Go to become a god, let me marry into the sect

Gu An knew that relying on others made it easy to fall into traps.

But some things, he still needed to do himself, to experience himself.

Otherwise, he couldn't grow.

People ultimately needed to see the world.

Although he didn't really want to go, some things were beyond his control.

Five days wasn't much more than a few logging trips.

When he went, he glanced at his stats.

It was hard to put into words.

【Name: Gu An】

【Cultivation: Qi Refining Eighth Layer】

【Status: Poisoned】

【Techniques: 10 / 50】

【Bitter Cultivation: 5 / 100】

【Ring of Destiny】

Whether it was the Bitter Cultivation stat or the Technique stat, the progress was decreasing.

He thought of three possibilities.

First, the trees he'd been logging recently weren't as old as before.

Second, improvements in cultivation and techniques required more years of growth.

Third, there was a limit to the absorption from the same type of tree.

The first and second could be verified, but it would take some time.

The third was difficult to verify.

He could only see how it went.

Noon.

Outer Sect Mission Hall.

Gu An walked in before the appointed time.

Besides him, there were others here.

Not the other two who were on the mission with him.

But a team of five.

They took a mission from Chen Yue and left quickly.

Gu An went over, and Chen Yue was still reading.

Hearing footsteps, she slightly raised her eyebrows and said, "The other two haven't arrived yet. Wait on the side until I call you."

Gu An nodded in agreement.

Then he stood aside and waited.

During this time, two more groups of people came in.

One group of three, and one group of six.

They all took missions and left.

The weaker ones were at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and the stronger ones were at the ninth layer.

After waiting for a long time, Gu An secretly calculated the time and realized it should be past the appointed time.

He turned to look at Chen Yue.

She was still reading, without any change in expression.

Therefore, Gu An didn't think too much and waited quietly.

This mission already had problems, it would be a bigger problem if everything went smoothly.

Now that they were making him wait like this from the start, he wasn't too worried.

The other party's intentions were obvious, they shouldn't be the type with demonic intelligence.

Otherwise...

He would really have to find someone to help him.

Naturally, he wouldn't look for Ren Shan.

But if he really ran out of options, he was somewhat of a hidden asset.

There was also the option of asking his superior for help.

The weather in March wasn't considered cold.

But just standing like this wasn't comfortable.

Half an hour later.

Finally, two people strolled in.

One man and one woman.

Both were at the eighth layer of Qi Refining.

They saw Gu An, their curiosity mixed with a hint of mockery.

Gu An could confirm that he had never seen them before.

The man was around thirty years old, tall, broad-chested, with a calm demeanor, holding a folding fan in his hand, putting on an act of elegance.

The woman was twenty-five or six years old, with a faint mark on her forehead, but otherwise she was quite attractive.

Her skin was fair as jade, and her eyes were deep with a hint of mockery.

However, after confirming their cultivation levels, Gu An breathed a sigh of relief.

Only the eighth layer of Qi Refining, he wasn't without a chance of winning even against two.

It just depended on whether there would be other ambushes along the way.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be. He looked like he was at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, but Ren Shan knew he was at the seventh layer.

Now her people had sent two at the eighth layer, that was quite the respect they were showing him.

"Gu An?" Suddenly the man spoke.

"Sorry, we encountered some minor issues, making you wait for so long."

Gu An lowered his head and said, "It's fine, Senior Brother and Senior Sister's matters are more important."

"That's not the right way to put it. Our matters are just small things, the sect mission is the big thing. I hope you can understand this point.

Otherwise, we will have to be impolite to you," the man said righteously.

Gu An was stunned for a moment, but he didn't have any intention of arguing.

However, they had a point.

The sect mission still had to be completed.

If it wasn't completed, it would be quite troublesome.

At this time, Chen Yue put down the book in her hand and said, "Are all the people here?"

Hearing this, the three didn't dare to speak again.

They quickly walked over.

Chen Yue sat in her chair, took out a scroll, and said, "First state your names, take out your identity tokens, and once confirmed, you can see the mission content."

"Ye Song," Ye Song respectfully said, handing over his token.

The woman beside him followed suit and said, "Mo Lan."

Likewise, Gu An followed their example and bowed, "Gu An."

"Two at the eighth layer of spiritual energy, one at the sixth layer?" Chen Yue looked at the three.

Gu An and the others didn't speak.

Chen Yue continued, "Someone is participating in a mission for the first time, so I'll briefly explain.

The mission doesn't have spirit stones or other magical treasures or pills as rewards, only merit points from the Merit Hall."

Gu An listened carefully.

"Your cultivation levels aren't bad either, so you should understand that becoming Foundation Establishment isn't easy.

Two things are needed here.

One is a cultivation method, and the other is Foundation Establishment Pills.

And these things are not only scarce but also extremely expensive.

Also, even if you have spirit stones, you may not be able to buy good quality ones.

But all these things are available in the Merit Hall.

Even the lowest quality ones cost a thousand merit points, and the merit points issued each month are far from enough.

Sect missions have become a better way to accumulate merit points," Chen Yue said to the group, "But missions have reward mechanisms and punishment mechanisms. Passive work will definitely trigger punishment, but trying your best without success will not trigger it."

After briefly saying this, Chen Yue looked at Gu An and the other two and said, "Do you understand?"

"Understood," the three replied in unison.

Gu An didn't know much about these things.

Foundation Establishment cultivation methods start at one thousand.

Five points a month, sixty points a year.

Six hundred in ten years.

One thousand points take eighteen years.

And you can't spend them during that time.

You can't accumulate enough without doing sect missions.

Unless you have extraordinary talent, ordinary people will really be trapped before Foundation Establishment.

And that's just the lowest quality.

After saying this, Chen Yue handed the scroll over and said, "Take turns reading it, and once you confirm the situation, you can leave."

Ye Song took the scroll first, and after reading it, handed it to Mo Lan.

Mo Lan returned it to Chen Yue after reading it.

Then she said, "We've finished reading, we'll set off now."

As she spoke, they actually turned around and left.

And signaled Gu An to follow.

Gu An stood in place and didn't move, but asked Chen Yue for the scroll to check.

"Gu An, what are you doing? Don't you know the mission is important?" Mo Lan scolded.

"We've both read it, we can fully communicate along the way, don't waste time here.

Hurry up and go."

Gu An glanced at her, feeling amused.

She was saying it was a waste of time now, but waiting for so long before wasn't a waste of time?

He wasn't in a hurry to speak, but took the scroll from Chen Yue's hand and started reading.

At the same time, he felt a cold gaze from behind.

"I really hope you can be this tough when chasing down traitors.

Don't be scared to death by the traitors by then," Ye Song said coldly.

He really couldn't be put on the spot, Gu An sighed in his heart.

Although such people are troublesome, they aren't scary.

What he feared were those who hid a knife behind their smiles, never knowing when they would strike.

Relatively speaking, facing such an enemy was something to be happy about.