Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1276: A New Item From The Bubble (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Shortly after, the beast fell to the ground, making no further sound.

The clanging sound resumed, and Jiang Hao went back to mining.

This time, he did not stop.

…

Bai Ye and the others had already ventured deep.

They looked around and saw that there was smoke around them. It was probably brought about by internal fires.

“This place is not simple. I can sense a powerful presence, but I can’t pinpoint its location,” Duan Tiancheng warned.

“I sense it too. It should be within the wall,” Bai Ye said.

“If Junior Brother Jiang were here, he might have been able to clearly detect it. Unfortunately, he insisted on staying outside to mine,” Duan Tiancheng said.

He had learned a bit about Jiang Hao since joining the mission.

Jiang Hao had a very strong perception ability and was invincible at the same level.

If he were here, he would be a great asset in the fight.

What a pity!

“Actually, we should consider what we might encounter when we get out.” Lu Baiye sighed. “Senior Brother Jiang acted too decisively and left no way out. The people of the Fallen Moon Sect will definitely do something. Their charm skills are formidable, and many people would die for them.”

“At that moment, we had no choice but to act. If we had let them cause a scene, we would have been accused of killing Huang Hongyang, which would have had huge consequences. That woman had to be silenced,” Duan Tiancheng said grimly. “But when we get out, we will indeed face something. There’s one thing I’m curious about.”

Bai Ye looked at the person beside him and smiled. “You mean if all the people of Fallen Moon Sect die, what will be the result of the competition?”

Duan Tiancheng nodded.

He had long wanted to act. As long as they killed the leader Nalan Danyan, the others would not be a threat to them.

“Technically, we would win the competition, but the reward this time is people, so it’s hard to say,” Bai Ye said.

The other two sighed and suddenly became alert.

There were sounds of demonic beasts’ footsteps ahead.

As expected, the moment they sensed it, many crawling demonic beasts charged at them.

“Be careful!” A large sword appeared in Duan Tiancheng’s hand. He slashed at the demonic beasts charging at him.

However, there were just too many demonic beasts that they had no choice but to retreat.

But they could confirm that the task this time was to kill these demonic beasts.

They wanted to kill all the demonic beasts in one go.

Half a day passed, and the beast attacks decreased.

A day passed, and they started to gain the upper hand.

Two days passed, and the demonic beasts became weaker.

Three days passed, and they pushed forward relentlessly.

On the fourth day, the demonic beasts suddenly erupted in large numbers and overwhelmed them.

On the fifth day, the demonic beasts increased even more. They were exhausted. Although the beasts kept getting poisoned, they remained ferocious.

They began to retreat.

On the sixth day, they could no longer hold on and had to retreat further.

However, they rested as they retreated.

On the seventh day, they launched a counterattack again.

At the same time, Jiang Hao dug out a passage.

The purple ores were neatly piled up, and the clanging sounds continued.

Boom!

As a piece of purple ore shattered, a purple bubble fell out.

[Divine Power Fragment +1]

The sudden bubble surprised Jiang Hao. ‘A purple bubble?’

How many years had it been since he last found a purple bubble?

It felt unfamiliar.

He had not seen a purple bubble in decades, and he had almost forgotten that it existed.

With that thought, he glanced at his panel.

[Name: Jiang Hao]

[Age: 70]

[Cultivation: Peak of the Immortal Human Realm]

[Cultivation Method: Heavenly Sound Hundred Revolutions, Hong Meng Heart Sutra]

[Divine Ability: Nine Revolutions Death Substitution (unique), Daily Appraisal, Clear and Pure Heart, Reappearance of Hidden Spirit, Divine Might, Revival of Withered Tree, Heavenly Cauldron, Indestructible Vajra, Myriad Nature Forest]

[Lifeblood: 10/100 (can be cultivated)]

[Cultivation: 10/100 (can be cultivated)]

[Divine Abilities: 2/3 (cannot be obtained)]

“These past few days’ harvest has been good.”

In seven or eight days, he collected twenty blue bubbles, which was quite a lot.

If he continued, he might gather enough cultivation points in two months.

Unfortunately, the mineral vein was small. He could not dig for more.

But the sudden purple bubble…

Was it luck, or was there really something valuable here?

Thinking about it, Jiang Hao tidied up the ores with his hand.

Suddenly, he saw an empty space behind the ore.

Some ants crawled out of that space.

The ants were purple, like the ores he had mined.

Their aura was also strange. It seemed ordinary, but it contained a terrifying power.

Jiang Hao looked at the center curiously and saw an anthill. The ants were crawling out from there.

Each ant gained life in the anthill and then crawled out to forage.

Their lifespan seemed short. They became weak as they moved outward.

When they got a certain distance away, they found purple stones and carried them back to the anthill.

Then, they crawled out again.

Some of the ants pushed their limits. They went further and further.

Eventually, Jiang Hao saw them find the purple stones from the outermost area.

Then, they carried the stones back to the anthill.

After that, they explored further.

This time, they reached their limit and were unable to go any further.

Finally, some ants collapsed soon after setting out, while others continued forward.

At that moment, Jiang Hao saw the collapsed ants turning into purple stones, and groups of ants went out to forage. As they did, they collapsed one by one and turned into purple stones, too.

The last ant reached its limit and collapsed on the way and became the largest purple stone.

At the same time, the anthill absorbed the previous purple stones and gave birth to new purple ants, who followed the same path to find more purple stones.

The cycle repeated.

Jiang Hao watched for three days and witnessed three cycles.

Some ants went far, while others did not even retrieve half the stones.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao was filled with confusion.

The ants walked from life to death and ultimately became the food they sought.

They brought life yet became food for others.

Jiang Hao felt strange.

“What a strange thing…”

He could not be sure whether the ants wanted to go further, or the anthill wanted to spread further.

None of the ants wanted to fall. They did not want to die, but they could not escape death in the end.

From the moment they left the anthill, they began walking toward their death.

If they truly wanted to go far, would abandoning the purple stones allow them to go further and escape the cycle of life and death?

Every path had its own obstacles: family, friendship, love, etc.

Every single thing affected the outcome.

Abandoning these, could one walk the path of the Dao faster?

Jiang Hao’s eyes showed a hint of understanding.

For a moment, the will of the immortal path appeared around him, and the Door of Wonders was faintly discernible.

Countless doors trembled, and one grand door opened.

It was the Path of Forgetfulness.

The moment he saw the door, Jiang Hao knew its name.

If he could enter it, he would be able to get close to the Great Dao. He might even have a glimpse of the beyond.

Moreover, he felt that entering would transform his cultivation.

He would become very strong.

‘Forgetfulness?’ He thought.

Staring at the door, Jiang Hao thought of many things.

His parents that he recalled before he was even five years old, his meeting with Hong Yuye when he was nineteen, Xiao Li, the spirit beast…

Apart from his parents, he never thought he had any ties with the others.

Logically, his parents might have died long ago, and other people were dispensable.

He should walk the Path of Forgetfulness.

But…

He did not want them to have anything to do with the Path of Forgetfulness.

Jiang Hao stared at the Path of Forgetfulness for a long time before he finally closed his eyes.

The door of the Path of Forgetfulness slowly closed.

Meanwhile, Jiang Hao entered a state of inner peace.

He did not want to get involved in other people’s karma, but he also did not want to forget everything.

The Path of Forgetfulness was not his path. He wanted to follow his heart.

At that moment, the Door of Wonders did not disappear. Instead, it fused into Jiang Hao’s body.

Every path, every choice, every door entered, faced different landscapes.

But he did not know where the path under his feet led to.

He did not know whether it was good or bad.

In front of the Great Dao, he couldn’t foresee the future and could not discern right from wrong.

Looking ahead, Jiang Hao fell into a trance.

He was neither aware of the past or the future nor of the passage of time.

Finally, he sighed and walked away.

“Then, I’ll just walk. If I don’t have the courage to take this step, why even worry about the future?” he murmured.

The moment he took a step, Jiang Hao felt the immortal energy in his body surge. The immortal will flowed and filled the immortal energy.

For a moment, Jiang Hao felt as if he had received the blessing of the Dao.

Feeling his body’s power, Jiang Hao had an urge to break through the shackles.

However, it was not yet time to advance.