Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1315: A Glimpse of the Great Dao (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Even the academy could not compare to this place.

At the edge, she saw some bookshelves with books and magical artifacts on them.

There were also many jars and bottles.

On the top shelf were two bottles of pills, a scroll, and a book.

Below, there were various items, including magical artifacts, pills, and books.

Some items emitted light but were inscrutable.

“Everything is so intact here?” Yan Yuezhi was surprised.

After all these years, why had the rotting corpses not taken over this place?

As she approached the bookshelves, she noticed a desk with a bamboo slip on it.

After wiping it clean, the characters on it became clear:

[Reaching this place means you are a student of the academy and possess extraordinary fortune.

[Of course, this merely qualifies you to see these words. The items on the bookshelves are ordinary, but they can’t be taken away easily.

[Pass the trials, and you can take the corresponding items.

[You might not know the origin of these items.

[Let me briefly explain.

[The items on the bookshelves are divided into three parts. The first part comes from the Corpse Ancestor Lou Mantian, the second part from the [Immortal Gu Changsheng, and the third part from many sages of the academy.

[Once you begin the trial, you cannot leave this place for ten years.

[In these ten years, you can take as much as you can. What you fail to take will await the next destined person after ten years.

[Best,

[Gu Jin.]

Yan Yuezhi was surprised when she read this.

She had not expected that the opportunities here were left behind by that senior.

And it was reserved for the Astronomical Academy.

Unfortunately, no one had entered here for so many years.

This opportunity fell to her.

“It’s no wonder those evil cultivators couldn’t enter. Under that senior’s power, no matter how many of them there are, it’s useless.”

Yan Yuezhi looked at the numerous items on the bookshelves, then lowered her gaze to the bottom of the shelves.

In front of the shelves were nine empty slots, and each of them gave off powerful fluctuations.

The deeper ones were more mysterious.

After some hesitation, she stepped into the first slot.

As soon as she entered, the entire cave was sealed. No one could enter or leave.

However, sitting in the slot, she could faintly perceive the outside situation.

It was not completely closed off.

“Alright.” Yan Yuezhi closed her eyes and began to sense everything in the area. She wanted to see what the evil cultivators were up to.

After confirming the surrounding situation, she would begin the trial.

While she might be unfamiliar with other things, trials were something she understood.

After all, she had to complete endless trials when she had to visit the backyard of her academy.

Everything had a source.

Change remains consistent in its essence.

Perhaps she had an advantage here.

Two days later, Yan Yuezhi opened her eyes.

In her vague perception, she detected an extremely bright spot.

There stood a certain treasure.

Around the treasure were many evil cultivators, and numerous rotting corpses surrounded them.

They were shaking the power around the treasure and trying to seize it.

But in her perception, those people were mere fireflies.

The treasure’s light was like the bright moon.

For the first time, Yan Yuezhi deeply understood what it meant that the light of fireflies could not compete with the sun and moon.

Those people were too insignificant.

“It’s unimaginable that anyone could take this treasure.”

Shaking her head, Yan Yuezhi decided to start the trial.

Just as she closed her eyes, she suddenly sensed someone approaching.

The invincible divine light shone, ancient and unwavering. It revealed no thoughts or aura.

She only knew someone was coming, but she could not tell anything about them.

“Who is it?”

Some capable of this must indeed be extraordinary.

…

In the sky, Jiang Hao arrived on his sword.

The Ice Forest Mountain Range was extremely cold and devoid of any signs of life.

Jiang Hao was surprised to see some energy fluctuations coming from below.

“Someone arrived before me? Fortunately, that object is still here.”

He was there for the Heavenly Halberd. Although he had not yet entered, he could clearly sense the existence of that weapon.

No one could take it away.

He just wondered if the spirit stones were still there.

Jiang Hao did not care too much about it.

It was just a few spirit stones, after all.

There were plenty of other items here.

After closing his eyes and sensing the location of the halberd, Jiang Hao reached out his hand. The Heavenly Blade appeared in his grip.

He was Smiling San Sheng, after all. How could he enter without a commotion?

He would just take off the top of the mountain entirely.

The Heavenly Blade spun, and a bright moon appeared. They were imprinted with the Mountain Sea Seal.

Then, he slashed down.

Moonlight descended from the sky and illuminated the entire mountain range.

Boom!

The entire snowy mountain shook.

Then, there was a rumble, and a storm surged. A powerful force swept in all directions.

The rumbles continued.

The mountain peak was lifted off.

The entire mountain split apart.

The point at which the mountain had torn apart was smooth.

Rumble!

The snow mountain peak fell and revealed an empty space.

At the center of the snowy mountain, there was a blue halberd.

It was covered in frost as if it had aged with time.

Around the Heavenly Halberd stood a dozen figures, who were surrounded by countless rotting corpses.

“This certainly makes things easier,” Jiang Hao said loudly.

The evil cultivators below were decayed beyond recognition. Seeing Jiang Hao, they were furious. “Where did that little rat come from?”

“Little Rat?” Jiang Hao smiled. “Seniors, do you have any advice for me?”

In his eyes, although these people had some power, none could display their full potential.

He assessed the strongest one. He was at the early stage of the True Immortal Realm.

He could still manage.

“I see you have some skill. Help us pull out that divine artifact and bring it to us,” one evil cultivator said.

It should not be like this.

Given his displayed strength, they should not say such things if they had any sense unless it was a trap.

But upon closer inspection, Jiang Hao realized their minds had also rotted.

“What if I refuse?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Then you’ll be a stepping stone on my path,” said a tall, evil cultivator.

Hearing this, Jiang Hao carefully sensed and found no trace of Dao energy. He couldn’t help but ask, “Seniors, have you ever comprehended the Dao?”

“Naturally.”

“Then, why can’t I sense any Dao aura?” Jiang Hao asked as he set up the Yin-Yang Bracelet.

Then, he activated the Heavenly Cauldron to guard against any surprises.

“Who are you to dictate what the Dao aura should be?” The tall evil cultivator sneered. “Do you even know what the three thousand Daos specifically are? If you don’t, how can you get ahead of yourself and claim I have no Dao aura? Why must it be that what you perceive is correct? If you can’t sense it, why can’t it be that you lack the insight to recognize the true face of the Great Dao?”

Jiang Hao was stunned. “Why do I say there’s none?”

He fell into deep thought.

What exactly was the Dao?

Everyone who comprehended the Dao had their own understanding of it.

There were three thousand Daos, and no one knew what the Great Dao was like.

The passing of spring and the coming of autumn was the Dao. The death of winter and the birth of spring was also the Dao. The achievement of forgetting one’s emotions to follow the true path was also a part of the Dao. The survival of humanity itself was the way of the Dao.

The world was filled with the Great Dao. Every blade of grass and tree was the Great Dao.

Each step and each footprint held a trace of the Dao.

He was already on the path of the Dao, and yet, he kept seeking it elsewhere.

At this moment, Jiang Hao’s path lay beneath his feet. It was a path that led to a distant place.

The great path had always been under his feet, but he had not seen it.

At the moment of enlightenment, Jiang Hao felt light illuminating the path. The mist before his eyes cleared and revealed the way ahead. He glimpsed the mysteries of the Dao.

Boom!

The Dao energy flowed like a torrent.

At this moment, the evil corpses realized that something was wrong and charged wildly.

Jiang Hao’s eyes showed neither sadness nor joy.

He extended his hand, and black and yellow light gathered at his fingers.

The Dao energy surged.

Then, he wrote one symbol after another in the air.

It was the Black-Yellow Curse.

This time, the curse did not cause any disturbance.

It seemed to be words of the world itself.

As the last stroke fell, the evil cultivators had already reached him.

Jiang Hao gently waved his hand.

The surrounding runes began to disperse.

Each symbol fused into the bodies of all the evil cultivators and corpses.

The power surging from the evil cultivators was instantly frozen in midair.

Their power was also frozen.

No one could move.

The tall corpse looked at Jiang Hao in disbelief. He panicked.

He firmly believed that his Dao was not wrong.

He roared and a wave of the Dao energy appeared.

The moment he felt the Dao energy, he was overjoyed. As expected, his path was the right one.

But before he could rejoice, the Dao energy was extinguished, and his consciousness began to fade.

At the same time, Jiang Hao approached the Heavenly Halberd under everyone’s gaze.

‘Fool! Ignorant brat! Touch it and die with us!’ Some of the evil cultivators thought.

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