Chapter 381 - 223: Becoming the Evil God’s Apostle (2)

"You have to understand them to get the upper hand," Steward Hu said, seeming to know what was on Jiang Man’s mind.

Jiang Man sighed.

’At first, I thought Ancient Cultivators must practice all sorts of powerful Cultivation Skills, allowing them to skyrocket in power instead of following a rigid, step-by-step process like me.’

’But now it seems...’

’I should stick to the Cultivation Skills revised and standardized by the Immortal Sects.’

’After all, even the Ancient Cultivators are keeping up with the times.’

However, he was very curious about how the Lingyue Sect planned to advance to Foundation Establishment.

Without the help of a Secret Realm, advancing was extremely difficult.

’They’re probably using an Ancient Skill.’

At this moment, Steward Hu suddenly spoke up. "You can accept the mission, but you can’t officially register it as ’research’ just yet. It would be too obvious."

"Not only that, but we also have to give the people from the Criminal Law Hall an explanation."

"Leave that to me."

"It’ll take two days. Get some proper rest during that time."

"After two days, we can register it properly. Then you’ll be able to stay up all night ’researching’."

Jiang Man felt a bit helpless. ’So I still have to rest for two days in the end?’

But with the Evil God Statue, he could still cultivate even while sleeping.

After nodding to show his cooperation, Jiang Man collected the research plaque.

Then he returned to his courtyard.

He knew who had reported him without even having to ask.

’So, should I make a move?’

Jiang Man considered it for a moment and decided to ignore it for now.

’I’ll focus on improving my Cultivation first.’

’Especially since the guy seems to be avoiding me. I can’t even find him, so there’s no point wasting my time on him.’

’Now I can take an Elixir, go to sleep, and improve my Cultivation in my dreams.’

’But since my Cultivation has been interrupted anyway, I might as well write a letter to Miss Ji Meng.’

He told her that he had encountered an Ancient Cultivator Sect and had even witnessed their disciple selection process.

He mentioned giving them a secret manual.

Then he brought up his questions: why did everyone join the Yunqian Bureau at the age of sixteen?

And why were the rules against cultivating at night stricter here than in a Sect?

After finishing the letter, Jiang Man sent it off.

The Seven-Colored Bird didn’t seem to fear being discovered at all.

「That evening.」

The delicate-featured man and his companions, who had left earlier, returned to their courtyard.

They glanced over at Jiang Man’s residence and saw that the candlelight was on, meaning he was there.

’Since he was able to come back, it means he sorted things out.’

"I wonder how many Spiritual Sources he lost. He probably didn’t bring many with him when he ’escaped’, so he must be hurting badly," the delicate-featured man sneered.

"Let’s leave him alone for now. He should know we were behind this," said the heavyset man.

"And from the looks of it, even if he knows, there’s nothing he can do about it," the delicate-featured man said, a hint of smugness in his voice.

"Let’s talk inside," the woman said.

The three of them didn’t pay much mind to a mere Qi Refining cultivator. The mission was their top priority.

Besides, this was just a petty trick. The real lesson would come later.

There was no need to dwell on it.

「In the mist.」

Jiang Man had arrived here once again.

But this time, he felt something was strange.

The surrounding mist was actually parting on its own.

As if intentionally avoiding him.

The ruined temple was much clearer than before.

"Has something changed here?"

Jiang Man was perplexed.

He promptly entered the ruined temple, preparing to cultivate.

But soon, his attention was drawn to the words on a stone tablet.

There was an extremely eye-catching line of text.

"By order of the Immortal Spirit, do not trust Jiang Man! Isolate him! Kill him!"

The characters were distorted, as if they had been carved with great difficulty.

"So they want me dead," Jiang Man remarked.

He wasn’t surprised by such a kill order.

’After all, I’m an undercover agent.’

As for why the Evil God would issue the order personally, he had no idea.

But he didn’t care. They could try to kill him, and he would focus on his Cultivation.

’As long as we don’t interfere with each other, it’s fine.’

’If they’re actually bold enough to try and kill me in the Sect, then they can only blame themselves for being blind and running to their deaths.’

’As for the outside world...’

’I’d still try to avoid them.’

’After all, I don’t know what their Cultivation levels are. Even an Unparalleled Celestial Pride was weak once.’

’It’s only reasonable to lay low for a bit.’

With that settled, Jiang Man planned to begin his Cultivation.

But just as he was about to start circulating his Cultivation Skill, he suddenly sensed someone approaching from outside.

Jiang Man turned to look. It was the first time he had ever seen anyone enter this place.

He had thought that people here were invisible to one another.

A moment later, a blurry figure walked in.

"Have I seen you before?" Jiang Man suddenly asked.

The figure was indistinct, but there was a sense of familiarity about them.

He must have encountered this person while comprehending the Glazed Skill.

"You actually remember me?" The figure sounded a little surprised.

Jiang Man said calmly, "Are you here to kill me?"

Jiang Man pointed to the words on the stone tablet.

The figure shook their head. "No. Our Messenger was captured by the Sects, so we want to find a new one."

Jiang Man nodded. "And what does that have to do with me?"

The figure was silent for a long time before saying, "You are the new Messenger we have chosen."

Jiang Man gestured to the stone tablet. "It doesn’t look that way."

"That is the former Messenger’s last struggle. She failed to get out of prison, which proves she wasn’t the one favored by the Immortal Spirit. The Immortal Spirit chose a new Messenger, which is why you were able to get out of prison," the figure explained slowly.

Jiang Man was taken aback for a second, then clapped his hands and sighed dramatically. "So you saw through me after all. And here I was, planning to get along with you all as just an ordinary person."

Chen Shi: "..."

He had never met such a shameless person.

But the person had indeed been chosen, and it was indeed Jiang Man.

As for the words on the tablet, they would only make people think the old Messenger was struggling and trying to stop them.

The more she tried to stop them, the more it proved their choice was the right one.

’A bunch of fanatics,’ he thought.

He, for one, was indifferent to it.

They were only changing the Messenger, not the Immortal Spirit. His loyalty was to the Immortal Spirit.

Therefore, he could accept Jiang Man as the Messenger.

Especially since...

...he had witnessed the shocking moment when this man had transformed into Taiyang.