The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 128 Husband, they're bullying me
The hourglass in the room made a very soft sound; it was almost inaudible unless you listened very carefully.

Especially when the three people sitting cross-legged in the room spoke.

All three were shrouded in mist.

Two people were in the front seats, while Jiang Man sat alone in the corner.

However, out of curiosity, the man in front of Jiang Man turned around and struck up a conversation with her.

Upon hearing the question, Jiang Man simply looked at the other person without responding.

Is he considered number one now?

Rankings don't count, but actual scores do.

Before Jiang Man could respond, the other party nodded and said, "Such arrogance, he must be number one without a doubt."

Jiang Man stared at the other person in silence, offering no explanation.

Being number one is not wrong either.

"How long do you plan to take to understand the unity of the five elements?" the man asked again.

"I'm not good at this," Jiang Man said truthfully.

He didn't intend to understand it, and since he hadn't studied it systematically, he was at a disadvantage in understanding it.

The only option is to try cultivation.

However, it seems that the Five Elements Unity can only be cultivated in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

So the only thing he needs to do here is not to understand or cultivate, but to remember.

Then I went back and handed it over to Lao Huang.

Wait for the other party to analyze it, and then understand it.

Final training.

Trying to understand it on your own takes too much time.

"Not good at it?" the man said with some surprise. "Then you'd better be careful. If you leave without understanding, it will have a bad influence, and the requirements will be higher when you come back."

"If you still don't meet the standards, then you're in a bad situation."

"The position that appears at that time will be the worst."

"The second assessment is an opportunity, but it also carries penalties."

"Therefore, many people act according to their abilities and look for what suits them and is easy to learn."

"Those who dare to sit here are either in the late stage of Foundation Establishment or are about to be promoted and have great confidence in themselves."

"Especially the top students in each college."

Jiang Man nodded, realizing that he would be recorded as a punishment.

Moreover, even if you come in, you might not learn much.

Their situation became even worse.

But he had no intention of leaving. Since he was already here, he naturally wanted the best.

Otherwise, wouldn't his trip have been in vain, given that he was such a peerless genius?

Seeing that Jiang Man had no intention of leaving, the man stopped talking and asked, "Did you get a high-grade technique in the first round of assessment?"

Jiang Man nodded.

The man asked curiously, "Have you encountered Number 210? I've heard that quite a few people have suffered at his hands."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man was somewhat surprised, as he hadn't done anything wrong.

But he still answered truthfully, "I didn't encounter it."

"I haven't encountered him either," the man explained with a smile. "I've heard that many people encountered his puppet when they were about to succeed, and the Heavenly Heart Seal abruptly stopped their winning streak."

"Now many people are looking for him to see who exactly made them suffer such a loss."

"They even offered a reward of 30,000 yuan."

Jiang Man didn't care, and even thought it was himself.

I paused for a moment when I heard the last part.

How many?

A reward of 30,000?

"Is there another bounty?" Jiang Man asked.

The other party gave their approval.

Jiang Man asked if the reward would be increased, but the other party shook his head.

Jiang Man was puzzled. Were they not wealthy enough?
However, the answer was that wealth and richness are two completely different things.

Ten thousand is a fortune, a million is also a fortune.

Furthermore, regardless of wealth, every student carries the responsibility behind the resources they receive.

No one wants to waste spiritual energy; the more you waste, the stronger others become.

This imbalance resulted in significant losses.

Therefore, a bounty of 30,000 spirit resources is quite substantial.

Jiang Man nodded and said no more.

It always feels like a pity to miss out on unexpected wealth.

Looking at the hourglass again, Jiang Man found that nothing had changed.

He stopped thinking about it.

Choose to begin cultivation.

Waiting aimlessly is such a waste of time.

Jiang Man continued to improve his cultivation.

The man next to Jiang Man was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Man like this.

I wondered what was going on? Was it a case of diligence compensating for lack of talent, or a case of the slow bird having to start flying early?

Even the woman on the other side, who hadn't spoken, looked over.

I feel like the other person is just trying to attract attention.

I stopped paying attention to it after that.

Jiang Man ignored the stares of others and continued to improve.

He didn't know how long he would have to wait.

As time passed, several more people entered the room, and they were all somewhat surprised to see Jiang Man.

I don't know if the other person is genuinely hardworking or deliberately trying to attract attention.

I thought that if the other party just casually cultivated, they would stop.

After all, most of the people have arrived.

Everything that needed to be noted has been noted.

However, Jiang Man did not stop, and the hourglass did not run out.

One day passed.

Everyone waited patiently, and Jiang Man continued his cultivation.

Three days passed.

The others frowned, because it wasn't time to start the lesson yet.

Jiang Man, on the other hand, cultivated tirelessly, day and night.

Isn't he afraid of wasting his energy?
Five days later.

Jiang Man regretted it.

We brought too few pills.

The Water Essence Pills have been consumed, and the gourd is now more than 70% full.

If he had more pills, he felt he could collect enough in seven more days.

Then improve your spirit and body.

With a sigh, he decided to rest and improve his Heavenly Heart Seal.

The Heavenly Heart Seal will definitely be needed for the next secret realm.

While he was resting, the man who had started the conversation earlier joked, "Why are you suddenly taking a break?"

He was still wondering how many days the other person could cultivate.

Many people are waiting to see the joke.

With the other person so focused, will they forget to learn about the unity of the five elements?

Jiang Man calmly looked at the other person and said, "You haven't cultivated?"

"Why should I cultivate?" the other party asked in return.

Jiang Man calmly said, "It seems catching up with you is easy."

Upon hearing this, the other party was taken aback.

I felt a strange pressure, but I quickly realized: "Your sleepless cultivation is not good for your mind. When I teach you the techniques later, I'm afraid your mind won't be able to keep up, and it will backfire."

"The first step in teaching these techniques is to temper one's mind and spirit."

"The hourglass appears to be moving, but it has never actually moved."

"It depends on whether a person is impatient, whether they expend their energy on other things, and how they endure such hardship, and then suddenly they can be taught."

"People who expend so much energy like this are probably going to fall behind."

"do you know?"

He hadn't planned to tell them this, but since the other party acted as if he had won the battle of time, he decided to give them a little blow.

Unfortunately, the other party didn't seem to be affected and simply replied calmly, "Now I know."

He must be regretting his bravado now, the man thought to himself, before asking, "Shall we calm down now?"

Jiang Man looked at the other person and said truthfully, "We're out of pills."

"Water Essence Pill? I have some. Do you want it at market price?" the man asked.

Jiang Man was somewhat surprised, thinking that the other party wanted to see him make a fool of himself.

I never imagined someone would go to such lengths just to see me make a fool of myself.

It really is a timely help.

In the end, he spent eight thousand to buy ten.

There are 20,000 spirit resources remaining.

Thus, Jiang Man continued his cultivation.

The others watched without saying a word.

I felt that the other party initially wanted to attract attention, but later realized that it was a waste of their energy. However, in order to show that they didn't care, they could only grit their teeth and continue to cultivate.

Now everyone is wondering when the other person will give up and stop.

But five days passed. On the tenth day, Jiang Man stopped cultivating once again.

At this point, the gourd had accumulated to ninety percent full.

One or two more days will be enough.

However, the hourglass moved.

Jiang Man had no choice but to stop.

Immediately afterward, the hourglass disappeared, and a middle-aged man sat cross-legged in front of it.

Everyone stood up and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, sir."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly and said, "Among you, there are those in the late Foundation Establishment stage and those in the middle Foundation Establishment stage, so I must remind you that only those in the late Foundation Establishment stage can learn this technique."

"Once the teaching begins, one cannot leave, nor can one learn other techniques."

"I think you already know what constitutes academic failure."

"Those who don't want to study now can leave."

Everyone instinctively looked at Jiang Man.

The woman initially shook her head, feeling that the other person was merely trying to protect their pathetic sense of self-esteem.

Such behavior suggests that the person is not wealthy.

Otherwise, why would they start cultivating as soon as they entered? Don't they understand that this place requires tempering one's mind and spirit?

Jiang Man didn't care about these gazes; soon the gazes would change.

The light will always shine upon them.

"Then let's begin. You have three days to listen to my explanation, and the last two days to cultivate. When you leave, you must record your progress, even if you are in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage," the instructor said.

Then the other party began to explain the concept of the Five Elements in harmony.

We will begin by explaining the Five Elements.

"The Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; these are the fundamental principles of heaven and earth, the foundation of creation."

"The movement of the Five Elements is profound and mysterious. In the heavens, it is the Five Planets; on earth, it is the Five Sacred Mountains; and in humans, it is the Five Internal Organs. Its principles are extremely subtle, and its applications are extremely profound."

Jiang Man felt that the Five Elements Technique was not that difficult.

But as he went into more detail, his brows furrowed.

The Five Elements and Five Organs, the Five Organs and Five Images, are neither form nor substance.

The more Jiang Man listened, the less he understood, because of his lack of basic knowledge, he could only barely comprehend it.

As the amount of basic knowledge required increased, he found it increasingly difficult to understand.

After that, it's no longer basic knowledge, but more related information.

Further on, it's not just a matter of knowledge, but a matter of application.

And some situations that I understand myself.

Jiang Man could only force himself to remember.

I dare not be distracted.

It requires a great deal of mental effort, and it even subtly tempers his mind.

Fortunately, I remained steadfast and did not waver in the slightest.

A middle-aged man gave a non-stop explanation for three days.

This is also a test of one's mind and spirit.

Some people frowned slightly.

But Jiang Man didn't react at all.

Staying up late is commonplace for him; he's even more energetic at night.

Everyone else will have to stay up all night.

The lectures didn't stop until the three days were up.

"That's roughly it. You have two more days to understand and study it carefully."

"We need to rehearse before leaving and record the progress. We will also record the progress when entering the secret realm."

"Of course not, but you can also give up voluntarily."

After saying this, the middle-aged man disappeared.

Others began to understand and try.

Jiang Man got up and continued to circulate the Qi Condensation Technique to improve his cultivation.

The others looked at Jiang Man shaking his head, and they really couldn't understand it.

Why are you still cultivating?

There should be a limit to acting impulsively.

"Why don't you cultivate the unity of the five elements?" the woman who started it advised.

Jiang Man thanked him and then continued to improve his cultivation.

Two days passed quickly, and Jiang Man absorbed all the remaining pills.

He has now filled the third gourd.

The remaining task is to improve one's spirit and physical body to break through the bottleneck and then advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

No one else paid attention to Jiang Man; there was nothing else to pay attention to.

Who would bother paying attention to someone who's destined to fail?

“It’s already early December, and it’s about two and a half months until late February. We’ll meet again soon and then we can see the real rankings. Shall we make a bet and see if your sleepless nights and all-nighters result in a higher ranking, or mine?” The man next to Jiang Man asked.

Jiang Man immediately perked up: "How much spiritual energy?"

The man smiled and said, "Let's look at the rankings: top 55,000, top 46,000, top 37,000, top 210,000, and top 115,000."

"In these rankings, whoever ranks lower will receive the spiritual source, how about that?"

"For example, if I'm 21 and you're 22, you give me 7,000."

Jiang Man pondered for a moment and said, "What if I come in first?"

However, getting first place is indeed impossible.

If anyone who came this time has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, then I have no hope.

I suffered because I was young.

"You really dare to dream, the first place is 20,000," the man said.

Jiang Man accepted the bet.

"I'm number sixty-six, and you are?" the man with number sixty-six asked, taking out his token.

After confirming that he was about to leave, Jiang Man took out his token and said, "Number 210."

After saying that, he chose to leave the secret realm immediately.

They even gave up on recording the progress.

After all, he doesn't know how.

Instead of waiting for the records, it's better to just come out and ask the old ox.

To avoid wasting time.

Seeing Jiang Man leave Number Sixty-Six was somewhat unexpected.

His intention was to tease this person and see how foolish they would be for the sake of their pride.

To my surprise, the other party was very happy and agreed.

Not only that, the other party turned out to be none other than the recently rising star, 210.

He felt quite embarrassed for a moment, after all, he had initially talked about 210 with her.

However, upon closer examination, he discovered
Number 210 is nothing special.

Seeing is believing, but hearing about is not as good as meeting.

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A rustic courtyard.

Meng Qiewei sat in the courtyard, drinking plain water and watching the drooping crabapple blossoms.

At this moment, a ball of light appeared in her hand.

But I'm thinking about what to say.

But before she could speak, the ball of light mysteriously disappeared.

Then footsteps could be heard outside.

Qingdai entered the courtyard and said softly, "Miss, the people from the Immortal Sect have come again."

"Looking for me?" Meng Qiewei asked casually.

"Yes, it will take up the time it takes for an incense stick to burn for you to tell me," Qingdai replied truthfully.

"Male or female?" Meng Qie asked slightly.

“One of the two fairies must be a senior from the immortal sect,” Qingdai said.

"Does she know me?" Meng Qiewei asked.

“They should know each other,” Qingdai said.

However, she was thinking to herself, "What kind of person comes to check and doesn't recognize you?"

It's easy for things to go wrong if you don't know someone.

Meng Qiewei looked at Qingdai and said, "You know her, yet you dare to interrogate me? Is that all you're going to say to her?"

Qingdai sensed that her mistress was in an even worse mood today.

He nodded in agreement immediately.

Go outside.

But Qingdai returned very soon.

She brought back two boxes: "Miss, these are gifts from the immortal sect."

Qingdai opened the first box and said, "This tea was sent by the immortal sect. It is said that the entire immortal sect produces no more than a hundred catties of it in a year."

Meng frowned slightly: "Send it back."

"Miss, please look at the second one. The Immortal Sect sent this as a congratulatory gift upon hearing of your marriage." Qingdai opened the second box.

Above is a brocade pouch.

"What is this?" Meng Qiewei asked.

"It is said that the lady obtained a brocade pouch from the immortal sect back then, so that Miss could marry smoothly and stay with her husband forever," Qingdai replied.

Meng frowned slightly and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Let them in."

After Qingdai left, Meng Qiewei took out the light orb again and whispered, "Husband, they bullied me."

(End of this chapter)