Chapter 482 - 269: I’m in Last Place?

Chapter 482: Chapter 269: I’m in Last Place?

Soon, they arrived at the border.

Compared to before, the area was much more crowded.

This time, however, everyone was curious about the changes in the sky. Many people had come, only to leave for some unknown reason.

There was a great deal of speculation.

Some thought something terrible was about to happen, so they couldn’t linger.

Others claimed that someone from an Immortal Sect had snuck in to fight for the Divine Object and fled after being discovered.

Still others said the Divine Object had already been found, which was why everyone was retreating.

In short, there were all sorts of theories.

Jiang Man knew most of the story, but listening to their speculation, he had to admit it all sounded quite plausible.

"Are you all okay?" As they approached, Ye Jingtian and his group came to find them.

Mo Xin looked at Jiang Man and asked, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, did you find anything in the Golden Core District?"

Jiang Man nodded. "The haul was pretty good. I got a Primordial Spirit Pill and the Celestial Essence Skill."

Hearing this, Ye Jingtian and Mo Xin were astonished.

They immediately looked toward Monk Zhen Kong and the others.

The two nodded, confirming his claim.

Mo Xin was envious.

She didn’t even have the Celestial Essence Skill. The skill itself wasn’t difficult, but obtaining it was no easy feat.

Yet not only had Jiang Man’s group acquired it in the Golden Core District, they had also gotten a Primordial Spirit Pill.

’Could there be anything better than that?’

"How did you get them?" Mo Xin asked.

"We ran into a group of kind people," Jiang Man said.

"Indeed," Monk Zhen Kong added. "They helped us break the beam of light."

Mo Xin was baffled.

’What kind of "kind" were these people? Was it because a sword was at their throats?’

"What’s your plan?" Ye Jingtian asked, glancing at the people around them. "They’re all quite strong. If we’re to compete with them, it will be somewhat dangerous."

Jiang Man looked at them, rather curious. "What do we get if we keep competing?"

"If we don’t compete and just leave now, we get 100,000 Spiritual Source. If we raise our rank to the middle tier, we get 200,000. If our team makes it into the top fifty, it’s 300,000 Spiritual Source.

"The top thirty get 500,000 Spiritual Source.

"On top of that, there are Primordial Spirit Level Mid Grade Techniques and Top-grade Cultivation Methods.

"Plus various Spirit Swords, Magic Robes, mounts, Spirit Pets, and Storage Treasures.

"But the top thirty is probably impossible. There are too many at the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit.

"The only thing we can realistically fight for is the middle tier, which gets us 200,000 Spiritual Source at most. If we’re lucky, we might get a Spirit Sword worth 30,000 and an envelope. Most contain access to a Qi Refining Secret Realm, with a very small chance for a Foundation Establishment Secret Realm."

Hearing all this, Jiang Man felt he had to give it a shot.

"Is the middle tier difficult?" Jiang Man asked.

"Mo Xin and I working together should be enough, but I can’t say for sure if it’s a guaranteed win," Ye Jingtian said, looking at Jiang Man. "If we’re lucky and have you guys with us, we’ll be very secure."

"How hard is the top fifty?" Jiang Man asked again.

"Hard," Ye Jingtian replied.

Jiang Man felt it was a bit of a shame, but 200,000 was still good.

’Fight.’

’We have to fight our way up.’

’The main question is how.’

"After we enter the gate, we head straight up the mountain. We can attack anyone we run into. It’s all encounter battles," Ye Jingtian explained.

Hearing this, Jiang Man thought it was perfect.

’His luck was heaven-defying.’

’He almost always encountered opponents he could beat.’

Besides, their team had three Primordial Spirit Great Powers, which was on par with any other team.

Once they decided, they entered the under-forty age bracket. The younger the bracket, the weaker the opponents they were likely to encounter.

After entering, they found themselves in a stone forest at the foot of a mountain.

They had just arrived when they ran into three people.

Seeing Jiang Man’s group, they couldn’t help but be curious.

"A five-person team?"

A fight broke out immediately after.

There was no doubt about the outcome.

Five moves.

Jiang Man’s group was beaten, completely unable to fight back.

In the end, their opponents left.

"Three cultivators at the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit?" Ye Jingtian was stunned.

"It’s fine, just a fluke," Mo Xin said reassuringly.

Fortunately, their opponents hadn’t been ruthless.

Afterward, they continued forward, looking to see if there was any Spirit Medicine worth taking.

Then they encountered a woman traveling alone.

She was also surprised to see Jiang Man’s group of five. "A five-person team?"

After two moves, she shook her head and left.

Primordial Spirit Perfection.

Jiang Man was rather confused. "Weren’t the people here supposed to be the weakest?"

’How did we become the weakest ones here?’

"A fluke," Mo Xin said.

They continued onward, much more cautiously this time.

Then they met a team of two.

The moment one of them opened their mouth to speak, Jiang Man cut in, "Yes, we’re a five-person team."

The person clearly faltered.

This time, they lasted ten moves.

Before leaving, they offered a kind reminder: "Don’t interrupt next time."

After running into a few more teams of two or three, they finally encountered another five-person team.

It turned out to be five cultivators at the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit.

"We can’t fight anymore," Mo Xin said, dejected. "A few more losses and we’ll be eliminated from the grand competition."

"What’s our current ranking?" Ye Jingtian asked.

"Dead last," Mo Xin replied.

Jiang Man fell silent.

’He’d met his Waterloo, fighting his way to last place.’

The last time he was last was when he was at the Yunqian Bureau, fighting with Xiaopang for second-to-last.

"This is unreasonable," said Monk Zhen Kong. "Why are there so many experts here?"

After asking around, they learned that the Divine Object was located right here. Although many had given up, a group of powerful experts was still trying their luck.

They had, in the process, cleared out all the weaker cultivators.

Who would have thought that they would be the ones to blunder in.

Just as they were about to leave, they once again ran into someone traveling alone.

And then...

They were directly beaten and eliminated.

When the five of them came to their senses, they were already in a small plaza in the Wuyun Sect.

Jiang Man was silent for a long time.

Then, he comforted the others, "This is a good thing, too. We got 100,000 Spiritual Source early, and we can come back to our cultivation sooner. We didn’t waste any time."

Ye Jingtian didn’t say much. It was indeed a good thing; they could leave before the others even realized what had happened.

"We’ll meet again." With that, Ye Jingtian was about to lead his people away.

But before he could even mount his sword, they were stopped by people from the Law Enforcement Hall.

Ren Qian looked at Monk Zhen Kong and Ling Dang and said, "The two of you are involved in a certain matter and need to come with us."

Ye Jingtian frowned. "Fellow Daoist, may I ask what matter they are involved in?"

In his eyes, this was surely retaliation because Jiang Man had offended a Peak Master, and they had refused to cooperate.

"You can ask them; they might know something about it. This is official Sect business, completely unrelated to any personal grudges." Then he looked at Jiang Man and said, "Junior Brother Jiang, you have to come with us as well."

Ye Jingtian looked at Monk Zhen Kong and the others.

Monk Zhen Kong reassured him, "It’s just a misunderstanding. Senior Brother Ye can leave first."

Ye Jingtian fell silent. ’So Zhen Kong and the others really are caught up in something?’

’What could it be?’

But he quickly figured it out. There had to be a reason why he couldn’t contact them all this time.

"We’ll go together," he said.

"That won’t be possible, but you can wait outside the Law Enforcement Hall," Ren Qian said.

After that, the group was taken away.

***

「Wuyun Sect」

「Zhenyue Hall」

True Master Tai Hua sat at the head of the hall, surprised to see Chong Guang enter.

He was waiting for the Immortal Sect’s grand competition to end.

There were some people in the competition whom he needed to have interrogated.

It was very likely those people wouldn’t make it out.

So he needed information.

He had thought he would have to wait several months.

He hadn’t expected to receive news today.

Chong Guang approached his side and said respectfully, "Jiang Man and his group are out."

"They’re out?" True Master Tai Hua was curious. "Out alive?"

"Yes." Chong Guang nodded.

"How could it be so soon?" True Master Tai Hua asked.

"They were eliminated," Chong Guang said, sounding rather helpless. "Perhaps their cultivation was a bit too low. They kept losing, so they got out early."

Hearing this, True Master Tai Hua was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "That’s certainly rare. In that case, arrange for them to see me."

Chong Guang nodded. "Now?"

True Master Tai Hua nodded. "Right now. Don’t waste their time."

Chong Guang nodded. Although he didn’t know why the man before him wanted to see Jiang Man’s group, he wouldn’t ask any questions.

After Chong Guang left, True Master Tai Hua’s eyes narrowed slightly. ’To be targeted by two Primordial Spirits and still come out unscathed... it’s not that simple.’

He didn’t dwell on it further and simply waited for Jiang Man to arrive.

Perhaps once he arrived, some mysteries would be solved.

He might also learn a thing or two about the whereabouts of Shangguan Yang and the Immeasurable Calamity.

Of course, he was even more curious about how the young man had escaped from two Primordial Spirits.

According to the information from Sun and Moon Immortal Path, they had set up an Array. They were also twin sisters, and their combined strength was extraordinary among those in the Early Stage of Primordial Spirit.

Furthermore, Ji Hao’s actions made him even more curious about this person, Jiang Man.