After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 92: The Senior Brother Who Always Drops Spirit Stones

Chapter 92: Chapter 92: The Senior Brother Who Always Drops Spirit Stones

An Xinru and the others left.

The rest felt unwillingness in their hearts, but seeing someone seriously injured, they also felt helpless.

Leave?

But it’s only been half a month of oppression, next month it will still be an entire month.

They could still continue.

If they didn’t need these Spirit Stones, why else would they come here?

Eventually, everyone’s anger and dissatisfaction turned into silent sighs.

Unable to resist, they could only accept.

Gu An saw that man rise unsteadily to his feet, hobbling back with a limp.

His already unimposing stature seemed to stoop even more.

"Senior Brother." Zeng Lan and Yu Tu came over.

"Let’s go," said Gu An.

It wasn’t a surprise to him that only half was given out this time.

He even thought that the other party might directly hold back an entire month’s worth.

It seems the other party also wanted to proceed step by step.

Doing it all at once would be too exaggerated, and the backlash would be severe.

Slowly, she would probably become more and more excessive.

Gu An was not in a rush; he wanted to improve his cultivation first.

He needed to advance to at least the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment or Perfection.

The Foundation Establishment... ever since he had advanced, he had not truly felt it.

It seemed unreal.

He remembered when he was at the Third Level of Qi Refining, he thought that the Sixth Level was a formidable existence.

He had never even seen someone in Foundation Establishment.

Now he hasn’t seen much of it either.

Yet he had inexplicably achieved Foundation Establishment.

And he was not considered weak in strength.

On the way back, Yu Tu was somewhat indignant: "That’s so unfair."

"Yes, they directly withheld half of our Spirit Stones," Zeng Lan was also indignant.

"It is a bit too much," Gu An nodded in agreement.

Originally, Spirit Stones were supposed to be given out in advance, but now they just withheld half a month’s worth.

"If I didn’t lack Spirit Stones, I’d quit this," Zeng Lan said helplessly.

Six Stones a month could do quite a bit.

She didn’t want to give up.

Yu Tu also nodded helplessly.

He felt the same.

Gu An didn’t say anything.

He indeed couldn’t give up, but what he couldn’t give up was logging.

Spirit Stones were not essential.

Although he was poor, he always had some kind-hearted senior brothers and sisters who were generous.

Like the four from the Demon Beast Garden.

Each provided dozens of Spirit Stones.

Together, that was a total of two hundred.

Plus the previous fifty, he now had two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones.

Not only that, but he could also try to sell their Storage Treasures.

Selling them a bit farther away, he could get at least one hundred Spirit Stones for them.

It was a modest wealth.

Besides, there were also Forging experience and talisman making experience.

Gu An had looked at them; although he could understand, he didn’t seem talented in them.

So he left them untouched for now.

Back at his dwelling, Gu An decided to go again tonight.

Others rested for four days; he had to go for two.

Just a little bit left, needed to refill.

To have some progress.

Two days later.

The beginning of October.

The first thing Gu An did when he returned was to cultivate.

To enhance his cultivation.

After extracting the values, it was as if he had entered a dream.

He began to cultivate day after day; the Innate Longevity Technique required tranquility.

So he had always been cultivating peacefully.

Time passed day by day, year by year.

His cultivation barely changed at all.

But he still maintained a peaceful heart, feeling the passage of time in the long river of history.

When he felt the time was right, he began to elevate his cultivation.

However, due to an unsettled mind, the advancement failed.

There was no pause, as he continued to soothe his mental state.

Once again, he accumulated strength, and when he felt it was time to advance, he began the breakthrough.

This time, it occurred as naturally as water flowing along its course.

Thus, Gu An finally opened his eyes, thereafter feeling a stream of power coursing through his entire body.

It was denser and more refined than before.

It carried the breath of life even more so.

Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

Everything went smoothly.

He had become a power unto himself.

"I feel like I’ll live longer than others, it’s just that..."

Gu An touched his face, which hadn’t seemed to grow any younger.

Looking at his reflection in the pond, it seemed like there were more white hairs.

"The signs of age are quite prominent, how strange."

"Logically, with my improvement, I should appear younger—why do I look even older?"

Gu An didn’t think much of it, as it did not affect anything at the moment.

He didn’t rush to enhance his magic, planning instead to see if there were any fine techniques available.

To buy a book.

Now, he had quite a few Spirit Stones.

He hesitated for a moment, then switched to a different Storage Treasure, into which he only put Spirit Stones.

After collecting resources, Gu An set out.

Along the way, he saw someone borrowing Spirit Stones.

Initially, he didn’t intend to pay much attention, but then he noticed that the person borrowing Spirit Stones was a slightly aged man.

It was clear to Gu An that it was the same man who had been severely injured a few days ago.

He seemed even older now.

Before him stood four men at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, one of whom was even on the verge of breaking through to the Eighth Layer.

"Senior Brothers, these Spirit Stones are important to me; could you possibly borrow less?" the man asked humbly, bowing low.

"It’s not that we’re unreasonable," said the man blocking the elder’s way, smiling: "We truly need these Spirit Stones to heal our injuries.

You don’t want to stand by and watch us die, do you?

We’ve come to you specifically to ask for help, surely you wouldn’t refuse us this small favor?"

"Senior Brother must be joking," the elder replied, stooping and saying with a forced smile: "I should lend them, but could you perhaps borrow a little less? I also need to keep some Spirit Stones to save my own life."

"It seems Junior Brother truly does not take us seriously; what do you mean by borrowing less?" A burly man walked over and pushed the man to the ground:

"Are you trying to humiliate us?

You really think we are so easily bullied?"

"No, not at all." The elder stumbled and couldn’t stand up.

"So you don’t even stand when talking to us; is this not because you look down on us?" A rather handsome man pressured aggressively.

Just as the elder was panic-stricken and about to speak, a figure approached.

He looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the four men in front and said:

"Junior Brothers, have you seen my Spirit Stones?

I’ve dropped some Spirit Stones just now."

Hearing this, the handsome man’s anger flared, ready to erupt in abuse.

However, upon seeing the newcomer, he was stunned.

The words that reached his throat were forcibly swallowed.

"Gu, Senior Brother Gu? What a coincidence?" the man said with a forced laugh.

The other three men were still somewhat puzzled.

But seeing the handsome man involuntarily step back several paces, they were momentarily at a loss.

A weak Qi Refining Seventh Layer old man, what was there to care about?

"Do you know me, Junior Brother?" Gu An looked at him with some surprise.

"Well, I haven’t claimed my resources yet, I will do that now," the handsome man said with a compensating smile:

"After I’ve received my resources, I will help Senior Brother look for the Spirit Stones."

The phrase ’look for the Spirit Stones’ was said with great emphasis.

He also gave covert signals to the others.

Terrified they might speak rashly.

Upon hearing this, the other three men who were still clueless seemed to realize something.

They immediately bowed their heads and said, "We haven’t claimed our resources either; we will help Senior Brother after we’ve claimed them."

Saying so, the four of them quickly retreated and ran off.

Cursing their bad luck internally.

Gu An did not pursue them but simply looked down at the elder.

Fifty years old, actually not so old.

But the moment he bent his back, he aged a great deal.

"I’ve lost some Spirit Stones," Gu An stated to him.

The elder looked up at Gu An, unease in his eyes.

If those four were so afraid, it indicated the man before him was even more formidable.

He took out three Spirit Stones from himself, pleading:

"Please, Senior Brother, have mercy."

Looking at the three Spirit Stones, Gu An picked up one and said softly, "From now on, if anyone below the Ninth Level of Qi Refining asks you for Spirit Stones, say you’ve picked up Senior Brother Gu’s Spirit Stones."

Then he turned and left.