In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 431 Reasoning fails, only force remains.
After calming his thoughts, Gu Shaoan continued, "After the Azure Dragon Society re-enters the martial world, it will inevitably stir up a storm. At this time, if the Emei Sect is too high-profile, it will be easy for it to be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives."

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. When the time comes, the Emei Sect will have no choice but to confront the imperial court."

After listening to Gu Shaoan's analysis, the group realized the seriousness of the problem.

Based on what Gu Shaoan said, the group could easily imagine the upheaval that the Azure Dragon Society would cause in the martial arts world once it re-emerged.

Zhou Zhiruo said softly, "I wonder how many people will die this time."

Upon hearing this, a thought stirred in the hearts of the group.

Gu Shaoan clearly knows the most about Zhu Houzhao's plans.

If anyone is most likely to come up with a solution, it would be Gu Shaoan.

Although they had all thought of this, none of them mentioned it.

Whether it was Abbess Miejue or Juechen and the others, they all knew that Gu Shaoan was extremely strong, but they did not know what level Gu Shaoan's strength had reached now.

On the other hand, the imperial court, not to mention that Zhu Houzhao himself had already entered the realm of celestial beings.

There are other experts at the Celestial Realm level in the palace.

Under such circumstances, it is already difficult for the Emei Sect to protect itself, let alone take care of other martial arts forces.

However, Gu Shaoan's thoughts differed from the others.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Shaoan said to Abbess Miejue and the others, "Since this matter has been brought up today, I need you, Master, to secretly make a trip to Wudang and invite Master Zhang of Wudang to meet me at Emei Sect."

"This matter must be kept secret and must not be discovered by others. I will help you disguise yourself when you set off, Master."

"Specifically, we can only decide after Master Zhang arrives and we confirm some of our conjectures with him."

Immediately afterwards, Gu Shaoan looked at Abbess Juechen.

"Later, I will need to trouble my martial uncle to go to Jiading Prefecture and tell the commander of the Imperial Guard there that Gu Shaoan has a deal to make and would like to invite Gongzi Yu to Emei."

Given the character of Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Houzhao, they must have instructed the Eastern Depot of Jiading Prefecture that as long as Abbess Juechen delivered the message, the commander of the Jiading Prefecture would immediately inform Cao Zhengchun, who would then report to Zhu Houzhao.

Faced with Gu Shaoan's repeated remarks, Abbess Miejue and Juechen's expressions changed.

Judging from Gu Shaoan's words, the others knew perfectly well that he intended to interfere in the Green Dragon Society's affairs.

In response, Abbess Miejue couldn't help but say, "This matter is too big. Wouldn't it be too risky for you to get involved?"

Gu Shaoan sighed and said, "In the past, we might have been able to stay out of it, but now the situation is different."

After a pause, Gu Shaoan continued, "Moreover, the Azure Dragon Society's affairs may also involve the Heavenly Dragon Sect."

It was only after Gu Shaoan's reminder that Miejue and the others remembered that the current leader of the Tianlong Sect was Huang Xuemei.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Shaoan said, "Master and my two senior uncles, rest assured, I will never risk Emei."

When it came to people related to Gu Shaoan, Abbess Miejue and Abbess Juechen said no more.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Shaoan said, "Master, rest assured, I will not risk the Emei Sect. Even without the Tianlong Gate issue, I originally intended to wait until Shaolin and Wudang announced the closure of their mountains before I began to deal with this matter."

Gu Shaoan always knew that Zhu Houzhao was far too ambitious.

Just from this attempt to use the Azure Dragon Society to take control of the entire martial arts world, one can see that Zhu Houzhao's ambition surpasses even that of Zhu Wushi.

The main reason why Zhu Houzhao and Gu Shaoan are on good terms now is that Gu Shaoan can cure his premature aging.

However, once Zhu Houzhao's premature aging is cured, he will not tolerate the emergence of a second Zhang Sanfeng and Wudang within the Great Wei.

Not to mention that beside Zhu Houzhao, there was also a treacherous scholar who was secretly stirring up trouble and outwardly complying while inwardly opposing him.

It can be said that from the moment Gu Shaoan revealed his talent and strength, he was destined to clash with Zhu Houzhao and Bai Xiaosheng.

Gu Shaoan was aware of all of this from the very beginning.

Previously, Gu Shaoan lacked the strength to do so and had no choice but to accumulate his own strength and strive to enter the Celestial Realm as soon as possible, while secretly informing Zhang Sanfeng to take precautions.

But now that Gu Shaoan's swordsmanship has reached the Heavenly Sword Realm and his strength has greatly increased, he naturally has more options in this situation.

Although they didn't understand what Gu Shaoan's plan was, Miejue and Juechen nodded in agreement because they trusted him.

After chatting with Miejue and Juechen for a while, Gu Shaoan took out medicine and pills to help Miejue change her appearance and body shape. Watching Miejue quietly descend the mountain in casual clothes, Gu Shaoan looked up in the direction of the capital.

"Listen to advice and you'll have a full stomach. Hopefully things will go smoothly! Otherwise, if reasoning doesn't work, we'll have to resort to force."

Gu Shaoan knew exactly what Bai Xiaosheng's scheming was behind the scenes.

If Bai Xiaosheng succeeds in his scheme, not only will the Great Wei Kingdom, the Great Yuan Kingdom, and the Great Sui Kingdom, but the entire land of Kyushu will be thrown into turmoil.

There are no eggs under the covering nest.

Now that conditions allow, Gu Shaoan naturally wants to postpone that matter so that he can have more time to further improve his strength.

Otherwise, if Shaolin were to turn against them, Zhang Sanfeng, a master of the Sitting Illumination Realm, would be unable to hold the line alone.

In the days that followed, the martial arts world seemed to have calmed down.

I haven't heard of anything particularly significant happening.

However, some observant people could vaguely sense that beneath this calm surface, undercurrents were brewing.

However, in the woods beside the West Garden of Mount Emei, Gu Shaoan drew all of this "tide" back onto himself.

The forest was quiet, with pine needles covering the ground, and the occasional birdsong made it seem even more spacious.

Gu Shaoan sat cross-legged on a blue stone, his robes hanging down, his breathing extremely slow, as if in sync with the sound of the wind in the forest.

His eyes were slightly closed, and the internal energy within his body circulated continuously along the path of the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill." The golden internal energy was as steady as the sea, and when it flowed through his meridians, it emitted a very subtle "humming" sound, as if molten iron was slowly flowing through a jade trough.

"Boom."

Just then, a sound like the tolling of a bell suddenly echoed from Gu Shaoan's body.

In the next instant, the internal energy circulating within Gu Shaoan's body suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, the vital energy slowly flowed out of Gu Shaoan's body and surrounded him.

As the vital energy slowly flows, the golden energy also emerges from within the body.

As the Gang Yuan and Jin Yuan mixed, the two energies intertwined and merged, resembling molten gold.

The originally agile Qi Yuan, after merging with these Jin Yuan, actually gained a slower and heavier feel.

A few breaths later, the golden water clung to the Qi Yuan and, as it flowed, adhered to an inch in front of Gu Shaoan.

It covered Gu Shaoan completely.

It's as if molten gold has been ground into the finest powder and spread on clear water, its surface undulating slightly with each breath and the flow of vital energy. It appears light and thin, yet one can intuitively sense its immense and unshakeable weight.

He slowly opened his eyes, a flash of gold appearing briefly before returning to tranquility.

Raise your right hand, fingers slightly spread.

A fallen leaf was swept up by the wind in the forest, just brushing past the edge of his palm. The leaf did not touch his skin, but rather, about an inch away from his palm, it seemed to hit something and suddenly turned into dust.

Gu Shaoan slowly exhaled.

Even though it was already late March and the weather was noticeably warmer, Gu Shaoan exhaled a cloud of white mist that was visible to the naked eye.

The white mist exited and drifted slowly for nearly ten feet in front of him before gradually dissipating.

"The Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill has finally reached the eleventh level."

With the help of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will Technique", Gu Shaoan was able to nourish his body's essence, qi, and spirit with the refined power of heaven and earth every day.

As the essence within his body continued to solidify and grow stronger, Gu Shaoan's own qi and blood power also increased accordingly.

Along with cultivating the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill," the speed at which golden essence is condensed is also increasing.

This allowed Gu Shaoan to advance to the eleventh level of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill in just over half a year.

At the current rate of progress, Gu Shaoan estimates that he can reach the twelfth level of perfection in the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" in at most another year.

No one thinks they have more cards to play.

Gu Shaoan was the same.

With the twelve-layered perfected "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill," combined with Gu Shaoan's "Immovable as a Mountain" and "Indestructible Vajra" attributes, as well as his current skill level, its defensive power is terrifying even to Gu Shaoan.

It will inevitably become another trump card for Gu Shaoan.

This is why, even now, Gu Shaoan still spends a certain amount of time every day practicing the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill".

After moving around for a while, Gu Shaoan walked out of the woods and arrived outside the villa.

Outside the villa was a cleared-out area, which Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan could use for cultivation on weekdays.

When Gu Shaoan emerged from the woods, the two women sat cross-legged, each holding a fragment of the He Shi Bi jade.

Both Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan, after reaching unparalleled physical talent, nurtured a Dao Heart, just like Feng Xinglie.

In addition, both of them had enhanced their mental energy through medication.

However, unlike Gu Shaoan, the two women did not successfully enter the second realm of swordsmanship and use sword intent to help their spiritual energy condense into a divine seed.

If one relies solely on the "Soul Transfer Technique" to temper spiritual energy, it would take an unknown amount of time to condense that spiritual energy into a seed.

The fact that the fragments of the He Shi Bi jade could refine the power of heaven and earth conveniently solved this problem for the two women.

The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth was obtained by Gu Shaoan, Yang Yan, and Zhou Zhiruo in the secret passage of the Ming Cult.

Although the two women did not spend too much time on the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth", they successfully advanced the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" to the third level over the years, and the Yin and Yang energies in their bodies were condensed.

Once true essence is injected into the fragments of the He Shi Bi jade, the power of heaven and earth will be refined through the jade. Then, the Yin and Yang energies will be sent into the Shen Ting acupoint, where spiritual energy can be gradually absorbed to enhance spiritual energy.

Furthermore, due to the two women's own insufficient power, using their true essence to infuse the He Shi Bi jade with the power of heaven and earth would also cause a significant depletion of their true essence.

When the true essence is completely exhausted, one should meditate and cultivate the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture" to promote the improvement of internal strength through this balance of gain and loss.

With both methods employed simultaneously, the progress of cultivation is actually faster.

Unfortunately, in recent years, due to the enemy, Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan have spent less time outside.

Martial arts training is never done in isolation; tempering one's heart in the mortal world is not just for Buddhists, but also for martial artists.

Otherwise, if one's mindset doesn't improve, one will inevitably encounter obstacles in martial arts training in the future.

"If the Azure Dragon Gathering goes smoothly this time, Senior Sister and Junior Sister Yan'er will be able to move around more within the Emei territory."

After observing the two women's cultivation for a while, Gu Shaoan prepared to set off for the East Bamboo Forest to find Gu Santong.

Before Gu Shaoan could even move, he sensed a familiar fluctuation of true energy.

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan took a step forward. His steps seemed casual, but they were like shrinking the distance to an inch, each step covering a distance of nearly ten feet.

After just a few steps, they saw people approaching the East Bamboo Forest.

At the same time, Bei Jinyi also saw Gu Shaoan standing in front of her and quickly stopped, focusing her energy in her dantian.

"Third Senior Sister!"

In response to Gu Shaoan's bow, Bei Jinyi nodded slightly and then said fluently, "Junior Brother, the leader of the Angry Dragon Gang, Lang, has arrived. He is now inside the Golden Summit Hall. Uncle Juechen asked me to inform you."

"Lang Fanyun? He arrived so quickly?"

The Nujiao Gang and the Emei Sect were not far apart, not to mention that Lang Fanyun was also with a sick person.

Gu Shaoan originally thought it would take another month for Lang Fanyun to arrive in Emei.

"Thank you for your trouble, senior sister."

As his thoughts raced, Gu Shaoan gestured to Bei Jinyi, and then they moved together toward the main hall on the golden roof of the front mountain.

After passing through forests and paths, and turning past several corridors, we arrived at the main hall of the Golden Summit on the front mountain.

The hall doors were wide open, and incense smoke filled the air. Even before stepping inside, one could hear the elders talking in hushed tones, as if they were afraid of disturbing someone.

Gu Shaoan raised his hand to straighten his cuffs and stepped across the threshold with Bei Jinyi.

Inside the main hall at the top of the Golden Roof, besides Abbess Juechen, there were several other elders.

In the front part of the main hall, Lang Fanyun was standing next to a chair.

His hair was slightly disheveled, and his breathing was noticeably rapid.

Gu Shaoan's gaze swept over Lang Fanyun for a moment before landing on the chair next to him.

A woman was sitting in the chair.

She possessed a gentle and graceful demeanor, much like Zhou Zhiruo, and also had a beautiful face.

However, the woman's face was almost completely devoid of color, and her lips were as pale as if they had been washed with frost.

She leaned weakly against the back of the chair, her shoulders and neck drooping slightly as if she couldn't support her head. She couldn't even sit steadily and could only rely on Lang Fanyun for support.

She was Lang Fanyun's wife, Ji Xixi.

(End of this chapter)