The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 246 Ji Meng: Men and women should not touch each other.

In the prison of the Enforcement Hall.

"You actually let him participate in the competition for the spots? You've participated yourself; you should know how difficult it is." Xia Jin looked at Yu Wanyi in the cell and said with emotion, "Do you even know what his cultivation level is?"

"Senior sister knows?" Yu Wanyi was somewhat surprised.

Xia Jin shook her head and said, "I don't know."

Yu Wanyi followed up, "I don't know either."

Xia Jin sighed and said, "So you didn't even ask him before letting him participate? Aren't you afraid that letting him get exposed to this kind of thing beforehand will break his invincible state of mind?"

"Although he is young, it doesn't matter if he fails. If he fights his way up, his mentality should be exceptionally strong, so it shouldn't have any impact."

“What’s there to be afraid of? He doesn’t have to follow other people’s paths step by step, wouldn’t that restrict him?” Yu Wanyi said nonchalantly. “Besides, even if you don’t trust him, you have to trust his Daoist partner. With his Daoist partner around, there’s no need to worry about this situation.”

"What I need to do is to squeeze people in whenever there's a good opportunity."

"As for whether I can handle it, that's none of my business."

"By default, all of these are tolerable."

"No accidents have occurred so far."

Xia Jin was stunned for a moment, and indeed had nothing to say.

So far, apart from being arrested by the Enforcement Hall, Jiang Man has not encountered any other unexpected events.

Finally, she sighed heavily and said, "If he really gets a spot this time, you'd better be careful."

"Why?" Yu Wanyi asked, puzzled.

"The fact that he got a spot means his cultivation level is quite high, at least late Golden Core stage, and it won't be long before he reaches the Golden Core Perfection stage." Xia Jin stared at Yu Wanyi and asked, "What's your cultivation level?"

Yu Wanyi was stunned for a moment, then said, "It's over, I'm not going to be able to beat him?"

She then said seriously, "It seems I need to take some time to get promoted. This has affected my plans, and I want to hone my skills for a while longer."

"Stop polishing. If you keep polishing, the Immortal Path teachings will be over. You're the only one who got directly accepted as a personal disciple. Otherwise, it would be a problem if you could even pass the core disciple assessment. You've wasted such a good talent," Xia Jin said.

Yu Wanyi sighed and said, "I never expected that as the companies I invest in improve, I would be forcibly promoted as well."

"It's alright, you can only bring it up this once," Xia Jin comforted her.

Yu Wanyi felt uncomforted.

"You should get promoted as soon as possible. I'll keep an eye on this quota assessment and see if any miracles can happen," Xia Jin said.

She knew how difficult it was to secure a spot.

After saying goodbye to Yu Wanyi, Xia Jin walked out of the Enforcement Hall prison.

I ran into Senior Brother Lu as soon as I went out.

"What's Senior Brother Lu doing here?" Xia Jin asked, somewhat surprised.

"I was just strolling around and happened to come here. I didn't expect to run into you, Junior Sister. Are you looking for Junior Sister Yu?" Senior Brother Lu asked.

Xia Jin nodded.

"Is it because of Jiang Man? He actually participated in the competition for a spot in the Immortal Sect Competition; that's indeed a bit reckless," Senior Brother Lu said.

Upon hearing this, Xia Jin asked curiously, "If he manages to secure a spot, will you feel it's a pity, senior brother?"

"Back when you were in Yunqiansi, you said that you wouldn't regret missing him, but you would regret missing him."

"Is that still the case today?"

Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Lu chuckled and said, "Junior Sister Xia, don't you feel it's a pity? You were the one who thought highly of him back then. If you insist on having a spot, it's not impossible."

"At that time, he will be your investment target."

"The glory and benefits he brings today are all yours."

"However, not investing may not be a bad thing. Too much rigidity leads to breakage, and he has never compromised."

"The road ahead may not be easy, especially this competition for the quota, which is a hurdle for him."

"Taking too big a step will only hurt yourself."

Xia Jin maintained her smile: "I do feel sorry for him, but if it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to help him improve so quickly."

"Only an unconventional investor like Junior Sister Yu could have enabled Jiang Man to rise to prominence so quickly."

"As for whether this is an opportunity or a hurdle, it's too early to draw conclusions now."

Senior Brother Lu said softly, "We'll see."

After the other party left, Xia Jin sighed, hoping that Junior Sister Yu was right.

She just needs to provide the resources; Jiang Man can handle the rest.

"Geniuses may indeed have their own genius-level investment methods."

-

Himemu's residence.

"Young Master Jiang wants to fight me?" Ji Meng asked, somewhat surprised.

The ethereal sound of silver bells rang out softly in response to her surprise.

In the courtyard, Jiang Man nodded emphatically and said, "Yes, I recently learned the Immovable Mountain technique, but I don't know what kind of power it has."

"Then I wanted to test my skills against Miss Himemu."

"Let's also see how far we are from Miss Himemu."

Ji Meng nodded and said, "So you want me to increase your practical experience? That's fine, but I need to charge you."

"Is it expensive?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

“Men and women should not touch each other, and remaining as still as a mountain is a martial art. It may not matter to Young Master Jiang, but it has a significant impact on me. Therefore, the fee will definitely be higher,” Ji Meng said with a smile. “What does Young Master Jiang think?”

Jiang Man thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "Can I buy on credit?"

Ji Meng rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a moment before saying, "It's not impossible."

Jiang Man's eyes lit up: "Are there any other requirements?"

What's the difference between being able to buy on credit and not needing spiritual resources at all?
If you keep the debt on credit for a long time, Miss Hime will forget about it, and the debt will be gone.

"It's simple. Just write down how much spirit source you've borrowed on credit so I know. Otherwise, I'll forget about it after a while, and the debt will be gone," Ji Meng said with a smile. "Isn't borrowing on credit the same as not using the spirit source at all?"

Jiang Man remained silent for a moment, thinking to himself that Miss Ji Meng might be able to read minds.

He immediately said, "No problem, I'll take notes."

"Then how about a thousand for a match?" Ji Meng asked.

Jiang Man nodded.

The two then went outside to the courtyard where Qingdai had prepared pastries for them.

Then they stood on the sidelines and watched to see how capable the son-in-law was.

With a crisp clang, Ji Meng began her attack.

boom!
Jiang Man casually struck out with his palm.

Block the attack.

The principle used is "unmovable as a mountain".

The moment their palms touched, he felt that the other person's palm force was weak and powerless, causing no harm whatsoever.

Miss Ji Meng's palm strike was of very average strength.

Jiang Man made his own assessment.

Not long after receiving Ji Meng's palm strike, Jiang Man suddenly felt a stinging pain in his palm.

Upon withdrawing my hand, I discovered there was no wound.

Before he could investigate, Ji Meng attacked again.

She is very fast.

Jiang Man stood firm and unmoved, blocking all attacks no matter how fast the opponent was.

Just a moment later.

He felt a sharp pain all over his body, which disrupted the flow of spiritual energy and his body's balance.

At this moment, Ji Meng approached, and before he could dodge, she struck him in the chest with her palm.

Bang.

The whole person flew out upside down.

Fortunately, Ji Meng stopped using her strength in the end, otherwise she would have fallen to the ground in a sorry state.

After Jiang Man regained his footing, he frowned. He felt very strange; he had clearly blocked every single move.

But his body was injured.

"Is this a special technique?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

Ji Meng shook her head and said, "No, it's just a simple palm technique, and I'm a little better at controlling it than you."

Jiang was puzzled.

This is more than just a little stronger.

“Logically speaking, being as immovable as a mountain should be able to withstand attacks, but you only have the form and not the spirit.” Ji Meng looked at Jiang Man and explained seriously, “Physical techniques combine qi and blood, spiritual energy, and subtle spirit. Among them, qi and blood are the foundation of techniques. You are a magic cultivator, so you take magic as your foundation. Your golden core has already achieved a thorough connection with your physical body. You should be able to use your golden core to mobilize qi and blood and complete the foundation transformation.”

Qingdai sighed, "The young master didn't even know this. It will definitely take him a long time to complete it."

You need to carefully sense your body's strength, and then
"Alright, the conversion is complete. Miss Ji Meng, let's try again," Jiang Man's voice came.

Qingdai looked bewildered.

finished?
Then she saw the young master and young lady fighting, and she stood there like a mountain, unmoved.

It's really done.

It has the physical form.

The subtle control of spiritual energy, the mastery of the mind.

It is without any flaws.

At that moment, Qingdai felt she should change her opinion of her son-in-law.

We cannot use conventional methods to predict the progress of the son-in-law's career.

After all, the son-in-law married the young lady.

We can't afford not to make progress.

But she was still curious about how the son-in-law and the young lady got married.

How long can the son-in-law keep trying?

She recalled other people with extraordinary destiny, who seemed to spend their entire lives diligently cultivating themselves.

He couldn't enjoy life properly until his death, nor could he spend much time with his wife.

Wasting time is tantamount to slow suicide.

After playing against Ji Meng for a day, Jiang Man felt he had benefited greatly.

Finally, after eating some pastries, I said goodbye and left.

He packed up the food and left. Before leaving, he said to Ji Meng, "Miss Ji Meng, I'm about to enter the competition. If I come across anything interesting, I'll get it for you as a gift."

Ji Meng smiled and said, "Then I won't calculate the interest for Young Master Jiang, but you have to calculate the debt and write it down before you go back."

Jiang Man seemed to suddenly realize something and said, "I had forgotten about it if Miss Ji Meng hadn't mentioned it."

Ji Meng shook her silver bells and said with a smile, "It's alright, I remember."

Jiang Man finally calculated that the total debt was 15,600.

So few?

It's been repaid.

Watching Jiang Man leave, Ji Meng then turned her attention to the debt: "He doesn't seem to care about this small amount."

“It seems the son-in-law owes a lot of spiritual resources; I wonder if there will be any problems,” Qingdai said.

Ji Meng didn't seem to care, and instead asked, "Has there been any change in the clan recently?"

“Yes, the new prodigy wants to bring Miss and the son-in-law closer together, but the son-in-law has been gaining fame recently, especially with the arrival of True Person Taihua. The son-in-law’s innocence has made them suspect that the immortal sect has begun to cultivate him, and the direct descendants are restless, wanting to steal the marriage alliance from the collateral branches,” Qingdai said.

"Then why haven't I received any messages?" Ji Meng asked.

Her current status is that of a collateral relative, so she will naturally be affected.

“They did want to bypass the new prodigy and contact the son-in-law directly, but the new prodigy sent a letter back with sword intent in it. However, unlike before, the sword intent had been completely refined by him. Afterwards, the clan lamented that the prodigy was outside and was not following clan orders.” Qingdai smiled and said, “I don’t know why, but the new prodigy is unusually fond of the son-in-law. In the past, he was always careful when talking to the clan, but now he has started to threaten them.”

“He has already achieved great things, and the clan can’t stop him from doing whatever he wants. The only thing he lacks is the clan’s resources,” Ji Meng said.

“Yes, and at first they said they were looking for a son-in-law, but now some people in the clan are asking him if there’s any progress. Also, regarding the marriage arrangement for you, Miss, they’ve come up with a plan, which is to put you through a test. They’ll be asking me about it soon. What do you think, Miss?” Qingdai asked.

Ji Meng turned to Qing Dai and said, "You decide what to do."

"Then I'll take care of it myself?" Qingdai asked tentatively.

Ji Meng nodded, then said, "However, I need to write a letter."

—

Jiang Man's residence.

Jiang Man had just returned when he received a letter from Miss Ji Meng.

"My wife misses me; she writes to me as soon as I leave," Jiang Man said to Lao Huang with emotion. "Does your wife miss you like that too?"

Old Huang ignored the warnings and silently continued eating grass.

Jiang Man opened the envelope, somewhat surprised: "A test? She's from a collateral branch of the Ji family, and now that they're going to arrange a marriage, they need to test the marriage partner?"

"Ask for my opinion?"
"That's not what we said back then. Mr. Ji was begging me to marry him. I'm afraid his direct descendants think I'm too outstanding and want to squeeze Miss Ji Meng out of her position?"

Jiang Man replied: Miss Ji Meng still doesn't understand the peerless geniuses enough. Let them come at the level of peerless geniuses. If they are not up to par, I will look down on them.

As Jiang Man wrote, he wondered if he was being too flamboyant.

Finally, I reluctantly revised my wording: "Miss Ji Meng, rest assured, even the highest level of test will be overcome with unstoppable force. Give me time, and I will surely turn the tide of the battle."

Then Jiang Man handed the envelope to the Seven-Colored Bird: "Miss Ji Meng is beautiful and kind-hearted. I will not marry anyone but her. Little Cai, please tell Miss Ji Meng for me."

The colorful bird silently took the envelope away.

Old Huang watched all this while eating grass.

He seemed hesitant to tell Jiang Man about the Seven-Colored Bird, because if he continued to praise him like this, Jiang Man's life would only get better and better.

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A rustic courtyard.

A message landed beside Qingdai's main body.

Then she slowly opened her eyes.

I randomly picked up a box of tea and excitedly headed outside.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he saw Ji Wuye waiting there; he still looked like a middle-aged man.

I looked around cautiously, not daring to breathe too heavily.

This is the young lady's residence, and he was terrified of being seen by her.

It wouldn't really cause any problems, but I'm just afraid of being seen.

Yes, but I always feel like I did something wrong.

It's easy to get into trouble.

"Miss Qingdai." Ji Wuye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Qingdai.

Qingdai immediately came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

He then handed the tea leaves to the other person.

"This...isn't this inappropriate?" Ji Wuye held the tea leaves, feigning modesty.

“It’s alright, we’re all on the same side, good things should be shared,” Qingdai said earnestly.

“Miss Qingdai is indeed on our side. I haven’t doubted her at all lately,” Ji Wuye said.

Qingdai immediately inquired about their purpose.

"It's like this, didn't the new prodigy recommend Jiang Man? He is indeed outstanding, and he has a good chance of entering the Immortal Sect Competition this time. The clan wants to give him some tests, starting with the first assessment in the competition, to see if he is worthy of a marriage alliance. Since it concerns the new prodigy who is looking for a son-in-law, we would like to ask for the young lady's opinion." Ji Wuye said softly.

"Is the marriage between a member of the collateral branch of the family?" Qingdai asked.

"Yes." Ji Wuye nodded.

Qingdai pretended to ponder for a moment, then said, "Of course, it should be the highest level of ceremony, so that the collateral branches know whether the other party is sincere. If not, then we have to give up on this matter. But we still have to consider the face of the new prodigy, so we can only make things difficult for the direct line and let the direct line complete the marriage."

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