In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 426 You're a Clever Kid
Gu Shaoan put down his teacup, moved swiftly, and used his lightness skill to head towards the East Bamboo Forest.

Walking along the stone path, through the shadows under the corridor, the bamboo shadows grow denser the further east you go.

The rustling sound of bamboo leaves rubbing against each other in the bamboo forest is like fine rain falling on tiles, but it doesn't bother people.

When Gu Shaoan stepped into the bamboo forest, the power of heaven and earth that he had just felt became even clearer: with each breath, the mist above the bamboo forest was slightly rotated, as if an invisible hand was slowly stirring in the air.

He looked up and saw a clearing made of bamboo shadows next to the pavilion deep in the garden.

In the center of the open space.

Gu Santong was wearing only a thin training shirt, with the cuffs rolled up, revealing the bulging muscles on his forearms.

Just as Gu Shaoan landed beside the bamboo pavilion, a deep whistling wind suddenly rose from the center of Gu Santong, as if a huge wind cave had been opened up from the depths of the bamboo forest.

In an instant, the mist and mountain breeze around the pavilion were stirred up, swirling and rising around the ancient Santong, only to be torn into countless fine white threads in mid-air, swirling and tangling.

Veins bulged on Gu Santong's forehead, and as his vital energy circulated wildly, a bluish-gray light suddenly shone behind him.

Just then, Gu Santong suddenly opened his eyes.

There was no madness in his eyes, only a kind of fierce clarity.

At this moment, Gu Santong let out a low shout.

"Wind God's Wrath!"

As the shout fell, a blurry outline emerged from behind his shoulder. The outline then rapidly expanded, as if an invisible deity had raised its head from the wind, until it condensed into a three-zhang-tall wind god dharma image.

The statue is over ten feet tall, but its form is not solid. It is composed of layers of wind and mist, and its outline is sometimes clear and sometimes blurred.

Countless wind ribbons billowed around him, forming a robe.

Each time it flips, the surrounding bamboo forest rustles, and the bamboo poles collide, producing a dense "crackling" sound.

Fallen leaves were swirled up and rapidly rotated in mid-air, only to be shattered into dust by the wind blades, turning into patches of green dust.

The next moment, a surge of energy erupted from the Wind God Dharma Image behind Gu Santong, and a ripple of wind blades instantly spread through the bamboo forest. Wherever the wind blades passed, the bamboo leaves within a ten-zhang radius around Gu Santong all bowed their heads.

Furthermore, the soil within this ten-zhang radius had sunk three inches, as if it had been specially compacted, becoming even more compact.

Looking at the somewhat blurry image of the Wind God behind Gu Santong, Gu Shaoan knew that Gu Santong had already mastered the first move of the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique," "Wind God's Wrath," to a high level.

"It's done, it's finally done."

Turning his head to look at the Wind God's Dharma Image behind him, Gu Santong jumped up excitedly, and the Wind God's Dharma Image behind him jumped up as well.

Then, under Gu Shaoan's gaze, Gu Santong jumped around like a child who had received a new toy, watching the Wind God Dharma Image behind him follow his movements.

It wasn't until she turned her head that her gaze met Gu Shaoan's.

Suddenly, the wind that had been blowing through the bamboo forest suddenly stopped.

Then, Gu Santong's face turned slightly red.

After a moment, having suppressed his own internal energy and the wind god avatar behind him, Gu Santong coughed lightly and raised his hand to fan himself.

"Ha! It's only March, how come it's already hot?"

As they spoke, the ancient three passages approached.

"Hey kid, when did you get back?"

Looking at Gu Santong, who seemed completely awkward as if he had been caught doing something wrong, Gu Shaoan said, "He just got back yesterday."

Finally, Gu Shaoan changed the subject and said, "Congratulations, Uncle Gu, on your progress in the 'Four Symbols of Heavenly Will' technique."

Upon hearing Gu Shaoan's words, Gu Santong's face fell.

"Stop talking. Your so-called 'Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique' is too difficult to cultivate. Since you left, I have only managed to master it to the 'entering the inner chamber' level."

"It would probably take one or two years to master this technique to the point of complete understanding. In comparison, the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill and the Absorption Technique are much simpler."

It should be noted that Gu Santong is currently only practicing the first move of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" technique, "Wind God's Wrath," not the entire "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" technique.

It's no wonder that Gu Santong reacted this way.

In response to Gu Santong's words, Gu Shaoan smiled and said, "After all, this 'Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique' is a special martial art that involves the power of heaven and earth, so its cultivation difficulty is naturally higher than martial arts such as 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Art'."

Even with Gu Shaoan's diligent daily practice, combined with the proficiency panel and the "enlightenment" attribute, the third form of Gu Shaoan's "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" has only reached the level of "entry-level mastery."

Finally, Gu Shaoan changed the subject and said, "Uncle Gu, your 'Four Symbols of Heavenly Will' has reached the 'Mastery' stage. I imagine you've already felt the changes brought about by the power of heaven and earth during this time?"

When this matter was mentioned, Gu Santong's face also showed joy.

"It must be said that the power of heaven and earth is truly wondrous, as it can actually help nurture a martial artist's essence, energy, and spirit."

"With the help of the 'Four Symbols of Heavenly Will' technique, given my current situation, I will definitely be able to condense the three flowers of Heaven, Earth and Man within ten years at most, and thus enter the Heaven and Man Realm through the Great Three Harmonies."

At this point, Gu Santong seemed to remember something and asked in surprise, "By the way, where's my son? Didn't I ask you to take him back to Emei?"

In response to Gu Santong's question, Gu Shaoan replied, "Something came up temporarily, so I entrusted him to Miss Huang. Judging by the time, we'll be setting off for the Emei Sect in the next few days."

As he spoke, Gu Shaoan casually recounted the story of Cihang Jingzhai drugging him.

However, Gu Shaoan was rather vague when it came to Huang Xuemei.

Just then, as if sensing something, Gu Shaoan suddenly looked to the southeast.

A few breaths later, Gu Shaoan asked in astonishment, "This aura of Qi, Senior Sun and Miss Xiao Hong? Why are they here?" Hearing what Gu Shaoan said, Gu Santong first carefully sensed it, but even when he circulated his Qi to the extreme, he could not sense anything unusual.

Just as Gu Santong was about to ask Gu Shaoan if he felt something was wrong, he suddenly heard two strange noises, one loud and one soft.

The larger aura of true energy clearly belonged to Sun Xiaohong, while the smaller aura was negligible. If Gu Santong hadn't activated his internal energy to its limit and amplified his hearing, he wouldn't have been able to detect the fluctuations in his internal energy.

Gu Santong couldn't help but look at Gu Shaoan in astonishment.

Three breaths had passed since Gu Shaoan first noticed the two before he sensed the fluctuations of Qi and True Qi within Sun Baifa and Sun Xiaohong.

The fact that there was a full three breaths between them demonstrates just how vast Gu Shaoan's perception range is and how acute his senses are.

At this moment, Gu Santong carefully examined Gu Shaoan for a few moments.

Only then did they notice that although Gu Shaoan's clothes and appearance were no different from before, he had suddenly gained a unique aura of vastness and profoundness.

"Before leaving Emei, this kid didn't have this special aura. Could it be that he made some progress in his martial arts during his trip?"

As his thoughts raced, Gu Santong said, "Half a month ago, this old man Sun brought his daughter directly to the Emei Sect, saying that he wanted to stay here for a while."

"Your sect leader had a few houses built by the pool on the mountainside for them to stay in temporarily. It seems that this old man Sun was attracted by the noise I made while practicing the 'Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique'."

Upon learning the reason, Gu Shaoan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Why would Senior Sun bring Little Red Girl to live on the mountain for no apparent reason?"

Gu Santong shrugged and said, "I asked him too, but that old guy just gave a vague answer, saying that he had enemies investigating him, and he didn't say much more. You can ask him later too. You're a smart guy, and that old guy won't be so easily fooled in front of you."

Listening to Gu Santong's description of himself, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Before long, as the two waited, Sun Baifa and Sun Xiaohong approached from afar and stood in front of them.

When the two approached and saw Gu Shaoan standing next to Gu Santong, Sun Xiaohong's eyes lit up.

"Mr. Sun, Little Red Girl."

"Brother Gu, you're back."

"Yes! We just got back."

After a brief greeting, Sun Baifa looked at Sun Xiaohong, whose eyes were practically glued to Gu Shaoan, and couldn't help but take deep drags on his pipe.

When she looked at Gu Shaoan again, there was a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"Ok?"

However, just as Sun Baifa opened his mouth, about to utter the words, he seemed to notice something, and his expression suddenly changed.

Immediately afterward, to the astonishment of Sun Xiaohong and Gu Santong, Sun Baifa suddenly stepped forward and circled Gu Shaoan several times.

After a long while, Sun Baifa finally spoke with a slightly strange expression: "Boy, have you reached the realm of man and sword as one?"

Upon hearing this, both Sun Xiaohong and Gu Santong looked at Gu Shaoan in astonishment.

Meeting the gazes of the three, Gu Shaoan did not explain, but simply smiled.

But in the eyes of the three, this reaction was clearly an admission.

Upon seeing this, Sun Bai asked, "How did you manage to reach this level, kid?"

In response to Sun Baifa's question, Gu Shaoan replied, "It was a coincidence, I suppose!"

Gu Shaoan wasn't just making this up. After all, he hadn't expected to find the [Heavenly Sword] attribute in the treasure chest he obtained after killing Ren Zhenbei.

Sun Baifa looked at Gu Shaoan with a strange expression, and suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

The sword realm he told Gu Shaoan was indeed full of solid knowledge; not a single word of it was false.

But the principle is not difficult; any martial artist would understand it.

But reaching the state of perfect harmony between man and sword is not as simple as it sounds.

One's own state of mind, one's understanding of the way of the sword, and a sudden burst of inspiration are all indispensable.

Even so, the third realm of swordsmanship remains an insurmountable mountain for martial artists who practice swordsmanship.

But Gu Shaoan in front of me had only recently entered the second stage of swordsmanship, and after a few months, he suddenly entered the third stage.

This made Sun Baifa, who had been stuck at the second level of swordsmanship for decades, doubt whether there was something he hadn't understood about the swordsmanship theories he had explained to Gu Shaoan.

Otherwise, Gu Shaoan wouldn't have already entered the third realm of swordsmanship; there's no reason why he's still stuck in the second realm.

Gu Santong was also a swordsman, and he was naturally very curious about the legendary third realm of swordsmanship, the state of oneness between man and sword.

After confirming that Gu Shaoan had now entered the third realm of swordsmanship, Gu Santong felt an irresistible urge to try it.

He immediately took a step forward, eager to try it out.

But just as Gu Santong took a step forward, he seemed to recall some unbearable past events and immediately pulled his foot back.

Then he turned to Sun Baifa and said, "Old man Sun, haven't you been stuck at the second realm of military strategy for decades? Young Gu has already entered the third realm of swordsmanship. Don't you want to see the difference between the third realm of swordsmanship and the second realm?"

　This is a transitional chapter. I'll update three chapters today, and the author will finish the third one as soon as possible!

　　
　
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