In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 393 One vs. Two
Upon sensing this wisp of sword energy, Lang Fanyun felt a chill run down his spine.

In such a short time, even Lang Fanyun didn't have time to make any extra responses.

Just as his protective aura was being sliced ​​open by this wisp of sword energy as easily as cutting tofu, and was about to strike his brow, the sword energy suddenly dissipated, turning into a gentle breeze that brushed past his forehead, startling Lang Fanyun into breaking out in a fine sweat.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Lang Fanyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Gu Shaoan, Lang Fanyun cupped his hands and said, "Young Master Gu's strength is indeed superb, I admire him."

Faced with Lang Fanyun's flattery, Gu Shaoan did not stand on ceremony and said, "Chief Lang's 'Overturning Rain Sword Technique' is exquisite and truly a superior martial art. If Chief Lang's swordsmanship can reach the third realm of swordsmanship, I dare not say that I can easily win."

It must be said that even from Gu Shaoan's current perspective, Lang Fanyun's "Overturning Rain Sword Technique" does have its own unique features.

It's important to understand that when martial artists like Gu Shaoan and Lang Fanyun fight, the martial arts techniques they use are not just about the strength of the moves, but also about whether they are suitable or not.

In Lang Fanyun's hands, the "Overturning Rain Sword Technique" can be executed at will, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes like a torrential downpour, implying the ebb and flow of the tide.

When it's slow, it's like a light drizzle, giving one a vague sense that there's no way to avoid it.

Regarding Lang Fanyun's last move, although Gu Shaoan was able to forcefully withstand the remaining seven sword techniques from Sword One to Sword Eight in the "Emei Sword Manual" due to his greater skill, it was because of his superior skill, not his mastery of the martial arts.

Only the move "Sword Six: Ode to the Willow," created by Gu Shaoan by combining the power of heaven and earth with the "Willow Catkins Sword Technique," has a subtle restraint on Lang Fanyun's "Overturning Rain Sword Technique," which is the only way to defeat the enemy.

Otherwise, Gu Shaoan might need to use more internal energy or the power of heaven and earth to face Lang Fanyun's "Overturning Rain Sword Technique".

Upon hearing this, Lang Fanyun shook his head and said, "Young Master Gu's sword intent has solidified, which means he has obviously entered the second realm of swordsmanship. Moreover, based on the strength that Young Master Gu just displayed, unless I, Lang, can achieve the unity of the three elements and enter the Celestial Realm, I am afraid that I will be no match for Young Master Gu with only the third realm of swordsmanship."

In response to Lang Fanyun's words, Gu Shaoan smiled slightly and did not continue speaking.

Then his gaze shifted to Li Xunhuan in the distance.

"Is it next, Master Li?"

Hearing Gu Shaoan's words, Li Xunhuan shook his head and said, "Even if I were to face the Great Hero Lang, my chances of winning would only be 30%, let alone against Young Master Gu."

As he spoke, Li Xunhuan stepped forward and walked to Lang Fanyun's side.

As Li Xunhuan's internal energy surged, a three-inch-long wooden knife appeared in his right hand.

Lang Fanyun, who had just finished fighting with Gu Shaoan, also activated his internal energy and flashed to the side.

The next moment, when he returned, Lang Fanyun had a three-zhang-long tree branch in his hand.

And three inches in front of Gu Shaoan, a tree branch seemed to appear out of thin air and was inserted into the ground.

Looking at the two men standing side by side, their eyes brimming with fighting spirit, Cheng Shifei swallowed hard and said, "Uncle Fan, are those two planning to join forces?"

When asked by Cheng Shifei, Fan Sanshan replied somewhat uncertainly, "Maybe!"

"Hiss~ Has this guy surnamed Gu become so strong that Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan have to join forces?"

Fan Sanshan took a deep breath and murmured, "Yes! Who could have imagined it?"

Both Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan can be ranked among the top ten first-class masters in the Great Wei Kingdom today.

Although, judging from Fan Sanshan's situation, the three of them are not fighting to the death, but merely exchanging sparring tips.

Despite both being at the Condensed Yuan Formation stage, Young Master Gu's strength has become so formidable that figures like Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan have had to join forces against him. Once this news spreads, the entire martial arts world will likely be shaken.

For Gu Shaoan, being able to team up with powerful figures like Lang Fanyun and Xiao Li Feidao is an honor, regardless of victory or defeat.

Just then, Li Xunhuan spoke up: "Young Master Gu, would you be interested in giving it a try?"

Gu Shaoan's gaze swept over Li Xunhuan and Lang Fanyun in succession, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"It is my good fortune to be able to fight two opponents at the same time, facing the renowned Fuyu Sword and Little Li Flying Dagger."

After saying that, Gu Shaoan flicked his left wrist downwards, and the Yitian Sword plunged into the ground.

With his right hand, he formed a grasping motion with his five fingers and used his strength to pull the tree branch from the ground into his hand.

At the same moment Gu Shaoan grasped the branch, Li Xunhuan and Lang Fanyun moved simultaneously.

The moment Li Xunhuan's figure flashed out, it seemed slow, but in reality, not a speck of dust rose from the ground beneath his feet. His entire body seemed to transform into a faint shadow blending into the wind, his speed increasing layer by layer with each breath, heading straight for Gu Shaoan.

He didn't rush to throw the three-inch wooden knife in his right hand. As he approached, the tip of the knife trembled slightly and frequently. Each tremor drew in a strand of extremely refined qi, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, locking down all the major acupoints and qi flow points around Gu Shaoan's body.

The Flying Dagger of Li is most terrifying before it is unleashed.

Almost simultaneously, Lang Fanyun's three-zhang-long branch moved. He did not launch a preemptive attack, but instead flicked his wrist, and the branch drew dozens of crisscrossing pale blue arcs in the air.

These arcs of light were not direct attacks, but rather interconnected, subtly forming a "net of sword intent" that enveloped Gu Shaoan within a three-zhang radius around him.

This net has no physical form, yet it exudes a damp, dense, and all-pervasive sword intent, which is the essence of the "Overturning Rain Sword Technique"—the application of "momentum".

It was unhurried and calm, yet like a gradually rising tide, it slowly and steadily squeezed Gu Shaoan's space to dodge, disrupting his perception, and subtly echoing Li Xunhuan's poised flying knife, guiding and paving the way for the best timing and angle for his attack.

It's clear that Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan haven't known each other for very long.

But at this moment, the two were one in motion and the other still, one in the light and the other in the dark, one locking away souls and seizing spirits, the other creating a prison of rain, their cooperation was seamless.

However, facing the combined attack of the two, Gu Shaoan did not step forward. Instead, he spread his feet apart and suddenly placed the branch he was holding in his right hand at his left waist, as if drawing his sword.

Seeing Gu Shaoan's actions, both Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan's eyes flashed, their expressions becoming even more serious.

Just as Lang Fanyun was rushing towards them with a rain of swords, and Li Xunhuan, who arrived later, had completely locked onto Gu Shaoan's aura, a heavy aura suddenly emanated from Gu Shaoan's body.

The next instant, the branch he was holding, which was pointing diagonally at the ground, suddenly rose up, and a warm, clear light, like the first ray of dawn piercing through the morning mist, quietly shone from the tip of the branch.

Sword Ten: Dawn.

There was no grand scale, no sharp sword light.

Only a clear and transparent "intention," seemingly able to illuminate the true nature of all things and dispel all illusions, spread out with that ray of dawn.

In this warm and clear sword light, the sword light that Lang Fanyun had laid out with his long branches, which was like a torrential downpour, was as if it had been wiped away by the warm sunlight. The sword momentum and sword energy that were gathered in the sword light also dissolved in an instant.

It was at this moment, like the morning light of a sword, that Li Xunhuan came into view.

His knife finally left his hand!
The wooden sword transformed into an extremely dim, dark light that seemed to have absorbed all other light. Silent and stealthy, yet carrying a resolute determination that severed all ties and transcended the concept of speed, it shot towards Gu Shaoan's shoulder.

But just as the sliver of sunlight at the tip of the branch was about to touch the ebony throwing knife, it was about to strike.

A crisp, clear sound, like the gentle chime of a jade chime, suddenly burst forth. The wisp of dark light froze a foot in front of Gu Shaoan, revealing the wooden knife itself.

The tip of the knife was pressed directly against the end of the branch in Gu Shaoan's hand.

That sword strike, powerful enough to pierce through metal and stone and imbued with Li Xunhuan's life's essence and spirit, was suddenly smoothed out by the seemingly gentle "dawn" at the tip of the tree branch. After a moment of stillness, the entire wooden sword abruptly turned into powder and scattered with the wind.

Waves surged, clouds billowed, and his pupils suddenly contracted to needle size.

Li Xunhuan's face turned pale instantly. Under the influence of his qi, he felt as if he had been struck hard in the chest. He groaned and swayed.

Just as Gu Shaoan neutralized all of their combined attacks with his sword move, Gu Shaoan's figure vanished from the spot.

There was no afterimage, no sound of wind.

But both Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan felt a chill run down their spines at that moment.

Kenpachi, the Frightening Wind

The next moment, a voice entered their ears.

Along with the sound came Gu Shaoan, who seemed to appear out of thin air, standing less than three feet in front of them.

And, the tree branch that seemed to whip up gusts of wind in their eyes.

The wind blades whipped up by the tips of the branches had already touched the robes on the shoulders of the two people.

Just as Gu Shaoan was about to disperse the force on Lang Fanyun and change the point to a flick, he suddenly noticed that Lang Fanyun not only did not retreat or dodge, but instead slightly lowered his shoulders and his aura not only did not subside, but instead pushed forward in an almost resolute manner.

Sensing Lang Fanyun's intention, Gu Shaoan frowned, and his internal energy and spirit instantly began to circulate along a different path.

"hold head high!"

The next instant, a deep yet domineering dragon roar, seemingly originating from the ancient primordial era, exploded from within Gu Shaoan's chest without warning!

As the dragon's roar resounded, a visible pale golden wave of energy erupted from Gu Shaoan, rapidly expanding outwards in a spherical shape!
As the blast wave passed, dust billowed in a ring, and the air emitted a muffled popping sound.

The first to be affected were Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan, who were right next to them.

The two felt a tremendous force, as thick as a mountain and as fierce as a tidal wave, slamming towards them. This force was not sharp sword energy, but the purest and most domineering impact of qi.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

The two muffled thuds were almost simultaneous.

Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan were struck as if by a giant hammer, their bodies flying backward uncontrollably, their protective auras flickering and their robes fluttering.

Although the shockwave sent the two flying, it also prevented them from being injured by Gu Shaoan's sword.

Once the two had stopped, the branch in Gu Shaoan's hand shattered from its tip into dust, which then scattered in the wind.

The sharp sword energy attached to it also vanished without a trace as the branches shattered and the air waves impacted it.

Upon landing, both Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan staggered, their faces flushed and their blood churning.

At his shoulder, his robes were torn by the wind blades and shockwaves from the tree branches, revealing his skin, but only a few shallow white marks remained, without any blood.

When they looked at Gu Shaoan, both Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan were taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Gu Shaoan was able to successfully stop his sword strike at this critical moment, and instead used the energy wave generated by another martial art to send the two flying.

After calming his internal energy, Gu Shaoan's gaze fell on the two of them.

"What do you two mean by this?"

Faced with Gu Shaoan's question, Lang Fanyun first calmed down, and then slowly said, "Yesterday, as Young Master Gu said, I secretly investigated Long Xiaoyun and Long Xiaoyun's past behavior and character in Baoding Prefecture."

At this point, Lang Fanyun's expression turned somewhat guilty: "I am ashamed. I never imagined that the two of them, especially Long Xiaoyun, would behave so despicably."

Thinking of what he had learned from yesterday's investigation, a surge of anger rose in Lang Fanyun's heart.

Who would have thought that the seemingly adorable child was actually a villain in human skin?

He actually took pleasure in poisoning others.

At such a young age, his hands have already taken the lives of no less than a hundred people.

Yesterday, he almost believed people like Long Xiaoyun and his son and became enemies with Gu Shaoan. After Long Xiaoyun died, he even spoke out to criticize Gu Shaoan.

At this moment, Gu Shaoan spoke up: "You want to use this to let me vent my anger, and then use me to save your wife?"

Upon hearing this, Lang Fanyun cupped his hands and said, "Yesterday I inquired with Elder Qin and also spoke with Brother Li. I know that Young Master Gu's medical skills are superb. I hope Young Master Gu will be magnanimous."

Upon hearing Lang Fanyun's words, Gu Shaoan's gaze fell upon Lang Fanyun.

At that moment, Gu Shaoan suddenly saw the shadow of Song Yuanqiao in Lang Fanyun.

Then consider the relationship between Zhang Sanfeng and Lang Fanyun.

Gu Shaoan suddenly became curious about how Zhang Sanfeng taught on a daily basis.

The Seven Heroes of Wudang are one thing.

Now, even a cloud-like person like Lang Fanyun, when faced with trouble, gets dizzy and wants to apologize by injuring himself?

After exhaling a breath of stale air, Gu Shaoan glanced at Li Xunhuan and asked, as if he had thought of something, "Was this Li Xunhuan's idea?"

Faced with Gu Shaoan's question, Li Xunhuan was taken aback for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I only thought of Brother Lang's eagerness to save his wife, so I came up with this idea. I hope Young Master Gu will not take offense."

Upon hearing Li Xunhuan's words, Gu Shaoan's eyelids twitched.

When they looked at Lang Fanyun and Li Xunhuan again, their eyes became a little more intriguing.

Who is Li Xunhuan? He is a great sage who gave up his beloved and his family fortune to others, and went to the border alone with sorrow.

Lang Fanyun not only listened to the opinions of such people, but also dared to believe them.

At this moment, even Gu Shaoan was speechless because of the two of them.

(End of this chapter)