After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 371 - 273: I Wish the Fire Phoenix Clan Would Rule Our Sect_2

Chapter 371: Chapter 273: I Wish the Fire Phoenix Clan Would Rule Our Sect_2

But I still managed to come back.

I thought you would take the stuff and then toss me out.

Didn’t expect you to actually save me.

*I’m touched, and I’ve decided not to leave.*

By the way, when I came back out, I had ascended to Primordial Spirit.

It seems there were more things inside the tombstone that I absorbed, and my cultivation progressed really fast.

Can I stay downstairs now?"

"Sure, let Pang Wen take you down, and tell him which room you want to go to," Gu An replied.

*What else could he say?*

*This outcome was beyond his expectations.*

*He never thought he’d get these two things.*

*Normally, wouldn’t anyone just take the stuff and leave?*

After asking some questions, Gu An left.

*Now, he needed to deal with these two things first.*

*A man without a crime, yet guilty of possessing a treasure.*

*If people knew these two things were with him, he would be in serious trouble.*

*These kinds of things, how could someone at Golden Core Middle Stage like him possess them?*

Chen Changfeng said no one should have seen him at the last moment, but he had encountered some people during the process.

*He wondered if it would be guessed.*

Gu An returned to his residence.

*He wanted to contact Chu Meng.*

*After a moment of hesitation, Gu An headed to Heavenly Suspension Peak.*

*If he went there himself, there was a slight chance he’d be discovered, but there’s someone who could.*

Gu An appeared by the lakeside of his residence, and Noodle quickly swam over.

Gu An looked at Noodle and asked, "Would you be noticed if you went out?"

Noodle shook its head.

"Go find someone," Gu An added.

Noodle nodded.

"Go find Chu Meng," Gu An said the name.

Originally nodding, Noodle immediately froze in place.

Then, it slowly sank into the water.

*It must be afraid.*

Gu An looked at the water’s surface and said, "Next time she feeds you, I won’t speak up."

As soon as the words fell, with a swoosh, Noodle leaped out of the water.

Gu An threw a peanut over, which Noodle caught in one gulp.

It quickly disappeared beneath the water’s surface.

*No telling where it went.*

*Noodle’s ability to hide was still strong.*

That night, Chu Meng arrived.

Gu An was sitting in the hall reading a book when he heard footsteps.

Then the main door was pushed open.

Under the moonlight, Chu Meng, dressed in a light pink immortal dress, walked in with the moonlight, then frowned, "Don’t you turn on the lights?"

"I can see," Gu An pointed at the book.

It was the Pingqiu Three Styles.

"Your eyesight is great, but you’ll go blind eventually," Chu Meng said with a snap of her fingers.

Then, all the array lights in Gu An’s room lit up.

Soft and bright, like daylight.

"How is it? I helped you modify it last time; isn’t your supervisor so considerate you could cry?" Chu Meng asked, sitting opposite Gu An.

Gu An looked at the array, indeed a bit surprised.

With some emotion, he said, "Thank you, Senior."

*He didn’t come back often and didn’t even know there had been such a big change here.*

*To him, it was the same everywhere.*

*Whether it was the Outer Peak or Heavenly Suspension Peak.*

*It was all just for convenience.*

*There was no place that made him feel attached.*

*If it weren’t for Noodle and the Blood Demon Divine Monarch here, he wouldn’t even have returned.*

"Your spirit pet is really good at hiding, hiding all the way over to my place," Chu Meng took out some peanuts and pastries and placed them on the table, "Just when my maid was about to make me some food, you called it to find me; did you have your eye on my food?"

Gu An picked up the items and tasted them, discovering they were made by the First Maid.

The taste was indeed good.

Then he got to the point, "The reason I called you over, Senior, is for a mission."

"Mission?" Chu Meng was a bit puzzled.

*She seemed unable to think of any recent missions.*

"The mission of the Fire Phoenix Clan," Gu An reminded her.

"Hasn’t it just started? Failed already?" Chu Meng said as she ate a peanut, slightly curious,

"If you report failure so quickly and I don’t give you a hard time, then I won’t have lived up to your enthusiasm."

Gu An shook his head slightly, then took out the heavy stone-like scripture.

He then brought out the Fire Phoenix Spirit Egg.

Placing them alongside the food.

Chu Meng opened her mouth, about to pop a peanut into it, but upon seeing the items, the peanut slipped from her hand.

Lightly tapping the table.

Her mouth remained open.

Gu An was eating without saying more.

A moment later, Chu Meng finally returned to normal, picking up the peanut and continuing to eat, "Where did this come from?"

"A captive from the First Institute brought it back," Gu An answered.

"Why did they bring it to you?" Chu Meng asked again.

Gu An shook his head, "I don’t know, maybe there’s something wrong with their head."

Chu Meng nodded in agreement.

"Have you looked at this?" Chu Meng asked again.

Gu An shook his head, "No, I didn’t dare to look."

"At your age, you’re still becoming timid?" Chu Meng sounded a bit incredulous.

"The problem with this item is that it’s uncertain if anyone discovered the captive from the First Institute brought it back," Gu An stated.

Upon hearing this, Chu Meng nodded and said,

"You’re worried someone might cause you trouble?"

Gu An nodded, admitting, "Yes, and if they do come looking for trouble this time, it’s not just the Sect; it could be outsiders too."

"That makes sense," Chu Meng said while eating, "I’ll submit it later; the evaluation will come back soon, so you can think about what you want. It seems like it’s real.

You’ve made a significant contribution."

Saying this, Chu Meng collected the items.

This time, she left quickly.

Didn’t even mention giving him a hard time.

Gu An sighed.

*Originally, his position in the Sect was quite stable, not as precarious as before.*

*Dangers could pop up anywhere.*

*Now, although caught in a whirlpool, he had some ability to protect himself.*

*Beyond the whirlpool, there was a Peak Master ensuring his safety, and within the Sect, his merits were high enough.*

*He felt increasingly secure.*

*Didn’t expect to encounter such a situation.*

*Once again, he had to be on edge.*

*Even though he had no such ambitions, why did such treasures have to come his way?*

In early August.

Cangmu Sect Main Hall, Qu Youdao and a few others gathered once more.

At the start of each month, they reviewed the situation of the Six Courtyards.

"The First Institute started having income, steadily handing in a thousand Spirit Stones monthly, keeping around three thousand for themselves, a decent revenue," Yan Ruxue said with a smile.

Situ Baichuan said, "Returning to Void, Primordial Spirit, all working for them tirelessly, three to four thousand Spirit Stones a month.

These Primordial Spirit and Returning to Void really aren’t worth much."

"You can’t put it that way, three to four thousand a month, that’s thirty to forty thousand a year, not bad.

It’s tough to earn thirty to forty thousand.

The Master of the First Institute, in the Outer Peak, had decent resources, two or three thousand a year.

Ten times," Qu Youdao laughed heartily.

"But the Second Institute is impressive, using certain channels, selling off these people for high prices.

One Golden Core earns more than the First Institute does in a year.

They turn in a tenth, the rest is theirs.

They’re probably instantly wealthy," Situ Baichuan remarked, "And it’s not just the Second Institute, but the Third and Fourth too, if they aren’t puppets, they’re looking for people to exchange, the Fifth and Sixth Institutes found their enemies, developing long-term trades.

Even offering fixed prices for services, forcing people to serve, our Sect isn’t labeled as the Demon Sect, but if this gets out, we’d be considered one.

*It seems the Sect initially restricted them.*

"When did the Sect become like this?" Qu Youdao lamented:

"The Sect Master told us to keep a low profile for three hundred years. Who’s managing the Sect?"

"Aren’t you managing it?" Situ Baichuan asked.

"Huh? Was I supposed to manage it? The Sect Master didn’t say," Qu Youdao responded.

Yan Ruxue looked at him, seriously saying, "Don’t you manage the Six Peaks?"

"Isn’t the Law Enforcement Hall and the Merit Hall managing?

Aren’t they essentially part of the Six Peaks? Shouldn’t it be them?" Qu Youdao retorted.

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The compassionate Immortal sighed,

"It turns out, none of you care about the Sect; those disciples are so pitiful, never feeling the care of their masters."

Qu Youdao rolled his eyes, saying:

"Let’s skip over this; it’s not a big deal; a mature Sect has its own rules.

Nothing’s happened these years, right?

Things are fine for now; dealing with those riffraff is easy, like playing.

Speaking of which, we should pay attention to the Fire Phoenix Clan; their graveyard has been excavated.

The surviving clan members are probably coming to East Road Ancient State; should we take action? We don’t seem to have a Guardian Sect Beast."

Situ Baichuan looked up, asking, "Has the Sect Master agreed?"

Everyone went silent at this question.

"Forget it, let’s not get involved," Qu Youdao shook his head and waved his hand, "If they actively come at us, that would be great; I’ve heard their clan is very powerful, domineering.

Coming here, trying to recruit us for their tasks, forcibly coming, that would be great.

If we resist, would the Sect Master say anything?"