#297 - Living with the emperor is like living with a tiger
#297 - Living with the emperor is like living with a tiger
Mid-June.
The tasks from the main courtyard have already been reviewed and completed.
He had been questioned about it once.
They asked about the general situation in Tianlan City.
Because of the appearance of the underground palace, the people there didn't have time to make things difficult for him.
So, the Cangmu Sect could continue to complete the subsequent tasks.
No compensation was required, especially since the item had been found.
Even if the Cangmu Sect was weak, it was enough to prove that they were not related to the theft of the treasure.
Naturally, there was no need to compensate for anything.
Of course, no one had time to care about these things.
Many powerful experts from various sects had already gone there.
A group of people from the Cangmu Sect had also gone.
After all, it was an underground palace, an unknown secret realm.
Perhaps there were various opportunities inside.
As for the ultimate ownership of the underground palace, it was impossible to determine.
It might be related to the academy, after all, the underground palace was located beneath the academy.
It would be understandable if it became part of the academy.
Too many sects were involved, and they couldn't come to a consensus.
However, these things were no longer important to Gu An.
It had nothing to do with him anymore.
This time, Gu An still received a reward for completing the task.
He received one thousand spirit stones, plus some pills.
In addition, there was also a magical artifact.
It was a Taoist robe.
It was said to be warm in winter and cool in summer, and it wouldn't get dirty.
It was just comfortable, with basically no other function.
At most, it had a slight calming effect.
It could help with better cultivation.
Its defense was very ordinary.
Gu An put on the Taoist robe, feeling quite emotional.
This Taoist robe was actually the same as the sect's uniform.
Moreover, without any defense, if he encountered an attack one day, the Taoist robe would be damaged.
In that case, it would need to be repaired.
And it could only be repaired at the places designated by the sect.
This wasn't a reward, it was probably to earn money from subsequent maintenance.
One or two spirit stones, multiplied by the number of people and the number of times, would add up to an unknown amount of spirit stones.
The sect really knew how to do business.
Fortunately, the one thousand spirit stones were real.
So were the pills.
Now, he had bought a pile of spiritual herbs and talismans.
Spending more than ten thousand spirit stones.
He still had two hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones.
Deducting the nine thousand that couldn't be used, he still had two hundred and ten thousand.
Currently, the only trouble was the lack of a good forest.
As a Void Refinement cultivator, he needed more than a year to improve his cultivation.
If he continued to improve, the Moon Tree would no longer be effective.
Returning to his residence, Gu An was thinking about how to get close to other powerful forests.
The Moon Tree was almost the most special spiritual tree that ordinary disciples could come into contact with.
Beyond that, basically, you needed a special status or a special task to come into contact with them.
Currently, as a Golden Core cultivator, he basically had no hope of coming into contact with them.
After inquiring around, the final answer he received was the same.
This day, Gu An looked at the tasks under the Merit Hall.
The tasks here were the most numerous in the sect, and the rewards were the highest.
After looking around, there were indeed some related to logging, but they were not powerful spiritual trees.
In the end, Gu An returned to Tianxuan Peak.
In the courtyard, Gu An looked at the Evergreen Tree, silent.
Feeling his big brother's gaze, Fatty Tiger was sweating profusely.
He didn't know why, but his big brother standing here gave him an extreme sense of oppression.
It seemed that he could be cut in half at any time.
"Big, Big Brother?" Fatty Tiger said respectfully.
Gu An then withdrew his gaze and finally gave up the idea in his heart.
Logically speaking, even if he cut down this tree, he wouldn't be able to advance to the middle stage of Void Refinement.
It wasn't very meaningful.
As for spells.
Spells increased by two points a week, eight points a month, and could be improved once every six months.
So there was no need to rush.
As for what to improve first, he had to think carefully.
The Qi Sea Heavenly Dipper was already extraordinary, and if he continued to improve it, the subsequent number of spells required would become more and more.
But...
It was still best to improve the Qi Sea Heavenly Dipper as soon as possible.
Because if his cultivation couldn't be improved, his strength wouldn't change.
But once the Qi Sea Heavenly Dipper was completed, his strength would increase greatly.
Even if his cultivation improved slowly, it wouldn't matter.
"Big Brother, I received a message from the Eight Sound Divine Lord," Fatty Tiger said.
Hearing this, Gu An was slightly surprised: "Tell me about it."
The Eastern Changli, who had disappeared for so long, had appeared?
Fatty Tiger said seriously: "The other party sent a message saying that she received the message, but it seemed that she received it a little late, but she can still inform a Divine Lord. It is said that there is an Ancient Martial Divine Lord in Xilingmu Prefecture who is looking for the Divine Lord Hall.
In addition, she wants to inquire about the underground palace in Tianlan City and wants to ask about the whereabouts of the special box hidden in the shallow place."
Hearing this, Gu An frowned slightly.
His message was indeed outdated.
The other party had indeed not come to the Cangmu Sect, which meant that she had not benefited from his message.
It was helpless.
The disadvantage of not being able to transmit messages directly.
However, the other party still gave him what he wanted.
Ancient Martial Divine Lord, what kind of Divine Lord was this?
Gu An looked at Fatty Tiger.
"Ancient Martial Divine Lord, entering the Dao through martial arts, practicing body techniques, reaching an astonishing level, with vast qi and blood like an ocean.
All those who practice body refinement will feel their qi and blood vibrate when they see him and be affected by him," Fatty Tiger said.
"What if you win against him?" Gu An asked curiously.
"If you don't break his heart of martial arts, the Divine Lord's blessing will not disappear. Even if the heart of martial arts is broken, the blessing will disappear.
But he will still retain some of the advantages of the Divine Lord, the understanding of martial arts, and the power of martial arts, will all maintain a certain sense of transparency.
However, a new Divine Lord may be born, but it may not be called the Ancient Martial Divine Lord," Fatty Tiger said seriously: "Of course, the Divine Lord's blessing is not that important. Many times, strength still speaks. Those who reach the peak of cultivation must bow their heads when they see the Divine Lord.
Of course, the Divine Lord is not necessarily the existence at the peak of cultivation, but the Divine Lord is definitely not weak.
And the Ancient Martial Divine Lord is one of them, only slightly weaker than me back then."
Gu An felt that the Blood Demon Divine Lord was bragging.
But he didn't care. The Divine Lords were just playing in their respective fields.
They were strong, but they were not necessarily the top experts in the world.
"What is the Divine Lord Hall? A substantial existence?" Gu An asked.
"It is the divine object of the person who established the Divine Lord Hall, which can summon the Divine Lords to gather in one hall.
As the master of the hall, his Dao techniques are earth-shattering, gathering Divine Lords from all over the world. Almost one decision can affect the entire world.
This is the power of the Divine Lord Hall.
But ordinary people are not qualified to enter.
Not every Divine Lord is qualified to enter the Divine Lord Hall.
Now, the hall master should have fallen, or is in a bad state,
Whoever obtains the divine object of the Divine Lord Hall can become the master of the Divine Lord Hall.
This is what every member of the Divine Lord Hall dreams of," Fatty Tiger said,
Gu looked at the other party and said: "Is Senior also?"
Hearing this, Fatty Tiger shuddered and said: "No, little Blood, I just want to stay by Big Brother's side and serve Big Brother. I have no other thoughts."
Gu An naturally didn't believe it, but was just thinking about the Eight Sound Divine Lord's last words.
Underground palace box?
Still in the shallow place.
I don't know if it was the one Chen Changfeng brought out.
If it was, he could take it out and sell it.
After all, he didn't want it, but selling the news could be worth a lot of money.
In addition, contact was also a troublesome matter.
Because he couldn't contact in real time, the value of the message plummeted.
Thinking of this, Gu An focused his eyes on Fatty Tiger and said, "How can Senior pass a message to the Eight Sound Divine Lord?"
Hearing this, Fatty Tiger immediately knelt down and said, "Big Brother, Little Blood truly has no second thoughts."
Gu An nodded and asked, "I know, so how can messages be transmitted?"
Transmitting messages carries a certain risk, and Gu An doesn't want the other party to be able to transmit them easily.
Sufficient preparations need to be made. For future transactions, transmitting messages is a necessity.
It's best to understand it clearly first.
"It's not too difficult. It requires recovery, essence blood, preferably the essence blood of divine beasts or powerful individuals. Essence blood condensed into beads would be even better," Fatty Tiger said.
Gu An nodded without saying anything else.
Instead, he turned and left.
Watching Gu An leave, Fatty Tiger wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
At this moment, Nangong Qiyue walked in and curiously asked Fatty Tiger, "Senior, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just feel like serving a ruler is like living with a tiger," Fatty Tiger said with emotion.
Nangong Qiyue was puzzled: "Isn't Senior a tiger?"
Fatty Tiger chuckled.
He was just a cat that looked like a tiger.
Several times he had ideas, but he was stared down by Big Brother.
He always felt that the other party had various means waiting for him.
However, if one day he could really contact other Divine Sovereigns, he could indeed secretly plot to escape from here.
Big Brother is too terrifying.
He always feels like a person who hides very deeply.
Gu An returned to Peak Beyond Peak, and just as he sat down, he suddenly felt a sword light heading towards him.
Then, the sword transformed into a sentence and entered Gu An's mind.
After a moment, Gu An was slightly surprised.
It was Master.
He was asked to go to Sky Suspension Peak to find him.
Not daring to hesitate, Gu An flew towards Sky Suspension Peak on his sword.
He had just wanted to use the Blood Spirit to send a message to Dongfang Changli.
It seemed he had to delay that.
Also, that box was not simple. Whether giving it to the other party was good or bad was hard to say.
But the seal he left behind was not special, and it would be discovered sooner or later.
It seemed he still needed to give it to the other party.
Thinking this, Gu An arrived at Sky Suspension Peak.
When he arrived, he found that he wasn't the only one.
There were three others.
Walking on the road leading to the summit.
For the last stretch of the road, ordinary disciples had to walk.
Even direct disciples were the same.
The three of them walked together. One was a young man with a complete Golden Core, carrying a sword on his back, with his head lowered.
The other two were both in the late stage of the Golden Core.
They were two fairies.
One with long hair, one with short hair, with delicate features, well-proportioned figures, and sweet looks that made people feel good.
Only when they sensed someone coming did they turn their heads to look at Gu An.
Their expressions of disgust were undisguised.
Gu An performed a greeting: "Greetings, Senior Brother and Senior Sisters."
"This is the road to the summit. Not just anyone can go up," the short-haired fairy said.
Gu An nodded slightly and said, "I received Master's notice."
Hearing this, the three of them were somewhat surprised.
But they didn't say anything.
They went up on their own.
Gu An followed behind, keeping his distance.
Soon, they arrived at the summit.
Situ Baichuan stood at the edge of the mountain, gazing into the distance.
Below were clouds surrounding the mountain, as well as some scenery from the foot of the mountain.
The four of them came up and respectfully saluted: "Disciples greet Master."
Hearing this, Situ Baichuan turned to look at Gu An and the other three and said, "How has your cultivation been recently?"
"Disciple has already comprehended sword intent and is currently starting to temper it," the young man said.
"We're almost there too. Perhaps it won't be long before we can comprehend sword intent. We already have a prototype," the two fairies followed up.
"Not bad, it seems you haven't been slacking," Situ Baichuan said with a smile.
Gu An originally wanted to speak, but before he could, Situ Baichuan took the lead, so he gave up on speaking.
"The reason I called you here is to give you a mission," Situ Baichuan said, looking at the four of them.
Gu An was slightly surprised. What mission required his participation?
He should be in the vortex right now, and the competition is still going on. Wouldn't suddenly going to complete a mission affect the Six Institutes Competition?
Or was Master no longer concerned about his victory or defeat?
Gu An recalled that his recent performance had been somewhat average. Was Master giving up on him?
Or was the mission related to the competition?
"What is the mission?" the young man asked curiously.
"Find spies," Situ Baichuan said, smiling at the four of them: "Because of the sect's recent transformation, the Law Enforcement Hall doesn't have that many people.
Gu An should know something about this. He has assisted the Law Enforcement Hall before.
And this time, it should be even more serious.
Each peak must participate.
You must find spies from other sects, and be careful not to be detected.
Once detected, you may easily get caught up in it and be considered a spy, which would be dangerous.
The main spies to look for this time are a group of people whose identities are unknown.
This is Master's mission, and it is also the Law Enforcement Hall's mission.
The Law Enforcement Hall will calculate merit points, and Master will guide you in swordsmanship, sword intent, and sword罡.
As long as you make contributions, it depends on what you want to learn."
Hearing this, the young man and the others were very excited.
Sword intent is difficult to learn, and sword罡 is even more difficult. Even learning new sword techniques is not easy.
Now, as long as you find spies, you can obtain these things. How could people not be excited?
Gu An lowered his head, feeling somewhat dangerous.
It was abnormal.
When would finding spies require someone like Master to personally issue the mission?
What kind of spies are worth doing this openly?
Could these people on the side hide it?
Gu An didn't believe it.
Moreover, each peak has them.
Isn't this creating trouble for the Law Enforcement Hall?
"Are there any other questions?" Situ Baichuan asked.
The young man and the pair of sisters naturally wanted to ask about cultivation.
And Gu An knew nothing about swordsmanship, so he naturally remained silent.
Situ Baichuan didn't care.
However, he informed everyone that the mission had already begun upon its issuance.
The more undercover agents found, the better.
After a long time, Situ Baichuan finally let everyone leave.
When going down the mountain, the three of them shook their heads and sneered at Gu An.
"Junior Brother, why didn't you ask Master about swordsmanship just now?" the short-haired fairy asked.
Gu An shook his head and said, "I don't know swordsmanship."
"Is that so? No wonder Master didn't even ask you just now," the short-haired fairy said, looking at Gu An: "I didn't hit a sore spot, did I, Junior Brother?"
Gu An shook his head and then said, "If there's nothing else, Junior Brother will take his leave."
With that, Gu An left on his sword.
Hearing the laughter of the three people behind him, it was unknown what they were mocking.
Was it because he didn't know swordsmanship?
But he knew saber techniques.
However, there was no need to prove it. The First Saber of the Mortal World was his killing move.
There was no need, he didn't want to expose even a bit.
As for intent.
He had comprehended saber intent, but it wasn't worth being proud of, after all, he only comprehended it when his Nascent Soul was complete.
In this light, it seemed reasonable to be mocked by them.
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