CHAPTER 427: CHAPTER 299: YUE HAN: WE BEGGED HIM TO LET ME GO, BUT HE REFUSED_2

"Then you should be careful. Opening up the wilderness is not an easy task," Chu Meng said seriously, "The forests you are developing have some Demon Beasts, and there are also some poisonous gases. If you’re not careful, you might get severely injured.

Of course, other Sects will also try to snatch away resources.

Every time a forest appears, there are always those who will try to seize it.

They don’t actually want to develop the forest, since they can’t log and sell like the Cangmu Sect.

There’s quite a lot involved here.

Their goal might be to find the most special spirit wood in the forest.

Usually, this spirit wood is integral to the entire forest and can blossom and bear fruit.

It’s truly a rare thing."

"Does that person want it?" Gu An asked.

"No, you think there’s a task, but unfortunately, there isn’t," Chu Meng refused outright.

Gu An felt it was a pity.

But he probably wouldn’t be able to get the fruit himself.

"There’s one more thing I need to tell you. The place where you’re going to open up the land just happens to be near where Ren Shan fell. If she’s still alive, she might still be nearby," Chu Meng said with a smile, "She’s a big beauty, your chance has come again."

Gu An: "...."

*You’re really something else.*

Chu Meng walked away with the peanuts, saying, "I’m going to submit the task. The evaluation time might be long, whether it catches up with your task or not is uncertain.

Take your time and work hard.

Also..."

Chu Meng walked to the door, turned back to Gu An, and said fiercely, "Next time if I come and you still don’t make me tea, you’ll be waiting for my next round of troubles."

Gu An: "..."

*I forgot.*

*I still had some tea leaves, though quite normal.*

*Not very elegantly brewed.*

After Chu Meng left,

Gu An also left.

Passing by the lake, he casually tossed a few peanuts in.

Sure enough, a fish darted over in the water with a swish.

Very excited.

From Fat Tiger, Gu An got a book.

It was the Moving Mountain Technique.

After Blood Demon Divine Monarch looked at it and confirmed it was no problem, he took it.

Gu An noticed that the Sect also had the Moving Mountain Technique.

So there was no problem.

In the First Institute,

Chen Changfeng looked at the cell where Yue Han was and asked, "Did the dean give you a task?"

"Yes, you people don’t hold much value, so you can’t get tasks," Yue Han said, looking at everyone.

"How did you get it?" Chen Changfeng asked seriously.

"Of course, I can’t say. If I did, wouldn’t you all know? Without mystery, you’d look down on me," Yue Han said earnestly.

"Maybe once you complete this task, the dean will kick you out," Chen Changsheng said.

"We also want to leave, but I and Qingyao are as beautiful as flowers, and the dean, being so old, can’t resist such a beauty as Qingyao.

He would love for us to stay, and even though we said several times we want to leave, he wouldn’t let us go," Yue Han said seriously.

Just as he was saying this, Fairy Qingyao nudged Yue Han.

Yue Han didn’t mind and was about to continue when a voice came over: "You want to leave?"

"Yes, we were pleading with the dean to leave..." Yue Han suddenly paused, turning to look beside him.

He found that, unwittingly, a man stood there.

It was Gu An.

Yue Han looked at him, blinked.

Then yawned.

He went to the simple cell by the wall, lay down obediently, and covered himself with a shabby mat.

Soon, the sound of snoring came over.

Gu An looked at him but didn’t say much.

He came over to ask how to identify the people of the Zhuanlun lineage.

This time going to open up land seemed fraught with danger.

If the other side had too many people and acted separately, he’d be in trouble.

Faced with Gu An’s question, Fairy Qingyao decisively wrote a book and handed it to him, reminding him, "This small magic is something anyone can learn. It’s easy to start and reach Small Success, but it’s not very effective unless you achieve Great Success.

It takes at least twenty or thirty years."

Gu An thanked her and then left.

Only then did Yue Han get up, looking guilty: "Scared me to death."

"You shouldn’t talk recklessly in the future," Fairy Qingyao sighed.

"It’s fine, he’s the dean, how could he care about a useless person like me," Yue Han said.

Qingyao: "..."

...

Gu An returned to his living quarters and looked at the book.

He had no intention of handing it over.

Since he got it so easily, the Sect should also find it easy to get.

Especially since the Royal Family member wrote it down without fear of it spreading.

That makes it even easier to obtain.

This small magic is an Investigation Skill, specifically used to examine gear Magic Treasures, but it has many interferences.

It’s easy to overlook.

Gu An spent ten days learning it, quickly going from not understanding it, to entry-level, then to Small Success, and then to Great Success.

Just one step away from Perfection.

Without reaching Perfection, its effectiveness seemed very average.

It required twenty years of honing to hope to complete it.

Gu An wasn’t in a hurry.

This Investigation Skill had many common points with the Qi Breathing Chapter and the Seven Emotions and Six Desires.

It was quite convenient to learn.

Perhaps by improving the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Chapter and the Qi Breathing Chapter, it could enhance this small magic.

In mid-September,

Gu An instructed Pang Wen and others on some matters, then went to the Sect’s main gate.

He began waiting for his companions.

This time there were five teams.

Four people per team.

Gu An needed to lead three other sect members in exploring the wilderness.

The team leaders were mostly Golden Core Perfection and Golden Core Late Stage.

The other three were generally Perfect Foundation Establishment.

The trees in the wilderness this time were suitable for Foundation Establishment Golden Pill logging.

Not very useful for Gu An, except for the most central tree.

Perhaps he could try to find it and then log it.

The axes were ready.

Soon, everyone gathered.

Gu An’s team of three were all Perfect Foundation Establishments.

One man, two Immortals.

The other four teams were similar.

No one knew each other well, so they politely greeted each other and then found their team’s people, using Sword Control to head to the exploration site.

Each team went to the exploration site to report and then awaited task assignments.

On the way, Gu An observed his three teammates.

The man looked quite elegant and friendly, but Gu An felt his power was rather violent.

*He probably wasn’t a gentle person.*

The other two, one woman was quite charming, dressed scantily, heavily made-up.

*She looked like a Demoness from the Demon Sect.*

The other one was slightly cold, not speaking much.

However, Gu An felt her Qi was not Foundation Establishment but Primordial Spirit Early Stage.

*Primordial Spirit...*

*Someone truly concealed their cultivation, crossing a major realm.*

Normally, people hid Golden Core as Foundation Establishment, Primordial Spirit as Golden Core.

But this person concealed Primordial Spirit as Foundation Establishment.

*With such caution, Gu An needed to be careful too.*

*It remained to be seen if her identity was problematic.*

Gu An had already figured out their names.

The friendly man’s name was Xiang Leiling.

The Demoness from the Demon Sect was Yao Caixuan.

The cautious Immortal was Luu Yan.

"Senior Brother, what does exploring the wilderness involve?" the Demoness-looking Yao Caixuan came up to ask.

Gu An shook his head slightly, "I don’t know, I’ve never explored the wilderness."

"I heard Senior Brother is in charge of the First Institute. Does that mean everyone has to follow your orders?" Yao Caixuan asked again.

Gu An shook his head once more, simply explaining, "Not really. If they don’t cooperate, there’s not much we can do."

"So, are all the resources obtained yours?"

"They must be handed over to the Sect."

Hearing this, her eyes showed slight disappointment, even some disdain, but she didn’t show it.

"How old are you, Senior Brother?" asked Xiang Leiling from the side.

"Fifty-one," Gu An replied.

"Some say you’ve falsified your age, Senior Brother. Do you not want to clarify?" Xiang Leiling asked again.

Gu An was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

He didn’t speak.

*What were these people trying to probe?*

However, the questions weren’t ones he couldn’t answer, so there wasn’t much to be concerned about.

By evening,

they arrived at the exploration site.

Here, surrounded by mountains, there were many Demon Beasts, making survival difficult for those with weak cultivation.

Especially since the mountain paths were not open.

Only Golden Core cultivators could come and go freely.

Even Foundation Establishments might not be safe.

Soon they saw the temporary structures.

When Gu An and his team got there, the others were already present.

Luu Yan calmly said, "It seems we’re the last ones to arrive."

She looked at Gu An as she said this.

Their speed depended on the team leader.

Being the same Golden Core Late Stage, their speed was far inferior to the others.

This naturally made people think they were following the wrong person.

*Gu An felt emotional and thought these people had quite the ideas.*

*As long as they didn’t affect his task, they could do whatever they wanted.*

*As for the one concealing their cultivation, they probably had other motives too.*

*It was best if everyone kept out of each other’s way.*