After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 186 - 184: Bewitching Gu An_2

Their target wasn’t him, nor did they have any grudge toward him.

What remained now was just the business between the two Sects, and as long as he handed the information over to Chu Meng, his responsibilities would be done.

*Whether he was involved or not, it truly made no difference.*

However, after this, when logging, Lou Jin would always follow and use the Charming Technique without exception.

Only after the Charming Technique was used would she feel at ease to leave, and so, in order to learn Lou Jin’s ongoing plans, Gu An just went along with her.

Sure enough, by mid-November—

He received some useful feedback.

[Yesterday afternoon, Lou Jin got word that the Blood Refining Sect is about to take action. The tree they’ve been waiting for is finally about to release its Qi. As long as they find it first and bring it back, it’ll transform the entire Blood Refining Sect,

But the grove they found has a natural Array. Whoever logs the tree has to endure the backlash in order to break through the Array,

Their people don’t have logging experience—if they start blindly, it’s easy to mess things up. That’s when they thought of you,

You seem to be only good at logging, so they’ve decided to use the Charming Technique and Spirit Stones tomorrow to get you to log,

and break the Array.]

Reading the feedback, Gu An let out a quiet sigh.

They wanted him to do the logging, but at least now he knew something: it seemed they’d found some kind of special wood.

This wood could change the circumstances of the Blood Refining Sect.

*Gu An was a bit shocked—what kind of wood had that kind of power?*

*Divine wood?*

*Even though all the trees he logged these days were fairly unusual, they were only a bit special, not enough to drive people mad with desire.*

Now that he already understood what was happening, the next question was how to inform Chu Meng.

*Otherwise, when things unfolded, how would he explain his own part in it?*

Unfortunately, he couldn’t go to Spirit Bamboo Peak—it would make his connection with Chu Meng too obvious.

After daylight broke, Gu An kept up with his logging, and sure enough, Lou Jin appeared again—this time, she brought someone else along.

Someone he had never seen before.

A bald man who looked to be in his early thirties.

"This is a Senior Brother from the Outer Courtyard, Senior Brother Zheng," Lou Jin came to Gu An’s side and coyly explained, "He says he’s here to see you, do you know him?"

Gu An looked at the newcomer—Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation, but just like Lou Jin, he was concealing his realm.

Stronger than him—most likely Golden Core Perfection.

*He was surprised, but since raising his Seven Emotions and Six Desires technique, his face rarely showed any emotion.*

*Nobody could see what he was really feeling inside, either.*

At those words, Gu An feigned surprise, then respectfully greeted, "Greetings, Senior Brother."

This guy had to be an accomplice.

Senior Brother Zheng looked kindly at Gu An and said, "No need for such formality, Junior Brother. Actually, I have a favor to ask—you’ve got a reputation for logging skills."

"I do log pretty often," Gu An nodded.

*There were plenty of Sects with excellent loggers—why seek him out in particular?*

*Just because he was so easy to charm with the Charming Technique?*

"I have a logging job here—want to give it a try?" Senior Brother Zheng continued immediately, "It’s just three days, all you have to do is chop down a single tree."

"Our Outer Courtyard will pay one hundred Spirit Stones. Mostly, we’re in a rush—otherwise, the price wouldn’t be this high."

Gu An stayed silent for a moment.

*That’s an Array—logging there was no different than chopping into magic itself, the backlash was terrifying, how could he possibly take that on?*

Finally, Gu An showed a look of regret and said,

"It’s not that I don’t want to, but the Senior Brother from the Left Courtyard asked me to log for them."

"Left Courtyard Senior Brother?" Lou Jin gazed at Gu An, her voice soft and gentle, "Can’t you just tell them you need to pause for a bit?"

Gu An pretended to look distracted, but at last shook his head and said, "No, there’s a Direct Disciple over there—if I don’t go, they’ll come find me."

*Direct Disciple?*

At that, both of them froze up.

In the end, there was nothing they could do.

With that, Gu An let out a breath—turns out, the people from the Left Courtyard really were the most useful allies.

And, staying uninvolved meant things would be safer for him, too.

*Too bad about that tree inside the Array...*

*If it was truly that important, and he could chop it himself, wouldn’t his cultivation rocket upward?*

*But that place was marked by the Blood Refining Sect—if he went, he’d be doomed for sure.*

*After all, the Golden Core experts were just undercover here; nobody could say how many true powerhouses were lurking outside.*

Better to keep logging and steer clear of Sect drama.

That day, he went to the Left Courtyard.

As soon as he entered, he saw Ye Huaxiao, who was gazing at her chessboard with a sigh, "So close to winning."

Gu An offered his greeting, then prepared to get back to logging.

"Junior Brother," Ye Huaxiao smiled, "do you know how to play chess?"

Gu An shook his head.

"That’s a pity. Go ahead and keep logging, then," Ye Huaxiao said, a little disappointed.

Only then did Gu An enter the forest and start logging.

Outside, Ye Huaxiao felt suspicious. She murmured to herself, "Strange, he’s been here so long, and that Senior Brother still hasn’t made a move?

Does he really not care?"

"Still, this one really is a good logger—I hope Senior Brother won’t go too hard on him, as long as he can still log a bit."

She thought it was best to hope for some internal injury—damage to the foundation, that sort of thing.

*After all, physical pain was nothing compared with despair of the mind.*

At this moment, Gu An found a Heart Devouring Wood and began logging.

*It was risky, but he had to build up his cultivation a bit more.*

*If he wanted to log Blood God Wood, it might take half a month, but Heart Devouring Wood, seven or eight days would be enough.*

*He could pull through with a little grit.*

*He just didn’t know when the Blood Refining Sect would make its move.*

*Logically, the Sect should’ve stepped up precautions by now—shouldn’t be too dangerous.*

Three days later, quite a few Sect Disciples arrived at Outer Peak and set up tight defenses.

Inspection and security became much stricter.

On the fifth day, they discovered the Blood Refining Sect’s hideout, and Sect Disciples began to attack.

Fighting broke out from time to time.

There were occasional booms and explosions—Magic auras extended in all directions—get too close and you risked being torn apart by the shockwave.

*At least it was happening outside. If they started fighting right in Outer Peak... where would he even run?*

*Still, Gu An was really curious—what realm were the fighters?*

*Looking closely, it seemed none of the people he’d seen on Qianchen Peak were here.*

Seven days later, Gu An found that the battle had started to spread to Outer Peak.

The defenders started to leave Outer Peak, one after another.

*Gu An began to feel uneasy. It seemed like the Blood Refining Sect was about to make its move on that wood.*

*Actually, if he just kept an eye on Lou Jin, he might be able to figure out exactly where it was.*

*But...*

*Who knew what kind of heavy hitters were lurking around? Better to boost his cultivation first.*

In the hours before dawn, Gu An felt a Warm Current pass through him.

With that, he let out a long breath.

*His Hard Cultivation was finally topped off—he’d nearly finished the Magic as well, just needed another day or two.*

*But Hard Cultivation stood for cultivation itself.*

This time, the advancement brought him to Golden Core Perfection.

Of the two Blood Refining Sect spies he’d spotted so far, he could probably handle both.

Meanwhile—

Lou Jin stood by the window and gazed at the moonlight outside, "The sun’s about to rise."

"Yeah," said the bald man sitting on the floor beneath the window, "We’ll probably act tomorrow—once the Array goes down. Think Cangmu Sect has found out about us?"

"I bet they have. Even if not, we should set up an escape route," Lou Jin ran a hand through her hair, glanced down at Baldie, pressing her chest to the windowsill and giving a small laugh,

"If we end up getting chased, let’s look for that Gu An—Charming Technique works well on him, plus he’s got Angry Peasant.

There’s a good chance he can shield us from the pursuit.

Don’t be fooled by his age—with how his body’s been tempered by all kinds of wood, his physique is comparable to Golden Core Middle Stage.

He can probably slow the chase down a bit."

"All right. If things really get hairy, I’ll block the Cangmu Sect, and you just make a run for it," Senior Brother Zheng said seriously.

"If Senior Brother can’t get away, odds are I won’t either. All we can hope is our backup doesn’t slip up." Lou Jin tilted her head, letting her hair fall, looking down at him and sighing,

"As long as we bring the goods back, we’ll become Direct Disciples. The future is wide open for us."

"Get ready. As soon as the sun rises, it’s time—make sure you avoid anyone above Golden Core, or even Blood Escape might not save you," Senior Brother Zheng said, standing up.

At those words, Lou Jin nodded, "Okay, I’ll follow Senior Brother. Take care of yourself."

When dawn broke,

a thunderous boom sounded.

Gu An opened his eyes, and sensed a terrifying burst of Qi.

And it wasn’t far away.

"Are they about to fight in Outer Peak?"

He stepped outside for a look, but it turned out not to be as bad as he thought.

But the aura was definitely stronger than before.

"No word yet, but with such a sudden uproar, it looks like today’s the day they move."

"Also, the Ring of Destiny hasn’t reacted. Either it’s not related to me, or today’s the day they finalize their plan."

"Where should I hide? Or should I just keep logging?"