Chapter 533 - 294: I Have to Avoid the Spearhead

Chapter 533: Chapter 294: I Have to Avoid the Spearhead

Jiang Man stepped out of the house.

His heart was quite heavy.

The pressure from the Bai Family Ancestor weighed heavily on him.

And then there was Peak Master Bai, who was in seclusion and could make a move against him at any moment.

’What a hassle.’

He felt like they could come knocking on his door at any time here in the Sect.

’I should take on a Secret Realm mission and lie low for a while.’

’I’ll have to wait until I’m strong enough for a direct confrontation.’

Right now, his Spirit was so powerful that his overall strength was extremely unstable.

’I have to complete three tasks in three years anyway, so I might as well get one out of the way.’

’As for which task, I’ll have to see what’s available.’

’I can ask Senior Sister Yu to help me find one.’

"Are you going to keep cultivating?" Ji Chenfeng asked.

Jiang Man nodded. "Yes, but I’ve been thinking about taking on a task recently."

"What’s the rush to do a task?" Ji Shoumo asked.

Ji Chenfeng chimed in, "He’s right. You don’t have to compete for a spot in three years, so there’s no rush. We’re the ones who need to find the right time to go out on tasks."

They needed to see what the members of the Bai Family were up to and then leave for their tasks at the same time.

That way, they wouldn’t have to worry about being attacked while their numbers were down.

The only complication was Ji Meng. After all, she was the only woman among them.

Having a man supervise her cultivation was obviously inappropriate.

’I’m doing this to avoid the Bai Family Ancestor. I’m afraid he’ll come after me too soon,’ Jiang Man thought, but he couldn’t tell them that.

After all, he wasn’t supposed to know anything about the Bai Family Ancestor.

Very few people actually knew about it.

Of all the people who visited their courtyard, likely none of them knew the inside story.

Jiang Man simply nodded along to what they were saying.

’It would be disastrous if he didn’t, and they cut off his supply of Elixirs.’

Elixirs for the Primordial Spirit Realm were incredibly expensive.

Even with eight hundred thousand, he couldn’t afford to squander it.

He’d never seen so much Spiritual Source before, yet he still felt poor.

Fang Yong had delivered the Spiritual Source a few days ago.

An ordinary person couldn’t possibly carry such a huge sum with them.

Only someone with a Storage Treasure could carry it.

Later, they went to the courtyard for a lecture on the Cultivation Method for Magic Cultivators.

The lecture was about how Magic Cultivators could bring out their greatest strength.

Magic Skills were extremely important.

Magic Cultivators typically focused on the later stages of cultivation, so most of their Magic Skills started out weak and became stronger over time.

Body Cultivators were strong in the early stages but tended to lose steam later on, though that was in comparison to Sword Cultivators.

Sword Cultivators were always strong.

In short, Magic Cultivators were weak, but they were also less expensive to train.

Jiang Man asked a question: what was the most powerful Magic Skill for a Magic Cultivator?

Then he added, "In the Primordial Spirit Realm."

After all, their little group was half Primordial Spirit and half Golden Core.

It would be easy to cause a misunderstanding.

The Magic Master pondered for a moment before saying, "Besides the standard series of skills, there are Secret Techniques. However, these Secret Techniques have a high barrier to entry, requiring at least the Fifth Level of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

"Each level after the Fifth Layer has its own corresponding Secret Technique.

"The strongest is the Ninth Layer Secret Technique.

"Basically no one cultivates the Secret Technique for this level. The requirements are high, and it’s also extremely difficult to acquire.

"Anyone who can cultivate to the Ninth Layer is already capable of advancing to the Returning Void Realm.

"There’s no need to waste time on it, so I don’t recommend any of you cultivate it.

"The Sect’s Secret Skills for the levels beyond the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Spirit Realm are almost all gathering dust.

"You still need to complete a task to obtain them, which I think is completely unnecessary.

"They should just be given for free to anyone who meets the requirements.

"However, I’ve heard that the creator still hasn’t recouped their costs, so they have to make the money back through tasks. That’s why the requirements are so high."

Jiang Man fell silent for a moment upon hearing that last reason.

’So that’s how it is?’

’There are costs involved in this?’

Still, Jiang Man was curious if the Magic Skill True Master Tai Hua had promised him would allow him to claim the Ninth Layer Magic Skill directly.

After the lecture ended, he went to inquire about it.

The answer was no.

Authorization for that Magic Skill wasn’t handled by the Law Enforcement Hall.

However, the Law Enforcement Hall could help make the request.

The result was that the requirement could be waived, but a task was still necessary, though it would be an easier one.

The task difficulty was lowered from the Primordial Spirit Level to the Golden Core Level.

For someone in the Primordial Spirit Realm, it was practically a giveaway, but it would still consume time.

Ren Qian reminded him that he could choose a different Magic Skill and avoid all the trouble.

There were three other Magic Skills compatible with the Nine-star Cultivation Method that he could choose from instead.

He would need them in the future anyway.

If he passed up this opportunity, it would be very difficult to get them later.

And by the time he was ready for the Spiritual Ninth Layer Magic Skill, if he met the requirements, its associated task would be relatively easy to complete.

There was no need to waste his one chance for a free Magic Skill on this.

Jiang Man didn’t rush to a decision, deciding to focus on his Cultivation first.

The moment he returned to his Cultivation, Ji Chenfeng grew restless.

Watching Jiang Man get stronger through Cultivation, he felt that he couldn’t afford not to cultivate as well.

Ji Shoumo was silent for a long time before saying, "You cultivate for the first half of the night, and I’ll take the second."

His Cultivation was high, but there was still room for improvement.

Now, he too was growing restless.

Being around Jiang Man was honestly a bit torturous.

Especially the way he cultivated without sleep or rest. ’Doesn’t he ever get tired?’

’Like a Cultivation Puppet.’

’And doesn’t he ever have questions about his Cultivation?’

’Breaking through so quickly should create even more problems, not fewer.’

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Meanwhile, the three members of the Bai Family sat in a courtyard, deep in discussion.

"According to the rankings, Jiang Man is in the Early Stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm. That’s much stronger than we anticipated," Bai Qiufeng said, looking at the other two. "What do you think?"

"He should be twenty-eight this year. Reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm at twenty-eight is about more than just resources," Bai Long said.

"Mm. Talent becomes more apparent after reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm. He might have enough Talent to advance unimpeded," Bai Qiufeng mused. "We should try to suppress him."

"With three members of the Ji Family there, we can’t make a move on him," Bai Ming said.

"Not every problem requires force, and we don’t have to do it ourselves," Bai Qiufeng said calmly. "We currently have two options: one, get someone else to do it, and two, poison him."