novelapdf #272 - Treated as treason
#272 - Treated as treason
After arranging for the people to leave, Gu An didn't go to the First Institute again.
Even when the Enforcement Hall sent more people later, Gu An still didn't go.
The people sent now either transcribe spells or go to chop wood. If there's no wood to chop, they go to the plaza to lecture and preach.
After the first few batches of transcribers, many of the later people couldn't pass the assessment easily.
They could only take turns lecturing and preaching, resolving doubts for others.
Earning spirit stones for the First Institute.
Because of the free service offered by the first three, many people were waiting to grab those first three spots as soon as possible.
Although some people said the captives belonged to the sect, the First Institute was using them to profit without authorization.
Logically, these captives belonged to the sect. It would be one thing to bring them out to lecture and preach.
At the very least, it should be free.
Gu An realized that whenever he did something, he would hear all sorts of discussions.
However, there weren't many people like that, so Gu An didn't pay much attention.
Free service was naturally impossible.
Unless the sect explicitly ordered it.
But since the various institutes were competing, the possibility of the sect intervening was too low.
Unless there was a clear regulation stating that this kind of thing complied with sect rules.
Half a month later.
The sect didn't issue any regulations.
Which meant it was temporarily allowed. When it was prohibited, a written order would be issued.
And in this half month, the First Institute finally had spirit stones coming in.
About a thousand.
Not much.
Because they took turns, and not everyone was willing to teach.
Especially teaching the Demonic Path.
Teaching was fine, but it would be bad if it got out.
Regarding this, Gu An also agreed, letting the people of the Demonic Path feel the other side's beliefs.
It would also be good to spread the word.
To increase their reputation, so the price would naturally be higher.
For example, to redeem so-and-so, who was a pillar of the Immortal Path and a great enemy of the Demonic Path, would they release them?
They'd have to add money.
However, in this half month, Gu An ignored these things and focused on chopping wood.
The frequency of sect battles was getting lower and lower.
He feared it would completely subside in a few months, and then it would be easier for the people in the First Institute to exchange their contributions for spirit stones.
As for the spirit stones obtained by the First Institute, Gu An decided to take half, and give the remaining half to them to improve their cultivation. Recently, there hadn't been any generous donations from senior brothers and junior brothers, and he was also short on funds.
Gu An looked at the panel again.
His spell proficiency was only thirty-five. He would have to wait until the end of this month or the beginning of next month to improve it.
He wondered how long he would have to wait for the Great Completion of the Qi Sea Heavenly罡.
Fortunately, nothing had happened recently.
The sect no longer treated him as it had before.
Mainly because he had become part of the Demonic Path, and many people had been replaced. Also, their attention had long shifted.
Becoming part of the Demonic Path meant many disciples were preoccupied with their own affairs, so they had no time to care about him.
Besides, he had only targeted Heavenly Suspension Peak recently, so at most, only they remembered him.
Now, when people mentioned him, perhaps more of them thought of his high achievements.
Chu Meng hadn't made a sound since submitting the task last time.
Hua Jiyang hadn't sent any paper figures recently.
The Divine Monarch Hall hadn't made any more noise either.
It could be said that everything was developing in a good direction, except that he was involved in too many things, and if there was a problem, it might be difficult to escape.
So...:
Improving his cultivation was still the top priority.
There was no need to spend too much effort on the First Institute.
He had never thought of winning.
Since the people of the First Institute were always busy, he naturally had to give them benefits to improve their cultivation.
He would just take some for himself.
After all, he also needed spirit stones.
Hua Jiyang would send some things over each time, and it would be a bit unreasonable if he didn't even have spirit stones at that time.
Currently, he needed powerful boxing or saber techniques, preferably ones that he could use all the time.
Thinking this, Gu An planned to go to Qingmu City.
Qingmu City had recently begun to recover, and he would occasionally go down there.
Now, the First Institute only needed one last push to stabilize.
Therefore, he didn't leave often.
To prevent Pang Wen and the others from not being able to find him.
He had learned from the Fifth Institute that the people of Heavenly Suspension Peak were watching his side.
If it had been so long, and he was still letting people go out to earn spirit stones.
Those people probably wouldn't wait too long. Every day they waited was a day of lost spirit stones.
But he couldn't take the initiative in this matter, he could only wait passively.
Sure enough.
Three days later.
Pang Wen appeared in front of the courtyard, with a hint of nervousness:
"Leader, something happened."
"What is it?" Gu An asked.
"The First Institute was attacked last night," Pang Wen said.
Gu An frowned. Was it?
The formation hadn't given any feedback.
"It was in the surrounding area, not directly hitting the First Institute," Pang Wen said.
"Was anyone injured?" Gu An asked.
"No." Pang Wen paused, and continued:
"Then, early in the morning, there was news that the First Institute was not handling the captives properly and had offended the experts of other sects.
They said that the First Institute must have encountered an accident.
Then someone said they saw changes around the First Institute.
One person parrots another, spreading very quickly."
Gu An calmly said: "It's okay, continue to wait. Be careful these days."
Pang Wen left.
The next day, many corpses of small spirit beasts were placed around the First Institute.
For a time, there were even more discussions.
The people of the First Institute were also quite careful when going out. Everyone traveled in groups, for fear of encountering any danger.
On the third day.
Bloody words appeared, a single word 'kill' was soul-stirring.
Making Pang Wen and others even more careful, but Gu An still didn't say anything.
The others had already understood that this place was unsafe, so they tried to overcome it.
Continue to wait.
On the fourth day.
Pang Wen came again.
He seemed to breathe a sigh of relief:
"Leader, good news, the senior brothers and senior sisters of Heavenly Suspension Peak suddenly came to the First Institute, saying they were here to help find the troublemakers, and also said they would help deal with the discussions."
Hearing this, Gu An didn't feel happy.
He understood that the main players had appeared.
"Take me to see it," Gu An said.
It would be good if they were easy to deal with, but if they weren't...:
I'm afraid it's a war of attrition.
Within the sect, one must not kill people at will again.
So, he needed to wait, waiting for the people he cared about to go out.
This required a lot of energy.
It was a competition of endurance.
The First Institute.
A young man and woman were sitting on the high seat, asking Ruan Huan to pour tea.
The latter didn't dare to hesitate and immediately served the tea.
The fairy, with a hint of superiority, looked around and said: "The environment here is a bit poor. When we come, we must change this place."
The extraordinary man beside her followed up: "Yes, not only that, but some things outside must also be changed, and also the prison, it's too wasteful."
The two were chatting and laughing, with words full of yearning for the future.
They also said that lecturing and preaching outside, ten spirit stones were too few, it should be twenty at least, and only the outer peak was too small, they could completely go to the inner gate at the foot of the mountain, where there were more people.
They had many connections to make those captives make the most of their value.
Shu Ci frowned as she listened from the side.
These two were both at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Stage, she was no match for them. As the leader in the middle stage of the Golden Core Stage, she would certainly be helpless.
The most important thing was that these two people had clearly regarded themselves as the masters.
This wasn't coming to help, this was coming to take over the nest.
"By the way, where is your leader?" the man asked.
"Senior Brother and Senior Sister, the leader lives a bit far away, please wait a little longer," Shu Ci said respectfully.
"Go urge him, what's with being so slow? You don't understand etiquette at all, how will you be the head of the First Institute in the future?" the woman said unhappily.
Shu Ci could only nod.
The other party's tone was high and mighty, as if they were the ones in charge.
"What are you still standing there for?" the woman looked at Ruan Huan beside her: "Go buy some spirit food back, can't we just wait? Do you still want to work here?"
Ruan Huan was taken aback.
Then she lowered her head.
Waiting outside.
Until Gu An came, she told him the demands of the people inside.
Gu An just nodded and said: "Go rest."
Shu Ci wanted to say something, but still couldn't speak.
Because the two at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Stage were difficult to deal with.
These disciples on the mountain had a strong sense of superiority.
Similarly, their talents were also better than the people below.
So, she really had no way.
Saying anything would put pressure on the leader.
Gu An walked in alone.
When he went in, the seal fell, covering the entire room.
"Junior Brother is here?" The man sat in his seat and looked at Gu An, then casually pointed to the side and said: "Sit."
Gu An looked at them, and finally sat down.
Gu An was slightly puzzled and said: "Senior Brother and Senior Sister are?"
"We are all disciples of Heavenly Suspension Peak, you can call me Senior Brother Meng," the man said.
Then the fairy beside him said:
"You can call me Senior Sister Yu."
“Senior Brother Meng and Senior Sister Yu, what brings you here today?” Gu An asked politely.
“Although the First Institute is good, it has many dangers. I'm afraid it's a little too much for Junior Brother to handle alone.” Senior Brother Meng looked at Gu An and smiled, saying:
“It will be better with the two of us suppressing it in the future.
Junior Brother will still be the person in charge in the future, but you should still listen to our opinions on some things.
From today onwards, Junior Brother's decisions must be asked of us first, and then they can be implemented.
Also, send back all the people below the Golden Core realm.
Don't worry about personnel. Our Heavenly Suspension Peak doesn't have much else, but we have many united fellow brothers.
When they come over, Junior Brother should give them a year's worth of resources first, so they can work with peace of mind.
In addition, when they come over, Junior Brother should be more respectful.
Without them, this place might be in trouble.”
“Also, I need some pills and spiritual herbs here. I have already made a list. You can arrange for Senior Sister to prepare them.
The First Institute should have enough of these things.” Senior Sister Yu gave the list to Gu An.
The latter took it smoothly.
After taking a look, he found that he didn't recognize any of the things on it.
However, Gu An still nodded slightly: “Indeed, they are not too difficult things, but I, Junior Brother, have a question.”
“Junior Brother is quite sensible. I thought I would need to use some other methods.” Senior Brother Meng said with a smile.
They really didn't expect Gu An to be so sensible.
Gu An asked with slight curiosity: “Senior Brother and Senior Sister are at the Golden Core Completion stage, right?”
“Naturally.” The two nodded.
“Then, if one day, a Nascent Soul, or even a Void Refinement cultivator, comes and says they want to suppress the First Institute,
would the two of you agree?” Gu An asked, looking at them.
Hearing this, the two frowned. Senior Brother Meng said in a cold voice: “What? Are you looking down on Golden Core Completion?”
As he spoke, his aura erupted and pressed towards Gu An.
Then, Gu An suddenly came in front of him and kicked him out.
With a bang.
He was kicked away along with the chair.
Senior Sister Yu on the side slammed the table and stood up.
The table shattered and scattered.
She was about to wave her hand to attack Gu An.
However, Gu An's hand was faster than hers.
Slap!
A slap landed on the other party's face, directly sending her flying.
With a bang, the surrounding tables and chairs were broken again.
The two were filled with anger, and the aura on their bodies began to spread.
But soon, they discovered that a suppressing force directly landed on their bodies, and their power was restricted, making it difficult for them to move their hands and feet.
Sealed.
“There's a seal here?” Senior Brother Meng looked at Gu An angrily and said: “You really have a lot of guts. Do you know the consequences of angering us?”
With a wave of his hand, Gu An summoned his spear.
Then, in the other party's angry gaze, he stabbed it into the other party's stomach.
Fresh blood splattered, and the severe pain struck, turning Senior Brother Meng's anger into fear.
Gu An sighed and brought himself a high chair, slowly sitting down and saying:
“Senior Brother, would you give me some face and not interfere in the affairs of the First Institute?”
“You...” Senior Brother Meng looked at Gu An's indifferent gaze, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.
He came because his cultivation was definitely higher than the other party, putting him in an invincible position from the start.
Now...
He remembered some things about Gu An.
Even if he crippled someone, he could eventually walk out of the Law Enforcement Hall.
But if he did this, it was questionable whether he could come out alive.
In an instant, he didn't know how to speak.
Beg for mercy?
He was unwilling to beg a mid-Golden Core cultivator for mercy.
“Then I'll take it that Senior Brother has defaulted.” Then, Gu An looked at Senior Sister Yu on the side: “Senior Sister should be too, right?”
Senior Sister Yu didn't dare to say anything else.
Thus, Gu An looked at the surrounding mess and said: “Thank you, Senior Brother and Senior Sister, but the things here are broken. Did the two of you break them?
It's about two thousand spirit stones.”
“Don't go too far!” Senior Sister Yu's anger rose from her heart.
But before the last word could fall, a flash of a blade suddenly appeared.
It brushed across her cheek along with her mouth.
In an instant, her mouth could not close.
Senior Sister Yu realized belatedly that she couldn't speak, and only then did she notice the pain in her cheek.
She covered her mouth and rolled on the ground in pain.
Thus, Gu An looked at Senior Brother Meng.
The latter tremblingly took out a thousand spirit stones.
After receiving it, Gu An nodded: “Senior Brother is still reasonable.”
After saying that, he looked at Senior Sister Yu, who was lying on the ground, wailing in pain: “Senior Sister, what were you going to say just now? Can you say it again?”
In an instant, Senior Brother Meng felt that the person in front of him was like a demon.
The other party was truly a disciple of the Demonic Sect.
How could he say such a thing?
In the end, Senior Sister Yu still gave a thousand spirit stones.
Thus, Gu An put away the spear that was about to stab down.
At this time, outside.
Shu Ci and the others were slightly worried.
They already knew that these two people were here to usurp their nest.
They were angry, but in the end, they were helpless.
“I wonder what Senior Brother will choose in the end.” Shu Ci said.
Pang Wen said: “Don't worry, Senior Brother has always been very decisive.”
Although everyone thought so, facing two Golden Core Completion cultivators...
This was not something they could bear.
After a while.
Gu An walked out of the room.
Seeing Gu An, everyone surrounded him.
Gu An only said: “Continue with your work. Senior Brother and Senior Sister may stay and drink tea for a while. Don't mind them.”
After saying that, Gu An left.
Pang Wen and the others were a little puzzled.
But they could only continue to work around.
What they needed to sort out most was the cultivation methods.
Shu Ci looked at Pang Wen, who was carrying books, and said: “What do you think, Senior Brother?”
“Abnormal.” Pang Wen said.
“Do you want to go take a look?” Shu Ci thought for a moment and said: “Send tea and snacks.”
The two nodded.
Then, they knocked on the door, and after reminding them, they opened the door.
In that instant, they saw blood splattered all over the room, one person's stomach pierced, and the other person covering their mouth with blood constantly overflowing.
The **** impact made the two subconsciously close the door,
startled.
The two looked at each other and finally chose to remain silent.
They also sent everyone else to the prison to study.
The two of them only left in the evening.
After that, there were no more problems in the First Institute,
and the chaos outside suddenly disappeared.
End of April.
Heavenly Suspension Peak.
The fairy who was drinking tea with Shi Yuan came to the front of the cave again and respectfully saluted: “Senior Brother.”
“How are things going recently?” A voice came from inside.
“I haven't found a chance, but someone has created trouble for them, wanting to move in forcefully.
It's just that there seems to be a seal in that place, and even Golden Core Completion cultivators can't get any advantage.
If we take action, we should be foolproof.
As long as we put enough pressure on him, the First Institute will be in our control.” The fairy said.
Hearing this, there was a long silence inside, and then it said: “Junior Sister Qing, how long have you been following me?”
“It's been fifty years.” Junior Sister Qing lowered her head and said.
“It seems you don't understand me.” The voice inside sighed:
When have I ever said that I wanted the First Institute's authority?
This thing is useless to us, and this authority cannot be touched.
Remember, what I want is not to be enemies with him, but to win together with him.
We help him when he has difficulties, but we must never create calamities to help.
Don't think about controlling weak things, and don't think about taking other people's benefits. It's not a long-term plan.
What we want is a win-win situation.
Benefit others, benefit ourselves, and benefit the sect.
You must remember one thing, this is the sect, and everything is for the sect's benefit first.
And taking away his First Institute's authority is definitely not a beneficial thing for the sect.”
“But...” Junior Sister Qing was about to speak.
But the voice inside questioned: “Is this calamity related to you?”
“No.” Junior Sister Qing said firmly.
“That's good. Send a gift over there to clear the relationship.” The voice inside said.
Early May.
Reports were received again in the main hall.
Qu Youdao said with a smile: “There doesn't seem to be any change. It seems no one has awakened.”
“Heavenly Suspension Peak still doesn't have one.” Situ Baichuan said with a smile: “It still has nothing to do with me.”
Qu Youdao looked at everyone and said: “Then... let's arrest people.”
It was just a contest between six relatively ordinary people.
It's okay to have a group of strong people, but what is seizing power?
Destroying their layout?
Acting against the sect is treated as treason.
An order fell from the main hall to the Law Enforcement Hall.