The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 238 Should it be cut or not?
"I didn't expect Zhuo Bufan to be in the top three."

Jiang Man followed behind Ji Hao in the treasure pavilion, and couldn't help but sigh.

Ji Hao just told him about the exchange.

The people exchanging information came from the Tianshui Sect, one of the three major sects under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Sect.

Their main objective was to gain the upper hand over the Wuyun Sect through communication.

The purpose, of course, was to facilitate discussions and competition among high-level officials.

It's not a big deal; at most, it might reduce the number of slots for certain secret realms by one or two.

It doesn't affect anything.

At most, the outer gatekeepers will just lose face.

As for winning, there would be no benefit, since the opponent was from the Sixth Hospital.

Disgraceful.

But they came not only from the outer gate, but also from the inner gate.

Winning the inner sect competition has its advantages.

But Jiang Man was in the outer sect, so he asked the outer sect.

The answer they received was that they would be targeting the top three outside the gates.

If the top three lose, then the three outer sects will also lose.

Ji Hao also looked into the top three rankings of the outer sect.

Zhuo Bufan is third.

Jiang Man was deeply moved by this.

After a pause, Jiang Man said with some surprise, "That's not right. The first one is Meng Xiaoxiao, and the second one is Ji He. They were both extraordinary geniuses back then."

"But I remember there was also Wei Ran, who didn't make it into the top three?"

Ji Hao led Jiang Man to a pill furnace and said, "He didn't participate in this year's competition, but he obtained the third method last year."

"As far as I know, he should have successfully formed his core."

"It's understandable that it's not in the rankings."

Jiang Man was somewhat shocked: "Wei Ran has formed his core? So fast?"

Ji Hao looked at Jiang Man in surprise, but didn't say anything else. Instead, he pointed to the alchemy furnace and said, "Look at this. It's an ancient alchemy furnace. It's no longer usable, but the array patterns inside are not simple. Occasionally, alchemists use it to comprehend the Dao of Alchemy."

"In addition, you can see all the treasures displayed here."

"And the oldest ones should only be three."

"You can read it first, or you can save it for last."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man asked curiously, "Does the cauldron in the Qi Refining Secret Realm count?"

"Yes, and it's already been approved. You can observe me brewing a cup of tea," Ji Hao said with a smile. "Would you like to observe?"

Jiang Man shook his head.

Since we've already seen it, there's no need to go again.

"That leaves only two places," Ji Hao said regretfully.

Jiang Man also felt a little regretful, as his hand was already on the alchemy furnace.

[A furnace containing the essence of Daoist alchemy, when used to operate the Nine-Nine Elixir Method, can trigger the transmission of this knowledge, leading to comprehension and attainment in Daoist alchemy.]

Jiang Man was quite moved. This alchemy furnace was nothing special, but the alchemy skills were worth mentioning, which showed that the alchemy tradition was indeed quite good.

What is the Nine-Nine Elixir Method?
Jiang Man had no idea.

But it's worth noting down; it might come in handy later.

"Let's take a look at the remaining two places first," Jiang Man said.

Such a fine alchemy furnace is worth mentioning; other things like it are probably hard to find.

Let's look at the oldest one first.

To prevent reaching the daily limit.

Touching things is mentally taxing, and there's a limited number you can do in a day.

“Okay.” Ji Hao nodded, and then led Jiang Man to the teleportation array inside.

When they reappeared, they were already atop a mountain peak in the clouds.

These are suspended mountains.

"Where is this place?" Jiang Man looked down, somewhat shocked.

“There’s a secret realm you can see after entering the inner sect, but it’s not easy to get up there,” Ji Hao explained as he walked ahead.

A few moments.

Jiang Man arrived at the summit of the mountain.

There is a giant floating compass here.

The material is indiscernible, but it has an ancient feel to it.

“Isn’t this old enough?” Ji Hao said.

Jiang Man nodded; this thing looked unusual. "Can I touch it?"

“Yes, you have the time it takes to drink a cup of tea,” Ji Hao said.

Jiang Man didn't hesitate and immediately went over.

I reached out and touched it.

He immediately began to read the Hundred Books of Heavenly Mirror.

The book ends on page thirty-five.

[Celestial Compass: Forged from a special material condensed at the end of the Immortal Path, this compass can monitor anomalies in heaven and earth, especially the aura of special beings. Its internal power can be used to condense a compass clone to trace related auras and deduce anomalies in heaven and earth.]

[Recording the Celestial Compass yields a wisp of magical purple energy (obtainable)]

Jiang Man was quite moved after making a note of it. Sure enough, finding the right person can unlock one's talents more quickly.

This time it's purple aura of magic, so the speed of magic cultivation needs to be increased.

However, it should still be relatively slow.

After all, it was only two spells of purple energy.

Cultivating a high-grade Golden Core is probably very difficult.

Reaching the highest level of Foundation Establishment is quite easy.

Jiang Man then withdrew his hand and gave up observing.

"Is it over?" Ji Hao asked.

Although Jiang Man's behavior was somewhat puzzling, he did not inquire about the details.

Jiang Man nodded and said, "It's over. Let's go check out the next item."

Ji Hao nodded.

Afterwards, Jiang Man arrived at the main hall of the Misty Cloud Sect, still relying on the teleportation array.

There was no one there, so Jiang Man didn't understand what Ji Hao wanted to see here.

Inside the main hall, Ji Hao pointed to the seat at the very top and explained, "That seat is extremely ancient; it was moved there by later generations. Perhaps you can gain some insights from it."

Jiang Man looked at the ancient and magnificent chair above with suspicion and asked, "Can we really go up there?"

After receiving Ji Hao's affirmation, Jiang Man went to the seat without hesitation.

They weren't there to sit down, so they didn't have many concerns.

I just reached out and touched it.

Immediately, the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books were activated.

The book's pages were quickly turned and stopped at page eighteen.

This is something worth recording.

The text then appears.

The Last Throne: Seizing the power of heaven and earth, drawing life from all things, and forging a future shrouded in uncertainty. Bearing the hopes of ancient humanity, it can connect with the earth, resonate with mountains and rivers, restore life to barren lands, and generate spiritual energy. The more people there are, the stronger the resonance of the throne becomes. It coexists with humanity, rivals the heavens in glory, and carries the last hope of humankind. Sitting on it can dispel inner demons and stabilize the body's unique chaos. If one senses spiritual energy and circulates cultivation techniques, cultivation becomes twice as effective, imbued with the beliefs of ancient humanity, and bearing the hopes of humankind. If one gains recognition, all rivers converge, mountains and seas create momentum, one's power rivals creation, and the sun and moon vie for brilliance.

Recording the final throne grants a wisp of purple energy representing a cultivation technique (obtainable).

Jiang Man looked at the throne with some shock.

It turned out to be a treasure used to gather spiritual energy.

No wonder the spiritual energy of the Misty Cloud Sect is so abundant; besides the efforts of the immortal sect, the throne also deserves credit.

Moreover, the more people there are, the better the throne's effect.

Sitting on it to cultivate makes the speed even faster.

But it requires carrying on the ancient beliefs of humanity and bearing the hopes for humanity's future.

Such hope was too heavy a burden, and even Jiang Man, a peerless genius, dared not bear it lightly.

"Want to sit on it and experience it?" Ji Hao asked from behind.

Jiang Man immediately shook his head: "No, I feel this seat is not ordinary."

"Even if you're not simple, can you be more complicated than me?" Ji Hao joked.

Jiang Man smiled slightly and said, "Respect ancient beliefs."

Seeing Jiang Man leave, Ji Hao didn't ask any further questions: "Where are you going now?"

Jiang Man pondered for a moment and said, "I remember there's a formation called the Nine Paths Yuanling Formation. Does your sect have it?"

Ji Hao nodded and said, "Yes, we should go and see for ourselves."

Jiang Man nodded.

Deep underground.

Jiang Man stared in astonishment at the massive array.

When I don't study formations, I don't get any sense from them.

But after learning the formation, looking at this Nine Yuanling Formation again, it's simply a masterpiece of nature.

Inscrutable.

After that, Jiang Man simply approached the formation and gently touched it.

The Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books stops at page thirty-six.

The original fragments of the character have disappeared.

The remaining three spells were innate qi that descended into the dantian.

They merged into a purple aura.

Back in the treasure pavilion, Jiang Man was filled with emotion.

After practicing the evil god's method, he obtained two streams of cultivation technique purple energy and two streams of magic technique purple energy.

Talent unlocks further enhance the skill.

Let alone the Golden Core level, even the cultivation of the Evil God's method would be much faster.

The first volume of the Evil God's Method, I read five times to get started, but now I'm afraid I've only read it twice at most.

"Shall we continue?" Ji Hao asked.

Jiang Man nodded: "Is the rest basically what's here?" Ji Hao nodded.

Jiang Man no longer needed to be accompanied, and he decided to stay there for a while.

Let's see if we can find anything new.

Ji Hao then took the immortal coordinates and the locked storage magic treasure to make arrangements.

After that, Jiang Man started touching the treasures.

Each of these treasures is priceless.

However, after reading the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books, Jiang Man's eyes changed.

It's like looking at a pile of garbage.

What trash!

Not worth mentioning.

[Broken trash]

[Scum doesn't deserve it]

When Jiang Man touched his headache, he couldn't help but sigh.

If he kept touching it, he felt that the treasure pavilion should be called a junkyard.

He then began to cultivate and continue to improve his cultivation level.

The exchange should take place in late December.

You can start by practicing.

Seven days later.

Jiang Man didn't manage to touch it all, but he had already accumulated 50% of his cultivation in the second gourd.

Fourteen days later.

Mid-December.

Jiang Man didn't find anything good.

Only a very small fraction is worth mentioning.

The cultivation gourd has accumulated six layers.

Late December.

Jiang Man saw that the time for the exchange was about to end, so she had no choice but to turn around and leave.

This place is too big. I've been exploring for so long and still haven't been able to explore it all. I'll have to wait for another chance.

At this point, the cultivation gourd had accumulated seventy percent of its power.

Give him another month, and he might really reach the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Because they needed to find the treasure, they couldn't consult Old Huang about magic, which caused a delay.

Although his cultivation level has improved significantly, there has been no qualitative leap.

Afterwards, Jiang Man left the treasure pavilion and found Ji Hao.

"Finished reading?" Ji Hao asked casually, fiddling with the two immortal coordinates on the table.

Jiang Man looked at the two immortal coordinates with some surprise and asked, "How did it become two?"

"It's a fake one, but it attracted the aura of the real one, making it indistinguishable from the real thing." Ji Hao picked up two immortal coordinates and casually handed one to Jiang Man. "This one is real. Keep it on your person. Under normal circumstances, it won't cause you any trouble."

"Even if an evil god notices, he will realize that this one on me is fake."

"I will shield you from this wave of prying eyes first."

"But later on, it became unstoppable."

"At that point, we'll have to find another way."

Jiang Man took the book and resonated with it.

It is indeed a true immortal coordinate.

It has to be said that the two are so realistic that they could easily be mistaken for the real thing.

"Didn't you recently become a spokesperson for an evil god?" Ji Hao said with a smile. "There should be evil gods who want to find out the coordinates of the immortal path. You can sell me out then."

"No matter how many we sell, they're all yours."

"I'll give you 100,000 if I come into contact with an evil god."

Jiang Man was stunned for a moment, and sighed that Ji Hao was truly an extremely good person.

He is highly talented and a good person.

They even introduced him to a wife, and after meeting her, he was given three thousand spiritual resources.

Mr. Ji is now his best friend.

It won't work for anyone.

"Furthermore, the storage magic item will be unlocked in two or three days. Don't remove the talismans on it." With that, Ji Hao handed the storage magic item to Jiang Man.

Jiang Man carefully put away the storage magic item; even if there was nothing inside, the storage magic item itself was priceless.

However, he had no intention of selling it. He didn't bring any gifts for Lao Huang this time; the storage magic item was a gift for it.

Having a storage magic item is really convenient; it won't need to eat the good things others give it when it goes out in the future.

For example, if you are arrested by the Enforcement Hall, don't bother your fellow disciples there.

You can just eat grass by yourself.

"That's about it. The outer sect exchange will start soon. After you go back, I'll make a trip to the Lingyue Sect you mentioned to see what special sword intent is like," Ji Hao said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man bid farewell to Ji Hao.

They headed towards the outer gate.

They went straight to the Third Hospital.

Yan Yiqiu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the person and said, "I thought you had disappeared again."

"The exchange has begun?" Jiang Man asked, somewhat surprised.

"Tomorrow, but I need to meet with them in the afternoon. Our courtyard is going to be among the top five this time," Yan Yiqiu asked.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cheng looked at An Rong beside him and smiled, "I told you, what should have been cut should have been cut long ago. You couldn't even go to this exchange. That's the difference."

An Rong said coldly, "Do you want to count where you are in the ranking?"

Cao Cheng was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhuo Bufan, Zhao Yaoyao, Wei Beichuan, and Lin Qingshan.

And then there's myself.

An Rong kindly pointed to Jiang Man who had just entered and said, "Where did you put our number one? He'll take out his notebook and write your name down in a bit."

Jiang Man watched the two of them in silence.

I don't know why, but I feel like I've been offended by these two people.

It's definitely worth making a note of.

Then he took out his notebook: "An Rong and Cao Cheng don't take me seriously."

Cao Cheng and An Rong were both taken aback.

Both of them felt that they had been injured for no reason.

Yan Yiqiu didn't care about these things, but said, "Get ready, and then we'll go meet the five people who communicated with us. One of them is exceptionally strong; he's already at the Foundation Establishment stage in the Sixth Academy."

Everyone gasped.

Has the foundation building of the Sixth Academy been successfully completed?

This isn't an exchange; it's a slap in the face.

If they, both at the peak of Foundation Establishment, were to lose, then...
But soon, Lin Qingshan realized what was going on and said, "Even the strongest among us isn't at the peak of Foundation Establishment."

Everyone was stunned.

Then I realized I had been worrying too much.

Jiang Man had been away for so long that he almost forgot the sun was high in the sky.

-

That afternoon.

Lingyue Sect.

Ji Hao arrived on air, looking down at the mountains.

He immediately frowned: "There is no aura whatsoever, not a trace of sword intent. If there really is sword intent within, then it is extraordinary."

He then stepped inside.

Inside the cave, Manager Luo looked at the people around him, his eyes no longer showing the caution and worry he had before.

Since Ah Niu left, things have returned to normal here.

Even if someone takes action, it won't matter.

So he's doing pretty well.

Even if the young sect leader comes, he will not cause any more trouble.

"Manager Luo, are there many people like A Niu?" the young sect leader asked.

He was beaten up and then didn't dare to test anyone anymore.

Manager Luo shook his head: "Not much, but we still need to be careful. Young Sect Master, you'd better change your temper."

The young sect leader said helplessly and aggrievedly, "I just felt that there was something wrong with him, but I didn't do anything myself. How could I still be wrong? At most, I just tested him and found something, but we just happened to be unable to handle it."

"Otherwise, I am right."

“Sometimes it is indeed necessary to test the waters,” Manager Luo nodded.

At that time, not testing the waters could have escalated the conflict and made things even worse.

"Is the Ah Niu you're talking about a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect?" A sudden voice came from beside the two of them.

Instantly, the two turned to look.

A handsome man stood beside them.

His appearance seemed to cause a slight tremor throughout the entire Sword Tomb.

For them, it even felt like a gentle breeze, and then he seemed to become the center of attention.

How did he appear?
And when did it appear?

Who is he?
Many questions arose in the minds of the young sect leader and Steward Luo.

They even forgot to keep their distance.

Cold sweat seeped from their foreheads.

"Who, who are you?" the young sect leader asked instinctively.

Ji Hao looked at the other party and smiled, "Call your sect leader over."

The other party had a gentle smile, but the young sect leader dared not refuse.

This person
Suffocating.

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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