Chapter 481 - 269: I’m in Last Place?

Chapter 481: Chapter 269: I’m in Last Place?

In another bustling city.

A top-grade inn.

Tantai Xue looked at the Spiritual Tablet and asked, "What’s the situation?"

"It’s over." The Spiritual Tablet’s voice carried a hint of relief. "The matter of the Immortal Sect Grand Competition has concluded. A few Evil Gods escaped, but the rest have given up on fleeing. The power belonging to the stronger Evil Gods remains unchanged. The source of the chaos has likely been suppressed as well, but we don’t know the specifics."

"The Immortal Sects intervened?" Tantai Xue asked.

"It’s more than that. The situation is a bit complicated. Someone who shouldn’t have acted has inexplicably appeared." The Spiritual Tablet’s voice was thoughtful. "This is somewhat abnormal. Logically, his condition isn’t very good, and he’s guarding another location, so he shouldn’t have been free to act. The Immortal Sects also wouldn’t have notified him under these circumstances."

The Spiritual Tablet paused before coming to a conclusion. "Then there’s only one possibility: he came uninvited."

"Is it abnormal for him to come uninvited?" Tantai Xue asked.

"Not entirely. This could mean his condition is extremely poor, like the recklessness of someone at their end." The Spiritual Tablet’s voice was tinged with resignation. "We’ll have to wait and see; it’s still uncertain. It’s also possible that the hidden Evil Gods provoked the Immortal Sects, prompting them to make a show of force as a deterrent."

Tantai Xue pondered for a moment. "Could it be that the Immortal Sects are already stretched thin? It seems like he came uninvited, but maybe it was actually for a better deterrent? Are they worried that more problems will arise and they won’t have the capacity to deal with them?"

"That’s a possibility, but we won’t test it. In any case, the Immortal Sects will be cracking down for some time," the Spiritual Tablet’s voice grew deep. "However, this also gives us an opportunity. We can awaken the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit as soon as possible, use that place to recover, and find the Immortal Dao Coordinate at the same time."

The mention of the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit gave Tantai Xue a headache.

Especially the Messenger on the other side. After all this time, it was proving exceptionally difficult to even get a second meeting.

Then there was the other party’s difficulty in Collecting Spiritual Source, which required further delays.

It had made her laugh out of pure frustration countless times.

She had worked with bad partners, but never one this bad.

If she were the Messenger, the first thing she’d do is replace all of his people.

’With this kind of efficiency, you can’t expect to accomplish anything complicated.’

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Wuyun Sect.

True Master Tai Hua sat on his high seat, an Array projecting the figure of Qi Li before him.

"They’ve all withdrawn?" True Master Tai Hua’s calm voice sounded.

"Yes, they’ve all withdrawn. Why did that person suddenly appear?" Qi Li asked curiously.

True Master Tai Hua said flatly, "Don’t ask, and don’t try to find out."

"Yes." Qi Li nodded, then began to report his findings. "We didn’t find Shangguan Yang, but we did find Zhou Qing. They were hiding in a small Secret Realm, searching for opportunities."

"Additionally, we received a tip. The last person to have contact with Shangguan Yang was someone named Jiang Man."

"A disciple of the Wuyun Sect. According to them, he is at Golden Core Perfection and extremely powerful."

"An Invincible Golden Core Stage cultivator with Great Success in the Hundred Rivers Series."

"Jiang Man?" True Master Tai Hua mused for a moment. "Some believe the item is in his possession."

"The people from the Sun and Moon Immortal Path believed so, but they seem to have reached a different conclusion. This is a message we intercepted." As he spoke, Qi Li presented a slip of paper.

After reading its contents, True Master Tai Hua couldn’t help but ask, "The Sun and Moon Immortal Path is certain it’s not him?"

"That’s right," Qi Li nodded.

"What about the two who provided the information?" True Master Tai Hua inquired.

"Our people went to find them, but we ran out of time," Qi Li said with regret. "For now, we only know who they are."

The lack of time was, of course, due to the sudden turn of events. Qi Li continued, "We can wait until the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is over to question them."

"However, we also need to issue a secret order regarding the Wuyun Sect."

"The Sun and Moon Immortal Path wants to kill Jiang Man. It’s uncertain if he’ll even make it out, but if he does, he needs to be investigated."

True Master Tai Hua was silent for a moment before saying, "For now, you don’t need to concern yourself with the Wuyun Sect. I’m still over here."

Hearing this, Qi Li expressed his understanding.

He then reported on some of the Evil Gods who had escaped.

After finishing his report, he asked doubtfully, "There were no particularly powerful Evil Gods among them. As such, we can’t identify the Evil God behind the Sun and Moon Immortal Path, nor can we determine what its objective is."

"Continue the investigation. And you can get your people busy now," said True Master Tai Hua.

The meeting ended. True Master Tai Hua remained silent for a long time.

Then, he called up the file on Jiang Man.

Looking at the contents, he couldn’t help but muse to himself, ’To be involved with Evil Gods while still in the Outer Sect, and now to be considered a representative for them... He’s quite capable.’

’Furthermore, he entered the Grand Competition at the Late Stage of Golden Core, but the strength he displayed was that of Golden Core Perfection, with the Hundred Rivers Series at Great Success.’

’A very impressive growth trajectory. We’ll just have to see if he can make it out.’

True Master Tai Hua put away the file and fell silent for a long time, lost in thought.

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The Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

The sky had cleared.

Jiang Man felt the power radiating from the Unparalleled Celestial Pride with their Great Success Body of Heaven and Earth, and he was deeply moved.

’I can be like that in the future, too.’

’But the path to get there will require constant effort and study.’

’Only then can I reach that level, and eventually, surpass it.’

Snapping out of his reverie, Jiang Man looked at the two people beside him and said, "Let’s get going."

Compared to Jiang Man, Monk Zhen Kong and Ling Dang were not as awestruck.

This was because they didn’t know what had just happened in the sky.

Nor did they understand what that figure represented.

Fearless in their ignorance.

"It seems like a lot of things have calmed down," Ling Dang said.

Jiang Man nodded. "Mm, the lightning is gone, and the dark clouds have scattered. But it seems the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is still ongoing."

Ting Fengyin’s appearance had reset everything.

Although the Student Cultivators participating in the Grand Competition were curious, those who knew the truth were few and far between.

At most, they knew about the search for Shangguan Yang and Zhou Qing.

But they would never know about the Immeasurable Calamity Stone.

Much less would they know about the struggle between the Evil Gods and the Immortal Sects, or Ting Fengyin’s dismissive ’heh’.