The First Venerable of the Prosperous Age

Gu Fanghua's joyful expression froze instantly. She snorted and said, "What's so good about being a man? If you're good at it, it's only natural; if you're bad at it, you'll be disliked. It's better to be a woman, marry the one you love, and stay together for life. That's perfect."

Fen Laoshan solemnly said, "You are wrong, junior brother. Regardless of gender, everyone has their own responsibilities in this world. How can you put all your energy into demanding and pursuing others?"

Gu Fanghua crossed her arms and chuckled softly, "Senior brother is being as serious as he was back then, hehe. Don't worry, senior brother, junior brother will definitely pretend to understand everything, just like he did back then."

Fen Laoshan shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Junior brother, now..."

"Don't speak yet, senior brother!" Gu Fanghua interrupted, then asked seriously, "Let me ask you a question, senior brother, who do you think is the most beautiful woman in the world today?"

Fen Laoshan was taken aback upon hearing this, and then said, "The most beautiful woman in the world today should be the Palace Master of the Three Palaces: the Immortal Venerable."

Gu Fanghua covered her mouth with her sleeve and couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha, senior brother, why do you still think of me as a man?"

“No…you…you are not…” Pink Mountain stammered, unable to say anything clearly.

"Stop making excuses, senior brother. In your heart, how could I be inferior to a peerless beauty whom you've never met and who's been praised by the world?" Gu Fanghua pressed on.

Fen Laoshan bit his lip and said sternly, "In my heart, you have always been my best junior brother, a fine young man who will stand tall and proud in the future. Now you suddenly want me to acknowledge you as a woman. What is the reason for this? And how can I acknowledge you?"

Gu Fanghua said with a bitter expression, "I just... feel it's unfair to my senior brother..."

"unfair?"

"Indeed, those lowly disciples can covet and admire my beauty every day. And my senior brother is clearly the best person in the world, yet we are separated by vast distances, and every day I can only face a pig's head covered by an iron cage!" After saying that, he glared fiercely at the eccentric eight-blade.

Then Gu Fanghua's eyes shifted, and she slowly walked up to Fen Laoshan. Her slender fingers gently traced his cheek, and she said in a tender voice, "So, I now want you to become mine, Senior Brother..."

"Brother Shan! You can tolerate this, but I, Old Pig, can't!!" Strange Eight Knives flung off the ropes binding him and charged at Gu Fanghua with all his might.

Gu Fanghua shoved Fen Laoshan aside and immediately engaged in a fierce battle with Guai Badao.

The strange man unleashed three fierce palm strikes, which Gu Fanghua easily deflected with a combination of parrying and redirection. She even said, "I've long wanted to skin you alive, you pig-headed idiot. Now that you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, it couldn't be better."

Guai Ba Dao braced himself with his elbows, and with a few whooshes, his legs flashed, delivering seven or eight more deadly blows in the blink of an eye.

This seemingly clumsy turnaround move is actually extremely dangerous; a slight misstep could lead to certain death.

But Gu Fanghua moved with the grace of a free immortal, and with a gentle flick of her wrist, she knocked them all away. She smiled and said, "Not bad. It seems that your martial arts have not declined over the years. This 'Crane Standing Out Among Chickens' technique is much more ruthless than before."

The strange eight-knife suddenly stood upright, then upside down, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks, making him sweat profusely, all in an attempt to catch him off guard.

Gu Fanghua, however, still wore a mocking expression, effortlessly toying with him.

Fen Laoshan frowned. "This is bad. It seems that my junior brother has already mastered the Eight Techniques for Ascending to Immortality."

"I'll help you!" Fen Laoshan also threw off the rope and rushed forward immediately.

Gu Fanghua was overjoyed, "My senior brother is here to keep me company, so now you can get lost."

Before she finished speaking, she firmly grabbed the legs of the grotesque Eight-Knife from the thick gray shadows. In a flash of pink light, the grotesque Eight-Knife was sent flying.

Fen Laoshan didn't have time to pay attention to him and rushed forward to fight him.

Knowing his junior brother was extremely fast, he always kept a backup plan in mind when making a move.

No matter how he attacked, Gu Fanghua could dodge with her ghostly speed.

He chuckled, moving freely around Fen Laoshan, sometimes deliberately hiding in his arms, leaning against his chest with blissful contentment. Just as Fen Laoshan reacted, he would chuckle again, slipping behind him, gently wrapping his arms around Fen Laoshan's neck, and whispering sweet nothings in his ear, his breath sweet as orchids.

The scene was less of a fight and more of a flirtatious dance between the two.

Old Man Fen was even more astonished. He hadn't neglected his martial arts skills in all these years. Especially recently, he had felt a subtle undercurrent within his body, already having glimpsed the first level of the highest rank. Who would have thought that today he would be so easily manipulated by his junior brother? Was this "Eight Techniques for Ascending to Immortality" truly so powerful?

Just as Powder Old Mountain was being toyed with, Strange Eight Knives glared angrily and was about to charge forward again.

Instead of attacking, Guai Ba Dao used his mouth, which was covered by an iron shield, to stab Gu Fanghua repeatedly.

"Hahahaha! Just watch how I get intimate with my senior brother!"

The two brothers attacked together, but still couldn't touch him at all.

Gu Fanghua moved with lightning speed, not only deflecting the iron mouths of the strange eight knives one by one, but also managing to throw herself into the arms of Fen Laoshan at the same time, all while appearing completely at a disadvantage.

In the heat of the battle, the iron shield covering the mouth of the strange man was knocked off, revealing his mouth, which was no different from that of an ordinary person.

Strangely, Ba Dao's verbal attacks not only didn't lessen, but became even more ferocious. He relentlessly stabbed Gu Fanghua, completely disregarding the harm he might suffer.

The scene was quite comical, as if the strange man was chasing after Gu Fanghua and kissing her passionately, but Gu Fanghua only wanted to be embraced by the old man.

After a while of fierce fighting, the speed of the strange eight-knife kisses increased, and their sharpness and ruthlessness far surpassed his previous punches and kicks. In the midst of the fight, afterimages of his red lips began to appear. It turned out that the strange eight-knife's mouth was his trump card, and the iron shield he usually wore was actually a scabbard to seal his precious sword.

The two men's attacks became increasingly fierce, and Gu Fanghua's stamina was already failing, so his advantage gradually faded.

Gu Fanghua said helplessly, "I'm sorry, senior brother." As soon as she finished speaking, Fen Laoshan cried out "Ouch!" and was sent flying several feet away, but he was not injured at all.

After the old man fell, Gu Fanghua kicked the strange man in the face with lightning speed in mid-air.

Even the strange eight-knife technique managed to deflect all the attacks with its mouth, and it did.

But then a loud "bang!" rang out, and Gu Fanghua felt a sharp pain and numbness in the soles of his feet; his foot bones had almost broken. He cursed angrily, "You bastard! You don't know how to use a knife in a fight, instead you use that foul mouth of yours that only knows how to claim credit and shirk responsibility when you make a mistake!"

With his eyebrows raised, Guai Badao pressed his mouth against Gu Fanghua's foot and mumbled, "Brother Shan, how was it? Wasn't I awesome?"

A sinister smile appeared on Gu Fanghua's lips. "Unfortunately, no matter how tough your tongue is, it's insignificant in the face of a top-tier strength!"

As soon as she finished speaking, pink light flashed from Gu Fanghua's feet.

Strange Eight Blades was shocked, feeling as if her foot was a boulder rolling down a mountain: the huge impact instantly sent him flying several feet away, but his mouth was not injured.

As soon as Gu Fanghua landed, her eyes lit up with pink light. Her hair and clothes bounced up, and her whole body shimmered with a pink glow!

"Is this the kind of wave that only a top-tier master can possess?" Pink Mountain exclaimed in surprise.

Before she could think much, she saw Gu Fanghua's bright yet cold eyes glance at the strange eight-knife who had just stood still in the distance.

Then the pink light flashed and faded, and in the blink of an eye, Gu Fanghua had disappeared.

"How...how is he so much faster than before? Is it because of the waves on his body?" Pink Mountain exclaimed in surprise.

"Whoa!" A scream rang out as the eccentric eight-knife had been struck by dozens of blows and crashed through the railing into the first floor.

These dozens of moves, including fists, fingers, palms, and feet, are executed at will and according to one's desires, and are precisely the core principles of the "Eight Secrets of Ascension to Immortality." Coupled with the swirling pink waves, these dozens of moves can be executed in the blink of an eye as if they were effortlessly mastered.

Old Man Fen was astonished, his voice trembling as he said, "Is this the strength of a top-tier expert?"

Gu Fanghua watched coldly as he fell to the first floor and could not get up. Then she turned around gracefully, her bright pink eyes filled with infinite tenderness again, and pleaded with Fen Laoshan, "Senior brother, I hurt him. Do you blame me or not?"

Fen Laoshan clenched his fists, raised his eyebrows, and roared, "We two brothers are determined to live and die together!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Fanghua's slightly apologetic smile vanished, and she lowered her head dejectedly, saying, "If you're angry with me, just say so. Why do you have to deliberately upset me?"

Fen Laoshan said no more and focused intently.

With a whoosh, it rushed upwards at an extremely fast speed. Just as it was about to touch the ball of pink light, the light suddenly disappeared, and at the same time, it felt a jolt in its stomach, but no pain.

It turned out that Gu Fanghua was already beneath him, and then hooked his calf down, pinning him to the ground.

Fen Laoshan collapsed to the ground, finding Gu Fanghua's soft, white legs pressing down on him. The feeling was like being crushed by a mountain, leaving him unable to move.

Fen Laoshan gritted his teeth and struggled, saying, "Junior brother, you...you should lose weight..."

Gu Fanghua's face lit up with joy, and she opened her arms wide, saying, "Senior brother, now no one can bother us..."

Gu Fanghua slowly lowered her head, her bright eyes gazing at him with deep affection, her radiant beauty drawing ever closer.

Faced with such stunning beauty, Fen Laoshan even had a fleeting thought of holding her in his arms and kissing her intimately. How many men in the world could resist such temptation?

Looking at that face, Fen Laoshan was immediately jolted back to reality, lost in memories: "This person in front of me is my beloved junior brother whom I've watched grow up since childhood. How could I possibly have such thoughts about him?"

But now the fragrance was already overflowing, and his junior brother's tender face was right in front of him.

As they touched, his junior brother Wei Xun's eyes suddenly widened, his whole body trembled violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted from the corner of his mouth.