After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 99: Call Me Master

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Call Me Master

Gu An sat there, feeling contemplative.

The Qi here was indeed dangerous.

Fortunately, he was protected by the Qi Sea Sky Gang, which could somewhat withstand the scorching heat.

But the effect was not as good as he had hoped.

After all, it was only the first volume.

In the Qi Refinement stage, it could indeed intimidate everyone.

But in the Foundation Establishment stage, it could no longer intimidate as it did during Qi Refinement.

Of course, it still counted as a trump card.

But being able to learn the second volume would be ideal, allowing him to overpower others in the same realm as he did during Qi Refinement.

After waiting for a moment, Gu An finally saw someone approaching.

A man and a woman arrived on flying swords.

Gu An watched them with a touch of envy; he had reached Foundation Establishment but did not know how to perform Sword Flight.

Even if it was a simple technique, it would take some time to figure it out by himself.

And for him, it was either logging or improving his cultivation; he basically had no time to explore.

It was indeed sad.

After a brief moment, the man and the woman landed.

The man had dark skin and a robust Qi; Gu An did not know what cultivation realm he belonged to.

If he could see the man in action, perhaps he could discern it.

The woman had fair skin, and her Qi did not seem too different from the man’s.

At this moment, the burly man sighed with relief and finally broke the silence. He stood up to pay his respects: "I have seen the Managers."

Gu An followed suit and greeted them.

Without speaking.

Because nobody else spoke either.

The dark-skinned man looked at Gu An and said, "Are you new here?"

"Yes," Gu An nodded.

Then a badge was thrown over to him, saying:

"This is Zone 9. From now on, this is where you’ll work. If you do well, you’ll have resources to claim; do badly, and you’ll have nothing.

Furthermore, I don’t care how imposing you were outside. Here, you must bow your head to us and curry favor.

Don’t be defiant. Exile Land will teach you how to behave.

If clueless, be ready to bark like a dog when the time comes.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Capable people would not be sent here.

So don’t think you’re something special.

Otherwise, you’re just asking for misery.

Understand?"

Gu An nodded: "Understood."

"Quite submissive," the man laughed heartily:

"Remember my name, I’m Wanyan Hua. They can call me Manager, but you must address me as Sir.

Every newcomer does so, give it a few years and you’ll be entitled to call me Manager."

Saying that, he tossed a bundle at Gu An’s feet.

"For you, and here’s your task." Another book was thrown down before Gu An.

After giving some more instructions, the two left on their flying swords.

Gu An looked down at the things by his feet with an indescribable feeling inside.

It seemed that ever since his promotion rate quickened, he had not experienced such humiliation.

And this was how it was at Vajra Wood.

People gain dignity and put on airs as their strength increases.

Things one could easily bend over to pick up before, now seemed hard to reach.

While Gu An was reflecting, a pair of large hands picked up the bundle and handed it to him: "Fellow senior, don’t make it too obvious, if they notice, they’ll make a move, and we aren’t their match.

Because if you stay here too long, your strength will regress.

Even if your realm does not fall, your combat power weakens day by day.

Otherwise, why would you, at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, knock me down in just two or three moves?

Just endure it and it will pass, otherwise, in this Exile Land, you’re surely asking for trouble.

Your life might even be at risk."

Gu An took the bundle and said in a low voice:

"That makes sense."

In that brief moment, he felt his mind cluttered with too many thoughts.

Perhaps it was the expansion brought about by the rapid increase in his cultivation, or maybe he was used to facing the weak and suddenly felt out of his depth when confronted by a stronger presence.

Just like An Xinru, who suddenly advanced to Foundation Establishment and has yet to understand her own situation.

Once a person gets inflated with pride, they are likely to encounter danger.

Because when inflated, one loses judgment over their surroundings.

He cultivated the technique of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, which kept his situation relatively under control.

Those with a poorer Mental State would inflate until they lost themselves.

Inflation starts with joy.

Excessive joy can lead to reckless behavior, making it hard to distinguish right from wrong.

For a moment, Gu An experienced a moment of enlightenment.

In that moment, the Seven Emotions and Six Desires technique operated, and he comprehended the part he had learned.

To master the first emotion, joy.

With that, he could also try to continue advancing his cultivation.

Taking a deep breath, Gu An looked at the brawny man ahead of him, then glanced at the pile of bags beside him and asked:

"Why do you have so many?"

"Because there are many people here, I’m left to collect these items; there are quite a lot of people, but they have all gone to fulfill their quotas," the brawny man explained.

Gu An nodded: "Where do I stay?"

The tasks and quotas are all written in the book; he can check it out later.

If there’s a problem, he can ask the other person.

"Newcomers all live on the edges, so Brother just needs to find a spot on the edge to build your house.

Also, the newcomers must call the Sect managers ’Sir’ for the first three years, ’Manager’ after three years, and ’Brother’ after ten years.

This is the hierarchy, the longer you’ve been here, the less you want to mess with someone.

After all, newcomers will definitely be bullied, because after today, they have to start adapting to this place, by that time they won’t be able to utilize even half of their strength, allowing themselves to be slaughtered by others.

Those who can stay for ten years are usually the ones with hope of leaving, so those in management don’t want to offend people to death.

Therefore, naturally, people address each other as fellow sect brothers."

Gu An nodded, not expecting the Exile Land to have so many rules.

"This is the case for how the different areas treat the managers. We, in Zone 9, also have different factions," said the brawny man with a sigh:

"There are four people here who can be addressed as Brother by the managers.

So the others have to attach themselves to them, otherwise, they’ll be beaten.

However, only three agree to let people attach themselves to them, one is independent and doesn’t want to be disturbed.

So it’s just fine not to bother each other.

Brother should also consider this as soon as possible.

Tomorrow, the burning heat here will make Brother’s life unbearable.

Your Storage Treasures might also get lost, so keep a close eye on them."

Gu An looked at the man before him somewhat surprised.

He didn’t expect the other person to be so earnest.

"What’s your name?" Gu An asked.

"Gongsun Hai, I was sent to the Exile Land for accidentally killing a sect member with some background, with no Merit or Spirit Stones, considered whether to be sent here. I wouldn’t have to come, but I spoke out of turn at the last moment, and so I ended up here," Gongsun Hai explained.

Gu An nodded: "Do you know how to build a house?"

Gongsun Hai: "...."

Gu An took out ten Spirit Stones: "Do you?"

"I do," Gongsun Hai nodded immediately.

Then he led people to start helping Gu An build a house.

Since it’s at the edge, newcomers can’t have their houses bigger or taller than the ones in front.

So they were very careful in building it.

Once finished, Gu An gave them the Spirit Stones.

They divided the ten Spirit Stones amongst themselves.

Entering the house, Gu An realized not only was there a house, but simple bed boards, tables, and chairs—all provided.

It seemed these people were very skilled.

But there was no food, that could only be addressed later.

Thus, Gu An took out a package to check.

There was actually food inside, just the most ordinary dry rations, along with a Spirit Stone and a bottle of Elixir Pills.

The Elixir Pills were meant to ease the burning of Spiritual Energy.

"So this is the resource? Even harder than in the Vajra Wood Spirit Garden."