Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness Chapter 1300: The Heavenly Blade's Endurance

Chapter 1300: The Heavenly Blade’s Endurance

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

When dawn broke, Jiang Hao heaved a sigh of relief.

Last night, after returning from the Devil’s Den, he had spent a long time observing the Heavenly Blade.

He did not see any change.

Whether it had been sharpened or something else, he found nothing conclusive.

But from nurturing it with Dao energy, he could tell the Heavenly Blade could be strengthened.

There was a high chance that it had not been sharpened yet.

He was not sure, so he could only go forward and try.

He decided to use Senior Dan Yuan’s method to sharpen it first.

In forty-nine days, he would have some understanding of the situation.

At that point, he would rely on his intuition.

If his limit was reached, he would stick to the forty-nine-day cycle.

If he felt that he could handle it, he would try for the eighty-one-day cycle.

He needed to be well-prepared.

He did not know what would happen if he failed.

Since it was his first time, he should attempt it cautiously and then make decisions based on what he sensed.

Jiang Hao took out the Heavenly Blade again and began to resonate with it.

He sat cross-legged in his cultivation room with the Heavenly Blade resting on his knees.

Purple energy emanated from Jiang Hao’s body and surrounded the Heavenly Blade.

He maintained this state for a long time.

When the sun was high in the sky, the purple energy receded.

Jiang Hao slowly opened his eyes.

It did not feel strange to resonate with the Heavenly Blade. He did not feel anything unusual at all.

He put away the Heavenly Blade and headed to the Spirit Herb Garden.

Cheng Chou was not back yet, so there were many things that needed to be done.

Fortunately, half a month later, Cheng Chou and Xiao Li returned.

This time, they brought back a lot of items, including local delicacies and some eggs.

Many people received gifts from them, including Lin Zhi, Mu Yin, Miao Tinglian, Mu Qi, Han Ming, Bing Qing, the Cliff Master, and the spirit beast.

Chu Chuan also got some things, but he did not accept them. So, Xiao Li decided to eat them herself.

This surprised Jiang Hao.

Were there still people in that village?

It had been so many years. If anything had happened there, the village would have been deserted, especially since there had been so many chaotic incidents in the South.

A small southern village disappearing in chaos would not make any headlines.

“It was like that, but some people fled the chaos and took refuge in Xiao Li’s village. Since Xiao Li often returned there, the farmland remained decent,” said Cheng Chou in explanation. “While the weather isn’t always favorable, at least there are no demonic beasts nearby. There were some cemeteries which were destroyed. Xiao Li was furious. She cleaned the surroundings. The place is quite safe now. And as the population grew, it also attracted some righteous cultivators. So, the chaos in the southern village was resolved. In recent years, things have improved considerably.”

Jiang Hao nodded.

It was true that he had not returned for more than ten years.

He knew nothing about this.

Looking at the pastries he received, Jiang Hao felt rather emotional.

There was no poison on them this time.

In all these years, it was rare to receive pastries devoid of poison from Xiao Li.

He casually took a piece and placed it in his mouth.

It did not taste as flavorful as the poisonous ones.

Still, he took the rest back.

He could share them with Hong Yuye. Only drinking tea was not enough.

In the following days, life continued smoothly.

Xiao Li lived a carefree life. Her only daily concern was what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

But she still dreamed.

Jiang Hao kept that in mind.

As a True Dragon, Xiao Li’s frequent dreams surely indicated a problem.

Perhaps it was related to the Great Era.

Therefore, Jiang Hao needed to go overseas before the Great Era arrived.

He needed to ask the Red Dragon about Xiao Li’s condition.

Going overseas posed risks.

With the Five Demons around, he felt uneasy.

He needed to grow stronger quickly.

Forty-nine days later, it was already early May.

Jiang Hao sat cross-legged in the courtyard.

Every morning, he resonated with the Heavenly Blade, and at night, he nurtured it with Dao energy.

To avoid issues, he had not even fed the Longevity Fruit.

He did not know if it would still give him bubbles after fifteen days. He could only wait for the Heavenly Blade to sharpen first.

The only regret was that, although the Longevity Fruit had existed for a long time in the mine, it had no dust or dirt on it.

Otherwise, he could have wiped it clean to get some bubbles.

Tonight was the final night.

During this period, he felt a significant change in his resonance with the Heavenly Blade compared to before.

It seemed he could understand the Heavenly Blade better, and the Dao energy nurtured and sorted out the blade from the inside.

It illuminated the lock on the blade and then opened it.

In the evening, Jiang Hao used more Dao energy to comb through the Heavenly Blade.

Under the nourishment of the Dao energy, Jiang Hao could sense that the Heavenly Blade was covered in dust.

There was also something like rust on the blade.

This could be considered a lock.

By wiping it off, the blade would reappear in its original form.

Indeed, it seemed the blade had always been there, just waiting for someone to wipe it clean.

This made Jiang Hao happy.

Just by wiping it, the Heavenly Blade’s power would undergo a significant change.

However, he felt these rust spots were few, and they were not enough to sharpen the blade.

The Heavenly Blade gave him a sense of robustness that was capable of withstanding infinite Dao energy.

Even if mountains shattered or Dao energy collapsed, it would remain unharmed.

Jiang Hao did not hesitate. He continued to nurture it.

After making his decision, he could no longer see the rust-like substance.

This meant if he failed to succeed in the eighty-one days, the forty-nine-day cycle would be impossible to achieve, too.

There was no turning back.

Time pa.s.sed, day by day.

Jiang Hao resonated with the Heavenly Blade every morning, tended the Spirit Herb Garden at noon, and nurtured the Heavenly Blade with Dao energy in the evening.

In the middle of the night, he studied the Black-Yellow Curse.

He had mastered writing down the Black-Yellow Curse, but it was not powerful enough.

He needed to gradually comprehend its mysteries through writing.

Once comprehended, the incantation would release its power.

The Black-Yellow Curse was a set of unknown symbols. Comprehension meant using one’s own power of the Immortal Dao to understand its mysteries.

During this time, the Heavenly Note Sect received visits from other sects.

There seemed to be some conflicts.

However, Jiang Hao was only a disciple guarding the Spirit Herb Garden, so he was not involved.

Though there were battles, they quickly subsided within days.

Senior Sister Miao also looked for him and mentioned that she had changed since the last time they met.

This time, she had carefully selected three individuals, with Xiao and the spirit beast as her advisors.

Xiao Li shook her head when she saw him.

None were suitable.

The spirit beast said he should at least try. Maybe the most suitable companion would be found this way, as its friends suggested.

These three people had decent reputations and possessed numerous spirit stones.

Further investigation revealed they owned many properties.

They were all in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Each had their unique qualities.

Compared to previous candidates, they were indeed superior.

Each had at least two or three favorable attributes when it came to temperament, posture, appearance, and background.

Jiang Hao shook his head.

Senior Sister Miao observed him for a long time before nodding and leaving with Mu Qi.

This puzzled Jiang Hao.

Senior Sister Miao had indeed changed. She no longer pestered him as before.

For a moment, he was not used to it.

It gave him a sense of foreboding.

However, his immediate priority was to sharpen the Heavenly Blade.

The remaining time pa.s.sed smoothly.

Around mid-June, the peach tree had started bearing fruit.

Occasionally, Xiao Li would come to help tend the peach tree as she eagerly awaited the peaches to ripen.

That evening, Jiang Hao began the final session of the cycle.

He felt the Heavenly Blade vibrating with joy. An invisible and formidable power coursed through it.

At that moment, rust spots began to appear. They covered the entire blade.

Sensing the rust, he knew that wiping it clean would release a tremendous impact. If either he or the blade couldn’t withstand it, one of them would break.