The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 271 I'm Last Place?

Another bustling city.

A superior inn.

Tantai Xue looked at the memorial tablet and asked, "How is the situation?"

"It's over." The spirit tablet's voice carried a sense of relief. "The Immortal Sect Competition is over. Apart from a few evil gods who escaped, the rest all gave up trying to escape, and the power of the powerful evil gods remained unchanged. The source of the chaos should also have been suppressed, but the specifics are unknown."

"The immortal sects have intervened?" Tantai Xue asked.

“It’s not just that, the situation is a bit complicated. Someone who shouldn’t have made a move has inexplicably appeared.” The spirit tablet’s voice was thoughtful. “This is not normal. Logically speaking, his condition is not good, and he is guarding other places and cannot make a move. The immortal sect would not notify the other party under such circumstances.”

The memorial tablet paused for a moment, then concluded: "There is only one possibility: he came uninvited."

"Isn't it normal to come uninvited?" Tantai Xue asked.

“This is not normal. It could indicate that he is in extremely poor condition, like a reckless act before his end.” The spirit tablet’s voice was helpless. “We’ll have to wait and see. We can’t be sure yet. It’s also possible that a hidden evil god angered the immortal sect.”

"This led the immortal sects to want to give the other side a deterrent."

After a moment's thought, Tantai Xue said, "Could it be that the immortal sects are already too busy to intervene? It seems like the other party came uninvited, but is it actually for better deterrence? Are they worried that there might be follow-up problems that would overwhelm them?"

“It’s possible, but we won’t try it. In any case, the Immortal Sect will crack down hard for a while.” The spirit tablet’s voice was deep. “However, it also gives us an opportunity to awaken the Spirit Flower Immortal Spirit as soon as possible, and while recovering in that place, find the Immortal Path coordinates.”

Mentioning Linghua Xianling gives Tantai Xue a headache.

Especially for the envoy on the other side, it has been extremely difficult to see him a second time after so long.

Then, the other party has difficulty receiving the spiritual source, so it will take some time to delay.

She made me laugh in exasperation countless times.

I've worked with bad companies before, but never one this bad.

If she were to replace the envoy from the other side, the first thing she would do is replace all these people.

With this kind of efficiency, don't expect to accomplish anything complex.

-

Mist Cloud Sect.

Master Taihua sat on a high seat, and Qi Li's figure was projected into the formation.

"Have they all withdrawn?" Master Taihua's calm voice rang out.

"Yes, they've all withdrawn. Why did that person suddenly appear?" Qi Li asked curiously.

Master Taihua said calmly, "Don't ask, and don't try to find out."

"Yes." Qi Li nodded, then began to recount her discovery, "Shangguan Yang didn't find anything, but he did find Zhou Qing. They are hiding in a small secret realm, searching for an opportunity."

"We also received information that the last person to have contact with Shangguan Yang was a man named Jiang Man."

"The disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect, I heard from them, are at the peak of the Golden Core stage and are extremely powerful."

"The invincible Golden Core stage at the culmination of the Hundred Rivers series."

“Jiang Man?” Master Taihua pondered for a moment and said, “Some people believe that the item is in his possession.”

"That's what the people of the Sun and Moon Immortal Path think, but they seem to have come to another conclusion, which is information we intercepted." As he spoke, Qi Li handed over a slip of paper.

Upon seeing the content, Master Taihua couldn't help but ask, "Is it definitely not him from the Immortal Path of the Sun and Moon?"

"Yes." Qi Li nodded.

"Where are the two people who gave the message?" Master Taihua asked.

"Our people have gone to look for it, but we don't have enough time. So far, we only know who it is," Qi Li said regretfully.

The lack of time was due to a sudden change in circumstances. Qi Li then continued, "We can wait until the Immortal Sect Grand Competition to inquire."

"However, the Misty Cloud Sect also needs to issue a secret order."

"The Immortal Path of the Sun and Moon wants to kill Jiang Man. We don't know if he can still come out. If he does, we need to investigate."

Master Taihua was silent for a moment before saying, "You don't need to worry about the Misty Cloud Sect for now. I'll stay here."

Upon hearing this, Qi Li expressed her understanding.

He then informed some of the fleeing evil gods.

After saying that, he asked in confusion, "There is no particularly powerful evil god, so we cannot determine the evil god behind the Sun and Moon Immortal Path. Nor can we determine what his purpose is."

"Continue the investigation, and then you can get your people busy," said Master Taihua.

After the meeting ended, Master Taihua remained silent for a long time.

Soon after, news about Jiang Man was brought to them.

Looking at the contents, one can't help but sigh: "He was already involved with the evil god while still in the outer sect, and is currently still a representative of the evil god. He does have some abilities."

"Furthermore, he entered the competition at the late Golden Core stage, but his strength was at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and he had also achieved mastery of the Hundred Rivers series."

"It's a beautiful growth trajectory; the question is whether it will be successful."

Master Taihua put away the documents and remained silent for a long time, seemingly lost in thought.

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The Grand Competition of Immortal Sects.

It is bright.

Jiang Man felt a sense of awe and admiration as he witnessed the overwhelming power of the Great Completion Body's peerless genius.

He can be like that in the future.

But this journey requires continuous effort and learning.

Only in this way can we reach this level and thus transcend it.

Coming to his senses, Jiang Man looked at the two people beside him and said, "Let's go."

Compared to Jiang Man, the monks were not as shocked.

Because they had no idea what was happening in the sky.

I don't understand what that figure represents.

Ignorance is bliss.

"It seems like a lot of things have calmed down," Lingdang said.

Jiang Man nodded: "Yes, the thunder has disappeared, the dark clouds have dispersed, but the Immortal Sect Competition seems to be continuing."

The appearance of Tingfengyin brought everything back to its origin.

Although the students and practitioners participating in the competition were curious, very few knew the details.

Those people at most knew that they needed to find Shangguan Yang and Zhou Qing.

However, they would never know about the Boundless Calamity Stone.

They would also be unaware of the battle between the evil god and the immortal sects, as well as Tingfengyin's "hehe".

They soon arrived at the border.

There are many more people here than before.

However, this time they were all curious about the changes in the sky, especially since many people came but then inexplicably left.

There are many speculations.

Some people felt that something terrible was about to happen here, and they could not stay any longer.

Some say that someone from the immortal sect secretly entered to fight for the divine artifact, but fled quickly after being discovered.

Some people say that the sacred object has been found, so they returned it.

In short, there are various versions of the story.

Jiang Man knew most of the facts, but what they said made a lot of sense.

"Are you alright?" Ye Jingtian and the others came looking for them as they arrived.

Mo Xin looked at Jiang Man and asked, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, did you gain anything in the Golden Core area?"

Jiang Man nodded: "A good harvest. We obtained the Primordial Spirit Pill and the Heavenly Origin Technique."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingtian and Mo Xin were astonished.

He then looked at the monks, including the one with the vacuum.

The two nodded, giving an affirmative answer.

Mo Xin was envious.

Because she didn't have the Heavenly Origin Technique. The Heavenly Origin Technique isn't difficult to obtain, but it's not easy to acquire.

Jiang Man and his group not only obtained the Golden Core Pill, but also the Primordial Spirit Pill.

Could this be the best thing ever?

"How did you get it?" Mo Xin asked.

"I met a group of kind people," Jiang Man said.

“Yes,” the Vacuum Monk replied, “they helped break the beam of light.”

Mo Xin was bewildered.

What exactly made this kind person so kind? Was it because the sword was attached to their necks?

"What are your plans?" Ye Jingtian asked, looking at the people around him. "They are all quite strong. It would be dangerous to compete with them."

Jiang Man looked at them, quite curious, and asked, "What can you gain by continuing to fight?"

"If you don't compete, you'll get 100,000 spirit resources just by going out like this. If your ranking improves to the middle, you'll get 200,000. If you get into the top 50 of the team, you'll get 300,000 spirit resources."

"The first thirty have 500,000 spiritual resources."

"In addition, there are mid-grade techniques and high-grade cultivation methods at the primordial spirit level."

"In addition to various spirit swords, robes, mounts, spirit pets, and storage magic treasures."

"But the top thirty are unlikely, as there are many late-stage Yuan Shen cultivators."

"We can only compete for the middle ground, at most we can get 200,000 spirit resources, and if we're lucky we can get a spirit sword worth 30,000 and an envelope. Most of them are Qi Refining Secret Realms, and very few can get Foundation Establishment Secret Realms."

Jiang Man felt that he had to put in a lot of effort. "Is it difficult to get into the middle?" Jiang Man asked.

"Mo Xin and I together should be enough, but it's hard to say how stable we'll be," Ye Jingtian said, looking at Jiang Man. "If we're lucky and you guys join in, it'll be very stable."

"Is it difficult to get into the top fifty?" Jiang Man asked again.

"Difficult," Ye Jingtian replied.

Jiang Man felt a little regretful, but 200,000 was still acceptable.

beat.

We absolutely must hit it.

The main point is how to fight.

"After entering the gate, head up the mountain. You can fight anyone you encounter; it's all about skirmishes," Ye Jingtian said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man felt it was a good idea.

He was incredibly lucky.

I've encountered mostly opponents I can defeat.

Furthermore, three of them are powerful cultivators at the Primordial Spirit level, making them comparable to other teams.

Once identified, they fall into the category of those under forty, and the younger the person, the more likely they are to experience a weaker situation.

After entering, they found themselves in the stone forest at the foot of the mountain.

I ran into three people as soon as I came in.

They couldn't help but feel curious when they saw Jiang Man and the others.

"A team of five?"

Then came the fight.

Without the slightest doubt.

Five moves.

They beat Jiang Man and the others so badly that they had no chance to fight back.

Finally they left.

"Three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators?" Ye Jingtian was stunned.

"It's nothing, just an accident," Mo Xin reassured her.

Fortunately, the other party did not use excessive force.

They then continued onward to see if there were any medicinal herbs worth taking.

Then they encountered a woman traveling alone.

She was also surprised to see Jiang Man and his group of five: "A team of five?"

After two moves, the opponent shook his head and left.

The soul is perfect.

Jiang Man was quite puzzled: "Didn't they say the people here are the weakest?"

How come they became the weakest group just because they arrived?

“An accident,” Mo Xin said.

Then they continued on, this time much more cautiously.

Then they encountered a team of two.

Just as the other person was about to speak, Jiang Man said in advance, "Yes, we are a team of five."

The other party clearly paused for a moment.

This time they used ten moves.

Before leaving, I kindly reminded him, "Don't interrupt next time."

After encountering several more groups of two or three people, they finally met a group of five.

The result was five late-stage primordial spirits.

"We can't play anymore," Mo Xin said weakly. "If we lose a few more matches, we'll be eliminated from the competition."

"What's our current ranking?" Ye Jingtian asked.

“Last place,” Mo Xin replied.

Jiang Man fell silent.

He suffered a major setback in his life, falling to last place.

The last time I came in last place was when I was competing with Xiaopang for second to last place in Yunqiansi.

"This doesn't make sense," said the monk Vacuum. "How come there are so many powerful individuals here?"

After inquiring around, they learned that the divine object was located in this place. Although many people had given up, there was still a group of powerful individuals trying their luck here.

Then they took the opportunity to clear out all those with lower cultivation levels.

Who knew they would break in?

As they were about to leave, they encountered someone walking alone once again.

then
They were eliminated immediately.

When the five of them came to their senses, they were already in the small square of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Jiang Man remained silent for a long time.

He then comforted the others, saying, "It's a good thing. We got 100,000 spirit resources ahead of time, so we can come back to cultivate earlier and not waste any time."

Ye Jingtian didn't say much, which was indeed a good thing, as they could leave before they could react.

"Until we meet again," Ye Jingtian said, preparing to leave with his men.

Before he could even fly on his sword, he was stopped by the people from the Enforcement Hall.

Ren Qian looked at the monk Zhenkong and Lingdang and said, "The two of you are involved in some matters and need to come with us."

Ye Jingtian frowned and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what are they involved in?"

In his view, it must be because Jiang Man offended the peak master, and their lack of cooperation led to this targeting.

“You can ask them; they might know something. This is a matter of sect business, and there are absolutely no other grudges.” As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Man and said, “Junior Brother Jiang, you also have to come with us.”

Ye Jingtian looked at Monk Zhenkong and the others.

The monk Zhenkong comforted him, saying, "It's just a misunderstanding. Senior Brother Ye, you can leave now."

Ye Jingtian fell silent, so Vacuum and the others were indeed involved in something?
What is it?
However, he quickly realized that there must be a reason why he couldn't get in touch with them.

“Let’s go together,” he said.

“That won’t work, but you can wait outside the Enforcement Hall,” Ren Qian said.

Then everyone was taken away.

-

Mist Cloud Sect.

The main hall of Zhenyue Division.

Master Taihua sat at the head of the main hall, looking at Chongguang who had just entered with surprise.

He was waiting for the Immortal Sect Competition to end.

Some of the people in the great competition need to be interrogated.

These people are very likely to get stuck.

So he needs information.

I thought it would take several months.

Unexpectedly, news came today.

Chongguang approached him respectfully and said, "Jiang Man and the others have come out."

"They're out?" Master Taihua asked curiously, "They came out alive?"

"Yes." Chongguang nodded.

"How could it be so fast?" asked Master Taihua.

"They were eliminated." Chongguang said with a sigh, "Perhaps their cultivation level was a bit lower, and they kept losing, so they were eliminated early."

Upon hearing this, Master Taihua was taken aback, then smiled and said, "That's quite rare. In that case, arrange for them to come see me."

Chongguang nodded: "Now?"

Master Taihua nodded: "Let's do it now, so as not to waste their time."

Chongguang nodded, though he didn't know why the man in front of him wanted to see Jiang Man and the others.

But I won't ask any more questions.

After everyone left, Master Taihua narrowed his eyes slightly: "Being targeted by two primordial spirits and yet emerging unscathed is not simple."

He then stopped thinking about it and waited for Jiang Man to arrive.

Perhaps once they arrive, some of the mysteries will be solved.

We can also find out a little about where Shangguan Yang and Wuliang Jie went.

Of course, he was more curious about how the other party had escaped from the clutches of the two primordial spirits.

Judging from the information from the Immortal Path of the Sun and Moon, they either set up an array or are twin sisters. Together, their strength in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm is extraordinary.

Furthermore, Ji Hao's actions made him even more curious about Jiang Man.

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