The End of the Immortal Path

’Broke-ass.’

However, she was rather curious. "Didn’t you just say you weren’t a Golden Core Perfection cultivator in your twenties?"

Hearing this, Jiang Man gave a mysterious smile.

He didn’t answer.

Shen Yao felt the person before her was being deliberately mysterious.

But she didn’t dare to say anything rash. Before, she had been confident she could surpass him, but now...

That confidence was gone.

She wasn’t surprised that he could get in. Anyone under thirty could enter through any of the gates.

Monk Zhen Kong and Ling Dang were only able to enter because of Jiang Man.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to get through the under-forty gate.

"You guys go first, then," Shen Yao said, stepping aside.

Jiang Man looked at the two of them and spoke calmly, "Are you treasure hunting?"

At his words, Shen Yao and her companion were both stunned.

It seemed they hadn’t expected Jiang Man to know about this.

"Who doesn’t come here to hunt for treasure?" Shen Yao quickly retorted.

Jiang Man replied nonchalantly, "I overheard you."

"How is that possible?" Shen Yao challenged.

"Do you understand what an Unparalleled Celestial Pride is?" Jiang Man shot back.

For a moment, she was speechless.

After a long hesitation, Zhou Qing said, "At least an even split."

Shen Yao opened her mouth, but in the end, said nothing.

She admitted defeat.

At first, she thought he was older and more powerful, so she had no choice but to concede.

Now, he was younger and more powerful. What else could she do but concede?

Still, she was mystified. How had he reached Golden Core Perfection and Great Success in the Hundred Rivers Series before the age of thirty?

"Tell me what you know," Jiang Man said.

Zhou Qing told him everything.

After listening to the whole story, Jiang Man was fairly certain she hadn’t lied.

’The only one who knows this is the Immeasurable Calamity that will bring destruction to everyone is probably just Shangguan Yang.’

"Are you sure that stone is here?" Jiang Man asked.

"Not sure, but with so many stones here, it should be," Shen Yao said, looking at the mountainside covered in rocks.

Especially since there was a huge boulder right next to them.

’The "great rock" most likely refers to this place.’

"Then let’s look around and see if we can find it," Jiang Man said.

As for reaching the summit to compete for rankings, no one cared.

Monk Zhen Kong and the others only listened to Jiang Man.

"How are we supposed to identify it?" Ling Dang asked.

Zhou Qing thought for a moment. "It should be somewhat special, right? I’m not sure either."

Jiang Man casually placed his hand on a rock.

He activated the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books.

[Beneath notice.]

’Not this one.’

He then found a large boulder.

[A piece of trash.]

The others also began a simple search.

Jiang Man touched more than a dozen large rocks, including the biggest one.

He found nothing.

Until he touched a small stone.

[Contains a Celestial Immortal Pill that has lost its medicinal properties. Can be used for collection. Worth mentioning.]

Jiang Man picked up the small stone, a little surprised. ’What’s a Celestial Immortal Pill?’

’Why is it collectible?’

After a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Man put the stone away. He would take it back and give it to Miss Ji Meng.

’If the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books says it’s collectible, it must be truly worth collecting.’

"Come look at this rock!" Shen Yao suddenly shouted.

Everyone gathered around.

They found a strange symbol on the rock’s surface.

Jiang Man reached out and touched it.

[Beneath notice.]

"It’s not the one," Jiang Man concluded before she could say anything.

"How can you be so sure?" Shen Yao retorted, unconvinced.

Jiang Man gave her a placid look. "Because I’m an Unparalleled Celestial Pride."

She couldn’t refute that.

They found a few more candidates after that, but none were the right one.

Until Zhou Qing called everyone over.

She said something she was carrying was reacting to this particular rock.

Jiang Man reached out and touched it.

[A door is hidden within. Can be opened by absorbing fresh blood.]

’It didn’t say why it was worth mentioning, which might mean it’s something incredible.’

Jiang Man looked at Shen Yao. "Try using your blood. It can open a door."

Shen Yao gritted her teeth, but in the end, she still dripped her blood onto the stone.

Sure enough, a vortex appeared, and then a door opened.

Shen Yao was shocked. "How did you know my blood would work?"

"Because anyone’s blood would have worked," Jiang Man said, stepping inside first.

From behind, they could hear Zhou Qing trying to console her. "Forget it, forget it. He’s an Unparalleled Celestial Pride."

After they entered, Jiang Man saw a massive palace.

"To think there’s a place like this in here." Monk Zhen Kong and the others were utterly stunned when they came in.

The palace emitted a faint glow, surrounded by swirling Spiritual Qi.

No matter how you looked at it, this was a place that housed a Divine Object.

"Do you think someone else got here first?" Jiang Man asked, sensing the somewhat chaotic aura in the air. It didn’t feel right.

The fluctuations of Spiritual Qi were different in each area here.

The corners were stable, but ahead, there was a chaos caused by ripples.

Jiang Man suspected Shangguan Yang might have already arrived.

"It doesn’t look like anyone’s been here," Shen Yao said.

The group then started walking deeper inside.

But they soon sensed Sword Intent.

Jiang Man waved his hand casually.

BANG!

With a loud noise, the force dissipated.

Immediately after, two people walked out from within.

A man and a woman.

They looked a little surprised to see Jiang Man.

"Jiang Man?" Zhuo Qingcheng said, astonished. "You actually made it in too?"

Jiang Man was also surprised, but he quickly shifted his gaze to the man beside Zhuo Qingcheng.

He looked to be in his early thirties, with ordinary features that made him easy to overlook.

"This is Senior Brother Shangguan Yang. He’s my teammate on this trip. We discovered this place by accident," Zhuo Qingcheng immediately introduced.

’Found him,’ Jiang Man thought, breathing a sigh of relief. ’I’ve now found both of the known individuals who can undo the seal.’

’Things are relatively stable for now.’

’I’m just not sure if there’s a third person.’

’Can’t fully trust the words of that Fox Demon.’

"So I finally meet the number one of the Outer Sect. This is my first time meeting an Outer Disciple at the Late Stage of Golden Core," Shangguan Yang said, looking at Jiang Man.

’Number one of the Outer Sect? Late Stage of Golden Core?’ Shen Yao and the others were astonished.

’This guy is still in the Outer Sect?’

’But he’s clearly at Golden Core Perfection, so why are they saying Late Stage of Golden Core?’

’And what about his Great Success in the Hundred Rivers Series? Aren’t you going to mention that?’

She found it strange. It seemed these people didn’t know his true strength.

But soon, she froze again.

"Aren’t you called Qin Wen?" she immediately asked.

Jiang Man ignored her and looked at Zhuo Qingcheng and Shangguan Yang. "I heard there’s treasure here. Have you found it?"

He briefly scanned him and realized Shangguan Yang was not at the Golden Core realm.

’Then he must be at the Primordial Spirit realm.’

’I’m just not sure of the specifics.’

’Besides, why would a Primordial Spirit expert join the Sun and Moon Immortal Path and become a subordinate of the Evil God?’

’But that’s none of my business. Right now, I just need to stall for time.’

’Just need to see if people from the Immortal Sect will show up.’

However, he really did want to touch it. Something like this was definitely worth recording.

But there was another problem.

’What if it’s like the Immortal Dao Coordinate, where touching it gets me entangled in its affairs?’

While he was still pondering, Shangguan Yang suddenly spoke up. "We haven’t found any treasure, but we did encounter an Array. We’re still trying to figure out how to disable it."

"Do any of you know anything about Arrays?"

Shen Yao was the first to speak. "We belong to an Immortal Sect and have plenty of life-saving items. You’d better not get any funny ideas."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yang paused for a moment, then smiled. "Don’t worry, I won’t make a move on you."

Shen Yao felt that this man was not simple. It was highly likely he would kill them to silence them and take the treasure for himself.

Naturally, she had to inform him that she had trump cards, to make him think twice before acting.

’Even though Jiang Man is a genius, a young genius is no match for a Primordial Spirit expert.’

"Whatever we get, we’ll just split it evenly," Shangguan Yang said.

He even swore an oath that he would never make a move on anyone present.

Only then did the others breathe a sigh of relief.

Jiang Man understood. The man had no intention of making a move on anyone present.

He wanted everyone to die.

"Senior Brother, what is your Cultivation level?" Jiang Man asked.

"Early Stage of Primordial Spirit," Shangguan Yang replied.

’I can take him.’

Jiang Man felt a sense of relief. He could fight opponents of the Same Tier, even if he had only just advanced.

’Now I just need to learn some Celestial Essence Skills.’

’It should be a guaranteed win.’

’Assuming he’s telling the truth.’

After that, they headed to the location of the Array.

Sure enough, there was a door there.

Zhou Qing was an expert in Arrays and quickly dismantled it.

The large door swung open, revealing three paths.

"I’ll take one path with Zhou Qing," Shen Yao said immediately.

"I’ll go with Junior Brother Jiang," Shangguan Yang said, looking at Jiang Man and his group. "After all, Junior Brother Jiang’s Cultivation is the weakest."

Zhuo Qingcheng seemed hesitant.

But Jiang Man nodded immediately. "Sure. Which path has Senior Brother decided on?"

"Let’s take the middle one," Shangguan Yang said.