The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 2 Could he really be a prodigy?
The sudden change in his mind made Jiang Man, who was "new to the place," deeply understand what "cause and effect" meant.

But why would someone who has to pay a price to marry another be caught by the old ox?
Even an old ox isn't simple?
In addition, the "three-day qi-induction" method worried him even more.

If he fails, these three days of lucidity will likely be his last.

Jiang Man carefully examined the destiny chart in his mind and confirmed a cruel fact: he had a destiny chart but no talent.

Just as I was about to look away, I suddenly saw another beam of light gathering.

Then, a massive book, almost occupying the entire sea of ​​consciousness, slowly appeared.

Mysterious light emanated from the book.

The four large characters above immediately came to mind: "Heavenly Mirror of a Hundred Books".

The moment the book was presented, it resonated with the destiny of an unparalleled genius.

Immediately, the pages of the book began to turn rapidly.

Finally, it stops at page nine.

The once blank book now contains lines of text.

[Peerless Prodigy's Fate: A racial inheritance formed in ancient times by countless powerful individuals who aligned themselves with the grand array of heaven and earth, following the trajectory of the Great Dao. Later, it became a curse passed down through generations; those who possess this fate have short lifespans and none die a peaceful death. It cannot be removed or sealed; it can be unlocked layer by layer, granting the inheritor and making them renowned throughout their clan.]

[Record the destiny of an unparalleled genius; you may obtain a wisp of purple energy representing a cultivation technique (obtainable)]

"The Hundred Books of Heavenly Mirrors?" Jiang Man exclaimed in surprise. "There's actually such a thing?"

Can it record everything?

He subconsciously touched his sour-smelling clothes, trying to activate the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books.

Sure enough, the book began to turn its pages, then stopped at the last page.

The text then appeared.

Not worth mentioning.

The writing then disappeared.

Jiang Man: "..."

Then he scratched his hand again, triggering the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books once more.

The book was turned again, once more stopping at the last page.

The text reappeared.

[We do not record even ants.]

Jiang Man: "..."

I feel offended.

Immediately, Jiang Man began to examine the purple aura of the cultivation technique.

Although I don't know what it is, I can extract it.

It should be a good thing.

Just as he was about to make the extraction, he suddenly heard footsteps from the side.

The old ox suddenly appeared beside him, followed by the other party's sarcastic remark: "Your wife is gone."

Jiang Man glanced at the other person and found that the old ox looked melancholy and disappointed.

“Don’t look at me, I don’t have a wife either. All my strength is enough for you to get married once,” the old ox said.

"Um," Jiang Man said somewhat awkwardly, "something unusual has happened."

In his memory, the old ox was extremely docile.

Although he is an evil god, if someone wanted to harm him, they wouldn't have waited until now.

It's not good to keep pretending to be stupid, mainly because there are questions that need to be asked.

Upon hearing this, the old ox was taken aback, somewhat astonished: "Are you not stupid?"

Then the other party muttered that it was also a lucky break.

Jiang Man didn't care about these things. Instead, he told the other party about the peerless genius's destiny and the fairy's desire to take revenge on the old ox.

Let's leave that strange book aside for now.

Upon hearing this, the old ox was somewhat puzzled: "How could such a so-called peerless genius's destiny appear?"

Then it looked at Jiang Man with some sympathy and said, "After three days of Qi cultivation, you probably won't live long."

"Is three days difficult?" Jiang Man asked.

The old ox bluntly stated: "It's not difficult. With enough talent and resources, one can draw qi into the body in half a day. If those geniuses are willing to spend more resources, it's not impossible for them to draw qi into the body in three breaths."

But you haven't been able to draw qi into your body for two years. Do you think that's difficult or not?
Even if you possess exceptional talent, without sufficient resources, you would still perish trying to achieve the Qi Refining Technique in three days.

Jiang Man left his village at the age of sixteen and came to Qingyun Pavilion.

Qingyun Pavilion is located in Luoyun City.

It is one of the three floors and six pavilions used by the Wuyun Sect to select disciples.

The three-story building and six pavilions belong to the Yunqian Division.

Jiang Man was silent for a moment, then said, "I want to try."

"You want me to teach you?" the old ox asked. "Can I teach you?" Jiang Man looked at the other man.

"Do you dare to learn if I dare to teach you?" The old ox said with a serious face, "Immortal cultivation techniques are uniformly distributed and revised by the Immortal Sect. They also contain unique auras to identify individuals. In order to prevent the events of three hundred years ago from happening again, the Immortal Sect's control is stricter than you can imagine."

Once they discover something unusual, they can label you as a heretic or evil person.

Even if you accidentally obtain an ancient cultivation technique, you still have to consider whether or not to cultivate it. Once you start cultivating it and appear within the jurisdiction of a cultivation sect, you will definitely be discovered.

If we're lucky, we'll capture him alive; if not, it'll be considered slaying a demon and upholding justice.

Jiang Man had heard a little about what happened three hundred years ago. Legend has it that more than three hundred years ago, there was a battle between peerless experts. The battle not only shattered the mountains and rivers, but also drained all the nutrients and spiritual energy from the soil.

For the next two hundred years, crops failed and people starved to death.

Even cultivators could not escape their fate; spiritual herbs and trees ceased to grow.

Until a hundred years ago, the four major immortal sects joined forces to launch a new cultivation system, established various cultivation places, guided people to cultivate, and sent people into villages to provide guidance.

After that, cultivation was no longer limited by talent; everyone could cultivate. In this way, spiritual energy could be used to irrigate barren land, barely growing some food so that the remaining humans could survive.

This has continued to this day.

Jiang Man is currently located within the jurisdiction of the Misty Cloud Sect, one of the three major affiliated sects under the Immortal Sect.

However, he hadn't expected the control over cultivation techniques to be so strict.

"Is that rumor from three hundred years ago true?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

"Half true, half false," the old ox replied casually. After a moment's thought, it continued, "If you want to learn, you can learn the 'Simplified Qi Refining Method' from Qingyun Pavilion."

As it spoke, it glanced at the corner of the table.

Jiang Man saw that there was indeed a book placed underneath.

When someone is being foolish, they can do anything.

Taking out a book, Jiang Man asked as he read, "Senior, who is that fairy? Where does she come from? Will she really appear at any time?"

The old ox, with his copper bell-like eyes, glanced at Jiang Man and said, "Let's talk about it after you get through these three days of life-threatening ordeal."

For ordinary people, drawing qi into the body in three days is as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Even the most gifted need resources and a solid foundation.

From zero to something.

There is so much to learn.

Jiang Man glanced at the Qi cultivation method and found that even the simplified Qi cultivation method would take some time to learn.

In particular, the Qi Refining Method has nine levels.

It would take an unknown amount of time to learn it completely.

Jiang Man immediately thought of the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books.

I immediately looked inward and saw the book again.

He immediately turned to page nine.

It is indeed possible to extract a wisp of the purple energy of the cultivation technique.

If it is extracted, does it count as drawing qi into the body?
"Is it really that difficult to draw Qi into the body in three days?" Jiang Man looked at the old ox.

The latter looked at Jiang Man and said, "That depends on whether you are a peerless genius."

"What if it is me?" Jiang Man said.

Upon hearing this, the old ox looked at Jiang Man and smiled without saying a word.

“There are countless geniuses under the rule of the Immortal Sect, why can’t there be one more like me?” Jiang Man spoke again.

The old ox continued to look at him, remaining silent.

The meaning is self-evident.

Stop dreaming.

Seeing this, Jiang Man didn't think much of it.

Instead, he opened the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books and unhesitatingly chose to extract the Purple Qi of the cultivation technique.

Then a ray of light fell from the Heavenly Mirror Hundred Books.

In the blink of an eye, it merged into the meridians, flowing downwards and settling within the dantian.

A surge of spiritual energy emanated from it.

From the inside out.

This is precisely the manifestation of drawing qi into the body.

Upon seeing this, the old ox stood frozen in place.

His eyes widened like saucers, and he even doubted whether he was seeing things.

How can one draw qi into the body in an instant?
What key move did it miss?

Suddenly, an absurd thought occurred to him: Could he really be an unparalleled genius?
At that moment, Jiang Man's voice suddenly came: "Senior, may I touch you?"

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