After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 30 - "Borrowed" onto My Head

Early January.

Gu An has received the message from the sect that today is the day for resource distribution.

Of course, he has none, but he knows that people in the outer sect have started "borrowing" spirit stones.

Although he doesn't have any, that doesn't necessarily mean he will be spared from trouble.

He just hopes they won't come this way.

Lately, he has roughly figured out the situation here; in all four directions—east, west, south, and north—there is a small market.

The items in the east are the most common and are the cheapest.

Indeed, the north has the best goods.

And there is actually a city outside, home to some family powers, as well as outer disciples.

However, living in the city requires payment in spirit stones.

Poor loose cultivators cannot enter.

Therefore, there are still some markets similar to the Vajra Wood Spirit Garden in the vicinity.

Due to some burns from logging, Gu An also spent some spirit stones buying healing talismans.

He could feel that once his cultivation levels up, and after he fully learns the Qi Sea Gang Qi, he will become immune to such injuries.

As long as he doesn't chop recklessly, a balance can be maintained, and he would be able to live here normally.

He himself is struggling so much, not to mention the others.

No wonder there are hardly any people here.

Today is the day of resource distribution, so there's no need for logging.

Gu An plans to go out, buy some food to bring back, and then build up the courtyard here.

At least he needs to set up a room and a practice room.

There's a pond, and when he's free, he could also raise a couple of fish.

He doesn't even know how long he will live here.

Just as he was opening the door to go out, he noticed a figure by the pond.

A little girl was peeking at the pond curiously.

Her features are delicate, like that of a porcelain doll.

But her clothes are plain, and each wrist is adorned with a simple jade bracelet.

One of them even has a crack, as if it could break at any moment.

Like a little fairy who has fallen to the mortal world.

Who is she? Gu An frowns.

Why are there children in the sect?

Although he doesn't know much about the sect, hasn't he seen such young children these past few days?

She looks to be only four or five years old, and there are no signs of cultivation fluctuations on her body.

She can't possibly be a sect disciple.

Gu An does not want to interfere, but as he leaves, the little girl, due to leaning too close, slips.

She pauses, then becomes somewhat afraid.

But just as she is about to fall into the water, a hand grabs her collar.

It's an uncle with a stubble beard, looking quite mature.

"Where did this child come from?" Gu An's expression is devoid of any emotion.

While the water is not deep, one must prepare for the unforeseen.

Her parents sure are negligent.

"Thank you, uncle," says the little girl with a bow after being set down. "My name is Guoguo, we just moved in."

Saying so, she points in the direction she came from.

Gu An looks over, remembering that there is a courtyard there which was previously unoccupied.

Such a deep location in the east is not a good place.

Only he would come here, no one else.

Unless it's to avoid something.

Without further thought, Gu An is about to leave.

Just as he moves a short distance away, he sees a woman in her late twenties hurriedly running this way.

Gu An steps aside, with no intention of interacting.

Today, as he goes out, he senses a tense atmosphere among the people.

And he also hears talk of borrowing spirit stones.

It seems troubles have already arrived.

After buying some essential food and healing talismans in the city, he explores the surrounding areas.

He needs to prepare for the future, so he wants to find out where he can purchase cultivation techniques, or magic.

In a few more days, he will be able to advance to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

I might be able to advance to the ninth layer this year.

Such speed is really fast.

But what comes after, whether I can break free from Qi Refinement, is completely unknown.

Cultivation Technique, and various bottlenecks, all need to be considered.

In the evening, Gu An had just returned to the east side.

He found that one needs to exchange for Cultivation Techniques using Merits.

Also, the Storage Treasures for Outer Disciples are usually obtained by exchanging Merits.

Not too difficult, you can save up for a few months to get one.

But you can only exchange for one.

If you lose it, you'll have to buy one.

To buy it, it costs at least a hundred or more, up to two hundred.

With just five Spirit Stones a month, you'd have to save for three or four years without eating or drinking.

Just as he was about to reach his residence, he suddenly heard an argument.

"A few Senior Brothers, we really don't have any extra Spirit Stones," a plainly dressed woman said humbly.

Behind her was a little girl who seemed somewhat frightened, looking at the people in front of her.

Facing the two of them were five men.

The five men stood sparsely, intentionally or unintentionally blocking the woman's retreat.

They had gentle smiles on their faces: "Junior Sister must be joking. Actually, one of our Junior Sisters is severely injured. When we went to Spirit Bamboo Peak, they demanded five hundred Spirit Stones.

Such a large number of Spirit Stones, even if all of us gave everything we have, it wouldn't be enough, hence we had no choice but to come and borrow Spirit Stones.

Now we're only short of a few Spirit Stones, surely Junior Sister wouldn't stand by and watch someone die, right?"

The woman looked at them with some difficulty and said, "I haven't completed the task and don't have any Spirit Stones on me."

"How could that be? We heard that Junior Sister should have received a sum of Spirit Stones, or show us your Storage Treasure. If it's really not there, then we'll leave right away and won't make things difficult for Junior Sister," said the leading man sincerely.

He was quite robust, with the cultivation of the Qi Refining Seventh Level.

The people next to him were either at the sixth level or the seventh level.

This woman was at the seventh level.

Gu An glanced at them and didn't pay too much attention, instead heading straight for his own residence.

These people are not normal.

A woman with a child, just after receiving Spirit Stones, is in a hurry to come to this remote place of men.

It doesn't make sense.

Who borrows Spirit Stones starting from the poorest place?

People here can't even complete their tasks.

Coming here at last to try their luck is more like it.

After all, newly recruited Disciples are everyone's targets.

Of course, he also hoped that these people would ignore him.

As he passed by, although someone looked over, Gu An just respectfully performed a greeting and quickly left.

Until he returned to his residence, no one called out to stop him.

He was relieved at that.

What happened to those people afterward, Gu An did not know, but the next day he didn't see any abnormalities.

Of course, this kind of situation continues to happen, as can be seen from the logging area.

Many people felt quite heavy-hearted.

"Do you have any issues here? Do you need my help?" Hua Jiyang asked with a smile.

Gu An thanked him and said there was no need at the moment.

However, that very evening, when he left the logging area, three people surrounded him.

Three at the Qi Refining Sixth Level.

"This uncle looks quite familiar," the three of them looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

The leading one had a mocking look in his eyes.

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"Do you seniors need something?" asked Gu An.

"It's really odd to hear 'Senior Brother' coming from the mouth of a man in his forties. It feels very unfamiliar.

Is your talent so poor that you're only at Qi Refining Sixth Level at such an old age?" asked the leading man.

He was quite thin, like a bamboo pole, but there was a sense of surging Blood Qi about him.

"The talent is indeed a bit lacking," Gu An nodded.

"That's really a pity. Our talents aren't bad, do you want to place your hope in us three? Support us with some Spirit Stones, and once we achieve great success on the path, we can give you some guidance," said the thin man.

At this moment, people around who saw the situation all walked around.

They had no intention of coming over.

Some were watching with interest.