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But the sharp cry was quickly interrupted. Gu Yan moved, and golden light flashed all around her, transforming into golden flying swords. The golden flying swords trembled in unison, and the sound of the swords canceled out the power of the Ghost-Faced Spider's sharp cry.

As soon as the golden flying sword appeared, it began to split and multiply rapidly, instantly transforming into a golden torrent. Then, like a torrential downpour, it all rained down on the Ghost-Faced Spider's body.

Ding ding ding—

The flying swords struck the Ghost-Faced Spider's body with a crisp sound, as if striking metal. Although Gu Yan's flying swords were not physical objects but formed from sword energy, his sword essence was profound and his sword energy was extremely sharp, capable of withstanding even ordinary level-five magical beasts. Yet, they failed to pierce the Ghost-Faced Spider's armor.

Although its armor wasn't broken, the ghost-faced spider was in pain; it was in excruciating pain.

There were just too many flying swords. Although he was furious, he was unable to retaliate immediately and could only withdraw his hands and feet, concentrating all his strength on his armor to defend against the flying swords.

After a burst of flying swords, the ghost-faced spider spewed out large plumes of green poisonous mist, attempting to poison Gu Yan to death.

As the crimson clouds surged, the red gourd immediately flew over, and with a sweep of the crimson clouds, it absorbed all the poisonous mist it had spewed out.

Xu Ruolan, perched on the tiger's back in the distance, looked at the gourd and wondered: What kind of spiritual weapon can collect such a highly poisonous mist?

Suddenly, sword energy soared into the sky.

Gu Yan stood high in the sky, holding a golden longsword. The sword exuded a clear and powerful aura that swept away all evil, causing the ghost-faced spider to want to flee.

With a slash of his longsword, Gu Yan unleashed a golden sword aura that crashed down like a thunderbolt, shaking the mountains and causing the heavens and earth to roar.

The sword energy pierced through the demon-faced spider's carapace, instantly killing it.

Liu Feiyan and Xu Ruolan, standing in the distance, were dumbfounded. The ghost-faced spider that had almost killed them had actually been killed just like that.

He was killed so easily.

From the moment Gu Yan made his move to the moment he killed the ghost-faced spider, it only took a few dozen seconds. No wonder Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan were so shocked.

Under the clear sky, that figure in white, as beautiful as snow, was etched deeply into the hearts of Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan.

Gu Yan stretched out his hand, his palm glowing with a bluish light, and a small bronze cauldron appeared in his hand. The bronze cauldron flew out of his hand, turning upside down and emitting a burst of bluish light. The light enveloped the dead ghost-faced spider, which was then taken away by the bronze cauldron.

Gu Yan put away the small cauldron again before flying towards Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan.

The two women stared at him, completely bewildered.

"Let's go, let's continue looking for the Snow Lotus." Gu Yan landed on the Snow Shadow Tiger's back and looked at Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan. Although they couldn't see his expression, his calm and collected attitude made it seem as if he hadn't done anything serious. This kind of masterly demeanor made Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan even more enamored with him.

Xu Ruolan nodded.

Liu Feiyan wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

Two days later, they found the Snow Lotus and then left.

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a few days later.

On a floating ship flying in the sky, Gu Yan, wearing a mask, stood on the deck, gazing at the undulating mountains in the distance.

The sky was high and the clouds were light, the green peaks were like screens, the cliffs were like swords, the green trees hung down, the mountain flowers were in full bloom, and the waterfalls were everywhere. The water and trees were shimmering and the scenery was like a paradise.

Looking at the scenery, Gu Yan exclaimed, "I find the green hills so charming."

Xu Ruolan, dressed in a green robe, emerged from the cabin and walked towards Gu Yan. Just as she reached his side, she overheard him reciting a line of poetry. Gu Yan had only said one line before falling silent. Xu Ruolan smiled and asked, "Senior, what's the next line?"

Gu Yan looked at her, and said with a hint of amusement in his voice, "The next sentence... I'm afraid you'll think I'm narcissistic if I tell you, so I'll leave it at that."

His words piqued Xu Ruolan's curiosity even more, and she smiled and pressed, "So? What's the next line?"

"I suppose Qingshan sees me in the same way," Gu Yan replied honestly.

I saw that the green hills are more charming, and I expect that I should see you in Castle Peak.

I find the green hills beautiful and lovely, and I think they would feel the same way if they came to see me.

Xu Ruolan burst out laughing upon hearing this.

"You're so funny, senior," Xu Ruolan said with a light laugh.

After obtaining the Snow Silver Lotus in the Cloud Dew Mountains that day, they left together. Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan were going to Baima County, and Gu Yan also happened to be going there. Since they were going the same way, they traveled together on this airship called the Skylark.

Xu Ruolan gazed ahead, feeling refreshed and invigorated by the beautiful scenery. She then stood beside Gu Yan and began chatting with her.

When Liu Feiyan came out of the cabin, she saw Xu Ruolan and Gu Yan chatting and laughing. She stopped in her tracks, and her eyes slowly dimmed.

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Several more days passed.

"Senior, are you really not coming with us to Changyang City to see Master?" Xu Ruolan looked at Gu Yan, who was about to leave, with reluctance.

Gu Yan, Xu Ruolan, and Liu Feiyan were all headed to Baima County, but Gu Yan disembarked in Lanfeng City, while Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan disembarked in Changyang City.

"I have other matters to attend to, and I will visit your master another day," Gu Yan said. This was not a refusal; in fact, he quite wanted to get to know that Pill King and exchange alchemy insights.

Although Gu Yan was a genius among geniuses, the spiritual energy of the Earth where she lived in her previous life was depleted, and all kinds of spiritual medicines had disappeared. She could only rely on the stock left by her ancestors to refine pills.

Gu Yan never underestimated the alchemists here. If she weren't in a hurry to refine pills to heal her injuries, Gu Yan would have really wanted to follow Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan to pay a visit to the sixth-grade alchemist, Pill King Mu Qinghe.

Seeing that Gu Yan had made up her mind, Xu Ruolan didn't say anything more.

"You rascal, my senior sister invited you like this, and you really don't give her any face," Liu Feiyan said.

"Feiyan." Xu Ruolan gave her a reproachful look.

Gu Yan clasped her hands in a fist salute and disembarked.

Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan watched him leave, both feeling reluctant to part. Liu Feiyan frowned, feeling sad. She had an awkward personality; she clearly liked Gu Yan, but she didn't know how to get along with him, and the words she uttered were never pleasant.

As Gu Yan's figure disappeared, Xu Ruolan rebuked Liu Feiyan: "Feiyan, just because Senior Li is approachable doesn't mean we can be presumptuous. It's only because Senior Li isn't holding it against you; if it were any other Heavenly Spirit Realm expert, they would probably have been furious long ago."

"You didn't even call him 'senior,' you jerk! You're so rude! Even if he's not some kind of expert or senior, he saved our lives, so we can't be rude to him."

"I..." Liu Feiyan opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. She felt terrible and kept her head down in silence. She knew how badly she had performed, but for some reason, she just couldn't control herself.

As she thought about it, tears welled up in her eyes. When Xu Ruolan saw this, she immediately patted her head and comforted her, saying, "Alright, alright, just be careful next time."

Liu Feiyan nodded, tears welling in her eyes.