The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 134 Dreamy and Subtle: Unlike
In the quaint courtyard, Meng Qiewei looked at the teacup on the table, and finally picked it up and sprinkled the tea on the crabapple blossoms.

In an instant, spiritual energy filled the air, nourishing the crabapple blossoms.

“These flowers haven’t withered for many years,” Qingdai said after a moment’s thought. “Miss, why don’t we plant a fruit tree? I think it will grow very well.”

As she spoke, she poured Meng Qiewei another cup of tea.

Meng Qiewei withdrew her gaze and, speaking of the person who left the palm print, said, "This person is quite arrogant."

“There are some, but the fact that they left their palm prints at the very top is enough to show that they are extraordinary,” Qingdai continued. “However, it’s also quite strange that three people left their palm prints, but we only found two of them.”

The third person has disappeared.

"Which one?" Meng Qiewei asked casually.

Qingdai shook her head: "I don't know. There's no news yet, but a list will be released soon. It's said there's an extremely young genius, but I don't know which palm print he left."

"A genius?" Meng Qiewei looked at the person next to her with a hint of curiosity.

Qingdai nodded and said, "It is said that he has been cultivating for less than three years, yet he can still leave a palm print on the Five Elements Stele. This is enough to attract attention."

Meng Qiewei did not pay any more attention.

Not like.

Then she turned her gaze to the teacup, staring at the light tea, lost in thought.

"What do you think of the Five Elements Secret Realm, Miss?" Qingdai asked.

Meng Qiewei casually replied, "What do people outside think?"

Qingdai spoke truthfully: "They believe that the purpose of the new generation of geniuses' trip is related to the destiny of the peerless genius. Everything they are doing now may be to find the destiny of the peerless genius, or even to use his talent to attract the destiny back."

"Based on this, they felt there was a certain probability that the son-in-law was still alive."

After a pause, Qingdai looked at her young mistress and asked curiously, "Miss, are they right?"

Meng Qiewei picked up her teacup, glanced at the tea, and then put it down again, asking softly, "What do you think?"

“I’m just hearing things secondhand, I can’t guess anything,” Qingdai said.

Immediately, I thought to myself, "I think the young master is already dead, and the young lady buried him in a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains. The Mist Cloud Sect would be a good choice."

Meng Qiewei didn't seem to care, and poured tea again, asking, "Has the Immortal Sect reassigned the people to investigate?"

"Not yet, but the Magpie Bridge has become more stringent in its checks. They feel it's quite difficult to verify the people on the list, so they'd better look for clues first and then conduct targeted checks." Qingdai poured tea for her mistress, thought for a moment, and then said, "Logically speaking, as long as someone goes there, there will definitely be traces, and the immortal sects will find out sooner or later. But the Magpie Bridge is special and requires a lot of time and effort."

"In addition, they have recently been conducting simulations based on the people on each list."

"For example, by analyzing relevant rumors and the actual situation, we can simulate why we entered the Magpie Bridge."

They used this to divide people into three categories.

"First, there are clear circumstances; second, there may be; and third, there are no findings yet."

"Miss is currently in Category 1, and there are clear circumstances."

"Because a young lady who had never married suddenly got married, it made people suspicious."

Meng Qiewei stared at the tea, her gaze hardening slightly, and a chill involuntarily emanated from her, as if she was dissatisfied with the tea.

He then asked, "If it really is someone from the list, what does the Immortal Sect intend to do?"

This stumped Qingdai.

What will happen to the immortal sects?
The people on the list are completely unable to take action.

However, the immortal sects are not toothless tigers; they are truly powerful.

Perhaps they have many motives, who knows?

-

In the secret realm.

After Jiang Man dealt with a monster, he also saw the light.

Look up.

They discovered that a handprint had appeared on the towering stone tablet.

If I remember correctly, the highest palm print was the one I left myself.

But soon, his brows furrowed.

He noticed many more handprints below.

It was much more than he had seen.

Moreover, many of them don't have any words on them.

He remembered that almost all the stone tablets he saw had inscriptions.

"strangeness."

Jiang Man shook his head, not thinking much of it.

It doesn't matter.

Anyway, I've already pressed myself to the limit of the stone tablet.

He has no objection if others want to press it there as well.

Some people are ranked at the highest level because that's the limit of their abilities.

I pressed myself at the highest point, because that's the only height the stone tablet can reach.

There is a gap between even the best.

"There seem to be some more handprints on it," Number Ninety-Nine said.

"Is there a lot more?" Jiang Man asked.

"No, not really. There were probably just a few more at the highest level. Other places might have one or two more at most. I don't remember the exact number, but there weren't many more," Number Ninety-Nine replied.

Jiang Man nodded.

In this light, it does indeed appear somewhat different from the stone tablet I had seen.

"Let's keep improving our ranking," Jiang Man said.

The two naturally had no objections.

However, they were very curious about what kind of person could leave their handprint on it.

The first one, in particular, doesn't seem simple at all.

Unfortunately, they were busy clearing out monsters and knew very little about such things.

But none of these things are as important as following number 210.

Two of them are of superior quality, no matter how casually.

Choice is indeed more important than effort.

The chances of encountering such an opportunity again are slim.

On the night of the fifteenth day.

Jiang Man sighed; he had no choice but to go back and check the rankings.

Then ask number sixty-six for the spiritual source.

Improving your ranking here is extremely difficult.

When we returned to the stone tablet, it was almost midnight.

There was virtually no wasted time.

Jiang Man glanced at his ranking and finally settled on twenty-fourth.

Before he could figure out how much spiritual energy he would have, the rankings suddenly flashed.

I dropped from twenty-four to twenty-five.

One thousand spirit resources are gone.

If someone overtakes you, there's only one reason: you didn't work as hard as they did.

this.
We need to reflect on this.

This must not be allowed to happen again.

However, we still need to find the Sixty-Six Spirit Source.

The other party should also be nearby.

really.

The person was found on the 98th.

In the end, Jiang Man obtained 7,000 spirit resources, plus 26,000 from the ranking, for a total of 33,000.

Good harvest.

The time limit for the secret realm has now expired.

Jiang Man was about to leave when the kind man from before suddenly came over. He brought two people and gave Jiang Man five hundred spirit resources each.

Jiang was puzzled.

"Thank you," Xiao Ming said.

Although Jiang Man didn't know what the other person was thanking her for, she replied, "You're welcome."

Soon, a woman ran over and gave Jiang Man three thousand spirit resources.

She was the woman who had been severely defeated by Jiang Man before.

She lost all face once she left, all thanks to Jiang Man.

but.
In this contest for magic, she encountered a magic that was extremely important to her.

It is a combination spell, and although it is only of medium grade, its difficulty has reached that of high grade.

She couldn't win it no matter what she tried.

It wasn't until number 210 that it appeared.

She cleared out all the monster puppets, initially thinking it was an apology from the other party for what happened last time.

The truth is, the other party didn't even look at him.

The reason I helped him was because he needed to boost his ranking.

Countless people have benefited from this. Finally, she bowed her head and sincerely thanked them.

The other person remained calm as always: "You're welcome."

The woman felt that this person probably didn't even know what he was thanking her for.

Even after leaving completely, Jiang Man still couldn't figure out what they were thanking him for.

But not important.

Like Yun Qiansi, they are both good people.

In this way, he became even richer.

One trip inside yielded 37,500 spirit resources.

When Jiang Man reappeared, he was standing in the courtyard.

Entering at midnight, exiting at midnight.

Jiang Man sighed, "Everyone says that staying up late is wrong, but entering and leaving the secret realm at midnight means that it is the perfect time for cultivation."

Jiang Man looked at Old Huang, who was grazing nearby, and said, "Old Huang, why didn't they notice this?"

"Because midnight marks the official transition between day and night, the surge of spiritual energy is significant, which best reduces the energy consumption required to open the secret realm." The old ox glanced at Jiang Man and said, "You should start your systematic studies."

Jiang Man ignored what the old ox had said earlier, and instead took out two high-grade books, saying, "It's alright, it's too much of a waste of time for me to study now. Once I've learned enough high-grade techniques and cultivation methods, I'll naturally be able to establish my own learning methods."

"Then just add the rest."

There's no need to waste time now.

“Systematic learning can be done anytime, but once you miss the time for cultivation progress, it can never be made up for later, and you will only fall behind others.”

"Aren't you exceptionally talented, a peerless genius?" the old ox asked.

Jiang Man looked at the old ox and laughed, "Even the best talent can't be wasted."

Given his immense talent, shouldn't he work harder than everyone else?
Upon hearing this, the old ox fell silent.

Jiang Man calmly asked, "Old Huang, do you think my path to becoming a prodigy is genuine?"

The ox grazed, looked at Jiang Man, paused, and said, "Poor."

Jiang Man withdrew his gaze and looked at the courtyard full of spiritual herbs, deciding to go to Little Fatty's place tomorrow to buy some spiritual herbs.

Since Lao Huang enjoys planting so much, he should at least be given something to do.

Afterwards, Jiang Man inquired about Meng Qiewei's methods.

"You haven't noticed your wife's methods, perhaps because you haven't encountered them yet," the old ox replied.

"Is it possible that she used some methods that you didn't notice?" Jiang Man asked.

“Yes, but she definitely won’t know who you are,” the old ox said.

Jiang Man pondered for a moment, wondering if someone like Meng Qiewei would directly use underhanded means to find him.

Logically, it should be possible.

Because as long as there is a trace, she can use even more powerful methods.

"Am I really blessed with incredible luck?"

Unable to find an answer, let's continue with the practice.

It is now March 3rd.

Chang Qiwen and the others should be here by now; we'll go over when it's light.

Then comes the annual performance review.

It's time for the people of the Seven Peaks and Eight Academies to feel the light emanating from him.

Moreover, his light should shine on hospitals 7, 8, 9, and 3.

This year marks his first and last time participating in the annual performance evaluation of the 7893 Institute.

Next year I'll be going to the fourth, fifth, or sixth hospitals.

Take your time; soon his light will shine completely upon the entire Foundation Building Institute.

Afterwards, Jiang Man asked the old ox if it wasn't curious about its performance in the secret realm. The ox didn't respond.

The old ox didn't even glance at Jiang Man, continuing to graze.

Thus, Jiang Man began testing the Five Elements technique.

He quickly withdrew the spell.

ordinary.

Its power is no different from the simplified method of Qi cultivation.

Therefore, it seems that it only has a powerful effect in specific areas.

Jiang Man then reflected on her current situation.

In the late stage of Foundation Establishment, the physical body has four levels and the spirit has five levels.

The Seven Stars Condensation Technique has thirteen levels, the Simplified Body Refining Technique has nine levels, and the Simplified Visualization Technique has nine levels.

Nine levels of Soaring Dragon, Nine levels of Shadowless Palm, Nine levels of Heavenly Heart Seal, Nine levels of Five Elements Unity.

In addition, the True Martial Arts Technique is yet to be acquired, the Superior Seven Stars Visualization Technique is yet to be practiced, and the Superior Green Smoke Melody is yet to be practiced.

The spiritual source is 37,500.

If he weren't in debt, Jiang Man felt he was quite wealthy.

After that, it was time to cultivate the techniques and accumulate gourds.

Continue to hide the spirits.

To date, he has not seen anyone release the hidden spirit.

Perhaps that's why everyone is restraining themselves.

For example, if I were to force my way into a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator like the one I encountered before, would I be able to use my Hidden Spirit?
So, would the opponent need to use Hidden Spirits to counter this?

Jiang Man had no idea.

Regardless of the circumstances, even if no one uses the Hidden Spirit, one should not use it indiscriminately.

Perhaps there will be special competition later, which will require the power of hidden spirits.

As soon as it was light, Jiang Man bid farewell to the old ox and headed towards Zhichishui Peak.

-

early morning.

Fang Yong finished his cultivation and then went to the Ninth Academy.

Of course, he didn't take the shortest route, but deliberately passed by Zhang Bai's residence.

"Senior Brother Zhang, what a coincidence," Fang Yong said with a smile.

Zhang Bai squinted at the person in front of him and smiled, "Junior Brother Fang, we meet again."

He could tell at a glance that the person in front of him was not wealthy.

However, out of consideration for the other party's self-esteem, I didn't say anything more, since I could still make some use of them.

The other party wants to use me to demonstrate their status within the same department.

He can understand it too.

In addition, the other party has an investor, and this investor is not simple; he also wants to get to know him.

So it's not a big deal to play along with this person.

The two went to the Foundation Building Academy together.

"By the way, Junior Brother Fang, are you confident in participating in the ranking of the three academies in this annual assessment?" Zhang Bai asked.

Fang Yong nodded: "I have some confidence, but whether I can make it in the end is unknown. How does Senior Brother Zhang usually cultivate?"

Zhang Bai laughed and said, "Use a mind-calming talisman to stabilize your mind, and then use a spirit-gathering array for assistance. What about you?"

“Me too.” Fang Yong nodded with a smile.

"I'm using the Nine Star Formation, what star do you use, Junior Brother Fang?" Zhang Bai asked.

"It's about the same," Fang Yong added.

Zhang Bai laughed and then said, "Besides cultivation, you should find a good team for the annual assessment, junior brother. It's a pity that my team is already full, otherwise I would definitely bring you along."

“However, Junior Brother has an extraordinary background, so he must have made preparations,” Zhang Bai said.

"I have made some preparations, but it would be even better if I could join Senior Brother Zhang's team," Fang Yong said with a smile.

"That's a real pity," Zhang said regretfully.

Along the way, they chatted casually and met many people.

Suddenly, a voice came: "Who exactly is number 210? Go ahead and investigate! I went to the courtyard today, what am I going to do?"

The sound came quickly and disappeared quickly.

Fang Yong's expression remained unchanged until he parted ways with Zhang Bai.

They then traced the source of the sound.

Unfortunately, I wasn't very lucky and couldn't find anyone.

But judging by the timeline, the secret realm has indeed come to an end.

It seems that the public opinion surrounding number 210 has changed again.

Fang Yong sighed and could only leave.

He had only just turned his head when he saw three people appear behind him, shocking him with their suddenness.

One of the men looked at Fang Yong coldly and said, "Are you looking for us?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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