The End of the Immortal Path

A bustling city.

A top-grade inn room.

Tantai Xue watched the Spiritual Tablet emit a faint glow, a little surprised. "Has something gone wrong with the Immortal Sect’s Grand Competition again?"

"Yes, a gate has opened," came the slightly excited voice from the Spiritual Tablet. "My pent-up power has found an opening. If I choose, I can send a portion of my suppressed strength into the Grand Competition and use that place as a springboard to reclaim it."

"Isn’t that a good thing?" Tantai Xue asked.

"The other Evil Gods can do the same," the Spiritual Tablet sighed. "This makes things rather dangerous. The situation is critical. If I act now, I’ll definitely be detected, perhaps even tracked."

"The Immortal Sect is bound to make an example out of one or two of us to warn the others."

"Besides, this is a designated area, which makes it the easiest to monitor."

"For now, no one dares to make a move."

"However, there are some who shouldn’t be worried about such things, yet they remain inactive."

"I fear there’s a problem within the Grand Competition itself."

"There must be. The changes inside have already forced the Immortal Sect to make this kind of decision. There has to be something extraordinary in there." Tantai Xue was quite concerned. "What could be drawing so much attention?"

"What was the site of the Grand Competition in the past?" the Spiritual Tablet mused for a long time.

Suddenly, it came to a realization and said in shock, "The Boundless Calamity Land! Which Evil God is so audacious? We need to be careful. No matter how this ends, it will be met with a fierce crackdown from the Immortal Sect."

"Also, we need to move immediately. We can’t reclaim that power anymore."

"It’s too easy for things to go wrong."

「 」

Wuyun Sect.

Ji Meng’s residence.

Qing Dai hurried over, her voice laced with anxiety. "Miss, something terrible has happened."

"Yes, I sensed it through my main body." Ji Meng nodded slightly, her gaze calm as she looked at the teacup on the table. "Is it an order from the Immortal Sect?"

"It is." Qing Dai nodded and relayed the specifics. "The Immortal Sect has issued an order requesting that you, Miss, stand guard over the fissure. If any Evil Gods escape, they will need you to intervene."

"The Immortal Sect’s highest mobilization order?" Ji Meng raised an eyebrow at Qing Dai.

"Yes, the order has already been delivered to the Ji Family." Qing Dai nodded emphatically.

She had never imagined the situation would be so critical as to warrant an order from the Immortal Sect.

And it was their highest mobilization order, one requesting the Miss’s aid.

"Since it’s the highest mobilization order, they should know that I’m away from home," Ji Meng mused. "Besides, we’re only talking about a few fragmented Evil Gods. It’s not enough to warrant using the highest order to summon me. I’m afraid the object inside is what truly matters."

"They also know I’m not available."

"What they likely want is my Magical Treasure."

"Take my Magical Treasure and go in my stead. Cooperate with them."

Qing Dai had considered this as well. She then asked, "Should I secretly search for the Young Master?"

"No. That would only be more dangerous," Ji Meng said, shaking her head.

Qing Dai nodded in understanding and left at once.

The Immortal Sect’s highest mobilization order.

Ever since the Great Pacification of the Immortal Sect, such an order had almost never been used.

For it to appear so suddenly, one could only imagine that something earth-shattering had occurred during the Grand Competition.

However, they hadn’t received any further news, which meant there was still some leeway.

There was still some time.

Otherwise, things would be far worse.

Afterward, Qing Dai’s main body awoke. With a wave of her hand, a Magical Treasure from the courtyard merged into her body.

She then walked out of the quaint courtyard.

Grand Elder Ji Wuye was already waiting outside.

"Is Miss Qing Dai going?" he asked immediately.

"Yes, I will go in the Miss’s place. Wait for my news," Qing Dai said, then took a step and vanished.

Ji Wuye sighed.

The situation had exceeded his expectations. The Immortal Sect had issued the order so suddenly that only three people in the entire Ji Family knew of it.

Him, Miss Qing Dai, and the Eldest Miss.

No one else was even qualified to know.

This showed just how serious the matter was. The Immortal Sect had bypassed all standard procedures and delivered the order directly into his hands.

「 」

Jiang Man remained seated within the array.

He sensed a change in the sky, but when he looked up, he only saw it was blanketed in dark clouds, as if it were about to rain.

He scanned his surroundings with his perception but found nothing.

But he knew the confrontation between the Immortal Sect and the Evil Gods was about to begin.

His location was also very dangerous; he could easily be found.

No matter which side found him, the outcome would not be good.

His only hope was Ting Fengyin.

This time, Jiang Man had Monk Zhen Kong and the others set up a concealment array.

They didn’t really understand why Jiang Man was doing this.

But Shangguan Yang and Zhou Qing had both disappeared.

It was clear they couldn’t go outside either.

As for the reason why, Jiang Man surely knew.

They didn’t ask; they just followed his orders.

「The next day.」

RUMBLE!

Dark clouds pressed down from the sky as lightning raged.

"A storm is brewing."

Jiang Man looked at the sky, feeling a sense of foreboding.

「The second day.」

「July 1st.」

Thunder boomed across the sky as raindrops began to fall.

At first, it was just a drop or two.

Before long, a downpour began.

Monk Zhen Kong looked at the sky and said, "This rain might last a long time."

After a pause, he turned to Jiang Man. "We just received a message from Senior Brother Ye. He wants us to go and rendezvous with him."

Jiang Man looked at them and remained silent for a moment before saying, "You should go. I need to stay here for now."

Monk Zhen Kong and Ling Dang glanced at each other.

They weren’t fools; they could naturally see that Jiang Man was not in good condition.

He could barely even get up.

They couldn’t tell if he was injured or if it was something else.

But everyone was looking for Shangguan Yang and Zhou Qing.

This gave them a sense of crisis.

’Since the three of us were traveling with them, perhaps we’ll face trouble as well?’

Of course, there was another possibility they didn’t even dare to consider.

If that were the case, they would be in even greater danger.

In the end, Monk Zhen Kong said, "We’ll stay here for now as well."

Ling Dang had no objections.

After that, Jiang Man continued to wait.

「Three days later.」

A tempest of lightning raged across the sky, as if someone was fighting up above.