The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 228 Meng Qiewei's Sword

Sword Tomb.

Swords of all kinds were stuck everywhere, a dazzling array.

It seems that any one of them is extraordinary and will definitely fetch a high price when sold.

This place is guarded by a large number of powerful individuals, each of whom is at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The person in charge is at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

These powerful individuals exude an aura that can be perceived by anyone with sufficient cultivation.

As for their combat strength, Jiang Man could not determine it.

But it is somewhat similar to the demons they encountered before.

Therefore, they are the weakest among those of the same level.

It's not impossible to go beyond one's level.

However, when Jiang Man touched the sword, he tried to pull it out, but unexpectedly he couldn't.

It seems that enough power needs to be absorbed to draw a sword.

"No wonder people say that you can try drawing your sword in your spare time, and once you draw it, it's yours."

Jiang Man was resting to one side at this moment.

There were three or five other people next to him.

Even at greater distances, five or six people would gather together.

Everyone was resting, as if they were waiting for their rest to end before continuing to draw their swords.

Everyone was in a bad state, as if they were being coerced.

"So it seems that if those three fail, they will also have to draw their swords here. Is the Lingyue Sect's goal to draw the swords?" Jiang Man wondered.

But I don't care too much. As far as I can see, he's not in any danger, so I can stay and keep touching him.

If it weren't for the fact that he was told to rest, he would have wanted to keep touching her.

"Hey, were you arrested too?" a young man asked Jiang Man curiously as he approached him. "Can someone with Qi Refining cultivation level be arrested?"

Jiang Man looked at the other person, who appeared to be at the Foundation Establishment stage: "Were you captured and brought here?"

"Yes, I was caught while I was out for a stroll, and then I was sold here to have my sword pulled out. They said that once the sword is pulled out, it belongs to them. They said they'd release me after pulling it out ten times," the young man said, looking haggard.

"Will they really release them?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

"I don't know, but some people have indeed been sent out. Theoretically, anyone with a bit of strength would come back for revenge, but so far I haven't seen a single one," the young man said.

He paused for a moment and then said, "My name is Lin Fei. What's yours?"

“Ah Niu,” Jiang Man said.

"This name is easy to raise," Lin Fei asked. "Do you know where this place is?"

"You don't know?" Jiang Man asked back.

"I don't know. I already said I was caught while I was out wandering around and then sold here. How would I know what this place is?" Lin Fei said.

Jiang Man felt that Lingyue Sect had a wide range of businesses, even buying and selling cultivators.

"Lingyue Sect," Jiang Man said.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Lin Fei raised his hand and shouted, "Manager, I'm reporting him for leaking sect information."

Some people around looked at Jiang Man with expressions of grief.

Jiang Man: "."

What about trust between people?
At this moment, the Golden Core cultivator walked over and looked at Jiang Man, saying, "I forgot to tell you, you can't mention the sect's name here, or you'll be punished. I didn't remind you just now, so I won't punish you for now."

Then, looking at Lin Fei, he said, "We'll have an extra meal tonight."

And so they left.

Lin Fei looked at Jiang Man with some surprise: "Why are you alright?"

"Because I am a disciple of a sect, I came here to complete this mission," Jiang Man paused and said, "I've decided to work hard and become the person who watches over you."

Lin Fei: "."

Jiang Man didn't seem to care, and instead asked, "Were all the people here sold in?"

Lin Fei shook his head and said, "Some of them broke in and got caught, and some were undercover agents who were discovered. There are quite a few of them. You are actually a minority."

Jiang Man nodded, then asked the others if they also needed to draw ten swords to leave.

Lin Fei leaned back and said, "I heard that someone has twenty blades, but I don't know when that will be. I'm afraid he'll never be able to pull them out in his lifetime."

Jiang Man looked at the Sword Sect Mountain peak with great curiosity. Was a sword really that difficult to draw?

Lin Fei chuckled and squinted, saying, "It's not just difficult, five years is considered fast. I've been imprisoned for twenty years."

"Even if you are a disciple of a sect, it won't be easy for you to leave."

"This is a confidential location."

Jiang Man didn't care and said, "It should be quite easy for me to leave. I'm quite strong and talented, it's just that I'm a bit poor."

Lin Fei opened one eye and looked at Jiang Man, saying, "You're a Qi cultivator, so you must have high aspirations. You don't understand; the weaker a person is, the more likely they are to be like that."

"Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage like me, you'll understand how ridiculous your ambition is."

Jiang smiled but did not explain.

A few moments.

The break is over.

The group entered the Sword Tomb once again.

Jiang Man took the lead and spotted the beetle at a glance.

After knocking it down with the Six Harmonies Palm, he touched the spirit sword.

Not worth mentioning.

Then they chose another one that looked impressive.

[One piece of trash]

[Unbearable to look at]

Scrap metal doesn't deserve it.

Jiang Man killed the beetles while touching them.

But if it's not trash, it's just not worthy.

The sword intent was not mentioned again.

Jiang Man spent the whole afternoon touching things, and he also spent the whole afternoon killing beetles.

I was a little dazed because I touched it too much.

He handed in his task and asked if he could read a book for a while.

He carried books with him; they were martial arts manuals from his sect.

The purpose was to be able to openly and legitimately present the thirty-six books that were presented in the main hall.

The manager looked at the fifty or so beetles, then looked at Jiang Man with some surprise and said, "Quite a lot."

“There will be more tomorrow, I just arrived today,” Jiang Man said. “My greatest strength is hard work, and I’m actually quite talented.”

Upon hearing this, the manager smiled and said, "You're quite good at promoting yourself. What do you want?"

"I want a place to stay alone," Jiang Man said.

"Not for now," the manager shook his head.

"Can I have spirit stones?" Jiang Man asked again.

The manager nodded: "We will arrange normal resources for you, and the funds will be distributed normally next month."

After a pause, the steward asked curiously, "Why don't you try drawing your sword?"

“I believe I am exceptionally talented and need to find a sword that truly matches my abilities, but I haven’t found one yet,” Jiang Man said truthfully.

The manager looked at Jiang Man and said with admiration, "In all my years here, this is the first time I've met someone as confident as you, and someone who dares to speak so boldly."

Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?

Jiang Man shook his head.

Didn't say much.

He was simply stating the facts.

Furthermore, being timid and hesitant is even more dangerous.

He was certain that someone was watching him because of those three people.

He even suspected that he was an undercover agent himself.

Now that he sees hope of touching the divine object, he naturally cannot give up.

The manager then told him to go back to his studies and work hard.

Returning to his previous position, Jiang Man took out the books and then the Thirty-Six Books of the Hall of Martial Arts from his storage magic treasure, and began to examine them.

As a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, his mental abilities were no weaker than anyone else's.

He should be able to sense anyone approaching or spying on him.

Jiang Man was still reading late into the night.

Lin Fei returned and lay down beside him, saying, "As a disciple of the sect, shouldn't you be resting?"

"I'm studying hard," Jiang Man said casually.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fei laughed: "You fooled me this morning. I didn't expect you to have no future at all."

"My humble opinion." Jiang Man shook his head and said no more.

Lin Fei was so angry he laughed, but he quickly stopped talking.

Why is he arguing with a Qi Refining cultivator who has no future?

You should rest well and continue practicing swordsmanship tomorrow.

When he got up in the early morning, he was surprised to see Jiang Man still reading a book.

"What book are you reading?" he asked.

“Cultivation method,” Jiang Man replied.

"What's so interesting about that?" Lin Fei asked.

Jiang Man put away the books, looked at Lin Fei, and said, "It's time to get to work."

Jiang Man then got up and began to kill the beetles.

Lin Fei shook his head. The other party had just arrived, and even sect disciples would be affected by the oppressive atmosphere here and eventually become numb.

The passion and determination to move forward have vanished.

Because the other party quickly realized what it meant to become more desperate the harder you tried.

At the end of the day, Jiang Man handed in eighty beetles.

Then I started reading.

The manager had a high opinion of Jiang Man, especially since he trusted people who stayed up late.

A person who is willing to stay up all night is unlikely to be doing so to conserve energy.

Everyone knows that staying up late damages one's mental and physical health, and for most people, this damage is irreversible.

As long as you have hope, you will rest at night; just look at other people.

one day.

Five days.

Ten days. Thirty days.

Lin Fei was stunned.

Jiang Man had not slacked off at all during this period and had not rested at night.

He asked incredulously, "Aren't you tired?"

"Swimming in the ocean of knowledge, feeling myself getting stronger every day, why would I feel tired?" Jiang Man asked rhetorically.

Lin Fei seemed to have been chewing on the words for a long time before he spoke: "If you hurt your mind like this, you won't go far in the future."

Jiang Man closed the book and smiled, "That's you guys."

"Us?" Lin Fei asked blankly.

Jiang Man nodded: "I'm different. I'm a peerless genius. Staying up all night won't harm my mind."

Lin Fei remained silent for a long time before asking, "Do you say the same thing to others?"

Jiang Man nodded.

Lin Fei continued, "Did they say you've lost your mind?"

Jiang Man stood up and said, "It's time to get to work."

Lin Fei: "."

Jiang Man walked up the mountain peak; he had already touched everything below.

Now all that's missing is the top part.

It will take at most fifteen days to finish touching it.

The source of the sword intent should be on the mountain peak.

There are more people at the top, because many people also believe that the best swords are found at the top.

There will always be someone who wants to get a good enough sword to break free from the constraints here.

During these thirty days, because a lot of time was spent practicing with the sword, the progress of the array pattern slowed down.

It takes about four days to finish reading a book.

In thirty days, I've only read seven books. Adding the three I read before, I've only finished ten books in total. I still have twenty-six books to go.

However, as he learned more about the array patterns, he began to understand the formation here.

He could vaguely see some changes in the formation; if it wasn't the Lingyue Sect, it was probably those three people from before.

He just hoped the other person would slow down so he could finish touching her soon.

It's not too late to come back then.

At this moment, Jiang Man arrived at the mountain peak and looked at the many spiritual swords around him, touching them one by one.

It's still the same old thing: "not worth mentioning," "what trash," etc.

Until he touched an iron sword that looked like nothing more than a piece of scrap metal.

The Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books stopped at the last page.

[This ordinary, worthless iron sword, a treasured possession of Meng Qiewei from her childhood, was caught in the turmoil of Ting Fengyin's madness and fell to this place. Its aura was erased by the sword intent, making it impossible to detect further.]

Jiang Man stared in astonishment at the ugly and ordinary spirit sword, finding it hard to believe.

This is unbelievable.
It is a dreamlike and subtle spirit sword.

The fact that it could be recorded is probably related to Meng Qiewei and Tingfengyin.

Especially the madman, Tingfengyin.

It seems that anything associated with this is worth mentioning.

Jiang Man then focused his attention on the text in front of him.

Does she still cherish the sword she treasured in her childhood?

Jiang Man was puzzled.

This cannot be confirmed.

If I take it back and give it to the other person, will it backfire?

The main problem is that he doesn't understand Meng Qiewei and doesn't know about her past.

Therefore, it cannot be determined.

But it takes a long time to understand.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Man decided to draw the sword and give it to Miss Ji Meng.

Miss Ji Meng is easy to talk to, so she should be fine.

Then, Jiang Man began to try to draw his sword.

He couldn't pull it out, but after carefully sensing it, he realized there seemed to be a force pulling the sword from below.

This force must come from the mountain, or something within the mountain.

For example, the source of sword intent.

After trying for a while, Jiang Man continued to kill the beetles and began to touch the spirit sword.

For five consecutive days, after completing his mission, he would take his books to the edge of the iron sword and read them as he pulled them out.

People passing by couldn't help but take a second look.

Some people even came up to chat with him; at first, someone asked him what he was doing.

Jiang Man naturally said it was for a reward.

Until June 10th.

After Jiang Man read thirteen books, and on the tenth day after he drew his sword, a woman with yellowish skin came up to him and whispered, "Are you using the Six Harmonies Palm?"

Jiang Man turned to look at the other person and said, "Yes."

"I am an inner disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, and I initiated the rescue," she said cautiously.

Jiang Man looked at the other person and then asked, "Are you alone?"

"There are three more people. I'll let you know when I pass by. How many of you are there?" the woman asked with some delight.

Jiang Man whispered, "Wait for me a moment."

As he spoke, Jiang Man began to walk down.

The woman waited anxiously in place.

If the sect really sends someone, she will be saved.

But soon, she saw the man come up, and he brought the steward with him.

woman:"???"

Jiang Man said seriously, "It's her, the manager. She's from the Misty Cloud Sect, and she said she's asked for help. Not only that, she also has three accomplices."

Enraged, the woman pointed at Jiang Man and cursed, "You shameless person! You must be an undercover agent, you must be from the Misty Cloud Sect! I'm reporting you!"

The steward sighed and said, "He's been staying up all night cultivating for four or five months now."

The woman was stunned, somewhat incredulous. This was outside the Great Cultivation of the Immortal Sect, and staying up all night would cause serious damage.

so.
Did I mistake someone for someone else?

"Let's go," the manager said to the woman. "Don't make things difficult for me."

The woman said unwillingly, "One day, this place will be breached, and you evil heretics will surely come to a bad end."

The manager calmly replied, "That's for later."

He then looked at Jiang Man and asked, "What do you need? A place to stay?"

Jiang Man shook his head: "I want this sword."

Jiang Man pointed to the iron sword and said.

The steward said, "You'll have to pull this out yourself. You can pull out two swords here; they're both yours."

"But you can't leave for ten years, so be prepared."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man expressed his gratitude.

He no longer needs a single-person residence, and he's not worried about ten years.

The more he learned about formations, the more he felt that the formations here were gradually deteriorating.

I wonder if the Lingyue Sect has discovered this.

But without a doubt, problems are about to start here.

Besides, it's almost July.

The Wind Whisper is coming soon.

Once he arrives, I can ask him about the situation here, and leaving won't be difficult.

Most importantly, he was unsure just how strong the strongest person here was, and he had not yet achieved his goal.

Naturally, there was no rush to leave.

At this point, the steward took the man downstairs and had him locked up.

"Manager Luo, what's going on?" A man who looked to be in his late twenties walked in.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Manager Luo immediately said respectfully, "Young Sect Master, this is a spy from the Misty Cloud Sect who has been reported."

He quickly explained the general situation.

Upon hearing this, the young sect leader frowned slightly and asked, "Is there a problem with this Ah Niu?"

Manager Luo replied respectfully, "There seems to be no problem at the moment; the Grand Elder has taken note of it."

"Why do you think there's no problem?" the young sect leader asked.

Manager Luo truthfully replied, "He stayed up all night cultivating."

"There's no problem with him staying up all night to cultivate?" the young sect leader sneered. "Perhaps he can actually stay up all night to cultivate? Or perhaps he was just a pawn sent out to undermine our vigilance by staying up all night to cultivate."

"People like this are the ones we should be careful about."

"Besides, isn't it easy to figure this out?"
"Find someone to severely injure him."

"Even if he really is an undercover agent after being seriously injured, there's no need to worry."

"If not, then let him make the sacrifice of contributing to the sect while he is injured, and give him more resources."

"He is devoted to the sect, so he will definitely agree."

"If we don't agree, we'll only lose one Qi Refining disciple, which is no big deal."

"It is better to kill the wrong person than to be careless."

Upon hearing this, Steward Luo frowned.

Because the Grand Elder had always believed that Ah Niu was a spy from the Misty Cloud Sect.

But from all aspects, the other party doesn't seem to be an undercover agent, which is hard to understand.

The other party has also reported people from the Mist Cloud Sect.

It appears to be stable.

If you go and test the waters.
What if something actually comes out as a pilot project?
The spy from the Misty Cloud Sect must be a Golden Core expert; his old bones can't withstand that.

To deal with someone like that requires the help of the Grand Elder and the Sect Master.

"I know what you're worried about. I can handle this. Doesn't he want that sword? There are so many people here. If we give them some benefits, won't they be more willing to snatch it?" the young sect leader sneered. "Let's test his limits and then take action against him slowly."

"Anyway, it wasn't us who did the dirty work; it was them."

"We'll just watch quietly."

Manager Luo sighed and could only agree.

(End of this chapter)