Chapter 120: A Burning Heaven Sword Strike! Junior Brother, are you trying to demolish the house?

On the way escaping from Yunjin Palace back to Cuiyun Peak, Gu Lan felt like a little white rabbit that had just escaped from a wolf's den.

Although Master's ice-and-fire dual-heaven treatment was indeed exceptionally effective, the process… was simply too hard on one's heart.

"Phew… I finally made it back alive."

Gu Lan landed in the courtyard of Nuanxiang Pavilion and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

By this time, it was already broad daylight. The morning sunlight shone on the parasol trees in the courtyard, casting mottled light and shadows.

"Yo, you still know how to come back?"

A sarcastic voice came from behind him.

Gu Lan turned his head and saw Hongxiu leaning against the door frame, holding a bowl of freshly brewed spiritual porridge in her hand, her fox-like eyes sizing him up with a half-smile.

"What? You served Master for an entire night, you must be exhausted, right?"

"Looking at this exhausted look of yours, Master, in her old age… has quite heavy demands, huh?"

"Cough, cough!"

Gu Lan almost choked to death on his own saliva.

"Senior Sister, you can eat carelessly, but you can't talk carelessly!"

He walked over righteously and casually took the porridge from Hongxiu's hand to take a sip.

"Master did that to help me heal my injuries! It was proper healing!"

"Healing?"

At this moment, Lanyu and Lvhua also walked out of the room.

Lvhua leaned close to Gu Lan and sniffed him like a little puppy.

"Eh? Senior Brother's scent has changed."

"The previous corpse stench is gone, replaced by a… very pleasant cool fragrance."

"That is Master's Profound Yin Spiritual Qi!"

Gu Lan hurriedly explained, afraid that these jealous pots would overturn again.

"Not only was the poison completely cleared out, but Master also rewarded me with a set of sword arts."

As he spoke, he pulled out the crimson Jade Slip like he was presenting a treasure.

"Burning Heaven Sword Art, an ancient Incomplete Manual, oh!"

"It is said that after practicing it to completion, it can burn mountains and boil the seas, with infinite power!"

"Tch, boasting."

Although Hongxiu looked dismissive on the surface, a trace of curiosity still flashed in her eyes.

"Since it's so amazing, why not practice it and see?"

"Just right for us to open our eyes and see how much moisture this 'Half-step Golden Core' really has."

"Alright!"

Gu Lan drank the porridge in the bowl in one gulp and shoved the bowl into Lvhua's hands.

"Let's go! To the Martial Arts Arena!"

"Today, I'll let you all experience what it means to truly 'play with fire'!"

Nuanxiang Pavilion backyard, Martial Arts Arena.

This was originally the place where the Senior Sisters sparred on ordinary days. The ground was paved with hard cyan granite, and small defensive Formations were set up around it.

Gu Lan stood in the center of the arena, holding the burning heaven broken sword, closing his eyes to concentrate.

His Divine Sense sank into the Jade Slip, and the obscure and difficult sword art chants turned into golden runes, flooding into his mind.

"Nine Forms of Burning Heaven, First Form — — Blazing Sun Collapse!"

"Using the body as a furnace, Qi as a guide, gathering the fire of all directions, condensing a single point of brilliance…"

Gu Lan silently chanted the formula, and the two strange fires within his body began to spin crazily.

Boom!

A terrifying heatwave centered around him spread out in all directions.

The surrounding air instantly distorted, the cyan granite on the ground began to turn red and crack, and wisps of blue smoke even emerged from the gaps.

"So hot!"

Lvhua, standing at the edge of the arena, exclaimed and quickly retreated several steps.

Hongxiu and Lanyu's expressions also changed slightly, and they successively circulated their spiritual power to protect their bodies.

"This brat's spiritual power… is actually so pure and overbearing?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Hongxiu's eyes.

If Gu Lan before was a bonfire, then he now was like a volcano about to erupt!

"Rise!"

Gu Lan abruptly opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils, cyan and red flames burned violently.

The burning heaven broken sword in his hand let out a deafening sword hum, and the magma patterns on the sword body instantly lit up to the extreme!

"Blazing Sun — — Collapse!"

Gu Lan held the sword with both hands and fiercely slashed down at a giant sword-testing stone in front of him!

There was no dazzling sword light.

There was only a crimson light ball like a small sun, flying out along the tip of the sword.

That light ball looked slow, but in reality it was as fast as lightning, and it was extremely unstable, as if it would explode at any moment.

"Rumble——!!!"

The instant the light ball collided with the sword-testing stone.

An earth-shattering loud noise almost blew off the roof of Nuanxiang Pavilion!

A giant mushroom cloud rose into the air.

The violent heatwave mixed with gravel swept towards the surroundings like a tsunami.

"Not good!"

Hongxiu's expression changed drastically, and the red silk in her hand instantly flew out, turning into a barrier to block in front of everyone.

Lanyu also drew her sword from its scabbard, slashing out an ice Sword Qi, trying to offset that heatwave.

Even so, the three of them were still shaken back a dozen steps by this shockwave, their hair disheveled and somewhat in a sorry state.

"Cough, cough, cough…"

The smoke and dust dissipated.

Everyone looked closely and immediately gasped a breath of cold air.

They saw that where the sword-testing stone was originally placed, there was now only a bottomless giant pit.

That piece of black gold sword-testing stone, which was enough to withstand the full-strength blow of a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, was directly… gone!

Not even scum was left!

Not only that, the ground around the giant pit all presented a glazed state, obviously because the instantaneous high temperature melted the rocks.

Even the defensive Formation of the Martial Arts Arena was blasted with several cracks by this strike, its light dim and on the verge of collapsing.

"This…"

Gu Lan leaned on his sword, panting heavily, looking at the masterpiece before him, somewhat dumbfounded himself.

"I didn't even use my full strength…"

"Just like that… it exploded?"

The power of this Burning Heaven Sword Art combined with the strange fire was simply outrageous!

"Gu! Lan!"

Just at this moment, an angry feminine shout came over.

Hongxiu walked out of the smoke and dust covered in dirt, her pretty red dress stained with dust, and her hairstyle blown into a mess, looking like a madwoman who had just crawled out of a stove pit.

"Are you trying to demolish the house?!"

"Do you know how many Spirit Stones it costs to repair this Martial Arts Arena once?!"

"That sword-testing stone was bought by me with a heavy price! You just scattered it away like that?!"

"Uhm… Senior Sister, calm your anger!"

Gu Lan looked at Hongxiu, who was on the verge of a rampage, and panicked inwardly.

"Aren't I just testing the power…"

"Who knew this sword art was so fierce…"

"Fierce, huh?"

Hongxiu laughed out of extreme anger, and somehow a feather duster appeared in her hand.

"I see your skin is itching for a beating!"

"If I don't loosen your skin today, you'll be tearing up the roof tiles!"

"Sisters! Get him!"

"Hold him down!"

"Alrighty!" Lvhua was the first to respond. Although she was also blasted covered in dust, as soon as she heard they were going to beat up Senior Brother, she immediately perked up.

Even Lanyu silently put away her sword, rolled up her sleeves, and joined the encirclement army.

"Help——!"

Gu Lan let out a miserable scream and bolted away.

"Murdering your husband!"

"Senior Sister, spare my life! I'll pay! Won't I pay?!"

In the courtyard of Nuanxiang Pavilion, chaos instantly erupted, filled with laughter and cheerful voices.