After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 267 - 223: Next Time, I’ll Show Mercy_2

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The blade falls.

Wei Wen is completely dead.

Gu An collected the Storage Treasure and did not linger.

Quickly leaving.

The battlefield is not cleaned.

But left behind is Chasing Sun’s blade shadow.

Hoping someone discovers it and associates it with Zuo Youyan.

In that case, all those who died this time could be blamed on the opponent.

And he himself would be out of harm.

It took some time, but Gu An returned to where he had landed.

Then he headed towards Luu Ping and the others.

The distance was well calculated, landing and then rushing over with all his might.

Making up for the lost time, he was very close to Senior Brother Luu and the others.

Indeed.

When he reached the anticipated spot, he soon saw Luu Ping and the other three.

At this moment, they all harbored Sword Intent.

It seems they had acquired quite some opportunities in the Sword Immortal Tomb.

"Junior Brother, are you alright?" Luu Ping approached Gu An, cautiously watching behind.

"I’m fine, but I feel someone has their eyes on me." He said, handing over the object in his hand to Luu Ping: "It’s probably because of this thing."

Luu Ping took the Bamboo Rice, remained silent for a moment and said: "Let me keep it for now, I’ll return it to Junior Brother once we’re out."

Gu An did not elaborate further.

This is a seed.

A Sword Immortal Spirit Bamboo seed.

It will definitely require a lot of resources to cultivate.

He himself cannot afford to cultivate it.

Rather than cultivating it himself, he thought of letting the Sect cultivate it. Once it’s cultivated, he can start logging.

It’s unknown whether there would still be any profits from logging after cultivation.

After all, it’s unknown how many years it will take.

But cultivating it himself is indeed unnecessary.

If it could be sold, he wondered how many Spirit Stones it could fetch.

Afterwards, the five of them did not linger and quickly headed forward.

Seeking the Array Formation Light to exit.

Since the opening of the secret realm, the Array Formation Light had been opening intermittently, with no fixed location, but many were available.

Now that they all obtained some opportunities, leaving was the right choice.

That afternoon.

A light pierced through the clouds, landing on the lake surface.

The group stood by the lake’s edge, not rushing over.

The lake water was murky, and dark.

Yet it carried a deepness.

Like an endless abyss.

No one knew whether there were dangers lurking upon the lake’s surface.

But the leaving Array Formation Light was right in the lake.

They had to try.

"I’ll give it a try." Zhuge Jing spoke up.

"Allow me." Nanyun Dong’s palm showed faintly visible runes.

Then rune symbols surged, and a spirit beast formed from the runes leaped from his hand to the water surface, reaching the Array Formation Light.

Then quickly disappeared.

"It seems there’s no danger." Nanyun Dong pondered, then said: "I will try going over now."

Without waiting for others to speak, he leaped up, flying low.

Within a few breaths, he successfully appeared under the Array Formation Light.

And then disappeared from the spot.

"It seems truly safe," Zhuge Jing said.

Gu An looked down with lowered eyebrows.

At first, he really didn’t see anything.

But after Nanyun Dong left, he felt it.

A pair of pitch-black eyes were staring at the lake surface.

Seemingly waiting for someone to cross.

The deep and sinister gaze involuntarily made cold sweat break out on his back.

"You all follow behind me," Luu Ping spoke, intending to lead everyone across.

Seeing this, Gu An promptly stopped him without hesitation: "Senior Brother, wait a moment."

Saying so, he pulled everyone back.

Zhuge Jing looked at Gu An with some confusion.

"I’ve learned a bit, able to sense some dangers."

He seriously said: "After Senior Brother Nan left, something rose in the lake and is now staring at the surface."

Nan Xueyan was skeptical: "Really?"

Gu An nodded.

Zhuge Jing looked towards Luu Ping.

Luu Ping hesitated slightly, and said, "Let’s change places, this lake is indeed not normal. We might have been able to pass just now because something beneath was asleep, and now it has woken up."

Nan Xueyan felt somewhat regretful, "If we had all crossed together, would we have all made it out safely?"

It should have been the case, but it’s no longer suitable now.

Thus, Gu An and others began heading to another place.

It took a whole night before they found a new Array Formation Light.

This time, it wasn’t a strange place, just a normal path.

The group entered the Array Formation Light and quickly disappeared.

A moment later, Gu An and his companions appeared on the altar in the back mountain.

Nanyun Dong was nearby; seeing Gu An and the others come out, he breathed a sigh of relief, "You’re all okay, that’s good. Was there any problem with the lake?"

"What happened?" Nan Xueyan asked curiously.

"I don’t know if it was an illusion, but when I came out, I felt something glanced at me, but it was already too late to notify you all," Nanyun Dong said.

Hearing this, Luu Ping and the others were also somewhat surprised.

They informed him about what had happened after.

Nanyun Dong looked at Gu An, slightly apologetic he said, "I was blind, I thought Junior Brother was just holding us back."

He then offered some small Magic Treasures, "These were found in the cave, I’ll give them to Junior Brother."

Gu An accepted them; indeed, they were all not very valuable.

"They can be exchanged for Merit at the Merit Hall, or for Spirit Stones.

There are probably two or three hundred Spirit Stones worth, but less Merit," Nanyun Dong said.

Hearing this, Gu An was quite surprised and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

As there were people around, Luu Ping led everyone back to Heavenly Suspension Peak.

They landed in front of a courtyard, next to a waterfall.

This was where Luu Ping lived.

Upon arriving, he handed over the Bamboo Rice to Gu An, "This I return to Junior Brother."

Gu An wasn’t surprised.

But he didn’t take it and instead, curiously asked, "What does Senior Brother think this is?"

"If I’m not mistaken, it’s a seed from the Sword Immortal Bamboo Forest," Luu Ping earnestly said, "This bamboo needs to be planted beside the Sword Tomb, nourished by Sword Intent. The more intense the Sword Intent, the faster the Sword Immortal Bamboo grows.

Cutting the Sword Immortal Bamboo can temper Sword Intent, and the bamboo will also become the material for Forging Spirit Swords."

"What do you think I should do with it?" Gu An then asked.

The others didn’t speak but watched Luu Ping.

It was indeed a good thing.

"Two choices, one is to keep it yourself and gradually cultivate it, but it’s easy to be robbed, and difficult to scale up.

Or, give it to the Master, certainly he will use it at the Sword Tomb.

But what benefit Master can give, I don’t know.

Most likely it will be counted as Merit," Luu Ping said.

"How much Merit will there be?" Gu An was slightly surprised.

"A lot, whether there will be a specific number is hard to say.

Or the Master might privately give you some benefits.

But taking Merit is better.

With Merit, the Merit Hall will be watching over Junior Brother, and others who want to harm you will not find it easy.

If the Merit Hall’s upstanding members can be easily harmed, they can’t afford to lose this face.

If you have to die because of high Merit, then the Merit Hall is a joke," Luu Ping explained.

Gu An didn’t hesitate much, just said, "Give it to the Master, it’s not safe with me.

Besides, I hope Senior Brother can help send it to the Master."

Hearing this, Luu Ping shook his head, "Junior Brother needs to personally deliver it to the Master, that would be more prudent. I will take you to the Master."

He then looked at the others and said, "Let’s all go together."

The three people didn’t hesitate, all nodding their heads.

That way, the news was less likely to leak.

Although Nanyun Dong had come out earlier, they still had to bring him along now.

On top of Heavenly Suspension Peak.

Situ Baichuan had just returned from the grand hall, mocked again by those people.

The candidates from other peaks, more or less, had some reputation.

He had received no news at all.

Just returned, he heard that Luu Ping was bringing people to meet him.

"Out in just over two months? No gains?" Situ Baichuan was a bit surprised.

However, he had no hopes.

Naturally, he wouldn’t be disappointed.

Thus, he appeared outside, seeing Luu Ping and his chosen Gu An.

The latter was still in the Golden Core Early Stage, but with some remnants of Sword Intent lingering on him.

This sort of remnant couldn’t be absorbed or utilized, which made him somewhat helpless.

Only someone with no talent in swordsmanship would be like this.

It seems that an opportunity had found him, but he hadn’t grasped it.

"Greetings to Master." The five people bowed respectfully.

"You are the first batch to come out, how were your gains?" Situ Baichuan asked casually.

The sooner you come out, usually the fewer opportunities you had.

Mostly because they had no choice, and had to come out if they were forced.