Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Returning a Favor

Jiang Hao looked at the rabbit but didn’t say much.

He just checked its collar and didn’t see any storage treasure.

He didn’t ask about it either.

Instead, he began to water the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower. The peach tree had grown a bit in the few days he was away.

The growth was not slow.

“I’ll buy you a new collar in a month, and we’ll talk about other things then too,” Jiang Hao instructed before heading to the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

The rabbit pointed at its collar and said:

“It’s broken in many places. Can you fix it for me, master?”

Glancing at the ineffective collar, Jiang Hao said indifferently.

“You fix it yourself.”

Afterward, he went to the Spiritual Medicine Garden. Cheng Chou was very happy to see Jiang Hao return.

The others seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

‘It seems that after I was captured, someone temporarily took over.’

The other Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters were not easy to talk to.

Han Ming was a bit more approachable, mainly because if you showed him enough respect, he wouldn’t lower himself to argue with ordinary people or outer disciples.

“By the way, I asked some people, and I heard that a few years ago there was also an incident with bone flowers. A previous inner sect Senior Brother was blackmailed by the Hundred Bones Forest because of it. In the end, his whereabouts became unknown.” Cheng Chou looked around cautiously before speaking:

“And more than ten years ago, it happened as well.”

Jiang Hao frowned, realizing that this seemed to happen every few years.

The deaths of Li Kai and Ming Zuoquan couldn’t stop this matter; the real mastermind behind the scenes must be Bai Ye.

Sighing inwardly, Jiang Hao didn’t dwell on it.

Because he still didn’t know who Bai Ye was.

According to Liu Xingchen, he might have been targeted by him.

“I need to get stronger quickly.”

Feeling a sense of urgency, Jiang Hao then turned to Cheng Chou.

“Cheng Junior Brother, what level of Qi Refining are you at?”

“Just reached the eighth level,” Cheng Chou said somewhat embarrassedly.

“I’m already in my thirties, Foundation Establishment seems hopeless.”

The other person was in his thirties, and Jiang Hao was in his twenties.

Because of his inner sect status, he was called Senior Brother.

Plus, they didn’t know each other before, so it wasn’t a big deal.

If Han Ming, as a true disciple, hadn’t lost to him, he probably would have liked to call Jiang Hao Junior Brother.

The gap in status was indeed significant.

“What are you cultivating?” Jiang Hao asked again.

“Tianyin Hundred Revolutions,” Cheng Chou answered truthfully.

Tianyin Hundred Revolutions was a superior cultivation method that everyone in the Tianyin Sect could practice.

Previously, the Tianyin Sect didn’t have twelve main branches; it’s said that the sect leader formed one lineage after destroying a sect, eventually leading to the formation of the twelve main branches.

The original members of the Tianyin Sect were distributed among the other branches.

The most important group remained at the Hall of Enforcement.

Thus, Tianyin Hundred Revolutions became a cultivation method that everyone could practice.

Later, when Jiang Hao had some free time, he gave Cheng Chou some pointers.

Although he didn’t have a deep understanding of Tianyin Hundred Revolutions, he was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator.

Giving advice to a Qi Refining practitioner was more than enough.

Cheng Chou, who received the guidance, was overjoyed and listened humbly.

For him, this was a great opportunity.

……

A month passed, and Jiang Hao wasn’t called back to the Hall of Enforcement, nor did he see any suspicious people.

Bai Ye also never appeared.

The situation in the Hundred Bones Forest seems to be gradually coming to an end.

The people from the other Spiritual Medicine Gardens have also been released.

This was no small matter, yet it did not cause a huge uproar.

For safety’s sake, Jiang Hao waited for another half a month; it had been two months since Li Kai and Ming Zuquan were killed.

Once he was sure there were no problems, he let the rabbit bring back the storage treasure.

“Master, can we buy a collar now?” the rabbit handed the storage treasure to Jiang Hao.

After confirming that everything inside was intact and had been transferred over, Jiang Hao asked.

“Where did you hide it?”

“I raised a turtle in the river. The turtle was old and lay motionless in the water. I hid the thing inside its shell,” the rabbit said as it took back its own storage treasure.

It must be said that this rabbit was exceptionally bold, which made Jiang Hao somewhat emotional.

“I’ll get you a new collar tomorrow.”

With Jiang Hao’s affirmation, the rabbit became excited.

Its collar had been broken, and it had been looking forward to a new one for a long time.

Back in the house, Jiang Hao glanced at the numbers on the panel.

【Vital Energy: 67/100 (can be cultivated)】

【Cultivation: 70/100 (can be cultivated)】

“I’m over halfway there. If I absorb now, there’s a high chance I could enter the late stage of the Golden Core.”

The conversion below one hundred is different, so even if I absorbed seventy last time, I would need around seventy this time too.

If it were one hundred, I would only need to absorb about eighty points, but the conversion rate is not as good as at one hundred.

One hundred thirty or forty should be doable.

“It feels a bit wasteful, but the Hundred Bones Forest might be watching me. What if they are also waiting for the dust to settle?”

Jiang Hao was waiting for the noise about Ming Zuquan’s death to die down, while those who wanted to deal with him were probably waiting for the noise about his top ten achievements to pass.

“Forget it, let’s absorb it. I’ve been honing my cultivation this past month and can feel the promotion is imminent.”

“There shouldn’t be a failure to advance.”

……

At night.

Jiang Hao sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to extract vital energy for cultivation.

This time he was aiming for the late stage, so he let the power surge into his body from the start.

The Primordial Heart Sutra began to circulate, and Jiang Hao was enveloped in Purple Qi.

The Purple Qi swirled around him like a vortex.

Jiang Hao felt the surging power within him, this power trying to blast open the gates to the late stage of the Golden Core.

But… It felt somewhat powerless in front of the gate.

The numbers on the panel kept dropping, and Jiang Hao didn’t dare to be distracted.

……

The next morning.

Jiang Hao’s furrowed brow slowly relaxed, and the Purple Qi, like a vortex, converged in his dantian.

When all the power settled, new strength began to overflow.

A powerful aura spread around him.

Late stage of the Golden Core.

Only then did Jiang Hao open his eyes and exhale.

“That was close, I almost failed to advance.”

He looked at the panel and was somewhat shocked.

【Name: Jiang Hao】

【Age: 21】

【Cultivation: Late stage of the Golden Core】

【Cultivation Techniques: Tianyin Hundred Revolutions, Primordial Heart Sutra】

【Divine Abilities: Nine Revolutions Death Replacement (unique), Daily Appraisal, Clear Heart and Pure Mind, Hidden Spirit Manifestation】

【Vital Energy: 7/100 (cannot be cultivated)】

【Cultivation: 0/100 (cannot be cultivated)】

【Divine Abilities: 0/3 (cannot be acquired)】

“Exhausting all my resources, I barely managed to advance, and I can’t even consolidate my cultivation.”

“The conversion rate was much lower, leading to a lack of power during the breakthrough.”

Next time, I should wait until it’s a solid one hundred.

However, reaching the late stage of the Golden Core is indeed delightful.

Feeling the new power, he thought he could compete with Senior Brother Mu Qi.

Once he reaches the perfection stage of the Golden Core, Liu Xingchen’s danger will also be greatly reduced.

Over the past month, he had been paying attention to Liu Xingchen, who so far was still the same as always.

He didn’t know when the change would happen.

True Dragon’s remnant soul, he didn’t even know how Liu Xingchen got targeted.

Coming to the courtyard, the rabbit had been waiting for a long time.

Just waiting to go out.

“You go to the Spiritual Medicine Garden first, I’ll be back soon,” Jiang Hao said.

The rabbit happily agreed.

“Master, remember to come back quickly, don’t delay on the road, and buy one that fits my status.”

The rabbit said as it ran quickly towards the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

It seemed to think that the sooner it got to the Spiritual Medicine Garden, the sooner the collar would be in its hands.