strictlysupreme #343 - First in the first hospital? The sky is falling
#343 - First in the first hospital? The sky is falling
After these people left, Gu An and Chu Meng also quickly departed.
The commotion here was significant, easily attracting others.
Naturally, leaving first was the priority.
It would be dangerous if a strong cultivator arrived.
Although Chu Meng said that those above the Void Refinement stage rarely came, these things were never certain.
On the way, Gu An briefly inventoried the storage treasures.
He discovered some simple cultivation methods, techniques, and magical items.
There were also some pills and talismans.
After collecting some spirit swords, Gu An divided the items equally with Chu Meng.
There were a total of 123,000 spirit stones.
Mainly because Zhan Tai Xiu had a lot of spirit stones; the others had pitifully few.
The Void Refinement Completion stage cultivator's storage treasure was destroyed in the explosion.
So, nothing was obtained from him.
Additionally, in Zhan Tai Xiu's storage treasure, there was a technique called the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Art.
"Is this Divine Lightning Art related to the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Tower?" Gu An wondered.
"It should be, probably a matching set.
To maximize the power of the divine lightning, it's necessary to coordinate with that tower," Chu Meng replied, pausing before asking, "How did you win just now?"
"I used senior's peanuts to block the opponent's first attack, and then started attacking," Gu An replied.
In reality, the power of that peanut was still too weak.
He should learn some finger flicking techniques.
Like plucking leaves to injure people.
Especially with the Qi Sea Heavenly罡 enhancement, the power of such techniques in his hands would definitely be astonishing.
"I'm asking about the stone at the end," Chu Meng said, putting away the peanuts.
Gu An truthfully said, "The stone was bought, I discovered it could be used as a hidden weapon, but it can't be moved, so I can only hide it in the Twelve Stars of Suichen.
Just now, it was released from the stars."
Indeed, it was all the truth, only omitting the process of applying 罡 Qi to the stone.
"The Twelve Stars of Suichen are also feeling stifled following you," Chu Meng couldn't help but sigh, then added, "You're already so strong, why do you still call me senior?"
Because you're so strong that I can't see through you, he thought, but he replied, "Respect for superiors."
"When we return to the sect this time, you better find a way to change that, otherwise, the trouble you get into will definitely be worse than you expect," Chu Meng said seriously.
Gu An didn't say anything else but gave half of the items to Chu Meng.
He kept the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Art for himself.
Afterward, Gu An mentioned whether he could get finger flicking techniques as compensation.
Chu Meng nodded and said she would try.
"The royal family seems to have encountered some issues, and many things have suddenly been rushed forward; do you think the marriage partner will be chosen when we return?" Chu Meng asked.
"Without me, the First Branch will probably have a hard time, I wonder if they've already been eliminated," Gu An said with some emotion.
He didn't want to be eliminated.
Having this identity meant a lot more safety for him.
Afterward, they walked and talked.
The more they talked, the less she spoke, and the more serious she became.
He curiously asked a question.
Chu Meng naturally said, "My maids are coming soon, shouldn't I be a bit more proper?"
So, the way you are in front of me is improper? Gu An thought in surprise.
However, along the way, Chu Meng was indeed proper and dignified, with a sense of aloofness.
She didn't eat peanuts much either.
Now that the peanuts were put away, it seemed the people were about to arrive.
He also put away his myriad faces and returned to normal.
After walking for a while, two figures quickly approached.
It was Chu Meng's first maid, Chun Yu, and fourth maid, Dong Xue.
Gu An had eaten the dishes made by the first, second, and third maids.
The first maid's cooking should be the best, followed by the third maid.
As for the second maid, since they were both subordinates, there was no need to make things difficult for each other.
"Miss," the two were somewhat worried.
"Where are the people from the Azurewood Sect?" Chu Meng asked calmly.
"They're nearby, they're also looking for people," Chun Yu replied.
"Was the Nine Heavens Pavilion's mission completed?" Chu Meng asked again.
"It was completed, most of their people have already left, Cheng Yifei is leading some people to assist others in recruiting," Chun Yu immediately replied.
Gu An was slightly surprised, Cheng Yifei should have reached the summit and dug up what he wanted.
He didn't expect that the other party hadn't left, but instead stayed to help find people.
He had been captured by a Void Refinement Completion cultivator, logically speaking, they had no need to stay.
Soon, they reunited.
Cheng Yifei said with emotion, "It's good that Fellow Daoist is alright."
Ye Xiu lowered his head and said, "I was too impulsive, I caused trouble for the Dean."
Gu An looked at the other party and slightly shook his head, "The mission is considered over after leaving, you can leave now."
Saying that, Gu An took back the bracelet and said, "Now it's up to you not to hold a grudge against me."
The two were slightly silent, they didn't expect the Dean to release them so quickly.
"By the way, if you're interested in this secret realm, you can try to explore it, also, I'll give you this," saying that, Gu An took out the Scripture of Pure Heart and Bright Spirit: "A decent cultivation method."
Gu An didn't want to keep them.
Especially Zhao Qingshan.
Although Ye Xiu was impulsive, he would only kill when provoked.
He probably wouldn't mess around at other times.
But Zhao Qingshan was different, in order to prevent this matter from causing trouble, he would take Ye Xiu to kill more people.
The people who died in the Nine Heavens Pavilion before were definitely Zhao Qingshan's idea.
After using these people, Gu An felt that Zhang San was still the most convenient to use.
He would take action, but he wouldn't take Chen Changfeng to kill people everywhere.
He had his own ideas, his own selfishness.
Such a person was the most convenient.
And he would complete his mission.
Impeccable.
Chen Changfeng, Ye Xiu, Zhao Qingshan, were not qualified tools.
Afterward, everyone exited the secret realm together.
Gu An wanted to leave as soon as possible.
"Aren't you going to stay for a while longer?" Cheng Yifei opened his mouth to persuade him to stay.
In fact, he also wanted to go back as soon as possible to see the ancestral inheritance.
But the situation here still needed to be dealt with.
Gu An shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist must have obtained some opportunities, we won't disturb you, moreover, we also have other missions, so we won't disturb you any further.
If there are any such needs in the future, you can come to the Azurewood Sect."
After some more polite conversation, Gu An and the others left under Chu Meng's lead.
Of course, the two Nascent Souls were also brought out.
They were moved to tears when they saw Gu An rescue them.
They had never imagined that this trip would be so torturous.
But being able to return alive was already a good thing.
Gu An didn't dare to accept their thanks, after all...
He was also partly responsible for the two being captured.
Gu An looked at Zhao Qingshan and Ye Xiu with some confusion: "Why are the two seniors still traveling with us?"
"To see things through to the end, we'll see the Dean off," Zhao Qingshan said with a smile.
Gu An didn't mind it either.
Before coming out, he didn't want Zhao Qingshan to leave.
After all, he could guide others in cultivation.
But now it seemed that Zhao Qingshan could also easily cause problems.
On the way, Gu An and the others rested in a large city for a day.
Chu Meng suggested it, and no one dared to object.
And Gu An also took this opportunity to sell some of the things he obtained.
Originally, he had 210,000 spirit stones, and the spirit stones obtained after selling were 247,600.
Thus, he had 450,000, close to 460,000 spirit stones.
He couldn't imagine that he was actually so rich.
Even with sales spread across multiple shops, someone still had their eye on him.
Therefore, he could only tearfully pick up another six thousand spirit stones.
Now he truly had over four hundred and sixty thousand spirit stones.
With so many spirit stones, he needed to go back and carefully consider what he still lacked.
He had to improve himself as much as possible.
Otherwise, next time Hua Jiyang sent a message, he would have to spend money again.
Mid-June.
Gu An and the others successfully returned to the Azurewood Sect.
As soon as they returned, the two Nascent Soul cultivators breathed a sigh of relief.
This trip was truly frustrating.
After Chu Meng left, the two bid farewell to Gu An and returned.
Thus, Gu An looked at Zhao Qingshan and Ye Xiu, and said, "Senior Zhao, Senior Ye, we'll meet again."
Saying that, he walked towards the sect.
Zhao Qingshan did not hesitate at all and followed.
Seeing this, Ye Xiu hesitated for a moment and followed as well.
Sensing someone behind him, Gu An turned his head to look.
He looked puzzled.
"What do you two seniors mean by this?" He didn't believe that First Branch still had anything they needed.
Zhao Qingshan said, "I don't want to leave yet. The Branch Master should still need me. After all, many people have not yet broken through..."
Gu An hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.
As long as he didn't take them out, it would be fine.
After that, he looked at Ye Xiu.
The other party lowered his head, not even looking at him, and followed Zhao Qingshan inside.
Gu An: "..."
The other party was not good with words, but was good at killing people.
But he was still curious, what was the reason for this senior to stay?
A Returning Void Completion Stage expert, staying behind for other purposes?
After that, Gu An shook his head and stopped talking.
He just wouldn't bring them along in the future.
He should first go and see how First Branch had been these past few months.
Returning to Peak Outside Peak, Gu An let Zhao Qingshan and Ye Xiu return on their own, and he went to the Main Branch.
He checked the ranking of the six branches.
He was afraid that six would be left with five, and the one removed would be his First Branch.
He contacted the recording senior sister and asked for the ranking.
Soon, the ranking for the past few months was sent to him.
First, February.
Gu An thought that they should still be able to maintain fourth or fifth place.
But as soon as he looked, he was stunned, and somewhat doubted that he had seen it wrong.
First?
The ranking they maintained by emptying their family fortune.
Although surprised, it was still acceptable.
Then came March.
Seeing the name of First Branch at the very front again, Gu An was somewhat taken aback.
Was First Branch's foundation that strong?
Then he looked at April, still first.
May was also first.
Gu An was stunned.
What happened?
How could First Branch be suppressing the other five branches during the months he was away?
What kind of foundation could accomplish this?
From the records above, some things were directly returned.
How could they still maintain first place like this?
What was the concept of consecutive championships?
Were these people trying to push him into a fire pit?
Gu An felt like the sky was falling.
The booklet in his hand became heavy.
Finally, unable to hold it anymore, he could only put it on the table.
"Junior Brother Gu, congratulations. With First Branch's performance, I'm afraid Junior Brother is about to become a member of the royal family," the recording fairy congratulated with a smile.
Gu An felt that this sentence was very harsh.
He responded with a few words and then left.
He felt that the originally fresh air had become dull.
Such a good First Branch, he didn't understand how it had become like this.
On the other side.
Zhao Qingshan and Ye Xiu returned to First Branch.
Pang Wen immediately asked, "Senior Zhao, has the team leader returned?"
"Yes, he's fine. The Branch Master should have gone to see the First Branch ranking. If you have something to report, you can go now," Zhao Qingshan said gently.
Ye Xiu didn't say anything, directly entered his cell, and then curled up to sleep.
No one knew what he was thinking.
"Went to see the ranking?" Chen Changfeng said proudly, "I don't know how excited the Branch Master will be after seeing it."
"What's there for the Branch Master to be excited about? Have you ever seen him excited? I think he has no emotions," Yue Han said.
"If he's not excited, is he supposed to be sad?" Chen Changfeng mocked, "You're a useless person who doesn't understand at all. Besides, you're just envious and jealous."
"I am the royal family's eldest princess. I think if you want to have face in the future, you should speak properly," Yue Han said seriously, "Didn't your master teach you that having more friends means more paths? When you tell people that your friend is the royal family's eldest princess, it's enough to change your future."
Zhao Qingshan felt something was strange: "What has happened these days?"
Hearing this, Pang Wen, Yue Han, and the others all felt a burst of silence.
They never thought that it would be such a result.
At the same time.
Above the Azurewood Sect's main hall.
Qu Youdao and the others were quite moved.
"First Branch is a bit outrageous. If this continues, they will really win. They're about to get five consecutive championships, right? Now we have to send his name up," Qu Youdao said helplessly, "When the manager is not around, they become stronger instead."
"Are you saying that they're mediocre when there's a manager?" Situ Baichuan retorted, "No matter what, this is his achievement. Don't even bother playing if you cancel it."
"It's indeed a bit strange. So many things have been returned, where did they get so many things?" Yan Ruxue said with a smile:
"These people are really eager for quick success and instant benefits. It's easy to be targeted."
At this time, the compassionate fairy sadly said, "They are too pitiful. They send good things and still have to be coveted."
Qu Youdao shook his head and said, "It's obvious that it's fake sadness. There are no tears this time. But these are not important.
The royal family will probably have the answer by the end of the year. The top three will be decided in these few months."
"Anyway, I will definitely enter the final decisive game," Situ Baichuan said with a smile, "When he comes back, I will pass on some techniques to him."
Qu Youdao looked at everyone and said, "What do you say about attracting people from the Heavenly Maiden lineage?"
The people from the Heavenly Maiden lineage were too weak. They didn't even make a move.
So they had been waiting.
But after so long, they hadn't seen the other party put their spearhead on the Azurewood Sect.
Although it was rumored that Gu An might have obtained something, others didn't seem to believe it at all.
"Continue to let Gu An pretend, but this time we can let professionals go," Situ Baichuan said.
"Let the people of the Heavenly Maiden lineage teach Gu An to pretend, and say he stole something? Good idea," Qu Youdao nodded seriously.
Yan Ruxue suddenly said, "Do you think we can afford to provoke the lineage of the Heavenly Maiden, that thing that was lost?"
"Who knows? Isn't there still the Sect Master? Besides, we can completely help find it and return it to the other party," Qu Youdao said.
Yan Ruxue didn't say anything else.
"Too pitiful," the compassionate fairy said sadly, "The Reincarnation lineage is looking for him, the Heavenly Maiden lineage is looking for him, the Fire Phoenix clan is looking for him. He is still so young and has to bear such pressure."
Everyone:
...
Thinking about it this way, it's true.
This disciple is good. We must not let people take him away.
Maybe he will accidentally involve other things in the future.
The sect's enemies all rely on him to attract.