The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 283 Jiang Man: Why can't you be my wife?

As Song Qing ate his sesame seed cake, he sighed and said, "They all approached me with ulterior motives, only wanting to get benefits from me, not willing to give anything in return."

“Brother Song, you’ve become smarter, unlike before,” the man opposite Song Qing said.

At this moment, holding the sesame seed cake, he sighed and said, "How long are we going to have to eat these sesame seed cakes?"

Song Qing sighed and said, "It is a bit difficult to swallow."

"Drink it with water, it's too uncomfortable to eat it dry." A voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Upon hearing this, Song Qing and the other person immediately turned around.

They discovered that Jiang Man was standing in front of the closed door at some point.

With a whoosh, they stood up.

"Young Master Jiang," Song Qing said excitedly.

"Senior Jiang." The man opposite Song Qing was extremely nervous; this was a Golden Core Ancestor.

Jiang Man turned to look at the other person, who looked somewhat familiar.

"Young Master Jiang, he's the head chef I hired from Luoyun City. We're able to earn so much spiritual energy thanks to him," Song Qing said, introducing his name.

Jiang Man then learned that the other person's name was Tang Feng.

"How much spiritual energy does he get in a month?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

“Eighteen thousand.” Tang Feng immediately replied, “I know that being able to come to the sect is already a great favor from the seniors, so I am willing to do whatever amount of spirit resources I have.”

Jiang Man casually replied, "Then let's make it two thousand."

He paused for a moment and asked curiously, "Can the shop's profits cover your compensation?"

Upon hearing this, Song Qing said somewhat awkwardly, "It was possible at first, but then it stopped working. Recently, we haven't been able to sell any sesame seed cakes at all. To avoid waste, we try to make as few as possible, and then we just eat them ourselves."

"The food was pretty good, and they didn't seem to be suffering," Jiang Man remarked.

Although I have hundreds of thousands of spiritual resources, it is far from enough to improve my spirit.

You get used to hard times more and more, and then you realize that once you get used to it, there will be endless suffering.

However, the shop also needs to earn spiritual resources.

It's definitely not going to work out in the normal way.

We can only wait and see if that mysterious evil god is interested in the coordinates of the immortal path.

It's time to sell the information to them.

All the blame is being directed at Mr. Ji.

Once Mr. Ji makes contact with the evil god, he will be able to earn a large sum of spiritual energy.

Although Lingyuan is currently lacking in many aspects, its future is promising.

Jiang Man sat down and took a sesame seed cake to try; it tasted the same as last time.

The cooking skills are indeed quite good.

At this moment, Song Qing fumbled around for a bit, then took out 15,000 spirit resources and said, "This is what I earned before."

Jiang Man looked at the spirit source and asked curiously, "Your spirit source has been distributed?"

Song Qing gave an awkward smile: "I didn't earn that much."

Jiang Man told them to divide it among themselves, as he wasn't short of money now, since he still had several hundred thousand left to spend.

tough.

Afterwards, he asked Song Qing and the others to find Xiao Pang and the others, as well as Chang Qiwen.

Chang Qiwen was the first to arrive.

Upon seeing the other person, Jiang Mandu was stunned for a moment, his tired eyes seemingly containing immense pressure.

"Old Chang, you look so tired? Don't you want to rest?" Jiang Man asked.

He felt that if he continued to work so hard, he would never be able to borrow the other party's spiritual energy again.

Upon hearing this, Chang Qiwen paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not tired."

Her eyes were a little red when she spoke.

He stood silently to the side, and Jiang Man handed him a sesame seed cake.

Old Chang looked at the sesame seed cake with a troubled expression, not touching it.

Alright, everyone's tired of this food.

Jiang Man switched to a very sour fruit and said, "Then let's eat this."

Chang Qiwen tried it and was surprised to find that it suited his taste perfectly: "Where did you buy this?"

He felt his physical fatigue receding rapidly.

"It was given to me by an unparalleled expert," Jiang Man said truthfully.

Chang Qiwen stood there stunned for a moment, then asked, "Can I run errands for him?"

"Not really." Jiang Man shook his head.

"Because it's me who runs errands for him," Jiang Man thought to himself.

Soon, Luo Xuan and Xiao Pang arrived as well.

Upon seeing Jiang Man, the chubby boy with dark circles under his eyes excitedly asked, "Brother Jiang, are you alright?"

Jiang Man was surprised. Why was he suddenly working so hard?
"I'm afraid of holding Brother Jiang back, so this little bit of hardship is nothing," Little Fatty said earnestly.

Jiang Man patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Then you must continue."

Xiaopang: “.”

Afterwards, Jiang Man made Luo Xuan, Xiao Pang, and Song Qing stand together.

Jiang Man looked at them and said, "Let me make this clear beforehand: once you get this, our debts will be settled. Let's see who's unlucky enough to suffer."

The three were puzzled, but all were somewhat nervous.

What exactly is it that repays debts?

But no one asked; they simply drew lots silently.

Drawing lots, two long and one short.

Xiao Pang is first, Luo Xuan is second, and Song Qing is third.

In the end, Luo Xuan was the one who caught the short one.

Jiang Man shook his head and sighed, "Miss Luo is indeed unlucky."

However, Jiang Man breathed a sigh of relief as he spoke, then looked at the chubby boy and smiled, "It's fate."

Little Fatty was suspicious.

Luo Xuan, however, was somewhat worried, with many possibilities flashing through her mind.

However, the situation cannot be determined.

However, she tried her best to remain calm.

Jiang Man then handed over the qualification for the Qi Refining Secret Realm to Luo Xuan.

She was stunned the moment she received it.

Somewhat unbelievable.

Jiang Man had previously said she was unlucky and had made many plans, but now she was facing this unexpected situation.

The Qi Refining Secret Realm is a secret realm that leads to the qualification for Foundation Establishment.

For those who didn't get selected, getting this thing is incredibly difficult.

But now it has fallen into her hands openly and legitimately.

If we're talking about expenses, then it's only the 30,000 spirit resources I borrowed before.

Luo Xuan hesitated to accept the gift.

Jiang Man interrupted her: "Miss Luo, please accept this. The 30,000 spirit resources plus this year's interest will be deducted."

Little Fatty stared at the Qi Refining Secret Realm, somewhat dejected, and said, "We're doomed."

He then turned to Jiang Man and complained, "Miss Luo has reached the Foundation Establishment stage. My father will definitely say that Miss Luo has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so her excellence is self-evident. Shouldn't I listen to her opinions more? How am I supposed to live in the future?"

Jiang Man silently looked at the person in front of him.

Is he complaining?

Then let him continue his ascetic practices using ancient methods.

Jiang Man didn't waste any time. Instead, he said, "You should have all learned the methods of advancement. Now, if you have any questions about cultivation, please tell me, and I will explain them to you."

As Jiang Man spoke, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Has Young Master Fang reached the Core Formation stage?"

"It should be soon," Chang Qiwen replied. "I heard that he has obtained the qualification and should now be in the secret realm comprehending the method of Core Formation."

"Miss Cheng is waiting over there."

Jiang Man sighed, "Young Master Fang is really something."

They've already started forming their core so quickly.

Jiang Man then began to explain cultivation to them.

However, there's not much to say about Qi Refining; it mainly focuses on how to control spiritual energy to better establish a foundation.

After finishing speaking, Chang Qiwen also planned to leave, saying he had to go to work.

Jiang Man was surprised. Was he really that busy?

While others stay up all night to study, you stay up all night to work?

It wasn't until the other party left behind 12,000 spirit resources that Jiang Man sighed, "What a hardworking person!"

We should stay up all night to work.

He decided to go back and find Old Huang to see if there was a way to work at night without affecting his cultivation.

We can't just give up earning spiritual energy at night to rest, can we?
Once you've established your foundation, not sleeping won't affect your health at all.

After everyone left, Little Fatty told him that Chang Xiaomei had failed to qualify and had now gone to the Qi Refining Academy. She had to pay cultivation fees every year, or she would have to leave the sect and no longer study and cultivate there.

Therefore, Chang Qiwen is under more pressure than before.

Jiang Man nodded.

Studying means remaining within the sect's teaching system. One can continue cultivating and competing for a spot; success allows continued instruction.

For example, if someone fails to advance from the Reconstruction Academy for three years and then enters the Qi Refining Academy, but successfully establishes their foundation in the next two or three years, they can still enter the Foundation Establishment Academy.

After nine years in the Foundation Establishment Academy, those who fail in the competition enter the Foundation Establishment Backyard, where they begin to hand over spiritual resources to continue their studies. After ten or twenty years, if they successfully obtain the qualification to form a Core Formation, they can enter the Inner Sect.

The three-year period for the Reconstruction Academy, the nine-year period for the Foundation Building Academy, and the fifty-year period for the Inner Gate are all free.

If it exceeds the limit, a repair fee must be paid.

Before leaving, Song Qing suddenly brought up an incident from before: "A senior female student came to buy sesame cakes before, saying that she was a friend of Young Master Jiang. She was a bit strange, the kind of person who was very powerful."

"I don't know who she is, it's hard to describe, the only thing I remember is that she had a bell."

"Is she a friend of Young Master Jiang?"

"Yes," Jiang Man nodded.

Upon hearing this, Little Fatty immediately asked curiously, "Brother Jiang, don't you have a Daoist partner? Are you going to take a concubine?"

Although I don't know what Little Fatty was thinking, he went on to take a concubine.

But Jiang Man smiled mysteriously at the question.

No response.

Originally intending to leave mysteriously, Jiang Man hesitated for a moment before asking, "Why is it about taking a concubine?"

"Otherwise, how could Brother Jiang, who is so poor, have someone keep accounts?" Little Fatty said.

Jiang Man nodded and said, "That's true, but why a concubine?"

Seeing their puzzled looks, Jiang Man continued, "Why can't she be the wife I said I would marry?"

After saying this, Jiang Man strode away and instantly disappeared from their sight.

Only then did everyone realize what was happening.

Little Fatty immediately took out some jerky and gave it to Song Qing: "Old Song, tell me what you saw."

Song Qing looked blank and said, "I don't quite remember. I just remember wanting to kneel down before her."

"Is she really a fairy?" Little Fatty asked in shock.

Jiang Ge used to say he married a fairy, but he never believed it.

Even if we got married, he wouldn't believe it.

Now you're suddenly asking why that person isn't your wife?

Doesn't that reveal the other party's identity?
Luo Xuan was also surprised, because everyone said that Jiang Man did not have a Daoist partner.

Everything before was just an excuse.

Now it seems the mysterious Daoist couple has surfaced.

Song Qing had even met him.

"Miss Luo, I'll come sell sesame cakes tomorrow," the chubby boy suddenly said.

Luo Xuan shook her head and said, "Young Master Gao, have you forgotten what your uncle said?"

Little Fatty paused for a moment; he remembered that this shop was too dangerous for them.

The slightest misstep could bring the Gao family to utter ruin.

In an instant, Little Fatty felt suffocated by his family.

But Luo Xuan suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Young Master Gao can only work secretly in the kitchen; he can't show his face to sell sesame cakes."

Tang Feng absorbed Jiang Man's explanation and felt shocked.

Coming to the sect was definitely the right decision.

Keep working hard, and there will definitely be more opportunities in the future.

I just don't know if the shop can keep operating.

He was more anxious than anyone else because his shop had no business.

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The moonlight fell like a veil.

At this moment, Ji Meng slightly raised her eyebrows, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and felt the gentle breeze.

The sound of water being poured rang out, and Qingdai said with concern, "The news has already been released, and the Bai family will definitely react quickly. They're probably testing the young master."

"Other companies will definitely do the same, openly or secretly."

"They probably want to find out the truth about the young lady from the son-in-law."

"However, there are some people who won't believe it. If it really were Miss, the Grand Elder and the others would never have had the chance to find out."

"No matter how bad it is, they will still be curious."

"The young master will soon be entering the inner sect, and the sect's protection will be greatly relaxed."

Within the outer gate area, it is rare for serious injuries to occur.

When something like this happens, the sect will not sit idly by.

But the inner gate is different.

As their cultivation levels increase, they pursue freedom and power even more.

The sect will also grant them a certain degree of freedom.

After all, sects also need people with practical combat skills.

As one's cultivation level increases sufficiently, killing becomes no longer a big deal.

For example, if someone on the list were to kill a Golden Core cultivator with exceptional talent, the immortal sects would turn a blind eye.

At most, it will be some verbal punishment.

What good is high talent?

It's just that they have high talent.

The people on the list are nearing the pinnacle of their cultivation, making them difficult to provoke.

The constraints imposed on them have never been moral character.

Stability is the most important thing.

"I'll write a letter to him," Ji Meng said.

"Aren't we going to do anything?" Qingdai asked.

"What should I do?" Ji Meng asked as she wrote, "Following Young Master Jiang's wishes."

Not long after the envelope was sent, the other side replied.

Four words, not worth mentioning.

Qingdai looked at the contents and sighed with emotion: "The son-in-law is really confident."

However, she didn't say much, knowing that once the son-in-law married the young lady, his life wouldn't be easy.

Ji Meng replied again, and the key point was just three words.

15% off.

After doing all this, Ji Meng asked, "Is there any news about the Bai family patriarch?"

"Not yet, but we've already spread the word, and he'll definitely come to the Misty Cloud Sect," Qingdai said earnestly. "Even if he does come, he'll hide, making it difficult for us to detect him."

We are all primordial spirits, so it's too difficult for us to discover each other.

And their information was confirmed.

Relatively speaking, in the Ming Dynasty.

Ji Meng nodded: "It's alright, he'll come and confirm it, he'll find out eventually."

Qingdai hesitated for a moment and then asked, "What happens after we find it?"

Ji Meng looked calmly at Qing Dai.

Qingdai was stunned, almost forgetting who her young mistress was.

Once the Bai family patriarch is found, there is no doubt that he must be killed as soon as possible.

Otherwise, he would come and kill them.

The feud between the Bai family and the Ji family is quite significant.

The only thing to worry about now is whether he will make a move against the son-in-law and kill him before they even realize it.

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Ji family.

The Grand Elder Ji Wuye summoned the original three people again.

The man leading the group was still the one wielding a sword.

The three bowed respectfully: "Elder."

Ji Wuye nodded and said, "Your test last time was indeed an accident. Since you didn't succeed, just say to the outside world that you passed the test."

The three nodded, not daring to object.

"In addition, there is one more thing I need you to do." Ji Wuye looked at the three of them and said, "You are all still too weak to hear about this, but I will tell you a thing or two."

"Of course not now."

"You learned it from the envelope on your way there."

The three of them were confused.

The man in the lead asked, "Where are we headed?"

"The Misty Cloud Sect," Ji Wuye said with a smile, "someone always has something to do, and we naturally have to make our stance clear as well."

"Your mission this time is to enter the inner sect of the Misty Cloud Sect with them and protect the two of them."

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I suddenly remembered something I forgot to mention. Because the supporting characters' pronunciations are too similar—Cheng Yu and Chen Yu—Chen Yu has changed his name to Chen Shi, and Li Yuan might also change his name. I thought it wouldn't have much of an impact, but I've found that it's not really suitable for listening to audiobooks.

(End of this chapter)