THE CULTIVATION OF BESIDE DEVIL CULTIVATOR
174: You Can Trust Me
"Wake up!" Jiang Hao gently kicked the rabbit.
He was still drooling near the flowers. Jiang Hao understood why he had hung the beast on his last visit.
The spirit beast was lucky to be alive.
"Mastering?" The spirit beast sat down and yawned. “Why did you wake up so early?”
"Take this." Jiang Hao gave some spirit stones and spirit herbs to the spirit beasts. “As Chu Chuan advanced to the second stage of the Life Blood Refinement Realm, give it to him. He should be able to advance in a few months.”
“Alright,” said the spirit beast while receiving the thing.
“Chu Chuan did not ask for the test to be stopped. So, you can't stop testing it every week, okay?”
“Master, leave it to me. You can trust me. I handled everything pretty well when you weren't around,” said the beast.
Jiang Hao raised his eyebrows. He was even more worried after hearing that. However, the beast had done a pretty good job in keeping things going when he exited the sect.
“Master, will you come out again?”
“Not really out... I'll be inside the sect.”
Jiang Hao watered the spirit herbs in his courtyard before he left. Days had passed, yet there were no bubbles near the Heavenly Fragrant Dao Flower. He wondered if the bubbles would appear again.
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to find out.
When Jiang Hao was ready to head to the Law Enforcement Hall, Han Ming suddenly came to see him.
“Senior Brother Jiang, this has been too long,” he said while keeping his promise. “Young Brother Han, you look more impressive than ever!” said Jiang Hao.
Han Ming should be twenty-two this year. He entered the inner sect at the age of eighteen and was at the early stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Four years have passed. He was now at the final stage of the Natural Establishment Foundation.
Aura surged around him. He was not an ordinary disciple in the Foundation Establishment Realm. He truly deserved a special ability because it was favored by mountain and river spirits.
Han Ming smiled. “I came here to challenge you today. Do you have free time for sparring matches?”
“I was just about to head to Law Enforcement Hall because some of us had to gather there to run missions, but..
If it was someone else, he would politely refuse. However, it was Han Ming. He was always willing to argue with her.
Jiang Hao was nineteen when he first met Han Ming. Now, he had reached the Primordial Spirit Realm in four years. They were both at the early stages of the Natural Establishment Foundation at that moment.
"here?" Han Ming asked.
"Yes." Yeah." Jiang Hao nodded.
Han Ming gripped his sword, and his aura surged. He did not attack directly. He was waiting for something to be made.
Whooshing sound!
A gust of wind blew, and Han Ming flickered like lightning.
Clangs!
He unsheathed his sword and launched a thunderous attack towards Jiang Hao.
Clangs!
The explosion!
Jiang Hao swung his sword and pierced through the empty air behind Han Ming.
With a clang, the long sword fell down and fell to the ground. It was Han Ming's sword.
Jiang Hao's blade stopped a few inches from Han Ming's ear. If he did not stop, Han Ming would be severely injured.
“Young Brother Han, thank you for allowing me to win.” Jiang Hao slowly drew his sword.
“I am now in the final stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm,” said Jiang Hao. “I quit the sect for a while and found something good. It helped me progress to the final stage.”
Han Ming took his sword, bowed to Jiang Hao, and turned to leave. He seemed unsure. He wanted to become one level higher than Jiang Hao and defeat him. Then he will call him “Young Brother Jiang.”
Jiang Hao shook his head as he watched Han Ming leave, but he did not mind.
Han Ming was a rather strange person. He was not a bad person because he did not plan to fight anyone. He just wants to win. If he continued to develop and practice his skills, he would probably become extremely powerful one day.
Han Ming was talented and willing to work hard. The only drawback is that he gets jealous too quickly. Jiang Hao wondered if people would find it too easy to manipulate him.
Jiang Hao did not delay any longer. He arrived at the foot of the mountain where the Law Enforcement Hall was located.
He did not bring Liu Xingchen or Ming Yi there. The spy was always so humble that not many people knew about it.
“Young Brother Jiang, you've advanced?” Mu Qi asked Jiang Hao in surprise.
“I was away from the sect some time ago. I gained some things and cultivated diligently after returning. Fortunately, I was able to advance this time,” said Jiang Hao.
He used the same old excuse. It rarely happens but it never happens.
“Young Brother Jiang, it looks like you often experience such things.” Mu Qi chuckled. “Others will be here soon. Once we enter, you may have to go with the others in the Natural Establishment Foundation. Careful."
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Mu.”
He knew that he was being targeted by many people in the sect, and there would always be danger wherever he went.
They waited a while. People kept coming to where they were gathered. Finally, the disciples from the twelve branches were there.
A woman stood in front of them and spoke.
“Sisters, since everyone is already here, let's go. There will be someone who guides you as you enter the Devil's Nest. The Gold Core Realm cultivators would gather in the Golden Core area. The cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Realm would gather in the Foundation Establishment area along with the others. Individual missions may be carried out, but inadequate achievements may result in punishment.”
'Do we have to pay? 'Jiang Hao wondered.
Normal sect missions did not involve the payment of spirit stones as punishment. Only special missions have that requirement.
Missions are always made with the public in mind. For example, the mission of the Law Enforcement Hall was always related to something outside the sect because usually people brought it to be able to get out of the sect.
The same goes for the mission of the Devil's Nest.
Jiang Hao thought about it for a moment. He decided not to go on a mission alone. He doesn't want to stand out.
The group swung their swords and flew into the Devil's Nest. Jiang Hao looked at some familiar faces.
Xin Yuyue from Thunderfire Peak, Zheng Shijiu from the Ice Moon Valley, and Yue You from the Flowing Waterfall were also there!
Jiang Hao had completed missions with Xin Yuyue and Zheng Shijiu several times now.
In the Devil's Nest, Jiang Hao and the others were greeted by people who were ready to receive them. There are two people. One was a cultivator of the Primordial Spirit Realm and the other was a cultivator of the Golden Core Realm.
Jiang Hao knew that a cultivator of the Primordial Spirit Realm. He's seen her before. She was Ning Xuan from the Cliff of a Broken Heart.
The Gold Core Realm Cultivator was a muscular man, carrying a huge shield. It seemed like she was from the Flowing Waterfall, just like Yue You.
“If you want to solo, can go out half way. For now, follow me,” Ning Xuan said and led the group away.
Jiang Hao heard the man say the same thing.
“Young Brother Jiang, we meet again!” zheng Shijiu said.
Xin Yuyue and Yue You also walked up to him.
“Senior Brother Zheng, Senior Brother Xin, and Senior Brother Yue, nice to meet you!” Jiang Hao said politely.
This time, Zheng Shijiu looked very happy to see him. He understood Jiang Hao's strength to a certain extent. The fact that Jiang Hao had never attacked them implied that they did not need to be hostile towards each other. Moreover, with Jiang Hao present, they would be much safer..