After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 1 - : Starting with a Hidden Plot Thread

Mountains stretch in succession, the edges concealed by deep forests.

Cangmu Sect periphery.

Spirit Tree Garden.

The temperature in October is moderate.

Under the simple sun-shading shack, a middle-aged man is basking in the sun on a rocking chair.

At the side, four men and women in their twenties and thirties are cracking sunflower seeds and sipping tea, occasionally glancing at the laborers in the Spirit Tree Garden.

If anyone dares to slack off, the long whip at their waist will remind them of their duties.

At this moment, the middle-aged man leaning against the high chair suddenly opens his eyes and asks, "What time is it?"

"It's noon, time for lunch," the clever-looking chap responds.

Yang Shi, just over twenty, one of the supervisors in the Spirit Tree Garden, with a cultivation at the Qi Refining Second Layer.

"I'll take a walk around," says the middle-aged man, rising to his feet upon hearing this.

Gu An, the leader of the Spirit Tree Garden supervisors.

The others pay him no mind, such strolls are nothing new.

At this moment, Gu An is walking alone through the Spirit Tree Garden.

The Spirit Tree Garden is planted with various spirit woods, but the most abundant is Vajra Wood, used both in construction and as a refining material.

Of course, it's also used in alchemy.

Just as firewood under the Pill Furnace.

Even a single piece can burn for an entire day and night.

After wandering around, Gu An's eyebrows are slightly furrowed.

"I've never encountered the person she mentioned."

A look of confusion appears on Gu An's face.

He has been transmigrated for some time now.

Originally, arriving in the body of a leader seemed a stroke of good fortune, as it came with some status.

Even in the Cultivation World, it's somewhat safer than being at the very bottom as a Loose Cultivator or doing Chores.

But during the process of assimilating memories, he found that the original owner of the body was chosen by a woman twenty years ago and fed a toxic pill.

From then on, he must perform tasks for her upon request.

And the antidote would be provided once every ten years.

During the first ten years, there were no tasks, and fortuitously, someone delivered the antidote when the time came.

Now it's the second decade.

He had thought he would immediately receive the antidote.

But some time ago, he received a mission from her.

To observe in the Spirit Tree Garden for someone who would flee there.

He absolutely must capture them alive.

According to her, failure to capture the target means no antidote.

And there's also the fact that a twenty-something lad transmigrates into a forty-something man, missing out on twenty years of life.

Heaving a sigh, Gu An feels quite resigned.

"I'm still too weak."

His life is not in his own hands.

Thinking thus, he glances at his own status panel.

[Name: Gu An]

[Cultivation: Qi Refinement Third Layer]

[Status: Poisoned, poisoning about to erupt]

[Magic: 45/50]

[Hard Cultivation: 20/100]

[Ring of Destiny]

This appeared right after he transmigrated, the status showing poisoned from the start.

Fortunately, the poison wouldn't act immediately; everything else seemed normal.

That's how he could confirm that the person he was supposed to meet wasn't lying.

If he mishandles this mission, it could truly be life-threatening.

As for 'Magic,' it refers to the level of mastery over the learned spells.

'Hard Cultivation' corresponds to the Cultivation Technique.

Without the corresponding technique, progress is unattainable.

The way to increase these values is rather frustrating—logging.

He had often heard advertisements about getting stronger by chopping trees, but he never expected it to be true.

Whenever he finds an appropriate moment, he joins in the logging.

Usually, obtaining 'Magic' numbers is easy, but 'Hard Cultivation' values are extremely hard to come by.

The 'Ring of Destiny,' on the other hand, is more random.

But sometimes it can save one's life.

At this moment, the Ring of Destiny reacts slightly, and Gu An extends his consciousness to check it out.

After a moment, some text appears in his mind.

Yesterday, Yang Shi discovered his aptitude for talisman making and decided to start earning Spirit Stones by crafting talismans, preparing for his advancement to the Third Level of Qi Refining. That very night Miss Chen of the Chen Family met with him, and after three rounds of drinks, Yang Shi cursed, "You good-for-nothing, hogging the leadership position for ten years without giving it up. As long as I reach the Third Level of Qi Refining, I will definitely challenge you, take over the team leader position, and at over forty years old, you won't stand a chance against me. When the time comes, I'll make you beg for mercy under my feet." The Chen Family expressed that they would help with everything, just to take action.

Gu An sighed as he looked at the prompt from the Ring of Destiny.

"So Yang Shi actually has a talent for talisman making, no wonder those families value him."

There are also some families with not bad strength under the Sect.

But getting into the Inner Sect is the best, with high status.

As to how the Ring of Destiny is triggered, he still hasn't figured it out.

But it must be someone he is quite familiar with.

Moreover, the Ring of Destiny can only understand the past and is incapable of knowing the present and the future.

Looking at what Yang Shi is planning to do, Gu An sighs in his heart, "These people are too ambitious."

Yang Shi was also promoted by him.

Not a trace of gratitude is remembered.

Just with some talent for talisman making, and he wants to step on my head.

"Find an opportunity for logging, gather enough techniques, and then improve my Mountain Opening Fist."

When I crossed over to this world, I knew only two spells, one was the Fireball Technique, and the other was the Mountain Opening Fist.

The Fireball Technique is the most common, while the Mountain Opening Fist has achieved Small Success, and it was with it that I became the team leader.

I have improved it once before, and now it's reached Great Success.

If I improve it again, it will achieve Perfection.

There are few rivals at the Third Level of Qi Refining.

Rustle rustle!

Suddenly, there was a strange noise.

Gu An was stunned for a moment and became extremely cautious.

'Is it here?'

He stopped in place, scanning his surroundings.

After waiting so many days, finally, the target character appeared.

The person I was to meet said I could handle it, but I wonder if that's true or not.

Perceiving his surroundings, Gu An did not hear any more strange noises.

But there was a smell of blood in the air.

Toward the front left.

He concealed his Qi and moved silently.

Of course, first, he would keep his distance to ensure there was a margin for reaction after seeing the target.

The closer he got, the stronger the smell of blood became.

Not only that, but there were also breathing sounds.

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The person was injured, and quite seriously at that.

Just behind a large tree.

He moved silently, and as he peeked out little by little, he suddenly felt an attack coming at him.

Gu An's heart startled, he had been discovered.

He quickly retreated.

But soon enough, the attack pressed down like a mountain, extremely oppressive.

For a moment, he mobilized all his strength into the Mountain Opening Fist.

Blood Qi surged in his hands, and a fierce Qi burst forth.

Boom!

His fist collided with something solid, and even a full-strength Mountain Opening Fist could not budge it.

With a thud, he was pushed back some distance.

After stabilizing his stance, he saw a badly injured woman, all covered in wounds, currently forming a hand seal.

Gu An did not hesitate, took a step forward rapidly, and kicked.

Bang!

He struck hard at the woman's abdomen.

The woman crashed directly into the large tree.

Puh!

Blood spurted out of her mouth.

With that, Gu An finally let out a breath of relief, realizing she was on her last legs.

But that move just now was not simple; if it hadn't been for his Mountain Opening Fist reaching Great Success, he might not have been able to block it.

Indeed, one can't trust the words of those above.

A skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.

The severely injured woman, seeing Gu An's clothing, showed some astonishment: "A Cangmu Sect Disciple?"

Struggling, she took out her Identity Token, as if it were a life-saving straw, and said, "I am an Inner Sect Disciple of the Sect, take me back to the Sect, and I will definitely help you with Foundation Establishment as a reward."

Foundation Establishment?

Gu An's heart skipped a beat; once you achieve Foundation Establishment in this small place, you become a person of influence.

He had never seen such a person before.

However, he couldn't help her, after all, she needed an antidote.

Seeing Gu An unmoved, the woman froze, then thinking of something, with a fierce expression said, "Are you that bitch's secret line?"