Lan Chang'an has fallen, and the Lan Family's strength has been greatly damaged.

For the Lan Family, this is undoubtedly an enormous loss. It might even fall out of the ranks of top noble families.

However, for specific individuals, the situation is quite different.

Just like Lan Tianshou and Lan Tiange, previously these siblings were also the golden youth of the Sword Dao Institute. But with Lan Changfeng being heavily suppressed by Lan Chang'an, the siblings were well aware of this and didn't dare to be too ostentatious outside.

Now the situation is different. Although the Lan Family's strength has been greatly diminished, Lan Changfeng has become the patriarch.

As Lan Changfeng's most outstanding son, Lan Tianshou has been pursued by various parties in the past few days, and his fame has greatly increased.

This can actually be considered a kind of early investment.

The Lan Family is in a terrible situation right now, but it hasn't reached a point of no return.

As the most outstanding young person of this generation in the Lan Family, Lan Tianshou has vast prospects. It's not impossible for him to take over the Lan Family in the future.

Even though Lan Changshou has always had a smooth path, he has never enjoyed such attention.

After all, Lan Changshou is only twenty years old, he is not a reborn demon like Gao Xuan. He became carried away, walking as if his feet didn't touch the ground these past few days,

Until he met Gao Xuan, Lan Tianshou suddenly realized.

This Gao Xuan is a favorite of the Xiao Family and is said to be highly valued within the Xiao Family.

Lan Tianshou also knows that his father is secretly cooperating with the Xiao Family. At this critical moment, the Lan Family needs to rely on the power of the Xiao Family to get through the difficulty.

The Xiao Family is also willing to support his father, while trying to weaken the Lan Family as much as possible, they must also ensure that the Lan Family doesn't collapse, maintaining a political balance.

The Lan Family's power is enormous and would be divided by the major noble families after decomposition. The Xiao Family would not gain too much advantage from it.

The Xiao Family would also bear the charge of overthrowing the Lan Family. Once this charge is confirmed, the Xiao Family would become the enemy of all noble families.

Therefore, controlling the Lan Family as much as possible fits the interests of the Xiao Family.

The interest contradictions here are very complex and delicate.

Lan Tianshou doesn't understand these; he just knows not to provoke the Xiao Family now. He can't afford to provoke Gao Xuan, who is favored by the Xiao Family.

Moreover, masters like Lan Tiancheng and Bai Yue were beaten by Gao Xuan. Gao Xuan's swordsmanship is far superior to his.

Strong power, superior swordsmanship, and Gao Xuan's dominant personality.

Lan Tianshou is a smart person; he immediately snapped out of his floating state, grounded himself, and expressed his respect to Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan actually has no particular opinion on Lan Tianshou, a noble youth with decent swordsmanship, a bit of a playboy but not malicious. Somewhat handsome but not overwhelmingly so.

In short, just a blurry minor character, like his sister Lan Tiange. Pretty but not memorable.

A sensible junior like Lan Tianshou, Gao Xuan wouldn't turn away. Although Lan Tianshou's flattery is clumsy, his attitude is sincere, earning him a favorable comment.

And Lan Tiange, even without distinctive features, is good-looking enough. With a buxom figure and long legs, smooth and tender skin. Even if she does nothing, just leaning by the side is comfortable.

A group of people surrounded Gao Xuan as they entered the Sword Dojo, drawing more attention.

The last time Gao Xuan came to the Sword Dojo was for registration, when Yun Qingshang killed a coach with a single sword, leaving a deep impression on everyone.

Seeing Gao Xuan again, the Sword Dojo students immediately recognized him.

No way around it, Gao Xuan's face is too recognizable. Plus, he was wearing large sunglasses, exceptionally ostentatious.

Lan Tianshou and Lan Tiange, although exceptionally outstanding, were indistinguishable from the backdrop compared to Gao Xuan.

Head Coach Tong Xiuying had already arrived and saw Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan was quite polite to the head coach, courteously greeting her.

Tong Xiuying nodded; it was good that Gao Xuan could come. She glanced at the sunglasses on Gao Xuan's face but ultimately said nothing.

Everyone knew Gao Xuan was blind, so wearing sunglasses was perfectly justified.

Tong Xiuying was very concerned about Gao Xuan, having also watched Gao Xuan's battle video on Purple Dragon Star. Through some special channels, she obtained many detailed insights.

This exceptionally handsome sunny boy had infiltrated the cult headquarters alone and killed the cult leader.

Tong Xiuying, who had served in the army early on, knew how difficult it was.

An ancient poem goes: "One fights across three thousand miles, one sword withstands a million troops!"

What Gao Xuan achieved on Purple Dragon Star was even more incredible than this poem.

Tong Xiuying internally admired this young man immensely. So when Gao Xuan was delayed in reporting, she was very worried, fearing that he would join the military and never return to school.

After all, with such outstanding performance, and the Xiao Family's significant influence in the military, returning to school would indeed be a waste of time.

Though Lan Tianshou is good, he's just good. Compared to other star realm geniuses, he's a notch below.

To break out of the elimination group, they can only rely on Gao Xuan.

Unable to reach Gao Xuan, Tong Xiuying had to approach the Xiao Family. Fortunately, Gao Xuan was just on vacation, which relieved Tong Xiuying.

Tong Xiuying also knew about the major incident on Starfish Island, where the famous Lan Chang'an had fallen.

The Taurus realm has been turbulent lately, seemingly on the verge of major change.

As the head coach, Tong Xiuying stands in an exalted position; she is on good terms with but not tied closely to the major noble families.

The storms between noble families are irrelevant to her. She has no other pursuits, just hoping the Sword Team achieves good results.

Now that Gao Xuan has come, all problems are no longer problems.

Tong Xiuying unusually had a warm chat with Gao Xuan for a while. She was always stern with other students; many hadn't even seen her smile.

Nobody realized that the head coach could be so kind and gentle, almost like a doting mother.

Many students looked at Gao Xuan with envy and jealousy; this guy is really something. Even Lan Tianshou didn't get such recognition in front of Tong Xiuying!

The students who can learn swordsmanship at the Sword Dojo are all exceptionally smart individuals.

Just by looking at the demeanor of Tong Xiuying and Lan Tianshou, one can tell that Gao Xuan is the top figure at the Sword Dojo.

Although most people are not yet aware of how formidable Gao Xuan is, no one would be foolish enough to challenge him.

Gao Xuan's skill level will naturally be tested in swordsmanship competitions. Trying to embarrass him, whether successful or not, would result in being remembered by Gao Xuan for a lifetime.

Throughout the entire morning, people continuously came over to politely greet Gao Xuan.

Of course, there were also noble youths from the Bai Family, the Yu Family, and others who did not care much for Gao Xuan.

These top-tier noble youths form their own group, which is also a significant force in the Sword Dao Academy. However, they are quite aware of their own limitations.

They can dislike Gao Xuan, but they are not qualified to confront him directly.

No matter how unhappy they are, they can only whisper in the corners.

"What exactly is Gao Xuan's level?"

"Why is he so damn impressive..."

"Seeing this guy just annoys me!"

"Don't talk about it, he beat Bai Yue and Lan Tiancheng on Starfish Island..."

"Damn, life's going to be tough from now on!"

A group of noble youths was all sulking. They used to enjoy life at the Sword Dao Academy quite well. Lan Tianshou used to be one of them.

Now things are completely different. Lan Tianshou parted ways with them, and now comes along Gao Xuan.

Even though Gao Xuan hasn't done anything, everyone feels that life will be difficult.

Bai Jiangchuan lowered his voice and said, "The Xiao Family won't be full of themselves for long."

Bai Jiangchuan, being a direct lineage of the Bai Family, said this and piqued everyone's interest.

Yu Feiyue curiously asked, "What news do you have to share..."

Bai Jiangchuan, basking in the attention, proudly said, "I can't say much about the specifics, but the Xiao Family doesn't have many good days left!"

In fact, he didn't know much either, just overheard some family conversations and got a bit of a hint about dealing with the Xiao Family.

Everyone nodded, each acting as if they understood well.

The group was about a hundred meters away from Gao Xuan, talking with controlled power.

They only had cultivations of level seven or eight, but their control over Source Power was quite good. Moreover, they had learned special techniques for speaking and voicing early on, to avoid being overheard.

Even standing right next to them, others wouldn't be able to hear what they were saying.

The group of noble youths couldn't have imagined that Gao Xuan, who was being surrounded and flattered by everyone, could actually hear what they were saying.

To be honest, Gao Xuan hadn't paid much attention to what the major noble families were up to these days.

If the Xiao Family couldn't handle these things, they would be too weak!

The conversation of Bai Jiangchuan and the others, however, was overheard by Gao Xuan.

There's no helping it, his personal power is too strong now. In an environment like Taurus, he could even fight against a Golden Sword Saint.

The Six-winged Celestial Cicada has an extremely high threshold for alertness. For ordinary threats, the Six-winged Celestial Cicada wouldn't react at all.

What poses no threat to him may be different for others.

Having reached this point, the Xiao Family should understand what they are doing. They should also have the awareness to face all dangers.

In this regard, he couldn't afford to stand out too much or seem too omnipotent.

Gao Xuan quickly moved on without paying too much attention.

As long as Taurus isn't destroyed, he won't die.

His most important task right now is to lead Golden Bull University out of the elimination group and secure a spot in the finals.

On his first day at school, nothing happened, and it was so mundane that it was a bit dull.

He spent the entire day playing games.

To this, everyone turned a blind eye.

The next day, students from Celestial Whale University arrived.

In the Sword Dojo, Gao Xuan was immersed in the world of virtual games when a delicate, white hand extended in front of him, "Hello, my name is Helen. Nice to meet you..."

Blonde hair, blue eyes, a sleeveless, loose-fitting white dress that accentuated her graceful and charming figure.

The girl's features were both profound and exquisite, with an innocence and liveliness in her brow, along with a certain maturity and elegance. Her unique temperament made her even more dazzling.

In terms of looks, this beauty was only slightly inferior to Luo Jia.

Gao Xuan slowly stood up, shaking hands lightly with Helen.

Unexpectedly, Helen took the opportunity to hug Gao Xuan, her soft red lips brushing against his, "You're really handsome, I like you!"

"You are very beautiful."

Gao Xuan complimented her in return, adding, "Your lips are very soft and smooth, I like it."

With these words, the onlookers erupted into a buzz.

Especially the youths from Celestial Whale University, who were all shocked, then glared angrily at Gao Xuan.

Helen was the shared goddess of all of them, how could she be defiled!