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Chapter 362: To show respect, the immortal stroked the top of the head.

Gu Santong did not ask Gu Shaoan how he knew, but after years of getting along, Gu Santong knew that Gu Shaoan was not someone who spoke without reason.

After secretly informing Gu Santong to be on alert, Gu Shaoan's mind was also racing.

Gu Shaoan was certain that he had not had any interaction with Tu Baichuan before last night.

In other words, there is no old grudge between Gu Shaoan and Tu Baichuan.

However, some people in this world, once they acquire superior abilities, also develop a superior mindset.

Consequently, such people may develop some unusual hobbies.

Therefore, when Gu Shaoan sensed the hunter's gaze upon discovering new prey from Tu Baichuan last night, he became somewhat wary.

Gu Shaoan had no idea that this guy would not leave with Gongzi Yu, but instead wait for him near Wudang.

If Gu Shaoan hadn't secretly poisoned Tu Baichuan last night, leaving him with the scent of poison, Gu Shaoan's current senses wouldn't have been able to detect a Celestial Realm martial artist hiding in the shadows so quickly.

Thinking this, he subtly retracted his right hand into his sleeve. After the wind shifted from south to north, Gu Shaoan slowly stood up, then casually flicked his sleeve and put his right hand behind his back.

After a few moments, Gu Shaoan suddenly turned to the woods to the north and said, "Now that you've arrived, why continue to hide?"

Just as Gu Shaoan finished speaking, Gu Santong had already stuck the wooden stick into the ground and stood up as well.

Under their watchful eyes, a figure slowly emerged from the woods.

He was dressed in black and masked, holding a long, unsheathed sword in his left hand.

Upon seeing this, Gu Santong transmitted his voice, saying, "He's disguised. This guy doesn't know that you already know his identity."

“Perfect, that way we can find a suitable reason even if we really take action,” Gu Shaoan replied, circulating his internal energy.

Upon hearing this, Gu Santong could easily guess Gu Shaoan's meaning.

"You brat, you really want to fight a Celestial Realm expert?"

Almost as soon as Gu Santong's voice reached Gu Shaoan's ears, Gu Shaoan's calm and unwavering voice followed.

"They've come with ill intentions; we can't just surrender without a fight, can we?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Santong's expression froze.

When Gu Santong looked at the masked Tu Baichuan across from him, he took a deep breath.

"Perfect timing. I also want to try it out and see how many moves my 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill' can withstand against a master of the Celestial Realm."

Under their watchful eyes, the masked Tu Baichuan had reached the edge of the woods, only ten feet away from Gu Shaoan and Gu Santong.

As they walked, Tu Baichuan looked at Gu Shaoan and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Tu Baichuan was certain that he had concealed himself very well. With the help of his special concealment technique, even martial artists of the same Celestial Realm might not be able to easily detect him.

Yet Gu Shaoan, a martial artist who had condensed his inner energy into a powerful aura, managed to do it.

"This kid is definitely not an ordinary person."

As his thoughts raced, Tu Baichuan asked, "How did you discover me?"

Faced with Tu Baichuan's question, Gu Shaoan wasn't foolish enough to confess to poisoning Tu Baichuan immediately.

"Your Excellency is hiding in the shadows, and your motives are impure. If anything, shouldn't you be the one to reveal your identity first?"

Upon hearing this, Tu Baichuan snorted: "Who do you think you are, daring to ask me for an explanation? Fine! If you don't talk now, I'll find a way to make you talk later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Baichuan leaned forward slightly and rushed towards Gu Shaoan and Gu Santong like a black gust of wind.

They didn't hesitate to take action without a word.

Seeing Tu Baichuan make a move, Gu Shaoan also placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword.

However, before Gu Shaoan could make a further move, Gu Santong said eloquently, "I'll go first."

As he spoke, the internal energy and metal energy within Gu Santong's body circulated wildly. The muscles beneath his clothes instantly tensed, and powerful, rounded energy surged through his body in an instant, layer upon layer.

Although the energy was semi-transparent, it gave off a heavy and profound aura.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Santong stomped his foot hard on the ground, creating a huge crater. Amidst the flying dust, Gu Santong rose into the air like a wild bull, charging towards the rapidly approaching Tu Baichuan.

When Gu Santong barged into him, Tu Baichuan's contempt was almost overflowing.

As he moved quickly, he struck out with his right hand towards Gu Santong, the powerful energy mixed with the palm wind rushing towards him.

It didn't even draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

However, as Tu Baichuan's palm approached, when he was still nearly three feet away from Gu Santong, Tu Baichuan felt that he was not striking flesh and blood, but a piece of refined gold and black iron that had been tempered a hundred times.

A powerful, steel-like force instantly shattered the palm strike and internal energy contained within his palm.

"No, this guy isn't at the Qi Condensation stage."

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, even after returning to Wudang last night, Gu Shaoan did not remove the medicinal properties from the breath-containing pills that Zhu Houzhao had given them.

In other words, even when Gu Shaoan and Gu Santong were circulating their internal energy, outsiders still could not sense the internal energy aura within their bodies.

Therefore, without knowing Gu Santong's identity, Tu Baichuan only thought that Gu Santong was a martial artist who had condensed Qi into Yuan.

Not only that.

Judging from how easily Gu Santong could disperse the palm force and internal energy contained in his palm strike with the condensed, steel-like energy around his body, Tu Baichuan was certain that the person who made the move had clearly cultivated an extremely profound body-refining martial art.

Sensing something was amiss, Tu Baichuan let out a soft "hmm" in his heart, the contempt in his eyes slightly fading, replaced by a hint of surprise and scrutiny.

Then, his body spun slightly, and he moved two feet to the side in a strange manner.

Seeing this, Gu Santong stomped down with one foot, stopping his forward momentum. At the same time, he twisted his waist and hips, and his right fist, like a cannonball, shot straight at Tu Baichuan's central palace with a whistling wind.

Before the fist even landed, the pure, savage, and unstoppable power already made the air explode.

Tu Baichuan's eyes flashed slightly, and he transformed his palm into a fist, unleashing a punch in return.

This punch was as fast as a shooting star, containing the force to shake a mountain.

Strands of the power of heaven and earth were drawn down as Tu Baichuan threw his punch, merging into his fist and giving the black energy of his punch a more indescribable and mysterious flavor.

"Boom!!!"

The two fists collided, producing a terrifying muffled sound like two giant hammers clashing together.

A visible ring of air exploded outwards from the point where the two fists met, kicking up and expelling all the dust and fallen leaves from the surrounding ground!
Gu Santong's body trembled violently, and he staggered back three steps, each step leaving a deep footprint on the ground.

Tu Baichuan was also shaken and took a step back.

It was during this step back that a clear look of surprise finally appeared in Tu Baichuan's eyes.

Clearly, he hadn't expected that even with the power of heaven and earth at his disposal, his head-on punch against Gu Santong would only result in him gaining a slight advantage.

After two consecutive exchanges, Tu Baichuan realized that the muscular old man opposite him (in disguise) was practicing a body-refining martial art that was definitely not ordinary. At the same time, after taking three steps back, Gu Santong stared at Tu Baichuan in astonishment.

Instead of being surprised at being at a disadvantage, his eyes shone even brighter.

Immediately afterwards, in Tu Baichuan's eyes, Gu Santong muttered, "Hey~ boring? He's nowhere near as good as that little rascal."

God knows how much of a blow Gu Santong has suffered in front of Gu Shaoan these past few years.

Especially after Gu Shaoan's internal energy reached the Condensing Yuan to Form Gang realm, Gu Santong's mental trauma would increase with each fight with Gu Shaoan.

Especially when he reached the twelfth level of his "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill", he was injured by Gu Shaoan, who had just returned to Emei, with a single palm strike. Gu Santong couldn't sleep all night.

I once doubted whether I had practiced the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" incorrectly.

Otherwise, why would he, who specializes in the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill," be so weak in front of Gu Shaoan?

But today, when he fought against Tu Baichuan, whose cultivation had already reached the Celestial Realm, Gu Santong's confidence suddenly returned.

Gu Santong's words were merely a spontaneous expression of his feelings, but in Tu Baichuan's eyes, they were clearly a mockery of him.

Upon hearing this, Tu Baichuan's eyes were instantly filled with a chilling killing intent.

After letting out a cold snort, Tu Baichuan slightly twisted his left hand holding the long sword, and a burst of energy propelled the long sword out of its sheath.

The moment the hilt of the knife was in his hand, Tu Baichuan's figure flashed like a ghost above Gu Santong.

With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed a fierce diagonal slash towards Gu Santong.

It is the first move of the "Three Knives of Avici Hell" - "The Way of the Evil Ghost".

What appears to be a simple diagonal slash transforms into a dark red, twisted streak of light.

The sound of the blade cutting through the air was like countless mournful and venomous howls.

When the power of heaven and earth surged into Tu Baichuan's strike, the light suddenly dimmed and the temperature in the air plummeted wherever it passed.

In Gu Shaoan's eyes, this slash was clearly of the same origin as the slash technique that Tu Baichuan used against Zhu Wushi yesterday.

Faced with Tu Baichuan's strike, Gu Santong's pupils constricted and the hairs on his body stood on end.

He could clearly feel the pressure brought by this strike.

He dared not be negligent in the slightest. He crossed his fists in front of his chest to protect his vital points. He pushed the golden energy in his body, the unique rounded energy of the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill", and the internal energy to the extreme, causing a special semi-transparent halo to appear on the surface of Gu Santong's body.

In the instant that the halo enveloped him, an aura as heavy as a mountain also surged from Gu Santong's body.

"clang----!!!"

The dark red blade struck Gu Santong's crossed arms and protective aura, and a deep, resonant sound, like the bronze bell of an ancient temple, suddenly echoed out.

As the two clashed, the sword energy from the "Three Blades of Avici Hell" and the powerful energy from the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill" transformed into terrifying waves of energy that rippled outwards like water.

Wherever it went, grass clippings mixed with soil and stones flew everywhere.

Some tiny pebbles, originally no bigger than mung beans, seemed to transform into terrifying hidden weapons as these shockwaves swept through the area.

In Gu Santong's perception, the protective energy he had condensed with his "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" was being constantly worn down and eroded by Tu Baichuan's sword energy at an extremely rapid pace.

As the blade light changed from dark red to light red, the protective aura that had gathered on Gu Santong's body was still shattered by this strike.

When the blade light, carrying residual energy, landed on Gu Santong's arms, Tu Baichuan did not feel the sensation of the blade cutting through flesh.

Instead, it felt like a slash had struck solid iron once again.

A sound like metal clashing rang out, and Gu Santong's sleeves instantly turned into shreds. A chilling, agonizing, and bone-chilling evil sword energy had already invaded his body!
"Humph!"

Gu Santong groaned, his face turning from red to white, and then a strange bluish tinge appeared.

He suddenly stumbled back six steps before barely managing to regain his footing.

His blood and qi churned like boiling water, and a metallic sweetness rose in his throat, but Gu Santong quickly suppressed it.

Furthermore, when the golden and qi energy flow within the body, it quickly shatters the sword energy that has invaded the body.

"What kind of martial art does this guy practice? How could he block my attack with his Qi Condensation Realm cultivation level?"

Looking at the deep white marks on Gu Santong's arms, Tu Baichuan's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Just then, Gu Santong on the other side suddenly burst out laughing, saying in a somewhat irritating tone, "Still nothing."

He withstood several moves from a martial artist at the Celestial Realm while maintaining his Qi Condensation Realm cultivation level.

At this moment, with the help of Tu Baichuan, who had already entered the Celestial Realm, Gu Santong finally found the feeling he once had.

He once roamed the martial arts world with his "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill".

It's no longer that feeling of being invincible before a formal battle, but immediately becoming weak and listless once the real fighting begins and they enter the cave.

"I stood up again."

Some people are happy and some are sad.

Gu Santong has regained his confidence from Tu Baichuan, but Tu Baichuan's heart is boiling with murderous intent in the face of Gu Santong's blatant provocation.

"court death!"

After uttering those two words through gritted teeth, Tu Baichuan was no longer going to hold back.

For the first time, the abundant internal energy within his body surged forth through his meridians.

At the very moment the Qi was mobilized, the surrounding power of heaven and earth rapidly converged towards Tu Baichuan.

A chilling aura began to emanate from Tu Baichuan's body, causing Gu Santong's expression to instantly turn serious.

No hehe.

"Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Just as Gu Santong took a deep breath and activated the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill again, a golden-white figure appeared in front of him without warning.

It was Gu Shaoan, who had been holding the line earlier.

The moment he moved in front of Gu Santong, a gentle force surged from Gu Shaoan's back, sending Gu Santong flying, while Gu Shaoan lightly touched the ground with his feet.

The next second, Gu Shaoan appeared above Tu Baichuan's head without warning, as if he had teleported.

With a single palm pressing down, his robes billowed, his posture as ethereal as a celestial being.
If it were an ordinary martial artist who had condensed their inner energy into a powerful aura, Gu Shaoan's first move might have been the "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms," or the "Sunset Sword Technique" or the Willow Catkin Sword Technique, which uses fingers as a sword.

But now Gu Shaoan is facing a master who has already entered the Celestial Realm.

As a sign of respect, the immortal stroked the top of the head.

(End of this chapter)