Chapter 542 - 299: Nature’s Gift

Chapter 542: Chapter 299: Nature’s Gift

「Early November.」

Jiang Man stood on a high platform, looking at the array below.

There was some greenery here, making the environment much better than the distant mountains.

If he were to move now, it would be toward the mountains ahead.

Then he would have to transform those withered mountain ranges.

It would be a long process.

For now, everything was moving in a positive direction.

The Immortal Sect was in a period of great governance, investing immense effort to mend this ravaged land.

The Evil Gods didn’t dare show their faces, and those on the blacklist couldn’t leave rashly.

Members of the Immortal Sect were fighting everywhere, eliminating sources of instability.

Ting Fengyin, for example, would occasionally return with injuries.

’Even someone as strong as him gets hurt. I wonder who he’s always fighting.’

Putting these thoughts aside, Jiang Man carefully observed the changes in the surrounding array.

There were no changes.

Afterward, he had the three of them go and gather some information.

The three were a middle-aged man named Tao He, a dark-skinned woman named Zheng Yan, and a young girl named Song Wushuang.

When they heard Jiang Man tell them to gather information, they were completely bewildered.

’Information about the Zhenyue Bureau? Or news about whether someone is coming down to inspect?’

But Jiang Man didn’t specify, so they could only try to figure it out for themselves.

Eventually, they returned.

"No news at all?" Jiang Man asked.

"That’s right. No news at all. Nothing from the Zhenyue Bureau’s side either. We don’t know what the current situation is," Tao He said.

Jiang Man fell silent for a moment, then told them to go about their own business.

At this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this senior brother liked to stir things up, he was also quite easy to talk to.

They figured he probably just wanted to experience the feeling of giving orders more often.

That was a feeling they rarely got in the Sect, but it was common during missions.

Jiang Man checked the report again.

According to the report, out of thirty people from the Zhenyue Bureau, eight had gone missing.

Among them was a team leader with the surname He, who had a Primordial Spirit Perfection Cultivation.

He vanished after entering the range of the Evil God’s aura.

The Zhenyue Bureau reported it immediately, but the report failed to go through.

They only discovered this three days later and immediately began a deeper investigation of the area.

However, they found nothing.

They also contacted the administrator of the Black Spirit Abyss right away.

Ultimately, it was confirmed: the Black Spirit Abyss was sealed off.

Easy to enter, but difficult to leave.

Therefore, it wasn’t easy for the Sect to discover the problem here.

Beyond that, there were no further discoveries.

People from the Sect were already trying to break the seal.

The Zhenyue Bureau, meanwhile, began investigating the location where everyone disappeared.

’It seems only a very small number of people know about this,’ Jiang Man thought.

He wasn’t sure how long this matter could be kept secret.

It was also hard to say what would happen if it were exposed.

Aside from the Zhenyue Bureau, he had no other channels for information.

His only option was to see who received the location data and whether that person had more information channels.

All that was left was to raise his cultivation. Regardless of the reason for the seal, this place had become dangerous.

Improving his cultivation was the most important thing.

Right now, he still needed to improve his Spirit.

He was currently at the Spiritual Fourth Layer.

It would be best if he could obtain the Nine-star Body Refining Method upon reaching the Fifth Layer.

Then he could enhance his Physical Body.

This way, his power would be balanced, allowing him to better exert his full strength.

Otherwise, if his Primordial Spirit Body became too strong, it would be incompatible with his Physical Body and strength.

Leading to a loss of control.

If he exerted too much force, he could easily suffer from cultivation deviation.

In the following days, Jiang Man focused on consuming Elixirs to enhance his Spirit.

「Mid-November.」

Jiang Man had consumed thirty Elixirs.

His fourth Spirit Gourd had only accumulated thirty percent of its capacity.

His progress had slowed.

It was due to the influence of the environment.

The environment here was even worse than at the Yunqian Bureau, making it more difficult.

It seemed he would need more Elixirs.

Fortunately, he could buy them directly here.

Using his Zhenyue Bureau Token, he could even get a ten percent discount.

If he could rescue the missing people, he could probably get a twelve percent discount.

For the sake of a better discount and the Body Refining Method, he decided to go and investigate.

The main reason was that the reports showed no progress.

And Tao He’s group hadn’t managed to find out anything either.

They thought Jiang Man simply wanted to give orders and boss them around.

So they weren’t very diligent.

But they had done a cursory inquiry. No news was no news.

Additionally, there were no new findings regarding the Demon Beasts.

"Around this time in the past, would there be any activity from the Demon Beasts?" Jiang Man suddenly asked the trio before he left.

Hearing this, Zheng Yan thought for a moment and said, "There would be some intelligent Demon Beasts that deliberately pass by to check on the situation. We usually just turn a blind eye."

"We haven’t seen any this year, but that’s not too unusual."

"Have you noticed that the array has stabilized? That the surrounding greenery is healthier?" Jiang Man asked.

The three shook their heads upon hearing his words.

’How could we possibly tell?’

"You can tell. Look at that lawn over there. When I arrived, that patch of grass was damaged, and there were footprints. It should be a place where some Demon Beasts pass through," Jiang Man said, pointing to the lawn ahead.

"Occasionally, some non-intelligent Demon Beasts do pass by," Song Wushuang said.

"But not recently," Jiang Man said.

"What does that mean?" Tao He asked, confused.

"It’s abnormal," Jiang Man said calmly. "The array is due to fluctuate soon. Not only have they not come to observe, but even the Demon Beasts that usually get close have stayed away."

"Doesn’t that suggest something is about to happen?"

The three felt that what Jiang Man said made some sense.

But it also seemed a bit exaggerated.

Still, they didn’t refute him, only saying they would pay more attention.

After that, Jiang Man left, heading in the direction where the Zhenyue Bureau members had disappeared.

Soon, he arrived at the marked area via Sword Control.

It was a small grove of trees.

Just by standing outside it, he could feel the aura of an Evil God.

After sensing it carefully, he found that it was somewhat similar to the aura of an Ancient Well Type Evil God, yet also different.