not think too much about it.

“Senior Sister, please don’t worry about me,” said Jiang Hao kindly. “You should worry about Senior Brother Mu Qi. The mission doesn’t exclude those with spouses. His name might be on the list.”

Miao Tinglian was stunned. She turned to look at Mu Qi.

“I don’t think my name is there,” Mu Qi said.

“Are you sure?”

“Probably. I haven’t really checked it yet.”

Jiang Hao saw Senior Sister Miao pull Mu Qi along and leave in a hurry.

He chuckled.

It turned out that if he wanted to distract Senior Sister Miao, he only needed to use Senior Brother Mu Qi.

It was not every time a female cultivator came looking for a partner in the sect.

He looked at Cheng Chou.

He was curious about what his Junior Brother might be thinking.

“Golden Core Realm?” he asked.

“Yes! Thank you so much for your guidance, Senior Brother,” said Cheng Chou gratefully.

After meeting Jiang Hao, everything had changed for him.

Originally, he had found the Foundation Establishment Realm quite difficult to get through, but after meeting Jiang Hao, he successfully ascended one stage after another and made it to the Golden Core Realm.

He had become a rather impressive disciple of the sect.

In the vicinity of the Spirit Herb Garden, he was considered very strong.

Even without Jiang Hao’s backing, many disciples did not dare to provoke him.

The people guarding the various Spirit Herb gardens of the sect were mostly at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

In the past, the Candlelight Pill Pavilion harassed them as they pleased.

However, those people did not dare be rash anymore.

Many had made it to the Golden Core Realm, so they did not need to harass the others.

But some of them who were impudent enough to consider it had to think twice.

The one who was guarding the Spirit Herb Garden was not just Cheng Chou but a True Disciple and a candidate for the seat of the top disciple. He also had a spirit beast as a pet and was in the middle stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm. Everyone knew Jiang Hao.

“No, no. This is because of your own effort,” said Jiang Hao.

The reason he helped Cheng Chou was that he had gifted the spirit beast with a storage treasure that had helped Jiang Hao during one of the sect’s investigations.

He had done it to repay a favor.

That was Cheng Chou’s first opportunity.

Later, when Xiao Li arrived, he asked Cheng Chou to escort her to her village, and he did it willingly.

The task had been tedious, and the journey had been difficult. He also had to interact with ordinary non-cultivators and Xiao Li’s elderly parents.

Despite this, Cheng Chou managed to earn Xiao Li’s approval, who was not particularly remarkable at the time.

This led to future opportunities Xiao Li provided.

Anyone else might not have grasped it.

Xiao Li’s opportunity came much later. If it was anyone else, they would not have been patient and willing to look after Xiao Li for so long.

“You’re not young anymore…” Jiang Hao suddenly said.

Cheng Chou was surprised and confused.

“Have you ever thought of finding a partner?” Jiang Hao asked.

Cheng Chou looked panicked.

Jiang Hao was puzzled. ‘Why does he look afraid?’ He thought.

He had been pestered by Miao Tinglian every single day to find a partner. He had felt uneasy but not afraid.

“Senior Brother, are you dissatisfied with my achievement?” Cheng Chou asked.

“Why do you say that?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Because you want me to find a partner and settle down…” Cheng Chou said cautiously.

Jiang Hao looked at him and shook his head. “No… I was just asking. If there is someone you like or want help finding a companion, you can ask me or Senior Sister Miao. That’s all. She’s always willing to help. If not, there’s Senior Brother Mu Qi. He can help too. If that doesn’t work, I can help you as well. You can even participate in the mission.”

Cheng Chou shook his head.

He said he had no such thoughts.

There were too many things to do, and he had not considered such a thing.

He still had to focus on his cultivation.

Jiang Hao nodded and did not pester him.

He was just curious.

Cheng Chou was probably in his eighties.

With a Golden Core Realm cultivation base at that age, there was little hope for making it to the Primordial Spirit Realm. For such people, the next phase was to find a partner and settle down.

“I suddenly realized we’re all getting old.”

He was seventy, and Junior Brother Han Ming was sixty-nine.

Lin Zhi was around sixty.

Chu Chuan and Chu Jie were both about sixty.

In a blink, they had all reached this age.

People grow and age. Cultivation usually stagnated without progress. Perhaps it was not just about strength but also about time.

Falling behind meant being overwhelmed and defeated.

It was like rowing upstream.

“Junior Brother Jiang, Master was looking for you.” Senior Brother Mu Qi sent him a message.

Jiang Hao had an idea why his Master might want to see him. It might be related to the sect mission.

In Ku Wu Chang’s courtyard, there were some people.

Jiang Hao saw Senior Sister Ning Xuan there.

“Greetings, Master.” He bowed to his master.

Ku Wu Chang nodded. “Do you know about the sect’s mission?”

“I do.” Jiang Hao nodded.

“Tell me what your cultivation realm is,” Ku Wu Chang said.

Ning Xuan was surprised.

Jiang Hao looked like he was in the middle stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm, or was he not?