The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 107 Foreshadowing of Fame

September 21st.

That night.

Yunxia Peak.

Jiang Man stood on the edge of the cliff, gazing at the starry sky.

A gentle breeze rustled the hem of his clothes.

"It's almost time."

Jiang Man spoke slowly.

He has completed 150 repetitions of the practice today.

Not only that, he also had the old ox explain the method of body tempering to him.

To improve one's cultivation level, one must first improve physical strength and mental strength, something Jiang Man had not initially considered.

I had originally planned to open and fill the first gourd within three months.

It seems a bit difficult now.

After all, the cultivation techniques are listed last.

However, he was very curious about what this so-called accumulation of magical power was all about.

After midnight.

Jiang Man sensed that the destiny of an unparalleled genius had been activated.

It's time to check out the new levels.

Let's see what kind of challenges this mere destiny will present.

At this moment, it seemed as if the destiny of an unparalleled genius had been unlocked.

Three pills slowly fell down.

They are a golden pill, a blood-red pill, and a light blue pill.

He informed the old ox immediately.

Thus, the names of these three pills were known.

They are, respectively, the Flawless Golden Essence Pill, the Flawless Nourishing Essence Pill, and the Flawless Strengthening Spirit Pill.

There's no need to buy any other pills in the early stages; these three will allow Jiang Man to pass the initial Foundation Establishment stage.

For a moment, Jiang Man even felt that his destiny as an unparalleled genius was very generous.

I wonder what they'll send next time.

Three pills have already been delivered.

Will it be four next time?
Four pills would be good too, since the others aren't very effective.

Magical artifacts, spells, and cultivation techniques are all like this.

There are certain risks involved.

"Has the request been made?" the old ox asked.

Jiang Man shook his head.

He is still waiting.

Soon, the destiny of this peerless genius began to exude a profound aura.

The moment Jiang Man tried to peer into it, the mysterious aura of destiny began to arrange itself, and then appeared in words.

[A Destiny of Unparalleled Prodigy]

[As an unparalleled genius, your cultivation has reached a new level. Cultivation is unhindered by wind or rain, day or night. Under favorable conditions, you cultivate 160 times a day. Within 600 days, you will enter the secret realm and leave your handprint on the Five Elements Stone, laying the groundwork for your future fame. The teleportation will automatically open after 550 days.]

Failure will bring a backlash from fate.

[Damage to the foundation structure.]

There was a lot of text this time, and Jiang Man found it somewhat difficult to understand.

When Lao Niu asked, he answered immediately.

One hundred and sixty times, rain or shine, day or night without fail.

What does this mean?
Nighttime is a precious time; not using it for cultivation is a waste of time.

How do they sleep?
A kindred spirit.

Jiang Man spoke with emotion.

The old ox fell silent.

Immediately, Jiang Man asked curiously, "Old Huang, what are Five Elements Stones?"

“A stone,” the old ox said.

"Is the Five Elements Stone related to the Five Elements spiritual energy I cultivate during my Foundation Establishment?" Jiang Man asked.

"The Five Elements Stones correspond to the Five Elements Techniques," the old ox said. "These kinds of techniques can only be practiced in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

Jiang Man breathed a sigh of relief; the mid-term was not bad.

I'm afraid of things going perfectly.

He was worried that there wouldn't be enough time.

Foundation building is not an easy skill to improve.

However, Jiang Man was puzzled by the meaning of this destiny, which foreshadowed his future fame.

The old ox offered no explanation.

As for the secret realm, Jiang Man didn't think much about it.

Anyway, the teleportation array will open by itself.

After a pause, Jiang Man suddenly thought of something and asked, "Senior, is it possible that we'll be ambushed and killed if we enter the secret realm?"

If Meng Qiewei is waiting for him on the other side of the secret realm, then
Isn't his life hanging by a thread?
"Don't overthink it," the old ox said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man's eyes lit up with hope: "Is there a way to circumvent it?"

“Well, you can’t avoid going anyway, whether you’re upset or not, you have to go, so you might as well not think about it,” the old ox said.

Jiang Man looked at the old ox and said with emotion, "Old ox, you are so magnanimous. If you were the one who died and you could still be so magnanimous, I would definitely take you as my role model."

The old ox ignored Jiang Man and continued grazing.

The yard is full of grass, and we've been eating it for over half a month and it's still not all gone.

Jiang Man looked at the text and realized that the peerless genius's destiny was indeed not something he intended to hide.

Fortunately, he also possessed such talent, so he was not afraid of such changes.

Furthermore, this time the backlash from his destiny didn't result in the complete loss of his cultivation, but rather damage to his Foundation Establishment body.

This is truly deadly.

"I wonder if Meng Qiewei's ancestors had a grudge against their descendants, and were determined to make their own descendants die a violent death."

However, he was unsure whether these were already there or caused by a sudden change later on.

After that, Jiang Man stopped thinking about anything else.

Now we have the elixir and the cultivation method.

Let's start by improving our body-refining techniques.

The methods of body refinement and the methods of condensing essence are quite similar.

It took two tries to get the hang of it.

After four more rounds, we entered the second level.

Day .

Successfully entered the seventh floor.

Day 17.

The method of body refinement has been perfected.

October 8th.

Jiang Man began to practice the method of visualization.

We will continue to improve.

These days, he has been working tirelessly, cultivating on the edge of the cliff.

More and more people are seeing it.

But no one followed suit, and some even thought he would eventually become the last in the courtyard.

Staying up so late like this damages your mental and physical health.

Cultivation is twice as difficult but half as effective.

After Zhao Yaoyao and the others tried to persuade her a few times, they stopped trying.

Good words can't persuade a damn ghost.

The inherent weaknesses of the poor are stubbornness and a lack of understanding of right and wrong.

It's a pity about his talent for absorbing spiritual energy.

After all, they had never seen anyone successfully establish their foundation as soon as they entered the sect.

I thought they would be a strong contender for the top three.

Yet, he willingly degenerated into this state.

"What a pity," Zhao Yaoyao shook her head and sighed.

As An Rong walked, she swayed the enormous thing on her chest and asked curiously, "What's there to regret? As long as he thinks it's right, that's fine. He's happy, and we have one less competitor."

Zhao Yaoyao withdrew her gaze and said nothing more.

Instead of worrying about others, focus on improving yourself.

I've decided to take this first.

half a month later.

October 23rd.

Jiang Man stopped cultivating. Now, he has reached the ninth level of the Qi Condensation Method, the ninth level of the Body Tempering Method, and the ninth level of the Visualization Method.

"There are still more than 30 days until the first ranking assessment. It seems that opening the first gourd and filling it up will not be easy."

Jiang Man felt the power and decided to first open the physical "gourd" and visualize the "gourd".

Then focus all your efforts on improving your cultivation level.

Opening the gourd is equivalent to entering this realm, which can be considered as fulfilling the conditions.

Jiang Man first practiced the tempering method.

When it was activated, it triggered the Flawless Nourishing Essence Pill.

Begin cleansing the body's meridians.

again and again.

A day later, Jiang Man felt his blood and qi, carrying the power of the Flawless Nourishing Essence Pill, impacting his physical body's realm.

Three days later.

Jiang Man took a deep breath of spiritual energy under the moonlight.

Then a muffled sound came from within his body. His physical body's blood and qi surged, enabling it to absorb more spiritual energy.

The gourd-shaped body has opened.

The physical body is one layer.

Afterwards, Jiang Man spent another day consolidating his physical body to prevent the spiritual energy he cultivated later from becoming too heavy and overwhelming his body.

On the fifth day, Jiang Man began practicing the visualization method.

Because it was a simplified visualization method, it was just a pure ball of spiritual light, and Jiang Man still viewed the spiritual level as a gourd.

This cultivation triggered the activation of the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill.

I thought it would take at least five days to activate and consolidate the spirit gourd.

However, three days later, Jiang Man found that his spirit had been lifted.

It must be because of the accumulation of knowledge and experience over time.

During his Qi Refining period, he practiced the superior visualization method.

November 1st.

There is one month left until the December ranking assessment.

It should be in time.

"Old Huang, I always feel like there's not enough time, and I wish I could cultivate all the time, but they can sleep so soundly at night. How do they manage to sleep?"

Jiang Man stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the moonlight, and spoke.

The people of Yunxia Peak usually cultivate until very late, but recently Yunxia Peak said that they should combine work and rest, and have enough rest time to cultivate their mind.

Gradually, everyone had less time to cultivate.

You can see clouds and mist occasionally.

Jiang Man raised his head slightly and looked at the bright moon in the sky, saying, "But they are right, the scenery of Yunxia Peak is really beautiful."

The old ox grazed on the grass, completely ignoring Jiang Man.

Jiang Man didn't mind and continued cultivating.

In order to improve his ranking, he needs to break through his current level.

The flawless golden elixir moved accordingly.

Absorb spiritual energy.

Accumulating the first "gourd" is not easy.

It is much more difficult than refining Qi.

It took Jiang Man five days to complete one-tenth of the task.

Fortunately, the more he cultivated, the more adept he became, and the Flawless Golden Essence Pill also provided him with powerful strength.

It felt as if a fire was burning in his dantian, and as long as the level of the Qi Condensation Technique was high enough, he could completely absorb this fire.

In ten days, Jiang Man had accumulated nearly 30% of his spiritual energy.

From this moment on, Jiang Man felt that as spiritual energy accumulated and he circulated the Condensing Yuan Technique, a portion of his power would unconsciously circulate within his body.

Using the body as a container.

If he hadn't improved his physical body beforehand, he might not be able to withstand it now.

After all, his physical body was at the lowest level during the Qi Refining stage.

After that, Jiang Man stopped thinking about it and continued cultivating.

In twenty days, Jiang Man successfully accumulated 60%.

The power within the body is also constantly increasing; there are no levels, it's just accumulating.

If the physical body is strong enough, it can remain hidden indefinitely.

No wonder He Chenfeng said that Foundation Establishment cultivators should not be provoked casually, as it is impossible to determine how much power they are hiding.

End of November.

Jiang Man felt a little regretful.

"There's still not enough time."

He thought that the rest would go smoothly and reach 99%.

But in reality, the pills were almost used up, and in the end, more spiritual energy was absorbed and entered the body.

Currently, the first gourd has been accumulated to less than 80%.

"Old Huang, why is it slowing down towards the end? Isn't the gourd supposed to get bigger at the bottom?" Jiang Man asked Old Huang the ox as dawn broke in the yard.

"Maybe you're wrong. A bowl would be more accurate. If that doesn't work, turn the gourd upside down," the old ox said casually.

Jiang Man shook his head: "The bowl is too ordinary, and the gourd doesn't look good upside down."

Jiang Manquan didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that he needed to calm down and reflect as time went on.

Yunxia Peak.

The front yard of the foundation.

The Ninth Courtyard.

When Jiang Man arrived, the others were already there.

"Jiang Aoye, why are you late?" A man looked at Jiang Man and laughed. "There are twenty-four people in this courtyard, and you're about to be at the bottom."

"Maybe we should just take a nap."

There's no need to make things difficult for yourself.

"Mocking me?" Jiang Man took out his notebook and said, "I'll write this down. I'm the kind of person who always moves forward and doesn't look back, so it's easy for me to forget when someone mocks me. I need to write this down."

He had learned this lesson the hard way at Yunqiansi.

I hardly remember anyone who offended me.

"Cao Cheng mocked me for being last in the rankings." Jiang Man wrote it down and then put away his notebook.

Cao Cheng exclaimed, "You really are unique."

"Why did you remember all this?" A burly woman approached and laughed. "So, you plan to take revenge on each of them later?"

It was An Rong, the famous woman from the small courtyard.

Jiang Man shook his head and said, "It's not that bad. I just see it occasionally and reminisce."

"Then I'll curse you out now, and you can remember it," An Rong said with a smile. "I told you not to stay up all night, so you'll only ever be last in class, a complete noob. Next time you see me, remember to be a little more polite."

Jiang Man politely made a note of it for her.

"An Rong insulted me, saying I came in last place." Jiang Man finished writing and then put the notebook away.

Zhao Yaoyao and Zhuo Bufan came in, but she just shook her head.

They really couldn't understand Jiang Man.

Simply focusing on cultivation without understanding is insufficient.

Perhaps this is the difference between the poor and them.

These people have such a narrow vision; no wonder they've always been poor.

I can't escape the mountains in my heart.

Influenced by the previous generation, it is deeply ingrained.

If Jiang Man hadn't established his foundation so quickly, they wouldn't have even paid any attention to him.

That's good, they have one less competitor.

Jiang Man remained seated at the very back.

Yan Yiqiu came in and looked at everyone, saying, "The three months of training are over. Tomorrow, we will assess your rankings."

"The assessment is similar to the Qi Refining assessment."

"The test will be the primary method."

"The assessment will be based on the level of cultivation, the physical body, the spirit, and the purity of the hidden spirit."

The total score is 400 points.

"The purity of the spirit is the easiest to score points on."

"Next year, the minor program will include credits."

"Secondly, the top three in this assessment will be granted the qualification to become disciples. Although they will only be nominal disciples, it will still be of some help to your cultivation."

"However, these three spots are all randomized, and there is no freedom of choice."

She then looked at Zhao Yaoyao and the others and said, "Make the most of it."

Then he looked at Jiang Man and said, "If you get last place in the assessment, the people who invested in you might come after you."

Jiang Man asked curiously, "Do the people who invest in me also check the rankings after they're released?"

"Yes, but do the people who invested in you know that you've reached the Foundation Establishment stage?" Yan Yiqiu asked curiously.

Logically speaking, if the investors knew about this, how could they allow him to stay up all night like this?
“She doesn’t know,” Jiang Man replied truthfully.

Yan Yiqiu was silent for a moment, then said, "It seems there are many things you don't understand. You can't contact her?"

Jiang Man nodded.

"It's alright, I'll make a special note for you. She'll know as soon as she checks it," Yan Yiqiu said kindly.

Jiang Man was extremely grateful.

Senior Sister Yu is incompetent.

"Alright, spend the rest of your time cultivating. The assessment will be on time tomorrow. It will last for two days, and the rankings will be released on December 3rd." Yan Yiqiu looked at everyone and said seriously, "The first ranking is very important for you. The higher the ranking, the smoother your cultivation will be."

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inner door.

On the trail.

Yu Wanyi, standing beside a woman, remarked with considerable emotion, "Tomorrow is the day of the assessment, and many more people will receive resource rewards."

"And you?" the beautiful woman beside her asked.

"Me?" Yu Wanyi said helplessly, "I'm afraid this is not good. The person that my senior sister introduced seems to have a partner, and not only that, he is unwilling to let go."

Senior Sister Xia smiled and said, "Perhaps this will make it easier to get promoted."

“I gave him three years; as long as he can reach the Foundation Establishment stage, that will be fine,” Yu Wanyi said.

"Should we go check it out in a couple of days? There are some rewards for the ranking of the Rebuilding Academy, right? He might be able to get into the top ranks," Senior Sister Xia asked.

Yu Wanyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but Senior Brother Lu will probably be happy. I'm just joining in the fun."

"Jiang Man's Qi cultivation is very fast, but his understanding of the technique is insufficient."

"With the new performance evaluation and promotion system, things are probably going to be tough."

Senior Sister Xia smiled slightly: "Look, he performed very well during Qi Refining. He might just bring you honor."

As she spoke, Yu Wanyi also seemed somewhat expectant.

Ideally, there should be some ranking.

Otherwise, she would have been so angry that she would have rushed over and punched him.

Having a partner doesn't motivate you to improve yourself.

(End of this chapter)