After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 128: Making Me the Scapegoat?

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Making Me the Scapegoat?

And for those at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment and Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, their numbers increase every year, and there are quite a few who manage to advance.

As it’s even harder to advance at higher levels, the numbers there accumulate even more.

Hence, the first warehouse is truly the bottom of the ladder.

Of course, there are also a very few disciples with exceptional talent, for whom advancement is just a matter of time.

Or some who are Inner Sect Disciples right from the Qi Refinement stage; these people generally encounter good people.

Because at the bottom, anyone who wants to live a decent life would not provoke these individuals.

They are highly talented and will attract attention.

Even in the Inner Sect, there are incidents of Outer Sect "borrowing" Spirit Stones.

But no one would dare trouble them.

Going logging? It’s even less likely they will encounter people who would make them do such labor.

On the contrary, those who usually throw their weight around might even end up teaching the talented how to log.

After all, making friends with such people could be immensely beneficial, as a few words of guidance from them could be invaluable.

Even just having more conversation with them, the uninformed would regard you more highly.

It gives the impression of having connections.

One would need to weigh their own strength before causing trouble.

While those with poor talent, low cultivation, and advanced age,

wherever they go are bound to meet "bad people", these are the easiest to bully within the whole Sect.

Especially when everyone is at the bottom, even someone who is humble would feel a sense of superiority upon encountering someone worse off.

After being bullied for a long time, bullying someone else becomes a natural response.

Gu An saw this quite often.

If he were twenty years younger, he could have halved his troubles.

With a small increase in realm of cultivation, his troubles would also be significantly lessened.

This is how he understood life within the Sect.

If he had not joined the Outer Sect, he would have been considered a person of high status at the Vajra Wood.

If he had not joined the Inner Sect, he would have been a significant figure in the Outer Sect, at least not someone people would provoke without thinking.

Now with each new place he entered, he found himself at a disadvantage again.

The circles were different, yet the environment he faced was very similar.

Of course, his eagerness to come here wasn’t to remain at the bottom, it was for logging.

But...

Looking at the busy Spiritual Treasure Vault, Gu An sighed inwardly.

He had been assigned to be a clerk.

At this moment, a busy Immortal was working hard.

She stood at a table, waiting for people to place their Identity Tokens, then began distributing resources.

The resources would be automatically transferred from the Spiritual Treasure Vault onto the table.

With such a system, it could indeed be completed in a day.

Gu An declared his identity, and the busy Immortal breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had finally been waiting for this moment.

After she instructed him on how to distribute the resources,

and told him about the techniques to move Arrays and some other precautions, she couldn’t wait to leave.

"Wish the senior sister had left her name." He sighed as he watched her disappearing figure.

Distributing resources was simple enough, but this handover was too casual.

Almost as if she feared saying too much.

After a busy day, all the resources were finally distributed.

And thus, Gu An finally had time to observe the Spiritual Treasure Vault.

He tidied up the things, locked the door, and headed towards the warehouse.

The Spiritual Treasure Vault was vast, occupying a considerable area.

In addition, there were guards watching over it, but they were not part of the Spiritual Treasure Vault’s immediate area.

In front of the warehouse door, Gu An used his Token to open it and went straight in.

He didn’t make use of the Array’s moving technique.

Without giving it much thought, he decided to have a look around first.

After entering, he found that inside was just a simple room.

Then he noticed there was a passage leading underground.

"Underground?"

Now it made sense; he had wondered why, even though the Spiritual Treasure Vault covered a large area, it didn’t seem capable of containing so much from what the surrounding buildings suggested.

This time, Gu An activated the Array.

He successfully opened the large door and made his way downward.

After a short time, a spacious room appeared.

Rows of shelves stood tall, arrayed with numerous spirit swords, elixir pills, and axes.

All kinds of resources were present.

"A new disciple at the early stage of Foundation Establishment is capable of guarding these things?"

Gu An couldn’t help but let out a wry laugh.

If there weren’t any issues, he would doubt if he had gone to the wrong sect.

Thinking of Junior Sister Bai Qing, he immediately checked the axes.

The axes provided here were divided into three types, for three different areas.

Gu An looked at the most abundant one, which was for the Thunder Wood, and upon sensing, found nothing wrong.

The least in amount was the last one, upon checking the provided forest, it was indeed the Iron Heart Wood.

Gu An picked it up and touched it, sensing carefully.

Then his eyebrows furrowed: "Different from what Junior Sister Bai Qing had, but... the quality is even worse."

Gu An looked towards the Spiritual Treasure Vault, where there were many items, but he believed that a portion of them definitely had issues.

If the sect didn’t conduct an inspection that would be fine, repairing one wall by dismantling another, it wouldn’t cause any problems.

But once an inspection occurs, there would definitely be major issues.

"Junior Sister Bai Qing’s side suddenly changed personnel, and here too, it seems that they smell danger and need a scapegoat," Gu An pondered with furrowed brows:

"But can an early-stage Foundation Establishment and a Ninth Level of Qi Refining bear the responsibility?

Unless... it’s just Qianchen Peak that’s investigating."

Internal affairs of Qianchen Peak wouldn’t alarm the Law Enforcement Hall.

Qianchen Peak had its own way of dealing with things unless it affected the sect.

Could the axes for the Iron Heart Wood affect the sect?

Absolutely not.

Loggers were far too few, currently at one batch per year, and with five years as the standard, that’s just twenty-five people.

Even adding others to the mix wouldn’t make more than a hundred people; they couldn’t cause much of a stir.

As long as the bulk of Thunder Wood is fine, it also won’t have much of an impact.

Other issues with spiritual medicine are also not a big problem; they would be contained within Qianchen Peak.

So...

"It really might be scapegoated."

To clarify his own situation, Gu An began his inspection.

At least go over everything he was familiar with.

To see if there were any quality issues.

Spirit swords, basic elixir pills, axes from each forest.

Until dawn.

Gu An’s face turned gloomy; the axes for the Iron Heart Wood all had issues.

Only an extremely small part of Thunder Wood, and a minor portion of Shocking God Wood, had problems.

That is to say, the less used they are, the more issues they have.

Even the spirit swords had quality problems.

Not many, but a very small portion of elixir pills also had issues.

Was it damage over the course of storage, or had they been switched out?

If I wanted to switch them out, wouldn’t it be extremely easy?

Too easy...

I’m not involved in procurement, but I’m the only one guarding them.

That’s not normal; at least there should be two people.

Otherwise, mistakes are too easy to make.

Just a matter of intention.

Especially since I checked and there was just an inspection, with the conclusion that everything was normal.

Now, if there are still issues, would they be blamed on me?

"I have a feeling I’ve gotten into a big mess, so should I report it?"

With that thought, Gu An left the Spiritual Treasure Vault and headed to the management area for the Iron Heart Wood.

With a mind full of distractions, he went to logging first.

Only by increasing cultivation could all difficulties be resolved.

I’ve just taken up a new post, whether by coincidence or design, problems won’t arise so quickly, there has to be a process.

Otherwise, it would be too fake.

When he arrived, he only saw Junior Sister Bai Qing looking distraught.

As if she had encountered some major issue.

Curious, Gu An asked, "What happened, Junior Sister?"

Upon hearing this, Junior Sister Bai Qing with grievance in her eyes said: "They, they say the axe was damaged due to my mismanagement, and that I have to compensate for it myself."