The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 33: Thank me for finding you a wife?

Half an hour later.

The man appeared again, looking at everyone as he said, "Now I will explain the Waterwood Visualization Method to you."

Jiang Man didn't dare hesitate and listened quietly.

As long as he roughly understood how to operate it, he could quickly learn it.

The Technique Purple Qi would provide him with a safety net.

The Visualization Method was different from the previous Qi Refinement Method or Blood Energy Method.

It had no physical movements to assist.

Instead, it relied on spiritual energy circulation assistance to condense visualization patterns, further refining mental power.

Jiang Man listened carefully, not daring to miss any detail.

But the speaker's pace wasn't slow, making it too difficult to fully comprehend everything.He could only strive to memorize it.

Then try everything one by one.

One hour later.

"That's roughly how it works. The rest is up to your own cultivation. We'll observe your practice to achieve the desired circulation effects," the man said while looking at the crowd.

Someone wanted to ask questions, but the other party shook his head: "Find your answers through practice itself."

"Truth emerges from practical experience."

With that, no one dared speak up anymore.

Jiang Man discovered that this Mortal-grade Superior Visualization Method was truly difficult to learn.

Even after the explanation, the content remained hard to digest.

It was because his foundational knowledge was too limited.

But even the wealthy young masters and misses were sweating profusely, their eyes filled with confusion, as many terms were completely new to them.

Yet they couldn't ask questions, so they could only grit their teeth and attempt cultivation.

Jiang Man increasingly felt this wasn't testing cultivation techniques, but rather testing difficulty tolerance.

But since this was the only way to learn a Superior Visualization Method, he could only begin attempting the circulation.

As he circulated his energy, the purple qi moved along with it.

But when he reached the halfway point, the purple qi receded.

His body also trembled violently.

Spiritual energy conflict forced him to stop cultivating.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Man borrowed the purple qi to try finding the correct cultivation method.

Unfortunately, no matter how many attempts he made.

The purple qi would always recede when he tried to condense the visualization object.

This left him utterly perplexed.

As time grew increasingly short, Jiang Man committed all the content to memory.

As long as he could remember everything, he could find a solution back home.

At this moment, the woman standing at the edge looked toward the man and said, "Senior Brother Lu, have you reviewed these six people's profiles?"

Senior Brother Lu nodded: "Yes, the most interesting one is that Jiang Man. Reaching the Sixth Level of Qi Refinement in three months seems decent, but he definitely has hidden support."

"Additionally, his talent isn't as high as expected—he didn't even identify the specific issues with this Visualization Method."

"Junior Sister Xia, any thoughts?"

Junior Sister Xia shook her head slightly: "What thoughts could I have? I'm just accompanying you this time. But Senior Brother, aren't you going to place any bets?"

"This Jiang Man shows some promise—it would be a pity to miss out."

"What would I regret?" Senior Brother Lu said with a laugh. "He's the one who should regret it—he still falls somewhat short."

"Perhaps they'd never dream that both the Blood Qi Method and Visualization Method are merely bait to accompany."

"What we truly intend to teach is the Qi Refinement Method."

"Naturally, we'll bet on that side. Placing bets here would be wasteful."

"His performance was mediocre, causing him to miss out on a great opportunity like me."

Junior Sister Xia also sighed: "That genius has already caught the sect's attention. He'll likely receive sufficient resources and probably take the exam together with the Rear Courtyard members next year. We should see him in the sect by the second half of next year."

"I wonder if he'll stir up some waves in the sect."

After that, they said nothing more.

Instead, they observed everyone's cultivation progress.

Until midnight arrived.

The pitch-black sky brought no trace of coolness.

Jiang Man and the others were all drenched in sweat.

They kept trying continuously.

But ultimately, everyone failed.

Two people even collapsed weakly to the ground, falling unconscious.

"Alright, time's up," Senior Brother Lu said while looking at the crowd. "Report your individual progress. Also, you may memorize the technique and practice it back home."

"But do not spread it externally. If you do, it will be considered privately transmitting sect techniques."

"Then someone will naturally come looking for you."

As his voice faded, the unconscious people woke up.

Although they could practice at home, they didn't feel particularly happy about it.

Because without explanations and guidance, learning the technique would be very difficult.

Relying on family seniors for guidance wouldn't be easy either.

Carelessly showing the technique to elders could bring serious trouble if discovered.

The first to step forward was the tall man from earlier.

He reported his progress quite dejectedly—he had only circulated one-quarter of the technique.

The others were similarly unsuccessful.

After everyone else left, Jiang Man finally reported his progress.

Nearly one-half completion.

Senior Brother Lu showed no surprise, simply letting him leave.

Jiang Man walked out of the room to find the area outside already empty.

He returned alone under the moonlight.

Throughout the journey, he couldn't understand why he had failed.

When he finally reached the stable, Jiang Man sat before Old Yellow Ox.

"Failed?" Old Yellow Ox asked.

Jiang Man nodded: "Failed, but I don't understand where I went wrong."

"Describe the technique," Old Yellow Ox said.

"Will that cause problems?" Jiang Man asked.

"As long as I don't practice it, there won't be issues," Old Yellow Ox replied.

With that assurance, Jiang Man explained the technique in detail.

Soon, Old Yellow Ox reached a conclusion: "You failed because you couldn't discern human intentions. The technique is flawed, or the teacher deliberately made it that way."

Jiang Man found this hard to believe: "Flawed? Why?"

"Probably as an excuse. Among the Qi Refinement Method, Blood Energy Method, and Visualization Method, likely only one is correct. They probably wanted to teach someone a specific method, and to avoid being too obvious, they included all of you."

"But they didn't give you the correct technique."

"The technique transmitters this time were quite petty—they left such obvious flaws," Old Yellow Ox said casually. "I'll modify it for you, then you can try again."

"Additionally..."

Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man: "You only have about one week left. Can you complete the thirteenth layer of the Visualization Method?"

Jiang Man lowered his gaze: "It is indeed somewhat challenging."

Somewhat? Old Yellow Ox didn't joke around and proceeded to modify the technique.

This time when Jiang Man practiced again, he started off stumbling as before.

But finally, he successfully outlined a water cauldron in his mind.

Then he used the cauldron to refine his mental power once.

Thus, he completed one visualization cycle, with the cauldron remaining in his mental space.

Visualization successfully imprinted—first layer of Waterwood Visualization Method.

He had achieved entry-level proficiency.

The Visualization Method indeed had problems.

Brother Ox truly was a senior.

After that, Jiang Man continued visualizing.

Cultivating the Visualization Method was much faster than practicing the Qi Refinement Method.

After two cycles.

Second layer of Visualization Method.

After four cycles.

Third layer of Visualization Method.

After eight cycles.

Fourth layer of Visualization Method.

After sixteen cycles...

After thirty-two cycles...

After sixty-four cycles...

Seventh layer of Visualization Method.

At this moment, faint water cauldron illusions flickered around Jiang Man's body.

Old Yellow Ox standing nearby froze in place.

The Visualization Method reached seventh layer before dawn even broke?

For a moment, Jiang Man's earlier words about it being "somewhat challenging" echoed in its mind, making it feel like Jiang Man had been toying with it.

By daybreak.

Jiang Man finally opened his eyes.

He had now reached the eighth layer of Visualization Method.

He sighed with emotion: "This progress is quite good."

As he spoke, Jiang Man turned to look at Old Yellow Ox: "I can achieve such speed thanks to you, Senior."

Old Yellow Ox: "......"

Are you thanking me for arranging your marriage?

After tidying the stable, Jiang Man continued cultivating.

He planned to request several days off.

Until he reached the thirteenth layer of Visualization Method.

Because he couldn't be sure how many cycles would be needed for subsequent breakthroughs.

If he ran out of time, the consequences would be unthinkable.

The closer to the end, the more careful he needed to be.