Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 754 Gathering Three Flowers!
Inside the thatched hut.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes slightly, processing the information in his mind.

After a while.

He successfully processed the information in his mind.

His true self returned to oneness, and the power of God made his thinking speed completely different.

He also understood the outline and theory of the Three Flowers Secret Record.

This is a secret technique, not a martial arts method.

In this secret technique.

The essence, energy, and spirit combine to form three flowers.

The "Flower of Essence" requires abundant vital energy as its soil to nurture a crimson flower.

The "Flower of Qi" needs to be nurtured by one's own true essence, which is used as a spring to water the golden flower.

The "Flower of God" requires one's own spirit as fire to ignite the silver flower.

When the three flowers fully bloom and blossom.

This is the state of "Three Flowers Gathering at the Top".

All three flowers bloom in the same way, have the same petals, and thus maintain a balance.

Moreover, the three elements resonate and flow together, endlessly generating life, a truly mysterious phenomenon.

When the essence of the flower flourishes, it can nourish the flesh and blood, accelerating the transformation of the body and further unlocking its potential.

When the flower of Qi blooms, it can purify true essence, allowing one's own energy to merge with the external world, creating an endless cycle of life.

The flower of God shines brightly, and with spiritual enlightenment, one's understanding greatly increases.

The three elements nourish each other, forming a virtuous cycle and accelerating the elevation of one's life level.

Therefore, there is another interpretation of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top: to forge the foundation of the Dao.

The Dao is not the Great Dao, but the Dao of oneself, the Dao of the human body, the Dao of origin.

To go higher, farther, and faster.

Then one must sublimate the essence, energy, and spirit, condense the three flowers, and build a solid foundation for one's own path.

He slowly opened his eyes, having already mastered the Three Flowers Secret Manual.

"How is it?" The old man looked at Jiang Ning, took a sip of the steaming tea, and asked.

"It is indeed a supreme secret technique!" Jiang Ning said.

The old man drank tea, and his expression was no different from that of the old men on the street.

He nodded slowly: "The Three Flowers Gathering at the Top is the product of the sublimation of essence, energy, and spirit. It is a path to heaven that leads directly to the end of the Dao!"

"This prescription can now solve your predicament."

"Your spirit is strong but your essence is weak, resulting in a serious imbalance."

"Ordinary methods either suppress the spirit or painstakingly improve essence and energy, which is a difficult and slow process and may leave flaws."

"But when essence, energy, and spirit are sublimated and converge into three flowers, you only need to gather the same number of petals, and then essence, energy, and spirit will naturally be balanced. With this one step, you can break through your predicament!"

At this moment, listening to the words of the old man in front of me.

Jiang Ning immediately stood up and bowed to the old man.

"Thank you, Lord!"

Faced with this bow, the old man nodded slightly, showing no sign of refusal.

To impart knowledge and teachings is an immense favor.

He accepted Jiang Ning's bow with a clear conscience.

He was confident that the Three Flowers Secret Manual was unique in the world, except in blessed lands and grotto-heavens.

Back then, in order to improve the road, he dug up graves and excavated many tombs.

As for books, the vast collection is as boundless as the starry sky, beyond counting.

The division of the path of martial arts is also a further refinement of the original foundation.

He built his martial arts path to the ninth rank by standing on the shoulders of his predecessors and further refining and improving upon them.

He was confident that his understanding of martial arts was unparalleled in the world.

"Next, you only need to use this method to elevate your essence, energy, and spirit, and gather the three flowers, and you can enter the first-grade Hunyuan Realm," the old man said.

He then said to Jiang Ning, "Will you gather the Three Flowers in the outside world, or in this grotto-heaven? If you gather them in this grotto-heaven, I can use the grotto-heaven's origin to help you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's eyes flashed.

Then he bowed to the old man.

"I beg the Lord of the Manor for help!"

His thoughts raced, and he had made up his mind.

He is currently short of time.

In the outside world, to gather the Three Flowers at the Top, one needs to exhaust one's own essence, energy, and spirit time and time again, and then recover each time.

Without the aid of rare and precious materials, it takes a considerable amount of time to gather all the depleted essence, energy, and spirit each time.

He is currently short of time.

As for the old man in front of me, I cannot completely trust him.

However, he could also make a preliminary judgment that this once invincible old man no longer harbored any ill will towards him.

After all, the old man in front of them seemed to be on his deathbed, his life force exhausted, like a candle flame in the wind.

But he understood that even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

With the old man's profound experience, his two actions both shook the world.

Although its strength is no longer at its peak, it can still dominate the world and make the world silent.

Although I am now quite strong, I am not qualified to claim supremacy in front of this old man.

If this old man wants to harm me, I am now completely powerless to resist.

So he made his decision in just a moment.

The old man looked at Jiang Ning and slowly nodded: "In that case, you can begin here! With your comprehension and foundation, mastering this secret technique shouldn't be difficult! Three to five days should be enough!"

Jiang Ning nodded.

He then sat cross-legged directly in the courtyard of the thatched cottage.

next moment.

The Three Flowers Secret Record resurfaced in his mind.

At this moment, his mind was racing, trying to figure out the key points bit by bit.

After only a moment of thought, he moved his mind and entered his own inner world.

at the same time.

The old man in Jiangning suddenly paused, his teacup in his hand, and his gaze towards Jiangning narrowed slightly.

"Indoor location!"

He slowly uttered three words, then a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Truly a prodigy! At his age back then, I paled in comparison!"

At that moment, he slowly shook his head at Jiang Ning.

It seemed like a regret, a sense of loss.
"If I had been born three hundred years earlier, I would not be alone on my path!" he sighed softly.

at this time.

He instantly sensed the change in Jiang Ning's spirit, which was the spirit returning to its physical form from the inner landscape.

"A dream spanning a thousand autumns, a thought lasting a thousand years! This is the magic of the inner landscape!"

"Even for martial artists, opening up their own inner realm is of paramount importance!"

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and the old man then shook his head with a wry smile.

"I'm getting old! When you get old, you always like to reminisce about the past and reflect on life!"

at this time.

Jiang Ning has already emerged from the interior of the film set.

What is merely a breath away in the outside world is, within the inner realm, an eternity.

At this moment, the Three Flowers Secret Manual was completely clear to him. He had no more doubts and understood this secret technique perfectly.

Countless thoughts shattered in his mind, like bubbles disappearing under the sunlight.

In an instant, all distracting thoughts vanished, and my mind returned to a state of clarity and emptiness.

In a state of emptiness and tranquility, devoid of joy or sorrow, he reviewed the secret technique once more.

This secret technique is not difficult.

With a solid foundation, one only needs to continuously elevate one's essence, energy, and spirit, eventually condensing the three flowers, which signifies the completion of the technique.

The strength of one's spirit and energy is manifested in the number of petals on a flower.

When all three are balanced, the number of petals is balanced.

With the secret technique of the Three Flowers Manual, achieving this would be effortless.

At this moment, the profound principles of the "Three Flowers Secret Record" flowed through his mind. Without further hesitation, he first focused his mind on the location of "essence" within his own body.

Those were golden rivers flowing throughout his body, countless streams of golden blood, blood as thick as syrup and mercury, surging with boundless vitality.

The essence of life depends on the body of Qi and blood.

A thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind, and he used his thoughts to activate the secret technique.

In an instant, an invisible vortex seemed to appear inside his body, frantically drawing away his vital energy and essence.

This is not a simple consumption, but a sublimation.

Above their heads, the phantom of a crimson flower slowly appeared.

The flower has three petals and hangs three feet above the head.

At this moment, wisps of rosy clouds rose from his body and then merged into the crimson flower above his head.

At the same time, his originally smooth skin quickly lost its luster, his full muscles shrank at a visible speed, and even the ends of his black hair turned gray.

The whole person felt as if their moisture was being rapidly drained, like a blooming flower withering and dying.

This is the inevitable process of "essence" being consumed in large quantities to gather the three flowers.

Just as Jiang Ning felt his vital energy was about to be depleted, the Martial Saint, sitting upright in his thatched hut, slightly moved his turbid yet profound eyes.

He did not get up, but simply stretched out his withered finger and gently tapped the void where Jiang Ning was.

"Om-"

Suddenly, the entire cave world emitted a buzzing sound, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

In an instant, a powerful, pure, and vibrant primordial force fell from the void above.

It materialized out of thin air and fell towards Jiangning like a waterfall.

This torrent ignored spatial barriers and poured directly into Jiangning's nearly parched body.

At this moment, like rain after a long drought, Jiang Ning's vital energy, which was on the verge of depletion, was instantly replenished.

This primordial power was of extremely high quality. In the blink of an eye, it was digested and absorbed by his body, completely integrated into his body, and instantly replenished his energy.

With this powerful reinforcement, Jiang Ning was greatly encouraged and had no time for further reflection.

He activated the secret technique again, and then wisps of red light rose from him, merging into the three-petaled crimson flower above his head.

As the crimson glow merged in, the illusory three-petaled red flower overhead gradually solidified.

"Not greedy at all!" The old man beside him watched this scene with a faint smile on his face.

He sipped his tea and offered his praise.

He already knew the strength of Jiang Ning's Qi and blood.

Qi and blood transform into a red dragon, a red dragon nine feet nine inches long.

Therefore, he was well aware that with Jiang Ning's strength of qi and blood, it would not be difficult to condense a five-petaled red flower.

At this moment, Jiang Ning chose the three-petal option, and from this alone, he could see Jiang Ning's caution.

The more abundantly the three flowers bloom at the top, the stronger the secret technique becomes.

Based on his years of experience, he knew the number of petals on the blooming flower of Jiangning, but he did not intend to offer any advice.

In his view, in any aspect, the experience gained through trial and error is far more solid than what one hears from others.

Just then, Jiang Ning's aura began to gradually subside.

The crimson sunset, which had originally resembled a waterfall, had become somewhat sparse.

Seeing this, he raised his hand again and pointed at the void, activating the origin of the cave.

In an instant.

The primordial energy manifested as a torrent in the void, then fell into Jiang Ning's body.

With the support of the cave's origin, Jiang Ning did not improve at all. He continued to operate the secret technique, refining and sublimating... in an endless cycle.

Each time, he would exhaust his vital energy to the point of near depletion in order to sculpt and nurture that crimson flower.

Whenever he was about to run out of energy, the old man would always be able to draw upon the essence of his inner world at just the right moment, infusing him with new vitality.

The entire process was extremely painful, no less than being punished.

However, Jiang Ning's spiritual mind was clear and his Dao heart was firm, so he no longer cared about the pain in his physical body.

It has gone through countless cycles of prosperity and decline.

Finally, at some point.

"Buzz!"

Jiang Ning's body trembled slightly, and a faint crimson ripple slowly spread across the void three inches above his head.

The three-petaled flower was about the size of a fist, its entire body was crimson like blood jade, crystal clear, presenting a scene of interplay between reality and illusion.

The crimson flower was not a physical entity, but it exuded an extremely rich life essence, and crimson rays of light continuously fell from below and entered his body.

It is the flower of essence, formed from the sublimation of vital energy and blood.

At this moment, as the petals sway gently, even more crimson clouds fall.

The rosy clouds seeped into Jiang Ning's body, making him feel as if a withered tree had been bathed in spring rain, his whole body felt refreshed and relaxed, as if his entire body had been completely stretched out.

"Thank you, Lord!" Jiang Ning opened his eyes and saw an old man, like a neighbor, sitting in a chair drinking tea.

The old man nodded: "Shall we continue to condense the Qi Flower?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning shook his head: "Lord of the Manor, I want to take this opportunity to make the Flower of Essence bloom even more beautifully."

The old man chuckled and said, "You certainly know how to take advantage of others."

Jiang Ning gave an awkward smile.

He had already understood the benefits of the original source of the cave.

With the old man's help, no matter how much energy was expended, with the infusion of the primordial energy of the cave, one could return to peak condition in the blink of an eye.

How could he not seize such a golden opportunity?

next moment.

He closed his eyes again.

Strands of crimson light rose from his body once more.

Three inches above his head, a crimson, jade-like, crystal-clear four-petaled flower floated.

The third petal is solid, while the fourth petal is faintly ethereal.

After a while.

Seeing Jiang Ning's body begin to wither like flower petals, the old man pointed at the void once more.

hum!
As the void trembled, a waterfall formed from the convergence of the primordial essence of the cave appeared above Jiang Ning's head.

After being cleansed, Jiang Ning's aura instantly returned to its peak.

Repeating the cycle again and again.

The number of petals on the red flower at the top of the head also began to increase.

Five petals formed!

The old man watched as the fifth petal of the flower solidified from its ethereal form, then slowly nodded as he sipped his tea.

Just then, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Because he saw that Jiang Ning had not stopped, and wisps of crimson light were still rising from Jiang Ning's body.

The crimson flower atop its head had a illusory outline for its sixth petal.

"Six pieces!" the old man uttered softly.

Then he looked at Jiang Ning with great interest.

Subsequently, when Jiangning was exhausted, he once again activated the source of the cave to restore it to its state.

A long time passed.

"Six pieces, done!" The old man said calmly, without any surprise.

Although the number of crimson flower petals that Jiang Ning had gathered exceeded his expectations, it did not stir any waves in his heart.

Over such a long period of time, he had already seen many extraordinary people and things.

He had long understood that nothing can go exactly as planned.

at this time.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

His posture remained upright, and his body was full of vitality.

Six ethereal flowers hung three feet above his head, and as the petals swayed, specks of red light fell and entered his body.

It nourished him like spring rain.

"I thought you were going to continue!" the old man said calmly.

“Lord, this is my limit!” Jiang Ning said.

"Not bad!" The old man nodded. "Six petals on a single flower—it's not easy to reach this level of excellence! Although you've progressed quickly, your foundation is solid, and your potential is immense!"

"Thank you for your praise, Lord!" Jiang Ning said.

"The truth!" the old man said calmly.

(End of this chapter)