The End of the Immortal Path

Jiang Man stared at the words from the Celestial Book and fell silent for a moment.

It was the first time he’d seen so few words, and it didn’t even mention anything about being "unworthy of note."

’This made him quite worried.’

’The fewer the words, the bigger the deal.’

’A sign of something good, or the calm before a great danger.’

Especially since the Celestial Book gave no related warnings at all.

Jiang Man looked up at the Old Yellow Ox. "Old Huang, you want to open it and take a look yourself?"

Old Huang glanced at Jiang Man, then went back to eating grass.

Jiang Man felt a bit helpless. ’Looks like it’s up to me.’

For now, there didn’t seem to be any danger.

And there were no restrictions on opening it.

It was just like an ordinary box.

Jiang Man took a deep breath, feeling rather tense.

If he hadn’t known the box was ancient, it wouldn’t have been a big deal.

But now that the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books had spoken, he felt more and more that the object inside was extraordinary.

He placed his hand on the box and gently opened it.

CLICK!

There was no resistance at all.

It opened smoothly.

Then, the object inside came into view.

A somewhat transparent die.

It appeared to have six sides.

But this was no ordinary die. Stars moved within it, and its six faces were covered in incomprehensible runes.

Yet it emitted no aura.

This only confirmed that the item was anything but ordinary.

Jiang Man turned to look at Old Huang and saw him staring intently at the die, lost in thought.

His eyes held a light that Jiang Man couldn’t comprehend, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared.

The Old Yellow Ox looked away from the die and back at Jiang Man. His bovine eyes held the same look he’d given Jiang Man when he first heard about his Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart.

The look that said, ’Eat what you want, drink what you want, do whatever you feel like doing while you still can.’

Jiang Man was silent for a moment. "Is it that dangerous?"

The Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he said nothing at all.

’He probably doesn’t want to be proven wrong again.’

Jiang Man wasn’t in a hurry. Instead, he reached out and touched the die.

It was about the size of a duck egg, small enough to be held in one hand.

He wasn’t worried about the object itself.

’If it’s dangerous, I’ll just give it to Meng Qiewei. If Meng Qiewei doesn’t want it, I’ll give it to Ting Fengyin.’

’There are plenty of people I can palm it off on.’

’I don’t need much. Just a single touch will do.’

’I’m not greedy.’

The moment he touched the object, Jiang Man activated the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books.

The book’s pages flipped rapidly.

Finally, it stopped on the tenth page.

[Immortal Dao Coordinate: The Great Dao does not play dice, but mortal power has its limits. The Immortal Path has an end, beyond which the future path cannot be seen. Countless experts flocked, seeking this future path hidden within heaven and earth. In Ancient Times, innumerable experts laid down an Immortal Dao Grand Array, stirred heaven and earth, shattered the end of the path, and found a sliver of opportunity. Forged with the Immortal Dao as its furnace. Cast the die and decipher the Dao-script to find the future path for those who are lost.]

[Record the Immortal Dao Coordinate to obtain a wisp of Cultivation Purple Qi (Acquirable)]

Jiang Man pulled back his hand, somewhat shocked.

’I knew it. Fewer words, bigger trouble.’

’It’s on the tenth page!’

’Even the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart was only on page nine.’

’This thing... is incredible.’

’The Immortal Dao Coordinate, a way to find the path forward.’

Jiang Man thought about it for a moment and realized his Unparalleled Celestial Pride seemed even more incredible.

Its ranking was even more ridiculous than the Immortal Dao Coordinate’s.

Jiang Man quickly stopped overthinking it. ’I just need to get rid of this thing.’

’Whoever wants it can fight over it. I don’t need it.’

’The path to the future?’

’As an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, I don’t need something like this.’

’I’ll find my own path.’

"Old Huang, tell me about this thing," Jiang Man said, looking at the Old Yellow Ox.

"It is an object the Evil Gods will surely fight for. By touching it and being stained by its aura, you’ve already been dragged into this mess." The Old Yellow Ox paused, then continued, "Actually, you were pretty much dragged in the moment you opened the box."

Jiang Man was confused. "What do you mean? I got dragged in just by touching it?"

’The Celestial Mirror Hundred Books didn’t say anything about that.’

The Old Yellow Ox said calmly, "This item is most connected to the first person who obtains it. The concept of ’destiny’ is inscrutable."

Jiang Man was stunned. "What is Ting Fengyin trying to do?"

The Old Yellow Ox mulled it over. "He probably never imagined you could obtain it so directly, let alone learn its secrets. The people from the Immortal Sect should sense this thing soon and come to deal with it."

Jiang Man thought back. If he had relied solely on his own knowledge, he never would have been able to locate the painting so accurately.

And even if he found it, he wouldn’t have known how to open it.

So, even with what Ting Fengyin had told him, it would have been very difficult to get his hands on the object inside so quickly.

’Is this my fault for being too exceptional?’

"They’re here," the Old Yellow Ox said.

Jiang Man turned his head and looked toward the horizon.

A figure was striding through the air toward them.

A moment later, he landed in front of Jiang Man.

It was Ji Hao.

He glanced at the box on the ground and said softly, "You opened it?"

Jiang Man nodded.

"You touched it?" Ji Hao asked, his expression complicated.

Jiang Man nodded again. "I touched it."

Ji Hao was silent for a long time.

He had been searching for this thing for so long. In another month, he would have pinpointed its exact location.

He never imagined Jiang Man would be the one to open it.

Finally, Ji Hao sighed. "Close the lid for now."

「A moment later.」

The two of them sat on chairs in the courtyard, the box placed on the table between them.

"What is this thing?" Jiang Man asked sincerely.

’Immortal Dao Coordinate is the correct name, but there can be multiple interpretations.’

’There are some things the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books doesn’t explain.’

"It is an object sought by the Evil Gods." Ji Hao looked at the box and said, "Once you reach the end of the Immortal Path, it’s impossible to advance even an inch. The people of that era found a solution. I don’t know the specifics, but the result was this die."

"The die can be cast once every three thousand years."

"Whoever touches it first gets to be the one to cast it."

"And then, the path will appear."

"It has been nearly three thousand years now. The time is almost here."

Jiang Man listened, stunned. "So I’m the one who gets to cast this die now?"

Ji Hao nodded. "Yes. And it’s very difficult to hide. After a while, the various Evil Gods will sense it, as will the Immortal Sect."

"I originally intended to be the one to touch it."

"I didn’t expect you to get to it first."

"Normally, even if someone were given the clue, they wouldn’t be able to discover its hiding place."

"Your serendipity is quite good."