The End of the Immortal Path

In the night sky.

Jiang Man stood atop his sword.

The light from the beam fell upon him, lending him a mysterious air.

Especially after he had defeated a Cultivator at Golden Core Perfection with a single punch, the crowd’s gazes were filled with horror.

Monk Zhen Kong’s brow furrowed deeply.

Ling Dang was even more incredulous. "Wasn’t he in the Late Stage of Golden Core when he secured his spot? And his resources were cut off, so how did he advance so quickly?"

"It’s obvious his resources weren’t completely cut off. A single Peak Master can’t block them all," Monk Zhen Kong said softly. "Senior Brother Ye was right. He has powerful connections, otherwise where would he get the courage to refuse a Peak Master."

"And not only is his Cultivation fast, his strength is also exceptionally great."

According to their understanding.

There were actually quite a few people who cultivated quickly.

But they did so by giving up on many Magic Skills and Top-grade Skills.

Their goal was simple: to leave the Golden Core Realm and enter the Primordial Spirit Realm as fast as possible.

Because once their foundation was sufficient, they could continue to refine it later.

But there were pros and cons.

Cultivating quickly meant being weaker in combat.

The slightest misstep could cost them their qualification to advance.

And they would still get stuck.

Whether it was Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, or giving birth to a Primordial Spirit.

In theory, one always had to compete for a spot to advance.

So far, they had never seen anyone in the Sect skip this step.

They had only heard that such exceptions existed in the Grand Immortal Sect Competition.

Some had successfully advanced there.

But over the past few centuries, such cases could be counted on one hand.

Regardless, as long as one advanced quickly, they would lose a certain amount of combat power.

But Jiang Man was different.

Not only did he advance quickly, but he could actually take out someone from an Immortal Sect with a single punch.

Only someone from an Immortal Sect would have uttered the phrase "Sect Cultivator."

Jiang Man looked down, and a figure quickly shot out from below.

She returned to the air once more.

Another beam of light quickly appeared beside her.

It was another woman.

But she wasn’t holding a sword.

They stared at Jiang Man, somewhat shocked.

"Golden Core Perfection?" the sword-wielding woman, Shen Yao, asked.

Jiang Man nodded. "Yes."

"Impossible. I’m also at Golden Core Perfection, and I’m from an Immortal Sect! Our Spiritual Qi, resources, and Instructors are all superior to yours. Why would I lose to you?" Shen Yao demanded, unconvinced.

"A teacher can open the door, but you must enter by yourself. Do you think having a good Instructor guarantees victory?" Jiang Man asked.

"My entire series of the Middle-grade Skill, the Star Sword Technique, is at Great Success, and my Mid-grade Sword Skill, the Seven-Star Sword, is also at Great Success! My swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core Realm. How could you have blocked it so easily?" Shen Yao demanded.

"I have achieved Great Success in All Rivers Flow into the Sea," Jiang Man replied.

Hearing this, Shen Yao was stunned for a moment, then questioned, "Great Success in All Rivers Flow into the Sea, or Great Success in the entire series?"

"Great Success in the entire series," Jiang Man answered.

Hearing this, Shen Yao pointed an angry finger at Jiang Man and said, "You old fossil! Winning against us just because you’re old! Have you no shame?"

What kind of real genius would practice the entire Hundred Rivers Series?

And even master it to Great Success.

Most people, especially those with abundant resources, would choose Middle-grade Skills.

Because achieving Great Success in a Top-grade Skill was too difficult.

Most importantly, it was a waste of time.

And since achieving Great Success in a Cultivation Skill provided a greater boost, Middle-grade Skills were the best choice.

Not to mention, All Rivers Flow into the Sea was notoriously difficult to cultivate, even among Top-grade Skills.

And those who reached Great Success in it were all on the older side.

"So shameless, bullying us kids like this," Shen Yao felt utterly disgusted.

She had worked so hard to achieve Golden Core Peak Battle Power.

Only to run into some old geezer who had ground out All Rivers Flow into the Sea. How could she possibly be a match for him?

The entire Hundred Rivers Series at Great Success was famously powerful.

How was she supposed to fight someone like that?

Fight him with her head?

She shouldn’t have even come over if she’d known.

Jiang Man was a bit surprised by her angry accusations.

’Am I really that old?’

He asked curiously, "How old are you two?"

"Is it polite to ask a Fairy her age?" Shen Yao shot back.

Jiang Man sighed.

Then, he activated his True Martial Skill.

Immovable as a Mountain began to circulate at full power.

All Rivers Flow into the Sea drew upon his Golden Core at maximum capacity.

A moment later.

BOOM!

Two figures slammed into the beam of light.

They coughed up a mouthful of blood.

They looked at Jiang Man in terror.

For a moment, they were suffering in silence.

In the end, they could only admit defeat.

When you run into an old monster like that, you have no choice but to surrender.

It couldn’t be helped; those were the rules.

If they wanted to advance to the Primordial Spirit Realm as quickly as possible, they had to give some things up.

They would be somewhat lacking in competitiveness.

But normally, they wouldn’t run into an old monster like this.

They couldn’t believe their luck was so bad, and they wondered which Sect had produced such a shameless old fossil.

"What do you want?" Shen Yao asked, forcing herself to stand.

"Are all the people from the Immortal Sects as weak as you?" Jiang Man asked.

He had always thought that people from Immortal Sects should be much stronger than those from Sects.

After all, Sects chose their geniuses, so Immortal Sects must do the same.

The gap in resources, Spiritual Qi, and the like between the two was indeed large.

On the whole, cultivators from Immortal Sects at the same Realm were indeed a bit stronger than those from Sects.

But after fighting them, he found they weren’t much different from Monk Zhen Kong and the others.

"Who told you that being a good fighter makes you a prodigy?" Shen Yao looked at Jiang Man with contempt. "Doesn’t your Sect teach you what kind of person can be considered a true prodigy?

"Whether it’s Foundation Establishment or Golden Core, there are no true prodigies in the real sense of the word.

"But there are what we would call geniuses.

"Do you think being a good fighter makes you a genius?

"Someone who cultivates quickly and can still rank among the very top—that’s what we call a genius.

"Someone like you, who can only fight because you’ve ground away for ages, doesn’t even deserve to be called a genius. You’re just an old relic, using your age to bully a young girl.

"Utterly shameless.

"I’ll admit defeat today. But just wait until I advance to the Primordial Spirit Realm. Then you’ll know how big the gap between us really is."

"But I’m not that old," Jiang Man explained.