Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 722 - 722: Bai Ye l s Goodwill

The shouts continued, but Jiang Hao had no intention of staying.

Since his task was complete, there was no need for him to stay back.

Moreover, if he stayed, wouldn’t it give them a chance to go back on their word?

It was better to keep his attitude and thoughts unknown so that he could leave them with doubts.

The next time he visited, the person would be more careful and forthcoming.

Otherwise, the old man might assume that there was no problem as long as he said something, even if it was a lie.

The matter with Zhang Yang was urgent. Senior Sister Yinsha and the others would soon talk with him and calm him down.

Such a person probably wouldn’t stay here for too long.

However, it remained uncertain whether he would survive after returning to his sect.

Previously, he was respected because of his strong cultivation realm, and no one dared to provoke him.

But now, with only the Primordial Spirit Realm, it was uncertain whether he could survive.

That was how the cultivation world worked. A person might be reaching the heavens one day, but the next, they might be falling into the pits.

After leaving the Lawless Tower, Jiang Hao went straight back to his residence.

By now, things should be fine. He wanted to cultivate peacefully, tend to spirit herbs and go back to his usual routine.

It would be great if he could live peacefully for a few more years.

Xiao Li had already returned to her house.

The spirit beast lay sleeping at the edge of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower and drooling.

Occasionally, the sounds of insects and birds could be heard around.

Jiang Hao felt content.

It had indeed been a very tiring few months. First, there was Senior Qian Chen and the Blood Pool, then the mining due to the attack, and the encounter with the Xuanyuan Sword.

He was captured upon his return, forced to participate in Senior Sister’s hunt, and further compelled to confront Yin Wei.

In just a few months, he had encountered numerous incidents and formidable enemies.

Now, he finally felt peace when he sat on a chair under the tree.

Jiang Hao walked into his room and decided to sleep.

He slept till dawn.

When he woke up, the distant chirping of birds and sunlight streaming in from the window greeted him.

Jiang Hao stood on the balcony and breathed in the fresh morning air.

“There’s much less spiritual energy here today.”

He felt nostalgic.

The spirit herbs from Bai Ye had dispersed and led to a decrease in the spiritual energy here.

The great battle of the sect had completely ended and left behind a mess to deal with.

Every branch had its own issues, including the Spirit Herb Garden, for which Jiang Hao was responsible.

Cheng Chou couldn’t handle everything, and now, it was his turn to take over.

However, such matters did offer a sense of relief.

Constant fighting and killing were not what he wanted to do.

Jiang Hao leaped down and headed toward the courtyard.

He watered the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower and other spirit herbs. He then lifted the spirit beast by the collar.

He carried the drowsy beast and walked to the garden.

On the way, the spirit beast didn’t wake up. Jiang Hao threw it into the river. The beast was startled awake. It thought it was drowning.

Jiang Hao remained silent and continued walking forward.

The spirit beast asked, “Master, did someone drag me into the water?”

Jiang Hao glanced at it but didn’t say anything. Instead, he asked, “Middle stage of the Golden Core Realm?”

The spirit beast had advanced swiftly. Its speed of progress was not further behind Jiang Hao’s own.

Who knew what realm it would ultimately reach?

“Friends in the cultivation world are aware of my esteemed identity as Lord Beast, so my cultivation doesn’t stop. When it’s time to advance, you can also mention my name, master. My friends in the cultivation world won’t trouble you.”

Jiang Hao chuckled.

He felt that Cheng Chou might actually take the spirit beast’s name during his advancement.

It couldn’t hurt to try. What if it really worked?

At the Spirit Herb Garden, Jiang Hao found Cheng Chou and began asking about the situation.

The Spirit Herb Garden was gradually returning to normal. Many people had gone to rest, and soon they could resume their usual activities.

However, the issues were not entirely resolved. Many questions still needed to be addressed.

Jiang Hao looked at the list and found over fifty individuals, all of whom he needed to visit personally.

“Alright.” Jiang Hao took the list and intended to visit them when he was free.

Among the people, some were in the Foundation Establishment Realm, others were in the Golden Core Realm, and some Primordial Spirit Realm.

There were hardly any above the Primordial Spirit Realm.

It was very rare to find someone beyond the Primordial Spirit Realm. They usually assigned the task of the garden to juniors at the Golden Core Realm.

After handling the spirit herbs, Jiang Hao visited some disciples.

The Foundation Establishment Realm disciples were very easy to talk to. As long as the follow-up compensation was in place, they were willing to let things go. They understood that what had happened was entirely unavoidable and didn’t want Jiang Hao to worry about it.

By afternoon, the matter was settled with all five Foundation Establishment Realm disciples.

Jiang Hao didn’t visit them empty-handed. He gave each of them a Ten Thousand Swords Talisman.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t resolve things without such gifts, but as a gesture of goodwill, especially considering his higher cultivation realm, it served as a means to appease them.

The next day, Jiang Hao visited seven Golden Core Realm disciples.

Two of them hadn’t returned.

The remaining five had a cultivation realm lower than his and were also quite easy to talk to. He also presented them with talismans.

On the third day, he visited ten Golden Core Realm disciples.

Three were on missions, and three had been missing for a long time.

Jiang Hao was quite moved. The Spirit Herb Garden had been concerned that these individuals might cause trouble, yet, in the end, many of them didn’t cause any issues at all.

This was the way of the cultivation world. Nobody knew when someone close to them might disappear.

Getting involved with Primordial Spirit Realm disciples was troublesome for Jiang Hao.

Previously, Cheng Chou had been preoccupied because many of those people hadn’t returned. Now, most of them had come back.

He would have to face these seniors one way or another.

He had a lot on his plate, with no suitable seniors to help him out.

Just as he was about to go, Senior Sister Lian Qin came looking for him.

She said that some of the Primordial Spirit Realm seniors had gone to their side to discuss the matter of the spirit herbs.

They believed they could handle it, so Jiang Hao didn’t need to make the trip.

The unexpected help was surprising.

‘It seems that Bai Ye is really making a gesture of goodwill.’

Soon, Jiang Hao was even more surprised to learn that even Senior Sister Lian Qin wanted to make up for the missing spirit herbs.

This meant that Bai Ye’s technique would come into effect again.

This made Jiang Hao quite curious.

What was Bai Ye up to?

But there didn’t seem to be any harm in it. He could only wait and watch.

The matters with the Spirit Herb Garden were done. After that, days passed nicely.

Half a year passed by swiftly.

The next year, around early April, Jiang Hao visited the Lawless Tower again since he didn’t have any other issues that needed his attention.

He didn’t have any gatherings to attend either.

Over the course of six months, Jiang Hao grew increasingly calm.

The restlessness brought about by reaching the late stage of the Return to Void Realm was gradually subsiding. If he didn’t stabilize his progress after such a rapid improvement in his cultivation, it might lead to trouble. So, he rarely ventured outside and seldom earned spirit stones.

He simply engaged in routine activities.

Over these six months, the things he saw remained unchanged. The only difference was that the natural beauty of the mountains had become more alluring.

This brought joy to Jiang Hao.

However, on this day, the spirit beast ran to him and informed him that a group of people wielding swords had arrived in the sect.

Cheng Chou also told him that the investigation of the ordinary non-cultivators had yielded results..