The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 308 You were defeated by a peerless genius with a fully developed physique.
Yang Zhao's voice carried a hint of laughter, yet also a touch of coldness.

The grass and trees under his feet withered slowly from the chill he exuded.

It could not withstand the faint power emanating from the perfected primordial spirit.

The aura simply hovers around and doesn't spread out.

Something invisible blocked the spread of the aura.

A gentle breeze blew, ruffling Jiang Man's hair.

Her eyes, hidden beneath her hair, remained as calm as ever.

It seemed to have no sense of the surrounding power.

"Senior brother, are you going to kill me?" Jiang Man suddenly asked.

He sensed a very strange feeling, completely different from the previous assessments.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be murderous intent.

Apart from the evil god spy he encountered during the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, Jiang Man had never sensed any killing intent during other assessments or missions.

Everyone is doing this for the assessment and to earn spiritual resources.

No one would kill someone rashly.

One is that the sect will investigate.

Secondly, it is easy to offend people with powerful backgrounds.

Therefore, even though the inner sect is relatively open, it is rare for anyone to kill fellow disciples within the sect.

Although Black Spirit Abyss is far from the sect, it is indeed within the sect's jurisdiction.

Unless there is a deep-seated blood feud, not many people would willingly let themselves get caught up in such a vortex.

There are many ways to vent anger, but killing someone comes at the heaviest cost.

"Junior brother is truly perceptive." Yang Zhao looked at Jiang Man, his aura spreading out little by little, as if preparing to kill: "They all say you are a prodigy, not a prodigy like those who have reached the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stages, but a prodigy whose talent remains extraordinary even after reaching the Nascent Soul stage."

"Many people say that with your current performance, the Void Returning Technique can't suppress your talent."

"In the future, you may even be able to become an immortal and enter the immortal realm."

"And if I can kill a future immortal here, then my life will not have been in vain."

The enemy's power was already manifesting everywhere, and the ground was trembling slightly.

The vegetation withered rapidly, and the sparse trees swayed incessantly, as if they might break at any moment.

"Is Senior Brother one of Peak Master Bai's men?" Jiang Man asked calmly, ignoring the changes around him.

"I guess so," Yang Zhao said.

"He wants to kill me?" Jiang Man paused, then asked, "Or does my senior brother want to kill me himself?"

Yang Zhao looked at the calm Jiang Man and said softly, "Does it matter?"

Jiang Man nodded.

Nature is important.

The Bai family wanted to kill him, which changed the nature of the matter.

News spread from the Ji family that he was Meng Qiewei's Daoist partner.

If the Bai family is willing to kill such a key figure, then the nature of the matter is completely different.

This is an attempt to deliberately provoke Meng Qiewei.

The situation is extremely serious.

Jiang Man learned from Lao Huang and Tingfengyin that the people on the list were all very restrained.

They won't take action in private.

They will not do anything excessive.

Even the immortal sects that maintain stability are no exception.

They could only let those who had rendered meritorious service leave their clones; they dared not kill them at all.

Even if Zui Fusheng succeeds in the end, once it is discovered, the immortal sects will not intervene to protect Zui Fusheng.

If Master Taihua gets caught up in it...

They probably won't have an easy time either.

The Immortal Sect's stance is clear: they will try their best to prevent those on the list from making a move.

If Meng Qiewei's husband is killed by the Bai family.

Then
A conflict is likely to begin.

Seeing Jiang Man's serious expression, Yang Zhao kindly said, "That's the order I received."

Jiang Man was surprised.

An order from Peak Master Bai?
He then asked who gave the order, saying the matter was more serious than anticipated.

If the Bai family patriarch knew his identity, there's an 80% chance he wouldn't dare kill him.

Knowing the rumors about the Ji family, the Bai family certainly wouldn't go so far as to kill them.

Would Peak Master Bai dare to do that?
Unfortunately, Yang Zhao did not disclose who gave the order.

"When you die, I will burn your body for you." Yang Zhao said, waving his hand gently.

Suddenly, a wind began to blow around us.

The wind, which started as a turbulent flow of air, solidified in an instant, its scales and claws gradually appearing, its beard bristling. A giant dragon, composed entirely of storm and killing intent, appeared between the two.

Wherever the dragon passed, the ground was not blown away, but rather shaved open layer by layer.

Rocks silently turned to dust, and old trees were uprooted and disintegrated into a shower of wood chips in mid-air.

The giant dragon raised its head, carrying a hurricane as it surged towards the river.

The wind howled, threatening to tear flesh apart.

Jiang Man exhaled and assumed a stance, his fist as heavy as a mountain, unmoving as a mountain, operating at full power.

A surge of immense energy erupted, forming a solid, weighty, and almost tangible phantom around him.

He then unleashed a punch, aiming straight for the dragon's head.

boom!
The magic collided, unleashing a terrifying storm.

Then there was a click.

The dragon tore at the life force, and the cracks spread at a visible speed.

Immediately
boom!
Its vital energy completely collapsed and was mercilessly swallowed up by the raging wind.

The giant dragon landed on Jiang Man, and he felt as if he had been hit head-on by an ancient beast. His remaining blood and energy were forced back into his body, and the force of the impact made his throat taste sweet. His body flew backward uncontrollably.

Without pausing, the dragon coiled and twisted, severely injuring Jiang Man and slamming him to the ground.

The dragon dissipated, and Jiang Man struggled to his feet from the pit.

"So strong." He stared at Yang Zhao in front of him with great admiration.

The perfected primordial spirit, combined with powerful magic, has made him incredibly strong.

I am no match for them at all.

Without magic, it's no wonder that I can't deal significant damage.

The opponent's technique...
They are in no way weaker than Bai Qiufeng and his group.

If I do it again, I'll easily lose my fighting ability.

Seeing Jiang Man's disheveled state, Yang Zhao exclaimed in surprise, "Impressive! You can still stand up like that. If it were someone else, they would have been unable to move by now."

Jiang Man stared at the other man and said, "If you kill me, have you considered the consequences?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhao said softly, "I have thought about it, but soon there will be demonic beasts attacking this place. My junior brother was devoured by the demonic beasts. I tried my best to fight back the demonic beasts and survive, but I cannot shirk my responsibility for my junior brother's death, so I am naturally willing to accept the punishment."

"So junior brother, you should take care of yourself. This is your last chance."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Zhao circulated his body's power, and this time the ground beneath his feet trembled.

The wind howled.

An even larger dragon than before coalesced once more.

He took a step forward, and his whole body flew towards Jiang Man.

He struck out with a palm.

A giant dragon manifested around him, like the palm of his hand, moving at his will.

At that moment, a fierce wind locked onto Jiang Man.

There is absolutely no way to escape.

"Fight me with one palm, and let me end your suffering," Yang Zhao's cold voice rang out.

He forced Jiang Man to confront him head-on.

The powerful attack did not faze Jiang Man; he simply stood still, watching the opponent hurtle towards him.

At this moment, Jiang Man sighed, opened his mouth, and said in a voice only he could hear, "Spells, Volume Two, Light."

As soon as he finished speaking, a soft light was born from his flesh and blood, and began to expand and condense.

Finally, a faintly glowing feather robe materialized around him and landed on his body.

The wind howled, whipping against his feathered robe.

But the light was not affected in the slightest.

Yang Zhao was somewhat shocked by Jiang Man's sudden change of heart, but he did not sense any danger.

So he instantly appeared in front of Jiang Man and struck with his palm.

The dragon roared and then fell.

"Arts, Volume Three, Divine Descent of the Physical Body." Jiang Man's voice rang out as he raised his hand.

In an instant, the power of the evil god surged wildly into his body, empowering it.

The Art of the Evil God, Volume 3, Form 1.

He immediately struck out with a palm.

He faced off against Yang Zhao head-on.

boom!
Their palms touched.

For a moment, space seemed to freeze, followed by a tremendous roar.

A storm of power surged unilaterally towards Yang Zhao.

boom!
The dragon collapsed.

Immediately, a cracking sound rang out. It came from Yang Zhao's wrist, followed by a series of cracking sounds.

From Yang Zhao's wrist, forearm, arm, shoulder, and body, the fracture extends rapidly.

Then a bang

Yang Zhao let out a scream as blood mist sprayed from his body.

He was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, but he couldn't stop.

Instead, it rolled at an extremely high speed for dozens of meters before finally coming to a stop.

The moment he stopped, he was about to get up.

He only managed to get halfway there when a broken bone caused him to fall to the ground again.

He drew upon his power, and lightning appeared in his hand.

A new attack is about to begin.

However, the moment the spell was formed, a foot stepped down.

Click!

Jiang Man's foot shattered the spell.

Uh!
Yang Zhao screamed in agony.

Only then did he stare intently at the person in front of him, unable to see their face clearly, sense their aura, or perceive the dazzling light.

He had seen it before.
Then terror flashed in his eyes, but he didn't call out that name.

Jiang Man calmly asked, "Can you tell me who gave the order?"

Yang Zhao gave a bitter laugh: "Why can you even defeat me when I'm at the peak of my Nascent Soul stage? Is it because my talent is too poor?"

Jiang Man looked at the other party and shook his head slightly: "No, your strength is more than enough to defeat me. You did not lose to me, but to a peerless genius with a perfected body."

Yang Zhao laughed loudly, feeling that the other party was humiliating him, and then activated his primordial spirit.

boom!
Under the cover of the formation, the sound of the explosion did not spread.

The power was suppressed; otherwise, the formation would have been unable to stop it.

The light around Jiang Man slowly faded; he had just unleashed a considerable amount of poison with his attack.

The poisoning has subsided.

But the other party was poisoned.

Upon investigation, I realized I couldn't escape the blame.

"This is a huge problem." Jiang Man looked at Yang Zhao's corpse on the ground and sighed heavily.

The other party deliberately used death to cause trouble for themselves.

"Who exactly are they?" Jiang Man was determined to find out.

If it's just targeting him, cutting off the future path of a peerless genius, it's not a big deal.

He will naturally try his best to deal with it.

But if someone tries to use him to provoke Meng Qiwei's anger, then things get serious.

Moreover, there will definitely be others taking action afterward, making it extremely dangerous.

Theoretically, it should be the Bai family, but would the Bai family really be that bold?

With an ancestor on the list still around, the Bai family will basically not decline as long as they don't cause trouble.

This is not in their interest.

Jiang Man shook his head, not thinking about these things, but rather how to deal with the trouble ahead.

After hesitating for a moment, he began to influence the formation.

After he took control of the formation, he searched around to see where the demonic beast his senior brother had mentioned was.

Sure enough, they found a group of monsters that had appeared in the giant pit at some unknown time.

They were awakened when a stone was thrown in.

Then a roar rang out, followed by a frenzied charge as if it had caught the scent of some unparalleled delicacy.

Song Wushuang and the others, who were waiting, immediately noticed the attack of the demonic beasts.

"Demon beasts?" she asked in surprise. "Weren't they all behaving themselves?"

"They are earth spirit beasts, social beasts that live in packs, and the more they there are, the stronger they become," the female demon beast, now a prisoner, kindly reminded her.

These monsters are extremely powerful; ordinary monsters would avoid them, and it is also necessary to prevent them from multiplying.

Once their numbers exceed a certain threshold, they will launch a beast tide for various reasons.

It is a major disaster.

"How many are there?" Zheng Yan asked.

“Many, enough to kill your primordial spirits at their peak,” the female demon beast said.

"I wonder how things are going in Jiang Shixiong's direction," Song Wushuang said.

But soon, they saw Jiang Man's figure rapidly approaching.

"Let's go, Senior Brother Yang will hold them off from the front," Jiang Man's voice came.

Without hesitation, everyone fled quickly and then requested backup.

Much later.

The Zhenyue Division personnel arrived immediately.

"You mean Yang Zhao went missing after trying to save you?" Senior Brother He asked, looking at everyone.

Everyone nodded.

"Tell me the general outline of what happened, and then the sect will come to investigate and make a decision," Senior Brother He said.

The strange earth spirit beast that appeared out of nowhere is a bit abnormal.

He was more worried about other special circumstances.

After hearing the general outline of what happened, he looked at Jiang Man with some suspicion: "So, you were the only one who saw the whole thing?"

Jiang Man nodded.

Senior Brother He then asked Tao He and the others another question: "Were you aware that Yang Zhao was coming to investigate you today?"

They shook their heads.

"So what has Jiang Man been doing all this time?" he asked again.

And then the answer was: cultivation.

They practiced day and night.

Everyone present could confirm this.

Because they were on high alert almost all day, Jiang Man was constantly cultivating.

They cultivate themselves while working, and they cultivate themselves while on rest.

Suddenly, Senior Brother He remembered Jiang Man's report.

The beginning is cultivation.

The sensory experience is extremely poor.

"Alright, then you can continue the investigation." As he spoke, he took out some pills and handed them to Jiang Man: "These are for healing. You should recover first. The sect should contact you about the specific situation, but don't worry too much."

Finally, he suddenly asked, "What is your cultivation level?"

"The fifth level of the spirit realm." Jiang Man only mentioned the spirit realm.

Upon hearing this, the other party was taken aback.

What does five floors mean?
The practice he was cultivating was not an ordinary technique.

Ordinary cultivation methods do not have five levels; they only have initial, middle, late, and perfect stages.

For a moment, he thought of the Nine Star Body Refining Technique.

Could this person be following the Nine Stars series?

Just think about it.

After that, Senior Brother He left.

The investigation continued, but the atmosphere became delicate.

When they looked at Jiang Man, their eyes held a mixture of scrutiny and awe.

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the other side.

After surveying the area, Junior Sister Mo found Senior Brother He.

"Senior brother, something's not right. There are signs of human intervention," Junior Sister Mo whispered. "The formation and the earth spirit beast were arranged in advance."

"Who do you think it is?" Senior Brother He asked.

“It shouldn’t be Jiang Man,” Junior Sister Mo said seriously. “He has made great contributions to the Zhenyue Division, so there’s no need for him to invite such trouble upon himself.”

"Is that Yang Zhao?" Senior Brother He asked.

“That doesn’t seem likely either. He doesn’t have that much time, especially with an earth spirit beast. He shouldn’t be able to transport things here silently,” Junior Sister Mo said.

Senior Brother He looked at Junior Sister Mo and asked, "So what do you think is going on?"

"They were attacked?"

“Yang Zhao selected the location, and Yang Zhao also initiated the separate review process.”

Upon hearing this, Junior Sister Mo was taken aback: "He tried to kill Jiang Man, but Jiang Man killed him instead? But what about the Earth Spirit Beast? Unless..."

Suddenly, Mo Shimei's pupils contracted, and she was about to speak.

Is someone high-ranking official trying to kill Jiang Man?

Otherwise, how could the earth spirit beast have been sent here silently?
Senior Brother He made a shushing gesture: "We're just here to find out what's going on. If it has nothing to do with evil gods, then we don't need to get involved."

"In addition, Jiang Man is a member of the Zhenyue Division, so we naturally have to report him as well."

“He was cultivating before, and everyone can vouch for him.”

"It can be confirmed that the formation and the earth spirit beast have nothing to do with him."

Yang Zhao is currently missing.

"That should be enough information."

"They will decide the rest themselves."

(End of this chapter)