The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 17: Jiang Man: My Wife is Here?

Jiang Man looked at Zhao Leming above and noticed his energy and spirit had improved significantly.

His face was radiant with vitality, most likely because the Animal Husbandry Method was indeed effective and had brought him considerable benefits.

Fortunately, with such benefits at stake, the other party showed no intention of burning bridges after crossing the river.

But he still needed to be careful going forward.

The other party would definitely be keeping an eye on him during this period to prevent the Animal Husbandry Method from being leaked.

Currently, he absolutely dared not do such things.

When one's strength is insufficient, cutting off someone's source of wealth is like killing their parents.

He would definitely suffer unexpected disasters.

If only his own strength were sufficient.

Then the one who should be worried would be the other party."Today we'll determine your Qi Refinement Method," Zhao Leming said, looking at everyone below. "Each person gets one book and one pen, then copy the content according to what's written in the book.

Come up one by one to collect them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Xuan, who ranked first, stood up first and went to collect the book and pen.

Jiang Man was quite surprised - how exactly were they being assessed?

Weren't they just going to report their cultivation levels directly?

Soon it was Jiang Man's turn.

When he collected the items and returned to his seat, he opened the book.

For a moment he felt somewhat dizzy, so he immediately activated the Simple Qi Refinement Method, which allowed him to smoothly read the text.

He now realized that as long as he kept looking, he would feel dizzy.

It seemed each character was somewhat different.

In an instant, the Qi Refinement Method jumped to the seventh layer, then quickly dropped back to the third layer.

If his Qi Refinement Method hadn't reached the ninth layer, he probably wouldn't have noticed this.

So...

Before reaching the ninth level of Qi Refinement, facing this book made it impossible to hide one's Qi Refinement Method level?

Even at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, one might still fall into the trap.

Afterward, Jiang Man picked up his pen and began writing carefully.

Because some characters could only be seen at the sixth or seventh level of the Qi Refinement Method.

He needed to work hard to skip them.

Once written, his Qi Refinement Method level would be partially exposed.

For now, he only wanted to participate in the assessment at the fifth level of Qi Refinement Method.

If he directly revealed the ninth level, Luo Xuan would definitely no longer give him Spirit Sources, and Fang Yong might easily become agitated and take action.

The fifth level wasn't low, but it still had a significant gap compared to them.

Although it had only been one month, it could be explained as having hidden his abilities before, or having someone secretly supporting him.

In any case, the principle remained the same - as long as personal grudges were properly managed, Qi Refinement talent wasn't worth others' attention.

Jiang Man only wrote half the book throughout the entire morning - it was too mentally draining.

After writing, he still needed to check it over to prevent accidentally writing characters that required the sixth level of Qi Refinement Method.

"Put down your pens, submit your books, you may leave now," Zhao Leming announced.

Some people were still unwilling to put down their pens, wanting to write more.

Jiang Man was quite curious - wasn't it the same regardless of how much you wrote?

The score difference would be at most one point.

"It relates to the evaluation comments," Little Fatty said while wiping sweat from his forehead. "Evaluation comments are sometimes very important too, as they essentially indicate how well you've mastered things at your level.

Some places also judge you based on these comments."

Jiang Man dismissed this as underhanded tricks.

After all, he had already given away the treasure.

That was much better than writing a few extra characters.

"Little Jiang, how do you feel you performed today?" Little Fatty came to Jiang Man's side and asked with a smile.

"I did my best," Jiang Man said with emotion.

"I did my best too - it was truly a satisfyingly thorough assessment," Little Fatty declared with full confidence.

After resting for a while, Jiang Man ate some dry rations and then recovered his condition.

Soon the second assessment began.

This time it tested the Blood Qi Method.

It was the same as with the Qi Refinement Method.

As soon as Jiang Man opened it, the flesh and blood throughout his body began to wail in agony.

Already somewhat unable to bear the weight of spiritual energy, he nearly fainted.

In the end, he could only silently cultivate and hand in a blank paper.

What was the point of this assessment?

He briefly observed and was surprised to find that about twenty people were actually writing.

The accumulation from over two years was indeed extraordinary.

People like Little Fatty who indulged in pleasure and neglected their duties were indeed in the minority.

Jiang Man glanced at Little Fatty and discovered that the other was actually gritting his teeth while writing.

Had he studied the Blood Qi Method before?

So it turned out he was the only true failure.

Jiang Man didn't waste time and continued cultivating throughout.

The day ended quickly.

Because it was assessment day, Luo Xuan informed him that he didn't need to come over.

She also asked how he had performed on the assessment.

This caused some people nearby to exclaim in surprise, though he didn't know what they were so excited about.

Was her asking one question really worth that much excitement?

Didn't they see that this young lady didn't even wait for his answer before turning and leaving?

Jiang Man couldn't empathize with their feelings.

Perhaps it was because he was already married.

He dismissed it with contempt.

The next day.

In the morning, they assessed the Visualization Method.

This time Jiang Man noticed that only four people were actually writing.

First place: Luo Xuan.

Second place: Fang Yong.

Third place: Chang Qiwen.

Fourth place: Cheng Yu.

Looking at these four people, Jiang Man understood in his heart that to obtain a spot, he would need to defeat these individuals.

And this was just the beginning.

The spots only allowed participation in the sect assessment.

The road ahead was still long, and he needed to improve properly before that Immortal Maiden appeared.

It would be best if he could avoid her detection.

Today Jiang Man discovered that he wasn't the only one who thought the Visualization Method assessment was unnecessary.

Little Fatty was also quite indignant.

Saying they could completely cancel the Visualization Method.

Jiang Man expressed agreement.

These two assessments were practically insulting people.

"Actually, the previous one was still acceptable, not exactly insulting - at that time I could still write a few characters," Little Fatty said while looking at Jiang Man. "How many characters did you write, Little Jiang?"

Hearing this, Jiang Man looked at the other and thought to himself that this sounded more like Little Fatty was insulting him.

But no hurry - there was still the final assessment.

In the afternoon, the final one.

Cultivation level assessment.

It was the same stuff as before.

Continuing with written test questions.

Holding the book, Jiang Man felt quite emotional - this was really too refined and elegant.

And normally, assessments didn't include martial combat; only the spot competition in December would have martial combat.

With small score differences, if one lost in martial combat, they would ultimately miss out on the spot.

These people all needed to accumulate martial combat experience privately.

The cultivation level assessment was somewhat different from the previous ones.

It involved technique images.

How well one drew them was said to also relate to the evaluation comments.

After an hour and a half.

Jiang Man put down his pen.

He glanced at the crooked, messy book and sighed.

Then he closed it and submitted it.

Zhao Leming collected the books, informed everyone that the rankings and scores would be announced tomorrow, then left.

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Stable.

Upon returning, Jiang Man came to the courtyard and noticed something unusual about Old Yellow Ox. Curiously, he asked, "What's wrong, Senior?"

At this moment, Old Yellow Ox was curled up on the ground, its body trembling slightly, its voice carrying some pain:

"Your wife seems to have really taken action."

Hearing this, Jiang Man's heart tightened, but he maintained his composure and looked around, asking, "She's here?"

Although they had performed the wedding ceremony, Jiang Man didn't actually believe the other regarded him as a husband.

It would be best if they could divorce peacefully; he just feared the other might prefer widowhood.

Especially since the other party came from an extraordinary background and held the initiative - the slightest misstep could bring catastrophic disaster upon himself.

But regardless, he had to remain calm.

Once he lost composure and his mental state collapsed, there would probably be no chance of survival.

After a while, Old Yellow Ox recovered somewhat and looked at Jiang Man:

"She hasn't actually come, but her methods have arrived."