The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 194 - 141: Cultivating All Night Makes You Stronger? I Don’t Believe It.

Naturally, it couldn’t give him any answers.

However, it said that in a place like that, its power wouldn’t attract the Sect’s attention.

It could leave something on Jiang Man.

To guarantee his safety.

Jiang Man immediately thanked the senior.

The Old Yellow Ox glanced flatly at Jiang Man. "Your wife’s power might also extend there."

Jiang Man froze. That was definitely not good news.

Jiang Man wasn’t too concerned about it. The Old Yellow Ox would figure something out.

He was powerless to do anything about it.

Still, he was looking forward to the Training Secret Realm because it had Spiritual Source.

「Two days later.」

「September 1st.」

Jiang Man didn’t see any stunning beauties approaching.

He wasn’t sure if Zhuo Bufan’s information had been accurate.

「Red Water Peak.」

Jiang Man had arrived early in the morning.

They were scheduled to enter the Secret Realm at noon, so he wouldn’t have had enough time if he hadn’t come early.

At this moment, Xiaopang and the others were just opening the shop.

When they saw Jiang Man, they were both stunned.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing here so early?" Xiaopang asked, a piece of jerky dangling from his mouth, looking completely surprised.

His figure hadn’t changed much, but the dark circles under his eyes were deeper.

Jiang Man’s gaze fell on the jerky.

’Damn rich young masters.’

He hadn’t eaten meat in a long time.

He only ever replenished his Qi and Blood as part of his Cultivation, then ate coarse rice and steamed buns.

It was hard to imagine that an Unparalleled Celestial Pride in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment was still gnawing on steamed buns.

"Brother Jiang, here, try this. It’s a fresh batch," Xiaopang said, handing Jiang Man a strip of jerky.

Jiang Man took the jerky, moved by what a good friend Xiaopang was.

"Have Chang Qiweng and the others arrived yet?" he asked.

"They’ll be here in a bit," Xiaopang said while moving some Spirit Medicine.

Jiang Man had occasionally been studying Spirit Medicine recently.

He watched where Xiaopang was placing the herbs and frowned. "The medicinal properties of Sweet Spirit Grass and Silk Cloud Vine are incompatible. They’ll repel each other and can even produce trace toxins."

"You can’t put them together."

Hearing Jiang Man’s words, Xiaopang immediately separated the two types of Spirit Medicine.

"Sweet Spirit Grass and Water Purifying Flower are compatible. They can infuse the Spiritual Qi with moisture, which is beneficial for the growth of the surrounding Spirit Medicine. As for the arrangement, yours is completely meaningless. Do it like this..."

As Jiang Man spoke, Xiaopang moved the herbs again, while a shocked Luo Xuan quickly jotted down everything he said.

Getting excited, Jiang Man personally stepped in to help Xiaopang move the Spirit Medicine.

When all the Spirit Medicine was finally arranged, he said, "From now on, arrange them like this. Put any extras in this empty space over here."

Jiang Man dusted off his hands. "The Spiritual Qi is already richer."

Luo Xuan could feel it. The Spiritual Qi had indeed grown a little richer.

Having been in the Sect for two years, she naturally had some understanding of these things.

This was a fusion of pharmacology and Arrays.

Normally, people like them would never have a chance to interact with someone of his caliber, making it impossible to learn such a setup.

"Brother Jiang, you’re incredible," Xiaopang said in amazement. "No wonder sister-in-law married you."

’That’s nice to hear, but she wasn’t a willing bride.’

’She was tricked into it by Old Huang.’

’Of course, I’m a victim too.’

’Among the three of them, he was the most pathetic one, because the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart was always hunting him.’

’He could die a sudden, violent death at any moment.’

Before long, Chang Qiweng and the others arrived.

Song Qing announced excitedly, "Young Master, I’ve become a Cloud Front Guard!"

Xiaopang was surprised, and even Luo Xuan couldn’t help but glance over.

"Weren’t you working for my dad?" Xiaopang asked.

"I’m doing both," Song Qing said.

"That’s really dangerous, isn’t it?" Xiaopang said.

"For someone with my background, having this much to do and earning enough Spiritual Source is already a great deal. The danger isn’t that great. I’m at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, so I can just about manage," Song Qing said with a smile. "You, on the other hand, Young Master, need to be careful. If you don’t start working harder, I’m afraid you won’t be able to protect your family’s business in the future."

"Although, I’ve run into my fair share of trouble since just starting."

"It’s a painful story."

Then Xiaopang passed around some jerky, and Jiang Man and the others sat down to listen as Song Qing recounted his experiences.

As they were chatting, someone suddenly brought them tea.

They looked over and saw it was Luo Xuan, and all of them stood up at once.

Only Jiang Man remained seated.

"Miss Luo, what are you doing?" Xiaopang asked, terrified.

Chang Qiweng and Song Qing were even more frightened.

They had always felt that they were not in the same league as Luo Xuan.

Luo Xuan was the very picture of a great young miss.

Completely different from a group of commoners like them.

Jiang Man seized the opportunity to eat a few more pieces of jerky.

’Who knows when he’d get to eat this again.’

After all, he was heading to the Secret Realm at noon, and he’d be back to taking Elixirs to cultivate and replenish his Qi and Blood.

Luo Xuan just said she was free and had brewed the tea on a whim.

Then she left.

Xiaopang let out a breath of relief, then started complaining again.

He complained that Luo Xuan was always watching him, making it hard to do anything without his father finding out.

He had no freedom even after coming out here.

Jiang Man felt that Xiaopang simply hadn’t suffered enough.

Later, Xiaopang asked Song Qing why he had become a Cloud Front Guard.

Song Qing said that Chang Qiweng had recommended him, and that he had already resigned from his previous guard job.

Jiang Man and Xiaopang looked at Chang Qiweng.

Chang Qiweng then took out his Sect Token. "I’m one of the Sect’s messengers now."

At the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, he had successfully landed a job as a Sect messenger.

Xiaopang was shocked.

’So he has the same status as me now?’

’The Gao Family had worked for so long just to get him this position.’

To celebrate, Xiaopang brought out more jerky.

He also complained that he used to get watched for eating extra, saying his life was worse than a member of the Yunqian Bureau.

He wanted to get stronger and break free from his family.

Everyone fell silent.

After that, Jiang Man gave Song Qing and Chang Qiweng half a year’s worth of interest.

One thousand for Song Qing, and seven hundred and fifty for Chang Qiweng.

This time, Song Qing didn’t reinvest the Spiritual Source; having just become a Cloud Front Guard, he needed it to improve himself.

Having just entered a Sect position, Chang Qiweng naturally needed the Spiritual Source as well.

Jiang Man wasn’t in a hurry to buy Elixirs for his advancement either.

Jiang Man then told them his method for pulling all-nighters.

As for Cultivation, Old Huang had already written manuals for them, so there was no need for him to teach them.

Additionally, Jiang Man told Xiaopang and Chang Qiweng that they could begin their Reincarnation.

There was hope for them to reach Foundation Establishment.

As he was leaving, Xiaopang furtively handed Jiang Man fifty Qi Blood Pills.

He said they were what he hadn’t used up recently.

He had intentionally asked for more and saved what he couldn’t use.

Jiang Man was moved. ’What a good friend.’

’But I still can’t stand the thought of you going back to enjoy a life of comfort.’

After Jiang Man left, Gao Rong and Luo Lu came over.

Gao Rong found Xiaopang and asked about Jiang Man.

Xiaopang answered truthfully that he had just left.

For a moment, Gao Rong seemed disheartened.

Luo Lu, meanwhile, looked at Luo Xuan awkwardly and asked, "Did you lend any Spiritual Source to Jiang Man?"

Luo Xuan shook her head.

She hadn’t.

It wasn’t that she had listened to her.

Rather, Jiang Man didn’t seem to be in a hurry to use Spiritual Source at the moment.

If he had been anxious, Xiaopang would have come to borrow some from her.

But Luo Lu heard it differently; she thought Luo Xuan hadn’t lent him any because she had listened to her.

"You can actually lend him some, as much as you want," Luo Lu said, filled with regret.

Hearing this, Luo Xuan was a little surprised. "What happened?"

Something must have happened to make her cousin, who had previously avoided him like the plague, so remorseful.

Luo Lu told her the truth. "The rankings for the Seven Peaks are out."

Luo Xuan’s expression didn’t change much when she heard about Jiang Man’s accomplishments.

After all, they had both experienced something like this before.

He had single-handedly defeated the entire Yunqian Bureau.

Now, he had just done it in a different place.

Luo Lu asked if Jiang Man had any cultivation secrets.

Luo Xuan thought for a moment. "Does pulling all-nighters count?"

"Pulling all-nighters?" Luo Lu asked in surprise.

Doesn’t cultivating all night damage one’s Heart Spirit?

That couldn’t be it, right?

And yet, that very day, the news about cultivating through the night spread throughout the Outer Sect Seven Peaks.

Everyone knew that the Eighth Courtyard of Cloud Mist Peak was pulling all-nighters to cultivate.

But none of them understood how pulling all-nighters to cultivate could result in a first-place ranking.

Logically, their Heart Spirits should have been damaged long ago.

Then, they took another look at the Eighth Courtyard’s rankings.

They were in for a shock.

First: Jiang Man, Cloud Mist Peak.

Third: Zhuo Bufan, Cloud Mist Peak.

Eighth: Lin Qingshan, Cloud Mist Peak.

Ninth: Zhao Yaoyao, Cloud Mist Peak.

Thirteenth: Wei Beichuan, Cloud Mist Peak.

The Eighth Courtyard of Cloud Mist Peak had taken five of the top fifteen spots?

Four of the top ten?

For a time, the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Courtyards were all in an uproar.

This was unreasonable.

Cloud Mist Peak had the fewest wealthy disciples, so how could their rankings be this good?

Something was wrong. There had to be something wrong.

And some of the investors immediately took action. In short, someone had to be held responsible for this incident.

Naturally, the first to bear the brunt was the Instructor of the Eighth Courtyard of Cloud Mist Peak.

Yan Yiqiu.