Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning

Xiao Li took out a packet of pastries from her belongings:

“Senior Brother Jiang, these were made by Grandma, she said they’re for you.”

Seeing Senior Brother accept the pastries, she withdrew her reluctant gaze, looked around, and asked:

“Where’s the rabbit? There’s some for it too.”

“It might have gone to find Chu Chuan, you can go look for it,” Jiang Hao casually dismissed Xiao Li.

As for what they encountered, he planned to ask Cheng Chou.

Xiao Li’s gaze seemed to contain many things that didn’t matter.

However, before leaving, she glanced at Cheng Chou.

“He’s fine, don’t worry,” Jiang Hao reassured her.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li was no longer worried and disappeared at the end of the road with a whoosh.

Her speed was faster than that of a normal Qi Refining fifth or sixth level.

For a dragon, this was nothing.

Jiang Hao sat down and looked at the slightly red pastries, thinking they must be red bean.

After observing for a while, he activated his appraisal.

【Red Bean Cake: Made personally for you by Miao Xiang, Xiao Li fought with a Poison Tiger while carrying it, and it has been contaminated with poison. It would taste better with tea.】

“It’s poisoned.”

Jiang Hao smiled and popped the cake into his mouth.

After carefully chewing a few times, he felt that the texture was slightly worse than before.

If it wasn’t due to unstable cooking skills, then it meant the elderly lady’s health was deteriorating.

After finishing the cake, Cheng Chou also finished meditating.

As for the poison, Jiang Hao didn’t take it seriously.

He knew he had to be careful with this mindset to prevent future arrogance.

“How are your injuries?”

He approached Cheng Chou and asked gently.

“Much better,” Cheng Chou quickly stood up.

“Tell me about your trip,” Jiang Hao said calmly.

They had been out for nearly two months, and he wanted to know if they had encountered trouble or if Xiao Li just didn’t want to come back.

Knowing this would help him plan for the future and prevent issues.

“We didn’t have any accidents when we went,” Cheng Chou exhaled and said:

“After Junior Sister Xiao Li returned, the two elders were very happy. They took out everything they had saved up over the past few months for Junior Sister to eat. It seemed like they had been preparing for several months, just waiting for Junior Sister Xiao Li to return.”

“Xiao Li was also very happy, but unlike when she was at the sect, she didn’t dare to eat things indiscriminately, fearing that the two elders wouldn’t have enough to eat. Afterwards, she would help her grandma thread needles and sew clothes. She also gave her own damaged clothes to her grandma to mend. Whenever she had free time, she would go chop wood, fetch water, and take over her grandpa’s chores. From time to time, she would say that Xiao Li had grown up and could now help with work. She would also mark her height on the wall, insisting that she had grown a lot, which made the two elders laugh continuously.”

“I asked around in the neighborhood and heard that the two elders often saved up food and would sit at the front gate as if they were waiting for someone from the family to return.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice:

“Did Junior Sister Xiao Li bring anything back for them?”

“Yes, she brought back quite a few delicacies, but most of them the elders couldn’t eat. However, they were very happy,” Cheng Chou explained, then continued.

“After the New Year, Xiao Li’s grandpa fell ill, so we stayed for a long time until the old man recovered before we set off to return to the sect. During that time, I did as Senior Brother instructed, helping to buy some things, some medicine as well as food and firewood, and also helped to raise a few chickens and ducks. Even though they might not eat them, at least they wouldn’t be too lonely. On the way back, we were attacked. Although Junior Sister Xiao Li can fight, there were too many of them, so we were a bit disheveled when we returned.”

Jiang Hao nodded, took a careful look at Cheng Chou, and then continued:

“That’s good, it was a trial for you, and your cultivation has become much more solid. You can try to advance to the next level this year or next year. I will give you the elixirs.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chou was overjoyed.

“Thank you, Senior Brother.”

After hesitating for a moment, he added:

“The health of Junior Sister Xiao Li’s grandparents is declining day by day; they may not be able to accompany Junior Sister for many more years.”

“Mm,” Jiang Hao said softly.

“Let her go back for two months in the middle of the year.”

Advancing twice a year means two visits back home.

A total of four months, which is quite a lot.

Enough for her to spend quality time with the elders.

As for the final moments... being a dragon taken in by an ordinary family, this is something she must face, it’s inevitable.

“In half a month, I will enter the Demon Cavern. After that, you’ll need to be vigilant, as there might be busy times,” Jiang Hao reminded.

“Remember, don’t let strangers come in to help.”

The Tiansheng Sect has puppets, which can easily bring danger.

It just so happens that he won’t be around, and if something happens, it will be hard for these people to notice.

Cheng Chou didn’t dare to ask more and could only agree.

However, with the rabbit around, he felt somewhat at ease.

After all, the rabbit is really powerful and quick to spot problems.

After that, besides making talismans, Jiang Hao was comprehending the techniques in the Primordial Heart Sutra.

After spending seven days, he finally grasped the full scope of the technique.

Its name, Universe in the Palm.

The first technique, Jiang Hao initially thought it was of the attacking type.

But upon closer inspection, it felt more like a sealing type.

Universe in the Palm, enveloping all things with Purple Qi, storing them within the palm.

Similar to spatial techniques, yet akin to sealing techniques.

Since he hadn’t learned it yet, Jiang Hao didn’t know the specifics.

But related to space, is it really something a Nascent Soul can learn?

The first one is this difficult to learn, so one can imagine the difficulty of subsequent techniques.

If truly mastered, calling it a divine ability wouldn’t be an overstatement.

“Only seven days left, I wonder how much I can grasp.”

After that, Jiang Hao stopped pondering and started to comprehend with all his might.

......

On the day he set off for the Demon Cavern.

Jiang Hao awoke from his comprehension.

At this moment, he got up and went to the courtyard, where the sky was turning pale, but the sun had not yet risen.

The rabbit was drooling next to the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.

The closer it got, the closer to death it would be.

Turning his gaze away, Jiang Hao looked at the teaware on the table.

He extended his hand and operated the Primordial Heart Sutra, covering it with Purple Qi.

Then he gently grasped with a bit of force.

Universe in the Palm.

The Purple Qi surged, covering the entire teaware, and then returned to Jiang Hao’s hand.

At this point, the teaware had disappeared from the table.

“Quite useful.”

He looked at the sphere of Purple Qi condensed in his palm, inside of which was the teaware that had vanished from the table.

“It’s a pity it’s not actually stored inside the palm, but just shrunk and sealed.”

With a gentle wave of his hand, the teaware returned to the table.

He then turned his gaze to the rabbit.

The Purple Qi was mobilized again.

Universe in the Palm.

In an instant, the rabbit was covered by the Purple Qi and finally ended up in his palm.

At this time, the rabbit was still drooling.

“If the strength is not enough, my technique, Universe in the Palm, cannot be broken.”

“It’s a pity that I’ve just learned it, the range is not large, and it cannot withstand things that are too powerful.”

At that moment, a communication talisman flew in from outside.

After throwing the rabbit down to the ground to restore it to its original form, he checked the talisman.

It was an order to gather.

It was finally time to enter the Demon Cavern.

Now that he’s at the early stage of Nascent Soul, with the Divine Might as his trump card, he can do some things with the Universe in the Palm.

This time going in, it’s just right for refining his cultivation.

There will definitely be dangers, but they should rarely exceed the early stage of Nascent Soul.

Hmm. Let’s not get cocky.