After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In

Chapter 67: You’re Definitely the One Who Killed Them



Under the moonlight.

Zheng Xiu looked utterly terrified.

She had just taken charge of the Outer Sect's faction that belonged to her line.

And she had even gone to the Ouyang Family and secured quite a few benefits.

She had thought better days were finally coming her way.

But how could she have known that she'd be targeted the moment she stepped out of the city?

And the other person's strength should have been about the same as hers, both at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Yet that person's offensive power was enough to utterly crush her.

She had always been extremely cautious in the Outer Sect, careful never to offend anyone lightly.

If anyone needed offending, she always had her underlings do it for her.

*Why would someone suddenly show up to assassinate her this time?*

*And they actually wanted her dead.*

"Senior," Zheng Xiu, lying on the ground, immediately said, "junior is willing to serve you, to recognize you as my master, I'll swear a great Dao oath right now,"

The figure walked through the darkness, showing neither killing intent nor any sign of emotional fluctuation in his step.

It was as if he could just turn and leave right after killing her.

As he drew closer, black clouds covered the moonlight.

But at that very moment, Zheng Xiu finally saw the person's face.

Gu An met her gaze and sighed, "Senior Sister guessed right—I really am about to reach Foundation Establishment."

Zheng Xiu couldn't have dreamed that the one sent to kill her would be this person.

"Besides, I almost got blamed by you," Gu An said, holding his longsword, then struck down.

There was a sickening splat.

He saw the sword pierce straight through her heart.

Only then did Gu An's voice continue, "If I really wasn't the killer, I'd be framed by you, Senior Sister,"

*The real killer…*

*So it was you, Senior Sister Qing Chenxi, that you killed?*

But Zheng Xiu couldn't even ask this question.

Because she felt this was no ordinary sword—the Gang Qi shattered her very life force.

Her consciousness grew dim.

*She regretted it now.*

*With so many suspects on the list, how did she end up picking this one?*

Soon she could no longer think at all.

After taking her Storage Treasure, Gu An stabbed her a few more times.

Then he tossed down a Fireball Technique for good measure.

That done, he finally left.

This place was too close to Qingmu City.

Someone would show up soon—he couldn't linger.

He gave her Storage Treasure a quick look-through.

He couldn't help but sigh.

*Good people really were everywhere.*

*Another Senior Sister acting out of righteousness, figuring he gave Hua Jiyang quite a few Spirit Stones, so now she'd help him get them back.*

Back at his place, Gu An glanced at the pond.

The Big Eye Fish was swimming around the pond, looking like it'd just woken up hungry.

Gu An tossed in a few peanuts.

They were all peanuts imbued with Gang Qi.

The thing wouldn't eat them without Gang Qi.

And it had to be Fog Gang Qi, specifically.

*He still didn't know why.*

But at the time, bringing the thing out had taken infusing Gang Qi.

*He didn't really understand why, either.*

*And he didn't dare ask.*

*For now, it wasn't that useful, but who knew about the future?*

*He always needed to keep a few things stashed away, for the day when he had to strike back.*

*It was fair enough to do work for that woman—but being Poisoned all the time wasn't gonna cut it.*

Back in his room, he took out the Array Plate and confirmed someone had come to his yard.

But they'd already left.

"They really did come to kill me—good thing I moved first."

*Thinking that, Gu An let out a breath.*

This time, killing a ninth level Qi Refining Practitioner didn't put much strain on his body.

It was much easier than last time.

Right now, among the ninth level of Qi Refining, few people could match him.

He'd also managed to avoid unnecessary conflict this way.

This time taking action, he had gotten a decent read on his own strength.

"Having Qi Sea Sky Gang really was something else—I just wonder how many people at the Qi Refining stage have turned Qi Sea Sky Gang into Fog Gang Qi,"

If he had managed it, so could others.

But apart from older cultivators, there probably wasn't anyone else who'd succeeded at it.

"I should be more careful around older Qi Refining Practitioners in the future."

Having adjusted his status, Gu An took out Zheng Xiu's Storage Treasure.

There were two hundred fifty Spirit Stones inside.

Some Elixir Pills, some talismans.

And a book—a secret book of magic called "Soul-shocking Finger."

Gu An skimmed through it, finding it a bit tough.

But he could basically grasp it.

It was all about spiritual attacks, inducing hallucinations and then assaulting the weak points of the mind.

Used well, it could break someone's spirit and kill them outright.

Lesser uses could still damage someone's psyche, making recovery difficult.

But the premise was that the target had to actually be hit by the attack.

If they broke free or resisted, the Finger was completely useless.

The only good thing—it came with no real backlash.

Gu An stored the items away.

As for Zheng Xiu's Spirit Sword, he decided to put it back.

Burying it with Qing Chenxi's Storage Treasure.

Things that could be identified, he wouldn't carry for a while.

To prevent unexpected trouble.

*Actually, burying it in the backyard wasn't all that safe either.*

*He'd find somewhere else to hide it tonight.*

*If someone dug it up, at worst he'd lose a Spirit Sword.*

*But if it was found in his backyard, that'd be a much bigger problem than just losing a sword.*

Three days passed.

For these days, Gu An had just gone about logging, nothing more than back and forth between two places.

He hadn't done anything extra at all.

Nothing had happened in the logging area either.

Zheng Xiu's death seemed just another ordinary event, not even making a ripple.

That evening, after finishing work, Gu An returned home.

Only to find the Big Eye Fish had hidden again.

The Array Plate had given a warning as well.

Someone had walked right into his courtyard without even trying to hide—still inside at this very moment.

"Senior." Gu An called out.

Soon, a voice sounded from inside, "It's me, come in."

When he went in, Gu An saw Chu Meng sitting at the table, eating.

A plate of spiced beef, a plate of peanuts.

"Want some?" she turned and asked Gu An.

"Why are you here again, Senior?" Gu An walked over, picked up chopsticks, and tried a piece of beef.

The taste was excellent.

Way better than anything at Wangyue Inn.

"Just wanted to come chat," Chu Meng poured herself a drink; then she poured one for Gu An, too.

After Gu An tried it, she finally asked seriously, "Be honest with me—did you kill Zheng Xiu?"

Gu An, who had just been drinking, froze and said, "Senior, you can eat whatever you want, but you shouldn't talk nonsense like that, or you'll bring trouble on yourself,"

"Stop pretending—I actually knew all along. You're already at the ninth level of Qi Refining," Chu Meng declared with absolute certainty.

Hearing that, Gu An's pupils constricted.

*Back when I cultivated the Qi Concealing Technique, if someone could see through me, that was one thing. But why can you still see through me now that I cultivate Wanxiang Senluo?*

But before Gu An could say anything, Chu Meng suddenly jumped up, stunned, and said,

"Your expression just changed! You really did reach the ninth level of Qi Refining?"

Gu An was caught off guard, a little speechless.

*So she didn't know I was at the ninth level?*

*What a shameless trickster, trying to bluff me?*

*Gu An sighed to himself—he really did need to study the Seven Emotions and Six Desires chapter first.*

*That way, he wouldn't let his emotions betray him so easily.*

"Talk. Talk." Chu Meng pressed him.

"You've already said everything, Senior. What's left for me to say?" Gu An countered.

"Then tell me how you killed Qing Chenxi and Zheng Xiu." Chu Meng sat back down.

"Isn't thinking things up your specialty, Senior? Just come up with your own version," Gu An replied offhandedly.


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