Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness Chapter 1291: The Third Technique of the Hong Meng Heart Sutra (2)

Chapter 1291: The Third Technique of the Hong Meng Heart Sutra (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

However, his body had truly reached its limit.

He licked his cracked tongue and mumbled helplessly as though he was talking to himself.

“Lord Beast, I can’t take it anymore. Are you friends from the underworld nearby? Can you lend me a hand? Just once…”

Chu Chuan slowly closed his eyes. He was exhausted.

It would not be long before he fell into a death-like sleep.

“Lord Beast…”

He moved his lips weakly. He could not make a sound.

“Huh?”

Chu Chuan heard a distant voice but could not open his eyes to look.

He was not sure if he was seeing things.

“Princess, is it him?”

“Who would have thought we’d encounter him on the way back? But he looks like he’s about to die.”

“Do you want to help him, Princess? But the formation is about to activate… There’s no time.”

“It’s fine. I’ll give him a sliver of lifeforce. Whether he can continue depends on himself. I’m really generous, even at the age of eighteen.”

“Those Golden Core Realm experts also said you were kind…”

“Bah! That’s unlucky.”

Chu Chuan was on the verge of death. He heard voices but could not make out who or what was talking.

Unconsciously, he felt a warm stream within his body that brought him back to awareness.

His exhaustion gradually dissipated, and although his injuries remained, his condition was much improved from before.

Chu Chuan was stunned. “Even here, Lord Beast’s friends are present… It really has friends everywhere…”

He did not believe that it was his willpower that helped him survive. Every time he had invoked Lord Beast’s name, he had received help.

Without daring to linger, he immediately moved on.

“Boy, you can run, but what’s the point? I’m deliberately dragging this out. When the grand event arrives, I’ll recover, and you’ll be my meal. Your body is delicious.” The mocking voice behind him laughed loudly, “Don’t even think for a moment that you can escape this place in the next ten years.”

Chu Chuan used his technique to activate secret treasures in several places. His voice taunted the insects. “You think you can eat me? Do you think I’m alone? I have guardians. When my Senior Brother is free, it will be your death day. I advise you to leave quickly while you still can.”

“Hahaha! Guardians? Your Senior Brother?” The mocking laughter echoed across the land. “Even though my strength hasn’t recovered, to find me would require a cultivator beyond your imagination. You’re just a few decades old, and your Senior Brother, at most, would be a few hundred years old. At that age, he’d barely be fit to carry my shoes.”

Chu Chuan was only trying to provoke his pursuer without other intentions. He did not think of anything else.

He needed to continue to escape.

He hoped to leave this desert as soon as possible.

Where there were people, there was hope for escape.

If he was given enough time, he would surely turn the tables on his attacker.

…

At the Heavenly Note Sect, Jiang Hao listened to Kendo’s teachings.

He gained a lot but remained quiet and did not draw any attention. Xiao Li was specially invited to sit in the front row.

Kendo held a ruler. He declared that anyone who fell asleep in his cla.s.s would be punished with a smack from the ruler.

Over three days, Xiao Li was struck seven times.

At first, the disciples were surprised. Who would fall asleep at such a rare opportunity?

Offending such a powerful senior was equivalent to asking for death.

Then, they were shocked to find that someone actually slept, snored, talked in her sleep, and smacked her lips.

Despite being hit repeatedly, she still fell asleep, even while standing.

On the sixth day, Kendo watched Xiao Li sleep for the whole morning.

The others could only watch in silence. No one dared to say anything.

Finally, Kendo turned to look at the rest of the audience. “Why do you think she can sleep so peacefully?”

No one dared to answer.

Even Baizhi, who was sitting far away, remained silent.

This person was incredibly powerful.

It would not be safe to respond brashly.

Jiang Hao also lowered his head. He was helpless when it came to Xiao Li.

Thankfully, although Kendo felt helpless, he did not get angry.

He gathered the sword’s intent in his hand and slashed toward the sky.

Boom!

The sword’s intent tore through the sky. Its terrifying might shocked everyone.

Even Xiao Li was startled awake.

Kendo stepped into the sky and looked down at Xiao Li. “Kid, is this sword intent powerful?” he asked.

“It’s impressive.” Xiao Li nodded.

“Strong?”

“Very strong.”

“Magnificent?”

“Magnificent.”

“Do you want to learn?”

“No.”

Kendo was speechless. He stared at Xiao Li.

“You’re an uncarvable block of wood!” shouted Kendo in frustration and walked away.

The crowd was speechless.

When they looked at Xiao Li, there was a mix of envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Jiang Hao felt quite helpless. Xiao Li was truly fearless. She was unafraid of anyone, even a powerful figure like Kendo.

Who knows what she was like at her peak?

At that moment, Ku Wu Chang approached Jiang Hao and handed him a ruler. “Senior Kendo left this behind. Please handle this.”

Jiang Hao took it and nodded.

Xiao Li had indeed angered many and needed to be punished.

Since the Cliff Master could not do it, it fell to him.

Fortunately, his master suggested he do it back at the Cliff of Broken Hearts.

In the Spirit Herb Garden, Jiang Hao asked Xiao Li to extend her hand forward. He had to punish her.

If he did not do it, someone would investigate, and there would be trouble.

Of course, it was up to him to decide how severely he wanted to punish her. He intended to teach her a lesson lightly.

Xiao Li pouted and hesitated to extend her hand forward. But under Jiang Hao’s gaze, she complied.

As Jiang Hao lifted the ruler, Xiao Li’s eyes fixed on it. She seemed to be contemplating how much it would hurt.

Suddenly, she saw a vague shadow of a woman behind Jiang Hao, who seemed to be about to strike her too.

Xiao Li’s eyes narrowed. Startled, she cried out, “I won’t do it anymore! I wouldn’t dare!”

Jiang Hao’s hand stopped midair.

He recalled a similar scene before as if she recalled something terrifying.

In the end, he did not strike her. Instead, he put the ruler behind him and said, “Go and stand there.”

Xiao Li immediately withdrew her hand and stood aside obediently.

“Has something like this happened before?” Jiang Hao asked the spirit beast.

“Occasionally.” The spirit beast thought for a moment. “My friends in the underworld occasionally show her vision to teach her a lesson.”

Jiang Hao glanced at the spirit beast. “Are you saying she sees things often? What kind?”

“My male friends aren’t interested in it,” said the spirit beast.

“She sees a woman?” asked Jiang Hao in surprise. “Mostly when?”

“When I have to teach her a lesson,” said the spirit beast.

“When she does something wrong…” Jiang Hao frowned.

From the looks of it, the woman used to disciple Xiao Li whenever she did something wrong. She might have done it so much that Xiao Li was left traumatized.

‘It seems Xiao Li’s memories are gradually returning. Who knows what will happen when her memories fully recover?’ Jiang Hao thought grimly.

Releasing her was urgent. When the Great Era began, if she could protect herself, it was important to set her free.

“Senior Brother, it’s the beginning of January. Do you want to send Xiao Li back to her village in a few days?” Cheng Chou asked.

Jiang Hao did not refuse. He asked Cheng Chou to make the arrangements.

These days, Kendo did not come to find him. It seemed he was not worried about anything.

Perhaps he trusted Jiang Hao to some extent.

Over the past few days, Jiang Hao had also comprehended the third technique of the Hong Meng Heart Sutra.

It was called the Black-Yellow Curse.

This curse was not actually a true curse.

It was an incantation that resembled a scripture.

Jiang Hao did not know what it actually did. It was too difficult to study.

However, the divine soul of the Holy Master seemed to respond to it.

If it worked, then it would be much easier to learn it.

If it was not enough, the Holy Master would definitely help him generously.

Having such a brother, one could die without regrets.

Truly, it made him happy for the Holy Master.

With Kendo gone and overseas travel impossible, there was nothing else to worry about.

Becoming stronger was his priority.

He needed to learn the Black-Yellow Curse first.