After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 198 - 190: Testing Officials with This?

After all, he would still have to temper himself a few times, and among those of the same level, he wasn’t considered weak.

But lifespan really mattered.

Especially since, when he extracted magic and cultivated hard, it was most likely according to his remaining lifespan.

If one day he hit a bottleneck in his realm, and didn’t have enough lifespan left, then things would get really dangerous.

So the more lifespan, the better, of course.

No matter how good the Blood Transformation Method was, it still couldn’t compare to the Innate Longevity Technique.

Since the other party didn’t know it, Gu An gave up the idea of asking, and just said, "Then, senior, just stay here and rest for now."

"Big brother, are you busy? If you get the chance, remember to bring some spiritual liquid over—trees need nutrition, too," the Blood Demon Divine Monarch said seriously.

Gu An nodded.

Whether he would bring it or not, that was for later.

After bringing some food for Noodles, Gu An planned to head for the Outer Peak.

But just as he was about to use sword control, he saw Yang Qi lurking suspiciously in the distance.

He took a step, golden light flashed.

And in a breath, he appeared behind Yang Qi, who was hiding behind the tree.

"Junior brother, were you looking for me?"

Gu An suddenly spoke, startling Yang Qi so much that he jumped up in shock.

Only after turning around did he see it was Gu An, and finally relaxed.

"When did senior brother get back?" Yang Qi asked.

"Came back today, I’ll be at the Outer Peak again in a couple of days for another assignment," Gu An answered.

Yang Qi looked around and said, "I heard there are quite a few people keeping an eye on your place, senior brother—my fellow townsman told me not to go into your residence, or it’s easy to get targeted."

Gu An nodded, "Your fellow townsman wasn’t lying. Especially inside the sect, it’s easiest to get targeted."

The Outer Peak wasn’t as bad.

After all, within the sect, relationships were tangled and complicated, and you could be targeted anywhere.

At the Outer Peak, there were always missions to run, and being busy meant targeting was only an occasional thing—sometimes people didn’t even know what he was up to.

After all, if you didn’t complete your assignments, that would affect your own future.

Targeting others couldn’t compare to minding your own future.

Besides, the Outer Peak was a lot more dangerous than inside the sect.

If your abilities weren’t up to par and you still got distracted, you might get yourself killed.

All in all, folks at the Outer Peak never had time to be bored.

"Senior brother, have you been killing people at the Outer Peak lately?" Yang Qi asked curiously.

Gu An looked at him and said, "Do I look like I enjoy killing people that much?"

"Not really, I just feel like, with you being a legendary figure and all, something big is always bound to happen wherever you go," Yang Qi said with a smile.

Gu An: "..."

There really had been some changes at the Outer Peak, but it wasn’t related to him.

The Blood Refining Sect had fought their way in.

This whole situation would drag on a few days longer, and it would still be easy for him to get noticed.

Plus, word hadn’t got out yet that the Law Enforcement Hall had obtained the key, so there was still a risk of being tracked down.

"The junior sister you introduced is doing okay for now, but it seems like she has family in Qingmu City, and it looks like a lost cause," Yang Qi said.

Gu An nodded, "Everyone has their own choices, no need to worry about it."

"And then there’s Junior Brother Yu Tu—he is a genius, but his childhood sweetheart, that’s a whole other story," Yang Qi lamented, "Yu Tu said his childhood sweetheart wants him to advance to Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, saying it’s a test for him."

But from what I can tell, his foundation is solid—he actually does have a real shot.

Still, it feels like he’s just an honest guy getting pushed around.

His childhood sweetheart didn’t even give him a single Foundation Establishment Pill—just tossed him some ordinary elixir pills instead.

If I’d known, Yu Tu’s spirit stones would all get spent on her.

She even said Foundation Establishment Pills are so valuable, of course they’re part of the test too."

Gu An couldn’t really stop this—everyone cared about different things.

Yu Tu hadn’t suffered any obvious losses on this path before, so he didn’t really get whether it was workable or not.

Plus, he was naturally honest, didn’t have a deep insight into people.

It was only natural to believe your childhood friend had to be good.

But how it would turn out in the end, Gu An couldn’t say, either.

*What if the childhood sweetheart really was a good one?*

So there was no point in trying to talk him out of it.

Whether it was Yang Qi or Zeng Lan,

they both understood this—they couldn’t just come out and say it.

There were all kinds of landscapes on life’s journey, and everyone saw them differently—what you ran into would naturally be worlds apart as well.

Good or bad, it depended on whether you could walk away, or stay far from trouble.

Beauty was a blade, feelings were an abyss.

The first could be faced head-on. The second, you just couldn’t pull yourself out.

Gu An didn’t know what kind of situation Yu Tu really was in.

Afterward, Yang Qi talked about how people at Qianchen Peak saw Gu An.

Plenty of people spat on him, cursed his name.

Saying he was a petty villain who put everyone in a stalemate for his own benefit.

If not for the great purge, things wouldn’t have been so hard to deal with, nor would everyone be in constant fear.

If he hadn’t triggered the Sect’s great purge, the people higher up wouldn’t have gotten angry and blamed it on regular disciples.

Some talismans, elixir pills, and magic treasures wouldn’t have shot up in price, either.

"The price hikes were obviously because the Blood Refining Sect fought their way in—it has nothing to do with you, senior brother.

These people, any time something doesn’t go their way, they pin it on you," Yang Qi said angrily,

"No wonder my fellow townsman told me not to hang out with these people too much—you really do get dumber just by being around them."

Gu An: "...."

Your fellow townsman also told you not to hang out with me.

*The way you’re putting it, feels like I’m getting cursed, too.*

*Gu An couldn’t help but sigh inside.*

After listening to the rest of his babbling, Gu An was about to take his leave.

Yang Qi asked curiously, "Senior brother, you’re not mad?"

Gu An looked at him and said, "What’s there to be mad about? I never acted just so they’d thank me."

"But they spit on you, curse you, slander you," Yang Qi said, "It’s no good to be smeared like that—getting blamed for things you didn’t even do."

"Isn’t that even better?" Gu An responded quietly.

*In the future, if he ever ran out of spirit stones, he’d just depend on these people to cough it up.*

*If all they ever did was praise him, how was he supposed to snatch spirit stones back from them?*

After saying goodbye to Yang Qi, he returned to the Outer Peak.

The next day.

Gu An summoned everyone from Team Two.

Now that he had become team leader, he needed to get to know the members first.

There were five in total.

Pang Wen, early Golden Core, looked pretty average, and his face was still swollen.

But there was not a hint of defiance in his eyes.

That put Gu An much more at ease.

Then there were three at Perfect Foundation Establishment.

The first, Ruan Huan—the same junior sister who’d come to him yesterday—seemed a little timid.

The second, Ran Xin, had a glint of ambition in his eyes, appeared to be in his early twenties. Young and promising by anyone’s book.

The third, Shu Ci, wore slightly loose-fitting clothes, but at least they were proper. Looked plain at a glance, but in fact hid her cultivation—she was at Golden Core Middle Stage.

This was mentioned on the list. Said she was from the Demon Sect—probably the Joy Sect.

The account said she looked plain, but often hung around various senior and junior brothers. You could say she’d had a hand in more than a few relationships.

No one was sure what she wanted yet, or whether she’d really done anything solid.

Leader Hou’s view was, if you couldn’t manage her, just report it up.

Handled well, there was nothing to worry about. If not, it could mean your life.

The last member, Shang Huo, was late Foundation Establishment, kept some stubble, looked far from young.

He was probably the least talented of them all.

His only virtue: he was honest, and a hard worker.

Which, of course, made him easy to take advantage of.

"We used to have a lot more people in Team Two. Now it’s just us left. There’ll probably be plenty of assignments from here on out, so if you want to leave, you can go now.

Of course, you can transfer if you want.

Long as someone’s willing to take you.

If you don’t leave today, and try to go after the assignment starts, I won’t be so easy-going," Gu An said calmly to the group.

For a moment they just looked at each other, but no one said a word.

Making it out to the Outer Peak was no picnic.

If you wanted spirit stones, you had to put in the work.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll assume you’re all planning to stay and do the job," Gu An told them,

"We’re a small team, so it’s easy to hear people talking us down. Just ignore it.

Also, logging is a standard assignment for every team. If you feel like logging during downtime, go ahead. If not, just focus on your cultivation.

If I don’t say anything, logging is whatever you want."

Once again, nobody knew what to say—the team leader logging himself?

If word got out, people would laugh at them all.

But there just wasn’t anything they could say about it.

"Assignments won’t start for a few days. Take it easy in the meantime," Gu An told them.

Then, after a few more routine remarks, he let them go.

All except one—

Shu Ci, naturally, the one with issues.

"Something you need?" Gu An asked.

"Leader, I wanted to ask where I could buy an immortal dress in the sect," Shu Ci pointed at her clothes, "This outfit’s gotten a bit too loose."

As she spoke, right in front of Gu An, she grabbed the loose fabric and pulled it back. In an instant, her graceful figure was on full display.

Curves full, her chest round and perilously pronounced, her waist just begging to be held in one hand.

Gu An: "...."

*Was this some kind of test for an official?*