The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 126 I am now a married woman
mid-September.

A rustic courtyard.

Qingdai came in from outside but did not see her mistress in the courtyard.

She went to the room and gently knocked on the door: "Miss."

"Come in," a cold voice said.

creak!

Qingdai pushed open the door and entered, seeing her mistress sitting in front of the mirror combing her long hair, but her gaze was not on her hair, and she seemed to be looking at something else.

Perhaps it's because of the cinnabar mark between one's eyebrows.

Qingdai thought to herself, but dared not speak.

The temperature wasn't high today, and the young lady was in a so-so mood.

Talking too much can easily lead to trouble.

"Miss, the people from the Immortal Sect have arrived to investigate," Qingdai said respectfully as she approached.

Upon hearing this, Meng Qiewei paused her work and asked softly, "Which number are we?"

“The fifth one,” Qingdai replied.

"What's the attitude of the first four companies?" Meng Qiewei asked.

“I met with the first family, but the next three said they were feeling unwell and wouldn’t see me,” Qingdai replied.

"Is the person who came male or female?" Meng Qiewei asked.

“Not a fairy.” Qingdai replied without hesitation.

"Okay, then tell the person conducting the verification that I am married and I have not seen any strange men," Meng Qiewei said casually.

Qingdai nodded.

Then, after going out for a short while, she came back: "The person conducting the verification has changed to a fairy."

Meng Qiewei looked at Qingdai and said, "I won't see her."

Qingdai nodded.

Backed out.

As soon as they left the courtyard, the elder was waiting for them: "Miss Qingdai, what did the young lady say?"

"No," Qingdai said seriously. "Miss seems to be in a bad mood today and doesn't want to see anyone. We need to have them check on the other people first."

"Then how should we reply?" the elder asked.

"Just tell the truth; such things must be conveyed truthfully," Qingdai said.

The elder nodded and said, "Of course, otherwise the meaning would be wrong, and the other party might think that the young lady is easy to talk to."

"If they say something unpleasant and die here, that would be troublesome."

After a pause, the elder looked at Qingdai and said, "Qingdai, you've informed the eldest young lady of everything in the clan, right?"

Qingdai smiled and shook her head: "How could that be? We're on the same side."

The elder said, "With so many things happening recently, I find it hard to believe Miss Qingdai."

Upon hearing this, Qingdai asked curiously, "Is there some gossip again? Next time I'll steal some of Miss's tea leaves for you to try."

"When have I ever not stolen tea leaves?"

"Isn't that enough to show that I'm on your side?"
"Those are all teas specially supplied by the immortal sects."

“That’s true, but isn’t stealing tea leaves going too far? What if we get caught?” the elder asked cautiously.

"It's alright, I'll be the only one who dies," Qingdai said confidently.

"Miss Qingdai, you've worked hard. I feel it was truly wrong of me to doubt you," the elder said apologetically. He paused, then added, "If the news were to reach the young lady's ears..."

“Then there must be a traitor among you,” Qingdai said with certainty.

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Jiang Man took a deep breath.

He stopped cultivating, and now it's September 14th, and he has only cultivated the Yuan Condensation Technique to the tenth level.

Reaching the thirteenth floor this month is no longer possible.

Fortunately, there are only thirteen floors; if there were fourteen, it would take much longer.

More powerful techniques cannot be mastered overnight.

This demonstrates the power of the simplified method.

Simplifying a cultivation method to the point that everyone can practice it is an extremely difficult task.

Today he decided to go to his master's place to hand over the elixir.

Receive another thousand spirit resources.

The cheap elixir is running low.

You won't earn that much for long.

Jiang Man was quite moved, but he felt that he had indeed gained a lot more knowledge about spiritual herbs.

After all, it's the hardworking ox that's teaching them.

I've learned both the complex and the simple ones.

However, having seen many simple elixirs, I know more about them.

Alchemy Institute.

Jiang Man saw Wei Beichuan being ushered inside from afar.

"Wei Beichuan is here to refine pills too?"

Jiang Man didn't seem to care.

Instead, they headed towards their master.

Soon, he met his master.

Salute respectfully.

He Huai'an looked at Jiang Man, and felt another wave of emotion.

I ran into Mo Zainian again as I was leaving, and he said that he didn't know where his disciple's annual ranking was anymore.

It used to be the best in the courtyard, but now...
He didn't say anything more, he just kept shaking his head.

After becoming an apprentice, he not only made no progress in alchemy, but his cultivation level even dropped.

They even said they didn't know whose fault it was.

Is it because my studies and practice have been neglected, or because my master's guidance has been incorrect?

Not only Mo Zainian, but other alchemists were also in similar situations.

Everyone's watching this as a joke.

It's just that they accepted the wrong disciple, but these people won't let it go.

Sure enough, they were all a group of alchemists who had never produced any good disciples.

He kept staring at his own poor student.

"You've made me very uncomfortable." He Huai'an sighed as he looked at Jiang Man arriving empty-handed.

At first, it cost 100 spirit resources for the wine, then it cost 50 spirit resources, and later it cost 25 spirit resources.

Now there's no more alcohol.

I understand now, I'm here to exchange for spiritual resources.

Jiang Man asked curiously, "What did this disciple do wrong?"

He Huai'an shook his head slightly and asked, "What was your annual ranking?"

"There is no ranking," Jiang Man answered truthfully.

"I understand, there will be rankings next year, right?" He Huai'an asked.

Jiang Man nodded: "That's how it should be normally done."

"What rank are you aiming for next year?" He Huai'an asked, following Jiang Man's lead.

He paused for a moment, then jokingly added in a low voice, "How about we get first place?"

Hearing this, Jiang Man smiled and nodded: "Then I'll listen to Master and get first place."

He Huai'an laughed and said, "Has anyone said you're not very humble?"

“Yes.” Jiang Man nodded.

"And then?" He Huai'an asked.

"Then they realized I was still too modest," Jiang Man said truthfully.

For example, Lao Huang.

It will no longer say such things.

He Huai'an laughed and said that Jiang Man was good at making people happy.

In the end, he didn't say anything more.

Instead, he examined the medicinal herbs that had been brought this time.

I also gave them a test.

Jiang Man answered each question.

"He does have some talent for alchemy." He Huai'an was slightly surprised.

But the greatest talent in alchemy is spiritual energy.

Out of a sense of responsibility, he still asked Jiang Man if he wanted to refine pills.

The answer was quite simple.

That means not practicing.

He only wanted to improve his cultivation level.

Add 1000 to the spiritual source.

There are 34,000 left.

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The next day.

The Foundation Building Academy began its classes.

The Ninth Academy has been teaching for half a month, while the other academies only started today.

Jiang Man was still unaware of the annual rankings.

Now that it has been upgraded to the Eighth Hospital, I wonder how the seating arrangements will be.

When I arrived, I saw that there were some people, but only Wei Beichuan was in the front row.

I counted, and I was sitting in the eighth position.

Is this the eighth-ranked candidate in the annual performance review?

At this moment, his eyes were fixed on the fifth and sixth positions.

It carried a sense of solemnity and desolation.

Jiang Man shook his head, feeling like he was being watched and could be killed at any moment.

It's really uncomfortable.

I wonder how those two feel. But even though I'm not here, are they still fifth or sixth?
Jiang Man glanced at the first seat and found that his name was still written there.

That means the position remains unchanged.

So Wei Beichuan ranked seventh in the annual performance evaluation?

It's really awesome.

Jiang Man then sat down.

Zhuo Bufan and Zhao Yaoyao also arrived one after another.

Seeing Jiang Man was somewhat unexpected.

"You're back? You have no idea what people outside are saying about you," Zhuo Bufan said.

"Do the people outside know me?" Jiang Man asked.

It's worth noting that his ranking is still in this small courtyard.

Having never left home, one would expect that few people would recognize them.

It takes time for the sunlight to illuminate Yunxia Peak.

"Because many people know you're number one in the courtyard, they wanted to team up with you during the annual assessment," Zhao Yaoyao said as she walked in. "But in the end, they found that none of the people who were following you made it into the rankings of the three courtyards."

"It was all a surprise; it felt like your talent was just a flash in the pan."

"Or perhaps they're just too poor to continue improving their cultivation."

"Some people had all their plans, but your ranking suddenly disrupted everything."

"I am very disappointed in you."

Jiang Man didn't care: "The Ninth Academy should be the weakest, so why team up with the Ninth Academy?"

"This is related to the subsequent struggle for the items. Each struggle involves puppets. If it's all teams from the Seventh Academy, then the difficulty is the highest. But as long as the Ninth Academy is added, the difficulty is reduced by almost half."

"But the combat strength will also decrease accordingly, so everyone hopes that the top student in the Ninth Academy can be stronger and then form a team."

"Of course, that's later on. After all, there's also the ranking of the three academies, which shows strength," Zhuo Bufan said.

Jiang Man understood.

First, the ranking of the courtyards; if you pass the threshold, you can move up further.

Participating in a small-scale competition among individuals from the three academies, a new ranking has emerged.

Then form a team to participate in the battle for the Seven Peaks.

It seems that someone values ​​him, and may have even had someone test him.

Then it was discovered that all the work had been in vain.

However, the impact is still limited.

No need to care.

Just keep improving yourself.

These trivial matters are nothing compared to the importance of self-cultivation.

When my light shines upon them, all rumors and misunderstandings will vanish.

At this moment, Cao Cheng and An Rong walked in. They sat down awkwardly, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with this guy? Why is he staring at us like that?" Cao Cheng asked.

An Rong sighed and said, "They're captivated by my looks."

"You're shameless," Cao Cheng spat.

Zhao Yaoyao sighed, "He's a true genius. Why did you do that back then?"

Cao Cheng, with dark circles under his eyes, said, "I don't believe it. He can outlast me."

He needs to work harder this year and go even further.

An Rong was shocked: "Are you going to abandon me?"

"Your beauty makes me want to vomit," Cao Cheng said, disgusted.

"Once you've passed the cultivation period, you'll regret it. You'll never experience anything like what I'm like in your entire life," An Rong said disdainfully.

“He won’t abandon you.” Lin Qingshan, who had been silent until now, said earnestly, “He can’t surpass me.”

An Rong stared at Cao Cheng and said with a smile, "See? I have a loyal guardian."

Lin Qingshan glanced coldly at An Rong, then took out a notebook and wrote it down, just like Jiang Man.

"On September 15th, the first day of classes at the Eighth Academy, An Rong compared me to a dog," Lin Qingshan wrote and read aloud.

Everyone: "."

Jiang Man was quite moved; none of the people in this small courtyard would mock him.

However, since I didn't participate in the annual rankings, I did have the opportunity to use the notebook.

"Looks like everyone's here." Yan Yiqiu walked in.

"The rankings for the Seven Peaks are out. There are twenty-five people in total. One of our courtyard's top ten made it in. Zhuo Bufan came in seventh, which seems to be at the bottom, but Zhao Yaoyao is thirteenth and Lin Qingshan is fifteenth. Overall, we are actually one of the top two." Yan Yiqiu looked at everyone and smiled. "I just didn't expect the top students from each peak to be so outstanding."

"But it's not surprising, their families are wealthy enough."

"in addition."

Yan Yiqiu looked at Lin Qingshan and said, "You should at least buy some elixirs to get rid of your dark circles. They're all asking you what happened."

"Staying up late is not common nowadays."

"Being noticed makes it easy to encounter obstacles."

"Unless someone breaks the limit."

At this point, Yan Yiqiu looked at Jiang Man.

This person was not included in the annual rankings.

Otherwise, her courtyard would become famous throughout the Seven Peaks.

But don't rush, give them another year, even if she comes in last this year, so be it.

The offensive and defensive dynamics will shift next year.

However, other departments do indeed have terrifying geniuses.

She had to advise Jiang Man that if he didn't have enough confidence, he should avoid confronting the other party's strength during the next annual assessment, so as not to hurt himself.

The other people in the courtyard didn't care that their ranking wasn't very high; their number one spot wasn't even in the rankings.

If you participate.

So, four of the first sixteen will be from their small courtyard.

"Besides what you win, those who rank well will also receive related rewards," Yan Yiqiu said to everyone. "They should be delivered to you today."

"In addition, we are now in the Eighth College, and we will begin to study minors."

"The total score will be increased from 400 to 600."

The score improved.

But Jiang Man still had no intention of pursuing a minor in education.

there is no time.

The Condensation Technique needs to be upgraded to level thirteen first, and then some more needs to be cultivated again.

This doesn't take much time, but in a few months, when your destiny is nearing its end, you need to improve as soon as possible. In addition, you also need to learn the Five Elements theory.

Another important reason for him is that he can temporarily refrain from studying a minor.

That means he has no bottlenecks in his cultivation and can keep improving to get more points.

Others will experience some stagnation and need to cultivate supplementary skills to improve their scores.

Yan Yiqiu then informed us that after the next assessment, she would begin teaching techniques and adding practical combat lessons.

For actual combat, we might need to go to the nearby mountains.

It takes place under the influence of monsters.

Real-world experience will be helpful in the subsequent competition, and everyone is looking forward to it.

Afterwards, Jiang Man went back to continue his cultivation.

He is now cultivating the Qi Condensation Technique extremely quickly.

Seven days later.

Eleventh floor.

Nineteen days later.

Twelve floors.

Thirty-eight days later.

Late October.

Thirteen floors.

Jiang Man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old Huang, I've mastered the Seven Star Condensation Technique. What do you think?" he said, looking at Old Huang.

Old Huang ate the medicinal herbs without even looking up.

It's as if I haven't heard of it.

Jiang Man didn't mind and continued cultivating.

The spiritual energy needs to be replaced.

Also, the spirit tablets need to be re-added.

Now we just wait for the next assessment to give them a little shock.

The spirit hidden on the thirteenth floor is perfect.

-

Inside the inner gate.

Xia Jin arrived at Yu Wanyi's residence.

"Why is Senior Sister Xia here?" Yu Wanyi asked, somewhat surprised. "I was just about to go out."

"Where are you going?" Xia Jin asked curiously. "Weren't you going to hide and not go out?"

"I heard that Master Xiang's residence has been repaired. I'm going to check it out. I wonder if it's safe to burn it," Yu Wanyi said.

Xia Jin shook her head.

They've become somewhat neglectful of their duties.

However, she came here on important business: "They searched for a long time on the 210th but found no clues. However, I heard someone mention something."

"What?" Yu Wanyi asked guiltily.

“Some people say that 210 belongs to the Ninth Academy,” Xia Jin said seriously, “but no one cares because it’s simply impossible.”

"But."

Xia Jin looked at Yu Wanyi and said seriously, "But there really was someone from the Ninth Academy involved."

Before the other party could answer, Xia Jin immediately said, "Thinking about it, it's impossible, isn't it? It's already good enough that one of the Ninth Academy can pass the assessment, how could they let so many people suffer?"

Yu Wanyi fell silent.

Xia Jin also fell silent.

(End of this chapter)