Fang Han responded.
He stood up, walked to an open area in the courtyard, and placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Keng--"
Silver-Gray Longsword was unsheathed in response, and the sound of Qingyue's sword echoed in the morning air.
He took a deep breath, and the True Qi in his body was roaring like an awakened beast. The light of Dark Cyan emerged from the sword, getting brighter and brighter.
Gu Changqing stood a few feet away with his hands behind his hands, his deep eyes staring closely at the changes in the sword in Fang Han's hands, and a faint hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.
Just drawing the sword made him feel a sense of crisis.
Although he hasn't drawn his sword yet, he can already vaguely feel the terrifying strength of Fang Han.
Fang Han slightly raised the tip of the sword and pointed it diagonally at the sky.
Inject all the True Qi in your body into the sword body, use <Great Void Wind God Sword> that reaches Minor Accomplishment, and slash out with one sword.
"Whoops--"
A Dark Cyan Sword Qi shot out from the edge of the sword, rose up in the wind, and instantly turned into a solid sword several hundred feet long, slashing diagonally towards the sky.
Wherever Sword Qi passed, the air was torn apart silently, leaving a light cyan trail visible to the naked eye that lingered for a long time.
That Sword Qi crossed the courtyard wall, crossed the canopy of ancient trees, crossed the flowing clouds on the mountain top, turned into a very thin wisp of Dark Cyan light at the end of the skyline, and finally dissipated into the distance.
Looking up from the courtyard, the trace of Sword Qi extends from where Fang Han is to the sky.
Like an invisible giant sword, it opened a straight gap in the sky.
Silence fell in the courtyard.
Gu Changqing looked up at the slowly dissipating cyan trail in the sky, and tightened his fingers slightly behind his back for a moment.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Fang Han, with a suppressed vibration in his voice:
"The power of this sword is comparable to Grandmaster Fifth Layer."
Fang Han sheathed his sword and raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.
Grandmaster Fifth Layer.
This is roughly consistent with his own judgment last night - he entered Grandmaster Mid-Stage and was not at the bottom in the mid-term.
"Comparable to Grandmaster Fifth Layer?"
Chen Tianyuan stood aside, feeling shocked beyond words.
He knew that Fang Han was talented as a monster, and he knew that Fang Han's strength would definitely improve after breaking through to the master level, but Grandmaster Fifth Layer--
Not to mention Azure Profound Sect, even if it is placed in Central Thirty-Six Prefectures, once you break through to the master level, you will have Grandmaster Fifth Layer combat power. Not to mention unique in history, it must be extremely rare.
He took a deep breath before suppressing the exclamation.
Gu Changqing stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his hands, looking at Fang Han. There was not much expression on that clear face, but those deep eyes were not as calm as they appeared.
He was silent for a moment and said with a sense of determination:
"With Fang Han and your current Grandmaster Fifth Layer strength, it is indeed possible to kill Fan Yuan. I have no objection."
He paused and turned his eyes to Chen Tianyuan:
"Tianyuan, what do you think?"
Chen Tianyuan Gongshou Road:
"Supreme Elder has agreed, so I naturally have no objection."
Gu Changqing nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Fang Han stood in the courtyard, Silver-Gray Longsword had been sheathed, and the hem of his green robe was gently fluttering in the morning breeze.
He looked at Gu Changqing and Chen Tianyuan and said:
"Disciple feels that this matter should be done quickly rather than slowly. If it is delayed for a long time, the news of my breakthrough as a master will be leaked, which will easily lead to changes."
Gu Changqing Nian Xu pondered for a moment and nodded:
"You are right. This matter should be done quickly rather than slowly. If Thunderlight Pavilion learns that you have broken through to become a master, something unexpected may happen."
"A quick resolution is the best way."
Chen Tianyuan also nodded and said:
"Then bring manpower to lurk at the East Foothills Prefecture border, only bring the elite to sneak into East Foothills Prefecture, and destroy Thunderlight Pavilion with thunderous means."
The three of them discussed for a while and finalized the details of the operation one by one.
There are clear arrangements for when to set off and how to prevent Fan Yuan from escaping.
After about a cup of tea, Fang Han and Chen Tianyuan stood up to say goodbye.
The two of them left the courtyard and walked down the mountain path.
The morning light has risen a bit, giving the branches and leaves of the ancient trees on both sides of the mountain road a pale golden sheen.
Chen Tianyuan was walking a few steps ahead when he suddenly stopped and looked back at Fang Han: "Fang Han."
Fang Han stopped and looked at Chen Tianyuan.
Chen Tianyuan was silent for a moment, and a trace of complex emotions appeared on that elegant face, including emotion, relief, and a trace of inexplicable sadness.
He opened his mouth and sighed:
"I didn't expect you to reach this point so quickly."
He has been stuck in Break Three Passes for more than ten years. Logically speaking, he should be the closest to the Grandmaster among the Azure Profound Sect, but unexpectedly, it was Fang Han who came from behind and took the lead in breaking through the Grandmaster.
Fang Han I don't know how to answer.
Chen Tianyuan did not wait for Fang Han to answer, but just waved his hand, indicating to Fang Han to go back and prepare, and then turned around and walked in the direction of the Sect Master's Hall.
The dark green robe fluttered slightly in the morning light and soon disappeared around the corner of the mountain road.
Fang Han stood there and watched Chen Tianyuan's back disappearing around the corner. Then he withdrew his gaze and turned around to walk in the direction of True Transmission Courtyard.
The morning breeze came from the mountains and blew the hem of his green robe loudly.
He walked on the mountain road, his eyes as calm as water, but a coldness slowly settled in his heart.
Thunderlight Pavilion.
This account should be settled.
Three days later, twilight descended heavily from the mountains of East Foothills Prefecture, swallowing up the last ray of orange on the horizon.
More than a hundred figures walked silently through the dense forest, their blue-black robes blending into the thickening night fog. Only the occasional slight rustling sound when the soles of their boots stepped on the rotten leaves was almost inaudible in the silent mountain forest.
At the front of the team, Gu Changqing was wearing a dark green robe, her hair tied with a wooden hairpin, and her face was pale. Her steps seemed slow and slow, but with each step she took, she floated several feet away.
Fang Han was half a step behind him, with a dark gray cloak covering his green robe.
Silver-Gray Longsword was wrapped in cloth strips, and the luminous side of the sword hilt was thickly covered, making the whole person like a pale shadow melting into the twilight.
Behind the two people were hundreds of the Azure Profound Sect elites.
Chen Wanjun holds the knife in his left hand and is always alert.
Shen Moyan has a long sword hanging on his waist, and his breathing is light and even.
Jiang Chu walked with his hands behind his back, his usually shrewd eyes half closed at the moment, only occasionally scanning the outline of the ridge in the night ahead.
Behind them are a group of Elder, Deacon, disciples, each of whom has experienced hundreds of battles and can be called an elite.
Along the way, they stayed up day and night, bypassing all the cities and villages along the way, and traveled through the less traveled mountain roads.
In three days, they went from the Azure Profound Sect to the dense forest outside the Thunderlight Pavilion mountain gate without disturbing anyone.
Gu Changqing stopped.
The footsteps behind him stopped almost at the same moment.
Fang Han stood beside Gu Changqing, his eyes following Gu Changqing's line of sight to the front.
Beyond the dense forest, the mountain suddenly opened up, and a mountain gate stretching for several miles stood quietly across the night.
A purple stone wall was built against the mountain, and dark blue flags were planted every few feet on the top of the wall, hanging lazily in the night wind.
There is a tall stone archway in the middle of the mountain gate. On the archway, the three characters "Thunderlight Pavilion" are written in silver paint, glowing with a cold luster under the sparse starlight.
Inside the mountain gate, there are palaces and pavilions scattered at random, with a few lights occasionally shining through the window lattice, which looks particularly lonely in the night, as if the entire sect has fallen into a deep sleep.
"Buzz--"
Fang Han operates <Soul-Chasing Art>.
Under the blessing of Soul Intent Domain, the essence Divine Strength transformed from True Qi is like an invisible tide, spreading out in all directions with him as the center.
Passing through dense forests, past stone walls, past those sleeping palaces and pavilions, spreading silently towards the depths of the Thunderlight Pavilion.
After a few breaths, a faint cold light flashed in his calm eyes.
In the Thunderlight Pavilion, he discovered the soul aura of the old master who attacked him years ago.
As speculated, the old master who attacked him years ago was none other than Fan Yuan.
Gu Changqing stood with his hands behind his hands, looked across the silent buildings, towards the deepest palace, and asked:
"Then is Fan Yuan also among the Thunderlight Pavilion?"
The most important thing in this extermination operation is to get rid of Fan Yuan, the veteran master, and prevent him from escaping.
If Fan Yuan is not in the Thunderlight Pavilion, this operation may only be postponed or even cancelled.
If you can't kill Fan Yuan, you can only destroy the others in the Thunderlight Pavilion, which is meaningless. Instead, it will force Fan Yuan to hide in the dark and take revenge wildly.
Fang Han nodded slightly:
"There is a master aura in the Thunderlight Pavilion. The aura is consistent with the old master who attacked me years ago. It should be Fan Yuan."
Gu Changqing was silent for a moment, and his deep eyes fell on Fang Han:
"In that case, I will sneak in with you and join forces to surround and kill Fan Yuan."
"Supreme Elder."
Fang Han met Gu Changqing's gaze with a carefully considered decision.
"Fan Yuan is a veteran master with keen senses. If you go with me, the risk of exposure will be greater if the two of you are close."
"I have practiced Breath Concealment Secret Technique<Shadowveil> and have reached the level of the Proficiency Realm. I feel more confident when I sneak in alone."
He paused and added:
"When the time comes, I will sneak attack from the dark, and he will be caught off guard, and I will be more sure of killing him."
Gu Changqing twirled his beard, pondered for a moment, and then nodded slowly:
"That's good. This arrangement is more secure. I will lead people to surround and kill people on the outside, which can also prevent fish from slipping through the net."
He turned around and looked at the figures standing silently in the night behind him. His voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly:
"Disperse according to the formation just mentioned, block all exits, and don't let anyone escape."
Hundreds of figures dispersed silently, moving in all directions around the Thunderlight Pavilion.
Some climb up to high places and overlook the valley entrance, some disappear into the shadows of the shrubs beside the road, and some shadows against the stone walls quietly spread to both sides of the mountain gate, like a large gray net that is slowly closing.
Fang Han watched those figures disappear into the night mist before looking back.
Standing in the last shadow at the edge of the dense forest, he took a deep breath of the night wind, and then activated <Shadowveil>.
"Buzz--"
Shadow Intent Domain spread from his body, like ink droplets falling into water, swallowing him whole.
His figure seemed to melt, turning into a faint dark outline, sliding silently against the ground.
There was no sound when the soles of the boots fell on the gravel, there was no sound when the clothes brushed against the weeds, and even the breathing became slow and almost inaudible.
Just sneak into the Thunderlight Pavilion and walk in the Thunderlight Pavilion as if you are in a deserted land.