The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 207 You guys are too conservative
Tianyuan Formation.

On a towering tree, a woman dressed in a pale yellow fairy dress stood on the branches gazing into the distance.

Her Heavenly Origin Formation had already covered the surrounding mountains, and several groves of trees were also within the formation's range.

The place is filled with spiritual energy, like mist surrounding a large tree, and everyone here is in excellent condition.

There are three other trees growing around the big tree.

There are people over there absorbing spiritual energy.

"Not enough," the woman murmured to herself, looking around at everything.

At this moment, a woman landed on the side and said, "Senior sister, the people sent to the new formation have not responded. Something must have happened."

“Very ambitious.” Liu Ningya said with surprise, “No wonder it’s the third largest formation; it must have its own ideas.”

"No one has returned yet. It's clear that the other side doesn't want to negotiate; they want to settle things with a contest."

The visitor nodded and said, "Actually, we've already brought in a lot of people. If we continue to bring in more, we're afraid we won't be able to control it, especially since this formation is so large that it might threaten Senior Sister's final harvest."

Liu Ningya looked at the other person and shook her head slightly, saying, "You also think the rumors are true? You think the so-called sharing is just a gimmick to get people into the formation?"

The woman was puzzled and wanted to ask, "Isn't that how it is?"
But they dared not speak.

However, Liu Ningya said, "I have no interest in the opportunities here, so sharing them is not the right thing to do. Instead, I will simply hand them over to them."

"In addition, the spiritual energy here will be shared with everyone, allowing them to accelerate their cultivation."

Upon hearing this, the visitor asked in confusion, "Then what is Senior Sister after?"

Liu Ningya remained silent.

What is she planning?
She wanted to be number one.

Whether it's a grand competition or a secret realm.

Rankings exist for all of them.

Especially the first one.

There are other rewards for getting first place in the sect.

She needs this reward.

She had no desire to fight, but sometimes it's not as simple as just not wanting to fight.

She was born into a small family, but she was raised and nurtured by the family from a young age. Now that the family wants her to compete, she has no choice but to compete.

In particular, her mother's old illness relapsed, and without winning a ranking to obtain more resources, she was unable to suppress the old illness.

She intended to live a secluded life in the immortal realm.

But they had no choice in the matter.

She not only needs to fight, but also to be the ultimate winner.

Therefore, her sharing of opportunities was never a lie.

What she wanted was not opportunity.

"The final winner will be the one we see," Liu Ningya said truthfully.

The visitor didn't understand; he simply asked what to do next.

"Let them be. They have their own ideas. Let them be." Liu Ningya looked at the other trees below and said, "They all want to grow stronger. No one wants me to be the only one in power, which is also good for me."

"The rest is to consolidate the formation and wait for the third earthquake."

"Each time an earthquake occurs, the formation will move closer. After the third earthquake, we will be very close to the remaining formation."

"The real competition will begin then."

"Now is the time to conserve our strength."

"The formations can overlap."

"That was the final moment."

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.

at this time.

Jiang Man stood under the tree and saw that many people had been mobilized.

It must be that Shangguan Lingyue is going to do something.

Jiang Man was not worried about this.

All he needs now is to continue eating the fruit and feeding the beads.

Let's see if we can improve.

As for the Heavenly Origin Formation and the Blood Sacrifice Formation...

Their expansion has taken a long time, and it will take time for us to catch up.

But there is still time.

Because the third earthquake has not yet occurred.

This period was his time for expansion.

With the help of the fruit, he didn't need to cultivate. He could spend most of his time inscribing array patterns and then have people take the array items out.

This allows for the expansion of the formation.

When the third earthquake comes, I will be blessed by the formation.

Sufficient strength, combined with the temporary enhancement of the physical body.

He was virtually invincible.

The only concern is that the mental level is not high enough and the control over power is somewhat lacking.

However, as long as the physical body is strong enough, it can still suppress the loss of control over the power.

It means you have to suffer some hardships.

In addition, his enemy was also a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Their spiritual level isn't very high.

Therefore, even with his achievements, he still possesses significant advantages.

Still invincible.

In the following days, fewer and fewer people remained to guard the position.

Jiang Man is also making every effort to expand the formation.

The number of fruits is also increasing.

mid-July.

After Jiang Man ate all the orange fruits that day.

The azure beads that had absorbed qi and blood within the body were finally full.

Without further hesitation, Jiang Man began to activate the beads.

Let's see what changes occur.

As Jiang Man activated his internal energy, he guided the beads.

Unexpectedly, the bead began to move, eventually reaching the edge of the Golden Core.

They collided with a loud bang.

Crack! A crack appeared in the bead.

Then, as the golden core rotated, the cracks shattered, and the qi and blood inside the bead seemed to be atomized, surging towards the golden core.

In an instant, the golden core was covered by mist.

Then, as the power of the Golden Core spread, it reached every part of the body.

In an instant, Jiang Man felt his flesh and blood being nourished, and he cheered with joy.

He couldn't help but get up and practice the simplified body-refining technique.

As he cultivated, the power was absorbed faster.

The more one absorbs, the more one can perceive the traces of the golden elixir's operation.

Everything seemed to brighten up.

I don’t know how long it will take.

Jiang Man felt that all the power of the bead had been absorbed.

At this moment, he felt that the golden elixir and his physical body were becoming more and more compatible.

There was no barrier whatsoever.

I wouldn't say my cultivation level has improved, but I just feel like I'm stronger.

Previously, we needed to rely on formations to block Shangguan Lingyue's palm strike, but now we shouldn't need formations anymore.

The golden core and the physical body do not require much manipulation through cultivation techniques; they are like limbs, at will.

If I had to describe my feeling, it would be one of clarity and understanding.

It was even more seamless than the fusion during foundation building.

Its strength is also more substantial.

"I didn't expect this bead to be so powerful?"

The contents of the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books seem rather ordinary.

I didn't realize I had misunderstood.

I haven't seen enough.

It's his fault.

It's really inconvenient without Lao Huang around.

After finishing his practice, Jiang Man found Shangguan Lingyue lying not far from him.

Hailian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jiang Man finish his cultivation, and said, "He's injured again."

Jiang Man understood that Shangguan Lingyue had done this on purpose.

He checked them casually and found there were three this time.

I drew upon the power once more, this time without using array patterns, I could kill it directly with spiritual energy.

There have been big changes.

It possesses abundant and powerful spiritual energy.

There's a feeling that someone of the same level could be easily wiped out with a flick of the wrist.

It's a pity Lao Huang isn't here, otherwise I could ask him.

Do I still have rivals of the same level?

After dealing with the monsters, Jiang Man told Shangguan Lingyue to get some rest.

He continued to improve the formation.

If it weren't for the need to wait for the third earthquake, he would have been tempted to go outside.

Being invincible but unable to leave is truly frustrating.

The next day.

Shangguan Lingyue came over and told him that after absorbing the demon beast, he received a clear message.

Within three months of the third earthquake, an entrance to the depths will appear on the ground.

Three months later, the opportunity belonging to the endless fog will appear.

You can only choose one of the two.

Jiang Man asked about the exact location of the entrance, but received no answer.

Shangguan Lingyue was also unsure.

Therefore, Jiang Man didn't take it too seriously. If he saw an entrance along the way, he would naturally go in.

The opportunities within the formation are certainly not just a picture.

Therefore, only by going deep can one have the opportunity to obtain it.

As for the opportunities presented by the formation.

It's fine to leave it to Shangguan Lingyue and the others.

That's how he informed the other party.

He found the entrance and went in; the others could do as they pleased.

Of course, he still has to eat all the orange fruit by himself.

He will only leave it to someone else when he can no longer bear it.

In addition, he also began acquiring Chaoyuan Liuli Dan.

These are elixirs used for cultivating the physical body.

I'm still worried about what might happen to my body if I leave the formation.

After that, Jiang Man focused on expanding the formation, while Shangguan Lingyue was not idle either. Instead, he broke through other people's formations everywhere and then absorbed people from outside.

Instead of picking up people as before.

Furthermore, when encountering someone from the Heavenly Origin Formation, they will choose to attack and then send them to the Blood Sacrifice Formation.

Two for one.

Two people from the Heavenly Origin Formation are exchanged for one person who hasn't been bled out yet.

Since the people in the Tianyuan Formation won't join their formation, it's better to sell it and buy something more useful.

In this way, they all became stronger, except for the Heavenly Origin Formation, which became weaker.

In a contest between three formations, one person must be eliminated first.

Hailian was a little worried: "Won't this blood sacrifice array be too powerful?"

Lin Chenling also asked with concern, "Does this count as aiding the enemy?"

“You two are still not bold enough. You can be bolder and not be so conservative,” Shangguan Lingyue said to the two of them.

Later, Zhao Qiu told Jiang Man about this.

Jiang Man frowned and said, "Is it that conservative? We could easily guard the Tianyuan Formation to capture people and then exchange them with the Blood Sacrifice Formation."

"That way we won't have to go out to search."

"It saved more time."

"It's like letting the blood sacrifice array help us find people."

"It also helps Tianyuan Formation reduce the number of people sharing its benefits."

"A win-win-win situation."

Zhao Qiu: "."

Zhao Qiu relayed the news to Shangguan Lingyue and the others.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

They thought Jiang Man's ideas were somewhat radical.

Going to guard the Heavenly Origin Formation would easily lead to your own demise.

Let's stick to the way things are now; it's fine as it is.

In an instant, Helene and the others stopped worrying.

I think Shangguan Lingyue's approach was indeed prudent.

After that, no one came to ask about Jiang Man anymore; only Shangguan Lingyue would come with his seriously injured body.

All of these are caused by attracting demonic beasts into one's body.

He recovers every time he comes in.

After two times.

Shangguan Lingyue confirmed the news.

The entrance will only appear after only one large formation remains.

In other words, after the third earthquake, a victor must be determined within three months, and then the entrance will appear.

If it takes more than three months, even if you win, it will only be a last chance, with no way out.

August 1st.

Jiang Man felt that his physical body had reached the later stage, and he was indeed under some mental pressure.

If his physical body and cultivation hadn't reached a state of perfect clarity, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such power.

We must be extremely careful if we try to improve further.

He stood on the tree, gazing into the distance, where all that lay ahead was still wilderness.

The formation is now extremely large.

It stretches as far as the eye can see.

He sensed that the third earthquake was about to strike.

Currently, there are sixty-five of them.

The Blood Sacrifice Formation likely involved over a hundred people.

The same applies to the Heavenly Origin Formation.

Their numbers are fewer, and after the third earthquake, the array's blessing will be less than that of the other two arrays.

But Jiang Man wasn't worried.

More power is not necessarily better; having more power but being unable to mobilize it is futile.

He was able to combine the strength of sixty-odd people and use it on a scale of over a hundred.

Equally invincible.

August 5th.

Jiang Man's physical body had reached perfection, and even with his meticulous mind, he could not perfectly control every inch of his physical strength.

If the power of the formation is added, it will be even more difficult.

But with a little practice, it shouldn't be a problem within an hour or two.

Just as he was feeling his physical body, he suddenly sensed a pang of fear from the formation.

They immediately summoned Zhao Qiu.

"Senior Brother Jiang, what are your instructions?" Zhao Qiu asked immediately.

The more he worked alongside Jiang Man, the more terrifying the man before him seemed.

“Call everyone back; the third earthquake is coming soon,” Jiang Man said.

Zhao Qiu did not question it at all.

Using the connections between the formations, they began to summon people back.

That night.

Everyone returned to the formation.

Jiang Man met with Shangguan Lingyue and told him that after the third earthquake, the three formations would be pulled closer together and would exist at the boundary.

That's where the battle will be fought.

However, he was unable to join the battle immediately.

It takes some time to adapt to the force.

Shangguan Lingyue expressed his understanding, stating that he could cooperate with the Blood Sacrifice Array to deal with the Heavenly Origin Array. He guessed that Xu Chen of the Blood Sacrifice Array would prioritize defeating Liu Ningya, who was in charge of the Heavenly Origin Array.

"Do they have a grudge?" Jiang Man asked.

Shangguan Lingyue nodded.

Therefore, Jiang Man was no longer worried.

A good state can be described as invincible.

The next day.

Rumble!
In the endless fog, the earth began to tremble.

This tremor was more violent than any before, and the earth cracked open.

Then the earth seemed to be compressed.

Jiang Man saw that the front of the formation seemed to have collided with something.

A blood-red and aquamarine glow appeared.

Then the ground in front of it began to bulge.

Like a mountain rising abruptly from the ground.

The aura of other formations began to spread out.

"They're here." Shangguan Lingyue and the others took a deep breath and waited quietly.

Keep your eyes fixed on what's ahead.

at the same time.

On the altar of the Blood Sacrifice Array, Xu Chen stood atop the peak, gazing ahead.

He also saw the light from other formations.

"It seems no one will wait. Take these and eat them." Xu Chen distributed pills to all the black-robed men behind him. "If anything happens, you were all coerced by me."

I will bear all the consequences myself.

"This opportunity also belongs to you."

All the men in black robes swallowed the elixir.

Whether it was real eating or fake eating, no one knows.

Xu Chen didn't care. He looked ahead and asked, "Any news about the people from the Rosemary Array?"

"They just sent word that they can help us deal with the Heavenly Origin Formation," said the black-robed man next to Xu Chen.

"Who sent it?" Xu Chen asked.

“Shangguan Lingyue,” the man in black robes said.

“He’s cunning; he definitely sent us more than just messages,” Xu Chen said with a laugh.

He paused for a moment, then asked, "Is he the master of the formation?"

“No, it’s Jiang Man from the Misty Cloud Sect,” the man in black robes said.

"Who holds the initiative now?" Xu Chen asked.

“It should also be Jiang Man,” the man in black robes said.

"Then you'd better be careful. Shangguan Lingyue is no pushover. His defeat shows that Jiang Man is indeed quite capable," Xu Chen warned.

At this moment, the great earthquake stopped, and the three formations had converged.

"Let's go, attack the formation. I'm going to capture Liu Ningya and bleed her. That way, the formation will be complete. Shangguan Lingyue thinks he's reaping the benefits, but he'll soon regret it." Xu Chen took a step forward.

Carrying the air thick with the scent of blood.

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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