Chapter 494 - 275: Kicked Out

Chapter 494: Chapter 275: Kicked Out

Jiang Man listened and agreed that it sounded difficult.

However, because he had cultivated the Hundred Rivers Series, he could resolve these difficulties one by one.

He finished listening to the explanation in five days.

This was mainly because the Old Yellow Ox’s analysis was so thorough.

Afterward, Jiang Man spent a day organizing what he had learned.

Then, he began his Cultivation.

The first time through, his movements were clumsy, and circulating his energy was difficult.

Completing a single Circulation took a full two hours.

Afterward, the stars began to take shape within his Primordial Spirit.

He had reached the Entry Level of the Nine Stars Contemplation Method.

He then spent an hour to complete the second run-through.

The Nine Stars Contemplation became increasingly clear.

Second Layer of the Nine Stars Contemplation Method.

The third time.

Third Layer.

The fifth time.

Fourth Layer.

The ninth time.

Fifth Layer.

「The next day.」

Eighth Layer.

「Three days later.」

Tenth Layer.

「At the end of the month, on the twenty-eighth of August.」

The Nine Stars Contemplation flickered within his Primordial Spirit, clear and bright.

Illusory stars circled his body.

He had achieved Great Success in the Nine Stars Contemplation Method.

At this, Jiang Man let out a sigh of relief.

’It took nearly a month to reach Great Success. That was a bit long.’

’But it’s acceptable.’

’After all, this is the first Cultivation Skill I’ve learned since reaching the Primordial Spirit realm.’

’A slower pace is understandable.’

After finishing his Cultivation, Jiang Man turned to look at the Old Yellow Ox. "Old Huang..."

The Old Yellow Ox had its back to Jiang Man and casually swished its tail.

Jiang Man’s words caught in his throat. Unconcerned, he turned and entered the ruined temple. He needed to find traces of the other Messengers and block them off.

Just as he stepped inside, Jiang Man saw some Array Runes floating around the Immortal Spirit.

They seemed to be stabilizing the space.

Not only that, but they were also establishing a connection.

’Did the Evil God on the other side do this?’ Jiang Man wondered for a moment before directly destroying the runes.

’Eighty-one in total? That’s quite a lot.’ Jiang Man scanned the area carefully.

After confirming they were all gone, he set up an Array to automatically attack and destroy any new runes that appeared.

Once he finished, he began to sense for traces of the other Messengers.

He also wanted to see if the other side would make any other moves.

—

「On the other side.」

Tantai Xue’s eyes snapped open. "My setup was destroyed," she said, surprised.

"What kind of setup?" a low voice emanated from the Spiritual Tablet.

Tantai Xue said seriously, "The Array Runes I left around the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit. They were simple communication runes. I left seventy-two of them in total."

"I left more of them to ensure a better connection." ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"But just now, all seventy-two were wiped out."

"It seems he discovered them. Being able to wipe them out directly shows he has some skill with Arrays," the Spiritual Tablet’s voice was deep. "We need to be more careful. Change your methods. Try the technique I taught you."

Soon, Tantai Xue made her move again, using a technique based on the awakening Array. The goal was to leave something behind during the awakening process to accomplish her objective.

But it wasn’t long before her brow furrowed again.

Seeing this, the Spiritual Tablet asked, "Did you fail?"

Tantai Xue shook her head. "I succeeded."

"Then why?"

"But it was wiped away."

"Wiped away? Instantly?"

"No. It successfully got in, but it was wiped out not long after. It seems he discovered it, but found a way to deal with it after only a moment’s thought."

Hearing this, the Spiritual Tablet fell silent for a moment. "That shouldn’t be. An ordinary person wouldn’t discover my technique so easily. Either your opponent is far from simple, or there is someone else behind him."

Tantai Xue was a little surprised. "Is there another Evil God behind him?"

"It’s hard to say. Logically, it’s unlikely," the Spiritual Tablet mused. "Still, we can’t underestimate him. Also, do you have a way to perceive the general situation inside?"

"Yes, but it will take some time," Tantai Xue nodded.

"Perceive it first. If nothing has changed inside, it’s fine. What I’m worried about is that something *has* changed," the voice from the Spiritual Tablet said.

This time, Tantai Xue’s investigation took a full day.

Afterward, she opened her eyes in surprise.

"How is it?" the voice came from the Spiritual Tablet.

Tantai Xue said in astonishment, "I sensed an unfamiliar Array. It has blocked the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s escape route. From the looks of it, that Messenger doesn’t seem to be a believer in the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit. Instead, it’s like he wants to..."

Tantai Xue steadied her Heart Spirit and said, "It’s like he wants to raise an Evil God in captivity."

Hearing this, the Spiritual Tablet sighed in relief. "If that’s all he’s thinking, then it’s not a big deal."

"Because an Evil God isn’t so easily raised in captivity."

"That place isn’t easy to seal. The Ling Hua Immortal Spirit has other ways to escape."

"It would choose freedom even if it meant abandoning that place."

"Besides, this gives us an opportunity."

"Prepare to receive her. It’s actually good that our opponent has some skill."

Tantai Xue nodded. "Although he’s quite capable, he is indeed pushing the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit toward us. Also, I discovered something else."

"What?" the Spiritual Tablet asked curiously.

"My perception was vague, but I feel like his array struck more than seventy-two times," Tantai Xue said, looking at the Spiritual Tablet. "I’m afraid someone is fishing in troubled waters, using our channel to sneak into the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s resting place."

"Who do you think it is?" the Spiritual Tablet asked.

"The Sun and Moon Immortal Path. They’ve been the most active lately," Tantai Xue sneered. "Since they want to hide in the shadows, I’ll find a way to drag them out."

"Do they really think we’re easy to bully?"

The reason they had so much trouble with the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s Messengers before was because their enemies had control of many things, and yet they were just a bunch of incompetent fools.

They couldn’t even collect any Spiritual Source. She had never seen anyone so pathetic.

So suffering a bit of a loss was inevitable.

After that, she began to set up her own arrangements, leaving traps along the way.

Of course, she would continue sending connection runes to where the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit was, but some would be real and some would be fake.

Some were to target that Messenger, while others were to lure out the Sun and Moon Immortal Path.

She wanted to pull both parties into her trap.

—

「Somewhere in the mist.」

It was another temple, but it was in far better condition than the one where the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit resided.

Strangely, however, the temple had no statue and no name.

Three people were currently sitting inside the temple.

Their brows were furrowed.

"It seems the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s Messenger has discovered us. But it’s not a big problem. As long as we continue to enter through the mysterious Evil God’s channel, we can lock onto the location where the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit is," said the middle-aged man in the lead. "Everyone knows that the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s subordinates are all a bunch of trash with Golden Core Cultivation at most. Even if there’s one with a Primordial Spirit, it’s no concern."

"A trash Primordial Spirit at that."

"Even if our path forward collapsed after we entered, killing their Messenger would be child’s play."

"After that, we’ll capture the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit."

"The only trouble is that mysterious Evil God."

"They are indeed troublesome. I wonder if they’ll discover us," one of the women said. "Once we’re discovered, we might get caught up in their schemes. But it’s not a huge problem. Our goal is clear."

"We’re just borrowing their methods to find the ruined temple."

"Their Evil God definitely hasn’t entered this place, so we have a huge advantage."

"After all, we can strike directly at the heart of their operation."

The last one, a young man, said, "I’ll keep following their channel. I’m about to lock onto the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s position."

The three of them fell silent and focused on carefully sensing the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s location.

Their ultimate goal was to go there, take the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit, and kill its Messenger.

Only with the Messenger dead could they better control the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit.

The time was almost at hand.

For now, they would wait quietly for the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit to awaken.

Even a first-stage awakening would be enough.

It would allow them to determine the location more clearly.

「Mid-September.」

Suddenly, a dilapidated temple appeared in the young man’s Heart Spirit.

His eyes flew open. "I found it."

The middle-aged man immediately asked, "Can you confirm the location? What are the conditions there?"

"A ruined temple," the young man said.

Hearing this, the other two sighed in relief.

Although they all considered their opponent trash, there was always the ’what if.’ Now that they had confirmation, they could finally relax.

"Looks like the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit’s Messenger doesn’t have much longer to live. But sending him out of this world ahead of schedule is a kindness, really," the woman said with a sweet smile. "Should we request instructions from our Immortal Spirit?"

"To be safe, we should still ask our Immortal Spirit to send down a ray of light to prevent any accidents," the middle-aged man said with a serious expression. "If we fail in the end, that light can also kill the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit and her Messenger, giving our Immortal Spirit another chance to prepare."