The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 270 Listening to the Wind Makes a Move

Seeing Tingfengyin's nonchalant attitude, Jiang Man felt much more at ease.

It must be said that no matter what the problem is, there is no sense of urgency when you hear it from Tingfengyin.

At most, it'll just lead to a fight, and maybe a few minor side effects.

But Tingfengyin doesn't eat anymore, right?
The question flashed through my mind.

Stopping thinking about these things, Jiang Man brought up the mission: "We haven't found the Bai family patriarch yet, and his cultivation level shouldn't be at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Even if I find him, I won't be a match for him."

"Meng Qiewei's identity is still uncertain."

"Even if we've confirmed it, it'll be difficult to take action, since she's not alone."

“There are also extremely dangerous maids.”

“It’s still early, there’s no rush.” Tingfengyin said while eating fruit. “Anyway, it’s good to see the hope of success. You have to keep working hard. With your talent, you’ll reach the peak of your primordial spirit very soon.”

"It would be a real waste of time not to cultivate such great talent properly."

Jiang Man fell silent.

He knows so many people, and no one has ever said anything like that to him.

When did I waste my time?
It just means that I occasionally need to learn formations.

They were all dragged down by their unparalleled genius destiny.

“However, this time there are two people, so you’d better make a thorough plan. The weak should know their own limitations. Without a well-thought-out plan, it will be difficult for you to kill both of them at once,” Tingfengyin reminded him. “The situation will become much more complicated, but there will also be advantages.”

"What are the benefits?" Jiang Man asked.

“Even if Drunken Life still exists, as long as I can survive, if anyone else sneaks out, I can still find you to kill them, saving me the trouble of creating a new identity,” Ting Fengyin said.

Jiang Man fell silent.

Besides killing these people, he also worked part-time to find certain evil gods and demon lords.

This identity wasn't easy to obtain.

But there are indeed many benefits.

However, if they fail to achieve a double kill this time, the situation will become very critical.

We also need to be prepared.

Boom!

A roaring sound came from outside.

It seems that powerful individuals are clashing.

Jiang Man looked outside with some surprise: "They've started fighting?"

“It’s normal, nothing serious. The worst outcome is that this place will be completely sealed off, and a special method will be used to interrupt the fusion, sealing the stone in your hand here,” Tingfengyin said.

Jiang Man understood that it meant sacrificing all the students and practitioners here.

Tingfengyin tossed a few fruits to Jiang Man and continued, "But it's not necessary now. I've already interrupted the fusion. Although they can't detect it, they won't make the worst-case scenario plan as long as the situation doesn't continue to deteriorate. They'll probably continue investigating. You just need to hold on until you leave here and hand over the items."

"Given Taihua's personality, he will definitely take the initiative to investigate you."

Jiang Man caught the fruit and asked curiously, "Senior, how long can this stone seal last?"

“Ten years. I can apply a ten-year seal every year. If I do it a few more times, it will be enough for you to grow to a fully mature form like me. It’s not a problem,” Tingfengyin said.

As he spoke, he picked up another fruit and said, "Try it, it's quite sour."

Jiang Man wanted to try it, but stopped when he heard it was sour.

"Don't you like sour things?" Tingfengyin asked curiously.

"Do you like it sour?" Jiang Man asked.

“Sweet and sour are both flavors, and neither is bad. After all, they all have their own unique taste,” Tingfengyin said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man tried it and found that it was indeed very sour.

But I couldn't understand what Tingfengyin meant.

"Is there anything else you'd like to ask me, or anything else you need? Let me know while I still have time," Tingfengyin said, sitting under the tree and taking out her fishing rod.

“There’s a small favor to ask,” Jiang Man said, extending his hand. “When I get back the Boundless Calamity Stone, could you send me a piece of paper as an exchange?”

“Okay.” Ting Fengyin said with a casual wave of her hand, “This one is for one use only, otherwise it will be easily noticed.”

Jiang Man nodded, not wanting anything more.

Then he asked about the situation outside.

“The door is open, so there will definitely be a big search. No matter where you hide, you will be found. It just depends on whether the people who come are from the Evil God or the Immortal Sect.” Ting Fengyin continued, holding her fishing rod. “If the people from the Evil God suspect you, they may find you first.”

"However, none of these are major problems. Whether it's the immortal sects or the evil gods, they can't determine whether the square stone is the Boundless Calamity Stone even if they search your entire body."

“But I have the coordinates of the Immortal Path,” Jiang Man said.

He paused for a moment and then continued, "There's also Zui Fusheng's jade token and the Evil God's Messenger token."

Tingfengyin turned to look at Jiang Man: "You've got a lot on your plate."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "The location for the Immortal Sect Competition is alright. I'll make a move, then I won't have time to explain any other questions to you. You can go now."

Upon hearing that Ting Fengyin was going to take action, Jiang Man became somewhat worried: "Senior, are you going to do it yourself? Are there any side effects?"

However, before Tingfengyin could speak, Jiang Man noticed that everything around him was rapidly receding.

Finally, it disappeared completely.

He stood in the mist.

The surrounding fog was so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

As the Magpie Bridge disappeared, the mist began to dissipate as well.

At this moment, Jiang Man noticed that Monk Vacuum and Bell were standing to one side, defending their surroundings.

When the fog cleared, they were somewhat surprised to see Jiang Man standing not far away.

The monk asked, "What is the injury, benefactor?"

"Alright." Jiang Man moved his body and said with a sigh, "I had a bit of a mishap during my cultivation before and was quite seriously injured, but fortunately it's all over now. We can now reunite with Ye Jingtian and the others."

The monk with the vacuum and the bell breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Man's willingness to go out shows that he is not afraid of anyone.

After that, they flew away on their swords, but before they could fly for long, they suddenly noticed that an array was lighting up around them.

Then two sword lights came flying in.

The three immediately retreated.

"Who goes there?" the Vacuum Monk shouted as he dodged the attack.

Two women emerged from the formation.

They looked exactly alike, walked in the same way, and breathed at the same rate.

It looks like a person.

Their gazes fell on Jiang Man, and they said, "It's dangerous outside, Fellow Daoist Jiang, you can't go out."

"Who are you people?" Jiang Man asked.

“The people who will protect you,” one of the women said.

"Then why are you protecting me?" Jiang Man asked.

Neither of them spoke.

Jiang Man continued, "You suspect that the divine object is on me?"

"Isn't that right?" the woman on the left asked.

Jiang Man smiled slightly and said, "Shangguan Yang told me that it wasn't some kind of divine object, and he took it with him."

After a pause, Jiang Man continued, "So, between Shen Yao and Zhou Qing, which one is on your side? Or are they both on your side?"

"It doesn't matter anymore. It's almost time. If it really isn't you, then we'll have to leave you here. After all, we heard some things we shouldn't have heard," the woman on the right said calmly.

They seemed to think that the three people in front of them could be manipulated at will.

Jiang Man stared at the two of them and asked, "Are you primordial spirits?"

"Yes, with two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and the assistance of an array, even if you killed Shangguan Yang, we can still keep you here."

“We’ve taken you very seriously and considered every possibility, so whether you obtain the divine artifact or not, you won’t be able to leave here,” the woman on the left said politely to Jiang Man.

But what she said was anything but polite.

"When is the time approaching?" Jiang Man asked.

"Let's do it today, the last day. So wait until late at night. Late at night we'll be able to decide whether or not to kill you." The woman on the right looked at the sky and said, "It'll be dark soon, so it'll be quick."

Jiang Man pondered for a moment and realized that their time was later than when he didn't suppress it.

It seems these people don't really understand the concept of immeasurable kalpas.

"Are you guarding this place because people from the immortal sects have entered?" Jiang Man asked. The two women ignored Jiang Man.

Instead, we waited quietly.

Jiang Man asked curiously, "Are you all people of the evil god?"

The two remained silent, focusing their attention on Jiang Man and his group.

We will take action if there is any unusual activity.

Seeing that they were all silent, Jiang Man stopped talking and waited quietly.

He was wondering whether the people from the Immortal Sect would come first, or whether Tingfengyin would make the first move.

However, when midnight arrived, he found that the people from the Immortal Sect had not arrived, and Tingfengyin had not yet made a move.

The power in the sky still exists.

"Time's up." The two people who had been staring at Jiang Man looked at her with some disappointment.

They were a little nervous, wondering what changes would occur in Jiang Man when the time came.

However.
Nothing has changed.

"It seems it really isn't on you." After delivering the message, the woman gripped her sword and took a step forward. "Then you'll have to stay here."

The monk with the vacuum clasped his hands together, attempting to release a defensive gesture.

However, Jiang Man placed her hand on his shoulder.

The monk turned to look at the hand on his shoulder and found that the hand was emitting light.

The golden light was mixed with a blazing white light.

The light started from the palm of his hand, extended all the way to Jiang Man's body, and then began to cover his entire body.

However, before the light could even cover them, the opponent's sword had already arrived in front of them.

The sword intent was chilling, seemingly intent on splitting their bodies in two.

The terrifying force caused the ground beneath their feet to tremble, as if it could be cleaved into a ravine at any moment.

The aftershocks of this force carried immense pressure, making it difficult for the vacuum monk to move.

The pressure from the primordial spirit is something that those who do not reach the Golden Core stage cannot resist.

At this critical moment, Jiang Man reached out his hand.

Clang!
The sword was caught between two fingers carrying a blazing white light the instant it fell.

A terrifying force struck him, producing a booming sound, but it failed to break through his defenses.

Upon seeing this, the woman's pupils contracted, and she then increased her strength: "You were indeed hiding your cultivation level."

As he spoke, he channeled the power of his body and attacked again.

However, Jiang Man moved his hand. He twisted the hand that was holding the spirit sword heavily, carrying a powerful blood energy as immovable as a mountain.

The sword twisted and then shattered on the spot with a bang.

The woman was affected by the backlash, and her aura became momentarily chaotic.

At this moment, Jiang Man reached out and grabbed the woman's wrist, then twisted it.

Click!

puff!
The hand bones twisted, blood spurted out, and the arm was broken.

The woman screamed in agony, then her body surged with a storm of power as she roared on the verge of self-destruction, "How dare you!"

However, Jiang Man's other hand had already landed on her face, then he gripped it tightly and pressed it down sharply.

boom!
Boom!

The moment the other person landed on the ground, they created a large crater.

The blood spread.

There was no movement after that.

The other woman, who was about to make a move, paused for a moment and immediately activated the formation.

They wanted to kill Jiang Man.

However, the formation could no longer function after she activated it.

"How could this be?" she exclaimed in shock.

"It's best to investigate before attacking an enemy." Jiang Man suddenly appeared in front of her. "I'm a cultivation prodigy, but I'm also a formation master. By letting me see the formation so openly, aren't you just handing me the weapon?"

"What's wrong with you? Aren't you only in your twenties?" the woman asked in a panic.

"It's not your fault for being mistaken; it's my fault for being too strong and cultivating too fast." Jiang Man said, grabbing the other person's fair neck with one hand.

Then help the other person calm down.

Jiang Man asked Lingdang to feel around and see if they had kindly left anything behind.

Finally, through trial and error, they found 10,000 spirit resources, two antidote pills, two healing pills, two sword techniques, and a cracked spirit sword.

"This spirit sword is cracked and they don't even bother to repair it," Jiang Man remarked with considerable emotion.

This sword is almost worn out; it's not as good as the one he has.

Jiang Man took the sword and 10,000 spirit resources, and gave the rest to Monk Zhenkong and the others.

Books on magic are the most useless, unless you take them to smuggle.

Even if you obtain the qualifications, you cannot cultivate. If you cultivate without being registered, it will lead to serious trouble.

From searching for items to accepting the elixirs, the monks were completely bewildered throughout the entire process.

So, the two primordial spirits were defeated just like that?
No doubt about it, a complete rout.

Wasn't Jiang Man qualified at the late stage of the Golden Core realm?

How can one reach the Golden Core Perfection stage simply by entering the Grand Competition?
How did I suddenly reach the early stage of the Primordial Spirit realm after just one illness?
"Let's go and meet up with them," Jiang Man said.

The two nodded numbly.

Jiang Man originally planned to fly on his sword, but seeing the extremely bright light of the power in the sky, he wondered if it would affect him.

In the end, I chose to walk.

In addition, he was curious about when Tingfengyin would make his move.

He read books as he walked, and when he encountered Tingfengyin, he dared not reveal how old he was or how old he had been cultivating his primordial spirit.

All I've received is laziness and a lack of effort.

Those who practice ancient methods are known for their integrity.

Just as dawn was breaking, a sudden gust of wind picked up.

The wind came so suddenly that Jiang Man, who was reading, couldn't help but put down his book and look in the direction from which the wind came.

The wind was getting stronger.

The entire forest rustled, and then some of the dark clouds in the sky were swept away.

The moment the sun rose, its light shone on the clouds, casting a shadowy figure that seemed to be sitting there intently fishing. But upon hearing the roar of the sky, it turned its head out of curiosity and glanced at the figure, revealing a hint of interest.

Then, an ethereal voice echoed throughout the entire Immortal Sect Competition space: "Hehe."

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it.

After the sound, the entire sky seemed to be paused.

All power and energy instantly ceased.

Everyone who hadn't noticed the figure instinctively looked in that direction.

After three breaths.

Those lights vanished instantly.

All the figures and power belonging to the Immortal Sect seemed to have received a command, receding like the tide.

The crack then closed.

The wind blew again, the dark clouds dissipated, and the figures turned into dust.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

Jiang Man, who was below, was stunned.

Is this the end?
Jiang Man looked bewildered: "Heh?"

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