Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 159

Chapter 159: Let’s Release the Rabbit and the Dragon

Under the rabbit’s puzzled gaze, Jiang Hao hung the rope on the tree.

It was just tied up in advance; it was still too early to hang the rabbit.

He would observe the situation for the next few days.

Make sure there were no major issues within the sect, then hang the rabbit.

This way, there would be less chance of mistakes.

“What did you bring, Master?” the rabbit asked, touching its swollen face.

“You’ll know in a few days,” Jiang Hao said, looking at the peaches on the tree.

“Did you pick the ripe fruits?”

“It was Xiao Li who picked them,” the rabbit immediately sold out Xiao Li.

Jiang Hao looked down at the rabbit and asked, “Can she come in by herself?”

Xiao Li might be mischievous, but she still had manners.

“Master, Xiao Li used the name of Lord Rabbit, and the peaches on the road gave me some face; they fell from the tree on their own,” the rabbit declared confidently.

Jiang Hao chuckled.

Then he instructed the rabbit not to pick all the fruits.

These were just ordinary peaches; it was better for someone to eat them than to let them sit there.

There was nothing much to fuss about.

When entering the house, Jiang Hao suddenly looked towards the corner.

The spot where Half-Moon No. 2 used to be was now empty.

“Gone again.”

With a sigh in his heart, Jiang Hao returned to the room and sat down cross-legged.

He thought about Hong Yuye’s words.

He needed to look up some information before advancing to Nascent Soul.

This was indeed something that required research to prevent any accidents.

He could just take some time to visit the library.

There was still quite some time before his advancement.

Probably eight or nine months.

No rush.

Seeing the rabbit recovering in front of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, Jiang Hao started to read 《Merge with Light and Blend with Dust》.

He planned to read it through first and then comprehend it.

……

In the middle of the night.

Jiang Hao closed the book, his brows slightly furrowed.

He didn’t understand it.

The technique was abstruse and difficult to grasp; he could only vaguely understand what it was.

It was indeed a movement technique, and it possessed extremely fast speed without being detected.

However, one must blend their power and aura with the surroundings, keeping a low profile, restrained and peaceful.

This technique requires a certain state of mind.

“Isn’t this too difficult to learn?”

Jiang Hao couldn’t help but remark, as this technique seemed to be the most challenging one he had encountered so far.

Although Heavenly Saber Seven Forms is difficult, one can comprehend it as long as they activate the divine ability Clear Heart and Pure Mind.

However, to master the technique of blending in like light with dust, one not only needs to perceive it but also needs a compatible state of mind.

If it weren’t for the improvement in his state of mind during his recent travels, he wouldn’t even be able to start.

But the higher the threshold and the more difficult it is to cultivate, the more powerful the technique proves to be.

He decided to spend the next few days trying to get a grasp of the basics.

“After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, I should be able to learn some of the techniques from the Primordial Heart Sutra, which will give me other means.”

Under the moonlight, Jiang Hao saw a rabbit lying next to the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, fast asleep.

Its sleeping posture was quite poor, with a lot of drool.

Fortunately, it had set up a light screen for itself; if the drool had gotten onto the flower…

The next day, its friends in the road would have to send it off.

Jiang Hao got up to inspect his wooden hut, realizing that indeed there was a place to bathe, as it was inevitable to get dirty during cultivation.

The room, however, was not very large.

He had once designed a natural water inlet system, but it had fallen into disuse.

A wooden tub would suffice without it.

After measuring, Jiang Hao found that the tub could fit, but it took up quite a bit of space.

“Should I expand it?”

After considering how to expand it, Jiang Hao noticed the dawn breaking.

“Is it already morning?”

With some time to spare, he tidied up the house to avoid discomfort during cultivation or talisman crafting.

When the day fully broke, Jiang Hao took the rabbit and left the yard.

“Has anything happened in the Spiritual Medicine Garden recently?”

“Yes, something big happened,” the rabbit nodded as it followed, “Someone has renovated the Spiritual Medicine Garden.”

Renovated?

Jiang Hao immediately thought of Senior Sister Miao Tinglian.

She was the only one who would tell him daily what was unsuitable and what was wasteful.

If she really had made changes, then it meant less work for him but also fewer spirit stones.

He somewhat regretted bringing her into the sect.

“Anything else?”

“Lord Rabbit has been diligently fulfilling its duties, serving its master with all its heart.”

“Tell me something unrelated to you, like, has Xiao Li caused any trouble?”

“Some people from the canteen were looking for you.”

This surprised Jiang Hao: “Looking for me? Why?”

“They said Xiao Li often uses your name to eat a lot for free,” the rabbit said, shaking its collar.

Jiang Hao: “…”

He remembered Xiao Li would usually give the rabbit’s name, so why was it his now?

Glancing at the rabbit, Jiang Hao sighed. It seemed the rabbit was the troublemaker.

If it continued to unlock its hidden talents, it would become even more formidable.

His small courtyard couldn’t contain it.

Maybe he should find an excuse to set it free in a few years.

Xiao Li was also a problem, akin to raising a dragon.

‘I somewhat regret bringing it back. I thought all the trouble would be handled by my master, but it ended up with me.’

‘In a few years, when she can fend for herself, I’ll find an excuse to set her free too.’

‘Maybe let them go together.’

Thinking this, Jiang Hao felt he would no longer have any troubles approaching him.

He would also need to visit the canteen.

Upon arriving at the Spiritual Medicine Garden, Jiang Hao saw Cheng Chou talking to someone.

At the ninth level of Qi Refining, the person was probably an outer disciple.

When Jiang Hao approached, the person paid respects and retreated.

“Senior Brother Jiang, you’re back?” Cheng Chou exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Jiang Hao.

They had been looking forward to his return since he left.

After the Spiritual Medicine Garden was taken over by other inner disciples, they all felt uneasy, fearing they would become targets.

These past three months hadn’t been easy for them, with the guards constantly changing.

Senior Sister Miao Tinglian was quite good, but after she renovated the Spiritual Medicine Garden, she got busy with other things.

The other inner disciples seemed unwilling to come, and if someone worked slowly, they would be targeted.

No one dared to speak out.

Jiang Hao entered the Spiritual Medicine Garden and noticed that many people looked uneasy and worried.

If Golden Core disciples were to oversee the Spiritual Medicine Garden, it wouldn’t be much of a problem.

The fear was the Foundation Establishment inner disciples.

In their eyes, these people were as good as dead.

Forget the Demon Sect, even if such incidents occurred in a righteous sect, at most there would be a scolding and a couple of days of facing the wall, and then it would be forgotten.

The rabbit was right; these people had it tough.

Jiang Hao sighed inwardly, wasn’t he himself struggling on the edge of life and death?

“Is there something wrong with the Spiritual Medicine Garden?” Jiang Hao asked as he walked through the spiritual field.

The spiritual field had been modified, and some planting methods had been changed.

He needed to familiarize himself with it.

Since he hadn’t been involved in the handling, there weren’t many bubbles around.

There were only a few sparse white bubbles.

Better than nothing.

Starting from tomorrow, he would be able to steadily accumulate bubbles.

He could speed up his strength increase.

“It’s still about the Candlelight Alchemy Court lineage,” Cheng Chou explained.

“Some pill refiners want to take back the spiritual medicines they’ve placed with us. But they say they don’t have spirit stones at the moment and will pay in full later.”

“Has this happened before?” Jiang Hao asked as he casually dealt with some spiritual medicines nearby.

“Yes, but it’s particularly serious this year. They seem to be doing it on purpose, not paying back,” Cheng Chou said.

“Why not just deduct some spiritual medicines?” Jiang Hao asked.

“This…” Cheng Chou said with some difficulty:

“The Candlelight Alchemy Court lineage is a whole. Offending some pill refiners might mean offending a group of them. Few people are willing to do that. If one person starts, the whole lineage could be targeted. We can’t afford that.”

Jiang Hao: “…”