After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 121: Entering the Inner Sect

Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Entering the Inner Sect

"The selection of disciples in the Inner Sect is not about cultivation level, but potential. You two are already old bones, yet you lack self-awareness."

An Immortal of the Inner Sect covered her mouth with a light laugh.

Gu An bowed his head, while the middle-aged man beside him dared not speak out of anger.

Disdain was also evident in the eyes of the dozen or so people below.

They thought the two were overestimating themselves, foolishly seeking humiliation.

"Sorry for the trouble, senior brothers and sisters, we will leave now," Gu An said with his head lowered.

A failure is just a failure; it doesn’t greatly affect him.

The foremost of the Outer Sect could still enter the Inner Sect.

He did not believe that the Outer Sect had any Golden Core cultivators.

If there really were three Golden Core cultivators, he would accept it wholeheartedly.

He would continue to log in the Outer Sect.

The progress with Green Sun Wood was slow; he could continue logging at night.

So much time had passed; the new night logging must have started already.

"Wait a moment." The man standing on the edge suddenly spoke up.

The crowd was somewhat surprised.

At this time, Senior Brother Ye also turned his head to look:

"Junior Brother Miao?"

"I have a few questions," Miao Jian said, looking at Gu An:

"Junior Brother Gu?"

"Yes," Gu An nodded.

"Just came out?" Miao Jian asked again.

"A few days ago," Gu An answered truthfully.

"Alright," Miao Jian nodded and continued, "Junior Brother has worked hard. Since you’ve come, there’s no need to go through the fighting stage again. Go to Qianchen Peak instead."

"Thank you, senior brother," Gu An thanked with his head bowed.

This change came as a surprise to the others.

Decided in just a few words?

Seeing this, a man around thirty years of age threw a token to Gu An:

"You can report to Qianchen Peak at any time."

Gu An expressed his thanks as he accepted the token.

Normally, being selected would mean direct entry into the Sect.

That would relatively improve one’s status.

Being asked to report was like winning an Outer Sect’s fighting stage.

But Gu An didn’t wish to stir up more trouble.

It didn’t matter if his status was a bit lower.

At least he would receive the toiling logging work, which he genuinely did not want.

After noticing the dismissive looks from others, Gu An bid farewell and left.

Along with another Outer Disciple over forty, they stepped out of the grand hall.

Inside the grand hall, Senior Brother Ye was surprised: "What’s this about, Junior Brother Miao?"

"He’s called Gu An, just came from the Exile Land. It’s better not to let him go through the fighting stage; there could be unnecessary trouble which neither you nor I can afford," Miao Jian explained.

Gu An?

Upon hearing this, some Outer Disciples were surprised.

However, they had heard a bit about what kind of place the Exile Land was.

Nearly everyone who goes in loses their future prospects.

Their foundation damaged.

Recovery is exceedingly difficult.

"But most of who were selected need to be led by me first, and he’s under my name?" Senior Brother Ye questioned.

Miao Jian nodded, "If Senior Brother Ye has objections, you can discuss them with the Sect. Reporting this matter will certainly result in taking him through the Inner invitation rather than the fighting stage."

Senior Brother Ye frowned, saying:

"Understood."

This displeased him; he even felt dragged down by this Gu An.

It should be known that this was competitive, once every five years.

He was in the fifth year.

The time he had was the least.

Already at a disadvantage, and now this old and useless one was added.

Simply dragging down his quality.

"You can choose one more person," Miao Jian suggested.

Senior Brother Ye didn’t feel happy because having one more person was just a slight increase, and the proportion occupied by Gu An was still there.

...

Gu An had no knowledge of the problems with this arrangement.

He only planned to pack up and head to Qianchen Peak.

"Senior Brother Gu." The middle-aged man spoke after coming out:

"My name is Jiang Wu, congratulations Senior Brother for entering the Inner Sect."

Gu An nodded: "Junior Brother Jiang won’t be far behind."

"It’s different. Those who are selected, as long as they have Foundation Establishment cultivation, can receive guidance.

That is, guidance from Senior Brother Ye.

They also get more resources than those who enter through the arena.

However, it seems that Senior Brother Ye doesn’t think highly of Senior Brother Gu." Jiang Wu did not reveal everything.

Gu An was puzzled, unaware of so many details.

If the other party disliked him, they would surely assign him to logging.

That was enough.

The question was whether they would deliberately trouble others, which would indeed be a problem.

What he was also concerned about was the Qi Sea Sky Gang.

According to Hua Jiyang, the true Qi Sea Sky Gang must be mastered at a specific cultivation level.

This meant he had to complete the remaining six levels now in order to advance to Golden Core.

Otherwise, it would be in vain.

"Luck has been rather kind to me. In the Exile Land, I had no chance to advance to Golden Core stage, otherwise, I would have truly advanced."

Gu An reflected in his heart.

If he truly had to wait five hundred years, it was highly likely he wouldn’t.

But being able to complete the training in advance meant there was no need to worry too much.

Waiting a few months or even a year longer to reach Golden Core was not a significant problem.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Wu, Gu An returned to his dwelling alone.

After a simple tidy up, Gu An informed Noodle about the move.

Then he watched as it swallowed the fish and shrimps, and then indicated readiness to leave.

This action seemed to be repeated many times.

"Hidden inside your stomach?" Gu An asked.

Noodle nodded.

This astonished Gu An; the fish had some skill.

Afterward, he collected the Array as well.

Gu An made a trip to the Outer Sect mission distribution center.

He met Senior Sister Chen.

He gave her a box of pastries to express gratitude for her assistance these days.

Additionally, he inquired about the Inner Sect.

"You’re going to register yourself?" Chen Yue was somewhat surprised.

Gu An nodded, and with emotion, said: "Because I’m too old at forty, it’s basically over for me, but since I just returned from the Exile Land, I was specially recruited.

But I have to register myself.

Moreover, I heard that I will be cultivating under the name of a Senior Brother; what’s that about?"

"That’s indeed the case," Chen Yue nodded:

"But you need to have Foundation Establishment to qualify; typically it’s for five people."

"Five people?" Gu An contemplated and said: "There are more than five with Foundation Establishment."

"Some other areas also require people, and those who are needed there won’t be released, so they’re not under Senior Brother Ye.

So, nine times out of ten, you’ll be one of them.

Every five years there is a competition, this is the fifth year, so for the next five years, every year there will be a grand competition with the previous four groups.

Winning gets you resources, losing means losing face and hard labor.

It’s not just a cultivation for Outer Disciples but also for the five Inner Disciples.

Winning or losing is quite important to them, so Junior Brother, your days might not be easy."

Gu An was curious: "In five years, progressing by just a small realm segment, what’s there to compete over?"

Chen Yue smiled: "Temperament, realm, Divine Soul, magic, speed of progression – what can’t be compared?"

Gu An nodded, signifying his understanding.

Moreover, to know if you are under Senior Brother Ye, just collect the Inner Sect identity.

If you receive an extra Token marked with Ye’s signature, then you are under him.

Having understood enough, Gu An said goodbye and left.

Chen Yue, watching Gu An’s departure, took out a notebook and crossed out Gu An’s name from the Outer Disciple roster.

"Not simple at all, entering the Inner Sect in just over a year.

At first, I thought he wouldn’t live long, but who would have thought, he not only came out from the Exile Land but also directly entered the Inner Sect.

Those who took on tasks with him, not a single one has returned.

I’ve been lacking in judgement lately."

Chen Yue laughed mockingly at herself.

Then she looked at the box, twenty Spirit Stones.

"Is collecting Spirit Stones so profitable?"

Even she felt some emotion.