Chapter 455 - 256: Have You Never Been in a One-Sided Match?
When Jiang Man was teleported in, he felt the world spin.
He almost threw up.
He was a mighty Golden Core Ancestor, yet he had barely been able to withstand it.
When he landed, his head was still spinning wildly.
If his Spirit and Physical Body hadn’t been so formidable, he would have lost his balance and stumbled.
He recovered quickly. The Monk and the young woman were beside him.
But their bodies were swaying slightly.
’From the looks of it, even though they’re both at the peak of Golden Core Perfection, they’re far inferior to me.’
’Still swaying?’
’Based on what I see, their Cultivation has reached its limit, and their Physical Bodies and Spirits are also in a state of Perfection.’
’As for whether their Golden Core, Physical Body, and Spirit have fully integrated, that’s hard to say.’
’I’d have to fight them to find out.’
Jiang Man watched as the two of them stabilized and opened their eyes.
There were traces of power circulating around their bodies.
This indicated that for a moment, their power had fallen into disarray.
’Their control is far weaker, too,’ Jiang Man thought.
’But that’s not surprising. I am an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, after all. If there wasn’t a gap between us, I’d have to reflect on whether I’ve even been trying.’
At that moment, the two looked at Jiang Man, a little surprised to see his calm eyes.
But they quickly dismissed the thought.
The Monk put his palms together. "Benefactor, what do we do next?"
"What are your names?" Jiang Man asked curiously.
"My Dharma name is Zhen Kong," the Monk said.
Jiang Man was rather surprised, then looked toward the young woman.
"My name is Ling Dang." Ling Dang looked at Zhen Kong and said, "I only trust the Master."
Jiang Man was perplexed.
But he didn’t care.
He observed his surroundings.
The mountains were green and the waters were clear. It was truly a beautiful place.
Their current location was in a forest with no paths.
Jiang Man wasn’t in a hurry to do anything. Instead, he said, "Have you sent them your location?"
The two shook their heads.
"Then hurry up. We took the Spiritual Source, so we need to do the job," Jiang Man reminded them.
Hearing this, both of them were stunned.
It was the first time they had met someone like him.
’Isn’t he worried about anything?’
"One’s reputation is important," Jiang Man said, looking at them.
The two fell silent.
They silently activated a Secret Skill and transmitted their location.
Jiang Man took the opportunity to learn the Secret Skill.
He learned it with just a single glance.
It wasn’t difficult at all.
’It’s far inferior compared to a Magic Skill, especially a Top-grade Skill.’
After learning it, he activated it once as well.
"They can determine our position, but we can’t determine theirs?" Jiang Man asked.
Monk Zhen Kong nodded. "Yes. They can find us, but we can’t find them in return."
Jiang Man didn’t mind. He looked around and asked, "How much do you know about this place? For example, what are we supposed to do, and what’s the best thing to find here?"
Ling Dang spoke up, "It’s hard to determine the exact location, but what we know is that there’s a huge forest growing around a massive river."
"You have to be careful. The river can flood, which stirs up the Spiritual Qi, and the slightest misstep could get you swept away. There are terrifying Demon Beasts inside. Any that fail to escape are basically trapped in here forever."
"So where are the good things?" Jiang Man asked.
He looked at the ground, which was indeed a bit damp.
The surrounding Spiritual Qi, however, showed no change.
It was impossible to determine if it would actually become chaotic.
"The good stuff only appears at night. You can’t see anything during the day. At night, the brighter the place, the better the item."
"We only have one chance to choose, much like before," Ling Dang explained.
Jiang Man nodded.
’That’s good.’
’But what should I choose?’
’I’m about to advance to the Primordial Spirit realm. It’s not that I dislike Magic Skills, but I could just cultivate Primordial Spirit Level ones instead.’
’After all, I don’t have much time.’
’I’m practicing too many things right now.’
’I got the Purple Mist Divine Light during Foundation Establishment, and I still haven’t mastered it.’
’Unless I can get my hands on another wisp of Magic Purple Qi, it’s just too time-consuming.’
"So, you’re saying we have to wait here? All the way until nightfall?" Jiang Man asked.
The Monk nodded. "Yes, unless you have other objectives, Benefactor."
Jiang Man mulled it over for a moment. "Are there any natural wonders here? Or ancient artifacts? Since this is a forest, there ought to be some special trees."
"There are, but without a map, we’d have to search the area." Ling Dang considered her words before continuing, "But there’s no way to know if we’ll run into danger."
"Normally, everyone moves at night and finds a safe place to wait during the day."
"Is flight restricted?" Jiang Man suddenly asked.
"I’ve never heard of that, but if the flood comes, the higher you go, the more chaotic the Spiritual Qi becomes. The power in your body will also be affected, so it’s best not to fly too high," Ling Dang explained.
Jiang Man nodded. After a moment’s thought, he said, "Then let’s just cultivate on the spot."
The other two didn’t pay him much mind.
Then they began to rest.
But they soon saw Jiang Man actually begin to cultivate.
He was really cultivating right there on the spot.
Soon, they were surprised to discover that Jiang Man wasn’t cultivating just anything.
It was the Promotion Skill for the Primordial Spirit realm.
Ling Dang was curious. "Isn’t he breaking the rules? By rights, he shouldn’t have the Promotion Skill yet."
Monk Zhen Kong put his palms together. "Just pretend you didn’t see it. This is the Immortal Sect Grand Competition; they don’t care about these things. People always use this place to cultivate things that are technically against the rules."
Cultivating certain things in here can save a lot of time.
Every time a Secret Realm opens, there are always some people who do this.
There are some skills that everyone can see and learn.
But you can’t just learn and use them directly.
But some people are still accumulating Spiritual Source.
So they’ll secretly cultivate it first, and then go buy it once they have enough Spiritual Source.
That way, they achieve Great Success instantly.
The same goes for a Promotion Skill.
After that, the Monk put his palms together and began chanting scriptures.