Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning
Chapter 335 - The True Genius

Chapter 335 The True Genius

“What are the two possibilities?”

Jiang Hao sat down cross-legged, ready to listen carefully.

“Actually, the stone tablet at the very top is blank and also the most special. This stone tablet can also be used for enlightenment, but the results are completely different. I’ve been up there myself, you know, in the entire Corpse God Sect, including me, only seven people have reached the top,” Zhuang Yuzhen fell into reminiscence.

“At that time, I sat in front of the stone tablet and meditated for seven days and nights. In the end, I comprehended a divine ability, extremely powerful.”

Jiang Hao was quite envious.

“Do you think this is a good thing?” Zhuang Yuzhen suddenly asked.

“Isn’t it a good thing?” Jiang Hao asked back.

“I thought it was a good thing,” Zhuang Yuzhen said with a wry smile.

“When I excitedly went back to inform my master, he just sighed. He told me that there had been six people before me who contemplated under the stone stele. Only one of them failed to comprehend anything. Yet that person has now become one of the strongest in the Corpse God Sect, with all the others looking up to him. So... the true genius is the one who didn’t comprehend anything.”

Jiang Hao was somewhat speechless. What was this all about?

What if someone with just average talent happened to go up there?

Zhuang Yuzhen didn’t pay attention to Jiang Hao and continued, “At that time, I was unconvinced, but after meeting that person and witnessing his display of power and aura, I understood the real difference in comprehending the stele.”

“What is it?” Jiang Hao was curious.

“Shadows,” Zhuang Yuzhen said seriously.

“When I was contemplating, I saw some shadows in the stele, and one of them was that person’s. So the one truly recognized by Tianbei Mountain will leave behind their own shadow.”

“...”

“Why is the Heavenly Sea King so quiet today?”

The woman beside them seemed to have woken up, she looked at Jiang Hao and said with a smile.

“Just a Foundation Establishment, and you’re giving him so much face? Pathetic, even though I’m weakened now, a Foundation Establishment is still not qualified to carry my shoes.”

Jiang Hao ignored her and after a brief chat, he got up and left.

On his way back, he pondered a lot.

He was very clear about his own talent.

He didn’t entirely disbelieve what Zhuang Yuzhen said, but he couldn’t let it influence him.

“If there’s no opportunity, what’s the use of just leaving a shadow?”

Jiang Hao shook his head and sighed.

What he wanted was not to leave a shadow but to obtain divine abilities.

Or something related to spirit talismans.

These could bring him direct benefits while leaving a name might be useful later or good for one’s reputation, but these were things he wanted to avoid.

Having a legacy meant having trouble, having a reputation meant being envied.

So, being a dutiful inner disciple and doing his own thing was the best.

Regarding entering the Corpse Realm now, he had asked about it and the answer was that people had tried but disappeared.

And those who stayed inside without coming out, undoubtedly, also vanished.

But whether they died or not was unknown.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was evening.

As soon as he entered, he saw the rabbit with Xiao Li crouched in front of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.

“I have a method to summon the master back,” the rabbit declared confidently.

“Really?” Xiao Li asked with curiosity.

“Everyone on the road knows Lord Rabbit doesn’t lie, just watch.”

The rabbit sniffed the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower and was about to touch it with its tongue.

But just as it was about to retract, a familiar scabbard fell, pinning its tongue to the ground.

Seeing this, the rabbit was terrified, and Xiao Li was utterly shocked.

The rabbit indeed didn’t lie.

“M-master,” the rabbit began to beg for mercy.

Jiang Hao glanced at the rabbit and lifted the Half-Moon.

Then he sat down on a chair and pulled out the Half-Moon to check it.

He noticed that there were some cracks on it that he didn’t know when had appeared.

“It must be from the last time I clashed with a Nascent Soul.”

A Golden Core magic weapon, having withstood the power of a late-stage Nascent Soul several times, it was already good that it lasted until now.

“Master, you came back so quickly?” the rabbit hopped onto the table and said excitedly.

“Weren’t you the one who summoned me back?” Jiang Hao said with a cold smile.

Then he looked at the peach tree and asked: “Who ate the peaches?”

As he spoke, Xiao Li looked down and glanced around.

Suddenly she remembered something, took out a jujube, and placed it on the table:

“For Senior Brother.”

Looking at the jujube, Jiang Hao tried it, but it was tasteless.

In the end, he told Xiao Li to keep the jujube for herself and to make sure to save a few peaches for this year.

At this point, he suddenly remembered that he had left two peaches before.

Seeing that they were still good, he handed them to Xiao Li.

Afterward, Xiao Li happily took the peaches and hopped away.

Once Xiao Li left, Jiang Hao turned to the rabbit: “Is the secret message still out there?”

“Master, rest assured, all friends on the road know Lord Rabbit is meticulous in his work,” the rabbit said confidently, patting its chest.

So far, the rabbit indeed hadn’t caused any major trouble.

After asking, he found out that the rabbit had seen someone find the secret message on the third day after he left.

And it was someone with a Golden Core cultivation.

“He didn’t discover you?” Jiang Hao asked curiously.

“The talismans and perceptions on the road all give face to Lord Rabbit, so of course, I wouldn’t be detected,” the rabbit said, and then added:

“Master, that Golden Core seemed not to give you face.”

“There are so many strong people in the sect, the majority don’t give me face,” Jiang Hao reminded.

“Master, you can’t go on like this, you need to work harder,” the rabbit said earnestly.

Jiang Hao ignored the rabbit and asked about the identity of that Golden Core.

“A person from Tianhuan Pavilion?” Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.

There were actually people from the End of All Things over there.

“Did he erase the secret message in the end?”

“Hmm, not only did he wipe it out, but he also descended the mountain shortly after and hasn’t returned since.”

Jiang Hao didn’t care much.

Gone is gone, after all.

If he wanted to inquire about the End of All Things, he could go through Dongfang Ji, though it would be a bit troublesome.

“Have Lin Zhi and the others made any progress this year?”

Jiang Hao began to ask about the others.

“Chu Chuan has been promoted quickly and is already at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Lin Zhi has been working very hard and his strength is also very stable,” the rabbit replied.

Chu Chuan’s promotion didn’t surprise Jiang Hao, but he was somewhat curious about Lin Zhi’s situation:

“What do you mean by stable?”

“He hasn’t made any progress,” the rabbit said, its ears drooping.

“For some reason, his cultivation hasn’t changed at all.”

“What about other aspects?” Jiang Hao asked.

“The number of people bullying him has increased quite a bit,” the rabbit said.

Jiang Hao: “...”

“It seems that because his two friends rarely show up anymore, many people want to take the opportunity to bully him. At first, he was beaten up every day. I even saw him hiding in a corner, secretly crying,” the rabbit shared.

“Lin Zhi is about fourteen or fifteen years old, right?” Jiang Hao asked.

“He’s fifteen, and Chu Chuan is about the same,” the rabbit said.

“What about Xiao Li?” Jiang Hao inquired.

“According to Cheng Chou, she’s sixteen,” the rabbit wasn’t sure.

Xiao Li still looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.

Time hadn’t left any marks on her.

Jiang Hao wanted to ask more, but suddenly he felt a message arriving on the slate.

Checking it, he saw that a gathering was scheduled for tonight.

“The Corpse Realm just closed and now a gathering is starting; it seems they want to ask about the sixth stele.”

“But I also need to consider what question I should ask.”

This was part of the reward from the previous list.

As long as King Hai Luo hadn’t deceived him, then the reward would certainly be there.

While thinking, he handed some tea residue to the rabbit.

Seeing the tea residue, the rabbit’s eyes lit up, and after eating two pieces, it exclaimed in shock.

“Master, this tea really gave face to Lord Rabbit. Do you have more?”

Jiang Hao: “...”

Seeing the rabbit enjoying the tea so much, Jiang Hao was tempted to try it himself.