Chapter 540 - 297: What Do You Call Me Now?

Chapter 540: Chapter 297: What Do You Call Me Now?

A mission like this was practically impossible to come across.

It couldn’t be that just because she wanted to try it, the mission would actually appear, right?

Was she some kind of jinx?

The middle-aged man shook his head. "This mission would be far too difficult. Besides, I’ve received news of an Evil God’s aura appearing nearby. I’m going to check it out. You all be careful and stay vigilant.

"The Black Spirit Abyss has been restless recently. Turmoil could erupt at any moment, so don’t cause any trouble."

Junior Sister Mo nodded emphatically. "Go on, Senior Brother He. I understand."

「One day later.」

Senior Brother He had lost contact.

「Three days later.」

The Soul Lamp he had left behind went out.

The Zhenyue Bureau was immediately alerted and began dispatching people to investigate.

A report was filed shortly after.

「Five days later.」

The Soul Lamps of the personnel sent to investigate all went out.

The Zhenyue Bureau was shaken.

The Soul Lamps were a specific precaution for those dealing with Evil Gods.

Their extinguishment meant that the individuals had already fallen into the Evil God’s power.

If this continued, their deaths were certain.

The Zhenyue Bureau scrambled into action. A situation like this was extremely unusual.

Nothing like it had happened in many years.

The Zhenyue Bureau had only about thirty people stationed here.

Its high-end combat power consisted of one Returning Void cultivator and three at Primordial Spirit Perfection.

Since they were only responsible for handling some residual auras of Evil Gods, they didn’t need particularly powerful individuals.

The actual guarding was done by people from the Sect.

The truly powerful experts were over there.

However, those experts knew very little about Evil Gods. Despite their power, they had blind spots.

When it came to certain aspects of Evil Gods, they were hesitant and overly cautious.

But they had no choice but to issue a high-level mission.

The moment Senior Sister Mo received the mission, she was stunned.

"It’s here. It’s really here." She had never imagined that such a mission would actually appear.

For a moment, she was terrified. ’Am I really a jinx?’

Now, she didn’t even dare to overthink it, afraid her fears would come true again.

After a moment’s hesitation, she contacted Jiang Man.

At the same time, Jiang Man, who had been waiting for a mission, suddenly received a message.

A mission from the Zhenyue Bureau had come down.

He was to investigate a certain area. If he could find the lost people, he could choose a Top-grade Technique.

If he could rescue them, he could choose a Top-grade Cultivation Method, though the Nine-star Body Refining Method was excluded.

However, if they were all rescued alive, he could make a special request for it.

Furthermore, just for completing the mission, there was a reward of 100,000 Spiritual Source.

There was no penalty for failure; his own safety was the top priority.

Jiang Man was a bit surprised. ’The mission is already here?’

’This has nothing to do with me, right?’

’This isn’t what I’d call heaven-sent fortune. It’s more like a walking disaster.’

Regardless, he naturally accepted the mission.

The area was some distance from the one he was responsible for, but it didn’t seem too far.

He’d find some time to go check it out.

’I just hope they’re still alive.’

’Otherwise, if I can’t get them out alive, I’ll be at a huge loss.’

"Junior Brother?" someone prompted Jiang Man. "Should we be heading out now?"

Jiang Man immediately snapped back to his senses.

Standing before him was a man named Xie Zhixu, who looked to be in his early thirties.

He was known to have a Late Stage Primordial Spirit cultivation.

Next to him were another man and a woman.

The man was bald and looked rather gaunt. His name was Qin Ge. He was said to be a Sword Cultivator and claimed to be at the Middle Stage of Primordial Spirit.

The woman, named Xia Jian, seemed rather cold. She also claimed to be at the Middle Stage of Primordial Spirit.

She was a Magic Cultivator and looked very weak.

None of them possessed any Great Magic and were considered normal Primordial Spirit cultivators.

But their actual combat strength was impossible to determine.

Jiang Man didn’t know what their "points" were.

Otherwise, he would have had a rough idea of their strength.

Still, cultivators in the Middle and Late Stages were not to be trifled with. It was best not to rush into any conflicts without reason.

Besides, their cultivation levels were self-reported. Who knew how strong they really were?

"We can leave now," Jiang Man said.

After that, the group set off on their swords.

Along the way, Xie Zhixu asked curiously, "By the way, Junior Brother, what is your cultivation level?"

Jiang Man replied calmly, "Late Stage of Primordial Spirit."

Upon hearing this, the other three, who hadn’t been paying him much mind, all turned to look at Jiang Man in unison.

They seemed rather disbelieving.

Jiang Man smiled faintly.

’When you’re out and about, without any ’points’ to go by, your cultivation level is whatever you say it is.’

’Since one of these people could be from the Bai Family, there’s a high chance they’ll make a move on me.’

’Don’t I have to say something shocking?’

’A little apprehension will make them hesitate.’

’All I need to do is use that time to break through to the Late Stage, right?’

’As long as they don’t attack me right now, they won’t be able to confirm my true cultivation level.’

’Will a Late Stage Primordial Spirit cultivator a few months from now not still be a Late Stage Primordial Spirit cultivator?’

"Really?" the gaunt Qin Ge asked, unconvinced.

Jiang Man smiled but said nothing.

’Guess for yourself.’

At this point, Xie Zhixu said with a smile, "Junior Brother, if you said you were at Primordial Spirit Perfection, I’d believe you too."

’Primordial Spirit Perfection?’ Jiang Man was indeed too embarrassed to claim that.

’Because if he were at Primordial Spirit Perfection, he could transform into Zui Fusheng and go fight the Bai Family Ancestor.’

However, he couldn’t tell which of the three was the problem.

’Too bad I can’t touch them.’

’Otherwise, I’d give them a little pat.’

’The Celestial Mirror Hundred Books might give me a hint.’

’Even though it doesn’t speak in full sentences, it sometimes reveals key information.’

’It’s pretty much down to luck.’

The Spiritual Qi in the Black Spirit Abyss was extremely thin and chaotic.

Absorbing it was dangerous.

So, even while using Sword Control, they didn’t dare to move too quickly.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered Demon Beasts.

These Demon Beasts were extremely strong.

Although they were imprisoned here, they were not completely subjugated.

It was necessary to wear down their strength and then deal with them separately.

Even people from the Sect had to come in groups; otherwise, it would be easy for accidents to happen.

After dodging a few Demon Beasts, Jiang Man looked at his map, pointed to the right, and said, "My destination is this way. There shouldn’t be much danger from here on out.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, Senior Sister."

"Wait a moment, Junior Brother," Xie Zhixu said. "Let me give you a Talisman. This way, you’ll know my location, or I’ll be able to sense yours. If you run into any danger, you can call for me."

Jiang Man didn’t hesitate.

The other man’s hand rested in Jiang Man’s palm.

He began to inscribe the Array Pattern.

Jiang Man seized the opportunity to activate the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books.

[Not worth mentioning]

’Not worth mentioning... that means...’

Jiang Man fell silent for a moment. It proved nothing.

Once the Array Pattern was successfully inscribed, Jiang Man departed from them on his sword.

Watching him leave, the cold Xia Jian asked, "He said he’s at the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit. Do you believe him?"

Qin Ge smiled faintly. "Why don’t you go test him, Senior Sister?"

Xia Jian shot him a glance and said, "I think you’re the one who wants to test him."

"You two, stop bickering. Let’s keep moving. The sooner we finish the mission, the sooner we can leave," Xie Zhixu said with a smile.

Then, the three of them left on their swords.

On his way, Jiang Man examined the Array Pattern in his hand and found nothing wrong with it.

’Could it be that Senior Brother Xie can be ruled out?’

No matter how he looked at the three of them, he couldn’t figure out which one was targeting him.

’Forget Bai Qiufeng and his group of three. The person who gave Fang Yong the Spiritual Source must have planted one of these people to go after me.’

Jiang Man stopped overthinking it and quickly arrived at the area he was assigned to.

Here, there was a high platform with four or five simple houses on it.

When Jiang Man arrived, three people immediately came out to greet him.

All three of them had Golden Core Cultivation.

Seeing him, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Were you junior brother and sisters waiting for me?" Jiang Man asked as he landed.

’Junior brother and sisters?’ The three of them were taken aback for a second.

Usually, people who came here addressed them as senior brother and sisters.

"Aren’t you getting a little ahead of yourself, Junior Brother? I’m at Golden Core Perfection," the middle-aged man in the lead said.

The aura from his body spread out, seemingly trying to suppress Jiang Man.

A dark-skinned woman beside him added, "I’m not far behind. Late Stage of Golden Core."

The last one, a young girl, whispered, "I’m also at the Late Stage."

Jiang Man nodded.

Then, he took a step forward, appearing before the three of them.

His gaze hardened slightly.

In an instant, the pressure unique to the Primordial Spirit realm spread out.

It was like a great mountain pressing down on their shoulders.

The spiritual pressure from his Primordial Spirit felt even more crushing than the aura of a Late Stage cultivator.

It could crush a Golden Core cultivator to death.

THUD!

The three of them buckled, their knees sinking into the ground.

Seeing this, Jiang Man asked, "What did you call me?"

The three were terrified.

’A Primordial Spirit?’

"S-Senior Brother," the middle-aged man managed to say, prostrating himself on the ground.

Jiang Man nodded, then helped the man up. "No need to be so formal, Junior Brother. Tell me what’s going on here."

"There’s nothing to report for now, but we heard something happened over at the Zhenyue Bureau’s side. It’s not too far from here, so we need to be careful," the middle-aged man said.

Jiang Man nodded and said, "Take me to see the Array we’re guarding, and then show me your preparations."

The three didn’t dare to hesitate.

They had originally thought someone was coming to help with odd jobs.

They never expected a team leader to show up.

The difference between expectation and reality was just too great.

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