The End of the Immortal Path

In the jail cell.

Jiang Man replied to the person in black robes, simultaneously activating the connection from the mysterious Immortal Spirit’s subordinate.

He began to awaken the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit.

Since that was the case, he also needed to start preparing the corresponding Array.

He asked Old Huang.

"Deal with an Evil God?" Old Huang looked at Jiang Man. "You want me to teach you how to deal with *me*?"

"Old Huang, you’re a demon now. Watch what you say. It’s no big deal if you get captured, but if I’m caught, my path as a Celestial Pride will be ruined," Jiang Man said.

As he spoke, he felt a bit of disdain for his Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart.

It still hadn’t reacted.

He had no idea what kind of trouble it was brewing.

The sturdy Old Yellow Ox, munching on hay, fell silent for a moment before correcting him, "We’ve already been captured."

Jiang Man didn’t dwell on it and instead began to discuss how to handle the Evil God.

The Ling Hua Immortal Spirit was still dormant, making it the easiest type of Evil God to deal with.

Especially since they had a complete Array.

"The Array itself is fine, but the problem is how to use it, how to lock down the target’s vital point," the Old Yellow Ox said while eating his fodder. "Evil Gods can change their places of slumber. Although the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit had a special opportunity and went to a better dreamscape,

"she will definitely choose to break free to escape your restraints.

"The first thing you must do is cut off her retreat.

"Especially since you also have to suppress the Immortal Dao Coordinate within her, you have to be absolutely foolproof."

"What is her path of retreat?" Jiang Man asked.

"The Array can cut off one path, but she has at least two more," said the Old Yellow Ox.

Jiang Man took out a small notebook and said, "Senior, please continue."

The Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man for a long moment before continuing, "The Ling Hua Immortal Spirit is an Ancient Well Type Evil God, which means she has the ability to control the Heart Spirit. If your Heart Spirit has any openings, she will exploit them. Even if it doesn’t, she will try to leave a part of herself behind in it and then escape.

"Of course, she would only be escaping that one location. She still wouldn’t be able to escape the place she is entombed.

"This is also why she’s considered among the least influential Evil Gods."

Jiang Man nodded. "Then how do I guard against this second path?"

"Just set up the Array from the Zhenyue Bureau inside your Primordial Spirit. You can use that furnace your wife gave you to resonate with your Primordial Spirit. Just trigger it before you go in," said the Old Yellow Ox.

Jiang Man wrote this down meticulously, then paused to think. "That doesn’t sound too hard. What’s the third path?"

"The third path is through a Messenger’s Heart Spirit. She can use that to escape," said the Old Yellow Ox.

"It’s a mystery how many Messengers she has," said Jiang Man.

Although he was now the primary Messenger, others still existed.

They might not have his level of power anymore, but what Old Huang described clearly didn’t depend on power.

"So you need to find all of them and then seal them off," said the Old Yellow Ox.

Jiang Man couldn’t help but look at the Old Yellow Ox. "Senior, you must have a way, right?"

The Old Yellow Ox lowered its head to its fodder. "Learn the Primordial Spirit Visualization Skill. Once you reach the Great Success stage, there is a certain probability you can find them all. The remaining probability depends on your own observation and intuition, which is something that cannot be taught."

Jiang Man nodded.

Simply learning the Visualization Skill wouldn’t be that difficult.

Besides, there was still plenty of time before the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit was due to awaken, so he wasn’t rushed.

For now, he could first set up the Array, and then wait for Ji Hao to bring the guide for the Cultivation Skill.

He’d see which one was the strongest and most difficult.

Then he would just pick that one.

Afterward, Jiang Man finished setting up the Array in his jail cell, letting its aura envelop him.

He immediately entered the dilapidated temple.

He brought the power of the Array in with him.

Then, he reached out to the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit.

In the next instant, Jiang Man felt the dilapidated temple shift, and the scenery outside changed.

The Ling Hua Immortal Spirit was coiled outside in a form Jiang Man couldn’t comprehend, with falling starlight gradually awakening her.

Jiang Man stood at the entrance, setting up the Array he’d brought with him around the being.

However, as the Array settled, Jiang Man felt its positioning was off; it couldn’t lock onto the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit.

It would require major adjustments.

Fortunately, that wouldn’t be difficult.

Jiang Man then surveyed his surroundings and began to modify the Array.

However, as he worked, some of the starlight interfered with the Array’s effectiveness.

He was forced to work around the falling streams of light.

This cost him a great deal of extra time. Once the Array was finally set, he stared at the starlight and fell into silent contemplation for a long while.

Then, he withdrew from the dilapidated temple.

The dormant Ling Hua Immortal Spirit sensed an external power and felt herself recovering at a rapid pace.

’Perhaps it won’t be long before I awaken completely.’

However, the broken Heart Lock still weighed on her mind. To ensure her awakening went smoothly, she sent out a message, telling her followers not to provoke Jiang Man.

’Once I am awake, he will no longer be a problem.’

Feeling the power suffusing the area, she was deeply impressed. ’My chosen Messenger is truly formidable, to provide me with such assistance.’

’The future looks bright.’

***

"Old Huang, I have a question." Back in the jail cell, Jiang Man looked thoughtfully at the sturdy Old Yellow Ox.

The Old Yellow Ox was still eating its fodder.

Jiang Man couldn’t help but say, "Old Huang, stop eating. If you get used to this, what will you do when we get out?"

’He’s gotten so burly, his life here is too good.’

The Old Yellow Ox ignored Jiang Man’s remark and said, "What’s your question?"

"I don’t think the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit only has three paths of retreat," Jiang Man said.

The Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man without a word.

Jiang Man continued, "That mysterious Evil God spent Spiritual Source just to find me and even wants to help awaken another Evil God. What could it possibly want?

"We can’t trust their reasons, of course. You believe it’s for the Immortal Dao Coordinate, Senior.

"But I think they must also want to gain something during the process—for example, my position as Messenger.

"For them, communicating directly with the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit would be ideal.

"Furthermore, there’s no way they would just watch us take control of the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit."