#318 - Krypton Life
#318 - Krypton Life
Gu An wasn't surprised by Chen Tai and the others' tricks.
However, such tricks were unlikely to have any substantial effect.
After all, they weren't from this sect.
They were probably just trying their luck, in case it worked.
After all, some people care about such things, and not everyone in the world is smart.
Most people just parrot others, believing the stories they're told.
Of course, some people think they have enough discernment and consider themselves clever.
Perhaps Chen Tai and the others thought the same.
Furthermore, once these rumors spread, it would be impossible to explain them away.
It would always leave a bad impression.
Despicable, shameless, heartless, bloodthirsty, and deserving of universal condemnation.
Logically, this shouldn't have much effect on a member of the Demonic Sect like himself.
But some Immortal Sect disciples eager to make a name for themselves might be overjoyed.
Killing him would bring them fame from all directions.
Consequently, he would have a lot of trouble.
Besides that, there would also be trouble within the sect, as these rumors were likely being spread by someone with ulterior motives.
"Has the sect reacted at all?" Gu An asked.
"Not yet, but the Six Courtyards seem to have offended many people, and there will definitely be some problems in the future," Pang Wen said.
Gu An calmly said, "Don't worry about it for now."
"What about Chen Tai's side?" Pang Wen asked again.
"Don't worry about that either," Gu An said.
The rumors being spread were impossible to control.
It's easy to spread rumors, but hard to refute them.
It didn't matter; he was a member of the Demonic Sect, so he could just embrace the rumors if necessary.
It wouldn't affect anything.
As for the Six Courtyards.
They definitely wouldn't be canceled.
Whether they were outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples, or even disciples from the mountain, most of them didn't know who was behind the establishment of the Six Courtyards.
Cancel them?
Even if the sect was in complete turmoil, it was unlikely that they would be canceled.
So, neither of these things needed to be worried about.
They couldn't be controlled.
Although Pang Wen didn't know why, he would do as the leader said.
Then he asked, "What if someone else wants to redeem Chen Changfeng?"
Within the First Courtyard, Chen Changfeng was the most difficult decision.
The leader intended to release him, but not just anyone could redeem him.
"Ask Chen Changfeng. If he seems willing, then let him go," Gu An replied.
Hearing this, Pang Wen cautiously asked, "What about the price?"
Gu An said calmly, "Anything."
Pang Wen understood; 'anything' meant that if Chen Changfeng was willing, he could leave for even a single spirit stone, but if he wasn't willing, he couldn't leave even for a million spirit stones.
After that, Gu An asked about the Second Team.
The Second Team still had missions to complete.
Fortunately, there hadn't been any particularly difficult tasks recently.
Moreover, the First Courtyard's notorious reputation seemed to have spread quite far, and many people knew that the Second Team's leader was also the head of the First Courtyard.
Although many people cursed them, those who weren't tough enough didn't dare to offend the First Courtyard.
So, most of the Second Team's tasks were easily handled.
Those who dared to confront the First Courtyard wouldn't usually be responsible for minor issues.
And major problems usually required the leader to step in.
The members of the Second Team truly felt that things were different for someone with a big Demonic Sect reputation compared to an honest, ordinary person.
Of course, if the First Courtyard had a big enough reputation, they would be the first to bear the brunt if the Immortal Sect attacked.
They all understood this principle.
After that, Pang Wen spoke about Zhao Qingshan's affairs.
Gu An was somewhat surprised; Zhao Qingshan's teaching was completely different from others.
Everyone was improving rapidly, and they had been given a complete path to promotion.
In addition, Pang Wen mentioned Yu Tu, saying that Zhao Qingshan had said that Yu Tu was a true genius, the one most likely to go the furthest among them, but he was still lacking something.
Hearing this, Gu An was quite curious: "How is Yu Tu doing recently?"
"Not much different from before. He doesn't want anything to do with his childhood sweetheart, and he hasn't paid her any attention.
But she's different; she seems to think that Yu Tu should still give her spirit stones.
Mainly because Yu Tu's income of spirit stones is too high.
They can't come to the First Courtyard, but they're making things difficult for Yu Tu's parents back home.
His parents are just honest people.
And in that place, that means they're the ones who suffer.
Yu Tu still stutters; he can't argue or fight."
Gu An was slightly surprised, feeling like Yu Tu couldn't escape this circle.
"Have you done anything?" he asked.
Pang Wen shook his head: "We haven't interfered in Yu Tu's affairs with that junior sister.
However, as a Demonic Sect, the Second Team occasionally passes through some villages on missions.
Out of some interest, we occasionally abduct some people; because we are worse, the people in those places are quite honest."
"Shu Ci's idea?" Gu An asked.
Those people must have gone after Yu Tu's childhood sweetheart's parents.
Pang Wen immediately said: "It was my idea."
Gu An raised his eyebrows slightly, not saying much else, but only said: "Call Yue Han and the others here."
First Courtyard.
In the prison, Zhao Qingshan was talking about some cultivation experiences.
Yue Han was learning very seriously, but she was always lacking a little.
Finally, before the other party gave up, Yue Han gave up first: "Senior Zhao, are you even teaching properly? Why haven't I learned it yet?"
Zhao Qingshan was amused: "You're blaming me now?"
Yue Han said seriously: "I'm already useless enough; if I can blame someone else, I won't blame myself."
Zhao Qingshan was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to refute her.
Soon, Pang Wen came down to take them away.
After they left, Chen Changfeng said: "Don't look down on Pang Wen; I've noticed that the Dean basically doesn't care about anything,
Pang Wen has a lot of power."
"Don't look at his low cultivation level; he's practical and hardworking, much better than others," Zhao Qingshan said.
"But he's too weak; he can't protect the Dean. I still have to rely on me. Zhang San is already gone; now there's only me," Chen Changfeng said seriously.
"Sick," said a young man in the corner, shrinking back and continuing to sleep, looking disdainful.
He was a Void Refinement expert who had been here for a long time, and he always felt that some people were mentally unstable.
Chen Changfeng was one of them.
Soon, Gu An met Yue Han and the others.
Before they arrived, he had checked the letter.
This was a letter for transmitting messages.
Although he didn't know why they were writing letters, he still had to take a look.
In short, the plan had changed, and they couldn't find anyone to marry into the royal family.
But Cangmu Sect was indeed a good place.
They planned to gradually corrupt the high-level leaders here.
And then make Cangmu Sect into a Cangmu Sect of the Reincarnation lineage.
Gu An was quite curious; were the people of the Reincarnation lineage very strong?
To want to control Cangmu Sect like this?
Or was Cangmu Sect actually very weak?
But after thinking for a moment, Gu An felt that Cangmu Sect wouldn't dare to hang the Demonic Sect flag if it wasn't very weak.
Unless the Reincarnation lineage was too strong.
He asked the two who had just arrived about this question.
"Is the Reincarnation lineage strong?" Fairy Qingyao said seriously: "They are still very strong. Their gear magic weapon is slightly strange. This magic weapon can improve their roots and comprehension, making their cultivation speed faster. Not only that, the intensity of their mental strength, such as spells and attacks, is also stronger than ordinary people.
Cangmu Sect is only a barely second-rate sect. If a Reincarnation lineage elder comes, they can probably directly take over."
Gu An was silent for a moment, somewhat in disbelief.
Was it that exaggerated?
An elder could take over Cangmu Sect?
Although it was second-rate, it was still considered a strong sect, right?
Don't underestimate it just because it's second-rate.
This is still a major sect.
"Tell me about your discoveries," Gu An said, ceasing his wandering thoughts.
"Currently, we can confirm that two people have entered the Cangmu Sect. Whether there's a third is still uncertain.
We don't know their purpose, but it might be related to the Dean," Yue Han said. "We heard you killed someone from the Zhuanlun lineage."
Gu An handed the letter to the two of them.
After reading it, they were somewhat surprised.
"What are they looking for marriage partners for?" Yue Han asked.
Gu An casually said, "To infiltrate the royal family."
Hearing this, they fell silent.
"We've already found them," Yue Han said, looking at Gu An. "As a reward, our condition is simple: find the marriage partner."
Gu An pondered for a moment and said, "That might be difficult."
Because not many people know about this, let alone him.
There's no information at all.
He even asked Dugu Jing in his spare time.
But still, there was no answer.
It's conceivable that very few people know about this.
"You can ask that princess," Gu An replied.
"That won't work; I can't see her," Yue Han shook her head. "Her status in the Cangmu Sect seems quite high; I can't get close to her."
"She's in the Cangmu Sect?" Gu An was slightly surprised.
He really didn't know about this. "What's her name?"
"It's useless; her name outside is different from her family name. She ran away from home and changed her name," Yue Han shrugged.
Gu An was silent. This princess ran away from home?
It seems she's not well-regarded.
After thinking for a moment, Gu An asked again, "The Cangmu Sect is a second-rate sect, so what kind of power is the royal family in terms of sects?"
"It exceeds first-rate, probably not as good as the Dao Sect. The Dao Sect far exceeds first-rate sects and is known as the number one sect in the Dongdao Ancient Province," Yue Han said.
Gu An was quite moved, not expecting the royal family to be so powerful.
"What about the Fire Phoenix Clan?" Gu An asked.
"Their top combat power is extremely strong, but their influence isn't that great. The royal family probably wouldn't dare provoke them, but the Dao Sect isn't afraid.
But it depends on the actual fight," Yue Han quickly replied.
Gu An was slightly surprised. "You know a lot."
Yue Han frankly said, "Of course, my cultivation isn't good, but I study hard. I've been reading for over three hundred years and will soon be four hundred years old and die of old age. How could I not know a lot?"
Gu An roughly understood and said, "What about the Zhuanlun lineage?"
"The Zhuanlun lineage is quite special. Although they have their own sect, most of them aren't in the sect.
Instead, they hide in various sects, recruiting disciples," Yue Han said helplessly. "The royal family has a significant feud with them, but it's difficult to eradicate them.
When they hide, they'll continue to recruit disciples and gradually grow stronger.
However, many people don't amount to much, so the royal family doesn't bother with them."
"The Zhuanlun lineage can improve cultivation and comprehension, allowing those with poor talent to go further. There should be drawbacks, right?" Gu An asked.
Yue Han nodded. "There's one obvious drawback, which is the consumption of lifespan. During the process, there's a certain chance of losing one's mind. How many people want to embark on the path of immortality? No one cares about this consumption, so some people feel that the royal family is hindering their path to immortality.
The Zhuanlun lineage is the immortal lineage in their eyes.
And those with poorer talent, those more trapped by bottlenecks, are most likely to become their people."
Gu An was slightly surprised that the Zhuanlun lineage was like this.
He was slightly curious: "To what extent can one rely on this gear to improve?"
"There's no discovery yet," Yue Han shook her head.
No upper limit known? Gu An was shocked. No wonder it makes people flock to it.
Joining the Zhuanlun lineage is a gamble on the future.
If one succeeds, there will be countless opportunities later, and there's no need to worry about the lifespan consumed earlier.
"Regarding these matters, the Dean should still pay attention to the Cangmu Sect," Qing Yao kindly reminded:
"They've been here for so long; perhaps many people have successfully joined the Zhuanlun lineage.
And the Zhuanlun lineage has a theory of karma; they will come to kill the Dean and eliminate their karma."
"Is killing necessary?" Gu An asked.
"I heard there are some benefits. If there weren't, why would anyone be so reckless in killing those with karma, driven only by hatred and a sense of duty?" Yue Han casually said, "No one gets up early without a benefit, especially some cultivators. There aren't many useless people like me who work hard but achieve nothing."
After that, Gu An confirmed the reward they wanted, which was to find the person for the arranged marriage.
Regarding this, Gu An truthfully informed them that it would take a lot of time.
The other party was also very straightforward, saying that they wouldn't leave until they found the person.
Gu An had nothing to say.
After they left,
Gu An fell silent.
Everything didn't seem very good.
The appearance of the Eye of Heavenly Punishment put him in danger at any time.
Secondly, since he took the item, the person behind Fairy Cheng would definitely come looking for him.
They probably didn't want the Eye of Heavenly Punishment to be obtained by others.
Fairy Cheng died in the territory of the Cangmu Sect, so something would definitely happen to the sect in the end.
And he could be exposed at any time.
He also needed to be vigilant.
In addition, people from the Zhuanlun lineage also came and were currently targeting the Cangmu Sect.
If everything went smoothly, it wouldn't be long before they targeted him.
Looking at the list, Gu An didn't hesitate and got up to go to the Law Enforcement Hall.
Soon, Dugu Jing arrived. He smiled at the list: "It seems there's a follow-up."
Gu An respectfully said, "I'm relying on Senior Brother."
After that, he informed the other party that they might be recruiting people.
That night,
a man and a woman gathered together.
"It's been so long, and none of those who received the letter have appeared. It seems they have other plans," the man said.
"I said there's no problem. Although they received the letter, there's no signature. Who would know it's us?" the woman casually said. Then she said, "Also, that Gu An is back. We'll go over tonight and finish him off."
The man shook his head. "It's too risky. The Law Enforcement Hall of the Cangmu Sect seems quite powerful. Also, I heard that people from the Heavenly Maiden lineage have come to the Cangmu Sect. Be careful of them."
"Are you sure you're not going to find Gu An? I heard he knows the Nirvana Dao Scripture. If we learn the Nirvana Dao Scripture, would we still be afraid of not having enough lifespan?" the woman disdainfully said, "We can completely take it out of the sect and then act. Can the Law Enforcement Hall here still control what happens outside?"
"Indeed, probably not." An abrupt voice came, and then with a bang, the door was opened.
Dugu Jing stood at the door, looking at the two with a smile.
Then a great battle broke out.
After a moment,
Dugu Jing looked at the seriously injured woman and the man who had become a corpse, and was silent for a moment before saying, "One of them is actually a clone. Start investigating."
The woman chuckled. "Guess who his main body is?"
Dugu Jing glanced at the other party and said, "Take her back for interrogation."
Catching a living one can always reveal some things.
Then he left alone, heading towards Peak Outside Peak.
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