The End of the Immortal Path

The Overseas Islands.

Just outside the islands, Chen Shi, dressed in a black robe, met with other black-robed figures.

The portly man was among them.

Everyone silently watched Chen Shi and waited quietly.

Facing them all, Chen Shi said calmly, "The Immortal Spirit is awakening. This is a good thing, and it is what the Lord Envoy has been waiting for."

The crowd remained silent, not a single person speaking.

Chen Shi continued, "The Lord Envoy’s light still shines. He has never considered being extinguished, nor has he ever understood failure.

"He has always been here, always walking ahead of us.

"His stance is clear."

The crowd listened in silence.

Looking at the black-robed figures, Chen Shi’s voice softened with emotion, as if reminiscing about the past. "I’m sure you all understand. We are the abandoned, the ones who were cast aside.

"No one paved the way for us, no one answered our questions, no one passed on their techniques.

"They even saw little value in us. If they used us at all, it was only to bind and suppress us.

"Now, everything has changed.

"But the time has come for us to make our contribution. If you are afraid, you can still turn back now."

The crowd was still silent.

So, Chen Shi continued, "The Lord Envoy has consented to the Immortal Spirit’s awakening. He does so with purpose and with confidence.

"When the Immortal Spirit fully awakens, there will inevitably be a conflict with the Messenger. We, too, will be summoned.

"And what we must do is simple: respond at a moment’s notice and be the first to arrive.

"We must push out those with ulterior motives."

Chen Shi faced the crowd, his voice tinged with excitement. "The time has come to prove our worth! Furthermore, it is time for certain people to face the Messenger’s trial."

As Chen Shi finished speaking, the crowd no longer hesitated and began contacting their people.

It was time to pave the way for the Lord Envoy.

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「Early in the tenth month.」

「The Law Enforcement Hall of the Wuyun Sect.」

Ren Qian was a bit surprised. "A report letter today? That’s rare."

"It’s signed ’Junior Brother Jiang’," said the woman who was examining the letter.

Ren Qian nodded and couldn’t help but sigh with admiration. "Junior Brother Jiang is truly a talent. He’s found someone colluding with an Evil God so quickly again. Although arresting them is of little use, we can’t rule out the possibility that they are colluding with other Evil God subordinates."

After a pause, Ren Qian said, "Go bring them in. Then, depending on the situation, we’ll calculate the Spiritual Source reward for Junior Brother Jiang."

The woman nodded.

But just as she was about to leave, another report letter arrived.

She opened it and looked surprised. "The handwriting is completely different, but it’s still signed ’Junior Brother Jiang’. And it’s another report on one of the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s people.

"The information provided is extremely detailed. It’s clear the sender has a thorough understanding of the situation."

Ren Qian nodded and said with a smile, "Good. Two people isn’t a small number. Be careful when you arrest them. Don’t let word get out."

The woman had just reached the door when a third report letter was delivered.

Before she could even finish reading that one, a fourth letter arrived.

Four letters in a row. Even Ren Qian was a little surprised.

However, it wasn’t over. By the end of the day, they had received eighteen report letters.

As Ren Qian looked at the letters, his initial composure gradually gave way to confusion, bewilderment, and finally, shock.

This was the first time in the history of the Law Enforcement Hall that they had received so many report letters in a single day.

Furthermore, the handwriting on each was different, but the signatures were all the same.

He looked at the others and asked, "Can any of you make sense of this? Why are they all signed with Jiang Man’s name?"

"Not only that, but all the people being reported also seem to be subordinates of the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit," the woman from before added.

Another young man couldn’t help but wonder aloud, "Could it be that Junior Brother Jiang has decided to cast his net?"

’That doesn’t seem right,’ Ren Qian thought.

’Something must have happened.’

’Reports on this scale are bound to cause problems.’

’Is someone deliberately targeting Jiang Man, trying to pull him down from his position as a Messenger? Or does Jiang Man himself no longer want to be the Evil God’s Spokesman?’

There were many theories, but no way to confirm any of them.

The only thing to do was to first arrest some of the people who had been reported.

They needed to see what was going on.

At the same time, he sent someone to find Jiang Man.

Unfortunately, Jiang Man was in seclusion.

「Three days later.」

They had arrested a few people, but none of them understood why they had suddenly been captured.

They had never imagined they would be exposed.

That afternoon, news came from the Ancient Well Sixth Secret Realm.

It said that the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit was showing signs of awakening.

Not only that, but another force was moving against the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit.

This news, combined with the flood of report letters, all pointed to one conclusion: there was trouble within the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s faction.

After that, they interrogated a few more of the captives.

They managed to get a vague piece of information.

"A traitor is trying to usurp the throne?" Ren Qian found it hard to believe.

"Yes. They said it must be another group, one that supports the Messenger, trying to usurp power and harm the Immortal Spirit," the female interrogator reported.

Ren Qian was deeply impressed. "Junior Brother Jiang is truly capable. I don’t know what his ultimate goal is, but we’ll need to follow procedure and get a debrief from him afterward.

"He’s in seclusion right now. Ten to one, it’s for this very reason.

"Keep an eye on him and on the Ancient Well Sixth Secret Realm.

"If necessary, we’ll intervene and wipe out the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit."

Immortal Spirits that have already died can still be contained in a specific location.

The Sect had countermeasures for them.

These Immortal Spirits couldn’t be killed completely and would occasionally become active again.

But their influence was never significant.

Right now, their main focus was on living Evil Gods whose whereabouts were unknown.

The Sun and Moon Immortal Path, in particular, had been extremely active recently.

But they just couldn’t identify the Evil God behind it.

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During this time, Jiang Man had been constantly setting up Arrays—not only an Array to seal the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit, but also an Array for his own Primordial Spirit.

With the help of the Array Furnace, the Primordial Spirit Array was not only highly effective but also quick to set up.

Beyond that, he was searching for traces of the Messenger.