The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 14 The Genius from My Hometown

For ten days, Jiang Man was constantly cultivating.

The situation caused widespread complaints in the sixth courtyard.

They were forced to follow.

The second to last is afraid of being surpassed by the first to last; the third to last is afraid of being surpassed by the first and second to last.

Thus, many people were forced to cultivate together.

They are all waiting for the re-ranking in the middle of the month.

Only when we determine whether the player in last place is truly in last place, or to ascertain the extent of their progress, can everyone feel at ease.

"Brother Jiang, are you confident that there are still two weeks left?" This evening, the chubby Gao Yao asked Jiang Man cautiously.

Jiang Man smiled and said, "Aren't you very confident in yourself?"

Little Fatty pretended to be relaxed and said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. My score is still unmatched by you. Besides, my progress in the past two weeks is much greater than you think."

"Looks like I need to go back and work even harder," Jiang Man said with a smile.

Xiaopang: “.”

Why take it so seriously?

And it's impossible to actually qualify.

In the end, don't they all return home with decent cultivation levels and live a busy life?

Is it so hard to admit your mediocrity?
This forced him to go back and continue working hard. Recently, his parents were overjoyed to see him like this.

If this leads to them being last in the rankings, then...
I don't need to live anymore.

"By the way, it's September today, did Brother Jiang pay the repair fee?" Little Fatty asked, somewhat surprised.

Jiang Man nodded: "I've handed it in."

“I remember Brother Jiang is from Beicun, right?” Little Fatty asked.

"Yes." Jiang Man nodded. "What's wrong?"

Jiang Man packed up and prepared to leave.

We need to earn spiritual resources.

He now possesses 360 spiritual resources.

You can buy a lot of things now.

As his cultivation level improved, he felt that there wasn't enough food in his home.

My appetite has increased significantly.

There certainly won't be enough whole grains this month.

Fortunately, there is a spiritual source.

Having spiritual resources is equivalent to having confidence.

"I heard some news that a genius has emerged in Beicun, who skipped the Six Pavilions and went straight to the first floor of the third floor," Little Fatty said.

Jiang Man was somewhat surprised.

It turns out a genius has emerged.

However, even if he wasn't a genius but just any suitable person, his cultivation wouldn't be able to continue.

Beicun is not wealthy.

Paying so much money for my repairs, which I've done for two years without any achievements, is already more than enough.

Jiang Man's opinion on this matter has never changed, and he still has no complaints.

Afterwards, Jiang Man arrived at the Gathering Spirit Hall.

Now that he is about to break through to the third level of Qi Refining, he wants to try to negotiate the price.

However, Manager Miao patiently explained, "We price things based on scores here. Although you have improved, who among those who work here doesn't get promoted?"

If you want to improve further, of course you should light up more beads.

Not only did they put in hard work, but they also received spiritual inspiration.

"Killing two birds with one stone."

Jiang Man wanted to say that he could order more, but asked if he could raise the base price.

The other party simply smiled and began to explain the rules.

Jiang Man didn't say anything more about this, but he felt that the score rule was really unreasonable and completely hindered a peerless genius like him.

Manager Miao didn't seem to care.

Isn't it normal to get a zero score improvement?
No matter how much you improve, you'll only be moving closer to being an ordinary staff member.

Not worth mentioning.

Having completed his mission, Jiang Man returned to the thatched stable.

I greeted the old ox.

Once it's confirmed that it's still alive, continue cultivating.

He was also curious whether the fairy's revenge would come or not.

If they hadn't come, they might not have been that strong.

If they come, then I'll be in danger too.

If someone like that came at me, how many lives would I have to die?

At night, Jiang Man continuously circulated his external cultivation techniques.

The accumulated spiritual energy gradually overflowed into the second "gourd".

Until the gourd vibrated again, a third gourd appeared.

Some spiritual energy fell into the third gourd.

In an instant, Jiang Man felt his dantian become heavier.

At this moment, Jiang Man felt that this promotion was somewhat different from his previous ones.

Previously, he was full of energy and in excellent condition.

Now, I feel that I am not in a good state. If I continue to cultivate, although my cultivation level will improve, my body will not be able to bear the weight of the third "gourd".

Or, to put it another way, the body's limit is the weight of three "gourds".

This discovery left Jiang Man completely baffled.

The only thing we can ask is the old ox.

"You've already reached the third level of Qi Refining?" The old ox looked at Jiang Man, his feelings a mix of emotions.

Could this person have been possessed?

It doesn't even look like it.

That's because of the marriage.

They've only gotten married, and haven't even consummated their marriage yet.

Is the aftereffect really that strong?

"It is a bit slow. He should have been promoted three days ago," Jiang Man said with a sigh.

If I hadn't earned some spiritual resources, I would have been at this level three days ago.

Three days' progress in exchange for 390 spiritual resources.

I don't know if it's a loss or a gain.

The old ox looked at Jiang Man, ignoring his words, and said to himself, "Since you've reached the third level of Qi Refining, you should be able to feel the weight of spiritual energy."

Assuming the first level of Qi Refining is a basin of water

“A gourd of water,” Jiang Man corrected.

The old ox glanced at Jiang Man and continued, "Assuming the first level of Qi Refining is a gourd of water, then initially it is the weight of a gourd of water, and your body doesn't feel much of that gourd of water."

The second level of Qi Refining is based on the extra gourd of water from the first level of Qi Refining.

Although they appear to be two gourds of water, the second gourd actually weighs more than the first.

The same applies to the third gourd.

Although improving one's cultivation level allows the body to receive nourishment from spiritual energy, the overall effect is not significant.

Under such circumstances, it endured the water from three gourds.

That's a bit too much for me.

Especially for someone like you, whose promotion speed is so fast, it's even more noticeable.

The nourishing time is too short.

Therefore, if you want to advance further after reaching the third level of Qi Refining, you need to cultivate Qi and Blood as well.

Qi and blood can enhance your physical body, allowing you to absorb more spiritual energy.

Otherwise, the spiritual energy at the fourth level of Qi Refining would overwhelm your body.

Once you reach the sixth level of Qi Refining, the weight of your spiritual energy will have reached a different level.

You will need to expend more mental energy to mobilize spiritual energy, and you may even lose control of the heavy spiritual energy due to insufficient mental energy.

This led to him going astray and becoming possessed.

Therefore, after reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining, one needs to cultivate visualization techniques to enhance their spiritual abilities.

Old Ox had mentioned something similar before, but at the time he thought it was far off and didn't take it too seriously.

Of course, I understand the general meaning.

Now, with the improvement of his own cultivation level...

Only then can one have a concrete understanding.

In other words, he now needs to cultivate the method of Qi and blood.

At Qingyun Pavilion, the Qi and Blood cultivation method can be obtained for free.

However, if you are in the backyard, you need to score 24 points or higher.

There's nothing you can do if you don't get enough points.

Jiang Man once again felt the drawbacks of grades.

"Qingyun Pavilion never considered a cultivator with my talent."

"That's how it is throughout the entire Yunqian Division."

The old ox casually remarked, "Compared to methods for cultivating qi and blood, you should think about visualization techniques instead."

Jiang Man was puzzled. He thought that if one could reach a score of fifty-six in the visualization method, one could also receive it for free.

He had already inquired about all of these things.

The old ox smiled without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)