Chapter 471 - 263: Ranked So High?

Chapter 471: Chapter 263: Ranked So High?

’A free opportunity, right there for the taking. Who could say no?’

’As for whether the opportunity was dangerous, no one could know. You couldn’t blame the other party for that.’

For a moment, Jiang Man felt the person before him was planning to frame him.

If the Immortal Sect didn’t show up, he would be the first to die. If the Immortal Sect did show up, he would be the first to be captured.

Then he would be drawn into a new storm.

Of course, the other man’s plan happened to be exactly what he wanted.

Because only then could he better control the risks.

It was better to hold the switch in his own hands than in someone else’s.

"Senior Brother, you’re exaggerating. Is this treasure really that powerful?" Jiang Man asked.

Shangguan Yang nodded. "Yes, at least according to the information I’ve received. As for whether it’s worth it, you’ll know once you see it for yourself, Junior Brother."

"If it’s dangerous, you can escape on your own, Junior Brother. I’ll hold them off."

"Aren’t you afraid, Senior Brother, that I’ll take the treasure and not repay your kindness?" Jiang Man asked.

At this moment, Shangguan Yang stopped in front of a wall and examined it carefully.

Then, he used a strange symbol to open a hidden door.

Shangguan Yang went in first, sighing with emotion as he walked. "There’s no other way. I can only choose to trust you, Junior Brother."

"If I had a choice, I would naturally choose to become an Immortal myself."

"But I can’t."

Jiang Man felt that the man’s words were perfectly reasonable.

If he didn’t know the man’s true intentions beforehand, he really would have believed he had no ill will.

However, the Zhenyue Bureau was probably not mistaken.

Between the two, he chose to trust the Zhenyue Bureau.

Of course, the most important thing was that he could appraise that object.

Whether it was dangerous or not would be clear at a glance.

But he wasn’t sure if just touching it would get him involved.

The Celestial Mirror Hundred Books wouldn’t tell him something like that.

"We’re almost there," Shangguan Yang said, looking at a bright area in the depths ahead.

Just then, Jiang Man also saw an altar suspended in mid-air. It gave off a faint glow, and Spiritual Qi suffused the area. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed a Divine Object was housed there.

Below was endless darkness, leading to who knows where.

"It does look like there’s a Divine Object," Jiang Man said.

"Of course there is, as long as we aren’t too late," Shangguan Yang said.

Soon, the two arrived before the altar.

Jiang Man saw an irregularly shaped stone suspended in the middle of the altar.

On second glance, the irregular stone became a square stone.

On third glance, the square stone became round, like a bead.

After that, the stone changed with every glance, having no fixed form.

But other than that, there were no other changes.

Sensing it, it felt like an ordinary stone.

"How do we get on the altar?" Jiang Man asked curiously.

He tried, but he couldn’t get on it.

He touched it, wanting to see what this sealed altar was made of.

The pages of the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books began to turn.

Finally, they stopped on the last page.

[A powerful seal on the verge of dissipating. The outer seal will fade in two hours. A fragment of a powerful expert’s will can also break through the outer seal.]

Jiang Man was a bit surprised. He hadn’t expected the seal was about to expire.

But thankfully, it was only the outermost seal.

"There should be a key. Let me look for it," Shangguan Yang said, taking out a Talisman.

He immediately stuck it onto the seal.

Instantly, the outer layer of the seal shattered.

Now, the irregularly shaped treasure was right before his eyes.

Jiang Man grew tense. He wasn’t sure what method the other man would use to open the seal.

But at the slightest strange move, he would strike.

The Evil God’s Technique was already circulating in secret.

Not only that, but the True Martial Skill was also circulating.

When the time came, he would strike with his full power.

He just hoped the man really was only in the Early Stage of Primordial Spirit.

Otherwise, it was hard to say who would win or lose.

"Junior Brother, you go up and get it. I’ll help you absorb and refine it. As far as I know, absorbing this thing will increase your Cultivation speed exponentially. But how much it increases depends on your own Talent."

"The greater one’s Talent, the better the effect."

"It’s rather sad, really. Even treasures depend on Talent." Shangguan Yang sounded a bit melancholic as he spoke.

Jiang Man took a deep breath. "Then I’ll go give it a try?"

As he spoke, he stepped onto the altar.

He wanted to touch it, but touching it might draw him in.

’So, should I touch it or not?’

In the end, Jiang Man gritted his teeth and decided to touch it first and worry later.

’Not everything can be like the Immortal Dao Coordinate, sucking me in with just a touch, right?’

After that, Jiang Man walked onto the altar, reaching out to touch the object while staying wary of Shangguan Yang.

Shangguan Yang didn’t make a move, even at the last moment, allowing Jiang Man to touch the object.

The strange sensation made Jiang Man stop overthinking and instead activate the Celestial Mirror Hundred Books.

Soon, the book’s pages began to flip rapidly.

This time, the pages stopped at the fourth page.

’I’m done for,’ Jiang Man thought. ’The fourth page. This is the first time I’ve seen something ranked so high.’

Immediately after, words quickly appeared.

[Ten-Life Immeasurable Calamity: Disasters of heaven and earth coalesce into calamities. Countless calamities accumulate to become an Immeasurable Calamity, which forms to cleanse all life from the world. It encompasses natural and man-made disasters, containing both karma and fate. A single lifetime of it is a natural disaster; ten lifetimes become a man-made catastrophe. In ancient times, a powerful expert grew curious about the Immeasurable Calamity. When it erupted, they used a special technique to condense and absorb it. After countless years, they reached the peak of this absorption, forming the Ten-Life Immeasurable Calamity. By refining and absorbing it via a special technique, one can become the most terrifying Immeasurable Calamity in existence.]

[Record the Ten-Life Immeasurable Calamity to obtain a wisp of Magic Purple Qi (Acquirable)]

Jiang Man was stunned. This thing really wasn’t anything good.

But an ancient expert created such a dangerous thing just out of curiosity?

’Is the curiosity of the powerful really so terrifying?’

’Powerful experts are either going mad or getting curious, and the side effect is that ordinary Cultivators like us have to die.’

But after refining this thing, a person would become an Immeasurable Calamity.

Would they still have their self-awareness then?

Jiang Man thought not. The Immeasurable Calamity was so terrifying; who could possibly withstand it?

He didn’t know if Ting Fengyin could, but as a Primordial Spirit cultivator, he certainly couldn’t.

Just then, Shangguan Yang saw Jiang Man pick up the object and said, "Sit tight, Junior Brother. I will use the altar to help you refine it."

Looking at the man before him now, Jiang Man finally understood why he had been chosen.

It wasn’t to frame him, but to have him refine the Immeasurable Calamity.

Presumably, the more powerful one’s Talent, the better the result of refining the Immeasurable Calamity.

Once he, an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, refined it, the level of danger would far exceed what Shangguan Yang could achieve by refining it himself.

Jiang Man stood still, curious how long this thing would take to refine.

"About forty days, I’d say." Shangguan Yang thought for a moment. "Others would probably need over a hundred days, but your Talent, Junior Brother, should cut that time by at least half."

Jiang Man looked at him and said, "How about I take it back with me to refine? You can just tell me how, Senior Brother."

"Don’t you trust me, Junior Brother?" Shangguan Yang’s expression darkened.

In an instant, his Primordial Spirit aura flared out, sealing off Jiang Man’s escape route. "In that case, I’ll have no choice but to knock you out and help you refine it. This refinement must be done using the altar, and we cannot miss this chance."

"Later, Junior Brother, you will understand my good intentions."

Jiang Man looked at the man before him, sighed, and said, "Senior Brother, have you ever heard of the Sun and Moon Immortal Path?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yang’s pupils contracted.

In that single instant, Jiang Man moved.

He rapidly closed in on Shangguan Yang, a golden light erupting from his body.

He unleashed the layered weight of his Primordial Spirit.

He threw a punch.

BANG!

Shangguan Yang caught the punch directly.

The man’s expression was grim, somewhat shocked by the force of the punch.

Jiang Man was astonished. The man’s reaction was faster than he had expected.

Then, he continued his attack.

Shangguan Yang didn’t use any Magic Skills, instead clashing head-on with Jiang Man using his Physical Body.

The more they fought, the more Jiang Man’s brow furrowed.

Then, he was knocked back.

"Junior Brother, you’ve reached the Primordial Spirit realm?" Shangguan Yang asked in shock, steadying himself and staring at Jiang Man.

A Late Stage of Golden Core cultivator had transformed into an Early Stage of Primordial Spirit one.

Anyone would have been surprised.

Jiang Man said calmly, "And you aren’t in the Early Stage of Primordial Spirit, Senior Brother?"

"What else do you know, Junior Brother?" Shangguan Yang asked.

"Are you referring to the Sun and Moon Immortal Path?" Jiang Man gave a slight smile. "And you aren’t at the Mid-stage either, are you, Senior Brother? Otherwise, I, who have not even begun practicing a Primordial Spirit Skill, should be having a much harder time."

’The man has something that boosts his Cultivation.’

At that moment, Shangguan Yang took the initiative to attack. Power covered his body, pressing down like a great mountain.

Jiang Man activated Immovable as a Mountain. His aura, thick and continuous, flared as he began to counterattack.

Jiang Man was extremely fast and his fists were heavy, but the other man didn’t back down in the slightest, his power crashing like a torrential flood.

A series of booming crashes echoed.

The two figures flickered in and out of sight, and the ground erupted with powerful shockwaves from their clash.

Finally, the sound of a rhythmic heartbeat began to sound out.

A power that did not belong to Jiang Man erupted from his body.

This time, the already startled Shangguan Yang’s pupils shrank. He then felt his Heart Spirit being gripped by a giant hand.

Then, with a THUD, a fist landed on his chest.

It caved in immediately after.

BOOM!

Shangguan Yang slammed heavily onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He looked at Jiang Man in shock. "You’re also one of the Evil God’s people?"

"Wrong," Jiang Man said flatly. "The Evil God is one of my people."

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