Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1866: 1484 special channel: This is sudden enlightenment? Chapter 1866: 1484 special channel: This is sudden enlightenment? P.S.: It will take twenty minutes to check for typos.

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By the afternoon, Jiang Hao was still hesitating about what to buy,

when he received a message about the token.

Upon checking, it was from Yan Yuezhi, who said Lou Mantian wanted to see him.

If he was willing, he could reveal his location and let him come over.

If not, they wouldn't disturb his leisure time.

Jiang Hao stared at the message in silence for a while.

Lou Mantian, he had met him before.

He seemed alright.

Did the other party want to meet him because they had something to say?

Jiang Hao didn't quite understand.

After all, from the era of Gu Jin, it was possible to inquire about some matters of that time.

Besides, there was a certain connection between the other party and the Corpse Realm Flower.

Maybe he could get some news.

“Will you meet him?” Heavenly Note Sect asked casually while holding a hairpin from a nearby stall.

“Let's meet, I might gain something, and besides, Tea Master is also in the West, and Lou Mantian is a Daluo of the West after all.

Although his cultivation hasn't recovered, facing him would still be dangerous for Tea Master.

A greeting would ensure there isn't too much danger on his side,” Jiang Hao said casually.

He actually could have also notified the Western Astronomical Academy.

But…

He was afraid it would stick and wouldn't go away.

Especially Jing Dajiang and the other two leaders.

They had intervened several times, making him unsure how to repay them.

He still owed them for their kindness.

A few Dao stones were nowhere near enough to repay them.

Especially when ascending, they had almost gambled the entire academy's great luck.

Afterward, Jiang Hao sent a message saying they could meet.

He was just at the Ancient City nearby.

Thus, Jiang Hao stopped overthinking and asked, “Does Senior Sister want to buy a hairpin?”

“Why do you think in many stories, the male and female protagonists buy hairpins on the street?” Heavenly Note Sect suddenly asked, “I've actually seen quite a few people, and at the beginning, the event of buying hairpins together rarely happens.

But after these kinds of books appear, it becomes more common.”

“Why did Senior Sister come then?” Jiang Hao asked.

“I wanted to experience what it feels like,” Heavenly Note Sect casually replied.

“They probably think it's quite nice,” Jiang Hao pondered before continuing,

“Perhaps they are both naive about such matters, knowing very little.

Then they read some books, or hear storytellers talking about it.

They begin to have expectations and aspirations.

It also gives them something to do as a reference.

It's like there was no path in the mountains at first, but because someone took the initiative and left footprints, those who come later know the way.

Over time, that track has become a path.

Cultivation might be the same; walking in the footsteps of those before us.

If one reaches the end and cannot see the footsteps of others,

then one needs to create a path that didn't exist before.”

While saying this, Jiang Hao stood rooted to the spot.

He always felt like he should grasp something,

yet it seemed like he couldn't quite seize it.

In a moment, he was enveloped in confusion.

He had established the Foundation of Dao, with himself as the core, forming an endless Tao.

The manifestations of Tao are myriad.

The blooming and wilting of flowers, the change of seasons, the cycles of life and death.

All are the winds of the Tao, an embodiment of the Dao.

The three thousand diversities of Tao all converge to the same essence, the core of the profound depths of the Tao.

But Jiang Hao had already shattered the facade, creating the Foundation of Dao in its depths.

What about what follows?

Where is the direction?

Should one root deeper or grow toward the light?

No one told him, no one solved his confusion.

Now he stood like an ordinary passer-by, in an endless field.

There were no paths or footprints of those who came before.

He didn't know what lay in each direction.

He stood there,

gazing into the distance, in silence.

As if he was in a void, without seeing the sun.

At this moment, Jiang Hao's understanding of the Dao manifested as he began to search for its direction.

But in an instant, the aura of the Dao covered the entire Ancient City.

Everyone was enveloped by the Dao.

Ordinary people and fellow disciples alike

were all frozen in place at that moment.

It was as if a person's Dao had extracted them from the cosmic Dao,

creating a freeze in time.

In such a stasis, only those who vaguely grasped the Dao intent could barely think.

Those with Dao Patterns could move simply.

Those who manifested the way of the Dao were little affected.

But they didn't know what had happened and fled in terror.

Heavenly Note Sect watched everything, incredibly shocked.

In her wildest dreams, she hadn't anticipated that selling a hairpin would lead to such an event.

Shaking her head with a sigh, she waved her hand.

In an instant, the people in the Ancient City were directly moved out of the city.

Only then did they come to their senses.

Afterward, her gaze penetrated everything, landing on the noodle shop owner.

It was the owner who had previously recognized Gu Jin.

It seemed there was some acquaintance between them.

Noted by Heavenly Note Sect, she also felt a rush of panic.

Then, across the distance, she performed a formal greeting: “I have seen the senior.”

“Go to the Western Astronomical Academy and have someone come over to take care of the people outside.

Do not let unrelated personnel in here for the time being.”

The noodle shop owner respectfully complied: “I will go right away.”

Only then did Heavenly Note Sect bring out a table and chairs and began to brew tea, quietly waiting.

She didn't know how long the wait would be,

but it didn't seem to cause much of a stir.

It shouldn't bring about too much change.

Following that, a formation started expanding from beneath her feet, preventing ordinary people from approaching or peering in.

Without her permission, people outside fundamentally couldn't enter.

On the other side,

at the Western Astronomical Academy.

“Next time something like this happens, kiddo, you must inform us proactively,” Jing Dajiang lectured with concern:

“Good news should be shared so that we know it and can come back in time.

It's not that we're avoiding you, we just didn't know you were at the door.