The End of the Immortal Path-Chapter 60 - 59: After Reading the Whole Book, There Are Only 2 Words
Luo Xuan looked at the person before her and ultimately chose not to ask any more questions.
If it hadn’t been for this person, she might have secured that spot.
At her peak, her chances of winning against Fang Yong would have been quite high.
But what was done was done. She could only accept it.
It was all a matter of tactics, and she had simply lost.
But it was impossible to say she didn’t blame the person in front of her.
Revenge...
But it seemed unnecessary.
Because the outcome couldn’t be changed.
’Why cause more trouble for my family?’
After a pause, she asked, "When will Jiang Man find out you wrote that letter?"
"Soon, I’d imagine. It won’t be long. But that letter obviously didn’t change anything for him," Cheng Yu said with a smile.
After a moment, she added, "It’s already March, and August isn’t far off. Have you made up your mind?"
"Will you be recruiting a live-in husband or arranging a marriage alliance?"
"By August, it’ll be too late."
By then, everything will be set in stone, and the chance to spot a hidden gem will be gone.
Whether someone can enter the Sect will be almost impossible to change.
It’s always better to use your resources sooner rather than later.
If you want to successfully win someone over, it’s best to do it when they’re at their weakest and most vulnerable.
"The second competition will have rankings again. They’ll all be watching the results this time," Luo Xuan said.
"If Jiang Man wasn’t already married, he would have been a perfect fit," Cheng Yu lamented.
Luo Xuan shook her head. "You’re overthinking it. After sparring with him a few times, I’ve realized he’s not like most people."
"He’s not the type to be tamed, and he would never marry into a family."
Cheng Yu shook her head, her expression stubborn. "I don’t believe that. Everyone has a weakness. I just haven’t found his yet, or it hasn’t been triggered and exposed."
"You’re still going to mess with him?" Luo Xuan asked in surprise.
"No." Cheng Yu shook her head with a smile. "Who am I to do something like that?"
"Then what about Fang Yong?" Cheng Yu added.
"He’s different, too. All he cares about is climbing higher, and he’ll never stop. He probably has some unshakeable conviction, and marrying into a family would go against that," Luo Xuan said.
"You have no foresight, and you don’t like to fight for what you want. People like you are bound to lose out," Cheng Yu continued. "You’re the young lady of the house now, so it doesn’t matter much. But whether you recruit a husband or arrange an alliance, your personality is the type that gets the short end of the stick."
Luo Xuan lowered her gaze.
Having failed to secure the spot, she could no longer see any hope for her future.
"And I have you to thank for that," she said flatly.
Cheng Yu just laughed instead, offering no reply.
* * *
Jiang Man sat cross-legged in his courtyard.
He had been cultivating nonstop recently, from February all the way to mid-March.
He took Elixirs almost every day.
Both the ones he had earned and the ones Xiaopang had given him.
This allowed his cultivation speed to skyrocket.
The seventh "Gourd" had progressed from twenty percent complete at the start, to thirty, then fifty, then seventy percent.
And now, it was one hundred percent complete.
It had been an arduous process.
After nearly three months of consuming vast quantities of Elixirs and putting in immense effort, he had barely managed to get one foot in the door of the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.
His Physical Body cultivation had also smoothly advanced from the Fifth Layer to the Sixth Layer, and he had used up all his Flawless Qi Blood Pills.
So, to break through his bottleneck, he decided to fall back on his Visualization Skill.
The main reason was that the Thirteen Layers of Visualization Method didn’t require him to starve, which reduced his expenditure of Spiritual Source.
After taking three ordinary Soul Condensing Pills, he smoothly broke through to the Spiritual Fourth Layer.
Half the credit for this went to the Thirteen Layers of Visualization Method.
The method was high-level, allowing for fast Visualization, and the tempering of his Spirit was becoming increasingly apparent.
After finishing his cultivation session, Jiang Man let out a long sigh of relief.
’Based on the timing of the first competition, there should be about three days left until the next one. No need to rush too much.’
Jiang Man felt he already had one foot in the Qi Refining Eighth Layer. He was confident he could successfully break through in the next day or two.
’As for the Qi Refining Ninth Layer...’
He had a feeling it would be incredibly difficult to reach.
’I wonder if anyone in the Cyan Cloud Pavilion has reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.’
’The Six Pavilions should logically have a few, and the third floor definitely does.’
Thinking back on Li Yuan and Fang Tianyi, Jiang Man felt that no one in the Cyan Cloud Pavilion had reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
The Qi Refining Eighth Layer was likely the limit.
At least the top two or three weren’t. He just wasn’t sure if Fang Tianyi was ranked first or second.
Regardless, he had to reach the Qi Refining Eighth Layer and get the Magic Skill he wanted.
Without a Magic Skill, he was too passive. He needed a sufficiently powerful one to defeat those geniuses from the Noble Families.
Otherwise, while getting into the Sect might be easy, entering as number one would be practically impossible.
The difference in financial resources was just too great.
"Old Huang, where do you think I can find a powerful Magic Skill?" Jiang Man asked.
Now that his Cultivation was about to peak, the only thing he lacked was a Magic Skill.
Without one, he couldn’t bring out his true power.
"You could just keep raising your Cultivation. When your Cultivation reaches the absolute peak, your chances of winning will be the highest, even if your Magic Skill is a bit lacking," the Old Yellow Ox said.
Jiang Man was taken aback. "Does the Yunqian Bureau not have anyone at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer?"
The Old Yellow Ox raised an eyebrow at Jiang Man. "Why wouldn’t there be?"
"Then how can I reach the ’absolute peak’ of Cultivation?" Jiang Man asked.
"Even among geniuses, there are disparities. The same is true for the Qi Refining Ninth Layer," the Old Yellow Ox said calmly. "Having the highest Cultivation doesn’t mean you have the highest Physical Body level, nor the highest Spiritual Level."
Hearing this, Jiang Man understood.
The minimum requirement to reach the Qi Refining Ninth Layer was the Sixth Layer for the Physical Body and the Third Layer for the Spirit.
Few people could raise all three to the Ninth Layer because there simply wasn’t enough time.
But as long as he had Spiritual Source, he had all the time he needed.
After all, he had the Qi Blood Technique Ninth Layer and the Thirteen Layers of Visualization Method.
’Looks like I should focus on this.’
Then, he asked, "Xiaopang’s cultivation plan doesn’t seem to be working."
"Is he a prodigy like you?" the Old Yellow Ox asked.
"No," Jiang Man replied, shaking his head.
"Then isn’t it normal for him to not have much progress?" The Old Yellow Ox paused before continuing, "It takes time for the effects to show. You can’t tell much from the plan at first, but it will gradually become useful."
"If that really doesn’t work, just have him follow in your footsteps and get married."
Jiang Man: "..."
’Whatever, as long as it works.’ He decided not to dwell on it.
’I should focus on improving my own Cultivation first.’
* * *
「Gao Mansion.」
Gao Cunfeng held the book Xiaopang frequently read for his cultivation and handed it to a man with graying temples. "Elder Chen, take a look. Is this thing any good?"
Elder Chen took the book and began to read. At first, he saw nothing unusual, but the further he read, the more his brow furrowed.
Because from start to finish, he only gleaned two words from its pages: sleepless nights.
Soon, he closed the book. "Patriarch, this Cultivation Method is rather..."
"Rather what?" Gao Cunfeng asked.
"It’s a bit too extreme. Is this meant for training Death Warriors?" Elder Chen asked cautiously.
Gao Cunfeng: "..."
In that moment, he felt that Xiaopang was just fooling around.
’He should have just followed the number one’s lead. What was the point of having him teach my son?’
’I overlooked it. The poor are always the first to risk everything.’
’Looking at it this way, it really isn’t suitable for my son.’
However, he didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he said, "Elder Chen, please help me modify it. See what you can do to make it most effective."
"That depends on who will be cultivating with it," said Elder Chen.
"It’s for Gao Yao," Gao Cunfeng stated.
’Once it’s been modified in a few days, I’ll secretly swap out the books.’
’I’ll just say the other party gave him a new version.’
’However, a new round of the competition for Cultivation Skills is coming up. I’ll get to see just what this person is really made of.’
