After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 168: What’s He Here For? Logging for Spirit Stones?

Chapter 168: Chapter 168: What’s He Here For? Logging for Spirit Stones?

While chopping wood, Gu An couldn’t bear to leave; it had been a long time since he had last done so.

Thus, he lost track of time.

When he came to his senses, it was already deep into the night.

Only then did he leave the Blood God Wood Forest, placing his axe on a pile of stones to absorb energy.

Sure enough, there was some brightness.

There were no restrictions on logging here; it truly was a good place.

Today’s progress was not significant.

In a day and a night, he had only felt the warm currents twice.

One from a technique, one from hard cultivation.

It seems that to advance, it would take at least three months.

However, advancement in techniques would be faster, just one or two months should suffice.

But to achieve Great Success in Qi Sea Sky Gang, it’s hard to say how long it would take, as it will increasingly become difficult to acquire the warm currents.

When he returned to the large courtyard, he saw Song Feng drinking tea, accompanied by two others.

They were all watching him.

From a distance, Gu An performed a simple greeting under the moonlight, then turned to return to a room in the corner.

Song Feng and the others did not disturb him.

After resting for the night, Gu An tried his best to adjust his status.

The side effects of the Blood God Wood were too great; even after daybreak, he couldn’t fully recover.

But it wasn’t an issue.

Dawn was barely breaking when Gu An got up.

This time when he went to retrieve his axe, he saw two people from the second squad.

They were quite surprised to see Gu An.

But they still politely performed a greeting; these two had Perfect Foundation Establishment.

While Gu An was at the Golden Core Early Stage.

So naturally, they needed to pay respects.

Gu An nodded in response.

Then he picked up his axe and headed to the Blood God Wood.

He chopped wood with all his might.

By noon, he felt a warm current.

[Hard Cultivation: 2/100]

He didn’t stop, continuing to chop wood.

The tiny warm currents still gathered.

At night.

Finally, another warm current emerged.

[Magic: 2/50]

The progress wasn’t fast, but Gu An felt delighted.

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It was inevitable to be slow.

Two points a day were enough.

This time, he chopped wood until midnight.

He allowed the stones to absorb the energy, then returned to his residence.

This time back, he still saw Song Feng and the others.

But none came over to talk to him.

Over the following days, Gu An found that he encountered more people, all from the second squad.

Some with Foundation Establishment and some with Golden Core.

At first, they were polite, but after apparently learning of his background, their looks became somewhat teasing.

In secret, Gu An faintly heard them say, wasn’t he impressive with the big blade? Why come here to chop wood then? Indeed, the reputation doesn’t live up to the meeting.

Not only that, there were even bets placed in secret on how long he could last.

Mid-July.

Gu An’s face was devoid of color, and his Qi-Blood was seriously depleting.

He felt as if he had aged several years.

When Song Feng and others saw this, they were all shocked.

During these days, they had watched Gu An chopping wood.

Leaving in the early morning, returning late at night.

Again and again.

He seemed like a woodcutter devoid of emotion.

"Boss, can he go on like this?" Duanmu Qingping inquired.

"I don’t know, but why does he keep chopping wood?" Song Feng puzzled.

"Should we change his task? I’ve noticed we’ve finished this month’s wood quota," Cao Yuanfei suggested.

"Why put an end to his daily woodcutting?" Song Feng was even more puzzled.

The rest of the group felt the same.

A stone of Team One lit up; Gu An knew.

But he still felt there was no justifiable reason to continue cutting wood.

So, during the woodcutting period, he approached the people of Team Two.

"Is there something you need, Senior Brother?" The man with Perfect Foundation Establishment asked cautiously.

Wei Wei, with Perfect Foundation Establishment, looked to be around thirty.

Slightly short in stature, but he appeared astute.

At this moment, he was rather tense.

Although he had badmouthed the man before him in private, even looked down upon him thinking he would sooner or later meet his demise,

Facing him directly, Wei Wei dared not show the slightest disrespect.

To speak ill in private is one thing, but it would be foolish to show disdain outwardly.

And he was no fool.

"How is Team Two’s woodcutting quota distributed?" Gu An asked.

Wei Wei immediately answered:

"There are ten people in Team Two. The first five are stronger, and the last five are average, so most of the woodcutting work falls on us five."

"Five people?" Gu An thought for a moment and then said:

"At your pace, it would indeed take quite some time for five people."

"Yes," Wei Wei said with a sense of helplessness, "but we have no choice but to cut wood."

"Have you ever thought of hiring others to chop wood?" Gu An asked.

The man seemed puzzled.

Gu An didn’t wait for him to understand and said directly: "For fifty Spirit Stones, I’ll do the woodcutting for you."

He even took out an axe that had already accumulated a fair amount of energy.

Wei Wei was somewhat astonished; he had never thought of such a thing.

But for five people, fifty Spirit Stones, although not a small amount, was not unacceptable.

Especially since two of them were Golden Core experts, they were even less willing to be delayed.

They would probably prefer to pay Spirit Stones to hire someone to do the woodcutting.

"Senior Brother, give me a moment," said Wei Wei immediately.

In the afternoon, he brought back good news.

They agreed to pay ten Spirit Stones for one-fifth of the quota.

Gu An gladly accepted the offer.

After that, it was non-stop woodcutting.

By the end of the month, Song Feng and the others found out about this deal.

For a moment, they were at a loss as to why he liked woodcutting so much.

Most people yearned for more cultivation time, but here he was, beyond woodcutting, there was only collecting Spirit Stones for woodcutting.

Could such a person really be the resolute and ruthless character rumored within the Inner Sect?

"It’s almost August, Senior Brother, the day we’ve arranged with the Qingcheng Sect is approaching," Duanmu Qingping spoke up.

Song Feng was silent for a while before saying:

"This time, Junior Brother Cao will accompany me to the other Sect. You take Gu An with you to see exactly what they want."

"This..." Duanmu Qingping hesitated somewhat: "Junior Brother Gu isn’t familiar with this, right?"

"How can he become familiar if he doesn’t go?" Song Feng pondered for a moment, then said:

"If you’re willing to go alone to the place of negotiation, that’s fine too."

"Ehm, then I might as well take Junior Brother Gu with me. After all, he is at Golden Core level. With two Golden Cores, the other party won’t be too presumptuous," Duanmu Qingping said.

That very evening,

Gu An was called back, stating there was a mission.

It was about the issue of the spirit wood’s quality with the Qingcheng Sect.

After a brief understanding, Gu An came to a conclusion: "What does this have to do with us?"

"They say our spirit wood got contaminated with the scent that Demon Beasts are fond of during logging, thus attracting Demon Beasts.

Moreover, the major clients always like to find faults, and they don’t want to bear the loss this time. Probably, they expect us to take on some of the burden and make some concessions," Duanmu Qingping said.

Gu An initially wanted to ask more, but it seemed that a small compensation would not be agreed upon by the other side, and a large one would not be accepted by the Outer Peak.

So these people were sent to negotiate to somehow get the other party to give in and resolve everything smoothly.

This was not an easy job.

Because it involved dealing with both sides.

Not as straightforward as logging.

"I understand," Gu An nodded.

"Then you will leave with Junior Sister Duanmu the day after tomorrow," Song Feng said.

Hearing this, Gu An bowed to Duanmu Qingping: "Thank you for your troubles, Senior Sister."

On August 2nd,

Gu An followed Duanmu Qingping as she flew by sword control out of the Outer Peak.