The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 202 You really think I'm weak?

Zhao Qiu is a member of the Zhao family in Fengyu City.

As the pride of the Zhao family, he received a mission before entering the Immortal Abode.

That was to teach Jiang Man a lesson.

Destroying the other party would be the best outcome.

Even if we can't, we should make them suffer enough.

Initially, he wanted to lure other people who were targeting Jiang Man into making a move.

After all, Lao Meng had left a mark on this person, so he could know where the other person was.

Unfortunately, once inside, he was met with endless fog, rendering all his senses ineffective, leaving him helpless.

We can only put it aside for now and wait for an opportunity.

During this time, they were pursued by the Blood Sacrifice Array, and they could no longer care about the mission.

But things took an unexpected turn; he never imagined that after being rescued, he would discover Jiang Man.

The other party not only did not flee, but also sat peacefully in the center of the formation reading books and collecting pills.

This made him feel extremely unbalanced.

How can someone who has no family background live so comfortably?

Of course, he kept all of this hidden deep in his heart.

Everything the other party has achieved is through their own hard work.

Such talent was enough for him to understand just how remarkable the person before him was.

But it is precisely because I understand this that I become even more jealous.

The desire to destroy is growing stronger.

Why?
Born into the Zhao family, he was raised as a prodigy and, while having access to resources, dared not slack off in the slightest.

Why is it that in the end, they are not as good as a peasant?
So he has been patient and biding his time, and now all the powerful people have gone out.

He is the strongest one here.

Furthermore, he felt that Shangguan Lingyue had sensed something, knew about the grudges between the Zhao family and the other party, and understood that he harbored jealousy.

The other party is a smart person, so it's not surprising that he occasionally catches my eye.

So they deliberately left him with such an obvious opening.

It was all to get him to take action.

As for the purpose of the other party's actions, it is likely that they intend to suppress Jiang Man.

Otherwise, why would Shangguan Lingyue always say that he would give the pills to Jiang Man?

Isn't it just deliberately provoking others to anger them and then getting them to take action?

As long as the other party is suppressed by them.

Then everything here will be decided by Shangguan Lingyue.

Since Jiang Man is no match for him, he must find a powerful backer.

Once the search begins, the most familiar candidate will naturally be Shangguan Lingyue.

This is why Zhao Qiu dared to take action.

He not only wanted to teach them a lesson, but also wanted to take the opportunity to do so in a justifiable way.

Whether he stays or not is not up to Shangguan Lingyue.

If the other party dares to go to extremes, he dares to speak up.

Jiang harbored resentment, and the two did not cooperate for long.

"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" someone said softly. "If Shangguan Lingyue finds out, it will be very serious."

"Moreover, this is their formation. If we push them too far, things could get out of hand."

“We’ll just go over and ask. How could things not end well?” Zhao Qiu whispered. “We’re in a bad situation right now, and we have no chance of getting any opportunities.”

"But if there are enough pills, it's not impossible to compete."

You won't get anything if you don't fight for it.

"Now that we've gone there, we're qualified to fight for it."

"What do you think?"

You won't get anything if you don't go; you'll be entitled to it if you go.

Naturally, no one wants to end up with nothing.

Seeing how easily these people were persuaded, Zhao Qiu became even more convinced that Shangguan Lingyue had done it on purpose.

Let people like them stay here.

What are we waiting for?

They are greedy, and they find it difficult to suppress their greed.

They will definitely take the risk.

Especially when facing someone at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, these people probably already had ideas in mind.

They're just waiting for someone to take the lead.

If you fail, you could easily be accused of being misled.

The four people exchanged glances, and finally walked towards Jiang Man.

Jiang Man had already finished studying the formation and roughly understood how to set it up.

Give him a day, and he can set up the Mountain and River Maze.

Fortunately, we had all the basic materials ourselves, and those people brought back a lot of expansion materials.

It's more than enough.

If the deployment is successful, it can withstand the next major earthquake.

He didn't care whether the people from the Blood Sacrifice Array came looking for him.

They're all at the early or mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, who is he afraid of?

It's probably because others are afraid of him.

However, he was very curious about how powerful this blood sacrifice array was.

Currently, the competition should focus on the strength of the formation.

"Junior Brother Jiang."

While Jiang Man was still pondering, he suddenly heard someone call his name.

Turning around, I saw that the four people who were originally guarding the edge of the formation had walked over at some point.

They came over with smiles, as if to chat.

The weasel pays New Year greetings to the rooster.

Jiang Man remained expressionless: "Looking for me?"

“Yes.” A gaunt man cupped his hands, a smile on his face. “We should thank our junior brother for the opportunity; otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to find a safe place.”

Jiang Man did not speak, waiting for the other party to continue.

At this moment, the man said with some emotion, "After we arrived, we decided to protect our junior brother well, since the formation depends on him."

"However, I heard that there are other powerful array masters among the people who came this time."

"I'm afraid they have some ideas."

"But we support our junior brother."

"However, we are currently injured, so it would be great if we had some medicine to help us recover."

"I will definitely support my junior brother with all my might."

"We'll attack wherever our junior brother points."

Zhao Qiu added, "Yes, we don't dare let our junior brother spend money. One pill a day is enough for each of us to recover to our peak condition."

"Moreover, many of those people are dishonest."

“With our support, our junior brother will surely be able to suppress them.”

Jiang Man looked at them calmly and said, "You want my pills?"

"It's to support my junior brother," Zhao Qiu said earnestly.

Jiang Man looked at the group of people, slowly stood up and said, "I have no intention of insulting you, nor do I look down on you."

"You are really too weak. I'm afraid that having your support would diminish my own strength."

Jiang Man's answer surprised the four of them.

They had considered all sorts of explanations Jiang Man might have given, but they never imagined it would be like this.

Does he not want a good life anymore?

"What's so surprising?" In an instant, Jiang Man turned into a wisp of green smoke and appeared next to Zhao Qiu, placing a hand on the other's shoulder. "Although I'm in the outer sect, I should be quite famous."

"You all know me to some extent."

"I am an unparalleled genius."

"What do you, at the same level, have to fight me with?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Man's hand pressed down as if it were a mountain, the weight of spiritual energy.

Boom!

Click!

Zhao Qiu heard a cracking sound in his shoulder.

He looked at Jiang Man in shock, perhaps not expecting the person in front of him to have such a heavy spiritual aura.

But he is still struggling to hold on.

At this moment, Jiang Man increased his strength and pressed down hard, causing Zhao Qiu's waist to bend over with a loud thud, and he fell to the ground with his knees on the ground and his hands supporting him on the ground.

Only then did he break free from the suppression, and with difficulty, he raised his head and said unwillingly, "You attacked me from behind!"

Jiang Man shook his head, then kicked the other man in the side of the face.

Bang.

Zhao Qiu's face visibly contorted, his entire face trembled, and several teeth flew out.

A whoosh.

Zhao Qiu's head flew off with his body.

Blood spurted out and landed on the other three people.

They looked at Jiang Man in horror.

"So you really thought I was weak?" Jiang Man put one hand on the shoulder of the only woman among the four.

The other person screamed.

Then, like Zhao Qiu, he flew away.

However, her abdomen was twisted, and her bones appeared to be broken and displaced.

The other two turned and ran without hesitation.

However, the light had already fallen upon them.

Terrified screams echoed from within the formation.

— In the mist.

Shangguan Lingyue and his two companions led their men toward the formation.

They gained a lot from this trip.

They accepted anything that could help their cultivation.

It was not given to Jiang Man.

Jiang Man obtained the elixir, and it was perfectly reasonable for them to receive these things.

"I wonder if Zhao Qiu did anything," Shangguan Lingyue said.

"Are you sure nothing bad will happen?" Helena asked with some worry. "It seems the Zhao family doesn't get along with him."

"Is it necessary to suppress him?" Lin Chenling asked.

They currently hold an absolute advantage, so there is absolutely no need for this.

Shangguan Lingyue sighed and said, "The more Jiang Man studies, the more he will realize his own importance. Only by enduring some suppression can we more easily gain control in the end."

"I just don't know if those people will make a move."

“I deliberately put a certain type of person together; they are the most reckless and only think about what they can get.”

Helena and the others didn't say anything more.

After all, some people always have to be sacrificed for the sake of opportunity.

That would naturally require sacrificing others.

Being a nice guy isn't suitable for this place.

Once inside the inner gate, if you act as if you were still in the outer gate, you'll be completely taken advantage of.

Do you think that these people will help you improve your cultivation after they get something from you?

impossible.

If you give way one step at a time, you'll have to keep giving way until you're eliminated.

Those who wish to improve within the inner circle must strive for advancement.

Those who wish to enter the core of the sect or even become a direct disciple must strive even harder.

After searching for a long time in the mist, they returned to the formation.

It's not easy for others to find this place.

Now that they've gone out, they've confirmed one thing: two major formations are expanding outside.

First, there's the blood sacrifice array, which everyone is worried about.

Another one is the Tianyuan Formation, which allows for the sharing of results.

What remains are the small formations that are being developed in secret.

They count as one here too.

Upon entering the formation, Shangguan Lingyue immediately checked on everyone's condition.

I was quite startled when I saw a man with a distorted face standing at the door.

His face was contorted, half of his teeth were missing, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

His head was tilted to one side.

The arm is sunken, so it must be broken.

The other three were equally impressive.

One is more miserable than the other.

"Fellow Daoist Shangguan," Zhao Qiu said with difficulty, "you're back? A demonic beast attacked us. If it weren't for its weakness, we probably wouldn't have been able to hold this place."

"Therefore, it would be best to have more people stationed there."

At this moment, Zhao Qiu was inwardly groaning.

He originally intended to file a complaint so that Shangguan Lingyue could find a way to continue dealing with Jiang Man.

But Jiang Man refused.

The reason for not allowing it is
This was the first time he had discovered that he could earn spiritual energy in this way.

He wanted to keep earning money.

Shangguan Lingyue asked in confusion, "Zhao Qiu?"

“It’s me.” Zhao Qiu nodded immediately.

They were afraid the other person would speak too loudly.

Jiang Man doesn't know his surname is Zhao yet, but once he finds out, he's afraid he won't be able to stay.

Even worse.

Shangguan Lingyue looked at the other three with suspicion, wanting to know if there really was a monster attack.

All three nodded.

Shangguan Lingyue was skeptical.

This is not the time to delve into it.

Jiang Man counted what he had gained and was quite moved.

Having spent half my life wandering and struggling to earn spiritual resources, I never imagined I could earn them in this way.

It opened the door to a new world.

He had an idea when the other party asked him for support.

If the other party is asking, why can't I?

So after defeating them, he sought their support.

It is said that the path to becoming a prodigy is not easy.

I never expected to actually get it.

They didn't have any storage magic items, and they didn't have much stuff, but they still got 20,000 after all.

If we encounter someone with a storage magic item...

Can't even think about it.

Who knows, I might not have to work hard to earn spirit resources for several years.

Unfortunately, the immortal sect was in great order, so even in the secret realm, he dared not go too far.

If you actually take someone else's storage magic item, you're likely to get into trouble.

But the key points inside shouldn't be too much, right?
It seems I need to be more careful in the future.

Anyone can do this, and they themselves become easy prey in the eyes of others.

However, with the formation in place, he was no longer afraid of the people here.

He had already completed the formation setup before taking stock of the spiritual energy.

The Mountain and River Maze Formation was added to the original formation foundation.

Putting aside those four underachievers, even an outstanding student like Shangguan Lingyue would have to avoid his sharp edge.

In addition, the formation can be expanded on a large scale.

The bigger he gets, the stronger he becomes.

It can even fight against that blood sacrifice array.

However, there is a fatal flaw: one's physical body and visualization techniques are not yet keeping up with one's cultivation level.

Even the worst students can see their own flaws when they fight.

It would be even more dangerous to compete against top students.

He is now unsure how much time he has left.

It's difficult to arrange.

At this moment, Shangguan Lingyue walked over: "I heard there was a monster attack?"

“No,” Jiang Man replied.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Lingyue was taken aback, then pointed at Zhao Qiu and the others and asked, "What's going on with them?"

“I took the call,” Jiang Man said.

Shangguan Lingyue was incredulous: "You did it?"

“Is it unreasonable?” Jiang Man looked at Shangguan Lingyue and chuckled. “I know you have a lot of ideas, but you can’t have any now. The initiative is mine.”

Jiang Man's words were astonishing, and Shangguan Lingyue dared not underestimate them.

"Are you not reconciled?" Jiang Man asked.

"Do you really have that kind of ability?" He felt he could still maintain the upper hand.

Jiang Man casually swept his hand across the array, using it to isolate the view of others.

Then his figure vanished, reappearing behind Shangguan Lingyue: "Want to give it a try?"

Shangguan Lingyue was shocked. He didn't know how Jiang Man had gotten there; it was completely different from all the magic techniques he knew.

But since he was going to try, he didn't hesitate at all. He circulated his golden core and mobilized the power in his body.

Flames immediately appeared in his palm, and flames began to surge throughout his body, bursting forth with scorching heat. Then, he struck out with a palm.

The flames are scorching hot, ready to burn everything.

Jiang Man did not dodge at all, and also struck out with a palm.

Bang.

The force surged, and this palm strike, like a thick blade, shattered all the flames surrounding Shangguan Lingyue, causing him to stagger back thirteen steps off the ground.

Jiang Man stood still, motionless.

It actually hurt quite a bit, but I managed to stay upright by using the formation.

But that's enough to make the person in front of him wary.

Shangguan Lingyue, now firmly on his feet, stared at Jiang Man, sensing the changes in the spiritual energy around him, his emotions shifting several times.

There was some impulsiveness, some resentment, but mostly fear.

After a long while, all emotions disappeared.

All that's left is compromise.

He sighed and said, "I didn't expect the rumors to be wrong. You've already reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm."

Jiang Man did not answer.

I won't talk about someone who just got promoted, otherwise I feel like I'd be able to put up a fight against them.

"What are you going to do?" Shangguan Lingyue asked.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Man asked calmly. "The opportunities in this immortal abode are clearly regional. Don't you want to be the winner?"

Shangguan Lingyue was taken aback. Was this something he wanted to use?
“If you don’t want to, I will. I will start expanding the formation later. Just tell me how to win,” Jiang Man said.

Now that I've participated, why should I stay in a corner?
Where does a peerless genius not attract the attention of everyone?

Now it's his turn to take over the others.

The roles of offense and defense have shifted.

(End of this chapter)