CHAPTER 410: CHAPTER 292: ELIMINATING THE SON-IN-LAW SLOT

Gu An stood in front of the Moon Tree.

Today, he was here for logging.

He glanced at the feedback from the Ring of Destiny.

Without the feedback from the Ring of Destiny, he hadn’t planned on searching for the spy.

After all, those three would surely complete their tasks well, thereby earning the master’s rewards.

But Gu An did not practice sword cultivation, Sword Intent, or Sword Gang.

He did not need to compete with others.

He just had to wait patiently for them to locate the spy.

Then he could focus on logging.

But...

Things didn’t go as hoped.

None of these people were normal disciples, all were spies.

And they were all spies with ulterior motives.

Why was he tasked together with these people?

Gu An felt a sigh in his heart, but soon he was stunned.

Right, why was he tasked alongside a team that was entirely comprised of spies?

It was a task personally assigned by the master.

What was the deeper meaning behind it?

"Could it be that he suspects I am also a spy?"

Although Gu An was that woman’s secret line,

This was not a Sect spy.

At most, it was a matter of taking sides.

He was serving a disciple of the Sect, and from the Sect’s perspective, he definitely had not betrayed the Sect, nor harmed the Sect’s interests.

"So, does the master actually have some suspicions?"

Pondering for a moment, Gu An thought of what Kong Yunyi from the Ring of Destiny suspected; his Merit was too high.

This was somewhat illogical.

Was it luck?

Or was there someone behind it?

Suspicion was inevitable.

Gu An sighed in his heart.

It was actually just luck.

Whether it was the Night Barrier or the Nirvana Dao Scripture, anyone with a Golden Core could obtain them.

The Night Barrier was because of logging, but no one else logged like him.

Of course, there were some dangers.

But the Nirvana Dao Scripture was a pure coincidence; anyone could send Chen Changfeng and get those things.

At last, Gu An shook his head, deciding not to think further.

He would focus on logging first.

As for these people, they were always going to be troublesome.

He needed to see if there was a way to resolve it quickly.

He couldn’t consult others about the matter of the spies.

Chen Changfeng couldn’t just be casually allowed into the Inner Sect.

This was against the rules.

However, he could ask Pang Wen to check if other institutes had received any tasks.

Perhaps this was also a contest within the Great Vortex.

The next day at noon,

Pang Wen came back to inform him that the other institute Masters had not received any tasks.

He then added a reminder: "Leader, I went to the Main Court and asked around, our First Institute seems to have the lowest contribution. Should we adjust the ratio, submit more useful things?"

Upon hearing this, Gu An paused abruptly.

The last place?

Then there was the task.

It couldn’t be that last place meant elimination, could it?

Or maybe the last place must finish their task, perform well and continue participating in the Vortex, perform poorly and exit the Vortex.

Gu An fell silent.

Before this, he had never considered these issues, nor taken them too seriously.

Now it seemed, he had overlooked something.

There was a contest in the Vortex.

Since there’s a contest, there must be eliminations.

Then what would elimination entail?

Was it good or bad?

Gu An couldn’t know.

But he definitely couldn’t be the first to be eliminated.

No one knew what being eliminated would entail.

If there were dangers, then...

It would be too late for regrets.

Thus, he couldn’t continue to wait; he had to take the initiative.

If other people’s elimination had no impact, then he would wait for the elimination.

He would let others test the waters.

Then if this task was targeted at him, how could he pass it?

Perhaps passing it was the only way to continue participating in the Great Vortex and avoid being eliminated.

His thoughts paused here, and Gu An slowly said, "We should make a change, let them write about things the Sect doesn’t have, and also start contacting those people’s Sects to redeem them.

Negotiate the price well, it can’t be redeemed for a low price.

Also, check the Sect’s tasks, look for some missions that involve clearing Demon Beasts at the Primordial Spirit and Returning to Void levels, then ask who wants to go.

If they agree, let them leave, and they must return within three months.

Before leaving, have them sign in front of the stone statue."

Previously, it didn’t matter much, but now he had no choice but to take it seriously.

Neither the first place nor the last place was acceptable.

Unfortunately, it was impossible to know how much they had submitted; misjudging it could easily result in either first or last place.

It seemed this Vortex was also not easy to deal with.

After sending Pang Wen away, Gu An began to ponder where to start.

It seemed the Heavenly Yang Sect’s spies wanted to sacrifice other spies, but they would make a move against him beforehand.

The Royal Family’s spies targeted others, and might also cause trouble for him later, but it wasn’t urgent.

Then there was the Zhuanlun lineage.

What kind of Sect the Zhuanlun lineage was, he knew nothing about.

But their purpose was clear, to frame him as a spy to cover up other spies, and then clear him.

This was the most dangerous.

After some thought, Gu An decided to start from this person.

But was Zhuo Yitong the short-haired or long-haired elder sister?

Gu An pondered briefly, not particularly concerned.

Since they intended to frame him, they would surely come to find him eventually; he could just wait a day or two.

These few days, he would return to live on the Heavenly Suspension Peak and use the Blood Spirit to see if he could gather some information.

But he didn’t dare act recklessly, especially since there was a Peak Master on Heavenly Suspension Peak who might notice his continual use of the Blood Spirit.

Especially after the task, as the master might occasionally pay attention to him.

...

At the Main Peak’s Great Hall.

"Isn’t elimination a bit too harsh?" Situ Baichuan said,

"He has a high chance of winning. I suspect you all are just worried I would win."

Sitting in the highest position, Qu Youdao shook his head, "We need some motivation. What is the First Institute doing? Playing house? No achievements at all. His personal performance is superb, so high it’s absurd. I heard that the Merit Hall has not yet announced it, still integrating it."