Lu Fan and Yan Mengxi arrived at the Golden Palace. Yan Menghan was practicing the Breath Concealing Art. Seeing Lu Fan, he quickly stopped.
"Lu Fan!" Yan Menghan greeted him.
"Brother Yan! Practicing the Breath Concealing Art is a slow process, it needs to be done bit by bit. In a short time, you should practice a set of sword techniques. Perhaps the effect will be very different," Lu Fan said.
"Little Fan! I know some of the Falling Goose Sect's Falling Blossom Swordplay, but I'm not proficient," Yan Menghan said.
The Yan family ancestor naturally knew the secret techniques of the Falling Goose Sect, so he had also taught Yan Yun and Yan Menghan. However, Yan Menghan preferred business and making money, so his cultivation was only average.
"I've modified both the Falling Blossom Swordplay and the Flowing Cloud Swordplay. How about I teach them to you? If you're willing, you can also go to Huarong Prefecture for training," Lu Fan said.
"Can I... can I really go to Huarong Prefecture?" Yan Mengxi asked excitedly.
"Of course, as long as you are willing!" Lu Fan nodded immediately and then asked Yan Menghan, "Brother Yan, why are you going to have a martial arts competition with Jian Wushuang?"
"Alas! Actually, I don't know the exact reason. But I heard that not long ago, Jian Wushuang took a powerful expert as his master, and this expert's realm is very high. Later, Jian Wushuang spread rumors outside that he would publicly challenge my status as the number one young master in the capital. I was forced to agree," Yan Menghan said with a wry smile.
As the number one young master in the capital, he naturally wouldn't be a coward. So, even though he knew Jian Wushuang was deliberately provoking him, he had to accept it! Otherwise, the title of number one young master would become a derogatory term!
"Hmph! Suddenly found a powerful master?" Lu Fan pouted. He didn't believe that things would be so coincidental. But it didn't matter. He would deal with whatever came his way. Although there wasn't much time, with his own methods, he could completely turn Yan Menghan into a strong person, as Yan Menghan still had some foundation.
"Alright! I have two small pills here. Eat them, and then practice swordplay with me! Falling Blossom Sword!" Lu Fan took out two small pills and handed them to the Yan Menghan siblings. They would strengthen their bones and improve their physique, and then cultivate their swordplay.
Lu Fan demonstrated each move to the two of them and explained it in detail. Because the two of them couldn't compare to martial arts prodigies, who understood at a single hint, they needed to digest it slowly. However, fortunately, they had found a good master. Although it took a little longer, they practiced very solidly. Others learned it after one practice, while they practiced for half a day and a night before finally mastering the swordplay.
"Brother Yan! I have a treasure sword here. I'll give it to you! Sometimes you don't need to be polite," Lu Fan took out a treasure sword and gave it to Yan Menghan. These treasure swords were spoils of war from those who were in the Transformation Realm and Soul Realm, not ordinary items. They should be enough to deal with Jian Wushuang.
After leaving Yan Menghan's house, Lu Fan went to Bai Xuemei's hotel. Because there were more and more things happening recently, Lu Fan was worried that someone would trouble Bai Xuemei, so he left the swordplay and elixirs for Bai Xuemei and Xu Yang. Then, everyone had a meal together, and Lu Fan drove back to Twelve Ravine Village.
As soon as he returned to Twelve Ravine Village, Lu Fan went directly to the cave of the Falling Goose Sect.
"Old fellow! Old fellow! Where did you go? Come out!" As soon as he entered the cave, Lu Fan began to look for the scruffy old Taoist.
"Kid! Haven't seen me for a long time, so you miss me?" With a swish, a door appeared on the stone wall, and the scruffy old Taoist emerged from it, smiling slyly.
"Miss your head! Didn't you say you were Yuan Shizi? How come there's another Yuan Shizi on Jade Void Peak? Hmph! Believe it or not, I'll turn you into a pebble," Lu Fan shouted angrily.
"What the... you went to Jade Void Peak in Kunlun Mountain? You... you actually climbed up there?" The scruffy old Taoist suddenly looked at Lu Fan with astonishment, looking him up and down several times.
"I climbed up! What's wrong? What are you looking at?" Lu Fan shouted.
"I... of course I'm looking to see if you've become a ghost! To be able to return from Jade Void Peak, you really have a great life! You weren't struck to death by the Heaven-Shaking Thunder," the scruffy old Taoist said, startled.
"Tch! Not only was I not struck to death, but I also fought with Yuan Shizi! Hmph! You said you were Yuan Shizi, so what's going on with the Yuan Shizi on Jade Void Peak? Is he your substitute?" Lu Fan glared at the scruffy old Taoist and roared.
"Of... of course he's real! I'm the substitute! But you really fought with him and managed to come back alive? You didn't agree to some conditions, did you?" the scruffy old Taoist said in surprise.
"Hmph! It seems you know quite a bit! Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lu Fan immediately glared at the scruffy old Taoist and questioned him.
"I... I was worried you were going to your death! With our relationship, if you heard that I was wronged, wouldn't you be the first to rush out and settle the score with that old guy?" the scruffy old Taoist suddenly said, shaking his head.
"Stop... stop for a moment, it seems we don't have that deep a relationship. You were wronged... hehe! What kind of wrong were you subjected to? Tell me, so I can be happy too!" Lu Fan suddenly looked at the scruffy old Taoist with curiosity.
"You and I... alright, it seems we don't really have any relationship! But I know you're a righteous person, the kind who shouts injustice when you see it. So, I didn't dare to tell you the truth! Hehe!" The scruffy old Taoist chuckled and suddenly took out a chicken leg from his embrace and took two bites.
"I'll shout your head! Hurry up and tell me the important stuff! How were you beaten by that Yuan Shizi guy, or did he beat you!" Lu Fan asked with a smile.
"Alright! It was decades ago. Back then, I, this Taoist, was also young, handsome, suave, and charming.
My junior brother Yuan Shizi and I were cultivating in Kunlun Mountain. One day, we discovered the secret of Jade Void Peak. There really were immortals on Jade Void Peak, and we could go up the mountain every day at noon.
So, we wanted to go to Jade Void Peak to seek immortals and become their disciples. But unexpectedly, when we went up Jade Void Peak, we discovered that the immortals there were long gone, leaving only an empty great hall, the Kunlun Palace. At that moment, we possessed a palace of immortals, and we were overjoyed. So, we stayed there and continued to cultivate.
But as time went by, Yuan Shizi became greedy and wanted to monopolize the Kunlun Palace. So, one day, he tricked me to the outside of the barrier, and then he suddenly struck the Heaven-Shaking Thunder, shaking me down the mountain. I was severely injured at the time, and my realm dropped significantly. I didn't dare to seek revenge on Yuan Shizi. So, I returned to the Falling Goose Sect to live.
Later, Yuan Shizi actually went down the mountain and abducted several extremely beautiful women. He kept them in the Kunlun Palace, treating it as his paradise. Later, those women all gave birth to children.
He, an old Taoist, still wanted to cultivate and ascend to immortality. Naturally, he didn't want those children to call him father, so he made those children call him Master!
Hmph! That shameless fellow is utterly shameless! Originally, this kind of life should have belonged to me! But he snatched it away. Kid! Don't you think we men should snatch back that Kunlun Palace!?" The scruffy old Taoist became more and more angry as he spoke, and he slammed the chicken leg onto the ground and roared.
"What the... so agitated? Do you want to snatch the Kunlun Palace or those women?" Lu Fan asked with disdain.