The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 59: There Are Only Two Words: 19

Luo Xuan looked at the person before her and ultimately didn't ask any further questions.

If it hadn't been for this person, she might have obtained that spot.

At her peak condition, competing against Fang Yong, her chances of winning were actually quite decent.

But what's done is done, and she could only accept it.

They were all just methods, and she had simply lost.

But to say she didn't blame the person before her was definitely impossible.

Revenge...

Also seemed unnecessary.

Because the outcome couldn't be changed.

Why cause more trouble for her family?After pausing for a moment, she asked, "When will Jiang Man find out the letter was written by you?"

"Soon, it won't take long. But that letter clearly didn't bring him any changes either," Cheng Yu said with a smile.

After another pause, she continued, "It's already March now, and there's not much time left until August. Have you made your decision?

"Will it be recruiting a son-in-law or an arranged marriage?

"If you wait until August, it'll be too late."

By then everything would be set in stone, with no opportunity for recognizing hidden talent.

Whether one could enter the sect would already be difficult to change.

The earlier resources are used, the better they are.

To successfully win someone over, naturally you do it when they're at their weakest and most powerless.

"The second competition will produce rankings again, they should all be paying attention to this outcome," Luo Xuan said.

"If Jiang Man weren't already married, he'd truly be suitable," Cheng Yu sighed with regret.

Luo Xuan shook her head, saying, "Actually, you're overthinking it. After several sparring sessions, I've found he's different from ordinary people.

"He probably won't be subdued, nor would he ever agree to marry into another family."

Cheng Yu shook her head stubbornly, saying, "I don't believe it. Everyone has weaknesses, I just haven't found his yet, or his weakness hasn't been triggered and revealed."

"You're still planning to provoke him?" Luo Xuan asked in surprise.

"No," Cheng Yu shook her head, smiling, "How could I possibly have that capability?"

"What about Fang Yong then?" Cheng Yu asked again.

"He's also quite different. His entire focus is on climbing higher, he would never stop. Perhaps he has some unshakable conviction, and marrying into another family would go against that conviction," Luo Xuan explained.

"Your vision is limited, and you don't like to fight for things. Someone like you will suffer losses," Cheng Yu continued, "Right now you're the young lady, so it's fine, but whether it's marrying into another family or an arranged marriage, your personality is the type that would end up disadvantaged."

Luo Xuan lowered her gaze.

Without obtaining the spot, she could no longer see hope on the path ahead.

"Thanks to you," she said flatly.

Cheng Yu actually laughed at this, though she didn't respond.

——

Jiang Man sat cross-legged in the courtyard.

During this period, he had been cultivating nonstop.

From February all the way to mid-March now.

He had been taking pills almost every day.

Those he earned himself, and those given by Little Fatty.

This allowed his improvement speed to be extremely fast.

The seventh "gourd" went from initially being twenty percent full, to later thirty percent, fifty percent, seventy percent.

And now one hundred percent full.

It could truly be said to have been extremely arduous.

Nearly three months of consuming large quantities of pills and tremendous effort, just to barely have one foot stepped into the Eighth Level of Qi Refinement.

His physical body cultivation had also smoothly progressed from the fifth to the sixth level, and the Flawless Blood Qi Pills had been completely exhausted.

So to break through the bottleneck, he still chose the Visualization Method.

Mainly because the Visualization Method had thirteen levels and didn't require going hungry, which could reduce spirit source expenditure.

After taking three ordinary Mind Concentrating Pills, he smoothly entered the fourth level of mental cultivation.

Half the credit went to the thirteenth level of visualization.

With higher levels, visualization proceeded faster, and mental refinement became increasingly evident.

After concluding his cultivation session, Jiang Man let out a long breath.

"Based on the first competition, there should still be about three days left until this one. There's no particular urgency."

Jiang Man felt he already had one foot in the Eighth Level of Qi Refinement and would successfully enter it within a day or two.

As for the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement...

He had a feeling it would be very difficult to reach.

"I wonder if Azure Cloud Pavilion has anyone at the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement."

"The six pavilions should theoretically have some probability of having them, but the three main buildings definitely do."

Recalling Li Yuan and Fang Tianyi, Jiang Man felt that Azure Cloud Pavilion probably didn't have anyone at the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement.

The Eighth Level of Qi Refinement should be the limit here.

At least the top two weren't at the ninth level, though he wasn't sure whether Fang Tianyi was first or second.

Regardless, he definitely needed to reach the Eighth Level of Qi Refinement and obtain the technique he wanted.

Without techniques, he was too passive. He needed sufficiently powerful techniques to defeat those geniuses from wealthy families.

Otherwise, just entering the sect would be easy enough.

But entering as first place would be basically impossible.

The wealth gap was just too large.

"Old Huang, where else do you think I could obtain powerful techniques?" Jiang Man asked.

At his current state, his cultivation was about to reach the peak - all he lacked were techniques.

Without techniques, he couldn't fully utilize his own strength.

"You could continue improving your cultivation. When your cultivation reaches the highest level, even if your techniques are somewhat inferior, your chances of winning would still be the highest," Old Yellow Ox spoke up.

Jiang Man was taken aback, "Cloud Front Division doesn't have the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement?"

Old Yellow Ox raised its eyebrows to look at Jiang Man, saying, "Why wouldn't they have it?"

"Then how does one reach the highest cultivation level?" Jiang Man asked.

"Even among geniuses there are differences, and this applies to the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement as well," Old Yellow Ox said calmly. "Having the highest cultivation level doesn't mean having the highest physical body level, nor does it mean having the highest mental level."

Hearing this, Jiang Man understood.

The Ninth Level of Qi Refinement required a sixth level physical body and a third level mental cultivation.

Few people managed to raise both to the ninth level because there wasn't enough time.

But as long as he had spirit sources, he had enough time.

After all, he had the ninth level of Blood Energy Method and the thirteenth level of Visualization Method.

It seemed he could focus his efforts here.

Then he asked, "Little Fatty's cultivation plan doesn't seem to be very effective."

"Is he a prodigy like you?" Old Yellow Ox asked.

"No," Jiang Man shook his head.

"Then isn't it normal that he hasn't made much progress?" Old Yellow Ox paused before continuing, "The effects will show over a longer period. You can't really tell anything from this cultivation plan - it will gradually become somewhat useful.

If it really doesn't work, he can follow your path and get himself a wife."

Jiang Man: "......."

Forget it, as long as it works. With that thought, he stopped worrying about it.

He should focus on improving his own cultivation first.

——

Gao Residence.

Gao Cunfeng took the book that Little Fatty frequently consulted during his cultivation and handed it to a man with graying temples, saying, "Elder Chen, please take a look. Is this thing useful?"

Elder Chen took the book and began reading. At first there wasn't anything remarkable, but the more he read, the more his brows furrowed.

Because from beginning to end, he only saw two words throughout the entire book—staying up late.

Soon, he closed the book and said, "Family Head, this cultivation method is somewhat..."

"What?" Gao Cunfeng asked.

"Somewhat too extreme. Is this meant for death servants to cultivate?" Elder Chen asked cautiously.

Gao Cunfeng: "......"

In that instant, he felt that Little Fatty was just fooling around.

He should just follow the top-ranked student—why bother having him teach anything?

He had overlooked that anyone coming from poverty tends to be willing to push themselves to the limit.

Looking at it this way, it really wasn't suitable for his son.

However, he didn't say much, instead stating, "Elder Chen, please help modify it and see what would be most effective."

"That depends on who's cultivating it," Elder Chen said.

"For Gao Yao to cultivate," Gao Cunfeng stated.

Once the modifications were completed in the next few days, he would secretly replace this book.

He would just say the other party had provided a new one.

But with the new round of technique competitions approaching, he would also get a measure of this person's true capabilities.