"What are you afraid of? There are plenty of people in the world named Gu An. Unlike you, I can't just make up characters at will. I need to acknowledge a person before I can write their story. In my eyes, you fit the male protagonist best. From what I understand, your only flaw is that your cultivation is too low."
Shen Zhen spoke earnestly, making Gu An's face twitch.
Was that a compliment?
Why did it sound like a personal attack?
If I revealed my cultivation, even your father might not be able to compare to me!
Gu An continued trying to persuade her, but Shen Zhen stubbornly refused to change the name.
In the end, Shen Zhen offered a secret manual in exchange for using his name, and he could only agree.
After Shen Zhen left, Gu An remained in the pavilion and flipped through the secret manual she had given him.
Mystic Sound Art!
It was a sound-based spell that could injure a person's internal organs or bewilder an enemy's senses. It was exceedingly versatile.
Gu An happened to lack this sort of spell, so he could study it further in the future.
After reading through the Mystic Sound Art once, he tossed it into his Storage Bag, then rose and left.
A month later, Gu An arrived at Outer Sect City. He first went to the Alchemy Hall to submit this year's harvest.
Elder Zhu Qinglu received him. Gu An noticed that Zhu Qinglu looked exhausted, and a trace of demonic qi was surging within his body, just like Lu Jiujia.
"Elder Zhu, you don't look well. What happened?" Gu An asked.
He did not know how the Outer Sect's demonic arts were cultivated. Some people had disappeared, but upon arriving in Outer Sect City