The demands of a peerless heaven's chosen

And as the two pills dropped...

Jiang Man sensed an unknown change taking place in his Peerless Heaven's Chosen Destiny.

That profound, mysterious sensation came with it.

Jiang Man turned his attention toward it.

Then the profound, mysterious sensation began to be deciphered, finally manifesting as text.

[Peerless Heaven's Chosen Destiny]

[As a Peerless Heavenly Prodigy, cultivation has become instinctive to you. As long as your body permits, you will assuredly cultivate one hundred and fifty times every day and raise the Origin Condensation Method to the ninth layer within three hundred days.]

[Failure will cause your Fate Pattern to backfire.]

[All cultivation will be lost.]

There it was, the third demand.

It was a little inhuman.

One hundred and fifty times a day.

Would he have time to do anything else?

He studied in the mornings, and pretty much all his remaining time went to cultivation.

He really would have to stop sleeping at night.

Then what was the Origin Condensation Method?

Jiang Man had never heard of this method, but seeing "ninth layer" brought him some relief.

After all, it said ninth layer, which meant a Simple Method would do.

If it had been the thirteenth layer...

That would have been fatal.

Reaching the thirteenth layer was hardly a contest of talent. It was plainly a contest of wealth and backing.

It looked like it wanted people to work hard and cultivate to the pinnacle, but in truth, it was testing whether they could afford an Upper Grade Method.

This Peerless Heaven's Chosen Destiny wasn't playing fair either.

It was simply bullying a poor freak of talent like him.

"Has the demand come out?" Old Yellow Ox asked from beside him.

Jiang Man nodded. "It has. There are two more pills."

Of the two pills, one was crimson as blood, the other white as snow.

"A Flawless Qi and Blood Pill and a Flawless Spirit-Concentration Pill. The former is for cultivating the body, meaning the Qi and Blood Method, while the latter cultivates the mind, meaning the Visualization Method." After a little thought, Old Yellow Ox said, "They should be similar to the Flawless Spirit-Gathering Pill you received, covering the last three layers."

Covering three layers was good enough. That would save quite a few Spirit Sources.

The only pity was that there wasn't a new Spirit-Gathering Pill.

Otherwise, raising his cultivation later would have been much easier too.

Old Yellow Ox didn't particularly care about these things. Qi Refining-level legacies were commonplace. Even the best Qi Refining Methods or pills only amounted to so much.

What mattered to him was the new demand.

He immediately asked about it.

Jiang Man didn't hide anything and told him the first demand.

"That doesn't matter. You don't sleep anyway. Starlight never fails those who press on through the night," Old Yellow Ox said.

Jiang Man: "..."

Then he told him the second demand.

Namely, the unknown Origin Condensation Method.

Hearing this, Old Yellow Ox froze. "Origin Condensation Method? How many days?"

"Three hundred days," Jiang Man replied.

"How many layers?"

"Nine."

Old Yellow Ox fell silent, just as he had last time.

Even without asking, Jiang Man knew this demand was probably going to be a tough one.

But he still needed to get to the bottom of it.

This time, Old Yellow Ox didn't speak in riddles either. After a brief pause for thought, he explained, "A method for condensing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, strengthening the foundation, and nurturing one's origin.

"It's an old name.

"Going by the cultivation methods released by the Four Great Immortal Gates today...

"It's the Foundation Establishment method.

"In other words, you need to complete the ninth layer of the Foundation Establishment method within three hundred days."

Jiang Man froze at that.

He found it a little hard to believe.

Foundation Establishment?

What did people at that level have to do with him?

After a moment's hesitation, he still asked, "Is Foundation Establishment difficult?"

"No. For someone like you, Foundation Establishment is only a matter of time," Old Yellow Ox answered truthfully.

For a genius with such astonishing talent, Foundation Establishment would certainly not be too difficult.

Jiang Man could hardly believe it. He asked tentatively, "So this demand actually isn't that high?"

Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man and sneered. After considering his words, he said, "You're asking the wrong way. You should include the time limit."

Jiang Man paused, then organized his words. "Is it difficult to go from the Qi Refining Sixth Layer to Foundation Establishment, then cultivate the Origin Condensation Method to the ninth layer, all in three hundred days?"

Old Yellow Ox chuckled. "As difficult as ascending to heaven."

Jiang Man was silent for a moment, then reined in his emotions.

He began cleaning.

Somewhat surprised, Old Yellow Ox asked, "Willing to give up now?"

Jiang Man turned back to look at him and said meaningfully, "Old Huang, you know nothing about a Peerless Heavenly Prodigy."

Old Yellow Ox: "..."

He decided never to ask similar questions again.

Having learned his lesson twice, he wasn't going to draw conclusions too early either.

At that moment, Jiang Man simply cleaned while waiting for Chang Qiwen to arrive.

Just how difficult were Foundation Establishment and the Origin Condensation Method?

He had no idea.

Because they were beyond his reach.

Although Old Yellow Ox knew a little, there were still discrepancies between his knowledge and the actual situation.

But Jiang Man understood one thing very clearly.

He had to enter a sect.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to obtain the Origin Condensation Method.

Besides that, there was the matter of Foundation Establishment. If an opportunity arose, he would have to take it seriously too.

But for now, he wouldn't dwell on it.

There wasn't much point.

It was still a long way off.

Of course, he still had to earn Spirit Sources in the meantime.

He would certainly need the Spirit Source badly later.

Fortunately, Chang Qiwen's challenge had brought him a sizable haul.

An hour later.

Jiang Man looked outside in the moonlight.

A figure was heading toward the Stable.

It was none other than Chang Qiwen.

He looked somewhat mature, his gaze resolute.

"Jiang Man, where do you want to fight me?" Chang Qiwen asked as he came up to him.

Jiang Man pointed outside. "Over there. There's a fair amount of open ground here."

"Is there anything you want to say?" Chang Qiwen asked, looking at Jiang Man as he reached the open ground.

Jiang Man, who had followed him over, thought briefly. "Just one question. Who do you work for?"

He had wanted to ask directly whether he worked for Cheng Yu.

But that would have been a little too abrupt.

If he really did work for her, then any tricks he tried afterward would certainly be better concealed.

If Jiang Man didn't ask, the other party might still think he hadn't noticed.

Anything they did would more easily reveal the horse's hoof beneath the disguise.

"I just can't stand you." Looking at Jiang Man, Chang Qiwen said earnestly, "Why should I be held down by you after working so hard for so long?

"Without you, being in third place would have given me a chance at a slot.

"Especially since Young Master Cheng thinks highly of me.

"I was fully qualified to compete with first and second place for a slot.

"And now you've come.

"You've ruined everything for me."

Jiang Man looked at him, feeling that it was all nonsense.

How could wanting a slot justify attacking him outright?

So he didn't intend to ask any more questions. Instead, he stepped forward. "Ready?"

"You're weak in actual combat, yet you're still trying to bluff." Completely unafraid, Chang Qiwen strode forward.

He rapidly closed in on Jiang Man.

Light appeared in his palm, like a golden dragon swimming.

Dragon-Suppressing Method.

A dragon's roar rang out.

The attack reached him.

Jiang Man didn't flinch either. He circulated Three Talents Force and struck with Six Harmonies Palm.

Six palms united as one.

Boom!

The Six Harmonies Palm, carrying An Jin, smashed straight through the golden light and struck toward Chang Qiwen.

The latter was somewhat surprised.

He had originally intended to probe his opponent's strength first.

He hadn't expected him to open with six palms united as one.

When had he reached the ninth layer of Six Harmonies Palm?

Not daring to hesitate, Chang Qiwen retreated, dodging.

In the end, there was nowhere left to dodge. The palm imprint was too large, and he could only face it head-on.

He then circulated Six Harmonies Palm to meet it.

Boom!

Chang Qiwen staggered several steps back, his palm aching a little.

Sure enough, Three Talents Force had been added.

And...

When had he mastered An Jin with Three Talents Force too?

Had he deliberately shown weakness at Luo Xuan's place this morning?

While he was still thinking, Jiang Man's attack had already arrived.

Once again, it was six palms united as one, combined with the An Jin of Three Talents Force.

Boom!

Chang Qiwen was forced back.

"How long can your spiritual qi last if you fight like this?"