The End of the Immortal Path

Jiang Man was indeed agreeable. As long as he was given enough time and it didn’t affect his regular cultivation, he had no objections.

At this, Zhuo Qingcheng couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Normally, it wouldn’t have been appropriate for her to rashly invite him to join a team.

Even if she had made the offer, it might not have been accepted. After all, who would willingly join a team fraught with unknown risks?

But with Zhuo Bufan acting as an intermediary, the situation had a proper pretext, making it much easier to proceed.

At the very least, it added a measure of credibility.

That was why she had unhesitatingly agreed when Zhuo Bufan recently requested an increase in resource allocation for him.

Jiang Man clearly intended to enter the Inner Sect through the proper channels. This would give him ample time to grow while avoiding being targeted by certain individuals there.

In that case, it was truly possible he could continue sharing a courtyard with Zhuo Bufan.

This was an advantage she naturally wanted to facilitate.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Man.

Zhuo Qingcheng returned to the Inner Sect immediately.

She also summoned her team members and began a meeting.

A short while later, the other three members had arrived.

The team consisted of five people in total.

Besides Jiang Man and Zhuo Qingcheng, there were two other men and one woman.

One of the men was powerfully built, with bulging, bronze-colored muscles. His body was brimming with Qi and Blood, making it seem as if he could casually crush a person to dust.

Long Yangxia, an Inner Sect Disciple with a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivation.

Standing beside him was a plain-looking man. His height, appearance, and temperament were all so unremarkable that one would subconsciously overlook him.

Jiang Wen, an Inner Sect Disciple with a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivation.

The final member was a woman with delicate features and an innate charm in her eyes. Every glance she cast was filled with captivating allure.

Han Meixue, an Inner Sect Disciple with a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivation.

Han Meixue said with a radiant smile, "Senior Sister Zhuo, why the sudden summons today? Isn’t our departure still a month away?"

The others were puzzled as well.

Zhuo Qingcheng’s calm gaze swept over the group. "I’ve found our Array Master. It’s Jiang Man from the Outer Sect. I gathered you all here to inform you.

"Furthermore, since we’re a team, I don’t want to hear any discordant voices later on.

"If any of you can’t accept this, you are free to choose a different mission.

"Otherwise, it could jeopardize the mission’s success."

The three smiled and said in unison, "Of course there won’t be any discordant voices."

Zhuo Qingcheng nodded in response.

After briefly going over a few other matters, she dismissed them.

The trio left together, starting a discussion on their way.

"Jiang Man... I hear he advanced very quickly, but he only just reached the Middle Stage of Golden Core. His Physical Body, Spirit, and Magic Skills can’t have kept pace," Long Yangxia rubbed his brawny arm and remarked. "It looks like Senior Sister Zhuo is deliberately trying to win him over, betting on his future."

"True, but his cultivation level is decent enough. He shouldn’t hold us back, especially since he’ll be handling the arrays. As long as he doesn’t do anything rash, the impact should be minimal," Jiang Wen said calmly after a moment of thought. "His personality is supposedly quite ostentatious, though. That could be a problem. Hopefully, he’ll know to tone it down."

Han Meixue covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled, her eyes dancing. "A budding genius, is he? I wonder if he’ll think the mission’s success is all his doing when we’re done.

"Come to think of it, I’ve never met a genius like him before.

"Reaching Core Formation while in the Sixth Courtyard is quite impressive, but he’s just so young."

She suddenly blinked, a playful smile gracing her lips. "What do you think? He’s so young, he must have no experience with women.

"Will he be nervous when he sees me?"

The other two men remained silent.

Only her melodious voice continued, "No young man can remain composed in my presence. Believe it or not, once the mission begins, if I strike up a conversation with him, he’ll either try to show off or become a nervous wreck.

"Geniuses are human too. You all have the wrong idea about them.

"As long as they’re human, they have passions and desires. And they appreciate beauty."

* * *

Jiang Man had wanted to focus on his training, planning to spend all his remaining time on cultivation and arrays.

As for the Immortal Dao Coordinate, it was certainly dangerous.

But he had plenty of time to prepare.

Besides, he had Ji Hao providing cover for him.

He was relatively safe for now.

But cultivation waits for no one, and his Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart was still nipping at his heels.

Even if he managed to pull far ahead, the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart would just adapt and continue its relentless pursuit.

But Jiang Man wasn’t afraid.

’The Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart has to have a limit, and I will definitely surpass it.’

’After that, the Fate Chart will only be able to watch me from a distance, completely unable to ever catch up.’

That was what he needed to focus on right now.

However, he suddenly remembered Song Qing.

He had just brought the man over, who should be at Xiaopang’s place now.

The shop also needed to get started as soon as possible.

After all, it was a way to earn Spiritual Source.

’But what kind of shop should I open?’

Jiang Man asked the Old Yellow Ox for his opinion.

The Old Yellow Ox was silent for a moment, then flicked its tail and said, "Ask your wife."

"She doesn’t seem to know about this sort of thing," Jiang Man said after a moment’s thought.

The Old Yellow Ox looked up at Jiang Man. "And why would I know?"

"Old Huang, a fellow can’t always be making comparisons. My wife is strong, but you’re not weak either," Jiang Man advised. "Otherwise, you’ll just end up on the losing end again.

"You’ve already lost out twice.

"You should learn from me. If an Unparalleled Celestial Pride can bow its head, it’s not embarrassing for an Evil God to lower theirs."

The Old Yellow Ox shot Jiang Man a look, then lowered its head and went back to eating grass.

Jiang Man paid it no mind and went to ask Xiaopang.

When he got there, he didn’t see Song Qing.

Xiaopang said that Song Qing had gone to clean the place and was already living there.

He was just waiting for the shop to open.

"Brother Jiang, what kind of shop are you planning to open?" Xiaopang asked.

Jiang Man shook his head. "I don’t know."

"Brother Jiang, you know about Spirit Medicine and arrays. Are you going to choose one of those?" Xiaopang asked.

Jiang Man pointed curiously at Xiaopang’s own shop. "Who chose this for you?"