The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 141 I Will Challenge the Seven Peaks Alone

Mid-August.

A lush and verdant summer.

On the road behind the mountain, the vegetation grew thickly, blocking out the scorching sun.

Standing on the road, Jiang Man looked at the two distinguished-looking man and woman ahead.

She spoke calmly: "Are you mocking me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bai was taken aback and said, "This is the first time someone has asked such a question. Do you feel that asking this makes you seem indifferent or that the other person is wrong?"

"You're mistaken. I was simply stating the facts, nothing more."

“These people have a lot of pride and deserve our respect, but they don’t even look at themselves,” the woman added.

Jiang Man calmly took out his notebook and began to write: "Zhang Bai looks down on me and mocks me for being inferior to others."

Then, looking at the woman, he was at a loss for words.

"Bai Qing," Fang Yong said.

Jiang Man nodded and continued writing: "Bai Qing felt that I didn't deserve her respect."

Both men frowned as they watched Jiang Man's behavior and actions.

I didn't expect the other party to remember these things.

Petty people are hard to mess with.

"Forget it, forget it." Zhang Bai said, throwing out one hundred spirit resources. "We misjudged them. They're really that bad."

Then he looked at Fang Yong and said, "So it turns out that Junior Brother Fang associates with people like this. I misjudged Junior Brother Fang."

Saying that, he was about to leave.

Jiang Man interrupted them as they turned around: "I have a question."

Zhang Bai looked at Jiang Man and said, "Why should I answer you? I don't associate with petty people."

Jiang Man smiled and said, "It's not your fault. My light arrived a year late, which caused you to have a misunderstanding. Now that I'm here, all your understanding should be corrected."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Man took a step forward and appeared beside the other person before the other person could react.

But he didn't act immediately; instead, he glanced at the other person.

Sensing Zhang Bai's shock, he finally reached out and slowly pressed down.

The movement looked slow, and indeed it was slow in Zhang Bai's eyes.

but.
He was unable to move or react.

It seemed that no matter how you moved, you couldn't catch up with the falling hand.

这 是
The difference lies in their level of understanding.

In that instant, he could only watch helplessly as the hand fell.

Accept your final fate.

In a daze, a hand landed on his shoulder.

very light.

Then he felt the spiritual energy within his body surge violently, and then... *poof*!
The blood and qi surged violently, bursting forth from every part of the body.

Click!

Zhang Bai felt an immense force pressing down on his body, and his knees couldn't bear it, causing him to kneel down.

A tearing pain shot through my body.

This person possesses an extraordinary spiritual aura.

The body simply cannot withstand it.

The strong can crush a person to death with just their spiritual energy, he recalled his teacher's words.

"Stop!" Bai Qing, who was standing to the side, finally reacted and attacked with a large palm in her hand.

Jiang Man looked at her with great admiration and said, "I admire people as courageous as you the most."

Then he unleashed his Shadowless Palm strike.

Shadowless Single Hand Thousand Palms.

boom!
The instant the opponent's Buddha Palm attack came, the Invisible Thousand Rushes rushed away.

A palm fell.

Bai Qing's attack crumbled instantly, and the Great Buddha Palm vanished.

Then a thousand palms landed on her.

boom!
boom!
Click!

Click!

Each slap left a dent.

Finally, Bai Qing was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a large tree.

Then it fell to the ground and rolled a few times.

He vomited three mouthfuls of blood before his breathing became smooth again.

After being severely injured and falling to the ground, she finally realized that she had acted impulsively.

What level of skill do you think you have to be to dare to rush in?

It's just that I feel the other person is poor, unambitious, and not worthy of respect.

She committed a grave taboo for cultivators.

Look down on others.

Jiang Man glanced at the other person, then took out his notebook and continued writing: "Bai Qing just insulted Fang Yong, who is my best friend."

Only then did he close the book and look at Zhang Bai: "Young Master Zhang, can you still hear my voice?"

At this moment, Zhang Bai looked up at Jiang Man, and all his pride and confidence shattered.

"You're in the late Foundation Establishment stage?" he said, uttering words he couldn't believe.

Late stage of Foundation Establishment in the Eighth Academy?

Whose side should this kind of person avoid?
Why didn't he participate in the struggle for the Ninth Academy?

He recalled the information he had heard earlier, which suggested giving others a year.

I used to scoff at it, but now...
Only then did I realize that this was indeed the truth.

"Can Young Master Zhang communicate with me now?" Jiang Man asked.

Zhang Bai lowered his head and gritted his teeth, saying, "I was careless."

“The weak always find excuses for themselves,” Jiang Man said calmly.

"You," Zhang Bai looked up at Jiang Man, stubbornly saying, "you're only strong now."

“Yes, to you I am only strong now, because in the future you will only hear about my strength from legends,” Jiang Man said softly.

For a moment, Zhang Bai was speechless.

"Now, can you tell me where the intermediate-grade body refining technique is?" Jiang Man asked.

Once they have the items, they can leave.

As for the rankings, the rankings of the three hospitals are all internal and not many people pay attention to them.

Because the annual rankings are all about the rankings of the seven peaks, and there's only a one-day interval between them.

That's why the ranking of the seven peaks is worth paying attention to.

“I know where it is,” Zhao Yaoyao said immediately.

Jiang Man looked over and then remembered that there was a third person on the other side.

Lin Qingshan said, "Zhao Yaoyao, why aren't you doing anything? Your teammate got beaten up."

Zhao Yaoyao's sword was never drawn.

How dare she?
"Why don't you do anything?" Zhao Yaoyao stared at Lin Qingshan and said coldly.

"I'm here to explain to them why our number one team is so powerful," Lin Qingshan said, looking at Zhang Bai and the others. "Are you curious?"

At this moment, Zhang Bai was surprised, and even Bai Qing struggled to raise his head.

Lin Qingshan then told him the truth.

A person who wastes precious nighttime will naturally grow stronger more slowly.

“Cultivating at night damages the mind,” Zhang Bai said.

Lin Qingshan seemed to have been waiting for the other party to bring up this matter. His eyes shone, and his tone was arrogant: "It used to be like this because everyone said that cultivating at night was wrong. Everyone was scorning it. Some people tried, but under such pressure, they ended up achieving less with more effort."

"But things have changed today."

"When Jiang Man arrived, the darkness was filled with light."

He told everyone that practicing at night would not harm one's mind at all.

"No one has ever succeeded before, no one dares to be the first in the world, and no one dares to go against the path taken by their predecessors."

"In the darkness there is no light, no legend."

"Only in this way will there be damage."

"Now, our light has appeared. By cultivating our hearts at night, we can only become stronger and advance ahead of others."

"How could someone like you suffer mental or emotional damage?"

Lin Qingshan looked at the two of them and said, "I know you feel ashamed of your defeat, but who do you think you lost to?"

"He is a legend who will soon illuminate the earth."

"Peerless geniuses!" Lin Qingshan's voice did not stop as he continued, "Perhaps you do not realize it now, but a few years from now, you may proudly tell others that today's battle was a glorious defeat against a legend."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man was stunned.

How long?
Since Li Yuan, how long has it been since he heard such a voice?

Although I felt like the other person had stolen my words.

But he really couldn't say those words.

Geniuses are indeed extraordinary.

Li Yuan is hopeless; he hasn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage after all this time.

Finally, Jiang Man obtained the location of the mid-grade body refining technique. The three bid farewell to Zhang Bai and the others and quickly headed to the location.

If you're late, it might be too late.

In the past, he would have certainly favored a mid-grade body-refining method.

But Lao Huang said that we should practice the Seven Star Method in its entirety.

Seven Stars Condensing Essence Method, Seven Stars Visualization Method, Seven Stars Body Refining Method.

Now all that's missing is the Seven Star Body Refining Technique.

The intermediate-grade body-refining method is called the Three Talents Body Refining Method.

When Jiang Man received it, he told Lin Qingshan and Fang Yong: "There are many possibilities for the Foundation Establishment Perfection, the best scenario is to cultivate the entire series of top-grade techniques."

"For example, the Seven Stars Method of Dharma Cultivation."

Lin Qingshan and Fang Yong remained silent for a moment.

Is it that they don't want to cultivate to a superior level?
Do they think that high-quality food is not good?

Jiang Man put away his magic and said, "It seems that we have qualified. Now it's time for the Seven Peaks to compete."

"It felt like the assessment at the three hospitals wasn't very rigorous."

"Seven Peaks wouldn't be like that too, would they?"

Jiang Man looked at Lin Qingshan.

He was the only one who participated in the event.

They didn't encounter anyone else along the way; there weren't many people from the Third Hospital.

There's hardly any chance for us to even fight.

"No, the Seven Peaks Assessment is a secret realm with encounters," Lin Qingshan said seriously. "It really tests your strength."

Jiang Man was relieved.

Afterwards, Jiang Man asked about the genius of the Seventh Academy.

“The original geniuses all went to the fourth, fifth, and sixth academies. Now, the only ones left are Chishui Peak and the two geniuses from Nanpan Peak who are quite famous,” Lin Qingshan said.

Jiang Man paused for a moment, then asked, "Are there any special circumstances?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingshan was puzzled.

Jiang Man looked at the other party and said, "Since it's an encounter battle, are there any special circumstances that would allow me to encounter everyone at once?"

Lin Qingshan was stunned, and Fang Yong was also surprised.

In other words, does that mean one person has to challenge all the remaining geniuses from the previous seven, eight, and nine?
Both of them swallowed hard.

This feels too fantastical.

but.
It is indeed possible for this to happen.

“Yes, there is such an opportunity when entering the secret realm, but you need to be qualified. I don’t know the specifics. No one has ever been seen choosing this path in the past few years,” Lin Qingshan said excitedly.

Jiang Man nodded, then said, "The day after tomorrow, I'll take you to challenge everyone."

After that, they left the back mountain.

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.

Bai Fan and others after the annual performance review.

They gathered together and looked towards the seventh, eighth, and ninth courtyards of Yunxia Peak.

"It's a pity. We have to wait until the Seven Peaks assessment is over to announce the rankings. Otherwise, I would really like to see if he is really number 210. We can't afford to offend any of the ones we sold. If it turns out he's fake, then we'll be in trouble." Bai Fan sighed. "I really hope he is number 210. If I lose to him, how many people will be able to mock me?"

"Such a prodigy, isn't it normal that someone like me can't compare?"
"However, even if he wins first place this time, it won't really shock those who don't know the situation."

"After all, everyone understands that the ranking of the Ninth Academy is the most prestigious."

"After that, the value gradually decreases. When you enter the fourth, fifth, or sixth academy, the value will start to increase, but the first, second, and third academies have the highest value, where all the geniuses gather."

"It will take far too long for him to wash away my shame."

Duan Wu said seriously, "His foundation is too shallow. You still have a chance to win back. Your foundation is solid, and your True Martial Arts level is high enough."

"Even if we take a step back, you can still learn the Heavenly Heart Seal."

"If we can't beat them, we can at least draw."

"You have too many options."

“That’s right, you’ll meet him next year if nothing unexpected happens,” Jiang Yingcai said with emotion. “We’re going to the Third Hospital now, so we won’t have such a great opportunity as you.”

Bai Fan fell silent, feeling, for some reason, that he was the only one suffering.

"It's too early to talk about these things now. Let's wait until the rankings of the Seven Peaks are released," Bai Fan said.

If it turns out to be fake, they'll be in trouble.

-

inner door.

Yu Wanyi knelt in front of the bamboo house and said earnestly, "Master, the rankings are about to be released. Once the rankings of the Seven Peaks are released, he will no longer be able to participate in the training realm."

"Nonsense! You say he's a genius, but the training realm isn't a place for him to go." The woman in the cyan fairy dress frowned at Yu Wanyi.

“I’ll try to give him a chance, and then let him discuss it with his partner. With his partner there, there won’t be any problems.” Yu Wanyi thought for a moment, “He’s a big spender, so there won’t be any issues.”

"But if this drags on any longer, it will definitely be difficult for him, the number one of the Seven Peaks, to enter the training secret realm."

"But he didn't have enough time to experience the secret realm, so it will probably take him much longer to cultivate the third-stage advancement method in the future."

Fairy Huaijing stared at Yu Wanyi without saying a word.

"Master, I'm about to become famous in the investment world, please grant my wish," Yu Wanyi pleaded.

"Are you so sure he'll be number one this time?" Fairy Huaijing asked.

“Yes.” Yu Wanyi nodded emphatically.

Fairy Huaijing nodded and then said, "Alright, I will try to get him a team leader qualification. If his reputation is not good enough after this assessment, then let's just leave it at that."

Yu Wanyi was taken aback. Lead the team?

That won't work; he's too young.

Something bad is going to happen.

Moreover, they don't have enough reputation; even if they come in first place, they can't get in.

Master is determined not to let him participate.

Just as Yu Wanyi was about to say a few more words, she discovered that her master had already left.

Finally, she shook her head: "Forget it, I've done my best. If he can't go, there's nothing I can do. Let his partner find a way to go."

"Unfortunately, I won't be able to experience the shocked and envious looks from other investors."

But after this, she will be able to go out.

one Year.

These people have no idea how she spent the year.

We're just a few days away from finally getting our revenge.

Anyway, getting first place in the Seven Peaks is definitely not a problem.

She is confident.

-

Two days later.

The battle for the Seven Peaks has begun.

It can only last for three days at most.

It usually takes two days to finish.

Inside the winery at Chishui Peak.

The middle-aged man was still tasting the wine, but he was slightly disappointed: "It's still a bit lacking; we'll have to brew it again."

At that moment, a voice came from the corner: "Shopkeeper, the battle for the Seven Peaks has begun."

"It's only just begun, don't worry too much. The results will be out in the next day or two at the earliest. You can take a look and see who comes in first place in the Eighth Academy."

"If it really is from Yunxia Peak, then Young Master Zhuo's resources are safe, but it's impossible to get more," the shopkeeper said softly.

"What if it's not Cloud Peak?" a voice came from the corner.

"Of course we need to reduce it. Having tricks and schemes isn't enough. Failed tricks are no longer valuable; it can only be said that we've made some progress," the shopkeeper said, putting down his wine ladle.

Then they continued to modify the wine recipe.

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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(End of this chapter)