Chapter 537 - 296: Meng Qiewei Has Weakened

Chapter 537: Chapter 296: Meng Qiewei Has Weakened

Ji Chenfeng fell into a deep silence at Jiang Man’s words.

He had never imagined he would encounter a situation like this.

Of course, it wasn’t the idea of someone cultivating tirelessly that he couldn’t fathom. It was that someone could cultivate without sleep or rest *and* still advance so quickly.

If someone had told him such a person existed, he would have believed them.

But he wouldn’t have paid it much mind.

But now, not only did he know such a person, he had watched him advance with his own eyes.

And on top of that, the man himself had told him that he planned to cultivate secretly whenever he was alone, to keep getting stronger.

’How was a man supposed to live with himself?’

It was like the whisper of an Evil God.

In the end, Jiang Man got fifty Spirit Refining Pills from Ji Shoumo and the others.

Fifty Void-Invoking Summer Yuan Pills.

One hundred pills in total.

They were worth a fortune.

His heart had pounded when he asked, feeling he had gone too far.

He hadn’t expected them to actually give him the pills, though they did hesitate for a moment.

However, they had to pool their resources to do so.

It seemed he was about to drain the entire Spiritual Source the three celestial prides from the Ji Family had brought with them.

After all, they needed to cultivate as well.

Later, Jiang Man asked a question: "Among the three people completing the mission with me, are any of them yours?"

The answer was no.

It seemed their reach didn’t extend that far.

They didn’t even know who the other people on the mission were.

It wasn’t just them. Even Jiang Man himself had no information about the others on his team.

It seemed to be by design.

It was designed to keep the Ji Family out.

In that case, it must only be people from the Bai Family.

He didn’t know who his location had been sent to.

He would have a better idea of the situation once he got there.

He didn’t plan to waste any time; he needed to get inside as soon as possible.

’Who knew when the Bai Family Ancestor might try to test him again?’

Others might test him subtly, bit by bit, but this Bai Family Ancestor made no attempt to hide his intentions.

He struck directly.

Utterly without scruple.

People like that were the most terrifying.

Because they could expose you with a single move.

No plots, no schemes.

’He must have figured out that Ji Meng is actually Meng Qiewei.’

’By deducing my relationship with Meng Qiewei, and then learning she had married...’

’...he has probably figured out my identity as well.’

This was a problem.

"Ting Fengyin was right. People like him should just stay within the confines of the Immortal Sects," Jiang Man said to the Old Yellow Ox back at his residence.

"He won’t necessarily kill you," the Old Yellow Ox said.

Jiang Man looked at the Old Yellow Ox and said softly, "As an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, how can I leave my fate up to someone else’s whims?"

"You won’t be able to beat him even at Primordial Spirit Perfection," the Old Yellow Ox reminded him.

Jiang Man understood.

The man’s Magic Skills and his control over Spiritual Qi were on a level that someone in the Primordial Spirit Realm like himself couldn’t possibly match.

His understanding of Magic Skills, his subtle command of Spiritual Qi and his body—they weren’t even on the same plane.

He had understood that just from seeing Ji Meng’s residence.

The power there had been completely contained within the small courtyard.

It was like a bubble, with absolutely no sign of leakage.

He was certain there were no traces of an Array; it was achieved purely through control over power and an intimate understanding of one’s own body.

Ji Shoumo and the others couldn’t do something like that.

The gap was just too wide.

Therefore, the only way to complete Ting Fengyin’s mission and kill the Bai Family Ancestor was to fight above his Realm.

He had to raise his Cultivation to Primordial Spirit Perfection, then use the Power of the Evil God to achieve the strength of the Returning Void Realm.

Then, fighting down from the Returning Void level, he would kill the Bai Family Ancestor, who was at Primordial Spirit Perfection.

Otherwise, even with his immense talent, it would be impossible to kill an Ancestor while still in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Under the current order established by the Immortal Sects, every Realm had a power limit.

Some Magic Skills were now impossible to cultivate, but the older generation hadn’t followed the path established after the Immortal Sects’ new order.

Who knew what kinds of tricks they had up their sleeves?

It wasn’t like his opponent would play by the rules and let himself be killed.

But since he had already decided to lay low for a while, Jiang Man put it out of his mind.

His thoughts turned to the other three people on the mission.

He wondered if they were all from the Bai Family, or if there were only one or two.

Furthermore, it seemed the Bai Family Ancestor wasn’t working together with these people.

Or rather, they weren’t qualified to work with him.

"It’s probably an internal arrangement within the Bai Family," the Old Yellow Ox said, munching on grass. "A family doesn’t always speak with one voice."

Jiang Man understood. Regardless, his main priority was still to raise his Cultivation.

There was just one thing he was missing: the Nine-star Body Refining Method.

It would be very difficult to proceed without this skill.

Jiang Man went to ask Ren Qian.

Ren Qian thought for a long time before saying, "The Zhenyue Bureau has missions in that area as well. You could try completing some of the difficult ones. There’s a small chance you might get it that way."

"Otherwise, a Cultivation Skill like that usually requires you to participate in the grand tournament."

"The triennial tournament, at the very least."

Jiang Man wasn’t surprised.

He hadn’t expected the Zhenyue Bureau to have people at the mission location, though.

Still, since there were missions there, he would naturally have to check them out.

A slim chance was better than no chance at all.

Afterward, Jiang Man asked if he could buy it with Spiritual Source.

Ren Qian confirmed that he could.

But the top-grade version was extremely expensive.

He couldn’t afford it with his current Spiritual Source.

Jiang Man didn’t believe it.

Some anonymous benefactor had given him 800,000 plus another 150,000. Adding what he had earned from other sources...

He had close to a million Spiritual Source.

’He was obscenely wealthy. How could he not afford it?’

Jiang Man left soon after.

He discovered he really couldn’t afford it. The Sect’s prices were criminal.

The prices were outrageous.

What kind of Cultivation Skill costs more than a million?

It was clearly priced so that no one could buy it.

’A million. What did that even mean?’

At five thousand Spiritual Source a month, it would take more than fifteen years of saving without spending a single coin.

’Fifteen to twenty years?’

Jiang Man pondered for a moment. A Primordial Spirit’s lifespan was at least a thousand years.

In that context, twenty years was a very short time.

Suddenly, it seemed reasonable again.

After all, a Primordial Spirit really could go without eating or drinking.

But disciples only spent fifty years in the Inner Sect. By the time you saved enough, your period of instruction would be over before you could even reach Great Success in the skill.

That’s why the vast majority of disciples had to participate in the grand tournament. The only exceptions were Primordial Spirits who had already completed their tutelage and could afford to spend the time saving up enough Spiritual Source to buy such a Cultivation Skill.