In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 453 Using Sword Thought as Eyes, Commanding All Directions
His gaze fell on Zhu Houzhao, and Gu Shaoan's eyes were as cold as the water of a frozen pool.

"Is this your choice?"

Faced with Gu Shaoan's question, Zhu Houzhao said with a hint of helplessness, "At first, I did not regard you as an enemy. However, the threat you have shown is too great. You have such strength even though you have only reached the level of Condensing Yuan and Forming Gang in internal energy. If you are allowed to continue to grow, in a few years, what will be pressing down on my Great Wei Kingdom will not only be the Wudang Sect and Zhang Sanfeng, but also the Emei Sect and Gu Shaoan."

"The Great Yuan Kingdom also knows that Pang Ban died at your hands, and the Great Yuan Kingdom cannot tolerate the emergence of a second Zhang Sanfeng within the Great Wei Kingdom."

Gu Shaoan said calmly, "You seem to have a good outlook on things."

Knowing that Gu Shaoan was referring to the premature aging disease in his body, Zhu Houzhao said, "I did consider having you cure my premature aging disease before taking action against you, but I also know that if I let you treat me in advance, you will definitely become wary."

"Fortunately, Zhu Wushi left behind a Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom after his death, and Bai Xiaosheng also has a Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom. Adding the one I have, the three Heavenly Fragrance Cardamoms are enough to restore my premature aging to normal. There is no need for Young Master Gu to worry about my problems."

Gu Shaoan looked at Zhu Houzhao with great interest and said, "Are you so sure that three Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom pods can cure your premature aging?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao's heart skipped a beat.

Zhu Houzhao was not highly skilled in medicine, and the reason he thought it was feasible was because he had consulted the imperial physicians in the palace.

However, Zhu Houzhao dared not fully trust the medical skills of the imperial physicians in the palace.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhu Houzhao still spoke up: "Even if the Heavenly Fragrance Bean is useless to me, I am still a martial artist in the Celestial Realm. Although I don't have much time left, it is enough for me. In comparison, I am more wary of Sect Leader Gu."

Unlike Zhang Sanfeng.

Zhang Sanfeng's strength is an undeniable fact.

Even if Zhu Houzhao was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.

But Gu Shaoan is different.

In Zhu Houzhao's eyes, Gu Shaoan was still in a state of being able to cope at this time.

Moreover, the biggest difference between Gu Shaoan and Zhang Sanfeng is that last time in Wudang, even though Zhang Sanfeng's cultivation level had reached the level above the Celestial Realm, he still endured Zhu Houzhao's schemes because of Wudang.

Based on this alone, Zhu Houzhao concluded that the presence of Zhang Sanfeng in the Great Wei Kingdom was more beneficial than harmful.

But Gu Shaoan was different.

Gu Shaoan knew the identities of both Tu Baichuan and Zhu Qiyang.

Even after knowing their identities, Gu Shaoan still showed no mercy.

In Zhu Houzhao's eyes, someone who had no respect for the royal family was a far greater threat than Zhang Sanfeng.

Just then, Si Hanfei from the Great Yuan Kingdom suddenly spoke up: "A mere martial artist who has reached the Qi Condensation stage has actually managed to attract the combined attack of six Heavenly Realm experts from the Great Yuan Kingdom and the Great Wei Kingdom. Throughout history, you are truly the first person to achieve this."

Gu Shaoan smiled lightly at what Si Hanfei said.

"The Great Yuan Kingdom and the Great Wei Kingdom joined forces to besiege one person."

Without responding to Si Hanfei's words, Gu Shaoan turned his gaze to Master Xuanmie and Master Dushan.

"The Great Yuan Kingdom and the Great Wei Kingdom have reasons to deal with me, but I believe I have no grudges against Shaolin. In fact, I even helped Shaolin on Bright Peak. What is Shaolin's intention in getting involved in this matter?"

As Gu Shaoan finished speaking, Master Xuanmie said with a hint of helplessness, "Shaolin is, after all, located in the Great Wei. Faced with the current emperor's demands, Shaolin has no choice but to offend him."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan chuckled and said, "I thought that Shaolin's involvement in today's attack on me was because they were worried that in the future, besides Wudang, there would be another Emei Sect that could stand on equal footing with Shaolin in the martial arts world?"

Master Xuanmie clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, Young Master Gu is overthinking things. How could our ancient Shaolin Temple, with its thousand-year history, be so foolish?"

However, Gu Shaoan did not believe Master Xuanmie's explanation at all.

The fact that Wudang has been under immense pressure for years, forcing Zhang Sanfeng to imprison himself on Wudang Mountain, reveals the true nature of Shaolin.

"Though one's body is in the Buddhist order, one's heart remains in the secular world. The tolerance of Shaolin has truly broadened my horizons."

Upon hearing what Gu Shaoan said, both Master Xuanmie and Master Dushan lowered their eyes and remained silent.

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan didn't bother to say anything more.

With a surge of energy from his left hand, the Heaven-Slaying Sword sprang out from its sheath and landed in Gu Shaoan's right hand.

The sword's blade, as clear as autumn water, gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

"If all those gathered here today were martial artists at the Great Three Harmonies Celestial Realm, I might still be somewhat wary. But to think that you can keep me here is to underestimate me."

Seeing Gu Shaoan holding a sword in his right hand and showing no sign of backing down, Si Hanfei and the others were all surprised.

Before anyone could think further, Gu Shaoan's internal energy began to circulate rapidly.

"Since I created this move, you are the first among you to see it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Shaoan suddenly raised the Yitian Sword in his hand, pointing the tip of the sword towards the sky.

An indescribable sword aura rippled outwards from Gu Shaoan.

"Whoo~"

At this moment, the dozen or so martial artists from the Great Yuan Kingdom, including Lengyan, who had reached the Qi Condensation stage, all felt the wind around the camp suddenly become turbulent.

In the perceptions of Ba Shiba, Si Hanfei, Zhu Houzhao, Xuan Mie, and others, the power and momentum of heaven and earth surrounding this narrow passage were all gathered by Gu Shaoan the moment he raised his sword.

"buzzing"

Immediately afterwards, a booming sound, like the sound of mountains dancing in the air, began to penetrate everyone's ears.

Whether it was Si Hanfei, Master Xuanmie, Zhu Houzhao, or the others, they all felt as if their bodies were filled with countless chilling sword energies.

At that moment, Si Hanfei and the others felt as if they were being pointed at by tens of thousands of swords that could cut hair in an instant, causing a chill to run down their spines.

Remembering the methods Gu Shaoan had previously displayed, Ba Shiba said urgently, "Be careful of his sword domain, let's attack together."

But as soon as Bashiba finished speaking, before anyone else could even set off,

A cold smile suddenly appeared on Gu Shaoan's lips.

Then, Yao Yao pointed her Heaven-Slaying Sword in front of her.

Immediately, as everyone sensed, countless sword energies condensed from the void.

The sword energy was not silvery-white, but rather carried a layer of cold golden light, like the slanting sunlight of an autumn afternoon, or the cold gleam reflected from a golden statue in a temple.

The golden sword energy rose silently and fell silently, like an autumn rain spreading.

The dense, overwhelming mass enveloped Ba Shiba and his companions in an instant.

Each sword aura found its "landing point" at the same time, whether slashing, stabbing, cutting, or entangling, and they were also subtly connected to each other, echoing each other and combining the real and the illusory.

Seeing the dense sword energy before him, as heavy as autumn rain, Ba Shiba's eyes narrowed sharply.

Having just exchanged blows, he understood better than anyone else how terrifying this sword energy was.

Immediately, the three flowers within the body began to chirp in unison, and the power of qi and blood, spiritual energy, and vital energy all circulated wildly within the body's meridians at this moment.

Noticing the reactions of Ba Shiba and the others, Leng Yan and the dozen or so experts from the Great Yuan Kingdom also dared not be careless, and they all pushed their internal energy or spiritual energy to the limit.

Faced with the sword energy shooting towards him from all directions, Ba Shiba activated his Three Flowers in unison, transforming his spiritual energy into circles of invisible "Brahma Wheels." At the same time, he unleashed a series of palm prints of the "Destroying God Palm," his palm intent vibrating like a giant bell, forcefully deflecting and shattering the approaching sword energy.

Si Hanfei swept his spear horizontally, black energy surging into it, causing the spear shadow to coil like a black dragon, tearing a narrow passage through the rain of swords. Wherever the spear passed, the golden sword energy was shattered.

But the next moment, the sword energy that Si Hanfei had just swept away was immediately filled with new sword energy, forcing him to continue swinging his spear to deal with it.

Zhu Houzhao immediately activated the "Absorption Technique," using its special suction power to draw the sword energies in front of him into his body.

However, just as the sword energy entered his body, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt an excruciating pain, as if his bones were being scraped and his intestines were being pierced.

Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly turned pale.

"Something's not right with these sword energies."

Sensing something was wrong, Zhu Houzhao quickly activated the "Absorption Technique" to forcefully expel the sword energy that had just been absorbed into him.

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan sneered inwardly.

Although the principle of "absorbing energy" is "the ocean is vast because it embraces all rivers," it is also important to consider what can be absorbed and what cannot.

Ordinary Celestial Realm cultivators, without mastering special methods, can only draw upon the power of heaven and earth, but cannot refine it.

Not to mention that the sword energy that Gu Shaoan condensed was originally a mixture of the power and momentum of heaven and earth and his Heavenly Sword Realm intent.

With Zhu Houzhao's current abilities, how could he possibly have the strength to digest the sword energy condensed from the power and momentum of heaven and earth?

Compared to Zhu Houzhao, Wang Yizhao's sword strike was as fierce as a mountain. With a single sweep, the blade flashed like blood. However, when the blade flash clashed with the sword energy, the immense power within the sword energy still made Wang Yizhao, like Ba Shiba and Si Hanfei, look solemn on his old face.

Among Gu Shaoan's continuous sword energy, the combined attack of the two monks, Xuanmie and Dushan, was the most stable.

The two men, their Buddhist energy merging together, stood like two mountain gates side by side, their palm prints overlapping one after the other, completely blocking the continuous sword energy surrounding them.

However, whenever the group blocked the sword energy and tried to advance further, several or even dozens of sword energies condensed from the power or momentum of heaven and earth would arrive in an instant, forcing Ba Shiba, Zhu Houzhao and the others to retreat.

This is the true power of Gu Shaoan's sword domain combined with the chess-playing technique.

Having taken control of Tianyuan, he uses his sword intent as his eyes to survey the entire game and command all directions.

If six Celestial Realm cultivators are in such a predicament, then the situation of those martial artists who have condensed their Yuan Qi into Gang Qi is entirely different.

Leng Yan roared and took the lead in raising his protective aura, clapping his palms repeatedly, trying to shatter the sword energy that was close at hand with his palm energy.

The remaining dozen or so people also unleashed their most powerful moves. Some used swords as dense as a net, some used spears as fast as rain, some used their qi to form a shield wall, and some even used hidden weapons to seal themselves off.

However, when faced with Gu Shaoan's fierce sword energy, the attacks of Leng Yan and other martial artists from the Great Yuan Kingdom who had condensed their Qi were all easily broken. Even the protective Qi they had gathered around their bodies was sliced ​​open like thin ice.

In just three breaths, half of the martial artists from the Great Yuan Kingdom who had reached the Qi Condensation stage had already sustained numerous wounds, with blood quickly soaking their clothes at the wound sites.

This was because the six Celestial Realm warriors, including Ba Shiba, attracted nearly 80% of the sword energy.

Even the leader, Lengyan, was not spared.

Although he was stronger than others and managed to stay upright, two narrow sword wounds were slashed on his shoulder and ribs, and a long cut appeared on his left cheek. Blood gushed out quickly from the wound, instantly staining half of his stunned face blood red.

After sensing the situation of everyone around him through his sword intent, Gu Shaoan's expression remained as cold as frost.

If it were when Gu Shaoan had just entered the "Heavenly Sword Realm" and was simultaneously besieged by six Heavenly Human Realm warriors and more than a dozen Condensed Yuan Qi Realm warriors, even he would have had to retreat and seek a way to break through.

However, after Gu Shaoan returned to the Emei Sect and carefully studied the techniques of chess and swordsmanship, he created his own sword domain. Now, Gu Shaoan is least afraid of winning with fewer troops.

Si Han's spear tip sank, its killing intent as hard as iron.

Zhu Houzhao, Wang Yizhao, Xuanmie, and Dushan all looked even more grim.

But compared to the martial artists of the Great Yuan Kingdom who were severely injured in an instant, what made the group's faces even more grim was Gu Shaoan's terrifying strength, which far exceeded their expectations, and his bizarre martial arts.

The fact that everyone present was able to unite was enough to show that they all knew more or less about Gu Shaoan's strength.

However, after experiencing it firsthand, the group was still amazed by the strength that Gu Shaoan had displayed.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao, Bashiba, Xuanmie, and the others all had similar thoughts.

"How could a martial artist who has just condensed his Qi into a powerful force possess such strength?"

Gu Shaoan stood in the center of the wind, sand and rain of swords, his robes fluttering even without wind.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao, Si Hanfei, and the others all unconsciously had a misconception.

It was as if they, not Gu Shaoan, were the ones being besieged at this moment.

Ba Shiba's eyes darkened slightly, and his voice lost its compassionate calm for the first time. He shouted, "Do not be distracted. He uses himself as the Heavenly Origin Position. As long as the Sword Domain is not broken, the sword energy will not stop. If you want to break the Sword Domain, you can only join forces at the same time to distract him."

Hearing Ba Shiba's words, Gu Shaoan chuckled inwardly.

"Being in this domain means being in this prison. I'd like to see how you all manage to escape from my prison."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gently turned the tip of the Heaven-Slaying Sword in his hand.

In an instant, what Leng Yan and the others saw was that the autumn rain formed by the sword energy suddenly became more concentrated, and the rain even showed a tendency to change from "spreading" to "overwhelming".

Thinking of the power of these sword energies, not only the Yuan Dynasty warriors like Leng Yan who had reached the Qi Condensation Realm, but even Zhu Houzhao and Wang Yizhao felt their hair stand on end.

　I'm not feeling well, so the next chapter might be a little late!

　
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