Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 785: Striking It Rich

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Jiang Hao returned to the Thousand Feet Mountain.

He placed Dole on the side to allow him time to recover.

The matter at Moon Lake was over, but the impact of it would be significant.

It seemed someone was spreading rumors in secret.

Otherwise, things wouldn’t have come to this.

It must have been Feng Hua’s backup plan. She didn’t know the details, so she blamed everything on Dole.

In that way, the deaths at Moon Lake would be assumed to be connected to Dole.

Once he left this place, Dole would be in danger.

That was something Jiang Hao couldn’t control.

Let alone in the western region, it would be challenging to ensure his safety even in the southern region.

At present, all Jiang Hao could do was provide him as much safety as he could.

Guan Zhongfei also felt that Dole would be in danger.

Although no one dared to provoke Dole in the Corpse Realm, it was different outside.

Even his sect wouldn’t be able to protect him.

As for Smiling San Sheng, he didn’t seem to belong to the western region.

Being so far apart made it impossible to keep Dole safe.

No matter how strong, there was nothing he could do.

Killing a Golden Core Realm cultivator was so simple, especially for those sects in the western region.

So many had died because of Dole this time. If they couldn’t find Smiling San Sheng, they would target Dole.

Guan Zhongfei sighed as he watched Dole recover.

He hoped that Dole could escape this problem.

However, there was too much for him to handle.

As a Golden Core Realm cultivator, he was just too ordinary.

Jiang Hao started to inspect the storage treasures of the other people.

He had picked up about a dozen or twenty storage treasures.

He wondered how many spirit stones he would get.

These people had decent cultivation realms, had influential backgrounds, and were individuals with considerable influence in their sects. He checked the first storage treasure. ‘Whose is this?’ There were several pills and several spirit stones. That was it.

‘Does it belong to Feng Hua’s avatar?’

It shouldn’t be anyone else besides her.

The second one was the same.

It probably belonged to another avatar.

Feng Hua didn’t like to let others benefit.

There were some items in the third storage treasure but not much.

There was a peculiar Nine-Ringed Blade. It was a Golden Core Realm treasure.

There were also three thousand spirit stones and some Golden Core pills.

The fourth one had eleven thousand spirit stones, a Primordial Spirit Realm spirit sword, and numerous pills.

Jiang Hao continued to go through the storage treasures.

He found that these people had some spirit stones.

After examining all the storage treasures, Jiang Hao realized he had struck a

gold mine.

There were a total of 226,894 spirit stones.

There were three Soul Ascension Realm magical treasures, five Primordial Soul Realm magical treasures, nine Golden Core Realm magical treasures, and various ordinary treasures.

These items were priceless.

Aside from the pills, there were numerous cultivation techniques as well.

These could only be sold as spirit herbs. None were worth keeping in Jiang Hao’s collection.

226,000 spirit stones…

‘How should I spend it?’

He didn’t dare to sell the magical treasures yet. He would attempt to sell them when he went overseas or to the eastern region. Otherwise, he would be targeted easily.

It wasn’t worth the risk.

If he sold all the magical treasures, Hong Yuye would be able to drink September Spring every time she visited.

Using all the spirit stones for some high-grade spirit herbs was also a good choice.

However, now that he had advanced to the Immortal Ascension Platform, the effectiveness of even high-grade spirit herbs would diminish.

He didn’t know how many blue bubbles a hundred spirit herbs would bring him.

Presently, he had twenty thousand spirit stones on hand. He had picked up 226,000 more. He also had 120,000 spirit stones from selling ores.

That totaled 360,000 spirit stones.

However, 120,000 spirit stones needed to be shared with the others.

There would still be spirit stones to be earned in the future.

Having so many spirit stones suddenly made Jiang Hao feel a bit weird. He didn’t know what to think. He had never received so many spirit stones before.

He remained in place for a long time. Then, he got up and went to mine.

He asked Guan Zhongfei to look after Dole.

One month later, Jiang Hao walked out of the mine with a desolate look.

The earnings had drastically decreased. There had only been seven blue bubbles in a month.

Previously, there used to be fifteen or sixteen.

At this rate, it would take two or three years of mining to advance to the middle stage.

Advancing further would be even slower.

However, compared to others, it was still astonishing that he had reached this state.

At thirty-six years old, he was at the early stage of the Immortal Ascension Platform. He didn’t dare reveal this to others.

Although he had surpassed the top ten disciples of the sect and even most disciples beyond that, it was still not enough.

Even a simple Branch Master could end his life.

It would be better to wait and get stronger.

“Is Dole awake?” Jiang Hao handed over the ores to Guan Zhongfei.

“No,” Guan Zhongfei said.

Dole had recovered. Jiang Hao had given him many spirit herbs, and now, they were just waiting for the purple aura to awaken his Golden Core. His cultivation had been affected, but luckily, his realm remained intact.

He would recover fairly quickly.

Despite having so many spirit herbs and even the protection of the purple aura around his heart meridian, it barely maintained his cultivation base.

It was evident that Dole’s injuries were severe.

After sending Guan Zhongfei off to sell the ores, Jiang Hao received a message on his stone tablet.

There was a gathering tonight.

‘It’s been so long. Finally…’

Jiang Hao sighed.

There was a chance he could save Dole.

But he could only do his best. He could only do what he could.

The last gathering hadn’t revealed anything significant.

However, it was best to review what they had discussed before and prepare.

Outside the Blood Tide Forest, the woman in black robes appeared. “Esteemed seniors, you can go in and take a look. If the information is correct, Jiang Xiao Li should be inside.”

At that moment, the two men gazed at the Blood Tide Forest and frowned.

They felt something strange about this forest.

The aura inside was chaotic as if something terrible was trying to break out.

But upon careful consideration, there didn’t seem to be anything outwardly wrong.

“Is this really the Foundation Establishment area?” He Xing asked.

He felt that this place was bizarre.

His task was to capture Jiang Xiao Li. However, this didn’t seem like a place where Jiang Xiao Li would stay.

“The Corpse Realm only has one Foundation Establishment area. This is the place,” said the woman in black confidently.

“Let’s go and take a look,” He Lian said.

He Lian appeared to be in his forties and looked sturdier.

He Xing, in his late twenties, showed no hint of fear.

They couldn’t afford to fail this mission.

It was just a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. If they couldn’t capture her, then who in the entire Corpse Realm could?

The two entered the Blood Tide Forest.

The woman in black stood outside.

She turned and smiled as she looked into the distance.

After that, she followed them inside. She wanted to see Jiang Xiao Li begging for mercy helplessly as she was captured.

She planned to send that to Jiang Hao if he was still alive. She hadn’t received any news from him yet.

It would be a pity if he were dead.

After all, she needed Jiang Hao..