After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 156: Compensation for the Tearoom

Qi Sea Sky Gang Great Success.

Gu An felt that after the enhancement from Gang Qi, his attacks became unprecedentedly powerful.

Even Perfect Foundation Establishment would definitely not withstand his strike.

Combined with Innate Strength and Qi Sea Sky Gang, the lethality of his fists far surpassed anything from the past.

Paired with the flick of his wrists, shattering someone with a punch was no longer a challenge.

He glanced at the time; it was still morning.

Gu An didn’t linger any longer and continued to go back to his cultivation.

This time, he chose Hard Cultivation.

Hard Cultivation meant that if he failed, he would be extremely passive in the swirling vortex of corruption.

He was already at a disadvantage now.

To turn things around, the only way was to advance to a higher level.

The Hard Cultivation numerical value was extracted.

Gu An once again fell into a dream state.

He dreamed that he was cultivating in the yard, understanding the Innate Longevity Technique.

After ten years, he finally glimpsed an opportunity for advancement.

Then began the enclosed Hard Cultivation.

Hard Cultivated for thirty years, but he could never achieve the Perfect Realm.

After that, he realized something under the morning sun.

Another ten years passed.

Blessed with spiritual enlightenment, he reached the Perfect Realm and underwent Hard Cultivation again.

Ten years later, he began challenging the Golden Core.

During his advancement, the innate energy started transforming as it left his body.

But three years later,

the innate energy dispersed.

Advancement failed.

In the dream, Gu An felt disheartened.

After hesitating for three years, he managed to condense the innate energy once again.

Another twenty years passed, and he attempted to advance yet again.

But he failed once more.

This time, however, he recovered quickly.

It took thirty years for him to understand that the Innate Longevity Technique required time and could not be rushed.

Finally, after forty years of Hard Cultivation, he condensed the innate energy into a core under the morning sun.

He swallowed it in one gulp.

With the Golden Core in his belly, his future held boundless potential.

Thus, Gu An opened his eyes.

In an instant, the power of the Golden Core burst forth.

With a clenching of his hands, tangible power surged.

During Qi Refinement, Spiritual Energy was just Spiritual Energy.

During Foundation Establishment, Spiritual Energy was rooted in innate energy, truly the True Spirit Qi.

Now with the Golden Core, Qi felt almost tangible.

Even without using magic, he could inflict serious harm.

Endowed with lethality.

He could easily crush the Spiritual Energy of someone at the Foundation Establishment.

No wonder the Five Organs Innate Strength was so powerful; it was only challenging the might of the Golden Core.

The essential gap was too large.

However, Gu An felt as if he had aged.

He deliberately looked into the mirror; his spirit had greatly improved, but he still appeared thin and haggard.

His hair had more white in it.

In fact, there wasn’t too much change.

But it was true that he had aged a bit.

Primarily reflected in his hair.

"Why is this happening?" Gu An tried to make sense of it but couldn’t figure it out.

This time, as his cultivation increased, it seemed like he had cultivated for more than a hundred years in his dream.

"During Foundation Establishment, I had about three hundred years left in my lifespan. What would happen if I didn’t break through in three hundred years in the dream?" Gu An was somewhat curious.

But he hadn’t experienced such a thing yet.

Nor was he certain.

However, he always felt that increasing his longevity was somewhat necessary.

The items given by Chu Meng and Hua Jiyang couldn’t be sold.

He needed to save them.

Just in case.

He checked the time; it was now late afternoon.

Then he began to familiarize himself with the Qi Breathing Chapter, to better utilize his current realm.

In the evening,

Gu An opened his eyes, having briefly familiarized himself.

With that, he stood up and walked outside.

Dropping a few peanuts into the noodles, he then headed towards the tea room.

The time for tea tasting was tonight.

Moonlight spilled down.

Gu An stood in front of the tea room; Qianchen Peak was quite lively at night.

In the past, he would either be cultivating or logging at night, rarely paying attention to these matters.

As soon as he stepped into the tea room, Immortal Xu spotted him.

A trace of a smirk crept into her eyes, as if she was certain she had him in the bag tonight.

"Junior Brother Gu," Immortal Xu walked over with a smile: "You’ve come?"

Her steps were light, as if she saw someone she had long been looking forward to meeting.

It gave off the impression that she was delighted to see him.

It seemed that one couldn’t help but develop a favorable impression of her.

Moreover, Gu An could also detect a fragrance emanating from her that affected the senses.

Charming Technique.

Without checking his status, Gu An knew for certain that the other party had used a Charming Technique on him.

The person before him had put in some effort to obtain the Spirit Stones he had earned these past days.

"Senior Sister Xu." Gu An greeted her with a bow.

"My honored guest needs no such formalities," she said, reaching out to lift Gu An’s hand as he bowed.

The instant their hands touched, Gu An felt her fragrance intensify, drawing him closer to her.

Without changing his expression, he withdrew his hand and said, "I’ll follow Senior Sister’s lead."

Hearing this, the corners of Immortal Xu’s mouth lifted: "Let’s go."

Upon entering the tea room, Gu An found that four others had already arrived.

All were at the level of Foundation Establishment, two in the late stage and two at Perfection.

It seemed they were all here for him.

"This is Junior Brother Gu from our Spiritual Treasure Vault," Immortal Xu introduced him proactively.

Only then did the others raise their brows, directing their gazes at Gu An.

They all nodded in acknowledgment.

One of the elders spoke up: "Now that everyone is here, suppose we could serve some fine tea?"

"Of course." After arranging for Gu An to be seated, Immortal Xu began to introduce today’s tea:

"Today, we have three rounds of tea. The first is called Lishan Snow Search, to be served in Snow Morning Cups."

As she spoke, she took out five cups, then proceeded to prepare the tea.

In a moment, tea was poured into the cups, causing their patterns to change, resembling the sun rising amidst heavy snow.

Truly extraordinary.

Immortal Xu carried the tray past each person.

"Please enjoy."

Soon, Immortal Xu reached Gu An with the tray, and now, only the last cup remained on it.

By now, Gu An had discerned the issue with the cup—if he were to pick it up, it would shatter within a single breath.

Looking at the cup, Gu An sighed internally.

He had not provoked her, yet she insisted on targeting him.

He stopped pondering and took the tea cup.

As Immortal Xu turned to leave, within the span of a breath, a clattering sound rang out.

It was the sound of a tea cup falling to the ground.

Thus, Immortal Xu turned back in astonishment to look at Gu An.

At this time, Gu An was still holding the pose of drinking tea, but the cup had fallen and shattered on the ground.

Hence, Gu An looked towards Immortal Xu.

She appeared shocked, then smiled and said:

"Junior Brother need not worry. A Snow Morning Cup is worth 200 Spirit Stones; you can settle the amount when buying tea later."

"200 Spirit Stones?" Gu An asked.

"The value of a single cup is twenty, but since the cups come as a set, if one is broken, the others cannot be used, totaling a value of 100 Spirit Stones," Immortal Xu earnestly explained.

"Isn’t that only 100 Spirit Stones then?" Gu An asked.

"Yes, but the floor is dirty now, and business will be difficult tonight. You’ll have to compensate for 20 Spirit Stones of damage," Immortal Xu added.

"What about the remaining eighty?" Gu An inquired, looking at her.

"The four esteemed senior tea experts present have had their tea experience disrupted, so naturally, they require compensation.

Twenty Spirit Stones per person, adding up to 200 Spirit Stones," Immortal Xu told Gu An earnestly.

At this moment, the other four’s expressions turned sour, and their auras showed signs of erupting.

It seemed that if no compensation was given, Gu An would face the wrath of someone at the Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Gu An glanced down at his shoe dirtied by tea leaves and said, "Should you compensate for getting my shoes dirty with the tea?"

Immortal Xu maintained her smile, "Junior Brother jests. The tea room only provides space, not protection. Whether you get dirty or hurt, that’s your own affair.

Besides, whether it’s the back, head, or foot, if Junior Brother damages anything, you must compensate for it."

Upon hearing this, Gu An looked up at Immortal Xu, and beneath her smile, he stepped forward and, with a gust of wind, appeared before her, his palm striking down in a swift motion.

As fast as lightning.

Smack!

Immortal Xu’s face twisted in pain and surprise, then she crashed into the tea table with a bang.

Screams erupted, followed by the sound of the breaking tea table.

Crack!

Thus, Gu An, looking down at Immortal Xu with her eyes wide in fury, calmly asked, "So, who’s responsible for this damage?"