The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 293 Advancement to the Mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm
The ninth peak is a courtyard rich in spiritual energy due to the convergence of formations.

A tall woman sat on a tree, her long, fair legs on full display.

She leaned back, looking somewhat languid.

"The three prodigies of the Ji family have all gone inside. Doesn't Senior Sister Miao plan to do something now?" Qi Xi, with her twin ponytails, asked with a smile from under the tree.

"Me?" Miao Yulin looked down at the girl below and asked, "What am I supposed to do?"

"Sister Miao must also have a mission, right?" Qi Xi asked.

“Yes, but I’m not in a hurry. I want to see what his cultivation level is, and then see how fast he advances.” Miao Yulin said with a smile, “If he’s too ordinary, I will make a move on him to see if he is hiding his cultivation level or has any trump cards.”

"What if the promotion is quick?" Qi Xi asked.

"A quick promotion?" Miao Yulin looked down at her legs and asked, "What do you think of my legs?"

"You're going to seduce her with your legs?" Qi Xi asked in shock, looking at the other woman's long, fair legs.

"Who's trying to seduce him? But everyone has a love of beauty. If my legs are exposed, won't he secretly look?" Miao Yulin said with a smile. "And what do you think Ji Meng will do if she notices?"

"Will they try to kill you?" Qi Xi asked.

“If she can really kill me, then she certainly has the ability. But I didn’t do anything. I just showed my legs. How did that become a capital offense? Besides, he just looked at someone else’s legs. How is that an unforgivable crime?” Miao Yulin asked.

Qi Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "But Ji Meng is definitely not magnanimous. She'll find someone to blame, won't she?"

"Is this my fault?" Miao Yulin shrugged. "Then I'll just have to accept my bad luck. But my task was just to test their feelings. I didn't do anything. I just like wearing shorter fairy dresses."

"It doesn't matter, do whatever you want to me."

"She cannot deny that there is a problem with her marriage partner."

Miao Yulin then looked at Qi Xi and asked, "What is your mission?"

"It's about observing them, and then, if necessary and certain, helping Jiang Man to ensure he doesn't die," Qi Xi said.

She didn't actually know the specific reason, but as long as the task was completed, that was fine.

“Your task is quite simple,” Miao Yulin said with a smile. “Mine is more complicated, but also more interesting. I’m just worried that the other party isn’t worth all the trouble I have to go through.”

"Furthermore, what do you think Ji An's motives are?"

Qi Xi shook her head: "This is the first time I've met him, but I feel that he knows more than we do, and the things he has to do are more complicated than ours."

Miao Yulin laughed and said, "If I use these long legs to seduce him, do you think it will work?"

“No, he’s not like Jiang Man, who comes from a remote village and has little experience,” Qi Xi said confidently.

"What was the first technique you learned after mastering the Primordial Spirit?" Miao Yulin suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xi lowered her head somewhat embarrassed.

Miao Yulin laughed out loud: "So it's possible, but that's all for the future. There's no rush. In the future, I should be the most dazzling one in the courtyard."

"You failed. Have you thought about the consequences?" Qi Xi asked.

"You're doomed. You don't actually think I'm safe from this mission, do you?" Miao Yulin said with a smile. "Do the Ji family, the Bai family, my family, and the Ji family really care about a marriage alliance with a collateral branch? How much of a genius is Jiang Man? A Nascent Soul cultivator at thirty? A Void Return cultivator at forty?"

"Even if he is fast, returning to the Void at thirty and ascending to the Immortal Platform at forty, so what?"

"Can he withstand a palm strike from a celestial being?"

"If one were to ascend to immortality at forty, no family would dare to test or observe."

"We had already been preparing to secretly destroy them, either by trying to win them over or by being more ruthless."

"Of course the immortal sects will intervene, but someone will definitely find a way to sign him."

"There will always be someone who tailors a scheme for him, setting a trap for him to fall into."

"Inevitable."

"Unless he knows how to stand out from the crowd and keep his talents hidden."

"From this, we can infer that all the current problems do not lie in their talent."

"But rather"

Miao Yulin smiled slightly and said, "Regarding identity."

Miao Yulin leaned against the tree and said, "Their identities are questionable, which is why we need to observe and test them, and for you to save their lives."

Qi Xi was somewhat shocked.

Then, looking at the woman in the tree with a puzzled expression, he asked, "Don't you have a way out?"

Upon hearing this, Miao Yulin shrugged and said, "Who knows? But I'm also very curious about their identities. I wonder if we can find out."

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The next day.

Jiang Man and the others arrived at the Ninth Peak's Magic Academy, where they would begin their formal first lesson in magic.

Currently, only the people in their small courtyard are present.

Jiang Man hadn't expected that the inner sect would learn law before learning anything else.

However, before his husband arrived, he began to observe the changes in his body.

After he took the poison yesterday, he began his cultivation practice.

He can now sense that the power of the evil god's magic is malfunctioning.

However, it did not affect the body's fundamental health.

We just need to be extremely careful.

We should still try to get 800,000 spirit resources.

That's way too much.

Having obtained the spiritual source, he naturally had to do things with it, so he often took out the black bead and circulated its spiritual energy to let it sense his own state.

This will also let the employer know that the million dollars wasn't wasted.

At this moment, a woman in her thirties entered the courtyard. She quickly counted and said, "Six are missing?"

"Yes, they got into a fight yesterday and were taken away by the Enforcement Hall," Ji An told him with a smile.

"Yesterday?" The instructor was taken aback. "Six Nascent Soul level experts yesterday?"

Everyone nodded.

The instructor paused for a moment before asking, "Where do they rank in your courtyard? Is the first one among them?"

"Not here," Miao Yulin said with a smile.

In an instant, the coach felt a lot of pressure.

Isn't this small courtyard for newly initiated disciples?
How come there are so many multi-gods in the later stages and the perfected ones?

This is not the first one.

After calming herself down, she said, "Then let's teach you the first lesson of the inner sect. Now that you have become Golden Core cultivators, there is one technique that you need to learn the most. This technique will give you more chances to escape when you encounter danger."

"Even if your cultivation level is insufficient, you will still have enough opportunities."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man immediately perked up.

What kind of magic is so powerful?
It suits him perfectly.

Seeing the curious looks on everyone's faces, the instructor said softly, "Charm Technique."

In an instant, the crowd erupted in uproar.

Jiang Man was somewhat taken aback.

Enchanting magic?

The first lesson for beginners in the Golden Core stage: learning charm techniques?
"Sir, do male cultivators also need to learn this?" Cao Cheng asked.

The instructor nodded: "Yes, it's most effective against female cultivators, as it provides a high chance of survival."

Jiang Man fell silent.

A peerless genius learning enchantments?
Oh well, it's a free spell, might as well learn it.

He then subconsciously looked at Ji Meng.

"Young Master Jiang, are you going to use your charm on me?" Ji Meng asked with a smile.

Jiang Man fell silent.

In the end, everyone learned it, but the female cultivators were the ones who enjoyed it the most.

Ji Meng practiced for a moment and then looked at Jiang Man.

The two locked eyes.

Ji Meng said, "Does Young Master Jiang think I should test you?"

Jiang Man asked curiously, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Ji Meng laughed and denied it: "Of course not, it would be shameful to do that."

Jiang Man: "."

I see you've already used it.

After the spell training was finished, Mr. Yan came in.

She was taken aback when she saw that six of the top ten spots were missing.

My headache is getting worse.

Upon inquiry, it was discovered that they had gone to the Enforcement Hall prison.

Suddenly her headache disappeared. Going to the Enforcement Hall was like going to her headquarters.

Even if she had to go back and reiterate the information, she wasn't intimidated at all.

My own place.

Thinking about this, Yan Yiqiu felt that she had been completely fooled by the Law Enforcement Hall.

They actually still consider themselves one of the Enforcement Hall's own people.

"I have something to inform you," Yan Yiqiu said, looking at the crowd below. "I have already obtained the answers to the questions that Ji An and the others had asked earlier."

"In the Upper House's election, there is a qualification for returning to the lower house."

"Under normal circumstances, you are the lower house and cannot participate in the upper house elections."

"But sects already have a system of assessments for skipping academies."

"The same applies to the outer gate, and even more so to the inner gate, which is a passageway."

"As a member of the lower house, one needs to meet the following three conditions to enter the upper house assessment competition."

"Normally, we have one exam per year and a comparison every three years."

"If you want to go to the Upper House, you have to aim for the three-year competition."

"And three internal tasks need to be completed in these three years."

"Then, through the inter-court competition in the same year, they finally entered the upper court competition."

"Mr. Yan, could you explain it in simpler terms?" Ji An asked.

Miao Yulin followed up, "Just tell us how we need to compete before entering the Upper Academy." Mr. Yan considered for a moment, then said, "Besides the mission, in your third year of entry, you need to pass the Academy-wide competition. There are three spots available."

"Those who rank in the top three can participate in the Intermediate People's Court's grand competition."

"Finally, we entered the Upper House competition."

"The inter-college competition can be held earlier, around the end of June of the third year."

"In July of the same year, we participated in the Intermediate People's Court's major competition, and we had to pass it before September."

"In September of the same year, they will be able to enter the Upper Academy Grand Competition to compete for the quota of returning to the Void."

"So you mean we're aiming for the top three?" Qi Xi asked.

Mr. Yan nodded: "Yes, it depends on the level of the skill and the actual combat. If the score for the skill level is not up to standard, it won't work."

"The total score must be above 85 points."

Jiang Man was curious about what 85 points meant.

The outer gate has a total score of 400, while the inner gate seems to have a total score of only around 100.

It's somewhat similar to Yunqiansi.

But in any case, getting 85 points shouldn't be too easy.

"Sir, what about those of us who are not participating in the Central Court Competition?" Lin Qingshan asked.

"You only need to complete one task within three years. The grand competition will be divided into two groups, separated from them, and then you will compete for the top five in your academy, and finally participate in the grand competition among the academies of the Nine Peaks," Mr. Yan replied.

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Bufan and the others felt that getting into the top five was quite easy.

There were a total of 23 people in the courtyard, with Jiang Man and above making up 12 of them.

Of the remaining eleven, half could be considered to be eligible to participate in the grand competition.

They always believed that Jiang Man was unlikely to participate in the Lower House competition like them.

He's definitely going to jump.

Jiang Man did want to jump, but there was a big problem: he didn't have the necessary skills or techniques.

While powerful cultivation techniques are essential, they also require magical techniques to unleash their full potential.

Ji Shoumo and others all possessed such techniques.

He clearly cannot cultivate, and even if he could, he wouldn't have the same power as them.

What is needed is a powerful technique that matches the cultivation method.

That makes it very difficult to obtain.

—

After finishing his lecture, Jiang Man returned to the courtyard to continue his cultivation.

He was neither in a hurry nor did he think much about the Upper House election three years later.

The geniuses in the same department are the ones who need our attention.

My current cultivation level is too weak, so I always feel that I should avoid being confronted by anyone.

It doesn't suit his peerless pride and ambition.

I still haven't tried hard enough.

Even if the top ten are all from the Immortal Sect region, he will surpass them in the shortest amount of time.

"After the Nascent Soul stage, it all comes down to talent. The higher the cultivation level, the more talent matters, and geniuses will emerge," the old ox suddenly said.

Jiang Man swallowed the Spring Essence Pill and looked at the old ox, saying, "Old ox, do you think my talent is so outstanding that it's easy for me to attract trouble?"

“The prodigies will get attention, and you, at the primordial spirit level, may only get attention, but it’s hard to say what will happen next, and even harder to say what will happen after that,” the old ox reminded him.

Jiang Man pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there fertile ground for survival?"

“Yes, under the great order of the immortal sects, there must be fertile ground for survival, but it is limited,” the old ox said earnestly. “Human hearts are hard to fathom, and they can always lead you out of this fertile ground.”

Jiang Man stopped thinking about it and said, "It's alright, I will walk on the soil and shine on them all."

After that, Jiang Man focused on cultivation.

Nothing posed a significant obstacle for him.

He can walk on even the smallest path, as long as there is a path.

Even without fertile soil, he still has Mr. Ji and the old ox.

Even if none of these work.

He can also conceal his cultivation level.

Survival is nothing to be ashamed of.

The next three days.

Jiang Man's cultivation level began to manifest in the courtyard.

Ji An, ranked first, achieved perfect primordial spirit.

The second place goes to Ji Shoumo, whose primordial spirit has reached perfection.

Bai Qiufeng, ranked third, achieved perfect primordial spirit.

Fourth place: Miao Yulin, whose primordial spirit is perfected.

Fifth place: White Dragon, whose primordial spirit has reached perfection.

Sixth place: Ji Chenfeng, whose primordial spirit is at its peak.

Seventh place: Bai Ming, late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.

Eighth place: Ji Linglong, late stage of Yuan Shen (Primordial Spirit Realm).

Ninth place: Qi Xi, late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.

Ranked tenth, Ji Meng, mid-stage Yuan Shen level.

Eleventh place: Xiao Qing, mid-stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.

12th place, Jiang Man, early stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.

Wei Ran, ranked thirteenth, is in the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

The rest are all in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Looking at a group of people who had reached the final stage of their cultivation, let alone Zhuo Bufan and his group.

Mr. Yan stood there, stunned.

Is this the kind of person she can teach?
You could pick any person and slap them to death.

In addition, many more people are paying attention to Jiang Man.

Based on her age, she should be twenty-eight years old this year.

The primordial spirit is twenty-eight years old.

That's truly astonishing.

There's also the late-stage Golden Core cultivator at age twenty-six.

It's probably a primordial spirit under thirty years old.

However, one may not necessarily obtain the qualification of the Primordial Spirit.

Qualifications sometimes depend on the competition.

The same applies to promotion and returning to the void.

Qi Xi privately asked Miao Yulin how Jiang Man's cultivation level was considered.

Miao Yulin's answer was that she could try wearing a shorter fairy dress.

As for whether they are worried about the other party catching up.

I didn't pay much attention to either the later stages or the final outcome.

Because they have no real conflict of interest.

Surely the other side can't be in the competition three years from now?

So while they were amazed, it didn't put any pressure on them.

Two more days later.

The six people who had been imprisoned were finally released.

Ji Shoumo and the others had grim faces. There were indeed members of the Bai family here. Although they could apply to leave, the Bai family's application process was strictly regulated, and they set an example by doing so.

That's why they were locked up together for so long.

If things are going to be stricter, what can the Enforcement Bureau do?
Seeing the three members of the Bai family acting so arrogantly, they were furious.

In the end, he went back to supervise Jiang Man's cultivation.

I thought the other party might become complacent, but they didn't.

He was still cultivating when he returned.

"So diligent?" Ji Linglong was surprised.

They knew Jiang Man's cultivation level, so they weren't surprised when it was revealed.

However, there are concerns that Jiang Man is too eager for quick success and instant benefits.

"In a few more days, he will realize that simply focusing on cultivation will not yield much progress; a balance between relaxation and rest is necessary," Ji Chenfeng said.

The group watched Jiang Man cultivate, waiting for him to gain nothing after some time.

One day.

They watched indifferently.

two days.

Continue to observe.

Five days.

They were somewhat surprised that Jiang Man consumed the pills rather quickly.

Ten days.

They became suspicious.

Jiang Man's aura is off; this is a sign of advancement.

Is it just an illusion?
Day 12.

An aura erupted.

The power around his body solidified and subsided, becoming heavy.

Advance to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm!

The two who remained suddenly stood up.

How could it be so fast?
(End of this chapter)