The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 5's progression is a bit too fast.

Zhao Leming looked at the person next to him with slight surprise.

If the other village stops paying repair fees, then it loses its value to him.

Especially considering that the other party has made no progress whatsoever in the past two years.

Dull-witted, dull-witted, lacking in intelligence, and devoid of talent.

Even if they could help watch the stables almost for free, there was no need for them to stay.

Therefore, his suggestion that Jiang Man pack his things early was not directed at him in any way, but rather a reflection of the fact.

As for favors, that depends on who you're dealing with.

For people like this, simply stating the facts is sufficient.

To his surprise, the usually taciturn person suddenly uttered a rather confident statement.

Are you enlightened?

The clothes don't smell anymore.

"The Flaming Steed?" Zhao Leming asked, looking at Jiang Man.
"Is it related to your metalwork?"

"It's relevant." Jiang Man nodded seriously and said sincerely, "With my abilities, I certainly can't make up for the lost money in just half a month."

But the student still wanted to continue his studies and try to join a sect.

Therefore, it was decided to use a method as an exchange.

Zhao Leming was somewhat surprised to hear this.

His logic is clear and logical; it seems he's finally grasped the concept.

I imagine there will be even more ideas coming up.

It seems the price for stable jobs is going to go up.

However, he did not speak, but simply looked at the person in front of him, urging him to continue.

Jiang Man pondered for a moment and said, "Does the sir know that the Flame Steed has a period of weakness?"

"I understand." Zhao Leming nodded.

Jiang Man continued, "Does the gentleman know that through a special feeding method, the period of weakness can be made up for and disappear?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Leming narrowed his eyes slightly: "I've heard of it. What? You know how?"

"I'm not sure," Jiang Man shook his head. "I only saw it mentioned in a book, but it was too profound for me to understand completely. Would you like to give it a try, sir?"

Jiang Man's uncertainty, in turn, made Zhao Leming trust him more.

If someone confidently claims they can do it, then there's a big problem.

After only a slight hesitation, Zhao Leming asked, "When will you give it to me?"

This time, it was Jiang Man's turn to remain silent.

Zhao Leming chuckled and said, "I'll waive the repair fee for you in September. If the method works, you won't have to pay any repair fees until next August."

Jiang Man lowered his head, realizing that he had actually lost out in this deal.

If the method is genuine, then it must be priceless.

How can it be compared to a year's worth of gold repair?

But he is not on equal footing with the person in front of him now.

Fair trade is simply impossible.

Moreover, I am too weak to do this kind of thing alone.

On the contrary, they will be targeted.

"I'll bring it to you tomorrow, sir," Jiang Man said.

Zhao Leming looked at the person in front of him, and finally just nodded without saying anything else.

A few moments.

The two arrived at a small courtyard one after the other.

It was the sixth courtyard.

At this moment, Fang Yong stood in the very center, with the others surrounding him and talking to him.

"Young Master Fang, I saw you riding the Flame Steed today."

"I saw it too, is this yours?"

Fang Yong smiled and said, "It's a friend's. He asked me to check if he's raising it properly."

The others gasped.

Whether it's being raised properly or not naturally indicates that it's also present in the home.

Otherwise, how could one have such experience?
Jiang Man listened, somewhat surprised.

Fang Yong is no simple man either.

He said all this without batting an eye.

Jiang Man silently came to the very back.

As soon as Zhao Leming entered, the noise below disappeared.

Immediately, he looked around at everyone and said, "Those who haven't made up for the repair costs this year should do so as soon as possible."

Furthermore, now that you've arrived in the backyard, you'll be taking the assessment next August.

If you can't get into the Misty Cloud Sect, you'll have to find your own way out.

After the incident involving Xiu Jin came to light, everyone turned their attention to Jiang Man, who was at the very end.

Everyone felt that Jiang Man was in arrears on the repair money.

This puzzled Jiang Man. He had just reached an agreement with Mr. Zhao, so why would the other party ask for it again?
There must still be people who owe money. Zhao Leming then began to explain the key points of the day.

It describes the "divine walking technique".

The application of techniques.

Unfortunately, Jiang Man had not yet cultivated, so he could only listen and could not try it.

After a long while, Zhao Leming finished his explanation and then came to Jiang Man's side.

"Do you still have questions about the Qi Refining Method?" Zhao Leming asked.

Jiang Man was slightly surprised. Special treatment?

After giving benefits, one can indeed receive benefits in return.

Afterwards, Zhao Leming explained the simplified Qi cultivation method to Jiang Man.

There are two types of Qi cultivation methods.

First, one must cultivate internally to improve the level of the Qi Refining Technique. The higher the level of the Qi Refining Technique, the faster the cultivation speed.

The second is external cultivation, which involves absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world using the Qi Refining Method. The more and faster you absorb spiritual energy, the more and faster your cultivation will improve.

What Jiang Man needs to do now is to first learn the Qi Refining Method.

Only in this way can one improve their cultivation level through the Qi Refining Method.

After finishing his lesson, Zhao Leming left.

Jiang Man then cultivated alone.

The Qi cultivation method requires the use of physical movements to assist the circulation of Qi.

Just as he began to exert his strength, Jiang Man noticed that the purple energy in his dantian was also moving.

After Jiang Man finished practicing the Qi Refining Technique, the purple Qi circulated through the meridians for a full cycle and finally returned to the dantian.

At this moment, Jiang Man felt his meridians being unblocked.

A faint spiritual energy appeared in the meridians.

Activating the circulation of Qi throughout the body is a manifestation of the first level of Qi Refining Method.

So you've already learned the Qi cultivation method?

Jiang Man was somewhat surprised.

Although it is the simplest method of Qi cultivation, is it something that can be learned in one go?

Jiang Man then continued his cultivation, and the purple energy of his technique moved accordingly.

After doing it twice, he felt that the speed of circulating his qi in his body had increased, and even his meridians had expanded slightly.

This is the second level of Qi Refining Technique.

Jiang Man fell silent. It was indeed coming soon.

Is it because of the purple aura?

Jiang Man was unsure, and after hesitating for a moment, he decided to start practicing the Qi Refining Technique to improve his cultivation.

Let's see if it will trigger the purple aura.

This time, I practiced external martial arts, circulating the techniques to absorb spiritual energy.

However, it did not attract the purple energy, but instead began to absorb the flawless spirit-gathering pill in its dantian.

However, the results were not ideal.

If we consider the first level of Qi Refining as a gourd collecting water, then the current operation is almost just creating some mist on the surface, making it impossible to even open the gourd. Furthermore, it would take a considerable amount of time to fill the entire gourd with water.

The Qi Refining Technique is still too low-level; it can't even advance to the first level of Qi Refining.

Even with the aid of elixirs, progress is slow.

Jiang Man then continued practicing the Qi cultivation method.

He practiced continuously throughout the morning.

And the gains were extraordinary.

After practicing it four times, he reached the third level of the Qi Refining Technique.

After practicing it eight more times, he reached the fourth level of the Qi Refining Technique.

After sixteen more repetitions, the Qi Refining Technique reached the fifth level.

It was only noon.

The day's teaching has just ended, and the afternoon is my time for self-cultivation.

What level is it if you reach level five in Qi cultivation in just one morning?
By this time, most of the people had already left.

Jiang Man also planned to go back and get something to eat.

He wanted to continue practicing the Qi Refining Technique and see how long it would take to reach the highest level.

The simplified Qi cultivation method has nine levels in total. I've already reached five levels in half a day, and I'm sure the remaining four levels won't be long.

But Fang Yong stopped him when he was about to leave.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Man asked.

Although they were in the same department, they had never communicated in the past two years.

"I hope you'll be smarter and not say things you shouldn't," Fang Yong said, looking at Jiang Man.
“Someone like you has no future, while I have the opportunity to participate in the Misty Cloud Sect’s assessment. Offending me will not do you any good.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man asked curiously, "Am I not qualified?"

"You?" Fang Yong sneered, "Don't tell me you don't have any cultivation skills. Even if you did, do you think everyone is qualified? The Sixth Courtyard only has two assessment slots, and the slots will be decided in December."

Is it your turn?

(End of this chapter)