Chapter 582 - 318: The Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart Has Caught Up

Chapter 582: Chapter 318: The Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart Has Caught Up

He had already informed Ji Hao about the people hunting him, and the latter was still investigating. His guess was also that it had little to do with the Bai family. Someone wanted to use the Bai family to stir up trouble. The exact details would require further investigation.

Once everyone had left, the Tengu hugged Jiang Man’s thigh, begging to return to prison. Jiang Man told it earnestly that there was no going back. Crushed by despair, it hid in a corner, shivering. It regretted ever wanting to come out.

Jiang Man ignored it, instead telling the Old Yellow Ox what had just happened.

"A Celestial Demon from the Demon Race?" The Old Yellow Ox was a bit surprised. "The Celestial Demon race is quite ruthless. Are you trying to make a name for Zui Fusheng?"

"By drawing all the attention to Zui Fusheng, no one will come looking for trouble with me," Jiang Man replied.

The Old Yellow Ox was taken aback. "You, an Unparalleled Celestial Pride with world-shaking talent, still need to avoid their edge?"

Jiang Man looked at the Old Yellow Ox in silence before saying, "It’s not like they’re sending people my age. Otherwise, why would I need to avoid their edge?"

Then, Jiang Man changed the subject. "Senior, why do you think they want to capture Zhao Tiankuo?"

"Zhao Tiankuo is a Demon King; he must have some special use. However, he will definitely leave a way out for himself this time, or speed up other matters—like spinning that story last time," the Old Yellow Ox said.

Jiang Man nodded. Right now, the Celestial Demons of the Demon Race, the Sun and Moon Immortal Path, the Bai family, and the hidden assassins all posed a threat.

"I’m clearly just cultivating in the Sect. How did things end up like this?" Jiang Man shook his head. He felt that he had encountered quite a lot recently. He was being targeted for no apparent reason. It all seemed to stem from the rumors spread by the Ji family. At its core, this was still a side effect of marrying Meng Qiewei.

"Old Huang, my wife is just too beautiful. The moment I married her, I became enemies with the whole world," Jiang Man said to the Old Yellow Ox.

The Old Yellow Ox kept its head down, grazing, and said calmly, "Go tell that to your wife. You don’t need to tell me."

Jiang Man didn’t mind and simply began his cultivation. Regardless of where the threats came from, he was at least relatively safe for now. Although some people might come to kill him, there was a certain limit to the power they could deploy. Anything above this limit would be detected. For instance, in the Outer Sect, if two Primordial Spirits made a move, they would be discovered, and if they couldn’t escape, they would be caught. This was also why Qing Dai didn’t dare to make a move against the Bai Family Ancestor.

Five days later.

With continuous cultivation, his second Cultivation Gourd had accumulated to eighty percent.

Another five days later.

At the end of October, the second Gourd was fully accumulated. After that, Jiang Man began to break through.

Five days later, on November 1st.

The third Gourd was successfully opened. Not only were his Elixirs insufficient, but he also had to buy three more midway. However, his luck was pretty good during this period. Mr. Ji mentioned that an Evil God had contacted him, so he gave him one hundred thousand Spiritual Sources. Ren Qian also came looking for him, saying that the quality of the people they caught this time was quite good. The two of them yielded eighty thousand Spiritual Sources. That made one hundred and eighty thousand. Song Qing laundered thirty thousand on his end. That made two hundred and ten thousand. Added to what he originally had, the total came to five hundred thousand.

Now, to break through from the Seventh Level of Spirit to the Ninth Layer, five hundred thousand wasn’t enough. Afterward, Jiang Man sought out Mr. Ji, saying he wanted to get an advance of fifty thousand for his reward. He guaranteed that he would score eighty-five points on his exam. Mr. Ji agreed.

Then he found Mr. Tantai, saying he would definitely cultivate his Magic Skill to the Fifth Layer.

Tantai Xue was astonished. "You can get an advance on this, too?"

Jiang Man nodded, saying that if he failed, he would pay back one hundred thousand.

Tantai Xue found it amusing and also agreed. This netted him another one hundred thousand, bringing the total to six hundred thousand.

Six hundred thousand. Six hundred thousand was still not quite enough, so Jiang Man sought out Fang Yong, asking if his Gold Master had looked for him recently.

Fang Yong shook his head. Not lately; he had no idea what the other party was thinking.

Jiang Man was also curious. It was a bit of a pity that the other party hadn’t made a move recently. After all, that was a massive Gold Master who would casually drop a million at a time. They were on par with the mysterious subordinates of the Evil God.

Jiang Man then asked Fang Yong if he had a lot of savings recently.

Fang Yong backed away repeatedly, explaining, "You haven’t offended any Student Cultivators recently, which makes things a bit lacking. Even if I wanted to sell you out, I wouldn’t know how."

Jiang Man felt it was a pity. It wasn’t that he made too few enemies, but rather that he hadn’t made any new enemies within the Inner Sect.

Pausing for a moment, Jiang Man said earnestly, "Young Master Fang, you can’t just focus on your fellow cultivators in the Inner Sect. You need to look more at the outside world—like the Demon Race, or the Evil Gods."

Fang Yong was speechless.

Afterward, Fang Yong said he would take a trip to the Outer Sect. When he returned, he brought back one hundred and fifty thousand Spiritual Sources. Of that, forty thousand belonged to Xiaopang—thirty thousand was the reward his family gave him for successfully reaching Foundation Establishment to consolidate his Cultivation, and ten thousand was what he had saved up over two years. Twenty thousand belonged to Luo Xuan. Ten thousand belonged to Chang Qiweng. Twenty thousand belonged to Song Qing. Ten thousand belonged to Tang Feng. Twenty thousand belonged to Cheng Yu. Thirty thousand belonged to Fang Yong himself.

"You can repay theirs with various Secret Realms, but you have to pay mine back in cash," Fang Yong said seriously.

Jiang Man sighed in amazement. He hadn’t borrowed from them in two years; he didn’t expect them to still have so many Spiritual Sources. However, he also knew that it wasn’t easy to save up this much. They definitely hadn’t spent much on cultivation resources. If they had, this small amount of Spiritual Sources wouldn’t be enough at all.

This brought the total to seven hundred and fifty thousand. A Spirit Refining Pill cost six thousand. If he went to Miss Ji Meng, he could get a thirty percent discount on Elixirs. He could buy over one hundred and seventy pills. Combined with the ones he had left, he would have around one hundred and ninety. With the Nine-star Series at Great Success, it should be just about enough.

After that, Jiang Man began to cultivate.

Five days later.

The eighth Spirit Gourd opened. By the end of November, the eighth Gourd had accumulated to one hundred percent. On this day, the Sect officially confirmed the matter of expanding enrollment and began preparations. The expansion would take place next year.

On December 4th.

Jiang Man successfully broke through. He opened the ninth Spirit Gourd. But to reach Great Success, he needed to fully accumulate the ninth Gourd before he could complete the solidification. There was still a little over a month before the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart caught up.

On this day, Xia Jin came looking for him. She said she was here in Yu Wanyi’s place.

Jiang Man was a bit surprised. "Why didn’t Senior Sister Yu come herself?"

Xia Jin pulled back to keep some distance and said, "She’s still in prison."

Jiang Man was astonished. Was she enjoying herself in there?

Xia Jin explained, "She didn’t want to go in this time; she was sent there. Not only that, but her three daily meals have been canceled. She’s in there to suffer this time."

Jiang Man was puzzled. Why was she suffering?

"This is regarding your enrollment expansion task. Originally, she managed to secure two spots: one for you, and one for your marriage partner. But later, she found out that Ji Meng couldn’t use it," Xia Jin explained, noticing Jiang Man’s confusion. "This is a task issued to the various Sects; it counts as a Sect achievement.

"Ji Meng is not a member of the Sect. She comes from the Immortal Sect region and is considered an outsider, so she doesn’t meet the requirements.

"Therefore, it was canceled again.

"Junior Sister Yu suffered for nothing."

She, too, had suffered for nothing, Xia Jin thought bitterly. All that effort for nothing.

"Then where did this spot end up?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

"It’s circulating in the Inner Courtyard," Xia Jin said after some thought. "You are first locally, so the other one might go to the one in last place locally."

Jiang Man pondered for a moment. Fang Yong.

If he picked it up, Jiang Man wondered if he could haggle and knock off that thirty thousand debt. He thought, "If you don’t want a Secret Realm, you surely want this spot, right?"

Then, Jiang Man asked if she could just give it directly to him, allowing him to pass it on to the last place. He could just designate it. After all, whether designated or not, it would go to the last place anyway. No one would lose out.

Xia Jin instinctively wanted to refuse, but she thought of Junior Sister Yu and ultimately nodded. It was a bit troublesome, but she figured he could just do whatever he wanted.

"The task will be issued soon. You need to see if you want to participate. Furthermore, going out is definitely dangerous; some Ancient Sects are not easy to provoke," Xia Jin kindly reminded him.

Jiang Man nodded, indicating that he understood.

Xia Jin frowned, hesitating for a moment before asking, "Are you planning to avoid their edge?"

Jiang Man was speechless.

In the end, Xia Jin left.

Jiang Man continued to cultivate. On January 1st, with his Primordial Spirit growing stronger by the day, his speed at absorbing Elixirs became faster and faster. Finally, on this day, he fully accumulated the ninth Gourd. He still had five Elixirs left. Now, all that remained was the final step of solidification.

Jiang Man turned his head to look at the Old Yellow Ox. "Senior, how do I solidify it now? There are only four days left."

This was his first time being pushed this far by the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart. During this period, he hadn’t even seen Ji Meng, and he had chosen not to see the three members of the Ji Family, all so he could focus entirely on improving his Cultivation. The Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart was truly inhumane. He had no idea what kind of moves it would pull out once the time was up.