After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In
Chapter 386 - 280: Promotion and Hubris_2

Chapter 386: Chapter 280: Promotion and Hubris_2

Zhao Qingshan nodded and said, "It seems I have to do something as well. Writing cultivation techniques isn’t an option for me, but I can teach people."

"Teach people?" Yang Qi came over and said, "Why not teach Yu Tu? It seems his family has been bullied again. When he went to reason with them, it turned out they had powerful sect backers who thought Yu Tu was the bully."

Zhao Qingshan was taken aback and said, "You want me to teach him how to reason?"

"You need to teach him what truth is," Yang Qi said.

....

Back at his residence, Gu An continued to read "Drawing a Prison."

After changing his Cultivation Method, he felt his Primordial Spirit becoming increasingly extraordinary, with Xuanhuang Qi revolving around it.

Strong and solid.

Indeed, much stronger than before.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before he could comprehend "Drawing a Prison."

This way, he would save the use of a Magic technique.

It could be used elsewhere or to enhance his mastery levels.

That night, Gu An continued logging.

As before, logging through the night.

Then returning to his abode to continue experiencing his cultivation or to comprehend Magic.

Also, to further understand "Drawing a Prison."

The days passed by one by one.

Gu An watched as his Hard Cultivation incrementally increased.

Eighty-five.

Eighty-six.

Eighty-eight.

Ninety.

Ninety-three.

Ninety-five.

Finally reaching ninety-nine.

By then, it was already late April.

May was fast approaching.

And the Main Court had begun urging him to set out as soon as possible.

Since Tianlan City wasn’t close by, getting there would take a considerable amount of time.

If he didn’t set out soon, there would be unrest on that side.

By then, if the mission wasn’t completed, it might end in failure.

The sect would suffer immensely.

And as the mission executor, he wouldn’t be able to escape the sect’s punishment.

However, Gu An didn’t pay attention to these matters.

The Main Court still hadn’t provided a specific timeline, only urged him. It seemed he still had time.

Thus, he naturally wanted to wait for his cultivation to advance.

Otherwise, going would be even more dangerous.

That day, while Gu An was logging,

he sensed a warm current.

Soon after, the value of Hard Cultivation changed.

From ninety-nine, it became one hundred.

With this, Gu An let out a sigh of relief.

He didn’t rush to leave but continued logging.

For so long, he had always returned after the sun rose.

Even now, no matter the urgency, there couldn’t be a significant change.

As the day broke,

Gu An put away his axe and walked back to his residence.

Nowadays, no one in the sect discussed the strength of the Fire Phoenix Clan anymore.

As if everyone had forgotten about this matter.

After all, common people couldn’t interact with such powerful beings, and if they were really coming to fight, it was the sect leaders’ concern.

There was absolutely nothing they could do.

Thus, no one paid it much mind.

Gu An was curious, but no one gave him any answers.

Chu Meng hadn’t come once,

so there was no news.

There was also no additional news from the Eight Sounds Divine Monarch.

Everything strangely quiet.

Leaving one perplexed.

Back at his residence, Gu An again covered it with a Barrier.

He then sat inside the room.

This time, he wasn’t in a rush but rather thoroughly reviewed the Returning to Void Method.

This was necessary to ensure nothing unexpected happened during the promotion.

Such a Cultivation Technique was not simple. Attempting to advance with insufficient understanding could easily lead to issues.

His time wasn’t abundant. If it took too long to successfully advance, the "Dream" would awaken, which would be equivalent to failing the advancement.

Once everything was ready, Gu An closed his eyes.

He began to draw upon his Hard Cultivation.

In an instant, Gu An found himself immersed in a Dream.

In the Dream, he started his Hard Cultivation, contemplating the cultivation technique every day, then feeling the changes in his body.

A year, five years, ten years.

His cultivation became increasingly profound, but still far from the time to advance.

Twenty years, thirty years, fifty years.

Gu An discovered his body seemed severely depleted, requiring a lengthy period to replenish.

This replenishment took three hundred years.

After three hundred years, Gu An finally felt his body’s strength had returned to its peak state.

Only then did he attempt to advance.

The process of advancement was not smooth, as the Qinglian Xuanhuang Scripture was not as easy to comprehend as it appeared, with many changes occurring in finer details.

It was like feeling your way across a river, taking a hundred years.

Finally, he reached the last moment.

Xuanhuang Qi blended into his Primordial Spirit, and everything appeared bewildering, resulting in darkness.

It was unknown how long he maintained such a status.

At last, a burst of light appeared.

The Primordial Spirit began to shine with Golden Light, illuminating the self and resonating with the world, demonstrating Great Divine Power.

Refining God and Returning to Void.

At that moment, Gu An opened his eyes.

As he opened his eyes, he felt his Primordial Spirit radiating Golden Light like the sun.

He attained an unprecedented level of control over Spiritual Energy, and what’s more, the surrounding Spiritual Energy resonated with him.

Every gesture could accumulate immense power.

It seemed neither his body nor Primordial Spirit could restrain him anymore.

Power surged from within, like a torrent.

He could move mountains and fill seas, creating storms and changing the skies.

*Feeling all this, Gu An felt quite emotional.*

*He seemed to have grown much stronger.*

*Even ten of his former selves weren’t enough to be subdued by just one hand of his current self.*

*Feeling this power, Gu An felt almost invincible.*

*After all, he hadn’t truly witnessed other Returning to Void cultivators demonstrating their might.*

"*He somewhat wanted to find a Returning to Void cultivator to test his skills.*"

His cultivation had just advanced, with Qi Sea Sky Gang, The World’s First Blade, and a powerful Cultivation Technique as his foundation.

Now, he figured, he should at least be able to suppress an Early Stage of Returning to Void cultivator.

But this thought only popped up for a moment before Gu An quickly suppressed it.

Any further ego could indeed lead to trouble.

He then began operating the Qi Breathing Chapter to become familiar with his cultivation and conceal it.

Then, he operated the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Chapter to maintain his calm.

He couldn’t succumb to the joy of advancing to Returning to Void.

By the time he roughly managed to control his power, it was already early May.

As Gu An stepped out of the courtyard, Pang Wen came again.

He brought a message from the Main Court, saying it was really time to depart.

With this, Gu An no longer hesitated and instructed Pang Wen to release Chen Changfeng and Zhang San.

This time, Gu An didn’t know how long it would be before he returned, so if Pang Wen truly encountered something he couldn’t resolve or something that threatened his life,

he told him to seek out Mei Jianghe.

It wasn’t a great choice, but it was the only one available.

Mei Jianghe was part of the Merit Hall, and often his actions faced inconvenience.

Unfortunately, Gu An didn’t know anyone else strong yet friendly.

Senior Sister Qing and the others seemed to have tendencies he could consider, but they had too few interactions, so at most, they were acquaintances. It was obviously impossible to ask them for help.

Interests weren’t closely aligned.

By noon,

Gu An arrived at the Main Court and met the Junior Brother in charge of the task.

"Dean Gu," the Junior Brother said with a smile.

Gu An looked at him, feeling that this name wasn’t quite right.

"Calling him a leader is not as grand as calling him Dean," the Junior Brother said with a smile.

His main strategy was siding with the right person.

Choosing is more crucial than working hard.

"I came to get the relevant materials. Is there anyone else going?" Gu An asked.

"There isn’t anyone else. Other in-charge individuals have already gone over, and the primary responsibility this time falls on Dean Gu; the people over there, by rights, should follow Dean Gu’s orders.

But some are unruly; Dean Gu needs to be cautious." The Junior Brother handed the materials to Gu An and reminded him.

Gu An took the items and said, "Change the title back."

"Alright, Leader Gu," the Junior Brother replied with a smile, "Next time, if Leader Gu is busy, just have me deliver the stuff."

Gu An nodded and then turned to leave.

After he left, a curious fellow sect member nearby asked, "Senior Brother, is there any point in trying to please him like this?"

"This is about choosing sides. You wouldn’t understand," the Senior Brother replied.

"Aren’t you afraid of choosing wrong?"

"Not at all,"

the Senior Brother said with confidence.

Because he had sided with others before and realized it was a wrong choice.

In front of the sect’s gate,

Gu An stood waiting.

He looked through the materials, his brows furrowing.

The materials contained not much, just some transactions,

and architectural patterns.

For this task, they were not of much help.

"Dean," suddenly Chen Changfeng’s voice came.

Zhang San and Chen Changfeng arrived.

"Just the three of us?" Zhang San asked curiously.

Gu An looked at him, briefly hoping he would do something.

So that he could test his blade.

Zhang San saw Gu An staring at him, feeling a strange vibe.

He somehow felt the other party wanted to do something dangerous.